48 illegal workers caught last month: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday that 48 suspected illegal workers were nabbed last month.According to the statement, PSP officers, as well as officials from the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and from several other government entities, jointly or separately, carried out inspections of 438 venues last month, rounding up the 48 suspected illegal workers.The venues included construction sites, residential units, commercial and industrial premises, the statement

August 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Macau serves as important ‘vehicle’ for China-Japan-S Korea bonds: Tam

Delivering a speech during the 10th China-Japan-South Korea Cultural Ministers’ Meeting in Harbin, the capital of the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that Macau is serving as an important place for people-to-people bonds and cultural exchanges between the three East Asian countries, according to a statement by Tam’s office yesterday.The statement did not mention how many days the annual meeting, which had

August 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Galaxy opens Asia’s first Café de Paris Monte-Carlo

A Belle Époque-themed Café de Paris, reminiscent of the iconic brasserie in Monaco, is the latest hotspot at Galaxy Macau, serving classic French cuisine with Asian fare.The Café de Paris Monte-Carlo is a brasserie in a casino resort in Monaco developed by Monaco-based casino hotel company Société des Bains de Mer (SBM). Its Macau restaurant – Asia’s first and flagship – is an SMB project in conjunction with Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), bringing a stylish yet relaxed café

August 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Midnight Movie: Madness, camp & cult

There are films that never make it to mainstream release but are a midnight cinema hit, and some of them will be screened at Cinematheque Passion for those looking for a midnight movie experience.“Midnight movie” is more than just going to the cinema to watch a film late at night.According to Wikipedia, it is a term rooted in the practice that emerged in the 1950s of television stations in the United States airing low-budget genre films.Female TroublePLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR

August 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt reveals plan for former dog racetrack

The government yesterday revealed details of a development plan for the plot in Fai Chi Kei where the former greyhound racetrack and the adjacent government-run Lin Fong Sports Centre are located, according to which the plot will be earmarked for sports, education and community service facilities as well as government office buildings.The development plan also proposes underground facilities for the possible construction of a water storage tank, with the aim of alleviating flooding in the

August 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Pupil number rises for 5 years: govt

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) said in a statement yesterday that the number of pupils of the city’s non-tertiary education has increased for five consecutive years.According to the statement, the bureau expects the number of pupils for the upcoming school year 2018/19 – which starts next week – to reach 80,556, a 1.9 percent increase from 79,092 in the previous school year 2017/18.The statement said that the number of pupils will have increased for five consecutive school

August 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Body found floating near Macau Tower

An unidentified man’s body wearing only underpants was found floating outside Macau Tower yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said.According to a PJ statement yesterday, the Macau Customs Service transferred the case to the Judiciary Police for further investigation at midday.The man, about 1.60 metres tall, appeared to be in his twenties, the statement said. The man had sustained no apparent injuries.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

August 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Nicolas Cage named ‘talent ambassador’ for Macau film-fest

US actor, director and producer Nicolas Cage has been named as a “talent ambassador” of the 3rd Macau International Film Festival, which will be held in December, The Hollywood Reporter (THR) reported yesterday. According to the report, Cage joins Hong Kong singer, actor and dancer Aaron Kwok Fu-shing as the festival’s “talent ambassadors” this year. The report quoted unidentified organisers as saying that the pairing reflects this festival’s “ambition to bring together local

August 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Taxi passenger pilfers left mobile phone: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) caught a male mainlander yesterday for taking a mobile phone he found in a taxi, PSP spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the suspect, surnamed Ye, is in his twenties, while the victim is a male mainlander whose surname was not provided.Cheong said that on Tuesday evening the victim was in a taxi heading for Cotai. After getting off, the victim realised that he had left his smartphone in the cab, so he

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Dad nabbed for assaulting 4-year-old son: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a father who assaulted his son multiple times last month and this month, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the suspect is a 35-year-old non-resident worker surnamed Hu, who works as a clerk. The suspect married his wife – a local resident – in 2013. The two have a four-year-old son and they live in a flat in San Kio district.Ho said that since last month, Hu had assaulted his sons three times

August 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Over 20 locals’ credit cards hacked: police

Since the beginning of this month, the Judiciary Police (PJ) have received reports from more than 20 local residents about their credit cards being used without authorisation, and all of them had made transactions on a foreign travel agency website before the hacking, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam announced during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho didn’t reveal the full name of the website – on which all the victims had made online payments – but said that the name began with the letter

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PLA garrison completes 19th troop rotation

According to a statement by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) released through the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), the local PLA garrison early yesterday morning completed its 19th troop rotation. The statement pointed out that the rotation was carried out in accordance with the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Garrisoning the Macau Special Administrative Region and by order of the Central Military Commission (CMC) in Beijing.According to the statement, the rotation

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Macau-bound plane makes emergency landing in Shenzhen

A Macau-bound Capital Airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Shenzhen yesterday, Xinhua reported. According to Xinhua and other media reports, two wheels were missing after the emergency landing. Shenzhen lies some 60 kilometres north-east of Macau. Shenzhen airport reportedly closed one of its two runways for about three hours to handle the emergency landing. The plane, which had taken off from Beijing with 157 passengers and nine crew on board, landed shortly

August 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Cabbie beaten by passenger over ‘detour’: police

A taxi driver was assaulted by a passenger yesterday morning during a dispute fuelled by the cabbie allegedly taking a detour, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the incident took place near ua de Coelho do Amaral at 9 a.m. yesterday. The passenger, who is from the mainland, suspected that the cabbie was taking a round-about route deliberately. The two quarrelled during which the cabbie was allegedly injured on the shoulder by the

August 29, 2018 | BY admin

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