Woman hangs herself in stairwell

The Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) on Monday at 7:30 a.m. that a local woman had committed suicide by hanging herself in the stairwell of a residential building where she lived on Rua do Almirante Costa Cabral, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement.The deceased was a 44-year-old local woman surnamed Cheong. According to the statement, Cheong’s mother discovered that Cheong was not in her room and, after a search, she saw that Cheong had

April 19, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Nation’s top paddlers advance at WTT Champions Macao

The nation’s star paddlers Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Wang Manyu and Chen Meng won the round of 32 matches for men’s and women’s singles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao 2023 yesterday, the second day of the weeklong tournament.In the men’s singles, Ma Long defeated Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna 3-1 (11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8), but the multiple Olympic champion had to fight neck and neck in the third and fourth games.“It was a difficult match. His strength, performance and quality

April 19, 2023 | BY admin

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Green energy cooperation can spur pickup in ties

China Daily Editorial        A 15-people business delegation composed of Australian corporate executives and local government officials is reportedly to pay a six-day visit to China starting April 23. With representatives of major Australian banking and mining sectors, the group is expected to explore green energy cooperation opportunities during visits to Hong Kong, Tianjin and Shenzhen.As Australia China Business Council National President and Chair David Olsson said, this

April 19, 2023 | BY admin

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G7 continues provocative behavior by trying to muddy waters on Taiwan

China Daily Editorial        Pretending to be blind to the ugly roles their countries are playing in aggravating tensions on the Taiwan question and the Korean Peninsula issue as well as prolonging the Ukraine conflict, the top diplomats of the G7 countries at their meeting in Karuizawa, Japan, pointed their fingers at those being contained, threatened and bullied by the United States, accusing them of trying to change the status quo by force.It is ridiculous that the top

April 19, 2023 | BY admin

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No new round of 8K pataca consumption e-vouchers this year: Lei

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said yesterday that the government will not launch another round of 8,000-pataca consumption e-vouchers this year as the previous rounds were just a temporary measure to reduce residents’ hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak over the past three years.Lei made the remarks during a Q&A plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday as lawmaker-cum-unionist José Pereira Coutinho urged the government to to pay out the

April 18, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau logs over 98,000 visitors on Saturday, new record this year: Lei

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said yesterday that more than 98,000 visitors arrived in Macau on Saturday, which is the highest number of visitors in a single day so far this year, which Lei said he believed was due to the government’s effort in tourism publicity and promotion measures in the past three years beginning to pay off.Lei made the remarks during a Q&A plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday, adding that the number of visitors to Macau has now

April 18, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt expects to hold land auctions later this year: Rosário

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said yesterday that the government expects to hold land auctions later this year for four plots earmarked for residential projects.Rosário made the remarks when replying to oral interpellations by several lawmakers during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle.The government initially planned to hold land auctions for the four plots late last year, which did not get off the ground.Since the establishment of the Macau

April 18, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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IC to carry out maintenance on Ruins of St Paul’s

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that it is slated to conduct regular weeding and inspection of the bronze statues at the Ruins of St Paul’s from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. next Tuesday.The statement noted that barricades will be temporarily placed in the former church’s forecourt and staircase from 6 p.m. next Monday.Meanwhile, the forecourt and the monument’s site, including the “Visiting the Ruins of St. Paul’s in Space and Time” – Exhibition of Virtual

April 18, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ito overcomes slow start to progress at WTT Champions Macao

The World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao 2023 got underway at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion yesterday, with sixth seed Mima Ito of Japan overcoming a slow start to beat Elizabeta Samara of Romania in four games.In the men’s singles, Brazilian ace Hugo Calderano eventually took down Egyptian Omar Assar 3-2 (8-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9), while French rising star Alexis Lebrun, 19, chalked up an impressive 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 11-13, 11-7, 11-8) win over the 2021 World Championships silver

April 18, 2023 | BY admin

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MGTO gets 2,300 subsidy applications for tour groups, 14 from abroad

As of Sunday, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) received 2,300 applications for its subsidy scheme for tour groups covering those from the mainland, Taiwan and foreign countries, MGTO Deputy Director Ricky Hoi Io Meng told reporters after an event at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf yesterday, adding that of the total number of package tours applying for the government’s financial support, 14 are Southeast Asia tour groups, with its first group from Thailand arriving in Macau on Sunday.The

April 18, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Georgia Creeden offers different views in ‘Beauty& the Beach’

Georgia Creeden is showcasing her framed photographic works from her “Beauty & the Beach” series at the Hold On to Hope gallery in Ka Ho village.According to a statement from the gallery, Creeden loves to walk and hardly leaves home without her camera. She likes taking photos from a different perspective as “things are not always as they appear to be”. The photos featured in the exhibition were taken around Hac Sa Beach and Coloane.Creeden, the statement said, arrived in Hong Kong

April 18, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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8-year-old local girl diagnosed with flu in Guangxi, still critically ill after return to Macau

The Macau Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night that an eight-year-old local girl was diagnosed with influenza A together with a cerebral haemorrhage in Guangxi earlier this month when she was visiting the autonomous region with her family, after which she was transferred to Macau on Saturday for continuous treatment.She was still in a critical condition yesterday.According to the statement, the girl, who studies in Hou Kong School’s primary section, had been healthy before

April 18, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Site adaptive performance ‘In/Between’ takes place over weekend

In/Between, a site-adaptive performance and exhibition by the Ieng Chi Dance Association (ICDA), took place over the weekend in Flora Garden and Guia Hill Municipal Park as part of its 25th anniversary series, according to a pre-event statement from the association.The two-day event featured music and dance performances by local artists, which included an environmental dance guided by performers, and poems, as well as sketches and photos. The different performances were divided into

April 18, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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CPTTM inks deal with IDQ to launch BIM courses

The Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) signed a cooperation framework agreement yesterday with the Macau Institute for Development and Quality (IDQ) to launch Building Information Modelling (BIM) Application and Operation Training Dual Certificate Courses.CPTTM Director General Victória Alexa Kuan Chan (關治平) said in a speech during the signing ceremony at the centre’s seminar room in the Macau Chamber of Commerce Building in Zape that BIM is a technology that can

April 18, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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