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Southeast Asia Jihadis who fought by the hundreds for the Islamic State group in P2 Iraq and Syria now have film festival director a different battle closer to home in the southern Philippines. It’s a scenario raising significant alarm in Washington, where lawmakers want a bigger U.S. role, short of boots on the ground. They fear the area is becoming a new hub for Islamist fighters from Southeast Asia and beyond. More on p12

Philippines The government said yesterday that it would suspend offensives against communist guerrillas, aiming to foster talks for a cease-fire accord and a peace pact with New People’s Army rebels.

Thailand The head of Thailand’s military government has used his special powers to cut through regulations and bloomberg launch work on a much- delayed 179 billion baht (USD5.27 billion) joint Thai- Chinese project for a new railway from Bangkok to the northeast. More on p13

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ike Goodridge will ser- International Film Festival & Awards – Macau Mve as the artistic director of the second edition of the International Film Festival & Awards – Macau (IFFAM), it Goodridge announced as artistic was announced at a “kick-off ceremony” arranged by the IF- FAM Organizing Committee, on Friday. director of fledgling festival The 2nd IFFAM will be held from December 8 to 14 this year with the theme, “A New producer Michael J. Werner,

Avenue to the World of Films”. xinhua Korean producer Oh Jung The new artistic director will We want to wan, Hong Kong producer and take the helm from Macau distribution expert Nansun Shi Government Tourism Office’s shine a bright and Portuguese producer Luís director Helena de Senna Fer- Urbano. nandes, who stepped in last spotlight on This year will see the intro- year after the sudden and con- duction of several new features troversial departure of renow- young first and and “gastronomic elements,” ned film director and festival second time according to a press release planner Marco Müller. issued by the IFFAM Organi- “Our plan is to cook up a filmmakers. zing Committee, with the aim feast of world cinema in this Mike Goodridge of “elevating the recognition of unique destination,” said Goo- the festival, as well as expan- dridge, according to entertain- quality and fresh new event ding the audience group.” ment news website Deadline through innovative means,” At the same time, several of Hollywood. “We want to shine said Senna Fernandes, who is last year’s features are set to a bright spotlight on young first IFFAM artistic director Mike Goodridge (left) and talent ambassador also the president of the IF- return, including Flying Da- and second time filmmakers Miriam Yeung attended Friday’s event FAM Organizing Committee. ggers, a selection of six films and really work hard to estab- The upcoming festival will “representing the latest sty- lish Macau as a meeting point Lorna Tee will return as the lent ambassador. feature an international advi- le of genre cinema in Asia,” for the industry from East to head of festival management. “With a new, international sory board comprised of five and Crossfire, six genre films West.” Hong Kong actress and sin- professional team on board non-Macau film experts, na- selected by three Asian and Goodridge has served as the ger, Miriam Yeung, has been this year, the organizing com- mely Chinese film director three non-Asian master fil- chief executive officer of Prota- appointed as the festival’s ta- mittee hopes to deliver a high Huang Jianxin, American film mmakers. DB gonist Pictures, a film finance, production and sales company, for the past five years. Prior to that, he worked as a journalist Senna Fernandes: IFFAM was ‘widely recognized’ for almost 20 years, including being the overall brand editor t the event on Friday, the president titles in some of the films and logistical is- of Screen International from Aof the International Film Festival & sues to do with the venue and film schedu- 2009 to 2012. Awards – Macau Organizing Committee, ling. He has been behind the pro- Helena de Senna Fernandes, praised last In an interview with the Times in Novem- gramming of the Kinoscope year’s inaugural edition and said that it ber last year, Senna Fernandes said that an section at the Sarajevo Film was “widely recognized by the film industry external review of the festival, conducted Festival since 2011 and has from home and abroad.” by an unnamed, “independent third-party,” also served as a jury member at However, the festival, the first of its scale would be arranged. more than 25 film festivals, in- in the city, received mixed reviews from in- “We are unable to offer the timeframe as cluding in Sundance, Istanbul, ternational media outlets. to when it will be completed and we will Jerusalem, Seattle and Los An- A reporter from the The Indian Express continue to consider the appropriate way geles. attended the festival and described it as a for sharing the report results,” the bureau This year, pan-Asian film pro- “mixed bag,” acclaiming the film selection informed the Times earlier this year, after a ducer and festival consultant in general, but highlighting the lack of sub- request for information. Helena de Senna Fernandes

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ollowing the in- that the order is justified medicines, as well as De- past their expiry date. “Instructions for the Use of generation,” reminding Fvestigations from the by the high number of ille- cree-Law no. 58/90/M. The infringements led the Medically Assisted Repro- that any illegal provision Health Bureau (SSM) of gally imported medicines Following a preliminary SSM to suspend all activi- duction” they will provide of mentioned services by four private clinics on the found in the clinic during inspection, further in- ties and seal all relevant cli- guidance for the medical individuals or establish- suspicion that these cli- the September 19 investi- vestigation of the center nic equipment until further institutions regarding the ments will be sanctioned nical facilities have been gation. found 17 medicines sus- notice, “in order to guaran- procedures for submitting according to the law. offering assisted repro- Apart from the suspicion pected of being illegally tee the protection of public requests for authorization. In Macau, assisted repro- ductive services in contra- of offences related to as- imported, including a vac- health and public safety.” The SSM again urges citi- duction procedures have vention of regulations, the sisted reproduction, the cine, human blood pro- In addition, the SSM zens that they should only only been authorized at bureau has ordered the medical center was also duct and five medicines reaffirmed that assisted consult medical institu- the Conde de S Januário suspension of all activities under investigation for for hospital-exclusive use. reproductive techniques tions that are accredited Hospital Center (CHCSJ) from Ai Wei Fu Medical suspected violations of fo- The SSM also advanced have always been regula- to provide such services, and there currently are no Center. reign trade law regarding that of these 17 medical ted, and that in relation in order to “safeguard their authorized private clinics The bureau informed the importation of illegal products, 12 were already to the recently published own health and of the next in the region. RM

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Deadly fall in Grand UM students meet Portuguese Lisboa Palace construction site president in Lisbon A male construction worker died yesterday following a fall from a height of about 10 meters at the ast Friday, 15 students chers of the host organization construction site of the Grand Lisboa Land staff from the Universi- and Master of European Stu- Palace, TDM reported. The accident ty of Macau met with the Pre- dies graduates, a qualification occurred around 4 p.m. yesterday and sident of the Portuguese Repu- jointly awarded by the Univer- its exact causes are reportedly under blic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, sity of Macau and IEEM. police investigation. The Fire Services as part of the annual study mis- Yesterday, students went to transported the victim, identified as sion to Europe held by the Eu- Coimbra, where they visited the a nonresident worker, to the public ropean Union Academic Pro- National Museum of Machado hospital, where he passed away a few residência da R epública opes - P residência da minutes after arrival. gramme in Macao (EUAP-M). Castro. Visits to the University The delegation also involved of Coimbra and to the Museum three representatives from the of Serralves are also scheduled. OM hosts free Institute of European Studies The annual study mission to of Macau (IEEM), including its Europe is part of the EUAP- concert next president, José Luís de Sales M iguel Figueiredo L M’s outreach activities. The Marques. delegation comprises under- month Rebelo de Sousa’s speech on graduate and postgraduate stu- the significance of European Rebelo de Sousa (center) poses with students and EUAP-M representatives dents from the programs in Eu- The Macao Orchestra (OM) is studies in the current interna- ropean studies, international presenting a free admission concert tional context, delivered during visited the permanent exhibi- students also visited the Belvue relations, law and communica- “When Music Speaks” on July the meeting, was the highlight tion of the National Museum Museum, which features exhi- tion. Accompanying them are 8 at 8 p.m. at the Dom Pedro V of the visit to Europe, according of Ancient Art in Lisbon and bits about the history of the professors and lecturers from Theatre, as part of the concert series to a statement from EUAP-M. attended an international con- Kingdom of Belgium, and the the Faculty of Social Sciences “Music for All.” Lü Jia, OM’s music director and principal conductor, At the end of the audience with ference about the “One Belt, recently opened House of the and the Faculty of Law. will perform excerpts of pieces by the president, the group briefly One Road” initiative, held at European History, established Also included in the delega- Mozart and Mendelssohn including greeted the Prime Minister of the School of Economics and by an initiative of the European tion are winners of competitions Serenade No. 10 in B-flat Major Portugal, António Costa, who Management of the University Parliament. organized by the EUAP-M, in- and String Octet in E-flat Major was arriving at the Presidential of Lisbon. Students and staff also atten- cluding the Model European respectively. The maestro will be Palace for a meeting with Rebe- The study mission to Europe ded a conference held at the Union, a pedagogical simula- sharing his conducting experiences, lo de Sousa. The group also met also included a three-day trip Institute for European Studies tion in which students play the allowing the audience to have a the Secretary of State in Charge to Brussels, where the group of the Free University of Brus- role of heads of state of the 28 better understanding of orchestras of European Affairs, Margarida visited the European Commis- sels about the consequences member-states to recreate the and classical music from different Marques, and other politicians. sion as well as the European of Brexit for Europe and Chi- decision-making process of the perspectives. On Friday, the delegation External Action Service. The na. The speakers were resear- European Council. ad mon 19.06.2017

