Govt says in close touch with national authorities on newly-identified virus

The Macau government said in a statement yesterday it is keeping in close contact with the national authorities responsible for public health and disease control on the latest developments, particularly quarantine methods and appropriate treatment, relating to the outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province.According to the statement released by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), the government received a notice from the National Health Commission yesterday explaining

January 10, 2020 | BY admin

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Temperature measuring equipment ready at all local border posts

The government said in a statement last night that it has installed temperature measuring equipment at all local border checkpoints and also reinforced its sanitary inspection measures at the local airport, in particular for flights arriving from Wuhan, which has been hit by an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown aetiologyThe equipment is capable of quickly measuring the body temperature of all arrivals, without requiring them to stop for a check-up, according to the statement released by the

January 9, 2020 | BY admin

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Octogenarian hit by taxi, seriously hurt

An 80-year-old local woman was hit by a taxi near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint yesterday afternoon, sustaining serious injuries, the Public Security Police (PSP) said.The 30-year-old cabbie passed a breathalyser test, the police said, adding that they have launched an investigation into the exact cause of the accident.According to the police, the accident happened at around 4:45 p.m. when the taxi was turning into Avenida do Hipódromo from Rua da Serenidade.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE

January 9, 2020 | BY admin

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Worker’s discarded cigarette causes 1.22 million pataca damage: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) nabbed a construction worker for causing a fire in a hotel’s banquet hall in Cotai last week, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the local suspect, surnamed Tam, is about 30 years old. He told the police that he worked for a construction sub-contractor at the hotel.According to Leng, the fire broke out at about 2 p.m. at the St. Regis hotel on January 2. The hotel told the police that the banquet hall was on

January 9, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau-Zhuhai police, customs bust people-smuggling speedboat gang

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in collaboration with the Macau Customs Service and the Zhuhai Public Security Bureau, have busted a people-smuggling gang which helped mainlanders enter and leave Macau illegally on speedboats, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference yesterday.In a joint operation on Tuesday, the two local law enforcement agencies caught three key members of the gang and six illegal immigrants on the waterfront near the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal in Zape,

January 9, 2020 | BY admin

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Manager hacks man’s bank account, steals HK$170,000: police

A manager was arrested for allegedly hacking another’s online banking account in order to cheat the victim out of HK$170,000, Judiciary Police (PJ) Lai Man Vai said in a special press conference yesterday.According to Lai, the suspect surnamed Lam told the police that he works as a manager in a VIP room of a local casino. The personal information of the male victim was not released by the spokesman. Both are local residents, Lai said.According to Lai, the case happened between August and

January 9, 2020 | BY admin

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CTM, Angola Cables ink deal, expanding business opportunities

Local telecom operator CTM and Angola Cables have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enhance digital business opportunities between Macau, mainland China and Portuguese-speaking countries.CTM said in statement on Tuesday that the MoU, which was signed last month, aims to promote strategies and opportunities to connect the Greater Bay Area (GBA) to Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa and the Americas.The statement quoted CTM CEO Vandy Poon Fuk Hei as saying that

January 9, 2020 | BY admin

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Capital, rental values of high-end flats to drop this year: JLL

The capital and rental values of high-end residential properties fell as much as 5.3 percent last year, and are expected to drop a further 5 percent this year, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) forecast yesterday.During a property market review press conference held by the global real-estate firm’s local office at the Finance and IT (FIT) Centre, JLL Macau Senior Director of Capital Markets Jeff Wong Chi Wai said that the significant 27.2 percent year-on-year fall in home deals last year

January 9, 2020 | BY admin

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Most propose tourist tax of 100 to 200 patacas: MGTO survey

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Deputy Director Ricky Hoi Io Meng said yesterday that most of the opinions collected during a survey on the possible implementation of a tourist tax propose one ranging between 100 patacas and 200 patacas.Hoi made the remarks while speaking to reporters at Macau Tower on the sidelines of a press conference about the office’s annual Chinese New Year float parade. The upcoming float parade will be held on January 27 (the third day of the Chinese New Year)

January 9, 2020 | BY admin

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All LRT inicidents to be reported by operator but 'serious chaos' also by fire services: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that all incidents related to the operation of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) will be “uniformly” reported to the media by the government-owned LRT operator from now on, except for those involving “serious chaos”, resulting in casualties or requiring emergency evacuations of passengers, in which case both the Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the LRT operator will inform the media of the incidents.The policy secretary, who was reappointed

January 8, 2020 | BY admin

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11 to be probed for prostitution in Iao Hon

Eleven women from the mainland aged between 20 and 30 are being investigated for prostitution in Bairro Iao Hon where they allegedly offered commercial sex for just 150 to 200 patacas, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday.The police said that they received a tip-off from the education sector and community associations and after investigating they went to the residential area late yesterday afternoon and caught three women trying to pick up clientsWhen the police went to search each of

January 8, 2020 | BY admin

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Retired fireman delivers baby girl in street

A retired fireman delivered a baby girl when the mother went into labour in Toi San district yesterday morning, the Chinese-language newspaper Macao Daily News reported.According to the report, the retiree surnamed Iu was walking in the neighbourhood and saw a pregnant woman in great pain. Believing that she would be giving birth at any moment he borrowed a chair from a nearby retail shop so that the woman could sit down.Suddenly the woman began to give birth. Iu delivered the baby girl and

January 8, 2020 | BY admin

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Police nab woman for sheltering IIs, also catch wanted burglar

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a female mainlander on Monday for sheltering three illegal immigrants from the mainland in a flat used as an illegal inn in Nape, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference yesterday.The police also arrested a male mainlander, one of the three illegal immigrants, wanted for a local burglary last year, during an operation to bust the suspected illegal inn on Monday.Lai identified the female suspect as a 44-year-old surnamed Li, and the male

January 8, 2020 | BY admin

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Prosecutors say insufficient evidence in senior cop’s ‘unreasonable’ absence from work

A senior Public Security Police (PSP) officer was accused by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) of unreasonable grounds for absence from work many times between 2010 and 2014, but the Public Prosecution Office (MP) decided to close the case due to insufficient evidence, the Secretariat for Security announced in a statement earlier this week.According to the statement, CCAC officials began to investigate the case in 2015, adding that information provided by the CCAC suggested that the

January 8, 2020 | BY admin

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