All local scouts to leave World Scout Jamboree camp today

The World Scout Jamboree 2023 at the Saemangeum camp in South Korea’s North Jeolla province will end ahead of schedule as Typhoon Khanun will land on the country’s southeastern coast later this week, so all scouts will be evacuated from the camp today and relocated to Seoul.Macau Scout Association Director Laurence Chau Shing-chun told reporters in Macau yesterday that the association is now liaising with airlines, travel agencies and hotels there to ensure the safe return of all the local

August 8, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Vehicles over 2.2 metres wide to be barred from driving past Mandarin’s House

Except for special vehicles such as public busesThe Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday that from tomorrow vehicles with a width of over 2.2 metres will be barred from travelling through the narrow Rua da Barra, except for special vehicles, as “numerous” cases have occurred in which large vehicles accidentally hit the exterior wall of the heritage-listed Mandarin’s House.In addition, yesterday’s DSAT statement said, there have also been “numerous” cases in which large

August 8, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt consulting public on ‘1+4’ economic diversification

The Macau government has launched a public consultation on its ongoing “1+4” drive aiming to appropriately diversify the city’s economy.The government’s 1+4 model aims to consolidate the development of the city’s tourism and leisure industry while putting special emphasis on promoting the development of four new key industries, namely 1) big health, 2) modern finance, 3) high-tech, and 4) conventions and exhibitions as well as culture and sport.The 1+4 model was first announced by

August 8, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Suspected arson outside flat in city centre: Fire Services Bureau

The exterior of a residential flat in Pátio da Bátega on Rua da Palha was ablaze yesterday, Judiciary Police spokesman Chan Wun Man said in a statement yesterday.The statement said the Fire Services Bureau (CB) received a report about the blaze at 12:36 p.m. yesterday, which had already been put out when the firemen arrived at the scene.According to the statement, the owner of the flat found the plate containing the flat number and a flower decoration outside the flat had caught fire and

August 8, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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UM organises health sciences camp for outstanding mainland students

The University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) recently organised the Health Sciences Summer Camp for Outstanding Students of Mainland Universities 2023, with the camp aiming to “enhance students’ knowledge and interest in health sciences, and enable them to experience Macau’s culture and UM’s research environment”, according to a statement on Friday from the tertiary education institution.The statement noted that the camp was joined by 79 undergraduate students and

August 8, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Airport passenger movement ‘recovers steadily’ in July: CAM

Macau airport operator CAM announced in a statement yesterday that the traffic at the local airport last month was over 551,000 passengers, with over 4,000 aircraft movements, marking a month-on-month increase of about 28 percent and 10 percent respectively, indicating that the airport’s passenger movement has “recovered steadily”.According to the statement, the daily average number of inbound and outbound passengers reached 17,000 with 129 daily flight movements on average last

August 8, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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‘The Sound of Music’ cast meet with the media

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) hosted a meet-the-press event yesterday for the famous Broadway musical “The Sound of Music” at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape.The event was attended by cast members Lauren Kidwell, Jill-Christine Wiley, Lauren O’Brien, and Daniel Fullerton, who play the Mother Abbess, Maria Rainer, Liesel, and Rolf Gruber respectively. The event was also attended by the show’s Executive Producer Simone Genatt.Genatt told reporters that she has organised various

August 8, 2023 | BY Lisa Li Chi Mang

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Jason Naylor & Philip Colbert display pop works at Sands China resorts

Across Sands China’s integrated resorts in Cotai, visitors are greeted with works on display at the “Meet the Magic: In celebration of Disney 100 by Philip Colbert and Jason Naylor” exhibition, with the internationally renowned pop artists showcasing their works in Macau for the first time.Held in support of Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2023 and in celebration of Disney’s 100th anniversary, the artworks can be viewed until October 15, with The Macau Post Daily

August 8, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Heritage sites preserve past, build the future

Commentary by Shahbaz Khan*        There are 1,157 World Heritage properties in 167 countries as of July 2023, and a great many of them are tourist destinations. World Heritage sites are recognized for their outstanding value to all humanity; they also create jobs, generate incomes, support local activities through art and craft, and can foster sustainable tourism. The relationship between World Heritage and tourism is a two-way affair: World Heritage properties are major

August 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Manila should not let unprincipled prodding push it to ‘daredevil’ folly

China Daily Editorial        When it comes to the territorial disputes between China and the Philippines, or any other Southeast Asian nation, in the South China Sea, that the former is bigger does not make it a bully. Nor does being smaller mean the other disputing party naturally commands the moral high ground.Over the past decades, the South China Sea has become home to one of the busiest sea lanes in the world and the region has become a world growth engine. This is due

August 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Govt vows to reduce cost of Hac Sa youth adventure camp project

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon has pledged that the government is aiming to reduce the total construction cost of its youth adventure camp project near Coloane’s Hac Sa Beach to a level lower than its preliminary estimate of 1.4 billion patacas. The policy secretary underlined that in any circumstances the government will ensure that the project would not cost more than 1.4 billion patacas.Cheong reaffirmed that the project aims to provide a large-scale

August 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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MGTO hosts QTSAS Mid-phase Review Briefing Seminar

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held its “Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme” (QTSAS) Mid-phase Review Briefing Seminar for the Food and Beverage Sector and Travel Agency Sector on Thursday, at the World Trade Centre Macau in Nape, to offer participants a review of the inspections and assessments conducted for the first stage, an MGTO statement said yesterday.The seminar had over 100 participants, according to the statement.The statement noted that the seminar featured

August 7, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Male corpse found on Coloane beach: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were notified by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) at 9:20 a.m. yesterday that a male corpse was found hanging near the Hac Sá Long Chao Kok Coastal Trail by a resident, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lun said in a statement yesterday.Upon examination of the body, according to the statement, the corpse was a male in his sixties, and was believed to have been dead for some time.The statement said that at about 7 a.m. yesterday, a local resident who was going fishing at the beach

August 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Car catches fire in Coloane: Fire Services Bureau

A car caught fire on Estrada do Alto de Coloane yesterday, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement yesterday.After an inspection, the bureau suspected that the fire was caused by a mechanical fault in the car, the statement said.According to the statement, the car’s owner, who was driving along Estrada do Alto de Coloane, noticed that there was smoke coming from his car and told his passengers to exit the vehicle immediately after which the vehicle erupted into flames.Firemen rushed

August 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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