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militant one of two suicide BEITLER DANIEL attackers who set off bombs last week that killed five people and the bombers in a southern army camp, a Filipino general said yesterday. More on p14

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Australia Three men were arrested on yesterday over an Islamic State group-inspired plot to attack a variety of Sydney targets including police and defense buildings, Chinese companies courts, churches and are circumventing diplomatic missions, China is domestic laws police said. using the that prohibit online Sri Lanka Prosecutors gambling, by have asked police to explain why two former Philippines directing gamblers senior officials have not to operations based been arrested for alleged as own negligence leading to the in neighboring Easter Sunday bombings countries and that killed more than 250 KEVIN HO ON HIS JOB AT THE NPC online regions, mainly The people at churches and Macau and China are ‘not places hotels. casino Philippines that can be separated’ More on backpage P4 MDT INTERVIEW P3 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 03.07.2019 wed

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CORRUPTION Au Kam San asks Policy Research Bureau refutes about IC security accusations against its leader services tender AWMAKER Au Kam San has asked Alexis JULIE ZHU reau for a long time.” LTam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, The bureau claimed that to explain the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) waiver N anonymous letter ac- the former policy research of an open public tender for the bureau’s securi- Acusing Mi Jian, Direc- office and DSEPDR have ty services. As a public department, the IC, which tor of the Policy Research strictly complied with the falls under Tam’s remit, must open public tenders and Regional Development Macau Basic Law, and re- for the acquisition of most goods and services abo- Bureau (DSEPDR), has gulations and laws in Ma- ve a price threshold. been condemned by the cau, and that, currently, the In Au’s written inquiry to the local government, bureau for “bringing a bad bureau is fully committed the lawmaker said he received a complaint accu- atmosphere into Macau,” to the construction of the sing the IC of not conducting an open public ten- according to a statement Greater Bay Area. der for its security services. issued by the DSEPDR ear- “The false accusations, fil- “[The complaint] said that, this year, the IC clai- lier this week. th and even personal attacks med that due to reforms [passed] the bureau’s se- The letter, allegedly writ- in the letter have not only curity service will not go through public tender, but ten by some of the bureau’s affected the normal work of the bureau invites companies to participate in the employees, accuses Mi of 11 the bureau, but have also se- tender through a computerized lucky draw,” Au types of misconduct, some riously damaged the image wrote. “Has this kind of random behavior, that of of which are major corrup- of this bureau, further cau- waiving public tenders, which is not in accordance Director of Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau, Mi Jian tion offences in the Macau sing adverse social impacts,” with the law, become a special disease in Macau’s SAR. read the letter’s response. officialdom?” Mi is accused of hiring his DSEPDR held a general working atmosphere and In addition, the bureau “This year, because of the ‘reform’, the IC can- doctorate candidates and his staff meeting about the- le tradition of this bureau not claims that it will actively celed the public tender. What are the legal grou- own relatives by ignoring the tter. The bureau read out be destroyed, but they will be cooperate with relevant de- nds for this reform? Has the Secretary for Social central recruitment process the contents of the anony- strengthened. The efficien- partments to follow up on Affairs and Culture approved the waiving of pu- for public servants, wron- mous report letter verbatim cy, order and effectiveness the letter. blic tenders for the security service, which involves gfully terminating the em- and clarified the accusations of this bureau will be further “The bureau condemns more than 10 million Macau patacas?” ployment of local residents item by item,” the bureau enhanced by this incident,” false accusations, filth and “The government has intentions to amend the at the bureau, appropriating statement reads the DSEPDR stressed. personal attacks in the letter. procurement law. When the government prepares bureau funds, smoking insi- “As far as is currently “Macau is a harmonious Under the premise of deter- to amend the procurement law, will it consider es- de his office and evading the known, the bureau consi- society. The letter brings a mining the facts, the right to tablishing a supervision mechanism to stop viola- proper tender procedures. ders that it is not true that bad atmosphere into Ma- pursue accountability accor- tions?” Au asked. In addition to being sha- the author of the letter is cau, creating confrontation, ding to the law will be exer- In 2016, the Commission Against Corruption red on social media, the le- a DSEPDR employee. All and more unfoundedly, uses cised,” the DSEPDR said. (CCAC) exposed the IC for outsourcing oral video tter was also submitted to staff members unanimously fictional content to provoke The DSEPDR formed by services directly to a local organization without in- the anti-corruption autho- condemned the actions of deep feelings among collea- the Chief Executive to study viting written quotes from at least three contractors rity, which earlier this week the individual who imperso- gues in the bureau and un- ways to coordinate Macau’s to provide service, as should have occurred. acknowledged receiving the nated the bureau,” the bu- dermine the unity, mutual integration into the Greater After the CCAC report in 2016, the IC said that complaint. reau writes. respect, and harmony that Bay Area, has been in ope- the bureau was making improvements to ensure a In the past few days “the “Not only will the good has [characterized] this bu- ration for almost one year. fair tender practice is followed. JZ

MEMORY LANE MDT/Renato Marques A trip down memory lane. This historical photo was taken during the 1970s and shows how Rua do Tarrafeiro has changed. The street was given its name by the Portuguese administration in Macau in 1869. The word “Tarrafeiro” means a fisherman who uses a “tarrafa,” a circular fishing net woven of fine mesh attached to a thin cable in the center, by which it is pulled. It was a very popular fishing method in Macau. Over time, Rua do Tarrafeiro was gradually urbanized, losing its original seafront with the traditional fishing nets. In recent decades, the street has become an important link between the Inner Harbor area and the city center.

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“Everybody is after the Chinese customer, because they’re the big- gest market and they’re the biggest gamblers,” said Rosalind Wade, the Manila-based managing director of Asia Gaming Brief, a research and consulting firm. The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, who once railed against the industry as a vector for crime, recently called for its expan- sion. “That gambling-gambling,” Du- terte told supporters at a recent rally. “I cannot control it.” Seemingly contributing to this boom is the announced “realign- ment with China.” According to the Philippine tourism department, the annual number of Chinese tou- rists is expected to double within the next two years. The Los Angeles Times also said that during the course of the inves- This still made from video shows a live stream baccarat game tigation, it found that in the Phili- ppine VIP rooms, the biggest bets were being placed remotely via GAMING Chinese-speaking staff using tablets and headsets to communicate with gamblers who were watching the live action from a different location. This “proxy betting,” as the practice China is using the Philippines is commonly called, is outlawed in all but only a handful of countries because little is known about the remote gamblers. It was banned in as its own online casino Macau by the Gaming Inspection RENATO MARQUES the reach of Chinese authorities. diction. Authorities in the Southeast than that of the Philippines. and Coordination Bureau in 2016. In its report, the Los Angeles Times Asian country are willing to license The business is lucrative for the That it is welcome in the Phili- HINESE companies are notes that among the most popular online gaming platforms based in Philippine government. Govern- ppines underscores the lengths the circumventing domestic games accessed via these platforms the Philippines as long as they do ment sources say that the annual country will go to court Chinese laws that prohibit online is “Tencent Every-Minute-Lottery,” not target Philippine residents. licensing fees for such operations are money. gambling by directing which generates winning numbers Most of the sites targeting gam- as much as $140 million (MOP1.1 According to media outlets in the Ctheir Chinese clientele to their ope- based on the total number of users blers in China feature live streams billion). Last year, there was a reve- Philippines, several crackdowns rations based in neighboring coun- logged into a Chinese messaging from Manila of baccarat tables re- nue increase of more than 11 times have recently taken place, leading to tries and regions. The Philippines is app. plete with croupiers. the amount generated in 2016, whi- the arrest of dozens of Chinese sta- reportedly among the most popular The report noted that the Phili- Demand from the Chinese market ch now makes it the third-largest ff members from these companies. places for such operations. ppines has been transformed into a is expected to drive gambling reve- source of government revenue after Reportedly not all of the operating As reported by the Los Angeles large base for online gambling com- nue in the Philippines to USD4.1 taxes and customs duties. companies and platforms are legal Times, Chinese online tycoons panies - and it continues to grow billion (MOP33 billion) this year, up It is estimated that at least 100,000 or operating under the licensing of have established companies in the bigger. from about $1 billion in 2016, Phili- people from mainland China have the local gaming regulator. Philippines and hired Chinese sta- While online gaming is a regulated ppine government sources say. moved to Manila to work as gam- However, it is also understood that ff to operate gaming facilities to activity in the Philippines, residents But these large sums are still bling company marketing agents, both the Philippines and China service players on the mainland. can only enjoy legal online gaming dwarfed by Macau. Last year, ga- tech support specialists, and engi- have been have been lax in the en- By operating in such a fashion, if the games are licensed and regu- ming revenue in the SAR exceeded neers catering to the Mandarin- forcement of their laws in order to these companies seek to escape lated by a legitimate offshore juris- MOP300 billion, nine times more speaking clientele. allow the industry to thrive.

