Fresh chickens to make ‘tasty’ comeback tomorrow

Much to the delight of local consumers, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced yesterday that “fresh chickens” will be available once again in the local market from tomorrow.IAM Food Safety Department Chief Cheong Kuai Tat said on the sidelines of yesterday’s media visit to a frozen and fresh chicken supplier in Zhuhai’s Doumen district that “with the strong support of the General Administration of Customs (GAC), fresh chickens, which will be for sale on the day of slaughter,

February 1, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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BioNTech XBB jabs for kids aged below 12 to start tomorrow

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night that it will start the administration of BioNTech mRNA jabs targeting the Omicron XBB subvariants for those aged from six months through 11 years tomorrow.The appointments for the new vaccinations start at 10 a.m. today, the statement said.The new vaccine for children aged from six months through 11 years will be provided at the Ilha Verde Health Centre and the Ocean Gardens Health Centre, the statement said.Macau’s administration of

February 1, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Locals living in Hengqin now eligible to receive provident-fund cash injection

The Macau government announced yesterday that Macau residents who began living in the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin on or after March 1 last year can now be regarded as always having been in Macau, enabling them also to be eligible to receive the Macau government’s annual cash injection in their Central Provident Fund account.The Social Security Fund (FSS) made the announcement during a press conference yesterday at its headquarters at China Civil Plaza in

February 1, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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UM to launch TESOL master’s programme

The University of Macau (UM) is slated to launch its two-year Master of Arts (MA) in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programme in the 2024/2025 academic year, with applications now open, the tertiary education institution said in a statement yesterday.Students in the programme will explore areas such as applied linguistics, intercultural communication, and English teaching paedagogy, the statement noted.According to the statement, they will also learn to master teaching

February 1, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab local woman for theft-by-finding

A local woman has been apprehended for stealing a backpack she found on the bus, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said at a press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Iong, who is in her fifties, works as a cleaner.According to Lei, a university student reported to the police on January 21 that she had left her backpack on a bus, containing a laptop and a tablet worth a total of 21,000 patacas. Subsequently, police officers identified Iong as the individual who had

February 1, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Police warn public of MPay phishing scams

The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned members of the public of MPay phishing SMS scams during a regular press conference yesterday, noting that since last October 67 cases have been reported, resulting in a total loss of about 400,000 patacas.A PJ officer from the Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre told yesterday’s press conference that fraud cases typically involve two methods, both of which exploit victims through fake MPay SMS messages containing phishing links. In the first type of fraud, victims

February 1, 2024 | BY William Chan

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PSP follow up on Cotai HK$3.5 million jewellery robbery

Regarding the robbery case that took place in a jewellery shop located in a Cotai resort, Lei Chan Hong, a spokesperson for the Public Security Police (PSP) provided an update during a regular press conference yesterday. According to Lei, on Sunday a man from the mainland robbed HK$ 3.5 million in cash from the shop.Initial police reports had put the loot at “over one million patacas”.The suspect in his thirties is surnamed Liu, who told the police he’s jobless. According to

February 1, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Trade union says gaming workers’ stress on the rise last year

The number of requests for help from gaming workers regarding mental stress was on the rise last year, Macau Gaming Industry Employees Home senior member Pak Kin Pong said yesterday.The trade union held a press conference yesterday about its 2023 annual services report at its headquarters in Mei Lam Garden Building.According to the press conference, the union provided last year counselling services to 235 casino employees, of whom 172 sought help from the union for the first time.Among the

February 1, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Residents worry about autistic people’s emotions when waiting for medical consultation

Residents have voiced concern about the emotional issues that people with autism could suffer due to the length of time they have to wait for an appointment for a consultation, suggesting that priority should be given to ensuring their appointments are made as soon as possible or providing them with space to relieve their emotions.The residents raised the issue during a current affairs radio phone-in programme on the Chinese-language radio channel of public broadcaster TDM yesterday.Social

February 1, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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77 pct of young people say continuing education subsidy scheme good for economy

The findings of a survey conducted by the local Sin Meng Charity Association show that 77 percent of the young respondents believe that the government’s continuing education subsidy scheme is beneficial to the appropriately diversified development of the local economy, while nearly 88 percent said they had participated in the scheme.The association released the findings during a press conference at is headquarters in Rua de Pequim yesterday.The scheme allows local residents aged at least 15

February 1, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Essential travel guide to Chinese New Year for foreigners

Feature        BEIJING –China is embracing a tourism boom during the upcoming eight-day Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holiday, according to data from several domestic online travel platforms.The Spring Festival, falling on February 10 this year, is the biggest occasion for family reunions and heralds the beginning of spring. China’s tourist spots, with diverse ice-and-snow activities, enchanting tropical scenery, rich folk culture and delectable delicacies, have

February 1, 2024 | BY admin

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Sands China exhibits 28 artists’ works

The recent works by 28 contemporary Chinese artists are being showcased at The Venetian Macao in Cotai for “The Exhibition of Annual of Contemporary Art of China 2022 (Macau China)”.Housed in the integrated resort’s Cotai Expo Hall C, the exhibition kicked off yesterday and showcases oils, installations, and performance art, among others, chosen from the book “Annual of Contemporary Art of China 2022”. The exhibition is also a follow on to the previously held exhibition at Sands

February 1, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Timor-Leste presents inaugural pavilion at 2024 Venice Biennale

Timor-Leste’s inaugural pavilion at the upcoming 60th Venice Biennale will present Maria Madeira’s new project Kiss and Don’t Tell (2024), curated by Natalie King. Madeira’s exhibition coincides with the 25th anniversary of Timor-Leste’s restoration of independence Born in Timor-Leste, Madeira was evacuated by the Portuguese air force during the Indonesian invasion in 1975. After eight years living in a refugee camp outside of Lisbon, her family emigrated to Australia. Around the

February 1, 2024 | BY Lin Ai*

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PJ probe 407 phone scams in 2023, 116 involving uni students

Illegal currency exchange deals serve as breeding ground for crime: PJ directorDuring a Chinese New Year gathering with the media at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday, Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Sit Chong Meng confirmed a significant rise in telephone fraud cases, with 407 investigated by the Judiciary Police last year, representing a 2.6-fold increase year on year.Sit underlined that the fraudsters’ primary method was to impersonate government officials. He also pointed out that 116

January 31, 2024 | BY William Chan

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