Macau raises infectious disease alert level over Wuhan virus

The local government yesterday raised its infectious disease alert level to 3, which denotes a “serious” situation.Level 3 indicates a medium risk, 5 being the highest alert level.The decision was taken in the wake of an increase of viral pneumonia cases in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province.Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion (left) and Disease Prevention and Control Centre Director Lam Chong attended yesterday’s press conference about the potential “Wuhan virus” threat to Macau,

January 6, 2020 | BY admin

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Korean saxophonist plays for charity

South Korean saxophonist Park Gwang Sik played a charity concert at D. Pedro V Theatre on Saturday night, titled “The Dawn of Spring Rain”, organised by CBMC Macau (Christian Business & Marketplace Connection). The old quaint theatre was almost full to capacity with the members of the association.Park and South Korean singer Kim Da Young, famous for her 2015 single “What If It Was Going”, which for five days was top of Melon’s (South Korea’s biggest music streaming site) music

January 6, 2020 | BY admin

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Offences by cabbies drop 48.2 pct in 2019: police

The number of regulatory breaches by taxi drivers recorded last year decreased by 48.2 percent from the previous year, the Public Security Police (PSP) have announced in a statement.In a statement on Friday, the police said that the number of violations by cabbies recorded between June 3 – when the new taxi law came into force – and December 31 decreased “noticeably” by 85.1 percent year-on-year from the same period of 2018.A total of 3,172 offences by cabbies were recorded last year, a

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Mainlander steals items worth 58,000 patacas from jewellery shop: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a male mainlander on Friday for stealing two diamond rings and a platinum necklace worth over 58,000 patacas from a jewellery shop in San Kio district last month, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference on Saturday.The suspect managed to steal the three items that the shop owner had taken from the display cabinet, after asking the latter to give him a plastic carrier bag.Ho identified the suspect as a 51-year-old surnamed Chen who told

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Minibus rams casino shuttle bus on Friendship Bridge, both gutted in blaze

A minibus used as a tourist coach crashed into the back of a casino shuttle bus on the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge on Friday morning, resulting in a huge fire that gutted the two vehicles, the Public Security Police (PSP) and the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said.Only the female driver of the minibus, which did not have any passengers, was slightly injured.The casino shuttle bus had about half a dozen passengers on board when the accident happened.Firefighters and police work on Friendship

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Visitors rise 10 pct to nearly 40 million last year: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) recorded over 39.4 million visitor arrivals last year, a new record, up 10 percent from 2018 when the city logged 35.8 million visitor arrivals.Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes forecast late last year around 40 million visitor arrivals in 2019.According to a PSP statement on Wednesday, the police recorded some 28 million mainland visitors in 2019, accounting for 71 percent of all visitor arrivals, followed by Hong

January 3, 2020 | BY admin

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Govt beefs up health control measures at airport over Wuhan health scare

Health control measures, such as requiring air passengers arriving in Macau from Wuhan to fill in a form regarding their health condition, are in place at the local airport, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.The statement said that in response to the cases of viral pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan, the bureau has deployed more staff to all border checkpoints to beef up health inspection measures, especially at the airport.According to the statement, three local residents

January 3, 2020 | BY admin

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Several hundred casino workers march for higher pay, more benefits

Several hundred casino workers joined a protest march yesterday to demand higher pay and better working conditions.The protesters demanded a pay rise of at least 5 percent and additional pay for shift and night work. Some of the demonstrators also called for 14 months’ pay a year and housing allowances.The march was organised by the New Macau Association for Gaming Staffs’ Rights. The protesters also called for benefits enjoyed by civil servants such as two days off a week and paid holidays

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Casino revenue ends up with worst year since 2015

Macau’s gaming revenue in December slipped for the third straight month, marking the worst annual decline since 2015 as the world’s largest gambling hub struggled to lure high rollers amid geopolitical tensions and an economic slowdown.Gross gaming revenue was 22.84 billion patacas last month down 13.7 percent from a year earlier, according to data released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) on New Year’s Day.Last month’s year-on-year decline was the steepest in

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Canidrome survivors enjoy 1st Christmas

When the (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. greyhound race track in Fai Chi Kei finally closed its doors for good at midnight on July 20, 2018, the huge task of finding homes for the around 532 greyhounds that were abandoned there started. Last month these wonderful animals celebrated their first Christmases in their new homes around the world.In 2012 local animal protection group Anima President Albano Martins began to lead the fight to get the racetrack closed down as so many greyhounds had died

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Portuguese restaurant Chiado adds new dishes to menu

Portuguese restaurant Chiado, located in Sands Cotai Central, has added new dishes to its menu.Headed by celebrity chef Henrique Sá Pessoa, the restaurant is known to offer Portuguese cuisine in a fine dining setting.Some of the new dishes that the chef has added to the menu include shellfish from the Portuguese coast in a citrus marinade with herb and seaweed salad, seared scallops with green peas, chouriҫo sausage and Hollandaise mustard, salted cod “A Brás” with slow cooked egg yolk

January 3, 2020 | BY admin

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Mainlander tells ex-girlfriend to pay HK$30,000 ‘breakup fee’

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a male mainlander on Tuesday for demanding a “breakup fee” of HK$30,000 from his former girlfriend, also a mainlander, late last month, threatening that otherwise he would release photos and video clips showing her only wrapped in towels, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect came up with the extortion plan after the victim, who had meanwhile got a new boyfriend, refused his demand early last month that they

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IPIM to stop accepting applications for Guangdong-Macau Industrial Park projects

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) announced yesterday that the local government and the Hengqin government will stop accepting applications after January 16 from local companies which plan to invest in projects in the Guangdong-Macau Cooperation Industrial Park on the adjacent island administered by Zhuhai.IPIM President Irene Lau Kuan Va made the announcement during a press conference, which was also attended by Hengqin New Area Administrative Committee Director Yang

January 3, 2020 | BY admin

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Airport logs record 9.6 million passengers in 2019

Macau International Airport handled a record 9.6 million passengers last year, a year-on-year increase of 16 percent, its operator CAM announced yesterday.According to a CAM statement, the number of aircraft movements (takeoffs and touchdowns) rose 18 percent year-on-year to 77,580 in 2019.The statement pointed out that last year’s number of passengers exceeded by 14 times the local population, which stood at 676,100 at the end of September, according to official statistics.PLEASE READ THE

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