Lawmaker urges casino firms to join central provident fund

Directly-elected lawmaker-cum-unionist Leong Sun Iok yesterday urged the city’s six gaming operators to join the government’s non-mandatory central provident fund system with the aim of providing their employees with better retirement protection.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the headquarters of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen), of which he is a vice-president, in Rua da Ribeira do Patane on the sidelines of a seminar about how to

May 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Ex-lawmaker calls for more gaming concessions

Local prominent businessman David Chow Kam Fai, co-chairman of Macau Legend Development and former member of the Legislative Assembly (AL), yesterday urged the government to study the possibility of granting two additional gaming concessions after the expiration of the city’s three gaming concessions and three sub-concessions.Chow, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks while speaking to reporters at Macau

May 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Hotel guests rise 8.8 pct to 4.5 million in Jan-April

Macau’s 115 hotels and guesthouses recorded 4.5 million guests in the first four months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 8.8 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.The average occupancy rate rose by 4.7 percentage points to 88.9 percent. Guests’ average length of stay went up by 0.1 night to 1.5 nights. The hospitality industry’s number of guest rooms grew by 6 percent to 39,000, with 5-star hotel rooms rising by 7.9 percent to 24,000, accounting for

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Woman nabbed for stealing cosmetics: police

A woman from the mainland was caught for stealing cosmetics and skincare products on Saturday near the Barrier Gate, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lei Wa Seong said during a regular press conference yesterday at the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape.Lei identified the suspect as a woman in her twenties surnamed Wen, who claimed to be unemployed.Lei said that the Public Security Police received reports from two shops about beauty products having been shoplifted on May 11.

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Home fire possibly due to electrical fault: firemen

A smoky fire gutted a residential flat near Hoi Fu yesterday morning, according to the Fire Services Bureau (CB).Firemen suspected that the fire was caused by an electrical fault in a table lamp.The fire broke out at around 8 a.m. in a flat on the ground floor of Chong Pak San Chun Building in Avenida de Sidónio Pais.A smoky blaze burning in Chong Pak San Chun Building in Avenida de Sidónio Pais yesterday morning. Photo: Iong Tat ChoiPLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE

May 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Police warn of bus pickpocketing spree

The police have been receiving many complaints recently from passengers who have been pickpocketed on buses, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.Leng urged residents and tourists to keep an eye on their valuables in public places, on public buses in particular.Leng said that a local woman on Tuesday night boarded a bus in Estrada da Baía de Nossa Senhora da Esperança in Taipa heading towards the

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Court fines Sou 40,800 patacas for illegal assembly

The Court of First Instance (TJB) yesterday found suspended directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou and fellow non-establishment activist Scott Chiang Meng Hin guilty of illegal assembly and demonstration, and fined them 40,800 patacas and 27,600 patacas respectively.The two defendants initially faced aggravated disobedience charges as the police accused them of disobeying their orders during a demonstration on May 15, 2016 against the public Macau Foundation’s controversial decision to

May 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Scooter hits pedestrian, bursts into flames, victim in ICU

A scooter on Monday night hit a woman in Avenida do Almirante Lacerda before catching fire, leaving the woman seriously injured, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lei Wa Seong said during a regular press conference yesterday.A statement by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) on Monday identified the scooter rider as a 54-year-old local man while the injured pedestrian is a 44-year-old local woman.At around 10 p.m. on Monday, the man was riding the scooter when he hit the woman, who was

May 30, 2018 | BY admin

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HK woman arrested for abandoning her baby: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a woman from Hong Kong for abandoning her baby, who is around 10 months old, in a commercial centre in Avenida de Artur Tamagnini Barbosa on Saturday, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said yesterday.The announcement was made during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to Leng, the suspect is a 27-year-old Hong Kong woman surnamed Leung, who told the police that she is separated from her husband in Hong Kong and

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Off-duty cop nabbed for drink-driving: police

An off-duty Public Security Police (PSP) officer was caught driving under the influence (DUI) in Avenida do General Castelo Branco on Sunday morning, PSP spokeswoman Lei Wa Seong said yesterday.According to Lei, the officer is in his twenties surnamed Chan, who joined the force in 2016.Lei said that at about 4 a.m. of that morning, the Public Security Police received a report of a car colliding with a large vehicle at the junction of Avenida do General Castelo Branco and Avenida do Conselheiro

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GDP rises 9.2 pct in Q1

Macau gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year grew by 9.2 percent year-on-year in real terms, 1.2 percentage points higher than the 8.0 percent rise in the previous quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday. According to a DSEC statement, economic growth in the first quarter was mainly driven by exports of services and private consumption.External demand expanded further, which pushed up total exports of services by 16 percent year-on-year, with

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13 arrested as police bust loan shark gang

A total of 13 mainland suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a loan sharking syndicate based in Taipa that charged gamblers 20 percent “interest” on the amount they bet.The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced the case during a regular press conference yesterday.According to a PJ spokesperson, the investigation began after the police were tipped off last month and raided a residential flat in Rua de Nam Keng on Monday, arresting 13 suspects – seven males and six females

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At 35.8°C Macau logs hottest May in 66 years

The temperature reached 35.8 degrees Celsius yesterday, marking it the hottest day this year, and the hottest May since 1952, according to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG).An SMG official told the media yesterday said that due to an area of high pressure, the mercury reached at least 33 degrees for six consecutive days from May 19 to 24, which also makes this the longest period of hot weather in May recorded at the Big Taipa Hill weather station since 1991.Because of the hot

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Baby found abandoned in commercial centre: police

A 10-month-old baby boy was found abandoned in a commercial centre in Avenida de Artur Tamagnini Barbosa on Saturday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters yesterday.Leng said that on Friday a 34-year-old local woman went to a Public Security Police (PSP) station with a baby. The woman told police officers that a friend of hers asked her to take care of the baby, but didn’t come back to collect it. However, she couldn’t

May 29, 2018 | BY admin

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