Govt should link FSS dues to income: scholar

The government should establish a mechanism that would link the Social Security Fund (FSS) dues to employees’ income, panellist Dicky Lai Wai Leung proposed at yesterday’ Macau Forum. The forum, which is held every Sunday in Areia Preta Park, is a weekly public debate programme run by government-owned broadcaster TDM. About a dozen audience members attended yesterday’s forum.The forum was about the fund’s announcement last week that the monthly dues paid by employers and employees

October 31, 2016 | BY admin

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Lawmakers slam budget, location of new central library

Lawmakers criticised the budget and location of the new central library yesterday after a briefing on the project held by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) at the Legislative Assembly (AL).Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng said last month that the government had already made up its mind to build the new central library on the site of the Old Courthouse in Praia Grande. The bureau also announced last month that it planned to spend about 900 million patacas on the

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Chinese literary classic to inspire Latin City parade: govt

The annual Latin City parade, Macau Light Festival and Macau International Marathon will all be held on December 4 to boost tourism, as the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Sports Bureau (ID) jointly announced the events at the Tourism Activities Centre (CAT) in Zape yesterday. Over 60 local, national and foreign performance groups have been invited to join the ‘Parade through Macau, Latin City’, totalling about 1,200 performers, according to IC President Guilherme Ung Vai

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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CTM satisfies Rosario but not all lawmakers

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that he was “very satisfied” with the improvements CTM has made so far, while lawmaker-cum-businessman Chan Meng Kam said that most members of the legislature’s Public Administration Affairs Monitoring Committee were not entirely satisfied with the company. The committee met government officials in the legislative chamber yesterday to discuss Macau’s telecom industry. As is customary, the meeting was closed

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Laws lag behind need for financial development: group

Domingos Savio Chang, who heads the Macau Financial Employees Association, said yesterday that the city’s outdated laws and rules regulating the financial sector, as well as the insufficient number of qualified professionals, were hindering the development of the sector in Macau.Chang made the comments during a press conference about an upcoming event to provide residents with financial information. The press conference was held yesterday at the Macau Institute of Financial Services near

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Good prospects for convention & exhibition sector next year: scholar

University of Macau (UM) Professor Davis Fong Ka Chio said yesterday that the local convention and exhibition industry had good prospects next year, partly because of the central government’s strong support package for Macau’s development.Premier Li Keqiang announced a 19-point support programme during his inspection visit to the city early this month.Fong made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending the annual meeting of the government-appointed Economic Development Council

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Naughty Nuri’s makes its mark with grilled spare ribs

The generous portion of barbeque spare ribs with a tinge of spice has been getting rave reviews amongst local foodies ever since Naughty Nuri’s opened about six months ago and bookings for dinner over the weekends must be made up to two weeks in advance.If you think barbeque spare ribs are so American, Naughty Nuri’s is actually a restaurant originating from Bali, Indonesia, therefore you’ll also see Indonesian fried rice (Nasi Goreng) and satay dishes on the menu. While most of

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Local makes a living in Nepal with tattoo business

It started out as a holiday in Tibet in 2013 but little did Candy Ieong Weng San know that it would lead her to Nepal which would be a place she now calls home and where she has her own tattoo business.“I’d been to Tibet before and loved it. I’ve always wanted to go back where I could just stay there for a bit,” Ieong told MPD Weekender last week in a studio while she was in town for a tattoo appointment.As the Tibet trip would be a few months long, Ieong decided to quit her comfortable

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Portofino offers a different taste of Italy with Abruzzo cuisine

Portofino restaurant in the Venetian is offering diners a different taste of Italy with a special menu featuring the cuisine of Abruzzo, one of Italy’s best-kept secrets and a little-known treasure trove of Italian gastronomy.A picturesque Mediterranean coastal province where the mountains and sea meet, the special menu is a creation by Portofino’s Senior Chef and Abruzzo native, Domenico Cicchetti, who was taught to cook the region’s rich and hearty food by his grandmother while  a

October 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt ready for HIV challenge: health chief

Health Bureau (SSM) Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Director Lam Chong said yesterday that even if more people are being diagnosed with HIV in the next few years, he was not worried about their treatment since the bureau was ready for the challenge. Lam made the remarks on the sidelines of an event about an AIDS education funding scheme organised by the government’s AIDS Prevention and Control Commission, which aims to encourage local community groups to organise AIDS education

October 27, 2016 | BY admin

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Galaxy’s earnings rise 28 pct in 3rd quarter

HONG KONG - Galaxy Entertainment Group's (GEG) third-quarter earnings yesterday beat expectations as its tourist-friendly mega-resort in Cotai drew more mass-market gamblers and non-gambling tourists.Its shares rose to the highest level in more than a year.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) in the third quarter rose 28 percent to HK$2.7 billion from a year earlier, Macau's second-biggest operator by market value said in a statement. That compared

October 27, 2016 | BY admin

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1 more vice-director for GDI: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday the government had decided to add one more deputy director to the Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) to cope with the heavy workload.According to the Official Gazette (BO) on Monday, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On announced in an executive order that the office will be led by a director with the assistance of two deputy directors.The office was set up in 2000 as a “project team” for two years, which then

October 27, 2016 | BY admin

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Inflation rate slows to 1.59 pct: official

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.59 percent last month, a further slowdown from the 1.65 percent growth in the previous month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.The bureau attributed the increment to higher rentals for parking spaces, the higher cost of eating out, as well as increases in property management fees, higher tuition fees in the new academic year and rising motor car prices.Among the various sections of goods and services, the

October 27, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt still undecided on total smoking ban in casinos

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said yesterday that the government was still studying whether to keep its original proposal to impose a blanket smoking ban on all casino premises in the final version of anti-tobacco amendment bill.Lei made the remarks when speaking to reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the legislature’s 2nd Standing Committee, which is reviewing the Tobacco Prevention and Control Law’s amendment bill article-by-article.The outline of the bill was

October 27, 2016 | BY admin

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