Gambling help calls rise 20 pct in Jan-Feb: S.K.H.

Three representatives of the Sheng Kung Hui (S.K.H.) 24 Hour Hotline and Online Gambling Counselling Services Centre said during a press conference on Friday that the number of people seeking help from the centre during the first two months of the easing of Macau’s travel restrictions between Hong Kong and the mainland increased by 20 percent compared to January and February last year.The representatives added that among the help-seekers, the number of people from the mainland and Hong Kong

March 27, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Health Code to cease operation on Monday

The Macau government will cease the operation of its Health Code system on Monday next week.The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre made the announcement in a statement last night.The new measure that will take effect on Monday means that smartphone users will no longer be able to generate the Macau Health Code. Moreover, the ceased operation of the Macau Health Code system also means that smartphone users will no longer be able to present their COVID-19 vaccination records

March 24, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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MGM & MUST co-host culinary demonstration workshop

MGM China Holdings Limited said in a recent statement that it jointly hosted a culinary demonstration workshop with the Macau University of Science and Technology’s (MUST) Hospitality and Tourism Management Faculty earlier this month.According to the statement, in the fifth edition of the “Chef Series”, Chef Ricardo de Oliveira, who has 28 years of experience in global cuisine and works at the Rossio restaurant at MGM Macau, presented an array of Portuguese culinary techniques, his

March 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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SJM hosts culinary workshop for IFTM

SJM resorts said in a statement earlier this week that it recently invited 25 fourth-year students and lecturers from the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies’ (IFTM) School of Hospitality Management to a workshop at Grand Lisboa Palace in Cotai to learn from Mesa’s Chef de Cuisine, André Lai.Mesa is a Portuguese restaurant at the resort.According to the statement, Lai taught the participants how to prepare modern Portuguese cuisine and shared insights into the F&B industry’s future

March 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Melco receives best responsible gaming award & outstanding CSR role

Gaming resort operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment said in a statement yesterday that it was honoured at the Asia Gaming Awards 2023 for its achievements in Best Responsible Gaming Programme and Outstanding Contribution in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).According to the statement, the awards recognise the efficacy of the company’s responsible gaming (RG) initiatives and commitment to “developing and maintaining a culture of RG in every jurisdiction of operation”, as well as

March 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands China, Air Macau launch exclusive offers for visitors from Singapore

Sands China said in a statement yesterday that in collaboration with Air Macau, an exclusive hotel package and an array of “privileges” aimed at Singaporean and regional visitors have been launched to celebrate the inauguration of the airline’s Macau-Singapore route.The statement noted that the campaign “consolidates the company’s long-term partnership” with the airline and is in line with the Macau Government Tourism Office’s (MGTO) “efforts to diversify visitor source markets

March 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ho raises 4 points to support high-quality development of In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng raised yesterday four points of aspiration regarding the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement.The zone’s Administrative Committee yesterday held in Macau at the Forum Macao complex its fifth meeting, which was co-chaired by the body’s two directors – Ho and Guangdong Governor Wang Weizhong.After the meeting, several cooperation agreements were

March 24, 2023 | BY admin

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Boy suffers fractures after being hit by radio taxi

A 10-year-old boy was hit by a radio taxi near Avenida de Venceslau de Morais in Areia Preta district last night, the authorities said.According to statements from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the Public Security Police (PSP), the accident occurred at around 8 p.m. near Mong Sin Building, a social rental housing estate.Firemen and paramedics rushed to the scene where they freed the boy who was partially trapped under the taxi, after which he was rushed to the public Conde de São Januário

March 24, 2023 | BY admin

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Longines adds new chronograph watch with ‘flyback function’ to Spirit collection

Longines Macau said in a statement on Wednesday that its “Longines Spirit” collection has been expanded to include a chronograph watch with flyback function, “a complication intrinsically linked to the brand’s rich heritage”.The statement noted that flyback is “an additional function of chronographs that has particular advantages in terms of time and speed”. Its particular advantage, the statement underlined, is that it gives pilots “a practical and fast way of successively

March 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGTO holds ‘Experience Macao, Unlimited’ roadshow in Beijing

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday launched its four-day “Experience Macao, Unlimited” caravan roadshow in Beijing, aiming to attract residents from Beijing to travel and splash out in Macau, expand the city’s source of tourists and boost the recovery of the local tourism industry, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.The roadshow will be held at the Beijing Hopson One shopping centre in the national capital’s Chaoyang district.The statement quoted MGTO Director

March 24, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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AMCM raises base rate to 5.25 percent

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) – Macau’s quasi-central bank – said in a statement yesterday that it has raised its base rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 percent. Its Hong Kong counterpart yesterday also raised its base rate to 5.25 percent, just hours after the US Federal Reserve had announced a 25 basis point rate increase in Washington, DC. A brief AMCM statement pointed out that under its linked exchange rate system, Macau’s base rate is set at par with Hong Kong’s

March 24, 2023 | BY admin

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UM’s 2-day job fair offers over 3,000 vacancies

The University of Macau (UM) launched its two-day “UM Career and Internship Fair 2023” yesterday, where over 3,000 job vacancies are on offer from 110 participating companies and organisations, the public university said in a statement.According to the statement, the annual event helps graduating students seek job opportunities and assist both second-year and third-year students in finding summer internships. The fair offers vacancies in fields such as information technology (IT), cultural

March 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local man steals jacket from arborist 

A local man has been arrested after stealing a jacket from an arborist, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference on Wednesday.The 65-year-old suspect surnamed Tam told the police that he’s jobless.According to Cheong, when the victim was trimming trees on Rua do Terminal Marítimo in Zape on Friday, he hung his jacket on a railing nearby. Tam then stole the victim’s jacket. After the victim realised his jacket, containing 300 patacas

March 24, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Macau logs post-pandemic daily record of 96,011 visitors last Saturday: MGTO

Macau logged over 2.99 million visitor arrivals in the first two months of the year, of which 1.99 million were mainlanders, 880,000 were Hongkongers, 41,000 were Taiwanese and 74,000 were foreign visitors, which showed the recovery of Macau’s international tourism market, according to a statement by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday.The statement noted that the average daily number of visitors to the city from March 1-22 reached about 65,000, an increase of 13.4 percent

March 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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