Police arrest repeat exhibitionist

A local man was caught on Wednesday for showing his naked body to female residents in residential buildings in Areia Preta, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the suspect, surnamed Chan, is an unemployed resident in his fifties.The spokesperson said the police received four reports from Monday to Wednesday that Chan had exposed his naked body near Rua de Ma Kau Seak in Areia Preta. After investigating, the police identified Chan, the

September 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Gambler held by loansharks tries to kill himself: police

A mainland gambler attempted to commit suicide on Monday while he was held against his will in a guestroom at a resort in Cotai, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday, adding three men have been arrested for falsely imprisoning the victim.According to the spokesperson, the victim and the suspects are from the mainland. The victim is in his twenties while the suspects are in their thirties.The spokesperson said a hotel in Cotai reported to the police on Monday that the victim had

September 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Ex-weather chief’s retirement won’t affect graft probe: govt

The retirement of former Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) Director Fong Soi Kun won’t impact the ongoing investigation by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) into his controversial handling of killer typhoon Hato’s warning signals, the Secretariat for Administration and Justice said in a statement yesterday.The statement came in response to an announcement in the Official Gazette (BO) earlier this week, which stated that Fong will get a monthly pension of 890 salary points

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Japan’s casinos will have ‘greater impact’ on Macau than other gaming hubs: scholar

A green light for casinos to operate in Japan will have a greater impact on Macau’s gaming industry than other gaming hubs in the region, Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) Professor Zeng Zhonglu said yesterday.Zeng made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the campus of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Taipa where he held a seminar on the history and development of Macau’s gaming industry and its development trend in the future. Some 30 students attended the

September 29, 2017 | BY admin

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For your sight’s sake, take action!

The annual World Sight Day is approaching and in order to remind people of the importance of protecting and restoring vision, global sight-saving organisation Orbis is asking people to look up and look into the distance as a simple thing to do to relax eyes strained from spending too much time looking too closely at their smartphones and computers.World Sight Day takes place on October 12 this year and, as every year, non-profit and non-governmental organisation Orbis celebrates it with an

September 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Police nab man for robbing woman after sex in disabled toilet

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Tuesday for allegedly robbing a female compatriot after they had sex in a disabled toilet in Nape earlier this month, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.Choi identified the suspect as a 37-year-old salesman surnamed Li and the victim as a 31-year-old. Choi said that the woman works in the education sector, adding that she was on a gambling trip to Macau when the robbery occurred.According to

September 28, 2017 | BY admin

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4 academics among 7 appointed lawmakers

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has chosen the seven appointed members of the Legislative Assembly (AL), comprising a re-appointee and six newcomers, according to an announcement in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.Four of the appointees are academics, three of them from the public University of Macau (UM) and one from the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST).According to the announcement, the re-appointed lawmaker is Ma Chi Seng while the newcomers are Michael Pang

September 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Police nab 18 casino loansharks

The police have arrested 18 mainlanders, a woman and 17 men, for their involvement in a casino loan-sharking gang, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said at a special press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the suspects are aged from 21 to 41, adding the police had recently received a tip-off that a gang was loan-sharking in local casinos.After investigating, the police discovered that the suspects stayed in a residential flat in Taipa, the spokesperson said. The police

September 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Monetary regulator bars lenders from ICO market

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) urged local banks and other payment institutions yesterday to refrain from providing services of initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies.According to an AMCM statement, it “issued a notice last week “to remind all the banking and payment institutions in Macau not to participate in or provide, directly or indirectly, any financial services for Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies”.The statement also pointed out that “due to recent happenings of

September 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Chan says not interested ‘for now’ in casino concession

Businessman and outgoing lawmaker Chan Meng Kam said yesterday that he was not interested “at the moment” in bidding for a gaming concession.Macau’s three gaming concessions and three sub-concessions will expire between 2020 and 2022. The government has said that the concessions and sub-concessions won’t be renewed but will have to go through a bidding process.Asked by a reporter on the sidelines of the new Hotel Royal Dragon opening ceremony if he was interested in bidding for a gaming

September 28, 2017 | BY admin

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IACM inspectors abuse power over roadworks: CCAC

A current and a former inspector of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (ICAM) have been transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) for alleged abuse of power, after illegally benefiting from roadwork projects, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the CCAC acted upon a tip-off claiming that a number of inspectors working for the bureau’s Public Roads and Sewerage Department were deliberately making things difficult for

September 28, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt has never approved online gaming: regulator

Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) Director Paulo Martins Chan said yesterday that the government has never allowed any kind of online gaming activities in Macau, responding to Hong Kong media reports earlier in the day that a joint venture was planning to bring blockchain technology to Macau.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference at his bureau. The press conference was about the start of a public consultation on a proposed ban on

September 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Domestic violence cases drop by 1/3 in H1: govt

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) classified 57 domestic violence cases during the first half of the year, a 32.9 percent drop year on year, Daniel Tang Yuk Wa, who heads the bureau’s Family and Community Services Department, said yesterday.The Law on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence came into force on October 5 last year.Tang briefed reporters after a closed-door meeting of the Women and Children’s Affairs Council at the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ). According to Tang,

September 27, 2017 | BY admin

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Ex-chef nabbed for burglary: police

The police arrested a local man when he returned to Macau on Monday, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a special press conference yesterday at the PJ headquarters in Zape.The suspect is a 26-year-old resident surnamed Lai.The owner of an eatery in the city centre reported to the police in May that a cash register at his restaurant was broken open and all the cash was gone. After scrutinising CCTV footage, the police confirmed that a man had broken into the restaurant.The burglar

September 27, 2017 | BY admin

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