Walking trails littered with facemasks: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Friday that its staff confirmed that some of the walking trails in Taipa and Coloane are littered with used facemasks, urging the public to protect the environment and pay attention to public hygiene.The statement also urged the public to protect nature and continue to cooperate with the government’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic prevention work, as the bureau has stepped up inspections to maintain the hiking environment as all

March 9, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau imposes quarantine on arrivals from Japan, Germany, France, Spain

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Control of Communicable Diseases and Surveillance of Diseases Department Coordinator Leong Iek Hou announced that with effect from midday tomorrow all those who have been in Germany, France, Spain or Japan within the past 14 days prior to their entry into Macau will have to stay under medical surveillance for 14 days, considering that the number of confirmed cases

March 9, 2020 | BY admin

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Snapshots of daily life as city fights COVID-19

Strollers wearing facemasks enjoy Sunday afternoon along Avenida da Praia where the Taipa Houses-Museum is located in Taipa.A man helps a boy – both wearing facemasks – learn how to ride a bicycle in Praça do Tap Seac. Photos taken yesterday by Camy Tam and Monica Leong

March 9, 2020 | BY admin

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Young artist shows how imagination turns water into colourful paintings

Young local artist Inês Chan I Lei is showcasing her watercolours at “The Sight of Water” exhibition at the Youth Art Exhibition and Performance Hall.According to information on the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) website, “The Sight of Water” refers to the imagination and observation that Chan went through in her creative process which allows her to see how clear water is turned into colourful watercolours.The exhibition showcases Chan’s paintings created in the past six

March 9, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau imposes quarantine on arrivals from Japan, Germany, France, Spain

The Macau government's Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre said in a statement today that with effect from midday on Tuesday arrivals who have been in Japan, Germany, France or Spain within 14 days prior to their entry into Macau - including stopovers - will be subject to a 14-day quarantine at a place designated by the Health Bureau (SSM), notwithstanding other COVID-19 prevention measures that they could be subject to. While Macau residents may self-quarantine at home,

March 8, 2020 | BY admin

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163 Filipinos stranded in Macau back home by special flight

A total of 163 Filipino workers who were stranded in Macau due to the Philippine government's novel coronavirus-related travel ban on China are now back home, CNN Philippines reported today. The report quoted the Manila International Airport Authority as saying that a special Air Macau flight carrying the Philippine returnees landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 at 4:15 p.m. According to a report by Macau's public broadcaster TDM tonight, the Air Macau

March 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Charter flight evacuates 57 Macau residents from Hubei

A total of 57 Macau residents were evacuated today by the local government from novel coronavirus-stricken Hubei province on an Air Macau charter flight. Macau government officials described the airlift as a "success."Originally, 59 Macau ID card holders were planned to be on the flight. However, according to a press conference at the local airport shortly after the flight had touched down, one Macau resident failed to arrive at the airport in Wuhan, while a 16-year-old boy was

March 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Philippines to bring home 167 Filipinos stranded in Macau: report

The Philippines has arranged a special flight to bring home 167 Filipino workers from Macau today, CNN Philippines quoted the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila as saying. According to today's report by "CNN Philippines Staff", the DFA said 137 of the returnees were "undocumented and irregular" Filipino workers, while the remainder were documented employees. The workers, who were left stranded after travel restrictions were imposed by the Philippine

March 7, 2020 | BY admin

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HK Macanese community leader Oliveira Sales dies, aged 100

Hong Kong's Macanese community leader Arnaldo Oliveira Sales passed away yesterday, aged 100, public broadcaster TDM-Radio Macau reported.According to Wikipedia, Oliveira Sales, born in the French concession in Guangzhou on January 13, 1920, came to Hong Kong at the age of eight. He lived in Macau during World War II. He held Portuguese nationality. He was for decades a member of Hong Kong's Urban Council and  its chairman from 1973-81. He was also a former president of Hong Kong's

March 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau's last COVID-19 patient discharged from hospital

Macau's last of 10 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, a 64-year-old local woman, was discharged from hospital today, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced at the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre's daily press conference about the highly infectious and potentially deadly disease.The woman had been in hospital since February 2. Macau's two last COVID-19 cases were confirmed on February 4. "We have good news to share with you," SSM Director Lei Chin Ion said when

March 6, 2020 | BY admin

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Reported crimes dip 1.3 pct last year, security remains 'stable'

Macau's number of reported crimes dropped 1.3 percent to 14,178 last year, the Secretariat for Security headed by Wong Sio Chak said today. According to a statement by the secretariat, Macau's public security situation remained stable overall last year. However, the statement pointed out that the number of violent crimes rose 4.7 percent to 673, due to an increase in false imprisonment, robbery and rape cases in particular. Last year, 1,016 illegal immigrants (IIs) were rounded

March 6, 2020 | BY admin

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Population reaches 679,600 in 2019, females 53 pct of total

Macau's population at the end of last year rose by 12,200 year-on-year to 679,600, with the female population accounting for 53.3 percent of the total, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced today.According to a DSEC statement, the proportion of the elderly population (aged 65 and over) grew 0.8 percentage points year-on-year to 11.9 percent.The local population, excluding non-resident workers and non-local students living in Macau, increased 1.2 percent to 555,000, females

March 6, 2020 | BY admin

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Customs officers nab 2 IIs, seize haul of undeclared goods

People entering the city illegally and using the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to smuggle undeclared goods are the latest illegal activities that the Macau Customs Service have cracked down on as they beef up patrols and inspections at the city’s border during the current COVID-19 epidemic.The Customs Service said in a statement on Wednesday that its officers arrested two men who entered the peninsula by motorised sampan on Monday.According to the statement, officers on a patrol boat spotted

March 6, 2020 | BY admin

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Govt expects budget deficit of over 40 billion patacas over COVID-19 epidemic

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said that the government expected a budget deficit of over 40 billion patacas for this year due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the local economy.Ruling out the possibility of paying out an extra “wealth-sharing” handout this year, the policy secretary said that the government would need to spend a lot of money on its

March 6, 2020 | BY admin

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