Health Bureau urges public to be wary of chickenpox virus

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that the chickenpox virus in Macau has become more active recently, with a weekly average of eight cases since the first of this month, rising to 40 cases last week, which is much higher than the three cases in the same period of last year, and called for vigilance from parents, educational institutions and childcare centres.The statement said that two cases of chickenpox cluster recently reported by Colégio de Santa Rosa de Lima - Secção

November 27, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police bust 2 illegal currency exchange cases

The Judiciary Police have separately arrested a woman from the mainland and three male mainlanders for engaging in illegal currency exchange transactions, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a special press conference yesterday.In the first case, the 37-year-old woman surnamed Zhong is a farmer.On Thursday, Zhong offered an illegal currency exchange deal to two gamblers outside a Cotai casino. After Zhong transferred 67,900 yuan to one of the gamblers, they handed HK$70,000

November 27, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Police nab 2 for sham marriage

A local woman and a man who married in 2009 and divorced in 2018 were taken last week to a police station for questioning about their alleged sham marriage, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said yesterday.Both suspects are in their fifties. The male suspect surnamed Zhang told the police that he’s a businessman, while the female suspect surnamed Ho is a casino dealer. Zhang is originally from the mainland.According to Lei, the pair became acquainted in 2000. In 2009, Zhang

November 27, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Cultural fusion: UM Symphonic Band set for ‘A Simple Dialogue’ Concert

Interview by William Chan        The University of Macau (UM) Symphonic Band is set to host the concert “A Simple Dialogue,” a celebration of cultural fusion and musical surprises, as band conductor Ng Sa said in a recent online interview with the Post.In addition, during the concert, apart from showcasing their hard work, the band will be joined by exceptional sheng* player Arnold Leung U Hin. A Macau native, Leung, who started learning the piano in 2004, is deeply

November 27, 2024 | BY admin

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Supply chain expo fuels inclusive global growth

China Daily Editorial        The Second China International Supply Chain Expo opened in Beijing on Tuesday. The expo, along with other events such as the China International Import Expo and China International Fair for Trade in Services, points to the importance the country attaches to opening-up.That more than 600 foreign and Chinese companies are taking part in this expo, an increase of 20 percent compared with the first one in 2023, and the number of foreign participants

November 27, 2024 | BY admin

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Scapegoating others can’t end US’ drug crisis

China Daily Editorial        US president-elect Donald Trump, who will enter office on January 20, plans to raise tariffs by an additional 10 percent on all Chinese goods exported to the United States, citing fentanyl abuse as the reason, which he attributes to China’s failure in drug control.On the same day, Trump also vowed to impose tariffs of 25 percent on all products from Mexico and Canada citing drug problems and illegal immigration as the causes. Trump said

November 27, 2024 | BY admin

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Chinese, Brazilian youths forge closer ties via football

BEIJING – Pan Cuicui, a girl from Rongjiang County in Guizhou Province, made her first visit to Brazil. She was excited and nervous when she found herself in a heaven for football enthusiasts.Recently, Pan, along with five other representatives from Rongjiang, the cradle of China’s Village Super League, organized a youth football team to visit Brazil and initiated a trip for football exchanges and communication.The Guizhou Village Super League, also known as “Cun Chao”, was initiated in

November 27, 2024 | BY admin

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Coloane’s sole wet market to close for good on Dec 16

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement yesterday that the sole wet market on Coloane island, Coloane Market, will close for good on December 16, as the market’s last two remaining stalls have been closed by their operators recently.Consequently, the statement noted, no stalls are currently operating in the market.According to the statement, the bureau has started studying the possibility of revitalising the market building, located in Coloane Village, after its upcoming

November 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Pushing motorcycle on pavement to be illegal: Lei

Directly-elected lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I, who chairs the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 1st Standing Committee, which is currently reviewing a government-initiated new road traffic bill, said yesterday that pushing a motorcycle on the pavement will lead to a fine.The government proposes that the new Road Traffic Law will replace the current one enacted back in 2007.Addressing a press briefing after yesterday’s closed-door meeting reviewing the new road traffic bill, Lei said

November 26, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Costa Antunes to speak about MGP at ‘Talk at Sunset’

Former Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) director and previous coordinator of the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) João Manuel Costa Antunes will be the speaker at Thursday’s “Talk at Sunset” presented by the International Advertising Association Macao China (IAA Macao).Costa Antunes’ talk, entitled “Macao Grand Prix: Beyond the Races”, slated to take place at Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau’s Vasco Bar on Thursday evening, will delve into how the MGP “serves as a catalyst for Macau’s

November 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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2 men fall for ordering scams by ‘middle school staff’

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said at a press conference yesterday that the police received separate reports on Thursday and Friday from two local men saying that they had been scammed in ordering scams by a “middle school staff member”.The victims are a local construction engineering company owner and a kitchenware company owner.They were collectively scammed out of an amount of HK$175,000.On Thursday, a local construction engineering company owner received a telephone call

November 26, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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The Venetian Arena features revamped facilities, VIP amenities

“The Venetian Arena”, which was formerly known as the “Cotai Arena”, has undergone a raft of upgrades and enhanced VIP facilities, which were introduced during a media tour yesterday.The recently reopened multi-purpose venue at The Venetian Macao in Cotai has a total capacity of 14,000 spectators, according to a statement provided during the tour. Its brand-new VIP amenities comprise 15 VIP Suites, seven VIP Bunker Suites, 10 Sky Box Suites with F&B facilities and a VIP Lounge that

November 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘cAI: Soul Scan’ exhibition on display at Navy Yard No.1

An exhibition titled “cAI: Soul Scan” is currently on at Navy Yard No.1 in Barra, with the event marking the first solo presentation of the custom-developed AI model called “cAI”, according to a statement at the exhibition venue.cAI, according to integrated resort operator MGM’s website, was developed by artist Cai Guo-Qiang and his team, with research having begun in 2017. It “deep learns” from the artist’s artworks, archives and areas of interest, as well as emulates

November 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Tenants to move into flats in social housing estate on ex-power plant plot from tomorrow

The Housing Bureau (IH) will start tomorrow to arrange for successful applicants on the waiting list to move into their flats in the newly completed social rental housing estate built on the plot of the former CEM power station on Avenida de Venceslau de Morais.The social housing estate comprising three blocks consists of 1,590 flats, comprising one and two-bedroom units.The bureau made the announcement in a statement on Friday, which said that the new social housing estate has now been named

November 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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