Drunken Filipino assaults bus driver & officer, vandalises 2 vehicles

A 38-year-old Filipino man has been arrested for vandalising a radio taxi and a bus as well as assaulting a bus driver and a police officer in a drunken rampage on Saturday morning in Fai Chi Kei, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said during a regular press conference at the Zape branch of the Macau Public Security Forces Academy yesterday.According to Lam, the suspect, surname Navarro, is jobless.Around 6:40 a.m., an intoxicated Navarro repeatedly banged on the door of a bus at

August 10, 2023 | BY Leong Ian Kio

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Couple attempt to swindle passersby on the streets

A couple have been arrested for borrowing money from strangers on the streets by claiming that they would return the money to the lenders, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said in a regular press conference yesterday.The suspects are mainlanders surnamed Wu, a 41-year-old male, and Huang, a 39-year-old female. They told the police they’re jobless.According to Lam, police officers on Sunday noticed the two individuals approaching and soliciting passersby near Rua Central.

August 10, 2023 | BY William Chan

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2 nabbed for people smuggling, aiding & abetting illegal immigration

A female local casino PR employee and a man from the mainland have been arrested for smuggling three people out of Macau and aiding and abetting illegal immigration, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said at a special press conference yesterday.The 38-year-old woman is surnamed Chan, while the mainlander is a 46-year-old farmer surnamed Wu. The three illegal immigrants are Jiang, aged 35, a mainland construction worker who was banned from leaving the mainland due to debt-related

August 10, 2023 | BY William Chan

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3 elderly women cheat 5 locals out of 7.12 million patacas: police

Trio claim they tried to help ‘bail out wealthy businesswoman’Three elderly local females have been arrested for separately defrauding five local residents out of 7.12 million patacas, claiming that they used the money to bail a “wealthy businesswoman” out of jail in the mainland, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference yesterday.The first suspect is a 56-year-old saleswoman surnamed Mak, the second suspect is a 66-year-old surnamed Leong who

August 10, 2023 | BY Lisa Li Chi Mang

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Scholar urges employers to reduce workplace cyber bullying

Ex-lawmaker Anges Lam Iok Fong, an associate professor at the University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Social Science’s Communication Department, yesterday urged organisations and enterprises to set up mediation or complaint mechanisms to handle workplace disputes, reduce employees’ online venting, and avoid cyberbullying.Lam made the remarks while attending a current affairs phone-in programme hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi, the Chinese-language radio channel of public broadcaster TDM, after a

August 10, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Local athletes return with 7 medals from Chengdu

Macau’s sports delegation has come home with a satisfying medal haul from the 31st FISU World University Games in Chengdu, with seven medals – one gold, three silver and three bronze – in seven categories in the wushu competition, namely the women’s wushu “nanquan”, “nandao”, “jianshu” and “qiangshu”, as well as the men’s wushu “nangun”, “gunshu” and “sanda”, ranking 25th in the final medal table, according to a Sports Bureau (ID) statement yesterday.Wushu

August 10, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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2023MIECF to feature 7 zones

The 2023 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) is slated to take place from August 17-20 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo and features seven zones, according to a MIECF statement yesterday.Themed “Building an Ecological Civilisation Through Innovative Initiatives” and entering its 15th year, 2023MIECF’s seven zones across its 10,000 square metre exhibition area comprise the “Pan-Pearl River Delta Region Pavilion”, “Mainland China

August 10, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt to test LRT Taipa-Barra section’s operation

Operation tests in preparation for the upcoming running of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Taipa-Barra section will start later this month, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) has announced.The government has reaffirmed that the Taipa-Barra section is scheduled to open at the end of this year.The construction of the LRT station at Barra, which got off the ground in 2018, was completed in February this year.The LRT Taipa-Barra section will connect Taipa and Barra at the southernmost tip of the peninsula

August 10, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Tokyo should change its ill-chosen course

China Daily Editorial        In its eagerness to follow in the United States’ footsteps to contain China, Japan has exhibited a growing penchant for interfering in the Taiwan question. The visit of former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso to Taiwan this week was just the latest effort in this regard.Delivering a keynote speech at a forum in Taipei on Tuesday, Aso, who is vice-president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said Japan and its allies and

August 10, 2023 | BY admin

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HZMB cargo transfer station opens, enabling HK-Macau land cargo transport

Land cargo transport from Hong Kong to Macau got off the ground yesterday when the newly completed cross-border cargo transfer station at the Macau checkpoint area of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) was officially inaugurated.The construction of the cross-border cargo transfer station at the HZMB Macau checkpoint area, which got off the ground at the end of last year, was completed in May this year.At the new facility, which operates 24/7, goods are transferred from Hong

August 9, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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2 Dragon’s Beard Candy workshops to be held at Macao Museum

The Macao Museum will host two parent-child workshops on Dragon’s Beard Candy making on August 26 to further promote Macau’s intangible cultural heritage skills to the public, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.The activities are free of charge and welcome all members of the public, the statement said.Dragon’s Beard Candy (龍鬚糖) is a handmade traditional art initiated in China. It is similar to the West’s cotton candy.Dragon Beard Candy is a traditional

August 9, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Local woman conned out of HK$125,000 in ‘fake police’ scam

A local woman in her forties has been defrauded out of HK$125,000 in a phone scam by fraudsters who claimed to be from the mainland’s police, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said in a press conference yesterday.The victim told the police that last Thursday she received a call from a purported mainland police officer claiming that the victim was suspected of money laundering and human trafficking and required her to conduct an “asset review.”The next day, the victim followed

August 9, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Captivating Saxophone Exchange Concert hosted at CCM

Review by William Chan        The Macau Band Directors Association (MBDA) hosted an enthralling Saxophone Exchange Concert yesterday evening, featuring the S’way Saxophone Ensemble and the association’s Saxophone Ensemble at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM).The S’way Saxophone Ensemble consists of local saxophonist Timothy Sun’s students from the Diocesan Boys’ School. Their repertoire included saxophone quintets and sonatas.A standout performance was their

August 9, 2023 | BY admin

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Legislators pass ‘sandwich-class’ housing bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill regulating “sandwich-class” housing projects, according to which an individual applicant wanting to buy a flat must be aged at least 23, while the applicant must be aged at least 18 if he or she applies for a flat with family members.According to the new law, which will take effect on April 1 next year, sandwich-class housing projects will only cover applicants who are permanent local residents.The bill’s outline

August 9, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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