No lifeguards at hotel pool where boy drowned: MGTO

A 12-year-old boy died on Sunday after drowning in the swimming pool of Pousada de Coloane in Coloane, and the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said yesterday that a code of practice for the use of swimming pools was posted next to the hotel’s swimming pool, reminding swimmers that there were no lifeguards at the swimming pool and that those under the age of 16 should be accompanied by their parents.According to a statement by the Judiciary Police yesterday, during his stay at the hotel

August 6, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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MICAF promotional activities & performances on for this month

The promotional activities “Meet-the-MICAF” elves sessions and “MICAF,MICAF where are you?” stamp collection activity, along with performances, are scheduled to take place this month as part of the 1st Macao International Children’s Arts Festival (MICAF), according to a recent statement from the festival organiser, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).“MICAF, MICAF where are you” is on until September 1. The IC statement noted that members of the public can get a stamp card from the

August 6, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Locals & tourists share plight of ‘extremely hot’ weather

Mercury hits 37.5oC at Outer Harbour pierPhotos taken yesterday by Yuki Lei and Rui Pastorin

August 6, 2024 | BY admin

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Health Bureau expects birth rate to rise next year: Lo

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long has said recently that 3,053 pregnant women made their first antenatal appointments in the first half of this year, an increase of 4.2 percent compared to the same period last year of 2,929, and based on the year-on-year figures, one could expect next year’s birth rate to be higher this year’s, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.Dr Lo made the remarks during the bureau’s 2024 Breastfeeding Promotion Recognition Ceremony on Saturday,

August 6, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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None unscathed by protection racket

China Daily Editorial        The Bureau of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce is reportedly planning to add another 120 Chinese entities to its restrictive list this month citing “national security” concerns.While the targeted Chinese entities, as well as those being targeted, are quickly adapting to the new normal by outsourcing their production to third-party countries, securing new markets and partnerships, or stepping up their efforts in pursuit

August 6, 2024 | BY admin

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China playing major role in brokering peace in Middle East

Commentary by Joseph Matthews*        China is emerging once again as a major peacemaker in the Middle East.Under China’s mediation, senior representatives from 14 Palestinian factions signed the Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity during their reconciliation talks in Beijing from July 21 to 23.The declaration on ending the 17-year internal division between the two Palestinian rivals, Fatah and Hamas, will contribute to

August 6, 2024 | BY admin

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Outdoor workers call on govt to safeguard their safety: survey

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) has recently conducted a survey concerning Macau’s outdoor workers, the findings of which show that 70 percent of the 1,004 respondents believe that the government should come up with policies outlining the requirements for employers to safeguard the safety of their employees working outdoors in hot weather by improving their outdoor working environment, arranging flexible work schedules and providing heat-protection equipment.The Macau Federation

August 5, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local man infected with Vibrio vulnificus when handling fish

A local man was infected with Vibrio vulnificus when handling fish, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The statement said the injured is a 72-year-old male resident with a history of chronic illness, who was accidentally stabbed by a fish fin on the middle finger of his right hand while handling fish at home last Tuesday, the statement said.The man developed swelling and pain on his middle finger and fever, as well as upper respiratory symptoms such as coughing up

August 5, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Customs nabs 3 men smuggling 185-kg live lobsters to mainland

The Macau Customs Service (SA) caught red-handed on Saturday three mainlanders aged between 27 and 53 smuggling 10 boxes of live lobsters weighing about 185 kilograms with a market value of about 150,000 patacas to the mainland.According to a press conference at the SA headquarters in Barra district, early Saturday morning, the Macau Customs Service surveillance team spotted a fishing vessel suspected to be engaged in smuggling activities at Pier 33 in the Inner Harbour area, and immediately

August 5, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau imports fall 10.2 pct, re-exports rise 4.5 pct in H1

Macau’s imports fell 10.2 percent to 64.08 billion patacas in the first half of this year, when its re-exports, which accounted for 89.0 percent of all exports, rose 4.5 percent to 5.88 billion patacas year on year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement last week, domestic exports dropped 0.2 percent to a mere 727 million patacas.Macau’s external merchandise trade of 70.7 billion patacas in the first six months of the year resulted in a trade

August 5, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau experiences ‘extremely hot’ weather: SMG

The local observatory issued yesterday its Orange hot weather alert, indicating the maximum temperature expected in the next couple of days would exceed 36 degrees Celsius in some areas.Macau is experiencing “extremely hot” weather, according to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) website, with a temperature of 34.6 and 37.1 degrees recorded respectively at “Big Taipa Hill” and the “Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal” weather monitoring posts yesterday afternoon, the former of

August 5, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Govt to add 5 new drugs to anti-drug law

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who is also the spokesman for the Executive Council (ExCo), announced on Friday that the government’s top advisory body, has completed its discussion of a government-drafted regulation which adds five more substances to Macau’s anti-drug law, which are also subject to international control.Cheong made the remarks during Friday’s Executive Council press conference at Government Headquarters.The current anti-drug law was

August 5, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau logs record 717,000 arrivals & departures on Saturday

A statement released by the Public Security Police (PSP) late last night pointed out that Macau logged 717,000 arrivals and departures on Saturday, a single-day record, with 386,000 arrivals and departures made via the Barrier Gate checkpoint, accounting for 53.9 percent of the total, that border checkpoints highest figure in a single day after the COVID-19 pandemic.The arrival-cum-departure figures comprise visitors, residents, non-local students studying in Macau and non-resident workers

August 5, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau opposes Taiwan authorities’ ‘malicious defamation’ concerning rep office’s staff rotation

The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) government “resolutely” opposes the authorities of the Taiwan region “distorting facts and maliciously defaming” Macau concerning staff rotation of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Macau.The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) made the remarks in a statement on Friday, after Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), according to a news report by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA), said earlier last week that an

August 5, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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