Locals’ jobless rate dips to 2.4 pct

Local residents’ unemployment rate stood at 2.4 percent in the August-October employment survey period, down by 0.1 percentage point from the previous survey period of July-September, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.According to a DSEC statement, Macau’s overall unemployment rate – which comprises local residents and non-resident workers – remained unchanged at 1.8 percent.The total labour force amounted to 394,300, while the labour force participation rate

November 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Philippine tourist nabbed with axe in luggage at airport: police

The police nabbed a tourist from the Philippines at the local airport on Monday for possession of an axe, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Ho Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the 46-year-old suspect as a male tourist surnamed Liquran. He told the police that he is unemployed, the spokesman said.According to Ho, Liquran was scheduled to depart from the airport at midnight on Monday. When he was going through the airport ’s security check, security

November 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Police bust loan-sharking gang, nab 8 suspects

The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted a loan-sharking gang and nabbed eight mainlanders, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday, pointing out that the gang’s two kingpins were still at large at the time of yesterday’s press conference.According to Choi, the eight suspects are mainlanders, mostly from Guangdong province. Their surnames are Feng, Liang, Ma, Xu, Wu, Yang, Zheng and Liang. The Liangs are not related. The suspects are aged between 23 and 49. One of

November 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Drones banned for 9 days around MSAR anniversary: govt

The government will ban all drone activities for nine days around the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), in order to ensure that the celebrations will take place in a “safe environment”, the Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) said in a statement yesterday.The government’s aviation regulator will implement the drone-flying ban over the city’s skies between December 14-22, in accordance with Article 66 of the Air Navigation

November 28, 2019 | BY admin

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62 kg of unquarantined dried seafood seized: customs

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers cracked a case of dried seafood smuggling at the Barrier Gate land-border checkpoint on Tuesday, seizing 62 kilogrammes of unquarantined dried seafood from the mainland.According to the statement, when a local dual-plate vehicle was entering Macau through the checkpoint, the Customs Service’s risk management system informed the officers that the vehicle required a “comprehensive inspection”.The customs officers then

November 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau, Zhuhai police nab 55 loan sharks in joint operation

The Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Zhuhai Public Security Bureau (PSB) on Monday jointly busted a loan-sharking gang controlled by a local kingpin with a triad background and arrested 55 suspects, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said in a special press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the joint operation held on Monday was named “Double Arrows”, which was the same name as last month’s “Double Arrows”, an operation which aims to combat cross-border crimes.According

November 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Customs busts 3 smuggling cases in 3 days

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers busted three separate smuggling cases at the Macau checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.According to the statement, customs officers seized the contraband from a car with a dual Macau-mainland registration plate and two tourists. According to the statement, the three people in the three cases are a female mainlander, a male mainlander and a Filipina respectively.According

November 27, 2019 | BY admin

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DUI driver flees after crash in Coloane: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) nabbed a woman on Sunday for driving under the influence (DUI) and evasion of legal responsibility when she drove into roadside barriers in Coloane and fled the scene, PSP spokesman Ho Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the suspect is a 32 year-old surnamed Chong who told the police that she is a businesswoman.Ho said that Chong’s car crashed into roadside barriers on the pavement in Rotunda das Palmeiras in Colane at

November 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Consultation on 60 billion pataca fund to start mid-2020: monetary chief

Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) President Benjamin Chan Sau San said yesterday that the government will launch a public consultation in the middle of next year on the possible establishment of a company tasked with managing the local version of a “sovereign wealth fund” – officially named Macau Investment and Development Fund Management Limited.Chan made the remarks when replying to an oral interpellation by directly-elected lawmaker-cum-civic leader Alan Ho Ion Sang during a plenary

November 27, 2019 | BY admin

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39,512 seniors aged between 65 & 74 get cash injection today

A total of 39,512 senior citizens aged between 65 and 74 will receive the government’s annual Central Provident Fund cash injection – which is 7,000 patacas for this year – in their bank accounts today, according to a statement by the Social Security Fund (FSS) yesterday.In 2010, the government started to deposit 6,000 patacas into the Central Provident Fund accounts of eligible permanent residents every year. The amount was raised to the current amount of 7,000 patacas in 2014.The

November 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Fire drill at Macau Tower ‘meets goal’

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement yesterday that a fire drill and evacuation simulation took place at Macau Tower and the purpose of the exercise was to test firefighters and Macau Tower staff members’ “capabilities of reaction and coordination when facing an incident”, adding that the drill was conducted in a “smooth” matter and had met the intended objectives.The statement pointed out that the periodic exercise was jointly carried out by the Fire Services Bureau in

November 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Big rises in robbery, rape cases in Jan-Sept but only slight rise in overall crime

The number of reported robbery cases and rape cases increased 29.8 percent and 68.4 percent respectively in the first three quarters of this year, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday.Wong announced the January-September crime statistics during a press conference at the S. Francisco Barracks yesterday. The Macau Public Security Forces are headquartered at Macau’s erstwhile Portuguese garrison barracks.Overall crime up 0.4 pctAccording to Wong, the total number of crimes

November 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Show to bring intangible cultural heritage, ancient art to town

An exhibition bringing intangible cultural heritage and ancient art from nearby regions and countries will take place at the Venetian in Cotai between December 18 and 21, the organising committee announced in a press conference at the sprawling casino-hotel resort yesterday.The director of the organising committee of the 4th Macau International Exhibition of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ancient Art, Sun Xingming, noted that the event will coincide with the celebration of the 20th

November 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Website launched to mark 20th anniversary of MSAR

A website launched by the government yesterday aims to give the public easier access to information on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS).The website (https://www.Macau20.gov.mo/) features official news – including the latest pictures, videos and information on live broadcasts – in three languages: Chinese (simplified and traditional), English and

November 26, 2019 | BY admin

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