Macau’s 6 IRs donate 60 million patacas for Gansu, Qinghai quake relief

Macau’s six integrated resort (IR) operators – Sands China, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), MGM China Holdings Limited, SJM Resorts, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, and Wynn Resorts – have each donated 10 million patacas to support earthquake relief efforts in Gansu and Qinghai provinces, according to recent separate statements by each operator.The devastating earthquake struck Jishishan county in Gansu province on December 18 and had a magnitude of 5.9 to 6.2, according to

December 29, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Central conference on work relating to foreign affairs held in Beijing

BEIJING – The Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs was held in Beijing on Wednesday and yesterday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference and delivered an important address.Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, and

December 29, 2023 | BY admin

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Community with a shared future a key focus of work related to foreign affairs

China Daily Editorial        The Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs that concluded in Beijing on Thursday demonstrates the great significance the top decision-makers attach to effectively managing external uncertainties and risks as the country pursues high-quality development.To that end, as the conference stressed, the country should put Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy in practice in a more agile way to appropriately manage the opportunities and risks

December 29, 2023 | BY admin

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Xi addresses symposium commemorating 130th anniversary of Mao Zedong's birth

Symposium held to commemorate 130th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's birth, Xi delivers important speech     BEIJING – On Tuesday morning, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a symposium at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's birth. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important

December 28, 2023 | BY admin

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UM forecasts Macau GDP growth of 8.3 pct to 21 pct in 2024

The University of Macau (UM) announced yesterday that, taking into account the “uncertainty” about the mainland’s economic performance next year, its researchers forecast that Macau’s economy will grow between 8.3 percent and 21 percent next year.The public university announced the forecast in a statement yesterday. The university’s annual forecast on Macau’s economy is carried out by a research team consisting of economists from its Department of Economics. The GDP forecast project

December 28, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Elderly woman loses HK$1.84 million in ‘fake police’ scam: police

A female senior citizen has fallen victim to a phone scam, in which she provided her bank account details after having been told by a purported “mainland Public Security Bureau (PSB) officer” by phone that “she was involved in a criminal case in the mainland”.The victim reported a loss of more than HK$1.84 million.Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday that the victim received a local call on November 14, in which a man speaking

December 28, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Drunken driver crashes car into railings on Christmas Eve: police

A local male driver who reeked of alcohol crashed into railings on Avenida do Dr Francisco Vieira Machado in the wee hours of Christmas Eve, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday, adding that the alcohol concentration of the suspect, who is in his thirties, was 2.51 grammes of alcohol per litre of blood.The suspect, who told the police that he works as a PR staff, was arrested later that day for drunk driving, according to

December 28, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab mainlander for stealing 2 tourists’ phones

The Public Security Police (PSP) have arrested a mainland man for stealing two tourists’ mobile phones separately at a hotel in Cotai, PSP spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the jobless suspect, who is in his thirties, is surnamed Tan.The Public Security Police received two separate reports from the two victims on December 17, both saying that their mobile phones which they had kept in their jackets were stolen during their stay at

December 28, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Trio nabbed for people smuggling, aiding & abetting illegal immigration

Three men from the mainland have been arrested for smuggling two people out of Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said at a special press conference yesterday.The suspects are a 28-year-old male surnamed Lin, a 39-year-old male surnamed Ye and a 52-year-old male surnamed Ou. Lin and Ye are sailors while Ou is a fisherman. The illegal immigrants are a 44-year-old man surnamed Li and a 42-year-old man surnamed Xiong. Both have been barred from entering Macau.According to Ho, the

December 28, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Catholic group’s World Heritage video series tops 500k views

The Macao Catholic Culture Association (ACCM) said in a recent statement that its video series entitled “’Cidade do Nome de Deus’ - Macao’s Catholic World Heritage” has surpassed 500,000 views as of December 15.“Cidade do Nome de Deus” is Portuguese for “City of the Name of God”.First streamed on July 7 this year, the video series presented in Cantonese shows Specialist Guide for Macao World Heritage Sites and Macao Catholic Pilgrimage Service Association Executive Director

December 28, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Bosco Green Store helps youngsters with ASD enter job market

Interview by Maria Cheang Ut Meng & Yuki Lei        Managed by Bosco Youth Services Network, Bosco Green Store, the first local social enterprise operating in the form of selling environmentally friendly “naked products”, was officially launched in October.Bosco Youth Services Network Chief Executive Officer Vincent Yip Weng Keong said during an interview with The Macau Post Daily at the organisation’s store in the Praça de Ponte e Horta neighbourhood early

December 28, 2023 | BY admin

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Govt donates 30 million patacas to support quake-hit Gansu, Qinghai

Macau donated 30 million patacas to support Gansu and Qinghai provinces that were struck by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake last week, according to a Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) statement on Saturday.On December 18, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Jishishan in Gansu’s Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, resulting in significant casualties and damage to infrastructure in Gansu and Qinghai, the statement said.Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng expressed his condolences and declared the local

December 28, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Staffing ratio of local nurseries better than that of neighbouring regions: IAS

The Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) Social Solidarity Department’s Children and Youth Service Division Chief Lau Kit Yim said yesterday that according to the data obtained from local nurseries, the average ratio of childcare workers to children is 1 to 6.2, and that for babies it stands at 1 to 3.4, which was better than that of neighbouring areas.Lau made the remarks yesterday in a phone-in programme hosted by public broadcaster TDM’s Chinese-language radio station, Ou Mun Tin Toi, when

December 28, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IFTM to launch new bachelor’s degree programme

The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) is slated to launch a new Bachelor of Science degree programme in International Business and Innovative Communication (IBIC) for the 2024/2025 academic year, the tertiary education institution said in a recent statement.The new four-year programme will be taught in English and will take effect after its gazettal, the statement noted, adding that it is a “timely response to the demand of local industries”.The statement said that the

December 28, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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