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Customs Service seized over 15,000 Lotus Flower Festival illegal cigarettes attracted hundreds of he Macao Customs The two shops, where TService (SA) has sei- the illegal products were zed a total of 15,080 ille- found, were targeting visi- visitors daily gal cigarettes and tobac- tors from mainland China co products. A successful as buyers of the products. Daniel Beitler operation, held on June The SA intends to pro- 16 by the SA with the su- secute the establishment green canvas peppered pport of the Health Bu- involved in the offence with pink specks was a si- reau (SSM), was the result in accordance with the ght to behold yesterday at of a complaint indicating Foreign Trade Law, whi- the Práia de Nossa Senho- the sale of suspect pro- ch may result in a fine raA da Esperança, the wetlands area ducts in such establish- between MOP5,000 and in the south of Taipa, where the 17th ments. MOP100,000 as well as Macau Lotus Flower Festival has According to the state- the permanent seizure of been on show for the last 10 days. ment from the SSM, 6,980 the goods. The goods will Thousands of lotus flowers have units of tobacco produc- become property of the decorated the wetlands landscape kept track of visitors with handheld tivated in water gardens, is a species ts – with an approxima- Macau Special Adminis- since June 10, attracting as many as counters, estimate that the event native to tropical Asia and Queens- te value of MOP5,200 trative Region. 300 visitors per day. Even the rain drew about 300 visitors to the site land, Australia. It holds a special sig- – from two well-known It was also discovered in over the weekend could not deter the per day. At around 4 p.m. on Sunday, nificance in various cultures: In Bu- Mainland brands, were the investigation that the droves of visitors, whom arrived in one official estimated that 200 peo- ddhist symbolism, the flower repre- being sold without any of products were purchased groups of several dozens yesterday ple had entered the wetlands area sents purity of the body and mind, the required health war- in the Mainland, and sub- to snap pictures of this annual cele- that day, despite the incessant rain. and in some Asian cultures it serves nings. On the line are ta- sequently smuggled into bration. The byline of this year’s festival was as an icon of femininity. xes amounting to a total the region. Many visitors chose to survey the “The Scent of Lotus Perfumes - The The flower also has a close historical of MOP10,400. In the same statement, scene from the promenade alongsi- City of Macau,” and the themed spe- connection to Macau. The centerpie- Following the questio- the SA reaffirms their de the Taipa Houses-Museum, over- cimen was the Nelumbo nucifera ce of the territory’s flag is a white lotus ning of two suspected continued efforts to fight looking the Cotai Strip, while others “Haojiang Bibo”. flower, and it is also embodied in par- shop owners, further in- illicit activities such as descended into the marshy ecologi- The Haojiang Bibo specimen is a ts of the city’s architecture, including vestigation resulted in the these, including streng- cal area for a closer look. More lotus relatively new species that was pur- the large bronze statue in the Golden confiscation of another thening their collection flowers were arranged in an area ad- posefully cultivated by the main- Lotus Square as well as serving as the 8,100 cigarettes due to of information, which re- jacent to the waterlogged site, which land’s lotus flower study center to inspiration behind the Grand Lisboa suspected nonpayment quests that the public re- usually features an assorted flower commemorate the Macau SAR’s casino’s unusual shape. of taxes amounting to port any suspicious sales garden. 10th anniversary in 2009. The 17th Macau Lotus Flower Fes- MOP12,000. of cigarettes. RM Security officials at the site, who Nelumbo nucifera, commonly cul- tival officially concluded yesterday. ad 19.06.2017 mon

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RECLAMATION Si Ka ‘Residents-only’ housing Lon suggested the gover- nment should reclaim 30 square kilometers of land from the 850 square kilo- proposals criticized meters that the central go- vernment granted to Macau. Si’s inquiry indicated that Julie Zhu Macau has an outstanding

issue in what concerns the awmaker Ng Kuok Cheong’s mo- city’s residences. The city’s tion to debate pu- industrial development has blic interests, in been constrained due to the Lparticular the housing is- lack of land, which affects a sues on the region’s recla- myriad of industries. Si sug- mation land, was rejected by gested the local government the majority of lawmakers to create a large scale “four- at the Legislative Assembly th space” on reclamation (AL) plenary meeting on Friday. land. Ng proposed a motion whereby the government ELDERLY UNIVERSITY would ensure that Macau’s Angela Leong looks forward reclamation lands will be to the government estab- used for Macau people, spe- lishing a university specifi- cifically for permanent resi- cally for the elderly. She ho- dents. pes that the school can pro- While delivering his pro- posal, Ng said that the go- duce life-long free education vernment should save part [Macau’s] urban design and Macau as an exclusive and prices. to the elderly. Courses such of the lands to build public development,” said Lau, closed place. “It harms the Fong Chi Keong said that as using medicine safely, and economical houses. pointing out that deman- long-term development.” the housing policies indeed customer protection, and The lawmaker blamed the ding a local ID will be equi- Another opponent was have problems, and added psychology regarding the el- government’s housing poli- valent to Macau disallowing Lam Heong Sang, who vo- that the government is “lazy derly are suggested features. cies as residents are unable non-locals from residing in ted against the motion but in terms of housing poli- The university would help to afford to buy houses. His Macau. presented different motives. cies.” motion found its first oppo- “It is equal to creating bar- According to Lam, it is be- Fong stated that Macau the elderly to plan their lives nent in Lau Veng Seng, who riers around itself,” said tter for the AL to urge the has different classes of cus- and to become re-acquian- defended the government Lau, adding that “all it does government to complete the tomers and, because of this, ted with society. The Macau by saying that it, while en- is harm, and it is uncons- construction of public hou- the local government shou- Polytechnic Institute cur- suring the residence rights tructive [for Macau] for at- sing projects, which the go- ld split the city’s land re- rently has a quota of 480 va- of residents, has reasonable tracting talented human re- vernment has been working sources into different parts cancies for the elderly to en- housing policies which will sources and investors.” on for many years. in order to meet the needs roll for study in the school’s not be opposed by anyone. Lawmaker Vong Hin Fai Lam believes that all ef- of every single class. college, with Leong deeming In Lau’s opinion, using also opposed the motion. forts will be in vain if the Au Kam San, who is on the residency as one of the re- “Macau is a city of immi- government is slow in buil- motion supporters’ side, no- that this quota cannot meet quirements to be eligible to grants, an international ding public houses. ted first that he supports all the reality of an aging popu- purchase houses on recla- city; people from everywhe- Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun motions, and he considers lation. mation lands is not neces- re in the country come to and Ho Ion Sang both voi- that Ng’s motion should be sary. Macau,” said Vong, adding ced that, currently, the go- debated at the AL “exactly CIVIL SERVANTS “This will not help sol- that the notion of “Macau vernment should prioritize because it is very controver- EVALUATION Chan Meng ve the problems and it will People, Macau Land” will the control of the conti- sial.” According to Ng, the Kam addressed the evalua- cause a negative impact on make foreigners interpret nuously growing housing idea of “Macau People, Ma- tion system of the local go- cau Land” will not exclude non-residents. vernment’s civil servants as Melinda Chan also expres- a system where “students sed the idea that a contro- take exams, and their pa- versial motion deserves AL rents score the exams”, in- Tougher laws to prevent sex crimes debate. dicating that higher govern- Song Pek Kei, also suppor- ment officials evaluate their ting the motion, noted that he amendment of Macau’s laws rela- still needs to be amended, as verbal sexual subordinates and therefore ting to sexual harassment and sexual harassment is currently unaddressed by the Macau public is strongly T the evaluation is not reliab- activities with minors was passed by the the law. concerned about new lands Legislative Assembly (AL) on Friday. “It is the first step,” said Wong, adding available for housing. le. “I don’t understand why Melinda Chan questioned whether, in that it is still vital for front workers to After the motion was rejec- governors cover for each case that the victim of sexual harassment enhance their abilities in handling related ted, Ma Chi Seng remarked other,” complained Chan, is a minor under 14 years old, the prosecu- cases. She hopes that the government will that the “Macau People, pointing out that the system tion office (besides the victim’s guardian) be able to pass laws more effective for pre- Macau Land” concept has has secretaries evaluating can take the initiative to sue the suspect. venting sexual harassment. already reached a consen- bureau heads, and bureau Mak Soi Kun said that minors mature She further suggested the government to sus among all sectors. heads evaluating department early in modern times. He questioned the implement administrative punishment for Ma noted that land deve- Secretary for Administration and Justice, suspects. lopment should take eco- directors. Chan noted that Sonia Chan, about how he authority wou- Zheng Anting and Mak admitted that the nomic factors into account, civil servants working at the ld handle cases of rape where both invol- amendment was proposed in response to and should also meet the frontlines will be investiga- ved parties are minors. the appeals of society, thus securing its needs of all classes in the ted once these employees are A legal affairs representative explained stability, as well as for the protection of city. evaluated with bad grades. that it would be considered on a case-by- minors. Ma pointed out however The lawmaker also said that case basis, and that final judgement will However, Chan pointed out that the law that “it is fairly difficult for the “closed and opaque civil depend on judiciary authorities. still has flaws. “It [the amended law] does Macau to explore and uti- servants” evaluation sys- After the amendment was passed, seve- not wholly protect children,” remarked lize its limited resources” ral lawmakers made a few remarks regar- Chan, adding that “the government can under the instruction of the tem would be “intact for 50 ding the law. be more considerate, and the law can be “Macau People Macau land” years.” Wong Kit Cheng commented that the law amended later. I will keep fighting for it.” idea. 19.06.2017 mon

