Fireman fired after cheating shop owner in HK$ 470,000 watch deal: GSS

An off-duty fireman involved in a fraud case in 2022 when he allegedly deceived a local watch shop owner out of a luxury-brand watch worth HK$470,000, was dismissed last Thursday by the Secretariat for Security (GSS), according to a GSS statement yesterday.According to the statement, the fireman surnamed Chan is a local resident who joined the Fire Services Bureau (CB) in 2012.According to the statement, on August 23 in 2022, the suspect pretended to be a customer and placed an order for a

July 10, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Drunken driver crashes in carpark after chauffeur left

After spending some time in a bar, a local man hired a chauffeur to drive him to a carpark on Estrada Gov. A. Oliveira in Taipa, but then he got into the driver’s seat and drove out of the parking space after the chauffeur had parked the car and left, when he then parked crashed into three vehicles next to his, a signboard, a vertical handrail, and an iron post equipped with a CCTV camera system, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Chi Weng said at a regular press conference

July 10, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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6 young locals lose 178,000 patacas in job scam

Six young locals have separately fallen victim to a job scam, in which they saw, last and this month, online social media recruitment ads claiming “how easy it is to earn money from home with daily payments by only giving ‘likes’ to postings”, and they all followed the instructions to enter their personal data on an online e-payment platform to receive their earnings, resulting in losses ranging between 362 and 130,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said at a

July 10, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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ARTM to host ‘Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Conference’

The Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macau (ARTM) is slated to host the two-day “Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Conference” next week, with the event gathering experts to discuss and shape best practices.Set to take place next Thursday and Friday at the University of Macau (UM), the event, according to its programme, will feature plenary sessions featuring speakers from different places, tackling themes such as diversity of treatment practices and social reintegration

July 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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At least 6 locals fall victim to online food ordering scam: police

A cyber scam involving online food ordering has emerged in Macau, with victims losing more than 6,000 patacas in total so far, and Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said at separate regular press conferences on Monday and yesterday that six locals had placed orders for 20 to 40 “healthy lunchboxes” at prices ranging between 750 and 800 patacas through e-payment early this month, but never received the food as promised.According to the Judiciary Police, fraudsters set up a

July 10, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local journalists arrive at Confucius’s birthplace for forum

Maria Cheang Ut Meng in Qufu         Macau’s 11-member English- and Portuguese-language media delegation, organised by the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), arrived yesterday evening in Qufu, the birthplace of philosopher Confucius (c.551-c.479 BCE), by highspeed train from the port city of Qingdao in Shandong province. Earlier yesterday, the journalists, accompanied by Liaison Office officials Lúcia

July 10, 2024 | BY admin

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Macao Chinese Orchestra season closing concert set for late July

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that the Macao Chinese Orchestra’s 2023-24 season closing concert “Southland · Four Seasons” is set to take place on July 28 at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Grand Auditorium.According to the statement, the concert will be held under the baton of young conductor and 2016 Bucharest Music Institute (BMI) International Conducting Competition winner Chang Yu-An, who has also served as a guest conductor in different places

July 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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3 exhibitions showcase artists’ works at Ox Warehouse

The works of three artists are simultaneously being showcased in separate exhibitions at the Ox Warehouse, each presenting their art through mediums such as videos and installations to convey their themes.The exhibitions are “Neverland – A Slice of Cake Project” by Xu Ge, “Obstinate Spine” by Song Gewen and “Next of Kin” by Cheung Zhiwan. All exhibitions are held as part of the art group’s artist-in-residence programmes in Macau, with all works showcased until August

July 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Chinese path key to human rights progress

China Daily Editorial        The 56th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, held in Geneva from June 18 to July 12, unanimously adopted China’s report on the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review last week.China took advantage of the opportunity to share its position on the recommendations proposed by other countries as part of the UPR process, as well as the progress the country has made since it rolled out 30 new measures that the Chinese government

July 10, 2024 | BY admin

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NATO should reject Biden course

China Daily Editorial        Although former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte will not replace Jens Stoltenberg as NATO secretary-general until October, the NATO summit in Washington from yesterday to tomorrow will serve to show the organization the route along which Washington expects it to follow under its new leadership.That US President Joe Biden, in an exclusive interview with ABC aired on Friday, bragged about his being able to hold NATO together and keep the Pacific

July 10, 2024 | BY admin

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82 flats chosen on 1st day of Plot P seniors’ rental housing’s unit-selection

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said yesterday that as of 5 p.m. 82 flats in the government’s high-rise rental residential building for senior citizens on Plot P in Areia Preta district were chosen by successful applicants yesterday, the first day of the programme’s flat-selecting process.The bureau also said yesterday that successful applicants can expect to move into their flats starting this October at the earliest.According to an IAS statement yesterday evening, 29 of the 82 flats were

July 9, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Student and Youth Show & Int’l Youth Dance Festival to kick off July 20

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), Integrated resort operator SJM Resorts and Nam Kwong (Group) Company Limited will co-organise the Student and Youth Show cum International Youth Dance Festival from July 20 to July 25, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on October 1 and the 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland on December 20.DSEDJ Director Kong Chi Meng made the announcement during a press

July 9, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Gambler cheated out of HK$175,000 in chip-cash exchange scam

A mainland man cheated a male gambler from the mainland out of HK$175,000 in a chip-cash exchange scam last month, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said at a regular press conference yesterday.According to the press conference, the Judiciary Police (PJ) received a referral from the Public Security Police (PSP) early Friday about a fraud case, in which the male victim told the police that he and the 48-year-old suspect surnamed Xu met again at a hotel in Cotai last month after

July 9, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police bust illegal mahjong parlour in Fai Chi Kei

The Public Security Police (PSP) busted last Wednesday an illegal mahjong parlour on Avenida Marginal do Lam Mau in the Fai Chi Kei neighbourhood, PSP spokesman Wong Chi Weng said at a regular press conference yesterday.In the operation, according to Wong, the Public Security Police arrested four locals – three females and a male, including the parlour’s female operator in her sixties, while they also seized two mahjong tables and a number of mahjong chips.According to Wong, the Public

July 9, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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