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Off-duty cop nabbed for drunk driving
An off-duty police officer from the Unitary Police Service (SPU) was caught drunk driving and crashing into concrete step barriers, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a press conference yesterday.The male suspect surnamed Wong is in his thirties.During a vehicle inspection operation on Saturday at 4 a.m., the police discovered a car on Avenida da Amizade (友誼大馬路) that had collided with railings and crashed into concrete step barriers. The driver, Wong, was
October 29, 2024
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IAM works to prevent pest infestation on Chinese Banyan Trees
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that work will be carried out in phases from this week through next month to control and prevent infestations by the Phauda flammans moth species on Chinese Banyan trees.The bureau’s tree maintenance staff have recently discovered that Chinese Banyan trees in multiple districts have been affected by the seasonal pest, causing sparse leaves on tree crowns, according to the statement.Preventive and treatment medication to suppress
October 29, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Govt gazettes setting-up of Hengqin MNN health station
The local government yesterday gazetted the setting-up and operation of its health station in the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) residential estate on Zhuhai’s Hengqin island.An executive order signed by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng was published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday updating the list of the Macau government-run health centres or health stations providing community healthcare services.In addition to the current nine health centres providing community healthcare services in the
October 29, 2024 | BY Tony Wong
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Govt launches subsidy for employers’ payments of 14-day maternity leave
The government has launched a new round of its scheme subsidising eligible employers’ payments of 14 days of maternity leave.The subsidy’s application period starts today when the scheme’s administrative regulation takes effect, after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.Government-drafted administrative regulations, informally known as by-laws, do not require the legislature’s approval.Macau’s number of days for statutory paid maternity leave in the private sector
October 29, 2024 | BY Tony Wong
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Taipa Village Art Space presents ‘At the Crack of…’
Local artist Bianca Lei Sio-Chong is showcasing works for her latest exhibition “At the Crack of…” at the Taipa Village Art Space, which takes on the theme of “breaking”.Lei, according to information about the artist displayed at the gallery, has showcased her works at different venues worldwide. She is a full-time lecturer at the Macao Polytechnic University’s (MPU) Centre of Sino-Western Cultural Studies and a programme curator at the Macao Ox Warehouse Art Space.Her latest
October 29, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin
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BRICS reflects demand for alternative platform for addressing global issues
Commentary by Victoria Fedosova*        The dynamics of BRICS development and the growth in membership reflect a demand for an alternative platform to discuss global issues.Changes in the balance of power and the growing economic potential of developing countries need institutional representation on the global stage and in mechanisms of global governance. The formation of BRICS was largely a response to this demand.The recently concluded BRICS summit in Russia’s Kazan once
October 29, 2024 | BY admin
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Complete economic separation unlikely: Jim O’Neill
Interview        LONDON – Despite recent political tensions and discussions of decoupling, a complete economic separation between major economies remains unlikely, Jim O’Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, has told Xinhua recently“The idea of de-globalization is more of a political narrative, but it is not something that can be sustained without severe global repercussions,” said O’Neill, who coined the term BRIC in 2001.The term BRIC initially referred
October 29, 2024 | BY admin
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Govt proposes new system for investment funds
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who is also the spokesman for the government’s top advisory Executive Council, has announced that the government has finished drafting a new bill regulating the setting-up and operation of investment funds and fund management companies, with the aim of promoting the development of Macau’s modern finance.Cheong made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters on Friday. The bill will be submitted to
October 28, 2024 | BY Tony Wong
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State Council appoints Sam Hou Fai as next CE
The State Council has appointed Sam Hou Fai as the sixth-term chief executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), according to a Xinhua report on Friday.Sam was elected Macau’s next chief executive on October 13 when he garnered 394 of the 398 votes cast by the special administrative region’s 400-member Chief Executive Election Committee, or 98.99 percent of the ballots cast, with two electors absent. There were four blank and no invalid votes. Sam was the election’s sole
October 28, 2024 | BY Tony Wong
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Oktoberfest Macau at MGM 2024 taps the keg
Oktoberfest Macau at MGM 2024 kicked off on Friday at MGM Cotai, with the Bavarian bierfest on until November 5.According to a Friday statement from integrated resort (IR) operator MGM, this year’s event features a raft of new elements, including authentic Munich snacks and vegetarian dishes. The event also sees the return of the HÖGL FUN BAND from Germany, along with a blue-and-white Bavarian patterned beer tent and traditional long wooden tables, German Oktoberfest brew Löwenbräu
October 28, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Police make largest-ever meth bust in Macau, worth about 36.3 million patacas
The Judiciary Police (PJ) made at the local airport yesterday evening Macau’s largest-ever methamphetamine bust, with the seizure of 11.1 kilograms of methamphetamine (aka ice) worth about 36.3 million patacas.The drug was smuggled in a single attempt by a Taiwanese man, aged 27, from Thailand to Macau as an intermediate location at about 6:15 p.m. yesterday, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said in a press briefing last night, adding: “The suspect surnamed Wang flew to Macau with a large
October 28, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei
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Applications open for local brands to join fashion pop-up in Shenzhen
Applications are now open for local original fashion brands to participate in the “Macao Fashion Pop-up Store” to be set up in Shenzhen from December 7 to 8, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Friday.Applications, which are free of charge, can be submitted until 5 p.m. on November 6, according to the statement,The statement noted that the event will be held in Shenzhen OCT-LOFT, with the pop-up store to be launched in conjunction with the “Shenzhen T-Street Creative
October 28, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Taipa Central Park pool reopens
The Taipa Central Park Swimming Pool reopened yesterday after the completion of cleaning and disinfection work.The pool had previously been closed due to the exceedance of the E. coli standard in the pool water because of external contamination.In a statement on Saturday, the Sports Bureau (ID) announced that the pool has “met the requirements for reopening for public use after disinfection, cleaning, and water replacement”.The statement noted that the online booking service has also
October 28, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin
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AAMC Karting Academy vows to further nurture young racers
Interview by Yuki Lei        As the 71st Macau Grand Prix gets underway on November 14, drivers from all over the world will gather in Macau to test their skills as part of an elite group of drivers and riders looking to make an unforgettable impression on the city – with just over half a month to go before the annual race, a group of young drivers under the age of 10 were the first to leave their mark on the circuit of the Coloane Karting Track yesterday – students from
October 28, 2024 | BY admin
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Local trick-or-treaters celebrate Halloween
Macau experienced short bursts of rain on Saturday evening, while Tropical Cyclone Standby Signal No. 1, and later, Warning Signal No. 3, were hoisted throughout the day. But the weather did not stop Macau’s many young trick-or-treaters* as they gathered and went around Calçada da Igreja de São Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷) and Praça do Tap Seac (塔石廣場).With the streets crowded with many revellers, kids, teenagers and adults, celebrating Halloween**, it was not uncommon to see ghosts and
October 28, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin
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