Evening of music & essential oils for an immersive event

Review by Lesley Wells        On Thursday evening I was invited to attend “A Date with Francine Chicard and Music” in which Francine Chicard Essential Oil Company cooperated with competition judges and previous award-winning young musicians of the 26th Santa Cecília International Piano (SCPC) Competition Finals of China International Piano and co-hosts the Macau Music and Art Space (MMAS) and the Porto Silva Monteiro Music School (CMSM),  for an immersive event of

April 8, 2024 | BY admin

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PJ to launch anti-cyberfraud WeChat Mini Programme this week

The Judiciary Police (PJ) will launch an anti-cyberfraud WeChat Mini Programme this week, where users can verify suspicious phone numbers or bank accounts, report fraud, and get information on telecommunication network fraud, according to a PJ statement on Saturday.The statement said users will also be able to experience the notorious “fake police scam” and “guess who I am” telephone and cyber fraud, as well as online investment scam fraud techniques and routines.The statement said that

April 8, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Senior citizen becomes this year’s 4th whooping cough patient

Macau has recorded this year’s fourth case of pertussis, aka whooping cough, the Health Bureau (SSM) has announced.According to an SSM statement on Friday, the patient is a 71-year-old local man inflicted with chronic diseases. He came down with a cough on March 3, after which he sought treatment at a medical institution, which the statement did not identify.As his cough persisted, the statement said, the patient sought treatment at the private Kiang Wu Hospital on Wednesday last week where

April 8, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Police nab resort shoplifter at airport

A shoplifter from the mainland who stole daily necessities as well as shirts and trousers worth more than 13,000 patacas from four shops at a resort in Cotai was arrested at the local airport when he was about to leave Macau, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said at a regular press conference on Friday.According to the spokesperson, the suspect in his forties originally intended to leave the city by air but was unable to do so due to his original flight’s cancellation.The

April 8, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Cinematheque to hold Hong Sangsoo film-fest

Cinematheque•Passion said in a statement on Friday that it is slated to hold the “Director-in-Focus: Hong Sangsoo Film Festival” from this Saturday through May 11, with the event showcasing 11 of the South Korean director’s representative works.Hong, Wikipedia notes, is “known for his slow-paced films about love affairs and everyday dilemmas in contemporary South Korea”.With a career spanning nearly thirty years, the statement said, the festival will showcase Hong’s early, middle

April 8, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Short-circuit fire breaks out in public hospital

A short-circuit fire broke out in a back-up generator room of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre early Saturday morning, requiring the evacuation of 24 patients and two family members from the internal medicine ward to a safe place at the hospital.A statement by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said that firefighters responded to an alert about a short-circuit fire in the back-up generator room of the internal medicine ward at the Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre at around 5

April 8, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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IC launches flash sale for 34th Macao Arts Festival performances

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Friday that it has launched its “Wondrous Encounters Flash Sale Offer” for four programmes: Grand Opening: Jungle Book reimagined, Sino-Portuguese Concert, circus theatre production Duck Pond, and the contemporary ballet Sleeping Beauty.The statement said that the sale is on until April 19 and offers 30 percent off on tickets to the programmes, the statement noted.The statement added that both the “Grand Opening: Jungle Book

April 8, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge sees record-breaking traffic

GUANGZHOU – The Zhuhai checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge handled 19,570 vehicles on Saturday, achieving a new peak in daily vehicle traffic for the third time in seven days, official data showed.From March 28 to April 6, over one million passengers and 170,000 vehicles, both inbound and outbound, passed through the checkpoint, as reported by the Zhuhai border inspection station of the bridge, the world’s longest bridge-and-tunnel sea crossing.During the period, the total

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Observatory predicts 4-7 tropical cyclones this year

This year’s typhoon season is expected start in late June at the earliest, after which Macau could be affected by about four to seven tropical cyclones, the local observatory said in a statement on Friday.The weather station pointed out that the appearance of the typhoon season this year was expected to be later than the climatological normal, while this year’s tropical cyclones were forecast to possibly reach the level of a high-category cyclone, i.e., a strong typhoon.Tropical cyclones

April 8, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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MGTO plans to launch 8-language intelligent customer service platform

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is planning to launch an intelligent customer service platform supporting eight languages on its official website and mobile app, addressing the language barrier faced by international visitors, MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of a flower show at the Carmo Auditorium in Taipa, Senna Fernandes pointed out that the platform was still “under construction”, with

April 8, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Embracing change

When I was young, I was always taught to be a methodical person, to list everything I needed to do in detail and follow through each one, one at a time. However, as I grew older, I came to realise that it’s nearly impossible to strictly adhere to a predetermined plan.One vivid memory that stands out is when I travelled to Japan with my family for a vacation. We had meticulously planned our itinerary, intending to visit each attraction in a sequential manner. Everything seemed to be going

April 8, 2024 | BY Fong Hoi Io, S6B

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The balance of fate and free will in crafting one’s path

There has long been debate around the interplay between fate and free will in shaping the course of human lives. While some believe we are bound to predetermined paths set from birth, others argue we forge our own destinies through independent will and action. In reality, both forces likely play a role in life’s unfolding story. As with many philosophical discussions, finding a balance between opposing viewpoints often brings the greatest wisdom.We are each born into unique circumstances and

April 8, 2024 | BY Ho Chon Teng, S6A

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Ditching the lecturing in favor of listening may open the way to less strained relations

China Daily Editorial        While it is undoubtedly an encouraging sign of serious shared interest in stabilizing their relations, as well as the pragmatism present in both sides’ approaches to the rocky China-United States relationship, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s ongoing visit may also indicate bilateral ties are on the threshold of a challenging new stage.If the consensus on stabilizing bilateral ties by keeping lines of communication open represents the

April 8, 2024 | BY admin

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Foreign ministers of China, Timor-Leste hold talks in Nanning

NANNING – Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Bendito dos Santos Freitas, minister of foreign affairs and cooperation of Timor-Leste, on Thursday in Nanning, capital of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, noted that China and Timor-Leste elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership last September in a historic leap forward in bilateral relations.The two sides should

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