Bus enters motorcycle lane, causing 2 scooters to crash

A bus was driven into the scooter lane on Sai Van Bridge yesterday morning, causing two scooters behind to crash and with one of the riders sustaining serious injuries.According to the Public Security Police (PSP), a male scooter rider in his sixties was travelling on Sai Van Bridge from Taipa towards the peninsula at 7 a.m. yesterday. He suddenly saw a Transmac bus in front of him in the motorcycle lane, and hence he slowed down. However, another scooter following, being ridden by a man in his

January 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Anoushka Shankar spreads father’s sitar legacy with own style

Sitarist Anoushka Shankar will be bringing to Macau a performance of new world music that is influenced by her Indian roots, blending ancient traditions with the heavy use of electronics and amplified beats, as though expressing the violence and tragedy refugees are going through and her cry against the injustice of the situation.The British-Indian sitar player and composer will be performing her latest work, “Land of Gold”, at Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) on March 20.Anoushka is the

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Galaxy offers wide range of Chinese New Year dine-out options

Restaurants across Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) properties are all in the Chinese New Year spirit, offering a wide range of festive food and menus for patrons to start a prosperous New Year.At Galaxy Macau, Festiva will have special Chinese New Year lunch and dinner buffets, for those who prefer Chiu Chow cuisine, Pak Loh will be serving a special menu featuring the famous “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall” dish, which has all kinds of auspicious-sounding ingredients. For Cantonese cuisine,

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Mandarin Oriental pairs Red Frog with Portuguese tapas

The co-owners of Red Frog Speakeasy Bar in Lisbon are in town, serving guests at Mandarin Oriental their “prohibition era” and Portuguese influenced cocktails.Established just two years ago, Red Frog has earned the “World’s 100 Best Bars” accolade.During a media event at Mandarin Oriental on Wednesday, Red Frog co-owners Emanuel Minêz and Paulo Gomes prepared three of its bar’s signature cocktails, starting the Portuguese tapas dinner with a refreshing Star Fizz – a blend of Star

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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4-year-old girl first flu-related death: govt

The Health Bureau (SSM) has announced this year’s first flu-related death, a 4-year-old girl who died yesterday of complications caused by influenza Type A and pneumonia after treatment at the private Kiang Wu Hospital.A special press conference about the fatality was held at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre. The press conference was co-hosted by the director of the public hospital, Dr Kuok Cheong U, SSM Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Director Dr

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Mercury forecast to be 7C next week

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) forecast yesterday that the temperature will drop to seven degrees Celsius in the middle of next week.The weather station said on its website that an intense winter monsoon will persistently affect Macau next week, warning that the mercury will drop significantly starting from Sunday.It will be very cold with the minimum temperature forecast at around seven degrees in the middle of next week, the observatory

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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MGM Cotai opening delayed again

MGM China’s Cotai property will not open until some time “within the month of February”, a statement from the US gaming operator said yesterday.The company had recently planned to finally open MGM COTAI on January 29 after a raft of previous delays, with its CEO Grand Bowie telling the media just last week that most of the hotel, shops and restaurants would open their doors on January 29, while there would be a “bedding-in” period in the run-up

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab suspect in Thai robbery, fraud case

A man was arrested yesterday over a robbery and fraud case that took place in Thailand seven years ago, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman said yesterday during a special press conference in Zape.The spokesman identified the suspect as a 54-year-old Chinese American surnamed Zeng, who claimed to be a businessman. The victim is a businessman from the mainland whose surname was not revealed.According to the spokesman, in June 2011 the victim and three business partners met Zeng in

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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17 newbies among local members for 13th CPPCC

Among the 37 local members of the upcoming 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), 17 are newcomers, or 46 percent of the total, while the remainder have been reappointed.Consisting of 2,158 names, the full list of members of the 13th CPPCC National Committee was approved at the 24th session of the Standing Committee of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, which concluded on Wednesday night.The new term of the CPPCC National

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Negligence causes nearly half of fires last year: fire chief

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) announced yesterday it extinguished 1,034 fires last year, 3.7 percent less than in the previous year, nearly half of which were caused by negligence.Leong Iok Sam, the city’s top firefighter, announced the 2017 fire statistics during an annual meeting with the press at the CB headquarters in Nam Van.Leong said that 482 fires, or 46.6 percent of the total number of fires, were caused by negligence, such as forgetting to turn off stoves

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Malaysian fraud trio use Bluetooth card writer: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three men from Malaysia on Tuesday for using bogus credit cards which they created with a Bluetooth Magnetic Card Writer in Macau, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said yesterday during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.According to Ho, the suspects are a 26-year-old surnamed How, a 22-year-old surnamed Lai, and 21-year-old surnamed Kam. How claimed to be a worker while the other two claimed to be unemployed.How,

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt may decrease imported workers for law-breaching bosses: labour chief

Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Director Wong Chi Hong said yesterday the government may decrease the quota of non-resident workers allowed to be hired by a particular employer if the latter violates the law on the hiring of imported workers.Wong spoke to the media yesterday on the sidelines of an event at the Macau Young Entrepreneurs Incubation Centre in Nape.At the event, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac and several other senior officials met local

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Councillors doubt govt’s plans for Zone A

Several members of the Urban Planning Council (CPU) yesterday criticised the government for proposing the development plans for plots on the land reclamation area known as Zone A without the existence of an official blueprint for a city master plan.Yesterday’s regular meeting of the council, held at the Transport Bureau (DSAT) building, included discussions on the proposed legal development conditions for seven plots to be used for public housing projects as well as a

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt approves 125 gaming tables for MGM Cotai

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday that the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has granted MGM Cotai 125 gaming tables.Leong spoke to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with young people yesterday at the Macau Young Entrepreneurs Incubation Centre in Nape.Leong said that the gaming inspectorate authorised 100 new gaming tables for operations at MGM Cotai from its opening on Monday, with an extra 25 tables to be added from January 1 next

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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