Scholar says she will be middle-of-the-road-lawmaker

Agnes Lam Iok Fong, one of the incoming legislature’s newcomers, said yesterday that she would be a middle-of-the-road-lawmaker and she would try to listen to opinions from both pro-democracy and pro-government sides.Speaking to reporters at the Red Market when she was thanking stall owners for their support, Lam, who finally won a seat in the legislature on her third attempt, said her excitement at getting elected was very short-lived as she quickly realised that she had a lot of work to

September 19, 2017 | BY admin

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School computers attacked by ransomware: police

A case of cybercrime was reported to the police on Friday, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.The case was reported by a computer teacher, working at a local school, responsible for maintaining the school’s IT facilities.According to the spokesperson, earlier that day, when the teacher went to the school, he found that some of the files on the computer were missing. Meanwhile, a file popped up on the screen, asking for his nationality and to send an e-mail to an unknown

September 19, 2017 | BY admin

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2 men caught bringing illegal weapons into Macau

The police arrested an Indonesian man on Sunday afternoon at the airport for bringing an illegal weapon into Macau, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the police identified the suspect as an Indonesian national in his forties surnamed Vernjo. He was found carrying a knuckleduster in his suitcase when he arrived at the airport in Taipa.The police said that Vernjo is a Putonghua-speaking businessman. He told the police that he purchased the

September 19, 2017 | BY admin

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Four Seasons to hold ‘Run of Hope’ on Nov 5

The Four Seasons Hotel will hold its annual “Run of Hope” charity event on November 5 this year with proceeds going to a cancer programme at Kiang Wu Hospital as well as the Evangelise China Fellowship Orphanage.“Run of Hope Macau”, in its ninth year, is organised by Four Seasons Hotel Macau, with TIS and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce as its major partners, according to a statement from the hotel on Sunday.The statement said that “Run of Hope” participants can choose to either

September 19, 2017 | BY admin

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Post-typhoon poll springs surprise result: 3 newcomers and 2 failed re-election bids in direct elect

Typhoon Hato sprang a surprise election result yesterday: three newcomers won seats in the legislature while two lawmakers failed in their re-election bids in the direct legislative election.Hato pummelled Macau on August 23, causing massive floods and damage that killed 10 and injured 244. The authorities’ bungled response to the typhoon, the worst in over five decades, led to widespread public anger.One of the newcomers to the legislature’s hemicycle is Agnes Lam Iok Fong, who heads the

September 18, 2017 | BY admin

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2 professional sector groups re-elect sitting lawmakers

Sitting lawmakers Chui Sai Cheong, Chan Iek Lap and Vong Hin Fai were elected by the professional sector, the only sector which had two electoral groups competing, in yesterday’s indirect legislative election.A total of six electoral groups were running in the five sectors in the indirect election, which broke the long-standing “tradition” of all the candidates running unopposed.A total of 5,397 indirect-election voters cast their ballots, amounting to 88.5 percent of the total number of

September 18, 2017 | BY admin

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No electoral bribery found on polling day: CCAC chief

Commissioner Against Corruption André Cheong Weng Chon said yesterday his commission had not found any instances of electoral bribery during polling day.Speaking to reporters after casting his vote at Instituto Salesiano, Cheong said the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) and Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee’s (CAEAL) complaint hotline received 35 enquiries and 18 complaints from yesterday morning to 3 p.m.Cheong made no further comments to the media after 3 p.m.A number of

September 18, 2017 | BY admin

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One more Brazilian caught smuggling cocaine

The police arrested a Brazilian woman on Friday at the airport for smuggling two kilogrammes of cocaine into Macau at the behest of a friend, the Judiciary Police (PJ) have said.It was the second case of a Brazilian drug smuggler’s arrest at the airport in as many days.A 19-year-old Brazilian woman was arrested on Thursday at the airport for smuggling 1.76 kilogrammes of cocaine into Macau after being told by her boyfriend to smuggle it into the city from Bangkok. For the Thursday case, the

September 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui says immigration officers always heed law

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday he believes that Macau’s Public Security Forces have always carried out their immigration duties in accordance with the law, adding he will find out the reasons why a number of media workers from Hong Kong were denied entry last week.Chui made the remarks in response to reporters’ questions about news reports that more than 10 Hong Kong media workers were barred from entering Macau during the past week. He spoke to reporters after casting

September 18, 2017 | BY admin

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Brazilian woman caught at airport with 1.76 kg of cocaine

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a young Brazilian woman yesterday at the airport for smuggling 1.76 kilogrammes of cocaine into Macau at the behest of her boyfriend, PJ spokesman Tam Weng Keong said during a special press conference, adding that the police were still trying to find out the final destination of the drugs.Tam identified the suspect as a 19-year-old named Ruana.According to Tam, the Judiciary Police have been keeping a special watch on passengers arriving on “particular”

September 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Indirect election breaks ‘tradition’ of unopposed candidates

A total of six electoral groups are running in Sunday’s indirect legislative election, which will break the long-standing “tradition” of all the candidates running unopposed.A total of 12 of the legislature’s 33 seats will be indirectly elected by association representatives.The five indirect election sectors comprise social services and education (1 seat); labour (2 seats); professionals (3 seats); commerce and finance (4 seats); and culture and sports (2 seats).This time the six

September 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Group says received threats to quit election

Sze Lee Ah, who heads the electoral group Citizens Power, No. 12 on Sunday’s ballot, said yesterday that the group’s candidates and helpers had been threatened that something would happen to them if they did not withdraw from the election.Sze, a Fujianese businessman, is the first-ranked candidate of the group while Joana Chong, who works in the real estate sector, is the second-ranked candidate. Sze’s list comprises 11 candidates.Macau Citizens Federation Chairman Sze made the remarks at

September 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Group petitions elex committee, prosecutors over ‘harassment’ by rivals

Sulu Sou Ka Hou, the first-ranked candidate of the New Macau Progressives (ANPM) electoral group, No. 7 on Sunday’s ballot, said yesterday his group had petitioned the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) and the Public Prosecution Office (MP) about its “harassment” by three rival groups on Wednesday.The three groups are Ou Mun Kong I (“Macau Righteousness”), No. 17 on the ballot, Mutual Help Grassroots, No. 22 on the ballot, and Association of Macau Activism for

September 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Mainlander arrested for illegal inn robbery

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Wednesday for robbing a male compatriot of HK$130,000 in a flat used as an illegal inn in Nape, PJ spokesman Tam Weng Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.Tam identified the suspect as a 36-year-old surnamed Tao.Tam said that the Public Security Police (PSP) transferred the case to the Judiciary Police on Wednesday night.At the scene, the victim told PJ officers that he came to Macau several months ago and borrowed

September 15, 2017 | BY admin

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