bad weather delays local chinese activist more flights students’ determined after lockup A total of 16 Macau-bound paintings Li Tingting, an openly lesbian flights have been diverted to sent to campaigner for women’s issues, airports in Shenzhen or Hong cambridge has been at the center of an outcry Kong over the detention of activists P2 P3 P11

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Property developer allegedly sues Judge says FBI ruse violated New Macau rights of Vegas hotel guest Several New Macau Association (ANM) members have been summoned Ken Ritter, Las Vegas the U.S. attorney’s office in Las tted wagering information. The by the Judiciary Police, Vegas, which didn’t immediately two charges each carry a penalty allegedly for assisting an HE FBI violated the rights of respond. Gordon’s 22-page ruling of up to seven years in prison. investigation into a libel Ta wealthy Malaysian busines- effectively guts the criminal pro- Phua’s lawyers also disputed lawsuit, according to a sman when agents posed as Inter- secution of a man authorities cha- allegations that their client had post on the association’s net repairmen to get into his Las racterized as a top member of an criminal ties. Federal prosecutors page last Vegas suite to search for evidence Asian organized crime syndicate conceded mistakes but argued Saturday. Last September, of wrongdoing during the World who flew to Las Vegas last sum- that the government did nothing the property developer Cup soccer tournament last sum- mer on his private jet after having malicious and had not violated Companhia de Construção mer, a federal judge ruled Friday. been arrested and charged with Phua’s constitutional rights. e Investimento Ho Chun His ruling threw out evidence operating an illegal sports betting Prosecutor Kimberly Frayn ar- Kei Limitada, who was collected last July from Wei Seng business in Macau. gued that Internet service isn’t an involved in the urban “Paul” Phua’s high-security lu- The decision, however, doesn’t essential service like electricity, air development dispute in kill the case outright. Prosecutors conditioning or water, and that northern Taipa, took legal xury villa at Caesars Palace. “The action against Jason Chao, government violated the defen- said some USD13 million in bets people in the Caesars Palace villas the former president of dant’s Fourth Amendment righ- had been wagered before the FBI, weren’t compelled to invite in the the group, and Bill Chou, ts” against unreasonable searches Phua walks into federal court in Las Vegas working with Nevada gambling agents disguised as repairmen. an outspoken scholar and and seizures, U.S. District Judge regulators, raided three Caesars Phua, 50, was the last remaining ANM member, for raising Andrew Gordon said in a bluntly defense attorney David Chesnoff Palace villas where Phua, his son defendant among eight people groundless accusations worded decision. said. and several other people were arrested in the case, including about the property Phua’s attorneys said they were The defense lawyers accused the staying. Agents seized computers, his son Darren Wai Kit Phua, 23. company. According to the stunned to learn that investiga- FBI of deceiving a magistrate jud- cellphones and cash. Darren Phua was the last of six association, the company tors enlisted a Caesars contrac- ge who granted a search warrant Gordon called the evidence col- defendants to plead guilty to les- also requested civil claims tor to shut off Internet access so by failing to disclose the tactics lected from Phua’s suite “fruits of ser charges, forfeit large amounts amounting to one million agents disguised as repairmen used to find probable cause and an unconstitutional search,” and of money and return to Asia un- patacas in the case, which could enter with hidden cameras. leaving any reference to the ruse said it can’t be used if the gover- der plea deals banning them from was what the current “Law enforcement can’t break so- out of investigative reports. nment presses forward with char- travel to the U.S. for five years. president of the association mething in your house and pose Officials with the FBI referred ges that Phua operated an illegal Charges against one defendant Sulu Sou called a deeply as repair people to get inside,” messages seeking comment to gambling business and transmi- were dismissed. AP premeditated amount, as it was even higher than the total assets of the group. The ANM post stressed that the association would Thousands of local passengers affected by bad weather handle land disputes with total of 16 Macau-bound flights have (also known as “OuMun”). crowding at the airport as some of the pas- caution in future, as the Abeen diverted to airports in Shenzhen or The authorities at the meteorological de- sengers were forced to spend the night the- issues might lead to clashes , while around 12 flights ready to partment told media that the combination re after failing to book hotel rooms. The Ci- with financially powerful take off were called off or delayed over the of strong air currents from the south and a vil Aviation Authority backed the decision property developers. weekend as the city’s visibility was greatly low cloud-base height was the main culprit of the pilots of the affected flights to land However, ANM also claimed impacted by the inclement weather. for the flight delays, diversions and cance- at the neighboring cities’ airports, saying it that the libel lawsuit would It was reported that more than 1,800 pas- llations on Saturday. Chaos unfolded in the was the “right move” to prioritize safety. not deter the association from “pursuing justice.” sengers were on board the diverted flights, airport hall as distraught passengers scram- Among the 16 flights diverted, 13 returned and the cancellation or delay of those flights bled to fix their flights at the only two coun- to the city yesterday, with two delayed and has left 2,800 passengers stranded at the ters available. another one cancelled yesterday, according False ceiling airport, according to the Macau Daily News The incident has also caused massive to media reports. Staff reporter collapse injures two workers HE Macau International ARTS TFilm and Video Festival The sudden collapse of a false (MIFVF) organized the com- ceiling at the Studio City petition “48 Rush Hours” last Leong Wai Man wins ‘48 Rush Hours’ construction site on the Cotai weekend, asking film makers to Strip has left two workers wounded, with two others create a 3-minute video in just issued by the Macau Cultural trapped under the rubble. 48 hours using any kind of shoo- Centre, “all three juries conside- The accident happened at ting equipment, as a challenge of red the productions this year as around 3 p.m. when the 30 creativity and skills. having great diversity and more by 10 meter ceiling collapsed The topic, “Journey”, was an- mature filming techniques, thou- from a height of around nounced last Friday to 57 appli- gh the narration skills should be 5 meters to the ground. cants who had to produce and worked on.” The video challenge, Ambulances were quick to deliver a video before Saturday at they pointed out, “is an excellent arrive on site and attend to 10 a.m. Twenty nine productions exercise and platform for you- the injured, who sustained were submitted and the Grand Diaries,” by Filipa Queiroz, “Live (lecturer at the Normal ng directors to consolidate their wounds to the arm and the Prize went to “Love Journey of Turning Point,” by Lo Hoi Fong University-Hong Kong Baptist skills and show their creativity.” waist. The two construction a Turtle,” by Leong Wai Man. and “On The Street,” by Can Can. University) and See Kam Chan MIFVF 2015 continues with a workers still stranded under Four Distinction Prizes were The films were assessed by three (UMAC assistant professor), who string of educational events next the rubble were reported to granted to “Concrete Jungle,” judges, namely António Caetano came up with their best picks. week, followed by the Macao In- be unharmed. by Loi Chon Pang, “The Bicycle Faria (local director), Wei Jiang According to a press release dies, running from May 12 to 17.

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HE student works ANGLICAN SCHOOL ART EXHIBITION from the latest annual art exhibition organi- zed by the Macau An- Tglican School (MAC) have been sent off to England’s Cambrid- Local students’ paintings ge University for assessment. The paintings showcased at the common area on the school sent to Cambridge building’s fifth floor were ac- tually course work by the se- nior students. They are en- rolled in art courses linked to intended to highlight it with ground loaded with different dent Kimberly’s theme for her ancient meaning of “giving and Cambridge University’s educa- the color of purple, and some heads were the “happy mo- painting, which also depicts taking.” Aside from that, the tional system, whose Cambrid- parts are seen as obscure, so it ments and people” in his life. her innermost desire to ventu- schoolgirl added a special tou- ge International General Cer- seems to be emerging from the Another abstract painting re out of the city and into the ch to her painting with dried tificate of Education (IGCSE) background, enveloped in mo- records the endless, yet you- world. “The parents of the frog tea leaves applied on its surfa- has been integrated into the vement.” thful adventure through the inside the painting say there ce to give the piece a traditio- school’s curriculum. Artworks The seemingly colorful pain- city of Cassidy James Lich- are lots of monsters outside, nal Chinese feel. from those courses were sent ting, in which a giant pistol tenstein, a devout fan of bi- and you will likely starve or Truly touched by the studen- to the prestigious British uni- pointing at the head of a grou- cycle motocross. “So basically drown. It’s a lot safer to stay ts’ creative products, course versity last week. chy man, was created by the I included different factors in this ordinary world without instructors Paulo Bishop and Wendy Choi, a form six stu- Macanese student Albertino, into my painting, like the anything,” said the schoolgirl, Anne Cameron believe that dent and aspiring professional who told the Times that it was places where I BMX, the mo- referring to the world descri- students just have to follow dancer, candidly expressed a reflection of his mental stru- vement and the speed of the bed inside the painting as the their hearts and not focus on her satisfaction with her art ggles with personal issues in BMX. My point is we don’t city we dwell in. accuracy when it came to crea- piece from last year, and once daily life. stop even if it’s a stop, and we The concept of family varies ting art. “Each student has again devoted her artistic cou- “It means […] I am trying to keep going past the stop sig- from one person to another. their unique, personal vision rsework to a dancing-related escape reality, to go back to the ns,” said the senior student, To Choi Peng, who very much and dreams. As teachers, our topic. “I would like to express memories, like the happy mo- who also mentioned during values her family members, a ambition for them is to put the movement while dancing ments I used to have. And the the interview that he would Chinese reunion dinner is the their whole hearts into their [through this painting] becau- gun is the reality, stress, and like to continue his passion perfect topic to depict. The work and to realize their ideas se a lot of times people only the issues that make me unha- for art after school by joining entire dinner scene was crea- and ambitions,” both said. Mr ARTS admire the beauty of dancing, ppy and make me try to escape the marketing and adverti- ted from her own perspective, Bishop and Ms Cameron were yet nobody sees the genui- back into the memories,” said sing industry. with a large calligraphic Chi- responsible for developing the Leong Wai Man wins ‘48 Rush Hours’ ne dynamic there,” said the the Macanese student, adding The household story, “A nese character drawn, which, students’ skills, techniques and student. She continued: “I that the colorfully messy back- frog in a well”, was local stu- according to her, carried an research ability. Staff reporter

