GEG holds ice-skating experience for kids with intellectual disabilities

GEG recently invited children and their parents from the Chu Kwong Centre of the Association of Parents of the People with Intellectual Disabilities of Macau (AFEDMM) to Broadway Macau for a one-of-a-kind skating experience at the city’s first synthetic ice-skating rink for kids – the “Magic Rink” by Ice-art Production.Through this event, GEG hoped to help parents bond with their children, encourage staff members to participate in volunteering activities, enhance the social interaction

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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Liaison Office recognises Wynn for its contributions during pandemic

Central People’s Government Liaison Office Deputy Director Yao Jian and other senior officials from the office have met with Wynn’s management team and presented a donation certificate to Wynn as a token of recognition for its contributions to the nation and Macau during the COVID-19 pandemic.The office is the central government’s top representative entity in Macau. At the meeting, Yao, Chen Guokai and Zuo Xianghua, director-general and director of the Economic Affairs Department of

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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Woman falsely accuses husband of sham marriage

A woman was arrested on Monday for falsely accusing her husband of being part of sham marriage, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheung Kam Fai said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.The suspect surnamed Wei, who is in her forties, is from the mainland.According to Cheong, Wei reported to the police on Monday that she has lived in a sham marriage since 2017 with her local husband. She told the police that she had paid him 100,000 patacas as a “deposit” to marry him and when she

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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17 locals caught for involvement in illicit mahjong parlour

A local man was arrested this week for illegally operating a mahjong parlour on the mezzanine floor of a restaurant in the northern district and 16 local gamblers who were there when the police raided the place were taken in for questioning, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.The 61-year-old jobless suspect surnamed Sam told the police that he’s the “person-in-charge” of the mahjong parlour. Sixteen gamblers – three men

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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CCAC says officials who granted loans to Viva Macau ‘failed in their duties’

A report released by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) yesterday says that officials responsible for the vetting and approval of 212 million patacas in loans to Viva Macau, a locally incorporated private airline which went belly up in 2010, “failed in their duties”. However, the report insists that “no-one intentionally broke the law” when the government’s Industrial and Commercial Development Fund (FDIC) granted the loans in 2008 and 2009. On the other hand, the report

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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Light-fest 2020 budget rises to 21 million patacas: MGTO chief

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told reporters yesterday that she increased this year’s light festival budget to 21 million patacas.Senna Fernandes made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s open-air press conference in Taipa about the “Macau Light Festival 2020 – Light Carnival”.According to a statement that was provided during the press conference, the festival will start on September 26 and run until October 31 from 7 p.m. to 10

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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UA Galaxy Cinemas to reopen on Sept 28

UA Galaxy Cinemas at Galaxy Macau – the city’s only major multiplex – will reopen on September 28, after having been closed since February due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Galaxy Macau said on its social media page yesterday that the cineplex at its integrated resort in Cotai is set to reopen on September 28 so people can again enjoy blockbusters with 4K laser projection along with five hours free parking.The statement said that comprehensive preventive measures against the novel coronavirus

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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Foreign firms expand investment amid mainland’s business recovery, further opening up

Commentary                 SHENYANG – The opening of a new battery plant affiliated to BMW is the latest testament to the confidence of foreign firms in the Chinese market amid the mainland’s steady economic recovery and resolute commitment to opening up.BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA), a joint venture between BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, announced that the second phase of its high-voltage battery center began production in

September 18, 2020 | BY admin

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Security guard sexually abuses 9-year-old girl over 10 times: PSP

Suspect says he did it because victim was ‘too cute’Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday that a security guard from the mainland, surnamed He, was arrested on Sunday for the sexual abuse of a 9-year-old girl more than 10 times on multiple occasions.According to Cheong, the suspect is 30-year-old non-resident worker employed as a security guard at the building where the 9-year-old girl’s family lives, near Estrada

September 17, 2020 | BY admin

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Student crashes into ex-girlfriend’s car, attacks her: police

A male university student was arrested early Monday for various suspected crimes, namely driving under the influence (DUI), dangerous driving for crashing into his ex-girlfriend’s car, causing property damage through violent means and causing grievous bodily harm, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan and Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kam Fai said at a regular press conference yesterday.The 27-year-old local suspect surnamed Wong told the police that he is a

September 17, 2020 | BY admin

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GEG Supports Local Troupe to Showcase Their Talents at Broadway Theatre

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) is committed to fostering the development of Macau’s arts and culture. Over the years, GEG has supported numerous local arts and cultural activities with aims of enriching Macau’s appeal as a cultural tourism destination and contributing to the city’s positioning as a World Center of Tourism and Leisure. Recently, GEG supported a local troupe in performing their original play “When bitters finished, the sweetness begins” at the Broadway Theatre of

September 17, 2020 | BY admin

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Mainlander nabbed for involvement in 13 million pataca credit-for-sex scam

A mainlander was arrested on Tuesday in Rua Cidade do Porto in Nape for his alleged involvement in a spectacular online credit-for-sex 13 million pataca scam revealed by the Judiciary Police (PJ) last week, PJ spokesman Cheong Kam Fai said at a special press conference yesterday.The police seized HK$2.4 million from the suspect, according to Cheong. The 30-year-old jobless suspect surnamed Chen holds an Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macau (informally known as

September 17, 2020 | BY admin

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Study on Macau-Taipa tunnel still ongoing, despite possible axing of Zone D: govt

Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) Director Chan Pou Ha said yesterday that the government will continue with its ongoing study of the possible construction of the fifth Macau-Taipa link – an undersea tunnel next to the Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge (commonly known as Old Bridge), despite the possible cancellation of its Zone D land reclamation project.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters after chairing a regular meeting of the Urban Planning Council (CPU), a

September 17, 2020 | BY admin

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Snapshots of daily life as city tackles COVID-19

An installation with rabbit-shaped lanterns has been set up by the government on a lawn in a sitting-out area in Nam Van.People queue outside the entrance to a school near Avenida de Horta e Costa to pick up their children. Photos taken yesterday by Sally Chong and Camy Tam

September 17, 2020 | BY admin

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