Group urges govt to base smoking lounge standards on science

Macau Federation of Trade Unions Vice President Leong Sun Iok yesterday urged the government to draft the official standards for casino smoking lounges in an objective way based on scientific facts.The recently-passed anti-smoking amendment bill allows casinos to set up smoking lounges in gaming areas in line with the standards set by the government, with the aim of ensuring that casino workers’ health will not be jeopardised.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Collective painting aims to fight mobile addiction

This year’s “Let’s LOHAS” (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) festival, organised by the Hou Kong Junior Chamber International (JCI), took place at the Luso-Chinese Vocational Technical School’s sports centre in Areia Preta yesterday.According to the JCI President Jason Ma Ioi Seng, “Let’s LOHAS” is celebrating its first decade this year. Since 2008, the event has promoted the development of social welfare and harmony such as environmental protection as well as education

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Forum calls for better taxi service

Most panellists and audience members at yesterday’s Macau Forum said yesterday’s hike in the city’s taxi fares was “reasonable”, but called for significant improvement in the quality of local taxi services.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday. Yesterday’s forum addressed the taxi fare increase and related issues.According to the Transport Bureau (DSAT), there are 1,600 licensed taxis in Macau.The city’s taxi

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Tam wants city to become cultural exchange hub

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday the government aims to turn Macau into a “cultural exchange centre”.He also urged local dancers to promote the emergence of a dance culture in the city.Delivering a speech during the establishment and inauguration ceremony of the board members of the Macau Dance General Association at Mandarin Oriental in Nape, Tam, who attended the ceremony as a guest of honour, pointed out that dance is one of the important

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Typhoon Roke spares Macau

All typhoon signals were lowered yesterday evening, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) announced.Tropical Cyclone Roke did not cause any damage in the city.The bureau hoisted the No. 1 typhoon signal on Saturday afternoon. However, all ferry and helicopter services were suspended from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. yesterday as the Hong Kong Observatory had hoisted the No. 8 signal yesterday morning, causing a number of travellers to be stuck at the ferry terminals for several hours.

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Local footballers learn to play the ‘Liverpool way’

English Premier League football coaches and legends were in town on Saturday to coach 60 young aspiring footballers and give them advice on how to be successful players.MGM had invited Liverpool FC’s coaches David McParlan and Jamie Spellman to put on a Liverpool Football Clinic for members of the local Football Youth Academy with Liverpool legends Robbie Fowler and former captain Sami Hyypia on hand to dole out advice on how the 6- to 14-year-olds could improve their game, at the stadium of

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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No complacency in anti-money laundering work: Leong

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said at the weekend that the government will not be complacent after achieving good results in the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) 2017.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Saturday on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Youth Career Expo 2017 at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf.The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), of which Macau is a member, has praised

July 24, 2017 | BY admin

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Police bust bogus VIP room, nab 19 suspects

The police busted a fake VIP gaming room in a hotel suite in Nape on Wednesday and arrested 19 gang members from the mainland, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Yeung, the gang also cheated during the games in the bogus VIP room so that the gamblers always lost.The 19 suspects, 15 men and four women, are aged between 32 and 54, according to Yeung.Yeung said that one of the victims from the mainland was persuaded last

July 21, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to urge CTM to further lower charges: telecom chief

The government will urge CTM to further lower its leased line and International Direct Dialling (IDD) service charges this year, Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) Director Derby Lau Wai Meng said yesterday.Lau made the remarks yesterday on the sidelines of a meeting with the legislature’s Public Administration Affairs Monitoring Committee to discuss issues concerning Macau’s telecom sector. As is customary, the meeting was closed to the media.According to Lau, CTM’s performance has

July 21, 2017 | BY admin

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Customs apologise for another national flag gaffe

The Macau Customs Service confirmed in a statement yesterday that its staff mistakenly raised the national flag upside down at the Coloane Pier, contradicting its previous claim that online photos showing the national flag raised upside down there – circulated on the Internet early this month – were parody photos.On July 3, officers of the Macau Customs Service mistakenly raised the national flag upside down on the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal at 7:10 a.m., but the mistake was not rectified

July 21, 2017 | BY admin

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Rosario says sewage plant repairs unavoidable

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that the replacement of a damaged section of pipe in the Macau Peninsula Wastewater Treatment Plant and the pollution it may cause were unavoidable, while eco-activists slammed the government for not having a back-up plan.The plant, which has been in operation since 1995, is on the north-eastern coast of the peninsula.The government announced on Wednesday that the operation of the plant will be suspended from next

July 21, 2017 | BY admin

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6 car park firms fined for violations: govt

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San announced yesterday that six public car park management companies have been fined for violations such as a lack of staff, poor sanitation and out-of-order equipment, while 11 other cases are undergoing administrative procedures.Lam made the remarks when briefing reporters after a closed-door meeting of the Traffic Consultative Council at the bureau.“The companies are being fined 10,000 patacas per day until the violations are rectified,” said

July 21, 2017 | BY admin

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‘Mr Bunk’ to take kids to galaxy with household junk

Some household junk is all Jeff Achtem needs to transform a bare stage into a galaxy, taking the young audience on a quirky fun adventure that is so out of this world.Achtem is the writer of “Slapdash Galaxy” shadow puppet show that follows the adventure of two brothers as they travel through space. The show, presented by Australian troupe Bunk Puppets, will take place at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) from July 28-30 as part of the centre’s children summer programme.Achtem, also known

July 21, 2017 | BY admin

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J+Plus, Signum support ‘Darkness To Go’

Over 60 local businesses are joining Orbis’ “Darkness To Go” fund-raising campaign this year to support the global non-profit-making organisation’s sight-saving mission around the world.J+Plus and Signum are among the businesses which will donate part of their proceeds to Orbis from purchases made during the campaign period now until August 20.J+Plus is joining the campaign for the first time after learning how meaningful it is, saying that as a sports retailer, they care very much

July 21, 2017 | BY admin

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