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clocked 6.1 million visitors in fiscal 2016, a 11 percent decline from a year earlier, and it repor- Disney’s Iger says Shanghai ted a second consecutive year of net loss. Disney said this week that it would delist Euro Disney S.C.A after 27 years as an inde- resort close to breaking even pendent company. Still, profit for its parks and resorts segment alt Disney Co.’s grew 9 percent to $3.3 billion for ambitious USD5.5 fiscal 2016. billion Shanghai bloomberg theme park is clo- The resort’s seW to breaking even after its first full year of operations - a mark attendance none of its resorts have been able to hit in the last 30 years, for the 12 said Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger. months after its “That’s an extraordinary achie- vement. I’m not sure we’ve ever opening puts it done that,” said Iger in an in- in the top seven terview with Bloomberg Televi- sion’s Tom Mackenzie on Friday of theme parks as the Shanghai Disney Resort celebrated its first anniversary. worldwide “After the first year, I’m pleased to say that prospects are really Iger said the company’s priori- strong for continued success ties in China are its theme park and continued growth.” and expanding the footprint of The park logged more than its movie business in China. “The 11 million visitors earlier this movie market is important. This week, Iger said. The Shanghai is second largest market in the development, Disney’s first in “Before we really look to the The food and beverage business, boasted more than 20 million vi- world,” he said. mainland China and its largest horizon geographically, we will as well as merchandising, has fa- sitors, according to data from the Iger said that an online-only foreign investment, throws the focus on expanding this park,” ced some challenges, he said. Themed Entertainment Associa- version of the company’s spor- Burbank, California-based giant Iger said. “Might we build in ano- The resort’s attendance for the tion and consulting firm Aecom. ts offerings will be introduced into the race to dominate the ther city over time? Yes. There’s a 12 months after its opening puts It is also China’s most-visited toward the end of this year. Dis- country’s $204 billion media great likelihood that we will. But it in the top seven of theme parks park, ahead of rival Chimelong ney’s largest business, TV pro- and entertainment industry. it’s way too early.” worldwide, ahead of Disney’s Ocean Kingdom in Hengqin, gramming, last month reported In China, there’s potential for Half the resort’s visitors are Hong Kong and Paris parks but which saw 7.5 million visitors in lower-than-expected sales reve- Disney to build a second park in from Shanghai and adjacent behind its most popular parks in 2016, according to the data. nue and slipping profits as more the long run, Iger said, adding areas, with the remainder coming Florida, California and Japan. Disney’s international parks, viewers watch video online while it would focus on the Shanghai from other Chinese cities, Iger Tokyo Disneyland logged 16.5 with the exception of the Tokyo sports leagues keep demanding resort first. A Toy Story themed said. Park attendance is higher million visitors last year, whi- resorts, which it does not own or more money. Ratings and subs- land opening is planned for next than expected, with “extremely le the company’s most popular operate, have struggled with at- cribers have dropped for its ESPN year. high” occupancy rates at its hotel. park, Magic Kingdom in Florida tendance. The Hong Kong park and ABC networks. Bloomberg

are seeking unspecified falsely accused Soho and compensatory and pu- Pan of illegally colluding Chinese businessman Guo sued nitive damages. Guo has with government officials, asked for the suit to be manipulating information dismissed, saying in court about company ownership in New York for slander, libel that his statements we- and improperly procuring ren’t defamatory and that favorable zoning changes. translations of the com- Guo also falsely stated David Voreacos, statements, including that complaints against him bore an illegitimate child, ments into English may be that Pan’s wife, the com- Andrew Harris Chinese Communist par- are baseless. As a matter of participated in sex games, incorrect. pany’s chief executive of- ty officials are undisclosed law, their complaints are abused drugs, extorted A real estate develop- ficer, had an extramarital hinese real esta- shareholders in the com- simply wrong.” opponents, published fal- ment firm, Soho China affair with the son of a Cte businessman Guo pany. Guo, who also goes by se stories and defrauded Ltd., and its co-founder, high-ranking government Wengui, who has feuded Guo has also falsely clai- the name Miles Kwok, companies, according to Pan Shiyi, sued for slander official, according to the with China’s ruling Com- med government officials has a strong social media the filing. Caixin and Hu on June 2. Guo, they claim, complaint. Bloomberg munist Party, faces at least and relatives used com- presence with more than three U.S. lawsuits by com- pany “aircraft for purely 250,000 followers on Twi- ad panies and people in China personal reasons, inclu- tter and slickly produced claiming he made defama- ding to engage in illicit se- videos on Facebook and tory statements tying them xual activity,” according to YouTube that garner tens to corruption. a legal notice in New York of thousands of views. Guo, who chose in 2015 state Supreme Court. The In April, Caixin Media to live in exile in a lavish complaint wasn’t imme- Co. Ltd and its editor-in- New York apartment, has diately available. HNA, chief, Hu Shuli, sued Guo used social media platfor- Deutsche Bank AG’s lar- for libel. Hu claimed Guo ms like Facebook and You- gest shareholder, owns launched a barrage of de- Tube to launch blistering commercial real estate in famatory claims after she attacks on many of Chi- the U.S. It seeks unspeci- published a report exami- na’s elite, accusing them fied money damages. ning his business dealings of graft amid a national An attorney who repre- and asserting he conspired anti-corruption campaign. sents Guo on the Caixin to oust Beijing’s deputy Some of his targets are fi- Media and Soho China mayor. A furious Guo res- ring back in New York sta- cases defended his state- ponded with a campaign te court. ments. of public lies, according to HNA Group Co., a Chinese “He stands by the vera- the complaint by Caixin conglomerate, sued Thur- city of the comments that and Hu. sday, claiming Guo made he’s been making,” said at- Guo falsely claimed Hu defamatory and libelous torney Duncan Levin. “The had an extramarital affair, 19.06.2017 mon

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some of anbang’s largest purchases bloomberg U.S. AND CANADA • Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York - 100% owned - Paid $1.95 billion - Ac- quired February 2015 - Condo conversion started in March will take about three years • 717 Fifth Avenue in New York, Anbang’s U.S. headquarters - Office portion 100% owned - Paid about $415 million - Acquired around May 2015 • Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc., based in Chicago - 100% owned - Deal valued at about $6.5 billion at time of agreement - Acquired September 2016 - Owns about 15 hotels, including marquee assets like San Francis- co’s Westin St. Francis (valued at $1 billion by Real Capital Analytics Inc.), JW Marriott Essex House in New York ($705 million) and the InterConti- nental Chicago ($508 million) • Bentall Centre in Vancouver - 100% owned, bought in two stages - Terms Anbang’s Chairman Wu Xiaohui was detained in China not disclosed - Agreed in May 2016 to buy remaining 33 percent in a deal valuing the complex at more than CAD1 billion ($754 million), according nbang Insurance cracking down on finan- U.S. headquarters. to people familiar with the matter AGroup Co. notched cial risk-taking. The list of deals Anbang • InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust, one of Canada’s largest hotel ow- up more than USD10 None flew higher than didn’t complete is about ners - Stated acquirer was Bluesky Hotels & Resorts Inc., which may have billion of foreign acquisi- Anbang’s Wu, or crashed as long. Besides Starwood ties to Anbang, people with knowledge of the matter said at the time - Paid tions during a three-year so precipitously. He burst Hotels, Anbang failed to CAD2.1 billion ($1.6 billion) - Acquired May 2016 global takeover binge, a onto the U.S. scene in Oc- complete a purchase of • 70 York Street in Toronto, 17-story office building - 100% owned - Paid campaign that brought tober 2014, with the re- Fidelity & Guaranty Life CAD110 million - Acquired September 2015 Chairman Wu Xiaohui cord $1.95-billion agree- last April and talks for a into the orbit of Wall ment to buy New York’s potential investment in a EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Street and Washington landmark Waldorf Asto- Manhattan office building • Fidea NV, Antwerp, Belgium - Paid 369 million euros - Acquired May 2015 elites before coming to a ria hotel. Five months la- co-owned by the family of • Delta Lloyd Bank, Brussels, Belgium - Paid 206 million euros - Acquired halt as Chinese authori- ter, he took on Marriott President Trump’s son-in- July 2015, now known as Nagelmackers ties moved to rein in ac- International Inc. with law Jared Kushner broke • Vivat NV, Utrecht, Netherlands - Paid 1 euro for initial acquisition, agreed quisitive insurers. an 11th-hour rival bid for off in March. In Europe, to invest 1.35 billion euros to recapitalize company - Acquired July 2015 Wu’s responsibili- Starwood Hotels & Re- deals involving Anbang • Other European assets - Anbang used Vivat to purchase more than 500 ties have now been han- sorts Worldwide, before that didn’t go ahead inclu- million euros of office properties in cities including Amsterdam and Utre- ded over to other senior walking away a few weeks de Portugal’s Novo Ban- cht from Blackstone Group LP, people with knowledge of the matter said executives, and Chinese later. Wu bought real es- co, Hypo Real Estate AG in October 2016 - The Dutch unit also acquired $1.1 billion of residential authorities have asked tate and financial services in Germany and Heron mortgages from Rabobank in deal announced in March 2016 banks to suspend some companies in Asia, Euro- Tower in London. China’s business dealings with pe and North America, cross-border purchases ASIA PACIFIC the insurer after the including the purchase of overall plunged 67 per- • Tongyang Life Insurance Co. in South Korea - Paid more than 1.1 trillion chairman was detained. Strategic Hotels & Resor- cent during the first four won ($969 million) for controlling stake - Acquired in September 2015 The move makes Wu the ts as well as an office bui- months of this year, ac- • Allianz SE’s insurance operations in South Korea - Paid 1.6 million euros - latest of several tycoons lding in midtown Manha- cording to data compiled Acquired in December 2016 to run afoul of officials ttan to house Anbang’s by Bloomberg.

