Practice banknote scams cause losses of 3.6 million patacas this month: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday that the number of practice banknote scams has increased significantly this month, with a total of 19 cases being reported between November 1 and 22, resulting in a total loss of about 3.6 million patacas and leading to the arrest of 21 suspects.The statement said that the Judiciary Police will step up their efforts to prevent and combat fraud in response to multiple cases of “fake banknote” scams at local casinos that have caused huge

November 24, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau holds its 1st Green Way forum

“The Green Way Macao Forum: An Agenda for Green Diversification” was held at Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 yesterday, marking the event’s third edition and the first time it has been hosted in Macau.The first two editions of the forum were held in Hong Kong.Yesterday’s event, which was co-hosted by the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macau and the Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC), aimed to provide a platform to address sustainability-related questions and the role of the

November 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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McDonald’s stake reacquisition reflects confidence in Chinese market

Commentary        BEIJING – McDonald’s recently announced a decision to buy private equity firm Carlyle’s entire 28 percent stake in its China business, which was sold by the US burger chain in 2017.The reacquisition, which will increase McDonald’s holding to 48 percent, has shown its confidence in the Chinese consumer market. It also disproves some viewpoints suggesting a “Chinese market downturn” or foreign investment “fleeing China.”China is now

November 24, 2023 | BY admin

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China part of solution for Argentina’s problems

China Daily Editorial        The resounding victory of Argentina’s right-wing libertarian outsider Javier Milei in Sunday’s presidential election has shaken the country’s political landscape and will change its economic road map. It has also raised questions about how the bilateral relations between South America’s No. 2 economy and its major trading partners such as China will evolve, given the change in leadership is expected to set the country on a new foreign

November 24, 2023 | BY admin

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Fr Erik John J. Gerilla appointed new SJ regional superior of East Timor

DILI – The Superior General of the Society of Jesus (SJ), Fr Arturo Sosa, has appointed Fr Erik John J. Gerilla, 46, as the next Regional Superior of the East Timor Region (ETR).Fr Erik, known as ‘EJ’, was born in 1977 in the Philippines. After obtaining a Bachelor of Accountancy from Ateneo de Davao University (1998), he joined the Society of Jesus at the age of 26 in the Philippines. Following his studies in Philosophy, he was sent to East Timor in 2008 for his regency in Colégio de

November 24, 2023 | BY admin

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Lei vows to make better use of function of public finances’ ‘secondary distribution’

Govt to spend nearly 30 pct of total expenses on welfare next yearSecretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong pledged yesterday that the government will make better use of the role of its public finances’ “secondary distribution” with the aim of boosting the development of new key industries, creating a better business environment, and raising local employees’ competitiveness, apart from continuing with its various welfare measures aiming to promote the well-being of different

November 23, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Customs officers nab man climbing border fence to enter Macau

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that it has caught a man for illegally entering Macau, after a video was circulated on social media showing a man climbing over the border fence next to the Avenida da Ponte da Amizade waterfront.The statement said the man was intercepted outside the Barrier Gate by Customs Services Public Security Police (PSP) officers yesterday.The purpose for the man’s illegal entry is still under investigation, the statement said.The statement said

November 23, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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137 residents recruited from training programmes launched by DSAL & IR operators: Wong

A total of 137 residents were recruited from seven on-job training programmes run by the Macau Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and Macau’s integrated resort (IR) companies, covering job positions such as catering, housekeeping, VIP service, themed exhibitions, front desk service, kitchen assistant, security guards and lifeguards, DSAL Director Wong Chi Hong said yesterday.Wong made the remarks yesterday during the Legislative Assembly’s plenary session debating the government’s policy

November 23, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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USJ students showcase creativity in ‘SELECTED WORKS 2023’ exhibition

Students from the University of Saint Joseph’s (USJ) Faculty of Arts and Humanities are showcasing their works in an exhibition at the Creative Macau gallery until December 2.Titled “SELECTED WORKS 2023”, bachelor’s degree graduates in Architectural Studies, Communication and Media, Fashion Design, and Design are showcasing their “best capstone [crowning achievement] projects” from the 2022-2023 academic year, a recent statement from the gallery noted, adding that exhibition-goers

November 23, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MORS Gold Pin competition final takes place

The Macao Occupational Skills Recognition System’s (MORS)* Gold Pin Competition’s final was held at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai yesterday, with this year’s contest, which had 80 finalists, attracting a total of 345 participants from 38 different institutions.The competition is joint effort by the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) and the local tourism industry, now in its 20th year, comprises three rounds, with the first-round testing contestants on their knowledge of the

November 23, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Vice Premier Ding meets with youth reps from HK, Macau

BEIJING – Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met yesterday with 150 representatives of Hong Kong and Macau youths who have visited the mainland via an exchange program and exchanged views with them.Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, called on the youths to profoundly study the history of the country and the Chinese nation to cultivate patriotism among their fellow youngsters.He added that youths from Hong Kong

November 23, 2023 | BY admin

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Timber forum set to be held annually in Macau: ITTO chief

The plan is to hold the Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) annually in Macau in the future, International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) Executive Director Sheam Satkuru said during a press conference at the Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai yesterday, with the aim of “providing a key platform on which to build this global network”.Themed “Connect, Cooperate and Share to Promote the Recovery of the Global Tropical Timber Market”, the two-day

November 23, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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2 male thieves from mainland turn out to be sex workers

Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Leong Chi Seng said in a regular press conference yesterday that two men from the mainland have been arrested for stealing, after which police discovered that the duo, along with another man from the mainland, came to Macau as visitors to provide commercial sex.The two suspects are a 38-year-old man surnamed Chen and a 31-year-old man surnamed Ye. The other male sex worker is surnamed Li. The three men told the police they’re jobless.According to Leong,

November 23, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Police nab local octogenarian for theft-by-finding

A local man in his mid-eighties has been apprehended for stealing a wallet he had found in the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Leong Chi Seng said at a press conference yesterday.The suspect is surnamed Mak.According to Leong, on November 8, a male non-resident worker (NRW) reported to the police that he had left his wallet, containing 7,000 patacas and his blue card (work permit), on a bench near Avenida de Artur Tamagnini Barbosa earlier that day and could not find it when he

November 23, 2023 | BY William Chan

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