Online kindergarten registration to start Jan 5: govt

Parents may start applying simultaneously to up to six kindergartens for their children by using the online registration available on the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau’s (DSEJ) website between January 5 and 20, the bureau announced yesterday.Kong Chi Meng, who heads the bureau’s Pre-School and Primary School Division, made the remarks during a press conference at the bureau.The press conference was about the online registration process, as well as a subsidy scheme for local pupils who

December 30, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt to commission study on trade union law

The government will commission a third party to study the feasibility of trade union legislation in the city, Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Director Wong Chi Hong said yesterday.Wong made the remarks after a regular meeting of the Standing Council on Social Concerted Action, which was held at the bureau in Areia Preta.The council, chaired by Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac, consists of five business sector representatives, five labour sector representatives and a number of

December 30, 2016 | BY admin

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Stub causes fire gutting 90 scooters, suspect nabbed: police

A local man has been arrested for causing a huge fire on Tuesday in a scooter parking area in Avenida Norte do Hipodromo which gutted 90 scooters after discarding a lit cigarette, Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Chao Wai Kuong said a special press conference last night.Chao briefed reporters about the case on the spot of the fire, where PJ officers also arranged for the suspect to show them in a crime re-enactment how he had discarded the still lit cigarette end which caused the blaze.The

December 29, 2016 | BY admin

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2 local firms hacked for blackmail: police

Two local companies separately reported to the police that their computer systems had been hacked and some documents encrypted for blackmail, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson said the two firms, one of them a travel agency, reported the hacking to the Judiciary Police on Friday and Tuesday respectively. Documents in both companies’ computer systems had been encrypted and could not be opened.According to the spokesperson,

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Activists urge residents to register to vote

The grassroots New Macau Association (NMA) yesterday urged Macau residents, especially young people, to register to vote.NMA Vice President Sulu Sou Ka Hou told reporters outside the Government Service Centre in Areia Preta that his group had shown a banner and given out leaflets in many districts since December 13 to urge passersby to register to vote, adding he estimated his group had been able to convince about 100 passersby to register.Sou also said he had met some residents who told him

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Commentator slams govt for ‘delaying’ LRT Taipa-Barra link

Government-appointed Central Districts Community Service Consultative Council member Ron Lam U Tou this week criticised the government for delaying construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) section between Taipa and Barra at the southern tip of the peninsula.Barra is the Portuguese word for harbour entrance.Lam made the remarks in an interview with The Macau Post Daily on Tuesday in an office of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions near Praça de Ponte e Horta.Chief Executive Fernando Chui

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Korean gambler cheats father: police

A 32-year-old South Korean man has been nabbed on suspicion of cheating his father out of HK$70,000 by falsely claiming that he had been held against his will because of gambling debts, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson said the South Korean consulate-general in Hong Kong sought help from the Judiciary Police on Friday to locate a South Korean man who was suspected to have been falsely imprisoned in Macau for failing to pay his

December 29, 2016 | BY admin

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Macau Museum free for locals from next year

Local residents can visit the Macau Museum free of charge every day it is open from January 1, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.The Macau Museum, located at the bottom of Fortress Hill, near the St Paul’s Ruins, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and closed on Mondays – but not public holidays.Until Saturday, visitors to the Macau Museum pay 15 patacas each for admission, while the admission fee for student card holders is eight patacas. Admission is free for

December 29, 2016 | BY admin

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Participants slam ‘unfairness’ of short-film contest

Two participants in the Macau Short Film Competition, which was part of the 1st Macau International Film Festival & Awards Macau (IFFAM), yesterday slammed the contest for its alleged unfairness.According to the rules of the contest, the competition’s Selection Committee was to shortlist five entries and upload them to the IFFAM official Facebook page for netizens to vote.A contestant surnamed Chan told The Macau Post Daily on the phone her group suspected that a rival group had

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Sons’ drug case won’t impact re-election bid: Coutinho

High-profile lawmaker Jose Pereira Coutinho said yesterday he was not worried that his two sons’ alleged drug trafficking could have a negative impact on his re-election bid next year, adding that both were adults and he could not watch their every move.Coutinho made the remarks during a special press conference at the headquarters of the Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM) to “clarify recent news reports” about his sons’ alleged cross-border drug trafficking case.Coutinho is the

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Christmas Market allows tourists to see city’s different side: vendor

A stall operator at the government’s first Christmas Market said yesterday the event was giving tourists an opportunity to see a different side of Macau.The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) is holding the Christmas Market in Praça do Tap Seac. It is open daily from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. until Saturday.According to an IACM statement, the event features 24 booths run by locals, including 20 booths selling Christmas gifts and four booths selling snacks. There is also a Christmas-themed

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Activist calls for LGBT equality, acceptance

Local LGBT rights activist Jason Chao Teng Hei said yesterday the ultimate goal for the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community was to enjoy equality and acceptance in a diverse society.Chao made the remarks during an interview with The Macau Post Daily about LGBT rights in the context of Taiwan’s possible legalisation of same-sex marriage.Several amendment bills concerning same-sex marriage were passed by Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan in their first reading on

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Bus contracts should raise rush-hour services: commentator

Government-appointed Central Districts Community Service Consultative Council member Ron Lam U Tou called on the government yesterday to draft bus service provider contracts with the city’s three public bus operators in a way that will encourage the companies to increase their rush-hour services.Lam made the remarks in an interview with The Macau Post Daily yesterday in an office of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen) near Praça de Ponte e Horta.Lam, a current

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Fire guts 89 scooters, 4 bikes – arson ruled out

A total of 89 scooters and four bicycles were gutted in a fire early yesterday morning at a scooter parking area outside San Pou Garden Building in Avenida Norte do Hipodromo, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ).Speaking to reporters on the spot, PJ officers said the Fire Services Bureau (CB) received a report about the blaze at about 4:40 a.m. and found a number of scooters on fire when they arrived.The PJ officers said the fire spread due to strong wind, causing damage to an area measuring

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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