Campaign coverage in run-up to ‘typhoon ballot’

As during previous election campaigns since its founding over 13 years ago, The Macau Post Daily has stuck to its editorial guideline to stay neutral also during the current campaign which ends at midnight tonight. We have tried our best to give all the 24 direct-election groups equal coverage.The outcome of Sunday’s direct election seems to be unpredictable. It remains to be seen how the Typhoon Hato disaster response will impact the result. Public anger over the disaster will possibly

September 15, 2017 | BY admin

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2 men nabbed for burning scooters & cars

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two local men yesterday evening for causing a fire which burnt several scooters and cars after one of the suspects stole a helmet by burning through the strap, spokesman Tam Weng Keong said yesterday, adding that the duo failed to notice that a fragment of the strap was left behind which was glowing, causing a fire that then spread.Tam announced details of the case to the media last night at the scene near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint. The police took

September 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Man robs woman after sex in disabled toilet: police

A 31-year old woman from the mainland was robbed of HK$5,000 by a man yesterday after they had sex in a public toilet in a hotel in Nape, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Tam Weng Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The Public Security Police (PSP) transferred the case to the Judiciary Police yesterday morning, Tam said.According to Tam, the victim told the police that she had met the man near the MGM casino-hotel in Nape at midnight. They then went to the disabled toilet in

September 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Group wants govt to axe home-ownership scheme

Macau Bar Benders Association President Wong Wai Man, who heads the Mutual Help Grassroots, No. 22 on Sunday’s ballot, proposes the cancellation of the government’s subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS), according to his group’s political platform.Wong has recently become an “Internet celebrity”. His group’s campaign poster and footage of Wong attending the election debate hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM last week have gone viral on social media. During the debate, Wong

September 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Candidate aims for confrontation in legislature

High-profile activist Lee Kin Yun, the first-ranked candidate of the electoral group Association of Macau Activism for Democracy (No. 23 on Sunday’s ballot), says his group’s political beliefs are to employ confrontational tactics in the legislature if the government chooses to propose policies or bills opposed by residents.This is the fourth time that Lee, widely known as “Street Fighter”, is standing in the direct election since 2005. He never won a seat. Lee’s list comprises five

September 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt makes ‘technical mistake’: elex chief

Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong said yesterday that the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) had made a “technical mistake” by not explaining clearly the reasons for rejecting the New Macau Progressives (ANPM) electoral group’s application to hold campaign rallies in various public places.The bureau refused the applications submitted by the New Macau Progressives, No. 7 on Sunday’s ballot, and two other electoral groups last week. In

September 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Observatory hoists No. 1 signal

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted the No. 1 signal at 6 p.m. yesterday as severe tropical storm Doksuri was located within 800 kilometres of Macau.According to the bureau’s website, the tropical storm was located 700 kilometres south of Macau at midnight. It was moving west north-west at 20 kilometres per hour. The storm was moving towards Hainan province at that time, according to the website.The bureau said yesterday that there was only a “low probability” that the

September 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Businessman nabbed for usury – at least 10 pct monthly interest: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Monday for usury in which the suspect lent money to 67 people and charged them a monthly interest rate of at least 10 percent from 2013 to this year, PJ spokesman Tam Weng Keong said during a special press conference yesterday, adding that the total amount of the illegal loans was HK$3.3 million.Tam identified the suspect as a 58-year-old businessman surnamed Hong. Tam did not mention in which kind of business Hong was involved.Hong’s usury

September 13, 2017 | BY admin

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New police station in Mong Ha focuses on drugs

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have set up a police station in Mong Ha targeting drug cases in the city’s northern districts, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday.According to the statement, the station started operating yesterday. The station is located in Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira.The statement said that in recent years, drug crimes have become more hidden, adding that many drug dealers buy drugs outside the city and sell them in Macau. Pointing out that the

September 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Group stresses young people’s competitiveness

Lawmaker-cum-SJM executive Angela Leong On Kei said yesterday that her group was placing special emphasis on policies for Macau’s continued economic development while improving young people’s competitiveness.Leong leads the New Macau Development Union (NUDM), No. 14 on Sunday’s direct election ballot.Leong’s list comprises 12 candidates. Prominent developer William Kuan Vai Lam is the group’s second-ranked candidate.This is the fourth time Leong is standing in the direct election. She

September 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Group urges elex committee to clarify campaign ‘curbs’

Paul Chan Wai Chi, the second-ranked candidate of the electoral group New Macau Progressives (ANPM), No. 7 on Sunday’s ballot, accused the police yesterday of publishing a “false” statement about his group and petitioned Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong over the matter, urging the committee to clarify its – alleged – election campaign “restrictions”.New Macau Association (NMA) Vice-President Sulu Sou Ka Hou is the first-ranked

September 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Group vows to clean up elections, wants popular vote

Lawyer Hong Weng Kuan, who heads the United Citizens for Building Macau Association, No. 19 on Sunday’s ballot, said yesterday his group was determined to clean up the city’s future legislative elections. The group also demands universal suffrage for electing the chief executive and all lawmakers.Currently, 14 of the 33 members of the legislature are elected by popular vote, or 42 percent of the total.Hong, a former policeman, is the first-ranked candidate of the group while Cheong Fan, a

September 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt collects 1,264 views on disaster-response mechanism

The government has gathered 1,264 opinions and suggestions from residents on the improvement of its mechanism for responding to typhoons and other major disasters, the Policy Research Office (GEP) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the office collected residents’ opinions on how the government should improve the mechanism, from August 28 until Monday.According to the statement, the opinions collected concern coordination of civil protection work, dissemination of

September 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Woman slashes husband’s genitals over suspected affair

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a woman on Sunday for attacking her husband with a cleaver and slashing his genitals after a heated argument with the victim over a suspected affair, PJ spokesman Tam Weng Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.The couple are Vietnamese nationals living in Macau.Tam identified the suspect as a 46-year-old domestic helper surnamed Tran and the victim as a 38-year-old cleaner. The couple, who have a son in Vietnam, came to Macau to work in 2015,

September 12, 2017 | BY admin

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