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Inflation slows to 3.02 pct in April
Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.02 percent year-on-year last month, down by 0.29 percentage points from the 3.31 percent growth in March, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. The bureau attributed the increase mainly to higher rentals for parking spaces and the rising cost of eating out, as well as higher prices of cars and tobacco. Last month also saw higher prices of women’s summer clothing and footwear, as well as higher prices of
May 25, 2016
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Scholar praises Macau for training Chinese language teachers
Speaking about the Macau Polytechnic Institute’s (IPM) new bachelor’s programme in International Chinese Language Education, Lu Jianming, a professor at Peking University’s (PKU) Department of Chinese Language and Literature, said yesterday the course was an example of the local government’s efforts in promoting Chinese language education.The professor spoke to reporters after giving a public lecture at the institute in Zape. The 81-year-old scholar said he believed that some of the
May 25, 2016 | BY admin
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Lawmakers propose 3-year lease for commercial units
Lawmaker-cum-banker Cheang Chi Keong said yesterday that the initiators of a rent-control bill had proposed a minimum three-year lease term for commercial units.The proposal is part of the bill initiated by nine of the legislature’s 33 lawmakers. The legislature’s 3rd Standing Committee yesterday held a closed-door meeting with government officials and some of the lawmakers who initiated the bill. Cheang briefed reporters on the meeting in the legislative chamber afterwards.Lawmaker
May 25, 2016 | BY admin
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Shrek the Musical will be like a ‘rock concert’
For those who are going to see the famous big green ogre singing and dancing in “Shrek the Musical” this summer, expect it to be like a rock concert.The Broadway musical adaption of the Oscar-winning animated film “Shrek” will be playing at The Venetian Theatre in Cotai for 21 performances from July 22 to August 7.Shrek and Lord Farquaad gave a mini performance during a media event at the Venetian yesterday.Shrek (left) and Lord Farquaad pose for a photo during a media event at the
May 25, 2016 | BY admin
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Local man takes 80,000 upskirt photos: police
A 65-year-old local man was arrested on Friday for his collection of about 80,000 upskirt photos which he took over the course of a year, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Kai Sang said yesterday.Lei announced the case during a regular press briefing.Lei said a 17-year-old girl called the police on Friday, alleging that the suspect was looking for women on a footbridge in Areia Preta to take upskirt photos of. The teenager told police that she was one of his victims.This handout photo
May 24, 2016 | BY admin
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Govt vows to tackle cartels
Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Director Tai Kin Ip has promised that the government will study how to tackle the possible appearance of cartels by referencing the relevant experiences of neighbouring regions.Tai made the pledge in a reply to a written interpellation submitted by lawmaker-cum-businessman Chan Meng Kam in February. A copy of the reply was sent to the media yesterday.Chan, widely seen as the de facto leader of the city’s sizeable Fujianese community, said in his interpellation
May 24, 2016 | BY admin
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Man loses 58,000 patacas in WeChat scam: police
A local man was cheated out of 58,551 patacas in a WeChat scam over the course of two days, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular press briefing yesterday. The spokesperson said the victim, who reported the scam on Friday, told police that he met a ‘woman’ on WeChat earlier this month.According to the spokesperson, the victim said they arranged to meet in Nape on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after the victim arrived, he got a message from the ‘woman’ on the
May 24, 2016 | BY admin
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Govt consulting public on tourism master plan
The Government Tourist Office (MGTO) said yesterday that it will to collect public opinion over two months on the draft of its Macau Tourism Development Master Plan which focuses, according to the office, on laying the foundation and setting the direction for the development of city’s tourism industry in the next 15 years.Members of the public can submit their suggestions about the draft until July. The consultation process started yesterday. MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna
May 24, 2016 | BY admin
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Visitor arrivals drop 3 pct in April
Macau’s visitor arrivals fell by 3 percent year-on-year to 2.47 million last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.The bureau pointed out that the Easter holiday last year fell in April while this year it took place in March.Month-to-month, the number of visitor arrivals rose by 4.4 percent.Please read the full article in our print edition.
May 24, 2016 | BY admin
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Lawmaker wants more directly-elected seats
Veteran grassroots lawmaker Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong yesterday is urging the government to add an additional section to its Legislative Assembly election amendment bill on the possible increase in the number of directly-elected seats.The lawmaker makes the suggestion in a written interpellation submitted to the government. Ng sent copies of the interpellation to the media yesterday.In his interpellation, Ng slams the bill’s consultation document, which was released earlier this month, for
May 24, 2016 | BY admin
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Govt to submit bill on central provident system soon: official
The Executive Council (ExCo) has finished discussing the draft of a bill on the establishment of a non-mandatory central provident fund for the city’s employees, Social Security Fund (FSS) President Iong Kong Io said yesterday, adding that after finalising the bill the government will submit it to the legislature for debate and vote as soon as possible.The FSS president made the remarks after attending a phone-in programme run by government-owned broadcaster TDM’s Chinese-language radio
May 24, 2016 | BY admin
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Macau should focus on conferences: councillor
Macau should focus on its conference and incentive travel industries rather than the exhibition industry, Hazel Xu Yueying, a member of the government-appointed Committee for the Development of Conventions and Exhibitions, said yesterday. Xu, an associate professor at the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT), made the remarks during a consultation session on the draft of the government’s first Five-Year Development Plan for advisory body members under Secretary for Economy and Finance
May 24, 2016 | BY admin
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Domestic violence law still has room for improvement: group
Macau Domestic Violence Legislation Coalition spokeswoman Cecilia Ho Wing Yin said yesterday her group welcomed the long-awaited passage of a government-drafted domestic violence bill, but lamented that the government had yet to answer some of the group’s concerns in the final version of the bill.Ho made the remarks during a phone interview with The Macau Post Daily.The Law on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence was finally passed by the legislature on Friday. It will take effect 120
May 23, 2016 | BY admin
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Lawmaker calls for more opinions on proposed high-rise
Grassroots lawmaker Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong yesterday urged members of the government-appointed Urban Planning Committee and residents to continue giving their opinions on the proposed development of a plot of land next to the city’s Muslim cemetery.Ng also said that the committee members, who voted against the proposed height limit of 127 metres for the plot because they thought it to be too high for the neighbourhood, should make their positions public and release a joint statement on the
May 23, 2016 | BY admin
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Unionist urges integration of festivals and non-gaming attractions
Macau’s six gaming operators should integrate the promotion of their non-gaming attractions with the city’s festivals and major annual events such as the Macau Grand Prix, Leong Sun Iok, a vice-president of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (Gung Luen), said yesterday. Leong, who heads the Gaming Employees Home, a subsidiary of the federation, spoke to reporters on the sidelines of a forum hosted by the Macau Wisdom Convergence Network, a local think tank, in Iao Hon district where
May 23, 2016 | BY admin
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