Police urge public to be wary of online concert ticket trading fraud

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday that they have recently received a number of reports from residents having fallen for a scam involving the purchase of concert tickets on the internet or via social media, urging the public to be wary of online concert ticket trading fraud.According to the statement, scammers told the victims that they could resell them concert tickets that had been registered in the scammers’ real name on the concert organisers’ official website,

March 8, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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2 seniors fall for ‘guess who I am’ scam: police

Two local women in their eighties and nineties respectively reported to the police separately last week that they had been cheated in similar scams, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said in a regular conference yesterday.Chan identified the scam tactic as “guess who I am”, which usually involves swindlers pretending to be a victim’s relative or friend.According to Chan, the female victim received a call last Tuesday from a man claiming to be her “grandson-in-law”. The

March 8, 2023 | BY William Chan

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2 mainland students fall for fake police scam

Two mainland students studying in local universities have fallen victim to a fake police scam in which they received calls from someone claiming to be from the law enforcement agencies in the mainland accusing them of involvement in mainland criminal activities and demanding the payment of “bail”, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference on Monday.Chan said that in the first case, a male victim in his twenties received a call on February 17 from a

March 8, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Senior leaders attend deliberations at annual legislative session

Zhao meets deputies from MacauBEIJING – Senior leaders Zhao Leji, Cai Qi and Ding Xuexiang, all members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, yesterday attended deliberations at the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC).When taking part in two separate deliberations with deputies from the Hong Kong and Macau special administrative regions (SARs), Zhao said reality has proven that the policy of “One

March 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Tribute to local composer Doming Lam

Interview by William Chan        Prolific Macau-born composer Doming Lam passed away on January 11. He was 96.One of the first of a few Chinese music composers who have appeared in the classical music encyclopaedia “Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians”, Lam was named one of the five Asian composing masters by music circles in Tokyo in 1999 and had contributed to numerous entities such as the Sino-British Orchestra, Hong Kong’s now defunct Rediffusion, Hong Kong

March 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Govt runs 950 vocational training courses last year

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement yesterday that it carried out about 950 vocational training courses last year, in which about 21,000 students enrolled.The statement also pledged that the bureau will continue to offer vocational courses in different modes in line with the local labour market’s need.The bureau will continue to provide diverse vocational training courses and skills testing, with the aim of creating highly qualified professionals for the city’s various

March 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau to expect 14,000 trade visitors in March-April: IPIM

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said in a statement yesterday that over 14,000 attendees are projected to take part in annual enterprise and academic conferences slated to be held in Macau from this month through April.The statement noted that a large enterprise recently held its annual conference in Macau which was attended by nearly 2,000 business visitors from the mainland. The statement did not identify the enterprise.Macau is now again offering a string of

March 7, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau to hold UFI Asia-Pacific Conference for 2nd time in 2024

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said in a statement yesterday that with the reopening of Macau’s borders, Macau will hold the UFI Asia-Pacific Conference 2024, which will be the second time the city will be hosting the conference since 2008.According to its website, UFI initially stood for “Union des Foires Internationales” or “Union of International Fairs”.The statement noted that the annual conference is held in different Asian regions each year, aiming to

March 7, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau’s economy is recovering ‘steadily’: MIM chief

Macau Institute of Management (MIM) President Samuel Tong Kai Chung told The Macau Post Daily during a recent interview at his office in Zape that Macau’s economy is recovering “steadily” compared to last year although there “is still some way to go” compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019, adding that as Macau has always exported tourism services mainly to the mainland and Hong Kong markets, both the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions between Macau and its neighbouring areas

March 7, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Gaming sector wages dip 0.1 pct in December

The gaming sector’s average earnings (excluding bonuses) of its full-time employees dipped a mere 0.1 percent year on year to 23,680 patacas last December, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. Dealers’ average earnings dropped 1.1 percent to 19,800 patacas. Compared to June 2022, last December’s average earnings were up by 1.8 percent. At the end of last year’s fourth quarter, there were 52,174 full-time staff employed by the sector, a year-on-year

March 7, 2023 | BY admin

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Monetary regulator to launch wealth management pilot project to train financial students

The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) said in a statement yesterday that it will launch for the first time a “Financial Talent Training Pilot Project – Wealth Management” programme for undergraduate or master’s students interested in wealth management who are entering their final year of study.The programme, in line with the government’s policy objective of focusing on the development of wealth management, is co-organised by the Macau Institute of Financial Services (IFS) and the

March 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IAM to hold 20 dog & cat adoption seminars

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement yesterday that it will organise 20 dog and cat adoption seminars in conjunction with the Macau Association for Stray Dogs and Animal Welfare (MASDAW), and residents can register online to join from today.The seminars will introduce the bureau’s adoption services, information on dogs and cats for adoption, basic medical care and legal knowledge of adopting pets, in order to promote the idea of adopting dogs and cats instead of buying

March 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Banned driver caught for DUI, speeding: police

A local man banned from driving was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI), Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 33-year-old suspect surnamed Lei told the police that he’s self-employed.According to Lam, in the wee hours of Friday police officers at a police roadblock intercepted a car speeding on Friendship Bridge. Police officers went to the car and asked the driver, Lei, for his driving licence, Lam said, adding that

March 7, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Man dies in car accident: police

A man was found without a pulse and not breathing in the driver’s seat of his car that had crashed in Nape, and was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital for emergency treatment, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.The 64-year-old victim worked as a driver. There were no passengers in the car.According to the statement, firefighters arrived at the scene at 9 a.m. yesterday where his car was found at the entry of the carpark of Artyzen Grand Lapa Hotel. The

March 7, 2023 | BY William Chan

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