Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng extends leave to July 29: GCS

   Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has extended his holiday from today through July 29, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced today.    According to the statement, Ho "has used his vacation to undergo routine physical examinations and received necessary diagnosis and treatment. He is currently in good health."   The bureau said that it issued the statement "in response do recent media enquiries about the chief

July 20, 2024 | BY admin

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Visitors rise 43 pct to 16.7 million in Jan-June

         Macau recorded 16.72 million visitor arrivals in the first half of this year, a year-on-year growth of 43.6 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced today.     According to a DSEC statement, the number of visitor arrivals between January and June reached 82.4 percent of the figure in the same period of pre-pandemic 2019.     Same-day visitors (8.88 million) and overnight visitors (7.83 million) showed

July 19, 2024 | BY admin

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Permanent residents can now travel between HK, Macau with QR code

Starting today, permanent residents of Macau and Hong Kong aged at least 11 can use their QR codes between the two special administrative regions’ (SARs) clearance service generated by their respective mobile apps, i.e., “Macao One Account” for the former and “Contactless e-Channel” for the latter, to cross border checkpoints between the two cities through e-channels.Upon the commencement of the new measure, eligible residents of the two places may choose to cross the border with

July 19, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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GEG cruises incorporate cultural elements of fishing village

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) said in a statement on Tuesday that it has further incorporated Macau’s “distinct fishing village cultural elements” in the “GEG Sea Cruises: Fishing Heritage Leisure Tour”, which recently launched and had its inaugural voyage.The previous “GEG Sea Cruise” received a positive response from the local community, leading to the further incorporation of the cultural elements.The statement noted that the tour was launched in collaboration with the

July 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands hosts ‘Happy 360’ initiative for staff

Sands China said in a statement earlier this week that it hosted its “Happy 360 Month” wellness initiative for its staff from May 28 to July 4, which aimed to “promote the attitudes of positivity and proactivity among team members”.An opening ceremony was held at The Venetian Macao in Cotai on May 31 to kick off the initiative.Held for the fourth year in a row, the statement said that the six-week series of activities enabled staff to take part in wellness events at the back-of-house

July 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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SJM, Holy House of Mercy launch ‘My ElderFriend Programme’

SJM Resorts launched the “My ElderFriend Programme” in collaboration with the Macau Holy House of Mercy earlier this year, which has received “enthusiastic support and recognition” from SJM volunteers and members of the home, according to a statement from the company earlier this week.The statement said that the programme aims to help the “elderly feel a sense of community care and promotes their physical and mental well-being, enriching their lives in their later years”, with

July 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting

Dancers perform the “Poetic Dance Drama: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting – A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers” at The Venetian Theatre in Cotai last night. More performances will be held between today and Sunday. Part of the Sands China Performing Arts Programme, the show is also a key supported work of the “Stage Art Masterpiece Creation Project Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China”, according to a statement by the integrated

July 19, 2024 | BY admin

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10th Malaysian Cultural & Food Festival on until July 31

The 10th Malaysian Cultural and Food Festival is taking place at Galaxy Macau, bringing the country’s flavours and culture to the integrated resort until July 31 while also marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Malaysia.Opening yesterday, the two-week event features a Malaysia-themed pop-up marketplace in the East Square where one can find traditional products and souvenirs, alongside activities. A dinner

July 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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HK’s ‘Liu Ma Kee’ closes after food safety scare

The century-old Hong Kong brand Liu Ma Kee (廖孖記), which was recently hit by an official food safety alert over excessive Bacillus cereus bacteria in its bottled preserved bean curd, has announced that it will close down its business, according to Hong Kong media reports yesterday.The shop in Yau Ma Tei district in Hong Kong has closed down, with the words “closed down” and “no longer in business” posted on the gate and on the front door, according to the reports.The Hong Kong

July 19, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Serial thief caught; mainlander cheats friend out of 200,000 yuan

An unemployed local man with previous theft convictions is suspected of stealing a watch worth HK$320,000 from a car the doors of which were unlocked, according to a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson during a special press conference yesterday.The male suspect surnamed Chan is 28 years old, according to the spokesperson.The spokesperson said that police officers received a report of a theft from a car in a public car park in the northern district on Monday, where the car owner discovered that

July 19, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Filipino thief overstays in Macau for 4 months: police

While investigating a theft by a Filipino, the Public Security Police (PSP) arrested his girlfriend for letting him live with her in her flat even though he had been overstaying in Macau since mid-March, a PSP spokesperson said during a press conference yesterday.The spokesperson identified the Filipino duo in their fifties, with the male surnamed Yumol and the female surnamed Tolentino who works as a domestic helper in Macau.On Monday, the Public Security Police, according to the press

July 19, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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High school student nabbed for sexual harassment: police

A high school student was arrested on Tuesday for sexually harassing two women in the Barrier Gate area last week, according to a regular police press conference yesterday.A Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said during the press conference that the male suspect, aged 16, surnamed Cheong, touched the buttocks of a woman in her forties with his lower body while queuing at a cash desk in a shop in the Barrier Gate area last Saturday while the victim, a non-resident worker (NRW), told

July 19, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Ho vows to unite Macau in implementing spirit of CPC Central Committee 3rd plenum

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng pledged in a statement yesterday that his government will unite and lead all sectors of Macau’s civil society to earnestly study and implement, through a string of measures, the spirit of the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which started on Monday and concluded yesterday.The statement, released through the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), also said that the Macau government will “transform the

July 19, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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4-day Sands Shopping Carnival now open

The 2024 Sands Shopping Carnival kicked off yesterday afternoon at The Venetian Macao, with booths at the four-day event offering a raft of products and deals until Sunday.This year marks the annual carnival’s 5th anniversary. Offering free business platforms to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Sands retailers, this year’s carnival comprises over 580 booths offering over 260,000 products, while there are nine exhibition zones across 21,000 square metres.In his speech, Sands

July 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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