Educator elected first secretary of legislature

Lawmaker-cum-educator Chan Hong was elected first secretary of the executive board of the Legislative Assembly (AL) by her peers yesterday, succeeding Kou Hoi In who was elected president of the legislature earlier this month.The Legislative Assembly currently has 32 members after chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng resigned from the legislature early this month.Yesterday was the first time that Kou chaired a plenary session after being elected the legislature’s new president on July 17,

July 31, 2019 | BY admin

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‘The Magic Flute’ returns as opening act for music-fest

Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”, which has been performed in Macau before, will be the opening act for the 33rd Macau International Music Festival (MIMF) from October 4 to 30, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced yesterday.During a press conference held at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre, IC President Mok Ian Ian said that the budget for this year’s festival organised by her bureau is 31 million patacas, 3 percent more than that of last year.Mok said that the

July 31, 2019 | BY admin

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Student caught with over 15,000 upskirt photos & videos

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local student for taking upskirt photos and videos, a PSP spokesman said during a regular press conference yesterday. When police checked his mobile phone and computer they found files containing over 15,000 upskirt photos and videos.According to the spokesman, the suspect in his twenties is surnamed Wong. He told the police that he is a university student. The spokesman did not reveal the name of the university.The victim who reported the case to the

July 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Sports Day to stimulate seniors to work out, stay healthy

Macau’s annual sports day for senior citizens is coming soon for them to exercise while socialising to tackle health problems and have a better life quality.The Macau Elderly Sports Day 2019 will be held on September 8 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion for residents born in or before 1968.The event has been held every year since 2005.Macau Elderly Sports Association Deputy President Sin Chi Yeung (third from left) speaks to the media during a press conference at the

July 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Home swap project complete in ‘several years’: urban company

Peter Lam Kam Seng, who heads the government-owned Macau Urban Renewal Limited, said yesterday he expects the government’s “home swap” housing project, which will be built on the plot where the ill-fated Pearl Horizon residential project is located, to be completed in “several years”.Lam made the remarks during a press conference at the Government Service Centre in Areia Preta which briefed the media about the ongoing application process for Pearl Horizon pre-sale buyers to apply to

July 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Rosário takes 22 lawmakers on their 1st LRT ride

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário yesterday invited lawmakers to take their first ride on the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, according to a statement by the Transport Infrastructure Office (GIT).The ride included the LRT Taipa line’s depot in Cotai. The system is slated to come into service later this year.According to the statement, 22 members of the Legislative Assembly (AL) – which currently has 32 members after chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng resigned

July 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui hopes athletes perform at their best at 2nd National Youth Games

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On hosted a farewell ceremony for a group of young athletes who will be competing at the 2nd National Youth Games in Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi province, with good wishes that the contestants perform at their best.Chui made the remarks in a speech during the ceremony at Government Headquarters yesterday.A total of 239 young athletes will be representing Macau and competing at the Games starting next Thursday and ending on August 18. The athletes will

July 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Man busted selling drugs, buyer hits police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man who was hired by a gang to sell drugs in Macau and another man for taking drugs, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the 19-year-old suspect is surnamed Wang. He told the police that he is unemployed. The 37-year-old drug-buyer is also surnamed Wang. He told the police that he is a businessman. Both are from the mainland. Choi added that the two Wangs are not related.According to Choi, the

July 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Volunteers clean up Coloane coast

Seeing Coloane’s coast defiled with rubbish brought in on the tide is currently a common scene, Coloane Coast Cleanup organiser Gilberto Camacho told The Macau Post Daily on Saturday, adding that “volunteers gathered to clean up the rubbish on the coast line with the aim of preventing it returning to the sea on the next tide”.According to a statement by the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) on Saturday, the waste on Cheoc Van Beach had significantly increased two to three-fold on that day

July 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Man attacks father & sister with scissors in row over TV programme: police

A 30-year-old local man attacked his father and elder sister with a pair of scissors in their home in Iao Hon district in a quarrel over TV programmes on Saturday night, the Public Security Police (PSP) have announced.The injured father and his daughter were taken to the public Conde de S. Januário Hospital Centre for treatment. The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement yesterday that the two injured people, aged 66 and 32 respectively, had meanwhile been discharged from hospital.In a

July 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau arts & crafts market encourages people to DIY

The Macau Handcraft and Creative People Association hosted a two-day miniature arts & crafts market in 10 Fantasia in S. Lázaro district yesterday to promote the local handcraft industry and encourage attendees to do-it-yourself (DIY).Wong Ka Seng, secretary general of the association, said that Macau lacks space and opportunities for local handcraft enthusiasts to showcase their talents. Therefore, this association hosts four different miniature arts and crafts markets throughout the year

July 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Local group wins HK-Macau leg of K-POP World Festival

Local group Setehints won the Hong Kong-Macau leg of this year’s Changwon K-POP World Festival yesterday.The 2019 Changwon K-POP World Festival Hong Kong-Macau Finals were held yesterday afternoon, when eight groups from Hong Kong and seven from Macau participated in the dance contest.This was the first time that the competition, which took place on the third floor of Macau Tower, has been held in Macau.The members of local group Setehints (left, back row) pose with other winners and members

July 29, 2019 | BY admin

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2 men make & use over 150 fake bank cards: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two men for making fake bank cards, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said at a special press conference on Friday.According to Chan, the two suspects in their thirties are both from the mainland, surnamed Ren and Sun. They told the police that they are unemployed.The case was reported on Wednesday when a bank staff member found three bank cards “swallowed” by an ATM at a casino-hotel in Cotai. The employees discovered that the three bank cards were fakes,

July 29, 2019 | BY admin

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PSG-Inter Milan game decided on penalties in Taipa

Saturday night at the 16,000-seat Macau Olympic Sports Centre in Taipa in front of a crowd of 8,853, the game of Paris Saint Germain (PSG) vs. FC Internazionale Milano, commonly known as Inter Milan, was decided on penalties after ending in a one all draw at the end of 90 minutes with the final score being 1-1 (6-7).PSG, the French Ligue 1 champions, owned by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), and Italian outfit Inter Milan that has mainland Chinese company Suning as a major shareholder, took part

July 29, 2019 | BY admin

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