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WORLD BRIEFS Transport ap photo First batch of LRT trains Thailand The relics and ashes of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej P2 were enshrined in the royal palace and two arrives in Macau temples yesterday, ending an elaborate five-day funeral for a widely revered monarch who reigned for seven decades.

Iraq’s Prime Minister on Friday issued a 24- hour suspension of the movement of troops who are deployed in Iraq’s north to bring territory held by Kurdish forces back under federal control. The order was given to “prevent clashes and bloodshed between the sons of one nation.”

Qatar’s central bank is easing its banking rules for expatriates, as it grapples with a regional economic boycott about to enter its sixth month. The regulator ordered lenders to allow foreign workers to conduct normal banking transactions for 90 days after the expiry date of their visa. More on backpage

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First batch of LRT archive photo trains arrives he first batch of Macau’s The trains are expected to be Heavy Industries proposed TLight Rapid Transit (LRT) transported to Ocean Station three models – which diffe- trains arrived in Macau yes- next week, where tests will be red mainly in color and some terday morning. carried out to assess several aesthetic features. The gover- The trains, manufactured technical aspects. nment held an online vote in by Japan’s Mitsubishi Group, The batch consists of four September 2011 for residents had been shipped to Macau carriages weighing about 15 to choose a model. According from Japan on October 20. tons, each with a length of to Mitsubishi, the winning According to a statement 11.8 meters, a width of 2.8 model, “Ocean Cruise”, shows published yesterday by the meters, a height of 3.6 me- that Macau is a city with a Transportation Infrastructu- ters. strong maritime tradition. re Office (GIT), the boat car- After winning the bid to ma- The Taipa Line is scheduled rying the trains docked at the nufacture carriages for the to commence operations in Ka Ho Port in Coloane. local LRT system, Mitsubishi 2019. PB

that is still happening, was “perfectly normal and I would add that and acceptable”, thou- Filmmaker happy that ‘handover my perception points gh he commented later in that same direction that testimonies from too.” “anonymous” or “lesser fears’ did not materialize Fraga said his inspi- -known” people in the ration for the series communities someti- Renato Marques was that “in Portugal, mes offer more “juice.” Macau is not very well For the last two ins- ortuguese known [even after] all tallments, which he Pdocumentary fil- these years” and that he plans to start working mmaker Carlos Fraga marques renato was interested in raising on as soon as filming has returned to Macau awareness of Macau in for the fourth part ends, to shoot his new do- Portugal and vice versa. Fraga said he will be cumentary, the four- To film the fourth ins- exploring two other th in a six-part series. tallment, the filmmaker perspectives. The first This installment will re- collected several sta- of these belongs to the volve around Portugue- tements, mostly from “Macanese living in Ma- se-speaking people and individuals who are cau” and the second will countries, a topic which deeply rooted in the be “Chinese opinion on also took center stage community and who the Portuguese”. Fraga at the recent Lusofonia represent local associa- said he finds both con- Festival. Carlos Fraga tions. He remarked that cepts intriguing and ad- The trip to Macau was this might have contri- ded that he hopes the also an opportunity as possible, is the place ts’ I would say, regar- still a work in progress. buted to a “more poli- project will contribute for Fraga to screen the and the people in their ding some bureaucra- “They feel the hando- tically correct approa- to a better knowledge of third instalment of the own words […] without cies that are apparently ver is in fact a process ch” but added that it different communities. series, which focuses any influence from our more complex.” on “Portuguese Marks”. side,” he said. “We just “In general they were The idea behind the collect the statemen- happy that the fears third installment was to ts and organize them. they had regarding the ONE SHOT NEWS represent the “two sides They are very anthropo- handover, that thin- of the coin”, while the logical documentaries, gs would become a lot second focused on the in fact.” more difficult for the Macanese community in When asked what he Portuguese […] didn’t Lisbon. has learned during the happen. It seems like Speaking on the side- recording of the current the Portuguese are li- lines of the “Give and installment, the do- ving well here and even Receive – Macau’s Por- cumentary filmmaker in political terms, [it] tuguese Marks” scree- said, “There is a varie- looks like the policy is ning at the Macau Por- ty of opinions and of even to protect the Por- tuguese School (EPM), feelings and sensitivi- tuguese [language and Fraga explained that the ties, but I think that culture]. My feedback series’ overarching the- generally speaking, it’s on this was a generally me was “Macau 20 years curious to realize that positive feeling towards after” and that each of on the statements we the change.” the six parts addresses a collected, people said According to the state- different aspect of Por- that somehow thin- ments collected, Fraga tuguese heritage. gs are better [after the said the general senti- The government held its annual Road Safety Carnival yesterday at Tap Seac Square. Many people “What we are looking handover] – although ment is that post-han- participated in the promotional activities, including a simulation for children to experience riding in a to portray, as accurately with some ‘complain- dover Macau is in fact circuit while following basic traffic rules.