Hong Kong Diversity in focus at same-sex visa appeal hearing

Alfred Liu, Darren Boey sexual couples. Leading up to sal benefits as his heterosexual documents show. Speaking in the government’s the hearings, 12 financial fir- colleagues. The government QT challenged that decision in defense, lawyer Monica Carss- Hong Kong appeals court ms including Goldman Sachs is appealing that decision, the court in May 2015, saying the de- Frisk said on Friday - the final Ahas started hearing argu- Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley South China Morning Post re- cision had discriminated against day of the appeal hearings - that ments over a case that has rai- had unsuccessfully applied as ported last month. her sexual orientation, and QT’s civil partnership isn’t recog- sed questions over the city’s a group to support QT in her QT’s saga began when her also infringed upon articles in nized by Hong Kong law. “QT is allure as a diversity-friendly appeal. partner was offered a job in Hong Kong’s constitution. That seeking the ability and benefits employment destination. The immigration depart- Hong Kong, prompting the challenge was knocked back by as a married couple,” said Carss- Lawyers for a British lesbian - ment’s existing policy “deters couple to move to the city in High Court Judge Thomas Au in Frisk. “They are actually unmar- named in court documents only gay people from coming to late 2011, court documents March 2016. ried.” as QT - are seeking to overturn Hong Kong,” Dinah Rose, one show. The pair entered into a The previous day, QT’s lawyer a March 2016 ruling suppor- of QT’s lawyers, said Thurs- civil partnership in the U.K. in Rose cited a separate govern- ting the government’s rejection day, the first day of the hearin- May 2011, which gave them the ment policy introduced last June of her application to reside in gs. Twelve “household names” same rights and responsibili- by which same-sex spouses and Hong Kong as a dependent of were prepared to say “this poli- ties as a married couple under QT is seeking civil partners of consulate offi- her partner. Two years earlier, cy is detrimental” in recruiting British law. QT unsuccessfully the ability cials would now be permitted to the immigration department talent, said Rose, a prominent applied for her own dependent stay as dependents, the SCMP re- had knocked back QT’s applica- U.K. barrister. and employment visas at least and benefits ported on Friday. tion essentially because it didn’t QT’s case and a separate one three times. “It illustrates there is no prac- recognize same-sex marriages. involving a Hong Kong civil The final rejection was in June as a married tical or legal difficulty at all in The case has drawn interest servant have thrown the focus 2014. Underpinning the immi- extending” recognition to all sa- from multinational companies recently on rights for gay spou- gration department’s decision couple. They me-sex dependents,” the news- as it hinders the ability of in- ses in the city, which doesn’t re- was its definition of “spouse,” are actually paper quoted her as saying. ternational firms to offer gay cognize same-sex marriage. In which was “based on mono- Rose has previously represented professionals residency permits April, a gay immigration officer gamy and the concept of a mar- unmarried. News Corp. and Julian Assange, for their partners - a privilege won his court battle to have his ried couple consisting of one Monica Carss-Frisk the founder of the WikiLeaks available to married hetero- partner granted the same spou- male and one female,” the court Government’s defense website. Bloomberg mon 19.06.2017

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se days,” said Quinlan, 33, who now runs his own financial con- sulting firm. ‘Failed in London, try Hong Kong’ Most global banks have tried to bring in Chinese power brokers. Many of these bankers are not only bilingual but also bicultural fades as China beckons - products of elite Western uni- versities who can move seamles- sly between China and the glo- Darren Boey, Keri Geiger sea-Chinese Banking Corp., for bal Wall Street. Many also bring example, hired 20 Mandarin- deep connections to China’s lea- ndrew Sullivan speaking relationship managers dership and state-owned enter- remembers the days bloomberg in Hong Kong this year. prises. Now mostly in their 40s when a young Brit Scarce, too, for expats are perks and 50s, they include Morgan could hustle his way like generous housing allowan- Stanley’s Wei Sun Christianson intoA a job in Hong Kong finance. ces and memberships to such eli- and Credit Suisse Group AG’s He ought to know: He did it. te clubs as the Royal Hong Kong Janice Hu. It was 1996, the twilight of Yacht Club, which, unlike most For the most part, divisional British Hong Kong, when Sulli- Hong Kong institutions, has re- and regional leadership roles in van arrived with a resume that tained its “royal” association - Hong Kong are still held mostly couldn’t get him into a bank in or, for Americans, the American by expatriates. But a new gene- the City of London. The former Club. The value of a typical expa- ration of Chinese financial pros, fighter pilot and chartered sur- triate middle-manager package most with language skills and veyor was soon hired as a stock in Hong Kong fell to a five-year many with top degrees, have fil- analyst. low in 2016, according to a re- led the lower ranks - and seem “You didn’t need a CV that was cent survey by consultancy firm destined to rise. That’s bad perfect,” said Sullivan, now 55. ECA International. Still, that’s news for all expats, FILTH or What you needed, he said, was USD265,500. otherwise. gumption - and the will to chase “People here are very pragma- business. tic, and they will adjust their But like the Union Jack and Andrew Sullivan, former managing director of sales trading at Haitong Now FILTH line of sight to where it allows other trappings of empire, tho- International Securities Group them to make the most money,” se days are long gone. Two de- is in terminal said Mullally, the recruiter. cades after Britain returned its “God Save the Queen” in Hong “On a weekly basis I get quite a decline, its Two decades ago, Sullivan last major colony, the balance of Kong. few senior bankers that 15 years broke into Hong Kong finance power in this city, and its finan- For years, the territory’s Chine- ago would have picked up a job fate seemingly as a 35-year-old Royal Air For- cial industry, has tilted decidedly se, and even its China-savvy ex- straightaway, but today they’re ce veteran with no experience in toward all things China. patriates, derisively called indul- really struggling,” said Mullally, sealed by the industry. He moved on from More and more, even experien- ged Brits FILTH, which stands who runs Robert Walters Plc’s cost-cutting equity research into a successful ced bankers are struggling to find for Failed In London, Try Hong banking practice in Hong Kong. career in sales trading, albeit and keep jobs if they don’t speak Kong. Expats who might have At Citigroup Inc., Chinese throughout one outside the big leagues of Mandarin, the lingua franca of never worked in the City, Euro- students will account for the the Goldmans or Morgan Stan- the mainland. The same goes for pe’s financial hub, could walk majority of university gradua- the financial leys. those without a mastery of Chi- into good jobs and cut deals in tes the firm intends to hire full Now his career has taken na’s business culture, or, more, the soft-carpeted confines of the time in Hong Kong next year, industry another turn. After two years connections across the border. Hong Kong Club or over a pint at according to James Mendes, the working for the Chinese, over- Granted, this shift was un- the Captain’s Bar in the Manda- U.S. bank’s Asia-Pacific head of Ben Quinlan hardly qualifies seeing sales trading at securi- derway long before the fireworks rin Oriental. recruitment. For the past two as FILTH. But he’s felt the walls ties firm Haitong International popped over Victoria Harbor Now FILTH is in terminal de- years, JPMorgan Chase & Co. close in. Born in Hong Kong and Securities Group Ltd., on May on July 1, 1997, marking the cline, its fate seemingly sealed has hired more than 40 percent educated in Australia, he doesn’t 31 he was given his marching end of more than 150 years of by cost-cutting throughout the of its full-time graduates and in- speak Mandarin. orders. His position had been British rule. Colonial privilege - financial industry. terns for Hong Kong from local When he returned to Hong made redundant. the perks of one’s passport and John Mullally, an executive re- universities, a number the bank Kong, in 2007, he hoped to land He’s looking for a new job in kinship with the home office - cruiter, said that as recently as expects to increase as it ramps a job in investment banking. Ins- Hong Kong and says he’s had could never withstand globaliza- 2010, expatriates from Britain up business in the region. tead, he had to settle for one in some promising conversations tion. China’s economic rise, and and the rest of Europe, plus tho- Private banks are also looking internal strategy at UBS Group with recruiters. After 20 years, the world’s rush to capitalize on se from the U.S. and Australia, for China-skilled staff to help AG, where speaking Chinese Asia is what he knows. it, only speeded the change. landed 40 percent of his finance them capture a slice of the coun- wasn’t a requirement. “I’ve got nothing in common And so it is that another Bri- job placements. Today, that figu- try’s burgeoning wealth. Bank of “Young junior bankers without with the U.K. now,” he said. tish tradition is going the way of re is 15 percent. Singapore Ltd., a unit of Over- language skills are so rare the- Bloomberg

