Man blackmails female friend with showering tape: police

A man from the mainland has been arrested for blackmailing his female friend using a secretly recorded video of her showering in a hotel bathroom, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a press conference yesterday.The 35-year-old suspect, surnamed Liang who claimed to be self-employed, had recorded the video of his friend, an engineer surnamed Yang, while they were staying in a Cotai hotel room last week.According to Cheong, Yang first accused Liang of raping her on

May 21, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Man blackmails ex-girlfriend over their sex tapes: police

A local man has been arrested for blackmailing his ex-girlfriend in an attempt to rekindle their relationship by threatening to release their intimate videos, according to Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong during a press conference yesterday.The suspect was identified as a 29-year-old room attendant surnamed Chan.Cheong noted that after the couple broke up earlier this year, Chan began blackmailing his ex-girlfriend to get back together by making various threats.Among the threats,

May 21, 2024 | BY William Chan

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PJ warn public of fraudulent calls imitating their officers

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday that members of the public have recently informed them of receiving fraudulent calls from the “PJ’s Headquarters – Case Reporting and Emergency Operation Centre”, which has a similar number to the genuine one.The statement said that the scammers claimed to be a PJ officer who knew the name and ID card information of the victims, falsely claiming that their mobile phone number in the mainland had sent out a large number of

May 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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18 mainland unis accept Macau’s joint admission examination results

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) announced yesterday that local students can apply for admission to 18 mainland universities and colleges on the basis of their results in the Joint Admission Examination for Four Higher Education Institutions in Macau taken in the 2023/2024 academic year. Yesterday’s DSEDJ statement said that students holding a valid Macau Resident Identity Card (BIR) and a Home Return Permit – a card for Macau residents who are Chinese nationals to

May 21, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local boxer Cheong Lap Cheong wins fight in Xiamen

Local boxer Cheong Lap Cheong won his fight against South Korean boxer Han Sol Lee with a score of 99-91, 99-90, 100-89 in Xiamen, not only winning the vacant WBC (World Boxing Council) Far East Super Flyweight belt, but also taking his ranking to 20th in the world in his division.Cheong, 27 now has a fight record of 11 wins-0 losses-0 knock outs and was quite emotional after the win as it was a very difficult fight that went the whole 10 rounds.The Post spoke to Cheong on Sunday evening

May 21, 2024 | BY Lesley Wells

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New phase of talent acquisition programme opens for applications today

The government officially launched the second phase of its talent acquisition programme today, according to a statement by the Talent Development Committee yesterday. The application period will run until November 20. The statement noted that the overall programme consists of nine specific programmes, including the High-end Talents Programme, Outstanding Talents Programme and the Advanced Professionals Programme in the areas of big health, high-tech, modern finance, as well as

May 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Barra showcases 20 costumes, props used in TVB’s Jin Yong wuxia dramas

Integrated resort operator MGM’s “Into the World of Wuxia Legends” Jin Yong Wuxia Drama Costumes and Weapons Exhibition at Barra*, with over 20 costumes and props with historical, cultural and aesthetic values provided by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), is now on display at Navy Yard No. 1 and Navy Yard No. 2.Jin Yong (1924 - 2018), given name Louis Cha Leung-yung (查良鏞), was a Chinese wuxia – martial arts and chivalry – novelist, journalist, entrepreneur, political

May 21, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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China: A reliable partner in Africa’s greener and greater future

Commentary by Yi Xin*        China-Africa cooperation can be characterized in many ways. Based on sincerity, it aims for real results, promotes amity, and proceeds from good faith. If one were to use a color to highlight this cooperation, green comes to mind.At the very first Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in 2000, ministers from China and Africa emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation on the development of green energy.

May 21, 2024 | BY admin

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Tourist trains gather steam amid China’s tourism boom

Analysis        GUIYANG – At 69, Zhu Guichu loves sightseeing but is not fond of air travel. So in planning his recent eight-day trip to Laos, the retiree from Guizhou province opted for a tourist train.On March 8, Zhu joined a 200-member tour group to visit the Southeast Asian nation. A “panda train” took them to the border area of Yunnan province, where they transferred to the China-Laos Railway to continue their tour through Laos.“I like traveling by train as it

May 21, 2024 | BY admin

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Any challenge to Taiwan’s status as part of China doomed to fail

China Daily Editorial        As Lai Ching-te took office as leader of the Taiwan island authorities yesterday, he and his “pro-independence” Democratic Progressive Party must give a clear answer to the question regarding their choice between peaceful development or confrontation across the Taiwan Strait.As a spokesperson of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office pointed out last week, promoting peace across the Taiwan Strait means opposing separatist moves, and the

May 21, 2024 | BY admin

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‘Not yet decided whether to run for 2nd term’: Ho

Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that the seven-day visit by the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office Director Xia Baolong to Macau was an assessment of his government, in which Xia expressed support for the government’s work and made suggestions concerning its inadequacies, underlining that no mention of the work relating to the election for the sixth-term chief executive later this year was made during Xia’s visit, and Ho also said at a press conference that

May 20, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Editorial: West’s ‘overcapacity’ narrative rears its ugly head again

Déjà vu! The West’s ill-advised “overcapacity” narrative is rearing its ugly head again, this time targeting China. Just a few decades ago it was aimed at Japan. “Japan bashing” was all the rage in the 1980s as the island nation was perceived by many in the US as a threat to its economy. In 1987 several members of Congress, histrionically swinging sledgehammers, demolished a Toshiba radio on the Capitol, acting out their anger at claims that a subsidiary of the Japanese

May 20, 2024 | BY admin

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Ho vows to polish Macau’s ‘golden business card’ as int’l metropolis

Senior central government and Communist Party of China (CPC) official Xia Baolong ended his seven-day visit to Macau and left the city via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) yesterday morning, and Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said that Xia’s vivid metaphor of Macau as the nation’s “pearl in the palm” made the special administrative region’s importance self-evident.Ho also said that the local government will strive to join hands with all sectors of society in order to make better

May 20, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Fashion designer’s work on display at ‘Self-Development’ exhibition

An exhibition entitled “Self-Development” is being held at the Creative Macau gallery in Nape, presenting the work of Macau fashion designer Ana Cardoso.On until June 8, the exhibition features Cardoso’s works created through mixed media, wood and fabric, along with dresses. In a recent statement provided by the gallery, Cardoso said that each of the art works on display represent various facets of herself.Cardoso, the statement said, started painting at the age of 12 and after a few

May 20, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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