Cabbie locks 3 passengers inside cab in overcharging row: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a taxi driver on Monday – New Year’s Eve – for locking three passengers from the mainland inside his taxi after they refused to be overcharged, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.One of the three passengers allegedly pressed his fingers onto the cabbie’s head several times during the row, causing the latter to sustain slight bruises, Ho said, adding that the former, however, denied the allegation.Ho identified the

January 3, 2019 | BY admin

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China faces opportunities, challenges in 2019: Xi

BEIJING – Joint efforts are needed as China faces both opportunities and challenges in 2019, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s speech yesterday.The People’s Republic of China (PRC) will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2019, Xi pointed out.Chinese people, who are self-reliant, hardworking, and enterprising, have created a miracle recognized by the world, he said, vowing to rely on the people and push forward the unprecedented great cause step by step.President Xi Jinping

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Culture bureau reports ‘criminal’ damage on Ilha Verde Hill to police

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that it reported to the police on Sunday the suspected criminal damage caused by someone on Ilha Verde Hill.After a community association recently told the media about some areas on the hill that have been damaged, IC officials went to the hill to check the situation, the statement said.Based on the damage on the hill, the IC officials assumed that the damage possibly amounted to a criminal offence, the statement said, adding that

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Local boxer wins 1st belt with 1st -round KO

Local boxing hopeful Cheong Lap Cheong won his first belt at the first attempt in the dying seconds of the first round of an eight-round bout at Wynn Palace in Cotai yesterday afternoon and got his wish to start the New Year on a high.Macao Boxing House’s Cheong, 22, was the first fight up on the “Lifetime Boxing Fight 1” card at Wynn Palace Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon in a boxing fest co-sponsored by Macao Boxing House, Hong Kong’s DEF Promotions, Tokyo Broadcasting System TV

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Woman on zebra crossing hit by taxi

A local woman in her sixties was hit by a taxi yesterday on a zebra crossing in Avenida de Horta e Costa, the Public Security Police (PSP) said yesterday.According to the police, the accident happened shortly before 11 a.m. when the cab hit the woman when she was walking across a zebra crossing near the Tai Fung Bank branch in the thoroughfare that runs from near Flora Garden to the Red Market.The woman, who sustained slight injuries to her legs and waist, was taken to the public Conde de Sao

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Woman steals chips from man in hotel room: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a woman from the mainland on Saturday for allegedly stealing gaming chips worth HK$140,000 from a male compatriot whom she had just met, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the suspect admitted to having only stolen gaming chips worth HK$60,000 from the victim – who, however, told the police that he had lost chips worth HK$140,000.Ho identified the suspect as a 30-year-old saleswoman surnamed

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui stresses patriotism, national security in New Year’s speech

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On yesterday underlined the importance of patriotism and national security in his New Year’s address.In the speech, Chui said that all sectors of civil society should remain united and promote the traditional values of loving the country and loving Macau. He also pointed out that the setting-up of the Commission on the Defence of National Security by his government last year further improved Macau’s national security system and mechanism. Chui, whose second

January 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Int’l trade expert to head Liaison Office

The State Council has appointed Fu Ziying as the director of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau, according to a statement from the office on Friday.Fu’s official biography points out that he holds a PhD in economics and is also a senior accountant, having been appointed China International Trade Representative in March 2017.The appointment came about two months after the passing of the then director of the local liaison office, Zheng Xiaosong, who died in Macau on

December 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Leong leads ceremony for this year’s countdown gigs

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Acting President Leong Wai Man led a traditional worshipping ceremony in Praça do Lago Sai Van yesterday for a successful Macau Countdown Concert 2018 and Taipa Countdown Show 2018.The Cultural Affairs Bureau and Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will co-host the two gigs tonight, Leong said during yesterday’s ceremony.On the sidelines of the ceremony, Leong said, “We estimate that 30,000 people will attend the concert in Macau’s Praça do Lago Sai Van

December 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to issue ‘AA’ vehicle plates after ‘MZ’: report

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has decided to issue vehicle registration plates starting with “AA” after the vehicle registration plates starting with “MZ” have been used up, according to a report by the Chinese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM yesterday.The city’s vehicle registration plates are marked with an “M” plus a letter of the Western alphabet – or simply an “M” with no any other letter, followed by four Arabic numerals. Vehicle registration

December 31, 2018 | BY admin

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Local boxing hopeful aims to win belt for New Year

Up-and-coming local boxer Cheong Lap Cheong is taking his first shot at winning a belt at Wynn Place in Cotai today, hoping to start the New Year on a high.Macao Boxing House’s Cheong will be fighting on the “Lifetime Boxing Fight 1” card at the Wynn Palace Grand Theatre this afternoon, an event co-sponsored by Macao Boxing House, Hong Kong’s DEF Promotions, Tokyo Broadcasting System TV (TBS), and Japan’s Watanabe Boxing Hall.This is the first time that Japan has partnered with a

December 31, 2018 | BY admin

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24-hour supermarket gutted by fire

A 24-hour supermarket in Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga was completely gutted by fire in the early hours of yesterday, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.A Fire Services Bureau spokesperson said they suspected that the blaze was caused by an electrical fault in a fridge at Vang Kei Supermarket on the ground floor of Block A of Fortune Tower in the thoroughfare that runs from Avenida do Almirante Lacerda to Avenida de Sidónio Pais.The Fire Services Bureau received a report about the fire

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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12-year-old schoolboy falls to his death from home: police

A 12-year-old schoolboy fell to his death from his family home in a residential building in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement.The avenue in Areia Preta district runs from the former CEM power station to near Triangle Garden.The boy, surnamed Si, was a local resident enrolled in secondary school, the statement said.A man walks past Hap Fu 188 residential estate in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais yesterday where a 12-year-old schoolboy

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Macau’s GNI rises 10.3 pct in 2017

Macau’s gross national income (GNI) rose by 10.3 percent year-on-year in real terms in 2017, while per-capita GNI went up by 9.7 percent year-on-year in real terms, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.According to a DSEC statement, GNI at current prices amounted to 372.96 billion patacas last year, which was 32.83 billion patacas less than gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices in 2017, representing a net external factor income outflow of the same amount that was

December 28, 2018 | BY admin

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