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Police mull extending detention period to 90 days: official
Public Security Police (PSP) senior officer Chio Song Un said yesterday that the Public Security Forces (FSM) will study the possibility of extending the administrative detention period for illegal immigrants and overstayers during their pending deportation procedures from the current 60 to 90 days.Chio, who heads the PSP Public Relations Division, made the remarks during yesterday’s Macau Forum held by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park.The forum is a weekly public debate
June 13, 2016
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Govt to check if natural gas supply will up power costs: energy chief
Energy Sector Development Office (GDSE) Director Hoi Chi Leong said yesterday the government was checking if local power utility CEM’s plans to build a natural gas power plant would lead to an increase in electricity charges.Hoi made the remarks on the sidelines of the launching ceremony in Praça do Tap Seac of this year’s Energy Saving Week.The annual event organised by the office aimed at raising residents’ energy-saving awareness will hold a series of activities throughout the week,
June 13, 2016 | BY admin
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Car bursts into flames in safety island crash: police
The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement that in the early morning yesterday a car was engulfed in flames after crashing into the safety island in Avenida Marginal do Lam Mau.According to the statement, the accident happened at around 3 a.m.The statement said that the driver was believed to have lost control of his car while driving along Avenida Marginal do Lam Mau and crashed into a safety island that separates the road, flipping the car on its side. As soon as the driver and two
June 13, 2016 | BY admin
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Govt hopes youngsters will set up shop in Guangdong
The government’s Youth Business Incubation Centre is talking to its counterparts in the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) about encouraging young local people to set up shop in the zone, Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Director Tai Kin Ip said yesterday.Tai spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of a youth entrepreneur training course, at the Bank of China Building yesterday morning.According the Tai, the local centre will sign a co-operation pact very soon
June 13, 2016 | BY admin
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Couple blackmail 16-year-old girl over lewd photos
A couple was arrested on Monday for blackmailing a 16-year-old girl over lewd photos, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.The local couple are a 30-year-old man surnamed Hoi who works as a food deliveryman, and a 29-year-old woman surnamed Ho who works as a cashier.Speaking during a regular press briefing, the spokesperson said the victim met the suspects on a social media site on May 27. The suspects told her that they could get her a private modelling job which would
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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Govt mulls 10-year-plan for higher education: official
The government plans to draft a 10-year development plan for the higher education sector after its tertiary education bill is passed by the legislature, Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) Director Sou Chio Fai said yesterday. The higher education chief made the remarks when addressing the founding ceremony of the Macau Tertiary Education Development and Promotion Association at the Macau Science Centre.According to Sou, the government will start drawing up the plan when the bill,
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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Police bust 2 drug-dealing cases, nab 10 illegal workers
The police busted two drug-dealing cases on Tuesday, one involving a 20-year-old drug dealer and another involving a gang of four, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a special press briefing yesterday.The spokesperson said that after arresting the 20-year-old suspect surnamed Hong on Tuesday, the police found 40.3 grammes of cocaine in his flat in Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, worth an estimated street value of 120,000 patacas.The suspect told police he had received the drugs from
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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Bill proposes uniform recruitment process for govt jobs
Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) Director Kou Peng Kuan said yesterday the bureau planned to regularly carry out a uniform recruitment assessments for residents who want to apply for a job in the public sector, adding that the applicants will be only allowed to apply to take part in professional knowledge assessments by bureaus and similar entities after they pass the initial test.Kou made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters.Kou and Leong
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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Police arrest man pretending to be cop
A 31-year-old local man was arrested on Tuesday after he “apprehended” a woman for distributing calling cards for a massage parlour, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said during a regular press briefing yesterday.According to the spokesperson, after receiving a call for assistance at around noon on Tuesday, police officers arrived at the scene, near a footbridge in Avenida do Doutor Rodrigo Rodrigues, to find the suspect holding the woman on the ground.The spokesperson said that
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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6,000 potted lotus flowers to beautify city next week
The Civic and Municipal Bureau (IACM) announced yesterday that some 6,000 potted lotus flowers of a 100 different kinds will be displayed in 13 parks, 17 squares and main streets to make the city more attractive.IACM senior officials including executive committee member Leong Kun Fong yesterday jointly presided over a press conference to announce a raft of activities for the celebration of the city’s 16th Lotus Flower FestivalAccording to the press conference, the annual festival will start
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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Govt to listen to public about tougher penalties for Ponzi schemes: Leong
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday that the government will listen to the public on whether to toughen the punishment for Ponzi scheme instigators.Leong made the remarks on the sidelines of the opening session of the Tai Hu World Cultural Forum at the Venetian in Cotai. Three local men were arrested last month for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme which they started in 2014 involving at least HK$66 million and at least 50 victims.Secretary for Economy and
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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Developer slams govt for ‘not comprehending’ Xi’s remarks
As far as its handling of the city’s so-called idle plots of land is concerned, the government has failed to comprehend the remarks President Xi Jinping made during his inspection visit to Macau in 2014, developer Ung Choi Kun, who heads the Association of Property Agents and Realty Developers of Macau, said yesterday.Ung also said that the Land Law should be amended as soon as possible.Ung, a former lawmaker, made the remarks when addressing a reception celebrating the association’s 22nd
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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Bosses & staff each to pay 5 pct of wages into central provident fund: bill
The government’s top advisory Executive Council (ExCo) announced yesterday that it has completed its discussion of a government-drafted bill on the city’s long-planned non-mandatory central provident fund system.The bill proposes that the city’s employers and employees each pay at least five percent of the basic wages into a provident fund account in the name of the employee.ExCo spokesman Leong Heng Teng made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters.Social
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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Exhibition shows USJ design students’ take on ‘commute’
Students from the Faculty of Creative Industries at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) majoring in design are holding a graduate exhibition aimed at exploring their interpretation of a common global phenomenon  – “commute”.The “Commute – Design Graduate Exhibition” of creations by 13 graduate students is on display at Ponte 9 Creative Platform in the Inner Harbour area.The students were asked to develop the theme “commute”: an individual design journey, according to a
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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Exhibition shows Bucket King’s magical journey
An exhibition for a children’s book of illustrations is being held on the first and third floors of Fantasia 10.The exhibition, named after the locally produced book, is titled “The Magical Journey of the Bucket King” and will run until June 19. It has been jointly organised by Case Station Advertising & Planning Co. Ltd, the Sao Lazaro Parish Creative Industries Promotion Association, and the Fantasia 10 gallery. Please read the full article in our print edition.
June 9, 2016 | BY admin
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