Woman hangs herself in stairwell: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were notified by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) at 2:39 p.m. on Monday that a woman had hanged herself in the stairwell in a residential building near Fortaleza de Dona Maria II, according to a PJ statement on Monday.The victim’s family told the police they discovered that the victim had hanged herself at 2 p.m. when they threw rubbish into the chute, the statement said, adding that the deceased had recently expressed suicidal thoughts.A preliminary examination of the

February 29, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Health Bureau logs 2nd sCJD case this year

The public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre reported to the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday another probable sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) case, following the one discovered late last month, according to an SSM statement.According to yesterday’s SSM statement, the patient is a 51-year-old local female resident, who had come down with symptoms of dizziness and blurred vision since December last year. She then sought treatment at a local medical institution in January this

February 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab 2 elderly pickpockets, raid illegal inn

The Public Security Police (PSP) have busted an illegal inn in Zape while investigating several thefts in Cotai involving two pickpockets in their sixties, PSP spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said at a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the Public Security Police have meanwhile notified the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) of the illegal inn, which has already been sealed.The Public Security Police received separate theft reports from three residents last Friday and

February 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Busboy embezzles HK$2.3 million from boss: police

A male non-resident worker (NRW) was arrested on Tuesday for embezzling HK$2.3 million in cash from his employer, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Chan, the local female victim owning a barbecue restaurant entrusted the suspect, who started working as a busboy at the eatery last October, driving her car to take 2.15 million yuan in cash to a hotel guestroom in Cotai to be exchanged into HK$2.3 million with a currency

February 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Govt aims to identify ‘hidden’ elderly with new technology: Ao Ieong

In response to the shocking case of an elderly mother and her middle-aged daughter lying dead at their home on Estrada do Cemitério for about a year before their bodies were discovered early this month, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U said yesterday that the government has been thinking about how to break down cross-departmental data barriers, in order to identify Macau’s “hidden” senior citizens.She added: “After similar problems occurred in the past, we have

February 28, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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USJ establishes business incubation base in Hengqin

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and SANY (Zhuhai) Investment Co. Ltd. yesterday inaugurated the “USJ Sino-Lusophone Business Incubation Base” at the SANY Southern Headquarters Building in Hengqin, with a signing ceremony hosted at Artyzen Grand Lapa hotel.Speaking to reporters after the ceremony, the private Catholic university’s Rector Stephen Morgan said that the idea behind an incubation centre was to offer expertise in “a location for people who don’t have

February 28, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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UM presents findings of Boao research project

The University of Macau (UM) released a report yesterday of a study guiding the development of an international science and innovation platform in Macau, and providing new ideas and suggestions for the platform to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among Macau’s young businesspeople, according to a UM statement yesterday.The presentation conference of the report was held on the UM campus yesterday. The study was commissioned by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Macao Committee for

February 28, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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12 Fado performances to be held at Dom Pedro V Theatre next month

Fado Nights will be hosted on Fridays and weekends from March 1 to 24 at the Dom Pedro V Theatre on Largo de Santo Agostinho, comprising 12 performances throughout the period, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday, with tickets now on sale.Fado, which originally means destiny or fate but nowadays the word is entirely linked to the music genre, features a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. The statement noted that it immerses listeners in

February 28, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Son of rich US businessman’ cons woman out of HK$20,000 in online scam

A local woman has been cheated out of HK$20,000 by a male netizen who claimed to the son of a rich businessman from the United States, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said at a press conference on Monday.According to Chan, the victim, who is under the age of 30, encountered the netizen on a social media app on Valentine’s Day, February 14, of all days. The man had presented himself as the son of a wealthy American businessman, and the two quickly established a virtual

February 28, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Outdoor, large-scale gigs ‘needed’ in Macau: Ao Ieong

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U said yesterday that there was a “need” to organise outdoor and large-scale concerts in Macau, adding that a task force will be set up by the government dedicated to vetting, coordinating and managing the required venues.Ao Ieong told reporters late last month that the government would review the feasibility of holding outdoor gigs at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Taipa, and she pointed out yesterday on the sidelines of the

February 28, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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MTel vows to provide fibre broadband at ‘ultra-preferential price’

MTel Chairman and CEO Michael Choi Tak Meng told the media yesterday that his company has applied to the government so that it could provide fibre broadband to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), teaching staff and university students, at an “ultra-preferential price”.Details of the plan will be announced in due course, he added.According to Choi, the number of the telecom operator’s customers stands at about 8,000 to 9,000, which was about the same as in the past, accounting for

February 28, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local film spotlights challenging plight of flat-seeking youngster

Interview by William Chan        “I Want to be a Plastic Chair”, a local film directed by Ao Ieong Weng Fong, delves into the challenging journey of a local youngster as he navigates the difficult process of renting a flat after being forced to leave his parents due to family issues.The film sheds light on the housing problems faced by many in Macau and highlights the tendency of young locals to escape from reality. Through the protagonist’s encounters with the cruelty

February 28, 2024 | BY admin

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NRWs to be barred from organising trade unions: bill’s latest version

Lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo, who chairs the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 2nd Standing Committee which is reviewing the government-initiated trade union bill, said yesterday that the government has submitted a new version of the bill proposing that only local employees will be allowed to organise and establish trade unions.Chan briefed reporters after the committee held a meeting yesterday to review the bill. No government officials attended yesterday’s meeting.The bill’s

February 28, 2024 | BY admin

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Football pitch returfing at Olympic Sports Centre Stadium done: Pun

The returfing of the football pitch at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium’s was completed recently, after two gigs by K-POP group Seventeen held there last month caused “extensive” damage to the pitch, and the cost of repairs was fully borne by the concert organiser, Sports Bureau (ID) President Pun Weng Kun told reporters yesterday.Pun made the remarks during a media briefing after a closed-door regular meeting of the government-appointed Sports Committee, of which he is vice-chairman, at

February 28, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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