300 sailors from 28 places to compete in MGM int’l regatta

The 2024 MGM Macao International Regatta is slated to take place from January 11-14, with around 300 sailors from 28 countries and regions set to compete in three different competitions, the Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement yesterday.The contests the sailors are set to compete in, the statement noted, are the Macao Cup International Regatta (Beneteau First 40.7 Unified Design Group) and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Cup Regatta (IRC Group), where 11 teams in each of the

December 13, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Nearly half of youths say public leisure spaces ‘insufficient’: survey

The Macao New Chinese Youth Association (MNCYA) yesterday hosted a press conference at its centre in the Macao Daily News Building on Avenida de Venceslau de Morais, where five representatives of the association presented their findings of a survey titled “Macau Parks and Leisure Facilities Survey”, according to which 49.1 percent of the 634 surveyed local youngsters said that the overall public leisure spaces in Macau were insufficient.The research project, funded by the Macau Foundation

December 13, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Over half of quiz respondents never had comprehensive eye test: Orbis

The results of Orbis Macau’s “Know Your Eye Health” quiz were shared during an Eye Health Talk on Monday, showing that over 30 percent of respondents have “moderate to above” eye health risks, and that nearly 70 percent from this group have never undergone a comprehensive eye examination, the non-profit, non-governmental organisation (NGO) said in a statement on the same day.The 356 valid responses were collected between mid-October and November, and analysed with the support of Ying

December 13, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Elevating China-Vietnam ties in tune with trends of times

Commentary        HANOI – China and Vietnam agreed yesterday to build a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance on the basis of deepening the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two sides, unveiling a new chapter in bilateral ties.The new strategic positioning between the two parties and countries was announced following talks between Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and

December 13, 2023 | BY admin

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No pay hike for 75 pct of staff since pandemic: survey

The findings of a survey carried out by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen in Cantonese) show that half of its 3,115 respondents feel stressed about their employment situation, with nearly 75 percent saying that their wages have not been increased since the three-year COVID-19 pandemic period started in early 2020.Gung Luen, in conjunction with the Macau Economic Association, conducted the survey on Macau residents’ employment situation between January and this

December 12, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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NOVA Mall launches Macau’s 1st Frozen-themed campaign

NOVA Mall has launched “The Mythical Journey” campaign based on the Disney animated film “Frozen”, with the mall’s atrium featuring an installation and pop-up store themed on the movie until January 31, along with shopping promotions, for everybody.Visitors to the installation will be greeted by statues of characters Anna and Elsa standing in front of a four-metre tunnel, along with Olaf, the snowman. With the film celebrating its 10th anniversary, the pop-up store is also selling

December 12, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau to celebrate winter with host of activities

Yuki LeiThe Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has joined hands with Macau’s six integrated resort (IR) operators to host a raft of activities in celebration of the 24th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland, Winter Solstice, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.IC President Leong Wai Man said during a press conference at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape yesterday that the “One Cultural Base” Presentation of the Winter Programme featuring seven major cultural

December 12, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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2 non-local men hang themselves: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) issued two separate statements on Sunday and yesterday respectively regarding suicide cases involving non-local men who hanged themselves.The statements did not disclose the nationality of either victim.According to the statement released on Sunday, the wife of the deceased was unable to reach him earlier that day and contacted the hotel staff in Zape to check on him. When no response was received after knocking on the door, the staff entered the room and discovered

December 12, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Indonesian caught with heroin worth 3.6 million patacas at airport: police

A male drug trafficker from Indonesia was arrested at the local airport on Saturday for smuggling 2.5 kilogrammes of heroin, with an estimated street value of 3.6 million patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said at a special press conference yesterday.The 27-year-old suspect surnamed Dwi told the police that he works as a driver in his home country.Dwi, flagged as a potential drug courier, was intercepted by the Judiciary Police upon his arrival in Macau from Bangkok. Police

December 12, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Police nab mainland sisters over ‘practice banknote’ scam

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference yesterday that two sisters from the mainland have been arrested for their involvement in a “practice banknote” deception case, swindling four victims from the mainland out of a total of 187,000 yuan (209,000 patacas) in online bank transfers.The suspects surnamed Wang are aged 27 and 31. They told the police that they’re clerks. One of the victims works as an illegal currency exchange dealer in Macau,

December 12, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Mercury to dip to 10°C early next week: observatory

The local observatory said yesterday that the temperature was set to dip “significantly” over the weekend, with the mercury early next week expected to drop to as low as about 10 degrees Celsius.Yesterday’s statement by the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) pointed out that the weekend will usher in the strongest wave of cold air since the beginning of this winter, with the temperature in Guangdong province dropping significantly, together with rain and strong winds,

December 12, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Giraffe meets Qilin’ at MGM COTAI

A large-scale digital art piece entitled “Giraffe meets Qilin” is currently on display at MGM COTAI’s The Spectacle, with the works of local artist Eric Fok Hoi Seng brought to life across 25 high-resolution LED screens.The qilin (麒麟) is a legendary hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler, according to Wikipedia.The integrated resort operator has been collaborating with Fok

December 12, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt proposes toughening penalties for illicit gambling

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who is also the spokesman for the government’s top advisory Executive Council, announced yesterday that the government has finished drafting a bill that proposes to raise the penalties for certain illicit gambling activities, expressly bar the operation of online betting, and clearly define parallel betting as an illicit gambling activity.The bill proposes to establish a new criminal law on illicit gambling to replace the

December 12, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt proposes driving-offence points system

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who is also the spokesman for the government’s top advisory Executive Council, announced yesterday that the government has finished a bill amending the Road Traffic Law, which proposes the implementation of a driving-offence points system, according to which a driver will be barred from driving for a certain period of time after a certain number of points have been deducted because of having committed certain traffic

December 12, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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