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ROUND 159,900 Internet increased by that of members of the fourth quarter of 2014, Ahouseholds were 7.2 percentage poin- population aged 15-24, up by 33.3 percent year- connected to the Inter- ts year-on-year to at 95.9 percent. Mo- on-year. BLOOMBERG net in 2014, accounting 87.1%, driven by the reover, 93.4 percent of DSEC further indi- for 84.3% of the total popularity of smart- Internet users accessed cated that 153,700 number of households phones. Meanwhile, the internet daily, up by households possessed in Macau. According to households using a fi- 2.4 percentage points computer equipment. information from the ber-optic broadband year-on-year. The rate of computer Statistics and Census connection almost Regarding the purpo- usage for members of Service (DSEC), this doubled, at 17,700. se of using the Inter- the population aged 3 number is up by 1.7 For members of the net, 86.9 percent used and above dropped by percentage points year- population aged 3 and it for communication, 1.1 percentage points on-year. above, the rate of In- 75.6 percent for web year-on-year to 60.6 The data indica- ternet usage was 69.8 entertainment and 13.8 percent, owing to the ted that the percen- percent, up by 4.0 per- percent for shopping. greater variety of func- tage of households centage points year-on- The median online sho- tions available on mo- using mobile broa- year. The highest rate pping spending amoun- bile phones and other dband to access the of Internet usage was ted to MOP1,000 in the devices. 20.04.2015 mon

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POLICY ADDRESS | TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC WORKS Secretary prioritizes public works and vehicle control in long task list

Brook Yang city’s traffic delays, lawmaker Leonel Alberto Alves stressed HE Legislative Assem- that the Secretary “needs coura- bly (AL) concluded its ge to make a choice.” In respon- plenary meeting de- se, Rosário said that controlling bates on the govern- the number of vehicles is “an Tment’s 2015 policy objectives unavoidable measure to be im- regarding transport and pu- plemented sooner or later.” He blic works last Friday, where announced that this year will lawmakers put forth concerns see a raise in both driving taxes and suggestions over a wide and car parking fees, and mon- range of issues; including the thly passes at public car parks delays in public works, old will be gradually replaced with neighborhood redevelopment, charges by the hour. environmental facilities, traffic The Secretary also agreed with control, telecom services, and the lawmakers’ opinion on revi- the allocation of land resources. sing the taxi licensing scheme. Facing an area with seemingly He pointed out that about half endless problems, the Secre- of the current taxi licenses were tary for Transport and Public granted permanently, implying Works, Raimundo do Rosário, that “they can be inherited by agreed on many of the sugges- the owners’ sons and grand- tions but also avoided making sons.” further commitments. “Now Environmental facilities for there’s a concept in Macau: any the city’s waste disposal have problem that appears would be also drawn a lot of questions. pushed to the government,” he Rosário replied that the moun- responded, stressing that the ting pile of refuse exceeds Ma- secretariat he leads is taking cau’s disposal capacity. “If I tell on more responsibilities than you the truth of it, you might it can cope with, and that he not be able to sleep at night,” would prioritize not stalling the he told the AL. “Every year the- construction of public works. re are 4 million cubic meters of In response to lawmakers’ ex- construction waste; every day it pectations that the construction yet been made. Lawmaker Lam that the government intends plement the urban renewal takes 1,000 trucks [to move]; of the new hospital complex in Heong Sang also warned that to limit the threshold of eligi- that involves many private the construction waste landfill Coloane does not fall victim to the redevelopment cannot be ble buildings to the age of 30, ownerships?” questioned the near the airport is dozens of further delays, the Secretary made for the profit of real estate but a specific plan has yet to be lawmaker. meters high. This is a very cri- said he would not tolerate nor developers. made. In addition, he revealed Regarding solutions to the tical issue.” disregard the stagnation in pu- In response, the secretary that a new round of public con- blic works. “This is one thing said that the initiative will be sultations will be launched on I’ll definitely deal with: whether carried out under the Chief planning the five new reclama- lrt construction costs gov’t mop9 billion it’s one month or two months Executive’s “urban renewal” tion zones. [of stagnation], I will definite- concepts, and a new committee Regarding lawmaker Si Ka THE SECRETARY revealed that struction would require. Facing ly handle it; if we cannot solve will be established to take over. Lon’s urging for the integra- the government has spent ap- lawmakers’ questioning the next it, why not count bills with the “Compared to the concept of tion and elevation of the Border proximately MOP9 billion so far day regarding the future budget, contractor?” ‘old neighborhood restructu- Gate area, the Secretary replied on building the Light Rail Transit Rosário explained that the gov- The absence of a safety and ring,’ the new concept allows that, “there’s not much space to (LRT) system. At last Thursday’s ernment may need to re-start the quality system certification buildings – whether in the old cast.” AL debates, Rosário apologized construction of the LRT super- [QS] in Macau’s public works or new districts – to be reno- “But this is still mostly sub- for being unable to give a conclu- structure from tendering, “thus also raised debate, as well as the vated or rebuilt, based on the ject to the public ownership. If sive answer as to how much more it’s hard to define the completion weakness in the current bidding property owners’ consensus,” this cannot be done, how does time and money the LRT con- date and cost.” system. Lawmaker Mak Soi he explained. He also clarified the government expect to im- Kun indicated that the authori- ties should classify contractors into different levels and cate- gories, rather than allowing all Rosário pledges to streamline administrative procedures contractors to bid for a project for which they may not possess HE Secretary for Transport and Pu- down an opinion immediately; if there’s He further revealed that the structure the expertise. He further sug- Tblic Works announced at Friday’s AL no problem, [the inspector should] sign of his secretariat will be halved, starting gested the government take the debate that as part of the new buildings’ the confirmation immediately.” with the smaller departments. As “there lead to introduce green archi- acceptance procedure, officials must give “If the person doesn’t have the ability to are overlaps in those departments’ func- tecture and construction mate- direct and instant answers on-site to sign the acceptance or to find problems, tions, and it is very difficult to deal with rials in order to reduce pollu- enhance administrative efficiency. The this person shouldn’t be sent to do the fifteen departments at the same time.” tion. In response, the Secretary secretary further pledged to improve the inspection and acceptance; if one per- The secretariat also intends to seek grea- said he agreed with all of these approval procedures for construction son cannot make the decision, call two or ter efficiency in other administrative pro- opinions, but was still unable to projects and public housing applications, three,” he said, acknowledging that some cedures. According to the Land, Public spare resources. as well as streamlining the number of de- officials in his area tended to avoid assu- Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) Lawmakers also concentrated partments. ming responsibility. director, Li Canfeng, there are over 2,000 inquiries on the redevelopment Regarding the bureaucratic procedure of Rosário said the culture of shirking res- applications for decoration permits sub- of Macau’s old neighborhoods. accepting newly completed constructions, ponsibilities within his departments might mitted annually to both the DSSOPT and Several of them indicated that Rosário said a decision was made Friday need time to gradually improve, and that the Macau Government Tourist, with the responsible committee had morning in his departments’ joint mee- he has requested for all department repre- approvals pending a Fire Services consult. been established ten years ago ting that, “from now on, in terms of the sentatives attending a meeting to “have Li said an inter-departmental group has to commit planning studies, acceptance procedure, if there’s a problem something to say,” rather than remaining been set up to explore how best to avoid but no substantial steps have found on site, [the inspector should] write silent when explanations are demanded. overlapping duties. 20.04.2015 mon