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New Vegas resort to Gaming feature bumper cars Wynn Resorts Q3 and fake cops revenue up 45 percent asino magnate Steve Wynn shows, shopping and other outsi- Cgave new details about the de-of-the-casino revenue sources, ynn Resorts re- USD1.6 billion resort he is buil- Wynn said. ported on Friday ding in Las Vegas, including inte- Wynn first announced the new net revenue of bloomberg ractive rides and attractions desig- resort last year. It will be built on USD1.61 billion ned to wow non-gamblers. the site of a golf course the com- (aboutW MOP13 billion) for the Paradise Park, as the project is pany owns. The course will close quarter ending September 30, called, will feature LED-lit bum- in December, with construction of 2017, a 45.3 percent increa- per cars that make crashing sou- Paradise Park slated to begin Jan. se from $503.5 million for the nds and are chased around an 3. The property, which is located same period last year. oval by fake police officers. Parti- between the Las Vegas and Sands In its financial report, the cipants who finish the course first convention centers, will feature company attributed the increa- will get prizes, Wynn said on an a 1,500-room hotel with suites se to better performance from earnings call with investors last overlooking the lake. An opening Wynn Palace (+$390.7 million) week. date hasn’t been announced. – which opened in the third Other attractions will include Responding to a question about quarter of last year – Wynn Ma- zip lines, fireworks and a carousel the mass shooting in Las Vegas cau (+$79.3 million) and total million for the quarter under depreciation and amortization) that stretches out over the man- earlier this month, Wynn said his Las Vegas operations (+$32.5 review, reversing a net loss of was $473.0 million, up 54.8 made lake. Guests will be able to property has enhanced its security million). $17.4 million for the same pe- percent from $305.4 million pay to ride in parades. The floats, in recent years. Fifty-eight people Casino revenue for the com- riod in 2016. Diluted earnings for the same period in 2016. which also will travel over water, were killed attending a concert pany’s two Macau properties per share came to $0.78 this This was due to increases of will include giant spiders and King sponsored by MGM Resorts In- was about $1.08 billion. Reve- quarter compared to $0.17 a $112.7 million, $32.2 million Kong. ternational on Oct. 1. nue contributions from Wynn year ago. and $22.6 million from Wynn “It’s not the Rose Bowl parade,” “We profile everybody,” he said. Macau and Wynn Palace ac- The increase in net income Palace, Wynn Macau and total the 75-year-old billionaire said. “We sniff the baggage in the bag- counted for $567.7 million and attributable to Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas operations, respecti- “It’s a much edgier kind of thing.” gage room.” $514.5 million, respectively, was primarily the result of a full vely. Non-gambling attractions are Future options include security representing increases of 16.2 quarter’s income from Wynn Wynn Resorts also announced a big source of growth for Las devices that can detect weapons percent and about 350 percent Palace, partially offset by a loss that it had approved a cash divi- Vegas. Wynn Resorts last week without guests walking through year-on-year. on extinguishment of debt. dend of $0.50 per share, payab- posted its best third quarter ever metal detectors, he said. Net income attributable Adjusted Property EBITDA le to shareholders of record on in the US city, thanks in part to MDT/Bloomberg to Wynn Resorts was $79.8 (earnings before interest, tax, November 28.

