Local boxer Bryant Ng victorious at ‘Fairtex Fight Muay Thai Boxing’

Macau fighter Bryant Ng Chon In defeated Hong Kong’s North Yip Chi-Hang in a Muay Thai battle at The Londoner Macao in Cotai on Saturday in his professional debut, securing a win of 29-28.The event, “Fairtex Fight Muay Thai Boxing”, was held at The Londoner Macao on Saturday, featuring renowned Thai and top international fighters.Yip, 29, said by fellow pugilists to be particularly skilled in the use of powerful punches and devastating kicks, made his debut in Macau on Saturday, while

August 26, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Calligraphic documents on display at Tap Seac Gallery

An exhibition entitled “The Way of Huang Tingjian – Exhibition of Calligraphic Documents” is currently on at Tap Seac Gallery, showcasing a variety of documents, collected by Huang Tingjian Memorial Hall (Xiushui County Museum), until September 15.Huang Tingjian (1045-1105) was a Chinese calligrapher, painter and poet of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), according to Wikipedia.  A statement recently provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) added that Huang, who was born in Xiushui

August 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt mulls holding CE election at Forum Macao Complex

Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission (CAECE) President Song Man Lei says that her commission is considering the possibility of holding the upcoming chief executive election at the Services Platform Complex for Commercial and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (aka Forum Macao Complex).Song made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Friday after chairing a regular closed-door meeting of the commission at the Public Administration Building on Rua do

August 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Grand Coloane Resort hosts 15-hour ‘Bubbly Bash’

Grand Coloane Resort hosted an all-day party on Saturday, where participants were able to take part in various fun-filled activities throughout the one-day event.Held at the resort’s outdoor swimming pool, the party, entitled “Bubbly Bash – The Coolest Foam Party on the Island”, lasted 15 hours, running from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.Aside from taking dips and basking in the summer heat, participants at the event, which was also open to families with children, saw various highlights such as a

August 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Body found floating near Gate of Understanding, woman jumps to death from her home

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were informed by the Macau Customs Service (SA) at 9:08 a.m. yesterday that a male corpse was found floating in the sea near the Gate of Understanding monument in Sai Van, according to a PJ statement.The statement said that the deceased is a male, aged between 20 and 30.According to the statement, customs officers brought the corpse ashore near the Maritime Inspection Building in Ilha Verde.According to the statement, fishermen  notified customs officers that a

August 26, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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GDP rises 15.7 pct in H1

      Macau's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 15.7 percent year-on-year in real terms to 204.3 billion patacas in the first half of this year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced in a statement today.     Economic output returned to 86.2 percent of the level in the same period in pre-pandemic 2019, with GDP surpassing the 200 billion patacas mark again for the first time since the first half of 2019. In the first six months of this year,

August 23, 2024 | BY admin

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TUI President Sam Hou Fai ‘considers’ running for Macau’s top post

With less than a month left before the deadline for nominating candidates for the sixth-term chief executive (CE) election, Court of Final Appeal (TUI) President Sam Hou Fai told the local media yesterday that he was “considering” running in the election, adding that he would inform the public about his final decision.Born in Guangdong in May 1962, Sam was admitted to the Peking University’s Law School in 1981 as the top scholar of liberal arts in Zhongshan city. After graduating from Law

August 23, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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32nd Int’l fireworks contest to start on Sept 7

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced in a statement yesterday that the 32nd Macao International Fireworks Display Contest will be held on September 7, 14 and 21 and October 1 and 6.The firework shows will be held at 9 p.m. and at 9:40 p.m. on the five days in the sky above Macau Tower, the statement said.The firework display contest will comprise pyrotechnics companies from 10 countries, the statement said.The MGTO statement recommended the five best viewing locations to watch

August 23, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Cotai open-air performance venue may stage its 1st show at year-end: govt

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man said yesterday while the government’s project to set up an open-air venue for hosting large-scale performances on a large plot next to the Lisboeta Macau resort in Cotai is scheduled to be completed in November, the first performance can only be held there at the end of this year or early next year, according to a report by public broadcaster TDM yesterday.According to the website of the Public Works Bureau (DSOP), the project got off the

August 23, 2024 | BY admin

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No arrests in Macau for HK company fraud case: Judiciary Police

The Macau Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a short statement last night that no one has been arrested in Macau in connection with a fraud case jointly announced by Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in a statement on Wednesday, according to which the two Hong Kong entities and the Macau Judiciary Police jointly launched a law enforcement operation, in the two cities respectively, earlier this week when seven were arrested in

August 23, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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IAM urges public to stop drinking batch of Japan-made soya milk

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) were recently informed by the Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency that a soya milk product batch may have quality issues, and its manufacturer in Japan is recalling the particular batch, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.The brand is MARUSAN, and the product is named 毎日おいしい無調整豆乳, the statement noted.The batch with quality issues has the number 4901033 633042 on each 1,000 ml carton and 4901033 004736 on the product’s outer box,

August 23, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mainland man falsely accuses ‘debtor’ of cheating him out of HK$5,000

A mainland man was arrested on Tuesday for falsely reporting to the police that he had been defrauded out of HK$5,000, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said yesterday, adding that the Judiciary Police initially believed that the victim had borrowed money from the suspect for gambling but failed to repay it.According to yesterday’s regular press conference, the Judiciary Police were called to a hotel in Cotai to investigate a suspected fraud case on Tuesday, during which the “fraud

August 23, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Vietnamese man sets fire to beehive after ‘stung by bees’: police

A 37-year-old Vietnamese man was arrested on Wednesday at his workplace in Taipa for setting fire to a beehive at the base of a footbridge near the Lago public housing estate as “he had been stung by bees”, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.At 11:12 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a PJ statement on Wednesday, the Judiciary Police received a report from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) that a beehive at the bottom of a footbridge off

August 23, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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20 youths talk about 6-week Beijing Palace Museum internship programme

Twenty Macau youths who participated in the 6-week Beijing Palace Museum internship programme spoke about their cultural exchange experience at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM) yesterday, with Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man expressing her appreciation of the Beijing Palace Museum’s arrangement for the interns, an IC statement said yesterday.The session was held yesterday at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM) in Nape, with the attendance of Leong, Beijing Palace Museum Deputy

August 23, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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