UM to confer 5 honorary doctorates

The University of Macau (UM) announced yesterday that it will confer honorary doctorates on five “distinguished” individuals, namely Aaron J Ciechanover, Lao Ngai Leong, Anthony Lau Siu Wing, Joseph Sung Jao-yiu, and Wang Anyi, for their “outstanding achievements and significant contributions to social development and education”.The Ceremony for the Conferment of Honorary and Higher Degrees 2018 will be held on Saturday, December 1, in the University Hall. At the ceremony, Lao will

November 20, 2018 | BY admin

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50 suicides in 9 months: official

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that 50 suicides were recorded in the first three quarters, 18 of them in the third quarter. According to the statement, 13 of the suicide victims in the third quarter were locals, while five were non-residents. The number of 50 suicides recorded in the first three quarters this year fell by 3.8 percent year on year.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

November 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Drug paraphernalia found near car crash site

A driver lost control of his vehicle and careened down a hillside and landed on its side in Estrada do Altinho de Ka Ho in Coloane last Saturday and suspected drug paraphernalia were found around the crash site, according to a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson yesterday at a regular police press conference.According to the spokesperson, the police received a report at 7:44 a.m. last Saturday about the accident. When police officers and firefighters arrived at the scene, they found no

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2 men robbed of HK$1 million in Cotai hotel room

Two mainland men told the police they were robbed of HK$1 million at knife point by three men who also appeared to have stun guns in a casino resort hotel room in Cotai on Saturday afternoon, the Judiciary Police (PJ) have announced.According to a PJ statement on Sunday, police received a call on Saturday afternoon from two men reporting that they had been robbed by three men carrying a knife and brandishing what appeared to be stun guns in a hotel room in Cotai and that HK$1 million had been

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Filipina hurls knife at flat mate: police

A Filipina’s flat mate attacked her with a kitchen knife last Thursday in a shared flat in Rua de Nam Keng in Taipa, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said in a regular press briefing yesterday.According to Leng, at 11 p.m. last Thursday, the Public Security Police (PSP) in Taipa received a report about a woman who was attacked by her flat mate with a kitchen knife.The victim is a non-resident worker in her twenties, while the suspect, surnamed Geronimo, is a non-resident worker

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German teen driver fractures spine in F3 horror crash

Sophia Flörsch, a 17-year-old female teenage driver from Germany, suffered a fractured spine when her car flew off the track in a horrifying crash at the Formula Three Macau Grand Prix yesterday afternoon. “Five individuals were involved in the accident at Lisboa Bend,” an official statement said. Flörsch was conscious and stable after the smash when her car became airborne and hurtled into a marshals and photographers’ area at the Lisboa Bend. Japanese driver Sho Tsuboi, two

November 19, 2018 | BY admin

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Guerrieri takes maiden Guia Circuit win

Münnich Motorsport’s Esteban Guerrieri of Argentina won the Macau Guia Race 3, taking his maiden victory on the Guia Circuit. Second across the line was nine-time race winner Rob Huff of Great Britain, with Hungary’s Norbert Michelisz in third.Macau regular Gabriele Tarquini claimed the inaugural WTCR title after a 10th-place finish. The Italian carried an 18-point lead over YMR Hyundai driver Yvan Muller of France into the final WTCR race of the season, with Muller – who was sixth on

November 19, 2018 | BY admin

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Woman dragged along road by ex’s girlfriend dies

A car accident that occurred in the early morning of November 3 in Estrada Lou Lim Ieok in Taipa which involved a 28-year-old local woman who suffered a serious head injury after being dragged along the road by a car driven by her ex-boyfriend’s current girlfriend, died yesterday, according to a police statement.The incident was initially classified by the Judiciary Police (PJ) as a case of causing serious injury to the physical integrity of a person.In the early morning of November 3, an

November 19, 2018 | BY admin

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Farfus takes emotional GT Cup win

BMW’s Augusto Farfus Jr. held off race-long pressure from his Mercedes rivals to take an emotional victory in the SJM Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup race yesterday.The Brazilian made a good getaway from pole position to take the lead from fellow front row starter Raffaele Marciello of Italy before the cars had turned in to the first left hander, and from there he managed to pull more than one second clear over the first two laps.Marciello managed to close in on him though and was soon

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Hickman wins 3rd GP Motorcycle crown in shortened race

Peter Hickman, riding an Aspire-Ho by Bathams Racing BMW, won the 52nd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix Saturday afternoon for the third time in five visits to Macau in a race that was shortened to eight laps after two riders came off their bikes.Hickman started on pole position with team mate and compatriot Macau Grand Prix veteran and eight-time champion Michael Rutter on an Aspire-Ho by Bathams Racing Honda RC213V second on the grid.At the green light at the start of the race, Rutter flew from

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65th Macau Grand Prix ‘successfully concluded’: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture and President of the Macau Grand Prix Organising Committee (MGPOC) Alexis Tam Chon Weng told reporters yesterday evening that the 65th Macau Grand Prix had been successfully concluded and that the committee would continue to follow the guidelines of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) in order to stage an exciting and safe event for the public and competitors alike. Tam said the committee had executed a successful event. He added that

November 19, 2018 | BY admin

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Ticktum wins dramatic Macau Grand Prix back-to-back

British driver Dan Ticktum yesterday won the Suncity Group F3 Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 World Cup – for the second time in as many years after a dramatic race.The 19-year-old Motopark driver led every lap during an incident-filled event where there were two Safety Car periods and a lengthy red flag interruption following a freak accident involving German driver Sophia Flörsch.Flörsch’s car flew over the barrier after being launched over the top of Japanese driver Sho Tsuboi’s car at

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Marreiros wins new central library design tender

Local architect Carlos Marreiros won the tender for the “Preparation of the New Macau Central Library Project” at the Old Courthouse, with a price tag of 18.68 million patacas, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Saturday.The bureau held a press conference at the Old Courthouse where it presented both the winning design proposal for the New Macau Central Library Project and also the tendering process of the library design and planning.According to the bureau’s

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Chui pledges guidelines for fiscal surplus allocations

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has pledged that his government will issue clear guidelines next year for allocating fiscal surpluses.2019 is Chui’s last year of his second and constitutionally final consecutive 5-year term.Chui made the promise during a post-policy address Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle on FridayChief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On speaks during Friday’s post-policy address Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle. Photo:

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