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New flyovers expected to ease pedestrian traffic at Outer Harbor

he Land, Public Works Tand Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) said in a statement Spooky monsters that it will build a pedestrian overpass to connect the two existing ones on Avenida da Amizade – located next to the back at Albergue for Rua do Terminal Marítimo and next to Outer Harbor Fer- ry Terminal, respectively – to facilitate easier movement for Halloween nights residents and tourists. ties and physical disabilities. According to the statement, The bureau also noted that the alloween events were The iconic symbols of pagan traditions, is celebrated the works are expected to start construction will take up part Hheld on Saturday and Sun- Halloween spilled out onto the traditionally on October 31. during the first quarter of 2018 of the sidewalk and not the en- day night in the courtyard of Al- street, Calcada da Igreja de S. As a contemporary event, it and continue for up to 380 tire road, so it does not expect bergue SCM, in the city’s histo- Lazaro, where plastic Jack-o’- is more often associated with working days. any significant disruption to ric S. Lázaro District, inviting in lanterns hung from the overar- the theme of evil and mythical The 150-meter steel flyover traffic. hundreds of children and their ching trees. monsters, and it is common links the other two structures DSSOPT also stated that the parents for a spooky visit. However, the weekend’s for children and adolescents to so that pedestrians need not public tender for the construc- Dubbed “Macau’s most frigh- events seemed to lack certain dress in horror costumes. leave one structure to access tion of the pedestrian overpass tening experience,” the cour- elements seen in previous The festivities at Albergue the other. at Fisherman’s Wharf on Ave- tyard was brimming with its years. Most notably, there SCM marked the fifth conse- Other works to be com- nida da Amizade is currently usual host of scary mannequins, were fewer food and beverage cutive year that Halloween pleted include the installa- underway. The deadline for skeletons and other monsters. options, no live music and – has been celebrated in the tion of lifts in the pedestrian proposals is 12 p.m. on No- Also on display were plastic lim- more worryingly – fewer peo- courtyard. The free-admission overpass next to the Rua do vember 20. The announce- bs, cotton cobweb strewn from ple in costume. event was organized by Alber- Terminal Marítimo, whi- ment of the final public propo- the Marriage Trees and a giant Halloween, largely believed gue SCM and sponsored by the ch will allow easy access for sal will be on November 21 at spider lurking in the old well. to have originated from Celtic Macau Foundation. DB people with mobility difficul- 9.30 a.m. ad mon 30.10.2017 th Anniversary

