Police reveal 2 cases of pupils having sex with minors

The police have received two cases of sex with minors, with one girl becoming pregnant, the Public Security Police (PSP) and Judiciary Police (PJ) announced during a regular police press conference yesterday.Referring to the first case, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai identified the suspect as a 16-year-old local male surnamed Lei who is in F3 of a school in Areia Preta. Choi noted that the case involves a 13-year-old girl who is a F2 pupil at the same school. According to the

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Gambler headbutts cop after losing money

A pedestrian was nabbed by the Public Security Police (PSP) last Thursday for headbutting a PSP officer near the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, PSP spokesman Lam Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lam identified the suspect as a 51-year-old mainlander surnamed Zhang.Lam said that while PSP officers were patrolling on a footbridge near the terminal last Thursday evening, they saw Zhang who appeared to be nervous. They approached and asked Zhang to show his ID. Zhang refused

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Observatory mulls No. 8 signal as Bebinca hovers around

The chance of hoisting the No. 8 typhoon signal is “medium” and if it happens, it is expected to be early this morning, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement last night, if Typhoon Bebinca follows the projected track.The local weather station hoisted the No.1 stand-by signal at 5 p.m. on Thursday and has kept the No. 3 signal since Saturday.Along with the typhoon signal, the “Blue” storm surge warning has been in effect since Thursday. A Blue storm surge

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Chui to attend 1st GBA leading group meeting in Beijing

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will attend the first meeting of the Leading Group for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) in Beijing tomorrow, the Macau government’s spokesperson’s office said in a statement yesterday. According to the statement, Chui will be accompanied by the chief-of-cabinet of his office, O Lam, during his four-day stay in the national capital starting today. Chui’s Hong Kong counterpart Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will

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Health Bureau records 3rd imported Legionella case

A 66-year-old local man is undergoing treatment for Legionnaires’ disease after returning from the mainland, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the patient is in a stable condition.The man paid a work visit to Beijing on July 27-30, and he also travelled to Guangzhou on August 4-5. He stayed in hotels in both cities, the statement said.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Legislature passes outline of national anthem bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill amending the existing local law on the use and protection of the national flag, national emblem and national anthem.The amendment bill “localises” the country’s National Anthem Law to be applied in Macau, following its inclusion in Annex 3 of the Macau Basic Law as one of the national laws to be applied in the special administrative region.Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan

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Lawmakers pass CE election committee amendment bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-drafted bill to amend the Chief Executive Election Law, which proposes that two members of the Chief Executive Election Committee will come from the city’s future municipal organisation.The government is proposing the chief executive election law amendment bill, after the legislature late last month passed a government-initiated bill on the establishment of a non-political municipal organisation. The law on the new

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Seac Pai Van residents rally against hazardous materials warehouses

Hundreds of residents living in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing estate yesterday took part in a rally opposing the government’s plan to build warehouses for hazardous materials near their homes.The outdoor rally took place at the massive public housing estate yesterday afternoon.Representatives of Seac Pai Van residents told reporters yesterday the government had failed to consult the residents about its plan to build warehouses for hazardous materials in Coloane’s Concordia

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Macau set to outstrip Qatar as world’s richest place: IMF

HONG KONG – Qatar is on track to lose its status as the richest place in the world to Macau.The global casino hub’s economy is forecast to reach the equivalent of about US$143,116 per capita by 2020, according to projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). That would put Macau ahead of the current No. 1 Qatar, which is predicted to reach US$139,151 in the same time frame.Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) has more than tripled from about US$34,500 per capita in 2001, the IMF

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Residential property price index continues to rise

Macau’s overall residential property price index for the April-June survey period increased 1.7 percent over the previous March-May period, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement last week, the indices for the peninsula (271.8), and Taipa and Coloane (258.2) rose 1.9 percent and 0.5 percent respectively, raising the total index to 269.4.The index for existing residential units (290.2) grew 1.8 percent from the previous period, while the one for

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Observatory says No. 8 signal possible tonight

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement last night that it will possibly hoist the No. 8 typhoon signal between tonight and tomorrow morning.According to the statement, the bureau expects the No. 3 signal to remain hoisted. The bureau forecast heavy showers and thunderstorms in the next few days, while the wind will strengthen at the end of today.According to the SMG website, the still unnamed tropical cyclone was located about 210 km south-west of Macau at 11 p.m.,

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Woman ‘falls’ to death: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said at the weekend that they are investigating the suspected suicide of a local woman believed to have fallen to her death from a residential building in Taipa.A PJ statement on Saturday identified the deceased as a 69-year-old surnamed Ieong. The statement said that the woman had “fallen” to her death.According to the statement, a passer-by saw a woman – Ieong – lying on the ground in the early hours of Saturday and called the police.PLEASE READ THE FULL

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New residential mortgage loans rise 51 pct in June

Local lenders’ new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both increased in June, the Macau Monetary Authority said in a statement yesterday. According to Macau’s quasi-central bank, new RMLs approved by local banks increased 51.2 percent month on month to 7.4 billion patacas. Among the new RMLs, those issued to residents accounted for 63.5 percent of the total, while the non-resident segment increased to 36.5 percent due to approval of

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Govt Headquarters expands

The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) said in a statement yesterday that it is inviting bids for the renovation of a building in Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, to be used as additional office space for Government Headquarters.The statement did not mention the reason why the government has decided to set up an office there for its headquarters, merely saying that the bureau is inviting the bids “in line with the Government Headquarters’ needs to set up an

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