Stone falling from Ruins of St Paul’s façade was ‘probably’ repair material: IC

A small stone fell from the façade of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ruins of St. Paul’s during heavy rainfall on June 12, and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that “for the time being” it believes that the incident was caused by lightning that struck the second tier of the iconostasis niche on the top of the façade of the monument, pointing that the stone was “probably” repair material used when the niche was restored years ago.An iconostasis is a

June 25, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Sands Lifestyle celebrates int’l yoga day

Sands Lifestyle hosted a complimentary 60-minute yoga class on Saturday morning at The Parisian Macao in Cotai, which gave its 140 participants an opportunity to “move their bodies and calm their minds in a unique setting”, Sands Resorts Macao said in a statement yesterday.The “Sunrise Flow” class, which was held on The Lawn of the integrated resort, marked the first time that Sands Lifestyle hosted a yoga class and was organised in conjunction with local and Hong Kong yoga studio Yoga

June 25, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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New place for furbabies: Laika Land

If you are looking for a new place where you can enjoy food with your furbaby, you should pay a visit to Laika Land, which is a pet supply shop, pet grooming place, pet boarding house, coffee shop, and pet restaurant all in one.Located at New China Plaza on Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira, Laika Land opened on August 13 last year, with an area of 650 square metres.Walking into Laika Land, you’ll see lovely cats and dogs awaiting you, they are 二爺, a Meteorite Border Collie, 三少, a

June 25, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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8-day ISF World School Basketball Championship kicks off

Being hosted by Macau for the first time, the ISF World School Basketball Championship kicked off yesterday at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion, with Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U officiating at the opening ceremony and International School Sport Federation (ISF) President Laurent Petrynka and Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) Director Kong Chi Meng delivering opening speeches.Organised by the International School Sport Federation and co-hosted by the

June 25, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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PJ warn against online shopping scams on social media

 The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned yesterday of a recent surge of fake ads on social media, urging members of the public in a statement to be vigilant against online shopping scams.According to the statement, the Judiciary Police have found multiple fraudulent Facebook pages posing as local department stores, gaming operators and watch retailers, claiming to hold promotional campaigns that offer limited edition designer handbags and luxury watches at knockdown prices.These fake pages, the

June 25, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Gambler scams loan shark out of HK$100,000

A gambler from the mainland has been arrested for scamming a casino loan shark out of HK$100,000, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said in a press conference yesterday.The 31-year-old male suspect surnamed Li told the police that he’s a businessman.According to Ho, Li and the male victim, a loan shark, on Wednesday agreed to each put up HK$100,000 for Li to gamble in a Cotai casino. Li promised to pay 20 percent of each separate bet as “interest” if he won. He also handed over

June 25, 2024 | BY William Chan

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2 mainlanders’ bank accounts frozen after illegal currency exchange deals

Two mainlanders’ bank accounts have been frozen after separately exchanging Hong Kong dollars into yuan with the help of an illegal currency exchange dealer last week, reporting their respective losses of HK$130,000 and HK$258,000 to the police, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said in a press conference yesterday.According to the male victims’ separate reports, both of their bank accounts were frozen by the mainland police after they had exchanged the money with the help of a

June 25, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Macau logs this year’s 4th imported dengue case: Indonesian visitor

Macau recorded this year’s fourth imported case of dengue fever yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night.According to the statement, the patient is a 25-year-old male Indonesian visitor who flew to Macau alone on Wednesday last week to visit his family members here.After arriving in Macau, the statement said, the man stayed in a flat in Kai Kei Court on Avenida do Almirante Lacerda.The statement said that before travelling to Macau, the man had already come down

June 25, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Visitors rise 21.6 pct to 2.69 million in May

The Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced in a statement on Friday that Macau’s visitor arrivals increased by 21.6 percent year-on-year to 2.69 million in May, recovering to 79.3 percent of the figure in the same month of pre-pandemic 2019.Macau confirmed its first COVID-19 case in January 2020.The figure also represented a 3.5 percent rise month-on-month, according to the statement.The statement said that same-day visitors (1.43 million) and overnight visitors (1.26 million) showed a

June 25, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Gongbei Customs seizes 18 live beetles from woman

Gongbei Customs said in a statement yesterday that its officers recently intercepted a woman at Zhuhai’s Gongbei checkpoint last month, as they found she was carrying 18 live beetles in her handbag when entering Zhuhai through the “nothing to declare” channel.According to the statement, customs officers intercepted a woman who had acted suspiciously while walking past the X-ray machine for baggage inspection on May 31.The statement did not reveal the nationality or residency status of the

June 25, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Worker falls from height at Zone A public housing project site

A non-resident construction worker (NRW) was injured after falling from a height at the construction site of a public housing project in the Zone A land reclamation area yesterday morning, according to a joint statement by the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) and the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday.The Public Security Police (PSP) identified the worker as a 43-year-old man, who was taken to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre by firefighters.The statement said that he had

June 25, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Successful applicants for Plot P seniors’ rental housing can choose flats from July 8

The government will start its process on July 8 for successful applicants to choose a flat in its high-rise rental residential building for senior citizens on Plot P in Areia Preta district, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) announced in a statement yesterday.The statement said that from today successful applicants can select the dates and times (starting on July 8) for them to choose the flats they want to rent, on the special website of the Plot P seniors’ rental housing programme

June 25, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt completes marine functional zoning plan

The government promulgated its official plan for the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) marine functional zoning in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday, according to which the city’s 85-square-kilometre coastal waters are divided into 19 zones designated for different uses and functions.The plan, which takes effect on Monday next week, will be valid until 2040.According to the plan, the 19 zones comprise the protected natural zone, special protected zone, reserved zone, zone for

June 25, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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US should uphold commitments it has made to Beijing on Taiwan question

China Daily Editorial        Something seems to have got lost in translation. Or is the US blatantly eating its words? Despite stressing on multiple occasions the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and pledging that the United States does not support “Taiwan independence”, the United States said on Saturday that it held consultations with Taipei on Friday with the aim of expanding the Chinese island’s “meaningful participation”

June 25, 2024 | BY admin

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