SJM awards outstanding students during 20th SJM Scholarship Award Ceremony

SJM Resorts hosted its 20th SJM Scholarship Award Ceremony at Grand Lisboa Macau, with scholarships, totalling 710,000 patacas, presented  to 35 outstanding children of employees on Wednesday, the integrated resort (IR) operator said in a statement. The statement noted that 10 exemplary students were chosen for this year’s SJM Scholarship, namely: Li Zhenghan, Hong Song Pok, Chio Kam Ian, Chan Chi Cheng, Cheong Si Kei, Li Fong Teng, Ng San San, Wong Chon Hon, Choi Hio Teng, and Wong

September 2, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Enrolment for 15th intake of Sands Procurement Academy kicks off

Registrations for the 15th intake of the Sands Procurement Academy kicked off yesterday and runs until September 6, being open to local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) “suppliers”, Sands China said in a statement.The free training programme is organised by the integrated resort (IR) operator in conjunction with the Macao Chamber of Commerce (MCC) and the Macau Productivity and Technology Centre (CPTTM). It specifically targets the development of micro-enterprises, Macau young

September 2, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau’s first Waso Cafe branch to debut at Galaxy Macau

Macau’s first and only Waso Cafe branch is slated to have its grand opening at Galaxy Macau on September 24, the integrated resort (IR) operator said in a statement on Wednesday.The Macau branch is currently operating its soft opening. The upcoming grand opening is set to be attended by celebrities Pakho Chau Pak-ho, Venus Wong Man-yik and Stephanie Cheng (鄭融), according to the statement.A “legendary cha chaan teng”, the statement said that Hong Kong’s Waso Cafe is renowned for

September 2, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Edmund Ho ‘sincerely’ supports Sam Hou Fai in CE election

Praises outgoing CE Ho Iat Seng for ‘constructive projects’National Committee of the Chinese People’s Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Vice Chairman Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Macau’s first and second term chief executive in 1999-2009, threw his “sincere support” for Sam Hou Fai’s candidacy for the sixth-term chief executive.Sam Hou Fai’s election campaign office released a statement yesterday afternoon with the headline “Edmund Ho supports Sam Hou Fai’s candidature for the

August 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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UM, Macau Digit Force inaugurate joint laboratory

An on-campus plaque unveiling ceremony was recently held for the University of Macau-Digit Force Joint Laboratory of Intelligent Interaction, which will focus on “assisting various industries in adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to create new productivity models and promote the rapid development of AI technology”.Macau Digit Force was founded in 2024 and is a subsidiary of Zhuhai Digital Power Technology Co. Ltd., according to the statement.The statement noted that the joint laboratory

August 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Currency exchange dealers cheat client with laundered money

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested on Tuesday two illegal currency exchange dealers at a casino in Cotai for exchanging laundered money totalling 142,200 yuan with their client, PJ spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the two suspects as mainland men aged 32 and 30, surnamed Pang and Peng respectively.According to Lei, the mainland victim exchanged HK$150,000 for 142,000 yuan at a casino in Cotai with the help of the two suspects whom he had just

August 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police warn residents to be wary of fraudsters pretending to be school staff

The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned members of the public to stay vigilant to fraudsters pretending to be school staff personnel or class teachers in group chats in communication software, according to a PJ statement released yesterday.The Judiciary Police have received reports from residents that some fraudsters got into the home-school contact chat groups in mobile phone communication software, with their user icons and account names being the same as those of class teachers or school staff

August 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mainlander nabbed for collecting ‘guess who I am’ scam proceeds: police

A mainland man was arrested for assisting a gang in collecting fraudulently obtained money through “guess who I am” phone scams in Macau, in which the 37-year-old man pretending to be a “lawyer” received a total of 186,000 patacas from two local senior citizens on Wednesday in the northern district, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a special press conference yesterday.According to yesterday’s special press conference about the case, two local residents, a female

August 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Residents expect Sam Hou Fai to have direct contact with them: vox pop

Macau’s former top judge Sam Hou Fai declared on Wednesday his candidacy to run for the sixth-term chief executive (CE) election slated for October 13, and yesterday the Post interviewed members of the public in the city centre about their thoughts about Sam’s candidacy, with many of them expecting Sam, who has a legal background, to be able to see things from different perspectives and understand residents’ views and challenges through direct contact with them.Knowing that Sam served as

August 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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36th MIMF to feature ‘prominent programmes’

The month-long 36th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) will run from October 4 to November 4, with multiple “prominent programmes” being “specially recommended”, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.The four recommended prominent programmes in this year’s festival, themed “And the Stars Shine”, are “Leonidas Kavakos and the ApollΩn Ensemble”, “Mariinsky Orchestra”, “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”, and the “Mariza and the

August 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Artists showcase their interpretation of 21st century in collective exhibition

A total of 29 artists are showcasing their works of different media at the Creative Macau gallery in Nape for a collective exhibition entitled “21st Century”, with each artist presenting their take on the theme.The exhibition, which kicked off on Tuesday and is on until September 28, also celebrates CREATIVE MACAU – Centre for Creative Industries’ 21st anniversary.The exhibition demonstrates the role Creative Macau has been playing since its inception in the creative and cultural

August 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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UM English Debating Team wins national contest

The University of Macau’s (UM) English Debating Team recently won the “Star of Outlook National College English Debating Competition” championship, according to a statement from the public university on Wednesday.The contest followed the British Parliamentary debate format, which according to Wikipedia comprises four teams, containing two speakers each, which are divided into two sides that speak for and against the motionThe statement noted that UM’s Faculty of Science and

August 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt proposes to raise statutory compensation for dismissed employees

The government announced yesterday that it is proposing to raise the maximum amount of compensation that an employee in the private sector will be entitled to receive after he or she has been dismissed without justified reasons from the current 252,000 patacas to 258,000 patacas.Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Director Wong Chi Hong made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a regular closed-door meeting of the Standing Council on Social Concerted Action at the World Trade Centre Macau

August 30, 2024 | BY admin

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Fireman suspended after drunk driving & hit and run

A fireman has been suspended for a period of time after he knocked over 18 motorcycles in a roadside parking space in August last year when he was driving his car while drunk, the Secretariat for Security (GSS) announced on its website yesterday.According to news reports in August last year, the fireman faced charges of drunk driving and hit-and-run. The accident occurred when he was off duty.After the accident occurred in August last year, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) suspended the fireman on

August 30, 2024 | BY admin

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