10 locals cheated out of over 68,900 patacas in ‘MPay phishing SMS scam’: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) received separate reports between last Friday and this past Monday from 10 locals who had fallen victim to a “MPay phishing SMS scam”, incurring a total loss of 68,978 patacas, PJ spokesman Lei Chi Hou said at a special press conference yesterday.In the 10 fraud cases, the victims, comprising five males and five females, told the police separately that they had received a bogus MPay text message “reminding” them to redeem their points for gifts as they would

November 23, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Xi urges ceasefire in Gaza, stresses two-state solution

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday attended the BRICS extraordinary virtual summit on the Palestinian-Israeli issue, saying that the parties to the conflict must end hostilities and achieve a ceasefire immediately.Xi called on the parties to stop all violence and attacks against civilians, release civilians held captive, and act to prevent loss of more lives and spare people from more miseries.Xi said humanitarian corridors must be kept secure and unimpeded, and more humanitarian

November 22, 2023 | BY admin

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44 pct of parents feel drained raising their kids: survey

A survey released yesterday shows that 44 percent of local parents with kids aged three to 12 said over the past three months they felt emotionally drained, of whom about 20 percent said they even experienced anxiety and depression.The survey, which investigated the state of minds of local parents and family education in the post-COVID-19 era, was carried out by the Sheng Kung Hui (SKH) Macau Social Services Centre from May to September this year, and surveyed 1,058 local parents.The Anglican

November 22, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt plans to build reclaimed-water plant on HZMB man-made island

The government is planning to build a treatment plant for wastewater reuse on a plot on the man-made island where the Macau border checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) is located, according to the proposed legal development conditions for the plot published by the Lands and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) yesterday.According to Wikipedia, water reclamation, aka wastewater reuse or water recycling, is the process of converting municipal wastewater (sewage) into water that can

November 22, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Jaywalkers rise 260 pct in Jan-Oct: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) announced yesterday that 2,315 jaywalkers, i.e., pedestrians crossing the road illegally, were recorded between January and October this year, a year-on-year growth of 260.62 percent from the 755 cases in the first 10 months of last year.Macau recorded 11,099 traffic accidents in the first 10 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 19.51 percent, according to statistics released by the PSP on their website, which noted seven fatal traffic accidents among

November 22, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau hosts its 1st timber forum

The two-day Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) 2023, co-organised by the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) and Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), kicked off yesterday at the Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai, which, according to the organisers, involves the participation of about 70 forestry ministers, prominent entrepreneurs, heads of international organisations, and renowned experts from 36 countries and

November 22, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police record at least 22 concert ticket trading frauds in one week

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday that over the past week they had recorded at least 22 fraud cases involving the purchase of concert tickets on the internet or via social media, 15 of the victims were students.The statement said that in order to be able to watch concerts at which their “idols” performed but where it was difficult to buy the tickets via the official channels, some fans still chose to strike deals with someone requesting they pay first before picking up

November 22, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Elderly man hangs himself in flat

The Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report from the Public Security Police (PSP) on Saturday morning that a local elderly man attempted suicide by hanging himself in his flat in Seac Pai Van district earlier that day. He died of his wounds yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement.According to the statement, the deceased’s family members discovered that he locked the door to his room from the inside. His family found this behaviour unusual and therefore called the police for

November 22, 2023 | BY William Chan

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2 locals lose HK1.6 million in online investment scams: police

A local man and a local woman have separately fallen victim to online investment scams, resulting in losses of HK$1.54 million and HK$99,500 respectively, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said at a regular press conference on Monday.According to Lei, the two victims joined an online social media “investment” group in July and were later invited to join a messaging app group where members continuously shared their “success stories” of making a profit. Subsequently, some

November 22, 2023 | BY William Chan

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31,000 locals get mainland driving licences since start of reciprocal deal in May

The Macau government said yesterday that as of last week, around 31,000 Macau residents had obtained a mainland car driving licence without having to take a driving test there.The reciprocal driving-licence recognition agreement between the mainland and Macau took effect on May 16 this year.The local government signed the agreement with the Ministry of Public Security in February this year.The mutual driving-licence recognition only applies to cars, not other motor vehicles.According to the

November 22, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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MJPA commissions local composer Addison Wong for concert

Interview by William Chan        Macau Jazz Promotion Association (MJPA) Chairman Mars Lee Siu Hong told The Macau Post Daily in an exclusive interview on Monday that his organisation has commissioned local composer Addison Wong Kei Hong to compose and arrange several modern jazz themed compositions for a concert on December 9.The interview was held on Monday at the association’s venue in Areia Preta.Wong, a former musical director and music lecturer at the University of

November 22, 2023 | BY admin

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Community activities to take place from next weekend: MGTO

A series of activities for visitors and residents will be held soon to explore Macau’s “tourism+” as the Light Up Macao 2023 will be launched at the beginning of next month, including exhibitions, food markets, and game booths in different districts in Macau, according to a Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) statement yesterday.Subsidised by the MGTO’s 2023 Specific Financial Support Programme for “Community Economic Tourism Development”, the activities are organised by local

November 22, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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MPU to hold Creative English Language Teaching (ELT) Forum

The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) said in a statement yesterday that its MPU-Bell Centre of English will hold the Creative English Language Teaching (ELT) Forum themed on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on Friday, welcoming participants from Macau’s education sector.The statement noted that the forum, which is held in support of the government’s “1+4” appropriate economic diversification strategy and coincides with the centre’s 20th anniversary, aims to provide

November 22, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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TIS unveils new robotics lab

The International School of Macao (TIS) unveiled a new Robotics Lab on its campus in Cotai on Monday, during which students showcased robots and the process of designing, programming and engineering them.The robotics lab was converted from one of the school’s science labs and features a new purpose-built robotics arena as opposed to only makeshift ones in the past, Head of School Lorne Schmidt told The Macau Post Daily on Monday after the lab’s opening ceremony.According to Schmidt, a

November 22, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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