Woman, 77, runs ‘water taxi’ for illegal immigrants: police

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 by hiring a 77-year-old local woman to transport them on a motorised sampan – her “water taxi” – via the Inner Harbour, the two local law enforcement agencies have announced in a joint special press conference.In a joint operation on Thursday morning, the two local law enforcement

December 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Le: Foreign Ministry will do everything to ‘safeguard Macau’s stability & prosperity’

Vice-Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said yesterday that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s “important thinking and instructions” on Macau and Hong Kong affairs.Le also pointed out that the MFA will do everything to “safeguard” the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, maintain the “stability and prosperity” of Macau and protect the interests and

December 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Viva Parade: World of cultures livening up the city

Performing arts groups from around the world have descended on the city spreading joy to the public in the run-up to the main event taking place on Sunday.It is the 9th year the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is organising a parade as part of its activities marking Macau’s return to the motherland. Initially held as “Parade through Macau, Latin City”, the event was restyled in 2017 and has since been presented as “Macau International Parade”, while continuing to use the word “Viva”,

December 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Junkie robs convenience store to feed addiction: police

A drug addict, a local man who has criminal records for robbery and theft, robbed a convenience store of 1,000 patacas in cash and a bottle of wine priced at 18 patacas on Wednesday to feed his drug addiction, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 45-year-old surnamed Ma who told the police that he is unemployed.At around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Ma went into the convenience store in Rua Nova da Areia Preta where

December 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Police nab elderly woman for trying to resell ferry tickets

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a 60-year-old local woman on Wednesday for attempting to resell four Macau-to-Hong Kong ferry tickets that she had bought from gamblers to passers-by in Zape, with the aim of earning the HK$20 difference for each ticket, PSP spokesman Lam Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The police discovered that the woman, surnamed Wong, had previously engaged in ferry ticket scalping on five occasions since September 2017, Lam said.At around 4

December 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Gambler reports false robbery to hide habit from family

A female tourist from the mainland reported a false robbery to the police on Wednesday claiming that two illegal money changers had robbed her of HK$100,000 in cash, as she did not want her family to know that she had gambled away the money in Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 35-year-old surnamed Zeng who told the police that she is unemployed.According to Ho, Zeng reported to the police at 9 p.m.

December 6, 2019 | BY admin

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The crucial difference between protesters & rioters

Several readers have asked me recently about the difference between protesters and rioters in our coverage of the current unrest in Hong Kong.Well, there is a big difference between the two. Protesting peacefully is a right that is recognised by Article 27 of the Macau Basic Law. Rioting is a crime that according to Article 297 of the Macau Penal Code is punishable by up to 15 years behind bars, while arson – such as by throwing Molotov cocktails at police officers, bystanders or passers-by

December 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Readers suggest name for ‘lucky’ abattoir runaway ox

The Special One, Billy, Lotus Maverick, Coitada, Houdino, Lucky, Haahng Wahn Ngauh (“Lucky Cow” in Cantonese), Mac Cow, The Green island Matador, Ox McQueen, Bobo No. 2 (Bobo was the name of Macau’s world-famous bear that was rescued from the cooking pots of a gourmet eatery in the 1980s and passed away last year), Apolo, Rambo, Manhoso, Clever One and Rascal are the names that we received yesterday from readers for the brown bovine that made a spectacular dash for freedom on Wednesday

December 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Mainland, Macau ink currency swap deal

BEIJING – The People’s Bank of China (central bank) said yesterday it has inked a currency swap deal with the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM).The deal will allow the two sides to swap a total of 30 billion yuan for 35 billion patacas and vice versa, the bank said in a statement.The move is aimed at maintaining financial stability and supporting the economic and financial development of both sides, according to the statement.The agreement will be valid for three years and can be extended by

December 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Mainland-Macau trade rises 5.5 pct: MOC

Trade between the Chinese mainland and Macau amounted to 17.59 billion yuan in the first 10 months of the year, up 5.5 percent year-on-year.Economic and trade cooperation between the mainland and Macau has strengthened significantly since Macau’s return to the motherland in 1999, Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesman Gao Feng said at a regular press conference in Beijing yesterday.In 2018, trade between the mainland and Macau reached US$ 3.16 billion, more than quadrupling the level in 1999.

December 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Motherland always backs Macau, boosts confidence: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On says that the motherland is Macau’s strongest supporter, which backs the region in the implementation and practice of the “One Country, Two Systems,” “Macau people governing Macau” and Macau’s high degree of autonomy, and in strictly abiding by the nation’s constitution and the Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).NEVER CEASE NURTURING PATRIOTISMChui, born in Macau in 1957, is about to end his second term, wrapping-up his

December 6, 2019 | BY admin

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IAM adopts runaway ox from abattoir

A brown ox was caught by a group of about 30 people yesterday morning after it escaped through chain link fences surrounding the Macau Slaughterhouse and was wandering around Ilha Verde district yesterday, Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) President José Maria da Fonseca Tavares said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Tavares, the escape was reported by members of the public at around 11 a.m. saying that a cow was on the loose in Estrada Marginal da Ilha Verde.Slaughterhouse

December 5, 2019 | BY admin

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Fireman suspended for running illegal sports betting

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) has decided to suspend a fireman who was arrested in 2015 for allegedly running an illegal sports betting business after the Public Prosecution Office (MP) shelved the case earlier this year, as the bureau considered that from the viewpoint of disciplinary responsibility, the fireman had “obviously violated the principle of uprightness” that security forces personnel are supposed adhere to, the Secretariat for Security (GSS) announced on its website

December 5, 2019 | BY admin

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9.8 billion pataca Cotai hospital to be ready only after 2023: Lei

The government’s budget for its public hospital project in Cotai, officially known as Cotai Health Complex, has already reached at least 9.8 billion patacas – although the mammoth sum does not include the construction of two still unscheduled buildings in the complex, as well as the cost of buying and installing the medical equipment following the completion of the whole project, Ella Lei Cheng I, who heads the legislature’s Follow-up Committee for Land and Public Concession Affairs, has

December 5, 2019 | BY admin

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