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Woman fakes scam to cheat buyer out of 1.5 million yuan
A local woman faked a scam in which she told the police that she had bought 19,000 thermometer guns in the mainland for 3.99 million yuan (US$561,400) but claimed that she did not receive them in an attempt to cover herself for cheating a buyer to whom she was purportedly reselling the thermometer guns for 1.5 million yuan, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during regular press conference yesterday.The woman is a 30-year-old surnamed Tang, who claimed to be unemployed.According
March 25, 2020 | BY admin
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Civil servant pays friend with rubber cheque
A 27-year-old civil servant – already involved in another scam case –borrowed 200,000 patacas from a friend and repaid him with a cheque that bounced when it was presented to the bank, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a press conference yesterday.The male civil servant is surnamed Wong.According to the spokesperson, a man reported to the police last year that he had lent Wong 200,000 patacas earlier in the year. The man said that since the suspect never repaid him, Wong wrote a
March 25, 2020 | BY admin
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Macau COVID-19 cases rise to 29
The Macau government announced late last night three more novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total number to 29. According to statements by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, the 27th patient is a 28-year-old local man who returned from the UK on Sunday. The 28th patient is an 18-year-old local student who studies in the UK. He arrived at the local airport on Sunday. Both tested positive for the novel coronavirus today and are undergoing
March 25, 2020 | BY admin
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Macau confirms 26th COVID-19 case
The Macau government announced last night the city’s 26th novel coronavirus case, a 17-year-old local girl studying in the UK. According to a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, the student took Emirates flight EK4 (she sat in seat 70D) from London’s Heathrow Airport to Dubai on March 20, accompanied by her elder brother. In Dubai both took Emirates flight EK372 (she sat in seat 27D) to Bangkok where they transferred to Air Macau flight NX881 (she sat
March 25, 2020 | BY admin
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Let the community with shared future vision shine brighter
Commentary BEIJING – Seven years ago, President Xi Jinping put forward a major global concept in his speech at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, calling for joint efforts to build a world community forged by a common destiny, where each person has a stake in the other.Seven years later, a worldwide outbreak caused by the novel coronavirus has once again reminded people of the necessity and urgency to build a community with a shared destiny for mankind.With the virus
March 25, 2020 | BY admin
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3 people breach quarantine rules: police
Three people – two local permanent residents and a non-resident worker from Indonesia – have breached quarantine rules set for the city’s COVID-19 prevention measures, PSP Operation and Communication Division Chief Ma Chio Hong said yesterday.During the daily press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, Ma said that two of the people who had breached the quarantine rules were caught by police officers on patrol during a random check and one was reported by
March 25, 2020 | BY admin
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Macau confirms 26th COVID-19 case
The Macau government announced tonight the city's 26th novel coronavirus case, a 17-year-old local girl studying in the UK. According to a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, the student took Emirates flight EK4 (seat 70D) from London's Heathrow Airport to Dubai on March 20, accompanied by her elder brother. In Dubai both took Emirates flight EK372 (seat 27D) to Bangkok where they transferred to Air Macau flight NX881 (seat 10A), which arrived in Macau on
March 24, 2020 | BY admin
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Macau tightens entry rules for locals, HK, Taiwan, mainland people
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng today further tightened the city's entry rules to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), such as a ban on travellers from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan who have been overseas in that past 14 days. The new entry restrictions take effect at 0:00 tomorrow. Ho announced the measures during a two-hour press conference at Government Headquarters this morning, such as suspending the transit of passengers at the local
March 24, 2020 | BY admin
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Snapshots of daily life as city fights COVID-19
People cross a junction in the city centre.Shoppers gather outside a cosmetic store in the city centre as a sales assistant tell them that they have facemasks for sale.A notice is put up outside a pharmacy in the city centre saying that it sells the government’s facemasks, with another notice underneath saying that only tie-on facemasks are available.Photos taken yesterday by Monica Leong and Iong Tat Choi
March 24, 2020 | BY admin
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Police urge staff to avoid travelling during epidemic
The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday that they were aware of an online message claiming that a PSP officer had travelled to Europe this month.The statement clarified that the officer in question is a member of the PSP Tactical Unit. The message had claimed that the officer was a member of the local government’s protective security unit.The statement did not say when the message circulated online and who wrote it.According to the statement, the officer left Macau
March 24, 2020 | BY admin
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IC & FIC support cultural & creative industries hit by COVID-19
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and Cultural Industry Fund (FIC) held a meeting last week to discuss various measures to support the cultural and creative industries hit hard by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, according to a statement by the two government entities on Saturday.The statement noted that the Cultural Affairs Bureau and Cultural Industry Fund continue to pay close attention to the industries’ predicament caused by the epidemic and maintain close communication with
March 24, 2020 | BY admin
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SJM, Wynn donate to community again
Gaming operators Wynn and SJM have again made donations to the local community to help families and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Wynn said in a statement yesterday that it is donating two million patacas to purchase anti-epidemic supplies so that SMEs, teaming up with the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM) can distribute them to local enterprises in need, in the hope of combating the epidemic in conjunction with the local community.According to Wynn’s statement, the two
March 24, 2020 | BY admin
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Facemasks for the East and West – Part 2
Commentary by Swallow Xu Every time on my terrace in the city centre hearing a woman’s voice from the loud speaker resounding in the air imploring people to wear a facemask besides other precautions, I felt as if being transported back in time to my childhood village in Guangdong with a loudspeaker announcing commune events, and I felt as if I was part of a movie every time I raised my eyes from my hurried walking only to see many “facemaskers” around me on the street.
March 24, 2020 | BY admin
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Peak of local students returning to Macau is over: health chief
Addressing yesterday evening’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said he believed that the peak of local students enrolled overseas returning to Macau is over, adding that, on average, fewer COVID-19 cases per day could be confirmed in the future than in the past few days, as increasingly fewer locals studying overseas would return to Macau.Since last week, more and more local students enrolled overseas
March 24, 2020 | BY admin
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