Residents slam, business operators hail K-Pop gig at Taipa stadium

The Post asked two Taipa residents and two business operators on Saturday and yesterday randomly about their views on staging a K-Pop outdoor gig at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, with all complaining about the traffic arrangements due to the concert.South Korean boy band Seventeen performed at the stadium on Saturday and yesterday, and the Transport Bureau (DSAT) imposed between Friday and yesterday a range of temporary traffic arrangements around the stadium because of the concert.As the

January 22, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Winter shelter in Ilha Verde opens

In view of the Yellow cold weather alert issued by the local observatory yesterday, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has opened its winter shelter in the E1 Bairro da Ilha Verde Building at 34 Rua Leste da Ilha Verde from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. the next day, until the mercury rises again, according to an IAS statement yesterday.Blankets, food and drinks will be provided for those seeking shelter from the cold, the statement added.The bureau urged members of the public to pay close attention to

January 22, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Quaker Oatmeal Squares possibly contaminated with salmonella: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said on Friday that three kinds of Quaker Oatmeal Squares products originating from the US were possibly contaminated with salmonella, urging the public not to consume them.According to Friday’s statement, no products of the problematic batches are available for sale in the local market, but due to the wide range of product sales channels, the bureau does not rule out the possibility that retailers or members of the public have bought the problematic

January 22, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Drug addict attacks maid after taking ice at home: police

A local drug addict attacked his domestic helper with a fruit knife after taking methamphetamine (aka ice) at his home in a building on Rua de Nam Keng in Taipa on January 12, causing cuts to her wrists, face and neck, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said at a regular press conference on Friday.According to Lam, the jobless suspect, aged about 50, is surnamed Chao.The incident took place at 9 p.m. on January 12 when the victim was bathing Chao’s 10-year-old son, during which,

January 22, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Filipinos celebrate Sinulog Festival, marking return of parade

Members of the local Filipino community celebrated the *Sinulog Festival in Macao 2024 yesterday, with this year’s event again seeing the return of the parade and dance contest after the COVID-19 pandemic in Macau.Celebrated annually on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, the festival honours Santo Niño, the Child Jesus, with the first local version of the event held back in 2003, according to the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) website.Yesterday’s event, which followed a

January 22, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Can money buy happiness?

Jennevive Christane Geronimo Revillas, F5 student, Saint John de Brito School (English Section)        Why do so many people think that having money makes us happy? In my opinion, money doesn’t make us happy. We can buy the things we want with money, but not the things we actually need. This is because money allows us to have comfort and security by allowing us to purchase things we desire, but it does not provide us with the non-material comfort and security from

January 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Can money buy happiness?

Cassandra Collene Adarlo, F5, Saint John de Brito School (English Section)        Money is often seen as the key to happiness. With financial resources, people can live more comfortable lives, obtain the possessions they desire, and experience moments of pleasure. However, can money truly bring happiness? The answer is not as simple as a yes or no. While it is true that money can contribute to happiness to some extent, it does not guarantee long-lasting happiness.One of the

January 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau-HK & Macau-Shenzhen chopper services to resume on Friday

Macau-based Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited announced in a statement on Friday that its service between Macau and Hong Kong, and between Macau and Shenzhen, would resume starting this Friday, after having been suspended since February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Founded in 1988 as East Asia Airlines Limited, the company operates helicopter routes between Macau, Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Its heliport in Macau is situated in the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal.According to the statement, two

January 22, 2024 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Woman dies in ‘fall’ from building, worker hangs herself

A local woman “fell” from a residential building and died upon impact on Saturday afternoon, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement on the same day.The Judiciary Police said in a separate statement on Saturday that the police earlier that day discovered a female non-resident worker (NRW) who had hanged herself.Both cases have preliminarily been listed as a dead body found.Elderly woman ‘falls’ from buildingThe statement identified the first deceased as a local elderly woman. She

January 22, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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TDM inaugurates newsroom in Hengqin

Local public broadcaster TDM held an inauguration ceremony on Thursday for its newsroom in Hengqin, after having been in a trial operation from last August, which is the company’s first newsroom outside of Macau, according to a statement released by TDM on that day.Situated in the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, the TDM newsroom, named “TDM Zhuhai Newsroom”, covers a total area of 52 square metres and consists of an office, a live streaming studio and a recording

January 22, 2024 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Police bust Vietnamese woman selling CBD oil

A Vietnamese woman has been arrested for selling cannabidiol (CBD) oil, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference on Friday.The 25-year-old suspect surnamed Vu told the police she’s a masseuse working in Macau.Chan said this was the first case in Macau after the amended anti-drug law enacted last November that included 15 additional internationally controlled substances.According to Chan, the masseuse was suspected of selling CBD oil to her fellow

January 22, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Imperative all parties refrain from any actions that might worsen situation in the Middle East

China Daily Editorial        The worsening of the situation in the Middle East is a worrying tendency that could threaten the very fabric of world peace and security.Since January 12, the Red Sea tensions have abruptly escalated after the United States and the United Kingdom launched rounds of air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen in retaliation for Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the international waterway. Then, as if a Pandora’s box had been opened,

January 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Australia’s unease because of wrong perspective

China Daily Editorial        The Solomon Islands and Kiribati switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 2019. Immediately following Taiwan’s latest elections, Nauru said it was cutting diplomatic ties with the island and switching back to Beijing.This was not only a diplomatic setback to the authorities in Taiwan, but apparently raised eyebrows in neighboring Australia. After all, following the recent clamor about the Solomon Islands’ security and

January 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau needs to ‘carefully’ study central govt’s new guidelines on easing Hengqin’s market access: Ho

Tony Wong        Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng underlined yesterday that it is “necessary” for both the Macau government and the city’s civil society to “carefully” study a new set of guidelines recently published by the central government on easing market access to the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.Ho made the remarks in a speech while chairing this year’s first plenary meeting of the government-appointed Economic Development Council (CDE)

January 19, 2024 | BY admin

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