Legislature passes sex crime bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) has passed a government-initiated amendment bill on sex crimes listed in the Macau Penal Code, which is slated to take effect 60 days after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO).The bill was passed during a plenary session on Friday.The new piece of legislation includes a separate category for sexual harassment with the offence now being listed as a semi-public crime.Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng (right) presides over Friday’s plenary

June 19, 2017 | BY admin

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CAEAL & CCAC join WeChat to promote elections

The Legislative Assembly Election Affairs Committee (CAEAL) and the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) will launch their official WeChat subscription accounts today to provide residents with information about the upcoming elections, according to a statement by the committee yesterday.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17.The statement said the committee and the commission created their accounts to promote clean elections and encourage residents to vote.

June 19, 2017 | BY admin

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Bodhi Spa’s pink Himalayan salt stone massage enriches therapeutic benefits

Enhance the therapeutic benefits of the traditional hot stone massage with hot pink Himalayan salt stone that is packed with 84 natural minerals that not only help relieve muscle tension, reduce stress and promote sleep, but also nourish the body and lightly exfoliate the skin all the while removing the harmful positive ions in the body to regain vitality.The pink Himalayan salt stone that the Bodhi Spa at Conrad Macao uses are from Saltability, a spa services company in the US that specialises

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to establish complaints mechanism for public servants

The government will establish a complaints management mechanism for public servants, Executive Council (ExCo) spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday.Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said the council had finished discussing a by-law (administrative regulation) on the mechanism.The council is the government’s top advisory body.Executive Council (ExCo) spokesman Leong Heng Teng addresses yesterday’s press conference at Government Headquarters about a complaints

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Canton Bloom tea brewing at Cha Bei

There are many coffee places around town but there aren’t many that bill themselves as a place for tea, especially with the name “Cha Bei” that literally means “tea cup”.With floral prints and pastel colours that no girl can resist from taking pictures of, Cha Bei café at Galaxy Macau gives guests a garden environment where they can chat and relax over light lunches, afternoon tea and dinner, and what better thing to do than pairing the food with a nice cup of tea.Besides the

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Oud master Marcel Khalife brings Arabic music to ‘heart & mind’

The Arabic music composed by Lebanese musician Marcel Khalife on a traditional instrument called the oud that will be presented to the local audience will be great music not just to the ears but also to the heart and mind.The internationally renowned musician will be presenting his work at his “Marcel Khalife World Music Concert” tomorrow evening at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM).Khalife, 67, is known for his avant-garde musical compositions for the oud, an instrument originating from

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Enhanced casino security ‘urgent’: gaming regulator

Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) Director Paulo Martins Chan said yesterday that enhancing security in the city’s casinos was “an urgent matter”, even though there was a low risk of the city being attacked.According to the DICJ website, the number of casinos in the city at the end of first quarter stood at 39, two of which were inactive at that time.Chan spoke to reporters yesterday at the Venetian in Cotai where he attended the graduation ceremony for Sands China’s

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Pupils should learn Cantonese & Putonghua: govt

Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Deputy Director Leong Lai said yesterday it was beneficial for schoolchildren to learn Putonghua.However, she also stressed that Putonghua and Cantonese are both important in local schools’ Chinese education.Leong made the remarks after a regular closed-door meeting of the government-appointed Non-Tertiary Education Committee at the Tourism Activities Centre (CAT) in Zape.Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Deputy Director Leong Lai speaks to

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to allow lower primary school pupils to repeat

Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Acting Deputy Director Wong I Lin said yesterday the bureau was planning to allow P1 to P4 pupils to repeat a year, contrary to the bureau’s consultation text last year.Leong made the remarks during a press conference after a closed-door regular meeting of the Non-tertiary Education Committee at the Tourism Activities Centre (CAT).The government launched a public consultation at the end of last year about establishing a system of evaluating pupils’

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Macau’s base rate rises to 1.5 pct after Fed move

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement that it raised its base rate of the discount window yesterday by 25 basis points to 1.5 percent.It is the fourth time for Macau’s quasi-central bank has raised the policy rate since December 2015.As the pataca is linked to the Hong Kong dollar, the movements of policy rates in Hong Kong and Macau should be basically consistent in order to maintain the effective operation of the linked exchange rate system between the two cities, the

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Police bust HK man for selling drugs

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from Hong Kong yesterday on suspicion of selling drugs to patrons of night entertainment venues and casinos in Macau, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the police also arrested the suspect’s girlfriend, who is also from Hong Kong, as she knew that her boyfriend was selling drugs.Choi identified the male suspect as a 22-year-old surnamed Man and the female suspect as a 23-year-old surnamed

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Fu Luen submits candidacy nomination signatures

Lawmaker Wong Kit Cheng, a vice-president of the Women’s General Association of Macau (commonly known as Fu Luen), submitted 500 registered voters’ signatures endorsing her group’s election campaign bid to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) yesterday.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17.Wong’s list is called Alliance for a Happy Home. Wong is a nurse by profession.This photo provided by a member of the Women’s General

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Sands China to teach staff about ‘B&R’ Initiative

Sands China is teaching its staff members about the national Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative in its “Professionalism Training for Gaming Practitioners” programme this year, the US gaming company said yesterday.Sands China launched the programme last year, jointly organised by the gaming operator, the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen) and Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL)The gaming company yesterday held a graduation ceremony for staff members who took part in the

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Clinic closed for storing illegal & expired medicine

A medical centre has been forced to temporarily close on suspicion of storing illegally imported and expired medicines, according to a statement of the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.Ai Wei Fu Medical Centre in Si Toi Commercial Building was one of the seven private clinics which were suspected of having provided in vitro fertilisation (IVF) services without a licence. The bureau raided the seven clinics last Monday.SSM Pharmaceutical Affairs Department officials confirmed in the statement that

June 16, 2017 | BY admin

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