Caritas Macau’s Life Hope Hotline logs 15,158 calls in 2024, 652 suicide-related

Interview by Rui Pastorin        Suicide and mental health remain growing concerns in Macau. By the fourth quarter of last year, the city had recorded 25 suicides, the youngest of which was only 13 years-old, according to official data.The total number of suicides last year, according to multiple media outlets, stood at 90, while public broadcaster TDM further noted in a recent report that there were 249 suicide attempts, most of them by youngsters, in 2024.Last year,

April 3, 2025 | BY admin

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Police bust 6 mainlanders for casino loansharking

The Judiciary Police arrested five men and a woman from the mainland on Monday for engaging in casino loansharking activities, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspects have been identified by the police as a 33-year-old man surnamed Zhao, a 35-year-old man surnamed Lai, a 38-year-old man surnamed Xun, a 29-year-old woman surnamed Ceng, a 33-year-old man surnamed Lin, and a 34-year-old man surnamed Liu. All told the police that

April 3, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police nab mainlander falsely blaming cleaner for theft

A man from the mainland has been arrested for reporting a false case of theft to the police on Saturday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said in a regular press conference yesterday.The 41-year-old suspect surnamed Sun claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, Sun told the security department of a hotel on Saturday that his belongings, comprising HK$30,000 and 4,000 yuan in cash and HK$28,000 in gambling chips, had been stolen by the hotel’s cleaner from his guestroom.

April 3, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Customs seizes frozen pork tripe worth 7,000 patacas

Macau Customs Service officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Tuesday where they seized 150 kilogrammes of frozen pork tripe worth around 7,000 patacas in total.According to a statement on Tuesday night, the officers caught a 40-year-old local woman who ran the den and hired parallel traders to smuggle frozen pork tripe and other goods from Macau to the mainland.The woman will be fined in compliance with the relevant provisions listed in the External

April 3, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Health Bureau expects overweight & obesity rate to continue rising

The Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday that it expects an increase in local residents’ overweight and obesity rate to be shown by the findings of next year’s Macau Health Survey compared to the rate revealed by the survey conducted about a decade ago, in response to which the bureau is stepping up its efforts to slow the rising trend.The Macau Health Survey is conducted by the Health Bureau every 10 years, with its last edition conducted in 2016. The survey will be carried out next

April 3, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Tap Siac Craft Market to feature 65 workshops

The Tap Siac* Craft Market is fast approaching, with members of the public now able to sign up for its creative handicraft workshops, of which there will be a total of 65, until next Tuesday, according to a statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on Tuesday.The fair is slated to take place from April 24 to 27 and again from May 1 to 4 in Praça do Tap Seac (塔石廣場).Among the various workshops that one can join are those in ceramics, glass, miniature clay painting, leather, silver

April 3, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Capital flows from listed banks demonstrate China’s economic dynamism

Analysis        BEIJING – The recently released 2024 annual reports of China’s listed banks highlight the diverse dynamics of China’s economic development, as banks, serving as the primary channels for corporate and household financing, in their capital underscore the economy’s growth momentum.KEY SECTORS IN FOCUS: TECH FIRMS ATTRACTING MAJOR CAPITALData from annual reports indicate that over the past year, listed banks have continued to expand credit issuance to

April 3, 2025 | BY admin

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One-year high PMI indicates strong momentum of Chinese economy

Commentary        BEIJING – The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) of China’s manufacturing sector registered a one-year high in March, signaling the resilience and upward momentum of the world’s second-largest economy despite global headwinds.With the PMI of March at 50.5, the country’s manufacturing sector has shown significant improvement, thanks to a combination of seasonal recovery, policy stimulus, and structural upgrades.The March PMI was underpinned by

April 3, 2025 | BY admin

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Washington’s overreaction to PLA drills serves as a telling sign of its duplicity

China Daily Editorial        Despite Beijing unequivocally stating the military exercises it held this week near the island of Taiwan “are a serious warning and an act of containment against ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces, and a legitimate and necessary move to defend national sovereignty and uphold national unity”, some still wrongly insist they are a test of the United States’ and its allies’ resolve to “defend” Taiwan.They try and justify their

April 3, 2025 | BY admin

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2025 govt revenues possibly lower than forecast: Tai

Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai Kin Ip said yesterday that this year’s government revenues would possibly be lower than what the government had initially forecast, because Macau’s average monthly gross gaming revenue (GGR) so far this year has remained below the monthly average of 20 billion patacas that the government is aiming for Macau to reach this year. The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced yesterday that the total GGR in the first three months

April 2, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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50 pct more stray dogs captured last year than in 2023: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that it captured 568 stray dogs across the city last year, an increase of 50 percent from 2023.The statement underlined that the bureau has been placing strong emphasis on addressing the problem of stray animals “at the root” where IAM inspectors conduct patrols every day in areas where stray dogs are frequently spotted such as Coloane’s Concórdia Industrial Park, an area near Seac Pai Van public housing community, Coloane

April 2, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge reports record-high passenger, vehicle flows in Q1

GUANGZHOU – More than 7.5 million inbound and outbound passenger trips were recorded through the Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, an increase of 23 percent year on year and a record high, official data showed on Monday.The bridge handled more than 1.56 million inbound and outbound vehicle trips in the first three months, marking an increase of 31 percent year on year.The 55-kilometer bridge links China’s Hong Kong Special

April 2, 2025 | BY admin

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‘Rite of Spring’ concert set to take place on April 19

The Rite of Spring concert is slated to take place at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Grand Auditorium on April 19, a Saturday.The event will be presented by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the Macao Orchestra (OM) and integrated resort operator Wynn Resorts (Macau). It is part of the orchestra’s 2024-25 Concert Season.According to a statement by the bureau on Monday, the around 1 hour and 30-minute event will see award-winning French piano virtuoso Jean-Yves Thibaudet, who is “one of

April 2, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin, William Chan

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More tickets for ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup available from tomorrow

The Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement on Monday that due to popular demand, more tickets for the upcoming seven-day ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup Macao 2025 presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) will be available from tomorrow.The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded 98 years ago. Taking place from April 14 to 20 at Galaxy Arena in Cotai, the ITTF-sanctioned event will feature 96 paddlers comprising 48 male and

April 2, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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