Police nab man for taking upskirts for 7 years

The Public Security Police (PSP) officers arrested a local man on Wednesday for taking upskirt photos of women in the city’s streets for seven years, PSP spokeswoman Chong Sin I said yesterday.PSP officers also found that the suspect’s mobile phone contained more than 1,700 photos that he furtively took of women in the streets, according to Chong.Chong announced details of the case during a regular press briefing yesterday. Chong identified the suspect as an unmarried casino dealer in his

March 10, 2017 | BY admin

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Lawmaker vows to propose new holiday rules Bill also asks for 5-day paternity leave

Lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I said yesterday she planned to submit an amendment bill to the legislature to mandate employees’ holiday entitlements and statutory paternity leave.Lei said she handed the proposal to Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On on Wednesday requesting his permission to submit the bill to the Legislative Assembly (AL) for debate and vote.Lei said she was still awaiting Chui’s response.According to Article 105 legislature’s regulatory framework law,

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Govt to change heads of advisory bodies

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday the government has decided that the Urban Planning Council will be chaired by the director of the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), while the Traffic Consultative Council will be headed by the director of the Transport Bureau (DSAT).The government’s decision will amend the by-laws (administrative regulations) regulating the operations of the two government-appointed councils, as both are currently chaired by the

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Taiwan man caught for running fake base stations

A man from Taiwan was arrested on Wednesday for operating two fake base stations, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a special press conference yesterday. A fake base station is telecom equipment which sends out a signal, disconnecting mobile phone users in an area from their legitimate base stations and who then receive messages from the fake one instead.The spokesperson said after investigating the police identified a flat in Toi San district. Officers saw the suspect, a

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Mak the dragon takes kids on literary adventure through city

Children who watch Peppa Pig on repeat as the cheeky little piggy talks about gardening in the back garden and having a cup of tea, now have something they can relate to with Mak the dragon chomping on Portuguese egg tarts and watching the Macau Grand Prix.Mak is the main character in a children’s trilingual – Chinese, Portuguese and English – book series, titled “Mak the City’s Friendly Dragon” and written by Bernadette Logana Ubogan Terra, who is originally from the Philippines.

March 10, 2017 | BY admin

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Election body calls for ‘fair’ campaign coverage

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) is urging the local media to report “fairly” on the upcoming legislative election campaign and to set up internal regulations on campaign coverage, CAEAL President Tong Hio Fong said yesterday.In a written statement, the committee also announced the setting-up of a hotline and dedicated email address for the media for any queries journalists may have about the election process.The legislative direct and indirect elections are

March 9, 2017 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for attempted theft on bus

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a man from the mainland on Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in an attempt to steal from a bus passenger, PSP spokesman Fong Cheong Chun said in a regular press conference yesterday.Fong identified the suspect as a 29-year-old surnamed Yu.According to Fong, on Tuesday the police received a call from a male local resident that someone had tried to steal his possessions while on a public bus. The victim told the police that he and Yu – who he had

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Ex-prosecutor’s lawyer quits trial

Ex-chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng’s defence lawyer Leong Weng Pun and his team resigned yesterday before the court’s afternoon session began.Ho faces over 1,500 charges including aggravated fraud, leadership of a criminal organisation, abuse of power, and money laundering.The morning session of the trial at the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) in Nam Van went ahead as scheduled but the afternoon session was postponed sine die due to Leong’s resignation as Ho’s defence lawyer.PLEASE READ THE

March 9, 2017 | BY admin

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Police nab 4 for 113 million yuan UnionPay fraud

Three local men and a mainlander were arrested this week for their alleged involvement in the illegal use of UnionPay cards by conducting bogus cash transactions for clients, amounting to 113.8 million yuan (131.8 million patacas), a Judiciary Police spokesperson (PJ) said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, one of the locals, surnamed Chan, is 53 years old while the second suspect, surnamed Ng, is 25. The third suspect, surnamed Ieong, is 26 years old while the mainlander, surnamed Yu, is

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Coloane residents urge govt to tackle parking & hygiene issues

Several Coloane residents among the audience of a community forum held by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) yesterday urged the government to tackle parking and hygiene problems in certain areas on the island.The bureau holds a regular community forum in a different area of the city each month. Yesterday’s forum took place at the IACM-run Carmo Auditorium in Taipa.Coloane Residents Association Vice Chairman Ng Kun Cheong, a member of the audience, said when addressing the forum

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2 shipyards razed in Lai Chi Vun

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) demolished two dilapidated shipyards in Coloane’s Lai Chi Vun Village yesterday morning.The bureau said in a statement at about 9:30 a.m. that it would demolish two shipyards, the conditions of which it described as “worse” than the other shipyards in the village. The statement was released at about the same time when the demolition began. An excavator starts demolishing the second of two shipyards knocked down by order of the government in Coloane’s

March 9, 2017 | BY admin

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Man cheats 9 pawnshops out of HK$248,000: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Monday on suspicion of having cheated nine pawnshops out of HK$248,000 by pawning fake branded luxury watches, PJ spokesman Tam Weng Keong said during a special press briefing yesterday.Tam identified the suspect as a 46-year-old surnamed Chen.According to Tam, Chen went to a pawnshop in a casino resort in Cotai on November 29 last year and pawned a purported branded luxury watch for HK$40,000. After Chen had left the shop, a staff

March 8, 2017 | BY admin

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500 single-parent families get govt support: official

About 500 single-parent families were receiving financial assistance from the government as of December last year, Lam Pui Seong, who heads the Community Service Coordination Division of the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), said yesterday.Lam made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference about a number of events to mark today’s International Women’s Day.The events, to be held during the remainder of the month, are co-organised by the Macau General Union of

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Man nabbed for stealing bike in 2015

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local Portuguese man on Monday on suspicion of stealing a bike owned by a local student which had been parked on the campus of the University of Macau (UM) in late 2015, PSP spokesman Fong Cheong Chun said during a regular press briefing yesterday.Fong identified the suspect as a 33-year-old surnamed Cruzinha working as a ground crew at the airport, and the student as a 20-year-old male surnamed Leong.According to Fong, Leong reported to the police in

March 8, 2017 | BY admin

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