Animal rights group urges govt to relaunch TNR programme

Interview by Yuki Lei        The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has repeatedly stressed the positive achievement of its ongoing Trap-Neuter-Adoption (TNA) programme and yet, as the number of stray dogs and cats continues to increase and shelters for accommodating them have reached their maximum capacity, an animal rights group believes that it is high time for the government to relaunch the Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programme, which has been abruptly suspended several times

November 28, 2024 | BY admin

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Local pugilist fighting for 2 Asia belts on Saturday

Local boxer Cheong Lap Cheong will be fighting in Shangluo, Shaanxi Province, on Saturday night for two titles, the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Far East Super Fly belt which he won in May against South Korea’s Han Sol Lee and the WBC Asian Super Fly belt of his opponent Cao Jiangtao.The Post caught up with 28-year-old Cheong yesterday morning at his gym, the Macao Boxing House, on the seventh floor of Fat Lei Industrial Building in a side street near Triangle Garden, to talk about the

November 28, 2024 | BY Lesley Wells

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Govt proposes to list 12 more intangible heritage items

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is proposing to list 12 more items of Macau’s intangible cultural heritage as statutorily protected ones, a 30-day public consultation on which will start next Wednesday. The bureau made the announcement in a statement yesterday.This came after the government first classified 12 items in its statutory protection list of intangible cultural heritage list in 2019 since the Cultural Heritage Law took effect in 2014.According to yesterday’s statement, the

November 28, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Cotai open-air performance venue calls for bids from F&B booth operators

The government’s newly-built open-air venue for hosting large-scale performances, located on a large plot next to the Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) resort in Cotai, will hold a trial concert on December 28, and it is calling for bids from restaurateurs to provide food and beverage (F&B) services there, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday.The facility is officially known as Macau Open-Air Performance Venue, which covers 94,000-square-metres with a capacity of

November 28, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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2024 box office hits 40 billion yuan, showcasing market resilience

Analysis by Zhang Yunlong        BEIJING – Mainland China’s 2024 box office revenue has reached 40 billion yuan so far this year, according to film data platform Maoyan.While the figure reflects a 21 percent year-on-year decline, analysts remain optimistic about the resilience and untapped potential of the country’s evolving film market.STRONG STARTThe market showed solid momentum in the first half of the year, buoyed by robust performances during major holiday

November 28, 2024 | BY admin

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Xinjiang-related coercion based on lies

China Daily Editorial        The United States Department of Homeland Security has recently added 29 Chinese companies to the so-called Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list and, as a result, their products will be prohibited from entering the US starting this week. Washington claims that the companies were found to have either sourced materials from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region or worked with the local government “to recruit, transfer, and receive

November 28, 2024 | BY admin

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Infertile couples can apply for govt’s ART subsidy scheme from Sunday

Health Bureau (SSM) Deputy Director Kuok Cheong U said yesterday that the government has launched a subsidy scheme for assisted reproductive technology (ART) services to help couples who have difficulties in procreation, which will open for applications from Sunday, according to an SSM statement yesterday.Dr Kuok made the remarks in a briefing session introducing the scheme yesterday, adding that applicants must be married couples or those in a domestic partnership in Macau, the statement

November 27, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt to build footbridge linking Fai Chi Kei’s waterfront and residential area

The government will build a footbridge across a junction in Fai Chi Kei district near its waterfront, the construction of which is expected to get off the ground before the second quarter of next year, making it more convenient for pedestrians to walk between the waterfront’s sitting-out area and the district’s residential neighbourhood, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) said yesterday.The L-shaped footbridge will be located at the junction of Rua Norte do Patane (沙梨頭北街) and Rua do

November 27, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Police nab mainland duo for theft-by-finding

A man and a woman from the mainland have been arrested for stealing a camera that they found on the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The female suspect is surnamed Lin and the male suspect is surnamed Zhong. Both are in their forties and they came to Macau as tourists.According to Lei, the police received a report from a woman in August saying that she had lost her camera worth 5,700 patacas in a Cotai casino.After

November 27, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Govt to provide BioNTech JN.1 jabs from tomorrow

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night that it will start the administration of Germany’s BioNTech mRNA jabs targeting the Omicron JN.1 subvariants tomorrow.BioNTech mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 is administered to all those aged at least six months.The statement noted that Omicron JN.1 are the currently prevalent subvariants, adding that the Macau Health Bureau has purchased BioNTech mRNA jabs targeting the JN.1 subvariants in compliance with the World Health

November 27, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau’s first Audemars Piguet House opens

A grand opening ceremony was held for Macau’s first Audemars Piguet (AP) House yesterday at the Shoppes at Four Seasons in Cotai.A Swiss manufacturer of luxury watches, the Le Brassus-headquartered company was founded by Jules Louis Audemars (1851–1918) and Edward Auguste Piguet (1853–1919) in 1875, according to Audemars Piguet’s official website. Wikipedia adds that the company has been family owned since its founding and is best known for introducing the Royal Oak wristwatch in 1972,

November 27, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Echo Insight’ showcases gaming technology products, innovations

“Echo Insight” concluded yesterday at the Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai, where a raft of advanced gaming technology products and latest innovations by LT Game, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed Paradise Entertainment Limited, were unveiled.The event was hosted by LT Game, according to a Paradise Entertainment statement yesterday.Among the highlights showcased was the new flagship slant-top cabinet Speedwave, which offers “a diverse and seamless gaming

November 27, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Marathoners can collect their number bibs from today: ID

Runners in the upcoming Galaxy Entertainment Macao International Marathon can collect their number bibs and information documents at Broadway Macau in Cotai from today through Saturday, the Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement yesterday.The marathon, titled “Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region – 2024 Galaxy Entertainment Macao International

November 27, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘World’s Cities of Gastronomy (China)’ to kick off today

The opening ceremony for the 3-day event entitled “World’s Cities of Gastronomy (China) Gathering at Hou Kong 2024- Chinese Cuisine Sharing” (世界美食之都 (中國) 薈聚濠江 2024 系列活動 – 美食齊分享) was held yesterday afternoon at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape (萬豪軒). The event is on until next Thursday.“Hou Kong” (“Oyster River”) is one of Macau’s ancient names.The event is hosted by the Shunde Federation & Commercial Union Association of Macau

November 27, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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