IPIM to get new president: report

Lau Wai Meng, one of the two vice-directors of the Economic Services Bureau (DSE), will be the new president of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), the Portuguese-language radio channel of public broadcaster TDM reported yesterday. According to the unsourced report by Rádio Macau, Lau Wai Meng will replace Irene Lau Kuan Va at the helm of the institute. Irene Lau was appointed president of IPIM in May last year. She had been acting president of the troubled

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4 mega-events in 2019 had high level of public awareness and satisfaction: MGTO

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement yesterday that according to its recent study of the “Macau Tourism Branding and Media Effectiveness Evaluation” of four mega events held last year, all of them reached “a high level of public awareness and a good to great level of satisfaction”, reflecting the media’s and netizens’ satisfaction and relatively strong awareness of the events.The four events were the Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Pig, 30th Macau

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Annoying Family

Comments by Tsamtsam Tou*     I have an annoying family. A strict father, an angry mother that yells at you every day, a nagging sister, and a lazy brat. Father’s personality is just like a wizard. He can be nice and dotty, and lately he is like boiling a potion that will tip off and yell swear words at me. Mother has a better personality, but she’s like an old hag. She can dominate you so she can rule the universe and become Trump. The nagging sister is always begging me to

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Firefighters extinguish rooftop hut fire in 20 minutes

Firefighters battled a smoky fire that gutted a hut on the rooftop of Ling Nan Building in Avenida de Artur Tamagnini Barbosa in Toi San district yesterday, Kuok Pan, head of the fire station in Areia Preta district told reporters at the scene yesterday.Kuok said that the Fire Services Bureau (CB) received a report at 4:30 p.m. about the blaze. The fire resulted in a large cloud of black smoke. The area affected by the fire measured about 40 square metres, Kuok said, adding that the blaze was

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Communications Museum’s free entry marks WTISD & IMD

The Communications Museum (CMM) opens to the public free of charge from today to Monday to celebrate the World Telecommunication & Information Society Day (WTISD) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Sunday and the International Museum Day (IMD) on Monday, according to a statement from the Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) yesterday.ITU has declared May 17 as the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, with a different theme each year. This time

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‘Somniloquence’ shows local artist’s ‘alarming words to the world’

An exhibition entitled “Somniloquence” by local artist Tong Chong at the Macau Art For All Society (AFA) gallery is the first part of the “Perpetual Impermanence” exhibition series for artists this year, according to an online message by Alice Kok Tim Hei, president of AFA and curator of the exhibition.This event is Tong’s 11th solo exhibition, showcasing 22 pieces of his latest selected artwork, including five sculptures, while the rest are paintings, Kok noted. Tong was born in

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Melco reports US$149.9 million operating loss for Q1

Gaming operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited reported today an operating loss of US$149.9 million for the first quarter of this year, compared with operating income of US$191.1 million in the same quarter of last year. The company headed by Lawrence Ho Yau-lung said in a statement that its total operating revenues for the first quarter of this year were US$810 million, representing a decrease of 41 percent year-on-year. "The decrease in total operating revenues was

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Duo steal 8 turtles from Lou Lim Ieoc Garden: police

Two local men have been arrested for stealing a total of eight turtles from Lou Lim Ieoc Garden, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a post on its social media page today.In the post, the police said that they arrived at the scene when they received reports of two cases of turtles having been stolen from the public park, where security guards saw the two men catching the turtles near the pond.According to the post, when police officers checked the two men, they found three turtles in one

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Snapshots of daily life as city fights COVID-19

More and more people, all wearing facemasks, are seen in the city centre as life gradually returns to “normal” and schools gradually resume classes.People arrive in Macau from Zhuhai through the Barrier Gate checkpoint as  border entry curbs are gradually being eased. Photos taken earlier this week by Iong Tat Choi

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Foreign Ministry commissioner in HK calls for team spirit to fight COVID-19

HONG KONG – Foreign Affairs Ministry Commissioner in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Xie Feng yesterday called on the international community to show sportsmanship and team spirit to fight the COVID-19 epidemic, saying that scapegoating and finger-pointing are pointless.“Fighting the COVID-19 should be everyone’s first concern. The enemy is the virus. Scapegoating China will neither make up for the time that has been lost, nor save the lives that are at risk. We are

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Nucleic acid testing extended to more mainlanders

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Alvis Lo Iek Long, a clinical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, said that the Macau government’s current nucleic acid testing (NAT) scheme at the Taipa Ferry Terminal will be extended from today to mainlanders who have entered Macau with a business visit permit, a permit for visiting relatives, or a travel permit for official purposes, or mainlanders who have

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Galaxy net revenue falls 61 pct in Q1

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday that its net revenue fell 61 percent both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter to HK$5.1 billion in the first quarter. Adjusted EBITDA fell 93 percent both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter to HK$283 million. The statement admitted that the first quarter “has been a very difficult period for the community and businesses globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”The statement quoted GEG

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Man takes over 200 videos of men urinating in public toilets: police

A local man who secretly filmed men urinating in a public toilet at Hac Sa Beach in Coloane was arrested on Saturday afternoon, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular conference yesterday.The 30-year-old suspect surnamed Fong told the police that he works as a technician.According to Wong, a man reported to the police on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. that he saw a man using his smartphone to film him and other men when they were urinating in a public toilet at Hac Sa

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Nepali exposes his private parts to female passer-by: police

A Nepali non-resident worker who exposed his private parts to a female passer-by in Travessa do Matadouro last Saturday was arrested on Monday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 39-year-old suspect surnamed Tamang and told the police that he works as a security guard.According to Wong, Tamang exposed his genitals to the victim, who is in her twenties, when she was walking in Travessa do Matadouro last Saturday morning. The

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