Pui Ching F4 students give their take on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

After reading about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during class, Form 4 students from Pui Ching Middle School have written short reflective essays to express their feelings about the issue. From hoping for a peaceful solution to looking at the matter from another perspective, the students have put their views on paper to shine a light on the unresolved issue.Reflections on Israel-Hamas War: the devastating consequences and the quest for peaceMarco KaIn China, war may seem distant, but I

January 29, 2024 | BY admin

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Amy Lau takes visitors down memory lane at book presentation

Author Amy Lau Chuen Yim held a presentation for the English edition of her book “Memories of Old Macau: The Story of My Childhood” on Saturday at Livraria Portuguesa (Portuguese Bookshop), taking attendees with her as she reminisced about a Macau different to what we know today.The book presentation, which lasted around an hour, also featured a themed talk where attendees virtually visited Macau during the old days through pictures and stories.Lau, a retired teacher and librarian, has been

January 29, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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HK-made ‘Betamin Tablets 100’ recalled: pharma bureau

The Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) said in a statement on Saturday that Batch No.102206-1 of antiallergic drug “Betamin Tablets 100”, produced by Meyer Pharmaceuticals Ltd. HK., has been recalled from the local market.The drug is a combination of steroids and antihistamines, and is used to relieve allergic symptoms of nasal sensitivity, sinusitis and conjunctivitis. Its active ingredient content in some batches of the products was found not to meet the

January 29, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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600 volunteers bring festive happiness to elderly living alone

The United General Association of Macao Community Volunteers hosted an elderly home visit and caring event on Saturday afternoon, in which about 600 volunteers visited and gave gift packs to a total of 300 elderly residents living alone across the city.Sponsored by the Bank of China, Nam Kwong (Group) Company Limited and Tai Fung Bank, the event benefitted the elderly users of the “Peng On Tung” (“Safe Telecommunication”) Tele-assistance Service programme of the General Union

January 29, 2024 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Police nab foreign couple for stealing cash from shops

A foreign couple was arrested on January 21 for stealing cash from two shops in Iao Hon district, causing a loss of about 7,000 patacas in total from the two shops,Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference on Friday.According to Lei, the suspects are a 37-year-old Jordanian woman surnamed Hanan and the woman’s husband, a 30-year-old Egyptian surnamed Khaled.According to Lei, a sales assistant at a food shop in Areia Preta reported that at 8

January 29, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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YOHO Treasure Island hotel, mall opens

A grand opening ceremony was held on Friday for the YOHO Treasure Island World Hotel and the YOHO Resorts World Shopping Centre.The property, which is adjacent to Rotunda de Ferreira do Amaral, combines shopping and hotel segments. The five-star hotel comprises 600 rooms, including Macau’s first Garden Onsen* Suite. Meanwhile, the shopping mall houses various brands, with nearly 90 percent of the shopping centre’s space having been leased already, according to a statement by the event

January 29, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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6 nabbed for loan-sharking, victim falsely imprisoned for 9 ½ hours: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted two usury cases last week, arresting six mainlanders in Cotai, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a special press conference on Friday, adding that a female gambler was falsely imprisoned for 9 ½ hours in a hotel guestroom.At about 7 a.m. on Thursday when the Judiciary Police received a call from the mainland victim about her unlawful imprisonment in a hotel guestroom in Cotai, PJ officers were dispatched to the scene, where they arrested a 29-year-old man

January 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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SJM announces salary hike

SJM Resorts announced in a statement on Friday a salary increment for eligible staff that will be effective from April 1.The integrated resort (IR) operator noted that staff who joined the company before January 1, 2024 and have a monthly base salary of 16,000 patacas or below are set to receive a 600 pataca salary increment. Those earning a monthly salary of over 16,000 will receive a 2.5 percent increment.The statement said that the increase will benefit 99.5 percent of SJM staff.“United as

January 29, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Mainlander wielding table knife robs Cotai jewellery shop: police

A mainland man holding a table knife robbed a jewellery shop at the Venetian at about 7 a.m. yesterday, according to the Public Security Police (PSP).The man, who is in his thirties, was arrested shortly afterwards.Whilst the suspect was fleeing the scene after snatching the money from the shop’s safe, a 35-year-old male staff member who grappled with the suspect was scratched on the neck, the Public Security Police said, adding that security guards of the casino hotel intercepted the robber,

January 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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K-Pop gigs damage stadium’s pitch, Sports Bureau demands organisers pay costs

A photo showing “extensive” damage to the grass on the football pitch at the Macau Olympic Sports Centre Stadium after two gigs by K-Pop boy band Seventeen earlier this month has been widely circulated on social media platforms, and the Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement on Friday that it had told the concert organiser to bear all the repair costs.Directly-elected lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho criticised the Sports Bureau for failing to protect the stadium facilities via social media

January 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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UM launches Construction Project Management, Smart Ocean Technology course

The University of Macau (UM) said in a statement on Wednesday that it will offer Master of Science programmes in Construction Project Management and Smart Ocean Technology, both two-year programmes, in the coming 2024/2025 academic year.Applications for both programmes are now open.In the MSc in Construction Project Management, the statement noted that students will gain knowledge and skills necessary to “address current and future challenges in the construction environment”.According to

January 29, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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University of Saint Joseph (USJ) chancellor, rector meet pope in Rome

University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Chancellor-cum- Macau Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang and its rector, Prof. Stephen Morgan, met with Pope Francis in Rome on January 19, the local Catholic tertiary education institution announced in a statement on Friday.   The meeting took place at the Centenary Conference of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) – the body that gathers together all Catholic Universities around the world, the statement pointed out.“The Catholic

January 29, 2024 | BY admin

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UNRWA cannot come to a standstill in Gaza because of this

Global Times editorial        The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has become the latest focus of the Israel-Palestine conflict, with allegations of its staffers’ involvement in October’s attack on Israel. The allegations have complicated the already fragile humanitarian situation in Gaza. So far, 10 countries, including the largest donor, the US, have announced the suspension of funding for UNRWA. On January 28, the

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Shame on those weaponizing human rights

China Daily Editorial        The mudslinging at China’s “human rights record” in the quinquennial review by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday have exposed the extent to which the United States-led clique is willing to weaponize human rights.The silence some of the about 40 developed countries keep over the ongoing human rights violations in the Gaza Strip only serves to show the double standard they employ in criticizing what they allege are

January 29, 2024 | BY admin

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