Govt expects LRT East Line project to be completed in 2028

The government said yesterday that it expects its project to build the Light Rail Transit (LRT) East Line that will connect the Barrier Gate border checkpoint and the Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On to be completed in 2028.The government also said that it plans to invite construction bids for the LRT East Line project later this quarter.The local government also reaffirmed yesterday that only after the central government authorises the Macau government to lease a plot of land from Zhuhai can the

October 19, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt takes action to tackle rising salt tide: DSAMA

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement yesterday that as a salt tide is occurring the Pearl River Water Resources Commission had taken special measures to maintain Macau’s tap water supply.According to the statement, as the Pearl River drainage area enters its dry season, the salinity level of raw water, (i.e., untreated water) collected from the Guangchang pumping station has risen sharply, indicating that a salt tide is rising in the Pearl River Estuary.According to the

October 19, 2022 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IEEM hosts workshop on intellectual property rights

The Institute of European Studies of Macau (IEEM) held a workshop yesterday titled “The Right to Repair in the Context of Intellectual Property Rights”, at the Artyzen Grand Lapa Hotel in Avenida da Amizade.The right to repair, according to Wikipedia, refers to the “proposed government legislation that would allow consumers the ability to repair and modify their own consumer products”, such as electronics, where their manufacturer requires them “to use only their offered services by

October 19, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Nearly 30 films to be shown at China & PSCs film-fest next month

The “China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Film Festival” will be held from November 4-18 to showcase nearly 30 “outstanding films” from the Chinese mainland and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs), the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.The festival is part of the 4th “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”. According to the statement, The Boy and the World will be screened at 2:45 p.m. on

October 19, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Oxfam holds ‘Towerrun’ at Macau Tower

The 9th Oxfam “Towerrun” on Sunday attracted over 450 participants tackling the stairs in Macau Tower, with the aim of raising awareness of the difficulties that poor people are facing due to climate change, an Oxfam statement said on Sunday.Racers who took up the full-run challenge climbed 1,298 steps from the tower’s ground floor to its adventure deck on the 61st floor, the statement said, adding that the distance equals the distance that a herder in Qinghai needs to tackle in order to

October 19, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Tanzanian woman burns umbrellas outside Australian boyfriend’s home: police

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference on Monday that the suspect of last Thursday’s lovers spat is a Tanzanian woman who burnt two umbrellas outside her Australian boyfriend’s home.The 27-year-old suspect surnamed Bakari is a student, while her boyfriend is a non-resident worker (NRW). They had been together for around a year.Chan did not reveal the victim’s age. According to Chan, the couple had quarreled over trivial matters, and last

October 19, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Strong Monsoon Signal replaces Signal No.3: SMG

The observatory hoisted the Strong Monsoon Signal at 11 p.m. yesterday to replace Tropical Cyclone Signal No.3 which had been issued at 4:30 p.m. on Monday as Typhoon “Nesat’’ moved further away from Macau.The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said on its website that at 11 p.m. Nesat was located about 530 km south-southwest of Macau, moving towards the coast of Vietnam.The bureau pointed out that as Nesat was moving south-south-westward, its influence on Macau was diminishing

October 19, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police launch anti-fraud drive for restaurateurs

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday that many businesses, especially restaurants, have fallen for fake order scams, in response to which the police launched an anti-cheating campaign earlier this month to warn local restaurant owners about the deceptions and how to prevent them. According to the statement, since June fraudsters have resorted to fake order scams to cheat restaurateurs, such as by promising them a “commission” in order to lure them into paying bogus

October 19, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Regulator warns of 3 unlicensed insurance operators

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) warned in a statement on Monday that three companies – Unimall International Group (Macao) Company Limited, Zong Yang International Consultancy (Macau) Limited, and PAIKE International Company Limited – have never been licensed to engage in insurance intermediary business in Macau.The statement stressed that only an authorised entity can conduct insurance intermediary business here.The regulator urged the public to obtain legal insurance products and

October 19, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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MIF, MFE & PLPEX to start at Venetian tomorrow

The 27th Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (27th MIF), Macau Franchise Expo 2022 (MFE) and 2022 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macau) (PLPEX) will be held concurrently at the Venetian’s Cotai Expo from tomorrow through Saturday, according to a statement handed out by the organisers during yesterday’s press conference about the triple event.The three-day expos, which will take place both online and offline, aim to help participating traders

October 19, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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SJM vows to uphold ‘Love the Motherland, Love Macau’

SJM Resorts Managing Director Daisy Ho Chiu Fung promised yesterday that her company “will continue to uphold its ‘Love the Motherland, Love Macau’ core value, and encourage team members to learn from the 20th National Congress [of the Communist Party of China] report.”Ho made the pledge in a speech during a National Day reception at the Grand Ballroom of Grand Lisboa Macau.According to a statement by SJM Resorts, it hosted the reception for about 120 management members in conjunction

October 19, 2022 | BY admin

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Local artist presents printmaking in solo exhibition

Local artist Wong Weng Cheong is showcasing his works in CATCH IT OUTSIDE 2.0 – Printmaking Solo Exhibition at the Taipa Village Living Space until October 28.According to a statement from the Taipa Village Cultural Association, a selection of works from Wong’s first solo exhibition “Catch It Outside”, which opened at the Be-Kyoto Gallery in Japan in 2018, are on show at the local exhibition. He is an apprentice of local printmaking master and instructor James Wong Cheng Pou.The

October 19, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Presidium of 20th CPC National Congress holds 2nd meeting headed by Xi

BEIJING – The presidium of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its second meeting at the Great Hall of the People yesterday afternoon.Comrade Xi Jinping presided over the meeting.At the meeting, the draft resolutions on the report of the 19th CPC Central Committee, the work report of the Party’s 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and an amendment to the Party Constitution were approved to be submitted to all delegations to the congress for

October 19, 2022 | BY admin

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‘Chinese modernization’ written into key CPC congress report

Analysis        BEIJING – Chinese modernization, a key term defining China’s journey to rejuvenation, has for the first time been written into a report to the national congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the world’s largest Marxist governing party.In his Sunday report to the 20th CPC National Congress, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, underscored the “central task” of the Party, calling for efforts to advance the rejuvenation

October 19, 2022 | BY admin

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