Measles cases rise to 23, 13 from Kiang Wu ‘cluster’

Three more measles cases were recorded yesterday, and among them two of the patients had been to Kiang Wu Hospital before they came down with the disease, according to a statement from Health Bureau (SSM).As of yesterday, there were a total of 23 measles patients this year, among them eight medical staff and five patients from Kiang Wu Hospital, the statement said.According to the statement, the three new patients are a 47-year-old woman who works as a croupier at Casino Le Royal Arc, a

March 27, 2019 | BY admin

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New system to detect traffic offences to start on April 1

The government’s new integrated system for detecting vehicular traffic offences will come into use at seven busy junctions across different districts on the peninsula next Monday (April 1), while the system is slated to come into use at another seven junctions also on the peninsula in July, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday.The new system, which will replace the current one which only detects the offence of jumping the red light signal, is also able to simultaneously

March 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Bureau’s involvement in 2 shows raises artfest budget: IC chief

The budget of this year’s Macau Arts Festival (FAM) has gone up two million patacas from last year’s because of the bureau’s involvement in two productions, Cultural Bureau (IC) President Mok Ian Ian said yesterday.Mok made the comments during a press conference of the 30th Macau Arts Festival, which this year is budgeted at 24 million patacas.This year’s festival, which comprises 22 programmes and nearly 100 events in its outreach programme and community activities, runs from May 3 to

March 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Liaison chief raises 3 points, 2 big tasks for Macau

In a seminar yesterday, Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Fu Ziying raised “three points” for Macau’s civil society, namely upholding the authority of the nation’s Constitution and the Macau Basic Law, accelerating Macau’s integration into the overall national development, and carrying out two big tasks – the organisation of the upcoming chief executive election and the transition to the incoming local government.Fu raised the “three points” when

March 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Son addicted to computer games hits mother with chair: police

A local man addicted to computer games has been arrested for assaulting his mother with a wooden chair, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the suspect is a 29-year-old man surnamed Lou. He told the police that he is an IT apprentice. The 54-year-old mother’s surname was not released. She told the police she is a casino worker. Both are locals.According to Choi, after work the suspect’s mother returned to the

March 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Weather bureau forecasts 4-6 typhoons this year

There could be four to six tropical cyclones entering within 800 kilometres of Macau this year, and there would probably be severe typhoons among them, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement yesterday.The statement said that as Macau is soon to enter the rainy and typhoon seasons, the bureau carried out an analysis of the current situation of oceanic and atmospheric circulation, which indicates an El Niño developing in the western Pacific Ocean that is forecast to

March 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt grants 200 more radio taxis to current operator

The government has granted Macau Radio Taxi Services Limited – the city’s current and only radio taxi company – a licence to operate another 200 special radio taxis, with the first 100 additional taxis slated to come into service in the fourth quarter of this year, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday.The licence to operate the 200 special radio taxis will be valid for eight years, the statement said.Macau Radio Taxi Services Limited, which is currently running 100

March 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Global Money Week promotes cyber security among youths

Online payment is prevalent in civil society nowadays. In order to ensure cyber security, the government should continuously strengthen the supervision of online trade safety while youths need to take responsibility for the protection of their personal data, Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB) cloud security architect Antony Ma Yu-kit said during yesterday’s Global Money Week 2019 opening ceremony.The ceremony co-organised by the Macau Institute of Financial Services (IFS) and the Macau

March 26, 2019 | BY admin

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12 local businesses named ‘classic brand’

An almond cookie bakery, a gold jeweller, a congee shop and an ice-cream parlour are among the 12 local businesses that were given the “Macau Classic Brand” title yesterday.The “Macau Classic Brand” project has been organised by the Macau Chain Stores and Franchise Association in conjunction with the Economic Services Bureau (DSE).During the award ceremony at the World Trade Centre, DSE Director Tai Kin Ip noted that the bureau signed a cooperation agreement with Macau Chain Stores and

March 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Elderly man hits driver in bus row: police

An elderly man has been arrested for assaulting a public bus driver in a row about almost having been unable to get onto the bus on Sunday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lai, the suspect surnamed Cheang is in his seventies. The victim surnamed Leong is in his forties. Both are locals.According to Lai, the incident happened at around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday when Cheang was hailing the arriving bus in Rua do

March 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau shop owner severs 2 fingers in work accident

A 52-year-old local man had the distal phalange of a finger completely severed and the distal phalange of another finger partially severed when using a wood-cutting machine in his shop – which is under renovation – in an alley in Ha Van district yesterday afternoon, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement.Ha Van is the Chinese name for the Praia do Manduco neighbourhood in the Inner Harbour area near Barra.After receiving a report about the accident at around 3:30 p.m., firemen

March 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Kaohsiung mayor meets CE, liaison chief

Speaking to the media yesterday when wrapping up his two-day trip to Macau, Kaohsiung Mayor Daniel Han Kuo-yu said his government hoped that Macau people suffering from serious illnesses would consider his city as an option when seeking medical treatment outside Macau, as medical technologies used in his city were “very excellent”.Before departing for Shenzhen to continue his seven-day trip to the nation’s two special administrative regions and two mainland cities, Han answered questions

March 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau, Zhuhai customs jointly bust II case

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers and their counterparts in Zhuhai have jointly busted a case in which a male snakehead was assisting two mainlanders to illegally enter Macau and five mainlanders who had illegally entered Macau to leave the city using a motor boat.In Cantonese jargon, people smugglers are known as “snakeheads”.The snakehead, also a mainlander, and five of the seven male illegal immigrants were caught by Macau customs officers on

March 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt’s top vet suspended for abuse of power

The government’s most senior veterinarian has been suspended from his duties for alleged abuse of power and illicit involvement in business activities, local media reported late last week.Government-owned broadcaster TDM identified the suspect as Choi U Fai, chief of the Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) Veterinary Inspection and Control Division until his recent suspension in the wake of an investigation by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC).The CCAC probe was launched in August last

March 25, 2019 | BY admin

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