IAS vows to set up resource centre on assistive devices for residents this year

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has said in a recent reply to a written interpellation by lawmaker-cum-civil engineer Leong Hong Sai that it will cooperate with local associations in setting up a resource centre on assistive devices for residents this year.Leong submitted his written interpellation on May 22, and the bureau replied on June 24, a copy of which was sent to the media yesterday.According to the bureau, the future resource centre aims to provide residents with services such as

July 24, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Wanzai customs officers seize 219 dried seahorses

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that a batch of 219 dried endangered seahorses were seized by Wanzai customs officers last month during the inspection of a parcel that was to be exported.The statement said that the seahorses have meanwhile been confirmed to be National Second-Class Protected Animals.The statement did not reveal where the parcel came from and what its destination was.According to the statement, Wanzai customs officers discovered on June 6 that the

July 24, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police nab 2 for sham marriage

A local man and a mainland woman who married last year were taken last week to a police station for questioning about their alleged sham marriage, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hon said yesterday.Both suspects are in their thirties. The male suspect surnamed Ao is a taxi driver, while the female suspect surnamed Yuan is a masseuse. According to Lai, while investigating Yuan for working illegally in Macau, the police discovered suspicious details about her marital status

July 24, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Shop owner’s bank account frozen after receiving customer’s funds

A local shop owner reported to the police on Monday that his mainland bank account was frozen after he received money from a customer, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said in a regular press conference yesterday.The victim’s shop sells electronics and alcoholic beverages. On Friday, a mainland customer visited the shop and purchased 15 smartphones and two bottles of Moutai, totalling 143,000 yuan (158,000 patacas). The customer transferred the payment to the victim’s bank

July 24, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Guangdong-Macau fair featuring ‘China chic’ to kick off tomorrow

The annual “Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” will kick off tomorrow at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, with this year’s focus on “China chic”.The “Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, and the 25th Anniversary of Macao’s Return to the Motherland•2024 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” (2024GMBPF), jointly organised by the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Department of Commerce

July 24, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Ho vows to give local youth more opportunities, addressing Zhejiang event via video link

The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement that Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng made a speech via video link for last night’s launch ceremony of an event where young people from Hong Kong and Macau are visiting Zhejiang Province, and Ho, according to the statement, said in his speech that the Macau government will continue to provide more opportunities and platforms to help young local people pursue their development.According to local Chinese-language media reports

July 24, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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‘Very hot’ weather with 35 to 36 °C expected these 3 days: observatory

The weather from today through Friday is expected to be “very hot”, with the highest temperature generally reaching 35 to 36 degrees Celsius, the local observatory said yesterday.The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement yesterday that under the subsiding air at the outer circulation of Typhoon Gaemi, “very hot” weather was expected along the coast of South China in the middle to late part of this week, from today through Friday, with temperatures

July 24, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Int’l journal publishes article by MUST VP on newborn liver disease

A review article on biliary atresia (BA) by Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) Vice President and Chair Professor Paul Kwong Hang Tam was recently published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and specialised care to improve the quality of life and survival rates of children affected, according to an MUST statement.Tam’s article in the medical journal, which the private university’s statement said offers “easy-to-understand

July 24, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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UM holds 36th Asian Finance Association Annual Conference

The University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) has recently organised the 36th Asian Finance Association Annual Conference, gathering around 300 scholars from around the world to discuss research findings.The statement did not mention when and where the three-day event took place.Jointly organised with the Asian Finance Association (AsianFA), the statement noted that the annual conference is “one of the largest and most influential academic finance conferences in

July 24, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Palestinian factions sign Beijing Declaration after reconciliation talks

BEIJING – At China’s invitation, senior representatives of 14 Palestinian factions held reconciliation talks in Beijing from July 21 to 23.Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and foreign minister, yesterday attended in Beijing the closing ceremony of the reconciliation talks of Palestinian factions and witnessed the signing of the Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity by 14 Palestinian

July 24, 2024 | BY admin

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China earnest, steadfast in further deepening reforms

Commentary        BEIJING – As the world’s second-largest economy arrives at a new critical juncture of reform, the just-concluded third plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) clearly demonstrates that China means business in further deepening reforms comprehensively.The resolution adopted at the landmark meeting, held from July 15 to 18, unveiled more than 300 reform measures in various fields such as economy, politics, culture,

July 24, 2024 | BY admin

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‘Budget hotels can divert tourist flows to different districts’: tourism chief

The two-star Hotel Central in the city centre officially reopened its doors to the public yesterday, and Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said on the sidelines of the hotel’s grand opening ceremony she believed that the increasing number of budget hotels, i.e., two-star or low-cost accommodations, in Macau’s old quarters, could “divert” tourist flows to the city’s different districts to visit their attractions and spend money there.She

July 23, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Over 90 works by local writers showcased at literature house

An exhibition titled “How Words Fly - Exhibition of Donations from Local Writers” is taking place at the House of Macao Literature on Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, enabling visitors to learn more about Macau’s writers.Located on the first floor, the ongoing exhibition, according to a recent statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), kicked off last month and comprises over 90 pieces or sets of selected works donated by local writers and literary publishers.The items on

July 23, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt logs 3 cases of minors obtaining alcoholic drinks in H1

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that it recorded three cases of minors being sold or provided with alcoholic drinks in public places in the first six months of this year.The new Law on the Prevention and Control on Minors’ Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages took effect in early November last year, according to which it is illegal to sell minors, i.e., those under the age of 18, alcoholic drinks or provide them with such drinks at public venues either for commercial or

July 23, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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