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

July 12, 2016 | BY admin

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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.

July 12, 2016 | BY admin

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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.,

July 11, 2016 | BY admin

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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

July 11, 2016 | BY admin

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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

July 11, 2016 | BY admin

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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

July 8, 2016 | BY admin

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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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Gaming scholar upbeat on gaming revenues

Macau’s gaming revenues this year appear to be in line with the government’s forecast early this year of 200 billion patacas, a local scholar said this week.Davis Fong Ka Chio, who heads the Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming at the University of Macau (UM), said while gaming revenues this year were unlikely to remain around the same or be slightly higher than last year, they were still likely to reach the 200 billion pataca mark the government expects.Gross gaming receipts stood

July 8, 2016 | BY admin

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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

July 8, 2016 | BY admin

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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

July 8, 2016 | BY admin

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