Police nab mainland worker for theft-by-finding

A non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland has been arrested for stealing a diamond bracelet she found outside a shop in a Cotai shopping mall, Public Security Police spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said during a regular press conference on Monday.The 44-year-old suspect surnamed Li is a sales assistant at a shop in Cotai. According to Cheong, a mainland visitor reported to the police last Wednesday that earlier that day she had lost a diamond bracelet worth 120,000 yuan (132,000 patacas) in

September 20, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Sands hosts seminar by Guilherme Ung

Sands China held a seminar titled Behind the Forms: The Essence of Contemporary Art on Saturday at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) by local scholar and artist Guilherme Ung Vai Meng, which was attended by over 100 participants, according to a statement by the integrated resort operator on Monday.The free-admission event was organised as part of the Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2023 and also as an extended academic event in conjunction with the ongoing Behind the Forms: Aesthetics

September 20, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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One more X crossing near Barrier Gate opens

Macau will get one more X crossing (aka pedestrian scramble or diagonal crossing) today, when the traditional straight zebra crossings at the junction of Rua da Serenidade (永定街) and Rua Oito do Bairro Iao Hon (祐漢新村第八街) will be replaced by a traffic light-controlled X crossing, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced in a statement yesterday.According to Wikipedia, a pedestrian scramble is a type of traffic signal movement that temporarily stops all vehicular traffic, thereby

September 20, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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DSEDT to extend its ‘Arraial na Ervanários’ to Feb 2024

The Economic and Technological Development Bureau’s (DSEDT) “Arraial na [Rua dos] Ervanários” (關前薈) featuring augmented reality (AR) that combines technology and the community’s scene, which is themed “Gata da [Rua dos] Ervanários” (“Molly in the Street of the Herbalists”), and has attracted more than 120,000 online visits since it kicked off in June, so it has been decided to extend the activity to next February, according to a statement by the bureau yesterday.The

September 20, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Comuna de Pedra to present ‘The Vanished Figures’

Interview by William Chan        The director of local art organisation Comuna de Pedra, Jenny Mok Sin Teng, has told The Macau Post Daily that her art group will be performing a show entitled “The Vanished Figures” on October 7-8 at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) Small Auditorium.The interview was held at Hiu Kok Art Centre on Avenida do Almirante Lacerda last week after a rehearsal session.Founded in 1996, Comuna de Pedra continues to concentrate on body movement and

September 20, 2023 | BY admin

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BRI significant in bringing prosperity, giving stronger voice to Global South: British expert

Interview        BEIJING – The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is of great significance as it will bring prosperity and confidence to the Global South and “give a stronger voice to those not having a voice at the moment,” a British international communication expert has said.“The BRI is at least as important as a small number of initiatives since the end of World War II, for example, the founding of the United Nations and the signing of the Paris

September 20, 2023 | BY admin

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Why ‘China collapse’ fearmongering destined to fail again

Commentary        BEIJING – Some Western officials and media outlets have recently signaled doom and gloom for China’s economy with biased reports that paint it as on the verge of “collapse.”The intent is to mislead the world, shake confidence in China’s economy and undermine China’s cooperative relations with other countries.Here’s a sense of some of the many downbeat headlines: “Peak China?” printed The Economist in bold letters on its May 13 cover;

September 20, 2023 | BY admin

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Main roads in Inner Harbour partially closed to traffic for rainwater pumping station project

Interview by Yuki Lei        Along with the start of the government’s over three-year-long Inner Harbour South Rainwater Pumping Station construction project, Rua do Almirante Sérgio, Rua do Dr Lourenço Pereira Marques and Rua das Lorchas, among other main roads in the Inner Harbour district, are being partially closed to vehicular traffic, “posing a bigger traffic problem in the area”, according to Cheong Sok Leng, a member of the government-appointed Traffic

September 19, 2023 | BY admin

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Macallan Litha launch held at Galaxy's China Rouge

The Macallan Litha, a single malt whisky, was launched on Friday at a media event hosted by the Scottish distillery at China Rouge at the Galaxy Macau integrated resort in Cotai.The local and Hong Kong media was invited to attend the event, which included a food presentation that featured a Chinese dinner set and four types of Macallan Whiskey drinks to savour.According to a statement released by The Macallan Distillers Limited  from Scotland, the Litha is matured in 100 percent first-fill

September 19, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau’s sports venue area per capita grows 14.2 pct in 5 years: govt

The Sports Bureau (ID) has announced that Macau’s sports venue area per capita stood at 1.53 square metres last year, an increase of 14.2 percent from the 1.34 square metres in 2017.The bureau commissioned the public University of Macau (UM) to carry out a survey of all sports facilities and venues available for use across the city last year. The survey did not only cover public sports facilities but also private ones open to certain groups of individuals such as residential estates’

September 19, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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‘MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest’ to return in December

Integrated resort operator MGM said in a recent statement that its “MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest” is slated to return on December 9-10, taking place on MGM COTAI’s Roof Terrace.The statement noted that the event, which first debuted in 2019, will have MGM, Chef Nic and his team curate a multisensory “fork n’ roll’ festival combining gourmet, music and fun.”Iconic singers and bands from the mainland, Hong Kong, and different parts of Asia are brought together by the event,

September 19, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Guest mixologist to craft Japanese izakaya-style cocktails at Galaxy

Michelin-starred restaurant 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA at Galaxy Macau will host renowned Head Mixologist of The Aubrey, Devender Sehgal, tomorrow and on Thursday, during which he will present Japanese izakaya*-style cocktails, according to a recent statement from the integrated resort operator.The statement noted that 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA has received a Michelin star for eight consecutive years, and a Forbes Travel Guide’s five-star honour this year.The statement said that Sehgal, who is

September 19, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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SJM to host chef’s table event in October

SJM Resorts said in a statement on Friday that it will be hosting its “Chef’s Table: A Symphony of Senses” for three consecutive nights from October 6-8 at the Palace Garden of Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai.The statement noted that the event is a collaboration between Palace Garden Head Chef Ken Chong and Chef Howard, the founder of Howard’s Gourmet and the Howard Cai Select whisky brand.Chef Chong, a disciple in the lineage of Tai Shi cuisine, who upholds the spirit of “striving

September 19, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Pop diva Chang Hui Mei plays sold-out gig at The Venetian

Taiwanese pop singer Chang Hui Mei, aka A-Mei, performed to a sold-out Cotai Arena at The Venetian Macao on Saturday as part of her eighth solo concert tour “aMEI ASMR 2023 World Tour”, the integrated resort operator said in a statement on Sunday.It has been seven years since Chang last performed at the integrated resort. The statement noted that she has been the most famous Asian pop diva since the 1990s and is a “highly influential figure in the Chinese-language music scene”.

September 19, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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