MAF calls for local programmes

The 34th Macao Arts Festival (MAF) is slated to take place in May 2024, with submission for proposals for local programmes and new commissions open until August 28, according to an IC statement yesterday.The statement noted that non-profit art and cultural associations registered at the Identification Services Bureau (DSI) or individuals aged 18 and above with a valid Macau ID card are welcome to submit their proposals.The statement added that in the “Individual Programmes” category, the

August 2, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Civic leaders urge govt to improve typhoon precaution measures

Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council members urged the government to relax border restrictions and improve the accessibility of weather warnings during a regular closed-door meeting at the Islands District Public Services Centre in Seac Pai Van yesterday.Council members Vong Vai Tin and Si Lai Kuan called for the need of further improvements in two areas of Macau’s typhoon emergency arrangements.Vong noted that despite Macau’s less damage from recent typhoons due to

August 2, 2023 | BY Leong Ian Kio & Lisa Li Chi Mang

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Macau, Zhuhai set up mechanism for typhoon season

Macau’s Civil Protection Operations Centre (COPC) and its counterparts in Zhuhai have set up a mechanism to prepare for this year’s typhoon season, according to Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council member Leong Chon Kit, who quoted officers of the Unitary Police Service (SPU), Macau Customs Service (SA), Judiciary Police (PJ), Fire Services Bureau (CB), Public Security Police (PSP) and the Macau Public Security Forces (FSM) as saying during a closed-door meeting

August 2, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macao Orchestra, Macao Chinese Orchestra perform in season-closing concerts

The Macao Orchestra (OM) and the Macao Chinese Orchestra (OCHM) each held their season-closing concerts on Sunday and Saturday respectively at the Grand Auditorium of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM).The Macao Orchestra’s concert on Sunday, titled “Ode to Beethoven”, was under the baton of its Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Lio Kuok Man. The performance featured Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, with Czech violinist Josef Špaček, Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández, and Lio himself

August 2, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Lawmakers pass Cotai hospital bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill regulating the management of its Cotai hospital complex, officially known as Islands Healthcare Complex, which will be operated by Peking Union Medical College Hospital (aka Beijing Xiehe Hospital).“Xiehe” means “harmony”. According to the new law, which will take effect on October 1, the employment of the Cotai hospital complex’s staff members will be regulated by the city’s labour legal system for the

August 2, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Legislators pass bill proposing to merge financial intelligence portfolio with police

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill that proposes to merge the Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) with the Unitary Police Service (SPU).Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak introduced the outline of the bill during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday.After yesterday’s passage of its outline, the bill will be passed to one of the legislature’s standing committees for an article-by-article review, after which it

August 2, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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MUST research develops AI model to predict pathogenic variants of COVID-19

An international team led by researchers at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict the pathogenic variants of COVID-19.Named UniBind, the model can predict which variants of COVID-19 can increase the infectibility of the virus or help it develop resistance to antibodies or vaccines, through analyzing the over six million pieces of viral sequence data generated from global monitoring, according to the team.The

August 2, 2023 | BY admin

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UN Resolution 2758 clear and unambiguous on Taiwan’s status as inalienable part of China

China Daily Editorial        The one-China principle is the foundation for foreign countries’ relations with Beijing. To date, 182 countries, including the United States, have established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China based on this principle. Under this principle, their relations with the Chinese island of Taiwan are non-governmental.Although it has historically adhered to its own “one-China policy” that is more ambiguous, the US government

August 2, 2023 | BY admin

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Last month's casino takings reach highest since Jan 2020, up 4,083 pct

Macau's 30 casinos run by six rival concessionaires generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of 16.6 billion patacas (US$2.06 billion) last month, a year-on-year growth of 4,082.9 percent, the local gaming industry's highest GGR growth on record, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has announced today.In July 2022, when Macau's economy was still severely affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, GGR stood at just 398 million patacas.According to DICJ statistics, last month's

August 1, 2023 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass bill licensing limited-scope banks

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill regulating the city’s financial system, which will introduce the concept of the licensing of limited-scope banks, aka restricted licence banks, to Macau. According to specialist websites, a limited-scope bank means a bank or financial institution that is only permitted to carry out a restricted range of banking businesses and services.The new law will take effect on November 1, when it will replace the current

August 1, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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3 mainlanders nabbed for involvement in drug case: police

A man and two women from the mainland have been arrested for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking case, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.The 42-year-old male suspect surnamed Huang. The other suspects are a 37-years-old woman who had been overstaying in Macau since 2020 and engaged in prostitution, as well as a 42-year-old woman who overstayed in Macau for two months. The two female suspects are sisters surnamed Zheng.Leng noted

August 1, 2023 | BY Lisa Li Chi Mang

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Mainland duo arrested for bogus money scam: police

Two men from the mainland were arrested for defrauding a mainland female gambler out of 374,000 yuan (419,880 patacas) in a counterfeit money scam on Saturday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday. The two suspects, aged 29 and 35, are surnamed Wu and Liang respectively, Leng added. Liang told the police that he’s jobless, whereas Wu worked as an illegal currency dealer.According to Leng, the female victim contacted Wu on WeChat

August 1, 2023 | BY Leong Ian Kio

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Police arrest rooftop flat burglar

A man from the mainland has been arrested for allegedly burgling a rooftop flat in a residential building on Calçada do Monte, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.Leng identified the suspect as a 50-year-old man surnamed Wu. He claimed that he’s a restaurant owner.According to Leng, the homeowner reported to the police on Sunday at 2 a.m. that someone had broken in and stolen a backpack and other belongings. He told the police that he

August 1, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Passerby hurt by falling window in Zape

A 56-year-old local woman was admitted to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre yesterday for outpatient treatment after being hit by a window that fell from a residential building in Zape, according to a statement by the Fire Services Bureau (CB).The statement released at about 10 a.m. yesterday said that the female victim who passed by a residential building on Avenida do Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues sustained cuts on her elbow from the broken window.Firefighters and Public Security

August 1, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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