Police nab HK man in HK$3 million UK hacking fraud

A Hong Kong man surnamed Mak was arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) when he went through immigration at the Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal last Wednesday. Mak allegedly hacked the computer system of a UK medicine company to cheat it out of about HK$3 million, a PJ spokesperson said in a special press conference last Thursday.According to the spokesperson, the Public Prosecution Office (MP) received a report from the UK company in 2017 that Mak had allegedly hacked the company’s

May 6, 2019 | BY admin

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'Post-May Day' break

May 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui says Macau plays key role in Sino-Portuguese ties

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On highlighted yesterday Macau’s pivotal role in the amicable relationship between China and Portugal, pointing out that the special administrative region is in a privileged position to help advance cooperation between the two sides.Chui made the remarks in speech at a dinner banquet at MGM in Nape in honour of Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa last night.Rebelo de Sousa, who had arrived in Macau on Tuesday night after visiting Beijing and

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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‘Family reunion’ protesters march again

Hundreds of people took part in a protest organised by the Macau Family Union Federation yesterday, urging both the local government and the central government to meet their long-standing demand that their grown-up mainland-born children be allowed to move to Macau.The organisers told reporters that about 560 people took part in the protest, while the police said that the protest drew about 280 demonstrators at its peak during the march.The family reunion protestors started the demonstration in

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Portuguese president meets pupils & artist

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visited the Portuguese School and the Consulate General of Portugal yesterday afternoon.The school’s pupils gave various performances to welcome the president, such as dancing, singing and a play. Rebelo de Sousa delivered a speech and presented an award to the winning team of a football competition.A pupil from the football team, surnamed Wong, told The Macau Post Daily that his team won the competition last week and it was a pleasure that the

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Hotel guests grow 3.2 pct in March

Macau’s 177 hotels and guesthouses recorded 1.18 million guests in March, a year-on-year growth of 3.2 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement on Tuesday, guests from the mainland (835,000) and South Korea (45,000) rose by 8.2 percent and 11 percent respectively, whereas those from Hong Kong (104,000) and Taiwan (37,000) dropped by 20.9 percent and 5.8 percent respectively.Mainlanders and Hongkongers accounted for 70.4 percent and 8.7

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Imports fall 2.4 pct in Q1

Macau’s imports fell by 2.4 percent year-on-year to 21.78 billion patacas in the first quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement on Tuesday, mobile phone imports dropped by 25.9 percent to 1.6 billion patacas, while gold jewellery imports decreased by 8.3 percent.Construction material imports dived by 43.9 percent to 334 million patacas.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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SJM profit rises 16.5 pct in Q1

SJM Holdings’ profit attributable to the owners of the company rose by 16.5 percent year-on-year to HK$850 million, the Hong Kong-listed gaming operator has announced.“The increase was mainly due to an increase in mass-market gross gaming revenue”, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday.Net gaming revenue increased by 0.8 percent year-on-year to HK$8.47 billion.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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MGM profit rises 10 pct in Q1

MGM China Holdings’ profit attributable to the owners of the company rose by 10.3 percent to HK$650 million in the first quarter of the year, the Hong Kong-listed US gaming operator has announced.According to a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday, the company recorded total revenue of HK$5.8 billion in the first three months of the year, a year-on-year growth of 24 percent.Adjusted EBITDA grew by 27 percent year-on-year to HK$1.6 billion. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 28.1

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Locals’ jobless rate dips to 2.3 pct

Macau residents’ unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point quarter-on-quarter to 2.3 percent in the first quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement earlier this week, Macau’s general unemployment rate, which comprises local residents and non-resident workers (informally known as blue card holders), remained unchanged at 1.7 percent from the previous quarter.Total employment decreased by 900 people quarter-on-quarter.PLEASE READ THE FULL

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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More rubella & measles cases confirmed

A 54-year-old local woman who works at Landmark casino in Zape has come down with rubella (also known as German measles), pushing the total number of rubella cases reported in Macau to 31 so far this year, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the woman came down with muscle pain on Sunday and developed a rash on her hands, face and neck on Monday. She sought treatment at the bureau’s heath centre in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing estate on

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Pearl Horizon protesters urge govt to solve issue before its term ends

Over a hundred disgruntled pre-sale buyers of Pearl Horizon flats staged a protest march yesterday from the abandoned Polytex construction site in Areia Preta district to Government Headquarters in Nam Van district, urging the current government to settle the long-running problem of the ill-fated residential project before the end of its term.Pearl Horizon Condominium Owners United Association President Kou Meng Pok told The Macau Post Daily that about 500 buyers participated in the protest.

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Customs officers bust 3 II cases

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers have busted three illegal immigration cases.In the first case, the Guangdong coast guard saw a suspicious speedboat moving towards Cheoc Van Beach on the southern shore of Coloane in the early hours of last Friday and informed the Macau Customs Service of the situation. A Macau Customs Service vessel was deployed to intercept the suspicious speedboat and five illegal immigrants on board were caught. Customs officers

May 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Leong hints he won’t run for CE

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac appeared to insinuate yesterday that he won’t run for chief executive when he said that he would remain steadfast in carrying out his duties throughout the remaining term of the current government, when asked by the media whether he intended to join the chief executive election later this year.The policy secretary also said that Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng – his potential rival – was well qualified for the city’s

May 1, 2019 | BY admin

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