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University of Macau Alumni Association labels criticisms of university unfair

University of Macau Alumni Association labels criticisms of university unfair

Kot Man Kam, president of the University of Macau Alumni Association, said on Friday that repeated criticisms of the university in recent weeks regarding allegations of sexual harassment are unfair, urging the public not to rush into passing judgments. Kot also questioned the credibility of UMAC Watchdog, an external group that says it is “monitoring” […]
Macau airport shows 3 pct growth in January 2015

Macau airport shows 3 pct growth in January 2015

The International Airport of Macau handled 430,000 passengers in the month of January, up 3% year-on-year, according to figures released by the operator on Friday. There was also an overall 6% increase in flights in January taking the total number to over 4,700. The statement from CAM pointed to the greatest growth taking place on […]
Macau Police bust South Korean trio for illegal soccer & basketball betting

Macau Police bust South Korean trio for illegal soccer & basketball betting

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced on Thursday the arrests of three men from South Korea on suspicion of having run an illegal football and basketball gambling operation since November involving about HK$7 million in illegal bets. The trio are suspected of collecting illicit wagers on football and basketball games from their compatriots in South Korea […]
Macau Police bust HK-bound Tanzanian cocaine smuggler

Macau Police bust HK-bound Tanzanian cocaine smuggler

FreedThe Judiciary Police (PJ) busted a 44-year-old woman from Tanzania on Tuesday at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal for smuggling 958 grammes of cocaine worth about 3.1 million patacas inside her body. PJ spokesman Choi Iat Peng told a special press conference Thursday that the police received a tip-off recently that someone would smuggle drugs […]
Adelson says high-rollers ‘lying low’ to stay off radar

Adelson says high-rollers ‘lying low’ to stay off radar

Las Vegas Sands Corp Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson said Wednesday that high-rollers were going to keep lying low to stay off the central government’s radar until the mainland’s current corruption crackdown, which he likened to a “witch hunt”, eases off. Adelson made the comments during a talk with students at the Institute for Tourism […]
Ricacorp expects up to 10 pct rise in residential prices

Ricacorp expects up to 10 pct rise in residential prices

Hong Kong-based property agency Ricacorp (Macau) Properties Limited Wednesday forecasted that the average price of residential property in Macau will rise eight to 10 percent this year. Jane Liu Zee Ka, managing director of the local branch, made the forecast during a press conference at the company in Nam Van district. Representatives of the company […]
Police pledge more officers to tackle casino crimes

Police pledge more officers to tackle casino crimes

Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Chau Wai Kuong said Tuesday that once more casinos start operating in Cotai more PJ officers will be deployed to the PJ branch there, adding that a space in the branch has already been set aside to set up an office for the officers investigating gaming-related crimes. Chau also said that […]
Lawmaker urges UM to come clean on sexual harassment

Lawmaker urges UM to come clean on sexual harassment

Indirectly-elected lawmaker Chan Hong, who heads the Macau Chinese Educators’ Association, urged the public University of Macau (UM) Monday to speed up its investigation into several alleged cases of sexual harassment involving staff members and then release the findings. She also said new legislation on indecent assault and sexual harassment should be in place to […]
Over 240,000 vehicles clog city’s streets

Over 240,000 vehicles clog city’s streets

Macau’s number of licensed motor vehicles reached 240,107 at the end of last year, up 5.3 percent from a year earlier, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Monday. Scooters and motorcycles accounted for 52 percent of the total number of motor vehicles. The number of new registrations of motor vehicles rose 6.4 percent year-on-year […]
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