Over 60 pct less than 3 years in current job: survey

According to the findings of a survey conducted by the Macau Management Association (MMA) which were released at a press conference yesterday, 60.8 percent of the respondents have been in their current job for less than three years.The association conducted the survey about local residents’ job mobility between August and October by choosing people randomly in the streets to provide answers to questionnaires, 1,308 of which were valid.Over half of the respondents were between 21 to 30 years

December 13, 2016 | BY admin

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Ex-chief prosecutor says accusations are ‘unfactual’

Former ex-chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng insists that the accusations against him are “unfactual”. Ho made the remarks on the first day of his trial by the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) on Friday.Ho also denied that he rented office space using public funds for his personal use.  Ho is being tried for over 1,500 charges, including alleged fraud, abuse of power, money laundering, illicit participation in business activities, document forgery and membership of a criminal organisation.A

December 12, 2016 | BY admin

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More than half of film-fest tickets for sale: chief

More than half of the 1st Macau International Film Festival and Awards’ (IFFAM) tickets could be bought by members of the public, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday.Fernandes, who heads the festival after internationally renowned “festival maker” Marco Mueller abruptly quit last month, told reporters on the sidelines of yesterday’s ‘Walk for a Million’ charity event that about 10 percent of the tickets had been reserved for

December 12, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt to review rules on self-defence guns: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday the government would consider reviewing the regulations on owning firearms for self-defence and requiring all firearm owners to submit their handgun’s ballistic fingerprint record.Wong made the remarks on the sidelines of the annual ‘Walk for a Million’ charity event.Commenting on the 58-year-old retired custom officer who committed suicide with a handgun on Friday in Taipa, Wong said he was upset about the officer’s death, adding that

December 12, 2016 | BY admin

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LRT peninsula route shouldn’t be decided yet: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario insisted yesterday that the government won’t give up its plan to build the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system also on the Macau peninsula, but he was quick to add that the route should not be decided yet.  Rosario made the remarks while talking to reporters on the sidelines of the annual ‘Walk for a Million’ charity event in Nape. “The Taipa section [of the LRT] linking Seac Pai Van and Barra takes priority over the

December 12, 2016 | BY admin

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Withdrawal cap aims to stabilise financial system: Leong

Aiming to stabilise Macau’s financial system and cash flow, the government has set the limit per ATM withdrawal with bank cards issued in the mainland at 5,000 patacas or HK$5,000, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday.Mainland-issued credit cards’ local cap on withdrawals took effect on Friday. The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) announced the measure on Friday in a statement, saying that the daily cap and annual limit on withdrawals remains unchanged

December 12, 2016 | BY admin

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KK wins belt in 10th fight of his career with KO in 2nd round

Saturday night in Fuqing, Ng “The Macau Kid” Kuok Kun – aka KK – took on Thailand’s Weerachit Kitee in his 10th professional fight with a China Professional Boxing Union (CBPU) belt on the line.True to form KK KO’d Weerchat in 1.28 minutes of the second round and came home having achieved a goal.It’s the first time that KK has been able to challenge for a belt of any type and the fact that he was not fighting in Macau or Hong Kong was bittersweet for many of his fans.KK reacts as

December 12, 2016 | BY admin

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Japan lifting casino ban won’t greatly impact Macau: scholar

A green light for casinos to operate in Japan is unlikely to have a significant impact on the gaming industry in Macau, Davis Fong Ka Chio, who heads the Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming at the University of Macau (UM), said this week.Fong made the remarks in an interview with The Macau Post Daily on Wednesday in his office on the UM campus in Hengqin.The lower house of Japan’s bicameral parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to lift the country’s longstanding ban on casino

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt to cut unnecessary outlays: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng promised yesterday that the government will cut unnecessary expenditures and only approve funds for projects that benefit the city.Tam made the remarks on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of a charity event held by the Macau IN Volunteers Group at the airport.Tam said the government had decided to subsidise the 3rd Cross-Strait Summit of Nursing Forum & Seminar which begins today because about 88 percent of the participating

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt expects legislation on carrier bag charges next year

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) says that the government is drafting a bill on the implementation of plastic shopping bag charges, and that it expects the bill to go through a legislative process next year.The bureau made the announcement in a formal reply to a written interpellation by legislator Zheng Anting made in October. A copy of the reply was released to the media yesterday.In late August, the bureau published a public consultation report on the possible implementation of

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Filipino nabbed for raping drunken colleague

A 35-year-old Filipino man was arrested for allegedly raping a 24-year-old female compatriot who works with him, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a special press conference on Wednesday. According to the spokesperson, the suspect, surnamed Espanola, is a chef in a restaurant in Fai Chi Kei where the victim works as a waitress. The spokesperson said the restaurant owner invited more than 10 of his employees, including Espanola and the victim, to have dinner at a

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Lawmaker urges coach ban ‘every day’ in Kou Ün Kai

Not only at weekends should the government prohibit tourist coaches from picking up passengers along Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro – Kou Ün Kai in Cantonese – but they should be banned from that street near the Ruins of St Paul’s every day, lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang said yesterday during an interview at her office.The Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced last week that it would ban tourist coaches from picking up passengers along Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Local group holds European Charity Carnival in Taipa

As the festive season is here, there are many activities going on around town, and among them some are for a good cause, such as the “European Charity Carnival” at Carmo Fair in Taipa Village.The carnival is organised by the Taipa Village Cultural Association with the aim of preserving while enriching the cultural and historic beauty of Taipa Village, while raising funds for charity in support of the Salvation Army’s effort in helping the less fortunate members of the community in Macau,

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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Meet Santa Ron at Galaxy Macau

Galaxy Macau has flown in the “real” Santa Claus, Ron Campbell, all the way from the US and he is now waiting to meet visitors to take selfies at the integrated resort in Cotai.Campbell is an animator, director, and producer, best known for his work on the 1960s “The Beatles” television series, as well as the animated feature film “Yellow Submarine”. He also worked on several other cartoons such as The Smurfs, The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Rugrats and The New Adventures of Winnie the

December 9, 2016 | BY admin

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