Culture bureau ‘grants financial support without evaluating content’

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Mok Ian Ian said yesterday that the bureau does not look into content when it grants local associations financial support for their activities, in response to sponsoring an event that invited three authors whose presence was reportedly deemed “inappropriate” by the local authorities.Mok made the comments during a press conference at MGM Macau about the 29th Macau Arts Festival (MAF).Mok said that she only found out in the media on Monday that the

March 7, 2018 | BY admin

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Salesman steals over HK$290,000 from boss

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Monday for stealing HK$293,635 on Sunday from a handbag shop where he worked because of gambling debts, PJ spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a special press conference yesterday.Yeung identified the suspect as a 24-year-old surnamed Lei. He had been working as a salesman in the handbag shop in the city centre for a year.According to Yeung, Lei told the female supervisor of the shop that he needed to go to the toilet – which is located

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Local cleaner falls to her death: police

A woman is believed to have fallen to her death yesterday morning from a residential building in Rua do Almirante Sérgio, a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ) said.According to the statement, the deceased is a 62-year-old local woman, surnamed Wong, who worked as a part-time domestic helper.The statement said people living on the ground floor of a residential building nearby heard a loud thud at around 9 a.m., and rushed out to check. Wong was later found lying on the pavement outside.

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5-year entry ban on theft suspect too long: court ruling

The Court of Second Instance (TSI) said in a statement yesterday that it has determined that a ban of five years on a non-local theft suspect from entering Macau, imposed by the police, was too long and ordered the police to annul the ban.The statement said that the five-year entry ban was “obviously” too long based on the severity of the suspect’s alleged crime.According to the statement, the suspect allegedly stole a mobile phone in a casino in July 2016. However, the victim decided to

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Govt mulls visual corridor from Penha chapel: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday the government would consider including a visual corridor looking at Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge (colloquially known as “old bridge”) from the Chapel of Our Lady of Penha in its future plan for the protection and management of the UNESCO-listed Historic Centre of Macau.Tam made the remarks while speaking to reporters at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf on the sidelines of a Chinese New Year luncheon hosted by the

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Population reaches 653,100

Macau’s population at the end of last year increased by 8,200 year on year to 653,100, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.The population figure included 179,456 non-resident workers, up by 1,818 year on year.Some 20.1 percent of the population at the end of last year lived in Taipa (104,700) and Coloane (26,700). The Taipa population figure included the University of Macau’s Hengqin campus. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Beijing has ‘every confidence’ in Macau: Li

Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday that the central government has “every confidence that Hong Kong and Macau will develop and thrive together with the mainland.”Li made the remarks when delivering his annual government work report to the opening meeting of the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing.“We will support Hong Kong and Macau in integrating their own development into the overall national development,” Li said, adding that the central government

March 6, 2018 | BY admin

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Mainlander helps IIs enter Macau: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a mainlander yesterday for having assisted illegal immigrants to enter Macau from the mainland on multiple occasions since late last month, PJ spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a special press conference yesterday.Yeung identified the suspect as a 36-year-old surnamed Wang.The police also caught five illegal immigrants yesterday – three men and two women aged between 25 and 47, according to Yeung.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Police nab 3 young firebugs

The police have questioned three local schoolboys who set a fire in a shopping centre in the city centre, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said yesterday during a regular press conference.Yeung said that on Thursday the police received a suspected arson case from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) after some rubbish had been burnt in a shopping centre in Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira.After checking CCTV footage, Yeung said, the police confirmed that three boys lit a fire in the

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Police bust pupil for DUI

A pupil was nabbed on Saturday for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and drugs, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Tak Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei noted that the suspect is a local pupil in his twenties, who studies at a day school.According to Lei, on Saturday morning the police stopped the suspect’s car in a random vehicle check in Nape. During the check, police officers smelt alcohol on the suspect’s breath, and he also seemed to be

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Literature-fest confirms 3 authors’ ‘inappropriate presence’

Helder Beja, the programme director of The Script Road – Macau Literary Festival, told government-owned broadcaster TDM Radio Macau yesterday the organisers had been informed “semi-officially” that the presence of three writers invited for this year’s event was “inappropriate”.“We were told semi-officially that the arrival of those writers in Macau – Jung Chang, Suki Kim and James Church is not appropriate and, therefore, their entry into the territory could not be guaranteed

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Gambler robs student after bad streak: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Saturday for robbing a female student from the mainland in October after gambling away all his money, PJ spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a special press conference yesterday.Yeung identified the suspect as a 33-year-old surnamed Zhang from Heilongjiang province. The victim is a 19-year-old surnamed Liu studying at a local university.According to Yeung, the robbery occurred on the circular footbridge at Rotunda do Istmo in

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Govt extends e-taxi bid submission period

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday that it will extend the period for submitting bids for 100 new common taxi licences – the owners of which are required to buy electric vehicles – until March 26, from the initial deadline on Thursday.The bureau said the decision was to give potential bidders more time to prepare and collect information concerning the specifications of e-taxis.The bureau announced on February 7 that the owners of 100 new common taxi licences will have

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Man upset about traffic fines damages police motorbike: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local man on Thursday for damaging a police motorcycle, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson identified the suspect as a part-time construction worker in his sixties surnamed Chan.According to the spokesperson, at around 3 p.m. on Thursday a traffic police officer was issuing tickets for vehicles parked illegally near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint. When he returned to his motorcycle an hour later he

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