Democracy is a common value, yet it varies in paths

Commentary        BEIJING – In a world diverse in ethnicity, culture, and history, it is natural that democracy takes different forms and develops along varied pathways in various countries.There is no one-size-fits-all model for all countries in the world. Democracy should not be Coca-Cola, but be like ice cream with diverse flavors.But instead of respecting other countries’ choices, Western countries like the United States have repeatedly tried to export their

March 29, 2023 | BY admin

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MGTO to relaunch special transport offers in April also targeting foreigners: Senna Fernandes

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told the media yesterday that the government is drafting a plan to relaunch buy-one-get-one-free offers for cross-border transportation services from the middle of next month to the end of June, adding that apart from Hongkongers, foreign tourists who arrive in Macau via Hong Kong will also be eligible for the special offers, with free return tickets to use another day upon purchasing a shuttle bus or ferry ticket

March 28, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Tap Siac Craft Market to host 52 workshops

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that 52 creative handicraft workshops will be held, including 10 sessions for families, during the Tap Siac Craft Market from April 20-23 and April 27-30 in Praça do Tap Seac.“Tap Siac” is the bureau’s alternate spelling for “Tap Seac”.According to the statement, the workshops will include ceramics, bonsai and painting. Registration can be done at www.craftmarket.gov.mo until 5 p.m. on April 3. The fee for each handicraft

March 28, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MPU student breaks Guinness World Record for most one-arm pull-ups

Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) student Cheang Wai Hun broke the Guinness World Record for the most one-arm pull-ups in one minute, the public university said in a statement yesterday.Cheang, the statement noted, is a student from the university’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Sports. He was able to achieve 21 one-arm pull ups, beating the previous record of 18.According to the statement, Cheang said that breaking the record was a significant achievement in his life and that he would

March 28, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt proposes e-ID certificates for public services, crossing border

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who is also the spokesman for the government’s top advisory Executive Council, has announced that the government has finished drafting a bill that proposes to allow local residents to display an e-ID certificate on the government’s Macao One Account app, without the need to present their physical ID card, when using certain public services, as well as crossing Macau’s border checkpoints.Cheong made the announcement during a

March 28, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Micro Connect’s exchange starts trial operation in Macau

Platform aims to help micro businesses access financingMicro Connect (Macau) Financial Assets Exchange (MCEX), founded by Charles Li Xiaojia, former CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), has started its trial operation, aiming to enable the country’s micro and small businesses to access financing from global investors, with the use of fintech.The Micro Connect investment platform uses Daily Revenue Obligations (DROs) that enables global investors to share daily revenues

March 28, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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One case of H3N8 bird flu confirmed in Guangdong: SSM

The Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday that a case of human infection of H3N8 avian influenza virus has been confirmed in Guangdong province, according to a recent notification from the mainland health authorities, urging residents to avoid contact with birds and pay attention to personal and food hygiene.According to the statement, the patient is a 56-year-old female living in Zhongshan city, with a history of underlying medical conditions, a history of exposure to live poultry before the

March 28, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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‘Nostalgia’ on 1st day of reopening of Flora Garden playground: vox pop

On the first day of the reopening to the public of the newly renovated children’s playground in Flora Garden it was raining but, nevertheless, parents took their children to the park, taking photos and videos of their children with their phones, describing their first visit to the new park as “nostalgic yet fresh”.A father surnamed Lou said he and his daughter had passed by the gate a few weeks ago and had been looking forward to going to the playground when it was officially opened to

March 28, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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8 racers’ wax figures now stand at MGP Museum

The wax figures of eight renowned racers were revealed yesterday during an unveiling ceremony held at the Macau Grand Prix Museum in Zape.British rider Michael Rutter, nine-time Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix champion, and British racer Robert Huff, 10-time winner of Touring Car Races, also attended the ceremony as guests.The figures are displayed in a joint venture between the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. According to MGTO, each figure cost around two

March 28, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin and Lesley Wells

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Local film producer says more govt support needed

Interview by Yuki Lei        During an interview with The Macau Post Daily recently about a Macau-Guangzhou movie titled “Dancing in Sea Breeze”, which will be released next year, the film’s producer Andy Loi Man Keong, who is also the president of the Macau Internet Creative and Development Association (MICDA), raised his concern about the insufficient support from the local government for the cultural industry.Loi made the remarks at his office in Chong Fok

March 28, 2023 | BY admin

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Mainlander nabbed for slapping waitress’s buttocks: police

A mainlander has been arrested for slapping a waitress’s buttocks, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Leong Chi Seng said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect, surnamed Kang, is a 45-year-old man with a two-way travel permit. He told the police he’s jobless.According to Leong, the local victim told the police on Thursday at 4 a.m. that earlier in the night a man had slapped her buttocks when she was working in a bar of a Cotai hotel. Police officers scrutinised

March 28, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Woman found floating near Patane market: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were notified by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) at 9:56 a.m. yesterday that a woman, who had been found floating in the coastal waters off the Patane Municipal Market, was confirmed dead by its paramedics, according to a PJ statement.The statement said that Macau Customs Service officers, who were patrolling in a speedboat, spotted a woman in her forties floating in the coastal waters opposite the Patane Municipal Market at about 9:13 a.m. yesterday, and took her to

March 28, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab overstayer for theft, 3 for aiding & abetting

An overstaying male mainlander has been arrested for theft, and three have been arrested for aiding and abetting him, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Leong Chi Seng said during a regular press conference yesterday.Leong identified the theft suspect as a 33-year-old businessman surnamed Fu.According to Leong, a mainlander surnamed Gao told the police on Wednesday that his roommate, Fu, had stolen HK$17,000 and 400 patacas from him. Gao said that he had met Fu through a social media

March 28, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Local man smuggles cannabis oil in cup noodles

A local man has been arrested for smuggling cannabis oil from Zhuhai to Macau hidden in a seasoning packet inside a cup of instant noodles, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The 31-year-old suspect surnamed Cheong told the police he’s jobless.According to Lei, the Judiciary Police recently learnt through an intelligence exchange with the Zhuhai police that a Macau resident intended to mail drug packages from Thailand to Zhuhai and

March 28, 2023 | BY William Chan

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