Reported crimes dip 1.3 pct last year, security remains 'stable'

Macau's number of reported crimes dropped 1.3 percent to 14,178 last year, the Secretariat for Security headed by Wong Sio Chak said today. According to a statement by the secretariat, Macau's public security situation remained stable overall last year. However, the statement pointed out that the number of violent crimes rose 4.7 percent to 673, due to an increase in false imprisonment, robbery and rape cases in particular. Last year, 1,016 illegal immigrants (IIs) were rounded

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Population reaches 679,600 in 2019, females 53 pct of total

Macau's population at the end of last year rose by 12,200 year-on-year to 679,600, with the female population accounting for 53.3 percent of the total, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced today.According to a DSEC statement, the proportion of the elderly population (aged 65 and over) grew 0.8 percentage points year-on-year to 11.9 percent.The local population, excluding non-resident workers and non-local students living in Macau, increased 1.2 percent to 555,000, females

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Customs officers nab 2 IIs, seize haul of undeclared goods

People entering the city illegally and using the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to smuggle undeclared goods are the latest illegal activities that the Macau Customs Service have cracked down on as they beef up patrols and inspections at the city’s border during the current COVID-19 epidemic.The Customs Service said in a statement on Wednesday that its officers arrested two men who entered the peninsula by motorised sampan on Monday.According to the statement, officers on a patrol boat spotted

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Govt expects budget deficit of over 40 billion patacas over COVID-19 epidemic

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said that the government expected a budget deficit of over 40 billion patacas for this year due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the local economy.Ruling out the possibility of paying out an extra “wealth-sharing” handout this year, the policy secretary said that the government would need to spend a lot of money on its

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480 tablets of psychiatric drug gone missing: SSM

The Health Bureau (SSM) has received a report from the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre that 480 tablets in four boxes of a psychiatric drug have gone missing, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.According to the report, the public hospital arranged for a patient to pick up the anti-depressant medication at the Tap Seac Health Centre on February 17. However, the drug had gone missing, the statement said.The statement did not clarify who discovered that the drugs had

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Thailand classifies Macau as ‘high-risk for COVID-19’

Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) has classified Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Italy, Iran, France and Germany as “countries/administrative regions at risk for COVID-19, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) told The Macau Post Daily in an email yesterday. However, the email message clarified that “Thailand does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions against China or other affected areas,” adding that “also do date

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Japan to impose 14-day quarantine on Macau & HK visitors

Japan will impose a 14-day quarantine on all travellers from the Chinese mainland, Macau and Hong Kong, and suspend visa exemptions for Macau and Hong Kong visitors as the island nation tightens immigration controls amid the COVID-19 outbreak, according to reports by Hong Kong and local media yesterday.The quarantine measures are set to kick in on Monday and will be effective until the end of this month, the reports said.As of yesterday, Japan – including the Diamond Princess case – had

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MAM shows cultural & creative items from Palace Museum

The Macau Museum of Art (MAM) reopened on Wednesday after being closed for over a month due to the COVID-19 epidemic, aiming to attract visitors keen to explore their desire of creativity and art.All visitors to the museum must wear a facemask, have their temperature checked and present a digital health declaration.According to a MAM leaflet, an exhibition of cultural and creative items from the Palace Museum, complete with a so-called “education area”, on the 3rd floor gallery showcases

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Snapshots of daily life as city fights COVID-19

Pedestrians wearing facemasks rush to cross the road under the rain.Youngsters wearing facemasks wait at a bus stop near Jardim da Vitória (“Victory Garden”). A new “No Smoking” sign has been added to a bus stop area where smoking is banned. The previous government’s grey-coloured “no smoking” signs at bus stops were hardly visible. An advertising screen displays a poster showing how to properly wear and dispose of facemasks.Applicants wearing facemasks submit documents for the

March 5, 2020 | BY admin

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MGM provides cleaning services to social enterprises in anti-COVID-19 fight

Macau gaming operator MGM said today that it has become the first company in Macau to provide cleaning services to social enterprises, sheltered workshops, vocational training centres and treatment and educational centres. According to an MGM statement received by The Macau Post Daily this afternoon, the Fuhong Society of Macau, Association of Parents of People with Intellectual Disabilities of Macau, Macau Special Olympics and Caritas Macau are covered by the measure. The statement

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HK pet dog infected with COVID-19: govt

HONG KONG – The pet dog of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patient in Hong Kong was confirmed to be infected with the disease, in a likely case of human-to-animal transmission, authorities said yesterday.The canine, which belongs to a 60-year-old female patient, had repeatedly tested “weak positive” for the new coronavirus since Friday, when it was quarantined at an animal centre.The city’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said repeated tests suggest the dog –

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Local pet owners unworried about COVID-19 affecting their furbabies

Ever since it was reported on Friday that the pet dog of a Hong Kong COVID-19 patient had tested a “weak positive” for the virus and was undergoing 14 days quarantine, people have been in a quandary about what to do. Local pet owners that The Macau Post Daily has spoken to are not worried at all.Horror stories have been coming out of the mainland and Hong Kong of pets being thrown off balconies and vets being inundated with requests from pet owners to euthanise their pets.Three local pet

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COVID-19 test station moved from Workers Stadium to Macau Forum

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Control of Communicable Diseases and Surveillance of Diseases Department Coordinator Leong Iek Hou said that the government has decided to move its COVID-19 medical examination station at the Workers Stadium near the Barrier Gate checkpoint to the Macau Forum complex in Zape from 8 a.m. today, after the number of border checkpoint arrivals required to undergo

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IFTM ranked 14th for hospitality & leisure management globally

The Macau Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) was ranked 14th among the world’s best universities for hospitality and leisure management from QS World University Ranking, the public tertiary education institution said in a statement yesterday.According to the “QS World University Rankings by Subjects 2020” – which was released yesterday, IFTM was ranked 14th worldwide, 2nd in Asia (after the Hong Kong Polytechnic University – the 7th in the world) and 1st in Macau, among higher

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