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HINA’S central bank Governor BLOOMBERG Zhou Xiaochuan Roland Kruger, president of Infinity. A challenge said the world’s se- facing automakers in China is the slowing rate of Ccond-largest economy has growth, which will intensify the scrutiny on future scope compared with other investments, said Kruege nations to ease its monetary policies though won’t neces- Jie Ma and Yukiko Hagiwara sarily take advantage of it. “We have room in the re- ISSAN Motor Co.’s Infiniti premium serve ratio and our interest Nbrand plans to increase the number rates are not zero yet,” Zhou, of dealerships it has in China by about 40 67, said in a brief interview percent this year, with room to add more Saturday in Washington, outlets in future, said its new brand chief. where he was attending Infiniti will have 110 to 120 dealerships the International Monetary in China by the end of this year, up from Fund’s spring meetings. about 85 currently, said Roland Krueger, “There is definitely room. a former BMW executive who was hired But we need to adjust ca- Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People’s Bank of China, attends a news conference in Beijing by Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn last year to refully. It doesn’t mean we head the brand. will have to utilize it or fully and policy makers have tings in Washington taking binge. “I believe that speed counts,” Krueger utilize the room.” “room to act.” place from Friday until Zhou and the Chinese go- said in an interview in Shanghai ahead of Banks including Macqua- China is battling a proper- yesterday, Zhou said that vernment have been pres- the city’s auto show starting next week. rie Group Ltd. and HSBC ty slump, excess industrial while China’s economic ex- sing the IMF to include the “We need to be aware the developments Holdings Plc flagged the capacity, local-government pansion is slowing, it’s still yuan in its Special Drawing especially in China are very, very fast.” need for further stimulus debt and capital outflows, within a “reasonable range” Rights basket of currencies Nissan is stepping up competition with after China’s economy ex- with the economy last year and employment growth re- regarded as global reserve Volkswagen AG’s Audi, Bayerische Moto- panded last quarter at the expanding at the slowest mains stable. currencies. IMF Managing ren Werke AG and Daimler AG’s Merce- slowest pace since 2009 and pace since 1990. The na- He reiterated that Chi- Director Christine Lagarde des-Benz as the Japanese automaker aims industrial-production gains tion is among at least 30 na will pursue “prudent” has said that “we welcome to capture 10 percent of the global market in March were the slowest countries that have loose- monetary policy and said and share this objective.” for premium cars by 2020. The company since November 2008. An ned monetary policy this it will adjust “adaptively” Zhou, in Saturday’s inter- started to make its premium marque in economy-wide inflation year as lower commodity according to the economy view, declined to speculate China with a local partner last year, hel- indicator turned negati- prices give room to stimu- and inflation, according to on when the yuan, also cal- ping Infiniti’s global sales surge to are- ve last quarter for the first late. the statement posted on the led the renminbi, would be cord in the January-March quarter. time since 2009, suggesting Gross domestic product PBOC’s website. added to the basket. A challenge facing automakers in Chi- room for easing. rose 7 percent in the three One hurdle that may curb The IMF this week indica- na is the slowing rate of growth, which Premier Li Keqiang last months through March the extent of any monetary ted it may be abandoning will intensify the scrutiny on future in- month said policy makers from a year earlier, while stimulus is China’s surging its long- held view that the vestments, said Krueger. Even so, Infi- will step in to support the industrial production last stock market, which took Chinese exchange rate is niti has to be “very fast” in all aspects of economy if jobs and wages month increased by 5.6 per- off after the central bank cut undervalued. its operations including partnership with are hurt by the slowdown, cent, after a 6.8 percent rise interest rates in November. “The market should be the dealers in order to keep up and even while Zhou previously said in the first two months of Another may be reticence the judge of the renminbi’s stay ahead of market developments in the the nation needs to be vi- the year. to reignite debt risks and a value rather than us,” Zhou country, he said. Bloomberg gilant about deflation risks In a statement at the mee- repeat of the 2009 stimulus said. Bloomberg

corporate bits cem holds lunch gathering for senior especially with respect to the mgm macau wins sixth consecutive ttg china travel award citizens for the 11th consecutive year elderly. CEM Ambassadors Team members regularly visit For the sixth consecutive Macau is a hotel with diversi- the elderly and provide year, MGM Macau has been fied and luxurious offerings fit safety checks and repairing awarded the prestigious Best for business and leisure pur- services of electrical ins- Business Hotel in Macau poses,” she adds. tallations for underprivileged accolade at the TTG China Inaugurated in 2008, the families, people with special Travel Awards. The hotel has 8th Annual TTG China Travel needs and elder citizens living received the award for the Awards 2015 presentation alone. past five years, after winning ceremony took place at the Since 2005, CEM has been the Best New Hotel in Macau Grand Kempinski Shanghai celebrating Pak Tai’s Birthday in 2009. on April 16, honoring the best with senior citizens from Taipa “I would like to thank TTG of Greater China’s travel in- and Coloane with the support China and the industry pro- dustry in a host of sectors of the Pak Tai’s Birthday Or- fessionals for their votes. including hotels and resor- ganizing Committee and CEM Above all, I would like to give ts, serviced residences and Ambassadors Team. To take my sincere appreciation to our the travel services segments CEM and Pak Tai’s Birth- Team members to enjoy the care of their health, doctors teams for their continuous de- throughout the region. The day Organizing Committee luncheon. and nurses from the CEM dication and efforts,” said Ms winners were selected based jointly held a lunch gathering Shi Yulin, CEM Executive Occupational Health Services Irene Wong, Vice President of on votes by trade professio- at Largo de Camões in Taipa Director, said in his speech Centre volunteered to mea- Sales, Public and Community viding high standard of servi- nals and elite destination ma- (in front of the Pak Tai Tem- that as respecting the elderly sure the blood pressure of Relations. ce. This award serves as an nagement readers of all TTG ple) at 12:00 noon Friday. is a virtue in Chinese tradition, the participating elderly befo- “We are honored to receive assurance from the industry publications, reflecting the 300 senior citizens from Taipa CEM has been actively exten- re the lunch. CEM also gave this award for the sixth con- elites, to our quality service assessment and acknowled- and Coloane gathered toge- ding care to the community away food gift packs and Lai- secutive year, as we demons- and the manifold experiences gement from an industry pers- ther with CEM Ambassadors and giving back to society, sees to the senior citizens. trate our commitment to pro- found at our property. MGM pective. 20.04.2015 mon

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ANGOLA MOZAMBIQUE Company signs investment World Bank may revise agreement worth USD5b economic growth forecast duct (GDP) would be driven NGOLAN company Organiza- by agriculture, infrastructure Ações Ribeirinho has become the and services, and that indus- largest investor in Angola to sign a try, including gas and coal, contract with the National Agency have an, as yet, modest con- for Private Investment (ANIP) for an tribution to the growth of the investment of USD5 billion, Angolan news agency Angop reported. The investment contract signed We- The dnesday with ANIP is for construction of 60,000 social housing units in ei- expected ght provinces of Angola over the next 15 years, with funding from Canada growth is and contracts handed over to Ango- lan, American and Italian companies. higher than Director-General Hernâni Ribeirinho the average of said on the sidelines of the signing of the investment contract with ANIP that Africa the company would build social hou- sing for sale in the provinces of Luanda, Women dressed in traditional costumes, Mozambique Lunda Sul, Kwanza Sul, Huambo, Hui- economy. la, Malanje, Moxico and Zaire. HE World Bank may re- co Armas, said Thursday “In any event, growth of 7 “Industry has been suppor- On Wednesday, the National Agency Tvise its growth forecast in Maputo that despite this percent currently expected ting the growth of Mozam- for Private Investment signed 13 priva- for Mozambique’s economy forecast slowdown, Mozam- for Mozambique is relatively bique’s economy in recent te investment contracts to the amount downwards from 7 percent bique’s economy will grow high and higher than the ave- years, but when we look at of US$5.25 billion, the second-largest to 6.5 percent due to natu- this year above the African rage of Africa,” said the chief the sectors that have contri- of which, for US$9.4 million, was sig- ral disasters this year and to average (which is 4 percent,) economist of the World Bank buted most they are agricul- ned with Hua Dragão – Comércio Ge- contained public spending. against 4.5 percent last year, in Mozambique. ture, manufacturing and ser- ral, for construction of a logistics dis- The World Bank’s chief in mainly due to the drop in oil Blanco Armas said Mozam- vices,” said Blanco Armas. tribution center. MDT/Macauhub Mozambique, Enrique Blan- prices. bique’s Gross Domestic Pro- MDT/Macauhub

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HINA has cut the amount will cut an extra 1 percentage Cof cash the country’s len- point for commercial banks ders must set aside as reser- providing agricultural finan- ves in the second such move cing and an extra 2 percenta- in three months, stepping up ge points for the Agricultural stimulus after Premier Li Ke- Development Bank of China. qiang pledged to take action if It will also cut the require- needed to shore up growth. ment by an additional half a The reserve-requirement ra- percentage point to eligible tio will be reduced by 1 per- banks that lend a certain sha- centage point effective today, re of loans to agricultural bor- the People’s Bank of China rowers and small businesses. said on its website yesterday. Gross domestic product ex- The level will decline to 18.5 panded 7 percent in the three China’s premier Li Keqiang percent, based on previous months through March from statements. a year earlier, the least since showing policy makers are ranted given the sharp slow- sharply, while central bank The move allows banks to 2009, while industrial pro- trying to offset the impact of down.” Governor Zhou Xiaochuan fla- hold onto less of their mo- duction in March rose at the potential capital outflow and The RRR cut is the first major gged room to act. ney and lend more of it out. slowest rate since November stabilize the macro environ- monetary policy adjustment The Central Bank last cut The Communist Party-run 2008. An economy-wide infla- ment,” said Helen Qiao, Hong since Premier Li announced a its reserve requirement in People’s Daily said the cut tion indicator turned negative Kong-based chief greater Chi- growth target of about 7 per- February, when it slashed will release 1.2 trillion yuan last quarter for the first time na economist at Morgan Stan- cent for 2015, which would the rate to 19.5 percent for (USD194 billion) into the wor- since 2009, suggesting room ley. “The 100 basis point cut be the slowest since 1990. Li big banks and 16 percent for ld’s second-biggest economy. for easing. shows the intensification of last month said policy makers small- and medium-sized The Central Bank also said it “The move is positive, policy easing, which is war- will step in if growth slows too banks. AP/Bloomberg

