MGTO to host 4-day mega roadshow in Seoul

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is slated to start hosting the four-day “Experience Macao Unlimited” Mega Roadshow in the South Korean capital, Seoul, this Friday, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.The statement noted that the roadshow is set to take place in Times Square in Seoul and themed around “board games” as its design concept while also incorporating Macau’s tourism attractions. The exhibition space, according to the statement, is centred around the

July 12, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Xia Baolong heads revamped HKMAO

BEIJING – Senior official Xia Baolong has been named the head of the revamped Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO) directly under the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to an official statement yesterday.In March, Beijing unveiled plans to turn the HKMAO into a higher-level body that answers to the Party’s Central Committee, rather than the State Council.The top office held its first meeting in Beijing yesterday since the revamp, which showed Xia as the chair.Separately, Zhou

July 12, 2023 | BY admin

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BRICS of, for and by developing countries

China Daily Editorial        It is good to see Johannesburg confirm late last week that it will host the first in-person BRICS Summit in three years from August 22 to 24.What makes this summit of special significance is the fact that heads of state from all African countries have been invited to participate under the theme “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism”.This is the 15th summit of its

July 12, 2023 | BY admin

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Girl, 16, stabbed by male ex-classmate on school campus

A Form Four female student of Colégio Mateus Ricci on Travessa de São Paulo sustained injuries after being stabbed by her former male classmate with a “sharp object” on campus at about 11:34 a.m. yesterday, according to separate statements by the Public Security Police (PSP), Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ).The statements identified the suspect as a boy who had previously transferred to another school.The statements noted that the

July 11, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Cotai hospital to have 3 charging models: Ao Ieong

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U says that the Cotai hospital complex will be operated with three charging models, namely free-of-charge public services, public services at discounted fees, and private services providing high-end healthcare choices.The policy secretary has also said that the government is now expecting to start the first phase of the Cotai hospital complex’s operation in December this year.The hospital complex in south Cotai, officially known as

July 11, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Policeman dies after training: PSP

A Public Security Police (PSP) statement said that a policeman from the Police Tactical Intervention Unit (UTIP) died yesterday after he had completed a 1,800-metre training session.The victim was a 45-year-old senior officer surnamed Chan. He joined the unit in 1998.According to the statement, at about 10 a.m. yesterday, tactical unit members were running along the cycle path in Avenida Marginal Flor de Lótus.  After Chan had completed the exercise, he said that he felt unwell

July 11, 2023 | BY William Chan

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201 COVID-19 infections in 4 days: govt

Macau recorded a total of just 201 COVID-19 infections in four days from Thursday to Sunday, according to the latest data released by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre.According to the latest data, 73 COVID-19 infections were recorded on Thursday, 74 on Friday, 26 on Saturday, and 28 on Sunday.Macau also recorded 73 COVID-19 infections on Wednesday.No new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, while a COVID-19 patient was

July 11, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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3 workers suffer chlorine gas poisoning at bakery: SSM

Three local workers at a bakery were stricken with chlorine gas poisoning on Saturday, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the three victims, a man and two women aged between 31 and 58, work at a bakery in San Hong Building on Rua da Alfândega.Early Saturday morning, one of the victims poured two bottles of drain cleaner into the drain due to a blockage, after which, the three workers immediately smelt a pungent smell and developed headaches,

July 11, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Woman, 24, dies after ‘falling from height’: police 

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam announced a case initially classified as a dead body found, in which a 24-year-old local woman died after “falling from a height” yesterday.According to the statement, the Judiciary Police were notified of the death by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) at 8:24 a.m. yesterday, saying that a dead woman was found lying on the third-floor platform of a hotel on Estrada da Vitória.The statement did not elaborate on whether the victim was a guest or staff

July 11, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Cabbie nabbed for filming passenger’s private parts

A male taxi driver has been arrested for filming the private parts of a local female passenger, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Leong Chi Seng said during a regular press conference yesterday. The 39-year-old suspect is surnamed Kong.According to Leong, a local woman in her thirties reported to the police on Wednesday that earlier that day when she was in Kong’s taxi in Areia Preta district, she noticed a cardboard box next to the driver’s seat with a lens reflection

July 11, 2023 | BY William Chan

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1,532 fined for illegal smoking in H1, up 66.9 pct

Anti-smoking inspectors fined 1,532 people for illegally puffing away in the first six months of the year, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.The 1,532 cases of smoking illegally recorded in the first half of this year represented a year-on-year increase of 66.9 percent from the same period of last year, when 918 cases were reported.The number of 918 cases recorded in the first half of 2022 was announced in an SSM statement in August last year.In Macau, smoking is banned in

July 11, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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17 local & mainland artists display works at experimental ‘MusicArt’ exhibition

A joint exhibition titled “MusicArt”, a cross-disciplinary experiment of music and art, presents the works of 17 local and mainland artists at the Rui Cunha Foundation until July 22.The exhibition, which features 17 artworks curated by singer, actor and local artist Júlio Acconci, includes paintings, oils, acrylics, watercolours, and digital and mixed media, among others, according to a recent Rui Cunha Foundation statement.Acconci is a member of the Soler rock duo.The exhibition, the

July 11, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Unmarried can freeze their eggs or sperm: Chan

Unmarried people will be allowed to freeze their gametes under the supervision of the Health Bureau (SSM) in case they are unable to have children in the future due to illness or late marriage, lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo, who heads the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 2nd Standing Committee, told reporters yesterday.Chan made the remarks after chairing a closed-door meeting of the committee, which is reviewing in detail a government-initiated bill regulating assisted

July 11, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police nab driver, rider for drunk driving, hit-and-run

Two local men have been separately arrested for drunk driving and hit-and-run offences while a designated local driver has been arrested for attempting to cover for the drunk driver, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Leong Chi Seng said during a regular press conference yesterday.Leong identified the suspects in the first case as a 65-year-old retiree surnamed Sou, adding that the 38-year-old designated driver is surnamed Iun.According to Leong, the police received a report from a resident

July 11, 2023 | BY William Chan

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