Govt vows to ensure ‘smooth’ traffic flow at start of new academic year

About 80 percent of primary and secondary schools in Macau will start their new academic year next Monday, September 2, with some of the new school divisions getting off the ground, and the government said yesterday that it would ensure a “smooth” traffic flow and “safe” transport preparations for students and teachers on their trips to and from their schools ahead of the new academic year.According to a joint statement by the Transport Bureau (DSAT), Public Security Police (PSP) and

August 28, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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IC to close surroundings of Ruins of St. Paul’s for maintenance

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that regular inspection and maintenance will be carried out on the Ruins of St. Paul’s (former Mater Dei Church), with some of its surroundings to be closed on September 3 and 4 (next Tuesday and Wednesday). Mater Dei means “Mother of God” in Latin. During the period, weeding removal and regular inspection will be carried out on the façade’s bronze statues. The forecourt area in front of the ruins’ façade and

August 28, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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6th Alice in Wonderland’s ‘Curiouser & Curiouser’ exhibition opens at Macau Tower

Interview by William Chan        The “Curiouser & Curiouser - Excursion in Alice’s Secret Garden” exhibition, running from August 5 to September 20, is on display on the ground-floor of the Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre. The inauguration took place on Sunday, as noted by the event’s curator Mel Cheong Hoi I in a recent online interview with the Post.Cheong, previously an artist featured in the “Curiouser & Curiouser” exhibition

August 28, 2024 | BY admin

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AI can ‘significantly’ improve media performance: MAIR president

The Macau Press Workers Association (澳門新聞工作者協會)‭ ‬held yesterday a seminar themed “Overview and Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI)” at the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), exploring the impact of artificial intelligence technology on the media industry and how media workers can prepare themselves for the technological changes.Macao Association for Internet Research (MAIR) President Angus Cheong Weng Hin told the media after the seminar he believed

August 28, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Taipa open-air public carpark to provide parking for motorbikes

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) plans to convert three parking spaces for heavy vehicles into 50 spaces for motorcycles in Macau’s first and only open-air public carpark, located on Taipa’s Estrada Governador Albano de Oliveira near its junction with Avenida de Kwong Tung, according to a DSAT statement yesterday.The statement did not mention when the new measure is expected to get off the ground.Currently, the carpark comprises 61 parking spaces for cars and 10 spaces for heavy vehicles,

August 28, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Sisters aged 1 and 4 become this year’s 5th and 6th whooping cough patients

Macau recorded this year’s fifth and sixth cases of pertussis, aka whooping cough, yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night.According to the statement, the two patients are local sisters aged one and four. They were staying in the mainland between July 12 and Friday last week, during which both came down with a cough at the end of last month, after which they were taken to medical institutions in the mainland for treatment several times.After returning to Macau

August 28, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Jellyfish found at Coloane beaches, govt urges public to be wary

Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) officials recently found a number of jellyfish at Hac Sa and Cheoc Van beaches during their patrols.The bureau has hoisted yellow flags on both beaches indicating that the coastal water is “not suitable for swimming” there, according to a DSAMA statement yesterday.The statement pointed out that the bureau has set up information boards on both beaches to warn residents and tourists alike about jellyfish, and lifeguards will also urge beach-goers to refrain

August 28, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Applications open for 15th Xiamen Cultural Industries Fair: IC

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will set up the “Macao Creative Pavilion” during the 15th Cross-Strait (Xiamen) Cultural Industries Fairs (CCCIF) in Xiamen, with applications now open for local companies and associations from the cultural and creative industries, according to a statement by the bureau earlier this week.The application period set off on Monday.The fair is slated to take place from October 31 to November 3, the application website notes, which also says that exhibitors may

August 28, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Non-local man hangs himself at home

The Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday at 5:23 a.m. stating that a man committed suicide by hanging himself in a flat in Rua Um do Bairro Iao Hon, the Judiciary Police said in a statement.The deceased was a middle-aged non local male, the statement said.According to the man’s roommate, the man was seen going to his bedroom alone to rest and there was nothing unusual at 3 a.m. yesterday. However, when the

August 28, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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China-Africa cooperation opens up new path for Africa’s poverty fight

Analysis        BEIJING – Over the years, China has worked diligently to help reduce poverty and hunger in Africa. The country has launched the Program for Strengthening China-Africa Cooperation on Poverty Reduction.With mechanisms like the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Africa-China Poverty Reduction and Development Conference, and the China-Africa Youth Exchange Program on Poverty Reduction and Development, China has supported local governments, academics,

August 28, 2024 | BY admin

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Potential CE candidate Sam Hou Fai quits all judicial posts

Court of Final Appeal (TUI) President Sam Hou Fai told the media last Thursday that he was “considering” running in the upcoming sixth-term chief executive election as encouraged by some of his friends to “continue to contribute to Macau”, and a chief executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday noted that the 62-year-old judge has tendered his resignation from all his posts in Macau’s judicial system. The nomination period for candidates in the Macau Special

August 27, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Specialist training places insufficient to meet medical graduates’ demand’: lawmaker

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long insisted earlier this year that the supply of Macau’s healthcare education market was adequate, with more than 150 local medical graduates studying abroad every year, but indirectly-elected lawmaker-cum-doctor Chan Iek Lap said yesterday that the number of specialist training places was insufficient to meet local medical graduates’ demand, urging the government to optimise its training system for doctors with particular emphasis on the training

August 27, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Man uses Peruvian banknotes to make fake HK notes: police

A man from the mainland printed “Hong Kong HSBC Bank One Thousand Dollars” on 14 out-of-circulation Peruvian banknotes and attempted to exchange them into casino chips in a local casino, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 35-year-old suspect surnamed Gao claimed to be a financial analyst.According to Lei, the police received a report from a casino in the city centre on Saturday saying that a man had attempted to use 14

August 27, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Bosnia and Herzegovina mother-daughter duo nabbed for theft

A mother and daughter duo from Bosnia and Herzegovina have been arrested for their alleged involvement in theft, Public Security Police (PSP) Wong Chi Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday. The mother, in her forties surnamed Sajma, told the police that she’s jobless. Her daughter surnamed Tiffany is under the age of 16.According to Wong, while a female mainland tourist was taking photos near the Ruins of Saint Paul’s on Friday, she suddenly discovered that her suitcase

August 27, 2024 | BY William Chan

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