Memorable cab rides: conversations from the backseat

Taking a cab can be a mixed experience in Macau. Most of the time, it can be a trip with nothing but silence, save for a blaring radio or the sound of constant WeChat voice messages, with the words “where to?”, “here?”, “how much?” and “thank you” being the extent of the exchange between passenger and driver. At worst? A verbal sparring match or needing to pay much more than normal because the driver somehow decided to take a longer route.A cab ride can also be mundane, simply a

January 9, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau-Shenzhen airport ferry route to resume tomorrow

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement on Saturday that sailings between the Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On and Shenzhen airport will restart tomorrow, so as to provide convenient cross-border transport services for citizens and passengers using the airport and more options for travel in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) regions.The ferry services between the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal and Shenzhen airport resumed yesterday, according to the statement.The statement underlined that

January 9, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Taipa Terminal Post Office resumes services today

The Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) said in a statement on Friday that the Taipa Terminal Post Office, which is located at the terminal’s arrival hall in Pac On, will resume its services today.The terminal’s post office is open from Monday to Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and can be contacted on 2850 0363.For enquiries, one can call the CTT’s Sales and Retail Division on 8396 8815 during office hours.  

January 9, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Row of vendor stalls in Fai Chi Kei gutted by fire

A number of vendor stalls in a row located opposite the ex-Canidrome in Fai Chi Kei were gutted by fire last night, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.Kuok Pan, who heads the Areia Preta fire station, briefed reporters about the blaze at the scene.According to the Kuok, the bureau received reports about the fire at around 7:30 p.m., after which firefighters arrived at the scene at 7:36 p.m., when several vendor stalls were ablaze.Kuok said that the firefighters brought the blaze under control

January 9, 2023 | BY admin

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Govt submits Cotai hospital bill to legislature

The Macau government has submitted a bill regulating the management of its public hospital complex in Cotai, officially known as Islands Healthcare Complex, which will be operated by Peking Union Medical College Hospital (aka Beijing Xiehe Hospital), to the Legislative Assembly (AL).The bill proposes that the employment of the Cotai hospital complex’s staff members will be regulated by the city’s labour legal system for the private sector, rather than by the government’s employment system

January 9, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Police nab jobless man for cheating 2 friends out of 230,000 yuan

A local jobless man purporting to be a local casino’s financial director cheated his two male mainland friends out of about 230,000-yuan (270,526 patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Lon said during a regular press conference on Friday.Chong said that the suspect, surnamed Wong, is aged 56, while the two victims who work as chefs in the mainland are aged 51 and 40.Chong said that the two victims reported to the Judiciary Police that through the introduction of a friend in 2008,

January 9, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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China’s optimized epidemic response enhances growth confidence

Analysis        BEIJING – Expectations are high for China’s economic performance this year amid the country’s move to adapt its COVID response in light of the evolving situation and better coordinate epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development.China’s downgrading management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B takes effect yesterday after the country made several adjustments to its anti-virus policies in 2022.As China copes with the changing

January 9, 2023 | BY admin

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China strives for vitality after COVID management downgrade

Analysis        BEIJING – At around 6:30 a.m. yesterday, flight NZ289 from New Zealand landed at the Pudong International Airport. It was the first international inbound flight to arrive in Shanghai after China downgraded its management of COVID-19, meaning those on board would not be subject to quarantine.Shaly Rauss, a German passenger on the flight who lives in Shanghai, went to New Zealand for a holiday three weeks ago. “I felt so lucky. We booked tickets one year

January 9, 2023 | BY admin

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COVID-19 ‘transition’ period to end on Sunday, almost all entry curbs to be scrapped

The Macau government announced yesterday that the city’s ongoing anti-COVID-19 “transition” period will end on Sunday, when it will scrap almost all of its COVID-19 entry curbs and measures, such as completely lifting its long-running entry ban on non-resident foreigners (i.e., foreign nationals without a Macau ID card), and cancelling all COVID-19 testing requirements for those departing for Macau from the mainland, Hong Kong or Taiwan.From Sunday, according to yesterday’s

January 6, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Grand Lisboa Palace gets HACCP certificate

Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau (GLP) said in a recent statement that it has acquired the renowned Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) certification via SGS Hong Kong Limited, a third-party certification agency, for food safety management, which it described as testament to its commitment toward implementing stringent food safety management practices.According to the statement, since its opening in 2021, the resort has strictly implemented food safety standards to provide

January 6, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Ritz-Carlton offers menus & experiences to celebrate CNY

Galaxy Macau’s Ritz-Carlton, Macau is offering a range of menus and experiences for the Chinese New Year (CNY), the five-star hotel said in a statement on Wednesday.In the hotel’s Michelin Star Cantonese restaurant Lai Heen, the statement noted, the Chinese New Year Lunch, priced at 688 per person, features “some of the greatest hits in Chinese cuisine” such as Double-boiled Free-range Chicken Soup with Bamboo Pith and Yellow Fungus, Fried Glutinous Rice with Air-dried Sausage, Conpoy

January 6, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Melco takes Christmas joy to community

Melco Resorts & Entertainment said in a statement on Wednesday that it took Christmas joy and warmth to the local community through its Simple Acts of Kindness 2.0 volunteering initiative.According to the statement, in conjunction with its local community partners, around 220 Melco volunteer team members dedicated over 400 hours to over 540 children, youth and seniors in the past few weeks.The statement noted that the Christmas-themed events included a Gingerbread Man pastry-making workshop

January 6, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands China holds successful OSH Month

Resort operator Sands China said in a statement this week that it recently concluded a successful Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Month, with over 7,500 staff participating in the campaign, which took place from November 7 to December 7.The statement noted that staff took part in various activities and initiatives to raise OSH awareness in the annual campaign. The staff also learnt about the importance of making sport and exercise a regular habit and a good diet’s role in maintaining a

January 6, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGTO launches CNY celebrations

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced a raft of activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year (CNY) with residents and visitors alike.According to an MGTO statement yesterday, on the first day of the CNY, January 22, MGTO will hold a Golden Dragon parade to welcome the lunar new year. During the event, the statement added, Caishen (God of Wealth – 財神), the gods of the three stars – Fuk (Good Luck), Luk (Happiness), and Sau (Long Life) (福祿壽), the Rabbit zodiac

January 6, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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