Govt to build interim fire station in Ilha Verde

The government will first build a temporary fire station in Ilha Verde to cope with the ongoing urban development of the densely populated neighbourhood in the short term, according to a statement by the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) yesterday.In the long term, the government will construct a permanent one on a plot that will be made available by an updated version of the urban development plan for the district in the future, according to the statement.The bureau unsealed

January 4, 2019 | BY admin

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HK man ‘suffering from depression’ sets 5 bins on fire at delta bridge checkpoint: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from Hong Kong on Wednesday for setting five rubbish bins on fire at the Macau checkpoint building and nearby bus stop of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB), PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect admitted to having set the rubbish bins on fire but did not reveal his motive, merely saying that he was suffering from depression, according to Ho.Ho identified the suspect as a 33-year-old real-estate

January 4, 2019 | BY admin

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Xi says nation ‘must be, will be reunified’

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday said that China must be and will be reunified, as he addressed a gathering in Beijing to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chinese mainland’s Message to Compatriots in Taiwan.“It is a historical conclusion drawn over the 70 years of the development of cross-Strait relations, and a must for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the new era,” said Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and

January 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Tourist arrivals rise 16 pct over New Year holiday

Macau recorded 528,369 tourist arrivals between last Saturday and New Year’s Day, according to immigration statistics released through the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) yesterday. Mainland China’s New Year holiday period ran from Sunday to New Year’s Day. According to the data, Macau’s eight border checkpoints recorded 2.2 million exits and entries during the four-day period, 1.6 million of which passed through the Barrier Gate checkpoint, or nearly three-quarters of

January 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Casino receipts rise 14 pct in 2018

Macau’s gross gaming receipts (GGRs) rose 14 percent year-on-year to 302.8 billion patacas last year, but still remained considerably lower than 2013’s record 360.7 billion patacas, according to data released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) on New Year’s Day. Last year’s 302.8 billion patacas were the highest GGRs since 2014, which stood at 351.5 billion patacas. Last month’s GGRs rose 16.6 percent year-on-year and 5.9 percent month-on-month to 26.4

January 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Robber falsely claims to be deception victim: police

Local police announced yesterday another wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing case.A man from the mainland was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday –New Year’s Day – for robbing a male compatriot and making a false accusation of a crime, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 29-year-old surnamed Gan.Cash seized in the false robbery case is displayed in a pressroom of the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in

January 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Woman cheated in blessing scam promising casino winnings

A female gambler from the mainland was deceived by a male compatriot in a blessing scam in November last year, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced in a special press conference yesterday.The suspect was arrested on Monday – New Year’s Eve, according to the police.PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam identified the suspect as a 49-year-old unemployed man surnamed Chen.Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the hooded fraud suspect to a PJ vechicle outside the PJ headquarteres in Zape yesterday.

January 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Police suspect arson by HK man at delta bridge checkpoint

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday that small fires that broke out in four different areas at the Macau checkpoint building and cross-border bus stop for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) were suspicious and would be investigated as suspected arson cases.The Judiciary Police said in a statement in the late afternoon that the Fire Services Bureau (CB) notified them at 2 p.m. yesterday of four suspicious fires at the checkpoint, officially known as “Macau Port”.According to the

January 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for damaging Ilha Verde Hill site

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man in his sixties on Sunday for damaging green areas on the heritage-protected Ilha Verde Hill, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 62-year-old retiree surnamed Chong who is living in a social housing estate in the neighbourhood.Yesterday’s PJ announcement of the case came after the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Monday that it reported to the police on the

January 3, 2019 | BY admin

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Cabbie locks 3 passengers inside cab in overcharging row: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a taxi driver on Monday – New Year’s Eve – for locking three passengers from the mainland inside his taxi after they refused to be overcharged, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.One of the three passengers allegedly pressed his fingers onto the cabbie’s head several times during the row, causing the latter to sustain slight bruises, Ho said, adding that the former, however, denied the allegation.Ho identified the

January 3, 2019 | BY admin

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China faces opportunities, challenges in 2019: Xi

BEIJING – Joint efforts are needed as China faces both opportunities and challenges in 2019, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s speech yesterday.The People’s Republic of China (PRC) will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2019, Xi pointed out.Chinese people, who are self-reliant, hardworking, and enterprising, have created a miracle recognized by the world, he said, vowing to rely on the people and push forward the unprecedented great cause step by step.President Xi Jinping

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Culture bureau reports ‘criminal’ damage on Ilha Verde Hill to police

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that it reported to the police on Sunday the suspected criminal damage caused by someone on Ilha Verde Hill.After a community association recently told the media about some areas on the hill that have been damaged, IC officials went to the hill to check the situation, the statement said.Based on the damage on the hill, the IC officials assumed that the damage possibly amounted to a criminal offence, the statement said, adding that

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Local boxer wins 1st belt with 1st -round KO

Local boxing hopeful Cheong Lap Cheong won his first belt at the first attempt in the dying seconds of the first round of an eight-round bout at Wynn Palace in Cotai yesterday afternoon and got his wish to start the New Year on a high.Macao Boxing House’s Cheong, 22, was the first fight up on the “Lifetime Boxing Fight 1” card at Wynn Palace Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon in a boxing fest co-sponsored by Macao Boxing House, Hong Kong’s DEF Promotions, Tokyo Broadcasting System TV

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Woman on zebra crossing hit by taxi

A local woman in her sixties was hit by a taxi yesterday on a zebra crossing in Avenida de Horta e Costa, the Public Security Police (PSP) said yesterday.According to the police, the accident happened shortly before 11 a.m. when the cab hit the woman when she was walking across a zebra crossing near the Tai Fung Bank branch in the thoroughfare that runs from near Flora Garden to the Red Market.The woman, who sustained slight injuries to her legs and waist, was taken to the public Conde de Sao

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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