Thursday’s announce- There is no phone lis- ment said Mingzheng In- ting in Shenyang for US accuses Chinese company of ternational Trading is ac- Mingzheng Interna- cused of making transac- tional Trading. People transferring N. Korean money tions in October and No- who answered the pho- vember of 2015 on behalf ne at another company of Foreign Trade Bank. in Shenyang with a so- hina said Friday it The Justice Department company but said Beijing and materials that can be “Mingzheng acts as a mewhat similar name, Cdoesn’t want govern- accused Mingzheng In- “has been strictly and pre- used by its weapons pro- front company for a co- Mingchang Century Tra- ments to extend their laws ternational Trading Ltd., cisely implementing” U.N. gram. vert Chinese branch of the ding Ltd., hung up when to cover other countries in the northeastern city of sanctions. Beijing is the North’s Foreign Trade Bank,” the asked about the U.S. ac- after Washington asked Shenyang, of conducting However, Lu said the Fo- main source of aid and di- announcement said. “This cusation. a court to seize USD1.9 transactions for North Ko- reign Trade Bank is not on plomatic support but has branch is operated by a Chinese authorities an- million from a Chinese rea’s state-owned Foreign the Security Council sanc- shown growing frustration Chinese national who has nounced in September company accused of hel- Trade Bank. Their com- tions list. with North Korean leader historically been tied to they were investigating ping North Korea evade plaint said the bank is bar- “China opposes any Kim Jong Un. the Foreign Trade Bank.” another company, Hon- financial sanctions. red from the U.S. financial country extending its long- Chinese officials told U.S. It said the case would gxiang Industrial De- The U.S. complaint Thur- system under sanctions arm jurisdiction over other diplomats in May they had represent one of the lar- velopment Co., which sday comes as the admi- imposed in response to the countries based on so-cal- tightened inspections and gest U.S. seizures of North foreign researchers said nistration of President North’s nuclear weapons led domestic law,” he said. policing along the border Korean funds. It gave no sold the North materials Donald Trump tries to development. Despite sanctions, ex- with North Korea, accor- details of which U.S. fi- that can be used by its step up pressure on North Chinese foreign ministry perts say North Korea ding to Acting Assistant nancial institutions were nuclear weapons pro- Korea to give up nuclear spokesman Lu Kang said uses covert operations to Secretary of State Susan used by Mingzheng Inter- gram. The results have weapons development. he had no details about the obtain foreign currency Thornton. national Trading. not been announced. AP 19.06.2017 mon

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this threat from growing.” In Congress this past week, he stres- IS threat in Southeast Asia sed intelligence sharing and na- tions like Singapore sharing the burden, rather than deploying U.S. troops. raises alarm in Washington More than 500 U.S. special forces were based in the Minda- nao region from 2002 to 2014, outheast Asia’s jihadis U.S. officials are assessing whe- advising and training Filipino who fought by the hundreds ther any of the estimated 1,000 forces against the Abu Sayyaf, a S ap photo for the Islamic State group in Iraq Southeast Asians who traveled to group notorious for bombings and Syria now have a different ba- Iraq and Syria in recent years are and kidnappings. When it ended, ttle closer to home in the southern fighting in Catholic-majority Phi- Philippine and U.S. officials voi- Philippines. It’s a scenario raising lippines. They fear ungoverned ced concern the U.S. withdrawal significant alarm in Washington. areas in the mostly Muslim region “could lead to a resurgence of The recent assault by IS-alig- around Marawi could make the a renewed terrorist threat,” the ned fighters on the Philippine area a terror hub as in the 1990s. RAND Corp. later reported. Mon- city of Marawi has left more than Then, the Philippines was a base ths before the withdrawal, Abu 300 people dead, exposing the Debris and smoke rises after a Philippine Air Force fighter jets bombed suspected of operations for al-Qaida leaders Sayyaf pledged support to IS. shortcomings of local security locations of Muslim militants in Marawi city like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Supporting the Philippines isn’t forces and the extremist group’s and Ramzi Yousef, who plotted in straightforward in Washington. spreading reach in a region whe- They fear the area is becoming from neighboring Indonesia and 1994-95 to blow up airliners over President Rodrigo Duterte is ac- re counterterrorism gains are co- a new hub for Islamist fighters Malaysia, have been among 500 the Pacific. The plot was foiled. cused of overlooking and even ming undone. from Southeast Asia and beyond. involved in fighting in Marawi, But the same men were instru- condoning indiscriminate killings Defense Secretary Jim Mattis “I don’t know that ISIS are direc- the Philippine military says. Re- mental in the 9/11 attacks on the by his forces in a war on drugs. told Congress last week a long- ting operations there but they are ports indicate at least one Saudi, United States. Thousands have died. But that running U.S. military operation certainly trying to get fighters into a Chechen and a Yemeni killed. In Other nations share the campaign has involved mainly to help Philippine forces contain that region,” said Republican Sen. all, more than 200 militants have fear. Singapore recently warned police and anti-narcotic forces, extremist fighters was cance- Joni Ernst of Iowa, using another died in the standoff, now in its of IS exerting a radicalizing in- not the military leading the anti- led prematurely three years ago. acronym for the group. “We need fourth week. fluence “well beyond” what that of IS fight. Small numbers of U.S. special to address the situation. It should Video obtained by The Associa- al-Qaida and Jemaah Islamiyah Still, the Philippine government forces remain in an “advise and not get out of control.” ted Press from the Philippine mi- ever mustered. Jemaah Islamiyah is partly to blame for Marawi’s assist” role, and the U.S. is pro- U.S. intelligence and counterter- litary indicates an alliance of local carried out major terror attacks violence, said Zachary Abuza, a viding aerial surveillance to help rorism officials note that IS has Muslim fighters, aligned with IS, around the region in the 2000s. Southeast Asia expert at the Na- the Philippines retake Marawi, an publicly accepted pledges from are coordinating complex attacks. IS already has been linked to at- tional War College. He said the inland city of more than 200,000 various groups in the Philippines. They include the Islamic State’s tacks in Indonesia and Malaysia, root cause was the government’s people. In a June 2016 video, it called on purported leader in Southeast and foiled plots inSingapore, this failure to fulfill a 2014 peace But lawmakers, including from followers in Southeast Asia to go Asia: Isnilon Hapilon, a Filipi- past year. agreement with the nation’s lar- President Donald Trump’s Repu- to the Philippines if they cannot no on Washington’s list of mos- This month, Mattis told the re- gest Muslim insurgency, which blican Party, want a bigger U.S. reach Syria. t-wanted terrorists, with a USD5 gion’s defense chiefs that “toge- fueled recruitment for IS-inspi- role, short of boots on the ground. About 40 foreigners, mostly million bounty on his head. ther we must act now to prevent red groups. AP ad mon 19.06.2017

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“His cabin was destroyed, he is lucky to be alive,” Aucoin said of Benson. Navy stops search for 7 missing The container ship ACX Crystal weighs 29,060 tons and is 222 meters long, much larger than the 8,315-ton Navy destroyer. sailors after bodies found The container ship’s left bow was dented and scraped, but it did not Mari Yamaguchi, Yokosuka open to the sea. And as you can see appear to have sustained any ma- now the ship is still listing, so they jor structural damage. he search for seven U.S. ap photo had to fight the ship to keep it abo- All of the ACX Crystal’s 20-mem- Navy sailors missing af- ve the surface. It was traumatic.” ber Filipino crew were safe, said ter their destroyer colli- The Fitzgerald’s captain, Cmdr. Japanese shipping company Ni- ded with a container ship Bryce Benson, was airlifted from ppon Yusen K.K., which operates Toff Japan was called off yesterday the ship’s deck after daybreak Sa- the Philippine-flagged ship. The after several bodies were found in turday to the U.S. Naval Hospital Japanese coast guard questioned the ship’s flooded compartments, in Yokosuka with a head injury. crew members of the ACX Crys- including sleeping quarters. Two other crew members suffe- tal, and is treating the incident as Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the red cuts and bruises and were also a case of possible professional ne- commander of the Navy’s 7th flown out by helicopter. gligence, said Masayuki Obara, a Fleet, described the damage and regional coast guard official. flooding as extensive, including a Conditions were clear at the time big puncture under the waterline. Conditions of the collision, though the area is The crew had to fight to keep the particularly busy with sea traffic. ship afloat, he said, and the ship’s were clear at The victims might have been captain is lucky to have survived. Journalists observe the damaged USS Fitzgerald at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka the time of killed by the impact of the crash “The damage was significant, this or drowned in the flooding, said was not a small collision,” he said. bodies were recovered, pending severely damaged. the collision, Navy spokesman Lt. Paul Newell, Navy divers found “a number of” notification of next of kin. “You can’t see most of the dama- who led news media on a visit to bodies in the ship yesterday, a day He said much of the crew of ge, the damage is mostly under- though the area get a first-hand look at the man- after it returned to the 7th Fleet’s about 300 was asleep when the neath the waterline, and it’s a large gled vessel. home base in Yokosuka, Japan, collision happened at 2:20 a.m. gash near the keel of the ship,” he is particularly Aucoin wouldn’t speculate on with the help of tug boats. Aucoin, Saturday, and that one machi- said. “So the water flow was tre- busy with sea the cause of the collision. He said speaking at a news conference at nery room and two berthing mendous, and so there wasn’t a lot he would order a full and thorough the base, wouldn’t say how many areas for 116 crew members were of time in those spaces that were traffic investigation. AP

