Insufficient support to developmental disorder kids: forum

Some guest speakers and several members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum said that the government was failing to provide sufficient support to children with developmental disorders and their parents.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Guest speaker Warren Tai Wa Hou, who heads the government’s Paediatric Joint Assessment Centre, said that, on average, about six percent of Macau’s new-borns every year are

January 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Mercury forecast to fall to 6 degrees tomorrow

The local weather station forecast yesterday that the mercury will drop to as low as 6 degrees Celsius tomorrow, which would be the lowest temperature since the start of the new year.The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said on its website yesterday that as an intense winter monsoon is expected to reach the South China cost today, northerly winds in Macau will intensify and the temperature will start to drop significantly.According to the prediction, there will be rain today

January 8, 2018 | BY admin

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PLA garrison gets new commander

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has appointed Liao Zhengrong as the commander of its local garrison, according to an order issued by President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the army’s local garrison said in a statement on Friday.Liao has succeeded Wang Wen who will return to the mainland for a post in the army, according to the statement.The Chief Executive Office (GCE) said in a statement on Friday that Chief Executive Chui Sai On had met Liao who

January 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to amend storm surge, typhoon signals

Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) Director Raymond Tam Vai Man said yesterday his bureau will amend its system for the issuing of storm surge and tropical cyclone warning signals.Tam made the remarks yesterday when replying to oral interpellations by directly-elected lawmakers Ng Kuok Cheong and Ella Lei Cheng I during a plenary session of the legislature.According to the weather bureau’s website, there are currently three levels of storm surge warnings. The bureau issues the

January 5, 2018 | BY admin

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CE did not duck responsibility for Hato disaster: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On had never avoided responsibility for the disaster caused by deadly Super Typhoon Hato in August.Wong made the remarks when replying to oral interpellations by directly-elected lawmakers Ng Kuok Cheong and Ella Lei Cheng I during a plenary session of the legislature.In his interpellation, Ng said that the Committee for Responding to Unforeseen Incidents, which was established in 2012 and chaired by

January 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Investment firm says it’s optimistic ‘but headwinds remain’

The Guernsey-registered Macau Property Opportunities Fund (MPO) saw average rentals at The Waterside property grow by 6.4 percent between the third and fourth quarters to HK$19.85 per square foot per month, the StockMarketWire online business news service reported yesterday.Quoting an MPO statement, the report said the company was hopeful that Macau’s VIP gaming segment will recover further, which would facilitate the continued recovery of rental values and improve occupancy rates.The

January 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Airport handles record 7.1 million passengers in 2017

Macau’s single runway airport handled a record 7.16 million passengers last year, a year-on-year increase of 8 percent, the facility’s operator MIA said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the airport handled about 58,000 aircraft movements (takeoffs and touchdowns) last year, up 2.8 percent.The statement pointed out that last year’s passenger movement was the highest since the airport started operating 22 years ago, adding that last year’s number of passengers amounted

January 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Local French chamber to hold charity dinner to raise funds for elderly

The France Macau Chamber of Commerce (FMCC) will be holding a charity dinner on January 26 to raise funds to support the Macau Fok Sin Association to buy necessities for elderly people, FMCC Chairman Rutger Verschuren announced yesterday.During the press conference at MGM, Verschuren said that this year’s Moulin Rouge-themed charity dinner, which will also mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the France Macau Business Association (FMBA). Last year, it was officially recognised

January 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Consistency and discipline, Macao Fitness’s master trainer’s tip to keep fit

After numerous treats, sweets and feasts over the holidays, it’s hard not to gain a bit of weight, and that’s probably why losing weight is always on the list of New Year’s resolutions.Getting back to the gym regimen after the holiday, or even just starting a healthy workout routine, can be difficult but the personal trainers at Macao Fitness are happy to help.The gym’s Master Trainer Jeffrey Nungay said that going to the gym is not just about losing weight.Nungay recently won second

January 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Disembark now at Galaxy Macau’s ‘Prada Station’

The installation mimicking locomotive railway stations in the US in the 1950s complete with a railway station ticket booth and a concierge at the shopping promenade at Galaxy Macau is Prada’s latest pop-up store.Located in the Pearl Lobby, the Prada Station showcases a selection of its luxury bags and accessories.The pop-up is designed as a dream-like container and represents the image of Prada on the move, drawing inspiration from the brand and its fundamental codes, such as travel and

January 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Kwanpen marks 80th anniversary with exotic afternoon tea set

Singaporean brand Kwanpen is celebrating its 80 years of craftsmanship with an afternoon tea set that takes inspiration from the brand’s Asian heritage and luxury exotic leather bags.The “fashion meets afternoon tea set” is available exclusively at The Ritz-Carlton Bar & Lounge at Galaxy Macau now until January 31.Priced at 488 patacas or 688 patacas for two including two glasses of Perrier-Jouët Champagne, the set includes Silver Chocolate Mont Blanc, Red Berry Chocolate Yule Log,

January 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt mulls mechanism for public housing demand review: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday the government would consider regularly reviewing and updating the figures indicating the city’s demand for public housing unitsRosario made the remarks yesterday when replying to oral interpellations by directly-elected lawmakers Becky Song Pek Kei and Ho Ion Sang during a plenary session of the legislature.The Housing Bureau (IH) released in October details of a study about the city’s demand for public housing.

January 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Mandarin’s House was once a microcosm of society

From being the family home of reformist and patriotic merchant Zheng Guanying (1842-1921) to a dwelling of subdivided flats for people from all walks of life, the Mandarin’s House was once a microcosm of society, as shown from photos and drawings of life in the residence during the 1950s.An exhibition in one of the rooms at the Mandarin’s House with photos, paintings and sketches with texts compiled from interviews of a dozen of the building’s former tenants look back at how life was when

January 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Mainlander steals from 8 ‘careless’ restaurant guests: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from Guangzhou on Tuesday for stealing valuables from eight “careless” restaurant patrons since 2015, PJ spokesman Tam Weng Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.Tam identified the suspect as a 53-year-old businessman surnamed He.On December 9, a local man hung his jacket on the back of his chair while he was having his lunch in a restaurant in the city centre. After lunch, the victim discovered that his wallet in his jacket’s

January 4, 2018 | BY admin

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