Govt to build elevated walkway system in Seac Pai Van community

The government will build a covered elevated walkway system in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing neighbourhood, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced on its website on Wednesday.Wednesday’s announcement came after the government announced in January this year its plan to build a 188-metre-long covered elevated walkway connecting the public housing neighbourhood and the recreational area along the Seac Pai Van reservoir.The recreational area along the Seac Pai Van reservoir is

June 21, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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HK woman scams mainlander out of 1.9 million yuan in illegal currency exchange deal

A Hong Kong woman was arrested yesterday in a casino in Cotai for scamming a mainland gambler out of 1.9 million yuan (HK$2.04 million) in an illegal currency exchange deal, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a special press conference yesterday.The 30-year-old Hong Konger surnamed Wong told the police that she works as a salesperson, the spokesperson said, who added that she refused to cooperate and did not reveal any information about her two accomplices’ identities and their

June 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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15th IIICF holds opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held for the 15th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) yesterday at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo.The three-day event, which this year is themed “Green Innovative Digital Connectivity” and is its largest edition ever, kicked off on Wednesday and ends today. Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, Director of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Zheng Xincong, Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Liu Xianfa,

June 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Eco-bureau to install outdoor rechargeable battery exchange cabinets for e-motorcycles: eco-chief

Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director Raymond Tam Vai Man said yesterday that the bureau will launch a pilot scheme to install rechargeable battery exchange cabinets for electric motorcycles in six open space areas.Tam made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s “Macau Green Hotel Award” ceremony at the bureau, adding he expected the cabinets at the six sites to be up and running in the second half of the year.Tam noted that the six sites will be located in Rua da Doca

June 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Hacken Lee to perform at Londoner Arena in Sept

Integrated resort (IR) operator The Londoner Macao said in a statement yesterday that award-winning Cantopop icon Hacken Lee Hak Kan is set to perform at The Londoner Arena for weekend shows on September 21 and 22, with tickets to go on sale from Wednesday.The show, entitled “Hacken Lee Symphonic Live in Londoner with Macao Orchestra”, marks the second time that Lee is teaming up with the Macao Orchestra after presenting four concerts of the same name at the arena last year, according to

June 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGM welcomes nation’s top ‘artistic swimmers’

MGM yesterday welcomed the nation’s three renowned artistic swimming teams for the three-day “MGM Artistic Swimming Elite Extravaganza & Macao Open Artistic Swimming Competition 2024”, which starts today, the integrated resort operator said in a statement yesterday.The teams are the Beijing Artistic Swimming Team, the Jiangsu Artistic Swimming Team and the Sichuan Artistic Swimming Team, all of which will present “water ballet” performances. MGM hosted a welcome luncheon at MGM

June 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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SJM to host Panther Chan concert in July

Hong Kong singer-songwriter Panther Chan (陳蕾) is scheduled to perform at Grand Lisboa Palace’s (GLP) Grand Pavilion in Cotai on July 13, according to a statement on Wednesday by integrated resort (IR) operator SJM.Titled “SJM Panther Chan Music Show”, the statement said that the show will see the award-winning singer perform popular songs such as “Stars” and “In Good Hands”.Guests who dine and make purchases at designated venues at GLP, Grand Lisboa Macau or Hotel Lisboa

June 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Malaysian Cultural & Food Festival returns to Galaxy

Integrated resort (IR) operator Galaxy Macau said in a statement earlier this week that the Malaysian Cultural and Food Festival is set to return to the resort in Cotai from July 18 to 31 for its 10th anniversary.The festival will be held in Galaxy Macau’s Oasis and East Square in Cotai, with the statement noting that this year’s festival also marks the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic friendship between China and Malaysia.At Oasis, members of the public can sample flavours of Malaysia

June 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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2 more elderly cheated in ‘guess who I am’ scams: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday two more “guess who I am” phone scams, in which a Hong Kong man and a mainland man purporting to be the victims’ “grandsons” cheated two local elderly women out of a total of 150,000 patacas, PJ spokesperson said during a special press conference yesterday.The two victims have reported their separate losses of 30,000 patacas and 120,000 patacas respectively to the Judiciary Police recently.The two victims said that they had received calls

June 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Local man ‘commits suicide’ by burning charcoal: PJ

A local man “committed suicide” on Wednesday by burning charcoal in a flat in Largo da Cordoaria in San Kio district, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement by PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong, the Judiciary Police were notified of the death by the Public Security Police (PSP) on Wednesday afternoon, noting that “a man suspected of committing suicide by burning charcoal was pronounced dead after being taken by firefighters and paramedics to a

June 21, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Spend more time with those around you to drive away loneliness, anxiety: Pun

Interview by Yuki Lei        In recent years, Macau’s suicide rate has been on the rise and has become a social issue of great concern, and Caritas Macau Secretary-General Paul Pun Chi Meng has told the Post that social organisations have been actively taking measures to prevent a further increase in the suicide rate.According to the Health Bureau’s (SSM) latest statistics, Macau recorded 22 suicides in the first three months of this year, with the victims aged between

June 21, 2024 | BY admin

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China plays key role to strengthen responsible AI - UN

Interview by Martina Fuchs        TORONTO – China is a global technology and artificial intelligence (AI) leader playing an increasingly important and crucial role to promote responsible tech around the world, a United Nations (UN) official has told Xinhua at Collision, one of the world’s leading technology conferences taking place in Toronto from June 17-20.“China is obviously a global leader in technologies, especially AI,” said Lambert Hogenhout, Chief of Data,

June 21, 2024 | BY admin

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New quality productive forces for better China and world

Commentary       BRUSSELS – Xinhua Institute, a high-end think tank of Xinhua News Agency, released on Wednesday a report entitled “Empower China, Benefit the World – an Analysis of the Theoretical Contribution and Value Orientation of New Quality Productive Forces.”At present, promoting high-quality development has become the main theme of China’s economic and social growth. Developing new productive forces will pave the way for China to seize the opportunities

June 21, 2024 | BY admin

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About 71,000 seniors to get 7,000-pataca cash injection on Sept 25

The government announced yesterday that 71,591 senior citizens will have the money from this year’s cash injection into their Central Provident Fund accounts automatically transferred to their bank accounts on September 25, without having to apply for the transfer.The government did not inject its handout into the Central Provident Fund accounts of eligible permanent local residents in 2021, 2022 and 2023 because of its respective previous-year deficit budgets during the COVID-19 pandemic,

June 20, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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