Washington violates basic norms governing int’l relations with new Xizang-related bill

Commentary        BEIJING – In a move that violates the US government’s long-held position and commitments and the basic norms governing international relations, a Xizang-related bill, titled “Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act,” which gives recognition to the so-called notion of “Greater Tibet” made up by the Dalai group, was signed into law by US President Joe Biden on Friday.Such an act grossly interferes in China’s domestic affairs,

July 15, 2024 | BY admin

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SE Asian maid ‘mentally tortured’ by her employers for theft commits suicide

PSP ‘extremely shocked’ by policewoman’s involvementA Southeast Asian maid jumped to her death from the bathroom transom window of a flat in Areia Preta district in April, and her two employers have told the Judiciary Police (PJ) that the victim committed suicide by jumping from the building as a result of stealing 60,000 patacas in “lai see” envelopes from them, but a PJ investigation showed that the duo, a male and his girlfriend, the latter a Public Security Police (PSP) officer,

July 12, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Sands brings back in-demand poetic dance drama

Sands China said in a statement earlier this week that the popular “Poetic Dance Drama: “The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting” – “A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers” will return to The Venetian Theatre in Cotai from July 18 to 21.The integrated resort (IR) operator noted that the performance at the theatre last year had an overwhelming response, with all five shows welcoming a full house. The show’s return, which has been brought back to celebrate the 75th anniversary of

July 12, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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350 community members join free screening at Studio City Cinema

Integrated resort (IR) operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment said in a statement earlier this week that it recently welcomed 350 members of the community to a free movie screening for Studio City Cinema’s opening weekend.The statement noted that youngsters and families were invited through the IR’s community partners including The Macau Association for Intellectual Development Services, YMCA Macau, Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM, Gung Luen in Cantonese), Sheng Kung Hui Macau

July 12, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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GEG hosts 2nd module of star cuisine workshop

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) hosted the second module of its “Behind the Scenes of Star Cuisine” Workshop Series at Galaxy Macau in Cotai, which was attended by nearly 100 participants from the local tourism and F&B industry, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the integrated resort (IR) operator said in a statement earlier this week.The workshop series comprises three modules and was launched by GEG in conjunction with the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO)

July 12, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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UM to host women’s invitational volleyball tournament

The University of Macau (UM) is holding an on-campus invitational women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday and Thursday, with the event set to feature teams from UM, Hong Kong Baptist University, Lanzhou University, and the Pedagogical University of Maputo in Mozambique, according to a statement from the public university on Wednesday.The statement noted that the BNU-sponsored two-day “Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th Anniversary of the

July 12, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Mainland duo steal HK$55,000 cash, HK$1,000 casino chip from unlocked car: police

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong announced yesterday the arrest of a male painter and retiree from the mainland for stealing HK$55,000 in cash and a casino chip worth HK$1,000 from a car parked at a metered space in Taipa on Wednesday afternoon.During yesterday’s special press conference, Chong noted that the two suspects – a 50-year-old surnamed Liu and a 54-year-old surnamed Yuen– were arrested at a hotel guestroom in the city centre on Wednesday night.According to Chong,

July 12, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Waiter takes photos of women’s legs – 10 sneak photos & 2 videos found on his phone: police

A male non-resident worker (NRW) was arrested in Travessa da Areia Preta on Tuesday after the Public Security Police (PSP) found 10 sneak photos and two videos of women’s legs on his phone, but the suspect in his thirties, who denied taking clandestine photos of the victims, claimed to have forgotten when and where the photos were taken, PSP spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said yesterday.According to Cheong, on June 30, a local woman in her thirties on her way to the Qingmao checkpoint in Ilha

July 12, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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DSEDJ & BOC to launch ‘Award Scheme on Instructional Design’

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) and Bank of China Macau Branch has signed a cooperation agreement on the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design for 2023/2024 Academic Year’’, aiming to jointly promote the professional development of teaching staff in Macau, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.The cooperation agreement signing ceremony was held at the Macau Science Centre’s (MSC) Convention Centre in Nape on Wednesday.The “Award Scheme on Instructional Design”

July 12, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IAM to remove 2 trees at ‘high risk of falling’

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that two trees will soon be removed from Praça de Luís de Camões and Avenida de Sidónio Pais this month due to their “high risk of collapsing” and, therefore, posing a potential hazard to pedestrian safety.According to the statement, the Chinese Hackberry tree in Praça de Luís de Camões, was found to have holes and signs of decay in the tree base during inspections by IAM officials last year. IAM officials have carried

July 12, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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CTM submits preliminary report on cyberattacks on Public Security Forces websites

Local telecom operator CTM said in a statement yesterday that it has submitted a preliminary report concerning Wednesday night’s incident where the websites of several Public Security Forces entities were hit by cyberattacks “from outside Macau”, pledging that it will study the case together with IT professionals from the government with the aim of further improving its ability to tackle similar attacks.However, the statement insisted that CTM finally “succeeded in blocking the

July 12, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt orders suspension of Hotel Estoril’s demolition due to safety issues

The government yesterday ordered the building contractor of the ongoing demolition of the derelict Hotel Estoril to suspend all work on the site, after its failure to prevent the building’s crumbling brickwork from falling outside the construction site, to the road outside.The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced the case, which occurred yesterday, in a statement last night.According to the statement, no one was injured in the accident, but a driver passing the site got frightened when the

July 12, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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All 348 registered candidates for CE election committee seats accepted

The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement yesterday that all of the 348 permanent residents who registered to run in next month’s election of the Chief Executive Election Committee members, where 344 seats of its 400 members will be up for grabs, have been accepted as eligible candidates.The statement said that a full list of the accepted candidates will be announced today, when the list will be posted on the ground floor of the Public Administration Building on

July 12, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Local journalists attend final day of 10th Nishan Forum, visit Confucius heritage sites

Macau’s 11-member English- and Portuguese-language media delegation, organised by the Central People’s Government Liaison Office and supported by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), attended yesterday the second and final day of the 10th Nishan Forum on World Civilisations in Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, the paragon of Chinese sages. Nishan (“Mount Ni”) is a hill located about 30 kilometres to the southeast of Qufu City in Shandong province, China. The 340-metre-high

July 12, 2024 | BY admin

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