NMA activists urge govt to withdraw ‘sovereign wealth fund’ bill

The non-establishment New Macau Association (NMA) petitioned the government yesterday afternoon, urging it to withdraw its controversial bill on the setting-up of the Macau Special Administrative Region Investment and Development Fund.Several NMA members handed in the petition to an official outside Government Headquarters. They did so a few hours before the government announced the bill’s withdrawal from tomorrow’s plenary session’s agenda.Lawmaker-cum-activist Sulu Sou Ka Hou, a

August 6, 2019 | BY admin

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Group opposes ‘small-circle’ CE election

The small Macau People Power group handed in a petition at the Office of the Chief Executive yesterday morning, requesting the government “implement” Annex I of Macau Basic Law and carry out a true “One Country, Two Systems” principle.Szeto Fai, who heads the group, told reporters in front of the office that he was opposed to this month’s “small-circle” chief executive election as there is only one candidate.According to Szeto, in a public forum in January Chief Executive Fernando

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2 Illegal casino money changers scam gambler out of over HK$2 million

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two illegal money changers on Sunday for cheating a gambler out of 1,793,000 yuan (2,052,130 patacas), PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said in a regular press conference yesterday.Leng identified the first suspect as a 32-year-old man surnamed Wang. The second suspect is 22 years old and is surnamed Yang. Both male suspects were engaged in illegal money changing activities in local casinos’ VIP rooms. The 27-year-old female victim is from the mainland. Her

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MTR hires over 570 staff for LRT operation: GIT chief

Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation, which will be the operator of Macau’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) for at least five years, has already hired over 570 staff, of which three-quarters are local residents while the others are mainly experienced technical managers from the Hong Kong MTR, Transport Infrastructure Office (GIT) Director Ho Cheong Kei told lawmakers yesterday.Ho announced the figures during a Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle.Ho added that 450 of the local staff have

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Tourist hurts septuagenarian in fork row: police

The police arrested a mainland tourist on Sunday for hurting a septuagenarian with a fork in a row in the ATM area of a local bank branch, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the suspect surnamed Cui is in his thirties who holds a valid permit to visit Macau. The victim, who is in his seventies, is a local retiree. His personal information was not released.The incident happened at the bank branch in Avenida

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Chui urges youths to be patriotic, seize nation’s development opportunities

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has urged Macau’s youngsters to love their country and seize the opportunities provided by the nation’s development.Chui made the appeal on Saturday during a session themed “I and my motherland” at Macau Forum in Zape. The session was attended by top local and central government officials, community leaders and representatives of the 500 local youngsters who in five 100-member teams made separate fact-finding trips to different provinces and cities

August 5, 2019 | BY admin

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4th Macau-Taipa bridge to cost up to 6.79 billion patacas

The design and construction of the fourth Macau-Taipa link will cost up to 6.79 billion patacas, according to a statement by the Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) on Friday.The fourth link – a bridge – will connect the land reclamation area known as Zone A and the Zone E1 reclamation area.The office had invited seven construction companies to submit their bids for the project. All seven companies submitted their bids, which were unsealed on the GDI premises on Friday. All bids were

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HK woman admits to smuggling & taking drugs: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Hong Kong woman on Friday who had been hired by a gang to sell cocaine in Macau, a PJ spokesperson said at a special press conference on Saturday.According to the spokesperson, the suspect is a 57-year-old surnamed Chiu. She told the police that she is unemployed.The spokesperson said that when the suspect was entering Macau via the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal checkpoint on Friday at 4 a.m. she was stopped by the Public Security Police (PSP) as she was

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CE election committee complete at 400 with Kevin Ho joining

Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission President Song Man Lei said on Friday that local businessman Kevin Ho King Lun, a local deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC), has officially joined the Chief Executive Election Committee so that the body, which will elect Macau’s next chief executive later this month, now has all its 400 members in place.Song made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a regular closed-door meeting of the commission at the Public Administration

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PLA garrison vows to ‘unswervingly’ protect Macau

People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Macau Garrison Commander Xu Liangcai pointed out yesterday that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the stationing of a garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Macau, adding that the garrison has “unswervingly” upheld the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, and strictly adhered to the Macau Basic Law and the Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Garrisoning the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), and

August 2, 2019 | BY admin

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AirAsia turns to big data to enhance customer experience, flight safety

Big data is a big deal, and AirAsia is incorporating this in their operation to enhance flight safety, as well as to use this information to improve the customer experience as the low-cost carrier moves to become a travel technology company.AirAsia is currently marking the 15th anniversary of its Macau operation, and recently invited local media on a familiarisation tour of the airliner’s headquarters “RedQ” and aviation training centre, both located near Kuala Lumpur airport.RedQ houses

August 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Michelin-starred restaurant hosting lobster feast this month

It’s lobster night every Friday this month at Michelin-starred restaurant The Kitchen where guests can have as many fresh Boston lobsters as they want, with fine-dining service and quality.The restaurant in Grand Lisboa is running a five-course “Lobster Night” menu, which begins with a Lobster Sushi Roll, followed by inviting guests to the salad bar to make their own salad with pre-cooked lobsters, then guests will be served a lobster bisque with homemade bread fresh from the oven.The

August 2, 2019 | BY admin

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People with intellectual disabilities show off their art skills

People with intellectual disabilities are showing their talent through paintings that are set to change the minds of people who doubted their ability.The paintings are on display at an exhibition titled “Art-Infinite” organised by the Macau Association for the Mentally Handicapped at the Rui Cunha Foundation.According to the exhibition text, the event highlights the drawing stage of the association’s members by “integrating their intellectuals through their limits” and realising their

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MASTV fails to pay salaries for up to 6 months

The Macau Satellite Television Company Limited (MASTV) is said to have defaulted on over 100 employees’ wages for two to six months, legislator Lei Cheng I told reporters at the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday.Lei said she was representing over 100 MASTV staff when she filed a complaint with the bureau about the company’s non-payment of salaries for two to six months. MASTV staff started complaining in April about not receiving their salaries since February. The complainants comprise

August 2, 2019 | BY admin

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