Health code glitch due to design flaws: Ao Ieong

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U said last week that the findings of a preliminary investigation indicate that Wednesday’s technical glitch of the Macau Health Code system was due to flaws in the system’s design.Ao Ieong made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Macau Grand Prix Building near the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal on Thursday on the sidelines of a traditional blessing ceremony for this week’s 69th Macau Grand Prix (MGP).The malfunction, which

November 14, 2022 | BY admin

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69th Macau Grand Prix kicks off with auto show

The Sports Bureau (ID) and the Macau Grand Prix Organising Committee (MGPOC) held an opening ceremony for the 69th Macau Grand Prix in Praça do Tap Seac on Saturday, the organisers said in a statement on the same day.The statement noted that the opening ceremony was attended by a number of officials and community leaders such as Sports Bureau President and MGPOC Coordinator Pun Weng Kun; MGPOC member-cum-legislator Andrew Chan Chak Mo; Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director and MGPOC

November 14, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Grand Prix Museum to hold 6 workshops

The Macau Government Office (MGTO) said in a statement on Friday that the Grand Prix Museum will hold six themed workshops for three consecutive weekends from November 19.The “Dynamic Racing Car Workshops at Macau Grand Prix Museum” will revolve around three themes, namely “Racing Car Neon Sign Design”, “Fluid Car Painting” and “DIY Assembled Remote-Control Car”, according to the statement. They will be held from November 19-20, 26-27 and December 3-4, with the sessions held

November 14, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ex-salesman steals 2,500 patacas worth of skincare products: police

A former salesman has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) for stealing five skincare products worth 2,500 patacas from the shop where he had worked, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said in a regular press conference on Friday.The spokesperson said that the local suspect, surnamed Lam, is in his thirties.The police received a report from a shop manager last Tuesday that three skincare products were found to be missing during an inventory, adding that after

November 14, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Woman commits suicide by taking medicine: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were notified by the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre at 6:40 p.m. yesterday that a woman was certified dead after committing suicide by overdosing on an undisclosed kind of medicine, according to a PJ statement.The statement noted that the 45-year-old local victim, surnamed Leong, lived in a flat on Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira with her husband. The statement added that the victim had been ill for years.The statement said that Leong’s son went to

November 14, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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61-year-old woman found dead in rooftop flat: police

A 61-year-old woman was found dead in a dwelling on the rooftop of a building on Rua da Barca on Friday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman said in a statement on that day.The statement noted that the victim, surnamed Fong, is a local resident.According to the statement, a resident of the building reported to the police earlier that day a foul smell emanating from the rooftop flat. The statement added that after firefighters broke open the locked metal gate of the flat, they found Fong, who had

November 14, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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2 Vietnamese sex workers, man busted for drug trafficking: police

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Lon said during a special press conference on Friday that two part-time sex workers and a man from Vietnam were arrested separately on Thursday for drug trafficking.Chong noted that during Thursday’s operation, a total of 2.81 grammes of ketamine and 10 millilitres of cannabis oil were seized, with a street value of 8,000 patacas.According to Chong, the two women, who said they worked as masseuses, surnamed Tham and Dao, aged 32 and 30 respectively,

November 14, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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IC plans concerts on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man told the media after the opening ceremony of the Autumn Book Culture Festival at the Tap Seac Multisports Pavilion on Saturday that in order to further boost the city’s “lively atmosphere” and attract more tourists to Macau, apart from performances on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, the bureau is planning to hold concerts in Sai Van Lake Square on Christmas Eve and the evening of Christmas Day.Leong said that the preparatory work

November 14, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair logs over 63,000 person-times

Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) Acting President Vincent U U Sang said that as of 4 p.m. yesterday the three-day 2022 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair (2022GMBPF), which kicked off on Friday under the theme of “semi-finished food”, recorded over 63,000 person-times and facilitated more than 140 business negotiations online and offline.U talked to the media at the Venetian in Cotai.U pointed out that among the 60 exhibitors related to the “semi-finished

November 14, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Shoppes at Londoner wins ‘Most Innovative Retail & Tourism Destination 2022’

Shoppes at Londoner was awarded the ‘Most Innovative Retail & Tourism Destination 2022’ at the 2022 Global Retail & Leisure International (RLI) Awards, according to a recent statement from Sands Shoppes Macao.The statement released last week said that the award ceremony was held on November 2 in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.The Global RLI Awards, according to the statement, is a premier event for the retail industry and is held by Retail & Leisure International, the only

November 14, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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The culprits behind mental health problems

Mental health is often referred to as one’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we view the world, make decisions, and how we handle everyday situations. Mental health is crucial throughout our lives, from birth to adolescence, from adulthood to our declining years. Good mental health helps us make better decisions and live our best lives. Of course, most people would experience a threat to their mental health at some point in their lives. Some let it control them

November 14, 2022 | BY Candice Kwok,16, Form 5 student

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Being 25 pct healthy

Research by the San Francisco-based National Adolescent Health and Young Adult Health Information Centre (NAHIC) has concluded that one in five adolescents experience significant symptoms of emotional distress. Moreover, nearly one in 10 are emotionally impaired. The Four Aspects of Health suggest that we can be healthy in four ways — physical, energetical, spiritual and mental. Although it is mostly overseen, it shows that mental health is an important factor for our overall well-being,

November 14, 2022 | BY Zairilla Cruz

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Airshow China displays advanced technology, shared market

Analysis by Hong Zehua, Ye Ting, Hu Tao and Zhao Jiasong        GUANGZHOU – China’s first homemade large jetliner, the C919, soared into the sky, its two roaring engines sending out a wave of sound. This impressive outing was the aircraft’s public appearance at Airshow China 2022.The six-day event, also known as the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, concluded yesterday in Zhuhai.Since its inception in 1996, Airshow China has become an

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True multilateralism indispensable for addressing global governance challenges

Analysis        BEIJING – The future of mankind is overshadowed by uncertainties caused by a series of global challenges and a truly multilateral approach is essential to addressing those crises, says experts and officials worldwide.To solve global problems including the COVID-19 pandemic, sluggish economic recovery, intensified geopolitical confrontation, escalating food and energy insecurity and accelerating climate change, collective and concerted efforts by all nations

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