SJM hosts ‘Employees’ Children Summer Programme’

SJM Resorts hosted its annual “Employees’ Children Summer Programme” from July 17 to yesterday, inviting children of its staff who are in kindergarten and primary school to “explore interests beyond traditional academic studies and acquire new skills during their vacation”, the integrated resort operator said in a statement on Wednesday.The statement noted that the free programme introduced an expanded range of interest classes and comprised 37 courses, which “positively impacted

September 1, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Sands Performing Arts Programme’ concludes 2023 season

The ‘Sands Performing Arts Programme 2023’ brought 10 top-notch national and international performances to Macau from May to August, which attracted over 11,000 audience members, Sands China said in a statement on Wednesday.The statement noted that the programme showcased a series of captivating shows, which were the play “The Peony Pavilion,” performed during the final round of the China Theatre Plum Blossom Award competition; the wildly acclaimed and legendary Cantonese opera

September 1, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Inspectors seize banned Japanese oysters at airport

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement last night that its inspectors seized two batches of fresh oysters from Miyagi Prefecture, one of the 10 Japanese regions covered by Macau’s current ban on the import of live and fresh food products, at the airport yesterday.The statement did not reveal how many oysters each batch contained.According to statement, the importer had indicated that the oysters originated from Iwate Prefecture, which is not among the 10 regions, when

August 31, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Economist expects this year’s recovery to exceed expectations

Prof. Davis Fong Ka Chio, who heads the Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming (ISCG) at the University of Macau (UM), told reporters yesterday he expected Macau’s economic recovery this year to exceed expectations, with the mass-market gaming tables set to return to their monthly takings of pre-pandemic 2019 from October, predicting gross gaming revenue of about 180 to 190 billion patacas this year and over 200 billion patacas next year.Macau’s gross gaming revenue in the first seven

August 31, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Septuagenarian falls for ‘guess who I am’ scam, losing 50,000 patacas

A local woman in her seventies has fallen for a “guess who I am” scam and lost a total of 50,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, in mid-August, the victim received a phone call from a man who claimed to be her acquaintance from their hometown in the mainland. Without suspecting anything untoward, the victim engaged in a conversation with the caller, who requested a loan of 50,000 patacas for “emergency

August 31, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Local man nabbed for drunk driving: police

A local man has been arrested for drunk driving, Public Security Police spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 30-year-old suspect surnamed Chan works as an engineer.According to Wong, on Sunday at 3 a.m., police officers intercepted a rider who had made an illegal U-turn by crossing a solid white line. Later, police found Chan to be reeking of alcohol. A breathalyser test showed that his alcohol concentration was 1.36 grams of alcohol per litre of

August 31, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Senior hangs herself on balcony: police

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam announced a case initially classified as a dead body found, in which an 80-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself with a nylon rope from a clothes hanging rack on a balcony of her home in Taipa.According to yesterday’s PJ statement, the victim was pronounced dead at the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre after emergency treatment to save her life had failed.The statement quoted the victim’s son as saying when he got home

August 31, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Mainlander nabbed with knife for attempted robbery

A male mainlander has been arrested for possessing a knife which he attempted to use for a robbery, Public Security Police spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 22-year-old suspect surnamed Sun told the police he’s jobless.According to Wong, on Friday, patrolling police officers noticed Sun engaging in suspicious behaviour in Rua Dois do Bairro Iao Hon and apprehended him. During a search, the police discovered a pair of gloves and a fruit knife in his

August 31, 2023 | BY William Chan

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UM, DSAL provide course training construction safety supervisors

The University of Macau’s (UM) Centre for Continuing Education and the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) jointly put on four courses to meet the demand for construction safety supervisors in the past year, with certificates awarded to 108 participants, a statement from the tertiary education institution said earlier this week.The first edition of the course was launched in 2005 and has since held 61 intakes, with 1,911 participants completing the course.The statement noted that the course

August 31, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local man sexually harasses bus passenger: police

A 58-year-old local man has been arrested for sexually harassing a 20-year-old female bus passenger by touching her breasts, Public Security Police spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Wong said that the male suspect is surnamed Tang, who told the police he’s jobless.According to Wong, at about 7 p.m. on August 22 the victim caught a bus to the Qingmao border checkpoint from Praça de Ferreira do Amaral, during which the woman felt someone on the bus close

August 31, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Super Typhoon ‘Saola’ to strengthen today, No.8 signal possible on Saturday: SMG

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement yesterday that Super Typhoon “Saola” will move closer to the eastern part of Guangdong in the next two days, and is expected to strengthen later today, with showers and thunderstorms persisting over the next few days.The observatory issued the Standby Signal No.1 at 4:30 p.m. yesterday.According to the statement, “Saola” was about 620 km east-southeast of Macau at 11 p.m. yesterday. The bureau said that it expected the

August 31, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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MGTO reminds tourists to pay attention to typhoon news

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) reminded tourists in a statement yesterday to pay attention to typhoon-related news through different channels, as well as to the precautions for visiting Macau during the typhoon season.The statement noted that MGTO sends notifications ahead of the probable arrival of a typhoon to remind the travel industry to pay attention to the matter and urging it to prepare contingency plans. The notifications include information about the arrangements for

August 31, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sports Bureau to host fitness challenge on Sept 17

This year’s Physical Fitness Challenge-cum-Sports and Fitness Experience Day will be held at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion on September 17, Sports Bureau (ID) Sports Development Department Chief Chao Kuok Wai said in a press conference yesterday at its headquarters in Zape.The challenge is now open for registration, Chao announced during the press conference, adding that residents aged between 13 and 55 can apply for the challenge online from now until September 14, which also can also be

August 31, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Civil service bureau to get new chief tomorrow

The government has appointed Ng Wai Han, a deputy director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP), as the bureau’s director effective from tomorrow, succeeding Kou Peng Kuan who will head the government’s Legal and Judiciary Training Centre from tomorrow.According to an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday, Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who oversees the bureau, has appointed Ng for a one-year term

August 31, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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