Indonesian consulate hands out 5,000 facemasks in Macau

The Hong Kong-based Indonesian Consulate-General has handed out 5,000 facemasks to Indonesian migrant workers in Macau, public broadcaster TDM-Radio Macau reported today. According to the report, each Indonesian national was entitled to five facemasks, while each association of Indonesian migrant workers received 500 facemasks free of charge. The consulate-general is simultaneously accredited to Macau. The report said that the consulate began to hand out the facemasks in Macau

February 16, 2020 | BY admin

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No info on Anonymous cyberattack: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ)  said today that a cyberattack by Anonymous, which had been announced by the global hacktivist group earlier this month, "apparently" did not take place as slated on Thursday. "We did not receive any information about damage caused by the cyber pirates group Anonymous," a PJ spokesperson told public broadcaster TDM-Radio Macau, adding, "apparently it [the attack] didn't take place."A PJ statement early last week had warned the

February 16, 2020 | BY admin

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Kun Iam Treasury Opening Festival cancelled over COVID-19 threat

The Macau government announced today that the annual Kun Iam Treasury Opening Festival, which traditionally takes place on the 26th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, has been cancelled due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) menace. The festival, which usually attracts huge crowds of the faithful, was scheduled to be held in the night from next Tuesday to Wednesday at eight temples. Kun Iam is the local spelling of the name of the Buddhist divinity known as Guanyin elsewhere. Due to

February 15, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau rules out quarantine for those arriving from mainland

The local government today ruled out the Hong Kong-style measure of implementing 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving from the mainland in Macau as part of its host of measures to prevent the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from spreading.During a daily press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong pointed out that "10,000 to 20,000" Macau people live in the adjacent city of Zhuhai in Guangdong province.

February 15, 2020 | BY admin

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Hospital urges family to collect body of 102-year-old man

The public Conde de S. Januario Hospital Centre has urged the family of a 102-year-old man who passed away at the facility on February 3 to collect his mortal remains.  According to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM), Lau Heng had lived in a second-floor flat of a building in Patio do Rochedo.The statement reminded the late centenarian's next of kin that if the body is not collected within 7 days after today's statement, it will be treated as an unclaimed body. 

February 14, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau int'l eco-forum/expo axed over COVID-19 threat

The Macau government announced today the cancellation of the 2020 Macau International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition (2020MIECF) due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) threat. According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), the event hosted annually by the local government and co-organized by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) was originally scheduled to be held on March

February 14, 2020 | BY admin

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Philippines to airlift nationals stranded in Macau back home

The Consulate-General of the Philippines in Macau announced today that Philippine nationals stranded in Macau will be able to return to their home country on special Philippine Airlines flights next week.According to the announcement, the Macau-Manila flights by the national flag carrier have been arranged in response to requests by Philippine nationals in Macau. The consulate posted earlier this week an online survey on its website - Advisory on the survey of stranded Filipinos who would like

February 14, 2020 | BY admin

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Wynn donates 1 million facemasks to government

US gaming operator Wynn Macau Limited donated today 1 million facemasks to the local government. According to a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, Linda Chen Chih-ling, the casino firm's vice-chairman and executive director, handed the donation to Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U, who expressed the government's gratitude for the facemasks. The statement pointed out that the donation aids the government's ongoing effort to

February 14, 2020 | BY admin

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Civil service to resume 'basic' services next week, no date yet for casinos to reopen

Macau's civil service will gradually resume its "basic" services next week, the government announced at its daily press conference about the COVID-19 threat this afternoon.According to Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) Director Kou Peng Kuan, "some" basic services will be "gradually" resumed on Monday. The services had been reduced to "urgent" services this week. Kou stressed that from Monday all citizens must present a

February 14, 2020 | BY admin

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Valentine’s Day takes place in the shadow of COVID-19

Traditional gifts for Valentine’s Day are flowers and chocolates and this year appears to be no exception, despite the CORVID-19 virus scare shutting down much of the city.Yesterday The Macau Post Daily spoke to Anna Ng Ian Na, the owner of Flower Land in Avenida Ouvidor Arriaga, about the effect of the city’s near-shutdown on her business.Compared to the rest of the street the shop was all hustle and bustle with staff preparing bouquets and customers perusing the catalogue to place their

February 14, 2020 | BY admin

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MGM says losing US$1.5 million a day due to Macau casino closure over COVID-19 threat

US gaming company MGM Resorts International says that it is currently losing US$1.5 million (12 million patacas) a day in Macau, where the city’s 41 casinos have all been closed by government order since February 5 for at least 15 days in order to reduce the risk of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, Bloomberg reported yesterday.Moreover, the Nevada-based casino operator said in a statement this week that it withdrew its earnings forecast for this year, citing the COVID-19 impact on its

February 14, 2020 | BY admin

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Welshman to head Macau’s Catholic university: report

Macau’s private University of Saint Joseph, which is co-owned by the local Roman-Catholic diocese and the Lisbon-based Portuguese Catholic University (UCP), will be headed by Stephen Morgan, a deacon from Wales who has worked for the tertiary education institution since 2018, public broadcaster TDM-Radio Macau reported this week. The report cited unnamed sources as saying that Roman-Catholic Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang has chosen Morgan as the successor of Peter Stilwell, 73, who confirmed

February 14, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau residents in Hubei to receive psychological counselling: MGTO

In an effort to assist the 97 Macau residents stuck in Hubei province, Inês Chan Lou, who heads the Licensing and Inspection Department of the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), said yesterday that they would be provided with psychological counselling and supplies.Chan made the remarks during the daily press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre at the Health Bureau (SSM). People in Hubei are currently supposed not to leave the province due to the central

February 14, 2020 | BY admin

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2 more patients diagnosed with COVID-19 visited Macau: SSM

There are two more COVID-19-confirmed patients who had visited Macau before they came down with the disease, Lam Chong, who heads the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Bureau (SSM), said yesterday at the daily press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre. The two patients’ infection with the novel coronavirus has been confirmed by the mainland health authorities, Lam pointed out.According to Lam, Zhuhai officials reported this week that one

February 14, 2020 | BY admin

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