Union calls for subcontracting rules

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions yesterday urged the government to finish drafting a by-law regulating the practice of subcontracting in the construction sector as soon as possible, with the aim of helping solve labour disputes affecting workers hired by subcontractors.The federation, the city’s number-one trade union organisation, is commonly known as Gung Luen, its name in Cantonese. Indirectly-elected lawmaker Ella Lei Cheng I, a vice-president of the federation, made the appeal

February 7, 2017 | BY admin

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270 cases of car park ‘misuse’ last year: govt

A total of 270 cases in which motor vehicle owners “misused” public car parks were recorded last year, 72 more than in 2015, or 36.4 percent, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday.According to public car park regulations, a motor vehicle cannot be parked in a car park for more than eight consecutive days, except if the owner has a monthly pass. If the owner breaks the rule, the car park management can ask the Public Security Police (PSP) to clamp the vehicle. The

February 6, 2017 | BY admin

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CNY visitor arrivals grow 9.9 pct

A total of 935,266 visitor arrivals were recorded between last Friday, Chinese New Year’ Eve (CNY), and Thursday, the sixth day of the CNY, an increase of 9.9 percent compared to last year’s CNY period, according to official statistics released by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) on Friday.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

February 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Approved crash helmets to be announced in June: govt

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) will announce the officially approved models of crash helmets on June 13 when the executive order regulating the safety standards of the protective headgear takes effect, according to a DSAT statement released at the weekend. The executive order was promulgated in June last year and will take effect after a one-year transition period, after which riders and passengers wearing crash helmets which fail to meet the official standards face a fine of 600 patacas.The

February 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Woman gets jail for 202 Macau trips on fake papers

A mainland woman who travelled on bogus documents to Macau 202 times has been sentenced to three months behind bars, the Shanghai Daily reported at the weekend. According to the Saturday report, which cited prosecutors in Shanghai’s Fengxian district, the female defendant surnamed Xiao from Guangdong province was handed the sentence for “illegally crossing the border.” The report did not say when the sentencing took place and when the prosecutors made the remarks. PLEASE

February 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Unionist urges govt to set up facilities for pedestrians near Kou Ün Kai

Macau Forum panellist Ron Lam U Tou, who heads the preparatory committee of the Macau Synergy Association, yesterday suggested the government set up facilities for pedestrians along the route from Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro to a car park for coaches under Praça do Tap Seac. The government’s ban on tourist coaches picking up passengers along Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro – Kou Ün Kai in Cantonese – from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. took effect on Wednesday. The government has suggested that

February 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Group urges govt to explain re-laying of high-voltage cable

The newly-founded local think tank Macau Synergy Association yesterday urged the government and power utility CEM to explain why the company will have to re-lay the underground high-voltage cable connecting power utility CEM’s substation in Ilha Verde to its substation in Cotai, only five years after the cable was first laid.The preparatory committee of the think tank held a press conference yesterday about the issue, at its office in Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida.The convenor of

February 6, 2017 | BY admin

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SJM expects to re-open Jai Alai ‘early this year’

Casino operator SJM expects to re-open its Jai Alai casino-hotel complex in the Outer Harbour early this year, SJM Chairman Ambrose So Shu Fai has announced. So also said his company was “pleased to report substantial progress on the construction of our Grand Lisboa Palace” project in Cotai. So made the remarks in a speech at SJM’s traditional Lunar New Year Eve Gala Dinner. Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng

February 3, 2017 | BY admin

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2 men, 1 woman nabbed for pimping

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested two men and a woman from the mainland for allegedly pimping two prostitutes who provided sex services in hotel rooms, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson identified the three suspects as a 20-year-old man surnamed Chen, a 30-year-old man surnamed Gan and a 20-year-old woman surnamed Diao. The two prostitutes, also from the mainland, were identified as Yang, aged 30, and Zou, aged 40.This undated handout

February 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Vegetarianism, running changes stroke patient’s life

Stroke victim Andy Wong Chi Kuan, who is in his thirties and adopted a vegetarian lifestyle when he was recovering from a stroke, is now promoting vegetarianism to people around him.Speaking to The Macau Post Daily in a restaurant in Nam Van yesterday, Wong, who is working in a local media company, said he suffered from a stroke four years ago, causing paralysis to one side of his body. Realising his bad habits, such as not getting enough sleep and eating food high in fat, sugar and salt,

February 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Hotels log 12 million guests last year

Macau 107 hotels and guesthouses welcomed 12 million guests last year, an increase of 13.6 percent year-on-year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Mainlanders, Hongkongers and Taiwanese accounted for 63.4 percent, 14.8 percent and 4.0 percent of all guests respectively.Guests from the mainland (7.6 million), Hong Kong (1.78 million) and Taiwan (477,000) rose 12.8 percent, 17.8 percent and 24.7 percent respectively. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

February 3, 2017 | BY admin

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BNU donates 10.6 million patacas to UM

Local Portuguese lender BNU has committed a donation of 10.65 million patacas to establish an endowment fund at the University of Macau Development Foundation (UMDF) with the aim of supporting both teaching and academic research of a chair professor at the Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) of the University of Macau (UM). The bank announced the donation in a statement earlier this week.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

February 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Woman’s WeChat hijacked in scam

A local woman’s WeChat account was hijacked on Monday when she was trying to buy game credits online, and then was used to borrow money from her friends, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said yesterday during a press briefing. Ho said the 23-year-old woman saw an online advertisement which said she could buy 600,000 yuan worth of game credit for just 10 yuan. She got interested and contacted via WeChat the person who had posted the ad. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR

February 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to require young start-uppers to take business course

Economics Services Bureau (DSE) Director Tai Kin Ip says that his bureau is planning to require beneficiaries of the Youth Entrepreneurs Aid Scheme to enrol in a business start-up course. Tai made the remarks in a reply to a written interpellation by directly-elected lawmaker Alan Ho Ion Sang. The copy of the reply was sent to the media yesterday.The bureau launched the Youth Entrepreneurs Aid Scheme in 2013, offering up to 300,000 patacas in interest-free loans to applicants to be paid

February 3, 2017 | BY admin

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