Veteran journalist Gao Yu Report says Beijing building sentenced to 7 years airstrip on reclaimed island

Christopher Bodeen and HINA is building an airstrip Isolda Morillo, Beijing on an artificially created island

AP PHOTO C AP PHOTO in a disputed section of the South Beijing court sentenced a veteran China Sea, according to indepen- AChinese journalist to seven years in dent analysts, a move the U.S. has prison Friday on charges of leaking a do- warned could raise tensions in the cument detailing the Communist Party area. leadership’s resolve to aggressively target Defense group IHS Jane’s said civil society and press freedom as a threat satellite images of Fiery Cross Reef to its monopoly on power. Pictures of jailed veteran Chinese journalist Gao Yu taken March 23 show a runway The sentence against Gao Yu, 71, co- are displayed by protesters outside Chinese central more than 500 meters long as well mes amid a widening clampdown on government’s liaison office in Hong Kong as paved sections of apron. The free speech that highlights the gap be- U.S. says China is carrying out ei- tween China’s vision of rule of law and Wei said his sister appeared thinner and ght such land reclamation projects Western notions of civil liberties and frailer than before her detention a year in the area. judicial fairness. The verdict appears to ago. Jane’s said the island is alrea- confirm the authenticity of the leaked do- The court seemed to disregard the de- dy big enough for a runway 3,000 cument, deemed a state secret, which had fense and heard only the prosecution, Gao meters long that would be able to been reported since June 2013, but never Wei said, a common complaint in such ca- accommodate air force planes. Chi- was discussed openly by the leadership. ses where the outcome is usually determi- na already operates a runway on It verifies widely held assumptions about ned before the court meets. Woody Island to the west of Fiery Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s dis- Police patrolled the perimeter of Bei- Cross Reef, which is also claimed This combination photo of satellite images trust of any social organization outside jing’s No. 3 Intermediate Court, where the by Vietnam, the Philippines and shows what IHS Jane’s describes as an party control. verdict was delivered. Journalists and fo- , and another island it is airstrip on Fiery Cross Reef in a disputed Gao had denied the charges, which cou- reign diplomats gathered at the court, but creating could also be big enough section of the South China Sea ld have carried a life sentence. were denied entry to the hearing. to accommodate a runway. Gao’s lawyer Mo Shaoping said Gao was “We’re obviously disappointed with the The airfield construction also was area. convicted of leaking state secrets by giving verdict,” said U.S. Embassy First Secre- mentioned by the commander of At a Friday briefing, Foreign Mi- the strategy paper, known as Document tary Dan Biers. U.S. forces in the Pacific at a con- nistry spokesman Hong Lei defen- No. 9, to an overseas media group. The In Washington, State Department gressional hearing on Wednesday. ded the island reclamation work, document argued for aggressive curbs on spokeswoman Marie Harf called for Gao’s Adm. Samuel Locklear said the re- which China says is largely to im- the spread of Western democracy, univer- immediate release and for China to res- clamation work would allow Chi- prove living conditions for people sal values, civil society and press freedom, pect its international human rights com- na to exert more influence in the in the area and help with weather which the party considers a threat to its mitments. contested region and possibly de- forecasting and search and rescue rule. “The conviction of this veteran journa- ploy military assets such as long work. Another of Gao’s lawyers, Shang Baojun, list is part of a disturbing pattern of go- -range radar and advanced missile Such work is “lawful, justifiable said Gao did not speak during the verdict vernment action against public interest systems. and reasonable. It does not target and sentencing, but told her brother, Gao lawyers, Internet activists, journalists, re- China claims virtually all of the or impact on any other country and Wei, that she could not accept the result. ligious leaders and others who peacefully South China Sea and its island we hope that relevant parties can “We will definitely appeal,” Shang said. question official Chinese policies and ac- chains. Malaysia and Brunei also have a correct understanding on Speaking to The Associated Press, Gao tions,” Harf told reporters. AP claim waters and islands in the that,” Hong said. AP mon 20.04.2015

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Did Tang and Jack Chang, Beijing AP EXCLUSIVE HE most prominent of five recently relea- sed Chinese women’s rights activists feels Activist more determined Ther dedication to the cause has grown stronger after spen- ding 37 days in detention with after lockup interrogators who blew smoke onto her face and insulted her sexual orientation, her girl- friend and her lawyer said. AP PHOTO Li Tingting, 25, an openly lesbian campaigner for wo- men’s issues, has been at the center of an international ou- tcry over China’s detention of activists. Her girlfriend, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition she be identi- fied only by her English name of Teresa, relayed comments from Li for the first time sin- ce the activist’s conditional release from a Beijing jail last Monday. Teresa spoke in the presence of Li’s lawyer Wang Yu, who also confirmed Li’s comments. “’Feminism is my soul,’” Teresa quoted Li as saying. “’I thought a lot and came to believe what I do cannot be wrong. My belief is firmer. Fe- minism will surely be insepa- rable from me.’” Li and four other women, ranging in age from 25 to 32, were detained in a criminal investigation for their plans to hand out stickers and flyers denouncing sexual harass- ment, in a case reflecting the In this April 18 photo, Chinese activist Li Tingting, left, points as she holds hands with her girlfriend, who wished to be identified only by her English name of Teresa, as they Chinese leadership’s deep dis- walk along a street in suburban Beijing trust of any efforts to organize civil action in a group outside interview Li. Her friend and is able to do what she’s done, I sonal safety, said Li was “deli- and warning passing couples the ruling Communist Party’s the lawyer said Li would abi- think she should be considered ghted” to learn of the support about domestic abuse. In ano- control. de by state security officials’ a hope for China,” Wang said. she received from Clinton and ther action, several activists Known for colorful, high pro- demands that she grant no Li will need some time to from one of her idols, Eve boarded a Shanghai subway file protests — from “potty pa- interviews. They also released readjust but has been in good Ensler. train in miniskirts and me- rity” sit-ins to street theater a written statement by Li, in spirits despite her ordeal, her Author of the “Vagina Mono- tal breastplates after female denouncing spousal abuse — which she pleaded innocence. friend and the lawyer said. In logues,” Ensler called for peo- passengers reported they had the five women drew what has “What I have done does not the statement, Li said she was ple around the world to protest been groped. She also helped been, for recent years, an unu- provoke trouble, but is mild deprived of sleep and had ci- in front of Chinese embassies organize sit-ins at public res- sual amount of attention over- advocacy that does not amount garette smoke blown onto her and consulates in support of trooms to demand more toile- seas. Foreign governments, to any crime,” Li wrote. “I de- face while she was restrained Li and the four other Chinese ts for women. rights groups and luminaries mand police dismiss the case in an iron interrogation chair. women’s’ rights activists. Chinese authorities once including U.S. presidential can- immediately, remove coercive “It made my nostrils and She and other rights advoca- tried to silence Li by offering didate Hillary Clinton criticized tes have attributed the early her a job on a governmen- the arrests as an overreaction release of the five to the in- tal women’s federation if she by a repressive Chinese gover- Li Tingting, 25, an openly ternational pressure on the is- would stop her protests and nment, and urged Chinese au- sue, which threatened to em- social media work. Li turned thorities to drop the investiga- lesbian campaigner for women’s barrass China ahead of a key down the offer and later sus- tions against the women. anniversary in September of pended her work in the face China’s Foreign Ministry has issues, has been at the center a high-profile women’s rights of growing police monitoring. responded by saying the de- conference in 1995. Her lawyer Wang said Li had tentions are an internal affair of an international outcry Born just weeks after Chi- always been cautious about being handled according to over China’s detention of activists nese troops crushed student her activism, seeking legal ad- law, and urging foreign coun- pro-democracy protests in the vice before she took action. tries not to interfere. heart of Beijing, Li grew up in Li was detained just ahead of The five were released, but restrictions on me and return eyes dry and uncomfortable,” a working-class household. She International Women’s Day, remain under investigation innocence to me.” Li wrote. “I could not move came out early as a lesbian to which Chinese authorities and have been told not to tra- The lawyer said the demand at all and felt my dignity was her parents, who reacted badly mark by touting gender equa- vel outside their home cities that Li hold no interviews has greatly insulted.” to the news. She found her tri- lity under the leadership of or meet journalists. no basis under Chinese law. Interrogators shone strong be in college where she joined the Communist Party. AP reporters traveled to Li’s “The activism by Li Tingting light into her eyes and repea- other activists working on HIV, Teresa said that Li thought home village of Hongton- not only complies with Chine- tedly called her homosexuality gender equality and gay and her group’s activism on behalf gying, a community of wheat se law, but should be lauded “sickening” and “shameless,” lesbian issues. With her at the of women’s rights would car- fields and willow trees on Bei- because she is promoting the Li wrote. helm, the activists began sta- ry little political risk, and was jing’s outskirts, but were trai- law,” Wang said, referring Her lawyer Wang said the ging tongue-in-cheek, media- surprised the state came down led by unidentified vehicles. to China’s law, policy and de- acts by interrogators amoun- friendly public protests, which on them with such force. Li be- In a nearby town center, the clarations championing equal ted to torture. she called performance art. lieves it shows that China’s ci- journalists were able to see rights for women. Teresa, who also was briefly Li and other women once vil society is facing extreme di- Li with Teresa as they walked “She should not have been detained by police but said strolled down a busy Beijing fficulty, and that much “more arm-in-arm from a tea house treated so illegally by authori- she didn’t want to give her full shopping street wearing bloo- needs to be done,” Teresa to a hospital, but could not ties. For a young woman who name out of fear for her per- d-stained wedding dresses said. AP 20.04.2015 mon

