Govt launches tender for restaurant at rental housing for seniors: gazette

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has launched a public tender for the granting of a 60-month lease to operate a Chinese restaurant on the first floor of the government’s newly-completed high-rise rental residential tower for senior citizens on Plot P in Areia Preta district, according to an announcement published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.According to the announcement, the area to be used for the Chinese restaurant will cover 3,019 square metres.The building has a total of 1,815

January 25, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt to build elevated walkway connecting Seac Pai Van housing with nearby reservoir

The government will build a covered elevated walkway connecting Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing neighbourhood and the recreational area along the Seac Pai Van reservoir, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced on its website yesterday.The recreational area along the Seac Pai Van reservoir, officially known as Seac Pai Van Urban Park, came into use in October 2021.The reservoir’s recreational area enables pedestrians to walk between the new Macao Union Hospital complex in south Cotai

January 25, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Local rider dies after hit by truck in Zhuhai: police

A local man in his sixties died after his electric motorcycle crashed with a truck in Zhuhai early Tuesday morning, according to a statement by the Unitary Police Service (SPU).The accident happened in Zhuhai’s Doumen district at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, when the victim was hit by the truck, the statement said, adding that Macau’s police forces were notified by the Guangdong Public Security Department on Tuesday afternoon.The statement noted that the injured was unconscious when he was rushed to

January 25, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Man robs gambler’s chips worth HK$11,000: police

A man from the mainland has been arrested for robbing a gambler in a casino, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said in a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect in his thirties is surnamed Mu.According to Lei, a PSP officer saw Mu running along Rua de Xangai and found his actions suspicious. The officer intercepted Mu in Rua de Pequim. Under questioning, Mu confessed that he had robbed a male mainland visitor of HK$11,000 worth of casino chips while the victim was

January 25, 2024 | BY William Chan

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2 locals, 9 NRWs nabbed for fake employment: police

Two local men and nine non-resident workers (NRWs) from the mainland have been arrested for their involvement in fake employment, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said in a regular press conference yesterday.The local suspects involved in this case are surnamed Shuen and Iun. Shuen, a transportation company manager in his sixties, and Iun, the owner of a logistics company, are the main suspects. Additionally, there are nine non-resident workers, all males aged between 20 and

January 25, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Woman falsely claims to be brother’s sole heir

A mainland woman in her seventies and three of her local accomplices have been arrested for their involvement in making a false statement claiming that the septuagenarian was the sole inheritor of her deceased brother’s property, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday. The female suspect surnamed Chen is a retiree. The three local suspects comprise a 58-year-old retiree surnamed Lok; a 65-year-old security guard surnamed Chou; and a

January 25, 2024 | BY William Chan

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DSAT expects tomorrow & weekend gigs to cause traffic jams

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said yesterday that a number of large-scale concerts will take place in Estrada do Istmo area (informally known as Cotai Strip) tomorrow and this weekend, urging visitors and residents alike to pay close attention to its latest traffic updates, while choosing off-peak hours to commute.A DSAT statement released on its official account on WeChat said it expected the concerts to gather huge crowds in the area, which could cause traffic jams, adding that traffic updates

January 25, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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IAM urges public to stop eating certain batch of ‘TOBLERONE’

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) urged the public yesterday against eating a certain batch of “Milk Chocolate with Honey and Almond Nougat” bars (100 grams) under the brand of “TOBLERONE” imported from Switzerland, due to potential plastic contamination.The Centre for Food Safety of Hong Kong announced early this week that the problematic product, which has a net weight of 100 grammes and best-before-date of December 1, 2024, with batch number OOY4233553, was found to contain

January 25, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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GLP launches martial arts, AI experience zones

A martial arts zone and  a technology themed experience zone were launched yesterday at the Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai, aiming to provide members of the public with new “tourism+” experiences.The zones, entitled the “Martial Arts Arena” and “AI Wonderland”, are located on the second level of the integrated resort.The Martial Arts Arena comprises seven challenge levels, the majority of which last for around eight minutes, based on “The Water Margin”, one of the four

January 25, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Red Cross donates 10.84 million yuan for 20 projects in mainland

The Macau Red Cross made donations to 20 projects in the rural areas of Guizhou, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces last year, including three kindergartens, 12 health stations, two bridges, as well as one project each for a primary school, an ambulance station, and a senior care centre, with a total amount of 10.84 million yuan (12.32 million patacas), Macau Red Cross President Eddie Wong Yue Kai said yesterday.Wong made the remarks during a media dinner hosted by the Macau Red Cross yesterday at the

January 25, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Airport expects 6.2 million passengers in 2024, up 20 pct

Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM) Chairman Simon Chan Weng Hon said yesterday that he expected the facility’s passenger volume and flights movements to increase by more than 20 percent this year compared with last year’s 5.15 million passengers and 42,504 aircraft movements. According to his forecast, the airport will handle at least 6.2 million passengers this year. Chan, the former president of the Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM), made the forecast in a

January 25, 2024 | BY admin

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Artist hopes to evoke empathy for animals

A solo exhibition by local artist Justin Chiang Chin Pang entitled “We Are Not Food” is being held at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery, with the artist hoping to evoke empathy for animals through his paintings.The free-admission exhibition, which showcases 18 acrylics and marks the artist’s 9th solo exhibition, kicked off on Tuesday and is on until Saturday.Chiang, a graduate from the Macau Polytechnic University’s (MPU) Faculty of Arts and Design who has had several of his works

January 25, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Israel’s bizarre human rights accusations

Commentary        BEIJING – During a regular periodic review conducted by the UN Human Rights Council, Israel criticized China’s treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang.You read that right.The accusation came from Israel that has been accused of killing innocent civilians and creating a humanitarian disaster in Gaza.Since the latest stage of the conflict broke out on October 7 in the Gaza Strip, Israeli bombardment and gunfire have killed more than 25,000 Palestinians and

January 25, 2024 | BY admin

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Ho expects local Portuguese & English media to ‘play up their strengths in language & culture’

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that he expects Macau’s Portuguese- and English-language media to “stick to their role as a bridge and play up their strengths in language and culture to support the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) government’s work.”Ho made the suggestion in a speech during a New Year luncheon hosted by his office for the local Portuguese- and English-language print and broadcasting media. The local non-Chinese-language media comprise three

January 24, 2024 | BY admin

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