Police nab mainland woman for shoplifting twice from supermarket

A woman from the mainland was arrested on Monday for stealing food items worth 650 patacas from a supermarket, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kong identified the suspect as a female surnamed Li, who is in her thirties and told the police that she is jobless.According to Kong, the police received a report about a case of shoplifting on Monday from a supermarket in the central district. A staff member told the police that Li

June 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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4,900 apply on 1st day for exemption from 183-day minimum stay to get cash handouts

About 4,900 local residents who wish to be exempted from the 183-day minimum stay requirement to benefit from the government’s 2025 wealth-sharing programme submitted their applications to the Social Security Fund (FSS) yesterday, the first day of the application period.The Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced the data in a statement yesterday evening.According to the statement, as of 6 p.m. yesterday, about 3,720 residents had submitted their applications via the Macao One Account

June 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt to repair patio archway in Ha Van district, expected to cost 100,000 patacas

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) says that it will repair the archway of a traditional Chinese style patio, which has officially been classified as being historically and cultural important, in the Praia do Manduco neighbourhood as it has been damaged by water seepage and other factors. The Praia do Manduco neighbourhood is known as Ha Van (下環) in Cantonese.IC President Deland Leong Wai Man made the remarks during a press briefing on Tuesday after a closed-door regular meeting of the

June 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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MGTO releases video in celebration of Sustainable Gastronomy Day

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) released a video yesterday in celebration of “Sustainable Gastronomy Day”, aiming to raise public awareness for, and the significance of, sustainable gastronomy.Macau was designated as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017. Starting the following year, Macau has joined the rest of the world in annually promoting Sustainable Gastronomy Day* on June 18, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.MGTO’s video clip, titled “The Spice of

June 19, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Young local woman loses HK$242,000 in ‘fake police’ scam: police

A young local woman has lost HK$242,000 (249,000 patacas) in a “fake police” scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Sio Keong said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the PJ Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre received a report on June 10 from a bank in the northern district. The bank informed the police that an account had made multiple remittances through online banking with IPs from various locations. Suspecting that someone had fallen victim to a telecom scam,

June 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Explore Frank Lei’s photography at ‘When the Island Casts Its Shadows’

Exhibitiongoers headed to Casa Garden have a chance to see more of legendary Macau lensman Frank Lei Ioi Fan’s (1962-2022) photography at the ongoing exhibition titled “When the Island Casts Its Shadows”.The exhibition, which has been on since Casa Garden reopened* earlier this month, had its opening ceremony on Tuesday and took over one year to prepare. It features more than 60 photos taken by Lei, including those captured while he was studying in France in the 1990s and his works in

June 19, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Scientists link nearly complete skull to humans’ Denisovan relative

Analysis        BEIJING – For fifteen years, scientists had grappled with a fundamental mystery about Denisovans, human beings’ ancient cousins. They wondered what Denisovans looked liked. The answer to this question held special significance for East Asian and Oceanian communities, who carry distinct traces of Denisovan DNA.Now, two landmark studies published yesterday in Science and Cell, respectively, present molecular evidence confirming that a remarkably preserved

June 19, 2025 | BY admin

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Int’l community must push for de-escalation in Middle East

China Daily Editorial        Although the international community has tried to prevent the escalation of the Middle East crisis since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct 7, 2023, the situation has continually worsened ever since.The outbreak of the Israel-Iran conflict last week marked the transformation of the crisis into a showdown between the two archrivals in the region.As the major battlefield changes from Gaza to Iran and Israel, some European countries that once showed

June 19, 2025 | BY admin

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2025 Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund List to be published today

The Social Security Fund (FSS) announced in a statement yesterday that its list of beneficiaries for the 2025 Special Allocation from the Budget Surplus under the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System will be published today. Individuals included in the list will receive a disbursement of 7,000 patacas, without the need for additional procedures.  For first-time recipients, a one-time incentive basic fund of 10,000 patacas will also be granted.  To qualify for the 2025

June 18, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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‘230V Macau Warmth’ photo contest showcases ‘vibrant daily life’: CEM

The recently concluded “230V Macau Warmth” Photo Contest has showcased the city’s vibrant daily life through the lenses of local photographers.According to a statement by power utility CEM on Monday, the competition, which drew hundreds of entries, was “centred on capturing Macau’s daily life through photography and promoting artistic popularisation and innovation.”The statement noted that the competition, jointly organised by CEM and the Macao Digital Photography Association

June 18, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Police arrest mainlander for sexually harassing local woman

A man from the mainland was arrested on Monday for sexually harassing a local woman, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kong identified the suspect as a male surnamed Zhang in his sixties, who claimed to be retired. The victim is a local woman in her thirties.According to the victim’s statement to the police, while she was queuing at a supermarket on Avenida do Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues (羅理基博士大馬路) on Sunday, the

June 18, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police nab Filipino cleaner for selling drugs

A male non-resident worker (NRW) from the Philippines was arrested on Monday for selling drugs, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 37-year-old man surnamed Velayo, who works as a cleaner.According to Cheong, based on a tipoff, the Judiciary Police (PJ) suspected Velayo of selling drugs in Macau to his compatriots. The police arrested Velayo near his flat in the central district on Monday afternoon.

June 18, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Govt confirms validity of all 6 indirect election candidacy nomination lists

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) has confirmed the validity of the candidacy nominations of all the six electoral lists that had submitted the involved associations’ signatures endorsing their respective candidacy for the upcoming indirect legislative election.The legislature’s 12 indirectly-elected seats comprise four seats representing the city’s industrial, commercial and financial sector, three seats from the professional sector, two seats from the labour

June 18, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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UM ranks among top 0.1 pct worldwide in 3 ESI research fields

The University of Macau (UM) said in a statement on Monday that it now ranks among the top 0.1 percent worldwide in the research areas of engineering, computer science, and pharmacology & toxicology, according to the latest data from the Essential Science Indicators (ESI).The public university’s rankings in these areas are up from its previous position in the top 1.0 percent, the statement noted.The statement said that the ESI database ranks institutions based on citation frequency of

June 18, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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