Maritime Museum closes for repairs for 2 1/2 months

The Macau Maritime Museum will close tomorrow for two and a half months for repairs to its central air-conditioning system and other equipment, the government has announced. The No. 1 Pier attached to the museum will also remain closed during the period, according to the announcement, which said that the re-opening data would be announced in due course.This undated file photo shows the Maritime Museum in the Inner Harbour area. Photo: GCS

February 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Ex-UM law professor acquitted of rape

The Court of First Instance (TJB) acquitted on Friday the former dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Macau (UM), John Mo Shijian, of raping a female student from the mainland enrolled in another local university.The two co-defendants, alleged accomplices Lei Iok Pui and Ieong Man Man, were also acquitted.The first and only hearing of the trio’s trial, which was closed to the public including the media, was conducted on January 25, when Mo denied the allegation.John Mo Shijian, the

February 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Leong says needs to ‘comprehensively’ consider CE bid, stresses ‘hot heart’ & ‘cool head’

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac did not directly address media questions yesterday about his possible run in the chief executive election this year, while saying that he needs to listen to opinions raised in civil society, and to “comprehensively” consider the possibility.The policy secretary made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Federal Restaurant in Zape on the sidelines of a Chinese New Year dinner hosted by the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM).When

February 15, 2019 | BY admin

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AMOR Almodóvar: retrospect of director’s wild cinematic magic

It’s the film awards season and with the Academy Awards (Oscars) coming soon, Cinematheque.Passion is showing over a dozen works by acclaimed Spanish director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar.The “Director-in-Focus: AMOR Almodóvar” marks the first film festival this year at the cinema, showcasing 13 of the director’s works, including Oscar winners “All About My Mother” (1999), “Talk to Her” (2002) and “Volver” (2006), a retrospective that reveals the compelling

February 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Fisherman’s Wharf plans VR games centre

The Macau Fisherman’s Wharf complex in the Outer Harbour plans to open a virtual games centre in conjunction with a Japanese company and a wax museum in the middle of this year, the property’s president, ex-lawmaker Melinda Chan Mei Yi, told reporters yesterday. Chan made the remarks on the sidelines of a Chinese New Year media lunch hosted by Macau Legend Development, which owns the complex.Chan said that the VR games centre would be located in the ground-floor of the convention centre of

February 15, 2019 | BY admin

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lululemon helps start a new tradition in the Year of the Pig

If the (Western) New Year resolutions made last month didn’t work out, here’s a second chance as it’s Chinese New Year now, and if the resolution is about squeezing in some exercise into your busy life, lululemon might be able to help keep it.Canadian athletic apparel retailer lululemon opened its first shop in Macau at the Venetian in December and has already built a community for those who are into a fit and healthy lifestyle.Over the Chinese New Year, the brand is encouraging people to

February 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Red tide hits Hac Sa Beach

Coloane’s Hac Sa Beach has been hit by a red tide and residents and visitors are advised not to enter the coastal waters in the affected area, according to a statement by the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA).According to the statement, the bureau has forwarded the red tide warning to the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM).The statement further points out that since the swimming season hasn’t started yet, no life guards are on duty at Hac Sa Beach.Members of the public are urged to phone the

February 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Female teacher assists online love scam gang

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a 58-year-old local teacher on Wednesday for her involvement in a scam by a gang which cheated nine local women out of a total of 540,000 patacas.In each of the cases the victim was told by a “courier company” to pay a handling fee so that she could collect a parcel seized by local customs sent by a foreign man whom she had met on a social networking site, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect, surnamed

February 15, 2019 | BY admin

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KK going for 1st IBO belt in Hainan

Macau’s best-known professional boxer Ng Kuok Kun aka KK aka ‘The Macau Kid’ will be aiming to win his first international title in Hainan’s Ding’an county tomorrow against Thai opponent Thotsaphol Thongplew.This will be KK’s 14th professional fight, (he represented Macau in last year’s 18th Asian Games (commonly known as Jakarta Palembang 2018) in Indonesia as an amateur, with a record of 13 wins, no losses, and 7 KOs – and he will be up against Thotsaphol (6-1- 3 KOs) who was

February 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho Iat Seng ‘actively’ considers CE bid, says not afraid to enter ‘hot kitchen’

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said yesterday he was “actively” considering running in the chief executive election later this year.Ho, a businessman and veteran lawmaker and community leader, also said he was not afraid of entering the “hot kitchen” – generally understood to refer to the perceived pressure associated with working in a senior government position.The current five-year term of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, who was re-elected in 2014, will end on

February 14, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui swears in Electoral Affairs Commission’s 5 members

The 5 members of the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive Election took their oaths of office during a ceremony conducted by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On at Government Headquarters yesterday.Song Man Lei, a judge of the three-member Court of Final Appeal (TUI), was sworn in as the commission’s president. Song is Macau’s highest-ranking female judge. The Court of Final Appeal is the highest court of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).Assistant

February 14, 2019 | BY admin

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2 drug users impersonate cops: police

Two local male drug users claimed to be Judiciary Police (PJ) officers and intercepted a male drug dealer from Hong Kong outside a hotel in the city centre early this month searched the dealer and took 23,000 patacas in cash and 10 packets of cocaine from him and his guestroom, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special conference yesterday.Lei identified the two suspects as a 23-year-old surnamed Kam and a 36-year-old surnamed Ng. Both told the police that they are unemployed. Lei

February 14, 2019 | BY admin

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Nigerian cheats 11 Indians out of 420,000 patacas in job scam: police

A male non-resident worker from Nigeria has been arrested for cheating 11 Indians out of a total of 420,000 patacas by claiming that he could help them get a job in a local company where he was working, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a 43-year-old surnamed Shimeobi working as a security guard for a security company.An Indian man, who is not among the 11 victims, reported the case to the Judiciary

February 14, 2019 | BY admin

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UM gets 2 new vice rectors

The public University of Macau (UM) announced yesterday that it has decided to appoint two new vice rectors. According to an UM statement, Prof. Ge Wei, an expert in reproductive biology, will be the new vice rector for research, while Prof. Billy So Kee Long, a historian, will be the new vice rector for student affairs, for a five-year and three-year term, respectively. Both will assume office next Monday.“With over 20 years of experience in research, teaching, and university administration

February 14, 2019 | BY admin

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