Woman puts ‘bomb inside’ note in cake box to surprise boyfriend: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) questioned a 24-year-old local woman on Wednesday on suspicion of what in legal parlance is known as “threatening to commit a crime”. The woman put a slip of paper, on which “bomb inside” was written in Chinese, inside a cake box holding a birthday cake. She asked a staff member in a hotel to take the box to a guestroom in which her boyfriend was staying, to give him a “surprise”. In fact, the woman did not put a bomb in the box, according to the

September 30, 2016 | BY admin

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2 nabbed for duping gamblers with fake banknotes

Two men from Zhejiang have been detained after allegedly exchanging fake HK$1,000 banknotes with gamblers while betting at gaming tables, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Eric Choi Ian Fai said yesterday.Choi spoke to reporters outside City of Dreams’ Grand Hyatt Macau in Cotai where PJ officers showed reporters 200 fake HK$1,000 banknotes.According to Choi, the PJ received reports from eight casinos between September 12 and 23 about the fake banknotes. In the 20 cases, police seized 36 fake

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Group to hold anti-smoking ‘Quit & Win’ contest

The Smoking Abstention and Good Health Association will organise an anti-smoking activity called “Quit & Win” in November, with the aim of encouraging more local smokers to eschew tobacco.A press conference about the activity was held yesterday on the premises of an online media company in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais.Speaking to reporters at the press conference, Denis Vong Hou Piu, the deputy chairman of the association, said that “Quit & Win” was a worldwide quit-smoking

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Govt to hold Wushu Master Challenge next year: official

The government will hold the Wushu Masters Challenge again next year as the findings of a survey show that the event was popular among tourists and residents alike, Sports Bureau (ID) President Pun Weng Kun announced during a press conference at the Federal Restaurant in Zape yesterday.Pun made the remarks during the press conference about the findings of a survey on this year’s Wushu Masters Challenge conducted by the E-Research & Solutions (ERS), a local research firm which was

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Diversification opens more opportunities for Aussies: envoy

The local government’s effort to diversify the economy away from gaming has attracted Australians to come to Macau for work, business and travel, Australian Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau Paul Tighe said yesterday.Tighe made the comments while speaking to The Macau Post Daily prior to attending a farewell reception in his honour at Galaxy Macau organised by AustCham’s Macau Business Network.Over the past five years as down under’s top diplomat in Hong Kong and Macau, Tighe said

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4 groups, 1 resident to protest on National Day: police

A total of four groups and one resident will be holding protests on tomorrow’s National Day, according to a statement released by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday.The police said that the People Power union, Macau Bar Benders Association and Macau Democratic Action Association would march from Iao Hon Market Garden.People Power’s protest march will start at 2:30 p.m., while the Macau Bar Benders Association and Macau Democratic Action Association will start marching around 3 to 4

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MGM chief doesn’t support ban on off-duty gaming staff entering casinos

MGM China Holdings Executive Director and CEO Grant Bowie said yesterday that he did not support a proposed ban on gaming workers entering casinos during their leisure time.Bowie also said it was more appropriate that education and assistance be provided to those addicted to gambling, to tackle the issue.Bowie made the comments while speaking to reporters at MGM in Nape where he attended the opening ceremony of the MGM Local Talent Continuing Education Series.MGM China Holdings Executive

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Overcharging tops complaints about cabbies

The total number of complaints about taxi drivers rose 20 percent in the first eight months year-on-year, with overcharging topping the list, according to data provided by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) to The Macau Post Daily yesterday.Che Sai Wang, who heads the bureau’s Division of Transport Management, told reporters yesterday that passengers complained the most about taxi drivers overcharging, reaching over 400 complaints in the first eight months. Che made the remarks at a press

September 29, 2016 | BY admin

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Group urges govt to boost support for insurance sector

The government should strengthen its support for the insurance industry as the city’s market is still too small and the local economy is heavily dependent on gambling, Macau Insurers’ Association (MIA) President Jiang Yidao said yesterday on the sidelines of a press conference at the Financial Services Bureau (DSF).Jiang announced during the press conference that the 28th East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC), to be hosted by the 28th EAIC Organising Committee set up by Jiang’s

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3 Filipinos, 1 local nabbed for taking & selling drugs

Three Filipinos and a local resident were arrested on Tuesday for the alleged selling and taking of drugs, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular briefing yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the 48-year-old local suspect, surnamed Lou, is an unemployed woman. One of the Filipino suspects, surnamed Huertas, is a 28-year-old unemployed woman. The second suspect, surnamed Doronila, is a 35-year-old unemployed man. The spokesperson said Huertas and Doronila are Macau

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Couple cheat 18 victims out of 741,700 patacas

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local couple on Tuesday on suspicion of cheating 18 local people out of a total of 741,700 patacas through three different scams. One of the scams was that the pair claimed they could provide assistance in renting Guangdong vehicle registration plates The plates are for vehicles registered in Macau to be allowed to drive in the mainland. Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the two hooded scam suspects to a PJ vehicle outside the PJ

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Group says govt’s long approval time raises risks for developers

The government’s long approval time for development projects is raising developers’ risk factors, Macau Association of Building Contractors and Developers (MABCD) President Tommy Lau Veng Seng said yesterday, calling on the government to improve the approval procedures.Lau, a lawmaker, made the comment while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the association’s 67th anniversary cocktail reception on its premises in Rua do Campo.Lau said that the long period of time that it takes for

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Mong Ha housing estate ready in 4 to 5 years: official

Construction of the Mong Ha social housing estate, which has been suspended for several years, will restart soon and is expected to be completed in four to five years, Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) Director Chau Vai Man said yesterday.In 2011, the government demolished the original public housing estate and adjacent sports pavilion, and started construction of a high-rise social rental housing estate – the second phase of the estate, as well as a new sports pavilion.The first phase

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LRT in Taipa to start operating in 2019: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday he was confident that the Taipa section of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) will start running in 2019.Rosario made the upbeat remark while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a plaque unveiling ceremony that marked the official re-opening of the Carmo Post Office in Taipa, following its renovation.Rosario said that construction of the 11 stations on 9.3 kilometres of track in Taipa and Cotai would be completed by the

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