GAMING Macau operators see shares rise on improved VIP outlook ACAU casino opera- “VIP demand finally rection in May. The com- Mtors rallied the most seems to be stabilizing,” panies have faced challenges since December on signs wrote JPMorgan’s DS Kim from the tit-for-tat trade war that the world’s largest ga- in a note Monday. The and slowing Chinese eco- ming hub is weathering a analyst said the mass ga- nomy, which chased away slowing Chinese economy ming segment continues to some of the well-heeled and a pullback by high show strong growth, and gamblers and ended more rollers may be easing. Macau is showing no sign of than two years of uninter- A Bloomberg Intelligence “growth fatigue” yet, even rupted revenue growth. The index of Macau casino sha- with the recent protests in VIP segment has also been res climbed as much as 7% Hong Kong. lured away by the emergen- in early Hong Kong trading Galaxy climbed as much as ce of rival gaming spots in yesterday, after data showed tter than the median analyst The effect of VIPs hea- the mainland gamblers. 8.3%, the most since Dec. 3. the Asia Pacific region. gross gaming revenue in the estimate of a 1.8% increase. ding for other gambling re- JPMorgan Chase & Co. MGM China shares rose as Despite June’s take and re- enclave grew for a second The result rounds out gions could be temporary, analysts said the data was much as 7.5%, while Sands vised targets for July, expecta- straight month. the first half of the year Andrew Lee, an equity “surprisingly strong,” while China Ltd. added as much tions remain largely subdued The results for June were at MOP149.5 billion, just analyst at Jefferies, wrote in Deutsche Bank upgraded as 7.9% and SJM Holdings for the rest of the year as a the strongest sign yet that the 0.5% lower than gross ga- a June 24 note, with Macau its ratings on Galaxy Enter- Ltd. increased 6.6%. whole, with analysts fore- outlook is improving. Ga- ming revenue during the retaining favor given its con- tainment Group Ltd. and Macau casino stocks are seeing a 1% median revenue ming revenue rose 5.9%, be- first six months of 2018. venience and easy access for MGM China Holdings Ltd. recovering after a 20% cor- decline. DB/BLOOMBERG page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 03.07.2019 wed

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KEVIN HO NPC work to develop China and Macau not mutually exclusive

JULIE ZHU a member. He said he is learning from other Macau NPC delegates HE most recently confirmed in order to understand the fields Trepresentative of the Natio- he can delve into. nal People’s Congress (NPC) from Addressing the role of Macau Macau, Kevin Ho King Lun, has NPC representatives in the natio- said that Macau and China are nal organization, Ho believes that “not places that can be separated” the 12 members must submit na- in terms of work done by the NPC tional information from the main- Macau representatives. land to the SAR. Ho succeeds the outgoing presi- “We are representatives of Ma- dent of the Legislative Assembly, cau. I think that one of our key Ho Iat Seng, in becoming the 12th roles is to bring back to Macau Macau delegate at the NPC. people all the information we have Yesterday, in conversation with from the central government,” the Times, Ho said that the con- said Ho. “I think that’s very im- tributions of Macau-based NPC portant.” members to the development of At the same time, “we are trying both China and Macau were not our best […] to help Macau peo- mutually-exclusive. The work to ple become more engaged with develop one neither precludes, the development of our country.” nor disproportionately affects, the “Macau has representatives insi- other, he said. de the NPC, so we are a part of Instead, work to the benefit of everything that’s happening in the one would necessarily help the country,” added Ho. “Our role is other. to pass information back to the “Being an NPC member, we of Macau citizens about aspects and course contribute to both Macau laws that affect Macau.” and our country as a whole. Any- Each year, the NPC holds its thing that’s beneficial, positive and annual meeting in Beijing, where good for the country will also be members voice their proposals. good for Macau. It’s not some- One of Ho’s focuses concerning thing we can differentiate,” said his NPC work will be the develo- Ho. pment of the Greater Bay Area, In accordance with the represen- encompassing nine mainland ci- tative quota and through a metho- ties around the Pearl River estuary dology as determined by the NPC, and the two Special Administrati- Macau’s delegates are elected by ve Regions of Macau and Hong Chinese citizens who live in Ma- Kong. cau. “I think the key development I’m a NPC member or whether growth of the whole Greater Bay He also wants to encourage lo- Macau’s latest NPC delegate around us, around Macau in the I am just a Macau local citizen, I Area and how we can, as Macau cal Macau youth to become more yesterday expressed a feeling of near future, has to be the Greater think we all have to focus on how citizens, be closely engaged in such involved in national development gratitude having been selected as Bay Area. I think that, whether we can be included in the rapid development,” said Ho. projects.

WEATHER EDUCATION UM visits British universities Typhoon Signal No.3 in search of collaboration raised as precaution STAFF REPORTER the University of Surrey. versity of Bristol is one of During the visit, the UM the best in social sciences HE Macau Meteorologi- The SMG warns that On its website, the SMG said ECTOR Song Yon- signed a memorandum of and environmental engi- Tcal and Geophysical Bu- showers and thundery weather that, “as the winds over the bri- Rghua of the Univer- understanding with the neering. reau (SMG) raised Typhoon may persist over the next few dges are expected to be strong sity of Macau (UM) re- University of Edinbur- A round-table was held Signal No.3 at 8 p.m. last ni- days, and flooding may occur and gusty, drivers are advised cently led a delegation to gh and the University of with the University of ght as tropical storm “Mun” in low-lying areas of the city. to pay attention to traffic safe- six universities in the Uni- Bristol that establishes a Bath at which both uni- meandered inside Macau’s By midnight Wednesday, the ty. Motorcyclists should travel ted Kingdom in the hope framework for the UM versities agreed to identify 400-kilometer radius band. SMG had recorded a maxi- between Macau Peninsula and of realizing academic and to launch a 1+3 PhD areas of common interest Later in the evening, Mun mum sustained wind speed Taipa Island through the mo- research collaborations, as program. The program for further academic ex- appeared to be back on its tra- near the center of 65km/h. torcycle lane on the Sai Van well as conducting a stu- means that UM PhD change and research coo- jectory toward Hainan Island, According to the revised Bridge.” dent exchange program. students can undertake a peration. taking it further away from the typhoon and tropical storm The SMG hoisted Signal The six universities visi- one-year master’s degree Song also attended the Macau SAR. classification guidelines relea- No.1 late on Monday night ted were Imperial College program at either institu- Times Higher Education Nevertheless, the weather sed last year, Mun qualifies as as it noted a low-pressure area London, the University of tion. Young Universities Sum- authority advised that Signal a “tropical cyclone,” having over the northern part of the Edinburgh, the University The University of mit 2019, jointly held by No.3 would remain in effect wind speeds near the cen- South China Sea was gra- of Bristol, the Universi- Edinburgh is strong in lin- the University of Surrey until at least 6 a.m. this mor- ter of between 63km/h and dually developing into a tropi- ty of Bath, Queen Mary guistics, medicine and en- and the University of ning. 87km/h. cal depression. DB University of London and gineering; while the Uni- Wollongong in Australia. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 wed 03.07.2019 澳聞 MACAU

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RENATO MARQUES Saturday and an 18-lap which was won last year by In related news, as the (or 75-minute) main race, Brazilian driver Augusto Times first announced HE FIA GT World which will determine the Farfus Jr in the BMW M6 and the Automobile Ge- TCup, one of the two FIA GT World Cup win- GT3 from Team BMW neral Association Macau- World Cup racing events ner on Sunday. Schnitzer. -China (AAMC) recently to take place during the Held for the first time In the hall of fame for confirmed, the FIA F3 Macau Grand Prix, will in 2015, this year is the the winners of the Macau- World Cup will see a re- present in the exact same fifth edition of the FIA -hosted GT World Cup placement of the older format as the previous GT World Cup. As in pre- are names such as Edoar- Dallara F317 car, with the year, the Fédération Inter- vious editions, it will be do Mortara, Laurens Van- replacement to be the new nationale de l’Automobile one of the main races to thoor, and Maro Engel. Dallara F3 2019 being (FIA) announced yester- be hosted at Guia Circuit In the previous four used at the FIA Formula day at the same time that from November 14 to 17 events, only Mercedes ma- 3 Championship, which they announced the ope- together with three other naged to score two wins supports the FIA Formu- ning of applications from highly watched FIA even- (in 2015 and 2017), while la 1 World Championship teams and drivers. ts: the FIA F3 World Cup Audi and BMW scored with its European rounds. According to the FIA, and the penultimate round one win each. Entries for the FIA GT the event format remains of the FIA World Touring It is certain that the title World Cup will be accep- unchanged, with two Car Cup (WTCR), as well of the FIA GT World Cup ted until August 31. 30-minute practice ses- as the Macau Motorcycle will once more change Entrants must have con- sions followed by a quali- Grand Prix. hands this year as Farfus tested a series recognized fying session of the same As in previous years, the will be ineligible to race in by the FIA that complies length. big names of the interna- the competition due to the with the FIA GT3 techni- The race will be split tional motorsport scene fact that he is already con- cal regulations in order into a 12-lap (or 60-mi- are expected to flock to testing one of the other to be eligible for the GT nute) qualifying race on Macau to contest the title, events, the WTCR. World Cup.

Youth squash championship crowns Malaysian players

RENATO MARQUES titors dominated, winning male U19 category was won tional won the youngest of five out of the eight catego- by Indian player Veer Cho- the categories (U13) when HE 26th Asian Ju- ries. trani, who beat his compa- Wong Lee Hong beat Chris- Tnior Squash Individual Divided into four age triot Yash Fadte in the final. topher M Buraga from the Championship was held groups and a total of eight In the categories for U17 Philippines in the male ca- in Macau for the first time, categories, including male players, the winners were tegory, while Malaysian An- filling the courts of the Ma- and female sections, the fi- Nathan Kueh Tze Bing from rie Goh Chu Yu beat Hong cau Dome and the Sports nals crowned the best of the Malaysia and Chan Sin Yuk Kong’s Kwong Ena in the Complex of the University tournament in the catego- from Hong Kong, while female U13 final. of Macau. ries of under-13, under-15, Aira Binti Azman from Ma- The best Macau represen- The competition, whi- under-17, and under-19. laysia won the female U15 tative was Leong Ieng Lam ch attracted a total of 217 In the final U19 category, category, and Mohammad in the female U17 category, Asian youth players to Ma- Malaysian Chan Yiwen beat Hamza Khan from Pakistan who reached the finals but cau, had its finals on Satur- her compatriot Aifa Bin- won the U15 male category. lost to Sri Lanka’s Yeheni day. The Malaysian compe- ti Azman for the win. The Another Malaysian na- Vonara Kuruppu. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 wed 03.07.2019 澳聞 MACAU

