Macau logs National Day holiday visitor record – 166,100 on Wednesday

Macau has recorded the highest single-day number of visitor arrivals for the National Day “Golden Week” holiday since official statistics started to be collected for the period, surpassing the previous single-day record of 162,100 on October 5, 2019, according to a statement by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday.Macau welcomed, the statement noted, over 166,100 visitor arrivals on Wednesday, the second day of the mainland’s National Day Golden Week on October 2, an

October 4, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Plot P senior housing tenants need to pay for clubhouse services: govt

Tenants in the government’s high-rise rental residential building for senior citizens on Plot P in Areia Preta district will need to pay to use its clubhouse and sport facilities, according to government announcements earlier this week.Tenants are scheduled to move into their flats in the housing estate from October 15 after it was inaugurated on Thursday last week.The housing estate has four podium levels from the ground to third floor. The podium’s second floor will be used as a clubhouse

October 4, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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121 works on display at Sands Gallery in ‘Echoes of a Golden Age’ exhibition

A quarter of a century’s works by nine seasoned artists are on display in Sands Gallery’s latest exhibition entitled “Echoes of a Golden Age: Macro Events through the Micro Visions of Macao’s Legendary Contemporary Artists”, which officially kicked off earlier this week and closes on January 5.A statement on Monday by integrated resort operator Sands China quoted Executive Vice Chairman Wilfred Wong Ying-wai as saying: “As this year marks dual celebrations, this exhibition aims to

October 4, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MUST laboratory director Prof. Erwin Neher first foreign expert from HK & Macau awarded Friendship Award by China

    German Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology laureate Prof. Erwin Neher is the first winner of China's Friendship Award for foreign experts from Hong Kong and Macau, according to a report by the Chinese-language newspaper Macao Daily News this week.   Xinhua has reported that State Councillor Shen Yiqin in Beijing on Monday presented the Friendship Award to 100 foreign experts working in the country in recognition of their contributions to China's development.

October 2, 2024 | BY admin

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Gross gaming revenue in Sept rises 15.5 pct to 17.2 billion patacas, but lowest in first 9 months

    Macau’s 30 casinos generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of 17.25 billion patacas last month, a year-on-year growth of 15.5 percent, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has announced today.   Last month's GGR was the lowest in the first nine months of this year. So far, May generated this year's monthly record of 20.19 bilion patacas.    GGR in September was down by 12.6 percent month on month.   In the first nine months

October 1, 2024 | BY Staff Reporter

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CE Ho Iat Seng says nation regards Macau as 'pearl in the palm'

    Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has emphasised in his National Day address today that over the past 25 years, i.e., since the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) in December 1999, the nation has regarded Macau as a "pearl in the palm" (掌上明珠 - zhangshang mingzhu)*, and he underlined that the nation has consistently served as Macau's strongest support for maintaining prosperity and stability. thereby providing Macau's greatest

October 1, 2024 | BY Staff Reporter

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New library opens in Ilha Verde to meet growing reading demand: IC chief

The public Ilha Verde District Library, located on the first floor of Block 2 of the Bairro da Ilha Verde public housing estate, was officially opened yesterday, replacing the “Ilha Verde Library” in Mei Kui Kuong Cheong residential building, which had been in operation for nearly 30 years.The opening ceremony of the new public library under the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) was held yesterday morning, with Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong

October 1, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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National Day holiday

Due to it being the National Day public holiday today and tomorrow, The Macau Post Daily’s editing team and office staff will be taking the two days off and return to work on Thursday so the print edition of your favourite newspaper will be on the newsstands again on Friday morning. However, our digital edition on our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated as needed. Our local news and editorials as well as commentary by national media organisations are also available on

October 1, 2024 | BY admin

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Fire breaks out in residential flat, 90 evacuated

A flat on the ninth floor of a residential building on Estrada da Vitória, opposite the Traffic Police headquarters, caught fire at around 1 a.m. yesterday, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement.Several fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles rushed to the scene.Firefighters found smoke coming from an air conditioner in the flat and promptly extinguished it. According to the statement, firefighters said they believed that the blaze was likely caused by a malfunction in the A/C

October 1, 2024 | BY William Chan

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59-year-old worker wearing safety harness dies after falling from height

A 59-year-old male worker from the mainland wearing a safety harness fell to his death in an accident at a hotel on Rua do Tiro in Cotai yesterday, according to statements by the Fire Services Bureau (CB), Public Security Police (PSP) and Judiciary Police (PJ).The accident happened at about 9:10 a.m. yesterday, the statements noted, when the non-resident worker (NRW) “fell from a height” during a renovation project on the first floor of a hotel in Cotai, after which he was rushed to the

October 1, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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14 more locals fall for phishing scams

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a press conference yesterday that the police received separate reports from 14 local residents saying that their credit card information was stolen when clicking onto phishing links last week.According to Lei, four victims received messages from purported local banks, while the remainder received them from purported telecom companies, claiming that their loyalty points were close to expiration. The messages urged the victims to click on

October 1, 2024 | BY William Chan

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SSM receives report of vibrio vulnificus infection

The Health Bureau (SSM) received a report of a vibrio vulnificus infection yesterday concerning a 62-year-old local man with a history of chronic illness, according to a statement from the bureau yesterday.According to the US-based National Library of Medicine’s website, vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that “causes septicaemia [sepsis], severe wound infections, and gastroenteritis. Failure to recognise and treat this infection promptly leads to high morbidity and mortality”.The SSM

October 1, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Crowning Journey of Jean-Michel Basquiat on display at COD

The “Crowning Journey of Jean-Michel Basquiat” opened its doors to members of the public on Thursday, with large-scale installations inspired by the artist’s works along with various media showing moments of his life, as well as his thoughts and ideas, being showcased across four areas in the City of Dreams (COD) in Cotai.The New York-born artist gained success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement, according to Wikipedia.His work tackled dichotomies, while he also

October 1, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Travessa do Aterro Novo, Travessa do Mastro may reopen to cars this month: IC chief

Culture Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man told reporters yesterday that after listening to the views of business operators in the “Rua da Felicidade” pedestrian precinct and balancing the different voices of the two sides, the bureau will endeavour to remove the vehicular traffic restrictions at Travessa do Aterro Novo and Travessa do Mastro “no later than this month”, while lawmaker Ron Lam U Tou told the Post that “residents and business operators’ views on various

October 1, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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