New round of DSAL training to begin
Registration will open for the 27th round of “Vocational Training Program with Subsidy” from next Monday (Feb. 13) to Friday (Feb. 17). Industries including tourism are recovering after the relaxation of border crossing policies, and the program is open for people who are still impacted during this period of economic recovery, said the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL). The program, which was divided into two parts, targets either qualified working people or freelancers or qualified unemployed people, with a maximum subsidy of MOP 5,000 or 6,656. DSAL reminds applicants that supporting documents must be genuine and correct; the qualification and subsidy may not be issued otherwise, and applicants must bear any potential legal consequences.
MTel hopes to extend business in Cooperation Zone
MTel’s chairman and CEO, Michael Choi Tak Meng, expressed his desire at the telecom’s spring luncheon for the number of its customers to increase to between 12,000 and 13,000 this year from the current 7,000. He mentioned that the company is readying the network for buildings in New Urban Zone Area A and will launch the 100Gbps local service in response to the “1+4” adequate diversification development strategy for industries like modern finance, metaverse, and big health. Choi also expects the permission of Macau telecom operators to conduct business in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin in coordination with the Macau New Neighborhood (MNN) project.
Local man arrested for appropriating lost property in taxi
A local man is suspected of appropriating lost property, including a camera and its accessories to a total value of MOP 18,000, while taking a taxi. Following the owner’s report, the Public Security Police Force of Macau (PSP) launched an investigation and discovered the suspect using the taxi’s CCTV and the transaction record.The suspect admitted having taken the lost property from the taxi. The lost items were found at his workplace.
310,000 SARs, Taiwan residents covered by basic medical insurance in mainland
Taiwan residents working or living on the Chinese mainland are eligible for basic medical insurance, and they can pay premiums and enjoy the benefits in accordance with regulations, a mainland spokesperson said Wednesday. A total of 310,000 people from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan had been covered by basic medical insurance on the Chinese mainland by the third quarter of 2022, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a press conference. They include 127,000 people covered by basic medical insurance for urban employees, and 183,000 by basic medical insurance for rural and non-working urban residents, Zhu added.
