USJ, Dai Hengqin Development vow to ‘promote linkages’

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) said in a recent statement that a delegation from the Dai Hengqin Development Co. Ltd. visited them on Wednesday to “promote linkages”.The company has over 12 incubation and office complexes under its management in Hengqin and elsewhere in Zhuhai, according to the statement.The statement noted that the delegation was led by the company’s Industrial Development Department Executive Deputy Director Monica Jiang Xin. Exchanges were conducted with USJ’s

June 5, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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The excitement of watching Macau change

White animal statues stood neatly aligned down the middle of the road. They were beautiful as I observed them one after the other while on the bus with my mum years ago, counting off each one until there were no more. In the eyes of a child, there was nothing in the world that could be more entertaining than that during a long and uncomfortable bus ride to Hac Sa Beach. It never occurred to me back then that I was where several integrated resorts would be erected before long, becoming what we

June 5, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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What does food mean to you?

Growing up in an internationally recognised City of Gastronomy* – Macau, what do you think was my most exciting moment? The answer, without a doubt, is the time I was enjoying meals from different countries with their respective cultures and cuisines – Thailand, Korea, Japan, and even from various cities in the mainland. Of course, as a Chinese territory formerly administered by Portugal, how can we not mention Portuguese cuisine?Does anyone in Macau remember what their first, or the most

June 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Bumper car track at Kun Iam closes for repairs

The children’s bumper car track at the Kun Iam Statue Waterfront Park Leisure Area will be closed from today through June 16 due to “floor optimisation”, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Friday.The track first opened to members of the public in late March, with the statement noting that it has been well-received.After frequent use, the statement said, the track is showing signs of “wear and tear” of varying degrees, with floor optimisation being done to ensure

June 5, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab quartet for stealing goods worth over 30,000 patacas

Four mainlanders – two men and two women – were arrested in a hotel on Estrada da Baía de Nossa Senhora da Esperança in Taipa on May 25 for stealing goods worth over 30,000 patacas from at least six shops in the Macau peninsula and Cotai, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said at a regular press conference on Friday.The spokesperson said that the four suspects, aged between 37 and 44, are surnamed Lu, Wu, Wei and Su, adding that Wei is the wife of Wu, while Su is Lu’s

June 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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52-year-old man dies after ‘falling’ from home: police

A 52-year-old local man, who “had fallen” from his flat in a residential building on Avenida do Dr Rodrigo Rodrigues, was found dead on the building’s fifth-floor platform by his family at noon yesterday, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ).PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said in the statement that the Judiciary Police were notified by the Public Security Police (PSP) about the dead-body-found case at 1:15 p.m. yesterday.According to the statement, the victim surnamed Tong,

June 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Elderly man exposes penis to girl on bus: police

A 70-year-old local man allegedly unzipped his flies and exposed his private parts to a girl who was with her mother on a public bus last week, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Leong Chi Seng said during a regular press conference on Friday.However, the suspect, surnamed Lei, denied that he had intentionally exposed his penis, claiming that he had merely forgotten to zip his flies up.According to Leong, the girl, whose age was not revealed, got onto a public bus with her mother on Rua do

June 5, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Over 120,000 visit MGP Museum since 2021 opening: MGTO

Since its opening in 2021, the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) Museum has welcomed over 120,000 visitors, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Acting Director Cheng Wai Tong told the media yesterday, adding that it currently averages more than 8,000 visitors a month.According to Cheng, as of yesterday, the museum had recorded more than 46,000 visits this year.An MGTO statement yesterday noted that between June 1 last year and May 31 this year, the museum logged a total of 66,244 visitors, a rise of 32

June 2, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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LRT daily passenger average drops to 5,500 last month

The daily average number of Light Rail Transit (LRT) passengers dropped to 5,500 last month from an average of 6,500 per day in April, the government-owned LRT operator, Macau Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM), announced on its website yesterday.This was the first time that the daily average number of LRT passengers in a month had decreased since the LRT passenger numbers began to recover early this year with the post-COVID-19 recovery of Macau’s tourism sector.Currently, the LRT

June 2, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Civic leaders fret about Macau’s CPI rise

A number of Northern District Social Services Consultative Committee members voiced concerns over Macau’s rising Consumer Price Index (CPI) before a regular meeting of the government-appointed body at the Government Service Centre in Areia Preta yesterday.Committee member Luciano Conceição Gonçalves pointed out during yesterday’s meeting that according to the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC), the Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been rising for several months in a row. In

June 2, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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3 COVID-19 critical cases recorded on Wednesday

Macau recorded three critical COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the three male patients, aged between 67 and 70, are all suffering from underlying diseases.They were all put on ventilators as they were in a critical condition, the statement said.According to the statement, two of them have not been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, while the other has received four Sinopharm

June 2, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Conferences & exhibitions rise 1.1 times in 1Q: IPIM chief

Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) President Vincent U U Sang told reporters yesterday that Macau’s number of conferences and exhibitions increased by 1.1 times in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year, of which the number of exhibitions recovered to the level of 2019, and even increased “slightly”, while the total number of conferences has yet to recover to its pre-pandemic level.U said that Macau’s conferences and exhibition industry

June 2, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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MGM & MUST join forces to cultivate young tourism talents

Gaming resort operator MGM and the private Macau University of Science and Technology’s (MUST) Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management (FHTM) have jointly pushed forward efforts towards local talent cultivation since 2021, with both having launched multiple learning activities in the first quarter of this year, benefitting over 500 hospitality and tourism students, according to a recent statement by the US company.According to the statement, MGM again sponsored the second edition of the

June 2, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Galaxy Macau launches ‘Tastes of Macau, Artisans of Flavour’ videos

Galaxy Macau said in recent a statement that it is launching the “Tastes of Macau, Artisans of Flavour’ campaign, adding that the “overwhelming response” has led to the integrated resort extending its exclusive dining offers, among other additional benefits.The series, the statement noted, takes guests on a “captivating culinary adventure” and a behind-the-scenes look at the resort’s world class kitchens, with the short films celebrating Macau as the UNESCO-recognised “Creative

June 2, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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