Cabbie charges 900 patacas for 95-pataca ride: police

A taxi driver allegedly cheated two passengers – a couple from the mainland – out of HK$900 on Saturday after giving the husband change of just five patacas after the wife handed the cabbie a HK$1,000 note for 95 pataca fare, Public Security Police (PSP) said during a regular press conference yesterday, adding that the cabbie claimed that he mistook the banknote for a HK$100 note due to “insufficient lighting” inside the vehicle.The spokesperson identified the suspect as a 30-year-old

November 8, 2019 | BY admin

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Police nab 17-year-old schoolboy for graffiti

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a 17-year-old schoolboy on Wednesday for scrawling graffiti on a wall of a building in Travessa da Paixão – a cultural heritage site next to the St. Paul’s Ruins landmark – last Tuesday, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The city’s official cultural heritage sites comprise four categories, namely monuments, buildings of architectural interest, ensembles (such as compounds and complexes), and sites.Travessa da Paixão

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Beijing announces 15 new steps to support Macau’s GBA role

The central government has announced 15 new steps – policies and measures – to support Macau’s role in the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement yesterday.The steps were announced following Wednesday’s meeting of the leading group for the development of the GBA in Beijing. The meeting was headed by Vice Premier Han Zheng and attended by the chief executives of Hong Kong and Macau, Carrie Lam

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Facial recognition only for crime probes: police

The Unitary Police Service (SPU) said in a statement yesterday that the facial recognition technology to be added to the police forces’ citywide CCTV camera system next year will only be used when the police investigate crime cases, adding that no cameras installed across the city will be equipped with facial recognition devices and the technology will only be installed in the back office facilities of Macau’s CCTV camera system.The Unitary Police Service said in August that 50 cameras of

November 8, 2019 | BY admin

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Hidden gems: Taiwan’s high-mountain farms offer bucolic ambience

Mountain holidays are probably the last thing that comes to mind when the getaway destination is Taiwan, which is widely regarded as a place for short city breaks for Macau and Hong Kong people.A recent media trip organised by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council and Veterans Affairs Council, showcased some of the bucolic alpine scenery and natural treasures that the island boasts, offering urbanites a welcome escape from the concrete jungle of

November 8, 2019 | BY admin

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Cheesecake Factory’s local menu adds ‘Portuguese Chicken’ with a twist

America’s Cheesecake Factory pays homage to Macau’s culinary delights by putting “Portuguese Chicken” onto the extensive menu of its local branch in Sands Cotai Central.The famous “Portuguese Chicken” is a Macanese fusion dish, in which the chicken is prepared with a “Portuguese sauce” made with curry and coconut milk. Despite its name, the dish does not come from Portugal, neither does the sauce.In the Cheesecake Factory version, the “Portuguese Chicken” gets a further

November 8, 2019 | BY admin

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Local man strips in front of Indonesian maid after lift malfunctions: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local man on Monday for stripping down to his underpants after following an Indonesian maid out of a lift in Fai Chi Kei district, PSP spokesman Lam Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lam, the 29-year-old suspect surnamed Wong told the police that he is unemployed. The victim is in her thirties. She told the police that she works as a domestic helper for a local family. Both the suspect and family live in the same

November 7, 2019 | BY admin

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Cultural Industries Fund has paid out 0.5 billion patacas since in 2014

The Cultural Industries Fund (FIC) said yesterday that it has disbursed 502 million patacas – comprising 286 million patacas in subsidies and 216 million patacas in interest-free loans – for 256 cultural and creative industries projects since it started its financial support measures in 2014 until the end of last monthThe fund held a media gathering at a restaurant in Zape yesterday about its financial assistance since 2014 and its endeavours in supporting the cultural and creative

November 7, 2019 | BY admin

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Non-resident worker falls for online love scam: police

A non-resident worker has fallen for an online love scam, in which she lost HK$13,000, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei said that the victim is in her thirties. Her surname and nationality were not released.According to Lei, the victim told the police that she met a “foreign man” through an online social platform in August, after which they quickly started an online relationship and stayed in touch through an app. They never

November 7, 2019 | BY admin

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Aviation regulator bans drones on peninsula during Grand Prix

The government will ban the operation of drones over the Macau peninsula during the upcoming 66th Macau Grand Prix from next Thursday to Sunday to ensure that the annual event will take place “in a safe environment”, the Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) said in a statement yesterday.The statement noted that the Macau Grand Prix is an important annual motorsport in Macau and that in order “to ensure the safety of the track so that the races can be carried out smoothly”, the Civil

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Govt recalls 10 drugs to treat stomach disorders

Ten brands of medicine to treat stomach disorders have been recalled after a potentially harmful chemical has been found in the remedies, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.The bureau released a list of the 10 brands shown next to this article.The chemical is called N-nitrosodimethylamine, or NDMA.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Chui says Macau studying ways to tackle issue of different GBA jurisdictions

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said in Beijing yesterday that the Macau government was sparing no effort to study ways of resolving issues resulting from the fact that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) comprises three different jurisdictions – Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement.Chui made the remarks in Beijing during a meeting of the leading group for GBA development. The meeting, held at the Diaoyutai

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Han stresses ‘One Country, Two Systems’ in Greater Bay Area (GBA) development

BEIJING – Vice Premier Han Zheng yesterday called for the full and faithful implementation of the principle of “One Country, Two Systems” in promoting the solid development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA).Han, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the leading group for developing the GBA, made the remarks while presiding over a meeting of the group in Beijing.Hong Kong Chief

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Police nab tourist for upskirting at St Paul’s Ruins

A 41-year-old male visitor from the mainland surreptitiously took upskirt photos and videos of a number of women around St. Paul’s Ruins in the several hours after he came to Macau on Saturday morning, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.After his arrest, the suspect surnamed Zhong told the police that he is unemployed, the spokesperson said.At around 4 p.m. on Saturday, PSP officers on patrol at the popular tourist attraction saw a man – Zhong – was

November 6, 2019 | BY admin

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