Imported workers rise 4.6 pct 185,066

Macau’s number of non-resident workers (NRWs) rose 4.6 percent year on year to 185,066 at the end of August, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) announced this week. Workers imported from the mainland (115,724), Hong Kong (4,817) and Taiwan (1,425) accounted for two-thirds of the total number. A total of 30,746 workers imported from the Philippines worked in Macau at the end of last month. The number of workers imported from Vietnam stood at 15,079. Indonesian and Nepalese workers amounted

September 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Cryptomining suspect released on bail

Local businessman Frederico dos Santos Rosario, who was arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on Monday and later that day transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) for further questioning, has been released on bail, according to government-owned broadcaster TDM.The 34-year-old suspect was arrested over a cryptomining scam involving at least 71 local victims who lost a total of HK$20 million, according to a TDM report earlier this week.The police have taken statement from 46 of the

September 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Police catch Mid-Autumn Festival robber

The police caught a robber red-handed outside a Cotai resort-hotel on Monday – the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lun said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters yesterday.According to Leng, the suspect is a 25-year-old male mainlander surnamed Zhang, who claimed to be unemployed. The victim is a male mainlander in his 50s, who was visiting Macau with his wife and daughter.Leng said that on Monday evening, while the victim was

September 27, 2018 | BY admin

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UM forecasts 8.3 pct GDP growth for this year

The University of Macau (UM) forecast yesterday that Macau’s economy will grow 8.3 percent this year and 7.1 percent next year.The forecast was jointly announced by the public university’s Department of Economics and UM Centre for Macau Studies (CMS) during a press conference on the university’s campus on Hengqin Island.Yesterday’s press conference was co-hosted by Kwan Fung, assistant professor of the Department of Economics, Legislator Agnes Lam Iok Fong, director of the Centre for

September 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt consults public on phone tapping bill

The government yesterday launched a 45-day public consultation on the drafting of a bill regulating the tapping of telephones during police investigations into criminal cases.The bill aims to allow the police to tackle ever more sophisticated crimes due to the constant development of telecommunications technology while ensuring higher protection of citizens’ privacy rights.A press conference about the public consultation was held yesterday at the S. Francisco Barracks. The public consultation

September 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to ‘test’ impact of greyhound centre next to old-age home

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sónia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that the government would start an evaluation process for the noise and hygiene once some of the 530 greyhounds move into an “adoption centre” controversially set up just a few metres away from a retirement home in Coloane.Chan made the remarks after attending a welcome reception in honour of Foreign Ministry Commissioner Shen Beili at Macau Tower.Chan told reporters that the government would evaluate the noise,

September 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Local man nabbed for over 14 million patacas cryptomining scam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man yesterday over a cryptocurrency investment scam, in which 71 locals have lost a total of 14.2 million patacas, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lun said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters yesterday.According to Leng, the suspect is a 34-year-old businessman surnamed Rosario.Government-owned broadcaster TDM identified the suspect as Frederico dos Santos Rosario, citing the Judiciary Police.PJ officers escort the cryptomining suspect to a

September 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for dropping lit cigarette end at old Catholic Centre

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Saturday for dropping a lit cigarette end on the ground floor of the long-abandoned Catholic Centre building in the city centre earlier this month, which resulted in a fire there, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The Catholic Centre, located at the junction of Rua do Campo, Rua Formosa and Avenida da Praia Grande, has been vacant for over two decades.Leng identified the suspect as a

September 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Regular steals 7,500 patacas from restaurant: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a local man for stealing 7,500 patacas in cash from a restaurant in the northern district, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the suspect is a 31-year-old surnamed Leong who regularly eats at the restaurant.The spokesperson said that the owner of the eatery returned to his restaurant in the afternoon of September 15, and discovered that 7,500 patacas in cash had been stolen from the cash

September 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Macau Gaming Show to partner with 2 SOEs

The Macau Gaming Equipment Manufacturers Association (MGEMA), the organiser of the Macau Gaming Show, will partner with two state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – Nam Kwong Culture and Creativity Industry Co. Ltd. and China National Machinery Industry International Co. Ltd. (SINOMACHINT) – at the 6th MGS Entertainment Show in November, MGEMA Chairman Jay Chun said yesterday.Chun made the remarks during a press conference about the upcoming MGS Entertainment Show, which was attended by

September 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Tam to discuss with fellow secretaries alternative locations for greyhounds

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that he would discuss with other policy secretaries alternative locations for the relocation of the about 500 greyhounds from the former racetrack on the peninsula, instead of a plot of land adjacent to the Asilo Vila Madalena retirement home in Coloane.Tam made the remarks while speaking to reporters during a visit to the retirement home near Coloane Village yesterday morning.Tam did not mention which policy

September 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Solving flooding issue most fundamental issue: forum

Guest speakers and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum said that while the government properly carried out its tasks in responding to Super Typhoon Mangkhut that pummelled on September 16, the government will need to carry out additional measures with the aim of fundamentally solving the long-standing flooding issue in the city’s low-lying areas when storm surges hit the city during typhoons.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia

September 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Free flu shots to start today

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced yesterday that its annual free flu shots for residents will start today. According to an SSM statement, the vaccinations will cover the 2018-19 flu season period. The bureau said that this time it has ordered 150,000 doses of quadrivalent flu vaccine for the seasonal influenza shots. For the 2017-18 period, the bureau provided 140,000 doses of quadrivalent flu vaccines, covering 22 percent of the population.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

September 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Dog adoption centre says it has met official requirements for new Coloane home

The International Centre for the Rehoming of Greyhounds (Macau) said at the weekend that it has carried out all the tasks required by a raft of government entities for a plot of land next to the Asilo Vila Madalena retirement home in Coloane to be ready to house the over 500 greyhounds from the former greyhound racetrack on the peninsula.The now-defunct Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. has previously said that it would cover all the costs for the operation of the international greyhound

September 24, 2018 | BY admin

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