Dead dolphin washed up on Hac Sa Beach

A dolphin was found dead on Hac Sa Beach yesterday.The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement that one of its staff members found the cadaver yesterday morning during patrol on beach.The Marine and Water Bureau informed the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) and the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) about the dead cetacean.According to Wikipedia, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins from the Pearl River Delta are often pink and customarily referred to as Chinese white dolphins.The

July 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Papua New Guinea consul eyes CE job, likens CE to ‘branch manager’

Local resident Steven Siu Koi Weng, honorary consul of Papua New Guinea in Macau, has announced that he plans to run in the chief executive election next month.Siu, 73, made the announcement during a press conference at Clube Militar on Saturday.Siu said that he has a deep affection for Macau as he was born, went to school and has been working and living here. He said that he was an honorary consul for Papua New Guinea.Steven Siu Koi Weng, honorary consul of Papua New Guinea in Macau, addresses

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Groups from Jingzhou & PSCs perform in Areia Preta & Taipa

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has invited nine music and dance groups, including one from Jingzhou city in Hubei province and eight other groups from eight Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs), to perform at Iao Hon Market Garden in Areia Preta and Feira do Carmo in Taipa on two weekends.The performances are part of the second ‘Encounter in Macau – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries’ organised by the bureau.Cultural Affairs Bureau official

July 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Secrets of a superchef: Alain Ducasse on pursuing perfection

As one of the world’s most decorated chefs, Alain Ducasse is known for his forensic attention to detail – from thrice-ironed tablecloths to hand-picked decor and cutlery.But he has an unexpected weapon in his pursuit of perfection: he closely monitors social media to keep an eye on customer reviews of his culinary empire.The 62-year-old is arguably the doyen of France’s “grande cuisine”. His eateries currently have 20 Michelin stars, more than any living contemporary, and three of his

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Local & HK experimental bands to perform at Dark Times Festitival

Sunday will see experimental music performed by three local and three Hong Kong bands at the Dark Times Festival 2019 in a free concert at the Macau Contemporary Art Centre –Navy Yard No. 2 in Barra.The concert is the brainchild of local record producer and musician Eric Chan Ming Yeung, the founder of Day’s Eye Records and leader of Forget the G, one of the three local bands that will be performing at the one-day festival.In a telephone interview earlier this week, Chan told MPD Weekender

June 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Over 100 Pearl Horizon pre-sale buyers don’t benefit from ‘home swap’ scheme: lawmaker

About a dozen Pearl Horizon pre-sale buyers yesterday voiced their concern that they are not eli- gible to purchase a unit in the gov- ernment’s “home swap” housing project to be built on the plot where the ill-fated residential project is located, as they did not register for property ownership for the units they purchased.They urged the government to come up with a solution so that they will also be eligible to buy a “home swap” flat.The Pearl Horizon pre-sale buy- ers made the

June 28, 2019 | BY admin

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DCH Logistics Centre opens in Hengqin’s Guangdong-Macau industrial park

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and his predecessor Edmund Ho Hau Wah attended yesterday the opening ceremony of the Dah Chong Hong Logistics Centre in Hengqin.According to a statement by the Hong Kong-listed conglom- erate also known as DCH, the lo- gistics centre is the first officially approved project of the Guang- dong-Macau Cooperation Indus- trial Park.The statement said that with its years of experience in Hong Kong, Macau and on the main- land, the centre would “enrich the

June 28, 2019 | BY admin

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The 13 owner sells 24 Rolls-Royce Phantoms

Hong Kong-listed South Shore Holdings Limited, which owns the troubled The 13 hotel in Coloane, announced yesterday that it sold 24 of its 30 Rolls-Royce Phantom lim- ousines for HK$24 million to a “Ms Cai Yanping”.The deal was inked on Wednesday.The limousines were sold by Ocean Wonder Investments Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the subsidiary of South Shore Holdings.The company announced the deal in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.According to the statement, the two

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FM commissioner urges local citizens to co-build ‘consular protection great wall’

Foreign Ministry Commissioner in Macau Shen Beili said yesterday that with the implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” prin- ciple and the development of Ma- cau’s economy, there are more and more Macau citizens going abroad for studying, travelling, doing busi- ness and visiting relatives, adding that protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the Macau citizens abroad is the FM commissioner of- fice’s important duty.Shen made the remarks in a speech at a press

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Govt announces emission standards for power plants, oil depots

The Executive Council an- nounced yesterday that the gov- ernment has drafted two by-laws on the emission standards for power plants and for oil depots in the city respectively.Leong Heng Teng, spokesman for the government’s top advisory body, made the announcement during a press conference at Gov- ernment Headquarters yesterday.Government-drafted by-laws, officially known as administra- tive regulations, do not require the legislature’s approval.Currently, there are no official standards

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CEM introduces power supply arrangements during typhoons

The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) predicts that four to six tropical cyclones will occur within 800 ki- lometres of Macau this year and might reach strong typhoon level, power utility CEM engineer Gabri- el Chan U Fai said yesterday, add- ing that the company has improved various power facilities and power supply arrangements with the aim of getting well-prepared for the ap- proaching typhoon season.According to an SMG state- ment, Macau’s typhoon season usually runs from

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Only 38 pct of locals willing to work in GBA’s 9 mainland cities

The findings of a survey carried out by the public University of Ma- cau (UM) released yesterday show that 37.9 percent of local residents aged at least 15 are willing to work or live in the nine mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), while only 23 percent were willing to work or live in Hong Kong.The survey was conducted be- tween December 17 and 30 last year via telephone. A total of 557 local residents aged at least 15 completed the survey.The survey was

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2 fishing boats in Inner Harbour damaged by fire, no injuries

A fishing vessel anchored outside Pier 5B in the Inner Harbour near Barra was on fire yesterday afternoon, and the fire quickly spread to another fishing vessel anchored next to it, according to a joint statement by the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) and the Macau Customs Service yesterday.No one was injured in the incident. The smoky blaze was jointly put out by vessels of the mainland and local marine authorities and local firefighters, according to the statement.The statement pointed out

June 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Buddhists give out free vegetarian lunches

Yu Hua Zhai, a Buddhist non-profit organisation from Hangzhou, has come to Macau to serve a free vegetarian lunch to anyone who wants one this week.According to a statement provided by the organisation, Yu Hua Zhai was started in 2011 as a religious non-profit group which opens restaurants to provide free vegetarian food for the general public.Yu Hua Zhai opened its first local restaurant, on the 11th floor of Nam Fong Industrial Building in Areia Preta district, on Monday. Yu Hua Zhai’s

June 27, 2019 | BY admin

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