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Prosecutors to probe Kun Iam Temple renovation
The criminal case of unauthorised renovation work at the heritage-listed Kun Iam Temple has been transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) for further investigation, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the Judiciary Police completed an investigation into the case on Tuesday following a report by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) earlier this month.The Cultural Affairs Bureau said in a statement on January 14 that
January 31, 2019 | BY admin
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Pac On new govt office building to save 21 million patacas in rental payments: Tam
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that the government expects the newly-completed government office building in Pac On in Taipa to enable a decrease of 21 million patacas annually in its cost of renting office space in private properties.Tam made the remarks when replying to an oral interpellation by directly-elected lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I during a plenary session of the legislature.In her interpellation, Lei said that the government
January 31, 2019 | BY admin
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Gang hires 16-year-old HK boy to sell drugs in Macau: police
A 16-year-old boy from Hong Kong was hired by a gang to sell drugs in Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect, surnamed Tam, was arrested on Monday night outside a hotel in the city centre. The unemployed teenager, who has dropped out of school, told the police that he had been hired by the gang for a payment of HK$1,000 per day as he needed money, Ho said.According to Ho, the Judiciary Police were recently tipped off that
January 30, 2019 | BY admin
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24-hour tobacco control would require 1,800 inspectors: Tam
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture told lawmakers yesterday that the government would need 1,800 inspectors to be able to carry out 24-hour tobacco control measures. Tam announced the figure during a question-and-answer session in the hemicycle of the Legislative Assembly (LA) about matters overseen by his portfolio. Tam pointed out that the government currently has only 67 anti-smoking inspectors. He insisted that it was unrealistic to hire 1,800 anti-smoking inspectors.PLEASE READ
January 30, 2019 | BY admin
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Health Bureau confirms 2 measles cases
The Health Bureau (SSM) confirmed yesterday two cases of measles, urging the parents of babies who have not yet been vaccinated against the disease to take extra precautions. According to an SSM statement, the first case is a 7-month-old baby girl who came down with cough, fever, nasal discharge and conjunctivitis last Tuesday. On the following day, the parents took her to a private clinic after she developed a rash all over the body. The baby was admitted to the emergency department of the
January 30, 2019 | BY admin
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Aviation regulator approves 198 additional CNY flights
The Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) said yesterday that it has approved 198 extra and charter flights due to the Chinese New Year holiday period’s increased demand. According to an AACM statement, the additional CNY take-offs and touch-downs have been green-lighted for the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan. The additional flights began on Monday last week and are slated to end on February 28, benefitting Air Macau, Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and
January 30, 2019 | BY admin
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Govt to consult public on tougher traffic penalties
The government launched a two-month public consultation yesterday on the drafting of a bill amending the current Road Traffic Law, with the aim of combating traffic offences more effectively and thereby improving the city’s road safety.The amendment bill proposes that the penalties for various traffic violations be raised significantly, such as speeding and drink-driving.The government initially planned to launch a public consultation on June 28 last year on the drafting of a bill amending
January 30, 2019 | BY admin
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Police nab 2 burglars, 1 accomplice
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two mainlanders on Monday night for burgling a flat in Nape earlier that day, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.Another suspected member of the burglary gang was also arrested, according to Ho.Ho identified the two main suspects as a 32-year-old electrician surnamed Zheng and a 40-year-old surnamed Liu. Ho identified the third man as a 45-year-old surnamed Zhou.Two Judiciary Police (PJ) officers show the media how to
January 30, 2019 | BY admin
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Macau has ‘very extraordinary’ development: liaison chief
Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Fu Ziying said yesterday that Macau has achieved “very extraordinary” achievements in its development over the past two decades since its return to the motherland in 1999.He also described Macau as “a small city with many stories”.Fu made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a Spring Festival reception yesterday. The annual reception hosted by the office took place at Macau Tower, with about 2,000
January 29, 2019 | BY admin
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Cabbie reports false theft after failing to overcharge passengers
The Public Police Security (PSP) arrested a male taxi driver on Friday for reporting a false theft to the police claiming that four passengers had stolen cash from his vehicle, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Wong identified the suspect as a 30-year-old local resident surnamed Ng. The four passengers are from the mainland.According to Wong, the suspect reported the false crime out of anger after discovering that the four passengers had touched his
January 29, 2019 | BY admin
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Chui gives top priority to ‘double celebration’, transition to new govt
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday the main priority of his governance this year was to ensure the smooth transition to a new local government and the successful organisation of the so-called “double celebration”. In a speech at the Spring Festival reception hosted by the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau at Macau Tower, Chui pointed out that this year marks the “double celebration” of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic
January 29, 2019 | BY admin
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Govt launches 500,000 pataca prize for cultural industries
The government announced yesterday that it will award prizes for excellence in cultural industries. Each of the prizes can reach up to half a million patacas, according to an official regulation published in the Official Gazette (BO). According to the regulation, the prizes will be awarded by the government’s Cultural Industries Fund (FIC). The fund will set up a committee tasked with evaluating candidacies for the prizes. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.
January 29, 2019 | BY admin
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Locals’ jobless rate dips to 2.4 pct in 2018
Local residents’ unemployment rate dropped by 0.3 percentage points to 2.4 percent year-on-year last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.Macau’s general unemployment rate – comprising locals and non-resident workers – dipped by 0.2 percentage points to 1.8 percent last year.The bureau described last year’s employment situation as “favourable”.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.
January 29, 2019 | BY admin
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Conventional dumpsters drop by 90 pct
Macau’s number of conventional dumpsters has been decreased by about 90 percent from a peak of 1,600 to 170 now, due to their replacement with waste compactors and enclosed waste collection facilities, the Chinese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM reported yesterday.According to yesterday’s report, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) told TDM that the capacity of waste compactors to store rubbish is much larger than the capacity of conventional 1,100-litre dumpsters
January 29, 2019 | BY admin
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