Councillor calls for better food waste management

Northern District Community Service Consultative Council member Hoi Long Tong said yesterday that food waste is made of biodegradable organic contents, and if the city’s food waste is not managed well, it could create sanitary issues for the public, so the government should handle food waste well.Hoi made the remarks during a regular meeting of the government-appointed council in Areia Preta.According to a report released the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) last year, the city’s

April 13, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to have 16 locations for typhoon evacuation

The government announced yesterday that it has drafted a plan for residents to evacuate when a storm surge hits their neighbourhoods.According to a statement from the Government Spokesperson’s Office (GPV) yesterday, the plan aims to help residents and business owners in the city’s low-lying areas to evacuate to shelters designated by the government when a typhoon or storm surge hits Macau.According to the statement, the government has designated 16 locations as evacuation centres when a

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Govt to implement new typhoon signal & storm surge rules: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the government will implement its revised system for the issuing of tropical cyclone and storm surge warning signals before the coming typhoon season.The government’s “Committee for the Review of the Mechanism for Responding to Major Disasters and its Follow-up and Improvement” hosted a press conference yesterday about what the government has done and will do to respond to typhoons and other major disasters.Chui made the remarks

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In ‘Migration’, Indonesian migrant workers put true stories on stage

Local Indonesian migrant workers, who are mostly domestic helpers, will get their moment to shine as performers when they tell their side of the story in “Migration” next month.The documentary theatre play “Migration”, produced by Macau Experimental Theatre, is among the 26 programmes of the month-long 29th Macau Arts Festival (FAM) organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) that will start on April 27.With “origin” the theme of this year’s festival, the programmes explore the

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Wynn presents Ferragamo afternoon tea at the bar

When Wynn does afternoon tea, it spells luxury, and guests can experience it over the coming weekends as it is pairing up with Salvatore Ferragamo to bring a chic afternoon tea experience at the exquisite jewellery-box like Wing Lei Bar at Wynn Palace Cotai.Crafted by Yoann Mathy, Wynn Palace’s Executive Pastry Chef, the sweet and savoury delights draw inspiration from the classic design elements of Ferragamo, matching the brand’s craftsmanship with exquisite culinary creations.Mirroring

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Michelin chef brings Argentine flair to Grill 58

At a newly-opened steakhouse in town, Star Argentine chef Mauro Colagreco explains with enthusiasm the beef selection, the cut of the steak, the process of dry ageing the meat, and chimichurri, a staple sauce in every Argentinian household.Grill 58 steakhouse at MGM Cotai is the latest project Colagreco is overseeing, among others: he has his own Mediterranean restaurant Mirazur in Menton, France, which has two Michelin stars and is currently ranked 4th on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants

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Lush sends out SOS for Sumatran wildlife, rainforests

Cosmetics company Lush is teaming up with conservation charity Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) to raise money to purchase another 50 hectares of land adjacent to the new forest restoration site.This is the second time the company has run the #SOSsumatra campaign after the success of its first launch in Europe in November last year, according to a recent statement from Lush.For the campaign, the company is raising money through its limited-edition SOS Sumatra shampoo bar, where all the money

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MTR to run LRT for 5 years for 5.88 billion patacas: govt

The government announced yesterday that it has hired the MTR Corporation Limited from Hong Kong to operate the Taipa section of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) for five years as well as to provide assistance for the preparations in the run-up to its operation next year.The Transport Infrastructure Office (GIT) said in a statement yesterday that the government has granted the MTR an 80-month agreement for assisting in the operation of the LRT Taipa section and its maintenance. The services provided

April 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Macau is a ‘haven’ for drug traffickers: councillor

Central District Community Service Consultative Council member Cheong Sok Leng said yesterday that as Macau has the “softest” penalties for drug trafficking compared with Hong Kong and the mainland, it has turned the city into a haven for drug dealers.Cheong made the remarks during a regular meeting of the government-appointed council at the Patane Market Municipal Complex on the peninsula.Chong noted that in recent years there have been cases in which Hong Kong residents came to Macau to

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Over 1 tonne of smuggled seafood seized from fishing boat: govt

The Macau Customs Service and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) jointly seized a total of 1,153 kilogrammes of uninspected seafood this week from a fishing boat, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.The statement said that the two entities jointly made the two seizures from the same fishing boat earlier this week. On Sunday, 130 kilogrammes of oysters were confiscated, while on Tuesday the vessel was caught again when 1,023 kilogrammes of shellfish were confiscated.The statement

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Govt axes ex-weather chief’s pension for 4 years

The government announced yesterday that Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has decided to punish the former director of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), Fong Soi, Kun, by suspending the payment of his pension for four years for his failure to fulfil his duties properly over the hoisting of storm warning signals when Super Typhoon Hato pummelled Macau last year.According to a statement from the Government Spokesperson’s Office (GPV) yesterday, disciplinary procedures launched

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‘Bide your time, a bright future is ahead’, Rosario tells students

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario yesterday urged young local people to be patient before eventually achieving success, because there’s a long road ahead, to work hard and have more confidence in the government.He also told his young audience that Macau has been getting better in various aspects.Rosario made the remarks while attending a “Dialogue With Young People” on the Hengqin campus of the University of Macau (UM). The topic of the event was the

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Xi vows further economic opening

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping pledged yesterday to lower car tariffs this year and take other steps to open the world’s number two economy “wider and wider”, addressing major complaints by the United States in a simmering trade row.Xi’s remarks follow weeks of tit-for-tat tariffs and mutual threats of more levies on hundreds of billions of US dollars worth of products between Beijing and Washington that have raised fears of a trade war that could lacerate the global economy.While he

April 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt proposes to axe rogue cabbies’ licences

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday that the government has drafted a bill regulating the city’s taxi sector, which proposes that cabbies caught refusing to pick up passengers or overcharging them four times within five years will have their taxi-driving licences cancelled.Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said that the council, the government’s top advisory body, had completed its discussion of the bill, which aims to ensure the service

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