Married woman cheated in online love scam: police

A local woman has fallen victim to an online love scam, in which she lost 272,600 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lai said that the suspect is a Chinese man who told the victim that he had a European passport. His surname was not released. The victim is a woman in her fifties. She told the police she is a casino worker. Her surname was not released either.According to Lai, the victim told the police that she met a man who

March 19, 2019 | BY admin

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St. Joseph and his devotee in Macau

Religiously, heaven signifies the dwelling place of God. In the primary Christian sense, heaven exists wherever Jesus Christ exists with all his angels, martyrs and saints as described in this legend below.Saint Joseph of Nazareth, a Galilean, was Jesus’ earthly father, and the husband of the Virgin Mary. In the Roman Catholic Church he is the patron of the Universal church. His life is recorded in the Gospels, particularly in Matthew and Luke. The veneration of St. Joseph began in Egypt. The

March 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt extends SJM & MGM deals to June 2022

The Macau government has extended the gaming concession and sub-concession of SJM and MGM respectively by two years and three months until June 26, 2022, bringing them on par with the city’s two other gaming concessions and two sub-concessions.The government announced the two extensions in a statement on Friday, followed by a press conference at Government Headquarters headed by Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac whose portfolio oversees Macau’s vitally important casino

March 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Forum agrees with plastic carrier bag charge scheme

Guest speakers and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum agreed with the government’s proposed launch of a charge scheme on plastic carrier bags for retail businesses.The weekly debate programme is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in its Macau Forum studio in Zape every Sunday. The programme has been held indoors regularly since the beginning of this year after mostly taking place in Areia Preta Park for years.The Executive Council announced last week that the

March 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Octogenarian dies after being hit by scooter

A local 85-year-old woman died after being hit by a scooter in Avenida de Sidónio Pais yesterday, the Public Security Police (PSP) said.According to the police, the accident happened shortly after 8 a.m. near Flora Garden. The scooter hit the woman when she was crossing the one-way avenue that runs from the Hoi Fu Garden estate to Praça do Tap Seac. The victim was not using a traffic light controlled crossing.The woman, who was profusely bleeding from serious head injuries, was rushed to the

March 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Dealer hurts daughter in row over bathroom: police

The Judiciary Police arrested a 42-year-old casino dealer on Wednesday for hurting her 10-year-old daughter in a bathroom row, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference on Friday.According to Ho, the case was believed to have been the result of a quarrel between the woman and her daughter over using the bathroom in their flat in Rua de Hong Chau in Taipa.Two residential estates – Hoi Yee Garden and Hong Cheong Garden – are situated in the street.PLEASE READ THE FULL

March 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Police bust HK$2.5 million chip fraud gang

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have busted a criminal gang allegedly involved in at least 20 fraud cases worth more than HK$2.5 million at a casino in Zape that had been operating since January, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said at a special press conference on Friday.Ho said the gang comprised at least 10 members. Five of the suspects, all of them local men, were arrested by the police on Thursday.According to Ho, the first suspect is the alleged mastermind and a former surveillance staff member of the

March 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt proposes charging for plastic carrier bags

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng announced yesterday that the government has drafted a bill which if approved by lawmakers would force supermarkets and other retail businesses to charge customers for their plastic carrier bags.Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said that the council, the government’s top advisory body, has completed its discussion of the bill aiming to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags.Leong noted that the government has previously

March 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Maid allows woman to abuse her employers’ daughter: police

A domestic helper from the Philippines has allegedly allowed another woman to sexually abuse her employers’ little daughter at Coloane’s Hac Sa Beach, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.The girl was under the age of three when the case happened late last year, according to Ho.While the case was reported to the police late last year, the police arrested the domestic helper earlier this month.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

March 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt to set up LRT company

The Executive Council announced yesterday that the government has drafted a by-law on the establishment of a fully government-owned company tasked with the construction and operation of Macau’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) system.Leong Heng Teng, spokesman for the government’s top advisory body, made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday.Government-drafted by-laws, officially known as administrative regulations, do not require the legislature’s

March 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt strongly opposes US human rights report

The local government yesterday expressed its strong opposition to the latest US human rights report on the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), according to a statement by the Government Spokesperson’s Office.The report published by the US Department of State made irresponsible remarks on the internal affairs of the MSAR that are China’s internal affairs, the statement said.In the past 20 years since the establishment of the MSAR, the principles of “One Country, Two Systems” and

March 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Chan to attend UN Human Rights Council meeting

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan will attend a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, today, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement yesterday.Chan will attend the meeting as deputy head of the Chinese delegation. The gathering is due to discuss and adopt China’s third report under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism. Part of that report covers the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).In

March 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Commission suggests 32.4 million pataca CE election budget

Macau Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission President Song Man Lei yesterday said that the commission has recommended a budget of 32.45 million patacas for the upcoming chief executive election, adding that the commission would convey its suggestion to Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On for approval.Song spoke to reporters after a regular meeting of the commission at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo.Song said that the proposed budget was similar to the one five

March 15, 2019 | BY admin

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‘Drug’: the theatrical version of Lu Xun’s ‘Medicine’

A local alternative theatre group that combines performance with puppetry is presenting a stage adaption of Lu Xun’s classic work ‘Medicine’ written a century ago that is intertwined with a new story in a modern-day context to create a dialogue between then and now.“Medicine” is generally used for the English translation of Lu Xun’s piece but the re-imagined version by Rolling Puppet Alternative Theatre Group is titled “Drug”, which will have performances for three days from

March 15, 2019 | BY admin

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