Festival of the ‘Broken Ghost House’ returns

Despite the name and taking place this month, the festival that is literally called “Broken Ghost House” has nothing to do with Halloween.“Broken Ghost House” is the word-for-word translation of the festival’s Cantonese title named after a building called “laahn gwai lau”, which is synonymous with the quiet old quarters just a few steps away from the crowded Ruins of St. Paul’s landmark.“Laahn gwai lau” is the Cantonese name of a street in that area. The street is officially

October 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau’s 1st satellite to be launched in 2020: MUST

The vice-director of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Tian Yulong, said yesterday that Macau’s first satellite, the launch of which is slated for 2020, was another “successful exemplification” of the strengths of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle in Macau, adding that the development of the scientific satellite would “fully exert” the advantages and characteristics of Macau’s science and technology community in basic research, scientific innovation,

October 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Myanmar maid pulls boy’s hair for eating breakfast too slowly: police

The Public Security Police (PJ) arrested a 33-year-old domestic helper from Myanmar on Friday for pulling the hair of her employer’s nine-year-old son as she was unhappy about the schoolboy eating his breakfast too slowly, injuring the boy’s scalp in the process, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The case happened at around 7:30 a.m. at the boy’s family home in Rua de Brás da Rosa – a street near the Red Market – on Friday. The domestic helper,

October 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Gov proposes 18 as minimum age to buy alcoholic drinks

The Health Bureau (SSM) has drafted a bill on the minimum age for buying alcoholic drinks in Macau and the alcoholic content which would define the drinks as alcoholic beverages, Lam Chong, head of the bureau’s Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, said during a phone-in programme hosted by the Chinese-language radio station of government broadcaster TDM yesterday.Lam made the remarks while speaking to reporters at Ou Mun Tin Toi (TDM’s Chinese-language radio station) after attending

October 10, 2019 | BY admin

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60 pct suffer from dry eye syndrome: Orbis

The results of an online survey carried out by Orbis Macau and released yesterday show that 60 percent of the respondents suffer from various levels of dry eye syndrome, and nearly 20 percent suffer from a “moderate to severe” level.The charitable organisation held a press conference at the Henry Fok Specialist Medical Centre of Kiang Wu Hospital yesterday, where it released its latest findings of a survey of 2,500 local residents’ level of dry eye sickness. The survey was based on an

October 10, 2019 | BY admin

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90 pct of tasks in 5-Year Development Plan completed in 2016-18: govt

The government announced yesterday that approximately 90 percent of the tasks outlined in its Five-Year Development Plan were completed between 2016 and 2018, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS).The findings are based on a mid-term evaluation of Macau’s first Five-Year Development Plan (2016-2020), and the evaluation indicates it has achieved its objectives in line with its timetable between 2016 and 2018, the statement noted.The evaluation results are

October 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Tam says Art Macao shows draw over 16 million visits

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that the six-month-long Art Macao cultural event attracted over 16 million visits.Tam made the remarks while delivering a speech at a dinner held at Studio City as a wrap-up to Art Macao.According to Tam, the 41 activities at 55 venues were visited over 16 million times during the last six months.Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng delivers a speech at the Art Macao celebration dinner, at

October 10, 2019 | BY admin

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16 students lose over 5 million patacas in phone scams this year: police

Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Sit Chong Meng said yesterday that this year up until last Thursday, 16 university students – including a postgraduate student – enrolled in Macau became victims of reported phone scams in which fraudsters pretended to be officials, involving a total loss of over five million patacas.Sit made the remarks at the PJ headquarters in Zape during a meeting between PJ officers and representatives from the local higher education sector about their joint efforts to

October 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Retired cop & sister blackmail casino worker: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) detained a retired PJ officer and his younger sister for allegedly blackmailing a casino public relations worker, demanding that he pay 154,000 patacas, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Chan, the male suspect is a 60-year-old retiree surnamed Cheong. He told the police that he had retired from the Judiciary Police in the middle of this year. The female suspect surnamed Cheong is 55-years old. She told the police

October 9, 2019 | BY admin

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Offences by cabbies last month drop 81.8 pct: police

The number of regulatory breaches by taxi drivers recorded last month decreased “noticeably” by 81.8 percent year-on-year from the same month last year, following the new taxi law which came into force on June 3, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.A total of 73 offences by cabbies were recorded last month, a decrease of 329 cases from September last year when the police recorded 402 offences, according to the statement.According to the statement, the 73 offences

October 9, 2019 | BY admin

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Police nab serial thief targeting Caritas Macau donation boxes

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local man on Thursday for at least four cases of theft from retail shops – including three Caritas Macau donation boxes – since late August, PSP spokesman Kam Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kam identified the suspect as a 44-year-old man surnamed Ma. He told the police that he is employed as a construction worker.The thieving spree started on August 23. Three bakeries in Nape and the northern district separately reported

October 9, 2019 | BY admin

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Health Bureau launches Macau’s lung cancer screening scheme today

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that it will launch a lung cancer screening pilot programme for residents today.The pilot scheme, a first for Macau, has 100 places, the statement said.Local residents aged between 50 and 70 meeting the following criteria are eligible to participate in the scheme free of charge: 1) A specified smoking indicator of 30, i.e. the number of packs of cigarettes smoked daily multiplied by how many years the person has been smoking and the result

October 9, 2019 | BY admin

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National Day Golden Week visitors rise 11.5 pct: MGTO

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced on its website yesterday that Macau recorded 984,996 visitor arrivals during the mainland’s seven-day National Day Golden Week holiday period from last Tuesday to Monday this week, an 11.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year.According to the website, the city recorded 798,443 mainland visitors during the seven-day period, a year-on-year increase of 9.4 percent. Mainlanders accounted for 81.1 percent of all visitor

October 9, 2019 | BY admin

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Xi extends Seniors’ Day greetings in reply to letter from Macau elders

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping wished senior citizens nationwide a happy Double Ninth Festival, also known as Chung Yeung Festival, which took place yesterday.Xi extended the greetings on Sunday in a written reply to a letter that he had received in August from 30 senior citizens in Macau.The seniors are volunteers for the I Chon Centre, which was established by the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (generally known as Kai Fong, its Cantonese name) in 2007, which Xi visited

October 8, 2019 | BY admin

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