Group urges govt to promote child adoption

Good Shepherd Centre Director Juliana Devoy yesterday called for “the right of every child to have a family”, urging the government to promote child adoption.Devoy made the remarks during a press conference at the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Women Mutual Help Centre in Rua Central with the aim of raising public awareness of children’s rights.The press conference was held on International Children’s Day.Good Shepherd Centre Director Juliana Devoy (left) addresses yesterday’s press

June 2, 2017 | BY admin

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Sino-PSCs fund headquarters moves to Macau

The local headquarters of the Cooperation and Development Fund between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) was officially opened yesterday.The government said that the establishment of the headquarters in Macau would allow local companies easier access to their counterparts involved in projects in PSCs.The headquarters will be temporarily housed in the Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Service Centre of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) at China Civil Plaza

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Govt sets up mental health support team: council

The government has set up a mental health service team, with the aim of enabling better coordination of resources for mental health support provided by social organisations and encouraging those unwilling to seek help to look for assistance and receive treatment, the Northern Districts Community Service Consultative Council said yesterday.Yesterday’s focus of the government-appointed council’s regular meeting was on how the government is supporting residents who need possible treatment for

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Group calls for family-friendly policies

The findings of a survey conducted by the Association of Building a Good Home Together, chaired by lawmaker Wong Kit Cheng, show that local parents feel stressed about having to take care of their children as they need to work long hours. The group urged the government to implement family-friendly policies to help relieve local families of stress.The group yesterday announced the findings of a survey about local family situations and needs during a press conference at the headquarters of the

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Student nabbed for hiring student to take exam

The police arrested a non-local university student on Wednesday for hiring another non-local university student to take an exam for him, while the non-local student who was hired was arrested for using a fake ID card, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, both male suspects in their twenties are mainlanders studying in Macau.The police announced on Wednesday the arrest of a local female university student for having hired a non-local female

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Film-fest puts female directors in the spotlight

Gender inequality in films, particularly in Hollywood, has in recent years been much talked about as the issue is forcing women in the industry to speak out and stand up for themselves.Just last week in a forum at Cannes Film Festival, Mexican star Selma Hayak complained that Hollywood treats actresses like ‘performing monkeys’ and wants to get rid of them once they are found to be smart.The French festival this year saw just three women filmmakers in the 19 films that ran in competition

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Casino takings rise 23.7 pct in May

Macau’s gross gaming revenue in May rose 23.7 percent year on year to 22.74 billion patacas, posting a 10-month winning streak and beating analysts’ forecasts, according to data released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) yesterday.Reuters said that analysts had expected revenue growth to range between 15 percent and 20 percent.Last month’s growth rate was the highest since February 2014. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Student nabbed for hiring student to take exam

The Public Security Police (PSP) have arrested a local university student for hiring a non-local student to take an exam for her, while the non-local student has been arrested for using a fake identity card, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson said an examiner of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) reported on Monday afternoon that one of the students did not resemble the photo on her student card, and therefore suspected that

June 1, 2017 | BY admin

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No consensus on high-rise next to Muslim cemetery

Members of the Urban Planning Council (CPU) did not reach a consensus yesterday on a proposed high-rise project with a maximum height of 127 metres, on a plot of land next to the city’s only Muslim cemetery, located in Ramal dos Mouros.The Macau Islamic Association has asked the government for permission to build a residential high-rise there, with the aim of funding the cost of a new religious centre.Yesterday’s regular meeting of the council was the fourth time that the government

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3-year-old boy allegedly hit by maid: police

A 3-year-old boy was allegedly slapped on the head by a Vietnamese domestic helper, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.The spokesperson said the boy’s mother reported the case yesterday afternoon, saying that the family’s domestic helper took the boy to a park earlier that day, but when he returned home, the boy appeared to have sustained slight injuries to his head.The mother told the police she suspected the domestic helper had smacked her son. The police said the

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Boy with severe flu leaves ICU: govt

A 6-year-old local boy diagnosed with the influenza A virus is recovering and has been transferred from the intensive care unit (ICU), a Health Bureau (SSM) statement said yesterday.The bureau said on Monday that the boy showed symptoms of the potentially fatal disease on Friday, such as fever, sore throat and cough, adding that he was admitted to the private Kiang Wu Hospital on Saturday.The bureau also said the boy’s condition worsened on Monday, after which he was transferred to the

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Transport bureau & police promote new helmet rule

Enforcement of the city’s new crash helmet rule, slated to take effect on June 13, would be mainly educational initially, Transport Bureau (DSAT) official Kam Chun Kit said yesterday.Kam made the remarks when speaking to reporters in Avenida Doutor Mário Soares near Praia Grande, where DSAT officials and Public Security Police (PSP) officers set up a roadblock to check motorcyclists’ crash helmets yesterday morning and promote the new rule.In order to regulate the safety standards of the

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Govt urges gaming operators to remain election-neutral

Officials held a meeting with representatives of the city’s gaming operators and junket promoters yesterday, briefing them on the newly amended Legislative Assembly Election Law which requires them to remain politically neutral in the upcoming legislative elections, Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong said.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17.Members of the government-appointed committee and officials from

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Legislature passes non-mandatory provident fund bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) passed the government’s bill on a non-mandatory central provident fund, which is slated to take effect on January 1 next year, after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO), during a plenary session yesterday.The legislative process took the government about a decade and two public consultations to complete.The bill’s outline was passed in a plenum of the legislature in June last year. The legislature’s 1st Standing Committee held 13 meetings to review

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