Macau Jazz Orchestra brings live, danceable music to Regency Art Hotel

The Macau Jazz Orchestra (MJO) collaborated with the Regency Art Hotel to present the “Macau Cabaret” live band concert in the hotel’s ballroom on Saturday.The concert showcased a variety of dance music genres such as swing, cha-cha, mambo, tango, and more, delighting around 50 guests in attendance.Following a pre-dinner cocktail and buffet, the live music dance session kicked off around 8 p.m. The infectious rhythms of the first song encouraged guests to hit the dance floor, and the

August 21, 2024 | BY William Chan

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UM, Fudan students participate in summer learning service programme

The University of Macau (UM) and Fudan University’s students and faculty recently took part in a summer service learning programme in Jiangcun, Jiangsu Province that aimed “to inject new wisdom and vitality into the development of rural education and future rural development practitioners”, the University of Macau (UM) said in a statement yesterday.The participanting students explored the area with students from Jiangcun Experimental School, conducted field studies, and took part in

August 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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3 men nabbed for DUI, 1 under influence of ketamine

Two local men have separately been arrested for drunk driving while a Hong Kong man has been arrested for having taken ketamine and driving under the influence of it, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The Hong Kong suspect surnamed Seng told the police that he’s jobless. He is in his thirties.According to Lei, on Friday night the police received a report about a traffic accident that occurred on a roundabout in Coloane. When

August 21, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Police warn public of telephone calls from fake police

Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday some residents received telephone calls from a “PSP officer” yesterday who falsely claimed that their identity information had been stolen and asked them to make a video call for “investigation”, intending to obtain their personal data.According to the statement, the “PSP officer’s” number was 8805 0323, with an ID of “Public Security Police Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Immigration Department”, which has nothing to do

August 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IAM urges public to stop eating Gourmet Alley egg-flavoured noodles

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) urged the public yesterday to cease consuming the pre-packed HONG KONG EGG FLAVOR NOODLE by GOURMET ALLEY as it was found to contain an excessive amount of preservatives.In response to the recent announcement by the Centre for Food Safety of Hong Kong that the Hong Kong-produced problematic product, which has a net weight of 454 grammes and the best-before-date of June 5, 2026, was found to contain an excessive amount of sulphur dioxide (SO2), the local bureau

August 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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10 Fantasia gallery shows ‘Innermost’ exhibition

Interview by William Chan        Local artist and curator Leong Kit Man told the Post in an online interview last week that she is currently showcasing her exhibition “Innermost,” featuring Gongbi paintings, at 10 Fantasia gallery until August 30.Gongbi (工筆), a meticulous and traditional Chinese painting technique, involves a detailed step-by-step process of creation.With a doctorate in Fine Arts from the Chinese National Academy of Arts, Leong serves as an Assistant

August 21, 2024 | BY admin

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MGTO launches second-phase review of tourism master plan

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has launched the second-phase review of its master plan for Macau’s tourism development, for possible amendments to proposed measures listed in the master plan, with the aim of enabling the city to develop its tourism industry in compliance with the sector’s current post-pandemic landscape, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.MGTO announced the final version of its Macau Tourism Industry Development Master Plan in September 2017, covering the

August 21, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Gaming staff wages up 8.2 pct in June

The average earnings (excluding irregular remuneration) of full-time employees in the gaming sector amounted to 26,750 patacas in June, up by 8.2 percent year-on-year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.Casino dealers’ average earnings rose year-on-year by 6.5 percent to 21,660 patacas.At the end of the second quarter, the gaming sector’s total number of full-time staff stood at 52,518, an increase of 825 year-on-year, but the number of dealers fell by 208 to

August 21, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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CPC United Front Work Dept head praises Macau as ‘One Country, Two Systems’ exemplar

Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the CPC Central Committee, visited Macau for a two-day investigation and research tour, which ended on Sunday, during which he praised Macau for being an exemplar of the successful implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement yesterday. The

August 20, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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MICAF Fun Day to start on Friday

House of Literature to hold parent-child activities next monthThe “1st Macao International Children’s Arts Festival (MICAF)” will start its grand finale “MICAF Fun Day” Arts Carnival at the Cultural Centre Plaza from Friday to Sunday and from August 30 to September 1, welcoming children aged five to 12 to play in the outdoor splash zone and bubble zone party with their parents or guardians, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the

August 20, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mainland duo nabbed for burglary of local woman’s flat

Two mainland construction workers have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a local woman’s home and stealing a number of valuables, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said at a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the duo as a 33-year-old man surnamed He, who has a criminal record for street theft in the mainland, and a 43-year-old man surnamed Luo.According to Ho, around 8 p.m. on Saturday, while a security guard of a Taipa residential building was patrolling the

August 20, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Local Filipina nabbed for cash register theft

A local Filipina has been arrested for stealing 12,000 patacas from the cash register of a convenience store on two occasions, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hou said in a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect, surnamed Vivian, is in her fifties. She told the police she’s jobless.According to Lei, on August 12, the suspect abruptly left the convenience store in San Kio district while an employee was momentarily distracted, prompting suspicion among the staff who then

August 20, 2024 | BY William Chan

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NIA receives about 30,000 foreign permanent residents’ mainland travel permit applications

As of yesterday, the number of applications for special travel permits to enter mainland China for foreign permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau received by the National Immigration Administration (NIA) had reached about 30,000, the NIA announced at a press conference in Beijing yesterday.Since July 10, non-Chinese nationals who are permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau have been able to apply for the permit, officially known as Hong Kong and Macau Residents’ Entry and Exit Permit

August 20, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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HK salesman, mainland engineer cheat casino at baccarat

A Hong Kong salesman and an engineer from the mainland have been arrested for separately cheating a casino when playing baccarat, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said at a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the 35-year-old salesman is surnamed Kakadiya.According to Ho, on a Saturday morning, Kakadiya participated in a baccarat game at a Cotai casino. During the game, after the cards were revealed, he immediately placed a HK$1,000 casino chip on the “Lucky 6”

August 20, 2024 | BY William Chan

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