Govt says e-payment rising fast in city

There are over 8,000 mobile payment terminals set up in shops in Macau, Economic Services (DSE) Director Tai Kin Ip said yesterday, pointing out that as e-payments are rising fast in the city, the government is studying the possibility of supporting small business owners planning to install the required equipment.Tai spoke to reporters on the sidelines of attending a forum on WeChat Pay jointly organised by his bureau and e-payment provider WeChat Pay to explain to local businesses the details

April 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Regulator bars police body cams from temples & churches

A report by the Personal Data Protection Office (GPDP) states that police officers equipped with body-worn video cameras (BWVCs) are not allowed to use them in temples, churches, toilets, changing rooms and hospitals.If, the report underlines, “BWVCs are activated in such venues unwittingly, the captured footage should be deleted immediately.”The report issued at the request of the Public Security Police (PSP) is now available on the watchdog’s official website in Chinese, English and

April 25, 2018 | BY admin

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HK man caught smuggling cocaine: police

A man from Hong Kong was arrested early yesterday morning at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal for smuggling cocaine, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam announced at a special press conference yesterday.The suspect is a 26-year-old warehouse worker surnamed Cheng, according to Ho.Ho said that Cheng arrived at the ferry terminal after midnight. After passing through immigration, he was stopped by a customs officer for inspection. Cheng reacted by hurriedly taking a bag out of his pocket

April 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab mainland pimp in private flat

A pimp from the mainland has been caught in a private flat in Areia Preta, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference in Zape yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a man in his forties surnamed Liu.The police recently received a tip-off from a local resident about prostitutes suspected of operating out of a flat in Rua Tres do Bairro Iao Hon, Cheong said. After the tip-off, police officers went to the flat on Saturday afternoon, where

April 25, 2018 | BY admin

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Father caught for beating son to ‘discipline’ him: police

A local man has been arrested for beating his son with a bamboo stick and a plastic pole, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday in Zape.According to Lei, the suspect is a 34-year-old surnamed Iong, who works as a croupier while the victim, aged eight, studies at a school in San Kio district.Lei noted that since Iong and his wife divorced in late 2014, their son has been living with his father. The divorced couple also have a younger

April 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Group says community can help schools better prepare for disasters

Schools can hold disaster exercises and drills to be better prepared for situations similar to last year’s fatal Super Typhoon Hato, but the community where each school is located could make disaster prevention and management more effective, Chinese Educators’ Association of Macau Executive Director Chan Kin Pong said yesterday.Chan was speaking to reporters after attending the “Wynn Cup – Macau Primary School Student National Education Drawing Competition” award ceremony at Wynn

April 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Mainland visitors rise 13 pct in Q1

Macau recorded 6.03 million mainland Chinese visitor arrivals in the first quarter, up 13.4 percent year on year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.Mainlanders were the only major visitor segment that showed two-digit growth in the first three months. Mainlanders accounted for 70.6 percent of all visitor arrivals.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

April 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Group calls for improved reading culture

Local think tank Collective Wisdom Policy Centre yesterday urged the government to promote a reading culture among residents by improving facilities in the city’s libraries and organising reading promotion activities covering different segments of the population.The think tank is affiliated to the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, commonly known as Kai Fong.The association hosted a press conference yesterday at its office in Avenida de Horta e Costa about local residents’

April 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Customs staff sacked for filming in changing room

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has ordered the dismissal of a male Macau Customs Service clerk who was arrested last year for secretly filming at least eight men showering in a changing room in a tertiary education institution in Zape.The website of the Secretariat for Security (GSS) said yesterday the Customs Service had completed its disciplinary procedure against the clerk. Wong ordered his dismissal on April 6.The Public Security Police (PSP) announced the case during a regular press

April 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Customs to upgrade equipment to tackle seaborne crime

The Macau Customs Service will upgrade its equipment and introduce new technology to enhance security on the sea, the Customs Service said in a statement yesterday.The statement said that the enforcement body would introduce technology such as infrared thermography to keep activities in Macau’s coastal waters under surveillance.The local Customs Service also doubles as the city’s coast guard.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

April 24, 2018 | BY admin

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Legislature studies possible national security law amendments: speaker

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng says that the legislature is studying possible amendments to Macau’s local national security law – the Law on the Defence of National Security.Ho made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Saturday after visiting the “National Security Education Exhibition” at the Macau Handover Gifts Museum in Nape. The exhibition, which opened on April 15 and will end on Monday next week, is Macau’s first-ever exhibition aiming to increase

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt rejects ‘irresponsible’ US report

The Macau government has rejected the “irresponsible remarks” contained in the United States’ 2017 Human Rights Report on Macau.The government issued a brief statement on Saturday to reject the report released by the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on Friday.The Macau government said that the US report was an interference in China’s internal affairs, adding that it “strongly opposed” the report. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt suspends imports of all US romaine lettuce

All romaine lettuce from the US is off the shelves and off menus as the government has suspended all imports of romaine lettuce, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said in a statement yesterday, after reports warned that those grown in Yuma, a city in the state of Arizona, could be linked to an E. coli outbreak there.The IACM statement said that the bureau has immediately stopped the sale and supply of romaine lettuce and packaged salad mixes imported from the US, urging consumers

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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200 attend Wynn’s SME business matching session

About 200 representatives of local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) took part the latest business matching session at Wynn Macau on Friday.The event was part of the “Wynn Local SME Procurement Partnership Meeting 2018 – Business Matching Session for Small and Micro Enterprises, “Made in Macao” Enterprises and Young Entrepreneurs” co-organised by Wynn and the Macau Chamber of Commerce. A “Wynn Local SME Vendor Referral Programme Award Ceremony” was also held that day.Wynn

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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