Group slams govt for ‘sluggish’ drafting taxi sector bill

Macau Taxi Drivers Mutual Association President Tony Kuok Leong Son yesterday slammed the government for its “sluggish” drafting of a bill regulating the city’s taxi sector after studying the matter for years.Kuok also said that the 1,000-pataca fine for rogue taxi drivers stipulated in the existing taxi sector regulation does not deter them from committing violations such as overcharging passengers. He called for an increase in the fine, adding that repeat violators’ work licences

November 1, 2017 | BY admin

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57 domestic violence cases in H1: govt

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) officially classified 57 domestic violence cases during the first half of the year, according to a report released by the bureau yesterday.The bureau yesterday published for the first time its biannual report about its findings on domestic violence cases.According to the report, the 57 cases comprised 45 cases of spousal abuse, 11 cases of child abuse, and a family brawl.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

November 1, 2017 | BY admin

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Scooter rider killed in coach crash: police

A traffic accident in Avenida Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues in Zape took the life of a scooter rider yesterday.According to Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong, the rider was a 49-year-old non-resident male worker from the mainland, who held a Hong Kong driving licence.Referring to traffic police reports, Lam said the scooter rider was driving from Rua de Malaca towards the Orient Arch. At 8:42 a.m. when a coach transporting 50 kindergarten pupils overtook the scooter near the bus stop at

November 1, 2017 | BY admin

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Macau records listed as ‘Memory of the World’

A collection of documents formally known as “Official Records of Macau during the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886)” has been listed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.In Portuguese, the records are known as “Chapas Sínicas” (“Chinese plates”). In Chinese, the records are known as “Chinese documents”.The IC statement came after UNESCO announced on Monday that it has recommended 78 new nominations on its

November 1, 2017 | BY admin

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Vietnamese will need non-criminal record

Vietnamese nationals looking for work in Macau will need to submit a non-criminal record certificate for their application to be processed, the Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the measure will take effect next February. No other nationality is affected by the measure.The statement said that the measure was needed to “respond to the practical situation of public security, migration controls and the labour market for non-resident

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SJM revenue rises 0.6 pct in Q3, profit falls 16.5 pct

SJM Holdings said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday that its gaming revenue in the third quarter rose 0.6 percent year on year to HK$10.015 billion.Gaming revenue in the first nine months of the year dropped 1.2 percent to HK$30.390 billion.Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter fell 10.4 percent year on year to HK$726 million.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Police warn public of ‘Bad Rabbit’ threat

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have urged the public to be aware of a new ransomware attack known as “Bad Rabbit”.According to recent overseas media reports, “Bad Rabbit” uses a similar attacking method of another malware known as “Peyta”. “Bad Rabbit” is disguised as an Adobe Flash installer. It appears as a file asking users to update the software. However, once the file is opened it encrypts the files of the infected computer. The ransom note and payment page demands around US$280

October 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Chan rules out elections for municipal body

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said last week there was no need for the board members of Macau’s non-political municipal organisation to be elected by popular vote because it will not be a representative body, based on the spirit of the respective articles of the Macau Basic Law.In response, directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou yesterday slammed the government for ruling out the possibility for the board members of the municipal organisation to be elected by

October 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt saddened by senior falling to death in elderly home

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said in a statement yesterday that it was saddened by an incident in which a senior citizen – whose gender was not revealed by the bureau – fell to his or her death from an elderly care home yesterday.The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a separate statement yesterday a female senior citizen was suspected of having jumped to her death in an elderly care home yesterday.Neither statement revealed the name of the home.The Judiciary Police identified the woman as a

October 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Tests of LRT trains set to start

Technical tests of the first LRT trains, which arrived by ship from Japan at Ka Ho Port in Coloane on Sunday, will be carried out at the system’s Ocean Station in Taipa, the Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) has announced.However, the office did not say when the tests will start.The office said in Sunday’s statement that the trains will be sent to the Ocean Station in Avenida dos Jogos da Asia Oriental on the Taipa Line as soon as this week.An “Ocean Cruiser” LRT train is

October 31, 2017 | BY admin

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IACM clarifies regulations on street name signs

In response to an article published in the October 20 edition of MPD Weekender – titled “Where have all the street name signs gone?” – Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) official Anna Lam Tong U provided details of the relevant regulations related to street name signs and building numbers in an e-mail message sent to The Macau Post Daily late last week: 1. According to “Administrative Regulation No. 32/2001” and “Code of Municipal Ordinances of the City of Macau”, it is

October 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Local fighters win their 1st pro fights

Friday and Saturday night at Macau East Asian Games Dome in Cotai, the “2017 IBF Silk Road Championship Tournament Inaugural Fight and IBF World Championship” saw local boxers Michael Ferreas Olfindo and Cheong Lap Cheong of Macao Boxing House take on opponents from Thailand and the mainland respectively in their debut professional fights.“The Silk Road Championship Tournament” is part of the International Boxing Federation’s (IBF) IBF Belt and Road (B&R) Region made up of 70

October 31, 2017 | BY admin

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Sands to turn Cotai Central into London-themed resort

Las Vegas Sands, capitalizing on the rebound in Macau gambling, plans to spend US$1.1 billion (8.8 billion patacas) on renovating its local properties, including turning the Sands Cotai Central into a London-themed resort by 2020.Over the next three years, Sands Cotai Central will be rebranded as the Londoner Macau and feature attractions tied to some of the UK capital’s most recognizable landmarks, the US company said on Wednesday in a statement. The remodeling will add an additional

October 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt plans mutual driving-licence recognition with mainland

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San said yesterday that the local government was planning a mutual driving-licence recognition agreement with the mainland authorities.According to Lam, the deal would allow Macau driving licence holders to drive cars in the mainland, as well as vice versa.According to Lam, the planned mutual driving-licence recognition would only be applicable to cars, excluding other vehicles such as commercial vehicles, scooters and motorcycles.Transport Bureau

October 27, 2017 | BY admin

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