Currency dealer nabbed for transferring illicit funds

An illegal currency exchange dealer from the mainland has been arrested after he transferred fraudulent funds to a man he struck a deal with, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 34-year-old male suspect is surnamed Li.According to Lei, on Friday at 10 p.m. the male victim from the mainland and Li agreed to exchange HK$500,000 for 470,000 yuan (517,000 patacas) during a meeting in the victim’s hotel guestroom in Cotai after the

October 31, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Macau’s drug abuse problem ‘not serious’

This year’s number of registered drug users in Macau stands at 61, an increase of over 10 percent year-on-year, Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) Drug Abuse Prevention Division Chief Tong Chan U said yesterday, pointing out that overall, the drug abuse problem in Macau is “not serious”.Tong made the remarks after a seminar at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held by the Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macau (ARTM) to share drug and alcohol prevention experiences, with the

October 31, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Experience the ‘Red Bull Pit Stop Challenge’ at Galaxy

The “Red Bull Pit Stop Challenge” kicked-off in the East Square of the Galaxy Macau megaresort in Cotai yesterday, with the event enabling motorsport fans and others to experience what it’s like to be a part of the Oracle Red Bull Racing team, which previously held the world record for the fastest Formula 1 (F1) pit stop at 1.82 seconds, through different activities.Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Deputy Director Ricky Hoi Io Meng, Sports Bureau (ID) Vice President Christine Lam

October 31, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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174 local athletes to join 1st Student (Youth) Games in Guangxi next week

A total of 174 local athletes will compete in the nation’s 1st Student (Youth) Games from November 5-15 in Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) said in a statement yesterday. According to the statement, Macau will send a delegation of 234 members to Guangxi, and the delegation went to Government Headquarters yesterday to bid farewell to the local authorities, with Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng handing the delegates

October 31, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Fire breaks out at MUST restaurant

A fire broke out at an on-campus restaurant in the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) on Avenida Doutor Henry Fok last night, according to a statement from the Fire Services Bureau (CB).The bureau noted that upon arriving at the scene, a stove and kitchen hood were on fire, with the firefighters immediately taking action to extinguish the flames.Upon inspection, the statement said that the location of the fire was a stove in the restaurant kitchen, which had spread about

October 31, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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2 tortoises seized at Hengqin checkpoint: NIA

The National Immigration Administration (NIA) said in a statement yesterday that a car driver attempted to smuggle two live tortoises into the mainland via Zhuhai’s Hengqin checkpoint last week without undergoing the respective inspection and quarantine procedures for the reptiles.When a car entering Zhuhai from Macau was passing through border control at the Hengqin checkpoint on Thursday last week, the statement said, immigration officers found two live tortoises on the car’s back

October 31, 2023 | BY admin

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Cotai hospital complex recruiting 90 health, support staff

The Cotai hospital complex has launched recruitment of the first 90 health workers and support staff members, including five general practitioners and 50 nurses.The registration, which starts today, will run until November 10.However, according to a statement by the complex yesterday, those hired in the first-phase recruitment will undergo training after the new facility’s trial operation starts in December before they will start working when its official operation starts next year.The

October 31, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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G7 has patent on hypocrisy and economic coercion

China Daily Editorial        Even though they didn’t mention it by name, the G7 trade ministers were widely perceived to be referring to China when they called for the removal of import curbs on Japanese food products.Meeting in Sakai, Osaka, on the weekend, they “strongly call(ed) for the immediate repeal of any such measures that unnecessarily restrict trade, including the newly introduced import restrictions on Japanese food products”.China is the main economy to

October 31, 2023 | BY admin

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Washington zero-sum mindset out of place today

China Daily Editorial        Some Western media outlets have tried to portray the ongoing Beijing Xiangshan Forum that started on Sunday as a platform for China and Russia to display a united stance against the United States and its allies.That is a gross distortion of the annual defense and security symposium Beijing has been hosting since 2006, as it is by no means an occasion calling for confrontation, but a platform striving for peace.That Beijing and Moscow chose to

October 31, 2023 | BY admin

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Ho expresses condolences on ex-premier Li’s passing

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has expressed his deep condolences on the passing of former premier Li Keqiang.Li died of a heart attack in Shanghai on Friday, aged 68. Public broadcaster TDM quoted Ho as telling local media on Saturday that he has conveyed his deep condolences to Li’s family. Ho described Li as an “outstanding leader” of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the country who “made significant contributions to our country’s economic development and the

October 30, 2023 | BY admin

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Editorial: Pursuing progress, ensuring stability: In memoriam of Li Keqiang

Deeply saddened and shocked by former premier Li Keqiang’s sudden passing on Friday, I do, however, have fond memories of covering his visit to Macau in October 2016 and his steadfast political strategy, firmly based on the principles of the Communist Party of China (CPC), that pursued progress while ensuring stability. From his inspection visit to Macau seven years ago, I recall Li as an intelligent and amiable person who easily won local people’s hearts. During his three-day

October 30, 2023 | BY admin

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Hotel staff group hosts urban scavenger hunt

A cultural heritage scavenger hunt contest was held yesterday morning by the Macao Hotel Employees Association, a subsidiary of the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (MFTU, or “Gung Leun” in Cantonese), exclusively for its members who are staff members of the hospitality and tourism sector, as well as their families and relatives.The competition, sponsored by the public Macao Foundation (FM), challenged the 50 participants grouped into five-member teams to interact with tourists and solve a

October 30, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Air Macau postpones its 1st flight to Jakarta

Air Macau announced yesterday in a statement that its inaugural flight to Jakarta has been postponed due to “capacity restrictions” at the Indonesian capital’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport.The four-times-a-week direct flight route connecting Macau and Jakarta was initially scheduled to start yesterday, with the first outbound flight to depart at 4:40 p.m. local time and arrive at 8:40 p.m.In the statement, Air Macau said that it received an “emergency notice” yesterday from Soekarno-Hatta

October 30, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Gisela João performs at Macau Cultural Centre

Portuguese fado* singer Gisela João delivered her third performance in Macau at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Small Auditorium on Saturday as part of the 35th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), ending the night with a full house and a standing ovation.Titled “AuRora”, the 39-year-old Barcelos-born singer performed a selection of songs from her third album of the same name such as “Canção ao Coração [Song to the Heart]”, “Louca [Crazy]” and “Já Não Choro por Ti

October 30, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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