Customs busts shop selling clothing violating copyrights worth 3.89 million patacas

Macau Customs Service (SA) officers on Wednesday busted a shop suspected of selling fake products infringing on various brands’ intellectual property rights (IP), involving 138 bogus items worth 3.89 million patacas in total, according to the prices set by the retailers, an SA spokesperson said during a press conference yesterday.A local female shop owner aged 63, and her sister, a 67-year-old sales assistant, were arrested on Wednesday, according to the spokesperson, adding that the shop has

January 17, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Reports on suspicious transactions up 13.7 pct in 2024: govt

The government’s Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) received 5,245 reports about suspicious transactions in 2024, a 13.7 percent increase from the 4,614 reported in 2023, according to statistics released on the office’s website on Wednesday.According to the website, the 5,245 reports last year comprised 3,837 from gaming concessionaires, 1,097 from financial institutions and insurance companies, and 311 from other entities, accounting for 73.2 percent, 20.9 percent and 5.9 percent of the

January 17, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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IAS chief urges flu jabs for kids

Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) President Wilson Hon Wai said yesterday that the vaccination rate in residential care homes for the elderly and residential care homes for the disabled has reached 90 percent, while the vaccination rate of young children in creches stands at only 60 percent, urging parents of young children to have them vaccinated as soon as possible.Hon made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s coordination meeting at the Areia Preta Health Centre held by the bureau for

January 17, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Fire breaks out in container in Coloane

A fire broke out yesterday due to a power bank overheating in a storage container at a recycling centre near a bus stop in Ka Ho village (九澳村) in Coloane, but no one was injured, according to a Fire Services Bureau (CB) statement yesterday.The bureau said the fire broke out at around 1 p.m. yesterday.Upon receiving the fire alarm, firefighters rushed to the scene and put out the blaze in 10 minutes, the statement said, adding that when firefighters arrived, the container was still on

January 17, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Green Day to rock Macau

American rock band Green Day will be performing at the Galaxy Arena in Cotai on February 9 as part of “The Saviors Tour”, Galaxy Macau notes on its website.“Saviors” is the title of the bands’ 14th studio album, which was released last year.Formed in 1987, Green Day comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, as well as drummer Tré Cool. As of 2024, the band is among the world’s best-selling music artists, having sold roughly

January 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Biden administration trying to straitjacket its successor into carrying on its China policy

China Daily Editorial        In an apparent move to dictate to its successor how to handle China relations, the Joe Biden administration has markedly intensified its China-targeted measures during its last week in office.After imposing sweeping restrictions on the export of advanced computer chips used for the development of artificial intelligence on Monday, the Biden administration banned sales and imports of connected vehicle hardware and software systems, as well as

January 17, 2025 | BY admin

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China’s economic resilience makes a case for faith

Commentary        BEIJING – Uncertainties and rising protectionism worldwide might fuel China skeptics’ pessimism, but the country’s economic resilience underscores why confidence in its growth potential remains well-founded.As the Year of the Dragon draws to a close, the Chinese economy has manifested the legendary cultural symbol of might in 2024. A thorough review of the country’s 2024 economic performance will be possible as some key growth figures are about to

January 17, 2025 | BY admin

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Annual awareness-raising carnival to take place in Iao Hon on Sunday

The “Jointly Creating a New Environment for the Community 2025” public awareness promotion carnival will take place in Iao Hon Market Park on Saturday, with the expected number of participants ranging from 800 to 1,000.The annual event, co-organised by the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (commonly known as Kai Fong in Cantonese), in conjunction with the Unitary Police Service (SPU), Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), Public Security Police (PSP), Judiciary Police (PJ), Fire

January 16, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Illegal currency dealer punches cop during pursuit: police

Two men from the mainland were apprehended for engaging in an illegal currency exchange transaction on Tuesday, one of whom assaulted a police officer, according to Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Siu Keong during a regular press conference held yesterday.The two suspects, surnamed Liu and Zhou, are in their thirties. They claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, two police officers were on patrol in a Cotai casino when they spotted Liu and Zhou engaging in an illegal currency exchange

January 16, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police nab 7 for helping gang launder money

Six locals and a woman from the mainland have been arrested for assisting a “guess who I am” fraud gang to launder money, Long Hon Wai, who heads the Judiciary Police (PJ) IT Crimes Division, said in a special press conference yesterday.According to Long, the police received reports from three local residents in recent months, who fell victim to the “guess who I am” scam, collectively losing over 100,000 patacas.The investigation revealed that the victims were transferring money to the

January 16, 2025 | BY William Chan

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Public concerns grow on rodent infestations

Members of the public raised concerns yesterday about poor hygiene conditions in “three-nil” buildings – those which don’t have an owners’ corporation (OC), no tenants’ organisation, and no property management company (PMC), which has led to rodent infestation, urging the government to assist in dealing with the problem.Addressing a current affairs phone-in programme, Ou Mun Gwong Cheung, hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi – the Chinese-language radio channel of public broadcaster TDM,

January 16, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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‘Flu hasn’t spread in schools yet’: DSEDJ chief

Macau has entered its peak flu season, but Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) Director Kong Chi Meng told the media yesterday that influenza has not yet spread in local kindergartens and schools, underlining that that the flu vaccination coverage rate of Macau’s primary and secondary school and kindergarten students was “very high” thanks to the government’s school-based influenza vaccination programme, with more than 70 percent of them having been jabbed against the flu

January 16, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Lawmaker calls for noise pollution solution

In a recent written interpellation, directly-elected lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I has raised concern over the rising instances of noise pollution in Macau, particularly the disturbances caused by everyday din.Lei submitted the written interpellation in November, and the reply from the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) was sent to the media on Sunday.According to the findings in the “Macau Environmental Condition Report 2023,” which revealed an upward trend in noise complaints

January 16, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Eurasian otters reappear in Macau after decade: group

Eurasian otters, which had not been seen in Macau for more than a decade, seem to have reappeared, as evidenced by their droppings and footprints that have been found by local eco-enthusiasts who are members of the “Chief of Macau Ecology” group since September last year along city’s coastline.“Chief of Macau Ecology”, a Facebook page created by two local environmental protection activists, have recently posted that “since September last year, we have found a total of 20 faecal

January 16, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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