Man arrested for trying to scam illegal money changers

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a male mainlander for trying to scam two illegal money changers on Saturday in Taipa and injuring one of them, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the arrested suspect is a 36-year-old businessman surnamed Lin, and there are five or six unidentified suspects that were on the run at the time of yesterday’s press conference. The victims are a male mainlander in his 30s and a female mainlander

September 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Hundreds protest against hazardous materials warehouses

Hundreds of residents living in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing estate protested yesterday against the government’s plan to build warehouses for hazardous materials near their homes.The protesters urged the government to simply build permanent warehouses for hazardous materials on the land reclamation zone known as Zone E1 outside Pac On in Taipa as it is currently planning, instead of insisting on pushing ahead with its plan to build temporary warehouses for hazardous materials in

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt confirms 6th imported dengue case

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Saturday that it has recorded the sixth imported case of dengue fever this year.According to the statement, the patient is a 44-year-old local woman who lives in Rua da Bacia Sul on the peninsula and works in Avenida dos Jardins do Oceano in Taipa.The patient visited Jakarta between August 15 and September 3. Since August 27 she has been suffering from symptoms such as a fever, muscle pains, and a skin rash. However, she

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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New condo law makes it difficult to use buildings’ reserve funds: forum

Several members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum said that the new law on condominium buildings’ communal area management makes it more difficult for unit owners to use the money in the buildings’ reserve funds for the maintenance and repairs of the various facilities in the buildings’ common areas.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Yesterday’s focus of the forum was on the implementations of two new laws

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Man hangs himself after killing wife: police

A mainland man is suspected of having hanged himself after allegedly killing his wife in a flat in Toi San district, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement on Friday.The statement identified the two deceased as a 45-year-old male mainlander surnamed Peng and a 69-year-old local woman surnamed Wu.Local Chinese media reports note that the two met a few years ago and got married. Later, Peng moved to Macau to take care of Wu as she had reduced mobility.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Physician urges public to learn signs of stroke

Macau Radiology Association Chairman Leong Iat Cheng said that early treatment for stroke patients could lead to a better recovery, it is important for the public to remember and recognise the signs and symptoms of a stroke. Leong made the remarks yesterday during the opening ceremony of the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting held by the Macau Radiology Association and the Macau Radiological Technologists’ Association. Yesterday’s seminar at Grand Hyatt focused on the theme of acute

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Activist acquitted of defamation charge

The Court of First Instance (TJB) yesterday acquitted high-profile non-establishment activist Jason Chao Teng Heng of aggravated defamation of Wang Jianwei, ex-director of the University of Macau’s Department of Government and Public Administration, as evidence presenting during the trial was not strong enough to show that the defendant was guilty.Wang is still a professor with the department.The one-day trial for the case was conducted on July 24.Chao was absent for both the July trial and

September 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Swedish chef brings Nordic-Japanese flair to town

Swedish chef Frida Ronge is bringing her Nordic-Japanese fusion cuisine to town, as part of a “guest chef series” organised by Wynn.The 33-year-old Ronge is the culinary director of Tak restaurant in Stockholm and an acclaimed chef named Rising Star of the Year in 2013.During a media tasting event at Wynn Macau’s Mizumi Japanese restaurant yesterday, Ronge said that she began combining Swedish ingredients and Japanese flavours after working in a sushi restaurant after she graduated in

September 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Taste the west of France and Loire Valley with French beef at Brasserie

The Brasserie restaurant in Parisian Macau regularly has special set menus featuring dishes and flavours from different parts of France and its latest offering stars cuisine from the west of France and Loire Valley using French beef.A gourmand’s paradise, the west of France includes Brittany, whose seafood is renowned worldwide for its quality, and Normandy, famed for its apples, cider, Calvados and cattle, which in turn produce some of the country’s best beef, cream, butter and cheese.

September 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Healing through painting, office worker quits job for art

Hit by discontent about a year ago, Alicia Hu Yuan Yuan picked up a brush and started to paint by just copying other’s artwork, and stroke by stroke, she found happiness through painting and has since quit her job to pursue art.Having learnt painting techniques online, she started to create her own original paintings, some of which are currently featured in her solo exhibition entitled “It’s All about Passion” at 10 Fantasia gallery.Hu was born in Liaoning province and

September 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Leong urges young professionals to grab GBA chances

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday that local young professionals who are working and studying in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) region should grab the opportunities available to develop themselves, and contribute to the country’s development.According to a statement by Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Leong made the remarks during a meeting with over 30 local Macau students and young professionals who are studying and working in

September 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Customs confiscate 100kg of pangolin scales

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers had seized about 100 kilogrammes of pangolin scales at the Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On.The statement said that in the evening of August 30, custom officers stationed there stopped a female Hong Kong resident in her fifties – who was about to enter Macau carrying four suitcases. During a search of her luggage, the customs found about 100 kilogrammes of suspected pangolin scales – which were

September 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to build office building in Zape

The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) said yesterday that it expects the construction of a government office building on a plot in Zape to get off the ground in the first quarter of next year.The office unsealed bids submitted by 19 construction companies for the construction of the project yesterday.Yesterday’s session to unseal the submitted bids took place at the office’s premises in Nam Kwong Building in Zape.This undated photo taken from the website of the Infrastructure

September 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Many potholes spotted after heavy rain: councillors

Northern District Community Service Consultative Council member Cheong Kin San said that many residents had spotted potholes and other kinds of damage to the road after the recent torrential rain y, urging the government to fix the deteriorating roads.Cheong made the remarks during a regular meeting of the government-appointed council in Areia Preta.Cheong said that some of the potholes are quite big, and it was challenging for drivers to drive over the potholes in the rain, adding that it was

September 7, 2018 | BY admin

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