Macau Int’l Short Film Festival slated for early next month

The Macau International Short Film Festival is slated to take place at Teatro Capitol on Rua de Pedro Nolasco da Silva from December 1-8, with over 30 screening sessions of fiction, documentaries, animations and music videos, the organisers said in a statement yesterday.The statement noted that 129 films and music videos will be presented throughout the festival, while the list of films selected from the international competition has also been announced.According to the statement, 4,172 short

November 1, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Observatory hoists Signal No. 3

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement that it hoisted the Tropical Cyclone Signal No.3 at 3 a.m. when Typhoon “Nalgae” was located about 500 kilometres southeast of Macau.The hoisting of Signal No. 3 means that winds with a sustained speed of 41 to 62 km/h are expected or blowing while gusts may exceed 110 km/h.The weather station pointed out that Nalgae was expected to move northwards and slowly approach the coastal area of Guangdong.The bureau had hoisted the

November 1, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Catholic group launches virtual online exhibition

The Macao Catholic Culture Association (ACCM) said in a statement yesterday that it has launched a VR360 online exhibition for “The Eucharistic Miracles of the World” International Exhibition”.VR stands for virtual reality. The physical exhibition originally ended on September 30, with the statement noting that it was “very well received” and attracted over 2,000 visitors and 40 groups of guided tours.The statement underlined that this is the first time that the association is

November 1, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Grassy slope at CEM substation catches fire in suspected arson: police

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said in a statement on Sunday that PJ officers were notified by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) at 5:22 p.m. on that day of suspected arson on the grassy slope located inside a substation belonging to power utility CEM on Travessa dos Artilheiros.According to the statement, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, a member of the public reported to the police that he or she had seen a man entering the unlocked substation and approaching a beehive that had fallen under a

November 1, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Naked man ‘sunbathes’ in window metal cage, reflects light to neighbours

A local man reflected sunlight into a dormitory opposite to his home where three female students are living to catch their attention and see him sunbathing naked in the window metal cage of his flat, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said at a regular conference yesterday.Cheong said that the suspect surnamed Lao is in his sixties and owns a trading company.According to Cheong, while the three female students were in their dorm in the city centre on October 20 they noticed

November 1, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Temporary accommodation centre in Ilha Verde opens over COVID-19 threat

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) announced in a statement yesterday that in response to the changes in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wui Ieng Temporary Accommodation Centre (匯應臨時收容中心) is now available to provide temporary accommodation to those in need of shelter.According to the statement, the centre is located at E1 Bairro da Ilha Verde Building on Rua Leste da Ilha Verde. The statement added that the centre is open daily from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.In order to reserve resources for

November 1, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police arrest trio linked to fake job

Three people were arrested for their involvement in fake employment on Wednesday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said at a regular conference yesterday.The suspects are a male surnamed Chum in his twenties who told the police that he works as a casino dealer; his jobless wife in her thirties surnamed Xu from the mainland; and his wife’s sister, also surnamed Xu and also in her thirties, who told the police she’s a domestic helper.According to Cheong, during a recent

November 1, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Ho to deliver 2023 Policy Address on Nov 15

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will deliver his 2023 Policy Address on Tuesday, November 15 in the hemicycle of the Legislative Assembly (AL) in Nam Van, In Macau, the fiscal and calendar years are identical.The plenary session will start at 3 p.m. It will be followed by a press conference at Government Headquarters slated to begin at 5 p.m.On November 16, commencing at 3 p.m., Ho will attend a Q&A session in the legislature to answer lawmakers’ questions about his policy

November 1, 2022 | BY admin

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5 int’l contemporary artists present works in ‘Blind Love’

The works of five international contemporary artists are being showcased in the group exhibition “Blind Love” at the Humarish Club Art Space at the Lisboeta Macau H853 Fun Factory until November 15.According to a recent Humarish Club statement provided by Lisboeta Macau, the exhibition is organised in conjunction with the Macau-based consultancy company that focuses on promoting culture and arts, Pat Culture and Art. Through the theme “Blind Love”, the statement noted, the artists hope

November 1, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Close regional relations leave no place where Washington can drive wedge

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China reaffirmed that the country remains steadfast in pursuing friendship and cooperation with all countries.The resolution adopted at the closing session of the congress emphasized that China is committed to a mutually beneficial strategy of opening up to the outside world as a fundamental national policy and to actively promoting reform of the global governance system to make it fairer and more equitable. This should have served to

November 1, 2022 | BY admin

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Mandatory COVID-19 tests for all in Macau tomorrow

The Macau government announced this afternoon mandatory nucleic acid tests (NATs) for all tomorrow. Macau Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long announced the measure at a regular press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre. According to Lo, all those who already undergo their NAT today don't need to get tested again tomorrow. Within minutes after the announcement, long lines started to form outside the city's testing stations. The

October 31, 2022 | BY admin

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3 days of self-tests for all, after croupier & 2 sons test positive for COVID-19

Current situation’s caseload rises to 8The Macau government announced yesterday that everyone in Macau must self-test for COVID-19 for three consecutive days, after a 43-year-old local woman and her two 13-year-old sons tested positive for the novel coronavirus yesterday.The three-day rapid antigen test (RAT) drive will end tomorrow.Meanwhile, the Macau government announced late last night that one more local woman, aged 34, who lives in the same building as the 43-year-old woman, also tested

October 31, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt suspends visits to care & rehabilitation homes over COVID-19 threat

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) announced in a statement yesterday that regarding the latest COVID-19 developments, all visits to the city’s 36 care homes for senior citizens and rehabilitation homes have been suspended sine die since yesterday, while the homes’ residents are required to remain in the facilities.The statement underlined that possible follow-up arrangements for the facilities will be subject to the results of the government’s three-day rapid antigen test (RAT) drive for

October 31, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Playground with sandpit in Lam Mau Tong to open next week: IAM

A new children’s playground in Lam Mau Tong district will open on Wednesday next week, featuring the Macau peninsula’s first outdoor sandpit, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement on Friday.Initially after the opening of the sandpit, appointments will be required to enter the sandpit, because the bureau expects a large number of parents taking their children to the sandpit initially, the statement said.In addition, the statement said, children aged five or below must

October 31, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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