Police bust 4 for selling, taking drugs

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a local man, a woman from Hong Kong, and two men from the mainland for selling and taking drugs, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspects as a 47-year-old local man surnamed Wong, a 50-year-old woman from Hong Kong surnamed Wan, a 36-year-old man from the mainland surnamed Zau, all who claimed to be unemployed. The other suspect is a 40-year-old man from the mainland surnamed Sun,

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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The 13 opening delayed again

The opening date of The 13 hotel in Coloane has once again been delayed, this time from March 31 to April 30 “or before”, The 13 Holdings said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday.The statement said that more time was needed to prepare for the opening and due diligence matters involving Greater China Appraisal Limited. The statement also said that the hotel would open with or without a casino on its premises, reaffirming that the company would require the

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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New rector keen to strengthen UM’s think tank role

New University of Macau (UM) Rector Song Yonghue said yesterday he was keen to strengthen the public university’s role as a think tank for the government.Song made the remarks in a speech at his official inauguration ceremony on the university’s Hengqin campus. He also said that Macau’s only public university should not lead an ivory tower existence but instead commit itself to better serve Macau’s civil society, such as through closer cooperation with the government.Song

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Macau enters flu peak: health chief

The Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday that Macau has entered the peak period of influenza and urged residents to get vaccinated against the flu as early as possible.The bureau hosted a press conference yesterday to brief the media about the latest situation of the prevalence of seasonal influenza in the city. The press conference was held at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre.Addressing yesterday’s press conference, SSM Director Lei Chin Ion said that Macau entered the winter

January 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Customs division chief nabbed for ‘dereliction of duty’

A division chief from the Macau Customs Service has been arrested for allegedly abusing his power by instructing his subordinates to release seized goods back to their owner without following clearance procedures, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the division chief, whose name was not given, allegedly committed the crime of dereliction of duty, which is punishable by imprisonment of up to five years. The case has

January 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt welcomes EU move to strike Macau off tax haven black list

The local government said yesterday that it welcomed the decision by the European Union (EU) to remove Macau from an embarrassing blacklist of tax havens earlier in the day.However, according to international newswires, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici told reporters in Brussels that Macau would remain on the EU’s grey list of jurisdictions under the radar by Brussels for their unwavering commitment to multilateral tax arrangements.

January 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Macau Movie Education Foundation set up

The Macau Movie Education Foundation, which plans to establish a film academy, was set up with a formal inauguration ceremony yesterday.Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Cultural Affairs Bureau President (IC) Vice-President Kent Ieong Chi Kin and Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA) President Huang Chang Yong were also present at the event.The foundation’s board members include legislators Chui Sai Cheong, Jose Chui Sai

January 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Trio rob money-changer in guestroom: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Sunday for allegedly robbing a money-changer in a guest room of a casino-hotel resort in Cotai, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 30-year-old surnamed Sun. The victim is also a mainlander who is running a currency-exchange business in Macau.According to Ho, the victim was robbed by three men in the guestroom. The other two robbers were still at large at

January 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab cocaine-selling duo

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a young local man and a young local woman on Monday for selling cocaine to customers of night entertainment venues, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the two suspects as a 20-year-old man surnamed Kou and a 20-year-old woman surnamed Lei. Ho said that the duo are not a couple.According to Ho, the duo had been selling cocaine for about a fortnight.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

January 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Chip theft case hasn’t affected tourism: MGTO

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said that she hadn’t spotted any immediate effect on Macau’s tourism industry due to the recent security-related incidents that have taken place in the city.Senna Fernandes made the comment on the sidelines of an inauguration of a cultural foundation yesterday in Zape, when she was asked by a reporter if the recent security-related incidents would cast a negative effect on Macau’s image.Last month a mainland

January 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Observatory urges public to avoid outdoor activities

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) yesterday urged the public to avoid outdoor activities as it forecast that the city’s air quality today – as yesterday – will be “bad” again.According to the Air Quality Index on the SMG website at around 4 p.m. yesterday, the roadside station in the peninsula and the ambient stations in Taipa recorded an index of 219 and 204 respectively, reaching the air quality level of “very bad” with the recommendation for

January 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Driving-licence deal won’t burden roads: govt

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San said yesterday that the proposed mutual driving-licence recognition deal between Macau and the mainland will not increase the burden on the city’s roads.Lam attended a plenum in the legislature’s hemicycle which discussed a debate motion by directly-elected lawmaker-cum-unionist Leong Sun Iok on the issue.The legislature passed Leong’s debate motion in December, which questioned the planned implementation of a mutual driving-licence

January 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Loan shark calls police for help over unpaid debt: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Sunday for loan sharking, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 47-year-old mainlander surnamed Wan, who claimed to be unemployed while the victim is a woman also from the mainland surnamed Li.It was not revealed how the two had met each other.Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam addresses

January 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Cotai plot slated for public housing project: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that a plot on the western shore of Cotai is earmarked for a public housing project providing 2,000 units.Rosario made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a plenary session of the legislature.Rosario said that the proposed 2,000 units on the plot – near the Galaxy Macau resort – are among the 4,600 additional public housing units being planned by the government.Secretary for

January 23, 2018 | BY admin

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