Guangdong’s raw water price for Macau up 6.9 pct, but tap water charges to stay unchanged

Guangdong will raise its price of raw water supplied to Macau by 6.9 percent for a new three-year period, the Macau Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) announced in a statement yesterday.However, the statement underlined that for the time being the Macau government does not plan to raise tap water charges considering that the city’s economy is still recovering from the adverse impact of the three-year COVID-19 pandemic.Macau is almost completely dependent on raw water supplies from Guangdong.The

November 10, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Arms-control ball in Washington’s court

China Daily Editorial        The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) was a major Cold War-era arms control pact between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that set equal limits on tanks, artillery and aircraft that could be deployed in Europe.For its role in limiting conventional military build-up in Europe, the treaty was a milestone arms control mechanism that for decades served as a cornerstone of the transatlantic security architecture.

November 10, 2023 | BY admin

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CIIE proves attraction of an open market

China Daily Editorial        Over the past six years, enterprises from home and abroad have unveiled about 2,440 new products, technologies and services at the China International Import Expo, the sixth of which concludes in Shanghai on Friday.That demonstrates the tremendous significance of the Chinese market, as well as the world’s confidence in the Chinese economy.China has a population of more than 1.4 billion, including a middle-income group of over 400 million

November 10, 2023 | BY admin

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Ho vows to optimise Macau’s industrial structure, strengthen its GBA role

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng promised yesterday that Macau will further optimise its industrial structure and investment and business environment, as well as strengthen its role as one of the four major central cities of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) by taking up more responsibilities for the megalopolis Ho made the pledge in a speech by video link from Macau at the 2023 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Global Investment Conference in Guangzhou. The two-day conference, which began

November 9, 2023 | BY admin

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Local illustrator presents ‘Mr Matos Went to Buy Tomatoes’

Interview and review by Ginnie Liang        Local freelance illustration artist and visual narrator Yang Sio Maan has launched her first picture book “Mr Matos Went to Buy Tomatoes”, published by Fizzy Ink Publishing, available now in local bookstores. Yang talked with The Macau Post Daily about her art journey in an interview last week in her studio in Nam Van.Mr Matos, the protagonist of the story, is a painter who is at home most of the time and goes to the

November 9, 2023 | BY admin

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Angler in hospital after stabbed by fin: Health Bureau

A local man, who had his right hand stabbed by a fish’s fin when angling on the waterfront opposite Avenida Cinco de Outubro in Coloane at 5 a.m. on Monday, has been admitted to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre due to infection with the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The statement said that the patient, who has a history of cerebrovascular disease, sought treatment at the public hospital’s emergency department at

November 9, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau logs 15 suicides in Q3, 4.6 pct decrease

Macau recorded 15 suicides – 7 males and 8 females – in the third quarter of this year, 4.6 percent fewer than in the same quarter of 2022, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The statement noted that among the 15 victims, aged between 15 and 86, 13 were local residents, accounting for 86.7 percent, and two were non-local residents, accounting for 13.3 percent.The statement pointed out that chronic, physical and mental diseases, gambling issues and financial

November 9, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Aviation regulator bans drones during Grand Prix

Unmanned aircraft activities, or drones, will be banned from flying over the peninsula during the 70th Macau Grand Prix (MGP) to ensure the race event’s safety, according to a statement yesterday by the Civil Aviation Authority (AACM).The six-day race extravaganza will start this weekend, and then continue from next Thursday through Sunday.The statement noted that the banning of drones is in accordance with the power granted to the authority in Article 66 of the Air Navigation Regulation of

November 9, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘US dentist’ cheats local woman out of HK$800,000 in online scam: police

A middle-aged local woman has fallen victim to an online scam in which she lost HK$800,000, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Chan, the victim met a man online in August who told her that he was from the United States working as a “field dentist” in Yemen, after which they stayed in touch through an app. The victim told the police that they were not in a romantic relationship, and they never met face to face.In

November 9, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Drunken part-time cabbie hits barriers, police motorbike

A man has been arrested for drunk driving, hitting road barriers and a police motorcycle, jumping a red light and reversing against the flow of traffic, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said in a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect is a 60-year-old local man surnamed Chan who works as a clerk and also holds a part-time job as a taxi driver.According to Lai, the police received a report from a resident on Monday that a private car had hit roadside barriers in Areia

November 9, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Police nab mainlander over ‘practice banknote’ scam

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference yesterday that a woman from the mainland has been arrested for her involvement in a “practice banknote” deception case, scamming the victim out 132,000 yuan (145,000 patacas) in online bank transfers.The suspect is a 28-year-old surnamed Shao. According to Chan, Shao struck a deal with a male mainlander on Tuesday in a Cotai hotel room, according to which he was to transfer 132,000 yuan to Shao, while

November 9, 2023 | BY William Chan

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MGS Entertainment Show to kick off next week

The annual MGS Entertainment Show 2023, organised by the Macau Gaming Equipment Manufacturers Association (MGEMA), will take place at Hall C of the Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai next Tuesday and Wednesday.According to a press conference yesterday, the show aims to “build a platform for discussion and exchange between local participants and global players and explore innovative solutions for Macau’s entertainment, technology and tourism industries, which are

November 9, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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85 pct of residents satisfied with daycare services for elderly: survey

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM – aka Gung Luen in Cantonese) conducted a survey between August and last month regarding the demand for daycare services for senior citizens in the northern district, which found that 85.8 percent of 1,557 respondents expressed satisfaction with the overall service, with over 50 percent being in favour of expanding the scope of daycare services for the elderly.In the hope of convincing the government to review the existing legislation concerning the

November 9, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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2 Vietnamese busted for involvement in drug case: police

Two non-resident workers (NRWs) from Vietnam have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug case, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said at a regular press conference yesterday.The two suspects, surnamed Phan and Le, are in their thirties. Phan is a masseuse while Le is a male worker.Chan noted that the police had been tipped off recently that drug activities were going in the Praça de Ponte e Horta (Si Ta Hau) neighbourhood. On Monday, patrolling officers noticed a

November 9, 2023 | BY William Chan

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