Loan sharks falsely imprison gambler in illegal inn: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested two loan sharks from the mainland who falsely imprisoned a gambler in a residential unit used as an illegal inn after the victim was unable to repay a gambling loan, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the two male suspects as a 21-year-old and a 36-year-old. The victim is also a mainlander.On Saturday afternoon, the victim got a gambling loan of HK$100,000 from the two loan sharks

February 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Man hurt in tumble down mall escalator

A local man was injured when he tumbled down an escalator in a shopping centre in the city centre last night, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.The 39-year-old victim, who sustained head injuries, was in a stable condition after treatment in the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre, the bureau said.The accident happened at around 7 p.m. in the Sun Star City mall in Rua de Pedro Nolasco da Silva. The man suddenly lost his balance and tumbled down the escalator when he was on his way

February 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Revised taxi bill reduces cabbies’ criminal record barriers

The government has reduced the criminal record barriers for people wanting to work as cabbies, according to the final version of its taxi sector bill whose revision was completed by a standing committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. For instance, the bill no longer states that conviction for a terrorism-related crime is a barrier to work as a taxi driver.Lawmaker-cum-lawyer Vong Hin Fai, who heads the legislature’s Third Standing Committee, told reporters yesterday that all the

February 13, 2019 | BY admin

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Drug-addled cabbie picks up passenger: police

A male taxi driver was found to have taken drugs before picking up a female passenger at the airport in Taipa for a trip to the peninsula on Saturday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Ho Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.The police confirmed that the cabbie in his twenties had taken Ice (methamphetamine). The passenger reported her suspicion to the police after getting out of the taxi at the destination, according to Ho.On Saturday afternoon, the cabbie surnamed Ip

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Man attacked by prostitute, pimp after refusing to pay for ‘poor’ service: police

A man from the mainland was attacked by a prostitute and a pimp in a hotel guestroom last month after the victim refused to pay the prostitute for her sex service, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The duo attacked the man in their attempt to get the HK$2,000 “service fee”. However, the victim managed to escape from the guestroom during the fight without paying up, according to Lei.Lei identified the prostitute as a 24-year-old

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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BNU visits 3 Portuguese-speaking countries

Representatives of Macau’s two note-issuing banks, Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) and the local branch of Bank of China (BOC) visited three Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) last months as members of a delegation headed by the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM), according to a BNU statement sent to The Macau Post Daily yesterday. According to the statement, the visit to Mozambique, Angola and Cape Verde took place on January 9-19.AMCM Executive Director Simon Vong, BNU Executive Director

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Record 1.2 million visit during CNY

A total of 1.21 million Chinese New Year (CNY) visitor arrivals passed through Macau’s seven border checkpoints between Chinese New Year’s Eve last Monday and Sunday, the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) announced yesterday. The record number of visitors rose by 26.6 percent from last year’s CNY 7-day holiday period. Mainlanders accounted for 74.1 percent of the total number of visitor arrivals. Their number increased by 25.6 percent. Most visitors arrived via the Barrier Gate

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt launches int’l cuisine course for secondary schools

The government published yesterday the vocational education curriculum for an “international cuisine course” for schools run by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ). The curriculum was published in the Official Gazette (BO) in the form of an administrative order signed by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng.According to the order, pupils who pass the three-year course will receive a secondary school diploma and a professional qualification

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Hotel project planned on Small Taipa Hill

There are plans for the development of a hotel project, a residential estate project, a villas project and a clubhouse project on six plots of land next to the Lisboa Gardens residential estate on Small Taipa Hill, according to the proposed legal development conditions for the six plots, which were published by the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) yesterday.The bureau has drafted the legal development conditions for the six plots as their owners have applied for the projects.

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Gambling maid steals cash & valuables worth 75,000 patacas from boss: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a female domestic helper from the Philippines last week for stealing cash and valuables worth 75,000 patacas from her employer’s home, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect stole the cash and valuables from her employer’s home in Taipa when the family was away on a trip outside Macau, according to Lei. The domestic helper decided to steal the possessions from her employer after becoming addicted to

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui appoints CE electoral affairs body’s 5 members

Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On has appointed the five officials who will constitute the Electoral Affairs Commission for the upcoming Chief Executive Election. The commission will oversee the election of Chui’s successor by the end of the year. Chui second and constitutionally final consecutive 5-year term will end at midnight on December 19.According to an executive order published in yesterday’s Official Gazette (BO), the commission will be headed by Court of Final Appeal (TUI)

February 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt sets election date for members of CE election committee

The election of members of an election committee of Macau’s chief executive has been set for June 16, the local government has announced. According to the Macau Basic Law, the chief executive shall be elected by a broadly representative election committee in accordance with the law and appointed by the central government. The election committee consists of 400 members from four sectors – the industrial, commercial and financial sector; the cultural, educational, professional and sports

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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190 taxi offences recorded during CNY: police

A total of 190 offences by taxi drivers were recorded between Chinese New Year’s Eve last Monday and the fourth day of the Chinese New Year last Friday, with overcharging topping the list, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement at the weekend.According to Saturday’s statement, 76.8 percent (146 cases) of the 190 cases concerned overcharging, while 14.2 percent (27 cases) were about cabbies refusing to pick up passengers during the five-day period.The statement said that the

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Legislator vows to help domestic violence victim get overseas treatment

Lawmaker Agnes Lam Iok Fong said in a statement yesterday that she will assist in appealing a decision by the Health Bureau (SSM) which has refused to grant financial aid to a victim of severe domestic violence so that she can undergo specialist surgery outside Macau to restore her eyesight.In last July’s incident, the victim’s husband poured cooking oil and drain cleaner over her, causing severe burns to her body and resulting in a total loss of sight.Lam and the Good Shepherd Centre

February 11, 2019 | BY admin

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