Man nabbed for forging sister’s signature for remortgage

A local man was arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) at the Barrier Gate checkpoint on Sunday, for forging his sister’s signature in 2016, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the suspect is a 30-year-old surnamed Lei, who works as a taxi driver. The suspect and his sister – the victim, jointly own a property in Fai Chi Kei.Ho said that in 2016 February, Lei took out a remortgage of about HK$220,000 with the help of a male and two

September 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Elderly home asks govt to scrap ‘greyhound adoption centre’ next door

Family members of elderly people living at Asilo Vila Madalena retirement home in Coloane and its director Ip Pui King went to the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) and Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) yesterday to ask the government to stop Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome from moving 531 greyhounds to a plot of land just metres away from the elderly women’s dormitories.Yat Yuen last week told the elderly home that they would build a greyhound adoption centre there and the

September 11, 2018 | BY admin

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No. 1 typhoon signal to be hoisted as 2 tropical cyclones approach

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) will hoist the No.1 typhoon signal this morning.A tropical depression located to the south of Taiwan was moving westwards to the South China Sea and was 760 kilometres east of Macau at 8 p.m. yesterday.According to the bureau’s website, based on the current trajectory the tropical depression would affect Macau’s weather in the middle of the week.It also notes that typhoon Mangkhut which is near Guam will move westwards and intensify in the

September 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Man dies after work accident

A man who suffered from multiple bone fractures in a work accident on Sunday passed away at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the deceased was a male non-resident worker in his twenties employed at a construction site in Rua dos Pescadores.The statement said that the worker was installing electric cables on the top floor of the site on Sunday morning, and a crane was lifting

September 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Police probe suspected arson at Macau Tower

The Judiciary Police (PJ) are investigating a suspected arson case at Macau Tower that happened early yesterday morning, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The fire broke out near a lift in a storeroom on the second floor of Macau Tower.Leng said at around 4 a.m. yesterday, a security guard saw flames there and immediately reported the fire to the police. As the water sprinklers were also activated, the fire was extinguished automatically

September 11, 2018 | BY admin

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No political motive behind non-renewal of 2 legal advisors’ contracts: Ho

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that there was no political motive behind the legislature’s decision not to renew the employment contracts of two of the legislature’s legal advisors.Ho made the remarks during a briefing session with the media about the legislature’s work in the first year of the current legislative term, which ended on August 15. The legislature has its summer recess between the middle of August and the middle of October.The current

September 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Legislature to study insult remarks: Ho

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that the legislature’s House Rules Committee will study what kinds of remarks made by lawmakers during plenary sessions would constitute insults to the legislature.Ho spoke to reporters during a briefing session with the media about the legislature’s work in the first year of the current legislative term, which ended on August 15. The legislature has its summer recess between the middle of August and the middle of October. The

September 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Man arrested for trying to scam illegal money changers

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a male mainlander for trying to scam two illegal money changers on Saturday in Taipa and injuring one of them, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the arrested suspect is a 36-year-old businessman surnamed Lin, and there are five or six unidentified suspects that were on the run at the time of yesterday’s press conference. The victims are a male mainlander in his 30s and a female mainlander

September 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Hundreds protest against hazardous materials warehouses

Hundreds of residents living in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing estate protested yesterday against the government’s plan to build warehouses for hazardous materials near their homes.The protesters urged the government to simply build permanent warehouses for hazardous materials on the land reclamation zone known as Zone E1 outside Pac On in Taipa as it is currently planning, instead of insisting on pushing ahead with its plan to build temporary warehouses for hazardous materials in

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt confirms 6th imported dengue case

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Saturday that it has recorded the sixth imported case of dengue fever this year.According to the statement, the patient is a 44-year-old local woman who lives in Rua da Bacia Sul on the peninsula and works in Avenida dos Jardins do Oceano in Taipa.The patient visited Jakarta between August 15 and September 3. Since August 27 she has been suffering from symptoms such as a fever, muscle pains, and a skin rash. However, she

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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New condo law makes it difficult to use buildings’ reserve funds: forum

Several members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum said that the new law on condominium buildings’ communal area management makes it more difficult for unit owners to use the money in the buildings’ reserve funds for the maintenance and repairs of the various facilities in the buildings’ common areas.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Yesterday’s focus of the forum was on the implementations of two new laws

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Man hangs himself after killing wife: police

A mainland man is suspected of having hanged himself after allegedly killing his wife in a flat in Toi San district, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement on Friday.The statement identified the two deceased as a 45-year-old male mainlander surnamed Peng and a 69-year-old local woman surnamed Wu.Local Chinese media reports note that the two met a few years ago and got married. Later, Peng moved to Macau to take care of Wu as she had reduced mobility.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Physician urges public to learn signs of stroke

Macau Radiology Association Chairman Leong Iat Cheng said that early treatment for stroke patients could lead to a better recovery, it is important for the public to remember and recognise the signs and symptoms of a stroke. Leong made the remarks yesterday during the opening ceremony of the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting held by the Macau Radiology Association and the Macau Radiological Technologists’ Association. Yesterday’s seminar at Grand Hyatt focused on the theme of acute

September 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Activist acquitted of defamation charge

The Court of First Instance (TJB) yesterday acquitted high-profile non-establishment activist Jason Chao Teng Heng of aggravated defamation of Wang Jianwei, ex-director of the University of Macau’s Department of Government and Public Administration, as evidence presenting during the trial was not strong enough to show that the defendant was guilty.Wang is still a professor with the department.The one-day trial for the case was conducted on July 24.Chao was absent for both the July trial and

September 7, 2018 | BY admin

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