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review of the mecha- nism to determine Ma- Macau poverty line about to cau’s poverty line will begin soon, the Social AWelfare Bureau (IAS) has infor- med the Times, as set out by the ci- face five-year plan review ty’s Five- Year Development Plan. The Minimum Subsistence In- dex is a reference used to deter- mine the lowest monthly income BLOOMBERG a person needs to earn in order to survive in Macau. The SAR go- vernment uses this as a reference to define the group of people who are eligible for certain subsidies. The Social Welfare Bureau told the Times yesterday that it will re- view the mechanism used to set the poverty line in the second half of this year. In Macau’s Five-Year Develo- pment Plan, covering the years 2016 to 2020, it is set forth that an evaluation of the adjustment mechanism will be conducted in 2019. If required, the mechanism will be amended in 2020, promises the Plan. Halfway into the year, the Times asked the IAS about the progress of the evaluation. The bureau said that it would commence the work in the second half of this year, but that the work will also close before the end of 2019. The result of the no change was made to the way Cumulatively, the rise amounts to A RETURN TO THE of where to set the poverty line evaluation will form the basis of a the poverty line was calculated. an increase of about 6.2% over GINI COEFFICIENT well. In the past, the increase to study on whether or not the me- The IAS explains that every half- the three-year period. Caritas Macau Secretary Ge- the threshold was often higher chanism to decide the Minimum year it “predicts and evaluates” Data from the IAS shows that neral Paul Pun spoke well of the than that the growth in consumer Subsistence Index requires an ad- whether an adjustment to the in- the number of beneficiaries of current subsistence level, but said prices, he said. “The rate of in- justment. dex level is required. The evalua- government subsidies dropped that the Gini coefficient evaluation crease has been appropriate.” tion is made with reference to the in the first quarter of this year, should be held more regularly in Pun also highlighted other sub- HALF-YEAR change in the Type A Consumer compared with the same period Macau. sidies and allowance schemes EVALUATIONS Price Index (CPI) in the prece- last year. It dropped from 5,816 The Gini coefficient is a widely provided by the government, ex- Macau’s poverty line stands at ding 12 months. CPI-A relates to 5,327 persons, and overall ex- accepted key indicator of econo- plaining that “the disadvantaged MOP4,230 for an individual and to about 50% of households in penditure fell from MOP62.74 mic disparity. It helps quantify the people not yet assigned with social up to MOP19,710 for a family of Macau, which have an average million to MOP60.31 million. difference between the rich and housing units are offered rental eight or more. It has been in effect monthly expenditure of between The change was attributed to the the poor. Presented as a decimal subsidy.” since New Year’s Day 2019, with MOP10,000 and MOP30,000. shrinking of the population living between 0 and 1, the smaller the However, he is not pleased with the second-most-recent amend- The 2019 increase amounted in poverty. number, the more economically the government’s effort in con- ment having been introduced in to about 4.4% over the level set In the same quarter more was equal the society. trolling price hikes. 2016. in 2016. Meanwhile, CPI-A grew spent on allowances, according The evaluation is done every five “The government did not strive The current mechanism was faster in the same period. Measu- to the IAS. The three main types years in Macau, with the latest re- hard enough to control the prices first introduced in 2011. It was red from the month of March in - nursing, disability and single-pa- sult being 0.40, after elimination of commodities and housing,” reviewed in 2014, when the IAS several consecutive years, it rose rent family school child allowances of the effect from the government Pun told the Times. “Even though said it remained effective at pro- 0.67% year-on-year in March – all increased. The total expendi- subsidy. the index increases regularly, the tecting the disadvantaged from 2017, 2.65% in 2018 and 2.81% ture rose to MOP6.4 million from In Pun’s opinion, the govern- rise can easily be canceled out by economic fluctuations. Therefore, in 2019, according to official data. MOP5.8 million a year earlier. ment has managed the evaluation the high prices.”

HEALTH Fifth case of imported dengue fever recorded this year HE Health Bureau dian hospital where a diag- dengue fever. Nevertheless, proliferation. (SSM) has diagnosed nosis of dengue fever was the SSM said in a statement Moreover, the public shou-

T AP PHOTO an imported case of den- confirmed. that it will carry out mosqui- ld consider installing mos- gue fever in a 29-year-old On June 30, after retur- to elimination works in the quito netting on windows male resident who works in ning to Macau, he still had areas where the patient lives or the use of mosquito nets, a Cotai casino. The bureau a fever and he was admitted and works. as well as turning on the air considers this the fifth case to Kiang Wu Hospital, whe- The bureau also calls on conditioning in order to re- of imported dengue fever re he was tested for dengue residents to take preventive duce the likelihood of mos- to have been recorded this fever. On July 1, he manifes- measures against mosqui- quito bites. year. ted a rash on the hands and toes, as they can transmit When traveling to desti- The patient traveled to feet. He was tested at the the fever to humans though nations where outbreaks of Sihanoukville in Cambodia Public Health Laboratory, their bite. It appeals to the dengue fever are known to between May 5 and June which indicated he had type public to eliminate stag- occur, especially the coun- 30 and presented symptoms I dengue fever. nant water in their homes tries of Southeast Asia and on June 26 including a fe- According to the patient, or places of work, thereby South Asia, the population ver, headaches and muscle his relatives in Macau have reducing the opportuni- is urged to wear long-sleeved aches. He visited a Cambo- not presented symptoms of ty for mosquito and larval clothes of light colors. DB page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo GREATER BAY 大灣區 03.07.2019 wed

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HE protesters who succeeded Tin halting Hong Kong’s con- troversial extradition bill benefited from broad support among busines- ses and ordinary citizens. But Mon- day night’s ugly demonstrations risk losing some of that backing - and giving a boost to the pro-Beijing lea- der they despise. Asia’s financial capital was clea- ning up its downtown Tuesday after protests coinciding with the anniversary of its 1997 handover to China morphed into a raucous takeover of the Hong Kong Legis- lative Council, its quasi-democra- tic legislature. Protesters wearing hardhats and protective goggles smashed their way into the buil- ding, spray-painting “HK IS NOT CHINA” on the walls and draping a colonial-era flag over the dais. Hours later, police stepped in to clear the streets with tear gas. For Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the mayhem could prove useful. Few in the city - and particularly not among the local and foreign investors whose con- cerns helped torpedo an extra- dition bill that triggered protests last month - are likely to support actions that disrupt daily busi- ness. The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, which opposed the bill, issued a statement Tuesday saying “violent acts cau- sing physical harm and destruction of property” were an unacceptab- le way for people to express their concerns. By allowing Lam to paint activists as violent rabble-rousers and posi- tion herself as a guardian of order, the protest may give Lam a new lease on political life. The chief executive was badly weakened, her approval rating at a record low, af- ter her retreat on the extradition legislation, which she shelved last prove convenient for Chinese Pre- ce, told Bloomberg in Beijing on gislative complex and giving them a xious to prevent the violence being month after historic crowds turned sident Xi Jinping, whose govern- Monday, before the legislative clear path in. The city’s police com- used to discredit the larger push out in opposition. ment argues that only tight control takeover occurred. “As we learned missioner, Stephen Lo, said officers for maintaining Hong Kong’s spe- “Beijing is more unlikely to yield can ensure the stability necessary during China’s Cultural Revolu- retreated out of fear for the safety cial status. “The actions today of a now than before and exert a more to support economic growth. From tion, chaos is very bad for growth of bystanders and themselves after small number of people,” the Eu- hard-liner approach,” said Ivan the beginning of the anti-extra- and development.” protesters tampered with electrical ropean Union said in a statement, Choy, a senior lecturer of govern- dition protests, Chinese officials The activists who took over the boxes and threw “toxic powder” at “are not representative of the vast ment and public administration at portrayed those in the streets as legislature by no means represent police. majority of demonstrators, who the Chinese University of Hong illegitimate agitators and foreign the mainstream of Hong Kong’s Police didn’t return to the site un- have been peaceful throughout suc- Kong. “Beijing will continue to agents - the sort of people who, in pro- democracy supporters - hun- til well after midnight, eventually fi- cessive protests.” back Carrie Lam and the police Beijing’s view, need to be brought dreds of thousands of whom mar- ring tear gas while charging at pro- As central Hong Kong returns force to ensure stability.” firmly in line. ched peacefully Monday in one of testers to clear them from the stree- to normal, activists now face the Lam held a 4 a.m. news confe- The Chinese government con- the largest protests ever. Activists ts around the building. By morning, dilemma of how to regroup. Whi- rence to condemn the legislature demned the protesters who stor- have been split in recent years be- Hong Kong’s government district le the extradition bill is unlikely to takeover, describing it as an “extre- med the legislature as “extremists” tween more hardcore “localists,” resembled a post-apocalyptic movie be reintroduced in the near future, me use of violence and vandalism” and called for their criminal pro- who demand greater autonomy, set, with dump trucks removing the the broader crackdown on Hong and “something we should seriou- secution, according to the official if not independence, and a lar- detritus of metal railings, umbrellas Kong’s unique freedoms likely will sly condemn because nothing is Xinhua News Agency, which cited ger group that’s more ambivalent and thousands of discarded water continue - and with it protesters’ more important than the rule of a spokesman for the Hong Kong about Chinese rule. bottles. Cleaners inside the Legis- determination to resist what they law in Hong Kong.” Her langua- and Macau Affairs Office. Whi- The power of the anti-extradition lative Council picked up smashed view as encroachment by Beijing. ge echoed that of many opponents le both Chinese and Hong Kong protests was derived, in part, from official portraits and started remo- “In the coming weeks, we will see of the extradition bill, who warned authorities say there’s no need for collapsing that distinction: focusing ving trash and graffiti. very large hit back from the Bei- that by creating a path to remove the People’s Liberation Army to on just one issue allowed competing The legislative chief, Andrew Leu- jing side and turn into a security criminal defendants to mainland intervene, such scenes test Beijing’s factions to come together in opposi- ng, said the chamber was a “crime issue,” opposition lawmaker Eddie China, the city would destroy its tolerance for unrest. tion to Lam’s proposed bill. scene” and the damage would Chu told Bloomberg Television. status as a safe haven of judicial in- “Hong Kong cannot become Pro-democracy lawmakers accu- require the body to cancel the re- “I’m afraid in the long run Hong dependence and individual rights. chaotic,” Wei Jianguo, China’s sed police of setting a trap for pro- maining two meetings of its session. Kong will become a police city.” Monday night’s chaos also may former vice-minister of commer- testers by withdrawing from the le- Western governments were an- BLOOMBERG www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 wed 03.07.2019 大灣區 GREATER BAY

