Govt mulls second bus-only lane

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San said yesterday that the government was studying the feasibility of launching a bus-only lane on Avenida do Coronel Mesquita, which would be the city’s second lane restricted to public buses.Lam added that the setting-up of the bus lane would need the removal of 10 car parking spaces on the avenue in the northern part of the peninsula.The transport chief also said that the proposal, which aims to improve traffic in and around the avenue, was

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Get set for 50 pct jump in local casino stocks: Morgan Stanley

HONG KONG – Macau casino shares are poised for a 50 percent rebound if history repeats itself, according to Morgan Stanley.Based on the last cycle that ended in July 2012, shares are set to recover on the back of improving earnings, followed by a sharp correction, analysts Praveen K Choudhary and Jeremy An wrote in a note late last week. A Bloomberg Intelligence index for Macau casinos has tumbled more than 30 percent since this year’s peak in May as gaming revenue growth slowed and

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Woman falls to her death: police

A 62-year-old local woman fell to her death from a residential building in Rua de Pedro Coutinho yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, a resident living in the building heard a thud at 7:40 a.m. and discovered that the body of the woman was lying on a concrete canopy on the first floor. The resident reported the case to the police.Firefighters rushed to the scene and transferred the woman to the public Conde de S. Januario

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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5 telecom base stations to be moved from low-lying areas

Local telecom companies plan to move five of their base stations away from the city’s low-lying areas and are looking for alternative locations, Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) Director Derby Lau Wai Meng said yesterday.Lau made the remarks when talking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference about an international stamp exhibition, at the Venetian.In August last year, Super Typhoon Hato pummelled the city and caused serious flooding in low-lying areas. Many power supply

September 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Union calls for casinos’ mandatory typhoon shutdown, starting with No. 8 signal

Members of the New Macau Gaming Workers’ Rights Union yesterday petitioned the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), urging the government to set up a specific legal framework for the mandatory shutdown of all local casinos when a typhoon hits the city, starting with the No. 8 signal.The union handed the petition to an official outside the bureau in China Plaza in Avenida da Praia Grande.On Saturday evening – shortly before the number 8 signal was hoisted due to Super Typhoon

September 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Man attacks wife over kids’ education: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Tuesday for allegedly attacking his wife with a cleaver after a heated argument last Saturday over how to educate their children, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.Choi identified the suspect as a 47-year-old restaurant waiter surnamed Ng and his wife as a 42-year-old casino worker. They have an eight-year-old son and a daughter in her teens.According to Choi, the couple, who have been married for about a

September 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Clerk steals cheque in 1st month at job: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a local man – who had only been employed by the company for a month at the time of the crime – for stealing a 300,000 pataca cheque from his boss, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said yesterday.Choi announced details of the case during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.According to Choi, the suspect is a 21-year-old surnamed Fong, who started to work as an office clerk at a decoration company in the city centre in July.The Judiciary

September 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Observatory gets new chief after predecessor’s 1-year concurrent appointment ends

The government announced yesterday that Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director Raymond Tam Van Man yesterday served his last day as director of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) and that Tang Iu Man, who currently heads the weather bureau’s Meteorological Division, will be the acting director starting from today.The weather bureau made the announcement in a statement yesterday.Tam had headed the weather station after its then director, Fong Soi Kun, quit following

September 20, 2018 | BY admin

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CTM chief says data centre in HK provides extra back-up

Telecom operator CTM opened its first data centre outside Macau in Hong Kong yesterday, with the company’s CEO Vandy Poon Fuk Hei saying that it would provide an extra back-up service, as well as enhance the security and reliability of data management for its customers.Poon made the remarks after the opening ceremony of the new data centre located in CITIC Telecom Tower in Kwai Chung in Hong Kong.CITIC Telecom International is the parent company of CTM. CITIC Telecom International Chairman

September 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Invaluable experience gained from Mangkhut response: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the local government will need to carry out a large number of measures with the aim of constantly improving Macau’s ability to tackle typhoons and other major natural disasters.Chui made the remarks during a specially-convened meeting yesterday summarising the government’s measures in preparation for Super Typhoon Mangkhut and its disaster prevention and mitigation tasks.Chui convened a special meeting yesterday for representatives of

September 19, 2018 | BY admin

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Body found floating: police

The fully clothed body of a male was found yesterday afternoon floating in the sea near the land reclamation area known as Zone A, which lies off the north-eastern coast of the peninsula, according to a Judiciary Police (PJ) statement yesterday.The statement said that officers of the Customs Service patrolling on a speedboat spotted the floating body in the afternoon. They took the corpse to the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal.The statement said that the deceased – whose ID was found on him –

September 19, 2018 | BY admin

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Scrub typhus hits local schoolgirl

A 15-year-old local female pupil who sought treatment at the private Kiang Wu Hospital last Tuesday has been diagnosed with Tsutsugamushi disease (also known as scrub typhus), the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the girl began to run a fever and suffer from neck pain and a headache on September 2. She had seen a doctor several times since then. However, she came down in a rash and had an eschar on her left buttock last Tuesday. She went to the

September 19, 2018 | BY admin

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Hotel receipts top 32 billion patacas last year

Macau’s 79 hotels and 34 guesthouses recorded receipts of 32.59 billion patacas last year, a year-on-year increase of 14.7 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. According to a DSEC statement, 5-star hotels’ receipts accounted for 75.1 percent of the sector’s total receipts in 2017. The sector’s total expenses rose 8.8 percent year on year to 28.98 billion patacas. Employees’ salaries and other kinds of compensation accounted for nearly 45 percent

September 19, 2018 | BY admin

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Couple cheats illegal money changer: police

A mainland couple was arrested at the Barrier Gate checkpoint last Thursday for defrauding a money changer out of over 150,000 yuan last month, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said yesterday.Choi announced the case during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape.According to Choi, the suspects are a 26-year-old man surnamed Wang and his 23-year-old wife surnamed Fan. The victim is a male mainlander who engaged in illegal currency changing activities in

September 19, 2018 | BY admin

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