Macau’s strays need rehoming now that all greyhounds have found new homes

At the end of last month, the last of the hundreds of abandoned Yat Yuen (Macau) Canidrome greyhounds left the Fai Chi Kei kennels, due to a sterling effort by rescue groups around the world, led by the Society for the Protection of Animals (ANIMA) President Albano Martins, and the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM). Now it is the turn of the city’s strays to find the loving homes they deserve.Last week the MPD Weekender sat down in a local hotel with Fátima Galvão, the head of the Macau

April 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Loire Valley delicacies to take spotlight at Parisian

The festival of all things French, Le French May, is taking place next month, and so is its spin-off Le French GourMay, in which The Parisian resort will present a range of cuisine and wine from the Loire Valley.The resort’s three restaurants – Brasserie, Le Buffet and La China – will offer special dishes during the French food and wine festival, which runs throughout the month of May.At Brasserie, executive chef Daniel Brolese has created a four-course menu with dishes from the Loire

April 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Crossing borders is theme of Wynn’s latest guest chef series

Wynn is hosting another round of its guest chef dining series, inviting award-winning chefs from around the world to share their culinary expertise.The latest guest chef dining series, taking place this month until June, will see the participation of Wynn’s own top chefs, such as Wing Lei Palace Executive Chef Tam Kwok Fung and Sichuan Moon’s Culinary Director André Chiang to present the unique flavours of Macau in celebration of Chinese and Western cuisines.Guest chefs who will be

April 12, 2019 | BY admin

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143 employers join central provident fund: govt

The government said yesterday that 143 employers in the city have joined its non-mandatory central provident fund system.Ieong Un Lai, who heads the Central Provident Fund System Department of the Social Security Fund (FSS), revealed the figure while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a session which briefed casino workers about the city’s non-mandatory central provident fund system. The session organised by the Macau Gaming Employees Home union took place at the Vocational Skills

April 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Man insults police online over parking ticket: police

A local man is facing an “aggravated insult” charge after writing a post on the Internet using foul language which lambasted a traffic police officer for issuing a parking ticket for his scooter earlier this week, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Wong identified the man as a 30-year-old salesman surname Cheong.The Traffic Department is run by the Public Security Police.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

April 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Firms start to develop ‘positive corporate culture’ to retain staff: expert

As the rapid development of Macau’s economy brings multiple job offers, local enterprises are beginning to be more aware of the need to develop a “positive corporate culture” so that they can compete for human resources and retain their employees, People Passion Consulting Limited Director Polly Cho Shut-yan told reporters during a seminar yesterday.The Human Resources Professional Club, an entity under the Macau Management Association, held a talk yesterday at the Macau Chamber of

April 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Health Bureau announces ‘small outbreak’ of rubella

The Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday that a small outbreak of rubella has occurred in Macau as 14 German measles (as the disease is also known) cases have been recorded since the beginning of this month.The bureau hastily convened a press conference yesterday evening at the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre to brief the media about the city’s rubella situation. The press conference was chaired by SSM Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Director Lam Chong.According to Lam,

April 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Culture Hall to showcase local publications

Culture Hall, an novel art-space in a centenarian traditional Chinese building located down an alley called Beco de Felicidade (“Lane of Bliss”), plans to provide the public with a combination of leisure and reading, and also wants to become a platform to exhibit local publications on a global stage by participating in the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) in August, its representatives said yesterday.Culture Hall representatives held a press conference at their book shop about their

April 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Police nab 2 bus pickpockets for at least 19 cases

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two male mainlanders on Monday for jointly committing at least 19 pickpocketing cases on public buses in Macau starting in late January this year, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The two men stole cash and valuables equivalent to 228,260 patacas from bus passengers in the 19 cases, according to Lei.According to Lei, the two suspects had previously been banned from entering the city by the local authorities for

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Sands says 77 pct of procurements from local suppliers

The total amount of procurements bought by Sands China amounted to 10.9 billion patacas last year, of which 77 percent was from local suppliers, Sands China President Wilfred Wong Ying-wai said yesterday.Wong made the remarks in a speech at the gaming operator’s “Local SME Supplier Open Day” held at Sands Cotai Central, attended by about 220 businesses.Wong said that since the company started a small, medium and micro suppliers support programme four years ago with the Macau Chamber of

April 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Liaison chief urges lawmakers to uphold ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle

Central People Government’s Liaison Office in Macau Director Fu Ziying has urged local lawmakers to look at Macau’s development from a historical perspective and observe the great achievements Macau has made after its return to the motherland, advising them to look at Macau’s issues and challenges from a developmental perspective, so as to better promote the successful implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle.The office said in a statement on Tuesday night that Fu

April 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Local NPC deputy stresses nation’s dual strategy

Local National People’s Congress (NPC) deputy Lao Ngai Leong said yesterday the view that Macau’s return to the motherland made Macau better was not just a slogan but most local residents’ “true feeling”.Lao also said that after Macau’s return to the mainland, local people’s livelihoods, public security and the business environment had become much better.However, he also pointed out that Macau is limited by its land size, so Macau needed regional cooperation to achieve economic

April 11, 2019 | BY admin

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19 ‘masseuses’, 10 local clients nabbed in guestrooms: police

The police arrested 19 “masseuses” in guestrooms of several inns and hotels in Zape and the Patane district on Tuesday evening, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said in a regular press conference yesterday.A total of 10 local male clients were taken in for questioning during the operation, Lei said.According to Lei, the police recently received complaints about illegal sexual massage services in guestrooms of a number of inns and hotels. A total of 31 police officers were

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Travel Expo to serve as ‘dual platform’ for partnership opportunities

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said during a press conference yesterday that this year’s Travel Expo would highlight Macau’s unique position and functions in the central government’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) development, adding that the fair would also provide a “dual platform” with the aim of creating business opportunities for industry delegates from all over the world.The

April 10, 2019 | BY admin

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