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THAILAND Authorities in Thailand have issued arrest warrants for two suspects believed linked to a pair of small bomb blasts outside a luxury shopping mall in downtown Bangkok over the weekend that wounded one person. More on backpage 05.02.2015 thu th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 combine the playfulness with the practical side like water, entra- pment and safety,” she told the MSAR plays role in rebuilding Times. “All the questions could be addressed properly. I hope they will be able to build it.” school in the Philippines The reconstruction project was initially proposed by a group of Christians in Macau Brook Yang when they saw what was ha- ppening in the Philippines af- IFTEEN months have pas- ter the typhoon in November Fsed since Typhoon Haiyan 2013. Churches, hospitals and swept over the Philippines, yet schools were among the most the many buildings it destroyed in need of reconstruction. are still waiting to be rebuilt, ac- “We are part of the group and cording to Ms Lilybeth Deapera, we decided that we had to do the newly appointed Philippine something, we cannot just cross Consul General to Macau. arms and stay here waiting for In a design workshop, conclu- someone else to do it,” said Mr ded at the Center for Architecture Teixeira. “We decided to focus on and Urbanism this week, the di- schools because that’s more rela- plomat listened to the presenta- ted with the future of the younger tion of different designs, jointly generation.” proposed by local architects and “We think it will reach more of students, for the reconstruction the population and more com- of school buildings. munities, since schools are the “I’m really interested to see Architecture Sans Frontieres tually a fast process, so the idea of the design process. We think base of all development of a how this project moves forward, Macau (ASF-M) to explore dif- will be to probably open for the it’s important for our students country,” added Sergio Spencer, because it will definitely help the ferent ideas for a two-classroom next school year in the Philippi- to be ethically and socially con- an architect from the non-profit people of the island of Capiz. And building reconstruction plan. nes that’s starting in June or cerned,” he stressed, “and it’s organization ASF-M. According I’m really interested to know how “The best ideas don’t always July,” said Mr Teixeira. important to learn by doing. The to Spencer, the cost for the re- the students and architects will come from the most mature pro- The workshop was aimed at challenge of having a real world construction plan is estimated devise a way by which they can fessionals, sometimes children improving the quality of design problem to solve is much more to be between MOP400,000 and improve the classroom,” she told or people without specific know- of the school building upon the interesting and motivating for MOP500,000. As a next step, the Times. ledge may suggest interesting standard design that’s issued by the students; while in compa- some fundraising activities may “I was really amazed by the ideas,” explained Diogo Teixeira, the Philippine government. rison an academic exercise will be put on the agenda. imagination of the students, and senior lecture at USJ and a coor- “Sometimes the standard de- never be built.” Reconstruction of the chosen I’m really grateful that they vo- dinator of the project. sign of a project is much concer- Architectural shape, efficien- school is regarded as a pilot pro- lunteered to participate in this The building is part of a school ned with economy and functio- cy and comfort, and the idea of ject, said Mr Spencer, as they in- project. That means there’s really that serves 186 kindergarten and nality, but people also need other playfulness were respectively tend to extend support to other an interest, and interest is not so- elementary students located in elements, sometimes just a small emphasized in the workshop schools, and “eventually to other mething that you can force,” she the Punta Cogon barangay of the detail can [make a difference],” presentations. Suggestions for countries.” said. Philippines’ Capiz Island. Archi- he said. adding in playful elements such “It’s also for promoting com- The two-day workshop gathe- tects expect that it will be recons- The other objective, according as crawling pipelines and clim- petence for people in Macau to red fifteen students from the tructed with the best solution to the coordinator, was to “inte- bing walls also drew the audien- provide humanitarian aid,” he University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and enough funds from the su- grate ethical and social values in ce’s attention. added, “because usually Macau and local high schools. They col- pport of the Macau community. architecture.” “They are very imaginative, crea- is generous - but just sending the laborated with several USJ fa- “Ideally we would like to start “That’s not something that can tive. But I’m more on the practical money for other parties to take culties and architects from the construction in May. This is ac- be added later, but must be part side, so I hope they will be able to the action.” EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW IN TOMORROW’S MDT When Sands China is fi- nished building out The Parisian in 2016, as well Take the risk, says Adelson as the St Regis Tower at Sands Cotai Central, the company will have put HELDON Adelson, been doing since the first here. We built a 15,000- around USD13bn into the Schairman and CEO of day he set foot in Macau. seat arena when no one ground here in Macau. The Las Vegas Sands Corp., The challenge, Adelson else would. We put Ma- point is not, however, how is currently making a vi- says, is for the other con- cau on the map as a sho- much that is, but what it sit to Macau before beco- cessionaires to follow his pping destination. Now, has been spent on, Adelson ming Sands China CEO. lead and invest more into everyone else needs to do says. “We don’t believe the In an exclusive interview the diversification of the more. Going forward, no tourism industry is going with MDT/Macau Inc, economy. “We origina- one should be allowed to to stop here. We believe Adelson lays out his view ted non-gaming develo- have more than 5% of their the cycle will turn, and the for the future of Macau, pment,” he says in the in- floorspace for gaming.” business will come back. which, he says, should do terview, which will be pub- Having just released im- might expect Adelson to about taking care of em- It’s all about how much more of what it is already lished in full in tomorrow’s pressive fourth-quarter be gloating about the con- ployees, customers, and risk one is prepared to doing - diversifying into MDT. “Less than 3% of our and annual results, with tribution of non-gaming the community. And it’s take [on that assumption]. non-gaming industries floorspace is devoted to ga- Ebitda up more than 11% revenues to the bottom about doing business in a Some people don’t like to such as MICE, shopping ming. We built a meetings, in 2014 - despite the slow- line. But it’s not about vin- moral way - which includes take risk. I do. I took the and entertainment - which incentives, conventions down in gaming revenues dication, he says. It’s about focusing on strengthening risk back when Cotai was is what his company has and exhibitions industry in the second half - one doing what is right. 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