Labour Affairs Bureau helps 70 pct young jobless find work within 60 days: Lei

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said yesterday that about 4,300 young people were unemployed in the fourth quarter of last year, but the difference was only two to three percentage points compared with the pre-pandemic period, with about 70 per cent of young job seekers, on average, finding work within 60 days with the help of the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL).Lei made the remarks during an oral interpellation plenary session yesterday in the legislature’s hemicycle, adding that

March 27, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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In a multipolar world democracy is diverse

Commentary by Ong Tee Keat*        Democracy has been cherished worldwide for centuries. The practice of this sacrosanct shared human value varies in form and essence from country to country, depending on their respective culture, norms and history which help shape the mode of governance.In this respect, the different levels of modernization and development, the stages of nation building and the history of nationhood across the developing and least-developed world stand out

March 27, 2024 | BY admin

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6th Ministerial Conference of Forum Macao to be held on April 21-23

The 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) will be held at the Service Platform Complex for Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries on April 21-23, the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum announced yesterday.“Forum Macao” is the organisation’s short form.The three-day event’s schedule includes a welcome banquet at the Macau East Asian Games Dome’s International

March 26, 2024 | BY Harald Brüning

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Sports park project’s feasibility still underway: Ao Ieong

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U said yesterday that the government is still carrying out a study on the feasibility of building a sports park, i.e., a park featuring various sporting facilities, on the plot of land where the former greyhound racetrack (Yat Yuen Canidrome) is located.The policy secretary said that after completing the feasibility study, the government expects to be able to start the project’s construction design in the next quarter.Ao Ieong made the

March 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Big Mouse Kids Drama Group presents ‘Box Monster’

Interview by William Chan        The local Big Mouse Kids Drama Group is presenting its production “Box Monster” (盒子怪), a play that explores emotional themes.  Mabina Choi Leng Chi, director of the play, talked about the play and the group’s Theatre-in-Education programme in an online interview with the Post last week.Choi emphasised that Theatre-in-Education goes beyond mere performance for the audience. The actor-teachers, as she referred to the

March 26, 2024 | BY admin

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IAM warns public to stop drinking ‘MIO’ sparkling sake over health risk

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) warned the public yesterday to stop drinking a Japanese-made sparkling sake product which was found to possibly contain an ingredient causing a health risk.The problematic product is named MIO Premium Rose, with a capacity of 750ml (barcode 4904670 227636) and 300ml (barcode 4904670 227605) respectively, according to yesterday’s IAM statement.In the statement, the bureau urges local merchants to stop supplying and selling the product, while calling those in

March 26, 2024 | BY admin

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MPU is finalist in Times Higher Education Awards Asia category

The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) said in a statement on Friday that it has recently been shortlisted as one of the top eight finalists for the “Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership” category in the Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2024, often referred to as the “Oscars of Higher Education”.The winner in the category is set to be announced in April, the statement noted, with the award aiming to honour higher education institutions “demonstrating leadership in

March 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab 36 suspects at ‘drug party’, 34 of them Vietnamese, incl jail guard

The Judiciary Police (PJ) raided on Saturday a drug party at a karaoke bar in the city centre, where the officers arrested 18 men and 18 women, including three alleged drug dealers, and seized 1.31 grams of ketamine with an estimated street value of about 1,000 patacas.PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday that the three male drug dealers from Vietnam, aged between 27 and 36, include a blue card (work-permit) holder working for the Macau Public Security

March 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Fraudster’ falsely imprisoned by currency exchange gang: police

A man was falsely imprisoned by an illegal currency exchange gang at a hotel in Cotai in the wee hours of Saturday after he and his accomplice, had allegedly cheated a gang member out of HK$300,000, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference yesterday.The Judiciary Police received a referral about a false imprisonment and coercion case from the Public Security Police (PSP) on Saturday, Ho said, adding that a further PJ investigation identified the gang’s

March 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Drunken’ man sexually harasses woman: police

A 34-year-old local man has been arrested in the city centre for sexually harassing a woman “after drinking a large quantity of alcoholic beverages”, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong noted that the suspect, who told the police that he works as a driver, is surnamed Kou, while the victim, a non-resident worker (NRW), is employed by a shop in the city centre.According to the victim’s report, she was dragging a bag

March 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police, customs bust illegal immigration gang

Six snakeheads and eight illegal immigrants were arrested on Saturday during a joint operation between the Judiciary Police (PJ), Public Security Police (PSP), Macau Customs Service (SA) and the Guangdong Public Security Bureau with four individuals being apprehended in Macau, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference yesterday.People smugglers are called “snakeheads” in the local Cantonese jargon.The four suspected snakeheads arrested in Macau comprise a local couple

March 26, 2024 | BY William Chan

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50 years of photos on display at Portuguese Bookshop

Portuguese photographer António Duarte Mil-Homens is celebrating 50 years of his photography in an exhibition entitled “50 Years Behind The Lens”, with his extensive work currently showcased in the basement of the Portuguese Bookshop at 16 Rua de São Domingos in the city centre until April 5.The self-taught lensman was born in Lisbon on October 9, 1949, and started his photography journey in 1974, according to his website.The website notes that Mil-Homens became a full-time photographer

March 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Public Health Building’s public carpark to open tomorrow

A new public carpark, which is located in the Health Bureau’s (SSM) new Public Health Building, will open tomorrow, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced in a statement yesterday.The Public Health Building, which was inaugurated in October last year, is located next to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre.The Public Health Building, informally known as the communicable disease building, is the first-phase extension of the adjacent public hospital. Both are connected by an

March 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt spends 16 million patacas on professional athletes in 2023: Ao Ieong

The government spent 16 million patacas last year on professional athletes, with an average of nearly 670,000 patacas spent on each one, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U said yesterday.Ao Ieong made the remarks during an oral interpellation plenary session yesterday in the legislature’s hemicycle, adding that there were about 2,200 team athletes and 95 elite athletes from 46 kinds of sport in Macau at the end of last year.Ao Ieong noted that nearly 13 million patacas

March 26, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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