1st local dengue case this year confirmed: SSM

The Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday confirmed the first locally-infected dengue fever case this year.An SSM statement identified the victim as a 60-year-old local man living in Rua da Praia do Manduco.The victim began to run a fever and suffer muscle and joint pains on Thursday. On Sunday, the man came out in a rash and went to the private Kiang Wu Hospital for treatment, according to the statement.The bureau’s Public Health Laboratory confirmed yesterday that the patient has been infected by

August 1, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to issue ‘quad play’ licences: Rosario

The government proposes to issue licences for telecom operators who provide “quadruple play” of cable television, Internet access, fixed line and mobile communication services in Macau, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday.In telecommunications, quadruple play or quad play is a marketing term combining the triple play service of broadband Internet access, television and telephone with wireless service provisions. This service set is also sometimes

August 1, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt discusses anti-phone scam measures with telecom operators

The Judiciary Police (PJ) and Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) held a meeting with representatives of local telecom operators yesterday to discuss measures that can be taken against phone scams, the police said in a statement yesterday.The government called the urgent meeting amid the recent wave of phone scams, the statement said.According to the statement, representatives of CTM, China Telecom (Macau), Hutchison Telephone (Macau) and SmarTone, in addition to CTT officials and PJ

August 1, 2017 | BY admin

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Group releases microfilms to mark World Breastfeeding Week

Seven microfilms produced by the Macau Breastfeeding & Nurturing Promotion Association (APACIM) offering seven different perspectives on the importance of community support to help mothers sustain breastfeeding will be released one a day from today on different media platforms to mark World Breastfeeding Week.This year is the 25th anniversary of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), which is organised by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA).According to a string of studies and

August 1, 2017 | BY admin

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Scholar calls for no cap on No. of gaming concessions

Davis Fong Ka Chio, who heads the Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming at the University of Macau (UM), says that possible amendments to the law regulating the local gaming industry should not stipulate the maximum number of gaming concessions to be granted – as the city’s three gaming concessions and three sub-concessions expire between 2020 and 2022.Fong made the remarks in a phone interview with The Macau Post Daily last week.Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac

July 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Rent control bill leads to heated debate at forum

The city’s controversial rent control bill caused a heated discussion among panellists and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum, as some feared that rent control measures would lead to rent increases while others said it was necessary for the government to step in to adjust the city’s overheated rental market.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday. Yesterday’s forum saw a record audience attendance of

July 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Account phone transfer service to be launched: regulator

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement yesterday that a number of banks are planning to launch a mobile phone account transfer service platform which allows customers to transfer money from their bank accounts to other customers’ accounts via their mobile phones.The statement did not name the banks which will take part in the scheme.According to the statement, the planned service will be run through Jetco (Joint Electronic Teller Services Limited) – the biggest network of

July 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Fraudsters now call landlines: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a message yesterday that phone scam fraudsters pretending to be local customs and immigration officers as well as officials from the mainland have started to use another way in their phone scams – calling landlines, in addition to what they usually do – ringing mobile phones.The Judiciary Police reminded residents in the message that no authorities of any countries and regions will ask residents on the phone to transfer or deposit money to any particular

July 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Heat shelter opens but no-one comes

The government’s disaster relief shelter in Ilha Verde has been open since Friday for people who need a place to keep cool during the extremely hot weather, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) announced on Friday.However, by yesterday afternoon no-one had yet shown up at the heat shelter.According to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), 38.4°C was recorded at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal at about 1 p.m. yesterday, the highest temperature this summer in Macau. The SMG website says

July 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Magician leaves audience spellbound

At Wynn Macau’s Grand Ballroom last Saturday night Australian magician, illusionist and escapologist Paul Cosentino put on a show that left the audience wondering, “How did he do that?”Not only is Cosentino a magician, an illusionist and an escapologist, he is also the ultimate showman, whether it be playing with the audience or dancing like Michael Jackson.Cosentino, 34, was runner up in the TV talent show Australia’s Got Talent in 2011 and has appeared on various shows since then.

July 29, 2017 | BY admin

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‘Oriente’ optical retailer joins ‘Darkness To Go’

The sun’s out, and it’s time to get your shades out too. If you’re thinking of getting a new pair of sunglasses, head to local optical retailer Oculista Oriente because the company will donate part of the proceeds from any purchases made to Orbis.The offer is part of Orbis Macau’s ‘Darkness To Go’ fundraising campaign where the money raised will go to the non-governmental organisation’s sight-saving mission around the world.It is the first time that Oculista Oriente is taking part

July 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Property group doubts feasibility of rent control bill

The Macau Association of Building Contractors and Developers raised doubts about how effective a rent control law would be to stabilise the rental housing market, during a press conference at the group’s office in Rua do Campo yesterday.The outline of a rent control bill was passed in November 2015, and is slated to be submitted for a final vote to a plenum of the legislature next month. The bill proposes to extend the minimum rental period of both commercial and residential leases from two

July 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt hopes toughened anti-money laundering law strengthens enforcement

Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) Director Ng Man Seong said yesterday the government hopes that the city’s recently toughened anti-money laundering law will improve enforcement by facilitating the arraignment and prosecution of money-laundering suspects.Ng made the remarks during a press conference at her office in the Bank of China (BOC) Building in Nam Van where she announced the results of the Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) recently released by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering

July 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Police crack phone scam involving fake kidnapping, topless video

A local woman in her twenties took a video of herself topless and lost 280,000 yuan (334,260 patacas) in a phone scam to a man who claimed to be a mainland police officer, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The case also involved a fake kidnapping.According to the spokesperson, the victim received a call on Sunday from a man who claimed to be a police officer in the mainland, saying that she had committed a serious crime and was wanted by the

July 28, 2017 | BY admin

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