Applications open for ‘Int’l Film Camp’

Sands China said in a statement on Friday that its International Film Camp (IFC) will take place on its premises from September 11 to 15, with applications open until July 20 with this year featuring veteran Hong Kong filmmaker John Chong Ching (莊澄) as chief mentor.The camp was announced by the Asian Film Awards Academy, which hosts the camp, in a press conference in Hong Kong, with Sands China as one of its sponsors, supporting the event for the second consecutive year.During the camp,

June 24, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab 2 loan sharks for falsely imprisoning gambler

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two men from the mainland on Thursday for usury and falsely imprisoning a gambler, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspects as a 20-year-old male surnamed Ren and a 38-year-old male surnamed Zhu who told the police that they are jobless.According to Cheong, the police received a call from someone on Thursday night who reported that his friend, a middle-aged man from the mainland, was being

June 24, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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4 direct, 1 indirect election groups submit political platforms

Four electoral lists yesterday submitted their respective lists of candidates and political platforms for the upcoming direct legislative election, while the sole list representing the cultural and sports sector that will run in the upcoming indirect legislative election also submitted its list of candidates and political platform yesterday.Of the four direct election lists, candidates of three lists were elected in the 2021 direct election, namely the Progress Promotion Union (UPP), Alliance

June 24, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Local man loses 855,000 patacas in online scam: police

A middle-aged local man has fallen victim to an online investment scam, losing 855,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the victim received a WhatsApp message in April from an unknown person who added him to an investment group. This person introduced him to an investment website, claiming that daily returns could reach 3 to 5 percent. Following the scammer’s instructions, the victim visited the

June 24, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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SSM urges residents to be on guard as COVID-19 remains active

The Health Bureau (SSM) urged residents in a statement on Friday to strengthen precautions against COVID-19 and influenza, as surveillance data of influenza virus activity moving upward in Macau, with indicators approaching alert levels, indicating the possible onset of the summer influenza peak season.Meanwhile, as COVID-19 maintains significant community circulation, the bureau urges residents to reinforce preventive measures, the statement said.According to hospital surveillance data of

June 23, 2025 | BY admin

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3-day MGM artistic swimming, Macao Open concludes

The “MGM Artistic Swimming Elite Extravaganza & Macao Open Competition 2025” came to a close yesterday at the Aquatic Centre of the Olympic Sports Centre in Taipa, where dozens of spectators gathered to watch winners receive awards as well as performances by national teams.The free-admission event this year marked its third consecutive year and took place from Friday to yesterday at the centre.Featuring six main events, the open competition saw 18 youth teams competing, with young

June 23, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sam visits shops, inspects public facilities and ex-dog racetrack

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai paid a fact-finding visit to shops and various public facilities in Patane, Ilha Verde and Fai Chi Kei districts on Saturday morning, after which he told reporters that the government will soon launch a construction tender for its project to build a sports park, i.e., a park featuring various sporting facilities, on the plot of land where the now defunct greyhound racetrack (Yat Yuen Canidrome) and its adjacent, currently still in-use Lin Fong Sports Centre are

June 23, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Forum & family medicine training base aim to help build ‘Blissful Macau’: SSM

The Health Bureau (SSM) held a “Macau Medical Forum 2025 & Family Medicine Training Base Inauguration Base” on Saturday, aiming to contribute to building a “Blissful Macau”, according to an SSM statement.The ceremony was held at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex in Nam Van on Saturday morning.Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam noted in a speech during the ceremony that during his inspection visit to Macau in

June 23, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Locally bottled water exceeds bacterial standards: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Friday that locally produced bottled water were found to exceed official bacterial standards. According to the statement, the bureau has implemented corrective measures against the manufacturer.According to the statement, the affected samples were collected from the local Ou Seon brand’s 18.9 litre water containers supplied by Miriam, a local bottled water company, with the production dates of May 7 and May 21. Laboratory tests

June 23, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau performs well in Global Muslim Travel Index

Macau was included in this year’s Global Muslim Travel Index 2025 (GMTI), placing 16th globally among Muslim-friendly destinations in destinations outside the 57 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and fifth in Muslim women-friendly destinations, also non-OIC.Macau’s rankings were announced on Friday in a statement by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), noting that this was the first time that the city was included in the index, which is published by

June 23, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Education programme aims to spread legal knowledge

Aiming to disseminate legal knowledge among the community, the 2025 “Macau Community Legal Education Volunteer Programme” got off the ground with an opening ceremony yesterday. The five-month programme, jointly organised by the Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ), the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (UGAMM), commonly known as Kai Fong in Cantonese, and the Association of Macao Community Volunteers, is slated to end in  November. Yesterday’s opening ceremony was held

June 23, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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‘Arraial de São João’ sees colourful celebration at Macau Tower

The annual Arraial de São João (St. John’s Festival) festivity continued yesterday at the Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre – Outdoor Plaza, drawing in celebrants and passersby with a colourful venue and upbeat music, along with various delicacies and crafts on sale.The free-admission festival, held annually in June and also known as Feast of Saint John, kicked off on Saturday, having been open from 2:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. throughout its two-day run.Several booths were set up

June 23, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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2 direct, 2 indirect election groups submit political platforms

Two electoral lists have submitted their respective lists of candidates and political platforms for the upcoming direct legislative election, while the sole list representing the business sector and the sole list representing the professional sector that will run in the upcoming indirect legislative election have also submitted their respective lists of candidates and political platforms.The four lists submitted their respective lists of candidates and election platforms to the Legislative

June 23, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Outlawed strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities have made very bad situation even worse

China Daily Editorial        The United States’ unilateral strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan constitute a reckless escalation and a flagrant violation of international law. This direct intervention in the volatile Israel-Iran conflict violates the sovereignty of Iran and the fundamental principles of the UN Charter. Such outlawed unilateralism sets a dangerous “might-makes-right” precedent.Although Washington is suggesting that

June 23, 2025 | BY admin

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