Mainlander robs jewellery shop: police

A man from the mainland was arrested yesterday for robbing a jewellery shop in Toi San district, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference at the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape.According to Choi, the male suspect, surnamed Chen, is a 43-year-old unemployed man from the mainland.The spokesman said that on the evening of September 21, Chen entered a jewellery shop in Rua do Canal das Hortas, with a sales assistant and the owner inside. Chen

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Police bust scam gang – 2 victims lose over HK$10 million

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a gang of four men and four women suspected of running two separate scams in which they cheated two victims out of more than HK$10 million.In one of the scams, the gang told the victim that they could help her to get money back that had been seized by the court. The money in question was related to another scam case that occurred last year. The victim in this case was also the victim of the last year’s scam case.PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai announced the

November 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Legislature to mull suspension of lawmaker facing trial

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said in a statement yesterday that the House Rules Committee will study and announce its decision by next Monday on a request by the Court of First Instance (TJB) to suspend directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou from the legislature so that he can be tried by the court for alleged aggravated disobedience. The trial is slated to begin on November 28, according to the statement.Sou’s suspension would allow the trial to go ahead.Ho’s

November 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Group suggests 4 elected municipal consultative committees

The grassroots New Macau Association (NMA) said yesterday that elections for the members of the government-proposed consultative committee of Macau’s non-political municipal organisation would fully comply with the spirit of the related articles of the Macau Basic Law.The NMA activists also proposed the setting up of four elected district-level consultative committees.The group also slammed the government for ruling out the possibility of the consultative committee’s members being elected

November 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui delivers 2018 Policy Address today

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will deliver his 2018 Policy Address in the legislature’s hemicycle today. Chui will give a press conference at Government Headquarters about the policy address shortly after delivering it.Chui will answer lawmakers’ prepared questions about his policy address tomorrow.The government’s five policy secretaries will separately present their respective 2018 portfolio guidelines to the legislature from Tuesday next week to December 6, according to the

November 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Group urges govt to use shuttle bus area for public buses

Collective Wisdom Policy Centre Vice-President Chan Ka Leong said yesterday that converting the western side of the Barrier Gate Plaza from a casino shuttle bus area into a public bus terminus would instantly alleviate the public transportation problems in the area.The local think tank held a press conference yesterday about a study they conducted on optimising temporary bus stops at the Barrier Gate and related replanning of the area, on the association’s premises in Avenida de Horta e

November 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt launches consultation on minimum wage

The government is launching a 45-day public consultation today on the proposed implementation of a statutory minimum wage for all workers. The bureau proposes that domestic helpers and disabled employees will be excluded from the implementation of the minimum wage.A press conference about the public consultation was held yesterday at the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) in Areia Preta district. The public consultation will end on December 27. Four public sessions will be held during the

November 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt has ‘undeniable responsibility’ for Hato-damaged cars: lawmaker

Lawmaker-cum-Vice-President of the New Macau Association (NMA) Sulu Sou Ka Hou said yesterday that the government had “undeniable responsibility” for the damage caused to vehicles during August’s Super Typhoon Hato since it owns the city’s public car parks.While public car parks were are owned by the government, their management has been outsourced to various private enterprises.Sou made the remarks during a press conference with a group of vehicle owners affected by Hato, at the NMA

November 13, 2017 | BY admin

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IPM hosts English speech contests

The public Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) hosted at the weekend two English speech competitions “to promote the use of English in Macau in the era of globalisation, to encourage people from all walks of life to learn English, and to promote English language teaching,” the tertiary education institution said in a statement yesterday.The event consisted of the 16th Macau-wide English Speech Contest and the Macau Regional Contest of the 23rd “21st Century” National English Speaking

November 13, 2017 | BY admin

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3 vehicle pileup injures 18 tourists

Two coaches and a car crashed near the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf in Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen in Nape on Saturday.18 tourists, comprising a man and 17 women from a mainland tourist group, were injured in the accident.According to police reports, a 7-seater people carrier was being driven along Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen in the direction of the Macau Science Centre. The driver of the people carrier braked suddenly to avoid hitting a pedestrian on the zebra crossing outside Macau Fisherman’s Wharf.

November 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Population rises by 100 in 3 months

Macau’s population rose by 100 from 648,400 at the end of the second quarter to 648,500 at the end of the third quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement on Friday, females accounted for 53 percent of the population. Based on Macau’s land area of 30.5 square kilometres, the special administrative region’s population density stood at 21,262 at the end of the third quarter. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

November 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Legal changes won’t affect not-for-profit theatres: official

Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) Deputy Director Carmen Maria Chung, speaking during yesterday’s Macau Forum, said that government-proposed amendments to a decree-law regulating the licensing of a number of activities would not include not-for-profit cinemas and theatres.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.The government launched a two-month public consultation in early October on proposed amendments to Decree-law 47/98/M, which

November 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Xi: China, US should be partners, not rivals

BEIJING – China and the United States should be partners, not rivals, and together they could be good for each other and the whole world, President Xi Jinping said yesterday.When hosting a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People for visiting US President Donald Trump yesterday evening, Xi said he believed that challenges of bilateral relations were limited but potential was limitless, and Trump agreed with him on this point.“The two countries will be able to open a new page of

November 10, 2017 | BY admin

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‘Slight’ increase in Macau’s English level: study

Education First (EF) Hong Kong and Macau General Manager Jenny Chiu Chin Yu said yesterday that according to the organisation’s annual global study this year, there has been a “slight” increase in the average score of Macau’s sample.However, Macau’s ranking has fallen as other countries or regions have improved their scores even further.Chiu made the remarks at a press conference about the findings of this year’s EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) at the private company’s centre

November 10, 2017 | BY admin

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