Nine-year-old run over by bus

A nine-year-old local boy sustained serious injuries after a car accident. On Friday afternoon, a 60-year-old local bus driver from Transmac hit the boy near Avenida do Almirante Lacerda. According to a report by Macao Daily News, the boy ran across a zebra crossing despite the pedestrian light instructing him not to walk. The bus driver had insufficient time to bring the bus to a stop.

Physicians soon available at senior care centers

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, said that the government is planning to launch a new medical service for seniors who live in senior care centers. Yesterday, during a TDM radio show, Tam disclosed that the government plans to send doctors, nurses, and pharmacists to senior centers. The program is intended to be launched this year, and will allow seniors to receive medical treatment without commuting to a hospital.

History book co-drafted by mainland to be used in schools

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) is considering using new history books for the upcoming cohort of secondary first and fourth grade students, according to DSEJ director Lou Pak Sang, who revealed this information yesterday during a TDM radio show. The history textbook, co-drafted by Macau and the mainland’s People’s Education Press is intended to be used in classrooms in September. People’s Education Press is the school textbook publication authority for most of the mainland’s schools, and is under the leadership of the Ministry of Education of China. Lou revealed that history textbooks for all grades, co-drafted by mainland and Macau, will be published next year.