Envious student smashes & glues ignition lock of ‘newer’ motorbike

A local university student was arrested last Friday for damaging and gluing the ignition lock of a motorcycle which he found to be a better and a newer model than his, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.Lai said the suspect surnamed Wong is in his twenties. According to Lai, a man reported to the police on October 25 that the ignition lock on his motorcycle parked in Rua de Évora in Taipa had been damaged and also had glue

January 19, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Woman ‘hires’local quintet for 7 extra NRW quotas

A local car sales showroom owner was arrested earlier last week for using the ID cards of her friends and relatives to apply for seven extra non-resident worker (NRW) quotas from the government, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a special press conference yesterday afternoon.Lei said the main suspect is a 51-year-old woman surnamed Leong. The other five suspects, who are her relatives and friends, comprise four women in their fifties and a male university student in his

January 19, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Fond memories of Pátio do Espinho

The local Hall de Cultura (文化公所)  publishing house released a Chinese-language book with the title “Pátio do Espinho Oral History (茨林圍口述歷史)” last month, aiming to recall the history of the area through in-depth interviews with more than 20 former residents of the courtyard, so that its community style, historical importance and cultural connotation are once again brought to the focus of public attention.“Espinho” means “thorn” in Portuguese. However, the

January 19, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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US should prove visit worth the welcome

China Daily Editorial        Although the world had raised expectations that the world’s two largest economies would bury their hatchet at an early date after the Joe Biden administration took office, half way into its term, the America-is-back administration’s say-one-thing-do-the-other style has repeatedly dashed hopes of an upturn in relations.Although Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, extended a welcome to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who

January 19, 2023 | BY admin

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China’s economy retains resilience, vitality, potential

Commentary        SHANGHAI – Those who claim that “China’s economic slide is dragging down the global economy” should retract their rumors.Faced with the impacts of multiple unexpected factors, China’s economy withstood the pressure and maintained overall stability. China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3 percent year on year to a record high of 121.0207 trillion yuan in 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed onTuesday.This economic

January 19, 2023 | BY admin

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Govt urges public to take preventions against COVID-19 during CNY

The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre said in a statement yesterday that with the arrival of the Chinese New Year (CNY), which falls on Sunday, and the cold weather, residents, especially senior citizens and people with severe chronic underlying diseases, should take appropriate measures to prevent being infected with COVID-19 and to protect their health.In order to reduce the risk of being infected with COVID-19 or other respiratory infections, the bureau urged the public to

January 18, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab 2 suspected smartphone thieves

A local taxi driver and a non-resident worker (NRW) have been arrested separately for stealing a smartphone each, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement on Monday.The statement said that the taxi driver is in his sixties while the NRW is in his fifties.According to the statement, a man lost his phone worth 8,400 patacas after getting out of a taxi in Avenida de Lisboa on January 8 and borrowed a smartphone from a shop nearby to call his phone. The victim then left the shop and

January 18, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Police bust Vietnamese cleaner with drugs worth 1.6 million patacas

A Vietnamese woman who had been selling ice for around a month in the city centre was arrested yesterday, resulting in the seizure of 481.08 grammes of methamphetamine (ice), 13.47 grammes of ketamine, 82 ecstasy (MDMA) pills and 1 gramme of ecstasy powder, totalling an estimated street value of 1.6 million patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a special press conference yesterday morning.The suspect is a 36-year-old non-resident worker (NRW) surnamed Duong who works as

January 18, 2023 | BY William Chan

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IC extends VR exhibition at Ruins of St. Paul’s

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a recent statement that the first phase of “Visiting the Ruins St. Paul’s in Space and Time” – Exhibition of Virtual Reality at the Ruins of St. Paul’s will be extended through February 28 with additional sessions.Located at the Ruins of St. Paul’s College, the schedule has been adjusted to three sessions per hour, with each open to 10 participants, according to the statement.The statement noted that the exhibition, which presents a digital

January 18, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Man helps friend pawn stolen watch: police

A local man has been arrested for pawning a stolen watch for his friend, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a regular press conference on Monday.The suspect surnamed Lio, who told police that he’s jobless, is in his thirties.According to Lei, a pawnshop owner reported to the police on January 12 that one of his employees had embezzled a HK$40,000 watch and a HK$40,000 gold necklace last November. The victim claimed that the employee promised to return the money equal to the

January 18, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Comuna de Pedra to launch 3rd edition of ‘Todos Fest!’

Local art organisation Comuna de Pedra (“Stone Community”) said in a statement last week that it will launch the third Todos Fest! – an inclusive arts festival featuring performances, documentaries screening and outreach workshops – from February 6 to 12.The festival comprises local and Hong Kong artists as well as local volunteers comprising the elderly and individuals with physical and mental disabilities, the statement said, adding that the festival will also tour in Hong Kong.Comuna

January 18, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Carpark at Macau Cultural Centre to become public: govt

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has announced that the carpark of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape will join its network of public carparks from Friday, when it will open to all cars and motorcycles.The bureau made the announcement in a statement on Monday.Currently, the Macau Cultural Centre carpark, which is located in the basement, is not among the city’s network of public carparks managed by the Transport Bureau. The Macau Cultural Centre is a cultural facility managed by the Cultural

January 18, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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COVID-19 death toll remains at 113

Macau’s official COVID-19 death toll has remained unchanged at 113 as no fatalities were recorded on Monday, yesterday’s official figures showed. The last time no fatalities were recorded was December 23.Macau’s first six COVID-19 fatalities were reported during Macau’s previous COVID-19 outbreak that began on June 18 last year and started to subside in late July, colloquially known as 618 outbreak in Cantonese. The Macau government was pursuing a dynamic zero-COVID approach when

January 18, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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CNY market business ‘not as good as expected’: vendors

Stall holders in the annual Chinese New Year (CNY) market told The Macau Post Daily yesterday that their business in the first few days has “not been as good as expected”.As in previous years, the CNY market operates in the run-up to the Chinese New Year, i.e., from the 23rd day to the last day of the lunar calendar’s last month, in Praça do Tap Seac.The market, which started last Saturday, opens daily from 10 a.m. to midnight through Friday, but this coming Saturday, Chinese New

January 18, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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