4 newcomers among local NPC deputies, all 8 re-election bids succeed

The election of 12 local deputies to the 13th National People’s Congress took place yesterday, with all the eight sitting local NPC deputies succeeding in their re-election bids while four local newcomers to the nation’s top legislature were among seven candidates who ran in the election for the first time.The election took place yesterday morning during the second plenary session of the Conference for Electing Deputies of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR)

December 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Local Indonesian radio show to host Christmas concert

Local Indonesian radio show, Kumbang Toh!, announced yesterday that it will hold an off-air talk show for local Indonesians and a gala concert of Christmas carols on Wednesday.Both events, supported by the Consulate-General of the Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong and Macau, are part of the radio show’s 5th anniversary.During a press conference at the Indonesian Citizen Service Centre in Luso International Bank Building yesterday, the radio show’s host Gilbert Humphrey

December 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Carmo Parish hosts Christmas fair

Organised by the Our Lady of Carmo Parish, a one-day charity fair featuring a dance performance, Christmas carols, a play, as well as a jumble sale, was held in Largo do Carmo in Taipa yesterday.According to the parish, all proceeds from the event will be donated to the Missionaries of Charity.According to Wikipedia, “the Missionaries of  Charity is a Roman Catholic  community established in 1950 by Mother Teresa, now known in the Catholic

December 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Over 1,300 ‘hot’ performers parade through chilly city

Some 1,350 performers dressed in colourful costumes and with big smiles on their faces livened up the city through a medley of dance, music and stunts in the Macau International Parade as the temperature dropped to a Siberian 12 degrees Celsius yesterday.Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) to mark the 18th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), the parade, formerly known as “Parade through Macau, Latin City” has been renamed “Macau

December 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Winter shelter opens

According to a statement by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) yesterday, due to the cold weather the winter shelter in Rua do Asilo in Ilha Verde will remain open until the mercury rises again.The centre provides bedding, hot food and hot drinks. Social services such as counselling are also available for those who need them. The bureau urged the elderly and the chronically ill to be aware of the recent weather changes and keep warm during the cold

December 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Study shows youth disagree ‘Macau is a fair society’

A study shows that local youths agree the least with the fairness of the society, in regards of their sex, age, and education background, according to the findings of a study about local youth’s view on work and society.The study was organised by the Macau Jiangmen Youths Association and conducted by the Macau Economic Association, with the results being released in a press conference in Zape.The study surveyed 1,035 local adults aged between 18 and 39 with questionnaires this year.Macau

December 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Lawmaker’s disobedience trial to start next month

The Court of First Instance (TJB) has scheduled the start of the trial of directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou for alleged aggravated disobedience for January 9, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) said in a statement yesterday.The statement said that as Sou was suspended from the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Monday last week, it would allow Sou’s trial to go ahead.It is the first suspension of a lawmaker since the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) in December

December 17, 2017 | BY admin

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Taipa plot sold for record HK$3.51 billion: JLL

Two adjacent plots of land along Avenida Dr Sun Yat-Sen in Taipa have been sold for HK$3.51 billion (3.61 billion patacas) to Hong Kong-listed company Jiayuan International Group Limited, real estate and investment management company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said in a statement yesterday.The statement from JLL, which facilitated the deal, said that the sale of the 5,597-square-metre site has “[broken] the record of transaction values of development sites in the city”.According to JLL, the

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Taxi draft bill to be completed next quarter: Chan

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that the government aimed to finalise the draft of an amendment bill on the city’s taxi sector in the first quarter of next year.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a closed-door committee meeting in the Legislative Assembly (AL).Civic leaders and a number of taxi industry groups have criticised the government for its “sluggish” drafting of the amendment bill on the taxi sector, after

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to change eateries’ licensing practices: tourism chief

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday the government planned to change its practices for the licensing of the city’s eating and drinking establishments, with the aim of making it easier for residents to apply for a licence to run such a business.Senna Fernandes made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a meeting of the legislature’s Follow-up Committee for Public Administration Affairs.The committee asked government

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Golden monkey pair ready to meet public from tomorrow

Two golden snub-nosed monkeys that arrived in Macau in October have completed their quarantine and are ready to meet the public at Seac Pai Van Park in Coloane from tomorrow, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the pair are on loan from the mainland’s Qinhuangdao Wildlife Rescue Centre as part of a cooperation arrangement to raise awareness of conservation.The statement said that the primates – a male and a female – are

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Hunting Season wins 2nd Macau film-fest

Hunting Season (“Temporada de Caza” in Spanish), a 2017 Argentine drama film directed by Natalia Garagiola, won the Best Film award of the 2nd International Film Festival & Awards Macau (IFFAM) yesterday.The Spanish-language film was released on September 2 in Italy where it won the SIAE Audience Award of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.Irish actress and singer Jessie Buckley won the Best Actress award for her role in the British film “Beast”. PLEASE READ THE FULL

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Regulator raises base rate to 1.75 pct

The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) raised its base rate of the discount window today yesterday by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent. According to an AMCM statement, it’s the fifth time for the regulator to have raised its policy rate since December 2015.     As the pataca is linked to the Hong Kong dollar, the statement pointed out, the movements of policy rates in Hong Kong and Macau should be basically consistent in order to maintain the effective operation of the

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Anima strives to rehome greyhounds

Local animal protection group Anima President Albano Martins said yesterday his group would like to temporarily take care of the over 600 greyhounds at the local dog racetrack, and vowed to continue with the group’s global campaign to get the dogs adopted.Martins made the remarks during a press conference at the group’s office in Nam Van.In July last year, the government told the racetrack operator, Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd., which is headed by gaming executive-cum-lawmaker Angela

December 15, 2017 | BY admin

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