Mainlander touches Filipino cleaner’s buttocks in lift: police

A male non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland has been arrested for touching a Filipino cleaner’s buttocks in a lift, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect in his fifties works in a restaurant. Wong did not reveal his surname.According to Wong, the victim, who is in his thirties, told the police that on May 30 when he was cleaning a lift in a residential building in Taipa, a man entered the lift on the ground

June 18, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Police nab 2 local shoplifters

The Public Security Police (PSP) announced two shoplifting cases during a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon identified the 60-year-old suspect as a local woman surnamed Lao, who told the police she’s jobless.According to Wong, in late March, a shop in the northern district reported to the police that a skin-care product valued at 3,300 patacas had been stolen. PSP officers identified Lao with the help of CCTV footage and apprehended her on

June 18, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Health Bureau holds raft of activities to mark World Blood Donor Day

To mark the annual World Blood Donor Day, the Health Bureau (SSM) held a raft of activities on Sunday, including an award ceremony for blood donors who donated blood more than five times last year, and on Friday the bureau presented special souvenirs to people who donated blood on that day – World Blood Donor Day – at the Macau Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS), according to an SSM statement yesterday.Started in 2005 by the World Health Assembly (WHA), World Blood Donor Day is celebrated

June 18, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt to launch new provisional paid maternity leave subsidy scheme

The government plans to launch a new provisional maternity leave subsidy scheme to pay up to 14 days of maternity leave for employers in the private sector, Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Director Wong Chi Hong said yesterday.Wong made the remarks after a meeting of the government-appointed Social Affairs Coordination Standing Committee (CPCS) at the World Trade Centre Macau (WTCM) in Zape, stressing that whether there is a subsidy scheme or not, all employers are required to provide 70 days of

June 18, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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West’s attempts to smear Beijing as Moscow’s accomplice smell fishy

China Daily Editorial        The fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has been grueling, and increasingly so, for both belligerents. A complete victory on the battlefield is no doubt the desired outcome of both. But achieving it will be taxing, as it is a remote possibility. More devastating punishment is the more likely outcome for both as the fighting drags on.As many have bluntly said, a Russian defeat on the battlefield would probably erase it permanently from

June 18, 2024 | BY admin

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Li stresses maintaining hard-won positive momentum for stable development of China-Australia ties

Analysis        CANBERRA – Although oceans apart, China and Australia have long been forging ahead side by side in history, benefiting greatly from win-win cooperation.This year marks the 10th anniversary of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the Oceanian country and the establishment of the China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership.However, bilateral ties experienced twists and turns in the past decade, which, fortunately, have been gradually set

June 18, 2024 | BY admin

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Govt extends payback period for interest-free loan schemes

The government will extend the required payback period from up to eight years to up to 10 years for its two programmes offering interest-free loans to local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and young local entrepreneurs. The two programmes were rolled out in 2003 and 2013 respectively.Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon and Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) Director Tai Kin Ip made the announcement during a press conference at

June 17, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau-run schools in Hengqin to be covered by Macau’s free education

The government has drawn up a new administrative regulation enabling students of schools in Hengqin run by Macau organisations to fully enjoy the Macau government’s free education.Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon and Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) Director Kong Chi Meng made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters on Friday.A school with kindergarten and primary school classes at the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN)

June 17, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Lawmaker urges govt to reduce teachers’ stress at work

Directly-elected lawmaker-cum-social worker Nick Lei Leong Wong has submitted a written interpellation urging the government to further reduce work-related stress and burnout among teachers and support teachers for a more secure retirement.In his interpellation, which was released on Friday, Lei said that in order to promote smart teaching services, alleviate teachers’ work-related pressure and enhance teaching quality by means of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the Education and

June 17, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Int’l Cities of Gastronomy Fest on till Sunday

The International Cities of Gastronomy Fest Macao kicked off on Saturday at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf, with the event, which features various highlights, on until June 23.According to a Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) statement released on Saturday, the event gathers delegates from 29 UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy across six continents.The festival’s main highlights are namely the “International Gastronomy Promenade”, which features 100 Asian food stalls; the “City of

June 17, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Roaming Macau’s streets with Kevin Maher

Interview by Rui Pastorin        If you’ve ever looked up videos about Macau, there’s a chance that you’ve come across a YouTube Channel called “Get Sidetracked in Macau & Hong Kong”.Sitting at over 24,000 subscribers, those tuning in get to see different parts of Macau from its well-known busy streets to its quiet and lesser-known patios, all through the lens of Kevin Maher, who runs the channel.The channel has over 5,000 videos, and apart from the videos

June 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Mainlander smuggles Maotai in infant formula cans: Customs

The Macau Customs Service (SA) announced in a statement yesterday that a mainland man has been arrested for attempting to smuggle four bottles of Maotai from Macau to Zhuhai by hiding them in his bag and in two infant formula cans.Macau customs officers said that the incident happened on Friday afternoon. Customs officers intercepted a 37-year-old mainland man who while walking through the Barrier Gate checkpoint acted suspiciously.Customs officers found him carrying two bottles of Maotai in

June 17, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Pharma bureau urges public to stop consuming certain batches of ‘Vifor SA’ iron supplement

The Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) urged members of the public in a statement on Friday to refrain from consuming certain batches of an iron supplement, “Ferrum Hausmann Drops 50mg/ml 30ml”, manufactured by “Vifor SA” of Switzerland, as the dropper was found to be deformed with plastic particles falling out it in some batches of the product.According to the statement, the bureau was informed by a pharmaceutical importer that six batches of the product, with

June 17, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Hac Sa, Cheoc Van beaches closed due to excessive levels of E. coli

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) closed the city’s two beaches on Friday after a test by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) showed excessive E. coli levels in both beaches’ coastal waters.Both Hac Sa (“Black Sand”) and Cheoc Van (“Bamboo Bay”) remained closed to the public yesterday.A DSAMA statement on Friday said that IAM’s recent water quality testing found an excessive amount of E. coli (Escherichia coli) in the coastal waters at Hac Sa Beach and Cheoc Van Beach, adding

June 17, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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