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MARKETS Winners and losers in violent Hong Kong protests HKD300 billion rally shows it’s not time to panic yet

OR investors, bankers and “What happened yesterday Fcompanies with long enough was surreal,” said Fabrice Jacob, time horizons, betting on Hong who helps oversee about $300 Kong’s resilience in the face of million as chief executive offi- crises has been a winning pro- cer of JK Capital Management position. in Hong Kong. “But make no From Asia’s financial implo- mistake: Hong Kong remains an sion during the late 1990s to the extremely safe place to live and SARS outbreak in 2003 and the run businesses.” The 54-year- global credit crunch of 2008, old French national, who fou- the commercial hub has always nded JK Capital in 1998, said found a way to ride out the he has no plans to change his storm. investment strategy or his firm’s That track record is one reason operations because of the de- why many of those with money monstrations. at stake in Hong Kong today are Adrian Zuercher, head of as- holding tight amid the city’s big- set allocation for Asia Pacific gest political crisis since its han- at UBS Wealth Management, dover to China more than two said the disruption and violence decades ago. would have little impact on the Yesterday’s action in the stock Hong Kong economy. market was a case in point. Even “Macroeconomic-wise the- after a chaotic night in which a re should be no visible growth small but destructive group of slowdown for Hong Kong. The protesters ransacked the legis- city actually works quite well. lature, the MSCI Hong Kong I’ve been to work every day in Index climbed 1.7%. The index my normal way,” said Zuercher. has jumped 7.3% since demons- “The market has actually been trations against a controversial relatively pragmatic on this extradition bill kicked into high whole situation. It has traded gear three weeks ago, notching more on fundamentals than on one of the biggest gains worl- politics.” dwide and adding more than Others say there is more cause HKD300 billion to the city’s for alarm. market capitalization. “As wonderful as Hong Kong That’s not to say Hong Kong’s is, unless you’re taking a long- moneyed classes have ignored run view that China changes, the upheaval. Real estate stocks you’ve always had a ticking clo- - among the most sensitive to the ck in the background and now protests - have underperformed the clock’s going much faster in recent weeks, while retailers than usual,” said Michael Every, and tourism-related companies head of Asia financial markets have expressed concern about research at Rabobank. a potential slowdown in sales. “The Hong Kong dollar is a Several of the city’s wealth ma- one-way trade, either every- A boost to Tsai in Taiwan nagers have noted an uptick in thing’s OK or the peg goes and client queries about whether it’s a disaster, whereas the Sin- they should move money to Sin- gapore dollar will always be the ECENT anti-government protests in Hong sion away from contentious domestic issues such gapore. Singapore dollar. If you’re not RKong are echoing in Taiwan, possibly giving as stagnating wages and reductions in civil service Yet crucially, few seem to have locked into it, I don’t see what the island’s President Tsai Ing-wen a lift in her pensions, Rich said. pulled the trigger. For all the the risk-reward in favor of Hong campaign to resist Beijing’s pressure for political “Tsai can use the Chinese threat to Hong Kong to concern about political unrest Kong is relative to Singapore.” unification and win a second term in next year’s reposition herself and her party as protecting de- and the steady erosion of Hong “We are reaching the peak elections. mocracy, that it is right to be cautious in regards to Kong’s autonomy under Chine- summer travel season now and China’s “one country, two systems” framework China and cross-strait relations,” Rich said. se rule, the city’s status as Asia’s were supposed to be able to lift has never found much support among Taiwan’s in- Chinese President Xi Jinping appears tone deaf premier financial center is, for prices. But this year, it’s not easy dependence-minded voters. Events in Hong Kong when it comes to appealing to Taiwan’s 23 million now at least, still intact. to attract tourists to Hong Kong now seem to be handing Tsai even more ammuni- residents, who remain overwhelmingly opposed to It was business as usual for most if we raise the price to last year’s tion to attack opponents who argued that an ac- political unification with China despite closer eco- Hong Kong professionals yester- level,” said Zhang Jing, a Guan- commodation with Beijing could be reached. nomic ties. day, even though some worked gzhou-based tour guide who The largely student-led demonstrations in Hong In a January speech panned across Taiwan’s po- from home or faced slower mor- helps people from China visit Kong have found broad support among their litical spectrum, Xi again endorsed “one country, ning commutes around protest Hong Kong. Taiwanese counterparts, prompting sympathy pro- two systems” as Taiwan’s future, while asserting sites. For the city’s stock traders “After reading some news in tests outside Hong Kong’s representative office in that the ruling Communists “made no promises to and investment bankers, the de- Chinese media, which descri- the capital, Taipei. abandon the use of force” to bring Taiwan under monstrations were largely over- bed the protests as a riot, about The Hong Kong protests “highlight that the sys- their control. shadowed by news of a truce in half of customers who came tem clearly designed to entice Taiwan into unifica- “Does this benefit Tsai? Perhaps indirectly in the the U.S.-China trade war and to ask for Hong Kong tours tion talks has been a dismal failure,” said Western sense that it may complicate her opposition’s efforts headlines on Anheuser-Busch expressed their concerns,” ex- Kentucky University political scientist Timothy S. to find a more positive formula for relations with the InBev NV’s decision to raise as plained Zhang. “Most of them Rich, a close observer of Taiwanese politics. The mainland,” said Steven M. Goldstein, director of much as $9.8 billion by listing its felt more relieved after we ex- emphasis on sovereignty and independence should the Taiwan Studies Workshop at Harvard Universi- Asia Pacific beer unit in Hong plained the actual situation to benefit Tsai and her party by shifting the discus- ty’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. MDT/AP Kong. them.” MDT/BLOOMBERG page 10 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo BUSINESS 分析 03.07.2019 wed

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slot machines, craps and roulette coach and athletic director Tom wheels, according to the National Osborne. AP PHOTO Conference of State Legislatures. “Casinos are bad for families Iowa casinos near Omaha, in par- and bad for business,” said Nate ticular, cater to Nebraska residen- Grasz, policy director for the Ne- ts looking to gamble. braska Family Alliance, a conser- “Hundreds of millions of dollars vative policy group that plans to go across the border every year,” fight the measure. “All men and said Lance Morgan, the CEO of women deserve an opportunity to Ho-Chunk Inc., the corporation build the best lives for themselves, pushing the measure on the tri- and state-sanctioned gambling be’s behalf. “For a Nebraskan to robs them of that opportunity.” do gaming, you have to go half a Gambling opponents succes- mile. It’s the height of paternalism sfully defeated ballot measures to try to try to restrict it.” in 2004 and 2006, despite being Morgan said he’s confident, outspent by wealthy casino inte- based on the group’s internal rests. In 2014, they challenged a polling, that voters will approve gambling measure in court and the measure if it appears on the persuaded the Nebraska Supreme ballot. Court to declare it unconstitutio- The Ameristar Casino in Iowa is seen across the river from downtown Omaha, Nebraska Only two states, Hawaii and nal, striking it from the ballot. Utah, have a complete ban on But some gambling opponents gambling. Nebraska is among acknowledge public support has states that allow Native American grown in recent years. GAMING | US tribal casinos that are limited to Supporters said they’ve changed bingo and card games where the the ballot measure to withstand a house has no stake in the outco- court challenge. The latest cam- Nebraska could tip the me, such as poker. Nebraska also paign will require three petitions offers keno, horse racing and — a constitutional amendment a lottery. Commercial casinos, to allow casino gambling at state- number of casino states by contrast, have slot machines, licensed horse racing tracks and craps, roulette wheels and card two state law changes to regulate EBRASKA voters may de- Supporters of legalized casinos Tribe of Nebraska. games such as blackjack. and tax the industry. The state Su- Ncide next year whether to le- have launched a petition drive to Twenty-five states — including The measure is certain to face preme Court rejected a previous galize casino gambling in a ballot place the issue on the 2020 ballot neighboring Colorado, Iowa, opposition from leading conser- measure because it merged those measure that could tip the number with financial backing from the Kansas, Missouri, and South vatives, including Republican issues onto one ballot, forcing vo- of states that allow commercial economic development corpo- Dakota — allow commercial ca- Gov. Pete Ricketts and former ters to give one yes-or-no answer gambling into the majority. ration owned by the Winnebago sino gambling with games such as University of Nebraska football to multiple questions. MDT/AP ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 wed 03.07.2019 中國 CHINA

