‘Life Is a Dream’ provokes deep reflection

Review by William Chan        The 4th edition of the inclusive arts festival “Todos Fest!” featured a theatre performance entitled “Life Is a Dream” at the Former Iec Long Firecracker Factory on Saturday afternoon.The festival was organised by local art organisation Comuna de Pedra (“Stone Commune”). The Portuguese word “todos” means “all”, “every” or “everyone”.Expanding upon previous dance productions, “Life Is a Dream” takes a more delicate

April 24, 2024 | BY admin

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Talent import scheme applicants must hold jobs with wages higher than locals’: Ao Ieong

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U said yesterday that the applicants in the first phase of the government’s High-end and Outstanding Talents Programmes for Highly Qualified Human Resources are still being vetted, adding that the government is currently assessing about 400 applicants, and the applicants must hold jobs earning them “slightly higher” salaries than their local counterparts.Ao Ieong made the remarks on the sidelines of the 2024 World School Basketball

April 24, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Sound, stable China-US ties need consensus and actions

Commentary        BEIJING – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will begin today his second China visit in less than a year. His first stop is Shanghai, where the historic Shanghai Communiqué was issued 52 years ago.This document marked the inception of normalized relations between China and the United States. It demonstrated that two major countries with distinct social systems could find common ground and strive for peaceful coexistence.As a major follow-up to the

April 24, 2024 | BY admin

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Li Hongzhong makes 4 suggestions, announces 6 new measures for Forum Macao

    Li Hongzhong, one of the central authorities’ most senior officials, made four suggestions and announced six measures for the further development, cooperation and progress of the 10-nation Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (also known simply as Forum Macao). Li, the first-ranked vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), made the suggestions and announced the measures in a keynote

April 23, 2024 | BY admin

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Govt aims to open new library in Ilha Verde by year-end

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) says that it is aiming to open a new public library in Ilha Verde district by the end of this year.The bureau says that the new public library will be more than double the size of the current one in the district.IC President Leong Wai Man made the remarks in a reply to a written interpellation made by lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I in February. Leong made and signed the reply last month, the copy of which was sent by Lei’s office yesterday.Ilha Verde

April 23, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Cultural Development Fund to offer CNAF applicants local subsidy

The Cultural Development Fund (FDC) will roll out this year’s complementary subsidy scheme – the China National Arts Fund (CNAF) Matching Programme – to subsidise Macau’s arts organisations and artists applying for CNAF programmes, with the application period running from today to June 11, according to the fund’s statement yesterday.CNAF aims to support the development of traditional Chinese arts such as opera and calligraphy and promote the sinicisation of various art forms such as

April 23, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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State councilor highlights role of women from HK, Macau in nation’s modernization

BEIJING – State Councilor Shen Yiqin yesterday said that Chinese modernization offers broad prospects for women from Hong Kong and Macau to realize their aspirations, noting that she expects them to make greater contributions to this cause.Shen, also president of the All-China Women’s Federation, made the remarks while meeting with a delegation composed of the federation’s executive committee members and specially invited delegates from Hong Kong and Macau.Shen praised members of the

April 23, 2024 | BY admin

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Ding Li holds his 1st Macau solo exhibition

Shanghai-born artist Ding Li’s first Macau solo exhibition “La Dolce Vita” is on until May 17 at the Humarish Club Art Space in the H853 Fun Factory of Lisboeta Macau in Cotai, showcasing the artist’s new and exclusive works.The exhibition, which comprises oils, is held in collaboration with Madein Gallery, which was established in 2014 in Shanghai.The exhibition’s title, which translated from Italian means “The Sweet Life”, projects Ding’s “consistent warm and humorous

April 23, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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2 mainlanders’ bank accounts frozen after illegal currency exchange deals: police

Two mainlanders’ bank accounts have been frozen after separately exchanging Hong Kong dollars into yuan with the help of an illegal currency exchange dealer at different casinos in Cotai last Tuesday and Wednesday, reporting their respective losses of HK$150,000 and HK$110,000 to the police, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said yesterday.According to the male duo’s separate reports, Chong added, both of their bank accounts were frozen by the mainland’s Public Security

April 23, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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27 parallel traders cheated out of 3.57 million patacas: police

Five locals have swindled 27 parallel traders out of a total of 3.57 million patacas, with the biggest loss accounting for 580,000 patacas, while the smallest was 1,500 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a special press conference yesterday.Parallel traders buy products in markets where they are sold at lower prices and sell them in markets across the border at a higher price. The flow of products thereby created is called parallel trade.The local middle-aged

April 23, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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3 Filipinas cheat 7 compatriots in job scam: police

Three Filipino women are suspected of scamming seven compatriots by claiming that they could assist them in finding jobs, and one of them who works as a maid has been arrested, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Chong, the victims told the police in January that the three Filipinas, who ran the scam together, promised to arrange job placements, such as security guards and cleaners, for them and their family members or

April 23, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Septuagenarian banned from driving nabbed for DUI

A local man in his seventies banned from driving was arrested for drunk driving on Friday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Lao told the police that he’s jobless.According to Cheong, on Friday, a Public Security Police officer discovered that a man was reversing near Barrier Gate checkpoint. The officer intercepted him and discovered that he was reeking of alcohol. The driver, Lao, was given a breathalyser

April 23, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Heavy rain, thunderstorms & floods may occur in next few days: SMG

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) issued a special weather reminder yesterday that under the persistent influence of a trough of low pressure, the weather will remain unstable in Macau, and frequent showers and thunderstorms are expected in the next few days, with heavy rain and strong gusty winds, with the possibility of flooding in low lying areas.In the middle of this week, the observatory expects, with the trough weakening a bit, that there will be fewer showers and

April 23, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt lists diseases allowing ART services

Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng issued yesterday Executive Order 65/2024, which lists diseases for which the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) services is authorised.The order takes effect today.The government-initiated law regulating assisted reproductive technology (ART) services in the city, aiming to allow childless couples to use ART but subject to a string of strict rules, came into effect on February 11 this year.According to the law, the use of ART services is only

April 23, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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