Kou sworn in 2nd time as speaker over lapse

Newly-elected Legislative Assembly (AL) President Kou Hoi In took his oath of office for the second time in a week at Government Headquarters on Saturday, the legislature said in a statement on that day.Saturday’s oath-taking ceremony overseen by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On was held at Kou’s request, according to the statement, which did not mention why Kou had made the request.According to local media reports, Kou omitted “Macau” when he read the oath during his swearing-in

July 22, 2019 | BY admin

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‘Victims’ Alliance’ urges govt to stop Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel redevelopment

Representatives of local travel agencies yesterday voiced strong opposition to the redevelopment of Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel in Taipa as the mothballed property’s owners – allegedly – owe them 100 million patacas due to the pre-selling of hotel rooms, urging the government to stop the project for the time being.An ad-hoc group, loosely translated as Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel Victims’ Alliance, consisting of 20 local travel agencies, convened a press conference at a Macau

July 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Hello Again: Hello Kitty overwhelms fans with cuteness

A kitten with a signature red ribbon on her left side, wearing a vintage denim overall… Yes, Sanrio’s classical character Hello Kitty is back again to overwhelm the city with cuteness.Two years ago, Hello Kitty and Sanrio friends had an exhibition at Studio City and they attracted 70,000 visits.This year, Hello Kitty is back, with an exhibition in Broadway Macau featuring more advanced technology and a more interactive experience. The exhibition contains 10 different rooms, seven of which

July 19, 2019 | BY admin

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MGM serving projection mapping dining adventure

Having made over 50 stops worldwide, the thumb-sized animated “Le Petit Chef” is now in town, presenting a mapping show projected onto the dining table for each guest to follow his gastronomic adventure from France to China as they enjoy a six-course meal.“Le Petit Chef” (“the little chef”) is a creation by artists of Skullmapping and was first launched in May 2015.In a squeaky voice in English with a heavy French accent and at times blurting out phrases in French, the

July 19, 2019 | BY admin

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‘Enchanted’: Percussion expert taking local audience to far-away world with handpan

Soothing sounds were streaming across Nam Van Lake yesterday, adding calmness to the otherwise busy city centre.The soft music was from a handpan performance presented by Italian percussionist Loris Lombardo, who is in town for the International Youth Music Festival: “The Belt and Road – Music throughout Macau”, organised by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ).The event is part of the six-month long government-initiated “Art Macao” which celebrates all things art until

July 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Int’l Cultural & Food-Fest to start in September

The 10th International Cultural and Food Festival will be running from September 27 to October 6, and businesses can now register to take part.The announcement was made at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf Exhibition Centre by Frederick Yip Wing Fat, who heads the festival’s preparatory committee, during a press conference yesterday.There will be 115 food stalls set up at the fair, which will be located outside wharf’s Colosseum, with over a third likely to be local restaurants which had

July 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Crime cartels – some based in Macau’ – wield ‘unprecedented influence’ in SEA: UN

SINGAPORE – Transnational crime syndicates are raking in tens of billions of US dollars a year selling everything from drugs to counterfeit goods as cartels outpace law enforcement to expand their influence across Southeast Asia, the United Nations has found.Major crime groups operating in the region – some based in Macau, mainland China and Hong Kong –have achieved “unprecedented influence” working in tandem with corrupt government officials and private enterprises, according to a

July 19, 2019 | BY admin

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‘Bienrick K JO Tablets’ to be withdrawn: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced yesterday that batch No. 7006 of the Japanese prescription drug “Bienrick K JO Tablets”, a remedy for rhinitis, will be withdrawn from the local market with immediate effect.According to the announcement, the Health Bureau detected during a routine inspection of medicines that the microbial limit of “Bienrick K JO Tablets”, manufactured by Yoneda Yakuhin Co. exceeds the bureau’s pharmacological criteria, and thus has ordered the importer of the drug

July 19, 2019 | BY admin

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200 new radio taxis to hit the roads in phases

Macau Radio Taxi Services Limited General Manager Kevin U Kin Lung told reporters yesterday that 200 new radio taxis will gradually come into service before June next year, promising that the success rate of calling a radio taxi will increase to 90 percent.Macau Radio Taxi Services Limited and the Bank of China (BOC) held a signing ceremony about mobile payment cooperation at the headquarters of the local BOC branch in Praça de Ferreira do Amaral yesterday. It was attended by about 80

July 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Gongbei Customs says kids used to smuggle goods

Gongbei Customs said yesterday that there is a trend in which Shenzhen-Hong Kong parallel traders are shifting their smuggling activities to Gongbei, exploiting so-called “cross-border” children over the summer holidays to smuggle goods.A statement from Gongbei Customs District said that parallel traders between Shenzhen and Hong Kong are shifting their smuggling activities to the Gongbei land-border checkpoint and the Zhuhai checkpoint at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB).In

July 19, 2019 | BY admin

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Kou elected president of legislature with over 90 pct of votes

Veteran lawmaker-cum-business executive Kou Hoi In was elected president of the Legislative Assembly (AL) by his peers yesterday, with 90. 6 percent of the votes cast, succeeding chief executive hopeful Ho Iat Seng who resigned from the legislature early this month.Following Ho’s resignation, the legislature currently has 32 members.Yesterday’s plenary session, in which the 32 lawmakers elected their new president, was chaired by Legislative Assembly Vice President Chui Sai

July 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Man admits to groping woman’s bottom on bus

A local woman in her twenties reported a man to the police after he had allegedly groped her buttocks while on a bus, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Ho Ka Kit said at a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the incident took place on Monday while the woman was on the bus heading from Avenida de Horta e Costa to Avenida do Almirante Lacerda.Ho said that the suspect, surnamed Chen, is a non-resident worker from the mainland in his thirties, who told the police that he’s a

July 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Wong fires officer for slot machine fraud

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has ordered the dismissal of a Public Security Police (PSP) officer for cheating a casino out of money by modifying slot machines in the casino with a blank card so that he or she could always win money, according to an announcement released by Wong’s office yesterday.The announcement did not name the casino.The rogue cop had worked as a slot machine technician before joining the police, according to the announcement, which did not mention when he joined

July 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Fire incidents drop 3.88 pct in 1H

The number of fire incidents decreased 3.88 percent between January and June year-on-year, illustrating the increase in fire safety awareness, Fire Services Bureau (CB) Assistant Chief Cheong Chi Wang told a press conference about the fire brigade’s work in the first half of the year.Cheong pointed out that most common causes of fire are electrical equipment short circuits and people forgetting to turn off gas stoves.The bureau held the conference at its headquarters in Sai Van district.Fire

July 18, 2019 | BY admin

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