Macau reaches flu peak as daily emergency dept visits exceed 1,300: SSM

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long said yesterday during an inter-departmental press conference on the government’s response to the influenza (flu) peak that the virus is currently active and has entered its peak period. In the past week, he said, the daily average number of residents visiting medical institutions’ emergency departments exceeded 1,300 people.According to Dr Lo, 1,000 of the patients were adults and 300 were children, 125 of whom had flu symptoms. The flu virus

January 15, 2025 | BY William Chan

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5-year Physical Fitness Monitoring campaign starts

Macau’s 5th Residents Physical Fitness Monitoring & Assessment campaign was launched yesterday, with 9,990 valid samples being collected from four age groups: kids, teenagers, adults-at-work and the elderly – and Sports Bureau (ID) President Luís Gomes said that by collecting physical fitness data from local residents aged between three and 79 through “scientific sampling”, the campaign would help the government better formulate its policies or implement measures in the fields of

January 15, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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CTT to offer postmark cancellation on Legislative Assembly Open Day

The Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) said in a statement on Monday that a temporary post counter will be set up at the Legislative Assembly Building on Saturday in celebration of its Open Day.According to the statement, commemorative postmark cancellation services will be available at the counter from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.The statement added that commemorative envelopes with a cancelled stamp will cost nine patacas, while other philatelic products will also be on sale. This

January 15, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Window Cleaning Service to perform video game & anime music

Interview by William Chan        Local band Window Cleaning Service is gearing up to host a Video Game & Anime Music Concert at Sifang Art Space this Saturday night, guitarist Henry Huang Seong Fong said in a recent online interview with the Post.The band, whose members are under the age of 18, includes Huang on the guitar, Diego Lam on keyboards, Vit Polasek on trumpet and violin, Jason Chon on bass, Wyatt Shum on saxophone and Lukas Lei on drums. Saturday’s gig will

January 15, 2025 | BY admin

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Marine and Water Bureau promotes best use of water resources

Since 2018, the Marine and Water Bureau’s (DSAMA) “Safe Water Use in Buildings” programme has seen participation from 819 high-rise buildings across Macau, with more than half of these buildings committing to regular inspections and maintenance of their internal water systems, including semi-annual cleaning of water tanks, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.The statement said that this proactive approach was crucial to ensuring the safety and quality of drinking water, allowing

January 15, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Lawmaker calls for accountability as budget implementation rates fall short

Lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo, who chairs the Legislative Assembly’s 2nd Standing Committee, expressed concerns raised by committee members yesterday regarding the low implementation rates of the budgets for the government’s key funds, requesting a greater transparency and accountability from the government.Chan made the remarks when addressing a press briefing after yesterday’s closed-door meeting reviewing the government’s implementation of its 2023 budget, which was

January 15, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Sands China introduces ‘Alipay Tap!’ to properties

Integrated resort operator Sands China said in a statement yesterday that it has partnered with Alipay and Macau Pass to introduce the payment service “Alipay Tap!” to its properties.The statement noted that the payment service, first introduced in the mainland in July last year, can be used across 300 businesses at The Venetian Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Londoner Macao and Sands Macao in the first phase.The service can be used in paying for hotel accommodation, dining, shopping, and

January 15, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Guaranteed places for Macau students in mainland universities hit record high: DSEDJ

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) has recently pointed out that this year’s guaranteed places offered by mainland universities to Macau students hit a record high of 1,397 – and The Chinese Educators Association of Macau Vice President Vong Kuoc Ieng told the Post on Monday that there had been a “noticeable” change in students’ habit of choosing majors at universities in general this academic year, with a “trend towards diversity” and that some of this year’s

January 15, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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USJ, Oxfam ink MoU

A signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has recently been held at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) between the higher education institution’s Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) and Oxfam in Macau.The private Catholic university said in a statement yesterday that the MOU was signed to “strengthen the commitment to empowering Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students and advancing community development in Macau”. It covers internships and joint projects.The

January 15, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Duo rob illegal currency exchange dealer of HK$300,000

Two men from the mainland robbed an illegal currency exchange dealer of HK$300,000 in a hotel guestroom in Cotai on Sunday, after which one of them was arrested in Macau while the other was caught in Zhuhai the next day, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspect arrested in Macau as a 41-year-old surnamed Cai and his accomplice caught in Zhuhai as a 37-year-old surnamed Zhang.The robbery victim, also from the

January 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Man unhappy with father’s donation to seniors’ centre damages door with hammer: police

A local man in his sixties banged on the glass entrance door of a service centre for senior citizens with a hammer last week, causing cracks to the glass, as he was unhappy that his father had donated money to the centre, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The man surnamed Chan told the police that he is unemployed.The senior citizens’ service centre is located on the ground floor of a building on Rua da Rosa (連興街), a

January 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Scammers send SMS with link to pay fines for ‘traffic offences’: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned the public in a statement yesterday about a phishing SMS sent out by scammers with a link to a fake Macau government portal website where would-be victims will be asked for credit card details to “pay their fines for ‘traffic offences’”.The statement noted that the Judiciary Police has recently discovered that fraudsters have been sending out phishing SMSs that claim to be from the government. The fraudulent short message service claims that recipients

January 15, 2025 | BY Ginnie Laing

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Chinese netizens welcome influx of ‘TikTok refugees’

Analysis        BEIJING –  Chinese internet users on a popular social networking platform have noticed a sudden influx of foreign newcomers who claim to have migrated from TikTok due to concerns about a potential ban by the US government within the week.On Xiaohongshu, a Chinese platform with combined features of Instagram and Pinterest, hashtags such as #TikTokRefugee have garnered hundreds of thousands of posts from accounts mostly registered in the United

January 15, 2025 | BY admin

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Artist shows mixed media works in new solo exhibition

Animals, flowers and even food are among the subjects of local artist Naomi Chan’s paintings of different mediums on display for her latest solo exhibition “Naomi Original Artwork Exhibition”, which is on at the 10 Fantasia gallery until January 30.The gallery is located on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷) Kicking off earlier this month, the exhibition features artworks created through pencil sketches, watercolours and acrylics in varying sizes showcased across the

January 14, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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