Police nab pickpocket for 4 thefts on buses

A mainland man was arrested on Thursday when he was about to leave Macau via the Hengqin checkpoint for allegedly committing four bus thefts involving valuables worth a total of 8,180 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said at a special press conference on Friday.According to Chan, the Judiciary Police received reports from four victims – two local senior citizens and two female tourists in recent months, saying that they had their belongings stolen on buses from Rua do

February 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau man nabbed in HK for smuggling gold worth HK$10 million

A 34-year-old male from Macau was arrested by the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) at the Hong Kong Port (checkpoint) of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) on Friday on suspicion of smuggling gold weighing about 20 kilograms in total, with an estimated market value of about HK$10 million, according to a C&ED statement on Friday.According to the statement, C&ED officers intercepted an outbound seven-seater at the checkpoint on Thursday for inspection, and upon an

February 26, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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2024 CNY public security better than pre-pandemic one: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak says that Macau’s public security during this year’s Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday earlier this month was better than the corresponding period in pre-pandemic year 2019.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape on Friday after attending a reception hosted by the Macau Women’s General Association (commonly known as Fu Luen) to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8.This year, the mainland’s eight-day

February 26, 2024 | BY admin

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Old cannon found at Fai Chi Kei construction site

An old cannon has been found buried at the construction site of the ongoing project of building underground rainwater box culverts on the Fai Chi Kei waterfront, the authorities have announced.The cannon was accidentally dug up by workers on Friday morning, according to statements from the Public Security Police (PSP) and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) that day.The government is building underground rainwater box culverts along a section of Rua do Comandante João Belo, i.e., the south-side

February 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Macanese restaurant Cozinha Aida to close tomorrow

Co-owner, manager and son of the late Macanese* doyenne and celebrity chef Aida de Jesus (aka Dona Aida to her friends and admirers), Manuel António de Jesus told the Post in an interview yesterday that Cozinha Aida is set to close its doors tomorrow.The restaurant is located a courtyard off Avenida de Sidónio Pais. A month after Dona Aida passed away in March 2021 at the age of 105, de Jesus opened Cozinha Aida in her honour, continuing to serve authentic Macanese food** using her original

February 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Macao·Hengqin Craft Market’ to kick off on Thursday

The “Macao·Hengqin Craft Market” is slated to kick off on Thursday at Ponto Legend Square in Hengqin and last through Sunday, according to a statement by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on Friday.Over 100 cultural and creative products and gastronomy stalls, which will be operated by entities from Macau and different provinces and cities in the mainland, will be featured, the statement noted. Singers from Macau and Guangdong will also perform at the event.The details of the upcoming event

February 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Xi’an & Qingdao to join HK, Macau Individual Visit Scheme

Macau well prepared to welcome the two cities’ visitors: HoThe central government has added two more cities, Shaanxi’s provincial capital of Xi’an and Shandong’s port city of Qingdao, to its Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) that issues individual travellers with permits to visit Hong Kong and Macau, which will start on Wednesday next week.Scheme to cover 51 citiesThe National Immigration Administration (NIA) made the announcement in a statement on Friday. The new measure will bring the

February 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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UM Chinese Medicine Testing Centre to start trial run next month

The University of Macau (UM) announced in a statement on Friday that its Chinese Medicine Testing Centre will start its trial operation next month, providing Chinese medicine testing services for manufacturers and organisations in Macau.The statement quoted UM Rector Yonghua Song (aka Song Yonghua) as saying in a speech that the setting-up of the Macao Centre for Testing of Chinese Medicine (MCTCM) has been completed in line with national and international standards, adding that the centre will

February 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Young artist says ‘drawing makes me happy’

Elsa Chan, an eleven-year-old extremely talented artist as well as a budding guzheng player, told The Young Post in an interview at her English-language tutor’s home last week: “I enjoy drawing because it makes me happy”. Chan started attending drawing classes when she was four years old with a friend. “When I was four my teacher told me my drawings were beautiful,” Chan said, but after a few months she changed her teacher. “I have had three previous teachers before the one I

February 26, 2024 | BY Lesley Wells

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Anti-terrorism laws protect human rights

Commentary by Li Mengyang*        The just-concluded Munich Security Conference once again raised accusations about so-called human rights problems in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.However, China’s moves to protect Xinjiang’s security and stability, which lay the foundation for the region’s development and improvement of people’s livelihood, are strong steps to protect human rights.To begin with, China has improved its legal system so it can better deal

February 26, 2024 | BY admin

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China’s ambassador to Greece calls for stronger China-EU economic ties

Interview by Maria Spiliopoulou and Chen Gang        ATHENS – China’s ambassador to Greece stressed the importance of enhanced economic cooperation between Europe and China and emphasized collaboration over competition in a recent interview with Xinhua in Athens.Ambassador Xiao Junzheng highlighted the significance of cooperation after the 5th Balkans and Black Sea Forum, which brought together 170 representatives from international organizations, governments, diplomatic

February 26, 2024 | BY admin

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Playing Taiwan card is a high-risk gamble

China Daily Editorial        The latest arms sales package to Taiwan approved by the State Department of the United States on Wednesday is further evidence that the Joe Biden administration continues to interfere in the Taiwan question despite its repeated pledges that it sticks to the one-China policy and does not support “Taiwan independence”.According to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the “Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United

February 26, 2024 | BY admin

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Visitor arrivals rise 104.7 pct to 2.86 million in January

Macau recorded 2.86 million visitor arrivals last month, recovering to 83.5 percent of the level in the same month of pre-pandemic 2019, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.Year-on-year, the number of visitor arrivals rose 104.7 percent. However, the number dropped 2.8 percent month-on-month.Last month's daily average of visitor arrivals amounted to 92,310. Macau's population stood at 681,300 at the end of the third quarter of last year, according to the latest available

February 24, 2024 | BY admin

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Happy Lantern Festival!

The Macau Post Daily wishes all its readers, subscribers, distributors and contributors a Happy Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the lunisolar Chinese calendar marking the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year Celebrations.Happy Year of the Loong (the benevolent and auspicious Chinese dragon)!

February 24, 2024 | BY admin

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