Another Decade of Competing

A Towering City of Sand*Twenty years with drastic changes have passedUps and downs in the sea of MacauThe sun shone bright The rainstorm does not stopA myth of one hundred billionin which the Big Six continue to compete during another decadeWhat an ethereal worldWhere wind, rain and shine have never come YiiMaJanuary 1, 2023Photo taken at 8 a.m. on New Year’s Day in Cotai by YiiMa 角力再十年萬丈沙城廿載風雲過濠海起伏嬌陽

January 3, 2023 | BY admin

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Govt adds phone consultation to COVID-19 self-assessment platform

In order to further facilitate the treatment needs for COVID-19 infectees with mild symptoms to seek medical consultations at the city’s hospitals during the night, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre said in a statement on Friday that it has optimised the service for community outpatients by adding a telephone consultation with “Western-medicine physicians”, with operating hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., to the government’s “Platform for Self-Assessment and

January 3, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Female body found on Taipa waterfront

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were informed by an off-duty firefighter on Friday that a female corpse had been washed ashore near Avenida dos Jardins do Oceano, the Judiciary Police said in a statement later that day.No identification document or suicide note were found at the scene, the statement said, adding that the victim was a 1.65-metre-tall, thin, Asian female with long brown hair.The statement noted that after a preliminary examination, no suspicious or criminally induced injuries were

January 3, 2023 | BY William Chan

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COVID-19 infectees can donate blood 14 days after recovering: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement on Friday that people infected with COVID-19 can donate blood 14 days after symptoms have subsided or the last positive nucleic acid test (NAT) or rapid antigen test (RAT) results of the novel coronavirus.The statement underlined that inactivated COVID-19 vaccines nor Germany’s BioNTech mRNA jabs affect blood donation.Although there is no evidence that the novel coronavirus can be transmitted through blood transfusion, the statement said, in

January 3, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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New ‘Books and the City’ issue centres on parent-child reading

The Macau Public Library has published the 32nd issue of “Books and the City” themed “About Parent-Child Reading”, which introduces various parent-child reading promotion activities recently held by the Macau Public Library and related collections, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Friday.The new, trilingual issue, according to the statement, also provides tips for parents on how to create more opportunities to read with children through different activities during

January 3, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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1st citywide ‘Consumption Carnival’ brings in 880 million patacas: DSEDT

 Macau’s first-ever citywide “Consumption Carnival” has generated 880 million patacas in spending with more than 23,000 businesses participating since its launch in October, the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) announced in a statement yesterday. As of last Wednesday, a total of 51.45 million patacas in e-coupons had been distributed during the activity, of which 45.48 million patacas worth of e-coupons had already been spent.According to the statement,

January 3, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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‘Macao Creative Pavilion’ set up at cultural industries fair in Shenzhen

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Friday that cultural and creative entities joined the 18th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) which featured the “Macao Creative Pavilion” set up by the bureau in conjunction with the local Cultural Development Fund.The fair took place from December 28 until yesterday, the statement noted. The bureau has been arranging the participation of local industries in the fair since 2006.The statement said that their

January 3, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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2 men hang themselves, 1 cuts wrists: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) received three reports separately from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the Public Security Police (PSP) over the past few days that two men had committed suicide by hanging themselves and a man died after cutting his wrists, the Judiciary Police said in three separate statements.The Judiciary Police received a report on Sunday afternoon that a man had hanged himself on a building’s rooftop on Rua de Nossa Senhora do Amparo.According to the statement, relatives of

January 3, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Macau logs record 28,100 visitor arrivals on New Year’s Eve since Oct 1

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced in a statement yesterday that it recorded 28,100 visitor arrivals on New Year’s Eve, the highest number in a single day since National Day on October 1, the first day of the National Day Golden Week holiday period.In a separate statement on Saturday, MGTO said Macau recorded 18,000 visitor arrivals on Friday, up 49.2 percent from the daily average of 12,203 arrivals from December 1 to 29.MGTO said it was a significant increase compared to

January 3, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Parallel trader embezzles bird’s nests from businessman

A local parallel trader was arrested for embezzling bird’s nests from a businessman who had hired him, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a press conference on Friday.The 40-year-old suspect surnamed Zeng told the police that he’s jobless.According to Lou, the 46-year-old victim hired Zeng in mid-November to carry 56 boxes of bird’s nests worth 280,000 patacas from Macau to the mainland through parallel trading, and promised to pay Zeng 300 yuan (348 patacas) per box

January 3, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Pet owners can apply for dog licence via ‘Macao One Account’

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Thursday that dog owners can now apply for dog licences online through their “Macao One Account”.According to the statement, licence holders can log into their “Macao One Account” and access the “Dog Licence” service page, where they can enquire about the licence particulars of their dogs, the procedures to renew or change the licence, and make an appointment for rabies jabs.Anyone who owns a dog that is not a racing animal

January 3, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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IAS facilities to resume operations tomorrow

In response to the needs of service users and the latest development of the government’s COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said in a statement on Saturday that all the city’s government-subsidised nurseries, day-care services for senior citizens, respite care for the disabled and outbound and vocational rehabilitation facilities will resume operations from tomorrow.The statement underlined that upon the resumption of operations of the IAS

January 3, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Hospitals go all out to treat severe COVID-19 patients

Analysis        BEIJING –  As multiple regions in China are hit with surging COVID-19 infections, local hospitals are going all out to offer timely treatment, particularly for severe cases.Many hospitals are actively allocating resources and adding beds while medical workers are working around the clock to treat severe cases and save lives.In Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University has added intensive care

January 3, 2023 | BY admin

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Sincerity of US key to better China relations

China Daily Editorial        Communication was a key word in former Chinese ambassador to the United States Qin Gang’s farewell talk on the phone with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on New Year’s Day.Qin, who took up his new post as foreign minister last week, said he appreciated the several “candid, in-depth and constructive” meetings that he had had with Blinken during his tenure, and that he looked forward to continuing close working relations with the top

January 3, 2023 | BY admin

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