Study shows 4 ‘excellent’ events in 2018 have ‘positive’ impact: MGTO

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement yesterday that according to its recent study of the Macau Tourism Branding and Media Effectiveness Evaluation of Mega Events of 2018 all of the four major events held last year reached “an above-average level of satisfaction and a high level of public awareness, reflecting media’s and netizens’ satisfaction and relatively strong awareness of the events.”The MGTO statement also said that the volume of media coverage of the

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Owners plan to renovate or redevelop Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel

The owners of Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel in Taipa, which has been mothballed since 2016, plans to renovate or redevelop the hotel, according to the proposed legal development conditions for the plot on which the hotel is situated, which were published by the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) yesterday.The bureau has drafted the legal development conditions for the plot as the owners have applied to renovate or redevelop the hotel. The legal development conditions propose a

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Dead dolphin found outside Ocean Gardens, 2nd case in 5 days

A dolphin was found dead floating in the sea off Ocean Gardens in Taipa yesterday morning, the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement.This was the second case in five days, after a dolphin was found dead on Coloane’s Hac Sa Beach last Saturday.The Macau Customs Service told DSAMA officials yesterday morning that a dead dolphin was found floating off Ocean Gardens.This DSAMA handout photo shows the dead Chinese white dolphin off Ocean Gardens in Taipa yesterday. PLEASE READ

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More Eva Air flights cancelled as strike continues

At least 100 more Eva Air flights between Macau and Taiwan have been cancelled as the strike initiated by the airline’s flight attendants on June 20 continues.The local airport said a notice on its website yesterday that Eva Air flights between Macau and Taipei, Taichung as well as Kaohsiung will be cancelled until July 19, as negotiations on work conditions and wages between the airline management and cabin crew broke down on Tuesday.According to previous media reports, the strike has so far

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Court orders cabbie to pay passenger 70,000 pataca compensation for punching her

The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has ruled that a taxi driver who punched a female passenger refusing to pay a grossly overcharged fare in 2016 will have to pay the victim 70,000 patacas in non-pecuniary damages, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) said in a statement yesterday.The statement did not mention the gender of the cabbie.According to the statement, the incident happened on February 2, 2016, when the cabbie was waiting for passengers at the taxi rank outside the Lotus Flower Bridge

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Group complains that Macau’s pork prices remain high

The retail price of pork in Macau is about three times higher than its wholesale price, the deputy managing director of the Ilha Verde Neighbourhood Mutual Assistance Association, Chan Fong, told The Macau Post Daily yesterday, adding that the prices of pork do vary widely depending on merchants.Chan told The Macau Post Daily on the premises of the association in Avenida do Conselheiro Borja that: “Macau is a free market, businesspeople have the freedom to set prices high but it’s hard for

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9 bullets found in tourist’s suitcase at airport: police

The police arrested a tourist from the mainland on Sunday at the local airport for carrying bullets, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Choi Iok Kin said during a regular press conference yesterday.Choi said the 53-year-old suspect is surnamed Lin. He told the police that he is a businessman.According to Choi, the incident was reported by the airport’s security guards on Sunday.Lin was about to depart from the local airport to Phnom Penh in Cambodia that day. When he was going through

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Man blackmails ex-girlfriend with sex video to get her back: police

The police arrested a local man on Sunday for allegedly blackmailing his ex-girlfriend with the help of a 5-second sex video to get her back, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Choi Iok Kin said during a regular press conference yesterday.Choi said the 28-year-old suspect is surnamed Lao. He told the police that he works as an insurance agent. The victim is about 20 years old. Her personal information was not released.The incident happened on the night of June 22. Choi said that the victim

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Gung Luen aims to enhance seniors’ disaster-prevention skills

It’s potentially dangerous that some elderly living in low-lying areas are reluctant to leave home during strong storm surges and typhoons, the director of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions’ Mong-Há Community Centre, Louise Leong Lou Ian, said yesterday, adding that consequently there was a need to raise senior citizens’ awareness of disaster prevention and emergency evacuation.The federation is widely known as Gung Luen, its Cantonese name.Gung Luen held a talk for the elderly about

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Happy Heads can’t resist strong winds

The ‘Happy Heads’, an outdoor installation placed in Praça de Jorge Alvares in Nam Van, was damaged by strong winds and temporarily removed for safety reasons, according to the creators of the artwork.The Happy Heads were created by a Brussels-based French and Chinese duo Benoît + Bo, who set their artwork up last month outside the New Yaohan Department Store. Their installation was one of the many projects that are part of the government’s six-month “Art Macao”, a festival of all

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Kiang Wu hospital’s outpatient building to undergo redevelopment: director

Kiang Wu Hospital Director Ma Hok Cheung said yesterday that the government has approved a project to redevelop the hospital’s outpatient building.Ma made the remarks while speaking to reporters at his hospital on the sidelines of a launching ceremony of the hospital’s new mobile app which allows users to register online for medical services and check how long they will need to wait in the queue for medical services.The private hospital complex, which has several buildings, is located near

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Policy research bureau condemns ‘slanderous’ letter sent to CCAC

The Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR) has condemned the “false accusations, defamations, slander and personal attacks” in an anonymous letter from “staff members” of the bureau complaining about its director Mi Jian about his alleged nepotism in the recruitment of employees for the bureau and other alleged offences such as the alleged use of public funds for private benefit.In a Chinese-language statement released by the bureau on Monday night, the bureau also

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Indian tourist dies in Inner Harbour

An Indian male tourist died after ending up in the Inner Harbour off Lam Mau Tong district in the early hours of yesterday after drinking, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ).The statement did not clarify whether the man accidentally fell or jumped into the Inner Harbour.The statement identified the deceased as a 24-year-old surnamed Anand.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Probability of hoisting typhoon signal No. 8 is low

The possibility of typhoon signal No. 3 having to be raised to No. 8 is low as tropical storm “Mun” made landfall over Hainan Island at 12:45 a.m. today, the weather station said in a notice.The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) statement said that the signal No. 3 would remain hoisted until early this morning, and strong and gusty winds were expected over the bridges, urging drivers to pay attention to traffic safety.“Under the influence of the outer rainbands, there will be

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