Stella Artois recalled as glass found in bottles: govt

Several batches of bottled Stella Artois beer imported from Belgium are being recalled as there could be particles of glass in the bottles, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said in a statement yesterday.The statement said that the recalled batches are 330 millilitre glass bottles with the packing codes 49, 52 or 55 and best-before dates between February 20, 2018 and September 26, 2018, based on an overseas alert.The statement said that the bureau was notified about the case by the

April 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Legislators pass outline of bill proposing changes to protest rules

The legislature yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill which proposes amendments to the law on assemblies and demonstrations. Under the proposed amendments, groups and individuals who plan to hold an assembly or demonstration will need to inform the Public Security Police (PSP) in advance, a change from the current situation in which they need to inform the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM).Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan introduced the

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Wynn increases maternity, paternity leave

Wynn is increasing the duration of paid maternity and paternity leave to 70 days and seven days respectively, a staff benefit that will take effect on May 1, the gaming operator said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, based on the adjustment, the duration of the company’s paid maternity leave will be increased from 56 days (eight weeks) to 70 days (10 weeks), while paid paternity leave will be increased from two days to seven days.The statement underlined that the durations

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Mainlander cheats victim out of HK$700,000: police

A man from the mainland has been arrested for allegedly cheating a fellow mainlander out of HK$700,000 last week, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the suspect is a 25-year-old man surnamed Zhang, who claimed to be unemployed, while the victim is a businessman.Lei said that the victim travelled to Macau on Wednesday with three friends to gamble. After their arrival, the victim was introduced to Zhang and another man

April 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Police probe suspected arson at construction site

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement that they are investigating a suspected arson case on a mothballed construction site in Zape yesterday.The idle construction site is situated between Waldo Hotel and a residential building in Avenida da Amizade.According to the statement, a man working on a construction site nearby saw smoke was coming from a container on the other construction site at midday yesterday. Firefighters rushed to the scene and extinguished the blaze. No one was injured

April 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass outline of municipal body bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill on the establishment of a non-political municipal organisation in Macau. The bill proposes that all the members of its administrative committee and of its consultative committee be appointed by the chief executive.The bill proposes that the municipal organisation be established on January 1, 2019 when the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) is to be abolished.Secretary for Administration and Justice

April 4, 2018 | BY admin

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2 women singing ‘red songs’ shot with air gun pellets

Two women were shot by someone using an air gun in Iao Hon Market Garden yesterday morning, according to a statement by the Public Security Police (PSP).According to TV and radio reports by government-owned broadcaster TDM, the two injured are aged 58 and 66. No other details about the duo were provided. The incident took place at around 10 a.m., when the two were among a group of people, mostly middle-aged and elderly women, singing “red songs” in the park, according to the reports. During

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Casino revenue rises 22 pct in March

Macau’s casinos posted 22.2 percent gross revenue growth last month, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced yesterday.According to Reuters, analysts had expected a growth of 13 percent to 18 percent.Last month’s gross revenue from games of chance reached 25.95 billion patacas, the second-highest figure this year, after January’s 26.26 billion patacas. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab 17 at ‘drug party’

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested 17 men and women from the mainland and South Korea on Sunday for selling or taking narcotics at a “drug party”, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the 17 suspects are aged between 19 and 53. Three of them are women, all aged 27, from South Korea while the others are mainlanders.According to Lei, the police received a tip-off in the early hours of Sunday that a large number of people were using and

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Police probe fire in empty building

The Judiciary Police (PJ) are investigating a suspicious fire that occurred in a mothballed residential project on Small Taipa Hill yesterday.The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said that it received a report at around 4 p.m. yesterday that a fire was raging on the rooftop of the empty building, located opposite Bela Vista building of Lisboa Gardens.Firefighters rushed to the scene and extinguished the blaze. No one was injured in the incident, firemen said.This photo shows the mothballed residential

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Commentator calls for details of Taipa boardwalk project

The government should encourage citizens to discuss and reach a consensus on which position to take on the wetlands outside the Taipa-Houses Museum – whether they should be a nature reserve or act as a hub for public education on bird habitats – before making a decision whether it will go ahead with a boardwalk project alongside the wetlands, current affairs commentator Ron Lam U Tou said yesterday.Lam, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, made the remarks in a phone

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City’s airport, airline make money in 2017

The government majority-owned Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM) has reported a final net profit of 354 million patacas after tax and preferred dividends for last year. According to a CAM statement issued after last week’s annual general meeting, the company earnt a profit of 451 million patacas before the distribution of preference share dividends in 2017.The airport’s total income rose 9.6 percent to 4.95 billion patacas last year. CAM’s total income reached 1.4 billion

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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It’s important to understand a child’s feelings: teacher

Taiwanese special education teacher Freddy Chu Chih-kuang said yesterday it was important to understand why a child feels what he or she feels.Yesterday was 2018 World Autism Awareness Day, and the Macau Autism Association organised a series of activities aiming to increase public awareness about the developmental disorder throughout this month.Chu made the remarks during a talk for parents whose children have special needs, about understanding children’s emotions, at Macau Science

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt proposes bidding for stall allocations

The government is launching a two-month public consultation today on two bills regulating the operation of the city’s wet markets and the operation of vendors’ stalls respectively.The two bills propose that residents who want to run a stall will need to bid for a licence, as opposed to the current practice where available stalls are simply allocated through a lucky draw.While some vendors run their stalls in the streets, others run their stalls in municipal markets.Civic and Municipal

March 30, 2018 | BY admin

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