Duo cheat govt out of 1.1 million patacas with 362 subpar street nameplates: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday that they had launched a follow-up investigation into the contract fraud of the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) by an outsourced company with subpar replacements of street nameplates, resulting in the questioning of two males for allegedly pasting stickers onto the nameplates’ white ceramic tile surface during a street nameplate replacement project.This, according to the Judiciary Police, resulted in 362 street nameplates across Macau not

September 18, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Duo nabbed for ‘guess whom I am’ scams totalling 360,000 patacas

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested two mainlanders on suspicion of cheating two local senior citizens out of a total of 360,000 patacas in separate “guess whom I am” scams, PJ spokesman Lou Chan Fai announced the case details at a special press conference yesterday.The two victims – a male and a female – reported their respective losses of 310,000 patacas and 50,000 patacas to the Judiciary Police on Monday, saying that earlier that day they had received calls on their fixed line

September 18, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Hotel security guard exposes 2 mainlanders, 2 Russians’ involvement in prostitution

Two mainland men, together with two Russian women, stalked guests at a hotel in Cotai last Thursday and were later exposed by a security guard for their involvement in prostitution, according to a regular police press conference yesterday.Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian identified the quartet as two mainlanders, both surnamed Zhang, who are in their twenties and thirties respectively, while the Russians are in their twenties. Both Zhangs entered Macau on September 8, and

September 18, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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hush! 2024 to feature music marathon, yoga, jazz camp

The “hush! Beach Concerts x Urban Yo~ga Wellfest 2024” will be held on November 9 to 10 at Hac Sa Beach in Coloane, bringing together an array of concerts and themed performances for residents and tourists, Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Deland Leong Wai Man announced yesterday during a press conference at the MGM MACAU integrated resort in Nape.Local music groups Lam Chak Seng Jazz Band and thetiredeyes, along with two yoga instructors, gave a preview performance before the press

September 18, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Macau marks Mid-Autumn Festival with city-wide events

Macau celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with several festive activities across the city last night.At the Mandarin’s House, also known as Zheng’s Mansion, visitors participated in a lantern riddle event. Colourful lanterns adorned with dozens of riddles were displayed throughout the mansion, challenging visitors to solve them. Some riddles focused on Macau’s history and famous landmarks. Successful participants were rewarded with lanterns as prizes. Admission was free.Concert at Ruins of

September 18, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Renowned HK lyricist gives insights into musical theatre at local salon

Renowned Hong Kong lyricist Chris Shum Wai-zung, who has spent over 30 years navigating the world of drama and musical theatre, hosted a salon* in the local café “Bookand” about lyric writing earlier this month.The event attracted approximately 50 attendees, including musicians, songwriters, theatre creators, performers, and educators, who were interested in learning about the intricacies of lyric writing.Shum’s presentation, a prominent figure in the Hong Kong music scene, discussed his

September 18, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Audit report slams ‘exaggerated’ progress of visually impaired facility projects

A report released yesterday by the Commission of Audit (CA) highlights the “exaggerated” progress of the Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) two inter-departmental teams’ visually impaired facility projects a number of years ago, where some projects still in progress were presented by the teams as having been completed, resulting in a lack of tactile guide path connections to major public places and even posing a danger to visually impaired users.The two public entities slammed by the audit

September 18, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau deposit protection limit to rise to 800,000 patacas from Oct 1

Macau’s statutory bank deposit protection limit for each depositor will be raised from the current 500,000 patacas to 800,000 patacas from October 1.Macau’s deposit protection legal system took effect in 2012. The protection limit has been 500,000 patacas since then.A newly drawn-up administrative regulation raising the protection limit to 800,000 patacas was promulgated in the Official Gazette (BO) on Monday.Government-drafted administrative regulations, informally known as by-laws, do not

September 18, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau reports 2 critical meningitis cases caused by streptococcus

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night that two critical cases of meningitis caused by group B streptococcal infection were recorded in Macau earlier this month.The statement quoted Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) as saying that Hong Kong has reported a total of 40 cases of group B streptococcal infection over recent weeks. The statement noted that some of the patients in Hong Kong had been exposed to or had handled raw freshwater fish before the onset of

September 18, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Nation’s major coal producing province provides inspiration for global energy transition

Analysis        TAIYUAN – In the city of Datong in north China’s Shanxi Province, a coal mining subsidence area once scarred by mining activities is now adorned with a vast array of glinting solar panels.The photovoltaic base covering an area of nearly 50,000 mu (about 3,333 hectares) has generated over 12 billion kilowatt-hours of green energy since 2016.“This photovoltaic base has epitomized the country’s energy transition. Over eight years of operation, it has

September 18, 2024 | BY admin

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Booming service trade injects vitality into China’s high-quality development

Analysis        BEIJING – Amid the rising trend of anti-globalization and trade protectionism, the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) signals China’s firm commitment to high-quality development and opening up.Covering areas such as telecommunications, computer and information services, financial services, and cultural and travel services, the CIFTIS attracted participants from more than 80 countries and international organizations to

September 18, 2024 | BY admin

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Editorial: Hengqin – a dialectical relationship between challenge and opportunity for Macau

Today marks the 3rd Anniversary of the inauguration of the Management Committee of the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin – one of the most important days on the political calendar of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), considering that it has elevated Macau’s status within the framework of the “One Country, Two Systems” by adding a novel element to its implementation. The inauguration ceremony on September 17, 2021 took place about a fortnight after

September 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Crime situation in H1 ‘generally under control’, telecom & online fraud rises: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the crime situation in the first half of this year was generally under control, adding that the continued increase in telecom and online fraud has led to a rise in the overall number of crimes in the first six months of this year.Overall number of crimes rises to 7,160 casesReleasing the first half-year crime rate during a press conference at the S. Francisco Barracks, Wong noted that the overall number of reported crimes amounted to

September 17, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police probe 'problematic' street nameplates, IAM set to replace all in Q4

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has reported a case about low-quality replacements of street nameplates to the police as it is  suspected to involve fraud by an outsourced company, after a member of the public found that the letters of some street nameplates had fallen off, and Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the Judiciary Police (PJ) have launched an investigation into the incident, while the Municipal Affairs Bureau announced in a statement that it would

September 17, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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