Consumer Mediation & Arbitration Centre logs 21 cases

The Macau Consumer Mediation and Arbitration Centre recorded 21 cases of consumer disputes between the whole of last year and the first four months of this year, of which seven were mediation cases and 14 were settled by arbitration, according to a statement by the Macau Consumer Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Centre yesterday.Taking into account the simple formalities and the speed of the mediation process, the statement said, a growing trend in the number of cases of consumer disputes to

May 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Beijing Palace Museum internship applications accepted now

Applications for the 2023 Beijing Palace Museum Internship Programme are now open until next Wednesday, with 16 vacancies available for Macau permanent residents aged between 18 and 30, according to a Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) statement on Monday.The internship programme, jointly organised by the Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau of Hong Kong and the Guangdong Youth Federation (GDYF), will run from 14 July to 26 August. It will cover the costs of air tickets,

May 24, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Galaxy hosts Macau & HK artists’ works at ‘Summer Love’ exhibition

Galaxy Macau is showcasing the individual artworks of five well-known contemporary artists from Macau and Hong Kong at the “Artists-in-Residence: Summer Love – Live Mural Painting and Exhibition” at GalaxyArt, the integrated resort’s art space located within the Galaxy Promenade.The five featured artists comprise Hong Kong mural artist and illustrator Bao Ho, Hong Kong artist and illustrator Kristopher Ho, Macau graffiti artists “MCZ” and “PIBG”, and Hong Kong mural artist and

May 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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12 people fall for concert, theme park ticket scams

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said in a regular press conference on Monday that 12 local and mainland residents have separately fallen for concert and theme park ticket scams.According to Lei, a local woman in her thirties last month came across a post online offering a discount on Hong Kong theme park admission tickets and accommodation packages in June. The victim then contacted the seller, purchasing three sets of tickets on two separate occasions and transferring HK$1,710

May 24, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Local groups co-host community arts project for visitors & residents

Local community art project “Taste of Life” kicked off yesterday, with the aim of promoting the development of the city’s old quarters and their traditional snacks to visitors and residents alike through activities such as guided tours.Project manager Pong Chio Fai made the remarks during the opening ceremony of the project at the traditional Tai Long Fong Teahouse yesterday, a Cantonese dim sum restaurant that has been operating for over 70 years, near Hong Kung Temple on Rua de Cinco de

May 24, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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11th MITE launches ‘Cloud Invitation & Briefing Sessions’

The 11th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (MITE) will launch registration for an array of “Cloud Invitation and Briefing Sessions” today for tourism and related businesses from other destinations, and for members of the local travel trade tomorrow, according to a Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) statement yesterday.The expo is slated to take place from June 30 to July 2.Themed “MITE connects the World”, the statement added that the 11th MITE calls for the participation

May 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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957 COVID-19 infections recorded on Monday, 184.8 pct up from Sunday

Macau recorded 957 COVID-19 infections on Monday, an increase of 184.8 percent from the 336 infections reported on Sunday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, none of the 957 COVID-19 carriers were admitted to treatment facilities.A total of 100 new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities between May 1 and May 22, according to official figures.According to the Health Bureau’s (SSM) COVID-19

May 24, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Tokyo’s deceptive agenda bears watchful eye

China Daily Editorial        Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has done a good job in turning the nuclear attack on Hiroshima into a diplomatic resource. Hosting the G7 summit in the city not only provided his Western guests with a platform on which to virtue signal their love for peace, but also one on which to shape Japan’s image as a victim of the war that it started in the first place.That is intended to endow with legitimacy the transformation of Japan from being

May 24, 2023 | BY admin

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Warm words welcome of course, but actions of Washington key to ‘thaw’ in Sino-US relations

China Daily Editorial        Speaking to the media at the conclusion of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, United States President Joe Biden made the surprise prediction of a “thaw” in China-US relations.“I don’t think there’s anything inevitable about the notion that there’s going to be this conflict” between the West and Beijing, Biden said, although coping with the alleged China challenge was an obvious focus of the just-concluded meeting.Also, mitigating

May 24, 2023 | BY admin

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71 pct of young locals ‘have little intention’ to work in Zhuhai: survey

A survey released yesterday shows that 71 percent of 1,040 respondents said they had “little intention” of developing their careers in Zhuhai due to factors such as unfamiliarity with the neighbouring city and transport and family issues.The Macau Economic and Livelihood Alliance conducted the survey entitled “Macau Young People’s Intentions to Work in Zhuhai” in early April through phone interviews and online questionnaires, in which 1,040 valid questionnaires were collected from

May 23, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Middleman’ attacks, robs money dealer: police

A self-proclaimed “middleman” from the mainland has been arrested after assaulting and robbing the smartphone from a mainlander who had arranged an illegal currency exchange job through the suspect, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The 37-year-old suspect surnamed Wang told the police that he’s jobless.According to Lei, three men from the mainland recently watched a video on an online platform which claimed that Wang could

May 23, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Male public servant hangs himself on rooftop

A public servant hanged himself in a rooftop fire pump room of a residential building in Rua de Coimbra in Nape, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.The statement identified the deceased as a 35-year-old male surnamed Wong.According to the statement, PJ officers went to the building to investigate another case, when they found Wong.The statement said firefighters alerted by the Judiciary Police arrived at the scene at 18:23 p.m. yesterday and confirmed that Wong had hanged

May 23, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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‘Sports Festival for All’ slated for this weekend

The Sports Bureau’s (ID) Sports Development Department Chief Chao Kuok Wai announced yesterday during a press conference at the bureau in Zape that its annual “Sports Festival for All” will take place this coming weekend in Praça do Tap Seac.According to Chao, the event, which aims to raise public interest in participating in sport and to enhance locals’ physical fitness, consists of four themed areas – a large inflatable props area, a recreation and sport area, and 

May 23, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Beautician nabbed for illegally giving jabs to 70 people

A beautician has been arrested for providing illegal beauty treatments, including Botox and hyaluronic acid injections to 70 customers in a beauty salon, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday. Lei said that the female suspect surnamed Ao Ieong is in her thirties. She is the manager of a beauty salon in the Bairro da Horta da Mitra neighbourhood. According to Lei, a resident reported to the Health Bureau (SSM) recently that

May 23, 2023 | BY William Chan

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