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AL Plenary people are granted the rights and freedom to organize and on the lawmakers’ agenda participate in strikes. We, the lawmakers, took an oath to NON-POLITICAL support and fulfill this respon- ORGANIZATION Sulu Sou Trade union bill sibility and to undertake the criticized the government for international convention. The having allegedly misinter- People’s Republic of China preted the Basic Law on the rejected for ninth time was also among the proposing establishment of the non-po- countries and it too has the res- litical municipal organiza- ponsibility to fulfill the conven- tion. “The government chan- Julie Zhu tion. If you, lawmaker Vong, ged the definition [of some are saying that the lawmakers words in the Basic Law] to he Legislative As- [who proposed the bill] have completely ban the possibi- sembly (AL) has re- violated society’s procedures so jected the trade union that the bill should not be su- lity of a democratic election bill for the ninth time. pported, then […] shouldn’t the [for the municipal organiza- TVoting took place during last government be the one taking tion],” said Sou. “What Ma- Friday’s AL plenary meeting, more criticism since it has so cau needs is a representative where all government-appoin- many resources?” mechanism which represen- ted lawmakers rejected the bill. “For a very long time, did the ts [society’s] opinions from Twelve lawmakers voted in Secretariat for Economy and bottom to top.” Sou said the favor of the proposal, while 15 Finance ever conduct a public establishment was killing lawmakers voted against it. consultation regarding the tra- and hiding the voice of de- The bill, which was proposed de union law? The trade union mocracy. Ng Kuok Cheong by Pereira Coutinho, was su- law will not be established for voiced a similar opinion, pported by several lawmakers, workers to create troubles; vehemently protesting the including Lei Cheng I, Leong it will not be established as a lack of democratic progress. Sun Iok, Agnes Lam and Ng tool for workers to threaten Pereira Coutinho Kuok Cheong. their employers. It is, in fact, BUS FARE INCREASE Of the lawmakers against providing a condition for both Ho Ion Sang said that in- the bill, Vong Hin Fai was the flexible. Many of our bills come parties to communicate,” con- creasing the bus fare will only one to openly voice his from the government. Some tinued Sou. increase the financial bur- opinion. Vong declared the of the bills coming to the AL Workers still “If having a trade union law den on residents who need proposal to be in violation of completely lack consultation. will wreak havoc on the eco- public transport. In Ho’s Macau’s ordinary legal proce- However, lawmakers were nomy, then, knowing that encounter opinion, the government dures, as the Standing Com- really generous to support the mainland China implemented will only increase its own mittee for the Coordination of bills. Even myself, I always vo- many unfair its trade union law in 1950, are expenditures by subsidi- Social Affairs (CPCS) had not ted for it.” situations. you saying that mainland Chi- been consulted as part of the “You do not need to worry na’s economy is unstable be- zing the bus industry. Ho process. about it. I believe they [CPCS Pereira Coutinho cause of that?” continued Sou. suggested that the govern- “I always mentioned that the members] are willing to come be a fair and healthy place,” he Among the 14 directly elected ment research Macau’s bus bill involves overall benefits. to the AL to listen to anything. concluded. lawmakers, Mak Soi Kun and service further, as well as It involves public consultation I hope everybody involved in Sulu Sou stated that “the Ba- Zheng Anting voted against the the consequences of hiking of Macau society, and that it this great task can let society sic Law states that the Macau proposed bill. the fares, before the bus [needs to be discussed] by the service concession ends in CPCS, as well as by society. […] 2018. Lawmaker Lei Cheng I always questioned why this I voiced the same concerns, bill does not obey related re- saying that the government gulations. Why did our collea- should consider people’s li- gues not forward it to the CPCS Proposal passed to increase velihoods as well as its own for discussion? Why are they budget relief. avoiding this responsibility? rights of the elderly Regarding the bill, I cannot see CASINO TOBACCO any traces of feasibility. […] it bill protecting the rights of elderly people government’s expenditure in 2017 was used for CONTROL Leong Sun Iok needs to be massively amen- Awas passed at the Legislative Assembly last social security, while 12 percent was used for suggested the government ded […] from the perspective Friday. medical care and 15 percent for education. deploy 24-hour tobacco of its procedures and content, The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, “The government is very decisive and very control police in casinos, as I disagree with the bill,” said Alexis Tam, opened with the statement that willing to invest more resources to secure the well as establish a 24-hour Wong. Macau is becoming an aging city and that elder- rights of the elderly,” said Tam, who expressed hotline to handle complain- Pereira Coutinho’s response ly folks might comprise 20.7 percent of the total confidence in achieving his goal. ts from the public. Leong to lawmakers’ opinions was population by 2030. The bill was passed with the support of all that this bill needs fair treat- This bill will meet expectations and appeals lawmakers. reiterated that the govern- ment from society. carried over from past years regarding measu- Another bill amendment which was passed ment should keep pushing “Workers still encounter res to support the elderly population. concerned the security force. As explained forward a complete ban of many unfair situations. Even Tam’s secretaries started preparing the bill by Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak, the indoor smoking to ensure though they receive a certain back in 2009, and conducted public consulta- amendment included high-ranking customs that casino employees are degree of care, problems still tions in 2011 and 2012. officials in the group of potential candidates for not harmed by the smoke. exist because our labor affairs Several lawmakers enquired about the details leadership of the Public Security Force Affairs He added that tobacco con- law cannot protect all the as- of the bill and the government’s policies for Bureau of Macau. trol inside VIP lounges is sociated benefits and rights,” supporting the elderly population, as well as “It is necessary that the bureau’s appointment not ideal, as this effectively explained Pereira Coutinho. dealing with an aging population and the asso- of principal officials be extended to customs, allows VIP customers to His response to Vong was that ciated expenditures. thus allowing principal customs officials to have smoke illegally. “in my opinion, we need to be According to Tam, nearly 25 percent of the the possibility of being promoted,” said Wong.

promotion of Macau. It has been suggested Airport records more passengers this year that the same marketing efforts should be applied n the first three quar- a statement published on According to a report the aviation industry to cifically in the number to other markets. Iters of this year, the the Macau Airport Com- by Macao Daily News, an reduce costs and in turn, of Korean tourists, it is Currently, the airport is Macau International Air- pany’s (CAM) website. analysis attributed the led to more affordable ti- said to be the successful carrying out an expansion port (MIA) recorded 5.18 In the first nine mon- increased number of visi- cket prices which increa- effect of cumulative ef- project. After the project percent more passengers ths of 2017, 5.2 million tors to the drop in inter- sed tourists’ willingness forts made by the Macau is completed, the airport’s compared to the same pe- tourists entered Macau national fuel prices; chea- to travel. government and Korean annual passenger capaci- riod last year, according to through the airport. per fuel prices allowed Regarding the surge spe- TV programs towards the ty will go up to 7.5 million.

