PLA garrison vows to ‘unswervingly’ protect Macau

People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Macau Garrison Commander Xu Liangcai pointed out yesterday that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the stationing of a garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Macau, adding that the garrison has “unswervingly” upheld the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, and strictly adhered to the Macau Basic Law and the Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Garrisoning the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), and

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AirAsia turns to big data to enhance customer experience, flight safety

Big data is a big deal, and AirAsia is incorporating this in their operation to enhance flight safety, as well as to use this information to improve the customer experience as the low-cost carrier moves to become a travel technology company.AirAsia is currently marking the 15th anniversary of its Macau operation, and recently invited local media on a familiarisation tour of the airliner’s headquarters “RedQ” and aviation training centre, both located near Kuala Lumpur airport.RedQ houses

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Michelin-starred restaurant hosting lobster feast this month

It’s lobster night every Friday this month at Michelin-starred restaurant The Kitchen where guests can have as many fresh Boston lobsters as they want, with fine-dining service and quality.The restaurant in Grand Lisboa is running a five-course “Lobster Night” menu, which begins with a Lobster Sushi Roll, followed by inviting guests to the salad bar to make their own salad with pre-cooked lobsters, then guests will be served a lobster bisque with homemade bread fresh from the oven.The

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People with intellectual disabilities show off their art skills

People with intellectual disabilities are showing their talent through paintings that are set to change the minds of people who doubted their ability.The paintings are on display at an exhibition titled “Art-Infinite” organised by the Macau Association for the Mentally Handicapped at the Rui Cunha Foundation.According to the exhibition text, the event highlights the drawing stage of the association’s members by “integrating their intellectuals through their limits” and realising their

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MASTV fails to pay salaries for up to 6 months

The Macau Satellite Television Company Limited (MASTV) is said to have defaulted on over 100 employees’ wages for two to six months, legislator Lei Cheng I told reporters at the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday.Lei said she was representing over 100 MASTV staff when she filed a complaint with the bureau about the company’s non-payment of salaries for two to six months. MASTV staff started complaining in April about not receiving their salaries since February. The complainants comprise

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Typhoon Wipha spares Macau but causes floods

Typhoon signal No.8 was hoisted between Wednesday and yesterday for 11 and a half hours as Typhoon Wipha passed by the city without causing major damage, unlike Super Typhoon Hato did two years ago and Super Typhoon Manghut last year.As Typhoon Wipha neared Macau on Wednesday, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted typhoon signal No.8 at 2 p.m., which was lowered to signal No. 3 at 1.30 a.m. yesterday.It was the first hoisting of the typhoon signal No.8 this year.A pedestrian

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Martial art show kicks off Wushu Masters Challenge

Martial art practitioners showed off their skills yesterday, kicking off the city’s four-day Wushu Masters Challenge.The Wushu Masters Challenge 2019, co-hosted by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and Cultural Industries Fund, opened at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion yesterday, according to a statement by the three co-organisers.The Wushu Masters Challenge highlights three main categories of wushu (“martial arts”), namely Dragon and Lion Dance,

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Man slaps woman’s breasts: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local man on Monday for slapping a woman’s breasts in Estrada Marginal do Hipódromo, PSP spokesman Kam Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Kam, the suspect is a 63-year-old local man surnamed Hong. He told police that he’s unemployed. The victim is a local woman in her thirties. Her surname was not released.Kam pointed out that Hong suddenly slapped the woman’s breasts when they passed each other in Estrada

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Regulator lowers discount window rate to 2.5 pct

Macau’s discount window base rate has been lowered by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) announced yesterday.The discount window is an instrument of monetary policy that allows eligible institutions to borrow money from the central bank or another monetary authority, usually on a short-term basis, to meet temporary shortages of liquidity caused by internal or external disruptions.The announcement by Macau’s quasi-central bank pointed out that as the

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By-election budget set at 3.28 million patacas: govt

Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission Elections (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong announced on Wednesday that the overall budget for November’s by-election of an indirectly-elected seat in the Legislative Assembly (AL) has been set at 3.28 million patacas.Tong spoke to reporters after a regular meeting of the commission at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo.Tong said that based on information provided by the CAEAL secretariat, the expenditure of the by-election would

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Civil servant cheats colleague out of 668,000 patacas in property scam: police

The police arrested a local woman working for the Health Bureau (SSM) on Tuesday for cheating her colleague by claiming she could help her transfer money to Thailand to buy a flat there, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.Choi identified the suspect as a 38-year-old local woman surnamed Lai. The victim is a local woman in her fifties. Her surname was not released. Both told the police that they are Health Bureau (SSM) staff.Choi said

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Macau casino receipts show surprise drop amid HK protests

HONG KONG – Protests in Hong Kong may be starting to deter gamblers from casinos in Macau, with revenue in the world’s biggest gaming hub unexpectedly falling in July.Gross gaming revenue for Macau casino operators was 24.5 billion patacas last month, down 3.5 percent from a year earlier, according to data from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) yesterday. That missed analysts estimates for a 2 percent year-on-year increase, and cuts short a two-month rebound.Macau casinos

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Customs chief admits that officers ‘overlooked’ poppy imports

Macau Customs Service Director-General Alex Vong Iao Lek admitted yesterday that the flower shop which was busted by the police last month for selling poppies had declared the importation of poppies in its flower import declaration document, but customs officers “overlooked” the details as the import declaration “involved a large number of documents”.Vong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a reception hosted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Macau

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Govt launches insurance scheme for losses of SMEs caused by disasters

The local government announced yesterday that it has launched an insurance scheme for financial losses of local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) caused by natural disasters, in collaboration with a non-local insurance company and five local insurance companies.The government has also launched a scheme providing a subsidy of up to 30,000 patacas for eligible companies to pay the annual premium of their policy of the insurance plan – officially known as Small- and Medium-sized

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