Procedures for ‘localising’ national anthem law complete in April-May: Chan

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan has said that the government aims to complete its internal legislative procedures for amending the existing local law on the use and protection of the national anthem in April or May.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Friday at the Macau Basic Law Commemorative Gallery in Zape on the sidelines of a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the gallery located next to the Macau Forum

March 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Nevada regulator to probe Galaxy After Wynn deal

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada Gaming Control Board will look into Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) after the Hong Kong-listed casino company’s purchase of a stake in Wynn Resorts.“As is its ordinary course, the Nevada Gaming Control Board engages in a due diligence process for any shareholder approaching a reporting requirement,” Becky Harris, the board’s chairwoman, said on Friday in a statement.Individuals owning more than 10 percent of a casino must meet suitability requirements in the US

March 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Pansy Ho says MGM using art to bring world to China

MGM Co-chairperson and Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Pansy Ho Chiu-king said yesterday that she is using art in her casino resorts to bring the world to China and vice versa.Ho made the remarks in a speech at the opening of the “Explore Spectacular” art symposium at MGM Cotai, which attracted about 200 attendees from local and regional artists and art enthusiasts.Ho said that while art has different meanings for different people, everyone would agree that art transcends all

March 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Guest speaker calls for resurfacing of San Ma Lou

A geotechnical engineer attending yesterday’s Macau Forum as a guest speaker urged the government to resurface the whole of Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro and change all the pipes and drains underneath with the aim of fundamentally solving the problem of possible subsidence incidents happening again there.The city’s main thoroughfare is informally known as San Ma Lou (“New Road”).The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Guest

March 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Indonesian tourism delegation plans to visit Macau next month

The Department of International Marketing for Greater China of Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism plans to send a delegation of Indonesian tour and travel business owners and professionals to Macau and Hong Kong next month to set up cooperation arrangements with the two special administrative regions’ tour and travel operators.There is still no exact date but the trip to Macau is planned to take place towards the end of April, Anggara Kusuma Pradoko, the department’s spokesperson, told The

March 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Central govt’s overall jurisdiction & Macau’s autonomy belong together: speakers

Macau Basic Law Promotion Association President Liu Chak Wan said yesterday that it was a vital and fundamental rule for Macau to exercise the “one country, two systems” policy and to fully comprehend and implement the principle of the Macau Basic Law, so to ensure the prosperity and sustainable development of Macau.Liu, a prominent businessman and member of the Executive Council, made the remarks in his opening speech during a seminar to mark the 25th anniversary of the promulgation of the

March 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Over 90 pct of UM graduates find jobs within 3 months: official

The head of the student counselling section of the University of Macau’s Student Affairs Office, Sou Kuai Long, said yesterday that over 90 per cent of UM undergraduate students found jobs within three months of their graduation, with a median income of 15,000 patacas per month, last year, adding that 40 per cent of them found jobs in areas in line with the majors they graduated in.Sou made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of a two-day annual

March 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Old-age beds can meet demand: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that the number of beds in the city’s old-people’s homes currently available can meet the demand.Tam made the remarks when replying to an oral interpellation by directly-elected lawmaker Zheng Anting during a plenary session of the legislature.According to Tam, there are currently 21 old-people’s homes run by private organisations in the city, providing a total of 2,015 beds.Flanked by senior officials of his

March 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Group to host Easter hunt in Taipa village

Taipa Village Cultural Association will hold a series of Easter activities that will include an Easter Hunt and Taipa Village Discovery programme from tomorrow to April 1.The association has been organising activities and social responsibility programmes with the objective of preserving and enriching the unique culture and historic beauty of Macau’s Taipa Village district.Its upcoming programme will be activities for Easter to spread the festive atmosphere around the village, while also

March 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Lit ciggie causes fire at radio taxi headquarters: police

A door frame at the entrance of the headquarters of the Macau Radio Taxi Corporation in Nape was burnt yesterday afternoon after a staff member dropped a still lit cigarette end there, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement last night.The statement identified the smoker as a 39-year-old man surnamed Kuan. The statement did not say whether the staff member is a cabbie or works in another capacity for the company. Neither did the statement say if Kuan was arrested.According to the

March 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Sands gives YMCA children, families Easter treat

Around 40 children and their families from YMCA of Macau were treated to breakfast with Thomas & The Little Big Club on Saturday at Sands Cotai Central and tried egg painting as part of the Easter community event organised for them by a group of Sands China Care Ambassadors.“Our members really appreciate invitations like these,” said YMCA Macau Secretary General Grace Kuan. “The children and their families get to have fun and a memorable time together with an experience that might

March 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Goa Nights puts modern spin on Indian flavours

Chicken tikka mini burger, nachos topped with tandoori mayonnaise, vindaloo served in a naan wrap, and cocktails inspired by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama’s sea voyage from Portugal to India, are just some the items on the menu at Goa Nights.Goa Nights cocktail bar and restaurant is the latest project of Shilpa Sethi and her brother Gagan Sethi from Nagpur in central India who opened Indian Spice in Nape in 2009 when they couldn’t find quality Indian food in Macau.But Goa Nights is

March 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Half of collected CNY red packets can be used: eco-bureau

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) said in a statement yesterday that 1.05 million red packets (known as ‘lai see’ in Cantonese) collected from residents during a one-month scheme that ended earlier this month can be reused and distributed to residents in the run-up to the Chinese New Year (CNY) next year.According to the statement, the bureau collected a total of 2.1 million red packets – also known as red envelopes – during the period of the scheme which started on February 26

March 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Fund to help shops with ‘community characteristics’

The Cultural Industry Fund (FCI) will launch a specific programme to provide grants to help local shops with ‘community characteristics’ to improve their branding, FIC Administration Council member Davina Chu Miu Lai said yesterday.Chu made the remarks at a press conference about the fund’s financial support over the last two years and announced the new programme at Macau Design Centre.According to Chu, the programme aims to help shops with ‘community characteristics’ to integrate

March 23, 2018 | BY admin

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