Police nab 6 men for stealing 6 chips

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested six mainland men on suspicion of stealing gaming chips worth HK$600,000 in a casino.A PJ spokesperson announced details of the case during a regular press briefing yesterday. The unemployed suspects, surnamed Chen, Fang, Gao, Li, Su and Zhang, are aged from 25 to 39.The spokesperson said a Cotai casino security guard informed the police on Wednesday that a gambler’s six chips, each worth HK$100,000, had been stolen.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR

May 9, 2017 | BY admin

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2 groups petition Zhang over social issues

Activist group People Power and the Macau Family Reunion Federation separately handed in petitions addressed to National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang yesterday.Five representatives of the Macau Family Reunion Federation first handed their petition to an official outside Government Headquarters before submitting a copy to an official outside the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Zape.Members of the People Power group handed their

May 9, 2017 | BY admin

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New vehicle registrations rise 79 pct in March

The number of new motor vehicle registrations rose 78.6 percent year on year to 1,665 in March, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. According to a DSEC statement, the number of new registrations of heavy motorcycles leapt 88 percent to 1,034.However, owing to a notable decrease in January, the number of new motor vehicle registrations dropped 5.8 percent year on year to 3,762 in the first quarter. The number of new light automobile registrations fell 28 percent. PLEASE

May 9, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt plans more female toilets at social service facilities

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) is planning to increase the ratio of female toilets to male toilets on its premises and at social service facilities run by the bureau, Lam Pui Seong, who heads the bureau’s Community Service Coordination Division, said yesterday.Lam made the remarks while speaking to reporters yesterday on the sidelines of an event to mark the start of the bureau’s month-long “2017 Happy Family Month”.The event, co-organised by a number of social service centres in the

May 8, 2017 | BY admin

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ATMs to have identity verification feature: govt

In order to protect Macau’s financial system and the interests of cardholders whose bank cards have been issued in the mainland, all ATM machines in Macau will have Know Your Customer (KYC), a compliance feature, the government announced yesterday.According to Wikipedia, KYC is a process of a business identifying and verifying the identity of its clients. It also refers to the banking and anti-money laundering regulations which govern these activities.According to a statement by the

May 8, 2017 | BY admin

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Ng, Au to petition Zhang for universal suffrage

Grassroots lawmakers Ng Kuok Cheong and Au Kam San said yesterday that they will try to petition National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang tomorrow during his visit to the Legislative Assembly (AL) building, urging the state leader to be aware of the “necessity” of setting up electoral systems to elect the chief executive and all lawmakers by universal suffrage.The Government Spokesperson’s Office has announced that Zhang will pay a visit to the city

May 8, 2017 | BY admin

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6 rogue cops get up to 15 years behind bars

Six Public Security Police (PSP) officers were sentenced to between 21 months and 15 years in prison on Friday for a range of crimes such as offering banned travellers illegal entries, stays and exits in Macau for cash.The ruling was handed down by the Court of First Instance (TJB).The male sextet were arrested in January last year on suspicion of assisting a loan-sharking gang by leaking confidential police information, arranging illegal entries and exits for travellers banned from the city

May 8, 2017 | BY admin

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Population rises 17.8 pct in 5 years: govt

Macau had a population of around 650,000 last year, a 17.8 percent increase over five years, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.The findings of the 2016 Population By-census – conducted in August last year – were released on Friday.Macau had a population of 650,834 in August last year, a 17.8 percent increase from the 552,503 in the 2011 Population Census, attributable to a surge in non-resident workers and a rebound in the birth rate, the bureau said.PLEASE READ THE FULL

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Union petitions Zhang over trade union law

The New Macau Gaming Workers’ Rights Union petitioned National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang yesterday, urging the nation’s third-highest ranked official to be aware of the fact that Macau still does not have a trade union law.According to the Government Spokesperson’s Office, Zhang will pay a fact-finding visit to the city from today until Wednesday.The Legislative Assembly has rejected different trade union bills eight times since the establishment

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Forum calls for harsher property measures

Panellists and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum called for harsher measures, in addition to the tightening of the city’s mortgage rules, to tackle speculation in the residential property market.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcast TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.On Thursday, the government announced a cut on home mortgage loans by between 10 and 20 percent for non-first time and non-local homebuyers, which took effect the following

May 8, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt tightens mortgage rules – local first-time buyers unaffected

The government had decided to tighten its mortgage rules from today, lowering the percentage of mortgage available to all except local first-time buyers, in order to ensure stability in the local housing market, Government Information Bureau (GCS) Director Victor Chan Chi Ping, said yesterday.Chan, the government’s chief spokesperson, announced the measure during a hastily arranged press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday afternoon.Lau Hang Kun, the deputy chief of the Banking

May 5, 2017 | BY admin

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Sands to contribute to WWF eco-projects

Sands China will launch the “Just One” programme in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), giving its hotel guests the opportunity to contribute to the funding of two projects run by the world’s leading conservation organisation – a biomass fuel stove project for a rural area in the mainland and a local campaign which aims to raise awareness of environmental protection among local pupils.The WWF, set up in 1961, is headquartered in Switzerland.“Just One” is a scheme

May 5, 2017 | BY admin

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School milk gone off due to damaged cartons: govt

A small number of cartons of milk for local schools went off due to damage to the cartons during transportation, Leong Vai Kei, chief of the Education Department of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), said yesterday.Leong made the remarks on the sidelines of a youth forum hosted by the bureau in memory of the 1919 May Fourth Movement, at the Macau Science Centre in Nape.The bureau provides milk and soya milk, on alternate weeks, daily for pupils in kindergartens and primary

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Galaxy revenue rises 5 pct in Q1, SJM’s dips 5 pct

Casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) said yesterday that its total revenue in the first quarter rose 5 percent year on year to HK$14.1 billion.Galaxy said in a statement that its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) jumped 31 percent year on year to HK$3.2 billion. Analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg had forecast EBITDA to reach HK$2.99 billion. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

May 5, 2017 | BY admin

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