Man nabbed for slapping gambling wife: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 41-year-old local man surnamed Choi for slapping his wife who had gambled away almost all of the family savings, a PJ spokesperson said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to the spokesperson, Choi was arrested on Tuesday night in his flat in Avenida de Artur Tamagnini Barbosa where he lives with his wife and their two daughters aged seven and nine.The spokesperson said Choi, who is engaged in parallel

July 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Cyclist dies after being hit by tanker

A 69-year-old male cyclist died yesterday after he was hit by a petrol tanker near the greyhound race track in Fai Chi Kei, according to the Public Security Police (PSP).At about 1 p.m. yesterday, the petrol tanker hit the bicycle at the junction of Avenida do General Castelo Branco and Avenida do Conselheiro Borja. The local cyclist suffered serious head injuries. He was rushed to the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to the police.The junction is

July 7, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt prepares FSS expansion

The government will expand the organisational structure of the Social Security Fund (FSS) as the Law on the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System will come into force on January 1, Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng announced yesterday.During a special press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday, Leong announced that the council, the government’s top advisory body, has completed its discussion on the draft of the by-law (administrative regulation) on the fund’s

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Coloane Police Station moves to Seac Pai Van

The Public Security Police (PSP) moved its Coloane Police Station, which was originally in Coloane Village, to Ip Heng Building of the sprawling Seac Pai Van public housing estate yesterday.In a speech at the station’s inauguration ceremony yesterday, PSP Commissioner Leong Man Cheong said the number of people living and working in Coloane has been rising rapidly, with the majority residing in Seac Pai Van estate.According to Leong, 100 officers will be stationed in Seac Pai Van. The most

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Teppanyaki master gives tips for perfect wagyu steak at Wynn

Teppanyaki master Junichi Yoshida, whose own Michelin-starred restaurant in Tokyo is known for its “Ultimate Crispy Steak”, was recently in town to show the proper way to prepare wagyu steak at Wynn Palace.“Teppanyaki” (“iron plate grill”) is a style of Japanese cuisine and “wagyu” means Japanese cattle.Yoshida joined Wynn in 2015 to be its teppanyaki specialist for the company’s Japanese restaurant Mizumi, which showcases Japanese culinary art through sushi, tempura and

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Brick by brick, Lego inspiring kids to think big

From a few bricks to kinetic machines, robots, animals, vehicles and many more, children are inspired to build, play and create in the realms of science, technology, engineering, art and maths.This “Think Brick – Play and Learn with Lego Education” activity is currently taking place at the Macau Science Centre (MSC) in its ground floor exhibition hall where over 30 mechanical models are on display, complete with interactive classrooms for children to learn how to build their own

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Civic leader calls for restart of Macau-Wanzai ferry

Central Districts Community Service Consultative Council member Tou Mio Leng yesterday urged the local government to discuss with its Zhuhai counterpart the resumption of a passenger ferry service between the peninsula’s Inner Harbour and Wanzai in Zhuhai.Tou made the appeal during a regular meeting of the council at the Central Districts Residents’ Service Centre in Rotunda de Carlos da Maia.Zhuhai’s Wanzai border checkpoint was officially classified as a dangerous building in January

July 6, 2017 | BY admin

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5 groups submit political platforms, final lists of candidates

Lawmakers Si Ka Lon and Song Pek Kei, plus Ron Lam U Tou, a former member of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, submitted their respective groups’ final lists of candidates and political platforms yesterday to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) for the upcoming direct legislative election by popular vote.The Macau Federation of Trade Unions is commonly known as Gung Luen.Lawmakers Chan Meng Kam, Si and Song are board members of the Alliance for Common People

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Man loses 120,000 patacas in dating scam: cops

A 25-year-old local man was cheated out of 120,108 patacas in a dating scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said in a regular press briefing yesterday.Ho said the victim, a driver, reported the case on Tuesday. He told the police that he met a woman on WeChat on Tuesday last week who claimed to be a bar girl. She told the victim that she did not want to go to work, and asked him to pay 1,300 patacas for a date with her.According to Ho, the victim agreed and they arranged to meet at

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Exchanges promote positivity: education vice-chief

Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Deputy Director Lou Pak Sang said yesterday that the various study and exchange programmes outside Macau coordinated by his bureau this summer aim to help pupils develop positive values and attitudes and allow them to spend a fulfilling and meaningful summer holiday.The bureau jointly organises with various associations a raft of study and exchange programmes that take place in the mainland and overseas during the school summer holiday period every

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Police to probe electoral forgery cases

Two of the 118 registered voters whose names appeared on more than one nomination form claim that they have not signed more than one form, Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong said yesterday.Speaking to reporters after a regular closed-door meeting of the committee at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo, Tong, a judge by profession, said the committee suspected document forgery and had transferred the two cases to the Judiciary Police

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Loan sharks take nude snaps of woman: police

A loan-sharking gang took nude photos of a 50-year-old woman from the mainland to coerce her family into repaying her debt, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press briefing yesterday.Ho said a woman from the mainland reported on Monday that her mother had been falsely imprisoned in the city for failing to pay her gambling debts.After investigating, the police found that the victim had been staying in a hotel in Nape from Friday last week to Monday. CCTV footage

July 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Police to probe national flag parody snaps

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the police have discovered online photos parodying Monday’s incident of a Customs officer having mistakenly raised the national flag upside down, adding that those responsible for the photos would be investigated in accordance with the local law on the national flag.Wong made the remarks on the sidelines of a graduation ceremony at the Macau Security Forces Academy in Coloane.An officer of the Macau Customs Service raised the national

July 5, 2017 | BY admin

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3 lawmakers seek re-election

Three groups, headed by directly-elected lawmakers Ng Kuok Cheong, Au Kam San and indirectly-elected lawmaker Chui Sai Cheong respectively, submitted their final lists of candidates and political platforms yesterday to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) for the upcoming legislative elections.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17. A record 25 groups are running in the direct election. Each group must field a minimum of four

July 5, 2017 | BY admin

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