Vigil marks 30th anniversary of June 4 incident

About 300 people joined activists’ annual candlelight vigil in Largo do Senado last night, marking the 30th anniversary of the June 4 incident in Beijing.The candlelight vigil commemorating the incident is organised annually by the Macau Union for Democratic Development, which was founded shortly after incident in Beijing on June 4, 1989. Lawmakers Au Kam San and Ng Kuok Cheong, board members of the group, attended last night’s candlelight vigil.Au, who heads the union, said during last

June 5, 2019 | BY admin

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Quartet nabbed for cheating pawnshops with man-made diamond rings

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested four suspects from the mainland on Monday for membership of a gang which had cheated several pawnshops run by the same company on at least eight occasions since March, involving about HK$260,000, by pawning man-made diamond rings purporting to be genuine diamond rings PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.The police believe that the gang has at least five members who were still at large at the time of yesterday’s press

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Local arrested for 210,000 pataca restaurant coupon scam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Monday for cheating a local man who plans to get married later this year out of about 210,000 patacas by claiming he could offer the victim restaurant coupons at a discount, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.Choi identified the suspect as a 31-year-old surnamed Kou who told the police that he is unemployed.After his arrest, the suspect told the police that he was paid 14,000 yuan by someone to carry out

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Govt cooperates with NGOs to tackle alcohol abuse

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) receives about 10 cases of alcohol abuse per year and has been cooperating with various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and medical staff to deal with alcohol problems in the city, Richard Cheang Io Tat, chief of the bureau’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Department, said yesterday.The bureau held a press conference at the Healthy Life Education Corner in Areia Preta about a string of events linked to the International Day Against Drug Abuse

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Crown stake helpful for Japan casino bid: Lawrence Ho

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho Yau-lung said yesterday that the recent acquisition of Crown Resorts Limited shares would help his company enter the Japanese gaming market, but insisted that Macau would remain its priority.Ho made the remarks during a media roundtable at City of Dreams’ Morpheus hotel about Melco’s purchase of a 19.99 percent stake in Crown last week.Ho said that the decision to buy a stake in Crown was after it “checked all the

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Pearl Horizon pre-sale buyers can start to apply for ‘home swap’ units this month

Macau Urban Renewal Limited, a newly-established company fully owned by the government, announced yesterday that Pearl Horizon pre-sale buyers who want to buy a unit in its “home swap” housing project to be built on the plot where the ill-fated residential project is located will have to file their applications from June 17 to August 16, and those who fail to apply during the period will be disqualified from buying one.The company, which is tasked with the city’s urban renewal process,

June 4, 2019 | BY admin

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3 cabbies keep passenger’s HK$100,000: police

Three taxi drivers were arrested by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday on suspicion of keeping over HK$100,000 in cash that a passenger had left in a shoulder bag in the cab. The bag was later transferred by the first cabbie to a second taxi driver’s private car who then asked a third cabbie to look after his car key. The three suspects are male local residents aged around 30.At midnight last Friday, a passenger from the mainland got into the taxi outside a hotel in Cotai to go to the

June 4, 2019 | BY admin

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Kiang Wu donates 13 properties to govt for heritage preservation

The Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association (KWHCA) yesterday donated 13 properties in Pátio da Eterna Felicidade (“Courtyard of Eternal Happiness”) and Rua da Tercena to the government, Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Director Mok Ian Ian said, adding that the properties would be developed into a cultural and leisure area in conjunction with surrounding tourist spots in the near future.Three representatives from the government and the association signed an agreement on the property transfer

June 4, 2019 | BY admin

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Construction material imports fall 40.8 pct in Jan-April

Macau’s imports of construction materials fell by 40.8 percent year-on-year to 473 million patacas in the first four months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement on Friday, construction material imports in April dropped by 31.6 percent year-on-year to 139 million patacas, indicating a marked decline in building construction.Overall imports fell by 1.1 percent to 28.6 billion patacas in the first four months of the year, while domestic

June 4, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt launches lucky draw scheme for law-obeying cabbies

The government will launch a scheme which allows cabbies who do not breach any rules listed in the new taxi law – which came into force yesterday – until the end of the year to join a lucky draw, according to a statement by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) yesterday.The programme is organised by the Transport Bureau, in conjunction with the Public Security Police (PSP), Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ), Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Consumer Council, and 15 taxi associations, the statement

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Chui heads meeting about spirit of Xi’s letter to local pupils

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On chaired a high-level meeting yesterday about the spirit of a letter sent by President Xi Jinping to local pupils last week.According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), the meeting at Government Headquarters focused on the local education sector “learning from and applying the spirit” of Xi’s written reply to a letter sent by pupils from the Hou Kong Premier School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School in Taipa. The school

June 4, 2019 | BY admin

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5 nabbed for sham marriage, impersonating father-son relationship

The Public Security Police (PSP) have arrested five people for their alleged involvement in a marriage of convenience, impersonating a father-son relationship and fraudulently obtaining a non-resident worker permit, PSP spokesman Ho Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the first suspect is a 40-year-old woman surnamed Liu. She told the police she is a businesswoman from the mainland. The second and third suspects are a couple from the mainland. The husband is

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GDP shrinks in Q1, 1st drop after 10 quarters

Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 3.2 percent year-on-year in real terms, ending the uptrend that lasted for 10 consecutive quarters, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.“Total demand weakened due to feeble growth, leading to increased downward pressure on the economy,” a DSEC statement said.External demand slowed considerably, the statement pointed out. Total exports of services dropped by 0.3 percent year-on-year, with exports of gaming services and other

June 4, 2019 | BY admin

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Trade war ‘has not made America great again’, white paper

BEIJING – Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing has not “made America great again” and has instead damaged the US economy, the central government said in a white paper yesterday, warning that while it wants resolution through talks there will be no compromise on core principles.Beijing’s broadside is the latest act in a bruising conflict between the world’s top two economies that has spooked markets and sparked fears about the global economy.With trade talks stalled, the

June 3, 2019 | BY admin

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