High chance for No. 3 signal as tropical storm Barijat nears

The probability of the No. 3 signal being hoisted this morning is high as tropical storm Barijat moves nearer to Macau, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement last night, and that the probability of a No. 8 typhoon signal is medium.The weather station hoisted the No. 1 signal at 11 a.m. yesterday and as of 11 p.m. last night, Barijat was located 400 kilometres east-southeast of Macau and was forecast to move west at around 15km/h.The SMG statement said that Barijat

September 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Firemen hold storm surge drill

About 100 firemen took part in a drill yesterday to ensure that people in low-lying areas are evacuated during storm surges when there is a typhoon.According to the Fire Services Bureau’s statement, the drill was to strengthen the communications and cooperation between different departments in the bureau, and the capability to tackle emergency situations.The drill also invited representatives of associations from the northern district to observe the exercise, which took place in Ilha Verde

September 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Mainland, Macau to strengthen anti-graft cooperation

BEIJING – A senior discipline official yesterday expressed willingness to enhance cooperation between the mainland and Macau in fighting corruption to promote the healthy development of the economy and society in both regions.Yang Xiaodu, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of the National Supervisory Commission, made the remarks during a meeting with Macau’s Commission Against Corruption chief Cheong Weng Chon.Speaking highly of the

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Man nabbed for forging sister’s signature for remortgage

A local man was arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) at the Barrier Gate checkpoint on Sunday, for forging his sister’s signature in 2016, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the suspect is a 30-year-old surnamed Lei, who works as a taxi driver. The suspect and his sister – the victim, jointly own a property in Fai Chi Kei.Ho said that in 2016 February, Lei took out a remortgage of about HK$220,000 with the help of a male and two

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Elderly home asks govt to scrap ‘greyhound adoption centre’ next door

Family members of elderly people living at Asilo Vila Madalena retirement home in Coloane and its director Ip Pui King went to the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) and Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) yesterday to ask the government to stop Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome from moving 531 greyhounds to a plot of land just metres away from the elderly women’s dormitories.Yat Yuen last week told the elderly home that they would build a greyhound adoption centre there and the

September 11, 2018 | BY admin

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No. 1 typhoon signal to be hoisted as 2 tropical cyclones approach

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) will hoist the No.1 typhoon signal this morning.A tropical depression located to the south of Taiwan was moving westwards to the South China Sea and was 760 kilometres east of Macau at 8 p.m. yesterday.According to the bureau’s website, based on the current trajectory the tropical depression would affect Macau’s weather in the middle of the week.It also notes that typhoon Mangkhut which is near Guam will move westwards and intensify in the

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Man dies after work accident

A man who suffered from multiple bone fractures in a work accident on Sunday passed away at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the deceased was a male non-resident worker in his twenties employed at a construction site in Rua dos Pescadores.The statement said that the worker was installing electric cables on the top floor of the site on Sunday morning, and a crane was lifting

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Police probe suspected arson at Macau Tower

The Judiciary Police (PJ) are investigating a suspected arson case at Macau Tower that happened early yesterday morning, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The fire broke out near a lift in a storeroom on the second floor of Macau Tower.Leng said at around 4 a.m. yesterday, a security guard saw flames there and immediately reported the fire to the police. As the water sprinklers were also activated, the fire was extinguished automatically

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No political motive behind non-renewal of 2 legal advisors’ contracts: Ho

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that there was no political motive behind the legislature’s decision not to renew the employment contracts of two of the legislature’s legal advisors.Ho made the remarks during a briefing session with the media about the legislature’s work in the first year of the current legislative term, which ended on August 15. The legislature has its summer recess between the middle of August and the middle of October.The current

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Legislature to study insult remarks: Ho

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that the legislature’s House Rules Committee will study what kinds of remarks made by lawmakers during plenary sessions would constitute insults to the legislature.Ho spoke to reporters during a briefing session with the media about the legislature’s work in the first year of the current legislative term, which ended on August 15. The legislature has its summer recess between the middle of August and the middle of October. The

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Man arrested for trying to scam illegal money changers

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a male mainlander for trying to scam two illegal money changers on Saturday in Taipa and injuring one of them, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the arrested suspect is a 36-year-old businessman surnamed Lin, and there are five or six unidentified suspects that were on the run at the time of yesterday’s press conference. The victims are a male mainlander in his 30s and a female mainlander

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Hundreds protest against hazardous materials warehouses

Hundreds of residents living in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing estate protested yesterday against the government’s plan to build warehouses for hazardous materials near their homes.The protesters urged the government to simply build permanent warehouses for hazardous materials on the land reclamation zone known as Zone E1 outside Pac On in Taipa as it is currently planning, instead of insisting on pushing ahead with its plan to build temporary warehouses for hazardous materials in

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt confirms 6th imported dengue case

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Saturday that it has recorded the sixth imported case of dengue fever this year.According to the statement, the patient is a 44-year-old local woman who lives in Rua da Bacia Sul on the peninsula and works in Avenida dos Jardins do Oceano in Taipa.The patient visited Jakarta between August 15 and September 3. Since August 27 she has been suffering from symptoms such as a fever, muscle pains, and a skin rash. However, she

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New condo law makes it difficult to use buildings’ reserve funds: forum

Several members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum said that the new law on condominium buildings’ communal area management makes it more difficult for unit owners to use the money in the buildings’ reserve funds for the maintenance and repairs of the various facilities in the buildings’ common areas.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Yesterday’s focus of the forum was on the implementations of two new laws

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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