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SOUTH KOREA over the demonstration. Twen- ty others who were also detai- ned have been released. The demonstration capped off Police question dozens a week of vigils and rallies com- memorating the anniversary of the ferry disaster. A total of 304 people — most of them studen- after violent ferry protest ts from a single high school — died when the ferry Sewol sank off South Korea’s southwest OUTH Korean police said coast on April 16, 2014. yesterday that they were There’s frustration among

S AP PHOTO questioning dozens of protes- South Koreans who see their ters after violence broke out government as having failed to at a rally denouncing the go- make meaningful improvemen- vernment’s handling of a ferry ts to safety standards and hold disaster that killed more than high-level officials accountable 300 people a year ago. for a disaster blamed in part on Police used water cannons incompetence and corruption. and pepper spray to break up The relatives of the victims thousands of protesters in the and their supporters have been capital, Seoul, on Saturday ni- calling for the government to ght. Dozens of police officers accept a more thorough inves- and protesters were injured tigation into the cause of the during the demonstration. sinking and provide a more de- The protesters, led by relatives tailed plan to salvage the ship. of victims of the ferry disaster, Prosecutors have blamed ne- tried unsuccessfully to march gligence by crew members, ex- to the presidential Blue House. cessive cargo and improper sto- More than 70 police buses used rage for the sinking, along with to block a downtown street lea- slow rescue efforts. Relatives ding to the Blue House were of the victims say the prosecu- damaged or vandalized, said an tion’s investigation was insuffi- official from the National Police cient and have called for the es- Agency, who spoke on condi- tablishment of an independent tion of anonymity, citing office committee to look more deeply rules. into the government’s respon- The official said around 80 Riot police officers spray water to disperse protesters after a rally to commemorate the first anniversary of the Sewol ferry sibility for the sinking and the people were being questioned sinking in Seoul high death toll. AP

AUSTRALIA INDIA Authorities arrest 5 for alleged 2 policemen arrested in IS-inspired terror plot killing of Kashmiri youth

Kristen Gelineau, Sydney group’s spokesman Abu Aijaz Hussain, Srinagar Mohammed al-Adnani is- IVE Australian teena- AP PHOTO sued a message urging at- WO Indian policemen have AP PHOTO Fgers were arrested Sa- tacks abroad, specifically Tbeen arrested in the killing of a turday on suspicion of plo- mentioning Australia. teenage boy during weekend pro- tting an Islamic State group Federal Police Deputy tests in the disputed region of Kash- -inspired terrorist attack at Commissioner Michael mir, police said. a Veterans’ Day ceremony Phelan said at a separate Towns across the Himalayan ter- news conference that the that included targeting poli- ritory were mostly quiet yester- Activists of the Jammu and Kashmir ce officers, officials said. teens had links to Numan day, following two days of clashes Liberation Front (JKLF) shout freedom The suspects included two Haider, an 18-year-old who between Indian law enforcement slogans as they participate in a torch light 18-year-olds who are alle- stabbed two Melbourne authorities and anti-India demons- procession against the killing of a teenage ged to have been preparing police officers and was sub- trators. Streets in the main city of student in Srinagar an attack at the ANZAC Day sequently shot dead in Sep- Srinagar were tense, with armed ceremony in Melbourne la- tember. Haider had caught police and paramilitary soldiers Indian authorities have been stru- ter this month, Australian Australian Prime Minister Tony authorities’ attention mon- inspecting vehicles and questioning ggling to contain growing anger Federal Police Acting Depu- Abbott ths earlier over what police people. after Friday’s arrest of separatist ty Commissioner Neil Gau- considered troubling beha- Police said in a statement that leader Masarat Alam on charges of ghan told reporters. ged weapons.” vior, including waving what they arrested two policemen after a leading protests against India’s rule Another 18-year-old was “At this stage, we have appeared to be an Islamic preliminary investigation revealed in the region, just weeks after his arrested on weapons char- no information that it was State group flag at a sho- one had ordered the other to fire release from five years in prison on ges, and two other men, a planned beheading. But pping mall. his rifle at stone-throwing protes- the same charge. aged 18 and 19, were in cus- there was reference to an Phelan said the teens ar- ters in the northwestern village of Kashmir is divided between nei- tody and assisting police. attack on police,” Gaughan rested Saturday were on Narbal on Saturday “in violation of ghboring India and Pakistan, and All the arrests took place in said. “Some evidence that officials’ radar for months, laid down SOP (standard operating most people within the predomi- Melbourne. we have collected at a cou- but the investigation was procedure).” nantly Muslim region mistrust ANZAC Day is the annual ple of the scenes, and some ramped up when it appea- Locals and rights groups have Indian rule. Since an insurgency April 25 commemoration of other information we have, red they were planning a long said, however, that such inves- erupted in 1989, several militant the 1915 Gallipoli landings leads us to believe that this specific attack. tigations rarely yield results and are groups in Kashmir have demanded — the first major military particular matter was ISIS “This is a new paradigm aimed only at calming public anger. the region be given full indepen- action fought by the Austra- -inspired.” for police,” Phelan said. Relatives and witnesses have con- dence or merged with Pakistan. lian and New Zealand Army Australia’s government “These types of attacks that tested the official story of the boy’s An estimated 68,000 people have Corps during World War I. has raised the country’s are planned are very rudi- death, saying he had been picked died in the fighting and ensuing Police said they believe terror warning level in mentary and simple. ... All up by authorities and was shot on crackdown by Indian forces. With the plot was inspired by response to the domestic you need these days is a kni- the side of the road while in custo- the insurgency largely suppressed, the Islamic State group, threat posed by supporters fe, a flag and a camera and dy. On Saturday night, protesters anti-India sentiment is now expres- also known as ISIS, and of the Islamic State group. one can commit a terrorist held a torch-lighting ceremony in sed mostly through street demons- was to have involved “ed- In September last year, the act.” AP Srinagar in the boy’s memory. trations. AP mon 20.04.2015

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Lynne O’Donnell and Rahim Faiez, AFGHANISTAN Faizabad

motorcycle-riding sui- cide bomber attacked Islamic State blamed for a line of people wai- ting outside a bank Sa- turdayA in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 35 and wounding suicide bombing killing 35 125 in an assault the country’s president blamed on the Islamic State group. intelligence at his disposal. a crowd of 600 people Saturday The accusation by President The Taliban denied it carried in Faizabad, the capital of nor- Ashraf Ghani, following local AP PHOTO out the bank attack and another theastern Badakhshan province. media reporting the Islamic elsewhere in the province that He called on the Taliban to join State group’s Afghan affiliate killed one civilian and wounded with the Kabul government, and claiming the attack, would mark two. said that any Taliban who swit- a major escalation in the extre- “We condemn/deny involve- ched allegiance to Islamic State mists’ nascent campaign of vio- ment in both,” Taliban spokes- group would earn the wrath of lence in the country. man Zabiullah Mujahid tweeted. Afghanistan’s religious leaders. While nowhere near as power- The Islamic State group, cur- Ghani also blamed a recent at- ful as the Taliban, the affiliate’s rently targeted by a U.S.-led tack on an army outpost, in whi- ability to strike at will would coalition’s airstrikes and an Ira- ch 18 soldiers were killed, eight mark a new threat for the coun- qi ground offensive, has seen its of them beheaded, on “interna- try to contend with as U.S. and public image rise dramatically tional terrorists.” The Taliban NATO forces ended their com- since it seized much of Iraq last aren’t known to carry out behea- bat mission at the start of the summer. Its online videos and dings. year. It also further stretches the Afghan security forces members inspect the site of a suicide attack near a new propaganda, including scenes of The United Nations’ Assistant Islamic State group’s influence Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, east of Kabul its mass killings and beheadin- Secretary-General for Human far beyond its self-declared cali- gs, have caught the attention of Rights, Ivan Simonovic, on a phate stretching through a third zai, a spokesman for the provin- using an Arabic acronym for the many extremists. visit to Afghanistan, called the of Iraq and Syria. cial governor. group. Ghani previously has warned attack a “war crime.” The attack in Jalalabad, the Hours after the attack, Ghani Local Afghan media quoted a that the Islamic State group was “The use of suicide bombs and capital of eastern Nangarhar blamed the Islamic State group previously unknown man who starting to establish a presence other devices in such an indis- province, targeted a crowd of for the bombing. identified himself as a spokesman in Afghanistan. He used his visit criminate way by insurgent soldiers and civilians gathered “In the horrific incident in for the Islamic State group’s affi- to the United States last month groups clearly constitutes a war outside the bank to receive their Nangarhar, who took responsi- liate in the country, claiming res- to reiterate his concerns. crime, and those responsible for monthly salaries. The blast kil- bility? The Taliban didn’t claim ponsibility for the attack. It’s not “If we don’t stand on the same organizing or perpetrating such led at least 35 people and woun- responsibility. Daesh claimed clear whether Ghani relied on this line united, these people are attacks must be brought to jus- ded 125, said Ahmad Zia Abdul- responsibility for it,” Ghani said, for his remarks or if he had other going to destroy us,” Ghani told tice,” he said in a statement. AP

