Ex-culture chief quits heritage committee

Former Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) president Guilherme Ung Vai Meng, who was appointed a member of the Cultural Heritage Committee in March, has handed in his resignation due to “personal reasons”, IC President Leung Hio Ming said on the sidelines of a press conference yesterday.Ung retired from his post as IC chief in February after a seven-year term. In April, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) revealed in a report that the bureau had hired a large number of staff on unjustified

June 8, 2017 | BY admin

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Union’s blue book calls for workers’ livelihood protection

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen) yesterday announced the launch of a ‘blue book’ on labour relations and employee interests at its headquarters in Rua da Ribeira do Patane, calling for the protection of workers’ livelihoods.According to a Gung Luen statement, the association commissioned scholars from the China Institute of Industrial Relations (CIIR) in Beijing to write the blue book.The China Institute of Industrial Relations, known until 2003 as the

June 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Taipa ferry terminal shops to open in September

Shops at the new Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On will open in September, according to the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA), while no opening date has yet been set for the terminal’s food court, Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council Deputy Convener Cristina Ho Hoi Leng said yesterday.DSAMA officials yesterday gave the council a tour of the new gigantic terminal which began operating at the beginning of the month. A closed-door meeting between the officials and the council

June 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Young hotel worker robs 2 drunks

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a young local man on Monday for robbing two drunken men of their valuables, PJ spokesman Chan Cho Man said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect admitted that he had robbed the two men, on two separate occasions, due to “a greedy impulse” as he saw that both were drunk in the street, according to Chan.Chan identified the suspect as a 21-year-old hotel restaurant worker surnamed Iong.Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the hooded robbery

June 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for abusing wife, daughters, attacking cop: police

A local man has been arrested for abusing his wife and two daughters for over a decade, generally after getting drunk, and for an attack on a police officer, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said yesterday.According to Wong, both the suspect, surnamed Ng, and his wife are about 40 years old, while their daughters are secondary school pupils. Wong said Ng is a businessman and all the family members are locals.Wong said the victims asked the police for help on Sunday night

June 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Privacy chief’s resignation confirmed: report

The Personal Data Protection Office (GPDP) yesterday said its director Vasco Fong Man Chong has handed his resignation to Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, who has approved it, according to government-owned broadcaster TDM.Fong was appointed as the privacy office’s director in December 2014 on secondment from the Court of Second Instance (TSI) where he had worked as a judge.Fong headed the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) between 2009 and 2014, also on secondment from the Court of

June 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Motorcyclist arrested for ignoring roadblock: police

A mainland motorcyclist was arrested on Monday for refusing to stop at a police roadblock along Rua Dois do Bairro Iao Hon, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said yesterday.According to Wong, the suspect, surnamed Wu, is an unemployed man in his forties.Wong said when Wu refused to stop at the roadblock at about 11:30 p.m. on Monday after the police officers had signalled him to do so, adding that Wu sped away from the roadblock.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

June 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Group urges govt to toughen up illegal inn law

The Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau (API) urged the government yesterday to toughen up the illegal inn law – in order to make those providing illegal accommodation criminally liable – with the aim of turning it into a more effective deterrent.The association held a press conference about the matter yesterday on its premises in Areia Preta.Law 3/2010 on the Prohibition of Providing Illegal Accommodation came into force in 2010. Any amendments to the law proposed by the

June 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Police catch 12 casino loan sharks

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested 12 men and women from the mainland on Monday for belonging to a loan-sharking gang offering casino patrons instant gambling loans.According to the police, the gang was “in business” for at least 11 months.PJ spokesman Chan Cho Man announced details of the case during a special press conference yesterday. The three male and nine female suspects are aged between 25 and 63, Chan said.Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the 12 hooded loan-sharking suspects

June 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Food poisoning hits detention centre

Meals provided by Lakeport Party Paradise, a restaurant at Lago Building in Taipa, caused food poisoning to five people in custody at the Public Security Police’s (PSP) Detention Centre, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) late last night.The detention centre ordered takeaways from the restaurant between Monday and yesterday midday. Five people who were in custody awaiting deportation began to feel sick yesterday afternoon after eating the food provided by the restaurant.The

June 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Gambler poses as monk to sell amulets

The Public Security Police (PSP) have arrested a tourist from the mainland for pretending to be a monk to sell charms and amulets after having gambled away all his money, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson said PSP officers saw two men, one of them dressed as a monk, selling charms and amulets as well as reading palms near the Secretariat for Security (GSS) in Calçada dos Quartéis on Friday afternoon.On questioning the duo, the officers found

June 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Privacy chief to return to court post: report

Vasco Fong Man Chong will leave his post as director of the Personal Data Protection Office (GPDP) to return to his previous position as a judge at the Court of Second Instance (TSI), the Portuguese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM reported yesterday.The Radio Macau report did not say how it obtained the information.Fong has headed the city’s privacy office since December 20, 2014 on secondment from the Court of Second Instance. His term was extended for two years on

June 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Groups petition govt over Hac Sa route change

Activists from the New Macau Association (NMA) and the People Power group yesterday separately petitioned the Transport Bureau (DSAT) about the recent change to public bus route 25.The groups’ signed petitions were received by a DSAT official in front of the bureau.The terminus of route 25, originally in Hac Sa, has recently been changed to Coloane Village.NMA Vice President Sulu Sou Ka Hou told reporters his group had collected nearly 600 signatures from residents and tourists. The group set

June 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Smelliest alley has been cleaned up: govt

After cleaning up an alley near Seng Yee Building in Iao Hon district, it’s not smelly anymore, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) President Jose Fonseca Tavares said yesterday.Pointing out a recent media report about the malodorous problem near the building, Ma Chi Heng, a member of the IACM Consultative Committee, urged the bureau during yesterday’s regular meeting at the bureau’s headquarters to improve the cleaning of the city’s residential areas.According to a Macao Daily

June 6, 2017 | BY admin

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