Chinese New Year holidays

Due to it being the Chinese New Year holidays, The Macau Post Daily’s editing team will be off from today and will return to work on Sunday so the print edition of your favourite newspaper will be on the newsstands again on the morning of Monday, February 3. However, our digital edition on our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated 24/7. Our local news and editorials as well as commentary by national media organisations are also available on various LinkedIn, Twitter and

January 28, 2025 | BY admin

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Police nab mainlander exchanging fake money

A man from the mainland was arrested on Friday for being involved in a counterfeit money case, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said in a regular conference yesterday.Chong identified the suspect as a 45-year-old man surnamed Ding. He told the police that he is a designer.According to Chong, a casino in Zape reported to the police on Friday that earlier that day Ding had attempted to obtain gaming chips with four counterfeit HK$1,000 notes from a dealer on a gaming table.The

January 28, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police nab 2 local men & woman in sham marriage case

The police have busted a bogus marriage case involving a “couple” and the man’s brother, in which two local men and a woman were arrested on Thursday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said in a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the “couple” as a local man surnamed Lam and a mainland woman surnamed Cao. Lam is in his sixties and works as a delivery driver, while Cao is in her forties, working in catering. The third suspect is Lam’s younger brother

January 28, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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One more critical flu case: 62-year-old man

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night that one more critical case of influenza was reported yesterday, a 62-year-old local man inflicted with various chronic diseases.According to last night’s statement, the 62-year-old man came down with a fever and shortness of breath yesterday when he was also coughing up phlegm.The man was rushed to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre yesterday, where he was tested positive for the influenza A virus in his respiratory

January 28, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Zhuhai Customs nabs woman smuggling 320 bottles of Botox

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs said in a statement yesterday that its officers have intercepted a woman trying to smuggle 320 bottles of botulinum toxin from Macau to Zhuhai through the Zhuhai checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) on January 18.According to the statement, Zhuhai Customs officers saw a woman wearing a grey jacket and a long skirt, carrying a satchel and a suitcase, behaving abnormally when she passed through the metal detector at the Zhuhai checkpoint of

January 28, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Hengqin gets new officials

The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement yesterday evening that according to the website of the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, the composition of its management committee and executive committee has been adjusted, according to which Guangdong Governor Wang Weizhong and Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai are the management committee’s dual directors, while Macau Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon is the management

January 28, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Weather to remain cold during CNY: observatory

As a winter monsoon is currently affecting Macau’s weather, it is expected to remain cold and very dry over the next few days during the Chinese New Year (CNY) period, the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement yesterday.A Yellow cold weather alert was issued by the observatory yesterday morning at 6:50 a.m., which remained in effect early this morning. The temperature yesterday recorded was the lowest since 2025, dropping to just 9.4 degrees Celsius - 6 degrees

January 28, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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HK, mainland uni students fall for fake police scams

Two male university students, from Hong Kong and the mainland, have separately been defrauded out of HK$155,000 and HK$580,000 in fake police scams, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said yesterday during a regular press conference.In the first case, the Hong Kong victim received a phone call earlier this month from someone claiming to be a mainland police officer. The “officer” told the victim that his mainland phone number was involved in spreading fraudulent messages, and

January 28, 2025 | BY William Chan

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Local man smuggles cannabis worth 800,000 patacas in 3 pairs of sneakers from Bangkok: police

A local man has been arrested for smuggling cannabis from Bangkok to Macau hidden in three pairs of sneakers, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a special press conference yesterday.The 49-year-old suspect, surnamed Pinho, works as a clerk. Chong did not reveal Pinho’s nationality. According to Chong, PJ officers observed Pinho behaving suspiciously after he arrived at the local airport and intercepted him for a routine luggage check at 6:40 p.m. on Saturday.

January 28, 2025 | BY William Chan

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IAM urges public to stop eating eight ‘Cape Herb & Spice’ seasoning products

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) warned the public on Friday against eating eight seasoning products sold under the brand of “Cape Herb & Spice” based in Cape Town, South Africa, due to potential plastic contamination.The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) announced on Thursday that the problematic product was found to contain “foreign plastic matter”.The problematic products have a best-before-date between September, 2026 to May, 2027, namely, “Cape Herb & Spice

January 27, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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To be cold for few days, people offer advice on keeping warm

The cold was felt across Macau yesterday as the city experienced a sudden drop in temperature.The yellow* cold weather alert had been issued by the local weather bureau (SMG), with cool temperatures expected to persist in the next few days. The lowest temperature, according to the SMG website’s 7-day forecast, could dip as low as nine degrees.The Post asked several members of the public last night about what they were doing to cope and stay warm, along with their tips to deal with the chilly

January 27, 2025 | BY Vox pop by Rui Pastorin

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Barbering: a gentleman’s club

Have you ever visited a traditional barber shop in Macau? In Pátio Oeste de Hó Chi Iêng (何子英西圍), not far from Praça de Ponte e Horta (司打口), TLGS Barbershop has carved out a unique space in the local grooming scene.TLGS stands for “Turn left, Go Straight”.Earlier this month, the Post sat down with the owner, Siu Ao, who gave insights into the shop’s philosophy and the significance of barbering in today’s world. “Barbering has always been about more than just a

January 27, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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MGTO expects average of over 185,000 CNY visitors a day

With this week’s Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told reporters yesterday that she is expecting a daily average of 185,000 visitor arrivals over the 8-day CNY holiday.The veteran tourism chief spoke with reporters after the opening ceremony of MGM’s “Barra Lucky Blessing Market” * in Barra district.“That’s quite an optimistic projection, but seeing the current numbers during the past week, I think it is

January 27, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Senior loses HK$373,000 in ‘girlfriend’ and ‘lawyer’ scams

An elderly local man was scammed out of HK$173,000 by his online “girlfriend” and an online “lawyer” in a scam that began in November last year after the “girlfriend” had previously cheated him out of over HK$200,000 in 2023, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular press conference on Friday.According to the spokesperson, the senior citizen met a female netizen who claimed to be a “Chinese American female soldier” online in August 2023, and they became an

January 27, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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