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ISLAMIC STATE the extremists captured three villages near the city of Rama- di in the western Anbar pro- vince and were locked in heavy Video purports to show killing clashes with Iraqi troops. More than 90,000 people have fled the Islamic State group’s advance in Anbar, a of Ethiopians in Libya United Nations humanitarian agency said yesterday. The Office for the Coordina- tion of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement that civi- AP PHOTO lians are fleeing Ramadi as well as the three nearby villages captured by the IS group a few days ago. It said humanitarian agencies have moved quickly to provide assistance, including food, water and shelter. “Our top priority is delivering life-saving assistance to peo- ple who are fleeing - food, wa- ter and shelter are highest on the list of priorities,” said Lise Grande, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Iraq. Grande expressed concern over the safety of the displaced people, who are mainly heading to Baghdad and the IS-held city of Fallujah. “Seeing people carrying what little they can and rushing for safety is heart-breaking,” she added. Iraqi officials in Anbar have This undated image made from a video released by Islamic State militants appears to show the killing of a group of captured Ethiopian Christians in Libya described Ramadi as a ghost town, with empty streets and video released by the Isla- known as Barka Province and the captives in the east being February in which IS militants closed shops. Amic State group yesterday the other by an affiliate in the beheaded on a beach. in Libya beheaded 21 captured Iraqi troops backed by Shiite appears to show the killing of south calling itself the Fazzan It was not immediately clear Egyptian Christians on a beach. militias and U.S.-led airstrikes two different groups of captu- Province. who the captives were or when The Islamic State group has managed to dislodge the IS red Ethiopian Christians by the A masked fighter brandishing they were captured. It was also been able to gain a foothold group from the northern city of extremist group’s Libyan affi- a pistol delivers a long state- not clear how many captives amid the chaos in Libya, whe- Tikrit earlier this month. liates. ment, saying Christians must were killed. re two governments backed by But the troops have struggled The 29-minute online video convert to Islam or pay a special The video bore the official logo rival alliances of militias are against the militants in Anbar, purports to show militants hol- tax prescribed by the Quran. of the IS media arm Al-Fur- battling each other as well as which saw some of the heaviest ding two groups of captives. The video then switches be- qan and resembled previous extremist groups. fighting of the eight-year U.S. It says one group is held by tween footage of the captives in videos released by the extre- The Islamic State group is military intervention that en- an IS affiliate in eastern Libya the south being shot dead and mist group, including one in also advancing in Iraq, where ded in 2011. AP

SOUTH AFRICA Immigrants describe threats following mob attacks

Christopher Torchia, coastal city of Durban said her neighbors told Nora Ngohveni, a Mozam- Johannesburg that killed at least six her: “’We are going to go bican, said in a reference to people, recalling a bout AP PHOTO door to door, taking your the mobs. She spoke while EARFUL immigrants of similar unrest in South stuff and beating you. So sitting with her 6-year-old Fin South Africa who Africa in 2008 in which we want you to go back to daughter, Sandra, on a fled their homes because about 60 people died. your country.’” mattress in a tent. of threats and deadly at- The message from the Ngwanya, who has li- About 20 people are tacks by South Africans mobs in Alexandra was, ved in South Africa since staying at the Gift of the said yesterday they were “’We don’t want to see 2006 and married a Sou- Givers camp, though or- targeted in some cases by people with passports. th African, said she left ganizer Emily Thomas longtime neighbors and We only want to see peo- her two young children said more people are ex- people who warned they ple with South African with cousins and hoped pected to arrive from ano- would assault anyone car- IDs,’” said Veronica Le- to go home soon. ther camp that was set up rying a foreign passport. chaea, who comes from “They are saying it’s outside Johannesburg. The immigrants spoke the southern African quiet. The police are all The South African go- in interviews with The country of Lesotho and A child looks out from inside a deserted store in Germiston, near over the place. I want to vernment has provided Associated Press at a tent has lived in South Africa Johannesburg go and check on our stu- food, shelter and other camp after they hurriedly since 2008. Lechaea, who ff,” said Ngwanya, whose necessities to more than left Alexandra township works as an office cleaner a perception that immi- has said a large number husband works in a mine 1,000 people in Gauteng in Johannesburg, whe- in Johannesburg, left her grants are taking jobs are working legally and outside Johannesburg and KwaZulu-Natal pro- re mobs attacked shops home in Alexandra and at the expense of Sou- contributing to economic and planned to return to vinces, which include owned by people from sought refuge in a camp th Africans in a country development. check on his family. Johannesburg and Dur- other African countries, set up on the grounds of with high unemployment. Sandra Ngwanya, a chi- However, some people ban respectively, autho- including Congo and So- an Anglican church by Many people from other cken seller from Zim- at the camp said the si- rities said in a statement. malia. The violence there Gift of the Givers, a South countries have entered babwe who also left her tuation remained volatile. Police have arrested 307 followed anti-immigrant African charity. South Africa illegally, Alexandra home for the “These people start in the suspects during the riots, riots in and around the The attacks stem from though the government Gift of the Givers camp, night. In the day, it’s fine,” the statement said. AP mon 20.04.2015

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ITALY 24 dead, 28 safe, hundreds missing as Med migrant boat sinks

Frances D’Emilio, Rome pected to be clarified as officers witnessing a tragedy?” interviewed survivors. Given the Rescuers reported seeing wre- boat believed to be AP PHOTO depth of the sea — as deep as 5 ckage in the sea. crowded with 700 mi- kilometers or more in the area — “There are large fuel stains, pie- grants capsized in the it was possible that many bodies ces of wood, life jackets,” Italian waters north of Libya would never be recovered. This Border Police Gen. Antonino overnight,A leaving at least 24 has commonly been the case in Iraso, whose force has boats de- confirmed dead and sparking similar tragedies off the coasts of ployed in the rescue effort, told fears for what could become Libya, Italy, and other Mediter- TG24 TV. the Mediterranean’s deadliest ranean nations in recent years. When asked whether the boat known migrant sea disaster, Pope Francis was among those capsized because the migrants Italy’s Coast Guard and other of- following the news. “There are rushed to one side as the Portu- ficials said yesterday. fears there could be hundreds of guese vessel pulled alongside, The Coast Guard said in a state- dead,” Francis told the faithful in Iraso replied: “The dynamics ment that the migrants’ 20-meter St. Peter’s Square. He bowed his aren’t clear. But this is not the vessel may have overturned be- In this image from TV, migrants crowd at the rail aboard an Italian navy vessel as it head in silent prayer as did many first time that has happened.” cause migrants rushed to one side cruises towards Italian port of Messina, Saturday April 18 of the tens of thousands in the The numbers of migrants at- of the craft when they saw a Por- crowd. For a second day running, tempting the dangerous crossing tuguese merchant vessel approa- vivors reported by Italy. Maltese A United Nations refugee agen- he called on Europe to do more by sea from Libya swells as the ch it late Saturday night. The car- search units were aiding rescue cy spokeswoman Carlotta Sami to help Italy manage its conti- springtime weather improves, go ship had been dispatched to efforts. tweeted that according to one nent-leading of migrants. providing calmer seas and war- come to the migrants’ aid. Muscat said rescuers were survivor, the boat had set out Italian Premier Matteo Renzi mer water temperatures. But the The Coast Guard said at least seeing people in the sea and were with 700 migrants aboard. summoned his top ministers to smugglers’ boats are frequently 28 survivors had been rescued by “checking who is alive and who is But the Coast Guard and other a meeting last night in Rome to overcrowded or unseaworthy yesterday morning. Maltese Pri- dead.” authorities said they had no im- discuss the latest tragedy. So far this year, more than 900 me Minister Joseph Muscat put The capsizing of such a crow- mediate way to determine how “The numbers (of the dead) are have died in failed crossings. the number of survivors at 50. ded boat represented the “big- many were aboard or how many still provisional but the numbers Last week, 400 people were pre- It was not clear whether Mus- gest human tragedy of the last might still be rescued. The total are destined to rise,” Renzi said. sumed drowned when another cat’s figure included the 28 sur- few years,” Muscat said. number of passengers was ex- “How can it be that we daily are boat capsized. AP

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LUB DUB: An Exhibition by Pakeong × FAST AND FURIOUS 7_ ‘Experience – Fortes’ room 1 (2D) 2:15, 4.45, 9.45 pm Time: 10am to 7pm (Mondays to Fridays) (3D) 7.15 pm 3pm to 7pm (Saturdays; Closed on Sundays Director: James Wan and public holidays ) Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson Language: English (Chinese) Until: May 2, 2015 Duration: 137min Venue: Rui Cunha Foundation Gallery, 1974 ‘Troubles’ death toll Avenida da Praia Grande,nº 749, r/c hits 1,000 Admission: Free The conflict in Northern Ireland has claimed its Enquiries: (853) 2892 3288 1,000th victim. The milestone has been reached amid a spate of killings and shootings over the past two days. They culminated in the death earlier today of a pe- trol station owner James Murphy in County Fermana- Offbeat gh. The body of Mr Murphy, a Roman Catholic, was found dumped on a roadside verge by a motorist. He had been shot in the chest at close range. Ringo Starr, Green Day rock Yesterday another Catholic was also shot dead. Ja- their way into Rock Hall CHILD 44_ mes Corbett, 20, was driven away from his home on room 2 the outskirts of Belfast by two men. The body of Mr 2.15, 4.45, 7.15, 9.45 pm Corbett, whose widow is expecting their first child, Ringo Starr was Director: Daniel Espinosa was thrown from the car shortly afterwards with two ushered into the Rock Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace bullet wounds to the head.

