Duo exchange fake HK$10,000 chips for real ones: police

Two mainland men were arrested for exchanging fake HK$10,000 gaming chips for genuine one in a casino in Cotai on Saturday, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, one of the suspects, surnamed Zhao, is 21 years old while the other suspect, surnamed Zhang, is aged 22. Both are unemployed.The spokesperson said the casino management told the police on Saturday its staff discovered that the duo had used bogus chips. The suspects reentered Macau via the

July 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Group objects to elex committee’s decision: govt

One of the 25 groups in the upcoming direct legislative election has objected to a decision by the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee’s (CAEAL) on its list of candidates, the government-appointed committee announced in a statement yesterday.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17.Amended information on all the groups running in the elections was posted at the Public Administration Building last week. Official representatives could refute the

July 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Police warn of wave of phone scams by fake customs, immigration officers

The Judiciary Police (PJ) urged the public late last night to beware of phone scams by fraudsters pretending to be local customs and immigration officers.According to a PJ message, on Sunday the Judiciary Police and Customs Service received reports about 75 phone scam cases by fraudsters masquerading as local customs or immigration officers. The message did not elaborate on what the scams were about.Yesterday between midnight and 4 p.m. the Macau Customs Service, Public Security Police (PSP)

July 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Customs Service arrests 4 II’s & 2 snakeheads

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers have arrested four illegal immigrants (II) and two snakeheads in Coloane.“Snakehead” is a Cantonese slang term for people smugglers.According to the statement, the Customs Service received information from the border police in Zhuhai at 4 a.m. on Sunday that a “suspicious” speedboat was travelling towards Cheoc Van Beach in Coloane.A Customs Service patrol vessel stopped the speedboat and arrested two

July 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Loan shark nabbed for false imprisonment

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 33-year-old man surnamed Li for falsely imprisoning a gambler from the mainland who died during his confinement, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson said the gambler was found dead on a platform located on the second floor of a residential high-rise in Nape on May 25. At that time, the police told the local media in a statement that the man was suspected of having committed suicide.After investigating, the

July 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Int’l food fair to be held in mid-autumn

The 8th International Culture and Food Festival, featuring the nation’s gastronomic capitals Shunde and Chengdu, is slated to be held from September 30 to October 8 at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf, Frederick Yip Wing Fat, who heads the festival’s preparatory committee, announced during a press conference yesterday.According to Yip, president of Macau Association of Retailers and Tourism Services, the food fair will feature Shunde and Chengdu, each listed as a City of Gastronomy by UNESCO, in

July 25, 2017 | BY admin

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National flag raised upside down at Coloane Pier in April: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak confirmed yesterday that officers of the Macau Customs Service mistakenly raised the national flag upside down at the Coloane Pier on April 21. Wong also said it was “unbelievable” that the Customs Service repeated the mistake of incorrectly raising the national flag.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the closing ceremony for a summer camp for high school pupils and local university students, at the Taipa barracks of

July 25, 2017 | BY admin

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S Korean visitors rise 42 pct in June

The number of South Korean visitor arrivals leapt 42.2 percent year on year to 66,758 last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.In the first half of the year, 433,492 South Koreans visited Macau, up 38.7 percent.The total number of visitor arrivals rose 0.9 percent year on year to 2.37 million in June. While the number of mainland visitors increased 1.8 percent, the number of Hongkongers and Taiwanese fell 3.9 percent and 9.9 percent respectively. PLEASE READ THE

July 25, 2017 | BY admin

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Group urges govt to base smoking lounge standards on science

Macau Federation of Trade Unions Vice President Leong Sun Iok yesterday urged the government to draft the official standards for casino smoking lounges in an objective way based on scientific facts.The recently-passed anti-smoking amendment bill allows casinos to set up smoking lounges in gaming areas in line with the standards set by the government, with the aim of ensuring that casino workers’ health will not be jeopardised.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Collective painting aims to fight mobile addiction

This year’s “Let’s LOHAS” (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) festival, organised by the Hou Kong Junior Chamber International (JCI), took place at the Luso-Chinese Vocational Technical School’s sports centre in Areia Preta yesterday.According to the JCI President Jason Ma Ioi Seng, “Let’s LOHAS” is celebrating its first decade this year. Since 2008, the event has promoted the development of social welfare and harmony such as environmental protection as well as education

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Forum calls for better taxi service

Most panellists and audience members at yesterday’s Macau Forum said yesterday’s hike in the city’s taxi fares was “reasonable”, but called for significant improvement in the quality of local taxi services.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday. Yesterday’s forum addressed the taxi fare increase and related issues.According to the Transport Bureau (DSAT), there are 1,600 licensed taxis in Macau.The city’s taxi

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Tam wants city to become cultural exchange hub

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday the government aims to turn Macau into a “cultural exchange centre”.He also urged local dancers to promote the emergence of a dance culture in the city.Delivering a speech during the establishment and inauguration ceremony of the board members of the Macau Dance General Association at Mandarin Oriental in Nape, Tam, who attended the ceremony as a guest of honour, pointed out that dance is one of the important

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Typhoon Roke spares Macau

All typhoon signals were lowered yesterday evening, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) announced.Tropical Cyclone Roke did not cause any damage in the city.The bureau hoisted the No. 1 typhoon signal on Saturday afternoon. However, all ferry and helicopter services were suspended from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. yesterday as the Hong Kong Observatory had hoisted the No. 8 signal yesterday morning, causing a number of travellers to be stuck at the ferry terminals for several hours.

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Local footballers learn to play the ‘Liverpool way’

English Premier League football coaches and legends were in town on Saturday to coach 60 young aspiring footballers and give them advice on how to be successful players.MGM had invited Liverpool FC’s coaches David McParlan and Jamie Spellman to put on a Liverpool Football Clinic for members of the local Football Youth Academy with Liverpool legends Robbie Fowler and former captain Sami Hyypia on hand to dole out advice on how the 6- to 14-year-olds could improve their game, at the stadium of

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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