Anti-corruption fight will not spare even the ‘small flies’

Commentary by Kang Bing*        The Communist Party of China (CPC) is currently carrying out a nationwide Party discipline education campaign, showcasing that rigorous self-governance is continuously in progress.In fact, several times each year, the leaders of the Communist Party of China hold meetings to study the report of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on how anti-corruption operations were conducted in the previous months and to chart the course of the

May 29, 2024 | BY admin

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2024 Hengqin Global Investment Promotion Conference draws 1,000 investors : press release

(Press Release)横琴在线，赞95The Hengqin 2024 Global Investment Promotion Conference and sharing sessions opened on 26 May. Liu Xianfa, Commissioner of China’s Foreign Ministry in the Macao SAR; Lei Wai Nong, Director of the Executive Committee of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (hereinafter referred to as the “Cooperation Zone”); Huang Zhihao, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Zhuhai Municipal Committee and Mayor of Zhuhai; Nie Xinping, Fu Yongge, Su Kun, Deputy

May 28, 2024 | BY admin

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FM Commissioner Liu stresses Hengqin’s 3 ‘growth codes’

Institutional strengths, new quality productive forces, Chinese modernisationA two-day fact-finding trip to Hengqin organised by the Foreign Ministry Commissioner’s Office in Macau for consuls-general or consuls from 23 foreign countries to Hong Kong and Macau concluded with a working luncheon yesterday, during which commissioner Liu Xianfa delivered a speech highlighting three “codes” thanks to which Hengqin has achieved a good economic growth performance: institutional strengths; the

May 28, 2024 | BY Tony Wong in Hengqin

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6-day Women’s Volleyball Nations League kicks off at Galaxy

The six-day Women’s Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group kicks off at Galaxy Arena in Cotai today, with the Thailand-Dominican Republic opening match starting at 4 p.m., followed by a match between Brazil and Japan at 7:30 p.m.The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)-sanctioned event is co-organised by the Sports Bureau (ID), Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) and the ‘Volleyball Association of Macao, China’.A press conference was held at

May 28, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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8 locals cheat casino out of HK$4.54 million

Eight locals have been arrested for allegedly scamming a Cotai casino out of HK$4.54 million, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday.The eight suspects, ranging from their thirties to forties, comprise two casino managers, two gaming table supervisors, a dealer, a gaming promoter, a decorator, and a jewellery shop sales assistant. According to Lei, the police received a report from the casino on Thursday, saying that some of its staff

May 28, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Local journalists gain valuable insights from trip to Nanjing, Wuxi & Suzhou

A five-day fact-finding visit to three cities in Jiangsu province by 15 English and Portuguese-language media journalists from Macau ended yesterday, and Hoje Macau  (“Today Macau”) Director Carlos Morais José pointed how important it was for Macau to learn about the nation’s successful experience in its integrated development of culture and technology.Morais José, who headed the media delegation, said the trip was a “magnificent” journey of learning from the three cities –

May 28, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei in Suzhou

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Construction site discharges wastewater into public sewer: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has discovered recently that a construction site in Nam Van had illegally used pipes to discharge unfiltered yellow slurry wastewater into the public underground sewer pipes, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.IAM officials have stopped the discharge, the statement said, adding that it will impose penalties in accordance with the law.The statement also said that it had asked the person in charge of the site to clean up the affected sewer pipes and

May 28, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Winged Dragon & Phoenix exhibition features work by students with intellectual disabilities

The Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery is hosting the “Winged Dragon and Phoenix Welcoming Dual Celebrations – Exhibiting Wisdom and Collaboration to Create the Future” student exhibition, which features artworks created by young people with intellectual disabilities.The event is annually promoted by the Macau Association for Intellectual Development Services (MAIDS), formerly known as the Macau Association for the Mentally Handicapped.On until Saturday, the exhibition comprises work

May 28, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Hydrogen-sulphide poisoning victim in critical condition: SSM

The Health Bureau (SSM) has been notified by the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre of a hydrogen-sulphide poisoning incident, the victim of which is a 24-year-old female resident living in Estrada Marginal do Hipódromo.An SSM statement said yesterday that the victim was found unconscious on the floor at home by her family at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. The victim was then rushed to the public hospital, where she was diagnosed with gas poisoning.The statement pointed out that firefighters

May 28, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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2 Filipinos steal, sell company’s frozen meat

Two male non-resident workers (NRWs) from the Philippines have been apprehended for stealing meat from the frozen meat company where they worked in Patane, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspects surnamed Parrocha and Nocom are in their forties.According to Lei, the company reported to the police last week that they had discovered that at least 120,000 patacas worth of frozen meat had been stolen in the past two months.The police

May 28, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Man robs currency dealer in hotel room

A man from the mainland has been arrested for robbing a male illegal currency exchange dealer in a hotel guestroom, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said at a regular press conference yesterday.The 53-year-old suspect surnamed Jiang told the police that he’s a businessman. The victim is a mainlander. They had struck currency exchange deals beforeAccording to Lei, late on May 12 the victim again engaged in a currency exchange deal with Jiang in his hotel room in Cotai. During the

May 28, 2024 | BY William Chan

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10 die in workplace accidents last year: DSAL

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) announced yesterday that 5,293 workers were injured in workplace accidents last year, of which 10 were fatal, with one death suspected of being due to violations of the city’s occupational health and safety rules.In 2022, the bureau recorded nine fatal accidents at work.A DSAL statement noted that the three main causes of accidents at work were “falls”, “trapped limbs or impaling or cut injuries” and “overexertion or muscle strains”, accounting for

May 28, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Strategic autonomy of Seoul and Tokyo crucial for upturn in regional relations

China Daily Editorial        The positive outcomes of the meeting between visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang with Republic of Korea (ROK)* President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on Sunday have undoubtedly raised hopes that the ninth Trilateral Summit Meeting among China, Japan and Republic of Korea being held in the ROK capital on Monday can help repair the fraught regional economic relations.That Li and Yoon agreed to launch a diplomatic and security dialogue and resume talks on a

May 28, 2024 | BY admin

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Global Investment Promotion Conference aims to draw investments to Hengqin

     Lei vows to ‘unlock’ Macau-Hengqin’s joint development’s potential      The two-day 2024 Hengqin Global Investment Promotion Conference is taking place with its opening ceremony held yesterday afternoon, with the aim of drawing domestic and foreign investments to the island by enabling the participants to gain a better understanding of the various preferential measures being implemented there.The conference also aims to highlight Hengqin’s

May 27, 2024 | BY Tony Wong in Hengqin

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