Malaysia Thai PM gives order to fast- 400 kilograms of pangolin track Chinese-backed railway scales from Ghana seized Kankanit Wiriyasajja, Bangkok xinhua

alaysian cus- he head of Thai- Mtoms officials said Tland’s military go- Friday they have seized ap photo vernment has used his nearly 400 kilograms of special powers to cut pangolin scales worth 5 through regulations and million ringgit (USD1.2 launch work on a much- million) from Ghana. delayed 179 billion baht The seizure brings the to- (USD5.27 billion) joint tal amount of confiscated Thai-Chinese project for Thailand’s coup leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha pangolin scales to 1.4 tons a new railway from Ban- in two months. gkok to the northeast. nectivity among Asian sued, Thailand and Chi- Kuala Lumpur airport Prime Minister Prayu- countries, Africa, Chi- na would be able to sign customs director Hamzah th Chan-ocha utilized na and Europe. an agreement to begin Sundang said officials fou- Article 44 of the cons- Rail links are an im- construction by July. nd the scales in 16 boxes titution imposed by the portant element of The junta has been cri- labeled oyster shells at the Royal Malaysian Customs Department officials show pangolin scales recently seized at Kuala Lumpur International Airport military after it seized the concept, with Chi- ticized for its frequent airport cargo warehouse power in May 2014. na promoting expensive usage of Article 44, whi- on Thursday based on a It allows him to issue rail projects in Asia and ch was supposed to be tip. He said the boxes ar- rhino horn, are widely rehouse since May. orders overriding any Africa. for situations endange- rived on a Turkish Airlines used in traditional Chine- Wildlife trade monito- other branch of govern- Prayuth said Thursday ring public order. flight from Ghana and that se medicine. ring group TRAFFIC hai- ment to promote public that his order will allow Dr. Aksornsri Pha- no one had been arrested. Last Friday, officials sei- led Malaysia’s seizures but order and unity. Rights Chinese architects and nishsarn, director of the Eight species of pango- zed 288 kilograms (635 voiced concern over the groups say it is essen- engineers to begin work Thai Chinese Strategic lin, or scaly anteater, live pounds) of pangolin sca- alarming volume of wildli- tially martial law in all on the project without Research Center, said in Asia and Africa and are les at the airport cargo fe contraband from Africa. but name. the need to meet Thai she supports the railway targeted for their scales warehouse in 12 boxes “Multiple shipments The order, published licensing restrictions. construction project be- and meat. More than one also labeled oyster shells comprising of rhino hor- late Thursday, covers The order also over- cause it will be a good million have been poa- and flown in from Ghana. ns, pangolin scales and construction of 252 ki- rides a rule mandating opportunity for Thai- ched in the past decade, Those scales were worth live critically endange- lometers to Nakhon that projects of over land to improve its rai- threatening the creature about 3.7 million ringgit red tortoises [...] entering Ratchasima. Extensions 5 billion baht ($147 lway system. However, with extinction, according ($870,000), officials said. Malaysia signifies a very would eventually link million) be overseen by she strongly disagreed to the International Union In May, officials made two worrying pattern; that Thailand’s northern and a committee and bypas- with the government’s for the Conservation of hauls totaling 712 kilo- traffickers feel they can southern borders, up- ses regulations about use of Article 44. Nature. grams and estimated to be continuously move their grading an antiquated building in protected fo- “I do not agree with In Vietnam and some worth more than 9 million contraband through the system. rest land, among other any attempts to invoke parts of China, pangolin ringgit ($2.1 million). country,” Kanitha Krish- The rail project is issues. the absolute power of meat is considered a de- Custom officials also nasamy, an official with part of China’s “One Transport Minister the current Thai gover- licacy, while its scales of have seized 18 rhino hor- TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, Belt, One Road” project Arkhom Tempittayapai- nment under Article 44 keratin, the protein also ns and 330 exotic tor- said in a statement this allowing cross-border sith said last week that for whatever reasons,” found in fingernails and toises at the airport wa- week. AP development and con- once the order was is- she said. AP 19.06.2017 mon

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Berta Soler, a leader of the dissi- dent group Ladies in White who Tougher Trump line toward Cuba said she was prevented by the go- vernment from flying to Miami to attend the speech in person. “The Cuban regime will always delights hardliners on island find an excuse to blame the U.S. government,” she said. “After de- tente the people felt hopeful but Michael Weissenstein, Havana every aspect of society, from ani- there were no changes. The rela- mal-rights groups to the film in- tionship must have conditions.” resident Donald Trump’s ap photo dustry. One of the most criticized, thou- Pannouncement of a tougher Trump’s hostile language gh tolerated, projects that have line toward Cuba has delighted toward the Castro government flourished since the declaration hardliners on the island, who and his literal onstage embrace of detente is Cuba Posible, a think say it reveals the long-held U.S. of Cuban-American exiles and tank and online magazine dedica- aim of imposing American will Cuban dissidents has unmasked ted to creating space for amicable on Cuba and justifies their wari- the United States’ true intentions dialogue about the future of Cuba. ness toward Washington. toward Cuba and made it easier Its founders frequently travel The president’s speech to Cuban for the government to instill unity overseas, including to conferences exiles in Miami has also dismayed across Cuban society, pro-govern- in the U.S. moderates who were working with ment figures said Saturday. “President Trump’s policy makes pro-engagement Americans but A street sweeper cleans the sidewalk under a mural painting depicting U.S. “Faced with your words, the itself, once again, part of the old now fear association with a policy President Donald Trump in Havana Cuban people stand up and, their policy of pressure and strangula- of open hostility toward the com- flag held high, sing their war an- tion of the Cuban people,” foun- munist system could make them sociologist who works with the state but within the bounds of law, them!” said a Facebook post by ders Lenier Gonzalez and Rober- targets for repression. Catholic Church in entrepreneu- unlike the directly confrontational Jennifer Bello Martinez, the head to Veiga wrote Saturday. “It’s a Trump and the Cuban-American rship-training programs. “That tactics of Cuba’s small dissident ofCuba’s official Federation of continuation of old dynamics of Congress members who helped could bring them under fire now, groups. University Students and, at 25, the confrontation that are immoral, design the new policy pledged on and they could find themselves Some of those new groups came youngest member of the powerful unjust and illegitimate.” Friday that it would block the flow much weaker.” under intense pressure during de- Council of State. The Cuban government has gi- of U.S. cash toward military-linked Trump’s new policy retains key tente, particularly after Obama’s “If I were the Cuban govern- ven Trump’s speech extensive co- enterprises and direct it toward aspects of Obama’s reforms, lea- May 2016 visit to the island. Des- ment I’d put Trump’s speech up verage on official media. A young independent businesses, with the ving full embassies in Washing- pite bitter criticism and personal in schools. I’d transcribe it in the state journalist who described long-term aim of overturning Pre- ton and Havana and letting U.S. attacks, most have continued to history books. I’d print a copy for himself as loyal to the government sident Raul Castro’s government. cruise and airlines continue servi- operate, many with a degree of every Cuban,” said Iroel Sanchez, but eager to see faster, broader re- Members of Cuba’s small but ce to Cuba, although it will make support from U.S. individuals and a pro-government columnist and forms told The Associated Press vibrant independent civil society travel harder by requiring most foundations that would have been blogger who was fiercely critical of that the government saw the spee- say they fear the new policy will do Americans to come in groups and impossible before the reestablish- Obama. “In less than an hour he ch as “the best course in anti-im- more harm than good. banning payments to military- ment of diplomatic relations. showed Cubans how U.S. policy perialism that could be given.” “Trump’s become the indepen- linked businesses. Many government officials works [...] The effect of this new “This is the dream of the hard- dent business people’s new enemy Former President Barack Oba- and their supporters saw the policy will be strengthening the re- line here,” the journalist said on because — even though he’s said ma’s 2014 declaration of detente Obama policy as an attempt to volutionary leadership and seeing condition of anonymity because he wants to help entrepreneurs — with Cuba prompted hundreds of lull Cuba into complacency and that it’s right. This will galvanize he was not authorized to speak this new policy alienates entrepre- islanders to launch media, entre- undermine the foundations of a things.” with the foreign press. “It’s mana- neurs from the government,” said preneurship and cultural projects communist system based in part Among the few Cubans on the ged to unite the left and the center Angel Rodriguez, a 27-year-old that were outside control of the of near-total control of virtually island who praised Trump was in Cuba.” AP

