Pharma bureau urges public to beware of scam calls

The Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) said in a statement on Friday that in response to some residents reporting that they had received calls from ISAF officials, claiming that it intercepted their packages containing “prohibited” items, banned the receivers from entering and exiting the city, and requested payment for bank transfers, the bureau urged members of the public to stay vigilant and beware of such calls.The statement underlined that the bureau has never

February 20, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Portugal's new consul pays first courtesy call on Macau CE Ho Iat Seng

Portugal's new consul-general in Macau, Alexandre Leitao, paid his first courtesy call on Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced today. According to a GCS statement, the meeting took place at Government Headquarters.Ho and Leitao exchanged views on how to further strengthen Macau's role as a bridge between China and Portugal, as well as on "pragmatic cooperation" between the two sides and Portuguese heritage and culture

February 17, 2023 | BY admin

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LRT East Line construction to cost nearly 10 billion patacas: govt

Quotations submitted by four construction companies or consortia for the government’s public tender for the design and construction of the southern section of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) East Line range from 4.62 billion patacas to 4.81 billion, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced in a statement yesterday.Consequently, the whole LRT East Line construction project would cost between 9.09 billion and 9.94 billion patacas, as quotations for the LRT East Line northern-section project (final

February 17, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau’s 6 resort operators earn 61 Five-Star awards from Forbes Travel Guide

Macau’s six integrated resort (IR) operators have earned a combined 61 Five-Star awards in the 2023 Forbes Travel Guide (FTG), eight more than in 2022.FTG announced the awards on Wednesday.The FTG website notes that Macau has surpassed London this year as the city with the most Five-Star awarded hotels in the world. The six IRs have issued separate statements on their wins.MelcoThis undated handout photo provided by Melco Resorts & Entertainment this week shows its properties in

February 17, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Organic recycling centre’s project & 15-year operation to cost up to 3.2 billion patacas: govt

Quotations submitted by four bidders for the government’s public tender for the design, construction and 15-year-operation of an organic waste recycling centre in Cotai range from 1.8 billion to 3.2 billion patacas, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) announced in a statement yesterday.The organic recycling centre will be located next to the city’s only construction waste landfill in East Cotai.The government launched a public tender in November last year for the centre’s design

February 17, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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19-year-old male body found floating in coastal waters off Nam Van Lake

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were notified by the Public Security Police (PSP) at 5:20 p.m. yesterday that a corpse was found floating in the coastal waters under the Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge (commonly known as the “Old Bridge”) off Nam Van Lake, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said in a statement last night, adding that the deceased has been identified as a 19-year-old local man.The victim was confirmed as a male by Macau Customs Service officers on arrival and the body was taken to

February 17, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Debris catches fire on balcony & in greenfield, police suspect arson

A residential flat on Rotunda do Almirante Costa Cabral caught fire yesterday afternoon, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said in a message to the media yesterdayLeng said that at around 12 p.m. yesterday, a resident reported a fire on the balcony of a unit in the neighbouring building.Firefighters rushed to the scene and by putting a hosepipe through the staircase window near the unit put out the fire. For fear that the blaze could re-ignite, the firefighters forced open the iron

February 17, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police warn residents of phone scam wave

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement that as of yesterday 68 phone scams had been reported since February 5, with eight people falling for the scams with a total loss of nearly one million patacas.The statement urged the public to be vigilant against all kinds of phone scams due to their high incidence.According to the statement, fraudsters pose as government officials, telecom operators, customer service of e-commerce platforms and so on, falsely claiming that the receiver’s phone

February 17, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Dulwich Int’l School in Hengqin says ready to provide Macau students with new option

Dulwich International High School Zhuhai invited local media on Wednesday to its campus, pointing out that it is the only international high school in the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, and that it is ready to provide a new option for quality international education for Macau students.Founded in 2010, Dulwich Zhuhai traces its roots to Dulwich College, the first British independent school to take its practice and ethos to mainland China in 2003, according to a statement

February 17, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Registration for Sands int’l 10k starts this weekend

Registration for the 2023 Sands China Macao International 10K, which is slated for March 19, will start this weekend, according to a statement by the Sports Bureau (ID) yesterday.The statement noted that registration for the 10K race will start from 9 a.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m. on Sunday for the Fun Run. There are 7,000 places available for the 10K race, while there are 3,000 for the Fun Run, with the statement adding that registration will be closed when all places are filled.According to

February 17, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ex-clerk cheats casino operator out of 21,990 pataca parking fee: police

A 38-year-old former casino company clerk was arrested on Wednesday at his flat in the northern district for fabricating a vehicle registration number plate that was authorised by his workplace in Cotai for free access to its carpark, and using it to avoid paying parking fees totalling 21,990 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the male suspect, who had been fired by the casino last month, is surnamed Lei.Leng

February 17, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Ex-pyramid scheme kingpin nabbed for money laundering: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a 44-year-old mainland woman on Wednesday when she entered Macau through the Barrier Gate checkpoint for money laundering, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday, adding that the suspect surnamed Tan was a key member of a now defunct pyramid scheme gang in the mainland.According to Leng, Tan opened an account in a local casino in April 2017 and deposited HK$800,000 as gambling money. After winning HK$80,000, she deposited

February 17, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Businesswoman steals 3 casino chips worth HK$300,000 & HK$68,000 in cash from gambler: police

A mainland businesswoman surnamed Tian was arrested on Wednesday when entering Macau via the Barrier Gate checkpoint for stealing three casino chips worth HK$ 300,000 and HK$68,000 in cash from a male mainlander from the guestroom of a casino hotel in Cotai on December 31 last year, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.The victim in his fifties reported to the Judiciary Police on December 31 last year that the 34-year-old suspect, whom he

February 17, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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8 local males cheated out of 180,000 patacas in gigolo scam: police

Eight local men aged between 23 and 29 were cheated out of 180,000 patacas in total by a mainland gang that offered them gigolo jobs, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday, adding that five suspects, three males and two females, were arrested separately between Wednesday and early yesterday morning for assisting the gang in collecting the proceeds through their mobile payment platforms and bank accounts.After receiving the proceeds, the

February 17, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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