Briefs | Registration for Nam Van Lake Craft Market is open

The Nam Van Lake Craft Market will be held from January 1 until June 30, 2017, on Saturdays and Sundays in Anim’Arte Nam Van. Registration for the market in the months of January and February of 2017 is now open until December 23. Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the market features 25 stalls operating from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Original music performances and handcraft workshops will be held, though they will not be held at scheduled times. The IC welcomes all interested entities and individuals to register for the market. It will then select the stall operators based on their originality and the quality of their products.

CCAC commissioner encourages public to report

André Cheong, the Commissioner Against Corruption, denied claims that his department does not spend time combating corruption that occurs amid high-ranking governmental officials. Cheong’s answer was in response to a media question on whether the Commission Against Corruption has been spending too much time investigating less influential people or incidents rather than investigating high officials. Cheong explained that CCAC is not only responsible for anti-corruption, but also has an ombudsman role, reacting to cases where the public considers to have found an unfair situation within the government’s administration.  Cheong claims that in the eye of society, some of these cases might be deemed as less important. However, he noted that in some cases, CCAC might spot evidence of corruption or criminal activity after conducting deep investigations. “The public does need to worry about it. Come to report when [it is] needed to be reported, CCAC will follow up the case for sure,” guaranteed Cheong.

Fire in junkyard burnt five cars

A fire in a junkyard located at the Estrada Marginal da Ilha Verde burnt five cars on Sunday. One truck, three motorbikes and one private car were burnt down during the fire. No injuries were reported. The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said that the incident was reported by the managers of the junkyard, who told CB that the fire was initially spotted on a truck which had been parked at the same place since an hour before the fire was first noticed. CB considers that the incident might have been deliberate, and it has forwarded the case to the Judiciary Police.