Macau grants UAE nationals visa-free access: gazette

The local government has granted nationals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visa-free access to Macau, according to an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The order, which took immediate effect, was signed by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On.According to the order, nationals of the Western Asian country can stay visa-free in Macau for up to 30 days.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

October 22, 2019 | BY admin

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MSAR anniversary & zodiac notes available for collection: govt

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) announced in a statement yesterday that the banknotes for the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland, and the four previously issued zodiac banknotes (Years of Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig) are ready for collection by registered local residents from yesterday until December 19.Each registered resident is required to take his or her valid ID card to the selected bank branches on the selected date to collect the banknotes, the statement

October 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Lawmakers to keep an eye on securities market project

The president of the Legislative Assembly’s Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs, Mak Soi Kun, said yesterday that the committee will keep a close eye on the possible setting-up of a securities market in Macau.Speaking to reporters after a closed-door meeting of the committee, Mak said the committee’s first task in the current session was to pay close attention to the proposed securities market as it would have a strong impact on the local economy. “We have to see what the

October 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Firefighters battle blaze in residential building for 4 hours

A big fire which erupted in a flat in the Kong Fok Cheong Garden residential estate in Areia Preta district and spread to two flats was finally extinguished last night, four hours after it had broken out in the afternoon, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.Five residents felt unwell after inhaling smoke during the blaze and were rushed to hospital for examination and treatment. Firefighters evacuated about 150 residents during the blaze, which broke out shortly after 4 p.m.The bureau said it

October 21, 2019 | BY admin

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Suspected human bones found in A-Ma Temple

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said in a statement on Friday that suspected human bones were found at A-Ma Temple in Barra on the previous day.According to the statement, one of the temple’s cleaners found the bones, a skull with the lower jaw missing, a headstone and an urn in a yellow plastic bag when staff were cleaning the temple’s Ancestral Hall on Thursday afternoon.After informing the person in charge of the temple, who was in Hong Kong, a temple staff member called the

October 21, 2019 | BY admin

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85 deals inked at 24th MIF & 2019 PLPEX

A total of 85 deals were signed and over 400 matching sessions were held at the 24th Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (24th MIF) and the 2019 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (2019 PLPEX), the organiser of the two simultaneously held trade fairs announced yesterday.According to a statement by the Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), the three-day event attracted more than 70,000 visitors, while the number of trade visitors increased 10

October 21, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt to renew Transmac, TCM deals for 14 months: Rosário

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said last week that the government has decided to renew the service contracts with the city’s two public bus operators – Transmac and TCM, which will expire on October 31, for another 14 months, as it has still not been able to reach a consensus with the two companies about certain details about their future contracts.The policy secretary also said he was sorry about the government’s failure to reach a consensus with the two

October 21, 2019 | BY admin

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Residents’ gambling participation rate ‘continuously declining’: study

A research study shows that the percentage of local residents who are gambling and of those who are affected by a gambling disorder has been “continuously declining” this year, according to a statement by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS).The research was conducted by the Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming (ISCG) of the University of Macau (UM), Friday’s statement said.According to the statement, the study was conducted from May 18 to June 8. A total of 2,003 residents aged 18 or

October 21, 2019 | BY admin

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Cape Verde counts on Macau’s support on HR training in tourism & mgmt: minister

Visiting Cape Verdean Minister of Education, Family and Social Inclusion Maritza Rosabal Peña has stressed the continued need to count on Macau’s support for the training of human resources in tourism and management for Cape Verde, according to a statement by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture (GSASC).Peña, a Cape Verdean of Cuban descent, made the remarks during a meeting with Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng at Government Headquarters on Friday,

October 21, 2019 | BY admin

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Bishop Lee to celebrate Mass at St. Paul’s Ruins tomorrow

Diogo Fernandes* The celebration of the solemn High Mass at the Ruins of St. Paul tomorrow, at the beginning of the night, is a most important religious event in the annals of the Roman Catholic Church in Macau.  Pope Francis has set October 2019 as an Extraordinary Missionary month to carry out evangelization activities and help alleviate suffering. The Church describes the Holy Mass as “the source and summit of the Christian life.” The Mass is formally known as the Most Holy

October 18, 2019 | BY admin

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4th Schumacher to race in Macau GP

David Schumacher will be the fourth in the German family of motor racers to compete in the Formula 3 race of the Macau Grand Prix taking place from November 14-17, the MGP Organising Committee announced yesterday.David, who just contested the final round of this year’s FIA F3 Championship in Sochi, will take on the Guia Circuit next month. His father Ralf is the 1995 MGP winner, his uncle Michael is a seven-time F1 world champion and 1990 Macau winner, and his cousin Mick has raced in the

October 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt lists 9 more cultural heritage sites

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday that nine properties have been newly listed as cultural heritage.Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said that the government’s top advisory body has finished discussing the draft of an administrative regulation (by-law) regarding the evaluation of the “second batch” of immovable properties, which will take effect on the day after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO).Leong noted that the

October 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass cybercrime law amendment bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill amending the existing cybercrime law, which proposes that the local police will be allowed to gain access to information stored by criminal suspects on cloud servers outside Macau, after obtaining permission from a local judge.The amendment bill also proposes a new crime category of operating fake base stations. The bill proposes that offenders face a prison term of up to three years.Secretary for Security

October 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Collages that give you pause for thought

In the Portuguese Bookshop in the city centre Belgian artist Burry Buermans is holding an exhibition, entitled “Retrospectiva”, of his thought-provoking and intricate collages until the end of the month.The exhibition has been organised by Vera Paz, the artistic director of D’As Entranhas Macau – Cultural Association.“Retrospectiva” is Portuguese for “retrospective” – and Buermans uses old books and magazines, from as far back as 1874, to form his intricate collages to draw in

October 18, 2019 | BY admin

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