Police nab local trio for helping fraud gang launder money

Three local jobless men who are suspected members of a cross-border telecom fraud gang composed of mainland and Macau residents were arrested separately at their homes on Wednesday for their alleged connection to money laundering involving about 726,700 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.Lou said that the three suspects, aged 33, 28 and 25, are surnamed Loi, Wan and Choi respectively.The Judiciary Police were notified by the

June 30, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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CPTTM extends Fashion illustration contest deadline

The Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) said in a statement on Wednesday that it is extending the deadline for “The 14th Macao Fashion Illustration Contest” to July 20, so as to give people more time to submit their entries.Themed “Times in Macao·The Macanese Charms”, the contest features student and open categories, while an open category for people from Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) has also been added to promote Macau’s role as a platform for economic

June 30, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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20 years on, CEPA bears fruit for HK, Macau and mainland

BEIJING – China’s Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions have been on a path of complementary and shared development with the mainland since the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements (CEPAs) were signed 20 years ago, an official of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said yesterday.Trade liberalization has been fully realized in trade in goods and basically achieved in service trade between Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland, the official said, adding that a system of diverse

June 30, 2023 | BY admin

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Zhejiang’s time-honored brands seek opportunities in Macau, PSCs

Time-honored brands from Zhejiang province have displayed their quality products in Macau, aiming to seek opportunities in the special administrative region (SAR) and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs).Over 130 enterprises with time-honored brands showcased more than 30,000 goods at a three-day fair that ended yesterday, alongside some 20 local businesses.Chen Kehua, inheritor of intangible cultural heritage for making zongzi, a kind of rice dumpling traditionally made for the celebration of

June 30, 2023 | BY admin

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Fire Services’ WeChat account hacked

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement yesterday that its now-defunct WeChat social media account has been hacked.The statement noted that the bureau’s previous WeChat account already ceased operating in 2019, adding that the bureau discovered yesterday that the account had been attacked by hackers. Consequently, the bureau reported the case to the Judiciary Police (PJ).The statement said that after having been hacked, the old WeChat account had sent a message and a link to

June 30, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Power consumption rises 6.6 pct in H1: CEM

CEM Customer Liaison Committee President Vong Kok Seng said yesterday that Macau’s electricity consumption rose around 6.6 percent year on year in the first six months of this year, i.e., between January 1 and this week.Vong made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a regular meeting of the utility’s Customer Liaison Committee at the Sands Macao casino-hotel in Nape.The Customer Liaison Committee is the public utility’s consultative body that holds regular meetings where CEM

June 30, 2023 | BY admin

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E-ID certificate to benefit 744,000 locals from today: ID bureau

Identification Services Bureau (DSI) Director Chao Wai Ieng announced yesterday that with the launching of the e-ID function in the Macao One Account today, 744,000 local residents, in the first phase, can use their e-ID certificate for public services including counter services, cross-border travel and document enquiries, while services provided by the private sector cover the online booking for Home Return Permits (回鄉證), as well as the services of financial institutions and

June 30, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Sino-US science deal renewal a stabilizing move

China Daily Editorial        In an attempt to chip away at the already shaky foundations of the China-US relationship, some Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged the US State Department to not renew a decades-old bilateral agreement on scientific cooperation on the grounds that it would help China modernize its military.In a letter sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the chair of the US House of Representatives’ Select Committee on China Mike Gallagher and nine

June 30, 2023 | BY admin

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Western view on human rights needs reassessment

Commentary by Eduardo Klinger Pevida*        BEIJING – In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, representing the “common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations.”Everyone possesses inherent rights that are equal in significance and should be accorded equitable treatment. Regrettably, this is not always the case.Firstly, a disproportionate focus has been placed by Western countries on civil and political rights. Economic, social

June 30, 2023 | BY admin

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New law provides an unequivocally clear picture of China’s independent foreign policy of peace

China Daily Editorial        The highlight of the just concluded third meeting of the 14th National People’s Congress Standing Committee was no doubt its adoption of the country’s first Law on Foreign Relations on Wednesday.Some observers seem particularly interested in Article 33, which claims for the country “the right to take, as called for, measures to counter or take restrictive measures against acts that endanger its sovereignty, national security and development

June 30, 2023 | BY admin

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IAM doesn’t rule out sampling all fresh produce imported from Japan

Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) Administrative Committee Vice President O Lam said yesterday that the bureau is paying close attention to Japan’s planned discharge of radioactive wastewater from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean, adding that the bureau did not rule out the possibility of conducting random inspections of all fresh produce imported from Japan.Japan announced its plan to gradually discharge more than a million tonnes of treated water from the crippled Fukushima

June 29, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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MGTO to launch first-ever ‘Macau Courtesy Campaign’ next month

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced yesterday that the first-ever “Macau Courtesy Campaign” will be launched for the general public in phases next month and in August, aiming to continue to promote a culture of hospitality and good service by the tourism industry, building up a tourism image of a courteous city and consolidating Macau’s status as a World Tourism and Leisure Centre, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.The statement noted that MGTO will, through a raft

June 29, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab NRW, local woman for theft-by-finding

In two separate cases, a non-resident worker (NRW) and a local woman have been arrested for stealing casino chips worth HK15,000 and a mobile phone worth 11,300 patacas respectively, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said at a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the suspect is a construction worker surnamed Hong who is in his fifties.According to Lam, the Public Security Police received a report from a Hong Kong male resident on April 1 that the day before he

June 29, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Police nab Mongolian man for theft

A male Mongolian in his forties has been arrested for his alleged involvement in two theft cases, Public Security Police (PSP) Lam Keong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Vanya told the police that he’s jobless.According to Lam, last Thursday a local man reported to the police that earlier that day he was jostled when walking along Rua do Cunha in Taipa, after which he later discovered that his wallet, containing 1,880 patacas, had been stolen from his

June 29, 2023 | BY William Chan

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