Patients referred elsewhere only when needed: Kuok

Health Bureau (SSM) Deputy Director Kuok Cheong U said yesterday that patients would not be referred to hospitals elsewhere unless it’s absolutely necessary.The bureau was questioned by reporters last week about a local cancer survivor who had been transferred to Hong Kong for treatment, but was recently transferred back to the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre (CHCSJ) for follow-up treatment.Kuok, who heads the public hospital, said the patient was transferred back to Macau as the

March 6, 2017 | BY admin

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Locals unaware of need to protect their hearing: survey

The findings of a survey conducted by the Healthy Macau Association show that local residents are unaware of the importance of protecting their hearing, with only 24 percent of the survey’s respondents having undergone hearing tests.The findings of the survey were announced yesterday during a press conference co-hosted by the association’s Director General Virginia Kong Wai Sum and Deputy Director General Gloria Sio Un Teng, at the association’s office in the city centre.The survey was

March 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Michelin chef does magic show with molecular cuisine

Many say that molecular gastronomy is dead, but it was very much alive complete with the magic tricks that Michelin-starred chef Chow Ngan Ping performed with each dish, surprising his guests with every bite, turning a two-hour long meal into an artistic gastronomic show.Originally from Hong Kong, Chow learnt molecular gastronomy in the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong before moving to Japan in 2013 where he got the opportunity to work at the Tapas Molecular Bar at the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo, where

March 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Three ‘Phantoms’ bring a night of musicals to town

Three performers who have played the male lead of “Phantom” in the hit musical “Phantom of the Opera” are set to bring many nights of musicals to town with their own production “Three Phantoms” that is making its Asian premiere tonight.From now until March 26 at The Parisian Theatre, musical fans will be treated to some of the greatest musical hits such as “Tragedy” from Saturday Night Fever, “Bohemian Rhapsody” from We Will Rock You, “One Day More” from Les Misérables,

March 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Mainlander nabbed for running fake base stations: police

A mainland man was caught on Tuesday for allegedly operating fake base stations, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the suspect, surnamed Fu, is a 34-year-old unemployed man.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.Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the hooded mainland

March 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Group to set up hotline for dementia tests

The Macau Carers Association is planning to set up a recorded message hotline which will provide cognitive tests to detect dementia in the elderly, Lam In Nie, who heads the group, said yesterday.According to Wikipedia, dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember, which has a great effect on a person’s daily functioning.Lam made the remarks on the sidelines of a press conference at Macau Tower about the

March 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Locals with innate disabilities to get pension: govt

The government plans to include residents who suffer from congenital disabilities as recipients of the Social Security Fund’s disability pension, Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) Social Solidarity Department Chief Choi Sio Un said yesterday.Choi made the announcement when briefing reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the government-appointed Rehabilitation Affairs Committee at the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ).According to Choi, the government will submit an amendment

March 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Student dies after scooter crash

A 23-year-old local male university student died yesterday in a scooter crash in Estrada de Cheoc Van in Coloane, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.The spokesperson announced the case during a regular briefing. According to the spokesperson, the scooter rider was surnamed Lou.The spokesperson said Lou was riding his scooter from Largo do Presidente António Ramalho Eanes to Estrada de Hac Sá before crashing into a hillside in Estrada de Cheoc Van at about 11:05

March 3, 2017 | BY admin

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2 flats burgled after victims put spare keys under mats: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday announced the arrest of a 21-year-old local man for burgling two flats in a residential building in Areia Preta where he stole possessions worth about 17,300 patacas.The suspect succeeded in burgling the two flats after he had found the spare keys of each of the flats – which the owners had put underneath the mats in the corridor outside their flats, according to PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai.Choi identified the suspect as an unemployed man surnamed Wong,

March 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Councillors worry about Ilha Verde Hill

Four members of the government-appointed Northern Districts Social Services Consultative Committee expressed their concerns over the preservation of Ilha Verde Hill yesterday, urging the government to take action to preserve the bucolic hillock as soon as possible.Committee member Cheong Ka Man pointed out at the start of the closed-door meeting, before journalists were asked to leave, at the Government Service Centre in Areia Preta that there are centuries-old trees and an old monastery on the

March 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Bird’s nests shop robbed of HK$1.3 million

A shop selling bird’s nests in Nape was robbed of HK$1.3 million in cash yesterday morning, when a salesman was hit over the head with a stone by the male robber.The victim was not injured seriously, Judiciary Police (PJ) Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.Choi identified the victim as a 32-year-old blue-card holder.According to Choi, the Public Security Police (PJ) have transferred the case to the Judiciary Police for investigation. A man enters the bird’s nest

March 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Election committee to set up complaints hotline

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) and Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) will set up a complaints hotline for residents to report suspected irregularities concerning the upcoming legislative elections, CAEAL President Tong Hio Fong said yesterday.The elections are slated to be held in September.The committee held two separate closed-door meetings yesterday, one with the CCAC and the other with the Judiciary Police (PJ) and Public Security Police (PSP), at the Public

March 2, 2017 | BY admin

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Casino receipts in Feb hit 2-year high

Macau’s casino revenue rose for a seventh consecutive month and hit a two-year high last month, according to official figures released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) yesterday.Last month’s gross gaming revenue increased 17.8 percent year on year to 22.99 billion patacas, the highest figure since January 2015.Gaming receipts in the first two months grew 10.6 percent year on year to 42.24 billion patacas.This photo taken yesterday shows one of the peninsula’s

March 2, 2017 | BY admin

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3 men, woman busted in 3 drug cases

Three men and a woman were arrested between Tuesday and yesterday in three individual drug trafficking cases, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a special press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, a 21-year-old local man surnamed Hong was arrested on Tuesday night for drug trafficking. The police received a tip-off about a week ago that a man was frequently smuggling drugs into Macau from the mainland.The spokesperson said the police approached the suspect on

March 2, 2017 | BY admin

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