IAM urges wet market vendors to cut fresh pork prices

Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) President José Tavares said during a TDM radio morning phone-in programme yesterday that there were huge price differences of fresh pork throughout the city’s nine wet markets, urging vendors to review whether they ought to cut prices to help the population get through these difficult times in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Tavares said that the wholesale price of imported live pigs for slaughter in Macau is 20 to 50 percent lower than it is in Hong Kong,

April 28, 2020 | BY admin

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Survey shows 10-30 pct supermarket price difference

A recent Consumer Council (CC) survey shows price differences for the same products of between 10 to 30 percent in supermarkets and price differences between same-brand convenience stores in different districts, the council said in a statement on Sunday.The statement said that in recent months the council has conducted additional surveys of supermarket goods and prices of various types of daily necessities and food supplies to protect residents’ consumer rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Residents spot snake on Guia Hill: report

A photo of a snake slithering along the walking trail on Guia Hill appeared on the internet yesterday, according to government broadcaster TDM’s Chinese radio channel Ou Mun Tin Toi.According to the report, upon media enquiries, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said that staff had been sent to the area to check once they were informed about a snake having been spotted there, but after inspecting the area and nearby woods, they could not find the serpent, saying that the snake has likely

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Man jailed in mainland handed to Macau for trial for 4 robberies in 1990s

A 55-year-old local man surnamed Mak, allegedly involved in four armed robberies before Macau’s return to the motherland in 1999, was yesterday transferred to Macau by the Guangdong Public Security Bureau, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Judiciary Police (PJ), Vong Chi Hong, said during a special conference in the area between Zhuhai’s Gongbei and Macau’s Barrier Gate checkpoints. Vong said that Mak and his fellow gang members are suspected of robbing two

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Court adjourns IPIM graft trial

The Court of First Instance (TJB) yesterday adjourned the trial of the ex-president of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang, and his 25 co-defendants for corruption and a string of other alleged crimes. The trial was slated to start yesterday afternoon. But was adjourned to May 21. The Public Prosecution (MP) requested the adjournment as five defendants failed to show up without notifying the court, or without justification. Only nine of the 26

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Lei says public consultation on gaming law by year end

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong reaffirmed yesterday that the government aims to launch a public consultation by the end of this year on the granting of future gaming concessions in the run-up to the expiration of the city’s three gaming concessions and three sub-concessions in 2022.Lei made the remarks during a one-day Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle about his portfolio’s policy guidelines for this year.In his introductory speech, Lei pointed out that the

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GOP memo unveils face of political cowards

CommentaryBEIJING – The US Republicans have not made any public comment on the media report of a leaked memo which urges candidates to address the COVID-19 pandemic by attacking China. The silence is in sharp contrast to the overheated anti-China rhetoric some White House politicians, as represented by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have been making ever since the outbreak.At a time when the international community must join hands to deal with the coronavirus, the US top diplomat has

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Over 3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases: report

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) topped 3 million this afternoon, the worldometers.info reference website reported.  According to the real-time statistics service, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases stood at 3,003,392 at 4:45 p.m. (Macau time) today. The number of COVID-19 deaths amounted to 207,096, some 26.7 percent of them in the US (55,415). The US accounted for 32.8 percent (987,322) of the world's confirmed novel coronavirus disease

April 27, 2020 | BY admin

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Wuhan hospitals clear all COVID-19 cases

BEIJING/WUHAN – After more than three months of an arduous fight, Wuhan, the city once hardest hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak, cleared all COVID-19 cases in its hospitals yesterday.This came as a 77-year-old man surnamed Ding tested negative for the second time for the novel coronavirus in the capital city of Hubei province.He no longer had clinical symptoms and was able to be discharged, an official of the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said.Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National

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China’s resumption of production anchors global supply chain

Commentary The epidemic has indeed taken a heavy toll on China, but it cannot change the solid fundamentals and positive trend of its economy.BEIJING – President Xi Jinping’s inspection tour of Shaanxi province last week underpins the fact that China is steadily pushing for a comprehensive resumption of production to ensure a smooth supply chain at home and abroad.While in Xi’an, the provincial capital, Xi visited an automobile producer, a university and a commercial district to

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COVID-19 crisis reduces non-resident workers

Macau's number of non-resident workers fell 2 percent between the end of January and the end of last month to 189,518, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) announced today.Macau's economy has been severely affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis since late January, resulting in the firing of scores of non-resident workers. Last month's number of non-resident workers included 115,226 from the Chinese mainland (60.8 percent of the total), 34,034 from the Philippines, 14,457

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Govt says all teachers will be tested for COVID-19

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Deputy Director Kong Chi Meng said that his bureau has decided that all local school teachers will have to be tested for COVID-19, while only the pupils who commute between Macau and Zhuhai will be subject to the test, because teachers will have contact with many people in the school whereas

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Snapshots of daily lives as city fights COVID-19

A pharmacy puts boxes of facemasks and hand saniters with price tags in front of the store to attract customers.A man holds a dog while in a shoe shop.A woman pushes a stroller with a rain cover as a protective measure for the baby boy while browsing inside a shop.Children wearing facemasks ride bicycles, balance bikes and a scooter as a man watches over them in Praça do Tap Seac.Photos taken over the weekend by Iong Tat Choi and Camy Tam

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Govt to consult public on civil service reform

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon has told lawmakers that the government will hold a public consultation this year on its plans to reform the civil service. Cheong announced the government’s intention to hold the public consultation during a plenary session in the hemicycle of the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Friday about his portfolio’s policy guidelines for this year. Cheong said the plan’s objectives and implementation phases would be submitted

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