Man chokes, robs female friend in dishwashing row

A man from the mainland has been arrested for choking his female friend and robbing her in her flat after a dispute about who should wash the dishes, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.The 37-year-old suspect surnamed Liu told the police he’s jobless.According to Lou, Liu visited the female victim’s flat in the northern district for dinner on Monday evening. Lou noted that Liu drank too much during the meal and had an argument with

September 13, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Free monkeypox jabs for high-risk locals from tomorrow

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement late last night that from tomorrow local residents with a high monkeypox infection risk can be vaccinated against the disease at the city’s health centres or stations free of charge.The statement said that the bureau has decided to roll out the new measure considering there is a noticeable increase in the number of monkeypox infections recorded in neighbouring regions over recent weeks, adding that the situation has resulted in a higher risk of

September 13, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Forum urges govt to enhance residents’ mental support

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen in Cantonese) and local think tank Choi In Tong Sam held a forum yesterday where Gung Luen Vice President Ella Lei Cheng I said that as the number of cases of psychosocial problems has been increasing in recent years, there was a need to enhance mental health support services in Macau, such as increasing psychological counselling for employees.Lei is a directly elected member of the Legislative Council.Lei made the remarks during

September 13, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Filipino NRW cons local septuagenarian twice: police

A male Filipino non-resident worker (NRW) has been arrested for scamming a local woman in her seventies twice, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.The 29-year-old suspect surnamed Santillan works as a cleaner.According to Lou, the victim met a man who claimed to be an “ethnic Chinese oil business owner from the United States” on a social media platform in August last year and the two quickly became a virtual couple. Last October, the

September 13, 2023 | BY William Chan

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TDM signs cooperation deals with TV stations from PSCs

Macau’s public broadcaster TDM signed yesterday cooperation agreements with four television stations from Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs), namely Angola, Cabo Verde, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. The Cooperation Agreement signing ceremony took place at the TDM Forum II Studio in Zape.According to a statement by TDM, the four agreements that allow for news content sharing between TDM and the partnered TV stations, as well as collaboration in technical training and talent

September 13, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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‘Audio-Visual China’ & ‘Portuguese-speaking Countries Exhibition Week’ get underway

The inauguration of “Audiovisual China – Stories of Macau” and “Portuguese-speaking Countries Exhibition Week”, organised by the National Radio and Television Administration and the local government, were held yesterday afternoon at the Pavilion of the China-Portuguese Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform at Forum Macao in Sai Van.The opening ceremony also celebrated the commencement of TDM’s television broadcasts in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA),

September 13, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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US cannot deprive China of right to development

China Daily Editorial        Politicians in Washington claimed just a few months ago that Huawei’s production of 5G smartphones had come to a halt as all channels for China to access advanced chips, as well as relevant devices and technologies to enable it to make the chips, are effectually blocked by the United States.If they truly think it is possible to thwart China’s progress in technology through export controls, they will experience more such shocks as those caused

September 13, 2023 | BY admin

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Clean energy professionals call for greater US-China cooperation to address climate change

Analysis  by Xinhua writers Tan Jingjing, Huang Heng, Gao Shan        LAS VEGAS – Clean energy professionals participating in North America’s leading clean energy expo are calling for greater US-China cooperation to address climate change.“RE+ 2023,” convening this week in Las Vegas, Nevada, has drawn over 30,000 attendees and more than 1,300 exhibitors around the globe. The show offers a platform to share best practices in clean energy solutions and expand

September 13, 2023 | BY admin

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Southeast Asian countries not Washington’s pawns

China Daily Editorial        Given the recent signs of Washington and Beijing seeking a detente, as indicated by the recent series of visits to China by senior officials in the Joe Biden administration and amid speculation that the US president is hoping to meet with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the APEC economic leaders’ meeting later this year in San Francisco, it is perhaps natural that Biden should seek to deflect attention from what his administration

September 13, 2023 | BY admin

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Chinese economy on the up, not crisis-ridden

Commentary        BEIJING – The property market recently warmed in first-tier cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. In August, consumer inflation returned to positive territory on a year-on-year basis. The producer price index also edged up on a monthly basis last month.All these positive signs would hardly make people draw the conclusion that the Chinese economy is experiencing some sort of a “crisis” in confidence or growth, as claimed by analysts who ignore facts or

September 13, 2023 | BY admin

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Macau deports HK busker ‘who posed threat to national security’ 

A Hong Kong man, who had repeatedly sung songs in the neighbouring city suspected of posing a threat to national security, was arrested by the Public Security Police (PSP) last Sunday (September 3) for setting up busking equipment and singing to passers-by in the city centre without the local government’s authorisation, according to a PSP statement yesterday.The statement said that the busker was granted a stay permit in Macau for the purpose of “tourism only”, adding that the Public

September 12, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau int’l fireworks contest kicks off with Australian, Swiss shows

The 31st Macau International Fireworks Display Contest kicked off last night with shows staged by Australian and Swiss companies.The Australian company Cardile International Fireworks presented a show themed “Thunder of Down Under,” showcasing a symphony of music and fireworks effects and creating symbolic illustrations of native Australian flora, fauna, and landscapes in a symphony with iconic Australian pop, rock, and country hits.Themed “Icons of Rock”, the fireworks show presented

September 12, 2023 | BY admin

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Police fine man for driving wrong way on Avenida da Amizade

The Public Security Police (PSP) have fined a local man for driving the wrong way on Avenida da Amizade yesterday morning, local media reported yesterday.Local Chinese-language media reported that shortly after entering Avenida da Amizade from Avenida do Dr Rodrigo Rodrigues outside the peninsula’s reservoir, the car suddenly crossed the central dividing line and drove in the opposite direction.According to the reports, the car was being driven against the traffic for a while before returning

September 12, 2023 | BY admin

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GBA 5G Industry Alliance visits UM

A delegation from the Greater Bay Area 5G Industry Alliance recently paid a visit to the University of Macau (UM), where both parties discussed creating a 5G+ ecosystem and “promoting the continuous and steady development of industry-academia collaboration”, according to the tertiary education institution on Friday.The delegation, which comprised 30 alliance representatives  and corporate executives, and the public university exchanged views on topics such as improving the

September 12, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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