AP PHOTO and Roll Hall of Fame Language: English (Chinese) Later on Saturday county court judge Garrett Mc- with a little help from Duration: 137min Grath was seriously wounded by two gunmen at his one of his famous weekend cottage in County Antrim. And at about the friends. same time in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, an The mop-topped elderly man and a police officer were seriously inju- drummer who kept red in a loyalist car bomb attack. the beat for the The device containing 800 lbs of explosive was Beatles, Starr was in- one of the largest ever to be detonated in Northern ducted into the Rock Ireland. The murders and attacks came as the Ar- and Roll Hall of Fame chbishop of Canterbury, Dr Michael Ramsey, visited as a solo artist on Sa- Belfast - his second trip during the Troubles in Nor- Ringo Starr and Billie Joe Armstrong, turday night during thern Ireland. from Green Day, perform at the Rock and a ceremony jammed On Sunday during a sermon at St Anne’s Cathedral Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with scintillating per- Dr Ramsey called for peace between the two com- formances and tou- munities. But he was interrupted several times by ching moments. THE WATER DIVINER_ hecklers believed to be supporters of the Reverend Starr was the last of the Beatles to be inducted for his room 3 Ian Paisley. individual work, getting in after bandmates Paul McCart- 2.00, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm ney, John Lennon and George Harrison. He was always Director: Russell Crowe Courtesy BBC News the fourth Beatle — John, Paul, George ... and Ringo — but Starring: Jai Courtney, Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko now he’s been immortalized as a frontman. Language: English (Chinese) Starr was inducted along with Green Day, underground-i- Duration: 111min con Lou Reed, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, soul singer- n context songwriter Bill Withers, guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and I macau tower Double Trouble, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The By the time of the Good Friday peace agreement in 1998 more than “5’’ Royales. 09 Apr - 22 Apr 3,000 people had died as a result of the conflict in Northern Ire- The 74-year-old Starr was inducted by McCartney, and land. However, the agreement did not bring an end to the killing. then stepped to the podium and said: “My name is Ringo FURIOUS 7_ In August 1998, 29 people died when a bomb exploded in the town and I play drums” — as if anyone didn’t know. 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30 pm of Omagh. He was then joined on stage by Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh Director: James Wan The device was planted by an IRA splinter group opposed to the on “It Don’t Come Easy” before McCartney came out to Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson peace deal. The agreement has also come close to collapse several play bass, the two living Beatles jamming again, to “A Little Language: English (Chinese) times, particularly over the pace of IRA weapons decommissioning. Help From My Friends.”AP Duration: 137min mon 20.04.2015

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CO-SPONSORED BY The Vene- tian Macao, the 19th Channel [V] China Music Awards and Asian Influential Power Grand Ceremony re- turned to The Venetian Macao for the fourth high-profile year. Following the red carpet event at the main lobby, the awards presentation ceremony was well attended at the Cotai Arena Thur- sday night. Hundreds of excited fans crammed into The Venetian Macao’s main lo- bby to catch a glimpse of their favorite singers and actors as they walked the Sodagreen Nicky Wu W-inds red carpet. This edition of the awards came with the theme “Never Stop,” and if the screaming fans were anything to go by, they certainly took the theme to heart. More than 40 celebrities were in attendance, including Korean superstar Rain; top Japanese boy group w-inds; Taiwanese celebrity Jay Chou and su- per band Sodagreen. Some of the hi- gh-profile stars included Jacky Chan, Wang Feng, Karen Mok, Zhou Bi Chang, Alex To, Ella Chen, MoMo Wu and Della. Joining them on the red carpet were re- presentatives from Star China Media Ltd.; and Dave Horton, Global Chief Marketing Officer of Las Vegas Sands Dave Horton, Global Chief Marketing Officer of Las Corp. and Sands China Ltd. Rain Elva Hsiao Jacky Chan Vegas Sands Corp. and Sands China Ltd. and his wife A total of 45 awards were presented at the star-studded ceremony, inclu- ding Most Popular Male Singer (HK & Taiwan), Most Popular Female Singer (HK & Taiwan), Asian Most Popular Ja- panese Group, Asian Most Popular Ko- rean Artist, Most Popular Male Singer (), and Most Popular Female Singer (Mainland China) among others. The China Music Awards was founded in 1994 and has since gathered the best and brightest from the music in- dustry in host cities like Beijing, Shan- ghai, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Macau and Taipei. More than 100 members of the press from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau were present at the inte- grated resort to cover this major event. The spectacle was broadcast live on Star TV, and Star Internatio- nal, and was streamed online by Sina, Tencent, Sohu, NetEase, Youku, Tudou, Letv, FengXing, PPS and iQIYI so that fans across the globe were able to tune in and enjoy an evening that was chock-­ full of big-name superstars. mon 20.04.2015

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ORMULA One com- AP PHOTO mercial chief Bernie Ecclestone says the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Fwill make its debut next sea- son, despite concerns over the country’s human rights record. Known as the Baku European Grand Prix, it is to be held as a street race in the country’s ca- pital, Baku. A report this year by Human Rights Watch said that there had been a deterioration in the for- mer Soviet Republic state’s re- cord, with more than 30 human rights defenders — including political activists and journalists — convicted or imprisoned. Speaking ahead of the Bahrain GP, which was canceled in 2011 amid violent clashes after an uprising demanding political reforms, Ecclestone said he did Ecclestone, right, president and CEO of Formula One Management, gestures in the paddock ahead the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix not think there would be any problems. “It’s going to be ano- F1 ther good race,” he said. Earlier this week, the sport’s official website carried a legal notice stating that “The For- Ecclestone says 2016 Azerbaijan mula One Group is committed to respecting internationally recognized human rights in its operations globally.” Grand Prix going ahead The Human Right Watch re- port on Azerbaijan said “the Azerbaijani government escala- countries in Asia and the Mi- Ferrari fans. missed the idea that historic told that when we didn’t have a ted repression against its criti- ddle East, where government Ecclestone is in ongoing talks races like Monza, Hockenheim race in France (Magny-Cours). cs, marking a dramatic deterio- funding can better cover the with Monza promoters over and Nuerburgring are too im- And Germany now,” he said. ration in its already poor rights high hosting fees. Qatar is re- a new deal, with the current portant to be replaced. “We’ve got some good replace- record.” portedly very keen on hosting deal set to expire after next “I tell you something, I was ments, haven’t we?” AP Asked if the human rights situa- a race, although Ecclestone did year’s race. There is an im- tion in Azerbaijan had been che- not say Sunday whether that is passe with promoters urging hamilton wins bahrain gp cked out with a view to hosting a possibility. Ecclestone to lower his prices, next year’s race, Ecclestone said The German GP was erased but with Ecclestone also in the “We have” before adding “I think from the 2015 schedule because position of receiving potential DEFENDING CHAMPION started from pole for the first time everybody seems to be happy. of financial problems — and it offers from other countries Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain in the desert race under floodlights There doesn’t seem to be any big is uncertain to be held next year keen to host the race and able Grand Prix from pole position and was largely untroubled, finish- problem there.” Ecclestone also — and Ecclestone has not gua- to afford it. today (Macau time) to strengthen ing ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raik- addresses questions about the ranteed the future of Italy’s fa- “We have to wait and see. his overall lead in the Formula konen and his Mercedes teammate worrying decline in the status of med Monza race, which is held They don’t have an agreement. One standings with his third win Nico Rosberg, whose sloppy error iconic European races. outside of Milan in September Bit like Germany really,” said in four races this season and 36th with two laps remaining let in Rai- of his career. The British driver kkonen. More races are heading to and is particularly popular with Ecclestone, who somewhat dis-

GOLF Thailand’s Kiradech wins Shenzhen in playoff HAILAND’S Kira- third at 11-under 277. Fleetwood played steady co Crespi, Huang Wenyi, Tdech Aphibarnrat Kiradech had only won all week, carding 70, 69, David Howell, Tom captured the inaugural one previous title on the 69 and 69 in his four rou- Lewis, Y.E. Yang, and Pe- Shenzhen International European Tour at the nds. The 24-year-old En- ter Uihlein. yesterday after rallying in 2013 Malaysian Open. He glishman, who had been Two-time Masters regulation with an eagle was coming off a joint-si- aiming for his second Eu- champion Bubba Watson on the 17th hole and bea- xth place finish at the Ar- ropean Tour title, pulled finally seemed to accli- ting Chinese teenager Li nold Palmer Invitational within a stroke of Li with mate to the conditions af- Haotong in a playoff. last month on the U.S. a birdie on the 17th, but ter three subpar rounds, Kiradech and Li shared PGA Tour. could get no closer. making eight birdies to the lead after the turn, Li has been improving France’s Julien Quesne shoot a 7-under 65. It was but the 19-year-old Chi- over the past year. He won also had an eagle on the the first time he’d broken nese player looked to be the last two tournaments 17th and a birdie on the 70 this week. heading for the biggest on the PGA Tour of Chi- 18th to shoot a 65. “I wish I would have pu- title of his career when he na last year to earn a card “My long game was very tted better the first three birdied the 17th and Ki- Huang Wen Yi teeing off on the U.S.-based Web. good. I’ve got some trou- rounds,” he said. “I put- radech bogeyed the par-4 com Tour, where he has ble with putting, but I ted good the last round, 15th to open up a two-s- 18th, but his birdie putt ted for par. made five cuts this year. made some putts at the but all in all, it was a good troke lead. skirted to the right of the The 19-year-old Li shot He’s also risen to No. 194 end. So, it’s a good week test. It shows what I need Kiradech rebounded, hole. a 5-under 67 in the final in the world rankings — for me,” he said. “I do my to work on. It shows me however, with an eagle On the playoff hole, Ki- round, while Kiradech, surpassing established best to make the birdie at that I can play outside the on the par-5 17th to pull radech hit his approach the overnight leader, had players Liang Wenchong the end to be minus-10, to U.S., especially today.” even with Li again and shot to the middle of the a 72. Both finished at and Wu Ashun to become be maybe top 5 or top 10.” Watson finished in a tie force the playoff. He had 18th green and made a 12-under 276. the highest-ranked Chi- Quesne finished in a for 29th place at 5-under a chance to win on the birdie, while Li two-put- Tommy Fleetwood was nese player. tie for fourth with Mar- 283. AP THE Kids of Cold War Station20.04.2015Air quality mon

