DFS opens at The Londoner

The latest T Galleria by DFS store opened at The Londoner Macao last Friday, according to a DFS statement on Wednesday.Located at the Shoppes at Londoner, the statement noted that the new store features over 120 leading and emerging brands, including more than 50 beauty brands, and 36 watch and sunglass brands.Guests at the event took a “virtual trip to London”, the statement said, and enjoyed British-themed elements of the store alongside a line-up of beauty products. There was also a

December 2, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Pharma bureau recalls obesity prescription drug Orlistat

The Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) said in a statement yesterday that it is recalling the obesity prescription drug “Orlistat Cap 120 mg”, produced by Sentai Pharmaceutical Industrial Company Limited in Taiwan.According to the statement, through its regular spot checks on drugs in the local market, the bureau found that the weight of the prescription drug, which was imported from Taiwan, with batch number 0100701, did not meet the stated quality standard.The

December 2, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau reports 5 more COVID-19 cases linked to cabbie cluster

Macau yesterday announced five more COVID-19 cases related to the current cluster that started with a 74-year-old taxi driver on Monday.The five cases were announced in statements yesterday from the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre.All five COVID-19 patients or carriers were detected when they were undergoing quarantine, the centre said.Meanwhile, the centre also announced yesterday that two residential buildings where two COVID-19 carriers whose infections were announced on

December 2, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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LRT Taipa-Barra section to open in late 2023 at earliest: Rosário

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário reaffirmed this week that the government aims for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) section connecting Taipa and Barra at the southernmost tip of the peninsula – via Sai Van Bridge – to come into service at the end of next year or the beginning of 2024.Rosário made the remarks during Wednesday’s Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle about his portfolio’s policy guidelines for next year.Currently, the LRT only operates

December 2, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt mulls axing stamp duty for non first-time flat buyers: Chan

The government does not rule out cancelling stamp duty on non first-time flat buyers, lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo quoted officials as saying yesterday.Chan addressed a press briefing after yesterday’s closed-door meeting of the 2nd Standing Committee of the local legislature with government officials in attendance. Chan, who chairs the committee that is reviewing the government’s 2023 budget bill, the outline of which was passed by the Legislative Assembly (AL) last

December 2, 2022 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Liaison Office holds memorial for public to pay tribute to Jiang

The Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) set up a memorial on the second floor of its headquarters on Avenida do Doutor Rodrigo Rodrigues for people from all walks of life in Macau to mourn the passing of the nation’s Comrade Jiang Zemin, according to a statement by the Liaison Office yesterday.The statement noted that the memorial is open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone wishing to pay

December 2, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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13th Macau Int’l Short Film Festival kicks off

The opening ceremony for the 13th Macau International Short Film Festival was held yesterday at Teatro Capitol on Rua de Pedro Nolasco da Silva, kicking off with the opening film “Sweet Freedom” by German Director Dominic Wittrin.The weeklong event, which is being held at Teatro Capitol for the second consecutive year, will showcase 128 selected short films and music videos from around the world, which were chosen from thousands of submissions for both its International Short Film

December 2, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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School-leaving & dropout rates drop: DSEDJ

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) noted in a statement yesterday that the school-leaving rate of secondary and primary schools decreased from 6.7 percent and 2.3 percent in the 2007/2008 academic year to 1.8 percent and 1.1 percent in the 2020/2021 school year respectively, while the dropout rate fell from 0.43 percent in the 2007/2008 academic year to 0.07 percent in the 2020/2021 school year.In recent years, the statement said, the bureau has continued to conduct its

December 2, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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12,000 to compete in Macau marathon: Sports Bureau

The Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement yesterday that the 2022 Galaxy Entertainment Macao International Marathon, which is slated for Sunday, will have the participation of 12,000 people.The event will go ahead as scheduled, irrespective of the current COVID-19 predicament in Macau.Currently in its 41st edition, the statement noted that the marathon and half-marathon will start at 6 a.m., while the mini-marathon will commence at 6:15 a.m. at the Olympic Sports Centre’s stadium in Taipa.

December 2, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Casino takings fall 55.6 pct in November

Macau's 37 casinos run by six operators recorded gross gaming revenue (GGR) of 2.99 billion patacas (US$376 million) last month, a year-on-year decline of 55.6 percent, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) reported today. Month-on-month, GGR was down by 23.1 percent. Between January and November, the gaming industry's GGR dropped 50.9 percent to 38.7 billion patacas. Macau's gaming industry has been hard hit by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Macau

December 1, 2022 | BY admin

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Ho mourns passing of ex-president Jiang

Former president Jiang Zemin passed away in Shanghai yesterday, aged 96.On behalf of the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) and in his own name, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng expressed deep condolences for the passing of Jiang and extended sincere condolences to his family, according to a statement released by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) tonight.Ho said in the statement that Jiang was an outstanding leader enjoying high prestige acknowledged by the

December 1, 2022 | BY admin

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Jiang Zemin passes away

BEIJING – Jiang Zemin passed away due to leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. yesterday at the age of 96, it was announced yesterday.The announcement was made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the State Council of the PRC, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military

December 1, 2022 | BY admin

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Man tests positive for COVID-19 after visiting Zhuhai, not linked to cabbie cluster

3 days of self-tests for all, except those below 3Macau yesterday reported two new COVID-19 cases that were not related to the current cluster that started with a taxi driver, whose COVID-19 infection was announced on Monday, and the two new cases comprise a man who works at a pier in the Inner Harbour and had recently visited Zhuhai, and his wife who works as a human resources (HR) clerk at Wynn Palace in Cotai.The two cases were announced by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination

December 1, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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Liaison Office in Macau gets new deputy director

The State Council in Beijing has appointed Huang Liuquan, a former deputy director of its Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), as a deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), the Liaison Office announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, Huang, born in October 1964, holds a master’s degree in Civil Law from Peking University.Before his appointment to his new post that took effect

December 1, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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