Forum urges govt to regulate use of gas appliances

Guest speakers and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum urged the government to set up a system regulating the use and maintenance of the city’s electrical and mechanical devices, including gas cooking appliances.The topic of yesterday’s forum was about how to improve gas safety in eateries and homes, in the wake of a deadly gas explosion in a restaurant in Areia Preta district last week.The explosion, caused by a gas leak from the restaurant’s LPG cylinders, killed a

July 9, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt is recalling medicine containing valsartan

The Health Bureau said in a statement last week that it has instructed local wholesalers, pharmacies and clinics to recall six products containing valsartan from the market because an impurity has been detected.The six affected products are: “Valtensin Tablets 80mg”, “Valtensin Tablets 160mg”, “Valtensin HCT Tablets 80/12.5mg”, “Valtensin HCT Tablets 160/12.5mg”, “Valsartan + Hidroclorotiazida Generis 80mg + 12.5mg”, and “Valsartan + Hidroclorotiazida Generis 160mg +

July 9, 2018 | BY admin

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8 groups urge govt to ensure greyhounds won’t end up on mainland

A total of eight local animal protection groups yesterday urged the government to ensure that no greyhounds from the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. will be sent to the mainland as it still does not have an animal protection law, after the closure of the racetrack in Fai Chi Kei later this month.The activists also urged the government to neuter the dogs before they are adopted.The eight local animal protection groups have formed an “alliance” which aims to “save” the several hundred

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Teaching assistant makes fake patacas at school: police

A local man was arrested on Tuesday in Zape for producing and using counterfeit pataca banknotes, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to Lai, the suspect is a 28-year-old surnamed Ho, who worked at a government school in Areia Preta.In a media briefing yesterday, Lou Pak Sang, director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), said that Ho worked as a teaching assistant at the Luso-Chinese

July 6, 2018 | BY admin

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Councillors want tougher fines for dripping aircons

Members of the Northern Districts Community Service Consultative Council yesterday called for tougher fines for those whose dripping air conditioners affect pedestrians, saying that the current fine of 600 patacas is too low, Leong In Pong, a deputy convenor of the government’s consultative body, said yesterday.Yesterday’s focus of the government-appointed council’s regular meeting was on how the government can better tackle the nuisance of dripping air conditioners affecting pedestrians

July 6, 2018 | BY admin

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CTM sets up software development centre in Zhuhai for GBA

Following the development motto of “Serving Macau, reaching out to GBA”, CTM has set up a Teleone” Software Centre in Zhuhai, so as to take advantage of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) development.CTM said that the Centre will act as a training base, which will provide a technology elevating and skill exchange platform for the IT industry in Macau and provide multiple smart applications and software designation as a cornerstone of “Digital Macau”CTM CEO Vandy Poon and CTM’s management

July 6, 2018 | BY admin

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Sand dunes & volcano, Tottori shows a different Japan

It might not be on the list of places to visit (yet) but Japan’s Tottori, famous for its stunning sand dunes, is a totally underrated travel destination that is definitely worth exploring.Tottori is a rural area in western Japan along the coast of the Sea of Japan. It has an area of 3,507 square kilometres with a population of just 570,000, with its capital city also called Tottori. The prefecture has two airports, the Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport in Tottori city on the east and the

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CCTV cameras ‘very helpful’ in solving cases: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the police forces’ closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed across the city in recent years have proved to be “very helpful” for law enforcement agencies to solve criminal cases.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Macau Science Centre in Nape on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of an annual trade fair showcasing and selling handicrafts made by prison inmates.The four-day trade fair, which will end

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Suicide cases drop 20 pct in Q1: official

The number of recorded suicide cases dropped 20 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, 12 suicides were recorded from January to March, involving 10 local and two non-local residents.According to the statement, the World Health Organisation (WHO) regards suicide is an important public health issue in today’s society, pointing out that monitoring suicide cases on a regular and systematic basis is

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Irwin won’t return over safety concerns – but govt insists Guia Circuit is up to FIA standards

British rider Glenn Irwin, winner of last year’s Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, has said that he won’t return to race at the Macau Grand Prix over safety concerns, after last year’s fatal accident which claimed the life of fellow Briton Daniel Hegarty, according to a BBC Sport report on Wednesday.Last November, 31-year-old Hegarty lost his life in a crash on the Guia Circuit. Hegarty, who was taking part in his second Motorcycle Grand Prix in Macau, crashed into the barrier at Fishermen’s

July 6, 2018 | BY admin

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Councillor calls for reducing weight of schoolbags

Central District Community Service Consultative Council member Cheong Sok Leng said yesterday that overweight schoolbags were not only a burden on pupils’ backs, but also adversely affecting their health, urging the government to tackle the issue of overweight satchels.Cheong made the remarks during a regular meeting of the government-appointed council at the Patane Municipal Market Complex on the peninsula.Cheong noted that in recent years the government has focused more on international

July 5, 2018 | BY admin

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Wong vows to hold those responsible for deadly blast accountable

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak vowed yesterday that anyone found responsible for Tuesday’s deadly gas explosion in a restaurant will be held accountableWong made the pledge while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of a two-day seminar on the “Innovation and Development in the Policing Education” on the campus of the Macau Public Security Forces Academy in Coloane. The seminar also marked the 30th anniversary of the academy’s establishment.Wong remarks

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Police nab gambling burglar

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Tuesday for burgling a flat in a residential estate in Zape from where he stole three mobile phones in March, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect admitted to having burgling the flat as he had gambled away all his money.Lai identified the suspect as a 38-year-old surnamed Chen who told police that he works as an electrician and plumber on the mainland.A mobile phone and cash in HK

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Mainlander uses bogus yuan: police

A male mainlander was arrested on Tuesday for using fake yuan banknotes at least twice, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters yesterday.According to Lai, the suspect is a 42-year-old surnamed Wu, who claimed to be unemployed.Lai said that the Judiciary Police received two reports from two male gamblers, on May 25 and early this week respectively, about having been scammed with fake yuan.This photo shows the items seized by the

July 5, 2018 | BY admin

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