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159 COVID-19 infections recorded on Tuesday
Macau recorded 159 COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, 43 down from the 202 infections reported on Monday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, five new COVID-19 patients were admitted to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre on Tuesday for treatment.Consequently, a total of 189 new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities between May 1 and June 20.The local government has underlined that
June 22, 2023 | BY Tony Wong
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Elderly shipwright bewails Macau’s vanishing dragon-boat building industry
Interview by Yuki Lei Every year on Dragon Boat Festival, savouring zongzi (粽子; “joong” in Cantonese) and watching dragon boat races are indispensable traditions in China, and Macau is no exception, when the annual races take place at the Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre, usually attracting a large number of spectators. But how did the dragon boat building industry get started?Macau marks Dragon Boat Festival as a public holiday today.Boat Builder Tam Kam Chun,
June 22, 2023 | BY admin
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Unravelling the mysteries of the old Tibet, witnessing the progress of the new Tibet
Maria Cheang Ut Meng in Tibet Addressing the 5th China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo in Lhasa last Saturday, David Blair, vice-president of the Centre for China and Globalisation (CCG), concluded in his speech that “like the rest of China, investment in infrastructure, education and life quality has put Tibet in the position to adopt a transformative economic model based on dynamic entrepreneurship around the country.”Xizang is Tibet’s Chinese name. Blair is
June 22, 2023 | BY admin
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Genesis & Spirit event to showcase Hainan’s heritage
“Genesis and Spirit – Showcase of Hainan Intangible Cultural Heritage” is slated to be held from June 30 through October 8, with the event’s activities aiming to introduce local residents to Hainan province’s “rich array of intangible cultural heritage” through exhibitions, performances, live demonstrations and workshops.The event, first held in 2011, also celebrates “China Cultural and Natural Heritage Day”, and promotes exchanges and cooperation between the mainland and
June 22, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Dragon Boat Festival holiday
Due to it being the Dragon Boat Festival today most of The Macau Post Daily’s editing team will be taking the holiday off and only return to work on Sunday so the print edition of your favourite newspaper will be on the newsstands again on Monday. However, our digital edition on our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated round-the-clock. Our local news and editorials as well as commentary by national media organisations are also available on various LinkedIn, Twitter and
June 22, 2023 | BY admin
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Drunk cabbie sleeps in car parked in mid-road
A taxi driver has been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) and blocking traffic by sleeping in a private car parked in the middle of the road, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said at a regular press conference yesterday.The 31-year-old local suspect is surnamed Leong.According to Wong, a resident reported to the Public Security Police (PSP) at about 10 a.m. on Sunday that a car was parked in the middle of Rua Nova da Areia Preta, blocking the traffic. Wong
June 22, 2023 | BY William Chan
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Man sets umbrella on fire in carpark
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said in a statement that the police received a report from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) at 5:40 p.m. yesterday that an umbrella in the carpark of a residential building in Patane had been set alight.According to the statement, a resident found the burnt umbrella frame at around 3:40 p.m. and reported the incident to the building manager. Police officers who arrived at the scene intercepted a man who admitted to setting fire to the umbrella with a
June 22, 2023 | BY William Chan
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2 men nabbed for fake employment: police
Two men have been arrested for their involvement in fake employment, Public Security Police (PSP) Wong Wai Chon said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspects are a 40-year-old local man surnamed Chan who is the owner of a trading company on Avenida General Castelo Branco, and a 35-year-old mainlander surnamed Wang who told the police that he is a construction worker. Chan hired Wang in 2020.According to Wong, PSP officers recently investigated Wang’s non-resident worker (NRW)
June 22, 2023 | BY William Chan
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16-year-old student falls for naked chat blackmail: police
A 16-year-old student fell victim to blackmail after chatting in the nude with a female stranger on a social media app, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said at a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the student met a female online in the wee hours of Monday, and they started chatting, during which the female asked the boy whether he wanted to chat in the nude with her. He agreed and downloaded an app according to her instructions.Ho noted that the two then chatted in
June 22, 2023 | BY William Chan
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Legislature’s follow-up committee to monitor 3 issues
The Legislative Assembly’s (AL) Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs will monitor and review three issues – the situation and development of the logistics industry in the Inner Harbour; local employment and career guidance; and industry-university research (IUR) of the city’s higher education institutions – the head of the committee, Zheng Anting, told reporters yesterday.Zheng briefed reporters after a closed-door meeting of the committee yesterday at the Legislative Assembly
June 22, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang
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China, Germany push for cooperation, rejecting decoupling
Analysis BERLIN – Premier Li Qiang yesterday wrapped up a four-day visit to Germany, the first stop of his maiden overseas trip since taking office.During the visit, dubbed as one for cooperation and friendship, Li held talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, co-chaired an inter-governmental consultation, and met extensively with the German business community.The two countries agreed to expand cooperation in a volatile
June 22, 2023 | BY admin
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Lawmakers pass outline of bill on licensing passenger airlines
The Legislative Assembly (AL) unanimously passed yesterday the outline of a government-initiated bill that proposes to liberalise Macau’s civil aviation sector by licensing the setting-up and operations of more locally headquartered airlines operating passenger transport services.Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário introduced the outline of the bill regulating Macau’s civil aviation activities during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle
June 21, 2023 | BY Tony Wong
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202 COVID-19 infections recorded Monday, up 201.5 pct up from Sunday
Macau recorded 202 COVID-19 infections on Monday, an increase of 201.5 percent from the 67 infections reported on Sunday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, two new COVID-19 patients were admitted to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre on Monday for treatment.Consequently, a total of 184 new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities between May 1 and June 19.Before a new COVID-19
June 21, 2023 | BY Tony Wong
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MPU, tourist agents launch ‘Education + Tourism’ project
The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) held a launch ceremony for its “Education + Tourism” project in conjunction with the Association of Macao Tourist Agents on Monday, aiming to promote the “setting-up of a demonstration base for education and cultural tourism for Macau’s World Centre of Tourism and Leisure”, an MPU statement said on the same day.The on-campus ceremony was attended by representatives from over 40 Macau travel agencies and the tourism industry, and heads of various
June 21, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin
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