Lawmakers pass bill banning off-duty gaming staff from casinos

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill banning off-duty gaming staff from entering local casinos, with the aim of reducing the risk of gaming staff becoming addicted to gambling.The government launched a one-month public consultation on the matter in September last year.The bill’s outline was passed during a plenary session of the legislature in July. The legislature’s 1st Standing Committee held eight meetings to review the bill.Secretary for Economy and

December 19, 2018 | BY admin

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Xi ‘fully endorses’ work by Chui & local govt

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday met with Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, who was on a duty visit to Beijing, “fully endorsing” the work by Chui and his government and stressing that Macau can play an “irreplaceable role” also in the new era.During the meeting, Xi was briefed by Chui on Macau’s current situation and the local government’s work.Xi said that over the past year, the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) government, under Chui’s leadership, had

December 18, 2018 | BY admin

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DNA test confirms maternity of baby left on air-con ledge

A DNA test has proved that a 27-year-old Burmese domestic helper is the mother of an abandoned baby girl found on the ledge of the external unit of an air conditioner outside the bathroom window early last Thursday morning, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said yesterday morning at a special press conference.According to Chan, the Burmese maid was discharged from the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre on Sunday. Under questioning, she admitted to having given birth and

December 18, 2018 | BY admin

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Filipina helper performs oral sex on 3-year-old boy: police

A Filipina live-in domestic helper sexually abused her employers’ 3-year-8-month-old son by performing oral sex on him in the family flat in Rua Nova a Guia, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said yesterday at a regular press conference.Chan said that the 46-year-old maid had been employed since August last year. She allegedly performed oral sex on the boy while giving him a shower. The boy told his mother while she was changing his clothes a few days ago that he hated the worker

December 18, 2018 | BY admin

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Taipa-Barra LRT section to cost 4.5 billion patacas, start operation in 2024: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that the project to construct the Light Rail Transit (LRT) section connecting Taipa and Barra on the peninsula – via Sai Van Bridge – is budgeted at 4.5 billion patacas.This project includes the construction of the section, the Barra LRT station project, the setting-up of the system, and the rolling stock, according to Rosario.The policy secretary also said that the Taipa-Barra LRT section project was expected to

December 18, 2018 | BY admin

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Chui Talks After Meeting Xi & Li

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On (left) talks to reporters in Beijing after meeting with President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound yesterday, as his chief-of-cabinet O Lam looks on. According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS),Chui revealed that the central government has approved his government’s flood gate project in an attempt to control Macau’s tides. Chui said he was “very satisfied” with the central

December 18, 2018 | BY admin

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Court orders weekly to pay Polytex 50,000 patacas

The Court of First Instance (TJB) yesterday ordered the local Chinese- language weekly Son Pou, its chief editor Lei Kong and director Chao Chong Peng to pay local developer Polytex a total of 50,000 patacas between them as indemnity for publishing “abusive” opinion articles concerning the ill-fated Pearl Horizon property development project. According to the court ruling, the articles had a negative impact on the honour and reputation of the company. However, the defendants were acquitted

December 18, 2018 | BY admin

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Worker falls to death at Taipa wastewater plant

A worker fell to his death in an industrial accident at the Taipa Wastewater Treatment Plant yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement.The police identified the victim as a 66-year-old local man surnamed Leong.The Fire Services Bureau (CB) transferred the case to the Judiciary Police shortly after midday for further investigation, the statement said.An ambulance, a fire engine and a police scooter are parked outside the Taipa Wastewater Treatment Plant in Pac On yesterday

December 18, 2018 | BY admin

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Burmese maid leaves newborn at employers’ home: police

A 27-year-old domestic helper from Myanmar gave birth to a girl in the bathroom of her employers’ home and abandoned her on the ledge of the external unit of an air conditioner outside the bathroom’s window on Thursday, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ).A PJ spokesperson announced the case during a regular press conference on Friday.The domestic helper started to work in her employers’ home in Rua de Ferreira do Amaral in March this year. The employers – a married couple – told

December 17, 2018 | BY admin

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Christmas tree lights catch fire – 12 evacuated

A fire broke out in the early hours of Friday on the third floor of Kam Loi Building in Rua do Comandante Mata e Oliveira. Firefighters evacuated 12 residents, among them – reportedly – nine Filipinos from the flat where the blaze erupted, according to the Fire Services Bureau (CB).Firefighters told the media that they had received a call about a fire on the third floor of the residential building, and on arriving at the scene, saw flames and smoke coming out of the window of the

December 17, 2018 | BY admin

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2-bus crash on 1st day of reopened Barrier Gate terminal

Three passengers were slightly injured in a collision between two public buses in the newly reopened underground bus terminal at the Barrier Gate checkpoint on Saturday – the first day of the restart of the public bus services there, according to the Fire Services Bureau (CB).Firefighters suspected that the accident was due to oil on the ground left by a bus not involved in the collision.According to the Fire Services Bureau (CB), the accident occurred at around 1 p.m., when a bus leaving a

December 17, 2018 | BY admin

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S Korean film wins 3rd Macau film-fest

The winners of the 3rd International Film Festival & Awards Macau (IFFAM) were revealed on Friday night at the awards ceremony of the annual event at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), with South Korea’s “Clean Up” winning the Best Film award.The film-fest screened 54 films this time, including 11 films competing for nine awards in the Competition Section, according to an IFFAM statement.Additionally, six films competed in the New Competition Section, namely the “New Chinese Cinema”

December 17, 2018 | BY admin

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Annual parade celebrates MSAR’s 19th anniversary

The 2018 Macau International Parade, now in its eighth year, took place yesterday.The opening ceremony was held at 3 p.m. at the Ruins of St. Paul, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) in conjunction with the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) and other entities.The parade celebrated the 19th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), “based on the concept of the cultural encounters between China and Portuguese-speaking countries,”

December 17, 2018 | BY admin

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Various reasons for 2 bridges’ traffic jams: transport official

The massive traffic jams on Sai Van Bridge and Friendship Bridge on Saturday evening were due to a string of various reasons, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) said yesterday.Lai Kin Hou, who heads the DSAT Traffic Equipment Division, made the remarks during yesterday’s Macau Forum. The weekly debate programme is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM every Sunday.Sai Van Bridge has two entrances for peninsula-bound traffic on the Taipa side – one for vehicles coming from Avenida do Oceano

December 17, 2018 | BY admin

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