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rench voters are still The strong mandate wou- ce-feared far-right National than half of respondents ho- Fcasting ballots early to- ld also give the 39-year-old Front party of Marine Le ped the second round would day [Macau time] in the fi- president a free hand to Pen, runner-up to Macron “rectify the first round with nal round of parliamentary move fast with promised for the presidency. a less large majority than Emmanuel Macron (left) shakes hands wit a polling station elections that could clinch legislation, notably on chan- Candidates from the con- expected.” official after casting his ballot in the second round of the French President Emmanuel Ma- ging labor laws to make hi- servative party, The Repu- “This is France, not Rus- parliamentary elections cron’s hold on power, as his ring and firing easier. blicans, are expected to form sia,” far-left candidate fledgling party appears set to That prospect worries the largest opposition group, Jean-Luc Melenchon said Parisian voter Olivier Pa- win only a handful of sea- rout mainstream rivals and both rivals and some voters, with 70-110 seats, according Friday on Europe 1 radio. late said the success of Ma- ts despite its third-place turn politics as usual on its and makes the turnout rate to pollsters, with other par- “We’re going to find oursel- cron’s party was like a “tidal showing in the first rou- head. critical. A healthy partici- ties sharing the rest. ves with fewer opposition wave. Now I think that for nd. The populist Le Pen, Pollsters say that after its pation rate might dampen The Socialists, who domi- representatives than there the second round we no running for a parliamen- dominant performance in the expected victory of Ma- nated the outgoing Assem- are in Russia.” While Me- longer have too much choi- tary seat to represent her last week’s first-round vote, cron’s party. bly with 314 seats, but were lenchon is known for bold ce.” northern bastion around Macron’s Republic on the At midday, turnout appea- flattened under the unpo- talk, his words underscored The party of Melenchon, Henin-Beaumont, appears Move! party could win up to red to be lagging. The Inte- pularity of former President worry about an eventual a candidate in a Marseille likely to win after scoring 450 seats in the 577-seat Na- rior Ministry said just 17.8 Francois Hollande, could all-powerful Macron who, district facing off a Macron 46 percent of the vote in the tional Assembly, the power- percent of voters had cast win as few as 20 seats. Melenchon said, “is going candidate, was also hit hard first round. ful lower chamber. ballots, down from 19.2 Macron’s party has 513 to end up believing he walks by the low turnout rate. But The National Front had If the steamroller effect percent at the same time candidates vying for 573 on water.” his alliance with the Fren- two seats in the outgoing continues for Macron’s par- during the first round, and seats. Four seats were won While French voters have ch Communist Party could parliament and the only ty, half of whose candidates 21.4 percent at the same outright in last Sunday’s handed past presidents lar- end up giving them more lawmaker seeking to re- are women and the other time during the secon- first round. ge majorities in parliament, seats than Le Pen’s National new his mandate, Gilbert half new to politics, Fran- d-round voting in the last Concern that opposition what’s different this time is Front — even if her party Collard running in the sou- ce will have a chamber of re- parliamentary elections in voices might be silenced, that Macron’s party is split- gets more votes. thern Gard region, could presentatives like few others, 2012. and pluralism allegedly di- ting — and therefore weake- The voting system pu- lose. His opponent, a for- fulfilling the president’s wish Less than half the 47.5 minished, by a massive pro- ning — the opposition. nishes parties outside the mer bullfighter represen- to renew a political class million-strong electora- Macron legislature were re- Some voters seemed exci- mainstream, or with no ting Macron’s party got a dominated by career politi- te turned out to vote last flected in a poll published ted by a victory for Macron’s mainstream allies, like Le public boost this week from cians, peppered with corrup- Sunday, a record low that Thursday by Elabo for BFM- party, while others were Pen’s National Front. visiting Prime Minister tion and losing credibility. especially punished the on- TV suggesting that more frustrated. The party is expected to Edouard Philippe. AP mon 19.06.2017

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activated its civil protection effor- ts responding to a call for assis- tance by Portuguese authorities. 61 dead in central Portugal EU Commissioner for Humanita- rian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides expressed his condolences for the victims in a wildfires; many killed in cars statement, saying the “EU is fully ready to help.” aging forest fires in tion of a few meters. A young man As a result, a Spanish firefigh- central Portugal killed shared a bottle of water with a dis- ting aircraft was already assisting at least 61 people, many ap photo traught woman as she stumbled on Sunday morning and another of them trapped in their down the road. one was expected to arrive later in Rcars as flames swept over a road, Gomes said that at least 30 peo- the day. France was also sending in what the prime minister yester- ple were killed when their vehicles three aircraft. day called “the biggest tragedy of were engulfed by flames on a road Prime Minister Antonio Costa human life that we have known in between the towns of Figueiro dos said that firefighting crews were years.” Vinhos and Castanheira de Pera, having difficulties in approaching Nearly 60 other people were in- and three others died from smoke the area because the fire was “very jured, including four firefighters inhalation in Figueiro dos Vinhos. intense.” and a seriously injured minor, In- The rest of the bodies were found On Sunday, Costa also tweeted terior Ministry official Jorge Go- outside of the cars or in the forest, his “deepest regret for the vic- mes told state broadcaster RTP. the official said. tims... and a word of encoura- A lightning strike is believed to gement and strength for all who have sparked the blaze in the Pe- help combat this scourge.” drogao Grande area after inves- At least 30 The loss of life due to forest fire tigators found a tree that was hit was the biggest in memory in Por- during a “dry thunderstorm,” the people were tugal. It has been over 50 years head of the national judicial poli- Grande. “I am completely stun- Local resident Isabel Brandao killed when since 25 Portuguese soldiers pe- ce told Portuguese media. ned by the number of deaths.” told The Associated Press that she rished fighting wildfires in 1966. Dry thunderstorms are frequent Authorities had previously said had feared for her life. “Yester- their vehicles Last August, an outbreak of fires when falling water evaporates be- that 40 C heat in recent days mi- day we saw the fire but thought across Portugal killed four peo- fore reaching the ground because ght have played a part in the in- it was very far. I never thought it were engulfed ple, including three on the island of high temperatures. Portugal, ferno about 150 kilometers nor- would come to this side,” she said. of Madeira, and destroyed huge like most southern European theast of Lisbon. About 700 firefi- “At 3:30 a.m., my mother-in-law by flames areas of forest. countries, is prone to forest fires ghters have been trying to put out woke me up quickly and we ne- Portugal’s civil protection agen- in the dry summer months. the fires since Saturday, Gomes ver went to sleep again. We were The official also said that firefi- cy, which coordinates firefighting “This is a region that has had said. afraid the fire would reach us.” ghting crews were having difficul- efforts, issued a warning of the fires because of its forests, but A huge wall of thick smoke and RTP showed terrifying images ties in battling the fire, which was increased risk for forest fires in we cannot remember a tragedy bright red flames towered over of several people on a road trying “very violent” in at least two of its Friday. Citing the high tempera- of these proportions,” said Val- the top of trees near houses in the to escape the intense smoke that four fronts. tures, it said that all outdoor fires demar Alves, mayor of Pedrogao wooded region. had reduced visibility to a ques- The European Union said it had were prohibited. AP

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refuge in Catalonia’s Pyrenees near the Spanish border with Andorra. As a kid he would ski, High-altitude runner Kilian run and bike the 10 kilometers back and forth to school each day. “I climbed my first 3,000-me- Jornet conquers Everest, twice ter peak when I was 3, my first 4,000-meter peak when I was Joseph Wilson, Barcelona 5,” Jornet said. “I have been training since I was 13 every

heir bodies and ap photo day.” brains ravaged by the oxygen-scarce heights of the Himalayas, even Only about Tthe hardiest few who scale the treacherous slopes of Mount 200 climbers Everest cut short celebrations for some well-deserved rest. have ever Not Kilian Jornet. Somehow, he still had some legs left. “My made it up plan was to go up one time,” Jor- Everest without net told The Associated Press in a recent interview in Barcelona, the use of just south of his native Pyrenees. “When I was going down, I was supplemental like, ‘Hmm, we could have some oxygen days before we leave’ [...] I wan- ted to try to go back up again.” So the man who has helped Jornet has also seen how qui- nurture high-altitude running Kilian Jornet from Spain climbs Mount Everest in 2016 Jornet poses for a photo in Barcelona ckly competition can turn tra- from obscurity into the forefront gic. His friend Stephane Brosse of extreme mountain sports set base camp, at 6,400 meters. He mountain. This year is proving the mountains. He tried it in plummeted to his death while out for a second solo ascent in a reached the summit in 17 hours, particularly deadly, with 10 lives Everest’s thin air. the two were skiing on Mont six-day span of the tallest peak only 15 minutes slower than the lost through May. “I went walking until 8,000 Blanc in 2012. in the world. record set by Hans Kammerlan- Experienced American moun- meters and I tried a sprint,” And in 2015, when an ear- Not that Jornet had anything der in 1996. taineer Adrian Ballinger was Jornet said. “I went up running, thquake rocked Nepal, Jornet left to prove. Despite being The 29-year-old Spaniard did climbing Everest for the first and after 50 meters I just threw aborted his expedition to climb slowed by a stomach bug that both ascents without the help of time without supplemental oxy- myself on the ground to recover. Everest. He decided to stay and caused him to vomit and cramp other climbers, fixed ropes, or gen when he crossed paths with But that was just for fun.” help, however, hiking with two while climbing, Jornet made his supplemental oxygen to coun- Jornet on his descent on May Long before Everest, Jornet companions into cut-off villages first ascent up Everest’s north ter the brain-withering effects 22. had established himself as one to identify the dead and bring in face from the base camp near of the “death zone” above 8,000 “I could see the pride and of the premier athletes in ex- desperately needed supplies. the Rongbuk monastery in Tibet meters. exhaustion in his eyes after the treme mountain sports. He has A year later, Jornet returned to at 5,100 meters, crowning the Only about 200 climbers have first climb,” Ballinger, who has broken speed records for ascen- check on the rebuilding efforts 8,848-meter summit around ever made it up Everest without climbed Everest six times with ts of Kilimanjaro, Matterhorn, in Nepal, and to take another midnight of May 21 in 26 hours the use of supplemental oxygen. oxygen, told the AP by telepho- Mont Blanc, Aconcagua and De- shot at Everest. But the cool- after one continued push. That Before Reinhold Messner and ne. “The big thing is really to nali, among other mountains. tempered Jornet pulled the plug was the fastest known time for Peter Habeler did it in 1978, it do it twice in one week. I have He has won the Skyrunning when the conditions turned the route without the use of su- was thought to be a guaranteed climbed it with oxygen twice in world championship six times. ugly, with heavy snow and high pplemental oxygen, according death. Only about 20 have ever one week and found it incredibly Graced with a small, wiry build winds producing a series of ava- to the International Skyrunning done it twice. challenging. This time [without that helps him scamper up rocks lanches. Federation, which governs high- With or without supplemental supplemental oxygen] it was de- and dart along narrow moun- “We got covered three times,” altitude racing. oxygen, Everest remains one vastating.” tain paths, Jornet said his main Jornet said, “one time the ava- By May 27, Jornet had reco- of the most perilous places on Jornet, who carries minimal advantage is the ability to reco- lanche just passed over me, and vered quickly enough to make a the planet. Nearly 300 people gear, has years of experience ver quickly by checking his pace. at that moment I was like, yeah, second ascent from an advanced are known to have died on the running long-distance races in Jornet grew up in a mountain it could be the last one.” AP

