Cross-Straits cultural bonds unite the family

China Daily Editorial        Although he is visiting in a private capacity, the visit of Ma Ying-jeou to the Chinese mainland starting yesterday has still captured much attention as the former Taiwan leader’s trip comes at a time when cross-Straits tensions are running high.Ma, who is on a 12-day visit for the purpose of paying his respects to his ancestors on Tomb-Sweeping Day and leading a delegation of youngsters for exchanges with mainland students, is the first former

March 28, 2023 | BY admin

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Facemask rules may be eased if Macau ‘stably’ passes next COVID-19 infection peak: Ao Ieong

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U says that the government’s current facemask-wearing guidelines could be further eased if Macau “stably” passes a new peak of COVID-19 infections that may occur in May or June.The current version of the local government’s facemask-wearing guidelines took effect at the end of last month.Ao Ieong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Saturday after attending a ceremony marking the opening of a new campus of the private

March 27, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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US Summit for Democracy – The Psychology of ‘Us-vs-Them’ – Editorial

Editorial        When preparing this editorial about this week’s Summit for Democracy in the US, I remembered an article that I read a few years ago about the El Paso Walmart mass shooting in 2019 in which a racist killed 20 people because he wanted to stop a “Hispanic invasion of Texas”.Trying to make sense of such an extreme mentality, the Psychology Today author, Arash Emamzadeh, wrote that one way was “to consider it as a form of us-versus-them thinking –

March 27, 2023 | BY admin

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Health Bureau urges residents to be wary of cholera when travelling

The Health Bureau (SSM) warned the public in a statement yesterday of the risk of contracting the cholera bacterium when travelling outside the city, quoting an announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that a cholera pandemic has broken out in south-eastern Africa recently.As of last Monday, the statement said, cholera cases had been reported in 24 countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle East, and the risk of a global cholera outbreak was estimated to be high.The statement said

March 27, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Couple cheat woman out of 1.21 million patacas: police

A local couple were arrested separately at their workplace and home on Thursday for cheating a local woman out of 1.21 million patacas under the guise of “booking hotel guestrooms and buying meal vouchers at preferential prices”, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference on Friday.Lou said that the 30-year-old male and 27-year-old female suspects are surnamed Wong and Ning respectively. The former works as a chef, while the latter is jobless, Lou

March 27, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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62 ex-convicts join job scheme last year: IAS

Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) Acting Director Hoi Va Pou told reporters on the sidelines of Saturday’s “Integrating Care and Love in Rehabilitation” event that 62 people took part in the bureau’s employment scheme for ex-convicts last year, with a successful employment rate of nearly 47 percent, adding that most of them are mainly working in the catering and logistics sectors.Hoi pointed out that small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have provided many employment opportunities for

March 27, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Macao-Hengqin Craft Market’ features 200 brands

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Friday that 200 cultural and creative brands and products from Macau, Zhuhai, Hengqin and other cities from the Greater Bay Area (GBA) were featured at the “Macao-Hengqin Craft Market”.The craft market took place from Friday through yesterday at the Fuxiang riverside, in Hengqin Chimelong, the statement noted.According to the statement, the Cultural Affairs Bureau invited nearly 40 Macau cultural and creative brands in an open call to

March 27, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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1st Deignan Award honours SMEs in HK and Macau

The winning small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the first Deignan Award for Responsible Entrepreneurship were unveiled during a prize-giving ceremony on Saturday at The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Yasumoto International Academic Park, the organisers said in a statement yesterday.The award is named in honour of Alfred Deignan, who devoted his life to education and social service.The Gold Award winners, the statement noted, were GoGoChart Technology Limited and MSS

March 27, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Car driver killing motorbike rider in crash faces negligent homicide charges: police

The driver of a car that killed a motorcycle rider in a crash in Taipa on Wednesday night last week faces a possible charge of negligent homicide, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan announced during a regular press conference on Friday.Based on PSP and Fire Services Bureau (CB) announcements on Wednesday night, The Macau Post Daily published a report about the fatal crash on Thursday – https://www.macaupostdaily.com/article17317.html.Cheong announced further details about

March 27, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Newly renovated playground next to Flora Garden opens today

A newly renovated children’s playground located between Flora Garden and the private D. José da Costa Nunes Kindergarten will come into use today, but it is only open to members of the public outside the kindergarten’s school hours, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement on Friday.Previously, the playground was only used by the kindergarten, which is located on Avenida de Sidónio Pais. The government commenced a project last year to renovate the playground to be open

March 27, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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The ‘lucky’ necklace

As a sceptic, I have my doubts about the phenomenon of luck. I don’t always believe in it and my reasons were formed and solidified when I was in Third Grade, the time when my uncle came to Macau to visit my family.He was a fashionable young man in his late twenties, working as a teacher by day, and a musician who performed to a hip young crowd at night. To me, he had all the makings of a cool uncle. I could not be happier when he decided to leave me a gift before he left for home, which was

March 27, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Luck & feng shui: how Chinese traditions influence daily life

Whenever luck is discussed, it’s impossible to ignore the role of feng shui (風水) in Chinese culture. Feng shui is the ancient Chinese practice of arranging one’s surroundings to promote balance and harmony, and to attract good luck and prosperity. It is believed that feng shui – aka Chinese geomancy – can impact a person’s life in significant ways, both positive and negative.As a Chinese person, I can attest that our lives are more or less related to feng shui. While I am not

March 27, 2023 | BY William Chan

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MGTO holds ‘Experience Macao, Unlimited’ roadshow in Dongguan

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has taken its “Experience Macao, Unlimited” caravan roadshow to Dongguan, aiming to attract residents from cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) to visit Macau, expand the city’s source of tourists and boost the recovery of the local tourism industry, according to an MGTO statement on Saturday.The roadshow in Dongguan was held on Saturday and yesterday in Wanda Plaza in Dongcheng district of Dongguan city, with its first

March 27, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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OCHM, CNTO to perform together in April

The “Everlasting Joy of Heaven and Earth – Chinese Festivals” concert is slated to be held at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Grand Auditorium on April 15, being a collaborative performance between the China National Traditional Orchestra (CNTO) and the Macao Chinese Orchestra (OCHM), according to a recent statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).A large ensemble of nearly 100 musicians from the two orchestras will showcase original Chinese music to the public, according to the

March 27, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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