CE election to take place on Oct 13

The local government announced yesterday that the election for Macau’s sixth-term chief executive (CE) has been slated for October 13, with a spending limit of over 6.4 million patacas set for each CE candidate’s campaign.Dated and signed by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng on August 8, the Executive Order No. 40/2024 of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday set October 13, 2024 as the date for the chief executive election.As cited by the

August 13, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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General Audit Committee revalidates 1 of 157 invalid CE Election Committee votes

The head of the General Audit Committee of the Chief Executive Election Committee, Kuok Kin Hong, announced yesterday that his 5-member committee decided yesterday to revalidate just one of the 157 votes declared invalid after Sunday’s Chief Executive Election Committee ballot.Kuok made the announcement yesterday afternoon at the Public Administration Building on Rua do Campo during a press conference.The General Audit Committee concluded after reviewing all the 5,521 votes cast on Sunday

August 13, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Lawmaker urges govt to mandate lifeguards for hotel pools

Lawmaker-cum-current affairs commentator Ron Lam U Tou urged the government in a written interpellation submitted on Friday to make it a mandatory requirement for hotels to provide lifeguards at their swimming pools when they are open to the public, as well as come up with a more comprehensive regulation on large-scale water recreational facilities at local resorts, following the drowning of a 12-year-old boy last Sunday in the swimming pool of Pousada de Coloane in Coloane.Lam made his written

August 13, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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4 local artists aim to inspire creativity in ‘Vibrant Art of Macau’ exhibition

The works of Alley Leong Tin I, PIBG2038 (林家豪), Julia Lam Tsz Kwan and Siomeng Chan are on display at an exhibition entitled “Vibrant Art of Macau” at the Humarish Club gallery in Lisboeta Macau’s H853 Fun Factory in Cotai, with the local artists aiming to promote and show appreciation for Macau’s contemporary art scene.On until September 8, the free-admission exhibition features works created using media such as oils and acrylic gouache on canvas, showcasing each of the

August 13, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt gazettes regulation on Plot P seniors’ rental housing’s public carpark

The underground public carpark of the government’s high-rise rental residential building for senior citizens on Plot P in Areia Preta district is expected to come into service in the near future, after the government’s regulation on the use and operation of the carpark was promulgated in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.While the regulation takes effect today, the Transport Bureau (DSAT), which oversees the operations of the city’s public carparks, yesterday did not announce the exact

August 13, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt suspends plan to convert part of Taipa Ferry Terminal into airport’s Terminal 2

The government has told lawmakers that it has decided to suspend its plan to convert part of the Taipa Ferry Terminal into the adjacent airport’s Terminal 2 because it now expects the airport’s current capacity to still be able to handle its annual passenger movement for the next few years, considering that the post-pandemic recovery of the airport’s passenger movement has been “relatively slow”.The legislature’s Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs held a meeting

August 13, 2024 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for reselling Mark Six tickets

Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hon announced yesterday the arrest of a local man in his sixties on Thursday for reselling Mark Six lottery tickets.On Thursday, the Public Security Police, according to yesterday’s regular police press conference, were tipped off about the illegal sale of Mark Six lottery tickets in Rua dos Hortelãos.PSP officers dispatched to the scene found a man sitting in front of a writing desk outside a shop on Rua dos Hortelãos. On the table was a

August 13, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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IC to host lecture exploring the mystery of Sogdian civilisation

An English-language lecture exploring the mystery of the bygone Sogdian civilisation is slated to be held at the Macau Museum of Art’s (MAM) auditorium on September 8, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) says in a recent statement.The lecture, entitled “Sogdiana, its mural paintings and religious art: A forgotten civilisation from pre-Islamic Central Asia”, is the fourth in “The Belt and Road Cultural Talk Series – Collections of Mural Paintings”.Sogdiana, according to the statement,

August 13, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Man jumps from bridge after gambling away HK$4.9 million stolen from boss: police

A local man in his thirties jumped to his death from the Friendship Bridge on Saturday, and Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said yesterday that the victim committed suicide after stealing HK$4.9 million (5.05 million patacas) from his boss and gambling it all away at a casino in Zape on Friday.A PJ statement on Sunday noted that the victim’s body was retrieved by Macau Customs Service (SA) officers and brought ashore at the Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal in Zape after the

August 13, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Sports Bureau aims to raise public awareness of healthy lifestyle

The Sports Bureau (ID) said in a reply to a written interpellation by lawmaker Ho Ion Sang recently that it will provide residents with physical check-ups, exercise and dietary advice across Macau, to raise public awareness of their physical condition and to encourage the public to develop a healthy lifestyle of regular exercise.Ho made the interpellation on June 14 urging the government to better promote fitness for all, and the government replied on July 10, copies of which were sent to the

August 13, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Chinese athletes did well, not just in competition

China Daily Editorial        The curtain came down on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games early this morning Beijing time. Chinese athletes have grabbed more gold medals than they obtained in the previous Games in Tokyo.What is even more impressive is the sportsmanship they displayed in the competition fields. Medals are valued by athletes and the countries they represent, but it is the demonstrations of the sporting spirit that capture people’s hearts and remain in memories.And

August 13, 2024 | BY admin

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China to improve systems for supporting high-quality population development

Analysis        BEIJING –  China is set to refine its population development strategy in response to an aging population and declining birth rate, as part of broader reform efforts aimed at ensuring and enhancing people’s wellbeing during the course of development.The task was outlined in a key reform resolution adopted at the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee in July.In 2023, China’s natural population growth rate was a

August 13, 2024 | BY admin

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Making the unreal real: Humanoid robotics lending hand to China’s innovation-led drive

Analysis        BEIJING – As the sun rises over southeastern Beijing’s suburban E-Town, a captivating scene unfolds. Stretching slim arms and legs, jogging at a precise pace and practicing Tai Chi, the participants are not typical gray-haired people. They look stylish, energetic, and like human beings.Yes, they aren’t our kind – they are humanoid robots.As the rising stars in China’s new innovation-fueled growth engines known as new quality productive forces, these

August 13, 2024 | BY admin

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Central authorities congratulate athletes on Olympic achievements

PARIS – China’s central authorities sent a congratulatory message to the country’s Olympic delegation yesterday for their accomplishments and sportsmanship at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.“You have won glory for our country and people, and we extend warm congratulations and heartfelt compliments to you,” read a message jointly sent by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council.China finished second in the overall medal table at Paris 2024, with

August 12, 2024 | BY admin

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