24 ‘1+4’ key industry reps appointed as ‘Macau Convention Ambassadors’

Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) President Vincent U U Sang appointed yesterday 24 professionals from Macau’s “1+4” key industries, namely integrated tourism and leisure, as well as big health, modern finance, high-tech and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions), including culture and sports, as “Macau Convention Ambassadors”, and U said he believed that by leveraging the ambassadors’ professional power and social influence, they could help

June 27, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Foreign package tour visitors rise 522 pct in May

Macau’s foreign package tour visitors increased by 522.2 percent to 18,000 in May, with those from South Korea (7,000) and India (4,000) surging by 620.7 percent and 1,662.4 percent, respectively, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the total number of package tour visitors rose by 187.3 percent year-on-year to 242,000 last month.  The number of package tour visitors reached 928,000 in the first five months, an increase of

June 27, 2024 | BY admin

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Govt to install lightning protection system for Ruins of St. Paul’s: IC

Cultural Heritage Council Acting President and Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man said yesterday that a lightning protection system needs to be installed on the  UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ruins of St. Paul’s, adding that the bureau will explore options on how to deal with lightning in cooperation with the nation’s heritage conservation entities such as the National Cultural Heritage Administration, after a small stone fell from the façade of the Ruins of St.

June 26, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Student and Youth Show & Int’l Youth Dance Festival slated for next month

The government-appointed Youth Affairs Committee, chaired by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U, held yesterday its second plenary meeting of the year at the bureau on topics including the planning of a raft of activities to reinforce young people’s understanding of the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, the preparations of next month’s Student and Youth Show & International Youth Dance Festival, and the bureau’s mainland internship programme

June 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab 128 drug suspects in 2023

The Judiciary Police have recently released a report on Macau’s drug-related offences from January 2021 to May this year, noting that PJ officers arrested a total of 128 drug suspects involved in 61 cases last year, of whom 92 were caught for drug trafficking, 30 for drug taking, and six for other drug offences, including the manufacturing and possession of narcotics and psychotropic substances and drug-taking paraphernalia, as well as  for encouraging drug-takers’ habit, a

June 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Woman steals HK$200,000 in casino chips, resells them

A woman from the mainland has been arrested for stealing casino chips worth HK$200,000 and then reselling them, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said in a press conference yesterday.The 37-year-old suspect surnamed Leng told the police that she’s a tea sommelier.According to Ho, Leng encountered the male victim from the mainland at a Zape casino on Thursday and they began gambling together. On Saturday, after their gambling session, Leng accompanied the victim to his room. While

June 26, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Students express their thoughts through theatre

Interview by William Chan        In an exclusive interview with the Post, Mabina Choi Leng Chi, theatre director of the local drama group Big Mouse Kids Drama Group, revealed that their three-year project “I can...”, in collaboration with students from Escola Dom Luís Versiglia, will present its final performance “Memory Puzzle Master” this weekend.Choi noted that “Memory Puzzle Master,” the third phase of the project, is an immersive theatre experience where

June 26, 2024 | BY admin

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Mainlander steals phone left in cab: police

A man from the mainland has been arrested for stealing a smartphone left in a taxi, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said at a regular press conference yesterday.Lei said that the suspect surnamed Huo is in his thirties. According to Lam, the mainland victim forgot her phone, worth 2,200 patacas, when she got out of a taxi on May 6. After failing to retrieve the phone herself and suspecting that it had been stolen, she reported the case to the police. Police officers

June 26, 2024 | BY William Chan

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IC calls for GBA craft market stall operators

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is calling for stall operators for its second “Craft Market in the Greater Bay Area [GBA]”, which is slated to be held from August 23 to 25 in Guangzhou, according to a statement from the bureau yesterday.The statement noted that applications are open until next Tuesday for the stalls which are free. The three-day event will be held at Lumina Guangzhou in the provincial capital’s Yuexiu district. Local cultural and creative entities are invited to apply

June 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Studio City Cinema opens today

The Studio City Cinema was unveiled yesterday at the integrated resort in Cotai, with the opening event attended by some of the cast of the Hong Kong neo-noir martial arts crime action film “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In”, for which a director’s cut screening and meet-and-greet session were also held.The cinema, which comprises 770 seats across nine halls, officially opens to members of the public today.In his speech, Senior Vice President, Property General Manager of Studio City

June 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Café at House of Macao Literature opens

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that a café in its House of Macao Literature on Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida has opened for business. The statement said that the cultural and creative café, located in the annex building of the House of Macao Literature, provides light meals and drinks and sells cultural products, aiming to create a cultural, creative and leisure ambience there. The House of Macao Literature, which is located near Praça

June 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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SSM to launch pilot programme on chronic disease prevention

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long said during a recent meeting of the government-appointed Medical Affairs Committee that the bureau is planning to launch a pilot programme on chronic disease prevention in the local community in conjunction with private medical institutions, according to a statement by the bureau yesterday.The Health Bureau’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention official Wong Weng Man  was quoted by the statement as saying that the programme targets

June 26, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau firmly opposes US report on ‘trafficking in persons’

The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) government yesterday strongly disapproved of and firmly opposed the US Department of State’s so-called 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report, in which Macau was placed in “Tier 3.”The Office of the Secretary for Security of the MSAR government stated that to combat human trafficking and related illegal activities, the MSAR, in accordance with Law No. 6/2008 and internationally recognized strategies, actively participates in international

June 26, 2024 | BY admin

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Hengqin checkpoint’s clearance for lorries resumes Sunday: Macau customs

Lorries and other types of vehicles transporting goods between Macau and Hengqin can once again use the Hengqin border checkpoint from Sunday, the Macau Customs Service announced in a statement yesterday.From Sunday, however, vehicles transporting goods between Macau and elsewhere in the mainland will still not be allowed to use the Hengqin checkpoint, the statement said.Goods vehicles travelling between Macau and mainland have not been allowed to use the Hengqin checkpoint for a while, except

June 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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