Local man dies burning charcoal in hotel room

The Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) yesterday at 3:30 p.m. that a man suspected of having burned charcoal was found dead in a hotel guestroom in Zape, according to a PJ statement.The victim was a 46-year-old local man.The statement said that as the victim did not check out by the designated time, hotel staff went to the room to check and found the man lying unconscious in the bathtub. A vessel containing burning charcoal was also found at the scene.No

May 17, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Int’l Fireworks Display Contest slated for mid-Sept to Oct 7: MGTO chief

The city’s annual International Fireworks Display Contest, which has been suspended since 2020, will finally be resumed this year, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday.She told reporters that the five nights of pyrotechnic displays featuring 10 competitors from places such as the mainland, Japan and Portugal have been initially scheduled to be held every Saturday and on National Day from mid-September to October 7.Senna Fernandes made

May 17, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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One more junction in Areia Preta gets traffic lights

The two zebra crossings at the junction of Avenida 1º de Maio (勞動節大馬路) and Rua do Canal Novo (涌河新街) in the peninsula’s Areia Preta district will be replaced by traffic light-controlled crossings from tomorrow, with the aim of ensuring the safety of pedestrians, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced in a statement yesterday.The two traffic light-controlled crossings will come into use tomorrow morning.With the operations of the traffic lights at the junction, the statement

May 17, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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E-ID certificate might be available as soon as next month: Lei

Directly-elected lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I, who chairs the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 1st Standing Committee, which is currently reviewing the new ID bill, said yesterday that the government plans to advance the legislature’s final debate and vote on certain articles of the bill so that residents could use their e-ID certificate for certain public services as early as next month, while the final review and vote on the bill’s remaining articles will be completed at the end of

May 17, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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UM publishes book on Macau becoming lucrative gaming site

A book titled “Betting on Macau: Casino Capitalism and China’s Consumer Revolution” has been published by the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Communication Associate Professor Tim Simpson, which looks at Macau’s recent transformation into the “most lucrative site of casino gaming”, the tertiary education institution said in a statement yesterday.The book, which was published in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Press, also examines Macau’s formative role in

May 17, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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No. of hypertension sufferers increases: SSM

Today is World Hypertension Day. The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that more than 94,000 people in Macau suffered from hypertension in 2021, a slight increase of 0.6 percent compared to 2020, with the largest number of sufferers aged 60 to 74.The statement noted that among the top 10 causes of death in Macau in 2021, hypertension and pneumonia were tied for 2nd place, after malignant tumours.Commission for the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases Cardiovascular Disease

May 17, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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67 mainland drivers apply to drive in Macau on 1st day of reciprocal deal’s implementation: police

The Macau Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday that a total of 67 mainlanders with a mainland car driving licence registered with the local police yesterday allowing them to drive in Macau for up to one year without the need to obtain a Macau driving licence.Yesterday was the first day of the implementation of the reciprocal driving-licence recognition agreement between the mainland and Macau.The local government signed an agreement with the Ministry of Public Security on

May 17, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Kunqu opera masterpiece ‘The Peony Pavilion’ staged in Macau

The Kunqu masterpiece “The Peony Pavilion” was staged in Macau yesterday.Written by Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu (1550-1616) of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it tells the story of the romance between a daughter of a wealthy official and a talented but poor young scholar.Tang once visited Macau and wrote about it in his masterpiece, making “The Peony Pavilion” the earliest theatrical work describing the city’s scenery, said Guo Xiaonan, director of the show in Macau.Kunqu, with a

May 17, 2023 | BY admin

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MBDA chairman expresses concern over quality of local private music competitions

Interview by William Chan        Conductor and chairman of the Macau Band Directors Association (MBDA) Leong Pui Long expressed concern about the increasing number of private music competitions in Macau, in an exclusive interview with The Macau Post Daily in the MBDA rehearsal room on Avenida Almirante Lacerda last week.Leong noted that in recent years, the number of music competitions organised as commercial ventures has risen significantly in Macau. While many students,

May 17, 2023 | BY admin

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64 pct of single parents worry about their kids: survey

A survey conducted by the Women’s General Association of Macau (commonly known as Fu Luen in Cantonese) shows that nearly 64 percent of the 277 single-parent respondents “worried” that their children would have low self-worth growing up in a lone-parent family, causing a lack of confidence, in addition to their worries about their children’s social skills and their lack of social interaction with their children due to work.According to the findings, more than half of the respondents

May 16, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Artelli & Tasteractive present ‘The Taste Sensorial Adventure’

Multi-dimensional premium art space Artelli and local creative ensemble Tasteractive are collaborating to present “The Taste Sensorial Adventure” in the art space, which is located at City of Dreams (COD) in Cotai, according to a recent statement from the gallery.The statement noted that Artelli, a flagship project under Forward Fashion Holdings that opened in late 2022, has collaborated with several international artists, with key collaborations such as Japanese artist Satoru KOIZUMI’s

May 16, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Application deadline to rent shop units at MNN set at May 25

The deadline to submit rental applications for the individual shop units at the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) in Hengqin has been set at May 25, according to a statement from government-owned Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR).According to the statement, the response since the applications were opened for the shop units at MNN has been “overwhelming”, with over 300 enquiries and applications received. The individual shop units are located in the central area of the project, which is at the

May 16, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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National Security Exhibition logs over 60,000 visitors

The National Security Education Exhibition was attended by over 60,000 visitors (almost 9 percent of the population) and had over 1.2 million visits to its official website, according to a Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) statement.The exhibition, co-organised by the local government and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), began in 2018 and was held for the sixth time this year from April 15 until yesterday at the

May 16, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Rainwater pumping station project in Fai Chi Kei to start on Friday

The government’s project to build a rainwater pumping station in Fai Chi Kei and box culverts nearby will start on Friday, and the whole project, which will be carried out in three phases, is scheduled to be completed in 2025.The project aims to alleviate flooding caused by torrential rain in Fai Chi Kei and its nearby Lam Mau Tong district.Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) officials announced details of the construction project during a press conference at the Government Service Centre in Areia

May 16, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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