120 local & GBA firms offer 3,000 posts at MPU Career Day

The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) said in a statement on Monday that its recent “MPU Careers Day 2023” event involving over 120 companies from Macau and the Greater Bay Area (GBA) provided more than 3,000 job vacancies and internship opportunities for students.According to the statement, last Tuesday’s job fair included career talks, a corporate visit, English résumé workshops and English mock interviews. A “more diverse range of industries” were also featured at the event such

March 22, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt invites public to join 5-minute shower challenge: DSAMA

The Water and Marine Bureau (DSAMA) introduced this year’s “shower-for-five-minutes challenge” for today’s World Water Day, aiming to promote the importance of water conservation.The bureau encouraged residents to shower within for five short minutes on World Water Day, as a minute of showering could use up to 10 litres of water, which is enough for a person to drink for five days, the statement noted. The statement said the bureau has called on over 150 public entities, including

March 22, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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FM Commissioner Liu Xianfa briefs media, foreign reps on ‘two sessions’

Foreign Ministry Commissioner Liu Xianfa yesterday briefed representatives of Macau’s Portuguese- and English-language media, consul-generals, Forum Macao representatives and representatives from the Macao European Chamber of Commerce, United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology and Typhoon Committee Secretariat about the recent “two sessions” in Beijing. The 1 ½-hour briefing in English was held at the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of

March 22, 2023 | BY admin

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IPIM visits Malaysia to discuss development opportunities

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) took a delegation to Penang and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from Saturday to Monday on the final stop of its 11-day Southeast Asia tour to promote the Guangdong Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and trade cooperation between Macau and Malaysia, thereby discussing development opportunities with investors in Malaysia.The statement noted that as of last year, China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 14 consecutive

March 22, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau Vocal Association to host its 9th festival

Interview by William Chan        Mars Lei Siu Hong, the music director of the Macau Vocal Association (MVA), told The Macau Post Daily in an online interview last week that the association’s annual activity – Macau Vocal Festival – will be held for the ninth year, with the opening concert slated to be held next Wednesday, adding that the event will also feature performances and a talk given by vocalists a few days after the opening concert.Lei founded the association

March 22, 2023 | BY admin

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Smearing of Beijing’s peace efforts exposes Biden administration’s war-mongering

China Daily Editorial        A cease-fire is the very first step to put an end to the Ukraine conflict. No matter which country brokers it, a cease-fire should be welcomed by all as the first step toward a negotiated end to hostilities.However, President Xi Jinping’s ongoing pro-peace visit to Moscow has not been welcomed by the Joe Biden administration.A call for a cease-fire as a result of Xi’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin would be “unacceptable”,

March 22, 2023 | BY admin

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Tsai’s ‘transit trip’ unforgivable

Commentary by Zhang Zhouxiang         Whatever word they use to describe Taiwan “leader” Tsai Ing-wen’s planned trip that will involve New York and Los Angles, be it “transit” or “stop in” or “travel through”, that won’t hide the essence of Tsai entering the US territory.Worse still is that Tsai would meet US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which is, from every aspect, a kind of official contact between US and Taiwan, a territory that’s part of

March 22, 2023 | BY admin

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S&T fund earmarks 470 million patacas for this year’s research projects

The government’s Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) has set aside a budget of about 470 million patacas in financial support for this year’s projects, Cheang Kun Wai, a member of the FDCT Administrative Committee, said during a press conference yesterday, adding that excluding the State Key Laboratories (SKL) scheme, the overall project funding budget amounts to about 370 million patacas, the same as in previous years.Cheang noted that the fund granted 353 million patacas for

March 21, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Cop refuses breathalyser: police

A Public Security Police (PSP) officer has been arrested for refusing to take a breathalyser after being suspected of drunk driving (DUI), PSP spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said in a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Choi is a 36-year-old male who joined the Public Security Police in 2008.According to Cheong, on Sunday at around 1 a.m., patrolling officers saw Choi driving a car with no headlights on and travelling in the wrong direction of the one-way Rua de Évora in Taipa.

March 21, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Local man picks up & keeps ring found in street: police

A local man has been arrested for stealing a ring worth HK$50,000  that he found on a bench, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Chio is a 42-year-old renovation worker.According to Cheong, the police received a report from a woman on Saturday, saying that she had left a ring worth HK$50,000 on a bench earlier that day on Avenida de Cinco de Outubro in Coloane. Thanks to CCTV footage, PSP officers

March 21, 2023 | BY William Chan

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MGTO reveals identities of 8 wax figures at GP museum

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) revealed in a statement yesterday the identities of four more wax figures of renowned racers, which are done in collaboration with Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, that will debut at the Macau Grand Prix Museum next week.According to the statement, the wax figures are of racers Michael Rutter, Lewis Hamilton, Robert “Rob” Huff and Edoardo Mortara. They will be unveiled with the wax figures of John Macdonald, Ron Haslam, Ayrton Senna da Silva and

March 21, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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IC to provide 2 more busking locations

The Cultural Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that it will provide two new busking locations, one at the former Iec Long Firecracker Factory site in Taipa and the other outside the Macau Science Centre (MSC) in Nape, starting on Friday.The old and new locations are available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.According to the statement, the extension of the busking locations aims to enhance Macau’s cultural atmosphere and provide more performing

March 21, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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New ID chief vows to continue with ‘service spirit’

The newly appointed director of the Identification Services Bureau (DSI), Chao Wai Ieng, pledged yesterday that his bureau will continue with its “service spirit” with the aim of providing the population with better-quality services.Chao made the remarks during his swearing-in ceremony at the bureau in Nam Van, according to a DSI statement yesterday.According to an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) last week, Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng

March 21, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Macao Open marks return, event set for October

The SJM Macao Open competition is slated to take place from October 12-15 at the Macau Golf and Country Club for “one of the most prestigious tournaments” on the Asian Tour, which will be its 20th edition, according to a statement from the organisers.The 2017 tournament in Macau, the last one held locally, was won by India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar, according to the statement.The statement noted that SJM is the title sponsor for the next three editions of the event and is supported by the

March 21, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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