CTT hosts ‘Web and Application Accessibility Workshop’

The Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) held its “Web and Application Accessibility Workshop (2023)” on Saturday, where its basic concepts and elements were introduced while “accessibility tests via useful tools and case sharing” were also conducted, according to a statement from the bureau on Monday.The event was held at the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre’s (CPTTM) auditorium.The statement noted that the bureau hoped to raise the public’s awareness of

August 23, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Duo scam man out of 1.13 million yuan with ‘practice banknotes’

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said in a regular press briefing on Monday that two men from the mainland have been arrested for their involvement in a “practice banknote” deception case, scamming a mainland victim out of a total of 1.13 million yuan (1.25 million patacas) in an online bank transfer.The suspects are a 27-year-old man surnamed Wei and a 34-year-old woman surnamed Zhang. They were illegal money exchange dealers.According to Lei, on Friday afternoon the victim

August 23, 2023 | BY William Chan

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6 IFTM students join cultural exchange activity in mainland

The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) said in a statement yesterday that it collaborated with Tsinghua University in Beijing to conduct a 10-day cultural exchange activity on Chinese ceramic intangible cultural heritage and craftmanship, with the activity having taken place from July 31 to August 9, which was joined by six IFTM students.According to the statement, the activity, which was themed ceramic culture and its traditional craftmanship, was initiated by Tsinghua University

August 23, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘One Flower·One World’ exhibition by NaHeYa opens at Rui Cunha Foundation

The Rui Cunha Foundation held yesterday the opening ceremony of the solo exhibition “One Flower. One World”, presenting the artwork of NaHeYa, an Inner Mongolian painter specialising in Chinese art. The exhibition will be on display until this coming Saturday at the foundation’s gallery.It is the first time the artist’s work is being shown in Macau.NaHeYa and seven representatives of associations from various fields of art and culture, officiated at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.A

August 23, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Catering sector looks on sunny side of business in H2

Attending a blessing ritual for Hong Chan Kuan’s (aka Hong Gong) birthday, which is commemorated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, as well as the 163rd anniversary of the temple yesterday in the Inner Harbour area, The United Association of Food and Beverage Merchants of Macao (UAFBMM) Vice President Fong Kin Fu told the media on the sidelines of the event that with the expectation of an increasing number of visitor arrivals in the second half of this year, the catering sector

August 23, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Lin Fong swimming pool to fully open to public from October

The Sports Bureau (ID) announced on Monday that the indoor swimming pool of the government-run Lin Fong Sports Centre will be fully open to the public starting October, in response to the needs of residents living in the northern district for sports facilities and spaces.ID President Pun Weng Kun told the media that the indoor swimming pool was originally used to only host Sports for All classes on the whole, but due to the dense population in the north district, the current swimming facilities

August 23, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Octogenarian falls for ‘guess who I am’ scam, losing 20,000 patacas

A local woman in her eighties has fallen for a “guess who I am” scam and lost a total of 20,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said in a regular press conference on Monday.According to Lei, on August 8 the victim received a phone call from a man who claimed to be her “friend” and requested a loan of 20,000 patacas for “emergency use”. Believing it to be true, the victim followed the instructions and transferred the money to a designated bank account. Lei

August 23, 2023 | BY William Chan

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300 more taxi licences would be enough to meet demand for near future: cabbie group chief

Interview by Tony Wong        Macau Taxi Drivers Mutual Help Association President Tony Kuok Leong Son said yesterday that the government’s upcoming granting of 300 new common taxi-vehicle licences would be able to meet residents and visitors’ rising demand for taxi rides in the near future, insisting that an excessive number of common taxi-vehicle licences would not make it easier for prospective passengers to hail a taxi because of the city’s limited number of

August 23, 2023 | BY admin

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Ho meets China Soong Ching Ling Foundation VP

Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng received Shen Beili, the China Soong Ching Lin Foundation’s Communist Party of China (CPC) secretary and vice-president, yesterday at Government Headquarters.According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau, Ho and Shen exchanged views on various topics such as charitable and welfare activities, youth affairs and future cooperation between the two sides.Shen is paying a working visit to Macau where she attended yesterday’s opening of an

August 23, 2023 | BY admin

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‘Macao Open’ golf tournament to restart in Oct after 6-year hiatus

Having been suspended since 2017, Sports Bureau (ID) President Pun Weng Kun announced yesterday during a press conference at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai that the world-class golf tournament, the “Macao Open”, title-sponsored by SJM Resorts, will take place at the Macau Golf & Country Club in Coloane on October 12-15, featuring 144 golfers.According to the press conference, “2023 SJM Macao Open”, with prize money of US$1 million, organised by the International Management Group

August 23, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Japan’s water rush finally opens Pandora’s box

China Daily Editorial        Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Tuesday that Japan will start releasing the nuclear-contaminated water that has been generated from the decommissioning of the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday. It is no coincidence that the announcement came two days after he returned home from the Camp David meeting with his US and ROK counterparts.Both the Yoon Suk-yeol government and

August 23, 2023 | BY admin

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BRICS promotes fairness, justice in global governance by upholding real multilateralism

China Daily Editorial        That more than 60 leaders of countries and international organizations are attending the ongoing BRICS Summit in Johannesburg highlights the growing profile of this group on the global stage.And the fact that more than 40 countries have expressed an interest in joining the group shows its appeal among developing countries as a platform to have their say in global governance and decision-making.The global governance system dominated by the US and

August 23, 2023 | BY admin

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Connecting food systems and nutrition: The story of Timor-Leste

Analysis        Timor-Leste, a small nation on an island in Southeast Asia, has struggled to feed its population. Consistent access to sufficient food has been a problem, with 36 per cent of people living with moderate or severe food insecurity. Not surprisingly, malnutrition has been quite high; nearly half of children younger than five years (47.1 per cent) are stunted, 8.6 per cent of children are wasted. Anaemia affects 23 per cent of women of reproductive age (those

August 23, 2023 | BY admin

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IAM draws up criteria on relocating, chopping down trees affected by projects

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) says that it has drawn up “internal” guidelines on its decision-making process for the possible relocation or felling of trees affected by public construction projects.The bureau says that the criteria for IAM officials’ decisions to relocate or fell the affected trees include the respective trees’ state of health.IAM President José Fonseca Tavares made the remarks in a reply to a written interpellation made by directly-elected lawmaker Ron Lam U Tou

August 22, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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