Savour every mouthful at Grand Hyatt’s ‘Experience Centre’

There is now another option for event planners as the Grand Hyatt Macau aims to give guests an unforgettable experience at its Experience Centre.The entrance to the Experience Centre is not very obvious as its design provides guests a bit more privacy. However, when one enters the futuristic venue through the state-of-the-art entrance, it might give them the illusion for a moment that they are entering a spaceship. The venue is also equipped with a 360 degree audiovisual projector, making it an

November 17, 2017 | BY admin

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Macau to host Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced that the city would host the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards in 2018 and 2019, during a press conference in Wynn Palace last week.Editor of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants William Drew said that after hosting the awards in Singapore and Bangkok for two years and three years respectively, Macau would be the next hosting destination, adding that Macau’s diverse culinary culture reflects the city’s rich history.The Asia’s 50 Best

November 17, 2017 | BY admin

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Drivers gear up for Guia this weekend

Drivers and riders were already doing practice laps for the 64th Macau Grand Prix yesterday. This year, the city’s Grand Prix has become the only motorsport event in the world to host two World Cups of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) – the FIA F3 World Cup and FIA GT World Cup.Apart from those two, this year is also bringing back the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) after a two-year absence. The race around Guia Hill will be the penultimate race in the WTCC’s

November 17, 2017 | BY admin

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Mainlander nabbed for 2 burglaries: police

A man from the mainland has been arrested on suspicion of committing two burglaries in September with a total haul of 650,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to Choi, the suspect, whose surname was not revealed, allegedly committed one of the burglaries in Fai Chi Kei and the other in Taipa.Choi said that the suspect and an accomplice followed residents into the lobbies of the two

November 17, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt plans to connect LRT at 4 locations to mainland

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the government was planning for the city’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) system to be connected to the mainland at four locations in the long term.Chui made the remarks when answering appointed lawmaker-cum-civil engineer Wu Chou Kit’s question during a Q&A plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle.The session took place a day after Chui delivered his 2018 Policy Address.The government has said that the Taipa segment of the LRT

November 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Police crack Macau-Manila gambling gang involving 65 million patacas

The police cracked an international gambling gang with a monthly revenue of 4.5 million yuan totalling over 54 million yuan (65 million patacas) in the past 12 months in Nape yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced.During the operation, nine mainlanders were arrested by the police.PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai made the announcement during a special conference at the scene.Police officers show items seized from the Macau-Manila gambling gang in Nape yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat

November 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to release Hato-probe report after translation: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the government is still translating – from the Chinese language into Portuguese – an investigative report drafted by a special commission tasked with probing whether any government entities or officials were at fault in their response to deadly Super Typhoon Hato.Chui made the remarks when answering questions from several lawmakers during a Q&A plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday afternoon. The session was

November 16, 2017 | BY admin

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It is getting more difficult to win: Rutter

Eight-time Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix winner and two-wheel “King of Macau” Michael Rutter said yesterday that winning in Macau was getting more difficult.Rutter made the remarks in an interview on the sidelines of an event during which dozens of drivers and riders “competed” with some local pupils, not on the Guia Circuit, but on the football field of the Olympic Sports Centre in Taipa.The British rider, who couldn’t count how many times he has participated in the city’s Grand

November 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Chapas Sínicas: from historical facts to ‘Memory of the World’

About 3,600 official documents known as “Chapas Sínicas” written during the Qing Dynasty giving orders to Macau’s then municipal administration (“Leal Senado”) that have recently been added to UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” will enrich the city’s history and provide a source of inspiration for the creative world, Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leung Hio Meng has told The Macau Post Daily.Leung and Archives of Macau Director Lau Fong met The Macau Post Daily earlier

November 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui vows to review number of imported workers

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On pledged yesterday that the government will review the percentage of non-resident workers in relation to the total number of employees working in Macau.Chui also vowed that the government will strive to ensure that at least 85 percent of medium- and high-ranking management members employed by the city’s six gaming operators will continue to be local residents.Chui made the remarks when answering indirectly-elected lawmaker-cum-unionist Lam Lon Wai’s

November 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui vows to enhance disaster prevention

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said in his 2018 Policy Address yesterday that the government will establish a long-term mechanism for disaster prevention and mitigation, in the wake of Super Typhoon Hato, the strongest typhoon to hit the city in over six decades, and roll out a raft of flood-prevention projects in the city’s low-lying areas.Chui also said the government would continue its annual “wealth-sharing” handout scheme next year, by paying 9,000 patacas to permanent and

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Speaker asks court to postpone lawmaker’s trial

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that he had requested the Court of First Instance (TJB) to postpone the date of the trial of directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou for alleged aggravated disobedience.Ho spoke to reporters after Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On presented his 2018 Policy Address in a plenary session yesterday.Ho said in a statement on Monday that the House Rules Committee would study and announce its decision by Monday on a request by the

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui pledges new round of HOS applications before end of his term

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday his government aims to launch a new round of applications for subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) flats before his term ends in December 2019.Chui made the remarks during a post-policy address press conference at Government Headquarters.The government’s public housing programme comprises HOS flats and social rental housing units.HOS flats are much cheaper than their counterparts in the private property market. Social housing rents are

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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SJM Theodore Racing Team eyes another title

SJM Theodore Racing Team Principal Teddy Yip Jr. underlined yesterday that his team had its record eighth victory at the Macau Grand Prix in 2015, adding he believed his team was in good shape to reclaim the title on Sunday.Yip made the remarks during the team’s press conference yesterday at SJM’s Grand Lisboa Hotel.During the press conference, Yip also presented the four young drivers competing in his team this year. They are Maximilian Günther, Callum Ilott, Zhou Guanyu and Mick

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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