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Animal rights groups protest over dog abuse case
Six animal protection associations held a joint protest march yesterday to call for the more effective enforcement of the recently enacted Animal Protection Law. The protesters also slammed the government for the “sloppy” handling of a Judiciary Police (PJ) officer’s animal abuse case last week. The incident in which PJ officer Miguel Weng Meng Quintal Chan abused his dog on the verandah of his flat on Tuesday quickly became widely known because someone living nearby filmed the
January 23, 2017
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Govt lists 9 more cultural heritage items
Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday that nine monuments and buildings of architectural interest have been newly listed as cultural heritage.Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said the government’s top advisory body had finished discussing the draft of a by-law regarding the evaluation of monuments and buildings of architectural interest, which would take effect the day after the announcement.According to Leong, seven properties have been
January 20, 2017 | BY admin
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Govt plans culture & sports for dog racetrack: Chui
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the government would consider building social, cultural, sports and recreation facilities on the plot of land currently leased by Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome Co. Ltd. for its controversial greyhound races, according to a statement by the Office of the Chief Executive (GCE).The government announced in July last year that the company will have to shut down the racetrack within two years. The government also said the operator would need to find
January 20, 2017 | BY admin
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Debts behind Indian family suicide pact: police
The woman who survived a family-of-four suicide pact in a hotel room in Cotai on Wednesday told the police yesterday that her family decided to take their own lives because her husband could not pay off his debts after his business had failed, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Tam Weng Keong said yesterday during a regular press briefing.On Wednesday, three men and a woman were found unconscious in a Hotel Okura guestroom. Firemen later confirmed that two men had died at the scene, while another
January 20, 2017 | BY admin
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Dog-abusing cop apologises
Judiciary Police (PJ) officer Miguel Weng Meng Quintal Chan, who abused his dog in public view on Tuesday, posted a video on Facebook and released a statement yesterday, apologising for his “reckless behaviour”.The incident quickly became widely known because someone living nearby filmed the abuse which went viral on various social media such as Facebook, WeChat and WhatsApp.The footage shows a man kicking, beating and throwing the dog around. This screenshot taken from a video posted on
January 20, 2017 | BY admin
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Banker expects condo prices to fall
Macau Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Association President Stanley Au Chong Kit said yesterday he expected housing prices in the city to drop this year, in the expectation that the US Fed will raise interest rates several times in the year ahead.He also urged local residents to be careful about engaging in investment activities this year due to the possible US Fed interest rate rises.Au made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar about the economic and
January 20, 2017 | BY admin
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Getting’jiggy: Riverdance taps into town
It doesn’t need to be St. Patrick’s Day to get into the Irish spirit, as performers will be strutting their stuff with fast hops, crosses, jigs and high kicks to traditional Irish music next week in Riverdance, a show that made Irish step dancing world famous.Originally an interval act for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 when the televised competition was held in Dublin, the seven-minute Riverdance show received a standing ovation and was later developed into a full performance that
January 20, 2017 | BY admin
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Prosperity and treasure at Sofitel
Chinese New Year is everything auspicious and the food eaten during the festival all has meaning that more or less symbolises good health, good luck and good business.At Le Chinois at Sofitel Macau, start the Chinese New Year meal with a “Prosperity Toss”. Originally a tradition for the Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese community, this “Prosperity Toss” is a salad dish with raw salmon and tuna with an assortment of shredded vegetables. The raw fish is considered a symbol of abundance,
January 20, 2017 | BY admin
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Spice up Chinese New Year at Feng Wei Ju
For Chinese New Year, Galaxy Entertainment Group has launched a series of festive promotions in food and beverages across its properties in Galaxy Macau, Broadway Macau and StarWorld Hotel.While poon choi (‘big bowl dish’), typically filled with abalones, sea cucumbers, dried scallops, fish maws, mussels, prawns and mushrooms, steamed fish and chicken are staples of Chinese New Year menus, it might get boring after eating the same dishes twice in a row.For something different and to whet
January 20, 2017 | BY admin
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At the disco, a place of identity and freedom
Disco for most people is about catchy and kitschy music from the 70s and 80s, the glitter ball, flares and miniskirts, but for Er Gao, it’s a place where people found their identity and freedom when the disco phenomenon reached the mainland in 1985.Originally a personal piece, Er Gao created the “Disco-teca” dance performance two years ago as a way to understand his parents and start a conversation with them.“It’s hard to talk to them, it’s hard to express your love for them, as
January 20, 2017 | BY admin
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Security chief ‘disappointed’ in dog-abusing cop
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday he was disappointed in a Judiciary Police (PJ) officer who abused his dog in public view on Tuesday, criticising the officer for his misconduct and his refusal to co-operate with the Public Security Police (PSP) in their investigation into the case.The incident quickly became widely known because someone living nearby filmed the abuse which went viral on various social media such as Facebook, WeChat and WhatsApp.The footage shows the man
January 19, 2017 | BY admin
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Residential rentals to drop further this year: JLL
The rental values of residences, office and retail space all experienced year-on-year decreases last year, according to data collected by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), forecasting that the rental values this year will continue to fall up to 15 percent.JLL Macau, the local office of the global real estate services firm, held a press conference yesterday about its year-end property review of Macau in 2016 at its office in Finance and IT Centre (FIT) in Nam Van.According to the agency’s data, the
January 19, 2017 | BY admin
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Overnight exceed same-day visitors last year: MGTO
Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday that the number of overnight visitors last year outnumbered same-day visitors for the first time in 10 years, a year-on-year increase of nearly 10 percent.Senna Fernandes made the remarks during a press conference at Macau Tower about last year’s tourism development and this year’s plans for the sector.Senna Fernandes said that the total number of overnight visitors last year exceeded 15.7
January 19, 2017 | BY admin
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Police suspect family suicide in Cotai hotel
The Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday they suspected that an Indian family of four were involved in a suicide pact in a hotel room in Cotai, in which two of them were found to have died at the scene while the other two were rushed to the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre (CHCSJ) for emergency treatment.In a statement, the Judiciary Police identified the two people who died as a 52-year-old man and the couple’s 24-year-old son, and the two people who survived as his 45-year-old
January 19, 2017 | BY admin
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Firemen record over 1,000 blazes last year
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) announced yesterday it recorded 1,074 fires last year, 4 percent more than in the previous year.Lam Io Fan, a senior officer of the bureau, announced the 2016 fire statistics during a press conference at the CB headquarters in Nam Van.According to Lam, the fires were mainly caused by people forgetting to turn off their stoves, 245 cases in total. Burning joss papers and negligence, such as fires caused by carelessly disposing of lit cigarette ends, were also some
January 19, 2017 | BY admin
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