Health Bureau confirms 2 measles cases

The Health Bureau (SSM) confirmed yesterday two cases of measles, urging the parents of babies who have not yet been vaccinated against the disease to take extra precautions. According to an SSM statement, the first case is a 7-month-old baby girl who came down with cough, fever, nasal discharge and conjunctivitis last Tuesday. On the following day, the parents took her to a private clinic after she developed a rash all over the body. The baby was admitted to the emergency department of the

January 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Aviation regulator approves 198 additional CNY flights

The Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) said yesterday that it has approved 198 extra and charter flights due to the Chinese New Year holiday period’s increased demand. According to an AACM statement, the additional CNY take-offs and touch-downs have been green-lighted for the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan. The additional flights began on Monday last week and are slated to end on February 28, benefitting Air Macau, Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and

January 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt to consult public on tougher traffic penalties

The government launched a two-month public consultation yesterday on the drafting of a bill amending the current Road Traffic Law, with the aim of combating traffic offences more effectively and thereby improving the city’s road safety.The amendment bill proposes that the penalties for various traffic violations be raised significantly, such as speeding and drink-driving.The government initially planned to launch a public consultation on June 28 last year on the drafting of a bill amending

January 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Police nab 2 burglars, 1 accomplice

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two mainlanders on Monday night for burgling a flat in Nape earlier that day, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.Another suspected member of the burglary gang was also arrested, according to Ho.Ho identified the two main suspects as a 32-year-old electrician surnamed Zheng and a 40-year-old surnamed Liu. Ho identified the third man as a 45-year-old surnamed Zhou.Two Judiciary Police (PJ) officers show the media how to

January 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau has ‘very extraordinary’ development: liaison chief

Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Fu Ziying said yesterday that Macau has achieved “very extraordinary” achievements in its development over the past two decades since its return to the motherland in 1999.He also described Macau as “a small city with many stories”.Fu made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a Spring Festival reception yesterday. The annual reception hosted by the office took place at Macau Tower, with about 2,000

January 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Cabbie reports false theft after failing to overcharge passengers

The Public Police Security (PSP) arrested a male taxi driver on Friday for reporting a false theft to the police claiming that four passengers had stolen cash from his vehicle, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Wong identified the suspect as a 30-year-old local resident surnamed Ng. The four passengers are from the mainland.According to Wong, the suspect reported the false crime out of anger after discovering that the four passengers had touched his

January 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui gives top priority to ‘double celebration’, transition to new govt

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday the main priority of his governance this year was to ensure the smooth transition to a new local government and the successful organisation of the so-called “double celebration”. In a speech at the Spring Festival reception hosted by the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau at Macau Tower, Chui pointed out that this year marks the “double celebration” of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic

January 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt launches 500,000 pataca prize for cultural industries

The government announced yesterday that it will award prizes for excellence in cultural industries. Each of the prizes can reach up to half a million patacas, according to an official regulation published in the Official Gazette (BO). According to the regulation, the prizes will be awarded by the government’s Cultural Industries Fund (FIC). The fund will set up a committee tasked with evaluating candidacies for the prizes. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

January 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Locals’ jobless rate dips to 2.4 pct in 2018

Local residents’ unemployment rate dropped by 0.3 percentage points to 2.4 percent year-on-year last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.Macau’s general unemployment rate – comprising locals and non-resident workers – dipped by 0.2 percentage points to 1.8 percent last year.The bureau described last year’s employment situation as “favourable”.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

January 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Conventional dumpsters drop by 90 pct

Macau’s number of conventional dumpsters has been decreased by about 90 percent from a peak of 1,600 to 170 now, due to their replacement with waste compactors and enclosed waste collection facilities, the Chinese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM reported yesterday.According to yesterday’s report, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) told TDM that the capacity of waste compactors to store rubbish is much larger than the capacity of conventional 1,100-litre dumpsters

January 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Canadian tries to cheat gaming operator out of over 2.2 billion patacas: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Canadian Chinese man on Friday for allegedly attempting to deceive a local bank into transferring 249 million euros (equivalent to over 2.28 billion patacas) from an account of a local gaming operator to his account in Hong Kong earlier last week – by showing a forged remittance slip and a letter of authorisation purportedly issued by the gaming operator, according to PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon.The suspect left the bank branch as he failed in his attempt to

January 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Pansy Ho ‘looks the likely victor’ in casino feud

HONG KONG – A new alliance has emerged among some of Macau gaming mogul Stanley Ho Hung Sun’s 17 children in the decade-long family battle for his casino empire, and eldest daughter Pansy Ho Chiu King looks the likely victor.Ho announced in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday [as reported by The Macau Post Daily on Thursday] that she had joined up with some siblings and the Henry Fok Foundation and would hold a combined 53 percent in Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de

January 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Cambodia strives to become ‘New Macau’

SIHANOUKVILLE – A businessman leaves a smoky room US$1,500 poorer from a game of baccarat at a casino in Sihanoukville – an increasingly common scene in the Cambodian beachtown as it becomes a honeypot for Chinese gamblers and investors, striving to become a “New Macau”.“It’s not so bad if I lost tonight,” said Dong Qiang, adding: “I will try my luck tomorrow.”The coastal capital of Preah Sihanouk province – named after Cambodia’s revered late king – was once a sleepy

January 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Forum backs govt’s proposal to require video recorders in taxis

Guest speakers at yesterday’s Macau Forum agreed with the government’s latest proposal to require a video recorder to be installed in every taxi in the future.The weekly debate programme is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in its studio at the Macau Forum in Zape every Sunday. The programme has been held indoors regularly since the beginning of this year after mostly taking place in Areia Preta Park for years.Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario told

January 28, 2019 | BY admin

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