Macau wins silver in women’s jianshu in Guangxi

Local student athlete Wong Weng Ian won the silver medal in the women’s jianshu category at the nation’s 1st Student (Youth) Games in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region yesterday, after winning a gold medal in the campus group in the women’s qiangshu category, according to a statement by the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) yesterday.Jianshu (“straight sword skill”) is a wushu form where the participant uses a jian (a straight sword) as the main element of the

November 9, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau’s 1st forestry-themed conference to be held later this month

The first forestry-themed conference to be held in Macau, titled “Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) 2023”, is slated to be held at the Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai on November 21-22, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said in a statement yesterday.The statement noted that the two-day conference, which is organised in conjunction with the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO), is themed “Connect, Cooperate and

November 9, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Lawmakers pass outline of bill proposing 34-pataca hourly minimum wage

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday unanimously passed the outline of a government-initiated bill that proposes to raise Macau’s statutory minimum wage to 34 patacas per hour from the current 32 patacas an hour, an increase of 6.25 percent.The implementation of Macau’s overall minimum wage system started on November 1, 2020. Since then, all employees in the private sector, except domestic helpers and those with disabilities, have been covered by a statutory minimum wage of 32 patacas an

November 9, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Meeting can add more ballast to stabilize relations

China Daily Editorial        In yet another sign that relations between China and the United States are being stabilized, Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng is set to meet US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in San Francisco today and tomorrow, just before senior finance officials and ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members officially meet on Saturday.The new economic and financial forums launched in October by China’s Ministry of Finance and central

November 9, 2023 | BY admin

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China makes every effort for peace in Mideast

Commentary        BEIJING – The new round of Palestine-Israel conflict has claimed over 11,000 lives in Gaza and drawn increasingly strong calls worldwide for an immediate ceasefire and an early end to the bloodshed.Since the outbreak of the ongoing conflict, China has maintained close communication with relevant parties, actively participated in UN Security Council consultations, and made every effort to promote peace talks and cool down the situation.To successfully

November 9, 2023 | BY admin

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Timor-Leste (East Timor) issues food security alert

DILI – The government of Timor-Leste, in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has issued an urgent Food Security Alert, mapping the increased risks of food shortages, exacerbated by El Niño against the backdrop of the country’s dependence on rain-fed agriculture, according to a WFP statement late last month.“Amid escalating levels of food insecurity, Timor-Leste is already showing clear signs of drought in

November 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass outline of 2024 budget bill, govt expects 1.17 billion pataca surplus

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday unanimously passed the outline of the government’s 2024 budget bill, according to which the government expects to run a budget surplus of 1.17 billion patacas next year.Introducing the outline of the 2024 budget bill during yesterday’s plenary session, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong noted that next year would be the first time that the government could achieve a formally balanced budget without having to allocate money from its

November 8, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Lisboeta Macau hosts exhibition of Guia Race’s reigning champion

The “Racing Enthusiasm Party – Souza Racing Personal Exhibition” was inaugurated on Friday at H853 Fun Factory on the first floor of Lisboeta Macau in Cotai, with the aim of paying homage to the Macanese racing driver Filipe de Souza, and “kindling the passion for the 70th Macau Grand Prix (MGP)” which is slated to kick off on Saturday, according to a statement by Lisboeta Macau, the organiser.Customarily, the term “Macanese” denotes Macau’s community of mixed Portuguese-Asian

November 8, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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MNN show flats record 7,000 visits

Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) says that as of Monday, around 7,000 people had visited show flats of its Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) residential project in Zhuhai’s Hengqin island since they opened to members of the public on Wednesday last week.Free shuttle bus services between the MNN neighbourhood and the Zhuhai-side checkpoint zone of the Hengqin-Macau joint border checkpoint have also been available since Wednesday last week.An MUR statement on Monday night underlined that the

November 8, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Local pianist Monic Chen takes stage at Macao Int’l Music Festival

Interview by William Chan        Monic Chen Hoi Kei recently shared her insights in an online interview with The Macau Post Daily regarding her performance at Bravo Macao!, a programme within this year’s Macao International Music Festival that aimed to provide a platform for local young musicians.Chen, a local pianist and composer, possesses a versatile musical background, engaging in improvisation and composition across a diverse range of genres, including classical,

November 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Civic leader urges govt to install CCTV cameras in nurseries

Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council member Si Lai Kuan yesterday urged the government, on behalf of the parents who have entrusted their kids to nurseries, to re-examine the feasibility of installing CCTV camera systems in the infants’ sleeping and activity rooms, which could be used for supervision and evidence when necessary.Concerning the situation that government entities have previously insisted that it was not appropriate for nurseries to set up CCTV camera systems

November 8, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau logs highest October temperature on record

The local observatory said yesterday that Macau recorded a temperature of 35.2 degrees Celsius on October 4, the highest temperature recorded in the city in that month since 1952.Yesterday’s statement by the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) pointed out that three “very hot” days were recorded last month, indicating the second-highest number of hot days in the month of October recorded by the bureau since 1952 when it was set up.Cumulative precipitation reached 295.4 millimetres

November 8, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Month-long Ferreira de Almeida Festival draws visitors to old district

The one-month “2023 Ferreira de Almeida Festival” kicked off on Saturday and will continue until December 23, featuring 11 cultural activities including music and dance performances, art exhibitions, an open-air cinema, and a flea market of over 30 booths and street stalls selling local handicrafts, all taking place in the São Lázaro district.The district is a neighbourhood named after the S. Lázaro (St. Lazarus) Church, which used to house the leper community living in the city. The

November 8, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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2 local women fall for online scams

Two local women have separately fallen victim to an online investment scam and an online “placing order” fraud, resulting in losses of around 250,000 patacas and 43,000 patacas respectively, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said at a regular press conference on Monday.In the investment scam case, Chan noted that the victim, in September, downloaded a virtual currency trading app called “ftplus,” which was recommended by a former colleague. She proceeded to purchase over

November 8, 2023 | BY William Chan

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