Police nab 2 mainland visitors, local man for theft-by-finding

In two separate cases, two mainland visitors and a local man have been arrested for stealing mobile phones worth 12,000 patacas and 1,500 patacas respectively, Public Security Police (PSP) Leong Chi Seng said at a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the suspects are a 24-year-old female who told the police she’s jobless, and a 32-year-old male who told the police he’s a businessman. While the woman is surnamed Hu, the man is surnamed Zhu. They told the police that they are

May 30, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Observatory predicts ‘very hot’ weather

Macau’s observatory hoisted a “yellow” hot weather alert yesterday, predicting “very hot” weather over the next few days, with the mercury expected to reach at least 33 degrees Celsius.According to the weather station’s website last night, today’s weather will be mainly fine with haze during the day and a few thundery showers at night.Cooling shelter in Ilha Verde opens to publicMeanwhile, in view of the “yellow” hot weather alert issued by the Meteorological and Geophysical

May 30, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Free admission for MGP museum on Thursday

Admission fees will be waived at the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) Museum in Zape on Thursday, which will also be holding special activities on that day in celebration of the 2nd anniversary of its re-inauguration since its revamp, according to a Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) statement yesterday.Thursday will also see the launch of the museum’s new Motorcycle Racing Simulator, the statement noted, adding that riders can have a virtual experience of motorcycle racing on the Guia Circuit with

May 30, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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IAM to launch parent-child workshops at ‘Cape Star’

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that it will launch various themed parent-child workshops from June onwards at “Cape Star” located between the Kun Iam Statue Waterfront Leisure Area and the Macau Science Centre in Nape.An integrated area that incorporates different elements such as play areas for children, sporting activities and leisure, Cape Star has become immensely popular since it opened and provides a “great venue” for parents and children to visit

May 30, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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IAM to plant 35,000 tree seedlings in Coloane next year

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has recently started the sixth phase of its woodland restoration on the two sides of Estrada Militar, the south side of Hac Sa Reservoir and Long Chao Kok, among other areas in Coloane, with 35,000 new tree seedlings planned to be planted in a total area of 35 hectares next year, Wong Kai Chin, who heads the bureau’s Nature Conservation Division, said yesterday.Wong made the remarks after inviting the media to visit the bureau’s current woodland

May 30, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Beijing making unswerving pro-peace efforts

China Daily Editorial        In an interview with New Statesman magazine last week, it was put to ambassador Fu Cong, head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union, that “there is this opinion in Europe that China is on Russia’s side”.“Frankly speaking,” he responded, “I don’t agree with that assessment.”While acknowledging that Europe has some misgivings about the proposition, he said, “I don’t see how you can have durable peace if the legitimate

May 30, 2023 | BY admin

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‘Fruitful & meaningful’ results from Xia’s ‘tight-schedule’ inspection: Ho

Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has said that last week’s four-day “tight-schedule” fact-finding visit by Xia Baolong, the director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO), has produced “fruitful and meaningful” results for Macau’s development, pledging that the local government will certainly promote Macau’s sustainable development in compliance with the six requirements raised by Xia during his working visit here.The chief executive also said that

May 29, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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9 die in workplace accidents last year: DSAL

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) announced on Saturday that last year 4,274 workers were injured in workplace accidents, of which nine were fatal, with one death suspected of being due to violations of the city’s occupational health and safety rules.In 2021, according to DSAL statistics, 15 people died in workplace accidents.A DSAL statement noted that the three main causes of accidents at work were “falls”, “trapped limbs or impaling or cut injuries” and “overexertion or

May 29, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Visitor flow returns to over 50 pct of pre-pandemic levels: MGTO

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday that Macau’s number of visitor arrivals has recovered to a “steady and satisfactory level” by reaching more than 50 percent of those in Macau’s pre-pandemic period, i.e., prior to 2020.Senna Fernandes made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday afternoon’s International Children’s Day Fair at the Workers Stadium next to the Barrier Gate border checkpoint, saying that the three-day

May 29, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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9 nabbed in people-smuggling case: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in collaboration with the Macau Customs Service (SA), the Public Security Police (PSP) and the mainland’s Public Security Bureau (PSB), have busted a people-smuggling gang, in which PJ officers arrested a 56-year-old local man surnamed Si at his home in Taipa on Friday, while PSB officers in Zhuhai and Guangzhou nabbed four mainland men aged between 20 and 40, including a suspected kingpin of the gang, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press

May 29, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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1,039 COVID-19 infections in 3 days: govt

Macau recorded a total of 1,039 COVID-19 infections in three days from Thursday to Saturday, according to data released by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre. A statement by the centre yesterday announced that 195 COVID-19 infections were recorded on Saturday, one of whom was admitted to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre.According to previous announcements by the centre, 619 COVID-19 infections were recorded on Thursday, four of whom were admitted to

May 29, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Filipinos celebrate 21st Pahiyas Festival

Local Filipinos celebrated Macau’s 21st San Isidro Pahiyas Festival yesterday in Praça do Lago Sai Van, with the event again being held outdoors for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit Macau in 2020.According to the Philippines’ Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) website, the festival is “a thanksgiving festival to San Isidro Labrador for the past year’s bountiful harvest”. The website also adds that the “image of the patron saint is also paraded around assuring the

May 29, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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UM delegates visit universities in UK & Brazil

The University of Macau (UM) said in a statement last week that it has recently sent two delegations to top universities in the UK and Brazil, aiming to explore cooperation opportunities with experts and scholars in related fields.Thursday’s statement noted that the visits were also held to enhance cooperation in training and research with higher education institutions in English- and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) to promote the development of UM’s “internationalisation

May 29, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ho vows govt will boost investment in education & sci-tech

Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng said on Friday that the government will increase investment in the education and sci-tech sectors, enhance the support mechanism for technological innovation, provide incentives for innovation, and promote result-orientated science and technology innovation.Ho made the remarks during a seminar held at the conference hall of the Macau Science Centre discussing and highlighting the important messages contained in last week’s letter of reply from President Xi

May 29, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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