Cooperative coexistence of Macau’s 3 branches of government – Editorial

     Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s remarks earlier this month that there is no Western-style separation of powers in the special administrative region’s executive-led political system stirred up a hornet’s nest – among opposition politicians and some segments of the legal fraternity in particular.Lam said the accurate view of Hong Kong’s political system was that its three branches of government – executive, legislature, judiciary – perform

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Woman loses HK$200,000 in online dating scam, son trying to help conned out of 485,000 patacas

Woman loses HK$200,000 in online dating scam, son trying to help conned out of 485,000 patacas by ex-colleagueA local man was arrested on Thursday for defrauding his ex-colleague out of 485,000 patacas after claiming that he was able to help the victim’s mother get back HK$200,000 which she had lost in an online dating scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kam Fai said at a special press conference on Friday.The jobless suspect surnamed Lei is in his twenties. According to Cheong,

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Research shows 40 pct of respondents suffer from depression

A professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education of the private University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has revealed that according to the Catholic university’s recent research, 40 percent of its respondents suffer from different levels of depression, adding that 10 percent of them said that they had had suicidal thoughts.Prof. Kuok Chin Him made the remarks at a press conference on the finding of the “Depression Screening Among Macau Citizens” survey at the USJ hall on Friday.Kuok

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Transport Bureau, TCM slam attack on bus driver

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday that it “solemnly” condemns the violence against a public bus driver at a bus stop outside Patane Market at about 11 p.m. on Saturday.The bureau is cooperating with the Public Security Police (PSP) carrying out an official investigation into the incident, the statement said.Under any circumstances, a passenger must not interfere with a public bus driver while he or she is working, in order to ensure the safety of passengers on the

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Filipino touches bus passenger’s shoulder with his genitals: police

A Filipino non-resident worker touched the shoulder of a female passenger who was asleep on the seat on a public bus with his genitals last week, the Public Security Police (PSP) have announced.After his arrest, the suspect surnamed Bartolome, who is in his twenties, told the police that he works as a deliveryman.Although CCTV footage on the bus showed what he did, the suspect denied the crime.A PSP spokesperson told a regular press conference on Friday that when the bus was nearing Pui Ching

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Inflation in Aug logs lowest growth since Nov 2009

Macau’s composite consumer price index for last month rose a mere 0.03 percent year-on-year, the lowest growth recorded since November 2009, which also represented a drop of 0.24 percentage points from the year-on-year increase of July  (+0.27 percent), the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.Last month’s small growth rate was due to higher prices of fresh pork and the higher cost of eating out and outpatient services, as well as rising residential rents.Among the various

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Electric fan probable cause of blaze at Macao Water plant: firefigthers

The chief of the Areia Preta fire station, Kuok Pan, told reporters that a fire at Macao Water’s headquarters in Ilha Verde yesterday morning was probably caused by a malfunctioning wall-mounted electric fan.Kuok said the Fire Services Bureau (CB) received a call about the fire at 10:41 a.m., and firefighters rushed to the scene and found that smoke was coming from a storage room on the utility company’s premises.According to Kuok, the fire was put out within five minutes of the arrival of

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Woman cheated by man claiming to help husband get lenient sentence

Woman cheated out of 2.5 million patacas by man claiming he could help her husband get lenient sentence A female real estate agent has been cheated out of 2.5 million patacas by a male friend, who told her last year that with the money he could ensure that the court give her husband a lenient sentence for the serious crimes he had committed, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kam Fai said during a special press conference on Friday.However, the victim’s husband was sentenced to a heavy

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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USJ exhibition shows Macau’s mangroves ‘treasure’

An exhibition entitled “Macau’s Mangroves: A Coastal Treasure” co-organised by the Institute of Science and Environment of the private University of St. Joseph (USJ), non-governmental organisation Clean the World and gaming operator Sands Macau, is being held on the Catholic university’s Ilha Verde campus to present the natural environment of mangroves.The exhibition displays photographs of animals, videos and interactive water tank models aiming to showcase the local mangroves

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Snapshots of the city during COVID-19

A woman takes a photo of colourful rabbit-shaped lamps installed at the Ruins of Saint Paul’s over the weekend.Rabbit lanterns are hung underneath an illuminated pavilion in Praça do Tap Seac over the weekend. Rabbits traditionally symbolise the Mid-Autumn Festival, which this year falls on October 1.Photos: Camy Tam and Lesley Wells

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Ho promotes mainland-Macau ties during Hainan visit

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng met separately with officials from the provinces of Guizhou, Fujian and Jiangxi and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region during last week’s three-day working visit to the nation’s southernmost province of Hainan to discuss how to foster closer ties on business, cultural affairs and also to exchange views on topics of mutual concern, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) on Friday. The meetings took place in Sanya city on

September 19, 2020 | BY admin

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Guests at banquets with over 400 guests must be tested for COVID-19: govt

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 announced that the government has completed its guidelines for the city’s community associations organising receptions and banquets, according to which all those attending an indoor event with over 400 guests during which they cannot wear a facemask for over one hour – i.e. when

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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Ho Iat Seng meets top Hainan officials

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (left) is greeted by Liu Cigui, secretary of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Sanya, Hainan province, yesterday. Liu is the highest-ranking official of the South China Sea island province. According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), Ho yesterday discussed with officials of the Hainan provincial government how to strengthen bilateral ties and make better use of Hainan’s free-trade port

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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USJ gets new vice rector

The private Catholic University of Saint Joseph (USJ) announced in a statement yesterday the appointment of Prof. Zhang Shuguang as its vice-rector for External Relations and Institutional Development and full professor of Global Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.The statement pointed out that until last month, Zhang was rector and professor of the private City University of Macau, after more than two decades of “senior leadership” positions at universities in the US, the

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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