Father gets 5 1/2 years jail for sexual abuse of his kids

A local Portuguese resident was sentenced to five years and six months behind bars yesterday for sexually abusing his two children, a two-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy, according to the sentence announced by the Court of First Instance (TJB) yesterday.According to the three-judge bench, Joao Tiago Martins was also sentenced to pay 200,000 patacas to each child.The defendant’s lawyer, Joao Miguel Barros, told Portuguese media that he was determined to appeal. He said he was convinced

September 6, 2017 | BY admin

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UPD vows to fight for workers’ interests

Direct legislative election group Union for Development (UPD) said yesterday that its political platform puts special emphasis on policies to improve workers’ conditions as well as enhance Macau’s competitiveness by participating in regional cooperation.The group’s 10 candidates announced their political platform during a press conference yesterday at an activity centre run by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions in Iao Hon district.The group, No. 16 on the ballot, is led by Ella Lei

September 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Group vows to fight for public servants’ interests

Former Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) inspector Nelson Kot Man Kam says that his electoral group Power of Political Thought (P.P.P.), the No. 10 on the ballot, would fight for public servants’ interests if it gets elected in the September 17 direct legislative election.Kot’s list comprises 11 candidates. According to Kot, his group’s candidates are current and retired public servants and professionals. Kot is the first-ranked candidate while António da Conceição

September 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Group calls for ‘one person, two votes’

Ron Lam U Tou, a former member of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, said yesterday that his electoral group, Synergy Power (No. 15 on the September 17 ballot), would urge the government to promote the legislature’s democratic development by enabling each member of the indirect election’s five sectors to have one vote in the direct and one vote in the indirect legislative elections.Lam, who chairs the think tank Macau Synergy Association, is the first-ranked candidate of the group while

September 6, 2017 | BY admin

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590 cabbies offend last month: police

A total of 590 offences by taxi drivers were recorded last month, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, 26.4 percent (156 cases) of the 590 cases were about cabbies refusing to pick up passengers, while 63.1 percent (372 cases) concerned overcharging.In six of the cases, cabbies did not queue to pick up passengers at taxi ranks, the statement said.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

September 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Torrential rain causes wall collapse

Part of a brick wall near the CEM headquarters collapsed during torrential rain in the early hours of yesterday.The seven-metre section was fenced off after the collapse at the junction of Rua dos Pescadores and Estrada de D. Maria II (known as Melco bend during the Macau Grand Prix).The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) recorded rainfall of over 60 millimetres at its monitoring station on Big Taipa Hill between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. yesterday.Two buses stop at a bus stop in Estrada de D.

September 5, 2017 | BY admin

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Draghi’s speech at Jackson Hole – pertinent & timely

The annual Jackson Hole 2-day economic symposium ended on August 26. The title this year was, “Fostering a Dynamic Global Recovery”.After Janet L. Yellen, chair of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, gave her speech in the morning, Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), gave his luncheon address.Draghi’s speech was entitled “Sustaining Openness in a Dynamic Global Economy”. It was more pertinent to the symposium’s title than Yellen’s “Financial

September 5, 2017 | BY admin

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New Macau Progressives pushing for political reform

Sulu Sou Ka Hou, the first-ranked candidate of the New Macau Progressives (ANPM) group, the No. 7 on the ballot, said yesterday that his group would push for political reform and other institutional reforms widely regarded as “difficult” tasks in Macau.Sou’s list comprises five candidates. Ex-lawmaker Paul Chan Wai Chi is the group’s second-ranked candidate.Four years ago, the New Macau Association (NMA) ran three lists for the direct legislative election. Veteran lawmakers Ng Kuok

September 5, 2017 | BY admin

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New Hope calls for 12,000 pataca cash handout

New Hope (NE) members yesterday urged the government to increase its annual cash handout to 12,000 patacas next year as residents have to cope with the constantly rising prices of daily necessities.New Hope (No. 6 on the ballot paper) is led by current lawmaker-cum-unionist Jose Maria Pereira Coutinho, who has been a legislator since 2005. The group is vying with 23 other groups for 14 directly-elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.The group’s second-ranked candidate Leong Veng Chai won a

September 5, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt should pay seniors 10,000 patacas a month: UMG

Lawmaker-cum-building contractor Mak Soi Kun said yesterday he and fellow legislator Zheng Anting were confident of winning at least two seats in the September 17 direct legislative election, adding that as a lawmaker he had the responsibility to fight for grassroots residents’ interests.Mak also said the government should pay senior citizens 10,000 patacas a month.Mak, who has been a lawmaker since 2009, is the first-ranked candidate of the Macau-Guangdong Union (UMG) (No. 20), while Zheng,

September 5, 2017 | BY admin

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Locals cheated in wedding banquet, rental scams: police

A man believed to be the same person has cheated a local man and a woman out of HK$15,000 and HK$35,000 respectively in two separate scams, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said yesterday.According to Lei, the woman read a status update posted by the suspect on social media on August 27 that a residential flat in Areia Preta was available for rent. The update said the rent was HK$12,000 per month.The woman contacted the suspect, Lei said, adding she viewed the flat with the suspect

September 5, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt removes 3 tonnes of dead fish

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement yesterday that its staff members yesterday removed a total of three tonnes of dead fish from the waters off Fai Chi Kei and Ilha Verde.According to the statement, officials from the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) believe that the low level of dissolved oxygen in the Inner Harbour’s brackish water had killed the fish.The bureau dispatched a number of boats to remove the dead fish after receiving reports about a large quantity of

September 5, 2017 | BY admin

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UPP aims to help residents solve problems

Direct legislative election group Progress Promotion Union (UPP) said yesterday that its political platform puts special emphasis on policies to improve residents’ daily lives while the group is also calling for the implementation of an accountability system for government officials.The election group’s nine candidates announced their political platform during a press conference yesterday at Pak Wai Activities Centre.The centre is run by the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations

September 4, 2017 | BY admin

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Civic Watch stresses institutional reforms

Civic Watch members yesterday stressed the importance of institutional reforms for tackling the city’s various issues, insisting that their political platform’s proposals are feasible.Civic Watch is led by Agnes Lam Iok Fong, assistant dean of the University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Social Sciences. The group is vying with 23 other groups for 14 directly-elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.The group’s five candidates announced their political platform during a press conference

September 4, 2017 | BY admin

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