Forum urges govt to help doctors get familiar with digital health vouchers

Guest speakers and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum urged the government to provide stronger technical support to the city’s medical practitioners who are less familiar with computers or other IT devices, concerning the operation of digital health voucher devices, so that more of them will choose to join the recently-launched digitalised scheme.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.For the government’s

May 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab 110 illegal casino money changers & other rogues

The police arrested 110 men and women from the mainland at several casino-hotel resorts in Cotai between Friday and yesterday for illegally engaging in currency-exchange activities and various other illegal activities.The three-day operation to combat unlicensed money-changing activities and other illegal activities on the premises or the margins of several casinos, coordinated by the Unitary Police Service (SPU), was jointly carried out by the Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Public Security

May 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Cabbie caught for aiding IIs: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) have busted an illegal immigration racket involving a taxi driver and three mainlanders, a PSP spokesperson said in a press conference on Friday.The spokesperson identified the suspects as a local cabbie surnamed Chan, two male mainlanders both surnamed Zhong, and a female mainlander surnamed Luo.At around 4 a.m. last Thursday, the spokesperson said, PSP officers stopped a taxi carrying three passengers in Estrada de Hac Sa in Coloane. Among the three

May 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Supplementary laws & rules for national security law should be drafted: Qiao

The former chairman of the Law Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), Qiao Xiaoyang, said yesterday the local government needed to draft supplementary laws and regulations to ensure the more effective enforcement of the local national security law – the Law on the Defence of National Security.The Law Committee, one of the 10 special committees under the NPC, was renamed as the Constitution and Law Committee in March, when Qiao was succeeded by Li Fei.Qiao made the remarks while

May 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Vida Rica Restaurant goes full on French this month

For food aficionados, May is the month when they can look forward to savouring the best from France as some of the city’s top restaurants get into Le French GourMay spirit.Le French GourMay is a gastronomic spin-off of Le French May, a festival celebrating French art and culture throughout the month of May.Mandarin Oriental’s Vida Rica Restaurant is one of Le French GourMay’s participating restaurants in Macau and Chef de Cuisine Matthias Knilling has designed a five-course degustation

May 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Eat like a queen with Breguet’s afternoon tea set

It’s literally time to do afternoon tea like a queen with Swiss watchmaker Breguet collaborating with The Ritz-Carlton Bar & Lounge at Galaxy integrated resort.Founded by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1775 and known for its innovation of launching the first self-winding watch, the gong spring and the tourbillon, the luxury watch brand is loved by queens Marie-Antoinette of France, Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland, and Queen of Naples Caroline Murat, the younger sister of Napoleon, who got

May 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Local films to get silver-screen moment at Cinematheque•Passion

Locally shot and produced feature and short films will get their silver screen moment this month as part of a festival at Cinematheque•Passion which is providing a platform for the showing of local films and promoting exchanges of ideas.The “Macau Films Panorama 2018”, taking place from May 18 to 31, will screen a total of 28 films at the Cultural Affairs Bureau-owned cinema, located near the St Paul’s Ruins.In addition to featuring local films, the festival will also see collaborations

May 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for 5 thefts on buses: police

A male mainlander was arrested on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in at least five recent bus pickpocketing cases, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.Choi identified the suspect as Gao, a 49-year-old from Hunan province, who claimed to be unemployed.Choi said that the Judiciary Police recently received a number of reports from local residents about being pickpocketed on buses. While investigating

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Trio busted for running 3 fake base stations: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three mainlanders on Wednesday for operating three fake base stations in a flat in the International Centre in Zape, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday at the Judiciary Police Headquarters in Zape.Choi identified two male suspects from Fujian province both surnamed Shi, a father-and-son “team”, aged 52 and 23 respectively, and a 30-year-old woman surnamed Zhang from Hunan province.A fake base

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Mobile phone imports surge 179 pct in March

Macau’s mobile phone imports in the first quarter increased 74.0 percent to 2.17 billion patacas, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement earlier this week, mobile phone imports in March surged 179.2 percent to 670.7 million patacas.Imports of beauty, cosmetic and skin-care products rose 52.9 percent to 1.15 billion patacas in the first quarter. They increased 64.9 percent to 410.7 million patacas in March.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

May 4, 2018 | BY admin

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‘Wealth-sharing’ handouts start in July: govt

The government will start to distribute its annual “wealth-sharing” cash handouts to residents from early July, Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng announced yesterday.The amount this year is 9,000 patacas for permanent and 5,400 patacas for non-permanent residents, both unchanged from last year, Leong said at a press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday.The last batch of beneficiaries will receive their cash handouts in September, according to Leong.Executive Council

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Govt continues low-income subsidy

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng announced yesterday that the council, the government’s top advisory body, has completed its discussion of a government-drafted by-law on the so-called Temporary Measure of Income Subsidy.The by-law is to renew the subsidy for low-income residents. The subsidy was first implemented in 2008 and has been renewed annually since then.The subsidy is to provide financial assistance to local permanent residents aged at least 40 and with a monthly income of

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Motor vehicles drop 2.6 pct in March

Macau’s total number of licensed motor vehicles at the end of March dropped 2.6 percent year on year to 238,970, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.Light motorcycles decreased 15.2 percent to 28,182. Light automobiles dropped 3.2 percent to 106,632, but heavy motorcycles rose 2.5 percent to 96,453.In the first quarter, new registrations of motor vehicles grew 10.4 percent year on year to 4,155, including 1,660 light automobiles, an increase of 43.1

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Galaxy’s revenue rises 32 pct in Q1

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) said in a statement yesterday that its revenue rose 32 percent year on year to HK$18.5 billion in the first quarter.Adjusted EBITDA increased 36 percent year on year to HK$4.3 billion.The statement pointed out that the company continues to move forward with Phases 3 & 4 in Cotai, with a strong focus on non-gaming, primarily targeting conventions and events, entertainment, family facilities and “premium high-end” hotels. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN

May 4, 2018 | BY admin

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