At least 3 local victims in Cambodia property scams: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a male mainlander over a property investment scam and a fund investment scam, involving at least five million patacas, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to Lei, the suspect is a 37-year-old surnamed Wen, who works as a driver.Lei said that in May 2014, a local man who was one of the victims, attended a property investment seminar held by an “investment company” at a

August 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Credit cards rise 10 pct to 1.2 million in June

The number of personal credit cards issued by local banks rose 10.4 percent year on year and 2.2 percent quarter on quarter to 1.24 million at the end of June, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement yesterday.The statement attributed the increase to the rising number of dual and triple currency credit cards. The number of pataca credit cards rose 10. 2 percent year on year to 878,598. The number of yuan credit cards increased 13.3 percent to 274,567. The number of Hong Kong

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Musicians to throw Beatles party for babies in big tent

If you think the Beatles are for grown-ups, think again, as musicians from the Spanish group “La Petita Malumaluga” (“The Little Malumaluga” in Catalan) are ready to prove that even babies will start to dance when they hear some classic Beatles songs, all taking place under a tent on the stage.La Petita Malumaluga will be bringing its “Beatles for Babies” show to Macau in a tent-like 360-degree stage where the little ones can roll, crawl and trot around the musicians as they play

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Man back from mainland treated for Legionnaires’ disease: govt

A 63-year-old local man is undergoing treatment for Legionnaires’ disease at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the patient is in a stable condition.The man had stayed on the mainland for about 10 days before he returned to Macau and sought treatment, the statement said.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Mainlander runs away from PSP patrol: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a male mainlander on Monday after he refused to follow PSP officers’ orders and even injured one of them in Cotai, PSP spokeswoman Chong Sin I said during a regular press conference in Zape yesterday.According to Chong, the suspect, surnamed Lai, is a 50-year-old from Jiangxi province engaged in illicit currency exchange activities in local casinos.Chong said that on Monday evening two PSP officers patrolling near Avenida Cidade Nova in Cotai spotted

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Lawmakers pass bill on elderly rights

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill on the framework for the protection of senior citizens’ rights, which aims to create a more senior citizen-friendly society.The bill, passed during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle, is slated to come into effect 90 days after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO).The new Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly aims to promote the virtue of respecting the

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Police arrest robber with help of CCTV cameras

A male illegal immigrant from the mainland was arrested on Sunday for robbing a local woman and then attacking a male Nepalese – a passer-by – who chased after the robber earlier that day, the Public Security Police (PSP) and Judiciary Police (PJ) jointly announced during a special press conference yesterday.PSP officers caught the suspect two hours after the robbery thanks to the police forces’ closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in the area where the robbery occurred and

August 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Telecom shop scams customers by giving wrong phones: police

The owner and a staff member of a telecom shop in Zape have been arrested for scamming customers by not giving them the phones they thought they had purchased, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the two suspects as a 40-year-old local woman surnamed Wu, who is the owner of the shop, and a 29-year-old local man surnamed Ip, who is an employee of the shop. Lei said that one of the victims is a man from the mainland in his

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No timetable for Land Law changes: Chan

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday the government was studying the various issues possibly resulting from the implementation of the current Land Law that took effect several years ago.However, Chan was quick to add that there was no timetable for the government to propose amendments to the Land Law.The Land Law – as any other law – can only be changed by the Legislative Assembly (AL).Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan speaks

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Local man nabbed for burgling girlfriend’s home

Three local men, including the victim’s boyfriend, were arrested last week for entering a flat by deception and stealing valuables worth over 20,000 patacas in Praia do Manduco (Ha Van) district last month, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday at the PJ headquarters in Zape.According to Lei, the suspects are a 28-year-old surnamed Lai and a 22-year-old surnamed Lei, who are both unemployed. The other suspect is surnamed Tang. Lei did

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Wynn Resorts settles with Elaine Wynn, gets new VP

LAS VEGAS – Wynn Resorts elected former Harrah’s CEO Phil Satre to the position of vice chairman of the board after reaching a settlement with its largest shareholder, Elaine Wynn.Satre will take over as chairman of the Las Vegas-based casino operator following the retirement later this year of D. Boone Wayson, Wynn Resorts said in a statement yesterday. Under the agreement with Elaine Wynn, who owns just under 9 percent of the stock, she won’t significantly increase her stake, nominate

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Gaming mogul Okada arrested, released on bail in HK

TOKYO – Controversial Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada was arrested in Hong Kong over alleged and unspecified “corruption-related” offences, his former company in Tokyo said yesterday.Universal Entertainment Corporation said the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) had arrested Okada and released him on bail earlier in the day.Contacted by AFP, the ICAC was not able to confirm the information immediately, citing a policy of not commenting on individual

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Govt proposes bill ‘localising’ national anthem law

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng has announced that the government has finished drafting local legislation for 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.Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters on Friday, Leong said that the council, the government’s top advisory body, has completed its discussion of the bill

August 6, 2018 | BY admin

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IPM to sue ex-staff over ‘inauthentic allegations’

The public Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) announced on Friday that it plans to sue David Quartermain, a former deputy director of the tertiary education institution’s MPI-Bell Centre of English, over his “exaggerating and inauthentic allegations”The institute made the announcement during a press conference at on its Zape campus. The conference was attended by several IPM officials including retiring IPM President Lei Heong Iok and MPI-Bell Centre of English Director Lin Ziyu.The press

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