Tam visits student at ICU after coma

A seriously-ill local female who attends Huaqiao University in Fujian province, has come out of her coma at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital.According to a Health Bureau (SSM) statement yesterday, at the onset of her illness, the 20-year-old patient was admitted to the Quanzhou First Hospital, where she was diagnosed as having viral encephalitis – an inflammation of the brain caused by a virus – while the virus was not identified. She had been suffering from various symptoms

September 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt Headquarters branch renovation project to take 326 days

The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) said in a statement yesterday that the renovation project to turn a building in Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida into a Government Headquarters branch office will take up to 326 days.The bureau unsealed bids submitted by 15 companies for the renovation project yesterday. Among the 15 bids submitted, 13 were accepted and one was rejected, while the bureau conditionally accepted the remaining one – but the statement did not mention

September 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Tianjin’s AFC hopes hit by Macau switch

SHANGHAI – Tianjin Quanjian’s hopes of overturning a 2-0 deficit in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals were dealt a blow after the second leg home to Kashima Antlers was moved to Macau.The crunch showdown will still take place on September 18, but instead of enjoying home advantage, Tianjin’s players will travel nearly 2,000 kilometres south to Macau.The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) did not say why the match is being moved, but state media said it could be because of a World

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Filipina loan shark lends money to 50 compatriots: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a Filipina for providing illegal loans to 50 compatriots since April last year, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the suspect is a non-local resident female whom he identified as Desiree.Leng said that the Judiciary Police received complaints from two Philippine domestic helpers in July. Both told the police they had both borrowed 6,000 patacas each from the suspect last year due to family

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Lawmakers urge govt to repossess Taipa ‘Ocean World’ plot

Lawmakers-cum-unionists Ella Lei Cheng I and Leong Sun Iok yesterday urged the government to repossess a long-undeveloped plot of land east of the entrance to the Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge at the northern coast of Taipa, which was initially slated for an “Ocean World” project when its land concession was granted over two decades ago.The two directly-elected legislators criticised the government for its slow progress in annulling the plot’s land concession, adding that the

September 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Loan shark victim forced to sign IOU for HK$45 million: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a male mainlander on Saturday for his alleged involvement in a loan sharking case in which a victim was forced to sign an IOU for HK$45.9 million, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to Lai, the victim is a businessman in his fifties from Vanuatu, who was visiting Macau with his friends in November last year.During his visit to the city, the victim borrowed money from several loan

September 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Dealers protest for stricter casino anti-smoking enforcement

Several hundred casino workers – mostly dealers – yesterday took part in a demonstration organised by the New Macau Gaming Workers’ Rights Union (New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association), calling for the government’s stricter enforcement of the anti-smoking law in local casinos.The protest march, which took about an hour, was headed by the union’s high-profile president Cloee Chao Sao Fong.The protestors also urged the city’s six gaming operators to explain what they do with

September 4, 2018 | BY admin

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National security defence commission to start next month

The Commission on the Defence of National Security of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) will start operating next month, the local government announced yesterday. The announcement came in the form of the promulgation in yesterday’s Official Gazette (BO) of an administrative regulation (by-law) on the setting-up of the commission. According to Article 18 of the regulation, it will take legal effect 30 days after its promulgation, i.e. early next month. PLEASE READ THE FULL

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Police spot online post about ‘fake cop’ trying to enter resident’s home

The Judiciary Police (PJ) are aware of an alleged incident circulating online about a fake policeman entering a flat to carry out an “investigation”, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lai, the post claims that a bogus cop entered a resident’s flat to investigate the case of an object thrown from a height. However, the “officer” couldn’t show the resident his police badge. The “officer” claimed that the victim would be charged

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Man caught for in-flight credit card theft

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Saturday for stealing credit cards from the hand luggage of two passengers, on two Macau-bound flights last year, and using the stolen credit cards to buy items such as consumer electronics and cosmetics, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference yesterday.Lai identified the suspect as a 48-year-old male surnamed Li who told police that he’s a businessman.Lai said that the police were still looking for Li’s

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Old house wall in Lilau collapses

An exterior wall of an old house that is part of the Largo do Lilau neighbourhood under the city’s Heritage Protection Law has collapsed, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said yesterday.The bureau said in a statement that the collapsed structure was the back wall of an empty house at 6 Calçada do Lilau. While the alley is part of the classified Largo do Lilau (Lilau Square) and Beco do Lilau (Lilau Alley) ensemble, the Largo do Lilau is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites collectively

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Greyhounds to be housed near old people’s home

Dozens of shipping containers with cages fitted inside were seen yesterday being installed on cleared land that used to be an overgrown field located adjacent to an old people’s home in Coloane.According to staff at the Asilo Vila Madalena retirement home, the containers will temporarily house the over 500 greyhounds from the kennels of the now defunct Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd.The dog racetrack company announced last month that it planned to move its greyhounds from the former

September 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Sin Fong’s demolition to take a year: contractor

The building company which has been granted the contract for the demolition and reconstruction of the ill-fated Sin Fong Garden residential high-rise says the whole project is expected to take two and a half years, one year of which will be for the demolition.Lo Chi Cheong, a representative of the local Tat Cheong Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd. made the announcement during a press conference at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape last week.During Friday’s press conference, Wong Man Sang, the

September 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Mobile phone imports rise 93 pct in Jan-July

Macau’s imports of mobile phones rose 93.1 percent to 4.08 billion patacas in the first seven months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement on Friday. In July, imports of mobile phones increased 59.9 percent to 331 million patacas year on year. Gold jewellery imports grew 20.9 percent to 4.33 billion patacas in the first seven months. In July, gold jewellery imports rose 35.9 percent to 678 million patacas. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

September 3, 2018 | BY admin

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