Police nab suspect in Thai robbery, fraud case

A man was arrested yesterday over a robbery and fraud case that took place in Thailand seven years ago, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman said yesterday during a special press conference in Zape.The spokesman identified the suspect as a 54-year-old Chinese American surnamed Zeng, who claimed to be a businessman. The victim is a businessman from the mainland whose surname was not revealed.According to the spokesman, in June 2011 the victim and three business partners met Zeng in

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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17 newbies among local members for 13th CPPCC

Among the 37 local members of the upcoming 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), 17 are newcomers, or 46 percent of the total, while the remainder have been reappointed.Consisting of 2,158 names, the full list of members of the 13th CPPCC National Committee was approved at the 24th session of the Standing Committee of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, which concluded on Wednesday night.The new term of the CPPCC National

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Negligence causes nearly half of fires last year: fire chief

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) announced yesterday it extinguished 1,034 fires last year, 3.7 percent less than in the previous year, nearly half of which were caused by negligence.Leong Iok Sam, the city’s top firefighter, announced the 2017 fire statistics during an annual meeting with the press at the CB headquarters in Nam Van.Leong said that 482 fires, or 46.6 percent of the total number of fires, were caused by negligence, such as forgetting to turn off stoves

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Malaysian fraud trio use Bluetooth card writer: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three men from Malaysia on Tuesday for using bogus credit cards which they created with a Bluetooth Magnetic Card Writer in Macau, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said yesterday during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.According to Ho, the suspects are a 26-year-old surnamed How, a 22-year-old surnamed Lai, and 21-year-old surnamed Kam. How claimed to be a worker while the other two claimed to be unemployed.How,

January 26, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt may decrease imported workers for law-breaching bosses: labour chief

Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Director Wong Chi Hong said yesterday the government may decrease the quota of non-resident workers allowed to be hired by a particular employer if the latter violates the law on the hiring of imported workers.Wong spoke to the media yesterday on the sidelines of an event at the Macau Young Entrepreneurs Incubation Centre in Nape.At the event, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac and several other senior officials met local

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Councillors doubt govt’s plans for Zone A

Several members of the Urban Planning Council (CPU) yesterday criticised the government for proposing the development plans for plots on the land reclamation area known as Zone A without the existence of an official blueprint for a city master plan.Yesterday’s regular meeting of the council, held at the Transport Bureau (DSAT) building, included discussions on the proposed legal development conditions for seven plots to be used for public housing projects as well as a

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt approves 125 gaming tables for MGM Cotai

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday that the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has granted MGM Cotai 125 gaming tables.Leong spoke to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with young people yesterday at the Macau Young Entrepreneurs Incubation Centre in Nape.Leong said that the gaming inspectorate authorised 100 new gaming tables for operations at MGM Cotai from its opening on Monday, with an extra 25 tables to be added from January 1 next

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Fate of old house leaves councillors bewildered

Members of the Urban Planning Council (CPU) yesterday expressed bewilderment at  the government’s frequently changing approach towards the fate of a dilapidated old house at the junction of Rua da Barca and Rua de Manuel de Arriaga.Yesterday’s regular meeting of the council, which took place on the premises of the Transport Bureau (DSAT), included a discussion of the proposed legal development conditions for the plot that is near Lou Lim Ieoc Garden.In late

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Police bust 4 for selling, taking drugs

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a local man, a woman from Hong Kong, and two men from the mainland for selling and taking drugs, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspects as a 47-year-old local man surnamed Wong, a 50-year-old woman from Hong Kong surnamed Wan, a 36-year-old man from the mainland surnamed Zau, all who claimed to be unemployed. The other suspect is a 40-year-old man from the mainland surnamed Sun,

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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The 13 opening delayed again

The opening date of The 13 hotel in Coloane has once again been delayed, this time from March 31 to April 30 “or before”, The 13 Holdings said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday.The statement said that more time was needed to prepare for the opening and due diligence matters involving Greater China Appraisal Limited. The statement also said that the hotel would open with or without a casino on its premises, reaffirming that the company would require the

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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New rector keen to strengthen UM’s think tank role

New University of Macau (UM) Rector Song Yonghue said yesterday he was keen to strengthen the public university’s role as a think tank for the government.Song made the remarks in a speech at his official inauguration ceremony on the university’s Hengqin campus. He also said that Macau’s only public university should not lead an ivory tower existence but instead commit itself to better serve Macau’s civil society, such as through closer cooperation with the government.Song

January 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Macau enters flu peak: health chief

The Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday that Macau has entered the peak period of influenza and urged residents to get vaccinated against the flu as early as possible.The bureau hosted a press conference yesterday to brief the media about the latest situation of the prevalence of seasonal influenza in the city. The press conference was held at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre.Addressing yesterday’s press conference, SSM Director Lei Chin Ion said that Macau entered the winter

January 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Customs division chief nabbed for ‘dereliction of duty’

A division chief from the Macau Customs Service has been arrested for allegedly abusing his power by instructing his subordinates to release seized goods back to their owner without following clearance procedures, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the division chief, whose name was not given, allegedly committed the crime of dereliction of duty, which is punishable by imprisonment of up to five years. The case has

January 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt welcomes EU move to strike Macau off tax haven black list

The local government said yesterday that it welcomed the decision by the European Union (EU) to remove Macau from an embarrassing blacklist of tax havens earlier in the day.However, according to international newswires, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici told reporters in Brussels that Macau would remain on the EU’s grey list of jurisdictions under the radar by Brussels for their unwavering commitment to multilateral tax arrangements.

January 24, 2018 | BY admin

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