‘Milka Oreo’ chocolate may contain plastic contaminants: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) urged the public in a statement on Saturday to halt eating “Milka Oreo”, a chocolate product, as it may contain plastic contaminants.According to the statement, coded 7622210738851, the problematic product’s package specification is 5 x 37 g bars totalling 185 g, with its best-before date of 18/08/2024 and the batch number of OSK0934651.The statement underlined that a food alert has been issued, warning local retailers and wholesalers to stop selling and

February 19, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau skaters to compete in 14th National Winter Games

A Macau team will compete in the two open category figure skating events of the 14th National Winter Games (NWG), namely the freestyle skating and the short skating programme event, from Saturday to Monday next week, according to a Sports Bureau (ID) statement on Saturday.Led by ID President Pun Weng Kun, the Macau sport delegation attended the game’s opening ceremony held in the Inner Mongolia Ice Sports Training Centre in Hulunbuir on Saturday.The NWG, which is held every four years, was

February 19, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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HK man sexually harasses mother, daughter at foot massage parlour: police

A Hong Kong man was caught red-handed sexually harassing a mother and daughter who fell asleep at a foot massage parlour in the city centre in the early morning of Tuesday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said at a regular press conference on Friday.Wong identified the suspect as a 59-year-old man surnamed Chen, while the two victims from the mainland are in their fifties and twenties respectively.According to Wong, the Public Security Police received a report about the

February 19, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Mainland duo steal money from Four-Faced Buddha’s offertory box: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested two mainland men early Thursday morning for stealing money from the Four-Faced Buddha’s (formally known as “Phra Phrom”) offertory box in Estrada Governador Albano de Oliveira in Taipa, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon said on Friday.According to Wong, the jobless duo, aged 43 and 34, are surnamed Mo and Meng. Both hold two-way travel permits to Macau.During Friday’s regular press conference, Wong said that the Public Security Police received a

February 19, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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LRT Barra Station shop leases still under discussion: govt

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has said that a number of businesses have told the government that they are intending to open shops in the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Barra Station.The bureau made the remarks in a reply to a written interpellation by lawmaker Ngan Iek Hang. The reply was released on Saturday.There are a total of 12 units at the LRT Barra Station to be leased out for shops and other retail outlets. However, none of them have been operating since the station opened in December last

February 19, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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9 suspects nabbed for people-smuggling during CNY: customs

The Macau Customs Service (SA) nabbed a total of nine people involved in two people-smuggling cases during a special crime prevention operation carried out during the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday, according to an SA statement yesterday.Customs officers strengthened security measures during the Chinese New Year holiday, applying scientific and technological equipment such as intelligent maritime surveillance systems and infrared night vision cameras to conduct round-the-clock surveillance of

February 19, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt to replant roundabout in east Cotai near Ka Ho Tunnel

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has said that it will start replanting the roundabout next to the flyover leading to Ka Ho Tunnel in Cotai tomorrow, one of its ongoing projects to improve the city’s public greening landscape.According to an IAM statement on Friday, the replanting is scheduled to be completed on March 31.Ka Ho Tunnel, which came into use in December 2021, connects Avenida do Aeroporto (機場大馬路) in east Cotai and the Ka Ho hamlet in northeast Coloane.The roundabout

February 19, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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How to avoid lose-lose? True multilateralism gives answer

Commentary        BEIJING – In the newly released Munich Security Report 2024, the West expressed concerns about the advent of “lose-lose dynamics,” where many governments are no longer focusing on the absolute benefits of global cooperation.Such concerns deserve serious consideration. However, of greater importance is the imperative for the West to reflect on its role in prompting a lose-lose situation on the global arena.It is not the first time that the West has

February 19, 2024 | BY admin

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Wishing everyone a happy birthday on 7th day of Chinese New Year

    The Macau Post Daily wishes everyone a happy birthday today, the seventh day of the Chinese New Year (CNY), known as Renri ("People's Day") in Mandarin and Yanyat in Cantonese.  According to Chinese folk belief, Renri is the day that humanity was created by the mother goddess Nu Wa. That's why it is colloquially also known as Everyone's Birthday.       WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! More about Renri at

February 16, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau old quarters’ revitalisation needs time: Ho

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, accompanied by his wife Cheng Soo Ching, visited the city’s six  designated revitalisation areas on Tuesday, the fourth day of the Chinese New Year (CNY), telling reporters on the sidelines of the tour that revitalising the old quarters needs time.In line with the government-initiated revitalisation programme in conjunction with the city’s six integrated resort (IR) operators – SJM, Galaxy, Wynn, MGM, Melco and Sands, the six old quarters comprise the

February 16, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau's CNY visitor arrivals exceed 1 million

Macau recorded over one million visitor arrivals during the ongoing Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday as of yesterday afternoon, according to official data released yesterday.Macau recorded nearly 900,000 visitor arrivals during the first five CNY days, i.e., between Saturday and Wednesday, representing a daily average of some 180,000, according to data released by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday.The mainland’s eight-day Spring Festival “Golden Week” holiday began on

February 16, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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New high-strength MIR scanner starts at public hospital

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre has obtained a new high-field-strength magnetic resonance imaging (MIR) scanner to meet the increasing demand for medical testing, which is already in service.According to the ScienceDirect website, magnetic field strengths higher than 1.5 T are considered high-field MRI scanners. The MIR in the public hospital is a 3.0 T scanner.According to Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas, a

February 16, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Learn about Barra’s history & heritage at Navy Yard No.1 exhibition

A collection of locals’ paintings and photographs are currently showcased at the Navy Yard No.1 in Barra at an exhibition entitled Reminisces of Barra: A Visual Journey.Barra means harbour entrance in Portuguese. A statement at the venue noted that the district “has become the most intact area of maritime history, culture, and industrial buildings in Macau, still exuding the remnants of a port city”.The works, collected by integrated resort (IR) operator MGM and the Macao Cultural

February 16, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Early music concert to be staged at CCM

An early music concert entitled Mediterraneo is slated to take to the stage at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Grand Auditorium on March 16, with tickets to be sold from today, according to a statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) yesterday.The statement noted that Austrian theorboist* and director Christina Pluhar leads her Baroque ensemble L’Arpeggiata in the concert, which will take the audience “back to the roots of old civilisations”, with music sailing between Turkey

February 16, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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