Worker dies after falling from height at Macau Bridge’s project site

A worker died yesterday after accidentally falling from a height at the construction site of the sea-crossing Macau Bridge project off Pac On, the authorities said.After the fourth Macau-Taipa bridge’s entire section was fully connected in March this year, constructors have been setting up the bridge’s various auxiliary facilities. The government aims to open Macau’s fourth sea-crossing bridge connecting the Macau peninsula and Taipa island in the next quarter.According to statements from

May 31, 2024 | BY admin

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Local woman nabbed for theft-by-finding: police

A local woman in her fifties was arrested on Sunday for stealing HK$38,000 in cash, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson Lai In Hong said during a special press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the Public Security Police received a report from a mainland man last Friday who suspected that someone had stolen his HK$38,000 in cash, believing that he had left the cash in a taxi or a restaurant, adding that he had carried the cash in his pocket.After scrutinising the police

May 31, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Public bus routes Nos. 10X and 29 to merge from tomorrow

Two public bus routes currently running between Praça de Ferreira do Amaral (colloquially known in Cantonese simply as “A Ma La”) and Ilha Verde district, No. 10X and No. 29, will merge into one from tomorrow, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) has announced.The merged route will continue to be No. 29, with No. 10X to no longer exist from tomorrow.Praça de Ferreira do Amaral outside Hotel Lisboa also serves as an open-air public bus terminal, one of the city’s busiest.Ilha Verde (Green Island)

May 31, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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US guilty of myriad human rights abuses

China Daily Editorial        The State Council Information Office of China issued its “Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2023” on Wednesday, detailing the country’s deteriorating human rights situation.As the report indicates, although the US likes to portray itself as a champion of human rights, lecturing other countries on the subject, the human rights situation in the US continued to deteriorate last year, and US society is becoming

May 31, 2024 | BY admin

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HK teen duo receive HK$12,000 to collect fraud cash in Macau

Four local senior citizens have recently fallen victims to the notorious “guess who I am” phone scams, and cheated out of a total of 270,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said yesterday, adding that PJ officers arrested on Monday two 17-year-old Hongkongers – a male and a female – for collecting the fraudulently obtained money from the four victims.According to yesterday’s special press conference, the three victims – a male and three females – received

May 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau English- & Portuguese-language media delegation pays eye-opening trip to Jiangsu

Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Publicity and Culture Department Director-General Wan Sucheng poses during a visit to Suzhou Pingjiang Historic Block in Jiangsu last week.Lúcia Deng Le, deputy director of the Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau gives the thumbs up while visiting Wuxi’s Taihu (“Greatest Lake”) Yuantouzhu Scenic Area in Jiangsu

May 30, 2024 | BY admin

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Student jumps to her death from building: police, DSEDJ

A female teenager died after “falling from a height” shortly after midnight yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement, noting that no criminally induced injuries were found on the victim.In response to the Post’s enquires by email, the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) identified the victim as a student, underlining that it is coordinating with the school and the respective counselling entity to provide the necessary support to the victim’s family, while

May 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local man damages parked cars with his key

A local man has been arrested for damaging six parked cars with his car key, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hon said in a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Lei is in his fifties. He told the police that he’s a businessman. The six cars were parked Rua de Pedro Nolasco da Silva.According to Lai, one of the car owners reported to the police last Thursday that someone had scratched her vehicle parked the day before with a key, causing damage estimated at

May 30, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Estoril pool to close from Saturday for central library project

With construction of the government’s new central library set to start, the adjacent Estoril Swimming pool will close from Saturday until further notice, the Sports Bureau (ID) announced in a statement yesterday.The Estoril Swimming Pool is officially known as San Fa Yuen (“New Garden”) in Cantonese.The statement said that the construction contract of the new central library project has already been awarded by the Public Works Bureau (DSOP). The work will include demolition, pile

May 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Gongbei Customs seizes 52 used phones & 55 bottles of wine

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced yesterday that its officers have recently caught two “parallel traders” attempting to smuggle 52 second-hand phones and 55 bottles of wine from Macau to the mainland separately.According to Gongbei Customs, the first case was busted last Friday when customs officers at the Macau-Zhuhai Qingmao pedestrian border checkpoint intercepted a man who looked suspicious.The officers seized a total of 52 used smartphones strapped around his waist, thighs and

May 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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China scores first win at Women’s VNL 2024 at Galaxy

China’s players yesterday beat The Netherlands 3-1 during the Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024 Macao presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group at the Galaxy Arena in Cotai, the Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement last night.Yesterday marked the second day of the six-day event.The statement noted that the Netherlands took an early lead, winning the first set 25-21. China then strengthened its blocking, while the statement added that “outstanding plays” by Gong Xiangyu and

May 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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22 women fall for ‘light meal’ ordering scams

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said at a press conference yesterday that the police received separate reports on Monday and Tuesday from 22 local female residents saying that they were scammed in “light meal” ordering scamsThe victims comprise five under the age of 30 and 17 middle-aged women. They were collectively scammed out of amounts ranging from 570 to 2,600 patacas, totalling 16,140 patacas.According to Lei, in one of the cases, a victim saw an advertisement on social

May 30, 2024 | BY William Chan

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FIJI bottled water found to contain Mn & excessive bacteria: IAM

Manganese (Mn) and three types of bacteria were found in a bottled water product under the brand of “FIJI”, and the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) called yesterday for an immediate stop to the consumption and supply of the problematic product.According to the statement, the bureau has recently been informed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the issue. The bureau underlined that it has meanwhile ordered the suspension of the sale of the problematic product.The statement

May 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Revamped, air-conditioned Red Market reopens today with 118 stalls

The Red Market, which had been closed for over two years for renovation, reopens this morning after 118 stalls have moved back from a temporary wet market building.The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) organised a media tour of the newly-renovated Red Market yesterday morning, briefing journalists about stallholders’ work on moving back and their final preparation work to sell fresh food there again.The revamped Red Market has a total of 149 stalls, because of which 31 stalls are now still

May 30, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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