Sai Van Bridge’s motorbike lanes to close until month-end for road resurfacing

The motorcycle-only lanes on the Macau-Taipa Sai Van Bridge will be temporarily closed from tomorrow until the end of this month because of a project to resurface the whole bridge, during which two lanes in each direction will remain open to traffic.The special motorcycle lanes are slated to reopen at 3 p.m. on August 31.The motorcycle lane from the peninsula to Taipa will first close from 10 a.m. tomorrow, while the one from Taipa to the peninsula will close from 10 a.m. on Sunday.The

August 8, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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First sandwich-class housing project to be built in Iao Hon: Rosário

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said yesterday that a public housing high-rise to be built on a plot in Iao Hon district, which was announced last week, will be a sandwich-class housing project.According to previous government announcements, sandwich-class housing projects aim to help middle-income households, i.e., the so-called sandwich class, buy residential property at concessionary prices.Rosário made the remarks when replying to oral interpellations by

August 8, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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2 women commit suicide by taking drugs, burning charcoal: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced in a statement yesterday that a young local woman committed suicide in a public toilet yesterday.According to the statement, the Judiciary Police were notified by the Public Security Police (PSP) in Coloane at 10:05 a.m. about a woman who had collapsed on the floor of a toilet cubicle in A-Ma Cultural Village.The statement noted that a female cleaning worker could not open the door of a toilet cubicle at 9:10 a.m., and she called for assistance, after which

August 8, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Artist explores mystery of human body in ‘Calligraphic Poetry’ exhibition

A solo exhibition entitled Calligraphic Poetry by local artist Leong Lai Ieng is currently on at the 10 Fantasia gallery in the S. Lázaro district, with the works on display tackling the theme of “thinking about the human body and organs through brushstrokes”.Comprising seven sketches in the gallery’s room B09, Leong uses lines, shadows and textures to “interpret the inner and outer aspects of people and the unfolding of reality and creation”, according to a statement displayed at

August 8, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Let Chinese wisdom illuminate the path to reconciliation in the Middle East

Commentary by Yi Zhong*        From July 21 to 23, high-level representatives of 14 Palestinian factions held a reconciliation dialogue in Beijing. At the closing ceremony, representatives of these factions took the stage one after another, shook hands and hugged each other, and signed the Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity in the presence of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.The scene is reminiscent of the historic

August 8, 2024 | BY admin

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Banking on reform to secure economic growth

Commentary by Li Jianjun*        Reform and opening-up have been the driving force for China’s rapid development. Emphasizing this fact, the recent third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China laid out the plan for further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization.Financing, the lifeblood of the national economy, plays a crucial role in sharpening a country’s competitive edge. And China’s financial system

August 8, 2024 | BY admin

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US’ nasty doping smears only sully itself

China Daily Editorial        The applause audiences have given the Chinese swimmers at the Paris Olympics for their good performance that won their country 12 medals as of Tuesday belies the China-bashing smears by some from the United States.It is the splendid efforts of the Chinese swimmers that have prompted those with a political intent to leave no stone unturned in their dirty trick of tirelessly fabricating a dope scandal to stigmatize the Chinese athletes.After

August 8, 2024 | BY admin

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Councillors urge early preparations for future Cotai open-air performance venue

Members of the Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council yesterday urged the government to come up as soon as possible with measures in preparation for the smooth operation of its Macau Open-Air Performance Venue in Cotai.Councillors Ho Chong Chun and Leong Chon Kit made the remarks during a regular meeting of the government-appointed council at the Seac Pai Van Community Complex in Coloane.Yesterday’s meeting, was held behind closed doors, the start of which was open to the

August 7, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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IAM vows maintenance of hillsides for wet, typhoon seasons

Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) officials yesterday underlined that the government has been carrying out routine and special inspections and maintenance of the city’s hillsides in response to the ongoing wet and typhoon seasons with the aim of ensuring slope safety.The officials made the remarks during a meeting with members of the Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council.Briefing reporters after yesterday’s closed-door meeting, Choi Seng Hon, a deputy convenor of the

August 7, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Female overstayer scams man with fake transfer receipts

A female overstayer from the mainland has been arrested for scamming a non-local man in an illegal currency exchange deal by providing forged bank transfer receipts, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect is a 31-year-old female surnamed Huang.According to Ho, the male victim and Huang struck a deal in a Cotai casino in late July, where the victim gave her on two occasions a total of HK$365,000, for Huang to transfer the

August 7, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Story behind local wushu athlete Li Yi

Interview and news feature by Yuki Lei        As the saying goes, “One second of glory on stage, 10 years of hard work off the stage”, every move needs to be polished after a long period of training before being presented to the audience. Local martial arts, aka wushu in Chinese, practitioner Li Yi won the first two gold medals in the history of Macau at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei and represented Macau at three Asian Games, winning one gold and two silver

August 7, 2024 | BY admin

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IC calls for proposals for Local View Power 2024

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is calling on Macau residents interested in film production to submit proposals for the upcoming Local View Power 2024, with submissions accepted until September 5.The programme debuted in 2007, with nearly 160 proposals supported and having resulted in cinematographic works, the IC statement said yesterday.According to the statement, the programme is divided into “Documentary”, “Short- Feature” and “Animation”. They are also divided into three

August 7, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MJO to bring live, danceable music to Regency Art Hotel

Interview by William Chan        The Macau Jazz Orchestra (MJO) and Regency Art Hotel are jointly presenting the “Macau Cabaret” live band concert at the hotel’s ballroom on August 17, conductor Gregory Wong Weng Hou, organiser Mars Lee Siu Hong, and the hotel’s GM Willie Tay told the Post last week in an online interview.The concert will feature various dance music styles like swing, cha-cha, mambo, tango, and more, promising a delightful evening of live music

August 7, 2024 | BY admin

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‘Sunshine in the Mountains’ exhibition features achievements of CKPC volunteers

A five-day exhibition titled “Sunshine in the Mountains” kicked off yesterday afternoon at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery, showcasing the Chao Kuang Piu College (CKPC) Volunteer Teaching Team’s achievements over the past six years.The exhibition is organised by the CKPC, which is one of the 10 residential colleges in the public University of Macau (UM), in conjunction with the FRC.The volunteer teaching project has involved a team of university students teaching “isolated and

August 7, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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