Artfest pays tribute to classics

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Macau Arts Festival (FAM) and being at a “transitional point”, the annual event organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is themed “A tribute to the classics”, and its 22 programmes celebrate the classics and even aim to create a new classic.The festival, taking place from May 3 to June 2, will also have nearly 100 outreach and community activities.The programmes are divided into six categories: International Highlights, Local Artists,

March 29, 2019 | BY admin

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CESL Asia vows to expand on mainland & in PSCs

CESL Asia aims to leverage its Macau platform advantages while embracing the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Outline Development Plan, looking for chances to better explore multilateral investment opportunities in the Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs), Macau and the Chinese mainland, CESL Asia President and CEO António Trindade told The Macau Post Daily in an interview at the Macau International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF 2019) at the Venetian in Cotai yesterday.The

March 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt proposes bill on trade in rough diamonds

The Executive Council announced yesterday that the government has drafted a bill which – if approved by lawmakers – would enable Macau to implement the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), which then would allow Macau to import rough diamonds.Leong Heng Teng, spokesman for the government’s top advisory body, made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday.The bill will be submitted in due course to the Legislative Assembly (AL) for debate and

March 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau to issue SAR 20th anniversary notes

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng announced yesterday that Macau’s two note-issuing banks will issue up to 10 million units of commemorative 20-pataca banknotes in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said that the council, the government’s top advisory body, has completed its discussion of a draft by-law on the issuance of 20-pataca banknotes in

March 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Graft busters reveal raft of criminal cases by civil servants

The Commission Against Corruption’s (CCAC) 2018 Annual Report published yesterday revealed a string of criminal cases allegedly committed by civil servants, including two cases involving senior officials who allegedly abused their power for personal gain.According to the report, the anti-graft body concluded the two cases in December last year – one allegedly committed by a senior official of the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) and the other by a senior official of the Representative

March 28, 2019 | BY admin

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2 pupils nabbed for robbery, 2 still at large: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two secondary school pupils for robbing a casino worker on Tuesday morning, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Choi, one of the pupils, surnamed Lei, is 17 years old. The other one, surnamed Cheok, is 19 years old. There are two other male suspects who are still at large. Their surnames were not released. The female victim who is in her twenties works in casino in Taipa.Lei and Cheok told

March 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Dealer hides stolen chips in underwear: police

A casino dealer was arrested on Tuesday for stealing casino chips from the betting table when he was working, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the 44-year-old suspect surnamed Hong is a local resident. He told the police that he has worked as a dealer for over four years in a casino in Nape.The theft happened at around 7 p.m. on Monday. Hong stole two HK$10,000 chips when he was working at the “big-and-small”

March 28, 2019 | BY admin

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WeChat is locals’ most popular social media: survey

Some 83 percent of local people are the users of WeChat and its use rate among local mobile internet users exceeds 85 percent among different age groups, so that the social media platform has become the most popular app for mobile Internet users in Macau, according to the latest findings of the 19th annual survey on internet use by locals which was released by the Macau Association for Internet Research (MAIR) yesterday.The association held a press conference at the Macao Daily News Building

March 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Permanent Secretariat vows to implement its work via 5 elements

Xu Yingzhen, secretary-general of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macau), said yesterday that this year, the focus of the secretariat’s work would be based on five elements, namely promoting trade and investment, promoting cooperation on production capacity, carrying out training of human resources, and supporting the development of Macau as a platform for China and Portuguese-speaking countries for

March 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Locals’ jobless rate dips to 2.3 pct

Macau residents’ unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 2.3 percent in the December 2018-February 2019 survey period over the previous period (November 2018-January 2019), the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.According to a DSEC statement, Macau’s general unemployment rate, which comprises local and non-resident workers, remained unchanged at 1.7 percent during the two survey periods.Macau’s total labour force stood at 394,800 during the December-February period,

March 28, 2019 | BY admin

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CTM’s profit reaches 941 million patacas, 5G launch set for mid-next year

Local telecom operator CTM has made a profit of 941 million patacas in 2018, the company’s CEO Vandy Poon Fuk Hei said yesterday, pointing out that this year marks an important time for 5G development as Macau’s leading telecom operator prepares to put the superfast connection into service in the middle of next year.Last year’s profit rose 6.8 percent year-on-year. In 2017, CTM reported a profit of 881 million patacas, down 19 percent year-on-year, according to media reports at that

March 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Health Bureau buys 15,000 more MMR vaccines

An order of 15,000 doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines have been purchased, of which 5,400 doses are slated to arrive in Macau next week, the Health Bureau said in a statement last night, urging residents not to panic.According to the statement, an average of 800 people a day went to get MMR vaccinations over the past two days, which is 25 times more than usual.“It is already affecting the normal operation of our health centres,” the statement said, stressing that the bureau

March 28, 2019 | BY admin

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Last greyhounds leave racetrack kennels

The last 10 greyhounds adopted overseas left the kennels of the now defunct dog racetrack in Fai Chi Kei yesterday, Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) President José Maria da Fonseca Tavares said.According to Tavares, the last 10 greyhounds left the racetrack formerly run by the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. in Fai Chi Kei yesterday and were sent to their overseas adopters via Hong Kong.Taves made the remarks during a press briefing at the racetrack, which closed in July last year.The 10

March 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Tutorial teacher sentenced for drunk driving: police

A tutorial teacher was given a suspended jail sentence for driving under the influence (DUI) in Avenida dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental on Sunday, Public Police Security (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lai identified the motorcyclist as a local man surnamed Wong who is in his twenties. He told the police that he works as teacher in a tutorial centre.According to Lai, at around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday the police received a call that a motorcyclist had

March 27, 2019 | BY admin

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