MGTO expands SE Asian markets at Indonesian int’l travel fair

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) participated in the “ASTINDO Travel Fair” in Jakarta in Indonesia last week to promote Macau’s diverse offer of “tourism+” experiences, so as to attract more Indonesian travellers to Macau as well as to expand international visitor markets for local tourism and to give a further boost to the city’s economic recovery, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.“ASTINDO Travel Fair’’ was held at the mega shopping mall Pantai Indah Kapuk

September 6, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Rubbish catches fire outside Horta da Mitra market

When a garbage truck was collecting rubbish outside the Horta da Mitra wet market yesterday evening, the rubbish caught fire, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement.The refuse workers found that smoke came from dumped car batteries amongst the rubbish, and reported the case to the bureau.Firemen rushed to the scene and quickly extinguished the fire. They suspected that the fire ignited after the dumped batteries were affected by pressure from other rubbish, the statement said.The

September 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Govt urges COVID-19 high-risk individuals to receive extra bivalent jab

The Health Bureau (SSM) is urging those with a high risk of suffering from a serious COVID-19 condition who have received a BioNTech mRNA bivalent jab to receive another one.The new measure, which was announced in an SSM statement on Friday last week, started on Monday.According to the statement, those with a high risk of suffering from a serious COVID-19 condition include all those aged 60 or over, those aged 12 or over with chronic diseases or weakened immune systems, pregnant women, and

September 6, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Student becomes this year’s 7th scrub typhus patient: SSM

An 18-year-old local student has become this year’s seventh suspected case of Tsutsugamushi Disease (also known as scrub typhus), according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The statement noted that the male victim, who developed pain on the left side of his groin last Friday, sought treatment in the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre on Monday after coming down with a fever. The statement added that during a medical examination, the patient was found to have a

September 6, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Consumer Council revises beauty industry’s code of practice

The Consumer Council (CC) published a revised “Code of Practice for the Beauty Industry” yesterday to regulate the local beauty sector and to tie it in with the development of the beauty industry, so as to provide consumers with more comprehensive protection, according to a CC statement yesterday.According to the statement, the code has 17 provisions, including requiring the parlours to clearly and accurately price and explain each item provided by the beauty parlour, the ingredients used,

September 6, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Social work conference discusses ICT application for social services

A one-day social work conference yesterday discussed the application of information and communication technology  (ICT) for local social services.A conference themed “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Smart Social Services”, jointly organised by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) and the Macao Social Workers’ Union (MSWU), was held yesterday at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf Convention and Exhibition Centre.The conference, which was held simultaneously on-site and online, brought together local

September 6, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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DSEDJ holds ‘Love for the Motherland: Lingnan and Macau Culture’ exhibition

In order to cultivate a sense of patriotism, the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) and Guangdong Museum jointly have launched an exhibition under the theme of “Love for the Motherland: Lingnan and Macau Culture” at the educational Patriotic Base for Youth at the Macau Handover Gifts Museum in Nape, according to a DSEDJ statement yesterday.The statement did not say when the opening ceremony was held.The opening ceremony was attended by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture

September 6, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Local man, woman fall for ‘fake police’ scam

A local man and a local woman have separately fallen victim to a “fake police” scam and have been defrauded out of 68,000 patacas and 28,700 patacas respectively, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said at a regular press conference on Monday.According to Chong, the male victim in his thirties received a call last Wednesday from a man claiming that he was an officer from the “Shanghai Public Security Bureau”. The scammer told him that a phone number registered in his name

September 6, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Police car runs red light, hits motorbike

Responding to a video circulating on the internet showing a police vehicle crashing into a motorcycle, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement on Monday that the police officer driving the car failed to see the red light as his sight was obstructed by a bus, leading to the accident.The statement did not reveal the identity of the driver.According to the statement, the car accident occurred at the junction of Rua do Almirante Sérgio and Travessa do Dr Lourenço Pereira Marques on

September 6, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Several int’l music-fest shows ‘highly sought after’: IC

Several programmes for the 35th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), which had its first day of ticket sales on Sunday, are “highly sought after” while nearly 40,000 “music aficionados” registered for the “Joe Hisaishi* 360” series, according to a statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) yesterday.Opera in Two Acts by Gioachino Rossini The Barber of Seville and Song of the Ch’in are among the sought-after programmes in the festival, which is this year themed

September 6, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Eco-activist urges govt to raise public awareness of radiation

Interview by Yuki Lei        In an interview with The Macau Post Daily late last month, eco-activist Joe Chan Chon Meng, who heads the Macau Green Students Union, urged the government to seize the discharge of treated radioactive water by the Japanese government from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as an opportunity to raise awareness of the general population about radiation hazards and safety, while carrying out measures to prevent a

September 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Sport Bureau reopens Central Park pool, Coloane Karting Track

The Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement yesterday that the Taipa Central Park Swimming Pool and the Coloane Karting Track in Estrada de Seac Pai Van are slated to reopen today at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. respectively.The bureau, according to the statement, is reopening the facilities following the completion of inspection and maintenance work.More information can be found on the Sports Bureau’s official website at www.sport.gov.mo, or by calling their hotline on 2823 6363. This undated

September 6, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macao Orchestra performs season-opening concert, welcomes new assistant conductor

The Macao Orchestra (OM) held its season-opening “Lio Kuok Man and Macao Orchestra” concert on Saturday at the Grand Auditorium of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM). The orchestra also introduced Taiwanese musician Tony Yeh Cheng-Te as the orchestra’s assistant conductor, according to a Macao Orchestra statement last week.The concert marked the beginning of the orchestra’s new season entitled “150th Anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s Birth”. The Macao Orchestra performed

September 6, 2023 | BY William Chan

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China leads global clean energy shift with wind, solar power push

Analysis        BEIJING – China is leading global efforts to shift to cleaner energy sources, with robust development in its wind and photovoltaic power industries supported by strengthened innovation and resilient industrial chains.By the end of June, China’s installed photovoltaic power capacity was 470 million kilowatts, top globally for an eighth consecutive year, and its installed wind power capacity was 389 million kilowatts, top globally for a 13th consecutive

September 6, 2023 | BY admin

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