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Nude online chat extortion rises 61 per cent

Nude online chat extortion rises 61 per cent

Reported extortion cases related to online nude chat rooms rose 61.5 per cent in the first nine months year-on-year, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday. Wong revealed the figure during a press conference about the city’s crime figures in the first three quarters.
Zhongshan-Macau Yatch Scheme officially inaugurated

Zhongshan-Macau Yatch Scheme officially inaugurated

A scheme for free-sailing yachts journeying between Zhongshan city and Macau was officially inaugurated on Wednesday. The new scheme shortens the traveling time between the two cities to approximately 45 minutes. Customs on both sides will take altogether 10 minutes to complete all custom checking procedures.  In Zhongshan, yachts covered by the new scheme are allowed […]
Traffic jams during Macau Grand Prix 1st day

Traffic jams during Macau Grand Prix 1st day

There were traffic jams and “slow moving traffic” on the northern part of the peninsula on Thursday morning, the first day of the annual Macau Grand Prix, which ends on Sunday, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement. According to the statement, during the 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. rush hour the traffic […]
Red panda pair undergoing quarantine in Macau

Red panda pair undergoing quarantine in Macau

A pair of red pandas from Chengdu have arrived in Macau and are currently undergoing a 30-day quarantine in Seac Pai Van Park, a statement from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said on Wednesday. The statement did not say exactly when the red pandas arrived, only saying that they had arrived safely and were healthy. According to the statement, the government […]
Social rental housing will be given priority says Chief Executive

Social rental housing will be given priority says Chief Executive

Chief Executive Chui Sai On said in his 2017 Policy Address that the government would continue to implement its current public housing policy in which social rental housing will be given priority over subsidised home ownership scheme (HOS) flats. Chui also said that the government would continue its annual “wealth-sharing” handout scheme next year – 9,000 patacas for permanent and 5,400 patacas for […]
Macau population falls to 647,700 

Macau population falls to 647,700 

Macau’s population at the end of September stood at 647,700, a drop of 4,800 quarter-to-quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Thursday. Females accounted for 51.4 per cent of the total. A total of 1,885 live births were delivered in the third quarter, an increase of 246, or 15 per cent, from the […]
Macau government to study the introduction of guide dogs

Macau government to study the introduction of guide dogs

The government will study the feasibility of introducing guide dogs for the blind, according to the government’s 10-stsar Plan on Rehabilitation Services released on Wednesday. The Rehabilitation Affairs Committee held a regular meeting on Wednesday, in which the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) briefed committee members about the plan. The meeting, chaired by IAS President Celeste […]
Macau’s first organ transplant was successful

Macau’s first organ transplant was successful

A kidney transplant from a living donor was performed successfully at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre (CHCSJ) on Sunday, Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion announced on Monday during a special press conference at the hospital accompanied by other medical staff members. The surgery, carried out by CHCSJ surgeons under the guidance of […]
Macau’s parking meter rates to be hiked

Macau’s parking meter rates to be hiked

The city’s parking meter rates will be increased by up to a maximum of 12 patacas per hour as soon as the Official Gazette (BO) publishes the rate adjustment, Traffic Consultative Council member Kou Kun Pang told reporters on Monday. Kou made the remarks after a closed-door council meeting at the Transport Bureau (DSAT). He said […]
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