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Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan’s TRADE TENSIONS onshore joint ventures announced they would sell stakes in the busi- nesses that would give control to the U.S. firms. China will scrap securities “JPMorgan welcomes any de- cision made by the Chinese go- vernment that looks to liberalize its financial sector further,” Mark firm ownership limits by 2020 Leung, the bank’s chief executive officer for China, said in an emai- HINA said it will bring Li’s announcement, which came sending out signals to the world it government said it will lift single- led statement. forward plans to remove days after the presidents of Chi- is determined and committed to -shareholder limits on local banks Guo Shuqing, China’s chief foreign ownership limits na and the U.S. agreed to resume continue further opening up Chi- and scrapped some asset requi- banking regulator, said in May that on financial companies, trade negotiations, shows that the na’s markets.” rements for foreign companies to he sees significant room for foreign Cas it speeds up efforts to open the financial-opening policy remains China is seeking to make it operate onshore. investors to boost their impact in $44 trillion industry to overseas on course despite broader political more attractive and convenient “The reason we moved the sche- the country’s finance sector. Over- competitors. tensions. It’s also a way for China for foreigners to buy its stocks and dule ahead is to declare to the seas investments accounted for 2% Full foreign ownership of securi- to show it’s open to cross-border bonds, and having foreign-ow- world that in the financial services of China’s stock market and 2.9% ties firms, futures businesses and business and a signal to Wall Street ned securities firms is one way to sector we will not only keep up the of its bond market, he said. Foreig- life insurance companies will be firms that are circling one of the encourage that. Over the coming pace of opening, we will also acce- ners held just 1.6% of the nation’s allowed by 2020, Premier Li Ke- world’s biggest markets that their years, the likely emergence of a lerate,” Li said yesterday. banking assets and 5.8% of the in- qiang said at the World Economic investments are welcome. persistent current-account deficit Authorities have so far approved surance market, according to Guo. Forum in Dalian on Tuesday. It’s “This is good news for foreign will mean the nation needs foreign plans by UBS, Nomura Holdings Tuesday’s announcement “sends the latest step in the country’s fi- investors and global financial ins- capital to balance its payments. Inc. and JPMorgan to take majori- a strong signal that China is com- nancial-opening policy, a push that titutions looking to expand and Last year it began allowing over- ty stakes in local securities ventures. mitted to further opening up,” said was unveiled in late 2017 and whi- gain a foothold in the Chinese fi- seas firms to apply for majority Firms including Morgan Stanley Hu Lei, a Beijing-based partner at ch has seen companies including nancial market,” said Hubert Tse, stakes in financial industry joint and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. are LLinks Law Offices. “Foreign - fir UBS Group AG and JPMorgan partner at Boss & Young law firm ventures as part of its effort to level in the process of seeking to gain ms seeking to raise ownership wou- Chase & Co. take measures to in- in Shanghai. “Despite the ongoing the playing field between domestic control. ld probably need to bring forward crease their onshore presence. trade talks with the U.S., Beijing is and foreign players. In May, the This week, the local partners of their plans.” BLOOMBERG

won’t increase if talks break official, Chu Shijia, said at a down again. briefing in Beijing yesterday. Beijing confident that trade war The government also indi- Chinese companies are cated it was fine with some going global and moving firms moving low-end ma- part of their supply chains won’t mean massive factory moves nufacturing business over- to cheaper places, but as seas, with a commerce mi- China makes progress in its HINA is still a com- natural trend during globa- na, or even increase the in- China over the past year nistry official saying only a technology and opening up, Cpetitive location for lization, and global indus- vestment to China,” he said. have led companies to move few companies are leaving there are also new domes- investment, according to tries will improve during the “As long as we can build the some production out of due to the trade war. tic industry areas such 5G Premier Li Keqiang, even process,” Li told a group of industrial chain according China to Vietnam or other “China’s role in the global or integration in overseas as some companies look to foreign and domestic bu- to commercial and market countries. Even with the tru- supply chain reflects its com- supply chains such as Tesla move production out of the siness leaders at the World principles, China, with its ce agreed over the weekend, parative advantage, as well Inc., he said. country to avoid tariffs and Economic Forum’s summer complete industrial clusters both China and the U.S. are as division and cooperation “China’s comprehensi- damage from the trade war meeting in Dalian. and huge market, will be still tariffing much of the in the context of globaliza- ve advantage in the supply with the U.S. “You move some indus- competitive.” items they buy from each tion. It is a natural choice of chain can’t be replaced by “The relocation of the tries outside China, while The rising tariffs and ten- other, and there is no cer- the market, and it is the ef- any other country currently,” global industrial chain is a leaving some others in Chi- sions between the U.S. and tainty for business that this fect of economic rules,” the he said. BLOOMBERG page 12 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 03.07.2019 wed

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DIPLOMACY Turkey’s Erdogan affirms importance of ties with China URKISH President Re- linking it to Europe, Africa and cep Tayyip Erdogan, an Asia. Washington has declined

T AP PHOTO ostensible U.S. NATO ally, af- to endorse the program, whi- firmed the importance of ties ch critics say risks burdening with key American rival Chi- poor developing countries with na at a meeting with Chinese massive debts that they will be President Xi Jinping in Beijing unable to pay back to Beijing. yesterday. Erdogan is also seen as drif- Erdogan told Xi yesterday ting closer to Russia and China that Turkey and China have despite Turkey’s treaty ties with “great potential to grow our re- the U.S. and has stood firm lationship” based on historical against Washington’s opposi- trading ties, and that the two tion to its decision to purchase would “contribute to regional Russia’s S-400 missile defense and global stability.” system. Xi said China and Turkey Alone among majority Mus- should “sincerely work toward lim nations, Turkey has critici- upholding a multilateral world zed Beijing over its treatment order with the United Nations of its Muslim minority groups, at its core, a system based on although Erdogan did not international law, focusing on raise the issue in his opening [the development of] science remarks to Xi before repor- and technology.” ters were sent from the room. That appeared to be a swipe Turkey’s foreign ministry ear- at the U.S., with which China lier this year called China’s po- is locked in a prolonged dispu- licies “a great cause of shame te over tariffs and technology. for humanity” and said it is Turkey is an important link “no longer a secret” that China in China’s trillion-dollar “bel- has arbitrarily detained more t-and-road” initiative to build than a million Turkic Muslim ports, highways, power plan- Uighurs in “concentration ts and other infrastructure camps.” AP

SOUTH CHINA SEA Tencent, Paytm plan to invest China buzzes USD100m in video startup ENCENT Holdings Ltd. Canadian naval ships Tand Paytm plan to invest

about USD100 million in Indian BLOOMBERG HINA’S naval and coast actions taken. streaming service MX Player, ac- Cguard ships shadowed a The Canadian defense de- cording to a person familiar with pair of Canadian naval vessels partment confirmed the flypast the matter, as local and foreign through the South China Sea in an emailed statement, saying companies compete for a piece of and Chinese fighter jets buz- the incident “was not provocati- the country’s burgeoning online zed them as they passed east ve, hazardous, or unexpected.” video market. of Shanghai on a mission to China’s navy, coast guard and The WeChat operator and monitor illicit trade with North maritime militia are a constant Paytm are in the final stages of Korea. presence in the region and it discussions but specific terms may The Canadian defense de- staged a massive fleet review in still change, said the person, who partment said the HMCS Re- the area last year featuring its asked not to be named because gina and the navy’s interim sole operating aircraft carrier, the details are private. Jane Yip, resupply ship MV Asterix arri- the Liaoning. a spokeswoman for Tencent, and ved in the East China Sea after China considers control of representatives for Paytm and MX traveling through international the South China Sea as crucial Player declined to comment. waters from Vietnam. to its foreign trade routes and Tencent has invested in movies, They were on a mission to aspirations to surpass the U.S. television shows and other con- ($1.7 billion) by 2023, according mes Internet, a unit of top Indian monitor activity off the coast as the dominant military power tent to increase user engagement. to PricewaterhouseCoopers. For media conglomerate Bennett Co- of North Korea to ensure the in the Asia-Pacific region. The Chinese social media giant, Indian digital payments leader leman & Co., MX Player genera- enforcement of United Nations It has placed advanced wea- which offers HBO series and Na- Paytm and parent One97 Com- tes about two-thirds of its viewer- sanctions aimed at compelling pons systems on several dis- tional Football League games at munications Ltd., MX Player’s ship from smaller towns and com- Pyongyang to end its nuclear puted features in the region, home, launched its first overseas 30 million registered users adds petes with the likes of Netflix Inc., weapons programs. including on seven islands it video streaming service last mon- to a plethora of offerings from Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime video The Canadian ships also pas- built by piling sand and concre- th in Thailand as it seeks growth food delivery and e-commerce to and market leader Hotstar, owned sed through the Taiwan Strait te on top of coral atolls. Some abroad. The MX Player deal offers financial services. Paytm reported by Walt Disney Co. that divides mainland China of those are now equipped Tencent a foothold in India, where 5.5 billion transactions in the year Last month, Hotstar recorded from Taiwan, the self-gover- with harbors, airstrips, radar smartphone users are proliferating ending March 2019 with a gross 100 million daily active users, ning island it claims as its own and missile stations, expanding and avidly consuming content via value of over $50 billion. when about 15.6 million peo- territory. China’s defense mi- China’s ability to monitor and cheap wireless data plans. MX Player is one of a coterie of ple watched a pivotal match be- nistry said it monitored the potentially control activity by India’s content streaming market streaming services vying for a slice tween India and Pakistan in the passage of the ships but gave other militaries in the region. is projected to grow at an annual of a highly fragmented but fast- ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. no information about any other MDT/AP rate of 22% to 120 billion rupees -growing market. Owned by Ti- BLOOMBERG www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 13 wed 03.07.2019 亞太版 ASIA PACIFIC

