Defendant caught taking knife into court

A man charged with a speeding offence was caught trying to enter the court with a knife on Monday, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson in Zape said yesterday.The spokesperson identified the suspect as a local man in his twenties surnamed Ho, who is a chef.According to the spokesperson, Ho went to the Court of First Instance in Avenida Doutor Stanley Ho on Monday afternoon for the speeding case. When he was passing through a security check, it was found that he was carrying a

June 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Reciprocal driving-licence deal should be signed: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that the local government should sign a reciprocal driving-licence recognition deal with the mainland as “Macau is a part of China”.Rosario attended a plenum in the legislature’s hemicycle which discussed a debate motion by directly-elected lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong on the issue.The legislature passed Ng’s debate motion last month, which was about the local government’s decision to sign a reciprocal

June 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Gallery takes a look back at city’s gambling history

Tombola cages, manual dice shakers, Mahjong Baccarat are among many types of equipment used for games popular in the good old days are currently on display at the Macau Gaming History Gallery.The gallery, located at Hotel Lisboa’s Crystal Palace hall, is curated by gaming operator SJM and showcases the history of gaming in Macau.The exhibit traces Macau’s gaming history back to the 16th century, with a betting slip showing the name of the candidates who passed the civil service examination

June 8, 2018 | BY admin

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KK defends title in Haikou tomorrow

Local boxer Ng Kuok Kun aka KK aka The Macau Kid will be defending his China Professional Boxing Union (CPBU) belt in Ding’an, Haikou tomorrow.In defence of his Super Welterweight (154lbs) title, KK (12-0-0, 7 KOs) will be up against Thailand’s Wathanyu (10-5-5) in a 10-round fight taking place in Ding’an, Haikou, which is on Hainan Island on the mainland.Hainan is the smallest and southernmost province on the mainland, consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. Hainan Island

June 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Nearly 100 firms attend 3rd China (Macao) Financial Award Ceremony

Nearly 100 enterprises attended the 3rd China (Macao) Financial Award Ceremony that took place at the local Sheraton hotel on Wednesday.The event was organised by Macao-Commercial Newspaper and Media International Group Company Limited as it celebrates the 12th anniversary of its Chinese-language newspaper Macao Commercial Post, which also coincides with the 9th anniversary of the establishment of the Union for Macao International Cultural Media.With Suncity Group as the title sponsor, the

June 8, 2018 | BY admin

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San Ma Lou to undergo repair for 2 months

The city’s busy thoroughfare Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro (also known as “San Ma Lou”) will undergo roadworks from June 30 to August 31 as the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) will repair the underground drains there and resurface the road, IACM Division of Public Roads head Lei Wa Po said yesterday during a press conference at the Northern District Public Services Centre in Areia Preta.The press conference was co-host by representatives of IACM, Transport Bureau (DSAT), and Public

June 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt not yet decided on shipyards’ heritage status

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Mok Ian Ian said yesterday that the government has not made the final decision on whether it will officially classify Coloane’s Lai Chi Vun Village and its traditional shipyards as a cultural heritage site.Mok made the remarks during a special press conference about her bureau’s ongoing tasks for the cultural heritage evaluation process for the village and its shipyards.Yesterday’s press conference came after a statement by the bureau on Tuesday,

June 7, 2018 | BY admin

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2 telecoms & pawn shop involved in telephone scams: police

Two telecom shops and a pawnshop were allegedly involved in a telephone scam in which a local woman lost over 710,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference in Rua de Pequim yesterday.According to Choi, the victim is local housewife in her twenties, who surname was not revealed.Choi said the victim had received phone calls from people claiming to be delivery company staff members and mainland law enforcing officers, demanding she transfer

June 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass arbitration bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill regulating the city’s arbitration procedures, which aims to encourage residents to choose arbitration as an alternative means of dispute resolution.Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan introduced the outline of the bill, which is to replace the city’s current rules on the arbitration process, during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday.According to Chan,

June 7, 2018 | BY admin

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CE vows to support BRI with local advantages

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the local government will continue to support the building of “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI), adding that in building the BRI, the central government had given Macau enormous support, and also it was Macau’s responsibility to contribute.Chui made the remarks during a speech at the opening ceremony of the 2018 International Conference On the Belt and Road and Macau’s Development at Macau Tower yesterday.The first conference

June 7, 2018 | BY admin

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SJM wants 2-year extension for gaming licence

SJM Chairman of the Board of Directors Ambrose So Shu Fai said that by extending its current gaming licence for two more years, all six concessionaires’ licence would expire at the same time, so they could start the bidding process for the new licence at the same pace, which would be a more “logical” arrangement.So made the comments on the sideline of the opening of the “Macau Gaming History Gallery” at Hotel Lisboa’s Crystal Palace.SJM and MGM’s gaming licence expires in 2020,

June 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt grants Cecilia Tse 2-year unpaid leave

Macau Government Tourism Bureau (MGTO) chief advisor Cecilia Tse Heng Sai, who was formerly appointed Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) president, has been granted two years of unpaid leave starting from June 14.The dispatch was published in the Official Gazette yesterday. The approval, signed by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng on May 18, does not give a reason for her leave of absence.Tse was previously MGTO deputy director before she was appointed IC president at the

June 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt consults public on changes to vocational education rules

The government yesterday launched a 40-day public consultation about its proposed changes to the current rules on the city’s vocational education system with the aim of enabling vocational education pupils to be more competitive in the job market.The city’s schools are allowed to run vocational training in F4 to F6, according to the Non-higher Education System Framework Law enacted in 2006.The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) made the announcement during a press conference

June 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to consult public on tougher traffic offence penalties

The government will launch a two-month public consultation late this month on the drafting of a bill amending the current Road Traffic Law, with the aim of combating traffic offences more effectively and thereby improving the city’s road safety.The amendment bill proposes that the penalties for various traffic violations be raised significantly, such as illegal parking, speeding and drink-driving.A press conference about the public consultation was held yesterday at the Transport Bureau

June 6, 2018 | BY admin

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