Govt should educate public how to handle flood-spoilt foods: councillor

Northern District Community Service Consultative Council member Cheang Kam Hong said yesterday that the government should educate the public more about how to handle flood-spoilt foods, in order to ensure food safety.Cheang made the comments during a regular meeting of the council in Areia Preta.Cheang said that Macau’s typhoon season is due to end, and the onslaught of Super Typhoon Mangkhut last month showed that the government’s preparations and efforts on disaster prevention and

October 12, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt rejects ‘baseless” US Congress report

The Macau government yesterday said in a strongly worded statement yesterday that the 2018 Annual Report by the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) contains “groundless and baseless claims” and makes “inappropriate” comments about Macau’s internal affairs. “Macau’s internal affairs are a domestic matter for China: foreign countries have no right to interfere in China’s domestic affairs,” the statement issued in Chinese, Portuguese and English said. The three

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Student claims music teacher ‘molested #MeToo’

After the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced on Tuesday the arrest of a 78-year-old local music teacher for his alleged molestation of two girls, a female student who says that she is the suspect’s former pupil, has posted a #MeToo online allegation against him.According to the Judiciary Police, the two girls are sisters aged eight and nine, who started to attend the suspect’s course in April. The two girls said that the suspect, surnamed Chan, had asked them to sit on his lap when there were

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Orbis kicks off eye health awareness campaign at school

Orbis Macau yesterday kicked off its annual “Action for Sight” campaign this year at a local school, hoping to spread the message of protecting pupil’s eyes and safeguarding the younger generation’s sight.Orbis is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) with the mission to save sight amongst people living in middle- and low-income countries and regions.The launch of its “Action for Sight” campaign yesterday also marked World Sight Day, which takes place on the second

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Vice-PM Han urges local lawmakers to respect executive-led system & safeguard national security

Vice Premier Han Zheng yesterday urged Macau lawmakers to respect the existing executive-led system of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) – when carrying out their legislative tasks – by ensuring that the executive authorities and the legislature always complement and provide checks and balances to each other.Han also urged Macau’s lawmakers to safeguard the nation’s sovereignty, security and development interests.Han also praised the Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) for its

October 11, 2018 | BY admin

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Car turns turtle in Taipa

A car turned turtle in Taipa yesterday afternoon after being rear-ended by a car travelling behind, the police said.According to the police, the collision occurred at around 4 p.m. in Avenida Olímpica. The two cars were travelling in the direction of Macau Stadium.When one of the two cars slowed down and stopped to give way to pedestrians on a zebra crossing in the avenue, the car travelling behind crashed into the back of the one in front as the latter’s driver failed to brake on time,

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Councillor urges govt to better prepare crematorium project

Central District Community Service Consultative Council member Lo Chong Fai said yesterday that the government should better prepare and keep working on the currently suspended crematorium project.Lo made the remarks during a regular meeting of the government-appointed council at the Patane Market Municipal Complex on the peninsula.On June 22, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) confirmed that it had proposed the Taipa Sa Kong Municipal Cemetery as the location for the construction of

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MSAR passports granted visa-free entry to Myanmar

Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) passport holders have been granted visa-free access to Myanmar, the Identification Service Bureau said in a statement yesterday.MSAR passport holders can now enter Myanmar for tourism purposes through Yangon International Airport, Mandalay International Airport, Nay Pyi Taw International Airport, Yangon international seaport, Myanmar-Thailand land border checkpoints and Myanmar-India land border checkpoints for a maximum stay of 30 days, the bureau

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Indonesian couple nabbed for loansharking & robbing compatriot

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a man and a woman from Indonesia for loan sharking and robbing a female compatriot, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to Lai, the suspects are a 38-year-old man who is a waiter at a local sauna, and a 35-year-old female nightclub manager. Lai didn’t reveal the surnames of the two suspects, but noted that they are boyfriend and girlfriend. The victim is a 38-year-old who

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Govt finds ‘fake classes’ amongst violations in continuing education subsidy

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) began its third round of continuing education development plans in April last year and has since found about 20 cases of violations involving scams, forged documents and fake classes, the bureau’s Continuing Education Division Chief Wong Chi Iong said yesterday.Wong made the comments while speaking to reporters after giving a press conference on its upcoming Lifelong Learning Week at the bureau’s main office in the city centre.According to Wong,

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Man punches wife during quarrel, burns her calf with lit cigarette: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man yesterday for punching his wife and also burning her on the calf with a lit cigarette, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.Lai identified the suspect as a 49-year-old surnamed Iau, who works as a coach driver, and the victim as his 35-year-old local wife. According to Lai, the two got married six years ago, have a 4-year-old daughter and live with Iau’s 17-year-old son in a flat

October 10, 2018 | BY admin

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Sisters molested by music teacher: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 78-year-old local man for molesting two girls during a music class, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lai, the suspect is a music teacher surnamed Chan, who has been teaching music and painting courses on the peninsula since 2015. The victims are two sisters aged eight and nine who started to attend Chan’s course in April.The two girls said that Chan had asked them to sit on his lap when there were

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Anima chief says possible litigation won’t stop greyhound adoptions

The around 500 greyhounds remaining in their original Canidrome kennels can still be adopted, irrespective of possible legal action by the government against Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd., Anima President Albano Martins said yesterday.Martins made the remarks on his Facebook page, adding the arrangement was based on a new deal reached between the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) and Yat Yuen.Martins, the animal protection group’s prime mover, tendered his resignation on Monday.

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Lawmaker refuses to apologise over phone tapping doubts

Directly-elected non-establishment lawmaker Au Kam San has said that he refuses to apologise to the Judiciary Police (PJ) for his remarks last month in which he wondered whether the police had illegally carried out phone tapping, adding that the request made by the police last week was “ridiculous”.Au also said that the police’s possible launch of a criminal procedure against any lawmaker over his or her remarks expressing concern about the police’s possible illegality in carrying out

October 10, 2018 | BY admin

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