Grand Lisboa to undergo renovation this year: Daisy Ho

Renovations of the interior of Grand Lisboa casino-hotel are set to start this year, with the project expected to be completed over a two-year period, SJM Resorts Managing Director Daisy Ho Chiu Fung told reporters yesterday.Ho made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s Dragon Boat Launching Ceremony at the Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre.Ho noted that the renovation project, which is set to take place in phases, will not affect the operations of the peninsula-based property. The

May 15, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Free entry to MGP Museum this Saturday and June 1

The Macau Grand Prix (MGP) Museum in Zape will allow visitors to enter free of charge this Saturday and on June 1, with a raft of special events, in celebration, respectively, of the International Museum Day on May 18 and the museum’s third anniversary of its re-opening, according to a statement by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday.The statement said that on June 1, there will be three special sessions of workshops, together with LEGO Certified Professional Andy Hung Chi

May 15, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Mainlander’s bank account frozen after illegal currency exchange deal: police

A mainlander’s bank account has been frozen after exchanging Hong Kong dollars into yuan with the help of an illegal currency exchange dealer at a casino in Cotai last month, resulting in a loss of 235,000 yuan, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said at a press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the victim is a middle-aged mainland man, and the suspect is a 25-year-old male mainlander surnamed Liu.According to the spokesperson, the victim won HK$300,000 in a casino last

May 15, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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LRT technician’s failure to fully comply with rules causes train crash: govt

The Public Works Bureau has announced the findings of its investigation into the exact cause of the crash involving two Light Rail Transit (LRT) trains on Wednesday last week when a test was carried out on the system’s Seac Pai Van section, confirming that the accident was caused by human error and had nothing to do with the system’s safety.The bureau made the announcement in a statement on Friday.After the accident occurred in the wee hours of Wednesday last week, the bureau announced some

May 15, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt presents certification awards to 24 qualified tech firms

The government yesterday presented awards to 24 local tech companies that have been granted official certification recognising their respective abilities to engage in technological innovation.Yesterday’s award-presentation ceremony was held at the World Trade Centre Macau (WTCM) in Zape.The Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) launched a certification programme for local tech companies last year with the aim of boosting the development of the city’s high-tech industry.The

May 15, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Local boxer fighting for belt in Xiamen this Saturday

Local pugilist Cheong Lap Cheong (10 wins-0 losses-0 knock outs) will be fighting for the vacant WBC (World Boxing Council) Far East Super Flyweight belt on Saturday in Xiamen against Korean boxer Han Sol Lee (8-3-0).Cheong who had been training in Shaanxi and Kunming, with his trainer Cheong Wai (no relation) for the last three months answered some of the Post’s questions on social media this week.When asked how intense the two training camps had been Cheong said, “I have been training for

May 15, 2024 | BY Lesley Wells

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UM ranks 14th in THE 2024 World Young University Rankings

The Times Higher Education (THE) released its 2024 World Young University Rankings yesterday, and the University of Macau has jumped to 14th place in the world, up 12 places from last year, hitting a record high.Meanwhile, the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is ranked joint 38th in World Young University Rankings 2024, according to THE.The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings lists the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger, according

May 15, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Polling stations for 6th-term CE election committee likely to remain unchanged

The election of the sixth-term Chief Executive (CE) Election Committee has been set for August 11, and Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission President Song Man Lei told reporters yesterday that the Macao Polytechnic University Multi-Sport Pavilion and Macau Forum in Zape, as well as Escola Luso-Chinesa Técnico-Profissional in Areia Preta have preliminarily been selected as the election’s polling stations running from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. that day.Song said that the details will be

May 15, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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MGM regatta photo contest winners receive awards

An award ceremony was held at MGM COTAI on Monday for the winners of the 2024 MGM Macao International Regatta Photography Competition, for which the submitted photos can be viewed in an online exhibition, according to a statement from the Sports Bureau (ID) released on the same day.The 2024 MGM Macao International Regatta was held in Macau in January.The winner of the photo contest is Ching Chun Keung, while Chan Weng Kin and Wu Kun Chio garnered 1st Runner Up and 2nd Runner Up respectively,

May 15, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Mainland woman nabbed for shoplifting

A woman from the mainland has been arrested for stealing cosmetics from a local shop, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Deng is in her forties. She told the police that she’s joblessAccording to Lai, in January the police received a report from a shop on Rua Va Tai saying that cosmetics worth 729 patacas had been stolen from the premises.With the help of CCTV footage, the police identified the suspect and

May 15, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Mainlander nabbed for selling fake K-pop ticket

A man from the mainland has been arrested for cheating a woman out of 1,550 yuan (1,720 patacas) by selling her a counterfeit K-pop ticket, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Li is in his forties. According to Lai, the victim encountered Li in January while walking around Cotai. Li sold her a ticket that was originally priced at 1,000 yuan for 1,550 yuan to attend a K-pop concert being held in Macau.When

May 15, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Vietnamese trio chop 4 compatriots over 8,000-pataca debt: police

A male Vietnamese and two accomplices attacked a compatriot and three of the victim’s friends with a cleaver and knives, after failing to strike a deal on the repayment of an 8,000-pataca debt during an open-air meeting on Rua do Templo Lin-Fong on Sunday night, and one of them, who suffered intracerebral haemorrhage and a fractured skull, was yesterday still in hospital after emergency surgery, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said.The attack happened at about 9 p.m. on Sunday

May 15, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘The Fury of My Thoughts’ vows to show female melancholy

Interview by William Chan        The 34th Macao Arts Festival will stage on May 31 and June 1 “The Fury of My Thoughts”, a play that explores the world and words of Nelly Arcan, a female novelist who published a novel based on her experience in the sex industry.The play’s director and adaptor Marie Brassard discussed the work in a recent online interview with the Post.Brassard is a Canadian actress, author and director who initially became known internationally as an

May 15, 2024 | BY admin

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New US tariffs on Chinese products a blot on free trade

commentary        BEIJING – The United States yesterday decided to raise additional tariffs on electric vehicles, among a range of products, imported from China.It’s not fresh news that the US side repeatedly resorts to sanctions and suppression measures against specific Chinese sectors and companies. This time, the United States is wielding the stick of economic coercion and trade bullying, heightening its narrow-mindedness and hegemony as it adds a new blot on free

May 15, 2024 | BY admin

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