Macau govt rejects ‘unsubstantiated’ US report

The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) pointed out in a statement yesterday that the so-called 2023 Annual Report by the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which has recently been released, “contains unsubstantiated accusations regarding Macau’s acceptance of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s review and the amendment to the national security law,” adding that the local government “strongly opposes this”.The GCS statement underlined that “in July 2022,

May 13, 2024 | BY admin

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Man, 65, dies of influenza A: Health Bureau

A 65-year-old local man with chronic diseases died of influenza on Thursday, the Health Bureau (SSM) has announced.According to an SSM statement on Friday, the patient came down with a fever and cough on April 30, after which he sought treatment at a private medical institution, which the statement did not identify.The statement said that the man began to develop shortness of breath on Wednesday night when he was also coughing up blood-tinged phlegm, after which he went to the bureau’s

May 13, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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What Superman once taught me

“How do I look?”A five-year-old me asked my grandma as I stepped out of my room wearing bright blue tights, a red cape and a pair of red wellington boots. On my chest was an unmistakable red “S” on a yellow shield background, a symbol that many boys my age are familiar with.“Just like superman” my grandma, who had bought me the costume, said with a smile and tender fondness that made me beam with excitement. I was now faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive,

May 13, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Fire Services Bureau Open Day draws huge crowds

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) held its first post-pandemic Open Day, yesterday with a vehicle extrication drill and booth games, as well as a display of various types of rescue vehicles, equipment and tools, at its headquarters as well as in Sai Van Lake Square, attracting a large number of parents and their children to the event. CB Commissioner Leong Iok Sam said: “The Open Day provides a platform for members of the public to interact with the Fire Services Bureau, helping them gain a

May 13, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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IAM to host activities in June for Int’l Children’s Day

The Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) is slated to host activities for International Children’s Day on Saturday, June 1 including free rides on cable cars and children’s electric cars, as well as a workshop, the bureau said in a statement on Friday.According to the statement, kids and their parents will be able to take the Guia Hill Cable Car for free, as well as ride children’s electric cars in Montanha Russa Park and Chunambeiro Park, until June 2.“Montanha Russa” is Portuguese

May 13, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sex workers brawl in hotel room over how to share ‘commission’: police

Two prostitutes got into a brawl at a hotel guestroom in Cotai on Thursday over a “commission” row, suffering, respectively, head and hand injuries, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson announced on Friday. According to Friday’s regular press conference, the incident happened on Thursday night in a hotel guestroom in Cotai, where PSP officers responding to a report of an assault there found that the incident involved procuring so the officers took the two women and a male at

May 13, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Security portfolio to constantly review internal mechanisms: Wong

Within 11 days, two customs officers and a prison guard have been accused of serious offences and disciplinary procedures, and Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak underlined yesterday that all the bureaus and other entities overseen by his portfolio will constantly review and improve their internal supervision mechanism, strengthen the rigid disciplinary management of their staff members, continue to remind them to strictly abide by the law and follow disciplinary rules through different

May 13, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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IAM urges public to watch out for tree maintenance in S. Francisco Garden

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Friday that it will carry out height-control pruning of an endangered Albizia lebbeck in S. Francisco Garden from today to Wednesday.For safety reasons, members of the public are advised not to enter the enclosed area during the pruning period in order to avoid accidents, the statement said.The bureau’s tree care staff have been taking pest and disease control, fertiliser and medication measures for the old tree, but the growing

May 13, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt to spend 7.36 billion patacas on 2024 cash handouts

The government says that it expects to spend 7.36 billion patacas on its annual wealth-sharing cash handouts this year.Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who is also the spokesman for the government’s top advisory Executive Council, made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters on Friday.According to Cheong, around 717,000 permanent residents will receive 10,000 patacas each, while about 31,000 non-permanent residents will receive

May 13, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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New heritage protection centre to be completed by year end: IC chief Leong

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man said yesterday that a new heritage protection centre linked with the world-famous Palace Museum in Beijing is slated to be completed by the end of this year, and an exhibition of cultural relics to be held in conjunction with the Palace Museum and the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration will be held in Macau in the second half of this year.Leong made the remarks in a speech during the opening ceremony of the Macao

May 13, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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CTT to host celebratory activities for WTISD

The Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) said in a statement on Friday that it will be hosting celebratory activities for the “World Telecommunication and Information Society Day” (WTISD), which is held on May 17 each year.In November 2006, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference proclaimed that the event would be celebrated annually on May 17, according to Wikipedia.The statement noted that the bureau will host a celebratory ceremony on Friday

May 13, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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China’s rise an opportunity not threat, says Hungarian official

Interview by Yin Xiaosheng, Chen Hao        BUDAPEST –  Hungary sees China’s emergence as an economic powerhouse as an opportunity, not a threat, Balazs Andras Orban, political director of Hungary’s prime minister, has said.President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Budapest was a pivotal moment in bilateral relations, Orban told Xinhua in a recent interview, adding this visit marked a new peak in bilateral relations and was regarded as “crown jewelry.”As the

May 13, 2024 | BY admin

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FM official explains China’s position on UNGA Resolution 2758

BEIJING – Yang Tao, director-general of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday held a briefing to elaborate on China’s position on United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758.Yang said that for some time, the United States has been deliberately distorting and challenging UNGA Resolution 2758 adopted in 1971 on restoring the lawful seat of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations and expelling the Chiang

May 13, 2024 | BY admin

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The Macau Post Daily wishes a Happy Mother's Day

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May 12, 2024 | BY admin

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