Macao Water mulls another elevated water tank in Taipa

Macao Water Executive Director Nacky Kuan Sio Peng said yesterday that Big Taipa Hill or Small Taipa Hill were possible sites where the company plans to build one more elevated treated water tank, but the final decision would only be made after completing a feasibility study later this year.Kuan made the comments on the sidelines of the tap water supply concessionaire’s spring media lunch at Macau Tower.Kuan said that the feasibility study of the proposed elevated treated water tank would be

March 8, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt recalls 26 kgs of possibly contaminated melons from Australia

A total of 26 kilogrammes of rockmelons from New South Wales in Australia imported to Macau on Monday have all been recalled as they are suspected of being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a statement from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said yesterday.The statement said that once they were notified that a batch of rockmelons might have been contaminated, its Food Safety Centre immediately contacted local fruit importers and suppliers to track the batch, which was the

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Gaming operators need right mix of clients to stay competitive: analyst

Competition in the local gaming industry is getting tougher as gaming operators are upgrading their facilities and new infrastructure is taking shape, so the winning formula is to strike the right balance between high-end and mass-market customers, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Lodging and Asia Gaming Analyst Margaret Huang said yesterday.Huang made the remarks as she gave a presentation on Macau’s gaming industry trends during a Global Gaming Expo (G2E Asia) press conference at Galaxy’s

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E-cab owners need to install own charging facilities: govt

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) stressed yesterday that the owners of 100 new common taxi licences will need to install their own charging facilities for their electric taxis and that the charging stations in the city’s public car parks are to be auxiliary facilities for them.Chan Io Fai, who heads the bureau’s Vehicles Division, made the remarks during a session yesterday in which the bureau’s officials briefed potential bidders for the 100 licences on the ongoing bidding process.The bureau

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Councillor calls for mandatory annual lift checks

Central District Community Service Consultative Council member Jackey Chui Ming Man said yesterday the government should implement a mandatory annual safety examination of all lifts in Macau to ensure the safety of their users.Chui made the remarks during a regular meeting of the council at the Central Districts Residents’ Service Centre in Rotunda de Carlos da Maia.On Sunday a boy and his parents were in a lift in the residential Long Yuen Building in Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira where

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Police arrest mainland drug dealer

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a suspect from the mainland on Tuesday for drug trafficking, a PSP spokesperson said during a special press conference yesterday.The spokesperson identified the suspect as a man in his thirties surnamed Li.During an anti-crime operation by the PSP officers near Hotel Lisboa on Tuesday afternoon, Li acted suspiciously. The officers searched him and found a packet of Ice weighing 0.96 grammes, according to the spokesperson.Public Security Police (PSP)

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Police nab currency exchange cheat

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Tuesday for cheating at least eight people since last October by claiming that he could offer a discounted rate for exchanging HK dollars into other currencies, PJ spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a special press conference yesterday.Yeung identified the suspect as a 34-year-old jobless man surnamed Lai who used to work as a casino host.The fraud emerged on Tuesday when three victims took Lai to the PJ headquarters in Zape and reported the

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Drug mule swallows 1 kg of Ice worth 3 million patacas: police

The police have arrested a Cameroonian man and a Malaysian woman for drug smuggling, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a special press conference outside Hotel Metropole in Nam Van on Monday night.According to Yeung, the man is a 29-year-old university student surnamed Ndam while the woman is a 28-year-old surnamed Dewi who claimed to be unemployed.Yeung said that Ndam travelled from Cameroon to Manila via Ethiopia, before arriving at the local airport on Sunday

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Cotai hospital to have 1,100 beds

According to data provided by the Health Bureau (SSM), the number of hospital beds at the future Cotai Healthcare Complex is set to increase from the originally-planned 460 to 1,100, Si Nei Na, deputy convener of the Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council, said yesterday.Si made the remarks during a post-meeting press briefing at the Islands District Public Services Centre in Taipa.During a Q&A session in the legislature in November, several lawmakers questioned the slow

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Culture bureau to assist 2 tourists hurt by hoardings

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that it is assisting two tourists who were injured yesterday after being hit by hoardings and a canopy set up by the bureau in Praça do Tap Seac.According to statement, the hoardings and canopy were blown down by strong winds, injuring the two mainland tourists.The hoardings and canopy have been set up by IC to inform people about the ongoing public consultation on the drafting of an official plan for the protection and management

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Culture bureau ‘grants financial support without evaluating content’

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Mok Ian Ian said yesterday that the bureau does not look into content when it grants local associations financial support for their activities, in response to sponsoring an event that invited three authors whose presence was reportedly deemed “inappropriate” by the local authorities.Mok made the comments during a press conference at MGM Macau about the 29th Macau Arts Festival (MAF).Mok said that she only found out in the media on Monday that the

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Salesman steals over HK$290,000 from boss

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Monday for stealing HK$293,635 on Sunday from a handbag shop where he worked because of gambling debts, PJ spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a special press conference yesterday.Yeung identified the suspect as a 24-year-old surnamed Lei. He had been working as a salesman in the handbag shop in the city centre for a year.According to Yeung, Lei told the female supervisor of the shop that he needed to go to the toilet – which is located

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Local cleaner falls to her death: police

A woman is believed to have fallen to her death yesterday morning from a residential building in Rua do Almirante Sérgio, a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ) said.According to the statement, the deceased is a 62-year-old local woman, surnamed Wong, who worked as a part-time domestic helper.The statement said people living on the ground floor of a residential building nearby heard a loud thud at around 9 a.m., and rushed out to check. Wong was later found lying on the pavement outside.

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5-year entry ban on theft suspect too long: court ruling

The Court of Second Instance (TSI) said in a statement yesterday that it has determined that a ban of five years on a non-local theft suspect from entering Macau, imposed by the police, was too long and ordered the police to annul the ban.The statement said that the five-year entry ban was “obviously” too long based on the severity of the suspect’s alleged crime.According to the statement, the suspect allegedly stole a mobile phone in a casino in July 2016. However, the victim decided to

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