GSK withdraws Zantac drugs from local market: Health Bureau

London-based multinational pharmaceutical company GSK has informed a local importer of medicines that it has decided to withdraw four of its drugs sold under the brand name Zantac from the local market, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Tuesday.According to the statement, the four drugs to be withdrawn from the market are Zantak Tablet 150mg, Zantac Tablet 300mg, Zantac Syrup 150mg/10ml, and Zantac Injection 25mg/ml. According to recent international newswire reports, Zantac, which

September 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Woman nabbed for Hato-related fraud: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local woman on Tuesday for defrauding the government out of a subsidy and an interest-free loan for businesses supposedly affected by the deadly Super Typhoon Hato which hit Macau in August 2017, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.Choi identified the suspect as a 30-year-old surnamed Un who told the police that she is a businesswoman. The case involved a shop unit – of which Un is a co-owner – in Travessa da

September 26, 2019 | BY admin

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PGA’s HK golf tournament is protests’ latest casualty

HONG KONG – A golf tournament scheduled for next month in Hong Kong is the latest casualty of the city’s long summer of political unrest, joining scrapped events from an annual fireworks display to a Matilda musical and a college fair.PGA Tour Series-China canceled the Clearwater Bay Open to be held on October17-20 due to “safety concerns,” according to a statement on the organizer’s website. The series season will conclude in Macau, it said.“We have analyzed this situation from

September 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Woman, 87, in ICU after being run over by bus

An 87-year-old woman was seriously injured in the Barrier Gate district yesterday when she was hit and run over by a public bus. Her body was trapped underneath, according to local Chinese language media reports.According to the media reports, the 61-year-old bus driver passed a breathalyser test. He told the police that he has been working as a bus driver for over 7 years. The victim is a local resident. Their surnames were not released.The incident happened yesterday in Istmo de Ferreira do

September 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau must strengthen patriotism in response to HK protests: Edmund Ho

Macau’s former chief executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah said yesterday that in response to the adverse impact of the anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong, Macau needed to strengthen its patriotism, consolidate the foundations of its social policies and show the world the successful implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle with local characteristics.Ho made the remarks during a closed-door meeting hosted by the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau at the

September 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Jiangmen to be 1st GBA city to join Macau Industrial Products Expo

The annual Macau Industrial Products Expo will include cities from the Greater Bay Area (GBA) with Jiangmen the first to join the upcoming fair, which aims to open up cooperation opportunities between companies and business associations in the field of manufacturing, Industrial Association of Macau Chairman Fong Son Kin said yesterday.Fong made the remarks during a press conference held on the association’s premises in Nam Van about this year’s Macau Industrial Products Expo which will take

September 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Argentina, Brazil & Jiangsu to be tourism forum’s partners

Argentina and Brazil, along with Jiangsu province, will be the partners of Macau’s three-day 2018 Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) next month, GTEF Vice Chairwoman and Secretary-General Pansy Ho Chiu King said yesterday.While the two South American countries will be the event’s partner countries, Jiangsu will be its featured partner province.Ho made the remarks during a press conference about the forum which has been held in Macau annually since 2012.Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF)

September 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Mainlander loses pair of jade bracelets worth 65 million yuan in gambling loan scam: police

A mainlander lost a pair of jade bracelets that he said were worth 65 million yuan in a HK$10 million gambling loan scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the 41-year-old local suspect is surnamed Chan. He told the police that he sells “dead chips” (non-negotiable chips) for a junket operator in local casinos. The suspect, who had an accomplice, is a 48-year-old man, told the police that he is a businessman.

September 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Seac Pai Van Library opens

A new public library in the Community Complex in Coloane’s sprawling Seac Pai Van public housing estate opened yesterday, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), which runs the city’s public libraries, said in a statement.The new Seac Pai Van Library, which is on the sixth floor – the top floor – of the building, opens from 2 p.m. to midnight on Mondays, and from 8 a.m. to midnight from Tuesdays to Sundays, the statement said.The Community Complex’s car park, on the third to fifth floor,

September 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Tourist carries electric prod in hand luggage: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) nabbed a male tourist from the mainland on Monday morning at the local airport for carrying an electric prod in his hand luggage, PSP spokesman Choi Iok Kin said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the suspect surnamed Weng in his forties, who told the police that he’s a “company employee”. Choi added that he didn’t know what kind of job Weng has.Choi said that Weng was set to depart from the local airport for Tokyo at about

September 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Public consultation on alcohol sale ban to minors to be held by year-end: health chief

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said yesterday that his bureau aims to launch a public consultation on a possible ban of sales of alcohol to minors by the end of this year – i.e. before the term of the current government ends at midnight on December 19.The government’s bill on such a ban would have to be passed by the legislature to take effect.Lei made the remarks while speaking to reporters at Macau Tower on the sidelines of an event organised by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS)

September 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui warns Macau must be ‘very vigilant’ about ‘surrounding’ security situation

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On warned yesterday that the local government must be “very vigilant” about the possible adverse impact of the “surrounding” security situation on Macau’s civil society, and the possible widening of the potential risks.Chui made the warning during this year’s second plenary meeting of the Commission on the Defence of National Security of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), according to a statement by the commission. The statement did not

September 24, 2019 | BY admin

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Tourism office expects 10-15 pct rise in visitors during National Day Golden Week

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Deputy Director Ricky Hoi Io Meng said yesterday that his office expects the number of visitor arrivals during this year’s National Day Golden Week holiday period to increase 10 to 15 percent compared to the corresponding period last year.Hoi made the remarks while speaking to reporters at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape on the sidelines of a public event.Hoi also said his office had noticed that since the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB)

September 24, 2019 | BY admin

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Student hits worker’s buttocks in hotel lobby: police

A university student was detained on Sunday for alleged sexual harassment after being caught hitting a woman’s buttocks in a hotel lobby in Cotai, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Kam Ka Kit said during a regular press conference in Zape yesterday.According to Kam, the 23-year-old suspect is surnamed Peng. He told the police that he is a university student from the mainland. The victim is a non-resident worker from the mainland in her twenties. She told the police that she works for the

September 24, 2019 | BY admin

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