Sands 10K bib collection to start today

With the 2025 Sands China Macao International 10K race set for this Sunday, participants can collect their number bibs starting today.According to a Sports Bureau (ID) statement yesterday, runners can pick up their number bibs, timing chips, and notes-to-participants at the Olympic Sports Centre – Indoor Pavilion in Taipa.Collection will be available from 12 noon to 9 p.m. today, continuing to Friday from 12 noon to 9 p.m., and on Saturday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. The statement noted that bib

March 12, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Elderly woman loses HK$420,000 in phone scam: police

A local elderly woman has lost HK$420,000 (433,230 patacas) in two phone scams, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the woman received a call from a hidden number on Thursday and thought it was her son. The caller claimed to have been involved in a fight with “his ex-girlfriend’s husband” and was currently at a police station, needing to pay HK$220,000 as “medical fees.” The caller told her that the case was being

March 12, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police bust 2 illegal currency exchange dealers

The Judiciary Police separately arrested two men from the mainland on Monday for engaging in illegal currency exchange deals, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the 34-year-old man surnamed Wang told the police that he is jobless.According to Lei, PJ officers on patrol saw Wang providing an illegal currency exchange deal to a female gambler in a casino in Cotai on Monday. The gambler transferred 497 yuan through

March 12, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Think tank urges govt to ‘dynamically’ adjust ‘Community Consumption Grand Prize’

The Collective Wisdom Policy Centre think tank hosted yesterday a forum to discuss the government’s efforts to integrate social resources and enhance the business environment for local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), on the sidelines of which Vice Chairman Ngan Iek Hang urged the government to “dynamically” adjust the upcoming round of its “Community Consumption Grand Prize” campaign, while Asia Pacific Association for Gambling Studies Chairman Zeng Zhonglu underlined that

March 12, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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2025MIECF sees 15 pct rise in int’l participants

The three-day 2025 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum and Exhibition (2025MIECF) has drawn exhibitors, traders and delegations from close to 40 countries and regions, marking a 15 percent increase in the number of international participants compared to last year’s edition, the organisers said in a statement yesterday.The Macau government-hosted event is slated to be held from March 27 to 29 at Cotai Expo at The Venetian Macao in Cotai.Among the upcoming event’s five

March 12, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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35th Macao Arts Festival to highlight 2025 Culture City of East Asia status

The 35th Macao Arts Festival (FAM) will be held between April 25 and May 31, with a special selection of performances from Japan and South Korea, alongside various Chinese performances to highlight Macau’s status as a 2025 Culture City of East Asia, the government announced yesterday.The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced details of this year’s annual arts festival during a press conference at MGM COTAI yesterday.IC President Deland Leong Wai Man said during yesterday’s press

March 12, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Sands China hosts academy achievements & roadmap presentation

Integrated resort (IR) operator Sands China hosted its Sands China Academy Achievements and Roadmap Presentation yesterday at The Londoner Macao in Cotai, which saw the presentation of certificates to 54 trainees graduating from the academy’s sub academies, of which 12 were also awarded for their exceptional performance.The Sands China Academy, the company’s talent development platform established in 2015, features eight specialised sub academies that cover MICE (meetings, incentives,

March 12, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt urges those without measles immunity to get vaccinated

The Macau Health Bureau (SSM) is urging all those who have no immunity against measles to get vaccinated considering that a number of states in the United States are currently being hit by measles outbreaks and that measles infections are being reported in some neighbouring countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam.An SSM statement on Monday night noted that according to data from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of last week 222 measles cases had been recorded in

March 12, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macao also a financial hub in GBA

Commentary by Ip Sio Kai*        Macao is not only a good example of the success of “One Country, Two Systems” but also a key city in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, an important hub of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and a gateway to cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries. The Macao Special Administrative Region’s (SAR) government upholds the “One Country, Two Systems” policy, building “one center, one platform and one base” to help

March 12, 2025 | BY admin

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Port fees, another foot-shooting proposal: China Daily editorial

China Daily Editorial        China is a major player in the global maritime sector. That the United States has now turned its fire on China’s shipbuilding and maritime shipping sector is another indication that the US administration is relentlessly intensifying its bid to suppress China’s development.In a move that is expected to create chaos in the world ocean shipping industry, and hugely disrupt global trade flows and supply chains, the administration has proposed

March 12, 2025 | BY admin

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Robust legislative process underpins development achievements and progress

China Daily Editorial         It is no coincidence that those disparaging the National People’s Congress (NPC) and almost all Chinese State organs as rubber-stamp agencies are also those peddling the “China threat” theory that China will leverage its fast-growing national strengths to “threaten” the “civilized world”. Or that while trying to get people to swallow their “China collapse” forecast, they shun the question of how a country with such a

March 12, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau lawmaker, CPPCC member Alan Ho likens Hengqin to ‘Peach Blossom Spring’

Macau lawmaker Alan Ho Ion Sang, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing yesterday likened Hengqin to the ancient “Peach Blossom Spring” concept, as it combines the advantages and strengths of both Macau and the adjacent island where the two places’ integrated development is creating “unprecedented” opportunities and vitality for Macau’s continuous development.According to DeepSeek, the term “Peach

March 11, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Local painter Rico Lou showcases the beauty of fish

A total of 10 works created by local painter Rico Lou (盧宏業) are being presented in a solo exhibition at the 10 Fantasia Gallery until May 2, with the artist hoping to showcase the beauty of fish beyond being just food.The exhibition kicked off last week and features oils on canvas. It is entitled “Tashutayou Sakana”, which according to AI chatbot Poe is a Japanese phrase that translates to a “variety of fish” or “diverse types of fish”.A statement at the gallery noted that

March 11, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police bust illegal exchange dealer for fraud

A man from the mainland was arrested on Saturday for fraud and illegal exchange activities, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a special press conference yesterday.The 37-year-old suspect surnamed Zhao claimed to be jobless.According to Lei, a man from the mainland reported to the Judiciary Police on Saturday that he was defrauded at a hotel in Cotai in a currency exchange scam, resulting in a total loss of 45,000 yuan (51,500 patacas). The man planned to exchange Hong Kong

March 11, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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