IC distributes reading packs for tots

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is distributing reading packs to infants and toddlers in Macau from a number of public libraries. Residents can pick up the reading packs at designated libraries during office hours and no registration is required, according to a statement by the bureau yesterday.The bureau’s “Infant and Toddler Reading Programme” was launched in July last year, and as of December last year, more than 4,600 reading packs had been distributed to infants and toddlers

February 22, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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School admission information available on DSEDJ website

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) said in a statement yesterday that admission information for different education stages in the 2024/2025 academic year has been published on its website.The statement noted that parents seeking to enrol students in secondary, primary and pre-primary (non-first-time enrolment) education in the city in September 2024 can visit the “A Guide to School Enrolment” section to access information, links to school websites and application

February 22, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Hotel guestroom in Taipa torched in suspected arson: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement that a hotel guestroom in Taipa caught fire yesterday, and the hotel reported a loss of nearly 35,000 patacas.The Fire Services Bureau (CB) received a report of a suspected arson case in a hotel room in Taipa at 3:52 p.m. yesterday, after which it notified the Judiciary Police of the case at 4:40 p.m., the statement said.The statement said that firefighters found traces of fire in the room, and suspected that several items there had been

February 22, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police nab 3 ‘laisee’ thieves

An Indonesian maid and two men from the mainland have been arrested for separately stealing “laisee” envelopes, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said at a press conference yesterday.In the first case, the maid surnamed Wiwik is in her twenties.According to Cheong, a male resident reported to the police that eight “laisee” envelopes – aka red envelopes – containing about 650 patacas vanished from his bedroom, and he suspected that Wiwik, his domestic helper, had

February 22, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Loan shark nabbed for illegal entry

A man from the mainland previously involved in loan sharking in Macau has been arrested for illegal entry, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the Public Security Police in an ongoing investigation into an illegal immigration case discovered an illegal immigrant from the mainland staying at a Cotai hotel. The police apprehended the man, surnamed Yeh.Leong noted that Yeh had been banned from entering Macau

February 22, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Police nab local driver, rider for drunk driving

A man and a woman, both locals, have been arrested for drunk driving, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the suspect in his sixties is surnamed Tou. He told the police that he’s joblessAccording to Cheong, on Friday afternoon, the police received information about a traffic accident involving two motorcycles colliding in Rua da Ribeira do Patane. The rear motorcyclist, Tou, sustained minor injuries and was

February 22, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Taiwan-made Hsia Wei Hsien’s shrimp strips snacks may contain Sudan red: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that it has ordered local wholesalers and retailers to stop supplying and selling Taiwan-made Hsia Wei Hsien’s shrimp strips snacks as they may contain Sudan red, a non-permitted food colouring agent.In the statement, the bureau urged the public to stop eating the prepacked snack product.According to the statement, the problematic product has a spicy flavour, with package specifications of 60g, 80g, 115g and 300g, and expiry

February 22, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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US painter shows her works at Amagao Gallery

Hong Kong-based US artist Nissa Kauppila is showcasing her Chinese watercolours, along with inks on Chinese rice paper, at Amagao Gallery in the Artyzen Grand Lapa hotel in Nape.The gallery is located in the hotel’s lobby and is jointly managed by the hotel and Galeria 57 Macau Limitada.The artist, who was born in Monkton, Vermont, is showcasing paintings inspired by her first trip to Portugal, alongside works that she was inspired to create in Hong Kong, the mainland, and South East Asia, as

February 22, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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IC, Galaxy to hold inaugural Macao Int’l Shorts Film Festival

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will join hands with integrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) to hold the 1st Macao International Shorts Film Festival from March 23-30, offering about 1,700 tickets to film buffs which will go on sale on March 10.The statement did not say how much the tickets will cost.The festival will feature opening screenings, screening activities, themed workshops and lectures. The screening section consists of four units, namely, “Macao Shorts”,

February 22, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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China a go-getter, helper in carbon cut

Commentary by Xinhua writer Lu Youyi        BEIJING – China’s role as a major go-getter and helper in carbon reduction is increasingly prominent. A clear testament is its accelerated green transformation and key contribution to the world in terms of leading clean tech products.Changes in power generation structure tell the biggest developing country’s progress in its efforts to cut emissions.In 2023, all for the first time, China’s installed capacity of non-fossil

February 22, 2024 | BY admin

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China, UNICEF support communities impacted by floods in Timor-Leste

   Funds will support children’s education, nutrition, water & sanitation   Dili – The Government of China and UNICEF have launched a US$1.5 million project to complement the Government of Timor-Leste’s support to communities impacted by floods and COVID-19. Through the project, ‘Emergency support to children in response to floods and COVID-19 in Timor-Leste’, 146,000 people affected by floods, will access quality education, nutrition, water and sanitation

February 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Legislature fully committed to defending national sovereignty: Kou

Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) President Kou Hoi In reaffirmed yesterday that the local legislature is fully committed to protecting and defending the nation’s sovereignty, security and development interests. Kou made the remarks in a speech during a Spring Festival luncheon hosted by the legislature for local journalists and correspondents working for media enterprises in the mainland, Hong Kong and Portugal.  Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) Director Inês Chan Lou also

February 21, 2024 | BY admin

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‘Big-diameter’ sewer pipe running from Nape to peninsula wastewater plant comes into use

A newly-built sewer pipe with a “big diameter” directly connecting two sewage pumping stations next to the UNESCO Centre of Macau building in Nape with the Macau Peninsula Wastewater Treatment Plant in Areia Preta district has come into operation, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) has announced.According to a DSOP statement on Monday, the sewer pipe with a two-metre diameter is 2.6 kilometres long, running along Avenida da Amizade.The statement said that the operation of the new sewer pipe has

February 21, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Vox pop: CNY & tourism

Macau recently saw a surge of visitors over the Chinese New Year (CNY) and in order to find out how this affected people here, the Post interviewed some of them in the city centre and S. Lázaro neighbourhood.A 27-year-old local woman surnamed Un, who lives in Taiwan but came to Macau for the CNY, said she believed that the number of people who came to the city over the eight-day holiday period was comparable to the CNY period before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city in 2020.Un pointed out

February 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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