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James Ellingworth, Moscow were canceled hours befo- Shprygin, who was twice know why this happened.” re Russia’s opening game expelled from France last Members of various fan ussian fans say do- against New Zealand, year following violence groups from top Russian Rzens — including a no- making their tickets use- between Russian and En- clubs including Lokomo- torious fan leader — have less. glish supporters in Mar- tiv Moscow and Dynamo been barred from going The Multilingual Fan seille, says his ID was can- Moscow were also refu- to Confederations Cup Support Center says it has celed and he has heard of sed, he said. games after their identity received “tens of messa- around 50 similar cases. Shprygin’s organization connected to a separate oversees the fan ID pro- documents were unexpec- ges from fans about the Shprygin, who heads the once received support blacklist of those convic- gram, and the Russian tedly canceled. annulment of previously Russian Fans’ Union, told from the Russian govern- ted for hooliganism and fi- tournament organizing Fans at the tournament issued fan IDs.” The Associated Press he ment and football autho- rework use at games, whi- committee both did not require not only tickets No reasons were gi- had driven part of the way rities, but was unceremo- ch bars 191 fans from at- reply to requests for com- but also a Russian govern- ven, the center said, and from Moscow to St. Peter- niously cut loose last year tending any sports events ment. ment-issued “fan ID,” in a appeals are planned. Rus- sburg when he was noti- after two of its then-board in Russia. Fans from that Despite the apparent measure designed to allow sian law gives authorities fied by e-mail that his ID members received prison list who applied for Con- crackdown, some mem- the state to filter out po- sweeping jurisdiction to was no longer valid. sentences in France for federations Cup IDs were bers of hardcore Rus- tential troublemakers. refuse fans permission to “There’s basically no rea- their part in fan violence refused immediately, long sian fan groups attended A Moscow-based hotline attend games at the Con- son for this,” Shprygin. at the European Cham- before the tournament, Saturday’s Russia-New providing legal support for federations Cup and next “I’ve never broken the law pionship. the fan help center said. Zealand game and scu- fans says many Russians year’s World Cup. at a football game, ne- The mass annulment of The Russian Communi- ffled among themselves had IDs granted which Fan leader Alexander ver been arrested. I don’t IDs does not appear to be cations Ministry, which and with stewards. AP THE Porsche leaves it late to win 24 Station Air quality BUZZHours Le Mans for 3rd year Roadside 15-35 Good Veteran German driver Timo Bernhard led Pors- endurance race. che to a dramatic third straight win at the 24 Hou- But the 36-year-old Bernhard, racing in the fas- High rs Le Mans race to prevent a huge upset win for ter and more powerful LMP1 category Porsche Density 15-35 the lesser category Oreca team yesterday. 919 Hybrid, overtook the Oreca with about 1 hour Residental After a series of mishaps to pre-race favorites remaining. Good Porsche and Toyota, the LMP2 category Oreca As the Porsche No. 2 crossed the finish line, the- Area opinion suddenly found itself in the lead with 19-year- re were scenes of relief in the Porsche garage as old Frenchman Thomas Laurent behind the team members danced around holding up t-shirts Ambient 20-40 wheel three hours from the end of the grueling with “Hat trick 2015, 2016, 2017” written on them. Good Rear Window dsmg source: Severo Portela WORLD BRIEFS Conflicts of interest HKZMB concrete scandal Vanuatu President Baldwin Lonsdale, who Once again, veteran lawmaker Pereira Couti- had been the leader of the nho is running for a directly elected seat in the Le- widens to 55 other projects archipelago-nation since gislative Assembly (AL), heading the New Hope 2014, has died after a list, better known by the Portuguese designation sudden heart attack at the “Nova Esperança”. Seasoned by a successful 12 age of 67. years as the so-called Portuguese voice in the Legislative House, Coutinho is more than ready to fight for each and every vote New Hope may earn in a gloomy political environment. ap photo Demographic numbers and unsuccessful at- tempts of the (local) Portuguese to elect a re- presentative, give quantitative proof that it is not possible to hold New Hope up as that cliché of India Six police were the Portuguese voice, albeit Coutinho is the di- killed Friday when rebels rectly elected Portuguese legislator in the Legis- fighting against Indian lative Assembly. rule ambushed a police The Nova Esperança influence goes beyond vehicle in Indian-controlled the Portuguese niche as it anchors itself in the Kashmir, while two civilians labour organization, ATFPM Civil Servants As- were killed and several sociation, and beyond that in the pro-trade union others injured in clashes agenda Coutinho has relentlessly been trying to that erupted during a gunbattle between rebels table over the last 12 years. and government forces in However, what we simply described as a gloo- the disputed region. mier electoral environment is blowing out the hope in the Nova Esperança headquarters, to Turkey A prosecutor says the point Coutinho is despondent, not only about 731 soldiers at a western the chance to elect his running mate (Leong base were sent to the Veng Chai) but also regarding the odds of kee- hospital with food poisoning ping his bench at the AL. Speaking to Macau and 21 people from the Daily Times, Pereira Coutinho points his finger he acting director Heung said that a go- now be referred to the Hi- company that provided the to the high number of lists contesting in the Sep- Tof Hong Kong’s Civil vernment-appointed lab ghways Department for food have been detained. tember 17 legislative elections leading to dilution Engineering and Develo- had certified the samples further testing. Heung said ’s ruling party of ballots and making it harder to elect even one pment Department, Nor- through falsified evalua- that testing will be carried Romania man Heung, said on Sa- tion reports. The com- out to determine whether submitted a no-confidence lawmaker. Even if this is pure modified Hondt vote against its own electoral arithmetic, we suggest it as a qualitati- turday that 116 additional pany, Jacobs China, was the project is safe for the government yesterday after ve argument hanging over every list or split list: concrete samples from the previously accused of sub- public. it withdrew its support for we await the electoral verdicts. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Ma- mitting 210 falsified repor- Last month, the neighbo- the prime minister. The quantitative easing argument New Hope, cau Bridge (HKZMB) were ts of concrete cube tests ring region’s Independent or rather Pereira Coutinho, did not hold back found by the government starting from as early as Commission Against Cor- Germany The head of from, has to do with what is described as inter- to be “problematic.” This 2015. ruption arrested two se- the European Commission ference - alternatively a “lack of fairness” - from brings the total number “We found from the ori- nior executive and 19 staff says he wants an official China’s Liaison Office. According to PC, a dinner of problematic samples on ginal raw data that the test members at Jacobs China. commemoration of former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, that the office organized had one of the candi- the bridge project to 336. results are not exactly the The employees allegedly the leader responsible for dates (Jorge Valente) address the community In other areas, Heung same as those reported played a part in the scan- Germany’s reunification, said that the analysis had in the relevant test cer- dal by altering time stamps on behalf of the local Portuguese-speaking seg- who died on Friday at his ment, even though the leader of the expatriate uncovered “130 proble- tificates,” said Heung as and switching samples in home in Ludwigshafen. Portuguese-speaking community also attended: matic test results, which cited by Radio Television order to meet compressive siphoning the Portuguese-speaking votes that are probably related to 55 Hong Kong. “We think it’s strength standards. Nova Esperança needs to keep Coutinho in the public works projects,” but of utmost importance to Macau’s chief executive, AL?! that these projects do not determine whether these Chui Sai On, has previou- ap photo The fact that neither Coutinho, nor New Hope present a safety risk. problematic results will sly stated that MSAR resi- trustee Rita Santos were invited to a dinner was The affected public works lead to inferior quality of dents should rest assured stated by CAEAL chief, judge Tong Hio Tong as entities include a tunnel in concrete.” about the construction not being in violation of the Electoral Law. He Causeway Bay and a chil- The results of the 116 quality of the Macau sec- dren’s hospital. “problematic” samples will tion of the bridge. Cuba President Donald did clarify that the law does not ban dinners, and Trump’s announcement of such like. We presume this statement also pre- a tougher line toward Cuba supposed the law will not allow patrons to enga- has delighted hardliners ge in inappropriate electoral behavior. on the island, who say On a lighter note, if the electoral law on cam- The it reveals the long-held paign activities is so imprecise, or fuzzy, to say U.S. aim of imposing Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai the least, a wise observer might recommend si- decisive moment American will on Cuba lent dinners, or a brunch of “meaningful sounds” and justifies their wariness (Hegel). toward Washington. The president’s speech to Perhaps to augment, Judge Tong, reiterated Cuban exiles in Miami has that CAEAL will watch closely for (unlawful?) also dismayed moderates pre-campaign activities. It is good to know he who were working with pro- is watching, since he acknowledged that civil engagement Americans. society is concerned about such activities. But More on p14 we have to bear in mind that any alleged irre- gularities during the pre-campaign period and Brazil Embattled mode would be dealt only after CAEAL formally President Michel Temer announces the officially lists to the September exchanged furious 17 elections. denunciations of corruption Saturday with meatpacking billionaire Joesley P.S.: Regarding the outcome of the elections, Batistawho – himself under despite not knowing the final standing lists, Pe- investigation for fraud – over reira Coutinho will retain his seat - to the credit bribes paid to politicians and prestige of the AL and the system. Aerial view of Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong in exchange for political favors.