ID bureau to launch 24/7 self-service centres for ID renewal next month: Chao

The government will launch seven 24-hour self-service centres next month, which will be distributed in different areas of the Macau Peninsula, Taipa and Coloane, in conjunction with new ID card processing and collection machines, as well as a number of machines that provide 38 services of 11 public entities, Identification Services Bureau (DSI) Director Chao Wai Ieng said yesterday.Chao made the remarks yesterday during the Legislative’s Assembly’s plenary session debating the

November 21, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Britain’s Luke Browning wins F3 race

British driver Luke Browning from the Hitech Pulse-Eight team marked his Macau debut with a dominant win in yesterday’s two-part ,15-lap Formula 3 (F3) World Cup race of the 70th Macau Grand Prix (MGP).The 21-year-old, who also won Saturday’s qualification race, started in pole position, with Irish teammate Alex Dunne starting second on the grid and Italian racer Gabriele Minì from the SJM Theodore PREMA Racing third. In the first lap, Dunne, who had dropped to 3rd, crashed into the

November 20, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Editorial: Xi scores a major success in San Francisco, stresses mutual respect

     President Xi Jinping’s five-day visit to the United States for the 2023 APEC Leaders’ Meeting in San Francisco and his summit meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden last week on the outskirts of America’s ethnically most Chinese city has turned out to be a major success for China’s diplomacy. Xi delivered three important speeches during his stay in the City by the Bay – an address at the Welcome Dinner by Friendly Organisations in the United States, a

November 20, 2023 | BY admin

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Spectators mostly enjoy 70th Macau Grand Prix

As the six-day 70th Macau Grand Prix (MGP) came to a close yesterday, The Macau Post Daily spoke to five of the spectators at the Reservoir Stand, with some noting how much they liked the event.Attracting some of the best drivers in the worldA British man surnamed Jones spoke highly of the event, with yesterday marking the 11th time that he’s come to watch it. “It’s fantastic. It’s an international event and it attracts some of the best drivers in the world for their age groups”, with

November 20, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin, Yuki Lei

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Switzerland’s Raffaele Marciello dominates Macau GT Cup

Italian-Swiss driver Raffaele Marciello clinched his champion title with ease in the final race of the Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup yesterday, the last day of the 70th Macau Grand Prix.Ahead of his compatriot Eduardo Mortara and Brazilian Augusto Farfus, the 28-year-old racer celebrated his triumph for the second time at the local racetrack since his last win in 2019.Having taken pole position by leading a Mercedes one-two in qualifying on Saturday, Marciello had seemingly not encountered

November 20, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Man sexually molests 2 women, one after another: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a man from the mainland last week for sexually assaulting two female mainlanders, one after another, PSP spokesman Leong Chi Seng said during a regular press conference on Friday.Leong identified the suspect as a 36-year-old surnamed Zhao who told the police that he is unemployed.Leong identified the two victims as a 23-year-old surnamed Li and a 27-year-old surnamed Zhu.The three mainlanders had entered Macau as visitors.According to Leong, the two

November 20, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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3 Filipinos, Thai woman busted in drug case: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested three Philippine males and a Thai woman separately in the Praça de Ponte e Horta (known in Cantonese as Si Ta Hau) neighbourhood and Zape for their involvement in drug deals consisting of 44.84 grammes of methamphetamine (aka ice), 8.01 grammes of cocaine, 11.38 grammes of crack cocaine, 14 ecstasy pills, two blue smurfs and a small amount of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), totalling an estimated street value of 300,000 patacas, according to PJ

November 20, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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No. of 2023 MGP spectators ‘significantly higher’ than pre-pandemic 2019: sports chief

Sports Bureau (ID) President Pun Weng Kun said yesterday evening that this year’s six-day Macau Grand Prix (MGP) had recorded around 145,000 spectators, about 99,000 of whom were recorded during the second and final week’s four days, adding that the number of 99,000 was “significantly higher” than the one recorded in the race’s four days in the pre-COVID-19 pandemic year of 2019.This year’s 70th MGP comprised six days, i.e., the first week’s two days and the second week’s four

November 20, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Hickman wins Motorcycle Grand Prix for 4th time

Briton Peter Hickman riding a FHO BMW Motorrad BMW M1000RR1 started on pole position and led from start to finish to win his fourth Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix on Saturday.The race was full of the usual thrills and spills that come with the race on the Guia Circuit for the motorbike riders. Englishman Davy Todd riding a Burrow Engineering RK racing BMW M1000RR, sitting second on the grid had to leave the race after the warm-up lap with a problem with a split oil pipe after Hickman had told

November 20, 2023 | BY Lesley Wells

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US businesses forge link with China on climate

Analysis by Li Mingmei        The emerging consensus in the fields of artificial intelligence and climate change between China and the United States is expected to create more opportunities in sustainable and green development for Chinese American-owned businesses in California.In a written speech delivered at the APEC CEO Summit on Thursday, President Xi Jinping said that China is committed to applying the new development philosophy with a focus on achieving innovative,

November 20, 2023 | BY admin

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Asia-Pacific should stay true to its charted course

China Daily Editorial        The 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting concluded in San Francisco on Friday with vows to create a resilient and sustainable future for all in the region.In the Golden Gate Declaration adopted at the two-day meeting, leaders of APEC’s 21 economies affirmed their determination to deliver a free, open, fair, nondiscriminatory, transparent, inclusive and predictable regional trade and investment environment. But for

November 20, 2023 | BY admin

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30 UM students get gastroenteritis from eating Heyday Food Processing Factory dishes

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Friday that 30 students at the University of Macau (UM), who came down with symptoms including diarrhoea, abdominal pain and vomiting after consuming dishes provided by the Heyday Food Processing Factory (盛世食品加工廠) at Yau Son Industrial Building on Avenida do Almirante Lacerda for their lunch on Wednesday, have been diagnosed with gastroenteritis.The dishes included braised chicken fillet with potatoes, braised duck with

November 20, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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1st Asia Performance Entertainment Expo gathers showbiz magnates & enthusiasts

The three-day “Asia Performance Entertainment Expo”, organised by the Asia-Pacific Live Performance Industry Association (APLPIA) and held at the Cotai Expo Hall of The Venetian Macao, concluded yesterday, attracting over 10,000 visitors and holding 108 business matching activities, a statement by the organiser said.According to the statement, the expo has created a cross-market platform for the Asian live performance industry through a series of exhibitions and seminars. Having gathered

November 20, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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96 mainlanders cheated out of 185,300 yuan in job scam: police

Ninety-six mainlanders were cheated by a local man in a job scam, incurring a total loss of 185,300 yuan (205,423 patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a special press conference on Friday.According to Chong, the Judiciary Police received a separate report from seven male construction workers – six mainlanders and a local – separately about the scam between September and October, pointing out that the 35-year-old male suspect, whom they got to know on a job

November 20, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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