Philippines marks 120th Independence Day

The Philippine Consulate General in Macau hosted a celebration to mark the 120th anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, at Clube Militar yesterday.The celebration was themed “Independence 2018: Change We Fought For, An Offering to An Abundant Future.”Addressing guests at the event, Consul General Lilybeth Deapera said, “It has been 120 years since the Philippines regained independence and forged its own path towards democracy…I am confident that the Filipino people,

June 13, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt launches flood gate & water pump installation subsidy scheme

The Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) – a semi-government entity – yesterday announced details of a scheme to subsidise small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for the installation of flood gates and water pumps in their shops in the city’s low-lying areas.The subsidy scheme, which also includes technological assistance, aims to reduce the damage and losses that business owners suffer if flooding hits their neighbourhoods.Business owners can apply for the

June 13, 2018 | BY admin

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Backlash halts govt traffic law consultation

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement last night that as “the public had already expressed a lot of views” after the announcement of its plan to consult the public on the drafting of a bill to amend the current Road Traffic Law last Tuesday, the government has decided to halt the public consultation.The Transport Bureau last Tuesday announced in a press conference that the government would launch a two-month public consultation on June 28 on the drafting of a bill amending the

June 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Woman nabbed for stealing HK$110,000: police

A woman from the mainland was arrested at the Barrier Gate checkpoint on Sunday for stealing HK$110,000 from a man in a hotel in April, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a special press conference yesterday at the PJ headquarters in Zape.According to the spokesperson, the suspect is a 35-year-old woman surnamed He, who claimed to be unemployed, and the victim is a 52-year-old construction worker from Hong Kong surnamed Chan.The spokesperson said that Chan came to the city on the

June 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Guangdong-Macau fund to have guaranteed return of 3.5 pct: govt

The local government said yesterday that it will get a guaranteed 3.5 percent rate of return annually from the recently-established 20.01-billion-yuan Guangdong-Macau Cooperation Development Fund during its 12 year duration, regardless of any losses incurred in investment projects in the neighbouring province.The local government said earlier this year that Macau will pay 20-billion-yuan (about 25 billion patacas) into the fund while Guangdong province will be responsible for carrying out the

June 12, 2018 | BY admin

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New car park near MGM to open

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday that an car park on an area opposite MGM casino-hotel resort in Nape will come into operation on Friday.According to the statement, the car park has 86 spaces for coaches, 43 spaces for scooters or motorcycles and 11 spaces for cars. All spaces have a parking meter. Among the 86 spaces for coaches, 65 are for those that are 10 metres long, while the remaining 21 spaces are for 12-metre-long coachesThe area is on the land reclamation

June 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Canidrome operator proposes moving dogs temporarily to Taipa racecourse

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said in a statement yesterday that it is studying a proposal submitted by (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. the operator of the city’s greyhound racetrack, last week about its relocation plan for the dogs.According to previous local media reports, the racetrack houses about 650 greyhounds. Local animal protection society ANIMA has offered to ship the greyhounds to a canine shelter in Portugal.According to the statement yesterday, the racetrack company

June 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Trump, Kim arrive for US-N Korea summit

SINGAPORE – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump arrived in Singapore yesterday for an unprecedented summit, with Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal at the top of the agenda and the US president calling it a “one-time shot” at peace.Bringing the Korean War to a formal end 65 years after hostilities ceased will also be on the table at the first-ever meeting between a North Korean leader and a sitting president of its “imperialist enemy”.It is an extraordinary turnaround from the

June 11, 2018 | BY admin

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2 women fall to their deaths & man drowns in reservoir: police

A local woman was found to have fallen to her death on Friday in Areia Preta while a local man was found to have committed suicide in peninsula’s reservoir in Zape on Saturday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in two statements.In the first statement, the police identified the deceased as a 26-year-old woman surnamed Yu.The police said that according to Yu’s family, Yu became depressed recently due to work and relationship issues. At 5 a.m. on Friday, Yu left home in Avenida 1 de Maio. Her

June 11, 2018 | BY admin

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KK retains belt, sustains injury in Haikou

Local boxer Ng Kuok Kun aka KK aka The Macau Kid retained his China Professional Boxing Union (CPBU) belt in Ding’an, Haikou yesterday, but an accidental clash of heads in the final round left him with nine stitches above the right eyebrow.Defending of his Super Welterweight (154lbs) title KK (12-0-0, 7 KOs) was up against Thailand’s Wathanyu (10-5-5) in a 10 round fight taking place in Ding’an, Haikou which is on Hainan Island on the mainland.Hainan is the smallest and southernmost

June 11, 2018 | BY admin

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New natural gas power plant to be operational in 2021: govt

Energy Sector Development Office (GDSE) Director Hoi Chi Leong said yesterday that the government aims for another natural gas power plant in local power utility CEM’s power station at Ka Ho in Coloane to come into operation in 2021.Hoi made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of this year’s Energy Saving Week launching ceremony in Praça do Tap Seac. The annual event organised by the office aims to raise residents’ energy-saving awareness by holding a raft of

June 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Stanley Ho’s retirement will not affect SJM development: So

SJM Chairman of the Board of Directors Ambrose So Shu Fai said yesterday that Stanley Ho Hung Sun’s stepping down wouldn’t affect the development of the company, adding that SJM wouldn’t change its direction at the moment.So made the comments on the sidelines of the blessing ceremony of the SJM dragon boat team at Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre.Ho, widely seen as the founder of Macau’s modern gaming industry holds the posts of chairman, executive director and member of the executive

June 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Forum opposes govt’s fine hike proposal for illegal parking

Guest speakers and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum opposed the government’s proposal to significantly raise the fines for illegal parking and similar offences. They said that the government is ignoring the fact that residents are “forced” to park illegally due to the city’s insufficient number of parking spaces, particularly for scooters and motorcycles.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.The

June 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Mainland transfers suspected thief to Macau

The Zhuhai Public Security Bureau transferred a local suspect in a theft case to the Judiciary Police (PJ) in Macau, between the border checkpoints of the two cities yesterday.PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai briefed reporters about the case after the transfer process of the suspect at the point of the handover.Choi identified the suspect as a 38-year-old man surnamed Ng who committed the crime late last year when he was working in a pawnshop in Zape.According to Choi, the police received a report

June 8, 2018 | BY admin

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