Ho addresses GBA Overseas Chinese conference

Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng yesterday delivered a speech by video link from Macau at the 2023 Overseas Chinse Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay (GBA) Conference in Jiangmen city, Guangdong province, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS). In his speech, the statement pointed out, Ho underlined the interdependence of Macau’s own development and the development of the GBA and the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. Macau is one of

May 18, 2023 | BY admin

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Local experimental creation series ‘Give It A Shot’ on show

Local experimental theatre and cultural groups are holding a series of activities “Give It A Shot”, combining exhibitions with performances at the At Light Art Gallery in Macau. The Creative team shared their thoughts on their productions in an exclusive interview with The Macau Post Daily at the gallery recently.Co-hosted by Myland Culture, Macau Experimental Theatre, and Own Theatre, the “Give it a shot” experimental creation series is being held this month, with three new works

May 18, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Woman cheated out of 1.71 million yuan in online investment scam

A local woman has been cheated out of 1.71 million yuan (1.97 million patacas) in an online investment scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leng, in April the victim met a netizen online who said that he or she could teach her how to invest. The victim then downloaded an investment application for mainland stocks and invested 50,000 yuan as instructed by the netizen.The app showed that the victim earned 1,300 yuan

May 18, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Tamagnini Barbosa pool temporarily closes

The Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement yesterday that due to a “failure to meet the required water quality standards”, the Tamagnini Barbosa Sports Centre’s swimming pool has been closed until further notice. The statement noted that cleaning and disinfection will be conducted, while the cost of any tickets that have been purchased for the swimming pool through the online booking system will be refunded to the buyer’s online account through their e-payment method. More

May 18, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab 3 for drunk driving, 2 of them for hit-and-run

Three men have been separately arrested for drunk driving, two of them for hit-and-run offences, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said at a regular press conference yesterday.Lam identified the suspect in the first case as a man surnamed Chan in his forties. Chan told the police that he works in a casino.According to Lam, Chan drove into the back of a lorry parked on Avenida do Progresso in Taipa causing damage to the lorry’s bumper and exhaust pipe. Chan then got out of his

May 18, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Local woman dies burning charcoal: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) yesterday at 4:34 p.m. that a woman suspected of having burnt charcoal was found dead in her flat on Rua de Ma Kau Seak, according to a PJ statement.The victim was a 52-year-old local woman.The statement said that when the victim’s family members returned to the flat yesterday afternoon, they discovered that the victim had locked herself in her room and received no response when they knocked on the door. They used

May 18, 2023 | BY William Chan

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7 lose 260,000 patacas in 5 days in concert ticket scams

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said in a regular press conference yesterday that in the past five days seven local and mainland residents have separately fallen for a concert ticket scam and separately lost a total of over 260,000 patacas, with the highest loss of HK$ 227,000. According to Leng, the victims transferred a deposit to the seller online to purchase concert tickets in Macau but lost contact with the scammer after they did not receive the tickets. One local

May 18, 2023 | BY William Chan

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UM Art Museum opens as exhibition & teaching platform

The University of Macau (UM) Museum of Art officially opened on Tuesday, displaying 60 pieces including art works in the museum’s collection as well as those created by UM faculty staff, according to a UM statement earlier this week.Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U, Deputy Head of the Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau SAR Tian Xiaoping, UM University Council Chairman Peter Lam Kam Seng, and UM

May 18, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt to host Int’l Children’s Day activities incl visit to PLA’s Taipa barracks

Various government departments and civil society organisations have prepared a series of activities to celebrate International Children’s Day, which falls on June 1, aiming to arouse public awareness of the rights and welfare of children, and also to allow the public enjoy the festive atmosphere and celebrate the special day, according to a Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) statement yesterday.The organising committee – which comprises various public sectors – will take about 300 primary school

May 18, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Tour groups drop due to high room rates: tourist guides’ top rep 

Attending a regular phone-in programme, “Ou Mun Gwong Cheuhng”, hosted by public broadcaster TDM’s Chinese-language radio station, Macau Tourist Guides Union Chairman Lei Man Hou said yesterday that due to Macau’s high room rates the number of tour groups during the mainland’s recent May Day “Golden Week”, which ran from April 29 to May 8, was 70 percent down from before the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect Macau in early 2020.He added: “The number of tour packages was even

May 18, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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IFTM students develop smart tourism concepts for ‘Sustaincia’

Students from the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) have recently developed smart tourism concepts for Sustaincia, a Macau-based consortium of high-tech enterprises, the tertiary education institution said in a statement yesterday.Guided by their mentor Fernando Lourenço, the statement noted that the students identified and learnt about existing applications of smart technologies worldwide to know more about the industry’s current level of application. The students studied

May 18, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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13 new COVID-19 patients admitted in a day, highest since Jan 12

A total of 13 new COVID-19 patients were admitted to local treatment facilities on Tuesday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.It was the highest daily number of new COVID-19 patients admitted to treatment facilities since January 12 this year, when 16 new patients were hospitalised.The 13 patients hospitalised on Tuesday comprised two at the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, 10 at the private Kiang Wu Hospital, and one at the

May 18, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Western double standards a source of troubles

China Daily Editorial        German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hit the bull’s eye when he offered a reality check on the West’s double standards in a speech in Berlin on Monday, attributing the reluctance of some influential countries such as India, Vietnam and South Africa to criticize Moscow for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, to the fact that they believe international principles are not applied equally.“When I talk to leaders from those countries, many assure me that they

May 18, 2023 | BY admin

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PIRLS reading result shows local students’ ‘steady development’

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) said in a statement yesterday that according to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2021 International Report, which was released earlier yesterday, Macau’s Primary Four students achieved a reading performance similar to that in 2016, and their reading ability has been developing steadily.According to Wikipedia, PIRLS is an international study of reading (comprehension) achievement in fourth graders.Conducted every

May 17, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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