Manila likely to be hung out to dry unless it provides Washington with pound of flesh

China Daily Editorial        That outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up his last tour to the Asia-Pacific region with a back-to-back visit to the Republic of Korea and Japan, skipping the Philippines, might explain the tranquility in the South China Sea these days, however temporary it may be.The ROK and Japan’s honeymoon with the Joe Biden administration climaxed during a trilateral summit in Camp David in August 2023. And the Philippines also

January 10, 2025 | BY admin

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No family dispute mediation fee, mediators won’t get paid: Vong

Lawmaker-cum-lawyer Vong Hin Fai, who heads the Legislative Assembly’s 3rd Standing Committee, said yesterday that family dispute mediators would not receive any additional payment for providing their services, meaning that the parties concerned don’t need to pay for the compulsory mediation service.The committee held a closed-door meeting yesterday to review the bill – the outline of which was passed during a plenary session in November – after which Vong said during a media briefing

January 9, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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André Cheong reappointed ExCo spokesman

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon has once again been appointed as the spokesman for the government’s top advisory Executive Council (ExCo), with his new term of office having taken effect yesterday, the local government announced.Cheong began his tenure as Secretary for Administration and Justice in December 2019 and was appointed the following month as the spokesperson for the Executive Council, a change from the practice of the first four terms of the Macau

January 9, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Be vigilant when opening ‘WhatsApp’ links: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday urged residents to be aware of a new deception in which fraudsters pretended to be holders of genuine WhatsApp accounts to send scam messages to victims, according to a PJ statement yesterday.Unlike in the past when scammers randomly spammed members of the public with a large number of SMS messages, PJ’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre (ADCC) has recently noticed the occurrence of multiple phone scam cases using the new method, in which the scammers

January 9, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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AMCM investigates early morning bus fare deduction complaint

The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) announced yesterday that it is investigating a situation where a user of the payment platform MPay was unexpectedly charged bus fares in the early hours of yesterday although, the user had not caught a bus.This statement was released following a user’s complaint on social media. In the statement, AMCM has demanded a thorough investigation by the MPay provider and a detailed report on the matter.The user shared screenshots of his or her MPay account

January 9, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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3 teen school dropouts hired by gang to smuggle computer parts to Zhuhai: police & customs

Three school dropouts aged between 16 and 17 were hired by a gang to smuggle old computer parts and other electronic products from Macau to Zhuhai, the Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Macau Customs Service jointly announced last night after raiding a parallel-trading den earlier yesterday.The gang provided school uniforms for the trio and other teenage dropouts to wear while smuggling goods. According to last night’s joint announcement, PJ and customs officers raided the den in an

January 9, 2025 | BY admin

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Stench affecting Plot P seniors’ rental housing mitigated: govt

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) and the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) said in joint statement yesterday evening that the stench issue affecting the area near the government’s high-rise rental residential building for senior citizens on Plot P in Areia Preta district has now been “improved” after the completion of the sewer cleaning work for its adjacent newly completed temporary housing project.According to yesterday’s brief statement, DSPA and IAS officials have concluded that

January 9, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Youngsters showcase raft of works at youth pavilion

A variety of works of different mediums is being shown at the Pavilhão de Exposições e Espectáculos Artísticos para Jovens (“Pavilion of Exhibitions and Artistic Shows for Young People”) in Praça do Tap Seac (塔石廣場), with the presented artworks created by youngsters after participating in recent workshops.On until January 19, the exhibition is entitled Veja-se em 360 - Exposição dos trabalhos dos alunos participantes na actividade “Contacto com a Artes Visuais” (“See

January 9, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Uni student nabbed for involvement in online fraud

A local university student has been arrested for his alleged involvement in an online scam case, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said in a special press conference yesterday.The 19-year-old male suspect is surnamed Chu.According to Cheong, a local woman read a post about an online “part time” job last month and contacted the website staff. The staff told her that she could get a return for “liking” and writing comments for various posts on a certain website. She then

January 9, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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IAM bans poultry from Hungary, Portugal & S Korea over bird flu outbreak

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has banned the entry of poultry imported from Hungary’s Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Portugal’s capital Lisbon, and South Korea’s Jincheon-gun of Chungcheongbuk-do province and Yeoju-si of Gyeonggi-do province, in response to the outbreaks of bird flu there.According to a statement by the bureau on Tuesday, the import curbs on poultry meat and products from the four regions was imposed in response to notifications from the Ministry of Agriculture of

January 9, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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3 Indonesians busted in drug case: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested three Indonesians for their alleged involvement in drug deals, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a special press conference yesterday. Cheong said that upon receiving a tip-off that an Indonesian was selling drugs, PJ officers identified a 42-year-old female surnamed Heni as a possible suspect, and later put her home in the city centre under surveillance. Cheong added that the police intercepted Heni when she returned to her flat on

January 9, 2025 | BY William Chan

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Burglar’s failed attempt leads to his arrest

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a male mainlander on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to burgle a flat near Forte Dona Maria II (馬交石砲台), PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 48-year-old surnamed Yin who told the police that he’s jobless.When the owner of the flat, a local elderly woman, was sleeping in her bedroom in the wee hours of Tuesday, she was awakened by a noise in another room and went to the

January 9, 2025 | BY William Chan

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Sam expresses sorrow about all those affected by Xizang quake

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has sent a letter to the authorities of the Xizang Autonomous Region* expressing his profound sorrow regarding those affected by the earthquake that occurred in the Himalayan city of Xigaze, Dingri county, on Tuesday morning.The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) issued a statement on the letter on Tuesday.In the letter sent on Tuesday to the Secretary of the Xizang Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Wang Junzheng, and the

January 9, 2025 | BY admin

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CE visits Guangzhou for joint conference, Raymond Tam serving as acting CE

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai is leading today a delegation to the Guangdong-Macau Cooperation Joint Conference 2025 in Guangzhou, during which Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raymond Tam Wai Man is serving as acting chief executive.The announcement was made in a statement by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) on Tuesday.According to the statement, co-chaired by Sam and Guangdong Governor Wang Weizhong, the one-day meeting will carry out an in-depth study in order to ensure the

January 9, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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