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SOUTH KOREA AP PHOTO Moon calls Trump-Kim summit end of hostility HYUNG-JIN KIM, SEOUL declared “an end of hostile rela- Panmunjom after Kim told him tions” and the “start of an era of he would become the first U.S. OUTH Korea’s presi- peace.” president to be in North Korea dent yesterday called a re- Moon, who briefly chatted with if he did so. After walking toge- cent U.S.-North Korean Trump and Kim on a DMZ ther toward north several meters summit at the Korean village before the U.S. and Nor- (several feet), they turned back to Sborder an end of mutual hostili- th Korean leaders sat for a two- the South for a summit that las- ty between the countries, despite -way meeting, described their ted about 50 minutes. skepticism by many experts that summit as “historic.” He also Trump said he was “proud” it’s was a just made-for-TV mo- called the summit “the fruits of to step over the borderline and ment that lacked any substance. amazing imagination,” saying thanked Kim for showing up for During their impromptu third it was arranged due to Trump’s the meeting. Kim said he was ini- summit at the Korean Demili- “unprecedented” Twitter offer tially “very surprised” at Trump’s tarized Zone on Sunday, Trump for a meeting and Kim’s “bold” tweet Saturday proposing a DMZ U.S. and North Korean offi- major sanctions relief in return and Kim reaffirmed their friend- decision to accept it. meeting and that their summit cials are expected to sit down for dismantling his main nuclear ships and agreed to resume nu- Moon, a liberal who took office could not have occurred if the for working-level talks in coming materials-making complex while clear talks. Trump’s brief ste- in 2017, has lobbied hard to set two leaders didn’t have “great weeks to hammer out the terms leaving his already-manufactu- pping across the borderline into up diplomacy between Trump friendship.” of a mutually acceptable deal, red nuclear bombs and long-ran- North Korea also made him the and Kim to help find a peaceful North Korea’s state media but many experts say it remains ge missiles intact. first sitting U.S. president to set settlement of the North Korean described Kim’s meeting with unclear whether the negotiations The United States and North foot in the North’s soil. But nei- nuclear crisis. He met Kim three Trump as “an amazing event” would successfully address the Korea have no diplomatic ties ther side has still indicated they times last year, and their first and and that both leaders expressed fundamental differences between and are still technically at war are any closer to resolving sti- second summits happened at the great satisfaction over the result Washington and Pyongyang that because an armistice that ended cking points that collapsed their same DMZ village called Pan- of their talks. Moon’s govern- were exposed in the second Kim- their 1950-53 Korean War has previous summit. munjom. ment has also said it hopes the di- -Trump summit in Vietnam in yet to be replaced with a peace Yesterday, South Korean Presi- At the start of Sunday’s mee- plomatic momentum created by February. treaty. About 28,500 U.S. troops dent Moon Jae-in told a Cabinet ting, Trump went across ankle- the latest Trump-Kim meeting The Hanoi summit ended wi- are stationed in South Korea as meeting that the summit in the -high concrete slabs that form would help revive inter-Korean thout any agreement after Trump deterrence against potential ag- DMZ meant the two countries the military demarcation line at dialogue. turned down Kim’s request for gression from North Korea.

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was shot by other soldiers, promp- ascertain their identities, he ad- PHILIPPINES ting him to set off his explosive ded. while yelling “Allahu akbar,” or Battle setbacks have reduced the God is great, they said. Military number of Abu Sayyaf armed 1st known Filipino suicide chief Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr., fighters to less than 400 but they however, told reporters that Lasu- have remained a national security ca was the militant who set off his threat. They were the main sus- attacker identified explosive after being stopped out- pects in a Jan. 27 bombing of a side the camp gate by soldiers. Roman Catholic cathedral during JIM GOMEZ out a suicide bombing, a develop- community, officials said. Lasuca’s head was severed by a Mass that killed 23 people in Su- ment that has concerned Philippi- “This is really very tragic for La- the powerful explosion. The sui- lu’s capital town of Jolo. HILIPPINE authorities have ne security officials. Two suicide suca’s family, his mother. They saw cide bombings sparked a security The cathedral attack by two sus- Pidentified as a Filipino militant bombings in the country’s south him last five years ago and this is alarm, including in the capital, pected suicide bombers sparked one of two suicide attackers who in recent months, also blamed on the first time they’re only seeing Manila, where police were put on the current military offensive set off bombs last week that killed Sawadjaan, have been blamed on him again,” Sobejana said, adding alert. against the Abu Sayyaf, some five people and the bombers in a foreign militants by Philippine au- the family has claimed the severed The other militant has Cauca- commanders of which have pled- southern army camp, a Filipino thorities. head of the militant and buried it. sian features and is suspected to be ged allegiance to the Islamic State general said yesterday. Sobejana said Lasuca left his Poverty and a lack of education the son of a foreign jihadist with group. Maj. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana told family in Sulu’s Asturias district may have driven Lasuca to the Moroccan blood who died in a Abu Sayyaf militants have lar- The Associated Press that the fa- about five years ago and joined an Abu Sayyaf, which lures recruits suicide bombing attack in nearby gely thrived on ransom kidnappin- mily of the 23-year-old militant, Abu Sayyaf militant faction under with money and guns, he said. Basilan island last year, Sobejana gs and extortion, although defense Norman Lasuca, has identified the control of commander Hajan There were conflicting accoun- said. officials say they may have recei- him as one of the bombers who Sawadjaan. ts of the attack. Military officials Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano, ved foreign funds, including from detonated a bomb on Friday at Sawadjaan is an Islamic State said earlier that Lasuca managed who oversees the national poli- the Islamic State group, to finance the gate of an army encampment group-aligned commander and to dash into the camp after the ce, said, however, that authorities attacks. in Sulu province’s Indanan town. the suspected mastermind of the first militant was stopped at the have obtained information indica- The brutal group has been bla- The other suicide attacker remains suicide attacks, which killed three army camp’s gate by soldiers. The ting the other suicide attacker may cklisted as a terrorist organization unidentified. soldiers, two villagers and the two first militant detonated his bomb, also be a Filipino militant from by the United States and the Phili- Lasuca is the first known Filipino bombers and damaged the en- killing three soldiers at the gate. Sulu. Remains of both bombers ppines for bombings, ransom kid- militant to have agreed to carry campment, located in an Indanan After he got past the gate, Lasuca will be subjected to DNA tests to nappings and beheadings. AP

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ROD MCGUIRK, and friends by social media that we have to locate him there. The Swedish Em- dish special envoy arrived no other details. CANBERRA since last Tuesday. and hopefully to be able bassy in Pyongyang offers in Pyongyang on Monday, Morrison was offered Morrison was attending a to bring him home safely,” limited consular help to and South Korean me- help to find Sigley by seve- USTRALIA’S prime service at St. Christopher’s Morrison told reporters. Australians. dia have speculated the ral world leaders who at- Aminister said yesterday Catholic Cathedral in “I’m seeking and recei- Some media reports said arrival is likely related to tended in the Group of 20 he had no news on the fate Canberra ahead of the first ving regular updates, but Sigley, a Pyongyang uni- Sigley. KCNA said North summit in Japan last week. of an Australian citizen sitting of Parliament since this morning in the absen- versity student and tour Korean Foreign Minister Sigley’s family has re- who vanished in North Ko- the May election. ce of those, and indeed guide, had been detained. Ri Yong Ho met with the ferred media questions to rea a week ago. “My prayers this morning regardless of that, prayer Official media in North Swedish delegation yester- Australia’s Department of Prime Minister Sco- are for Alek Sigley and his is my response,” Morrison Korea haven’t mentioned day and exchanged views Foreign Affairs and Trade. tt Morrison said he had family. This is a very trou- added. an arrest. on bilateral ties and the The department did not prayed for 29-year-old stu- bling and concerning situa- Australia has diplomatic The North’s official Ko- political situation surrou- immediately respond yes- dent Alek Sigley, who has tion and we will be conti- ties with North Korea but rean Central News Agen- nding the Korean Penin- terday to a request for in- not contacted his family nuing to use every effort does not have an embassy cy reported that a Swe- sula. The agency provided formation. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 15 wed 03.07.2019 分析 WORLD

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“We have some incredible equi- USA pment, military equipment on dis- play — brand new,” Trump said. “And we’re very proud of it. You know we’re making a lot of new tanks right now. We’re building a lot Trump says tanks will be part of new tanks in Lima, Ohio — our great tank factory that people wan- ted to close down until I got elected of his July Fourth celebration and I stopped it from being closed down, and now it’s a very producti- DARLENE SUPERVILLE, widely used by the U.S. during Wor- ve facility.” WASHINGTON ld War II, but they have been out Thursday’s events are also expec-

AP PHOTO of service for decades. The M1A1 ted to include a military demonstra- RESIDENT Donald Abrams tank is currently the main tion by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Trump isn’t taking “no U.S. battle tank. and other aircraft. tanks” for an answer on Two M1A1 Abrams tanks and “We’re going to have a great Four- the Fourth of July. two Bradley Fighting Vehicles will th of July in Washington, D.C. It’ll PHe said yesterday [local time] that be on display as part of Trump’s be like no other,” Trump said. “It’ll a display of U.S. military tanks will “Salute to America” event, accor- be special and I hope a lot of people be part of a special event he’s hea- ding to a U.S. official who spoke on come. And it’s going to be about this dlining July 4 in Washington, and an condition of anonymity because country and it’s a salute to Ameri- Associated Press photographer saw details of the exhibits have not been ca.” at least two M1A1 Abrams tanks made public. “I’m going to say a few words and and two Bradley Fighting Vehicles The Abrams tanks weigh more we’re going to have planes going on flatcars in a railyard at the sou- than 60 tons apiece and were been overhead, the best fighter jets in the theastern edge of Washington. Bastille Day in Paris in 2017 . That earlier concerns. shipped on railroad freight cars, world and other planes, too,” he Military police were guarding the plan eventually was scuttled, partly He offered no specifics on where from Fort Stewart, Georgia, the said. vehicles, which were visible to pas- because of cost, though Trump the vehicles would be located. nearest Army base that has them. Trump plans to deliver a speech sers-by on nearby paths. apparently held on to the idea. “You’ve got to be pretty careful The White House declined to re- at the Lincoln Memorial during A U.S. official told the AP that the Local officials also had objected with the tanks because the roads lease more specific information. his “Salute to America,” which has military vehicles to be used in the because of the damage the hea- have a tendency not to like to carry Trump recalled his visit earlier this been added to the regular schedu- July 4 event were being stored at the vy armored tanks could do to city heavy tanks,” he said. “So we have year to a plant in Lima, Ohio, whe- le of Independence Day events in railyard. streets. to put them in certain areas, but re M1A1 Abrams tanks are refur- the nation’s capital. The annual fi- Trump had wanted a military pa- “We’re going to have some tanks we have the brand new Sherman bished. The plant had been at risk reworks display will go off closer to rade of tanks and other equipment stationed outside,” Trump said yes- tanks and we have the brand new for closure but remained online due the Lincoln Memorial instead of in the District of Columbia after terday from the Oval Office, appea- Abrams tanks.” to Trump’s investments in defense the Washington Monument, as has he witnessed a similar parade on ring to acknowledge local officials’ Sherman tanks were the tank most spending. been the long-standing tradition. AP

