Man, 66, kills wife, 71 after row over flat sale: police

A 66-year-old local man killed his 71-year-old wife with a cleaver and a pair of scissors on Wednesday after they had a heated argument earlier this week over the possible sale of their flat, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday, adding that the couple had been quarrelling for years over the percentage of money the man would get from the possible sale of their flat near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint.PJ spokesman Tam Weng Keong revealed details of the case during a special press

August 11, 2017 | BY admin

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4th local dengue case confirmed: govt

he Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday confirmed the fourth locally-infected case of dengue fever this year.An SSM statement identified the victim as a 27-year-old local man living in Rua da Praia do Manduco.The bureau’s Public Health Laboratory confirmed yesterday that the patient has been infected with grade II dengue fever, the statement said.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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8 nabbed for Cotai loan sharking: police

Eight mainlanders were caught on Tuesday for alleged loan sharking in casinos in Cotai, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, all the suspects, including two females, are members of a criminal gang in Jiangxi province. The suspects are aged from 27 to 45.The spokesperson said when the Public Security Police (PSP) were investigating an alleged illegal inn case in a residential flat in Taipa on Tuesday, they chanced upon the suspects, a number of

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Beijing mulls new preferential policies for Macau people

BEIJING – The central government is considering a series of new preferential policies for Hong Kong and Macau residents, an official with the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council said this week.The central government has listed nearly 50 concerns of Hong Kong and Macau residents who live, study and work in the mainland, ranging from social insurance application and education access to job opportunities and tourism services, said the official who asked not to be named.Hong

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No Dutch eggs imported this year: govt

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) announced yesterday that no Dutch eggs have been imported into Macau this year.Foreign media reported last week that a large number of eggs were contaminated with fipronil, a toxic anti-lice agent, banned from being used to treat animals destined for human consumption, including chickens.After checking the food safety information released by the Dutch authorities, the bureau confirmed that Macau did not import any eggs from the Netherlands this

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San Miu to open supermarket in Seac Pai Van: IACM

Supermarket operator San Miu will open a shop combining the product range of a traditional wet market and a modern supermarket in the huge Seac Pai Van public housing estate in Coloane, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) President Jose Tavares said yesterday.Tavares made the remarks when talking to reporters after a regular meeting of the bureau’s consultative council at the IACM headquarters in the city centre.Tavares said that “if everything goes well” the supermarket could open

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Man, 66, kills 71-year-old wife after money quarrel: police

A 66-year-old local man killed his 71-year-old wife with a cleaver in the early hours of yesterday after quarrelling with her over money in their flat near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint, the Public Security Police (PSP) said yesterday.The man, surnamed Loi, called for an ambulance at 3:16 a.m. after attacking his wife, the Public Security Police said, adding that the victim was rushed to the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre where she was pronounced dead after emergency

August 10, 2017 | BY admin

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Elex committee ‘doesn’t force candidates to keep silent’

Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong insisted yesterday that his committee has no intention of forcing candidates running in the upcoming legislative elections to keep silent before the official election campaign period starts next month.Tong said candidates were free to talk about “social affairs” in public in the run-up to the campaign.The direct and indirect legislative election will take place on September 17 while the official campaign period

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Govt to study Jockey Club development plan: Leong

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday the government has decided to extend the horse-racing concession of the Macau Jockey Club (MJC), which will expire at the end of this month, for another six months, to allow the government to study a development plan for the racetrack in Taipa submitted by the company recently.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a plenary session of the legislature yesterday.The government announced in the

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2 men busted for selling, hiding drugs in bush: police

Two mainland men were busted early yesterday for selling drugs and hiding them under a bush outside a hotel in Cotai, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Tam Weng Keong said yesterday.According to Tam, one of the suspects, surnamed Luo, is 26 years old while the other suspect, surnamed Liu, is aged 20. Both are unemployed, Tam said, adding the duo are from the same area in the mainland.Tam said the police had received a tip-off two weeks ago that Luo was selling drugs in Cotai. After investigating,

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Legislature passes budget framework bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) unanimously passed the government’s budget framework bill, which is slated to take effect on January 1 next year, after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO), during a plenary session yesterday.The bill’s outline was passed during a plenum of the legislature in October last year. The legislature’s 2nd Standing Committee held eight meetings to review the bill. The bill aims to enhance the level of transparency in the drafting of the government’s

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Monetary regulator gets new chief

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has appointed Benjamin Chan Sau San chairman of the board of directors of the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM), according to an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The renewable one-year appointment takes effect from August 26.The executive order said that Chan was appointed to the post because of his “professional competence and aptitude” as demonstrated by his curriculum vitae.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

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Govt wants aspiring entrepreneurs to enrol in start-up courses first

The government will require aspiring applicants of the Young Entrepreneurs Aid Scheme to enrol in business startup courses before they can apply for the loan, Executive Council (ExCo) spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday, adding those who are not just starting out as entrepreneurs will also be eligible to apply for the scheme.The council is the government’s top advisory body.According to the website of the government-appointed Talents Development Committee, the government launched the

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Police probe man for destroying plants

A local man has been questioned for allegedly destroying a number of Alocasia macrorrhizos plants in Fortress Hill Garden and Guia Municipal Park, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Tam Weng Keong said yesterday.According to Wikipedia, Alocasia macrorrhizos, whose common names include giant taro, ape, giant alocasia and pai, is edible if cooked for a long time but its sap irritates the skin due to calcium oxalate crystals, or raphides, which are needle-shaped.According to Tam, the suspect,

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