Sam vows ‘setting sail on new journey in unity, striving for new chapter in solidary’

New Year Address stresses President Xi’s ‘affectionate concern’ for MacauChief Executive Sam Hou Fai vowed yesterday “setting sail on a new journey in unity” and “striving for a new chapter in solidary” in his 2025 New Year Address released by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) in Chinese, Portuguese and English yesterday evening.The following is the unabridged text* of his first New Year Address, which he delivered 12 days after having been sworn in as the Macau

January 1, 2025 | BY admin

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MPU to host Open Day on Saturday

The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) is slated to host an Open Day this Saturday on its main campus on Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes (高美士街) in Zape from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., featuring a raft of activities.The event’s opening ceremony will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the campus auditorium.According to a statement from the public university, the Open Day will feature presentations on its degree programmes, thematic exhibitions, workshops, various activities, sharing sessions and admission

January 1, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt warns against SMS phishing scams, 5 locals lose 30,000 patacas in ‘Mannings’ scams

More SMS phishing scams have appeared recently masquerading as various companies, the government warned yesterday, urging the public to on the alert for such text messages aiming to steal their personal data and credit card information.The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday that at least five more members of the public in the past week fell victim to the SMS phishing scams under the name of “Mannings”, resulting in a total loss of more than 30,000 patacas. The PJ statement

January 1, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Taipa, Cotai badminton courts to reopen: ID

The Sports Bureau (ID) announced on Monday the opening arrangements for badminton facilities in the Macao East Asian Games Dome* in Cotai and the Olympic Sports Centre in Taipa.According to an ID statement on Monday, the badminton courts at the Macao East Asian Games Dome are set to reopen next Monday, while the online booking service will resume starting this Friday.Meanwhile, the statement said that the Olympic Sports Centre’s badminton “zones” will fully reopen this Saturday.More

January 1, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Zhuhai hosts 19th China Int’l Photographic Art Exhibition

William Chan in Zhuhai    The Zhuhai Guyuan Museum of Art (古元美術館)*, situated in the adjacent city’s Xiangzhou district, is currently the venue for the 19th China International Photographic Art Exhibition.This exhibition kicked off in November and will run until February 16, with the goal of promoting Chinese culture, showcasing the country’s image, nurturing photographic talent, and fostering international cultural exchanges and cooperation, according to a statement by

January 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Observatory says 2024 hottest year on record

Macau’s observatory released yesterday its local weather review of 2024, showing that climate change brought record-breaking heat, tropical cyclones and heavy rainfall last year, with the highest temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius recorded on August 5 and the lowest of 4.3 degrees on January 24.According to the report by the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), in 2024 Macau recorded a yearly average temperature of 23.6 degrees, 0.8 degree above the global climate average, likely to

January 1, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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CEM unveils ‘Powering Forward Green Living’ mural at Coloane Power Station B

Power utility CEM publicly unveiled its large-scale “Powering Forward Green Living” mural at its Coloane Power Station B for the first time during last night’s “2024 Fourth Round of the Long-Distance Running League: CEM New Year’s Eve Run”.The mural was created by local graffiti artist Lam Ka Hou and features CEM’s mascot “Eco”, the otter, according to a recent CEM statement. The mascot is depicted as cute and approachable and symbolises the public power utility’s commitment

January 1, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Subsidy applications for local employees with disabilities open tomorrow

Local employees with disabilities whose wages are below the statutory minimum wage can apply for the government’s Income Subsidy Plan for Employees with Disabilities for the fourth quarter of 2024 from tomorrow to January 28, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement yesterday.The subsidy scheme for disabled employees, officially known as Income Subsidy Plan for Employees with Disabilities, which got off the ground on November 1, 2020, aims to encourage those with disabilities to

January 1, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Incoming US administration should carry forward Carter’s legacy as a friend of China

China Daily Editorial         Former US president Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will always be remembered for the pivotal role he played in the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States.It was thanks to his vision, courage and wisdom that the normalization process started by his predecessor Richard Nixon in 1972 went on, finally leading to Carter himself announcing in a national speech on December 15, 1978, that the

January 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Xmas jazz gig mesmerises audience, conductor praises local jazz development

Interview and review by William Chan        Conductor Zé Eduardo and the Jazz Mission Big Band performed four gigs at the Dom Pedro V Theatre in Largo de Santo Agostinho over the Christmas period.Attending their concert on the first two nights of “Jazz Up for Christmas at Dom Pedro V Theatre,” organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), I was intrigued by the diverse repertoire prepared by the ensemble. Both performances drew a full-house on the lower floor, while

December 31, 2024 | BY admin

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Parents can apply for kindergarten enrolment online from next Monday: DESDJ

Local parents can go to their “Macao One Account” mobile app to apply for “Enrolment Procedure for Children Entering Kindergarten for the First Time” online from January to April, Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) Non-Tertiary Education Department Chief Choi Man Chi announced during a press conference at the bureau’s offices in Nam Van.The measure is targeted at Macau residents who will reach the age of three on 31 December next year and will be enrolled in early

December 31, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Patuá self-study guide authors hope to raise interest, reach wider audience

Interview by Rui Pastorin        A book launch and presentation of “Patuá for everyone – A self-study guide” was held at the International Institute of Macau (IIM) on Rua de Berlim (栢林街) last night, with Macanese* authors Elisabela Larrea and Carolina Nogueira hoping to generate more interest in and debate on the critically endangered Portuguese-Asian Creole language, as well as to reach a wider audience.Larrea is a Macanese culture

December 31, 2024 | BY admin

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Govt reviews ‘Macau Consumer Grand Prix’ before new initiatives launched

The three-month “Macau Consumer Grand Prix” ended on Sunday, and Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) Acting Deputy Director Chan Chou Weng said yesterday that the bureau has already started to review the overall effectiveness of the campaign at this stage, underlining that “there is no, for the time being, additional information” showing whether it will launch similar consumer promotions campaign.“At this stage, we will first collect relevant data from various

December 31, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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MSO’s hotel job training aims to enhance interpersonal skills of intellectually disabled

The Macau Special Olympics’ (MSO) job training programme for those with intellectual disabilities, in collaboration with the government’s Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and The Londoner Macao resort’s Sheraton Grand Macao hotel, added two new types of jobs earlier this year, aiming to enable participants to acquire interpersonal skills, with the graduation ceremony of this year’s programme held yesterday.The programme was first launched in 2018. This year’s programme is the fourth one

December 31, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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