Car crashes into shop after colliding with bus

A car crashed into a shop in Taipa after colliding with a public bus, slightly injuring a passenger on the bus, while a staff member of the shop felt unwell after being scared, the authorities said.The police said yesterday that the accident occurred due to the driver of the car failing to give way.According to statements by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the Public Security Police (PSP), the accident occurred outside the Chun Fok Village residential estate on Rua do Regedor at around 5 p.m.

August 7, 2025 | BY admin

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Police bust gang for 3.5 million pataca credit card fraud

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three locals on Tuesday for their participation in a criminal group engaged in computer fraud and document forgery, with a total of 3.5 million patacas involved, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspects as a 39-year-old businessman surnamed Hoi, a 34-year-old male Key Opinion Leader (KOL), and a 38-year-old female clerk surnamed Ngan who works for a computer company.According to Lei Chi Wai

August 7, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau Customs seizes frozen chicken feet worth 25,000 patacas

Macau Customs Service officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Monday where they seized 500 kilogrammes of frozen chicken feet worth around 25,000 patacas in total.According to a statement on Tuesday, on the afternoon of that day the customs officers caught a 52-year-old local male who ran the den and had hired parallel traders to smuggle frozen chicken feet from Macau to the mainland.The suspect faces a fine in compliance with the relevant provisions

August 7, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Police nab Hong Kong man for stealing 2 watches worth 3.78 million yuan

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Hong Kong man on Monday for stealing two luxury watches valued at 3.78 million yuan (4.25 million patacas) from a mainland woman, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 58-year-old male surnamed Chung who claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, the police received a report on May 31 from the mainland woman, who operates a luxury watch trading business. She told the police that the

August 7, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Black spots found on imported American capsules: Pharma bureau

The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) announced in a statement yesterday that they received a report from local drugs importers about a soft capsule product imported from America that was found to have black spots on the pills.The problematic soft capsules titled “PRENATAL VITAMIN DHA SOFTGELS” produced by “Earth’s Creation USA”, were found to have black spots on the pills. As a precautionary measure, the drug importer has voluntarily recalled the affected batch of

August 7, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau still facing high chikungunya risk: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) underlined yesterday there was still no indication that chikungunya community transmissions were occurring, Macau is still facing a high risk of recording new locally transmitted cases triggered by new imported cases, urging residents to continue to comply with mosquito prevention measures and the elimination of stagnant water.Chan Choi Wan, who heads the bureau’s Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Division, made the remarks when attending a current affairs

August 7, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Population dips to 685,900 in Q2

Macau’s population dropped by 1,100 year on year to 685,900 at the end of the first half of this year, partially due to a decrease in the number of non-resident workers (NRWs) living in Macau, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement on Tuesday, females accounted for 53.9 percent of Macau’s population at the end of the second quarter.In the first half of this year, the number of live births decreased by 289 year on year to 1,421, while mortality

August 7, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Lee visits Macau, meets Sam, vows joint promotion of GBA development

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai yesterday met with his Hong Kong counterpart John Lee Ka-chiu during the latter’s visit to Macau where they exchanged views on various topics, such as both sides jointly promoting the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), as well as new opportunities arising from the ongoing second-phase development of the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a

August 6, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt to set up 2 mock polling stations for legislative elections

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) said yesterday that it will set up two mock polling stations for the upcoming direct and indirect legislative elections, one more than in the elections four years ago.The 2025 direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 14.CAEAL President Seng Ioi Man made the remarks while speaking to reporters yesterday after chairing a regular closed-door meeting of the commission at the Public Administration Building on

August 6, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Local senior loses 5.19 million patacas in investment scam: police

An elderly local woman has fallen victim to an investment scam, losing a total of 5.19 million patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the victim met a man online through the social media platform “RedNote” (also known as Xiaohongshu) in June. They later communicated via WhatsApp and developed an online friendship. The man encouraged the victim to invest on a website. Following his guidance, she engaged in

August 6, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Year’s 1st ‘Black Rainstorm’ warning signal hoisted yesterday

The Meteorological and Geophysics Bureau (SMG) issued a Black Rainstorm warning signal yesterday at 08:18 a.m. warning the public to complete all appropriate hazard precautions triggered by heavy rain.According to the weather station, the maximum rainfall at 08:18 a.m. yesterday recorded 77.6 millimetres. Therefore, the bureau said, it issued this year’s first Black Rainstorm warning signal.The observatory said, due to the persistent influence from active southwest monsoon winds and upper-air

August 6, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Police bust currency exchange gang, involving HK$300 million

Four local men were arrested on Monday for engaging in illegal currency exchange activities that involved a total of HK$300 million (309 million patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspects as a 30-year-old watch buyer surnamed Chan, two 32-year-old men surnamed Ao and Ieong, and a 30-year-old male surnamed Chong. Ao, Ieong and Chong told the police that they are jobless.Cheong said that Chan purchased

August 6, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Entrepreneurship competition injects new momentum into Macau’s tech sector

The “2025 Macau Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition” successfully concluded its finals yesterday. This competition aimed to inject new momentum into Macau’s technology sector.”This contest co-organised by the Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Preparation Committee, the Association for the Promotion of Science and Technology of Macau and Da Heng Qin (Macao) Co. Ltd. and implemented by the Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre (MYEIC).This year’s competition

August 6, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Dolce Voce brings multicultural harmony to Portugal in 12-day tour

Interview by William Chan        Local choir Dolce Voce is currently captivating Portuguese audiences with a 12-day concert tour across four cities – Lisbon, Batalha, Peniche, and Porto - showcasing a repertoire that bridges Chinese and Portuguese musical traditions, conductor Maria Vanessa Leão told the Post yesterday in an online interview.Founded in 2008, Dolce Voce - which means “sweet voice” in Italian -was established to promote the art of choral singing, enrich

August 6, 2025 | BY admin

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