National security cases should be tried by Chinese judges: Chan

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that cases involving national security should only be tried by local judges holding Chinese nationality, as suggested by the government in its proposed amendments to the Judicial Organisation Framework Law.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a regular meeting of the Northern Districts Community Service Consultative Council, at the Government Service Centre in Areia Preta

February 2, 2018 | BY admin

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Mercury dips to 4.7 C, lowest in Feb since 1999

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) recorded 4.7 degrees Celsius at 7 a.m. yesterday at its Big Taipa Hill monitoring station, the lowest so far this winter. The bureau said that the 4.7 degrees was the lowest temperature recorded in February since the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) on December 20, 1999.According to a database on the bureau’s website, the weather station previously recorded 4.8 degrees on February 12, 2014 as the lowest temperature

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Police nab 28 illegal casino money changers

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested 28 men and women from the mainland at the Venetian in Cotai yesterday for illegally engaging in currency-exchange activities, PJ spokesman Chan Cho Man said yesterday.Chan briefed the media yesterday evening at the Venetian after PJ officers took action to combat unlicensed money-changing activities on the premises or margins of local casinos.According to previous news reports, scores of illegal money changers walk around casinos asking gamblers if they wanted

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Local dies after leaping into reservoir

A local man died after jumping into the peninsula’s reservoir in Zape yesterday, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ).The statement said that at around 12:23 p.m. yesterday a jogger at the reservoir saw a man climbing the barrier and jumping into the water, upon which he immediately called the police for help.The Fire Services Bureau (CB) and Custom Services immediately sent firemen and frogmen to the scene.Firefighters and divers retrieve the corpse from the Outer Harbour

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Teaching parents to help their special needs kids: group

Macau Autism Association (MAA) Director General Nicole Chan Sio Man said yesterday that parents of children with developmental problems or with special education needs (SEN) could help their child at home by using an indirect model.Chan made the remarks during a press conference about a series of activities aiming to help those parents, at the Macau Deaf Association in Fai Chi Kei.In the direct model of early intervention, a therapist provides services directly to children. The indirect model

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Second Instance Court rejects lawmaker’s interim injunction

The Court of Second Instance (TSI) yesterday rejected an interim injunction filed by directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou requesting the suspension of his peers’ decision to suspend him as a lawmaker.According to the court’s website, the decision was made during a conference yesterday which assessed Sou’s interim injunction. The conference comprised judges José Cândido de Pinho, Tong Hio Fong and Lai Kin Hong. Lai is the president of the Court of Second Instance.By late last night

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Symbol of spring: Get your narcissus blooming for the Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year is just 15 days away and decorations of red and gold are adorning shops, as people get ready for the most important event of the year, the Spring Festival.Just like there are special plants and trees for Christmas, there are also special plants and trees for the Chinese New Year festivities and one of them is the narcissus, also known to symbolise spring as they blossom during that season.Many local households grow their own narcissuses to display around their home during

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Lush getting all loved up

Besides Chinese New Year, February is also the month of love and with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there will be a lot of PDA (Public Displays of Affection) going on, which is oh so sweet, unless you’re single with nobody to mingle with – yet.But fret not, Lush’s latest collection will make February 14 a day you want to stay at home because the brand has got a giant bath bomb that’s three times the size of the normal ones, and once in water, it’ll be a an explosion of

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Valentine’s Day getaway on a Wednesday

Valentine’s Day this year falls right in the middle of the week but you can still have a romantic getaway without having to take the day off work.This is because Grand Coloane Resort has a special February 14 room package that includes a one night stay in its Superior Garden View Room with a private terrace, a five-course dinner at Café Panorama or the fireplace, a complimentary bottle of champagne, macaroons and many other lovely and sweet things and live entertainment from Curtis Scott,

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Tourism chief hopes CNY parade gets bigger crowd

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday she hopes there will be 10 to 20 percent more spectators watching the Chinese New Year (CNY) parade this year.She made the remarks during a press conference at Macau Tower about the annual parade. According to the presentation, the parade will take place on February 18 and 24, with a float parade, performances and firework display on either day.Senna Fernandes said that based on the experience

February 1, 2018 | BY admin

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Pearl Horizon pre-sale buyers petition govt again

Several pre-sale buyers of the mothballed Pearl Horizon residential project yesterday petitioned the government, urging it to solve the long-running row so that the buyers can finally move into their flats.The ill-fated residential construction project has been mothballed since December 2015 when its provisional land concession expired. Hong Kong-based developer Polytec is suing the local government over the land concession’s cancellation. Dozens of pre-sale buyers have held a string of

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Telecom shop manager steals mobiles: police

A non-local employee working at a local telecommunications company was nabbed for stealing 23 smartphones, worth a total of 190,000 patacas, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman said yesterday during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.The spokesman identified the suspect as a 30-year-old non-resident worker from the mainland surnamed Hu, who worked as a manager of the company’s branch in Rua Nova da Areia Preta.According to the spokesman, a staff member at the branch on

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Bungee jumps halted after incident

Macau Tower has halted its bungee jumps after a rare incident on Monday, in which a jumper was left dangling in mid-air for over an hour before being rescued by firefighters.According to a statement posted at Macau Tower, the bungee jumps are currently unavailable due to “operational maintenance”. Not having specified when the bungee jumps will be restarted, the statement merely said that they would not be in operation until further notice.However, the websites of both Macau Tower and AJ

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Vietnamese nabbed for 2015 attack: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested an illegal immigrant from Vietnam on Tuesday for attacking a compatriot in 2015 which caused the victim to suffer a serious head injury, PJ spokesman Chan Cho Man said during a special press conference yesterday.Chan identified the suspect as 30-year-old a man surnamed Nguyen.According to Chan, Nguyen was caught by the Macau Customs Service when he illegally entered Macau again on Tuesday. The Customs Service transferred Nguyen to the Judiciary Police after

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