2 groups petition Chui before Q&A in legislature

Two groups representing different community concern yesterday handed in their respective petitions addressed to Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On outside the Legislative Assembly in Nam Van yesterday afternoon.A group of Seac Pai Van Coloane residents handed their petition to an official of the Legislative Assembly (AL) about their concerns over the government’s plan to build two hazardous materials warehouses near the Seac Pai Van housing estate.The about a dozen petitioners handed in

August 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt plans to set up hazardous materials warehouses on Zone E1 in ‘medium’ term: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the government plans to build warehouses for hazardous materials on the land reclamation zone known as Zone E1 outside Pac On in Taipa “in the medium term.”Chui made the remarks when answering lawmaker-cum-unionist Jose Maria Pereira Coutinho’s question during a Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle.In his question, Coutinho noted that the government’s proposed locations in Coloane’s Concordia Industrial Park for two

August 10, 2018 | BY admin

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CCAC says received complaint about handling of greyhounds

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) told local media yesterday that it had received a complaint earlier in the day about the ongoing process of looking after the greyhounds left behind at the closed Canidrome and their relocation.The anti-graft body did not reveal who submitted the complaint.The CCAC confirmation came after Hong Kong’s Next Magazine yesterday published an interview with Tinna “Zoe” Tang, who quit local animal protection group Anima earlier this week.In the interview

August 9, 2018 | BY admin

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Police record 528 offences by cabbies in July

A total of 528 offences by taxi drivers were recorded last month, with overcharging continuing to top the list, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, 19 percent (100 cases) of the 528 cases were about cabbies refusing to pick up passengers, while 62 percent (329 cases) concerned overcharging.The statement said that the remaining 99 cases concerned other violations. It did not elaborate.Two taxis stop at a pelican crossing in Avenida do

August 9, 2018 | BY admin

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Filipino with 2 IDs overstays twice, tries 3rd re-entry: police

Immigration Department officers discovered that a Filipino had two files in their database with two different identities when he was going through immigration formalities at the local airport on Tuesday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Chong Sin I said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Chong, the suspect is a Filipino in his forties surnamed Manzano, who works as a driver. He had arrived from Manila just after midnight on Tuesday and when going through the facial

August 9, 2018 | BY admin

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Pedestrian run over by lorry: police

A pedestrian was run over by a lorry in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais in Areia Preta district yesterday afternoon, the police said.According to the police, the accident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. outside the headquarters of Chinese-language newspaper Macao Daily News, when the man was walking across a pelican crossing there.According to the police, the man was conscious when he was rescued by firemen. He was rushed to a hospital for treatment. The man sustained injuries to his calves. The

August 9, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt says won’t obey top court’s LRT depot tender ruling

The government said yesterday it will not obey a ruling by the city’s top court according to which it would need to reassess the rival quotations submitted by seven bidders in a public tender for the construction of the depot of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) last month also ordered the government to “carry out tasks in line with the ruling.”Yesterday’s statement by the government said that its decision was based on the Administrative Procedure

August 9, 2018 | BY admin

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Councillor urges govt to raise legal age to enter cybercafés

Liu Fengming, a member of the Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council, said yesterday that as teenagers who spend a lot of time in internet cafés tended to neglect their studies and become obsessed with online games, the government should raise the legal age for those entering them.Liu, a senior member of the Federation of Trade Unions (known as Gung Luen in Cantonese), made the remarks during a monthly meeting of the government-appointed council at the Islands District Public

August 8, 2018 | BY admin

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At least 3 local victims in Cambodia property scams: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a male mainlander over a property investment scam and a fund investment scam, involving at least five million patacas, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to Lei, the suspect is a 37-year-old surnamed Wen, who works as a driver.Lei said that in May 2014, a local man who was one of the victims, attended a property investment seminar held by an “investment company” at a

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Credit cards rise 10 pct to 1.2 million in June

The number of personal credit cards issued by local banks rose 10.4 percent year on year and 2.2 percent quarter on quarter to 1.24 million at the end of June, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement yesterday.The statement attributed the increase to the rising number of dual and triple currency credit cards. The number of pataca credit cards rose 10. 2 percent year on year to 878,598. The number of yuan credit cards increased 13.3 percent to 274,567. The number of Hong Kong

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Musicians to throw Beatles party for babies in big tent

If you think the Beatles are for grown-ups, think again, as musicians from the Spanish group “La Petita Malumaluga” (“The Little Malumaluga” in Catalan) are ready to prove that even babies will start to dance when they hear some classic Beatles songs, all taking place under a tent on the stage.La Petita Malumaluga will be bringing its “Beatles for Babies” show to Macau in a tent-like 360-degree stage where the little ones can roll, crawl and trot around the musicians as they play

August 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Man back from mainland treated for Legionnaires’ disease: govt

A 63-year-old local man is undergoing treatment for Legionnaires’ disease at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the patient is in a stable condition.The man had stayed on the mainland for about 10 days before he returned to Macau and sought treatment, the statement said.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

August 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Mainlander runs away from PSP patrol: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a male mainlander on Monday after he refused to follow PSP officers’ orders and even injured one of them in Cotai, PSP spokeswoman Chong Sin I said during a regular press conference in Zape yesterday.According to Chong, the suspect, surnamed Lai, is a 50-year-old from Jiangxi province engaged in illicit currency exchange activities in local casinos.Chong said that on Monday evening two PSP officers patrolling near Avenida Cidade Nova in Cotai spotted

August 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass bill on elderly rights

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill on the framework for the protection of senior citizens’ rights, which aims to create a more senior citizen-friendly society.The bill, passed during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle, is slated to come into effect 90 days after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO).The new Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly aims to promote the virtue of respecting the

August 8, 2018 | BY admin

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