Students’ packaging designs for local brands open for public voting

A total of 27 packaging designs on display at Macau Tower that students from local tertiary institutions made for local brands are now open for public voting.The activity is part of the 4th Macau Brand Packaging Design Competition organised by the Macau International Brand Enterprise Commercial Association (MIBA) in conjunction with the Macau Economic Bureau (DSE), Macau Foundation (FM) and Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES). The contest is sponsored by the Macau Tower Convention and

May 1, 2018 | BY admin

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Hotel guests rise 9 pct to 3.3 million in Q1

Macau’s hotels and guesthouses recorded 3.35 million guests in the first quarter, a year-on-year growth of 9.2 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.The average occupancy rate of the city’s 115 hotels and guesthouses rose by 5.3 percentage points to 88.8 percent.Guests’ average length of stay increased by 0.1 night to 1.5 nights. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

May 1, 2018 | BY admin

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More visitors than expected on Golden Week’s 1st day: MGTO chief

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday there were more visitor arrivals than expected on Sunday, the first day of the three-day May Day Golden Week.Senna Fernandes made the remarks when asked by the media about the city’s visitor arrival figures, on the sidelines of the launch of a souvenir coin at Macau Tower.“At the moment it is a little bit higher than what we expected, but not a lot higher. Earlier [this year] we said that we

May 1, 2018 | BY admin

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10th floor window falls on scooter rider

A scooter rider was hit by a window falling from the 10th floor of a building in Zape yesterday afternoon.According to a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson, the incident took place at around 2 p.m. in Avenida Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues. While the scooter rider was on his way to the Oriental Arch roundabout, an aluminium-framed window suddenly fell onto his right shoulder. The injured rider stopped and then reported the case to the police himself before he was transferred to the public Conde

May 1, 2018 | BY admin

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Graft busters finish probing IPIM temporary residency application practices

Commissioner Against Corruption (CCAC) André Cheong Weng Chon said yesterday that the anti-graft body has completed its investigation into the granting of temporary residency by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) through its “major investment” scheme and a scheme for managerial personnel and technical and professional qualification holders hired by local employers.Cheong also said he expected the CCAC to announce the findings of the investigation later this

May 1, 2018 | BY admin

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Fake bank scams mainland firm out of 40 million patacas: police

A mainlander has been arrested as his company allegedly scammed a financial institution on the mainland out of US$5 million (about 40 million patacas), the Judiciary Police (PJ) have announced at a special press conference at their headquarters.A PJ spokesperson identified the suspect as a 60-year-old surnamed Feng claiming to be a businessman running an art trading company registered in Macau.The spokesperson didn’t reveal the full name of the company, but said that part of the company’s

April 30, 2018 | BY admin

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‘Crystal Fish’ drill successful: govt

The government says that the city’s first-ever typhoon drill named “Crystal Fish” succeeded in testing its recently drafted evacuation plan and its also recently designed command platform for emergency response.The drill took place on Saturday.However, community leaders claimed yesterday that the “Crystal Fish” drill appeared to have failed to simulate the “real” possible situations when a storm surge hits the city during a typhoon.The three photos provided by the Government

April 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Sick man ‘jumps to his death’: police

A local man in his sixties suffering from an undisclosed illness jumped to his death from a high-rise near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement.According to the statement, the case occurred in Block A of the Tamagnini Barbosa Social Housing Estate in Istmo de Ferreira do Amaral.At 7 a.m. yesterday, a domestic helper living in the building saw a man lying on the banisters in the staircase on the second floor and reported the case to

April 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Customs & police bust 4 people-smuggling cases in 1 night

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement on Friday that its officers have busted three illegal immigration cases and caught 10 suspects from the mainland, Myanmar and Vietnam.The Judiciary Police (PJ) notified the Customs Services on Thursday night about a suspected people-smuggling case, involving six illegal immigrants and a “snakehead” caught in Zone E1, a land reclamation area off the northern coast of Taipa between Friendship Bridge and Pac On Ferry Terminal. The Customs Service

April 30, 2018 | BY admin

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2 Tanzanians attacked by compatriots: police

Two Tanzanians were allegedly attacked by two compatriots on Saturday, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ).The two injured persons were identified by a PJ statement later that day as a 25-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman.According to the statement, the two suspected assailants – also a man and a woman – went to a residential flat near Avenida de Horta e Costa to look for a compatriot – the injured female – between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Saturday.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR

April 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab another child-beating father

A local man was arrested on Wednesday for thrashing his daughter last month, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular police press conference in Zape yesterday.Ho said that the suspect is a 38-year-old surnamed Hong, who works as a casino pit manager, while the victim is his eight-year-old daughter who attends school in the central district.Ho didn’t elaborate on either the suspect’s marital status or whether the victim has any siblings, but noted that the family

April 27, 2018 | BY admin

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MGM China revenue rises 26 pct in Q1

MGM China recorded total revenue of HK$4.7 billion in the first quarter, a year-on-year growth of 26 percent, the US gaming company said in a statement yesterday.The statement pointed out that while Macau’s overall gross gaming revenue (GGR) grew 20.5 percent to 76.5 billion patacas in the first quarter, MGM China saw its casino win up by about 24 percent.Adjusted EBITDA was up by 4 percent from a year earlier to around HK$1.3 billion. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 27.4 percent. PLEASE READ THE

April 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Money changer robbed after drinking water spiked with sedative: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Wednesday for robbing a female money changer in a guestroom of a casino-hotel resort in Cotai in January, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the victim’s possessions were taken after she drank a glass of water spiked with a sedative that another man – the second suspect – gave her and then fell asleep.Ho identified the suspect as a 30-year-old surnamed Jia. The 26-year-old

April 27, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to issue ‘digital’ health vouchers

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced yesterday that for its annual medical subsidy programme – informally known as health vouchers – this year, eligible residents will be issued “digital” medical vouchers instead – they can use the medical subsidy with their ID card (BIR) when receiving medical services at participating entities.Previously, they issued printed vouchers.The bureau hosted a press conference about its first-ever “digital” health voucher programme at the public Conde de

April 27, 2018 | BY admin

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