Man nabbed for aiding mainlander’s illegal entry: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Monday for helping another mainlander illegally enter Macau, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 46-year-old surnamed Wang.According to Ho, the Judiciary Police was recently tipped off that a gang was aiding mainlanders to illegally enter Macau. PJ officers identified Wang as one of the members of the gang.The police are still looking for the kingpin and the other

August 23, 2017 | BY admin

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MGM bets on Cotai resort to boost market share

MGM Chief Executive Officer Grant Bowie said yesterday that the US gaming company’s Cotai property due to open later this year would allow it to maximise its market share and profitability.Bowie made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a “graduation ceremony” of the enterprise’s annual junior lion dance training programme for kids. A total of 75 children aged 5 to 10 completed the seven-week training course this year. The programme has so far taught about 200

August 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Sino-PSC Complex to cost up to 1 billion patacas

The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) yesterday opened the sealed bids for the design and construction of the Trade and Economic Cooperation Service-Platform between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Complex, the bureau announced yesterday, adding the cost of the complex could, according to the rival bids, range from 598 million to 1.06 billion patacas.A statement by the bureau said the construction was expected to start this year, adding the construction period could last

August 23, 2017 | BY admin

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2 women nabbed for selling Mark Six tickets: police

Two local women were caught on Monday for selling Mark Six tickets, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, both suspects, surnamed Chan and Lam, are in their fifties.The spokesperson said when the police officers were patrolling in Iao Hon district on Monday they saw the suspects selling lottery tickets at their respective stalls in Rua do Mercado de Iao Hon.This undated handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday shows

August 23, 2017 | BY admin

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UM cancer therapy enables drug screening results within 24 hours

A multidisciplinary research team from the University of Macau (UM) achieved a significant breakthrough in drug susceptibility testing for cancer cell lines and human primary cancers, the public university’s Health Science Faculty said in a statement yesterday.The UM said its research team combined the expertise in precision medicine, microfluidic chip, and image processing to shorten the analysis process to within 24 hours, laying the foundation for evidence-based drug susceptibility tests

August 23, 2017 | BY admin

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Weather station mulls higher typhoon signal

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted the No.1 typhoon signal yesterday morning and said late last night that it was considering the hoisting of the No. 3 signal.An SMG spokeswoman told the Portuguese-language TV channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM last night the hoisting of the No. 8 signal this morning was “foreseeable.If the No. 8 signal is hoisted, government offices, schools and many private businesses would remain closed.This image taken from the Meteorological

August 23, 2017 | BY admin

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2 immigration officers arrested for graft

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two immigration officers on Sunday for taking bribes and abetting illegal entries and exits while on duty at the Lotus Flower Bridge Cotai-Hengqin border checkpoint, a PJ spokesperson said in a special press conference yesterday.The two officers were members of a criminal organisation, and the police believe that the gang ran the illegal entry and exit scheme for at least eight months, the spokesperson said.According to the spokesperson, the gang helped

August 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Group petitions CE for new bus stop in Ha Van

Members of the Ha Van District Welfare and Mutual Help Association petitioned Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On yesterday about the setting-up of a bus stop in Rua do Almirante Sergio between Barra Terminal and The Riviera Macau residential building.Ha Van is the Chinese name for the Praia do Manduco neighbourhood in the Inner Harbour area.The government has removed two bus stops near the Maritime Training School and a footbridge in Rua do Almirante Sergio near The Riviera Macau since the

August 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Group petitions newspaper to correct ‘untrue’ report

The grassroots New Macau Association (NMA) petitioned Chinese-language newspaper Macao Daily News yesterday, urging the city’s best-selling newspaper to “correct the mistakes” it – allegedly – made in a report about the group and publish a revised version of the report.Speaking to reporters yesterday outside Macao Daily News Building in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais, Paul Chan Wai Chi, an NMA board member, said some of the contents of a report published in the newspaper yesterday

August 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Group urges govt to raise old-age pension to 4,050 patacas

The General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (commonly known as Kai Fong) yesterday urged the government to increase its old-age pension to at least 4,050 patacas a month, which would correspond to the official minimum subsistence index.According to the Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) website, permanent residents aged at least 65, or those aged at least 60 who have been confirmed by the Social Security Fund (FSS) to be showing signs of premature ageing, and who have paid their dues to the

August 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Construction of Seac Pai Van water treatment plant starts

The construction of Macao Water’s Seac Pai Van water treatment plant in Coloane got off the ground yesterday, the public utility said in a statement.The ground-breaking ceremony for the project was held at the site yesterday.The company expects the project to be completed by the end of 2019, the statement said.The Seac Pai Van water treatment plant is located next to the Seac Pai Van Reservoir – opposite the Seac Pai Van public housing estate and at the corner of Estrada do Istmo in

August 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Galaxy sponsors city’s 1st large-scale e-sports event

Gaming operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) announced yesterday that it is the title sponsor of an e-sports tournament taking place from Friday to Sunday that will see gamers battle it out in the two chart-topping e-sports games “Wang Zhe Rong Yao” and “Hearthstone”.The statement said that the “Galaxy Macau • CEC 2017 China E-sports Carnival” will be Macau’s first large-scale premium e-sports event. It will take place at Broadway Theatre.According to the statement, the

August 22, 2017 | BY admin

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2 men attack, try to rob woman in Cotai: police

Two men attacked and attempted to rob a mainland woman outside the Venetian in Cotai early yesterday, causing the woman eye and neck injuries, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the victim called the police early yesterday morning to report that two men had attacked and tried to rob her outside the resort.When the officers arrived at the scene, the victim told them that she was sitting on the ground outside the hotel and had put her handbag beside

August 22, 2017 | BY admin

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Police probe suspected arson, 7 scooters burnt

Seven scooters were burnt in a suspected arson attack in an alley in Iao Hon district in the early hours of yesterday, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said yesterday.The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement they suspect that someone set the scooters parked in an alley behind Iau Tim Building on fire.Three of the seven scooters were completely gutted by the blaze while the other four were partially damaged, according to the PJ statement.The Fire Services Bureau received a report at 3:57 a.m.

August 21, 2017 | BY admin

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