Ex-assistant prosecutor-general gets 17 years behind bars

Former assistant prosecutor-general Kong Chi was sentenced yesterday to 17 years behind bars for bribe-taking, malfeasance, abuse of power, breach of judicial secrecy and unexplained wealth amounting of 14 million patacas as well as other crimes.The sentence was pronounced by the Court of Second Instance (TSI) yesterday afternoon.Kong and three co-defendants stood trial for two months.Two of the co-defendants, Choi Sao Ieng and Ng Wai Chu, were sentenced to 14 years and six years respectively.

January 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Dancers explore tension between individuals, group in play

Review by William Chan        The local art organisation, T Theatre, held a performance titled “一起PLAY” [“Play Together”] at its venue in Nape on Saturday.The production featured artistes from the Greater Bay Area (GBA), from Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as a French artiste. Together, they delved into the tension and conflict between an artiste’s personal will and the characterisation of the play.Established in 2016, T Theatre not only serves as the

January 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Man covers for others in running red light: police

Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong announced in a regular press conference on Monday that a non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland has been arrested for allegedly attempting to cover for another rider in jumping a red light.The 40-year-old suspect, surnamed Feng, is as a delivery worker.According to Lam, the incident occurred last March when a motorcycle ran a red light in Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga. The police subsequently issued a fine to the owner of the motorcycle, who

January 17, 2024 | BY William Chan

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MPU-Bell Centre of English launches courses for Q1

The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) said in a statement on Friday that its MPU-Bell Centre of English has recently launched English learning courses for the first quarter which are still open for registration.The statement noted that the courses cover “diversified areas” such as IELTS international English test preparation, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) training, and the Teacher Training series, with the courses having been included in the “DSEDJ Continuous Improvement and Development

January 17, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab 2 local shoplifters

The Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Public Security Police (PSP) separately announced a shoplifting case during a regular press conference on Monday.PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man identified the 39-year-old suspect as a man surnamed Lam, who told the police he’s jobless.According to Chan, in August last year, two supermarket managers separately reported to the police that a bottle of imported liquor valued at 32,800 patacas and a bottle of spirits valued at 2,550 patacas had been stolen,

January 17, 2024 | BY William Chan

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IFTM students collaborate on rural revitalisation project in Jiangmen

Students from the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) Tourism Retail and Marketing Management programme recently took on an industrial project that aimed to support rural revitalisation of Chakeng village in Jiangmen, according to an IFTM statement on Saturday.Jiangmen lies some 65 kilometres northwest of Macau.The statement noted that the project included site visits to Jiangmen’s Chakeng and Chenpi villages, with students analysing the locations and comparing Chakeng to successful

January 17, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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4th Macau-Taipa bridge’s naming drive draws 5,703 proponents

The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced in a statement yesterday that a total of 5,703 residents have submitted their proposed names for the future fourth Macau-Taipa bridge, the construction of which is now scheduled to be completed in the next quarter.The naming campaign’s submission period ran until Monday night.According to the statement, the 5,703 proponents submitted about 14,400 same or different names.The naming campaign ran between December 16 and January 15, during which local

January 17, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Galeries Lafayette Macau set to open next Friday

       French luxury department store Galeries Lafayette is slated to make its Macau debut, with a grand opening set for next Friday, according to a statement provided by Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Company Limited earlier this week.The upmarket French department store chain is housed in the five-storey, 400,000 sq ft (37,161 sq m) YOHO Treasure Island Resorts World Shopping Centre adjacent to Rotunda de Ferreira do Amaral. The hotel, which is in its soft

January 17, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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New police HQ in Pac On completed

Construction of a complex comprising the new headquarters of the Public Security Police (PSP) and its tactical unit in the Zone E1 land reclamation area has been completed, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced in a statement yesterday.Zone E1 lies off Pac On in Taipa between the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge and the Taipa Ferry Terminal.The Public Security Police are currently headquartered in Zape. The current headquarters of their tactical unit, officially known as Special Police Unit, is

January 17, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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15 pct woman have high risk of breast cancer: SSM

A total of 3,925 women participated in the bureau’s breast cancer screening programme two months after its launch in October last year, of whom 599 were assessed as being at high risk of being stricken by breast cancer, accounting for 15.3 percent, the bureau said in its recent reply to directly-elected lawmaker Wong Kit Cheng’s written interpellation.Wong made her appeal for accelerating the coverage of breast cancer screening to better protect women’s health in her written

January 17, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mercury to drop to 10° Celsius next week: observatory

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) forecast yesterday that the temperature is set to dip “significantly” over the weekend, with the mercury early next week expected to drop to as low as about 10 degrees Celsius.The observatory said that under the influence of a northeastern monsoon, northerly winds will strengthen this weekend, together with gusty winds and showers, adding that the temperature will drop to about 12 degrees Celsius on Monday and drop even further to about 10

January 17, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Nauru’s decision to uphold one-China principle in line with trend of the times

Commentary        BEIJING – The government of Nauru made the right decision on Monday to uphold the one-China principle and sever “diplomatic relations” with Taiwan, a wise move in line with the trend of the times and applauded by the Chinese government and people.In a post on Facebook, the government of Nauru said it will follow UN Resolution 2758 which recognizes the People’s Republic of China as the sole legitimate government representing the whole of China and

January 17, 2024 | BY admin

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US, China need not be each other’s ‘major problem’: US scholar

  Interview by Xinhua writer Deng Xianlai        ATLANTA –The United States and China should take courage not to “defer hard decisions” for the future but bear in mind that they need not be the “major problem” for each other, said David Lampton, a leading US scholar on China.A disbelief in the effectiveness of deferring hard decisions was how Lampton, professor emeritus of China studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies,

January 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau Jockey Club goes belly up, asks govt to axe concession, gives back site

Horse racing will come to an end on March 31 when the Macau Jockey Club will halt its 44-year-long operations, which began as the Macau Trotting Club in 1980.The Macau government gazetted an executive order yesterday morning according to which Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has been given the authority to sign an agreement with Macau Horse Race Company Ltd to terminate the latter’s horse-racing concession effective from April 1, 2024.When the company’s horse-racing

January 16, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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