Lok Cheong centennial exhibition showcases 150 works

The Macau Museum of Art (MAM) is showcasing a total of 150 pieces in an exhibition entitled “Centennial Retrospective of Lok Cheong’s Art”.Lok Cheong was a famous local painter who lived from 1923 to 2006, according to a recent statement provided by the museum, adding that he was a keen observer who had life experiences that provided him with a raft of subject matter. He was the president of the Macau Artist Society for a long time, the statement noted, and excelled in mastering and

January 9, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Banned driver makes illegal U-turn

A local man banned from driving was arrested for disobedience after making an illegal U-turn, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Chan is in his forties.According to Lai, on Thursday at around 3 p.m. a police officer on patrol at Calçada das Chácaras sawChan making an illegal U-turn. The officer promptly intercepted him and requested Chan’s licence and documents. Chan claimed that he had left the documents at

January 9, 2024 | BY William Chan

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New prison construction worker hurt by falling iron pipe

A 32-year-old construction worker at the city’s new prison in the hamlet of Ka Ho in Coloane island was rushed to a local hospital yesterday after being hit by an iron pipe, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement.According to the statement, while working at the site, the iron pipe fell on the local male victim and hit him, causing injuries to his back.The statement noted that the victim remained conscious while he was being rushed to the hospital.The Fire Services Bureau has

January 9, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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5 locals cheated out of 83,600 patacas by ‘waterproofing contractor’: police

A criminal gang pretending to be a waterproofing contractor cheated at least five locals out of a total of 83,600 patacas between April and June last year, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference yesterday.The Judiciary Police received separate reports from the victims between April 17 and June 12 last year about a home improvement scam, all saying that they suspected they had fallen victim to a “waterproofing contractor”, which they contacted via

January 9, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Tourist coach driver insults cop: police

A local coach driver was arrested for insulting a police officer after he was fined for illegal parking, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect, surnamed Chao, is in his sixties.According to Lai, on Thursday morning, a PSP officer was patrolling Avenida do Governador Jaime Silvério Marques in Nape when he noticed an illegally parked tourist coach on a solid yellow line. The officer proceeded to issue a fine to the driver,

January 9, 2024 | BY William Chan

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LRT East Line to open in 2029: Rosário

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said yesterday that the government expects the Light Rail Transit (LRT) East Line to open in 2029 after its scheduled completion in 2028.Rosário made the remarks when replying to oral interpellations by lawmakers during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle.The ongoing LRT East Line project, which got off the ground in earnest in October last year, is a 7.7-kilometre-long section connecting the Barrier Gate checkpoint

January 9, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Peggy Chan shows guzheng’s contemporariness

Review by William Chan        On Saturday night, my colleague Lesley invited me to watch a guzheng recital of her former English-language student Peggy Chan Pui Ian at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) Small Auditorium.“Guzheng” means “ancient zheng”. In general, “zheng” describes the stringed element or component of various traditional Chinese musical instruments that are similar, to a certain degree, to the European plucked zither.Peggy Chan, a local musician and

January 9, 2024 | BY admin

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Govt still studying possible fee hikes for 6 public carparks: Rosário

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said yesterday that the government was still studying whether to raise the parking fees of six public carparks.Rosário made the remarks when replying to oral interpellations by lawmakers during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle.Rosário’s remarks yesterday came after the government said last October that it was planning to raise parking fees of seven “busy” public carparks with the aim of encouraging drivers

January 9, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Xi stresses winning tough, protracted battle against corruption

BEIJING – Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, yesterday called for advancing the Party’s self-reform and winning the tough and protracted battle against corruption.Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).After persistent anti-corruption efforts over the past 10 years of the new

January 9, 2024 | BY admin

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China can lead the way in global biodiversity: Nature Positive Initiative head

Interview by Martina Fuchs        GENEVA – China is “the hero of global biodiversity” and plays a fundamental role in the sustainable development agenda, the head of the newly-launched Nature Positive Initiative told Xinhua in a recent interview.Speaking ahead of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, next week, Marco Lambertini said that China is leading the way in reversing biodiversity loss and combating the global climate

January 9, 2024 | BY admin

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Order on China-Myanmar border shared concern

China Daily Editorial        Strengthening border security and maintaining the stability of the border have always been a top priority in the cooperation between China and Myanmar, as it has a huge bearing on the well-being of the people of both countries.Thus, it came as no surprise that during the meetings between Vice-Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing and other senior officials, during Sun’s three-day visit to the country that ended on

January 9, 2024 | BY admin

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US making miscalculation by not reining in Israel

China Daily Editorial        As long as the United States does not adjust its stance and continues to give one-sided support to Israel in the Gaza Strip conflict, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will likely be greeted with cold shoulders during his ongoing seven-day visit to the Middle East.As of yesterday, the conflict in Gaza had dragged into its fourth month, having claimed more than 23,000 lives and creating a grave humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave.

January 9, 2024 | BY admin

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Lorry causes chain-reaction crash on Friendship Bridge, 11 hurt

Lorry driver tailgates bus: policeA lorry rammed into the back of a public bus, causing it to rear-end a tourist coach on the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge at around midday yesterday, slightly injuring 11 people – nine passengers on the Transmac bus, its driver and the lorry driver, the authorities said.The police said that they have provisionally concluded that the crash was due to the lorry driver tailgating the bus.According to statements by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the Public

January 8, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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IFTM hosts Open Day

The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) hosted its annual Open Day yesterday at its Mong Ha campus, with the event providing introductions to its degree programmes, workshops, games and performances for its attendees.In a speech during the one-day event’s opening ceremony, IFTM President Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan said that the institute aims to launch a series of new bachelor’s degree programmes in “International Business and Innovative Communication”, and the revamped “Marketing

January 8, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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