Macau confirms 46th COVID-19 case, 1st in 78 days

The Macau government confirmed early today Macau's 46th COVID-19 case, the first in 78 days. According to a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre shortly after midnight, the male patient is a 57-year-old Filipino Macau resident. At 10:45 a.m. yesterday, the man took Cathay Pacific flight CX906 from Manila to Hong Kong. After arriving in Hong Kong, he took a ferry from Hong Kong's airport to Macau at 2 p.m. While he had no fever when entering Macau, he

June 26, 2020 | BY admin

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CTM’s 2019 profit rises 7 pct to 1.01 billion patacas

Macau’s top telecom operator CTM reported a net profit of 1.01 billion patacas last year, a 7 percent year-on-year increase, according to a notice published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday. Howevery CTM’s receipts fell 13 percent to 4.24 billion patacas last year. The company attributed the decline to fewer mobile phone and other equipment sales. However, receipts from services rose 5 percent year-on-year. CTM last year reduced its investments, according to the notice. At

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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90 social service facilities to gradually reopen next week

Addressing yesterday’s press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) Deputy Director Daniel Tang Iok Wa announced that some 90 social service facilities of various kinds in the city will reopen in phases from next Wednesday.Tang said that the social service facilities include family and community service centres, service centres for senior citizens, and youth outreach teams, involving some 1,000 staff members.The city’s social service

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Galaxy suggests free cancellation for guests who booked room for 10 patacas

Locals thought they’d got the best “staycation” deal after successfully booking a night’s stay at Galaxy Macau for 10 patacas on Tuesday, only to be told that it was a system error, with the hotel confirming the incident in a statement yesterday, suggesting guests either cancel their booking or reconfirm their booking at the current rates.The 10-pataca Galaxy room deal issue went viral on social media yesterday when people who had a booking confirmation from online travel agencies’

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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UM, HKBU make new discovery in Alzheimer pathogenesis

A research team, led by Prof Lu Jiahong with the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences at the University of Macau (UM), and another research team, led by Prof Li Min with the School of Chinese Medicine at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), have revealed the molecular mechanism by which the autophagy-related gene NRBF2 (Nuclear Receptor Binding Factor 2) regulates the maturation of autophagosomes and the pathological protein degradation in Alzheimer’s disease, which suggests a potential new

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Info bureau gets new director

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has appointed Inês Chan Lou as the new director of the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS). The appointment was published in yesterday’s Official Gazette (BO), based on an executive order dated June 16. Chan has been appointed for one year, starting Wednesday, July 1. A GCS statement pointed out that Chan has attended on behalf of the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) more than 100 press conferences held by the Novel Coronavirus Response

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Sands China hosts seminar on ‘two sessions’

Hong Kong-listed Macau gaming operator Sands China said in a statement that it hosted a seminar on last month’s “two sessions” yesterday – the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), as well as the “One Country, Two Systems” principle. According to the statement, the seminar’s “goal was to help participants develop an in-depth understanding of the spirit of the

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Dragon Boat Festival

This is just to inform that the print edition The Macau Post Daily will take a break today for the Dragon Boat Festival public holiday. However, our online edition will go on 24/7 as usual. The next print edition will return on Monday. We wish all our readers, advertisers and distributors a pleasant holiday. 

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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IAM probes Thai eatery for gastroenteritis case

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) received a report from the Health Bureau (SSM) on Tuesday about five customers who after eating in a Thai restaurant came down with gastroenteritis. The five diners felt discomfort, according to an IAM statement yesterday.The “Modern Thai” restaurant is located in Rua do Regedor in Taipa, the statement said.The five customers had barbeque and char kway teow last Saturday evening, and they gradually started to suffer symptoms such as fever, vomiting and

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Drunken man threatens to stab passers-by: police

A local man was arrested on Monday night for threatening to kill two passers-by with a fruit knife, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Choi Iok Kin said during yesterday’s regular press conference.The suspect surnamed Hoi told the police that he works as a driver.Choi said a local man and a local woman called the police separately on Monday at around 9 p.m. saying that they had been threatened by a man with a knife near Rua dos Hortelãos. The woman told the police that Hoi threatened her

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Charity boxing night to aid Macau Special Olympics

Local gym Macao Boxing House will be holding a charity boxing event on Saturday with proceeds going to Macau Special Olympics. The translation of the event’s Chinese name is “Once You’re High You Will Explode”, according to the event organiser, owner of, and trainer at, Macao Boxing House Cheong Wai.There will be five boxing bouts, five kick-boxing bouts with amateur fighters from Macao Boxing House plus local gyms Life Project and Chong Wa Athletic Association taking part. There

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Digital photography group’s pictures show ‘special moments’ during COVID-19

An annual member exhibition organised by the Macau Digital Photography Association (MDPA) entitled “Visual Dialogues” is being held at the IAM Gallery, focusing, among other things, on “special moments” during the current COVID-19 pandemic.This event is co-sponsored by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and Macau Foundation (FM), according to the association’s website.Yen Kuacfu, who chairs the association’s general meeting, told The Macau Post Daily

June 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass bill preventing tourists from getting ‘blue card’

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday unanimously passed a government-initiated bill that aims to prevent visitors who come to Macau on tourist visas from seeking a job here during their stay and eventually getting a non-resident work permit, colloquially known as a “blue card”.The bill amends the law on the hiring of non-resident workers, which came into force in 2010.The bill will take effect 90 days after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO).The government has indicated

June 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Drunken cabbie nabbed for damaging public property

A taxi driver was arrested for drunk driving in a traffic accident last Friday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Choi Iok Kin said during a regular press conference on Monday. The suspect is a local resident surnamed Wu who is in his thirties.According to Choi, the Public Security Police received a report that a traffic accident occurred at about 4:30 a.m. last Friday in Praça de Ferreira do Amaral. A taxi driven by Wu crashed and damaged public property in the busy square, one of

June 24, 2020 | BY admin

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