Local uni student nabbed for theft-by-finding

A local university student has been apprehended for stealing a pair of earphones he had found in the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Chi Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Lam is in his twenties.According to Wong, a male resident reported to the police on January 12 that he had lost his earphones worth 2,000 patacas at a government building on Estrada de D. Maria II.The officers identified Lam as the individual who had picked up the

March 13, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Social worker, lawmaker say that barrier-free access still insufficient

Kou Chi Kin, the manager of Fuhong Society of Macau’s Pou Choi Centre, told the Post recently that Macau’s barrier-free law needed to be amended, pointing out that uneven road surface problems still exist in some neighbourhoods, which made it very difficult for manual wheelchair users.Founded by a group of volunteers in 2003, the Fuhong Society of Macau is a non-profit social service organisation dedicated to providing diverse services for persons with intellectual disabilities and persons

March 13, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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CityU’s 2-day career fair offers 5,000 vacancies

The two-day City University of Macau’s (CityU) career fair kicked off on its campus in Taipa yesterday, offering nearly 5,000 vacancies in over 110 enterprises and so-called employment demonstration bases from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), among which 49 are local exhibitors and 61 are from the mainland.Sectors covered include hospitality, banking, finance, retail, information technology (IT)) and artificial intelligence (AI), according to yesterday’s kick-off

March 13, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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2019’s HOS flat applicants call for details of sales price calculation

Representatives of 2019’s subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) flat applicants, accompanied by lawmaker Ron Lam U, handed a petition yesterday to Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng at Government Headquarters on Rua de S. Lourenço, calling for the release of the details of the HOS flats’ sales price calculation and a review of its “reasonableness”.The petition, which garnered 135 signatures, quoted the Housing Bureau’s (IH) announcement released early this year as citing the average

March 13, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local saxophonist Lam Chak Seng releases ‘Steps Forward’

Interview by William Chan        Local jazz saxophonist and flautist Lam Chak Seng, based in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), has recently released his debut jazz album titled “Steps Forward.” Lam will be launching the album’s release concert tour with their first performance at Sifang Art Space on Avenida do Almirante Lacerda.The tour includes a total of eight performances across the Greater Bay Area, commencing on Friday at Sifang Art Space. Following that, Lam and his

March 13, 2024 | BY admin

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2 hurt in pile-up involving tourist coach, motorbike, 4 cars in Taipa

Six vehicles crashed in Avenida dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental in Taipa yesterday afternoon, which involved a tourist coach, a motorcycle and four cars, slightly injuring the motorbike rider and a passenger on the tourist coach, the authorities said.The police said that they have provisionally concluded that the crash was due to the tourist coach driver’s failure to brake in time.Avenida dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental along the western Taipa waterfront runs between Sai Van Bridge’s entrance/exit

March 13, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Pro golfers make appearance at Wynn Palace

A press conference for The International Series Macau hosted at Wynn Palace in Cotai yesterday was attended by four pro golfers who will be playing at the Asian Tour-sanctioned event, which is set to feature 20 top players from the LIV Golf League and the Asian Tour.The International Series Macau is presented by Wynn.The golfers at yesterday’s press conference were Sergio García, Ian Poulter, Andy Ogletree and Kho Taichi, while the event also saw the organisers give the Macau Special

March 13, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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IC to hold raft of reading activities & 34th Macao Arts Fest

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man told reporters yesterday at a press conference after this year’s second plenary meeting of the Cultural Development Committee that her bureau will hold a one-day event called “Reading in the City” to mark the April 23 World Book Day as well as the 34th Macao Arts Festival (MAF) in May.The closed-door meeting of the government-appointed Cultural Development Committee was held at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), with the attendance of

March 13, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Longines unveils expanded boutique at Galaxy

Swiss watch brand Longines unveiled its newly expanded boutique at Galaxy Macau in Cotai yesterday, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the integrated resort (IR).The outlet now spans at over 1,300 square feet (120.8 square metres) and marks its ninth year at Galaxy Macau, a Longines statement provided at the event noted.The statement added that the brand’s boutiques worldwide have undergone a “comprehensive image update” since celebrating its 190th anniversary, with each designed

March 13, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Confidence, certainty and potential behind China’s 2024 growth target

Analysis        BEIJING – China has targeted its economic growth at around 5 percent for 2024, a goal that officials and experts believe is well within reach considering the country’s sound economic fundamentals and supportive macroeconomic policy mix.The projected goal, announced in the government work report, remains unchanged from the previous year’s growth target.It’s an achievable goal via enhanced efforts, said Zheng Shanjie, director of the National

March 13, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau’s 12 deputies submit 96 proposals during 2nd session of 14th NPC

The second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) closed yesterday afternoon, and Lao Ngai Leong, one of Macau’s 12 NPC deputies, said that the local delegation participated in three plenary sessions and 11 group meetings, during which it put forward a total of 96 proposals.The weeklong second plenary meeting of the 14th NPC was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Lao talked to the media on behalf of Macau’s NPC delegation.According to a report by local

March 12, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Gongbei Customs nabs woman trying to smuggle US$250,000 to Macau

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs has announced that its officers have caught a woman attempting to smuggle US$250,000 (2.01 million patacas) in undeclared cash to Macau through the border checkpoint, exceeding the official maximum amount of cash that a traveller is permitted to carry when leaving the mainland.Gongbei Customs announced the case, which occurred last Monday, in a statement yesterday, adding that the woman did not submit a customs declaration when entering the hall.At 11 p.m. last

March 12, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Woman advertises medical services in main square

A local woman has been arrested for her involvement in an unlicensed medical practice, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Chi Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Lam is in her fifties. She told the police that she’s jobless.According to Wong, on Friday afternoon, while patrolling near the General Post Office (GPO) in the city’s main square, Largo do Senado, the police saw a woman holding a sign advertising services for removing freckles and

March 12, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Beauty salon owner scams 5 locals

During a regular press conference yesterday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou announced the arrest of the female owner of a local beauty parlour for defrauding five local residents. The scam involved her claim of providing a 1:1 exchange rate between patacas and yuan.The 34-year-old suspect is a local woman surnamed Lai. The victims comprise four women and a man, all middle-aged.According to Lei, all five victims were customers of Lai’s beauty salon, and last September they

March 12, 2024 | BY William Chan

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