Fisherman’s Wharf plans VR games centre

The Macau Fisherman’s Wharf complex in the Outer Harbour plans to open a virtual games centre in conjunction with a Japanese company and a wax museum in the middle of this year, the property’s president, ex-lawmaker Melinda Chan Mei Yi, told reporters yesterday. Chan made the remarks on the sidelines of a Chinese New Year media lunch hosted by Macau Legend Development, which owns the complex.Chan said that the VR games centre would be located in the ground-floor of the convention centre of

February 15, 2019 | BY admin

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lululemon helps start a new tradition in the Year of the Pig

If the (Western) New Year resolutions made last month didn’t work out, here’s a second chance as it’s Chinese New Year now, and if the resolution is about squeezing in some exercise into your busy life, lululemon might be able to help keep it.Canadian athletic apparel retailer lululemon opened its first shop in Macau at the Venetian in December and has already built a community for those who are into a fit and healthy lifestyle.Over the Chinese New Year, the brand is encouraging people to

February 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Red tide hits Hac Sa Beach

Coloane’s Hac Sa Beach has been hit by a red tide and residents and visitors are advised not to enter the coastal waters in the affected area, according to a statement by the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA).According to the statement, the bureau has forwarded the red tide warning to the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM).The statement further points out that since the swimming season hasn’t started yet, no life guards are on duty at Hac Sa Beach.Members of the public are urged to phone the

February 15, 2019 | BY admin

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Female teacher assists online love scam gang

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a 58-year-old local teacher on Wednesday for her involvement in a scam by a gang which cheated nine local women out of a total of 540,000 patacas.In each of the cases the victim was told by a “courier company” to pay a handling fee so that she could collect a parcel seized by local customs sent by a foreign man whom she had met on a social networking site, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect, surnamed

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KK going for 1st IBO belt in Hainan

Macau’s best-known professional boxer Ng Kuok Kun aka KK aka ‘The Macau Kid’ will be aiming to win his first international title in Hainan’s Ding’an county tomorrow against Thai opponent Thotsaphol Thongplew.This will be KK’s 14th professional fight, (he represented Macau in last year’s 18th Asian Games (commonly known as Jakarta Palembang 2018) in Indonesia as an amateur, with a record of 13 wins, no losses, and 7 KOs – and he will be up against Thotsaphol (6-1- 3 KOs) who was

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Ho Iat Seng ‘actively’ considers CE bid, says not afraid to enter ‘hot kitchen’

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said yesterday he was “actively” considering running in the chief executive election later this year.Ho, a businessman and veteran lawmaker and community leader, also said he was not afraid of entering the “hot kitchen” – generally understood to refer to the perceived pressure associated with working in a senior government position.The current five-year term of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, who was re-elected in 2014, will end on

February 14, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui swears in Electoral Affairs Commission’s 5 members

The 5 members of the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive Election took their oaths of office during a ceremony conducted by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On at Government Headquarters yesterday.Song Man Lei, a judge of the three-member Court of Final Appeal (TUI), was sworn in as the commission’s president. Song is Macau’s highest-ranking female judge. The Court of Final Appeal is the highest court of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).Assistant

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2 drug users impersonate cops: police

Two local male drug users claimed to be Judiciary Police (PJ) officers and intercepted a male drug dealer from Hong Kong outside a hotel in the city centre early this month searched the dealer and took 23,000 patacas in cash and 10 packets of cocaine from him and his guestroom, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special conference yesterday.Lei identified the two suspects as a 23-year-old surnamed Kam and a 36-year-old surnamed Ng. Both told the police that they are unemployed. Lei

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Nigerian cheats 11 Indians out of 420,000 patacas in job scam: police

A male non-resident worker from Nigeria has been arrested for cheating 11 Indians out of a total of 420,000 patacas by claiming that he could help them get a job in a local company where he was working, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a 43-year-old surnamed Shimeobi working as a security guard for a security company.An Indian man, who is not among the 11 victims, reported the case to the Judiciary

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UM gets 2 new vice rectors

The public University of Macau (UM) announced yesterday that it has decided to appoint two new vice rectors. According to an UM statement, Prof. Ge Wei, an expert in reproductive biology, will be the new vice rector for research, while Prof. Billy So Kee Long, a historian, will be the new vice rector for student affairs, for a five-year and three-year term, respectively. Both will assume office next Monday.“With over 20 years of experience in research, teaching, and university administration

February 14, 2019 | BY admin

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Restaurant guest falsely reports crime after no-one chats with him: police

A local man was arrested on Monday for falsely reporting a crime claiming that he was being attacked by several people and that someone was brandishing a gun in a restaurant in Coloane, Public Police Security Force (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect made the false crime report after repeatedly disturbing other patrons in the restaurant by trying to chat to them but none of them bothered to respond, according to Cheong.Cheong identified

February 13, 2019 | BY admin

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UM historian’s book receives 2 awards

An English-language book written by Distinguished Professor Wang Di from the University of Macau (UM) Department of History, “Violence and Order on the Chengdu Plain: The Story of a Secret Brotherhood in Rural China, 1939-1949”, recently received the Academic Excellence Award from the Chinese Historians in the United States and the Best Book Award from the Association for the Studies of Chinese Secret Societies, the public university announced in a statement yesterday. According to the

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Home mortgage loans rise 13.9 pct in 2018

The outstanding value of home mortgage loans amounted to 215.7 billion patacas at the end of last year, a year-on-year growth of 13.9 percent, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement yesterday. Month-on-month, the value at the end of December was up by 1.1 percent.According to the city’s quasi-central bank, residents accounted for 92.7 percent of the loans.Month-on-month, outstanding home mortgage loans to residents and non-residents at the end of December rose by 1.2 percent

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Macau to join GBA meeting in HK next week: Carrie Lam

HONG KONG – Macau will take part in a trilateral symposium in Hong Kong next week about the development of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said yesterday.Speaking to reporters in Hong Kong, Lam also said the central government would announce its outline development plan for the Greater Bay Area “within days”.The initiative is intended to build closer links between Hong Kong, Macau, and nine cities in Guangdong.Lam said a symposium on the

February 13, 2019 | BY admin

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