Mainlander pimps Japanese woman: police

A Japanese woman was cheated when a mainland man she had met on an online app asked her to come to Macau four years ago when he took all the money she earnt as a prostitute from clients he had found for her to service until she left after a few months, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a regular press conference yesterday.Lei said the suspect surnamed Gao, a 28-year-old unemployed man from Jilin, a north-eastern province bordering North Korea and Russia, has a girlfriend who

December 13, 2018 | BY admin

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MGTO to launch ‘chatbots’ answering tourists’ enquiries

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced yesterday that it will install a number of robots that can answer people’s enquiries about tourism information – by listening to oral speech – in various locations in the city. The robot is called “chatbot”.According to Wikipedia, a chatbot is a computer program or an artificial intelligence (AI) which conducts a conversation via auditory or textual methods.The office hosted a press conference yesterday at the Transport Bureau

December 13, 2018 | BY admin

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In-flight theft of HK$20,000 by mainlander

A mainland man was arrested by the police yesterday for stealing HK$20,000 from a passenger on a flight from Nanjing to Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a special press conference yesterday.Lei said the suspect surnamed Li, a 33-year-old salesman from the mainland, was reported to the police by the male victim, also from the mainland. The HK$20,000 was recovered by the police.The police also found that Li was involved in another theft from a passenger onboard an

December 13, 2018 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass bill on temporary housing & ‘home swap’ schemes

The Legislative Assembly (AL) passed yesterday the outline of a government-initiated bill regulating its temporary housing and its “home swap” schemes for residents affected by the future urban renewal process.According to the bill, temporary housing projects are for residents affected by urban renewal projects to live temporarily when their old homes have been earmarked for redevelopment, while “home swap” units are for residents affected by the urban renewal process to buy if they are

December 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Michelin gives 19 local restaurants stars in new guide

A total of 19 local restaurants received one to three stars from Michelin in its latest 2019 Hong Kong and Macau Guide that was launched yesterday.An award ceremony took place at City of Dreams (COD) yesterday, where it was announced that Alain Ducasse at Morpheus was the only new restaurant from Macau to have made it on to the guide’s list of starred restaurants.The restaurant, headed by Ducasse serving French contemporary haute cuisine, was awarded two Michelin stars “in less than six

December 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Wife beats husband with cleaver handle: police

A local couple who live in a flat in Nape had an argument last week which led the wife to beat her husband with the handle of a cleaver, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a regular press conference yesterday.The couple have a 20-year-old daughter.The 61-year-old victim returned home at around 9 p.m. last Thursday and found that the rubber tube of his blood pressure meter had been cut and suspected his 41-year-old wife, surnamed Yim, had done it in revenge as he had broken

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Peeping Tom caught in women’s toilet: police

The local salesman was caught by the victim peeping over the top of her toilet cubicle, in a public restroom she was using at a hotel in the city centre, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said yesterday at a regular press conference.Lam identified the suspect as a 36-year-old resident surnamed Pang. The victim is a local 20-year-old woman who said she saw Pang’s reflection on the floor and was alarmed since she suspected that he was recording her.The incident took place on

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Legislature passes new police operation bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill regulating the operation of the Public Security Police (PSP), which aims to help the police cope with the rising pressure caused by the city’s constant development when carrying out their duties to maintain public security and law enforcement tasks.The new PSP law is to replace a decree-law regulating the PSP operation promulgated in 1995 when Macau was still under Portuguese administration.The new PSP law will take

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Dealer hides 4 stolen chips up his sleeve

A local dealer stole four chips worth HK$40,000 in total when on duty early Saturday by hiding them up his sleeve, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a regular press conference yesterday.The male suspect, a 31-year-old surnamed Lam, works as a croupier in a casino in Nape.He started working at the casino in October last year. At midnight on Saturday, Lin was on duty and put four HK$10,000 chips up his shirt sleeve. During a regular break, Lam went to the employee lounge. On

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Legislature passes CE election committee amendment bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-drafted bill to amend the Chief Executive Election Law, according to which two members of the Chief Executive Election Committee will come from the city’s future municipal organisation.The bill’s outline was passed during a plenary session of the legislature in August.The government proposed the chief executive election law amendment bill, after the legislature passed in July passed a government-initiated bill on the establishment

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Govt to launch mobile app for checking medical records

The Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday that it will launch a mobile application allowing residents to check their medical records stored by the public health sector.The bureau said that it expects the new mobile application to be launched in the first quarter of next year.The bureau hosted a press conference yesterday at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre to brief the media about the preliminary achievements of the government’s smart health services project that is

December 11, 2018 | BY admin

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22 nabbed for prostitution, illegal currency exchange: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) carried out an operation in conjunction with the Unitary Police Service (SPU) on Sunday to combat illegal activities and prostitution in Cotai and around Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, resulting in the apprehension of 22 people, according to a PSP statement yesterday.The statement said that the Public Security Police cracked down on prostitution and illegal activities in the areas surrounding Cotai and Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro on the peninsula on Sunday. In the

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Chui to pay duty visit to Beijing

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will pay his annual duty visit to Beijing from Saturday to next Tuesday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement yesterday. According to the statement, Chui will submit his 2018 work report to central government leaders during his four-day stay in the capital and also brief them on the government’s policy guidelines for next year. Chui’s entourage will include his chief-of-cabinet O Lam, GCS Director Victor Chan Chi Ping

December 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Police warn against courier company phone scam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday warned residents against phone scams in which fraudsters pretend to be from an express delivery company.According to the statement, the Judiciary Police have received reports from a number of residents who purportedly received phone calls from “SF Express”. The phone callers told them that there was a parcel for them at the company which could, however, not be picked up, telling them to dial “9” if they needed to contact the customer service about the

December 11, 2018 | BY admin

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