th Anniversary BUZZ crocs going to Cuba Roadside 15-35 20 Good Cuba’s efforts to sustain the critically endange- “It’s the dream of any zoo director to be part red Cuban crocodile are getting a boost from Swe- of releasing animals into the wild,” said Wahls- High den, home to a pair of reptiles that Fidel Castro trom, 62, clutching one of the stout-legged Density 20-40 gave to a Soviet cosmonaut four decades ago. youngsters outside its enclosure at the Skansen Residental A Stockholm zoo is sending 10 of the cou- aquarium and zoo in Stockholm. The Cuban Good ple’s babies to Cuba, where they will be placed crocodile, once found across the Caribbean, is Area opinion in quarantine and eventually released into the restricted today to two swamps in Cuba, where Zapata Swamp, said Jonas Wahlstrom, the it is threatened by interbreeding with American Ambient 15-35 zookeeper who raised them. crocodiles, habitat loss and illegal hunting. Good Insight DSMG SOURCE: Paulo Barbosa AUTO INDUSTRY WORLD BRIEFS On political ability

The 2015 Policy Address is done. Chief Executive Chui Sai On and all five secretaries went to the Le- Mercedes shrinks SUV AP PHOTO gislative Assembly (AL) to present the strategy they aim to implement during the upcoming months. The last to present their plan to the lawmakers was Rai- coupe to compact mundo do Rosário (see our report about the second day of his policy address on page 5), who was a MEXICO About 200 pleasant surprise. Chief Executive Officer participants in a protest convoy of Central American Chui Sai On was true to form, as expected. He Dieter Zetsche in February

AP PHOTO migrants arrived in enumerated social welfare measures directed at the declared 2015 to be “the Mexico’s capital Saturday elderly population and regional cooperation policies year of the SUV” as de- and filed abuse complaints that seemingly originate outside Macau. There was mand jumps. with the government’s no long-term plan to develop the region. The idea Among the top three pre- National Human Rights that got more media attention in the local non-Chi- mium-car producers, sales Commission. The agency nese press was the announcement of a study on the growth in 2014 at Merce- said in a statement that creation of a municipal body “with no political power” an ombudsman met with des outpaced gains at both representatives of the until 2017. This could indicate (or not) more demo- first-place BMW and No. cratization in the policy making process. But even protest, who turned in 2 Audi. During the first 139 complaints alleging that idea was not clearly explained. As I wrote pre- quarter of this year, Mer- violations against migrants viously, the CE was vague and resorted to platitudes cedes’s deliveries jumped by Mexican federal police about economic diversification. There was no real 16 percent, compared with and immigration officers. debate at the AL between him and the lawmakers, An employee works on an engine unit for a Mercedes-Benz AG S-Class 6.1 percent for Audi and 5.4 since he seemed to be delivering canned responses GERMANY Officials Coupe, produced by Daimler AG to pre-made questions. Chui doesn’t like to leave percent for Munich-based in Germany solemnly anything to chance or to improvise during his spee- BMW. SUVs accounted for commemorated the ches. He does that to such an extent that even a Elisabeth Behrmann Daimler AG, said in a sta- 21 percent of Mercedes’s liberation of two Nazi debate becomes the transcript of a written speech. tement for its unveiling volume in the quarter, the concentration camps 70 Regarding the secretaries’ performance at the AL, ERCEDES-BENZ, yesterday at the Shanghai same proportion as all of years ago in the closing days of World War II. Alexis Tam was perhaps the one that showed the Mwhich is introducing Auto Show. last year. four sport-utility vehicles Mercedes is rolling out Demand for roomy yet Poland’s first lady, Anna most political ability. The Secretary for Social Affairs Komorowska, joined in and Culture demonstrated that his time as govern- this year, is looking at brin- four new or revamped sporty SUVs is set to ex- remembrance activities ment spokesperson has given him a finger on the ging out an all-new com- SUVs this year in its ef- pand further, according yesterday at the site of the pulse of the local media and knowledge about what pact coupe version as early fort to overtake BMW and to IHS Automotive. The Ravensbrueck women’s can capture the public’s attention. He made a strong as 2016 as buyers continue Volkswagen’s Audi divi- market research company camp in northern Germany. announcement — the revamp of the Hotel Estoril into to favor the sporty models. sion in worldwide luxury- forecasts that global sales Many of the prisoners came an arts center targeted at local youth — and stressed Almost 18 centimeters car sales by the end of the of the models will rise 32 from Poland. Ceremonies also were taking place at the importance of national education, demonstrating shorter than the mid-si- decade. The GLC is part of percent from 2014 to 24.7 that he abides by Beijing’s agenda. Alexis Tam also the former Sachsenhausen zed GLE coupe that’s due Stuttgart, Germany-based million vehicles by the end camp near Berlin. announced some other concrete measures (like the to start sales in 2015, the Mercedes’s drive to add 11 of the decade. replacement of the hospital director), and even ma- “near-production” concept models with no predeces- “Among the trends we’re naged to say what the French call a ‘boutade,’ or a car with a low sloping back sor to the lineup. Daimler expecting includes far more sound byte, that obviously caught media attention end would be pitted against sub-compact SUVs to be AP PHOTO and some took seriously. He said that he would re- the curvy BMW AG X4 SUV launched over the next few sign from office if his reforms fail. that went on sale last year. years,” Ian Fletcher, an IHS The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel The prototype, dubbed Leong, also performed well at his first policy address 2015 will be analyst in London, said in presentation. His strong idea is that the gaming in- the GLC coupe, gives a “fo- an e-mail. Premium- auto dustry needs a “check-up” and the government will retaste of future SUV mo- the year of producers “will also look to FINLAND Finns are voting in parliamentary elections develop an interim review of the performances of dels from Mercedes-Benz,” gain greater visibility in the that will determine which gaming concessionaires this year. The message is Gorden Wagener, head of the SUV compact SUV segment.” design at parent company DIETER ZETSCHE Bloomberg coalition of parties can that gaming operators need to perform well in non- lead the country out of gaming elements, job creation and career opportuni- a three-year recession. ties afforded to locals; as well as social responsibility Conservative Prime programs. Minister Alexander Stubb The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Rai- (pictured) acknowledges mundo do Rosário, had a somewhat clumsy start. THE economic reforms should When he took office he said that he needed to study have been made earlier the several dossiers before presenting any concrete Paulo Barbosa by the government DECISIVE MOMENT during its four-year measure, revealing honesty but also lack of political term. Campaigning for intuition (a politician can’t be in office and assume yesterday’s election was total ignorance or absence of ideas over the matters dominated by arguments he supervises). But Raimundo do Rosário surprised over unemployment, me, showing a practical, engineer’s frame of mind. benefit cuts and the rising He said that he would solve concrete problems and national debt. wouldn’t let public work projects stall. Candidly, he admitted to the complete mess of his secretariat’s LIBYA The extremist ongoing works in fields like transportation and ma- Islamic State group, jor public projects, saying that he couldn’t “justify the which controls a third of both Iraq and Syria in its unjustifiable” (a great sound bite). self-declared caliphate, One last note about the debates at the AL: The ru- released a video Sunday les should be amended in order to make them more purportedly showing organized, especially during the policy address. Sin- militants killing two groups ce the secretaries oversee a wide array of issues, the of Ethiopian Christians in debates are illogical, almost chaotic. Lawmakers are Libya. More on p14 allowed to talk too much (half an hour) and mostly spend their time guessing everything and nothing. CUBA At least two And the secretaries choose what they want to reply dissidents made it past a to and ignore some questions. first round of voting and are standing as candidates The debate would be more organized and relevant in municipal elections that if it became more sectorial. For example, it would will be watched on and be preferable to have two hours allocated for health The annual Beishan World Music Festival was held this weekend with its fifth edition at the Beishan off the island yesterday as issues than to mix health with culture, social welfare Theatre in Zhuhai. Toy Captain (pictured) were one of the bands warmly received by the enthusiastic an unprecedented test of and sports over one afternoon. audience. The band sings in a folk dialect about Shantou city’s old tales of the islanders and the sea. Cuba’s single-party system.