SJM opens Jai Alai Hotel

Casino operator SJM announced yesterday that its Jai Alai Hotel in Zape has started operating. It opened on Wednesday last week. An SJM statement pointed out that “located in a prime location in the Outer Harbour district with direct connection to the Macau Ferry Terminal, the hotel is only within a few minutes’ walk to the pier [Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal].”The statement described the new hotel as “customer-centric” and “crafted with touches of elegance and simplicity in a

November 24, 2017 | BY admin

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GDP Q3 growth slows to 6.1 pct

Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.1 percent year on year in real terms in the third quarter, a marked slowdown compared to economic growth of 11.3 percent in the first quarter and 10.8 percent in the second quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.The third quarter was the fifth consecutive quarter of growth.A DSEC statement said “the slowdown in economic growth was due to the high base of comparison in the third quarter of 2016 as the economy rebounded

November 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt decides no change to cleaners & doormen’s minimum wage: Leong

Addressing yesterday’s Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said the government has decided to keep the statutory minimum wage at 30 patacas an hour for cleaners and doormen employed by the property management sector.According to Leong, the government has made the decision as the average wages of these employees rose faster than the accumulated inflation from 2012 to 2016.Leong made the remarks when answering a question from

November 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Truffles from Alba now served at Wynn, crustacean menu at Mizumi

Everything has a season, and that applies to food too. As autumn nears the end and winter starts, it’s the season for white truffles and crustaceans, which both are on the menu at Wynn’s restaurants.The white Alba truffles served at Wynn Palace’s SW Steakhouse and Ristorante il Teatro at Wynn Macau are so highly prized because their intense fragrance can add a sparkle to the recipes.At SW Steakhouse, executive chef Burton Yi makes good use of the white truffles, serving them with “USDA

November 24, 2017 | BY admin

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‘When was the last time you received a handwritten letter?’

You’ve probably just messaged a friend on WhatsApp, read some work-related e-mails and the only mail in your letterbox is bills.Keeping in touch with family and friends couldn’t be easier now with technology because with just a tap on the ‘send’ button, instantly your message – the things you want to say to the person on the other side of the world – is delivered. It’s certainly brought people closer, but the convenience has led to the almost disappearing art and tradition of

November 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Man sexually assaults daughter: police

A local man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing his daughter in their home, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a special conference at the PJ headquarters yesterday.According to Yeung, the suspect is a 47-year-old local surnamed Cheong, who has been unemployed for years. After divorcing his wife two years ago, Cheong lived with his three daughters in a two-bedroom flat provided by the government in the northern district, where the three daughters

November 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Light Festival kicks off on Dec 3

Macau’s 3rd Light Festival themed “Amor Macau” will be held between December 3 and December 31 at eight different locations, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday during a press conference about the “Macau Light Festival 2017” at the Macau Design Centre. The two previous light festivals were contracted out to companies from Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. This year, the Macau Design Centre won an 18-million-pataca

November 23, 2017 | BY admin

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‘Frequent’ changes to political system hinder city’s development: Chan

Addressing yesterday’s Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle, Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said that “frequent” changes to Macau’s political system would hamper the city’s socioeconomic development.Chan made the remarks when answering questions from directly-elected non-establishment lawmakers Sulu Sou Ka Hou and Au Kam San, on the last day of the two-day Q&A session about her portfolio’s policy guidelines for next year.Chan and several

November 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt plans service building for Zone A

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday that the government plans to build a government service building on the land reclamation area known as Zone A.Chan made the remarks when answering questions from appointed lawmaker Davis Fong Ka Chio, on the last day of a two-day Q&A session about her portfolio’s policy guidelines for next year.The six new land reclamation zones are officially known as A, B, C, D, E1 and E2.PLEASE

November 23, 2017 | BY admin

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THE 13 Hotel delays opening to March

Hong Kong-listed The 13 Holdings Limited has once again delayed the opening of THE 13 Hotel in Coloane, this time until March 31 next year.The company incorporated in Bermuda announced the further postponement of the hotel’s opening date in a statement on its interim results for the six months ended September 30.According to a statement released on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange late Tuesday, the company “will have sufficient working capital to finance its operations and to

November 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui launches disciplinary process against ex-weather chief & deputy

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has initiated disciplinary procedures against the former director of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), Fong Soi Kun, and Florence Leong Ka Cheng, the bureau’s current vice-director, for their alleged failure to fulfil their duties properly over the hoisting of typhoon warning signals when deadly Super Typhoon Hato pummelled Macau in August, the Government Spokesperson’s Office (GPV) said in a statement yesterday.Leong also was the

November 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Bus pickpocket nabbed, 2 on the run: police

A man from the mainland was arrested on Sunday about his alleged involvement in three bus pickpocketing cases, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday during a special conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.According to the spokesperson, the suspect is a 35-year-old technician surnamed Nie from Hunan province. The suspect and two male accomplices, also from Hunan, stole mobile phones from three female victims on a bus on November 5. The trio boarded three crowded buses heading

November 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Local pupils rank 8th globally in shared problem-solving: PISA – down from 4th place in 2015

The global results of the Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015 Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) study were released yesterday – and among the 51 participating countries and regions, Macau ranks eighth and much higher than the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries’ average score.However, Macau fell from fourth place in 2012, when Hong Kong ranked fifth.The findings were announced yesterday during a press conference at the

November 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Crime drops 0.7 pct in Jan-Sept: Wong

In the first nine months of the year the police recorded 10,751 suspected crimes, a year-on-year decline of 0.7 percent, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak announced yesterday.Wong also said that the number of suspected violent crime cases fell 2.3 percent to 594 in the nine-month period. Macau’s top security official revealed the figures during a press conference at the S. Francisco Barracks about the January-September crime statistics.Wong pointed out that the number of reported telephone

November 22, 2017 | BY admin

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