Legislature passes property management bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) finally passed the government’s bill regulating the city’s property management companies, slated to come into effect a year after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO), during a plenary session yesterday.The bill’s outline was passed during a plenum of the legislature in October 2015. The bill aims to improve the quality of the services provided by property management companies. The legislature’s 1st Standing Committee held 17 meetings to review the

August 8, 2017 | BY admin

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BNU launches VISA Infinite credit card

Local Portuguese lender BNU has announced the launch of the BNU Visa Infinite credit card.According to a BNU statement received by The Macau Post Daily yesterday, the new card targets BNU’s “most distinguished customers, bringing them an unparalleled experience of comfort, prestige and privileges”.“The BNU Visa Infinite card rewards cardholders with an unrivalled 1 percent cash rebate from domestic and overseas transactions, credited directly into their card account, without a maximum

August 8, 2017 | BY admin

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Air quality improved last year: govt

The Environmental State Report 2016 released by the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) yesterday shows that over 95 percent of the days last year were recorded with an air quality reading of “good” or “moderate” at a number of monitoring stations across the city last year, more than in 2015.According to the report, the data shows that Macau’s air quality improved last year.There are five monitoring stations in the city – a “roadside” monitoring station in Rua do Campo and a

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Man jumps to his death after attacking girlfriend: police

A Hong Kong man jumped to his death from a flat in the luxury estate One Oasis in Coloane shortly after throwing his two-year old daughter from the unit yesterday morning, according to police reports.The man “suddenly” attacked his girlfriend – the girl’s mother – with a cleaver in the flat before throwing his daughter out of the window and then leaping to his own death, PJ spokeswoman Gloria Sun Weng Si was quoted by the Portuguese radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM as

August 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Over 1,200 phone scams & enquiries in 17 days: police

A senior Judiciary Police (PJ) officer said during yesterday’s Macau Forum that the police have received more than 1,200 reported phone scam cases and enquiries about phone scams from residents between July 20 and Saturday, adding that it was difficult for the local police to solve such cases as phone scam fraudsters are primarily operating outside Macau.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Yesterday’s focus of the forum

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Union urges casinos to be more family-friendly to staff

It is difficult for many gaming workers to take time off during the summer holidays which is the gaming industry’s high season, Macau Gaming Industry Employees Home President Lou Io Wa said yesterday, urging gaming operators to adopt more family-friendly measures so that their staff can have more time to spend with their families.Lou made the remarks on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of the board members of the association at the headquarters of the Macau Federation of Trade

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Bus crashes into barrier, 8 hurt

A New Era bus crashed into the road barrier on the pavement in Avenida da Amizade yesterday morning, which left eight passengers with slight injuries, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said yesterday.Four of the injured passengers were taken to the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre, while two were rushed to the private Kiang Wu Hospital, the public hospital said in a statement yesterday.The two other injured passengers told the authorities that they did not require hospital treatment,

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Boxers show passion in ‘Original Intention’ fight night

Amateur boxers from Hong Kong, Macau, the mainland and Taiwan took to the ring at Macao Boxing House’s “Original Intention” fight card on Saturday night and what they might lack in the skills of Manny Pacquiao, Zou Shiming or even Macau’s Ng Kuok Kun they made up for in passion.Saturday night was Macao Boxing House’s third amateur boxing night and the popularity of the event has gone from strength to strength.The nine bout card was fought out in Macao Boxing House’s gym near

August 7, 2017 | BY admin

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New media boost youngsters’ election knowledge: scholar

Although young people may be viewed as being politically apathetic, they actually have a better understanding of the legislative elections nowadays than in the past, partly due to the rise of the new media, Ken Chan Chi Fong, vice-president of the Macau Development Strategy Research Centre, said yesterday.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17.Chan, an associate professor at the Centre of Continuing Education and Special Projects of the Macau Polytechnic

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Govt inks smart city deal with Alibaba

The local government has signed a framework agreement with Alibaba Group to develop Macau into a smart city, by using Alibaba’s big data processing capabilities to enhance the quality of the city’s public services.Witnessed by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma Yun, the “Framework Agreement of Strategic Cooperation on Smart City Development” was signed on Friday at Government Headquarters by Chui’s Chief-of-Cabinet O Lam and Alibaba Cloud

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Local dengue cases rise to 3: govt

The government said yesterday that the number of locally-infected dengue fever cases has risen to three, pointing out that the three patients are from the same building.The government also said it did not exclude the possibility of dozens of locally-contracted dengue fever cases in the next few weeks.A press conference about the three locally-infected dengue fever cases and the possibility of a further rise in the number of cases was held yesterday at the headquarters of the Civic and Municipal

August 4, 2017 | BY admin

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Coloane village houses cannot be rebuilt: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that the new Land Law does not allow the continuation of a plan – which the government launched a few years ago – to rebuild village houses involved in the long-running controversy over traditional land deeds in Coloane.Rosario made the remarks yesterday when replying to an oral interpellation by lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang during a plenary session of the legislature.In her interpellation, Kwan pointed out

August 4, 2017 | BY admin

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Maid steals 42,000 patacas from employer: police

A 27-year-old live-in Filipina domestic helper, surnamed Panganiban, has been arrested for stealing cash and jewellery worth 42,000 patacas from her employer, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson said a local woman told the police on Wednesday that a quantity of cash and jewellery in her bedside table was missing. The woman suspected Panganiban, whom she had fired on Sunday, of the theft.According to the spokesperson, the woman

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Draw decides 27 electoral group numbers on ballot papers

A draw was held yesterday to assign each of the upcoming direct legislative election’s 25 candidate groups and two groups running in the indirect election of the professional sector a number on the ballot papers.The draw was held at the Public Administration Building.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17.The numbers of those running in the direct election are as follows: candidate group No. 1 is New Ideals of Macau, led by activist Carl Ching Lok

August 4, 2017 | BY admin

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