PJ warn against ‘recycling clothes’ scams & fake redeem website

The Judiciary Police (PJ) urged members of the public to beware of a social media post about “getting a high price for recycling used clothes”, which contained a link to a fraudulent mobile app that harvested personal and credit card information, leading to a local victim’s loss of over 30,000 patacas, according to a statement on Saturday.The statement noted that the scammer posed as a “customer service staff member” pretending to communicate with customers about the recycling of

May 20, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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2 men suffer CO1 poisoning while cooking at drug rehab centre

Two men suffered accidental carbon monoxide poisoning (CO1) when preparing breakfast in the kitchen of a drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation centre in the hamlet of Ka Ho in Coloane on Saturday, the Health Bureau (SSM) has announced.An SSM statement on Saturday identified the venue where the case occurred as the centre run by the Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macau (ARTM), located on Estrada de Nossa Senhora de Ká Hó.The statement did not identify whether the duo

May 20, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Jobless man steals money from car – mainlander nabbed for theft-by-finding: police

A local unemployed man was arrested for stealing 100 yuan from a car the doors of which were unlocked, according to a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson during a regular press conference on Friday.The male suspect surnamed Chan is in his twenties, according to the spokesperson.The spokesperson said that police officers received a report of a theft case in a car park near the Barrier Gate at 3 a.m. on Thursday, where a car owner caught a person in his car stealing 100 yuan from the

May 20, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Man attacks cabbie, damages taxi audio/video recorder: govt

A male front-seat passenger in a taxi attacked the driver and ripped the vehicle’s audio and video recorder off the dashboard on Thursday, after he refused to comply with the legal requirement to wear the seat belt, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) has announced.The bureau did not identify the cabbie’s gender nor where the passenger is from.According to the Road Traffic Law, light vehicles’ drivers and front-seat passengers must wear a seat belt, namely private cars and taxis as well as

May 20, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Street near Barrier Gate now has 3 X crossings

Rua da Serenidade (永定街) in the Barrier Gate neighbourhood has got one more X crossing (aka pedestrian scramble or diagonal crossing), raising the number of this type of pedestrian crossing facility on this street to three.The new pedestrian scramble, which came into use last week, is Macau’s seventh.According to Wikipedia, a pedestrian scramble is a type of traffic signal movement that temporarily stops all vehicular traffic, thereby allowing pedestrians to cross a junction in every

May 20, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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China eases int’l travel to meet outbound tourism demand

Analysis        BEIJING – In early April, Xiao Ying and her husband embarked on a flight from Beijing to Geneva, beginning their honeymoon in the picturesque cities of Switzerland.The flight, which had been suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, resumed operations in February 2023, marking a significant revival in tourism for Chinese travelers.“The resumed flight offered us more choices in travel destinations,” Xiao said.In the first quarter of 2024, Chinese mainland

May 20, 2024 | BY admin

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US should abandon ‘sour grapes’ mentality when China’s green products excel

Commentary        BEIJING – Looking through the lens of US additional tariffs on China’s green products, including electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels, and charges of “overcapacity” within these sectors, the specter of a “sour grapes” mentality looms large.The US side’s call for China to rein in its thriving industries prompts scrutiny. If labeling the export of 12 percent of Chinese-made EVs as overcapacity, what then of Germany, Japan, and the United

May 20, 2024 | BY admin

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Washington breaching its legal commitments

China Daily Editorial        For a long time, the United States has openly claimed that preserving the “status quo” across the Taiwan Strait is in its, and every stakeholder’s, best interest. In the name of safeguarding peace, Washington has issued persistent warnings against any party seeking to “unilaterally change the status quo”.The alarm is being raised again as the island prepares to inaugurate a new team of leaders on Monday. But this time it is Beijing’s

May 20, 2024 | BY admin

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US high tariffs on Chinese EVs outdated, useless: economist

Interview        ZAGREB – The US government’s move to increase the tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) imports is outdated and ineffective, a Croatian economist told Xinhua in a recent interview.The White House announced last Tuesday its decision to increase the tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles imports from some 25 percent to 100 percent.“This is actually more of a political measure than an economic measure,” Ljubo Jurcic, Croatian economist and former

May 20, 2024 | BY admin

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Exploiting China’s goodwill and tolerance leads to nowhere

Commentary        BEIJING – Some Philippine politicians have been actively provoking China in issues related to the South China Sea regardless of continuous restraint and goodwill from China.In latest provocative moves, backed by some politicians, organized fishing vessels have attempted to trespass into the waters of Huangyan Dao. High-ranking officials such as the Philippine Senate president and the defense chief have also visited Zhongye Dao, which the Philippines

May 20, 2024 | BY admin

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Xia focuses on youth affairs, youth entrepreneurship on penultimate day of 7-day fact-finding tour

     Xia Baolong, who heads both the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Xia Baolong, continued his fact-finding tour of Macau yesterday, and the penultimate day of his seven-day visit was centrered on youth affairs and youth entrepreneurship, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS). In the morning, Xia, accompanied by Chief

May 19, 2024 | BY admin

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Xia visits academic & medical facilities, heritage-nature spots, egg-tart bakery

     Xia Baolong, who heads both the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, has visited today two universities, a science and technology park, and medical facilities, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS). The day, the fifth of Xia’s ongoing fact-finding trip to Macau, was focused on Macau's two off-shore islands, Taipa and

May 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau hosts PATA Annual Summit for 1st time

The three-day PATA Annual Summit 2024, themed “Reimaging Tourism”, kicked off yesterday at the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau in Cotai, and Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said in opening remarks that the event offered an “invaluable” opportunity to provide delegates with an update about the new dynamics of Macau as a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure after the three-year-long COVID-19 pandemic.Senna Fernandes also said that the local

May 17, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Editoral: Nation’s ‘pearl in the palm’ should make its ‘golden business card’ shine even brighter

Xia Baolong, who heads both the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO), said during his ongoing fact-finding tour that Macau continues to be the motherland’s “pearl in the palm” that should make its “golden business card” shine even brighter. The remarks, which the 71-year-old veteran official of the central authorities made during a meeting with the Macau Chamber

May 17, 2024 | BY admin

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