Croupier ‘conspired’ with 2 friends at baccarat table

A croupier and his two friends conspired to cheat at baccarat in a casino in Cotai where they made away with HK$220,000, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday.A PJ spokesperson said in a regular press briefing yesterday that the casino reported the case to the police on July 20 when the trio allegedly plotted to cheat on the baccarat table when one of them was on duty as croupier there.According to the police, the croupier would peek to see the values of the cards when he changed the

August 22, 2018 | BY admin

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Jolie Cola, Canidrome’s oldest greyhound, dies

Albano Martins, president of Anima - Society for the Protection of Animals in Macau, posted on the animal welfare group’s Facebook page last night that Jolie Cola, the oldest greyhound at the now defunct Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome died of natural causes early yesterday morning.According to Anima’s Facebook page, for the last few days three Australian volunteer vets, one from Australia and two from Hong Kong, all greyhound specialists, had been assessing the health of the canines left behind

August 22, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt consults public on temporary housing and ‘home swap’ bill

The government launches a one-month public consultation today on the drafting of a bill regulating its temporary housing scheme and its “home swap” scheme – for residents affected by the future urban renewal process.The government’s proposal for this piece of legislation also aims to tackle the long-running Pearl Horizon row. When the government announced in May its proposed solution to the Pearl Horizon incident – the construction of a temporary housing project on the ill-fated

August 22, 2018 | BY admin

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Man arrested for robbing pregnant woman: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man early yesterday morning for robbing a pregnant woman on the previous night in Zape, threatening her with a pair scissors, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man announced during a special press conference yesterday.According to Chan, the suspect is a 28-year-old Vietnamese surnamed Ho, who works for a cleaning company, while the victim is a 27-year-old local housewife, who is nine-months pregnant.Chan said that on Sunday at 11p.m. the victim was shopping alone in a

August 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt grants youth centre design deal for ex-Hotel Estoril

The government announced yesterday that it has decided to grant a local architecture firm a contract for the design of its new youth recreational and activities centre in Praça do Tap Seac, which includes the demolition of the dilapidated Hotel Estoril and its adjacent Estoril Swimming Pool. According to the draft design announced yesterday, the famous mosaic on the hotel’s façade will, however, be kept intact.The government hosted a press conference yesterday about its decision, in which

August 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Extra resurfacing of Guia Circuit to start tomorrow

The resurfacing of the Guia Circuit prior to November’s Macau Grand Prix, will take place tomorrow, with extra resurfacing to be carried out compared to last time, Diamantino Augusto Torrado, coordinator of the Macau Grand Prix Committee (MGPC) Infrastructure Subcommittee, said during a press conference yesterday at the Grand Prix Building in Avenida da Amizade.The press conference was held along with several other government bodies including the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and Sports Bureau (ID)

August 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Scooter rider injured in crash with casino bus

A female scooter rider was seriously injured in a crash with a casino shuttle bus on the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge yesterday morning, the police said.The accident occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. yesterday in the direction from Taipa towards the peninsula. According to the police, the victim is a 27-year-old local woman. She was found lying on the ground near the rear of the casino shuttle bus after the accident.Paramedics rushed to the scene and took the woman to the public Conde de Sao

August 21, 2018 | BY admin

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CE grants construction time exemption to ensure new checkpoint project’s schedule

The government has allowed the construction of the new Macau-Zhuhai border checkpoint project at Ilha Verde to be carried out from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, by issuing an exemption to the statutory restrictions on the period allowed for construction work to be carried out, according to an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The executive order was signed by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On earlier this month.The order said the exemption was granted to ensure

August 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt proposes LRT operation bill

The Executive Council has announced that the government has drafted a bill regulating the future operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, which proposes that anyone violating the rules listed in this future new LRT law will face a fine of up to 10,000 patacas.Leong Heng Teng, spokesman for the government’s top advisory body, made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters on Friday.The government has repeatedly reaffirmed that the LRT Taipa section is

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab pickpocketing gang from Philippines

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested two men and three women, members of a pickpocketing gang from the Philippines, in a resort hotel in Cotai, seizing a quantity of valuables and HK$124,000 in cash, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said on Friday during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.Choi said that a 50-year-old man surnamed Guinto, who is among the five suspects and the allege mastermind of the gang, has a criminal record for robbery and theft in his home country. The

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Beijing promulgates mainland residence permit rule for Macau people

BEIJING – A new regulation on the application and granting of residence permits for Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan residents living on the Chinese mainland was promulgated yesterday.The regulation, published on the website of the State Council, will take effect on September 1.It was promulgated to provide more convenience in terms of study, work, business operation, and life for residents from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan living on the mainland, and ensure their rights and interests, the

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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2 public swimming pools closed over ‘lifeguard shortage’

The Sports Bureau (ID) said that two of its public swimming pools – the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Swimming Pool on the peninsula and Cheoc Van Swimming Pool in Coloane – would be temporarily closed as its service provider couldn’t provide enough lifeguards, the bureau said in a statement on Friday.According to the statement, the two outdoor swimming pools were closed on Saturday until further notice. The bureau asked for “understanding” from the public for the inconvenience caused.According to

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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3 Colombians arrested for stealing HK$1million from car

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested three Colombians for stealing HK$1million in cash from a car in Nape on Thursday, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape on Saturday.According to Choi, the trio are a 46-year-old man surnamed Zudirda, a 48-year-old man Solorza, and a 40-year-old woman Rarada.The victim is a local businessman in his sixties whose business is facing financial problems, Choi said, adding that the victim had borrowed

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Forum opposes hazardous materials depots near Seac Pai Van

Members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum strongly opposed the government’s plan to build warehouses for hazardous materials in Coloane’s Concordia Industrial Park that is near the Seac Pai Van public housing estate.The audience members demanded that the government only build warehouses for hazardous materials in the city’s new land reclamation zones.The weekly debate programme is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in its studio at the Macau Forum in Zape every

August 20, 2018 | BY admin

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