Scholar urges govt to reveal details of Nam Van projects

The government should give the public more details of its previous contacts with the over 10 Nam Van Development Company Ltd. subsidiaries about their planned construction projects on 13 leased plots, social commentator Larry So Man Yum said yesterday. So, a former associate professor of social work at the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM), made the remarks during a group interview on the tertiary institute’s campus in Zape.The 13 undeveloped plots’ 25-year provisional concessions are

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Plants worth 49,000 patacas damaged in Seac Pai Van: police

About 49,000 patacas worth of trees and shrubs have been destroyed in Seac Pai Van in Coloane since early June, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Cho Man said yesterday.Speaking during a regular press briefing, Chan said the police were informed of the case by Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) officials on Thursday, who said that someone had chopped down four trees in the public areas of the Seac Pai Van public housing estate on the previous day, leaving only the stumps.Chan said the

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Wynn says VIP rooms ‘planned’ for Cotai resort

Wynn Resorts Macau Executive Director Linda Chen did not rule out the possibility that Wynn Palace in Cotai will include VIP gaming areas, when asked by the media yesterday if the US gaming company is considering running such facilities in the resort after its opening next month. Chen briefed reporters on the opening preparations for the resort yesterday at Wynn Macau in Nape where she attended the opening of a business-matching session with local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

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Foundation hopes to promote Peking opera

The China Peking Opera Arts Foundation hopes to promote Peking Opera in Macau, especially among children, Lin Ruikang, an advisor to the foundation, said yesterday.Lin made the remarks during a Peking opera performance for local pupils. The event, performed by a youth opera group from the mainland, was jointly organised by the Macau Foundation (FM) and the visiting foundation at the Workers’ Children High School in Fai Chi Kei.According to Wikipedia, Peking opera is a form of traditional

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Govt vows to help teachers improve their skills

Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Vice Director Kuok Sio Lai said yesterday the bureau would continue to come up with different ways to support local teaching staff who wish to improve their teaching skills.Kuok made the remarks when addressing a graduation ceremony at Sir Robert Ho Tung Portuguese-Chinese Primary School near Praça do Tap Seac.The ceremony was organised by the South China Normal University in Guangzhou.Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Vice Director Kuok Sio

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Customs bust 2 II cases

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that it had busted two illegal immigrant cases early yesterday morning. The two cases happened 10 minutes apart from each other.The statement said that while patrolling near a bus stop close to Sai Van Bridge in Taipa at 3 a.m. on Monday, customs officers stopped and questioned two men acting suspiciously.One of the two admitted that he came to Macau illegally earlier this month. The other man, whom he met at a casino, was about to help

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Pupil’s paintings depict flowers with people – or a deer

Local pupil Pun Weng I is holding a solo exhibition at Fantasia 10 gallery to show her latest paintings of flowers.Eighteen-year-old Pun’s display is part of the “Mill Pen” series of exhibitions co-organised by the Sao Lazaro Parish Creative Industries Promotion Association and the gallery.The gallery is located in Calçada da Igreja de Sao Lazaro.Please read the full article in our print edition.

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Study urges start-uppers to improve their skills

A study released yesterday shows that young local businesspeople still need to improve their skills to start their own business and gain more market knowledge to sell their products and services. The study urges the government to provide stronger support to start-uppers. The first-ever “Macau Entrepreneurship Index” study was conducted by e-Research & Solutions (eRS), Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Macau (UM) and SMEs Service Platform.eRS Director

July 11, 2016 | BY admin

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Police probe death of naked man found on podium

The naked body of a man was found lying on the first floor of Block 4 of the International Centre in Zape on Saturday night, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday the Public Security Police (PSP) received a call from a doorman of the mixed-use estate about a man found lying on the first-floor podium of the building.The man was certified dead at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre at about 11 p.m.,

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25-year land lease cap must stay: lawmaker

Speaking during yesterday’s Macau Forum open-air debate, grassroots legislator Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong insisted that any undeveloped land plots must be repossessed upon the expiration of their 25-year provisional concessions as stipulated by the Land Law, adding it was “completely unnecessary” to interpret the law by passing a bill on the matter.  Over 50 audience members attended the forum, where Ng, a board member of the New Macau Association (NMA), was a guest speaker. The forum is

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MTel calls for better roadworks co-ordination

MTel Chairman and CEO Michael Choi Tak Meng yesterday urged the government to better co-ordinate its roadworks.Choi also said he felt there “may have been a misunderstanding” when CTM Chief Executive Officer Vandy Poon Fuk Hei said on Thursday that granting his company’s public telecommunications service concession to a “new team” might “not be the best option” for Macau.Choi made the remarks on the sidelines of a smart city forum organised by Choi In Tong Sam Association, the

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Portuguese artist depicts transience

Portuguese artist Sofia Arez is holding an exhibition of some of her paintings to show the public how she explores transience.The “Transient” exhibition is being held by the Institute of European Studies of Macau (IEEM) in conjunction with the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) at the Centre for Creative Industries in Nape. The centre is located on the ground floor of the Macau Cultural Centre complex.Sofia Arez was born in Portugal in 1972 and attained a master’s degree in painting from the

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Govt says it ‘strictly’ adheres to law on land leases

The government said yesterday that it “always strictly” adheres to the relevant laws and regulations when handling the city’s land concessions, according to a statement by the Spokesperson’s Office of the Government (GPV). The GPV statement also said the planning for Nam Van’s Zones C and D would be handled in line with the Urban Planning Law, which was enacted in March 2014. The statement also said that the provisional land concession for C7, a plot in Zone C, was slated to

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Police bust 3 Mongolians for shoplifting spree

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday the arrests of three men from the Republic of Mongolia on suspicion of shoplifting in at least 10 shops in various locations around the city.A PJ spokesman announced the case during a special press briefing.The spokesperson identified the suspects as 40-year-old Batbold, 42-year-old Burembap and 43-year-old Emkhsaikham. The trio were arrested on Wednesday as they were about to leave the city through the Barrier Gate checkpoint.Judiciary Police (PJ)

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