National Academy of Governance VP briefs local officials on nation’s ‘great rejuvenation’

The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) government yesterday held a lecture for its top officials as well as senior officials from various public entities on the topic of “the Communist Party of China and the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation”, according to a statement by the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) last night.The “thematic” lecture aimed to enable local officials to deepen their understanding of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the

June 14, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Basing sanctions on lies, Washington is true human rights violator in Xinjiang

Analysis        BEIJING – On identifying who is hindering their strive for better lives, the Xinjiang locals have more say.Reyla Qahar, a worker at Kuche Pomegranate Seed Clothing Co., Ltd, aspires to improve her life through hard work. Unfortunately, US sanctions in recent years on the region’s cotton industry have disrupted her plan.The US bans plunged the clothing company into difficulty. They “had an adverse impact on our company,” Qahar said. Ridiculously, the

June 14, 2023 | BY admin

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US – a modern ‘sanctions lord’ losing its way

Commentary by Xinhua writer Ma Qian        BEIJING – America’s addiction to slapping sanctions is losing control.Given the number of sanctions it has imposed, the United States is the world’s preeminent “sanctions lord.”As of the beginning of this year, nearly 12,000 entities were under US sanctions, revealed The Washington Post in an opinion piece on Monday.The article used statistics from the US Treasury Department. In 2022, the Treasury Department added 2,549

June 14, 2023 | BY admin

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Audit report slams poor cross-departmental cooperation for pumping station project

In a report released late last week the Commission of Audit (CA) highlights the poor cooperation and communication between the government’s then municipal and public works bureaus for their joint planning of a rainwater pumping station project in the Inner Harbour district a number of years ago, resulting in the adoption of lower standards and specifications on the station’s rainwater discharge capacity.The rainwater pumping station in the northern area of the Inner Harbour district came

June 13, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Philippine Consulate-General hosts Independence Day celebration

The Philippine Consulate General in Macau hosted a celebration for the country’s Independence Day yesterday at a packed Clube Militar and featured performances from the local Filipino community.Philippine Independence Day falls on June 12.Philippine Consul-General Porfirio M. Mayo Jr. told The Macau Post Daily that the event was a “landmark celebration of our 125th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine independence, a major milestone for us, for our government and our people, [and]

June 13, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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SJM launches THE KARL LAGERFELD MACAU in GLP

A Grand Celebration for SJM Resorts’ latest property, THE KARL LAGERFELD MACAU, the world’s only hotel tower that boasts interiors designed by the late German fashion legend, at the Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) complex was hosted on Saturday, according to a statement from the luxury property provided yesterday.The event featured “a stellar line-up of A-list local and international celebrities”, including Malaysian-Chinese actress and Academy Award Winner Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng

June 13, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab local Filipina for theft-by-finding

A local Filipina has been arrested for stealing a mobile phone worth 7,000 patacas, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Aduan is in her forties.According to Lai, when a female resident in her twenties was shopping in a supermarket in Taipa on Rua de Évora in May 21, she left her smart phone on a shelf while picking up goods. She forgot to retrieve her phone, paid for her items and left. Later, when she went

June 13, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Police urge public to beware of sweepstakes scams

The Judiciary Police (PJ) urged residents yesterday to beware of sweepstakes scams to prevent their credit card details and personal information from being stolen.According to a PJ statement, the Judiciary Police have received a number of reports from residents, saying that they were requested to provide their phone number, credit card details and verification code by their “friend” on social media platforms after having been told that “they had won the annual lucky draw of an online

June 13, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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IAM holds 2 food safety conferences for local industry

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) hosted two conferences on food safety for the local food industry at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre yesterday, with over 340 representatives from the city’s hospitality and catering industries, as well as food importers and related industry chambers of commerce having been invited to participate in both conferences.IAM Administrative Committee Vice President O Lam pointed out in a speech during the conference in the morning that the

June 13, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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87-year-old unjabbed woman dies of COVID-19, after no fatalities for 11 days

An 87-year-old unvaccinated woman suffering from underlying diseases died of the novel coronavirus disease on Sunday, which came after no COVID-19 fatalities had been recorded in Macau for 11 consecutive days.The fatality recorded on Sunday, which raised Macau’s official COVID-19 death toll to 123, was announced in a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre yesterday.Yesterday’s statement also announced that Macau recorded 78 COVID-19 infections on Sunday, a drop

June 13, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Macao Week takes ‘Macau-made’ products to Qingdao

The Macau Government Tourism Office’s (MGTO) five-day “Macao Week in Shandong•Qingdao” tourism promotional campaign ended yesterday, displaying “Made-in-Macau”, “Macau Brand”, “Macau Design” products as well as products from Portuguese-speaking countries, which were well received by consumers in the northern port city of Qingdao, according to a Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) statement yesterday.Qingdao (“Green Island”) lies some 1,680 kilometres

June 13, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Filipino working in Seac Pai Van Park diagnosed with scrub typhus: SSM

A 39-year-old male Filipino non-resident worker (NRW) who works in Seac Pai Van Park in Coloane has been diagnosed with Tsutsugamushi Disease (aka scrub typhus), the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.This is the third suspected case of scrub typhus reported in Macau this year.According to the statement, the patient, who had developed a fever and sore throat on Friday, went to the private Kiang Wu Hospital for treatment on Sunday after coming down with high fever, where a

June 13, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police nab 2 men for drunk-driving, elderly woman injured

Two local men have been arrested separately for drunk-driving and one of them also for injuring a woman in her seventies while driving under the influence, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lai, the Public Security Police received a report at 1 a.m. on Friday of a traffic accident in Rua dos Hortelãos in which a car had hit a woman on a zebra crossing. PSP officers who arrived at the scene found the driver

June 13, 2023 | BY William Chan

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5 local men caught at illegal mahjong parlour

A local man has been arrested for illegally operating a mahjong parlour in a shop in Patane district, while four local male gamblers who were there when the police raided the premises were taken in for questioning, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.Lai identified the suspect surnamed Lei as a man in his sixties, while the four gamblers are aged between 55 and 65.According to Lai, the police received a report from a resident on

June 13, 2023 | BY William Chan

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