Graft busters reveal raft of criminal cases by civil servants

The Commission Against Corruption’s (CCAC) 2018 Annual Report published yesterday revealed a string of criminal cases allegedly committed by civil servants, including two cases involving senior officials who allegedly abused their power for personal gain.According to the report, the anti-graft body concluded the two cases in December last year – one allegedly committed by a senior official of the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) and the other by a senior official of the Representative

March 28, 2019 | BY admin

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2 pupils nabbed for robbery, 2 still at large: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two secondary school pupils for robbing a casino worker on Tuesday morning, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Choi, one of the pupils, surnamed Lei, is 17 years old. The other one, surnamed Cheok, is 19 years old. There are two other male suspects who are still at large. Their surnames were not released. The female victim who is in her twenties works in casino in Taipa.Lei and Cheok told

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Dealer hides stolen chips in underwear: police

A casino dealer was arrested on Tuesday for stealing casino chips from the betting table when he was working, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the 44-year-old suspect surnamed Hong is a local resident. He told the police that he has worked as a dealer for over four years in a casino in Nape.The theft happened at around 7 p.m. on Monday. Hong stole two HK$10,000 chips when he was working at the “big-and-small”

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WeChat is locals’ most popular social media: survey

Some 83 percent of local people are the users of WeChat and its use rate among local mobile internet users exceeds 85 percent among different age groups, so that the social media platform has become the most popular app for mobile Internet users in Macau, according to the latest findings of the 19th annual survey on internet use by locals which was released by the Macau Association for Internet Research (MAIR) yesterday.The association held a press conference at the Macao Daily News Building

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Permanent Secretariat vows to implement its work via 5 elements

Xu Yingzhen, secretary-general of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macau), said yesterday that this year, the focus of the secretariat’s work would be based on five elements, namely promoting trade and investment, promoting cooperation on production capacity, carrying out training of human resources, and supporting the development of Macau as a platform for China and Portuguese-speaking countries for

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Locals’ jobless rate dips to 2.3 pct

Macau residents’ unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 2.3 percent in the December 2018-February 2019 survey period over the previous period (November 2018-January 2019), the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.According to a DSEC statement, Macau’s general unemployment rate, which comprises local and non-resident workers, remained unchanged at 1.7 percent during the two survey periods.Macau’s total labour force stood at 394,800 during the December-February period,

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CTM’s profit reaches 941 million patacas, 5G launch set for mid-next year

Local telecom operator CTM has made a profit of 941 million patacas in 2018, the company’s CEO Vandy Poon Fuk Hei said yesterday, pointing out that this year marks an important time for 5G development as Macau’s leading telecom operator prepares to put the superfast connection into service in the middle of next year.Last year’s profit rose 6.8 percent year-on-year. In 2017, CTM reported a profit of 881 million patacas, down 19 percent year-on-year, according to media reports at that

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Health Bureau buys 15,000 more MMR vaccines

An order of 15,000 doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines have been purchased, of which 5,400 doses are slated to arrive in Macau next week, the Health Bureau said in a statement last night, urging residents not to panic.According to the statement, an average of 800 people a day went to get MMR vaccinations over the past two days, which is 25 times more than usual.“It is already affecting the normal operation of our health centres,” the statement said, stressing that the bureau

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Last greyhounds leave racetrack kennels

The last 10 greyhounds adopted overseas left the kennels of the now defunct dog racetrack in Fai Chi Kei yesterday, Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) President José Maria da Fonseca Tavares said.According to Tavares, the last 10 greyhounds left the racetrack formerly run by the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. in Fai Chi Kei yesterday and were sent to their overseas adopters via Hong Kong.Taves made the remarks during a press briefing at the racetrack, which closed in July last year.The 10

March 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Tutorial teacher sentenced for drunk driving: police

A tutorial teacher was given a suspended jail sentence for driving under the influence (DUI) in Avenida dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental on Sunday, Public Police Security (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lai identified the motorcyclist as a local man surnamed Wong who is in his twenties. He told the police that he works as teacher in a tutorial centre.According to Lai, at around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday the police received a call that a motorcyclist had

March 27, 2019 | BY admin

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9 arrested in illegal inn in city centre: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested nine people in an illegal inn in Nam Van district on Monday, including a woman who allegedly ran the illegal accommodation business, and an overstayer from the mainland, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lai, the police received a tip-off recently that a residential flat was being run as an illegal inn. On Monday at around 1 p.m., police officers went to the flat to

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Measles cases rise to 23, 13 from Kiang Wu ‘cluster’

Three more measles cases were recorded yesterday, and among them two of the patients had been to Kiang Wu Hospital before they came down with the disease, according to a statement from Health Bureau (SSM).As of yesterday, there were a total of 23 measles patients this year, among them eight medical staff and five patients from Kiang Wu Hospital, the statement said.According to the statement, the three new patients are a 47-year-old woman who works as a croupier at Casino Le Royal Arc, a

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New system to detect traffic offences to start on April 1

The government’s new integrated system for detecting vehicular traffic offences will come into use at seven busy junctions across different districts on the peninsula next Monday (April 1), while the system is slated to come into use at another seven junctions also on the peninsula in July, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday.The new system, which will replace the current one which only detects the offence of jumping the red light signal, is also able to simultaneously

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Bureau’s involvement in 2 shows raises artfest budget: IC chief

The budget of this year’s Macau Arts Festival (FAM) has gone up two million patacas from last year’s because of the bureau’s involvement in two productions, Cultural Bureau (IC) President Mok Ian Ian said yesterday.Mok made the comments during a press conference of the 30th Macau Arts Festival, which this year is budgeted at 24 million patacas.This year’s festival, which comprises 22 programmes and nearly 100 events in its outreach programme and community activities, runs from May 3 to

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