Duo rob illegal currency exchange dealer of HK$300,000

Two men from the mainland robbed an illegal currency exchange dealer of HK$300,000 in a hotel guestroom in Cotai on Sunday, after which one of them was arrested in Macau while the other was caught in Zhuhai the next day, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspect arrested in Macau as a 41-year-old surnamed Cai and his accomplice caught in Zhuhai as a 37-year-old surnamed Zhang.The robbery victim, also from the

January 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Man unhappy with father’s donation to seniors’ centre damages door with hammer: police

A local man in his sixties banged on the glass entrance door of a service centre for senior citizens with a hammer last week, causing cracks to the glass, as he was unhappy that his father had donated money to the centre, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The man surnamed Chan told the police that he is unemployed.The senior citizens’ service centre is located on the ground floor of a building on Rua da Rosa (連興街), a

January 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Scammers send SMS with link to pay fines for ‘traffic offences’: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned the public in a statement yesterday about a phishing SMS sent out by scammers with a link to a fake Macau government portal website where would-be victims will be asked for credit card details to “pay their fines for ‘traffic offences’”.The statement noted that the Judiciary Police has recently discovered that fraudsters have been sending out phishing SMSs that claim to be from the government. The fraudulent short message service claims that recipients

January 15, 2025 | BY Ginnie Laing

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Chinese netizens welcome influx of ‘TikTok refugees’

Analysis        BEIJING –  Chinese internet users on a popular social networking platform have noticed a sudden influx of foreign newcomers who claim to have migrated from TikTok due to concerns about a potential ban by the US government within the week.On Xiaohongshu, a Chinese platform with combined features of Instagram and Pinterest, hashtags such as #TikTokRefugee have garnered hundreds of thousands of posts from accounts mostly registered in the United

January 15, 2025 | BY admin

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Artist shows mixed media works in new solo exhibition

Animals, flowers and even food are among the subjects of local artist Naomi Chan’s paintings of different mediums on display for her latest solo exhibition “Naomi Original Artwork Exhibition”, which is on at the 10 Fantasia gallery until January 30.The gallery is located on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷) Kicking off earlier this month, the exhibition features artworks created through pencil sketches, watercolours and acrylics in varying sizes showcased across the

January 14, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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4 Mongolians arrested for theft, one involved in drug use: police

Four jobless Mongolian men aged 30 to 40 were arrested last Wednesday after pickpocketing 5,000 yuan from a man’s crossbody bag, and they were also found to be involved in a shoplifting case at a supermarket in Zape, with one of the suspects also found to be a drug user, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, PSP officers received a report from a local male victim saying he suspected that the money he had

January 14, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police bust elderly Russian with 5 kg of heroin worth 7 million patacas in his luggage

The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted on Sunday a Russian man smuggling 5 kg of heroin with an estimated street value of about 7 million patacas from Thailand, according to a special press conference held yesterday.During the press conference co-hosted by the Judiciary Police and Macau Customs Service (SA) at the PJ headquarters in Zape, PJ spokesman Cheong Sio Keong identified the drug smuggler as a 68-year-old man from Russia, surnamed Novorusov, who told the police that he’s an engineer by

January 14, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Sam hears opinions from community reps for policy address

The Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement late last night that Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai held a meeting yesterday to listen to opinions and suggestions raised by representatives from a number of community associations concerning the drafting of his first policy address.In the meeting, the location of which was not identified by the statement, Sam pledged that his government will constantly promote the high-quality development of the “One Country, Two Systems”

January 14, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Man, 75, critical with influenza A

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night that a 75-year-old local man inflicted with chronic diseases is in a critical condition after being infected with influenza.According to the statement, the man living in a retirement home came down with a cough on Saturday and was also coughing up phlegm, his case was then followed up by a doctor at the home.As his symptoms worsened on Sunday when he also came down with a fever and shortness of breath, the man was rushed to the private

January 14, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Impact of negative emotions on youngsters’ mental health shouldn’t be ignored: school principal

In recent years, there has been increasing concern about students’ mental health, with the findings of a survey showing that 90 percent of local students were facing different degrees of pressure from schoolwork – and in a phone interview with the Post yesterday, The Chinese Educators Association of Macau Vice President Vong Kuoc Ieng listed the main sources of students’ psychological stress such as the excessive use of social media during the three-year COVID-19 pandemic (January

January 14, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Winners of Admirabile Signum Nativity contest receive prizes: ACCM

The winning Catholic schools that took part in the 2024 Admirabile Signum Nativity Competition were awarded during a prize-giving ceremony on Saturday at the Macao Catholic Culture Association (ACCM) office on Rua Formosa (美麗街), the association said in a statement on the same day.“Admirabile signum”, as reported by the Post on January 11, 2023, is Latin for a “admirable sign”. It is the title of an Apostolic Letter by Pope Francis, dated December 1, 2019, on the meaning and

January 14, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Taipa-Zhongshan ferry link to start tomorrow

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) announced in a statement yesterday that a new ferry route between Macau’s Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On and Zhongshan Passenger Port will start operating from tomorrow, providing two round-trip ferry services per day.According to the statement, the first ferry will depart from Taipa at 10:30 a.m. and the second at 6:30 p.m., with the voyage taking about 60 minutes. The return trips from Zhongshan Passenger Port will leave at 9:15 a.m. and 5 p.m.Zhongshan

January 14, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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PSG Macau Youth GBA Tournament slated for next month

The PSG Macau Youth GBA Tournament is slated to take place at the Macau Worker’s Stadium from February 7 to 9 – and Yannick Ngassa, CEO of the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Academy Hong Kong & Macau, said yesterday he hoped to make the tournament for U9-to-U15 players an annual event as a platform for the development of local youth football.According to Ngassa, outstanding players will be selected, through a total of nine matches, to join the PSG Academy for professional training and may

January 14, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Pindar by Manuport Logistics team wins Macao Match Cup

The 2025 MGM Macao International Regatta concluded on Sunday, with the UK’s Ian Williams leading his Pindar by Manuport Logistics team to victory in the inaugural “World Match Racing Tour – Macao Match Cup”, which had its finals on Sunday, according to a statement by the Sports Bureau (ID) on the same day.The statement noted that the “World Match Racing Tour – Macao Match Cup” is a special event recognised by World Sailing as a World Championship-level competition and was the

January 14, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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