Martial art show kicks off Wushu Masters Challenge

Martial art practitioners showed off their skills yesterday, kicking off the city’s four-day Wushu Masters Challenge.The Wushu Masters Challenge 2019, co-hosted by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and Cultural Industries Fund, opened at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion yesterday, according to a statement by the three co-organisers.The Wushu Masters Challenge highlights three main categories of wushu (“martial arts”), namely Dragon and Lion Dance,

August 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Man slaps woman’s breasts: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local man on Monday for slapping a woman’s breasts in Estrada Marginal do Hipódromo, PSP spokesman Kam Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Kam, the suspect is a 63-year-old local man surnamed Hong. He told police that he’s unemployed. The victim is a local woman in her thirties. Her surname was not released.Kam pointed out that Hong suddenly slapped the woman’s breasts when they passed each other in Estrada

August 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Regulator lowers discount window rate to 2.5 pct

Macau’s discount window base rate has been lowered by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) announced yesterday.The discount window is an instrument of monetary policy that allows eligible institutions to borrow money from the central bank or another monetary authority, usually on a short-term basis, to meet temporary shortages of liquidity caused by internal or external disruptions.The announcement by Macau’s quasi-central bank pointed out that as the

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By-election budget set at 3.28 million patacas: govt

Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission Elections (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong announced on Wednesday that the overall budget for November’s by-election of an indirectly-elected seat in the Legislative Assembly (AL) has been set at 3.28 million patacas.Tong spoke to reporters after a regular meeting of the commission at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo.Tong said that based on information provided by the CAEAL secretariat, the expenditure of the by-election would

August 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Civil servant cheats colleague out of 668,000 patacas in property scam: police

The police arrested a local woman working for the Health Bureau (SSM) on Tuesday for cheating her colleague by claiming she could help her transfer money to Thailand to buy a flat there, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.Choi identified the suspect as a 38-year-old local woman surnamed Lai. The victim is a local woman in her fifties. Her surname was not released. Both told the police that they are Health Bureau (SSM) staff.Choi said

August 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau casino receipts show surprise drop amid HK protests

HONG KONG – Protests in Hong Kong may be starting to deter gamblers from casinos in Macau, with revenue in the world’s biggest gaming hub unexpectedly falling in July.Gross gaming revenue for Macau casino operators was 24.5 billion patacas last month, down 3.5 percent from a year earlier, according to data from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) yesterday. That missed analysts estimates for a 2 percent year-on-year increase, and cuts short a two-month rebound.Macau casinos

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Customs chief admits that officers ‘overlooked’ poppy imports

Macau Customs Service Director-General Alex Vong Iao Lek admitted yesterday that the flower shop which was busted by the police last month for selling poppies had declared the importation of poppies in its flower import declaration document, but customs officers “overlooked” the details as the import declaration “involved a large number of documents”.Vong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a reception hosted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Macau

August 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt launches insurance scheme for losses of SMEs caused by disasters

The local government announced yesterday that it has launched an insurance scheme for financial losses of local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) caused by natural disasters, in collaboration with a non-local insurance company and five local insurance companies.The government has also launched a scheme providing a subsidy of up to 30,000 patacas for eligible companies to pay the annual premium of their policy of the insurance plan – officially known as Small- and Medium-sized

August 2, 2019 | BY admin

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Notice: Due to Typhoon Wipha the editorial office is closed

Due to Typhoon Wipha the editorial office is closed. The Macau Post Daily will not be published on Thursday.

July 31, 2019 | BY admin

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HK protests have no impact on local tourism: MGTO

Hong Kong’s weeks-long protests have had no impact on Macau’s tourism industry, acting Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Cheng Wai Tong said yesterday, adding that the office has recorded a 20 percent increase in visitor arrivals in the first half of this year, a figure that he said was set to keep rising.According to official statistics, Macau’s number of visitor arrivals rose 20.6 percent year-on-year to 20.28 million in the first six months of the year.MGTO and the

July 31, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau hoists signal No. 3 as tropical depression intensifies

Storm warning signal No. 3 was hoisted at 9 p.m. yesterday as a tropical depression over the northern part of the South China Sea intensified, a statement from the local weather station said.According to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), the tropical depression is forecast to move north-westwards and towards the west coast of Guangdong and Hainan Island, and is expected to be closest to Macau today.“It is expected that the tropical depression will pass Macau by around 300 km.

July 31, 2019 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass LRT bill – offenders face up to 10,000-pataca fine

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday unanimously passed a government-initiated bill regulating the future operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, according to which passengers violating LRT rules will face a fine of between 5,000 and 10,000 patacas.The bill will become law on the day after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO).The bill’s outline was passed during a plenary session of the legislature in October last year. The legislature’s 3rd Standing Committee held 11

July 31, 2019 | BY admin

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Mainland, Macau & HK ink GBA airspace pact

The civil aviation authorities of the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau signed a cooperation agreement for the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in Hong Kong yesterday, according to a statement by the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM). The statement said the aim of the pact was to “enhance the overall development of the airspace of the three places,” adding that “the purpose is to establish close technical collaboration, enhance low-altitude airspace development and conduct personnel training

July 31, 2019 | BY admin

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SJM ‘strives’ to finish Grand Lisboa Palace construction by year-end

SJM Holdings said yesterday that it was “striving” to complete construction of its Grand Lisboa Palace integrated resort in Cotai by the end of this year “and to seek the relevant licences to begin operation as soon as possible thereafter.”The company announced the construction schedule in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange about its first-half results. According to previous announcements by SJM, the resort will comprise a casino, deluxe hotel, restaurants, non-gaming

July 31, 2019 | BY admin

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