Man cheated out of 264,000 yuan in forex scam: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 27-year-old man from the mainland for cheating a fellow mainlander out of 264,000 yuan (314,000 patacas) and attacking him, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the victim told the police that he received a phone call from the suspect at about 2 a.m. on Saturday. The suspect, surnamed Cai, told him that he had HK$300,000 in cash that he was ready to exchange for yuan.The spokesperson said the

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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2 firms submit bids for UM tunnel maintenance

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) yesterday opened the sealed bids for the maintenance of the tunnel connecting Cotai and the University of Macau’s (UM) campus on Hengqin Island.A statement by the bureau said that it had received two bids, both of which were accepted.DSAT Deputy Director Chiang Ngoc Vai attended the opening of the sealed bids at the bureau.Transport Bureau (DSAT) officials open the sealed bids for the UM tunnel’s two-year maintenance, at the bureau yesterday. Photo: GCSPLEASE

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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Auto, yacht, plane expos to take place in Nov

Hundreds of exhibitors from the automobile, yacht and business aviation industries will be showcasing their latest products and services in three simultaneous expos from November 3-5 at the Venetian and Macau Fisherman’s Wharf.After six years of organising the auto show and yacht show, and five years of the business aviation exhibition, the “2017 China Macau Distinguished Gathering”, hosted by Nan Kwong International Conference & Exhibition Company, is known as “The First

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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2 groups complain to CCAC about ‘election graft’

The Macau Dream group and Association of Macau Activism for Democracy, headed by activists Carl Ching Lok Suen and “Street Fighter” Lee Kin Yun respectively, complained to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) yesterday about alleged election bribery.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17.Speaking to reporters in the lobby of the Dynasty Plaza building in Nape before complaining to the anti-graft body, Ching said some residents had told his and

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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Sands course involves 3 unis on 3 continents

Sands China announced yesterday that it has launched a leadership training programme for which 25 of its management staff will study at a local and two overseas universities, with the aim of broadening their “international horizons” and developing their career prospects.The US gaming company yesterday held a ceremony to kick off the “Sands China International Strategic Leadership Programme for Integrated Resorts” at Sands Cotai Central.According to a statement from the company

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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FM chief says businessman didn’t profit from Lisbon mansion deal

Macau Foundation (FM) President Wu Zhiliang said yesterday that local businessman Liu Chak Wan, who is a member of the foundation’s council of trustees, did not make a profit from a deal in which Liu sold a palatial mansion – “Palacio Sommer” – in Lisbon to the foundation.The mansion, built in the early 20th century, was named after a wealthy Portuguese family of German descent, surnamed Sommer (“summer”).Wu made the remarks while speaking to reporters yesterday on the sidelines

July 19, 2017 | BY admin

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Taxi fares to go up on Sunday – flagfall rises 11.8 pct

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San announced yesterday that the city’s taxi fares will be raised on Sunday, with the flagfall increased by 11.8 percent, from 17 to 19 patacas, and the distance for subsequent incremental charges to be shortened from 260 to 240 metres.Lam announced the fare hike during a press conference at the bureau’s headquarters yesterday. He pointed out that the city’s taxi fares had not been increased since 2014.According to Lam, an additional fare of 5

July 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Woman nabbed for false report: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 33-year-old woman from the mainland for reporting an invented crime to the police, PJ spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a regular press conference yesterday.Yeung said the woman, surnamed Wang, told the police on Saturday that a man had robbed her of her mobile phone. However, after further investigation, the police found that Wang had lost contact with the man she had accused and invented the case so that the police would track him down, said

July 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Anima wants dog racetrack for a year

Local animal protection group Anima yesterday urged the government to allow it to take over the greyhound racetrack in Fai Chi Kei for one year, after the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. shuts down its business there in July next year, so that the association would have enough time to rehabilitate the greyhounds for adoption overseas.Anima President Albano Martins made the remarks during a press conference at the association’s office in Nam Van.In July last year, the government told the

July 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Uber to put brakes on Macau service, again

Taxi hailing app Uber will “temporarily suspend” its ride-sharing operation in Macau, effective from Friday 23:59 p.m., the company said in a statement yesterday.The US company, headquartered in San Francisco, began operations in Macau in October 2015. “Uber”, which means “super” in German, was founded in 2009 and began to expand globally in 2012.Last year, through a letter made public by legislator Au Kam San, the company said its last day of operation in Macau would be on

July 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Police check upgraded border control system

The police yesterday carried out an exercise simulating a breakdown in the border control system at the Barrier Gate border checkpoint, with the aim of testing whether the backup function in its recently upgraded system works properly in the case of a breakdown in its system, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.Immigration matters are run by the Public Security Police.According to the statement, the police upgraded their Barrier Gate border control system last month.

July 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Man attacks victim in shopping centre

A local man was attacked by a man with a knife yesterday morning in the Ginza Plaza shopping centre after a quarrel with the attacker, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.The statement identified the victim as a 31-year-old owner of a computer shop, surnamed Sitou.According to the statement, the attack happened at 10:40 a.m. in the lobby on the ground floor of the high-rise in Rua de Pedro Nolasco da Silva. The victim was stabbed in the neck when he was on his way to his

July 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Most pupils exercise less than 30 minutes daily: survey

The findings of a survey released by the Macau General Association of Chinese Students (AECM) and the Macau Youth Research Association (MYRA) yesterday show that 59 percent of local pupils and students exercise for less than 30 minutes a day, with 8 percent not exercising at all.The groups conducted a survey of local students and pupils’ opinions on public sports facilities between February and June, collecting 918 valid questionnaires from 17 secondary schools and tertiary education

July 17, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt needs to amend gaming law: forum

Guest speakers at yesterday’s Macau Forum agreed that there is a need for changes to the law regulating the local gaming industry – as the city’s three gaming concessions and three sub-concessions will expire between 2020 and 2022.The weekly debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.The focus of yesterday’s open-air forum was on whether the government should keep the current system of gaming sub-concessions.Guest speakers and audience members

July 17, 2017 | BY admin

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