Artist displays digital photos in ‘Non-View’ exhibition

A solo exhibition by local artist and photographer Kun Wang Tou titled “Non-View” is displaying 23 sets of his digital photographic landscapes at the Art For All Society (AFA) gallery.The exhibition, according to a recent AFA statement, is part of its 2023 annual plan, being Part One of the “View-Non-View” – Artistic Imagery Art Exhibition Series.Kun was born in the 1990s and specialises in photography as well as image creation, the statement noted. He has done research on the

March 30, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ho praises Forum Macao for its ‘encouraging results’

Addressing the 20th anniversary reception of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (also known as Forum Macao) held yesterday afternoon at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex in Nam Van, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng highlighted its positive role of building a platform for Sino-Lusophone business cooperation and services in Macau.Addressing yesterday’s reception, Ho said he hoped that the

March 29, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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10th round of RAT kit purchase scheme to start Friday

The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday that the government’s 10th round of its rapid antigen test (RAT) kit purchase scheme will start on Friday.As in previous rounds, the 10th round of the programme will run for 14 days, between Friday and April 13, during which each local resident, non-resident worker and non-local student enrolled in Macau’s higher education institutions will be entitled to buy a total of 10 RAT kits at the fixed price

March 29, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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2 more university students conned by ‘fake police’: police

Two female university students from the mainland studying in Macau separately fell victim to a “fake police” scam and have been defrauded out of 18,300 yuan (21,500 patacas) and 12,000 yuan respectively, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a regular press conference on Monday.According to Lei, the 19-year-old victim was contacted by a man on Saturday who claimed to be a mainland officer. The caller alleged that an ATM card registered in her name had been involved in money

March 29, 2023 | BY William Chan

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162 kids catch flu yesterday: SSM

A total of 162 children aged between one and 15 from 16 creches, kindergartens and schools in Macau were diagnosed with influenza yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement.According to the statement, one of the patients from the Creche S. João da Obra das Mães was hospitalised with pneumonia, while one patient from Pui Ching Middle School, one from Hou Kong Middle School (Primary School) and one from the Lou Hau High School (Workers’ Children High School) kindergarten were

March 29, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt shuts down 7 illegal inns from Jan 1-Mar 26

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), in conjunction with the Public Security Police (PSP), sealed seven flats suspected of providing accommodation illegally between January 1 and this past Sunday, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.Law No.3/2022, which amended Law No.3/2010, on the “Prohibition of Providing Illegal Accommodation”, has been in effect since April last year.The statement noted that from January 1 to March 26, a total of 354 inspections were carried out at the

March 29, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local man cheated out of HK$10,000 in fake ‘online gambling course’

A local jobless man in his thirties was scammed out of HK$10,000 for a fake gambling course he purchased online, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference on Monday.According to Lei, the victim discovered an online platform last year that claimed to teach gambling techniques. After watching several videos, he became convinced that the owner of the channel was a gambling master and decided to pay HK$10,000 earlier this month in tuition fees in exchange

March 29, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Macau’s TB treatment success rate averages 94.4 pct in 2 decades: Health Bureau

The Macau Health Bureau (SSM) says that the city’s success rate of the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) has averaged 94.4 percent over the past two decades, exceeding the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) requirement of 85 percent.The bureau made the announcement in a statement on Thursday last week, the day before World Tuberculosis Day initiated by the WHO, on March 24.The statement noted that according to the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2022, 10.6 million people were diagnosed with

March 29, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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4 Thai men dressed as women solicit customers for sex: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement last night that earlier this week PSP officers intercepted four Thai men dressed as women in the Inner Harbour district who were “harassing” passers-by, as they suspected that they were working as prostitutes.The statement did not mention the exact date when the police intercepted the quartet.The statement said that PSP officers patrolling in Rua das Lorchas saw that four males dressed as women were “constantly harassing”

March 29, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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System monitoring road tax payment status at carparks to start Friday

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday that a road tax payment status monitoring system set up in the city’s public carparks will be put into operation at noon on Friday.According to a DSAT statement, the system monitors the road tax payment status when a vehicle enters a public carpark. The statement added that penalty procedures will be initiated against the owners of vehicles in arrears for their annual road tax.The bureau uses various electronic technologies to monitor the tax

March 29, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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UM hosts university alliance’s annual meeting

The University of Macau (UM) recently hosted the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance’s annual working meeting, which gathered over 80 representatives of its 41 member universities, the public university said in a statement yesterday.The statement did not say when exactly the meeting took place.The representatives at the meeting gave their insights into upgrading the Greater Bay Area (GBA) into an international education centre, the statement noted.In his speech, UM Vice Rector Rui

March 29, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Youth Association Talent Training Framework divided into 3 phases: DSEDJ

The government-appointed Youth Affairs Committee yesterday reviewed during this year’s first plenary meeting the work progress for the government’s Curriculum Framework for Youth Association Talent Training that was launched in 2021, and Education and Youth Development Bureau (DESDJ) Youth Development Division Chief Tam Sio Wa told reporters that the ongoing framework was divided into three phases.Tam made the remarks at a press conference after the meeting at the bureau.According to Tam,

March 29, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Tickets for 33rd Macau Arts Festival sell like hot cakes: IC

Many people have bought tickets for the 33rd Macao Arts Festival (MAF) from ticketing sites since sales started on Sunday, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.Tickets for the opening performance Rite of Spring presented by Yang Liping and the closing performance, Patuá play Carnavaland, have been “highly sought after”, according to the statement. Meanwhile, the programmes On Substance of Time by the Portuguese Contemporary Dance Company and New Dragon Inn by the

March 29, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Comuna de Pedra performs at HK Arts Festival

Local art organisation Comuna de Pedra (“Stone Community”) said in a recent statement that they had performed “the never-ending task of lust for failure” on February 25 and 26 at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, adding that the inclusion-themed performances received enthusiastic responses.Comuna de Pedra, which was founded in 1996, continues to be focused on dance theatre productions, on stage and site-specific, apart from promoting art education in Macau. The organisation also curates and

March 29, 2023 | BY William Chan

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