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MGM Presents: Hua Yuan Exhibition 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) Time: 24 hours 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) Until: September 3, 2019 15:00 Agua de Mar Venue: MGM Cotai 15:45 Zig Zag Admission: Free 16:20 OndEstá o Tesouro Enquiries: (853) 8802 3333 16:50 Quem Quer Ser Milionário Stamps Around the World - 18:15 Amor Maior (Repetição) Liechtenstein, Kingdom of Stamps 19:00 TDM Entrevista (Repetição) Time: 9am-5:30pm (Closed on public holidays) 19:35 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 Until: August 31, 2019 20:30 Telejornal Venue: Temporary Gallery, Communications 21:15 Network Negócios Museum 22:00 LiteraturAqui Admission: MOP10 Enquiries: (853) 2871 8063 22:25 Amor Maior 23:15 TDM News 23:50 5 Para a Meia-Noite Offbeat 01:30 Telejornal (Repetição) 02:15 RTPi Directo 1971 Doors’ singer Jim Morrison Judge: Andy Warhol didn’t violate found dead Prince picture copyright Jim Morrison, the lead singer of American rock group The Doors has died in Paris aged 27. He was found in a bathtub at his apartment at 17 Rue Beautraillis by his girlfriend, Pamela Courson. AP PHOTO A doctor’s report stated the cause of death was heart failure aggravated by heavy drinking. The rest of the band - keyboardist Ray Manzarek, cinema guitarist Robbie Krieger and drummer John Dens- more - are currently in the United States. cineteatro Morrison, also known as the Lizard King, was born 28 Jun - 04 Jul in Florida in 1943, his father Stephen was in the US Navy and rose to the rank of admiral. He formed The Doors with Ray Manzarek in 1965 in Los Angeles. Andy Warhol transcended a photographer’s copyright Morrison had come up with the name after rea- by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfor- ding Aldous Huxley’s account of drug experiences, table Prince into an artwork that made the singer an “ico- The Doors Of Perception. nic, larger-than-life figure,” a judge ruled this week. The group became the first popular “new wave” U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl in Manhattan sided band. Their first album, The Doors, released by with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts over Elektra Records in 1967, was a number one hit in renowned photographer Lynn Goldsmith. the US, though only just scraped into the British The case tested whether the legendary artist who died SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME charts. in 1987 made fair use of a 1981 picture of the famed late room 1 Their following albums, Strange Days and Waiting 2:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45pm For The Sun, provided further American hits and, in singer when he created a series of 16 artworks that be- Director: Jon Watts came known as the “Prince Series.” The series contained Hello I love You, a British number 15. Starring: Zendaya, Angourie Rice, Tom Holland But with its ever growing fame, the band lost some 12 silkscreen paintings, two screen prints on paper and Language: English (Chinese) two drawings. Duration: 129min of its credibility in the rock underground. The judge noted that Goldsmith believed photographs Morrison’s behaviour, fuelled by drink and drugs, she took of Prince in her New York City studio revealed became more outrageous and in 1969 he was ar- that he was “not a comfortable person” and was a “vul- rested for “indecent exposure, lewd conduct and nerable human being.” public intoxication” after a concert in Miami’s Din- In 1984, Vanity Fair licensed one of Goldsmith’s black- ner Key auditorium. -and-white studio portraits of Prince from her December Though some of the charges were later dropped, 1981 shoot for USD400 and commissioned Warhol to the scandal made it hard for the band to perform create an illustration of Prince for an article titled “Purple live for some time. Fame,” Koeltl wrote. He noted that the article said it fea- Morrison used the crisis as a spur to creativity and tured a special portrait for Vanity Fair by Andy Warhol and produced one of the group’s most critically acclai- contained a copyright attribution credit for the portrait med albums, Morrison Hotel, in 1970. that cited a “source photograph” by Goldsmith. UGLYDOLLS Over the past year he has made clear he wanted Koeltl said Warhol’s artworks were in “stark contrast” to room 2 to drop music altogether to become a writer. the original black-and-white photograph after the artist 2:30, 4:15, 6:00, 7:45pm He has already published two volumes of poetry, applied “loud, unnatural” colors. Director: Kelly Asbury The Lords and The New Creatures, and planned to “The Prince Series works can reasonably be perceived Starring: Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe begin a literary career once his contractual obliga- Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) tions to Elektra were fulfilled. to have transformed Prince from a vulnerable, uncomfor- Duration: 87min table person to an iconic, larger-than-life figure,” the ju- Courtesy BBC News dge said. “The humanity Prince embodies in Goldsmith’s MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL photograph is gone. Moreover, each Prince series work room 2 is immediately recognizable as a ‘Warhol’ rather than as 9:30pm a photograph of Prince — in the same way that Warhol’s Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson In context famous representations of Marilyn Monroe and Mao are Language: English (Chinese) recognizable as ‘Warhols,’ not as realistic photographs of Duration: 109min Jim Morrison is buried at Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, those persons.” where his grave has become a shrine for successive genera- Koeltl said Warhol changed the picture so much that THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 tions of fans. his artworks reflect the opposite mood of Goldsmith’s room 3 In 1991, the 20th anniversary of his death, the cemetery had to photo. 2:30, 4:15, 6:00, 7:45pm hire extra security after police used tear gas to disperse rowdy Director: Chris Renaud, Jonathan del Val fans. Goldsmith, a pioneering photographer known for uni- Starring: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Harrison Ford que portraits of famous musicians, claims a 2016 pu- Since Morrison’s death his records have never been out of print Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) and Hollywood, too, has found The Doors music attractive. blication of the Warhol artwork destroyed a high-profile Duration: 86min The End was used in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, licensing opportunity. Her lawyer promises to appeal. and in 1991 Oliver Stone helped cement the Morrison legend “Obviously we and our client are disappointed with the ALADDIN with his film biography The Doors, starring Val Kilmer. The film room 3 fair use finding, which continues the gradual erosion of created a whole new generation of fans. 9:30pm photographers’ rights in favor of famous artists who affix Director: Guy Ritchie The three surviving members of the group released a new their names to what would otherwise be a derivative work Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott album, Doors Box Set, in 1997. It included three CDs of previ- of the photographer and claim fair use by making cosme- Language: English (Chinese) ously unreleased songs. tic changes,” attorney Barry Werbin said in an email. Duration: 109min www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 17 wed 03.07.2019 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT

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Academy welcomes 842 new Look like a princess: AP PHOTO members, half of them women Diana’s workout sweatshirt for sale AP PHOTO HE baggy Virgin Atlan- Atlantic” in white. Ttic sweatshirt Princess It is being sold by Jenni Ri- Diana wore to discourage vett, Diana’s longtime perso- media interest in her exercise nal trainer. Diana gave Rivett routine is for sale. several sweatshirts months Japan official to Boston-based RR Auction before her August 1997 dea- says the dark blue cotton- th. Kardashian West: polyester sweatshirt that was In a letter that comes with a gift from airline founder the shirt, Rivett writes that Kimono belongs Richard Branson is expected Diana thought there were to get more than USD5,000 more pressing issues in the to Japan during the online auction. world to worry about, so wea- APAN’S trade brand under a new The garment features ring `the same thing to every Jminister says the name following ca- the airline’s ‘flying lady’ session would be “a good way kimono belongs to reful thought and logo with the words “Fly to stop the media frenzy.” Japan — not to Kim consideration. HE Academy of Motion bers. While smaller, this year’s Kardashian West’s Japan’s trade minis- TPictures Arts and Sciences class still ranks as one of the shapeware brand. ter, Hiroshige Seko, invited 842 members from 59 academy’s largest in its 92-year AP PHOTO West announced said yesterday that countries to the Oscars orga- history. the line, Kimono So- the kimono is part nization and, for the first time, New invitees include Lady lutionwear, last week. of Japan’s cultural reached gender parity in its new Gaga, Sterling K. Brown, Claire But some Japanese pride and is highly class of inductees. Foy, Letitia Wright, Tom Holland critics on social me- recognized globally, Half of the new invitees to the and Adele. Newly invited direc- dia said the name, including in the film academy are women. In 10 tors include “Crazy Rich Asians” which the reality TV U.S., as “a Japanese of the 17 branches — including filmmaker Jon Chu, “The Baba- star, makeup mogul thing.” the directing, writing and produ- dook” director Jennifer Kent and and budding lawyer He said he’ll dis- cing branches — more women the filmmaking duo of Phil Lord trademarked, is an patch senior officials than men were invited. This and Chris Miller. inappropriate take to Washington next year’s class of new members also If most accept their invites, the on centuries-old ki- week to urge U.S. includes 29% people of color. film academy will number more mono clothing. trademark officials to To aid in the swift overhaul than 9,000 members. West tweeted that “appropriately” han- of the academy, the group last Next year’s Oscars will be held she’ll launch her dle the case. year invited a record 928 mem- on Feb. 9, earlier than usual. ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 19 wed 03.07.2019 體育 SPORTS

