‘Sporting events boost Macau’s economic growth’: ID chief

Sports Bureau (ID) President Pun Weng Kun said yesterday he believed that sporting events could bring people from different places together while, at the same time, boosting the city’s economic growth.“In the field of sport, more can be done. Apart from raising the standard of sport itself, sporting events can also be used to bring people from different places together and strengthen their friendship, as well as promoting more economic, cultural and sports benefits [to the city],” said

April 23, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Ho praises Forum Macao for its ‘efficient cooperation mechanism’

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng praised the Macau-based Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, also known as Forum Macao, for its “efficient cooperation mechanism” and its role as a “good service platform” that has been playing an important role in strengthening economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. Ho paid tribute to the forum, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last

April 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau logs 8.88 million visitors in Q1, up 79.6 pct: MGTO

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has said that according to Public Security Police (PSP) provisional data, Macau recorded 8.88 million visitor arrivals during the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year increase of 79.6 percent.The average daily number of visitor arrivals during the first three months of this year, which stood at 97,637, returned to 84.8 percent of the level recorded in the same period of pre-pandemic 2019, an MGTO statement on Thursday said.According to the

April 22, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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IC2, Artyzen Grand Lapa commemorate World Earth Day

The Macau IC2 Association celebrated yesterday the World Earth Day at Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau in Nape, with a raft of Plastic vs. Planet events including an environmental talk, pickleball game demonstration, tree planting, entertaining performances and healthy refreshments, aiming to trigger contemplation on the use of disposable plastic utensils and similar items.Today marks the World Earth Day, an annual event commemorated on April 22.This was the fourth consecutive year for the hotel and

April 22, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau’s rubbish rises 14.8 pct last year

Macau generated 501,512 tonnes of solid waste last year, which was treated in its incinerator in Pac On in Taipa, an increase of 14.8 percent from 2022, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.A DSEC statement on Friday attributed last year’s increase in solid waste to the recovery of the number of visitor arrivals.Correspondingly, the statement said, each person generated an average of 2.02 kilogrammes of solid waste per day last year, an increase from 1.77 kilogrammes in

April 22, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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USJ hosts Cultural Carnival

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) hosted its International Cultural Carnival on Saturday, marking the first time that it was open to the general public.Formerly an internal event, Vice Rector Teresa Loong (農韻淇) said during her speech that “this time, we would like to let all members of the public share the joy with USJ and really experience different international cultures here. So, it is our honour to arrange these activities”.USJ Chancellor, Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang added in

April 22, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police fine 48 for riding kick scooters in Q1

The Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement yesterday that they have fined 48 for riding a kick scooter or an e-scooter on public roads, including pavements, during the first quarter of this year.Macau’s Road Traffic Law defines a public road as comprising a vehicular roadway and/or pavements at the side.The statement pointed out that the Road Traffic Law bars any public road users from riding a kick scooter or a motorised scooter, i.e., an electric kick scooter, except at

April 22, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Filipino attacked by 3 compatriots over row with girlfriend: police

A Filipino was attacked by three compatriots with a bamboo stick, while being punched and kicked after a dispute with his girlfriend over their relationship, Judiciary Police spokesman Ho Chan Nam said at a regular press conference on Friday.The incident happened last Monday, when the victim was on the phone with his girlfriend in the early hours of that day, Ho said, adding that due to emotional problems, the girlfriend in Largo do Senado started to cry, which attracted the attention of the

April 22, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local man dies from Vibrio vulnificus after eating seafood

A 62-year-old local man died of Vibrio vulnificus last Wednesday after eating seafood that may or may not have been “thoroughly cooked”, according to the Health Bureau’s (SSM) statement on Friday.According to the statement, the male resident with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis had handled and consumed seafood at home prior to the onset of the disease last week, the statement said.The man developed fever and diarrhoea last Monday, after which he sought treatment at the public Conde de

April 22, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Cab driver nabbed for intentionally giving customer wrong change

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a taxi driver in his sixties last Wednesday for defrauding a passenger from the mainland two months ago by giving her the wrong change, a PSP spokesperson said on Friday.According to a PSP investigation, the female visitor took a cab in the morning of February 11 in Praça das Portas do Cerco (Barrier Gate Square) and got out at Rua do Almirante Costa Cabral, with a fare costing 42 patacas. She gave the cabbie a 500-pataca note, only realising

April 22, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Care home boy sits in fast-food outlet overnight: police

The photo of a male school student sitting alone at a fast-food restaurant in the early hours of the morning was circulated on social media platforms on Friday morning, and the Judiciary Police (PJ) said during a regular press conference later that day that the junior high school student studying in the northern district and staying in a residential care home in Mong Ha because of family problems, had not returned to the care home for several days.The Judiciary Police found a posting on Friday

April 22, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Woman loses 10,000 patacas in online dating scam

A local woman fell for an online dating scam, where her “fiancé”, whom she had met online just a month ago, sent her a gift last month for which she was purportedly required to transfer 10,000 patacas as a “customs clearance fee” before she could pick it up, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a press conference on Friday.The spokesperson did not reveal the age and the occupation of the female victim.The police said that the woman in the case reported that she had met a male

April 22, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IAM urges public not to feed babies ‘Chicken and Veg with Sweetcorn Mash’

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) urged the public in a statement on Saturday not to feed babies a made-in-France baby food named “Chicken and Veg with Sweetcorn Mash”, which may contain furans and methylfurans.The statement did not say whether the products of the problematic batch are being sold in Macau.According to the statement, the bureau was informed by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland about the problematic foodstuff – a 130-gram baby food product named“Chicken and Veg with

April 22, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Sun, Ma win ITTF finals

The finals of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Men’s and Women’s World Cup Macao 2024 were held last night at the Galaxy Arena in Cotai, with Women’s World Number 1 Sun Yingsha winning gold in the women’s final, while fellow compatriot and Men’s World Number 4 Ma Long was crowned winner in the men’s final.The week-long ITTF- sanctioned event presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) started last Monday at Galaxy Arena in Cotai. The arena for last night’s final

April 22, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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