Graft busters uncover IACM abuse of power case

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement yesterday that a former and a senior official of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IACM) abused their power by covering up the frequent unjustified absence of two of their subordinates over a course of four years.The statement said the case had cost the public Treasury 550,000 patacas.According to the statement, between 2011 and 2014, two IACM staff were late for work and left early without justification over 600 times

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Master Lam provides relief from pain for cancer sufferers

Behind a flower shop, a bakery and a Taiwanese tea shop in Estrada de Coelho do Amaral, near the Red Market, Tak Chun Charitable Association and, upstairs, Origin Point Therapy (OPT) Clinic operate. Tak Chun is involved in a lot of activities, such as visits to elderly homes, and it has built a school in the mainland where it provides the children with scholarships and their stationery. Buddhist charity Origin Point helps people in pain, especially cancer sufferers, with massage and

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Union urges gaming operators to keep their incentive pledges

Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff Association (MGESA) Secretary General Kelvin Choi Kam Fu yesterday urged the city’s six gaming operators to comply with the terms listed in their incentive schemes and keep their promises.Choi made the remarks during a press conference at the association’s office in Areia Preta. During the press conference, recently retired SJM cashier Wong Kam Chun said he had submitted a formal complaint to the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) in April about his former

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Police nab 8 casino loansharks

The police have arrested eight mainland men for their alleged involvement in a 60-member casino loan-sharking gang, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said at a special press conference yesterday. The spokesperson said that based on a tip-off in April, the police began investigating the gang.According to the spokesperson, the suspects mainly operated near casinos in Zape where they looked for potential clients, and if the gamblers couldn’t pay back their loans, the suspects withheld

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CTM says passing concession to others ‘not best option’

CTM chief executive officer Vandy Poon Fuk Hei said yesterday that granting its public telecommunications service concession to a “new team” might “not be the best option” for Macau.Poon made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending the launching ceremony of the “Tai Fung CTM Visa Signature Credit Card” at Tai Fung Bank Headquarters Building in Nape.The city’s fixed-network and external telecommunications services are being operated by CTM under a concession

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Fireworks contest budget to rise 15 pct: tourism chief

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday that this year’s fireworks contest’s budget was set to increase by 15 percent year-on-year. Senna Fernandes, who also heads the Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT), made the announcement during a press conference about the 28th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest at the Tourism Activities Centre (CAT) in Zape. The contest will be held on September 3, 10, 15, 24 and October

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World wushu masters to join ‘challenge’: govt

Wushu masters and athletes from 19 foreign countries, along with their counterparts from the mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, will participant in the city’s first-ever Wushu Masters Challenge on August 11-14, the Sports Bureau (ID) and Wushu General Association of Macau (WGAM) said yesterday. According to a statement released by the two organisers, which hosted a press conference on the event at Macau Tower yesterday, European countries will make up most of the 19 foreign nations,

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Eat for a good cause: black waffles

Black waffle is the latest trend on the menu and if you haven’t tried it yet, now’s the perfect chance as you’ll be raising funds for Orbis’ sight-saving missions when you order black waffles from two local restaurants.Meet & Sweet Coffee and Kitchen and Roomage 30 are two of the 54 local merchants taking part in Orbis Macau’s “Darkness To Go” fundraising campaign which calls on the local community to wipe out darkness through their daily life such as dining and shopping in

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Govt to consult public on new vocational education rules

The government plans to launch a public consultation on possible amendments to a by-law on vocational education by the end of the year, Wong Kin Mou, who heads the Research and Educational Resources Department of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), said yesterday.Wong made the remarks during a press conference about a regular meeting of the Non-Tertiary Education Committee. The closed-door meeting was held at the bureau.Yesterday’s meeting discussed, among other things, a research

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Govt to amend special education regulation

The government expects to amend its special education regulation by the end of this year, Chow Pui Leng, who heads the Psycho-Paedagogical Support and Special Education Centre run by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), said yesterday.Chao made the remarks during a press conference about a regular meeting of the Non-Tertiary Education Committee. The closed-door meeting was held at the bureau.The regulation is a by-law which does not need to be approved by the Legislative Assembly

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Govt to launch warning mechanism this year: tourism chief

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday she expected the government’s long-planned travel warning mechanism finally to be set up this year.Senna Fernandes, who also heads the Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT), made the remarks on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the “Art at Shipyard – Creative Fair” on the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) campus in Zape.While there is currently no such mechanism in place locally, the

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DSAMA mechanic found dead in shipyard: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday that a Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) mechanic was believed to have hanged himself in a pump room at the Government Shipyard in Fai Chi Kei.The statement said the mechanic was a 53-year-old local man surnamed Ieong.According to the statement, Ieong was found hanging from a sprinkler system pipe by a fellow DSAMA official who was inspecting the area at around 5 p.m., so he called the police.Please read the full article in our print

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Govt unable to reveal budget for Cotai hospital: official

The chief-of-cabinet of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture, Ip Peng Kin, said yesterday the government could neither say what the budget for the construction of the Cotai hospital complex will be, nor the time it will take to complete the project, since the designs were still being worked on.Ip made the remarks on the sidelines of the ‘Art at Shipyard – Creative Fair’ Macau Polytechnic Institute campus in Zape. Ip was a guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the event

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Land Law analysis takes time: legislator

Speaking about the draft of an “interpretative law” on the  Land Law, which was submitted last week to the Legislative Assembly (AL), legislator-cum-urban planner Jose Chui Sai Peng said yesterday that the legislature’s advisors should be given enough time to analyse the bill. Jose made the remarks on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Science and Technology Week 2016, hosted by the government’s Science and Technology Council at Fisherman’s Wharf.The bill, which

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