Sands 10K kicks off on Sunday

The 2023 Sands China Macao International 10K will kick-off on Sunday, with details and information revealed during a pre-event press conference held by the organising committee yesterday, according to a statement from the Sports Bureau (ID).The statement noted that the start area’s closing time for the fun run is at 6:50 a.m., while the starting pistol will be fired at 7 a.m. Meanwhile, for the 10k race, the start area closing time will be at 7:10 a.m., with the starting pistol fired at 7:30

March 17, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGM to showcase its venues in ‘Celebration Open House’

Gaming resort operator MGM said in a statement earlier this week that it will host the “Celebration Open House” on April 15-16 to present its venues and introduce its “one-stop, tailored event services” at MGM MACAU and MGM COTAI.The statement noted that guests reserving celebration packages during the period can get a discount of up to 15 percent, along with limited offers.The statement said that MGM’s venues, professional services and attention to detail make them the ideal venue

March 17, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands China, IFTM sign MOU

Sands China and the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday at The Londoner Macao during their co-organised symposium on conventions and exhibitions.The statement noted that the signing and symposium were held with the goal of “strengthening collaboration between academia and the integrated resort industry”. It aims to strengthen the development of local MICE talent and the sustainable development of Macau’s MICE economy through

March 17, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Wynn hosts Richie Jen ‘Miss You’ 2023 Concert Tour

Wynn Resorts said in a recent statement that it will host prominent singer in the “Chinese music scene”, Richie Jen Hsien-chi, on the first stop of his “Miss You” 2023 Concert Tour.Jen, from Taiwan, will perform two concerts one at 9 p.m. at Wynn Macau, while the second show will take place at Wynn Palace in Cotai tomorrow starting at 8 p.m., the statement noted.Fans will be able to watch Jen, who performs a range of music styles, perform his classic ballads and rock songs. The

March 17, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Global Civilization Initiative outlines the way to transcend estrangement, clashes and superiority

China Daily Editorial        The modernization of humanity should be like a garden where a hundred flowers bloom. This is what President Xi Jinping said in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Communist Party of China in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-level Meeting via video link on Wednesday.Xi was referring to the way each country chooses to advance its own modernization. Each country needs not only to follow the general laws governing the process

March 17, 2023 | BY admin

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Health chief reaffirms periodic COVID-19 infection peaks in foreseeable future

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long reaffirmed yesterday that Macau is expected to be affected by the periodic occurrence of peaks of COVID-19 infections in the foreseeable future.The health chief made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a closed-door committee meeting in the Legislative Assembly (AL).Macau suffered its first peak of widespread COVID-19 infections around the Christmas holiday resulting from the local government’s decision to abandon its

March 16, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Xi’s speech affirms Shakespeare’s ‘brevity is the soul of wit’ – Editorial

Editorial        President Xi Jinping’s pithy speech at the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) on Monday morning reminded me of William Shakespeare’s inspirational quote from act 2, scene 2 of Hamlet, spoken by Polonius, that “brevity is the soul of wit”.The English translation of his address, delivered in the Great Auditorium of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, comprises 1,458 words. The speech was quite brief but very concise and

March 16, 2023 | BY admin

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2nd Highly Collectible Art Fair showcases 60 exhibits

The second Highly Collectable Art Fair is being held at Casa Garden on Praça Luis de Camões until Sunday, presenting over 60-odd exhibits.The fair’s founder and exhibition curator James Wong Cheng Pou told The Macau Post Daily yesterday that the exhibition features interesting pieces that could even be displayed in museums.According to a recent statement from the organisers, this year’s art fair features several wood carvings showing “Sino-Portuguese culture” were provided by

March 16, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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33rd Macao Arts Festival to start at the end of April: IC

The 33rd Macao Arts Festival (MAF) will be held from April 28 to May 28, presenting a series of performances and exhibitions, with the theme of “The Long Artistic Journey”, featuring 20 programmes covering theatre, opera, dance, music, and visual arts. Tickets will be available from Sunday, March 26. Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man made the remarks during a press conference at MGM in Cotai yesterday, adding that the total budget for this year’s art-fest is 22

March 16, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Official cheats Sports Bureau out of 4,000 patacas by forging receipts: CCAC

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement yesterday that a civil servant of the Sports Bureau (ID) had cheated the bureau out of around 4,000 patacas by submitting forged receipts with overstated amounts of supplies that he had purchased for the bureau.The male suspect was tasked with the bureau’s procurement of goods.According to the statement, CCAC officials had launched an investigation after receiving complaints about the suspect, whose surname was not revealed.The

March 16, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Police nab drunken Filipino cyclist

A Filipino non-resident worker (NRW) has been arrested for riding a bicycle under the influence in Areia Preta, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Balasabas is a cleaner in his 30s.According to Kong, the police received a report about a traffic accident at around 8 p.m. last Thursday in the Areia Preta district. Police officers who arrived at the scene discovered Balasabas and a fallen bicycle lying on the

March 16, 2023 | BY William Chan

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HK woman launders US$1 million for email fraud gang: Macau police

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a regular press conference yesterday that PJ officers has recently arrested a Hong Kong woman for opening shell companies and assisting an email fraud gang, which had cheated an Australian company out of US$1 million (eight million patacas), to launder and transfer funds.Chong said that the 58-year-old suspect, surnamed Cheang, told that police she’s jobless.According to Chong, in late 2017, the Judiciary Police launched an

March 16, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Local man cons 100 blue-card, S Korean work visa seekers

A local man has been arrested for defrauding about 100 mainlanders by claiming that he could help them get a local work permit (colloquially known as “blue card”) or a South Korean work visa, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said in a special conference yesterday. Chong said that the 32-year-old suspect surnamed Lok told the police that he’s jobless. According to Chong, three male mainland non-resident workers (NRWs) reported to the police separately in January

March 16, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Female corpse found floating off peninsula

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were informed by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) yesterday at 8:05 p.m. that they had found a female corpse floating in the sea opposite Rotunda da Amizade, according to a PJ statement yesterday.The local victim surnamed Chang was in her sixties. Her son said that she had had emotional problems, and that she had often walked near the roundabout. After customs officers brought the body ashore, firefighters confirmed the death.The statement noted that after a

March 16, 2023 | BY William Chan

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