Biden administration should hold true to its word

China Daily Editorial        The solemn representation Beijing made to Washington yesterday over the latter’s unfair and irrational treatment of Chinese students arriving to study in the United States is fully justified.Since August, dozens of Chinese nationals holding valid visas have been denied entry when returning to school from overseas travel or from visiting relatives in China. Some of them have even been groundlessly interrogated for hours, had their electronic

January 31, 2024 | BY admin

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Probable sCJD found in 64-year-old woman: SSM

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that it received a report about a probable sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) case from the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, stressing that the case has not been linked to eating beef.The statement noted that sporadic CJD is not transmitted through ordinary day-to-day contact with those affected.According to the statement, the patient is a local woman aged 64. She had sought treatment at a hospital in the mainland and a

January 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Residential households’ natural gas price down by 3.39 pct

The city’s natural gas utility has decreased the unit price of gas supplied to residential households by 3.39 percent, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) announced in a statement yesterday.The price reduction, which took effect yesterday, has been formalised by a chief executive order which was published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The city’s natural gas service is provided by Macau City Gas Company Limited, a joint venture between Nam Kwong Natural Gas Company Limited

January 30, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau logs 26 suicides in 4Q

Macau recorded 26 suicides – 20 males and 6 females – in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The statement noted that among the 26 victims, aged between 20 and 85, 21 were local residents, accounting for 80 percent, while five were non-local residents.The statement pointed out that chronic, physical and mental diseases, gambling issues and financial problems were the most probable causes of the suicides.Members of the public can

January 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Galaxy Macau CNY Bazaar opens

The Chinese New Year (CNY) Bazaar at Galaxy Macau kicked-off on Thursday in the East Square of the integrated resort in Cotai, with the event lasting through February 8.The bazaar features over 30 local brands and merchants including Koi Kei Bakery and Pan Kee Dried Seafood, with products on offer including dried goods and auspicious potted plants. This year’s bazaar also features the Gatcha Point Capsule Toy Store, which is introducing exclusive collections to Macau.Meanwhile, the IR

January 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt to install iris recognition system at more checkpoints this year

The government is planning to install its iris recognition system at more checkpoints in Macau, including the Macau Port checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB), Macau Port checkpoint of the Taipa Ferry Terminal, Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal and Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal this year to improve immigration clearance efficiency and experience, Public Security Police (PSP) Border Control Department Maritime and Air Border Control Division Chief Mui Kin Meng said yesterday.Mui made

January 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mercury set to rise to 24°C this week: observatory

The local observatory forecast yesterday the highest daytime temperature later this week will reach around 24 degrees Celsius.The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement that under the influence of an “easterly airstream”, the weather over the coming two days was set to be mainly cloudy with a few showers, while the lowest temperature in the middle and later part of this week was forecast to “quickly” rise to 18 degrees or even above.As the temperatures are

January 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Govt mulls ‘ecological’ island 1 km off Coloane’s south coast

Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director Raymond Tam Vai Man says that with the city’s current and only construction waste landfill in east Cotai nearing saturation, the government is planning to build an “ecological” island to be reclaimed with construction waste about one kilometre off Coloane’s Hac Sa Long Chao Kok coast.Tam made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Saturday at the Cotai Ecological Zone after his bureau’s ceremony marking the upcoming World Wetlands

January 30, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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7 nabbed for loan-sharking, falsely imprisoning 2 victims: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted two casino loan-sharking cases last week, arresting seven mainlanders, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said at a special press conference yesterday.In the first case, the four suspects are aged between 23 and 36 who told the police that they’re jobless. According to Leng, the police received a report on Saturday from a man saying that his girlfriend had borrowed money from a loan shark for gambling and was subsequently confined by them against her will. The

January 30, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Mainlander sells, hides drugs in his underwear: police

A man from the mainland has been arrested for drug trafficking, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said at a regular press conference yesterday.The 54-year-old suspect surnamed Wu claimed to be a businessman.According to Leng, the police were recently tipped off about drug activities in the city centre. They soon identified Wu as a suspect and intercepted him near a hotel in Cotai early yesterday morning. Police officers found three packets containing 2.02 grams of ketamine and two

January 30, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Police nab NRW for theft-by-finding

A non-resident worker (NRW) has been apprehended for stealing a wallet he had found in the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said at a press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Arellano, who is in his forties, is a security guard. Lei did not provide any information regarding the suspect’s nationality.According to Lei, a resident reported to the police last Thursday that he had lost his wallet but couldn’t recall the exact time and location. Subsequently,

January 30, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Police join hands with students in anti-crime awareness drive

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in conjunction with students from 23 local schools, launched last Tuesday a week-long awareness campaign on preventing crime in general and phone  fraud in particular.The campaign, which ends today, targeted school campuses and venues where youngsters tend to gather.PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong told reporters yesterday in Praça do Tap Seac that the annual campaign involving leaflets and posters aims to reinforce young people’s awareness of phone fraud and to

January 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Chan Iu Pui showcases watercolours at Livraria Portuguesa

The watercolours of local artist Chan Iu Pui in the book “Memories of Old Macau: The Story of My Childhood” by Amy Lau Chuen Yim are being showcased in an exhibition in the basement of Livraria Portuguesa (Portuguese Bookshop) in the city centre.The week-long exhibition, titled after the book, opened on Saturday during the presentation of Lau’s book. The works depict Macau during the 1950s and 1960s, taking exhibition-goers back to the city’s humble beginnings.“Chan’s watercolour

January 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Confucius, or the Science of the Princes’

Analysis        BEIJING –The heads of state of China and France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on Saturday, featuring the launch of the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism.Cultural exchanges between the two nations have not only spanned the past 60 years, but have actually already lasted several centuries.A copy of the manuscript “Confucius, or the Science of the Princes” has been drawing

January 30, 2024 | BY admin

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