2 men fighting mosquitoes damage cultural heritage: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested the owner of a local engineering and construction company and his employee for causing damage to a building which is listed as a cultural heritage site in Largo do Lilau early this month, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The employee cut a hole in the wall surrounding the building with a drill so that he and his boss could enter the building to remove weeds and combat mosquitoes, according to Leng.Leng identified

June 21, 2019 | BY admin

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HK man cheats local out of HK$3.6 million in property scam: police

The police arrested a Hong Kong man on Monday for cheating a local man by claiming he could help him transfer money to the mainland to buy property there, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Leng identified the suspect as a 24-year-old man surnamed See. He told the police that he works as a construction worker. The victim is a local man in his thirties. His surname was not released.The victim had met the suspect through a friend, Leng

June 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Cleaner’s cigarette end sets scooter alight: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a 60-year-old local man on Tuesday for causing a fire which partially burnt a scooter parked on a pavement in Zape after leaving a still lit cigarette end nearby last week, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference.The suspect surnamed Tam works as a cleaner.The case was first announced in a PJ statement last Monday, according to which the Judiciary Police received a report from the Public Security Police (PSP) at 12:40 p.m. on that day

June 20, 2019 | BY admin

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112 school bullying cases in 6 months: govt

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) said yesterday that the bureau recorded 112 bullying cases in local schools during the current school year until February this year.Chow Pui Leng, a senior official of the Psycho-Pedagogical Support and Special Education Centre run by the bureau, made the remarks during a press briefing at the bureau in Nam Van after a closed-door meeting of the government-appointed Non-tertiary Education Committee.According to Chow – who had previously headed the

June 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Wong Chi Kei 3rd generation wins awards for bamboo pole noodles

Macau’s 73-year-old local noodle shop Wong Chi Kei was awarded two gold quality labels and a silver quality label at Monde Selection in Roma earlier this month for its traditional bamboo pole noodles – Yea Yea Noodle.Wong Yu Fei, the grandson of the shop founder Wong Wun Chi, told a press conference yesterday at the MGM Macau Ballroom that Yea Yea Noodle (“Yea Yea” means grandpa in Cantonese) was an instant noodle product launched in 2016, with the package design illustrating the

June 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau-Portugal extradition deal excludes political crimes

The Macau-Portugal agreement on the extradition of fugitive offenders excludes those wanted for political crimes or facing capital punishment, according to the full text of the accord which was published in the Macau Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The agreement was signed by Secretary for Administration and Justice Sónia Chan Hoi Fan and Portuguese Justice Minister Francisca Van Dunem in Lisbon on May 15.While the agreement does not expressly exclude the extradition of Portuguese nationals to

June 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Mapping bureau chief resigns: gazette

Cheong Sio Kei, the former director of the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), resigned from his post as director of the Mapping and Land Registry Bureau (DSCC), effective from last Tuesday, according to an announcement published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.According to the announcement signed by DSCC Acting Director Vicente Luís Gracias last Tuesday, the bureau terminated Cheong’s position as bureau director upon his personal request. The announcement did not elaborate on the

June 20, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho launches CE candidacy with ‘strong sense of mission’

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng formally announced his bid for chief executive yesterday, in “a strong desire and sense of mission” to serve the nation, and Macau and its residents.Ho, an entrepreneur and indirectly-elected lawmaker representing the city’s business sector, made the announcement during a press conference at Macau Tower which was organised by his campaign office. Dozens of media workers from Macau, Hong Kong and the mainland attended the press conference.Ho,

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Gung Luen provides workplace training for young people

The executive deputy director of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions’ (FAOM) Youth Committee, Lou Io Wa, told a press conference at FAOM’s service centre in Rua do Campo yesterday that the committee will provide a workplace training programme for young people, with the aim of enhancing their personal competitiveness and letting them understand the current workplace trends.The federation is widely known by its Cantonese name, Gung Luen. The service centre is officially called

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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1st GBA Culture & Arts Festival to include 2nd Encounter in Macau

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Mok Ian Ian said yesterday that the ‘Encounter in Macau – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries’ will be a regional highlight in the first ‘Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival’ starting next Monday.Mok made the remarks in a speech during yesterday’s launch ceremony for the second ‘Encounter in Macau – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries’ at the Macau

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Luxury watch seller celebrates 30 years with Patek Philippe exhibition

In celebration of selling luxury brand watches in Macau for three decades, Luck Hock Watch is holding the Patek Philippe New Products World Touring Exhibition at New Orient Landmark Hotel in Zape until this month.The Macau Post Daily visited Luck Hock’s Patek Philippe Independent and Exclusive Corner yesterday, before the exhibition’s opening ceremony, to talk about the exhibition and why an old, established brand like Patek Philippe (PP) is still as relevant today as when it was

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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‘US soldier’ cheats local woman out of 59,300 patacas in online love scam: police

A young woman has fallen victim to an online love scam in which she lost 59,300 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Leng said the victim is a local woman in her twenties who is single. Her surname was not released. The personal information of the suspect was not released either.According to Leng, the victim told the police that she met a man online in April who told her that he was a US soldier deployed overseas in different

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Consul-general says Japan will learn from Macau’s integrated resort sector

Japanese Consul-General Mitsuhiro Wada, who holds the rank of ambassador, said yesterday that Japan should learn from Macau’s experience in running the integrated resorts rather than be gaming industry rivals as Japan is preparing to open casino resorts.Wada made the comment while speaking to The Macau Post Daily at the opening of the Japan Pavilion, organised by the Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong, at Tap Seac Gallery.The Japan Pavilion is part of the government-initiated “Art

June 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho to present CE election platform this morning

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng will present his chief executive election platform during a press conference at Macau Tower this morning, his campaign office announced yesterday.Ho was the first of currently four potential candidates to announce his possible bid for Macau’s top job. (More on p. 5)On April 18, Ho told reporters that he had decided to run in the chief executive election later this year as he wants to promote Macau’s economic diversification and its

June 18, 2019 | BY admin

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