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Lawmaker, commentator slam Urban Renewal Council’s ‘black box’ workings

Grassroots lawmaker Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong has accused the recently-established Urban Renewal Council (CRU) of being a “black box” operation and urged the government to ensure the transparency of the council’s workings. The lawmaker says in a written interpellation, which he submitted to the Legislative Assembly yesterday, that the government-appointed council’s meetings should be open to the public, namely those focusing on policies and regulations. A copy of the interpellation

April 5, 2016 | BY Staff Reporter

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4.9 kilos of cocaine seized in 2 airport drug busts

Two separate drug busts involving a total of 4.9 kilos of cocaine were announced by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on Saturday. In the first case a Malaysian man was arrested on Saturday for smuggling 3.58 kilos of cocaine into the city while the second case involved a woman from Kenya who was arrested on Wednesday for smuggling 1.32 kilos of cocaine, hidden in her body. The 29-year old male suspect, surnamed Krishnan, was arrested on Saturday at the local airport, according to PJ

April 5, 2016 | BY Staff Reporter

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Family reunion protesters demand to meet Chan

The mostly elderly members of the Macau Family Reunion Federation are demanding to meet Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan on April 13, Lei Iok Lan, president of the federation, told The Macau Post Daily in a tent set up by her group in Largo do Senado on Friday. Their ongoing protest began there on March 2, calling for the government’s response to the members’ long-standing demand that their grown-up mainland-born children be allowed to move to Macau.Lei said

April 5, 2016 | BY Davis Ip

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The Ching Ming Festival

Residents pay respects to their ancestors at Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery in Rua da Piedade yesterday, coinciding with the Ching Ming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, a tradition to celebrate and honour those who have passed away through grave-sweeping, offering food to one’s forebears and burning joss paper. A resident told reporters that while food prices had gone up by 10 to 20 percent since last year, her family had not cut back on their offerings, and spent about 1,000 patacas on the

April 5, 2016 | BY admin

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April Fool’s Day story

This is just to set the record straight: Friday’s front-page article headed ‘Estoril mosaic to grace disease centre façade’ was a spoof news story marking April Fool’s Day. Judging by our conservations with readers, some would have liked the story to be “real”. Anyhow, we hope that the government will find a dignified solution to the future whereabouts of Hotel Estoril’s Fortuna mosaic, which should be preserved. We also hope that the government will be able to put citizens’

April 5, 2016 | BY admin

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Student found unconscious on UM campus dies

A female student of the University of Macau (UM), who was found unconscious in her bed at Stanley Ho East Asia College on Friday, was declared dead later that day, according to an online report on Sunday by Orange Post, a student-run news outlet at the public university.The student, surnamed Lei, was a first-year student of the university’s Faculty of Education, according to an email sent by the faculty to its students yesterday. After being found unconscious by her roommate, Lei was

April 5, 2016 | BY admin

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Over 90,000 flu shots used so far: govt

Over 90,000 residents have had their flu shots since late last year, Health Bureau (SSM) public health specialist Leong Iek Hou said on the sidelines of a dengue fever awareness event outside Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery in Rua da Piedade yesterday.According to Leong, there are about 10,000 flu shots left. She urged residents who have yet to have their flu shots to get one free of charge at any of the government’s public health centres, or the vaccination centre at Kiang Wu Hospital.Leong said

April 5, 2016 | BY admin

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Ovitrap index set to rise this month: official

Health Bureau (SSM) official Leong Iek Hou said yesterday the government was expecting the city’s ovitrap index (OI) to rise this month.According to Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the ovitrap index measures the number of Aedes-positive ovitraps. The number is then used for monitoring and detecting Aedes mosquito populations thus acting as an early warning signal to pre-empt disease outbreaks.Dengue is spread by several species of mosquito of the Aedes type,

April 5, 2016 | BY admin

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Health chief urges residents to get free anti-flu jab

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said yesterday that the government still has about 30,000 seasonal influenza vaccines in stock, urging residents to have their free-of-charge anti-flu jab as soon as possible.Lei made the appeal on the sidelines of a cocktail reception at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape.Lei was a guest at the function, organised by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions to celebrate the 65th anniversary of its several Workers’ Clinics. Health Bureau (SSM) Director

March 24, 2016 | BY Staff Reporter

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Zhuhai party chief probed for ‘suspected graft’

Li Jia, secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Zhuhai Municipal Committee, is being investigated for suspected “severe disciplinary violations”, the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced last night.The 51-year-old, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, was posted to Zhuhai in 2012, according a website jointly operated by the commission and the Ministry of Supervision. He studied Chinese philosophy at Sun

March 24, 2016 | BY admin

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Education bureau responsible for smooth rainstorm drill: Tam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said yesterday that the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has the responsibility to ensure that the annual rainstorm drill runs smoothly.Tam made the remarks on the sidelines of a public event in Hac Sa Village.On Monday morning, government-broadcaster TDM mistakenly announced on its Chinese language TV channel a rainstorm warning meant as part of an annual drill, which misled many parents into believing that school had been

March 24, 2016 | BY admin

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Visitors drop despite CNY holiday

The number of visitor arrivals dropped by 1.2 percent year-on-year in February despite the mainland’s week-long Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday during that month, according to figures released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) yesterday. This year, the CNY fell on February 8. It fell on February 19 last year. However, visitor arrivals rebounded by 8.1 percent month-to-month to 2.54 million in February.

March 24, 2016 | BY Xia Lixian

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Police plan Easter Holiday crowd control

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday that in anticipation of a strong influx of visitors during the Easter holiday, they will, if needed, implement crowd control measures in the city centre and around the Barrier Gate. The city’s three-day Easter Holiday starts on Friday. Monday is not a public holiday but government offices and banks will be closed. Easter Monday is a public holiday in Hong Kong. The statement said that the police will deploy more officers

March 24, 2016 | BY Staff Reporter

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