SJM’s Macao Open Golf Tournament kicks off today

SJM Resorts announced yesterday that this year’s Macao Open golf tournament will be held at the Macau Golf and Country Club from today to Sunday, featuring world no. 46 Min Woo Lee and several top international players.A press conference was held yesterday at the Macau Golf and Country Club, with the attendance of Sports Bureau (ID) President Luís Gomes, SJM Managing Director Daisy Ho Chiu Fung and representatives from the golf sector as well as this week’s key players.Defending champion

October 9, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Lawmaker asks govt to enhance protection of old trees

Lawmaker Ho Ion Sang asked the government about the current situation of preserving ancient trees in a written interpellation in August, with the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) replying that efforts are ongoing to enhance conservation measures.Ho’s office sent copies of the bureau’s reply to the local media yesterday.Ho underlined the fact that the bureau has actively promoted conservation efforts, however, while most old trees are managed by the bureau, many privately owned trees also

October 9, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Hennessy collaborates with Jean-Michel Othoniel

French cognac brand Hennessy has recently unveiled its collaboration with artist Jean-Michel Othoniel on two X.O decanters.A dinner event to celebrate the launch of the collaboration was held at The Londoner Macao in Cotai on Monday.Othoniel, according to a recent Sands Resorts Macao and Hennessy statement, was born in Saint-Étienne, eastern-central France, and is known for his sculptures and hand-blown glass works, which Wikipedia notes is a glassforming technique that involves inflating

October 9, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Application for family reunion uncovers sham marriage scam: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) have uncovered a sham marriage scam following an application by a mainland man for a family reunion with his parents in Macau, PSP spokesman Lei Chan Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday.When examining the application for a Macau residence permit, the Public Security Police uncovered that a man in his sixties surnamed Nie had married a local woman surnamed Ha in a fake marriage in order to obtain a Macau ID card, according to Lei, who noted that

October 9, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Another local nabbed for sexually harassing tourist

Another local man has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) for sexually harassing a female tourist from the mainland, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong announced during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei quoted the victim as saying that while she was on a public bus with a friend travelling from Rua do Campo (水坑尾街) en route to Taipa on Friday afternoon, a man touched her buttocks with his private parts on the crowded bus, adding that instead

October 9, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Gachapon & super convenience store’ opens in Zape

Interview by William Chan        Tiffany Lifestyle, a Japanese themed “gachapon and super convenience store”* in Zape, officially opened on September 28, its operation manager Yamanaka Tetsuya told the Post recently in an exclusive interview in the store.Tiffany Lifestyle is located opposite the campus of Macao Polytechnic University (MPU).Yamanaka, an ethnic Japanese who grew up in Macau, works for China Star Entertainment Group which opened Tiffany Lifestyle. He

October 9, 2024 | BY admin

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Sam engages Inner Harbour residents, vows ‘pulse diagnosis’ for society

Macau’s sole candidate for its sixth-term chief executive, ex-judge Sam Hou Fai, has been visiting various neighbourhoods over the past week to listen to people’s views, aiming to gauge public sentiment.After yesterday’s walkabout in the southern neighbourhoods of the Inner Harbour area, the 62-year-old former president of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) said that through his efforts over the past few days and in-depth exchanges with the public, he now has a deeper understanding of civil

October 8, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Man accused of sexually harassing tourist during photo shoot: police

A local man has been accused of sexually harassing a female tourist while guiding her in a pose for a photo shoot, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.“The victim was walking along Estrada do Istmo (路氹連貫公路) in Cotai when she met the suspect, who saw her taking a selfie and asked to take her photo. The victim initially refused, but the suspect kept pestering her so that she eventually agreed to sit behind a nearby

October 8, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Scammers send SMS with link to pay fines for ‘traffic offences’: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned the public in a statement yesterday about a phishing SMS sent out by scammers with a link to a fake Macau government portal website where would-be victims will be asked for credit card details to “pay their fines for ‘traffic offences’”.The statement noted that the Judiciary Police recently discovered that there have been people sending out a phishing SMS that claim to be from the government. The fraudulent short message service claims that recipients

October 8, 2024 | BY Ginnie Laing

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Dropped cigarette end burns cardboard, damages plastic mat

Suspect says tried to use cigarette smoke to get rid of flies in a canA local man in his seventies was arrested on Sunday on charges of arson after dropping a cigarette end, causing a cardboard fire in the northern district and melting a plastic mat used by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) to cover the trunk of a nearby tree, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said yesterday.On Sunday night, the Judiciary Police received a call from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) informing them that

October 8, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Casino dealer steals chips worth HK$600,000

A local woman, who had worked as a casino dealer since 2019, started in February to repeatedly hide casino chips in her clothing while she was on duty, each time stealing one or two HK$10,000 chips, totalling HK$600,000 in total, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chan said the 49-year-old suspect is surnamed Chong.The Judiciary Police received a theft report from a casino in Cotai in the early hours of Friday, saying that a dealer had

October 8, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau logs 1.1 million visitor arrivals in 8 days before & during National Day holiday: police

Macau recorded a total of 1.1 million visitor arrivals during an eight-day period from September 29 to October 6, according to immigration statistics released by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday.Both September 29 and October 6 were Sundays.The mainland’s 2024 National Day Golden Week holiday officially lasted seven days, from October 1 to 7.Yesterday was the last day of this year’s seven-day National Day Golden Week holiday in the mainland.Over 900,000 visitor arrivals in 6 days

October 8, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau’s daily bus passenger number hits record

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday that Macau has recorded the highest single-day number of public bus passengers, during this year’s National Day Golden Week holiday.The mainland’s 2024 National Day Golden Week holiday lasted seven days, from October 1 to 7.Yesterday was the last day of this year’s seven-day National Day Golden Week holiday in the mainland.Yesterday’s DSAT statement said that Macau recorded over 800,000 public bus passengers a day on both

October 8, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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2024 GBA Bookstore Reading Parade debuts in Macau

The Greater Bay Area Bookstore Reading Parade kicked off as the event’s first stop at the Plaza Cultural Macau Bookstore on Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida (荷蘭園大馬路) on Saturday, with the aim of promoting cultural integration among the 11 cities of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), and publicising the “excellent characteristics of the GBA culture”, the bookshops’ General Manager Chan U Ion announced at the event’s opening ceremony.During the opening ceremony, Chan said

October 8, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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