5 mainlanders exposed as loan sharks after gambling row with debtor: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested on Saturday five mainlanders for running an illegal gambling loan business in the city, with at least HK$500,000 involved, according to a regular press conference yesterday.The quintet, aged between 29 and 53, surnamed Gao, Xiong, Liang, Xu and Zhang, gave the police various job titles, respectively, such as businessman, reporter and restaurant waiter, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said. The five loan sharks were exposed by casino security guards after a dispute

January 3, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Woman falsely accuses man of rape over gambling row: police

A mainland woman has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for falsely accusing a man of rape after a gambling dispute, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.In the wee hours of Sunday, the Judiciary Police received a referral from the Public Security Police (PSP) about a suspected rape case at a hotel in Cotai. The Judiciary Police took over the investigation and discovered that the two people involved had had a verbal argument over a gambling issue,

January 3, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local man gambles away part of 100,000 patacas found on bus: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) have arrested a local man in his sixties for picking up a backpack containing 100,000 patacas in cash left on a bus by a passenger and keeping it, part of which he gambled away, with only 12,000 patacas recovered.PSP spokesman Lam Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday that the jobless suspect, surnamed Ng, has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) for a possible theft-by-finding charge.A local woman reported to the Public

January 3, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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IAM urges public to stop eating ‘LORINS’ fish sauce that contains excessive heavy metal cadmium

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) warned the public yesterday against eating a certain batch of fish sauce (250 ml) under the brand of “LORINS” made in the Philippines, as one batch of the product was found to contain excessive levels of the heavy metal cadmium.The problematic product batch, which has a batch number of CBD 04JUL2026 B# A483 1046, was found to contain an excessive amount of heavy metal cadmium, 0.176 mg of heavy metal cadmium per kg, the statement said.The bureau said in a

January 3, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IAS plans to install video surveillance in nurseries

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said in a statement yesterday that it is working on a preliminary implementation plan for video surveillance to be installed in nurseries, with the aim of enhancing safety and transparency in childcare environments in Macau.The bureau made the remarks in its reply to a written interpellation from lawmaker Ho Ion Sang who sought updates on the installation of video surveillance systems in nurseries, locally also known as creches, and called for the establishment

January 3, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau logs 210 million entries & exits in 2024, highest record: police

Macau recorded around 210 million entries and exits at its border checkpoints in 2024, the highest annual number on record, the Public Security Police (PSP) have announced.According to a PSP statement on New Year’s Day, last year’s total number of entries and exits increased 17.5 percent from the around 180 million recorded in 2023, while the number in 2024 was even higher than in pre-pandemic 2019, a 10.3 percent increase from the around 190 million recorded that year.The COVID-19 pandemic

January 3, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Sam pays fact-finding visit to Hengqin, urging ‘bold steps’ to innovate

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai paid a one-day fact-finding visit to the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin yesterday where he called for concerted steps to advance reforms while also taking “bold steps” to innovate in terms of policymaking, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) released last night.The statement said that in the morning, Sam visited the “Music at Tianmu River”* exhibition hall, after which he headed to the Macau New

January 3, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Over 1,000 runners join ‘CEM New Year’s Eve Run’

Over a thousand runners joined Tuesday’s “2024 Fourth Round of the Macau Long-Distance Running League: CEM New Year’s Eve Run”, according to a statement by public power utility CEM.The race started and ended at the Coloane Power Station.In a speech during the run’s opening ceremony, General Association of Athletics of Macau President Chan Bu Qian said that he was honoured to cooperate with CEM in organising the event, which for his association was very meaningful, introducing new

January 3, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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6 IR operators announce staff bonuses

Sands China’s staff to also get pay hikeMacau’s six integrated resort operators announced in separate statements earlier this week that eligible staff members will be getting discretionary bonuses equivalent to a month’s salary.Galaxy Entertainment Group said that discretionary bonuses equivalent to a month’s base salary and guaranteed tips (if applicable) will be awarded to eligible staff at the senior manager grade and below on January 22, benefitting around 97 percent of its

January 3, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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2025 New Year's Message by Macao-based Central People's Government Liaison Office Director Zheng Xincong

   ‘Keeping in mind the instructions and working together to make progress, reform and innovate, and setting sail again’ New Year's Message for 2025 by Zheng Xincong, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macao SAR  Macao, December 31, 2024 The winter solstice marks the beginning of the year, and the year is turning. We are still immersed in the great joy of President Xi Jinping's visit to Macao to attend the celebrations

January 2, 2025 | BY admin

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2025 New Year’s Message by Macao-based Chinese Foreign Ministry Commissioner Liu Xianfa

     ‘Shouldering the mission and working together, opening up and developing a new chapter’The order of the year changes, and the chapters are renewed day by day. On the occasion of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, on behalf of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR), I would like to extend my best wishes to the Macao compatriots and express my sincere gratitude to all friends

January 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Casino takings fall 2.0 pct last month, grow 23.9 pct to US$28.39 billion last year, reaching 77.5 pct of pre-pandemic 2019

  Macau’s 30 casinos generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of 18.2 billion patacas last month, a year-on-year decline of 2.0 percent, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has announced today.   Month on month, GGR in December was down by 1.27 percent, last year’s only month to suffer a year-on-year decline.    Last year’s GGR rose by 23.9 percent year on year to 226.78 billion patacas (US$28.39 billion), reaching 77.5 percent of the GGR recorded in

January 1, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Full text of President Xi Jinping's 2025 New Year message

   BEIJING – On New Year's Eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2025 New Year message through China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the message:   Greetings to everybody! Time flies fast, and the new year will be with us shortly. I extend my best wishes to you all from Beijing.   In 2024, we have together journeyed through the four seasons. Together, we have experienced winds and rains and seen rainbows. Those

January 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Xi underlines confidence, hard work in 2025 to rise above challenges

     BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday called on the nation to remain confident in the coming year, saying the world's second-largest economy can overcome challenges and pressure through hard work.   Xi made the remarks in his New Year message for 2025 delivered through China Media Group and the internet.   Set to fully complete its 14th Five-Year Plan in 2025, China will implement more proactive and effective policies, prioritize high-quality

January 1, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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