Govt plans to build UNESCO World Heritage exhibition hall

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has said that the government plans to construct a building to be used as an exhibition facility about the Historic Centre of Macau, which was inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, in an area near the UNESCO World Heritage-protected Ruins of St Paul’s.The new facility is planned to be constructed on the archaeological site on Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro, and its adjacent areas.IC President Leong Wai Man made the remarks during a press conference

December 7, 2023 | BY admin

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Av do Coronel Mesquita to be resurfaced from Monday, but daytime traffic to continue

The government will start to resurface the entire Avenida do Coronel Mesquita in phases on Monday, with the work to be carried out at night only because of which the thoroughfare will be open to traffic in the daytime during the period, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced yesterday.An IAM statement yesterday underlined that the resurfacing is needed as the different sections of the avenue’s road surface have worn out to “varying degrees”.The avenue will be resurfaced with a new

December 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Catching up with the authors of ‘Macau’s Historical Witness’

Interview by Rui Pastorin        In November 2022, an English-language book was launched about Macau’s landmarks, which told their important stories and moments in short chapters to provide an easy and digestible way of reading about local history. That book is entitled “Macau’s Historical Witness”, with a second edition of the book published earlier this year. The Macau Post Daily recently caught up with the authors, husband and wife Christopher Chu and Maggie

December 7, 2023 | BY admin

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MAC warns of risks that students using mobile dating apps face

The Macao AIDS Care Association (MAC) organised a seminar on sexual education and HIV prevention on November 25.During the seminar, the association released their research findings related to the impact of mobile dating apps on intimate relationships among Macau university students, according to a statement made by the association last week.The research was conducted from February to July of this year in response to the recent occurrence of sexual deception cases related to mobile apps and the

December 7, 2023 | BY William Chan

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SSM urges public to beware of scarlet fever

The Health Bureau (SSM) urged members of the public, especially parents of children, educational institutions and nurseries to stay vigilant against scarlet fever, which has recently emerged in Macau, according to an SSM statement yesterday.According to the statement, the number of scarlet fever cases has continued to rise in recent months, from eight cases per week in early November to 35 cases last week, higher than the average of about four cases per week in October, an average of one case

December 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Local man nabbed for stealing phone left on bus

A local man in his sixties has been apprehended for stealing a smartphone left by a fellow passenger on a bus, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Leong Chi Seng said at a press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Sin works as a cleaner.According to Leong, on October 18, a female resident reported to the police that she had left her phone worth 9,500 patacas on a bus. The police later scrutinised CCTV footage from the bus and discovered that Sin had picked up the phone.Sin was summoned

December 7, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Police urge public to be wary of ‘large order’ scams

The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned members of the public yesterday to stay vigilant against a new type of fraud where scammers purporting to order a large number of building materials such as mats, glass or door locks from shops selling building materials in Macau, according to a statement from the Judiciary Police yesterday.According to the statement, the fraudsters pose as “school staff” to attract the shop owners’ attention by purporting to order a large number of building materials from

December 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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‘De-risking’ only a lose-lose option for EU

Commentary by Wang Yiwei*        The year of 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and the European Union, and this year the 24th China-EU Summit on Dec 7 will return to offline sessions for the first time since 2019.In June 2023, the EU unveiled its Joint Communication on a European Economic Security Strategy, emphasizing a three-pronged approach in its relations with China. It formally introduced

December 7, 2023 | BY admin

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Macau is world's vice-champion in maths: PISA

Macau has achieved its “historically best” maths performance by ranking No.2 worldwide, after Singapore and before Hong Kong, according to official data released yesterday.The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) yesterday published the global results of its Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022, and the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) promptly held a press conference at its headquarters to present its analysis of

December 6, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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One-way LRT Barra-Taipa trip to take 4 minutes

A media trip to the new Light Rail Transit (LRT) Taipa-Barra section, which will open on Friday, yesterday showed that a one-way trip will just take around four minutes.A whole one-way trip on the current LRT Taipa section takes around 22 minutes.The government-owned LRT operator, Macau Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM), also said yesterday that it will increase the LRT system’s train frequency from Friday.The company also said that it is now aiming to complete drawing up and

December 6, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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CESL Asia marks 35th anniversary

Macau-based company CESL Asia* celebrated its 35th anniversary during a ceremony at the Mandarin Oriental on Monday, during which an agreement was signed with EREN Group, which currently holds the equivalent of around 15 billion patacas of “equity investment in 18 ventures focused on developing innovative technologies to save natural resources and limit CO2 emissions”, according to a CESL Asia statement on Monday.Luxembourg-based EREN Group is a key player in renewable energy production,

December 6, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Mainlander robs currency dealer in hotel guestroom

A man from the mainland has been arrested after robbing a female illegal currency exchange dealer in a hotel guestroom, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said at a regular press conference on Monday.The 38-year-old suspect surnamed Liu told the police that he’s jobless. The victim is in her thirties.According to Cheong, Liu, through the arrangement of an intermediary, arrived for a meeting with the victim at a hotel room in Cotai on Saturday. Upon entering the room, she

December 6, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Local student conned out of HK$819,000 in Australia

A male university student studying in Australia has been defrauded out of HK$819,000 in a phone scam by fraudsters who claimed to be Chinese mainland police, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said in a press conference on Monday.The victim told the police that he received a call from the “Australia Telecommunications Company” in early October claiming that his phone number registered in Australia had been used to commit fraudulent activities including money laundering.The call

December 6, 2023 | BY Wiliam Chan

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24/7 self-service centres for ID renewal come into use

The government’s seven 24-Hour Self-Service Centres were officially launched yesterday, in conjunction with 58 new document processing and collection machines that provide 38 services of 11 public entities, enabling residents to apply for the renewal of their ID cards and travel documents as well as self-collection of them around the clock, Identification Services Bureau (DSI) Director Chao Wai Ieng said.Chao made the remarks during a press conference at the bureau’s headquarters in China

December 6, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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