Casino revenue growth slows last month

Macau has become a family tourism destination – and that appears to be a turn-off for high-rolling gamblers during holidays when the city is swamped by visiting families from the mainland, Hong Kong and elsewhere, analysts said yesterday.Macau’s gaming revenue growth rose 5.7 percent to 24.3 billion patacas in February, the slowest pace since January 2017, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) said yesterday. That was weaker than the median estimate for a 9 percent increase

March 2, 2018 | BY admin

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2 vessels crash in fog

Two vessels collided with each other at the Inner Harbour entrance yesterday morning due to foggy conditions, according to a statement by the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) yesterday.According to the statement, the bureau received a report at 9 a.m. yesterday that a cargo ship and a sand barge crashed into each other, causing two containers on the cargo vessel to fall into the sea.The statement said that the bureau deployed a boat to the scene to investigate, adding that its officials

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Woman keeps cash she found: police

A woman from the mainland was arrested on Tuesday for keeping HK$54,000 in cash that fell out of a passer-by’s pocket, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference in Zape yesterday.According to the Cheong, the suspect is a 58-year-old woman from the mainland surnamed Xie, who works as a cleaner in Macau.Cheong said that the victim, a local male shop owner, whose surname was not revealed, received a cash payment of HK$54,000 on Saturday, and he

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Lawmakers urge govt to tackle illegal land use

Lawmakers-cum-unionists Ella Lei Cheng I and Leong Sun Iok yesterday urged the government to take legal action against an illegal land reclamation project in Hac Sa Village in Coloane to ensure that its culprits are held to account.The two directly-elected legislators also urged the government to actively enforce the law to combat the illegal occupation of public land.Lei and Leong yesterday briefed the media near the village about the illegal land reclamation project – that was confirmed by

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9 ‘masseuses’ nabbed in 6 illegal inns: police

The police on Wednesday nabbed nine women from the mainland working as “masseuses” in six illegal inns, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said yesterday during a regular press conference.Lei said that during a routine inspection on Wednesday, police officers raided several residential flats such as in Rua da Erva, Patio de Chan Loc, Travessa de Lam Tac Un, where illegal massage parlours were suspected.According to Lei, the police officers nabbed nine women from Guangdong and

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Local boxer to have 2nd pro fight tomorrow

Local fighter Michael Ferreas Olfindo (1W -1KO) will be taking on Su Xiaotao (3W -2KOs) from the mainland in his second professional fight at the Venetian’s Cotai Arena tonight in the “2017 IBF Silk Road Championship Tournament Finals and IBF World Title Eliminator Fight”“The Silk Road Championship Tournament” is part of the International Boxing Federation’s (IBF) Belt and Road Region (B&R) made up of 70 countries covered by China’s B&R Initiative. The tournament will take

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Govt to discuss study on commercial drivers market

Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Acting Director Ng Wai Han said yesterday that her bureau would discuss the findings of a study – that the government had previously commissioned a local higher education institution to carry out – about the employment status of commercial drivers in Macau with members of the Standing Council on Social Concerted Action.Ng, one of the two deputy directors of the bureau, made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a regular meeting of the council, at the

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Boy gets thigh fractured in closing lift doors

A 12-year-old boy fractured his right thigh after getting it stuck between the closing doors of a lift yesterday, according to a statement by the Fire Services Bureau (CB).The incident took place at Long Yuen Bldg in Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira, the statement said. The boy was in the lift with his parents when it stopped at the 15th floor. As the boy was leaving the lift the doors suddenly closed trapping him between them.The parents’ whereabouts at the time of the accident was not

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Holi in Macau:Connecting people with colours

The traditional Hindu festival Holi, where Indians celebrate to welcome spring by throwing colourful powder over each other, has grown to be a popular cultural event around the world, and it’s taking place in Macau on Sunday.Holi, which means “offering prayers to gods for a good harvest”, is observed over two consecutive days every year starting on the day of “Purnima” – the full moon – in the month of “Phalguna”, which is the 11th month of the Hindu calendar. This year, Holi

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New Starbucks store takes coffee experience to another level

The newly-opened Starbucks in Cotai is making that daily cup of joe a little more special with a coffee experience bar where customers can enjoy handcrafted coffee prepared with the highest quality Arabica beans in the world.This experience bar, only available at Starbucks at MGM Cotai, is the US coffeehouse chain’s latest concept using premium beans which comes under the “Starbucks Reserve” label.The experience begins when customers sit at the long wooden-top bar and the baristas will

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Govt raises non-locals’ childbirth fees by 800 pct

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced yesterday that it will raise the fees by 800 percent, or ninefold, for its childbirth services at the public Conde de S. Januario Hospital Centre for non-local women whose husbands are also non-locals.The bureau said that the drastic fee hike aimed to reduce the number of non-local women using the public hospital’s childbirth services, in order to ensure a better service for their local counterparts.The bureau made the announcement during a press conference

March 1, 2018 | BY admin

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Over 300 spaces at new ‘Water Market’ to alleviate parking problem: IACM

More than 300 parking spaces for cars and scooters will be available to the public when the new Patane Market Municipal Complex comes into service next Tuesday,Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Administrative Committee member Ung Sau Hong said yesterday.Ung made the remarks during a media visit to the wet market building.Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Administrative Committee member Ung Sau Hong speaks to reporters during a media

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Govt clamps down on illegal reclamation in Hac Sa

The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) said in a statement yesterday that it is clamping down on an illegal land reclamation project in Hac Sa Village in Coloane.According to recent local media reports, a lake in the village has been illegally reclaimed by someone.According to the reports, historical satellite images between 2003 and 2015 show that the area was a lake at that time. The reports said that a satellite image retrieved in December last year showed that the lake had

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Lawmakers pass bill raising public servants’ birth allowance

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-drafted bill on increasing public servants’ birth allowance.According to the bill, the one-off allowance will be increased from 45 salary points (3,735 patacas based on 83 patacas per salary point) to 60 salary points (5,100 patacas based on 85 patacas per salary point).The amount of one salary point for public servants’ salaries increased to 85 patacas – from 83 patacas last year – starting from January this year.Accompanied

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