Woman cheated in phone scam impersonating mainland officials

A local woman was cheated out of HK$106,700 in a phone scam in which the callers were impersonating a police officer and a public prosecutor from the mainland, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Chio Hong said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.According to Lai, the female victim in her twenties reported to the police on Wednesday that she had received a phone call on August 19 in which the caller claimed that her smartphone was linked to a mainland phone number involved in a fraud

September 25, 2020 | BY admin

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National Security Defence Commission holds this year’s 2nd session

The Commission on the Defence of National Security of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) said in a statement yesterday that it held its second plenary session of this year.  Yesterday’s closed-door meeting, which was headed by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, was held at Government Headquarters. Ho is the commission’s president. According to the statement, Ho praised the “timely” enactment of Hong Kong’s national security law by the central government, adding that

September 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Arts & sports inter-school competitions likely to resume soon: DSEJ official

Inter-school arts and sports competitions are likely to resume soon, while a number of inter-school competitions in the science and maths-related fields have already started, Cheong Man Fai, who heads the Youth Department of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), told reporters yesterday.Cheong made the remarks yesterday at a press conference after this year’s third plenary meeting of the government-appointed Youth Affairs Committee.Cheong said that some science or maths-related

September 25, 2020 | BY admin

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BBQ sites can reopen: Health Bureau

Addressing yesterday’s press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus situation, the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Control of Communicable Diseases and Surveillance of Diseases Department Coordinator Leong Iek Hou said that her bureau has concluded that the city’s barbecue sites and the campsite at Hác Sá Beach Park – the city’s only public facility of its kind – can reopen, provided that certain COVID-19 prevention measures are strictly carried out there.Leong also said that the

September 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Lush launches mooncake tin recycling campaign

Lush cosmetics retailer is launching its mooncake tin recycling campaign to promote a greener Mid-Autumn Festival.Under the campaign, people can trade in five metal mooncake tins in their Macau shops for a shampoo bar, and the company will send the tins for recycling.Registration to take part in the campaign is required and is done via a link on Lush Hong Kong Facebook or Instagram page now until October 1, and the redemption period is between October 8 and-11. – lprA Lush employee poses with

September 25, 2020 | BY admin

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MGM China wins PATA Grand Award

MGM has won the Grand Award in the Human Capital Development Category in the PATA Gold Awards 2020 in recognition of its “Unleashing Greatness” project.The new accolade represents another remarkable achievement for MGM after it earnt the Gold Award in Corporate Social Responsibility in 2018.“Unleashing Greatness” is MGM’s dedicated talent development endeavour, with a strong focus on unleashing the potential and growth of its staff members and different communities.MGM China Holdings

September 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Sands China inaugurates 7th cohort of local SME suppliers into Sands Procurement Academy

Sands China Ltd. inaugurated the latest cohort of local SME suppliers into the Sands Procurement Academy Wednesday, at a ceremony at The Venetian Macao.It is the seventh group of local SME suppliers to enrol in the complimentary training initiative to date.Co-organised with the Macau Chamber of Commerce and the Macau Productivity and Technology Centre (CPTTM), the academy promotes the development of local SME suppliers by sharing business knowledge and skills.Close to 180 local SME suppliers

September 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Melco staff donate over 1,900 boxes of mooncakes to 18 NGOs

Melco Resorts and Entertainment has been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival with the local community for a decade, and this year, the gaming operator’s staff members donated a total of 1,912 boxes of mooncakes to 18 local NGOs and their beneficiaries to show care during this festive season as families gather and reunite.Melco management executives led a team of Melco volunteers to visit and spend time with the elderly residents of General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (UGAMM)

September 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Grand Lisboa Palace attains LEED Silver certification in the New Construction category

Grand Lisboa Palace, SJM’s latest development in Cotai, has recently been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification in the New Construction category, recognising SJM’s continued commitment in environmental sustainability.LEED, established by the US Green Building Council, is the world’s most widely-used green building rating system. It provides a comprehensive framework for green building design, construction, operations and performance, while

September 25, 2020 | BY admin

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The TikTok deal, a brazen heist

Commentary BEIJING – What popular video-sharing app TikTok has undergone over recent months has provided the world with a textbook example of the United States’ modern-day piracy and tech bullying.Under the clichéd pretext of protecting national security, Washington first threatened to shut down TikTok’s operations in the United States, before forcing it to sell itself to American companies.Over the last week, while the world has been celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United

September 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Over 3,400 residents sign up for jobless benefits: FSS chief

Iong blames COVID-19 for rise in benefit paymentsOver 3,400 residents signed up for unemployment benefits between January and August, 1.6 times more than last year, Social Security Fund (FSS) President Iong Kong Io told reporters yesterday.Iong made the remarks on the sidelines of an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the fund at the Macau Science Centre in Nape yesterday.Iong said that last year the fund gave out around 144,000 patacas in unemployment benefits,

September 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Xi, UN chief hold videoconference

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a videoconference yesterday.Xi urged the international community to reaffirm their support for multilateralism and abiding commitment to the UN Charter.Noting that COVID-19 is still ravaging the world, Xi said China firmly supports the key leadership of the UN system, especially the World Health Organization (WHO), in battling the pandemic.China also firmly supports the UN system in strengthening

September 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Snapshots of city’s daily life during COVID-19

People not wearing facemasks take a group selfie in front of a Mid-Autumn Festival decoration in Largo do Senado last night.Rows of lights and lanterns are hung over the pedestrian area in Largo do Senado last night.An installation with rabbit lanterns is seen in Praça de Jorge Álvares in Nam Van yesterday. This installation is different to the one on display last week that had several rabbit-shaped lanterns placed across the field with an orange sphere. The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has

September 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Man who spat on facemasks gets 2-year suspended jail sentence

A man who spoilt 320 facemasks with saliva and mucus in February has been given a 10-month jail term suspended for two years, a statement from the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) said yesterday.The defendant stood trial for aggravated criminal damage for spoiling the 320 facemasks that were to be sold to the public by deliberately smearing them with saliva and mucus at a Health Centre in Coloane.The statement said that the Court of First Instance (TJB) found the suspect guilty, and handed out

September 24, 2020 | BY admin

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