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side flanker Liam Squire ruled RUGBY himself out of selection, feeling he had not played enough this year. Hansen said Squire told him in a phone call, “Mate, I don’t think All Blacks name extra-large I’m ready to play international football.” “I said ‘OK,’ and we had a bit of a chat about that which I won’t squad for Championship repeat. At the end of it we agreed and I said, ‘Righto, that’s a pret- STEVE MCMORRAN, begins on Sept. 20. ty courageous conversation, well WELLINGTON The New Zealand squad features done, you get back on the park and AP PHOTO the recall of several players, inclu- play some footy and we’ll make a LL Blacks coach Ste- ding Chiefs scrumhalf Brad We- decision from there.’” ve Hansen has named ber, who played his only previous In contrast to Squire, Hansen four newcomers in a test against Samoa in 2015. has chosen 33-year-old midfielder 39-man squad for the Hansen has remained loyal to Sonny Bill Williams who made ARugby Championship while re- players who have served him well only a handful of appearances in maining loyal to older players, in- in the past and proved their ability Super Rugby for the Blues. cluding captain Kieran Read, who in big matches. Read, 33, is retai- Williams has played only spora- are out of form or injured. ned as captain though he missed dically since he cost the All Blacks Crusaders backs Sevu Reece the first half of Super Rugby while their 2017 series against the British and Braydon Ennor, Highlanders recovering from back surgery and and Irish Lions when he became flyhalf Josh Ioane, and Chiefs ba- his form since his return has been only the second All Black and the ck-rower Luke Jacobson are the poor. first in 50 years to be sent off in a new faces in the first squad of the Crusaders Richie Mo’unga (right) and teammate Braydon Ennor In a surprise move, regular blind- test match. Rugby World Cup season named by Hansen yesterday. Hansen was expected to spring among back-rowers in his first full center or wing. some surprises in such a large Super Rugby season after previou- Hansen said the new caps “have squad and did so in choosing sly captaining New Zealand Un- all performed to very high levels New Zealand squad young flyhalf Ioane, who had a der-20s. this year and played some outstan- Forwards: Asafo Aumua, Dane Papalii, Kieran Read (captain), breakout season in Super Rugby Winger Reece is the leading try- ding rugby.” Coles, Liam Coltman, Codie Taylor, Ardie Savea, Matt Todd. Backs: TJ as the first-choice flyhalf for the -scorer in Super Rugby this season “We’re all looking forward to Owen Franks, Nepo Laulala, Joe Perenara, Aaron Smith, Brad Weber, Highlanders. The 23-year-old Ioa- and was seen as a likely selection, starting the work towards this Moody, Atu Moli, Angus Ta’avao, Beauden Barrett, Josh Ioane, Richie Karl Tu’inukuafe, Ofa Tuungafasi, Mo’unga, Jack Goodhue, Ngani though he has some defensive year’s goals. We’re going to try to ne finds himself in rich company, Brodie Retallick, Patrick Tuipulotu, Laumape, Anton Lienert-Brown, alongside Beauden Barrett and weaknesses. do something that’s never been Samuel Whitelock, Jackson Hemo- Sonny Bill Williams, Braydon Ennor, Richie Mo’unga as the squad’s Ennor has also been a standout done before and that’s to win three po, Sam Cane, Vaea Fifita, Shannon Jordie Barrett, George Bridge, Rie- playmakers. member of a strong Crusaders Rugby World Cups in a row.” Frizell, Luke Jacobson, Dalton ko Ioane, Seve Reece, Ben Smith. Jacobson, 22, has also stood out backline, with the ability to play at The Rugby World Cup in Japan

ad Chinese border guards put secret the surveillance app on tourists’ phones BUZZ Chinese border police are secretly installing surveillance apps on the found that travelers are being targeted when they attempt to enter the phones of visitors and downloading personal information as part of region from neighbouring Kyrgyzstan,” the English paper says. the government’s intensive scrutiny of the remote Xinjiang region, the Border guards at the remote Irkeshtam border crossing into Chi- Guardian revealed yesterday. na are taking their phones and secretly installing an app that extracts The Chinese government has curbed freedoms in the province for emails, texts and contacts, as well as information about the handset the local Muslim population, installing facial recognition cameras on itself. streets and in mosques and reportedly forcing residents to download According to the Guardian, tourists say they have not been warned OPINION software that searches their phones. by authorities in advance or told about what the software is looking for, Animal Farm “An investigation by the Guardian and international partners has or that their information is being taken. Albano Martins

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His second […] Economic life began to be, with the opening of quarter total trails that of gaming, increasingly centered around [the indus- Pete Buttigieg, who raised try] and diversification is today ... a must that does $24 million during the not depend on the government, because [it relies] same period. on entrepreneurs and investors, although the gover- nment is duty bound to encourage it but little more than that. “Chui Sai On will have to continue on this course, AP PHOTO innovating and simplifying procedures. “The only big cluster in Macao is the gaming industry. However, there is potential for others to appear, especially due to Macau’s own location in China. Gulf tensions France’s “Today, the low taxation for individuals and cor- president is urging Iran to porations and the climate of great fiscal flexibility ... immediately reduce its has not only been an incentive for the maintenance stockpiles of low-enriched and survival of businesses, but also for the emer- uranium and stick to the gence of new industries and investors from abroad terms of the 2015 nuclear .... Now it is necessary to cut back on bureaucracies In this video grab, Russia rescue personnel return from a dive in a mini submarine deal with world powers. and speed up the decision-making process .... “The Ao Man Long case froze a large part of the Germany A far-right ... administration. [A] climate of fear ... or indeci- VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, news outlet reported it was der the hull of a mother sub- extremist arrested over sion driven by deliberately more bureaucratic pro- MOSCOW the nuclear-powered AS-12 marine, the nuclear-powered the killing of a regional cesses or exacerbated by a misplacement of people Losharik. Belgorod. official from German in the administration ... has been a major bottleneck fire on one of the Rus- The Losharik, which en- Russian news reports Chancellor Angela in the implementation of the strategies outlined by Asian navy’s deep-sea tered service in 2010, is the said that while the Losha- Merkel’s party has the Government. submersibles killed 14 sailors, most advanced and most rik officially belongs to the reportedly retracted his “For some sectors of activity, depending on public the Russian Defense Minis- obscure Russian submarine. Northern Fleet, it answers confession to the killing. investment, Macao has almost stopped. try said yesterdayy without It’s named after a Soviet-era directly to the Defense Mi- “The case of Secretary Lau Si Io is one of the giving the cause of the blaze cartoon character, a toy hor- nistry’s Department for Dee- EU leaders gathered yet blatant examples of inefficiencies of this adminis- or saying if there were survi- se made of small spheres. p-Sea Research, reflecting again yesterday in an tration, significantly hurting ... investors. effort to overcome an the high sensitivity of its mis- “Today, after the opening of gaming and the eco- vors. The name is apparently ex- embarrassing deadlock nomic boom ..., Macao is facing ...worsening inco- The ministry didn’t name plained by the unique design sions. over a series of job me inequality ..., greater demands for participation the vessel that caught fire of its internal hull, which is The Russian navy also uses nominations to key posts in political life. Monday. Russian media re- made of several titanium Priz-class and Bester-class at the bloc for at least the “As stated ... by Edmund Ho, the Government can ported it was Russia’s most spheres capable of withstan- deep water vehicles, which next five years. not be guided by the philosophies of a welfare state. secret subma- have a hull built The economic ... and social transformation brings rine, a nuclear- of titanium and challenges that we must learn how to face and has -powered vessel One of the sub’s are capable of a price that we must bear in mind .... designed for sen- possible missions operating at a AP PHOTO “I would add, political development .... But the sitive missions at depth of 1,000 Chief Executive has also referred to the need to meters. They build a cohesive society. The truth is that, despite great ocean dep- could be disrupting intentions, Macao’s community is increasingly less ths. have a crew of supportive. The Defense communication cables two and are pri- Immigration A 33-year- “Prosperity has allowed options ... not always gui- Ministry said in on the ocean bed marily intended old father of two ded by the rules of sound management of public a statement that for rescuing sub- American-born children funds. the fire broke out mariners in case was allowed to return to “No one questions the added value of continuing while the submersible was ding high pressure at great of incidents. Such vessels are the U.S. yesterday [local to make Macao the platform between China and measuring sea depths in Rus- depths. transported to the area of time], two years after the Portuguese-speaking countries ... and further sia’s territorial waters and the In 2012, the Losharik was operation by a carrier vessel being deported to El integrating into the Greater Pearl River Delta, pro- vessel was at the Arctic port involved in research inten- and can operate autono- Salvador during the first vided the factors that affect it today are resolved. of Severomorsk, the main ded to prove Russia’s claim mously for up to 120 hours. months of the Trump “But growth, and above all development, presu- administration. pposes the availability of resources, one of which is base of Russia’s Northern on the vast Arctic seabed. It The blaze marks the dea- labor. Its scarcity today constitutes a huge hinderan- Fleet, yesterday. An investi- collected samples from the dliest Russian naval incident ce for ... sustained growth .... The use of imported gation was underway, it said. depth of 2,500 meters, ac- since 2008, when 20 died labor is fundamental. The ministry said the fire cording to official statements when a firefighting system AP PHOTO “The high inter-industry churn of labor and the was put out due to the self-sa- at the time. Regular subma- was accidentally initiated associated costs for businesses ... may jeopardize all crifice of crew members but rines can typically dive to while the Nerpa nuclear- the benefits provided by the Government. didn’t say what is thought to depths of up to 600 meters. -powered submarine of Rus- “Today, efficiency needs this recruitment process have started it. It didn’t say Some observers speculated sia’s Pacific Fleet was under- to be much easier, faster and more flexible, although how many people were on the Losharik was capable of going trials. US President Donald subject to well-defined rules that allow alternative board the submersible or if doing as deep as 6,000 me- In the deadliest naval inci- Trump isn’t taking “no employment opportunities for local residents. there were sailors who survi- ters, but the claims couldn’t dent in post-Soviet Russia, tanks” for an answer on “The public machine will have to be a prioritized the Fourth of July. He facilitator of the growth and modernity of the eco- ved the fire. be independently confirmed. the Kursk nuclear subma- said yesterday [local nomy and not a hindrance. The ministry’s statement Analysts suggested that one rine exploded and sank on time] that a display of “Being out of the gaming industry or against the said the submersible is inten- of its possible missions could Aug. 12, 2000, during naval U.S. military tanks will be gaming industry, Macau has no chance of survi- ded for studying the seabed, be disrupting communica- maneuvers in the Barents part of a special event ving.” but didn’t give its name or tion cables on the ocean bed. Sea, killing all 118 crew- he’s headlining July 4 in type. Russia’s RBC online The Losharik is carried un- members. AP Washington. More on p15