Sands vows to celebrate CNY in style

With the Chinese New Year (CNY) approaching, Sands Resorts Macao has launched a host of celebrations and offerings, including accommodation, retail promotions, dining and entertainment options, until January 31, according to its recent statement.This year’s CNY falls on Sunday.The statement said that the signature restaurants at its resorts will present a “diverse selection of auspicious menus” from today through next Sunday, adding that limited-edition CNY pudding gift boxes, cakes and

January 20, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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MGM organises CNY festivities for seniors

Gaming resort operator MGM said in a statement yesterday that its Golden Lion Volunteer Team organised a string of Chinese New Year (CNY) festivities for seniors, continuing its philanthropic tradition to send them CNY wishes for the 12th consecutive year.According to the statement, the volunteer team led by MGM Human Resources Executive Vice President Wendy Yu Yuen-ying visited five local elderly centres.The statement noted that these included the Mong Ha Elderly Centre of the Macau Federation

January 20, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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JW Marriott Hotel Macau restaurants serve festive flavours for CNY

Urban Kitchen and The Lounge at JW Marriott Hotel Macau are serving festive flavours for the Chinese New Year (CNY), the hotel said in a recent statement.At Urban Kitchen, the statement noted that the Chinese New Year Lunch Buffet, priced at 368 per adult and 185 patacas for children aged 3-11, features the Peking Duck Live Station and Slow Cooked Angus Roast Beef, among others dishes.Moreover, the Chinese New Year Dinner Buffet presents beloved traditional Chinese dishes including sashimi Lou

January 20, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Wynn to host CNY events & dining experiences

Wynn Resorts said in a recent statement that Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace Cotai will be hosting a raft of Chinese New Year (CNY) events and dining experiences.At Wynn Macau, the statement noted that award-winning singer-songwriter Eric Moo Chii Yuan, who is renowned for his romantic ballads, will present his “Eric Moo Year of Rabbit Chinese New Year Concert” at Wynn Macau on Monday, the second day of CNY. He will perform his classics “reminiscing about the past and celebrating the

January 20, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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18 floats, over 1,000 performers to take part in CNY parade: MGTO

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernando’s told reporters yesterday that a total of 18 floats will be taking part in this year’s Parade for the Celebration of the Chinese New Year (CNY), with over 1,000 performers participating in the event, including some from Hong Kong after a three-year absence.Senna Fernando said she believed that the number of spectators along the two-day float parade would reach about 80,000, similar to that of last year, adding

January 20, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Junket boss Alvin Chau gets 18 years’ jail

Macau’s former junket boss Alvin Chau Cheok Wa was yesterday sentenced by the Court of First Instance (TJB) to 18 years behind bars for a range of serious crimes such as running a secret society and operating illegal gambling businesses, as well as committing a raft of fraud cases, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) said in a statement. Chau stood trial alongside 20 co-defendants. Other defendants were sentenced to prison terms of up to 15 years for a variety of serious crimes such as

January 19, 2023 | BY admin

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93-year-old unjabbed woman dies of COVID-19, death toll rises to 114

A 93-year-old unvaccinated woman inflicted with underlying diseases died of the novel coronavirus disease on Tuesday, raising Macau’s official COVID-19 death toll to 114, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.The fatality recorded on Tuesday came after no COVID-19 fatalities were recorded on Monday.Yesterday’s statement also announced that six new patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease were admitted to the Health Bureau’s

January 19, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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22 newbies among local members for 14th CPPCC

Newcomers include health chief Alvis Lo A total of 38 people from Macau have been appointed as members of the upcoming 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), one person more than in the current 13th CPPCC National Committee.Among the 38 members, 22 are newcomers who have been newly appointed, while the remaining 16 have been reappointed.Xinhua yesterday published the full list of 2,172 members of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, which was

January 19, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Slaughterhouse to close for 5 days: IAM 

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) quoted Macau Slaughterhouse Limited’s notice in a statement yesterday that it will close from Sunday through next Thursday for the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday, and that normal slaughtering will resume next Friday.In response to the increasing demand for fresh pork, the bureau has maintained close communication with both Nam Yue (Group) Co. Ltd. and Nam Kwong (Group) Company Limited, which are Macau’s live swine suppliers, to jointly safeguard the

January 19, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Ambulance use – and abuse – rises due to COVID-19: Fire chief

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) announced yesterday that Macau recorded 48,781 ambulance attendances last year, an increase of 9,668 cases, or 24.72 percent, year on year, the rise of which was mainly due to the COVID-19 outbreak in June last year and Macau’s COVID-19 transition period.Fire Services Bureau Commissioner Leong Iok Sam announced last year’s ambulance statistics during a press conference at the CB headquarters in Nam Van.During the transition period, which began on December 8 and

January 19, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Pharma bureau detects firm selling unlicensed COVID-19 medicine

The Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) said in a statement yesterday that its inspectors detected a trading company in the Barrier Gate checkpoint area that was supplying Primovir, an oral generic medicine used for treating COVID-19, adding that the medicine, which was manufactured in India, was imported without the bureau’s permission.The statement underlined that the bureau will refer the suspected illegal import case to the Macau Customs Service for breaching the

January 19, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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IFTM cooperates with UQ to offer dual master’s programme

The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) said in a statement yesterday that it had signed a dual master’s programme cooperation agreement with The University of Queensland (UQ) last month.The dual master’s programme, the statement noted, is a collaboration between the IFTM School of Tourism Management and UQ Business School. It aims to enhance the learning development and international exposure of IFTM postgraduate students, according to the statement.The statement said that the

January 19, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Outer Harbour pier post office to resume services on Jan 26

The post office on the ground floor of the arrivals hall of the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal will resume services next Thursday, according to a statement by the Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) yesterday.The statement noted that the office will be open from Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.The office can be contacted by calling 2872 8079, the statement said. Enquiries can be made by calling the CTT Sales and Retail Division on 8396 8815 during

January 19, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local Frenchman caught drunk-driving: police

A local French male was arrested for drunk-driving on Monday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.Lai said that the suspect is in his thirties. He told the police that he’s an administrator.The suspect’s surname was not given.According to Lai, the police received a report on Monday at 3:30 p.m. that a car accident had occurred in Estrada Governador Nobre de Carvalho in Taipa. Police who arrived at the scene saw a car that had

January 19, 2023 | BY William Chan

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