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Auto Industry so exports are not affected. Nis- san has repeatedly said the safe- ty of vehicles are not compromi- sed. Subaru allowed uncertified Subaru mulls vehicle recall as workers to inspect vehicles be- fore shipment, Chief Executi- ve Officer Yasuyuki Yoshinaga Japan inspection scandal widens told reporters Friday in Tokyo. The probe found that workers training to be certified were in- Nao Sano, Kevin Buckland volved in inspections at Subaru’s main factory complex in Gunma ap photo ubaru Corp. is consi- prefecture. All three lines at the dering recalling as many plant were affected, the com- as 255,000 vehicles after pany said. a lapse in its inspection “The final inspection process Sprocess, widening the quality- is very important and we ack- control scandal that erupted at nowledge that we did not meet Nissan Motor Co. almost a mon- requirements,” Yoshinaga said. th ago. “We used the same process for An internal investigation found more than 30 years without rea- improper checks on cars and the lizing that it did not meet minis- company will report to the trans- try requirements.” port ministry on Oct. 30, Suba- The faulty inspections were ru said in a statement Friday. halted immediately after they The recall may cost more than were discovered on Oct. 3, ac- 5 billion yen (USD44 million) cording to Subaru. The company for the automaker, 17 percent will rethink its inspection pro- owned by Toyota Motor Corp., cess from scratch. Atsushi Osaki, vice president for Subaru Corp. President and CEO Yasuyuki Yoshinaga Subaru produced 727,741 units quality control, told reporters in of vehicles in Japan last year and Tokyo. 1.2 percent. the subject of the industry’s big- production for the Japan market exported 582,708 of them. Do- Shares of Subaru fell 2.6 Subaru’s is the latest in a string gest ever recall, Kobe Steel Ltd. to fix its inspection process after mestic sales of Subaru have de- percent in Tokyo on Friday, of irregularities that has tainted admitted this month to falsifying ordering the recall of about 1.2 clined for three straight years due the biggest decline since June Japan’s reputation for quality data related to the durability of million vehicles. to a slump in mini-vehicle sales. 5. In comparison, the ben- manufacturing. While Takata some of its products, shocking The inspection certificate is a The recall may include a model chmark Nikkei 225 index rose Corp.’s exploding airbags were customers. Nissan suspended requirement for cars sold locally, made for Toyota. Bloomberg

Disappearing bank jobs won’t be Outlying Taiwan islands reject coming back, Nordea CEO says casinos in referendum vote

he 6,000 job cuts an- Chinmei Sung set up casinos, 24,368 in a 2012 referendum. nounced last week at people voted “no,” Still, casinos can’t yet

T ap photo Nordea Bank AB are just a esidents of the compared with 2,705 be built because there down payment for an indus- RKinmen islands, who voted “yes,” the is no law to regulate the try facing radical overhaul, which house Taiwan’s Kinmen government industry. says Chief Executive Officer closest military base to said on Saturday in a President Tsai Ing Casper von Koskull. China, voted against mobile-phone text sta- -wen, elected in 2016, “If somebody says, where having casinos in a re- tement. has said offshore is- are we, or where are banks, Nordea CEO ferendum that echoes Taiwan in January lands should look for Casper von Koskull 10 years from now, banks the ruling party’s oppo- 2009 lifted a ban on other ways to develop could easily have half what sition to gambling. casinos being set up on tourism. Her Democra- they have today,” in terms don last week, he described will be in the “lower 40s” This is the second its outlying islands, lea- tic Progressive Party, of personnel, von Koskull a universe in which only the when the bank has trans- county after Penghu ving the decision to the which also controls the said in an interview in Lon- leanest, most digitally ad- formed itself. to reject the construc- residents. The Penghu legislature, dropped the don on Friday. vanced and efficient banks The Nordea CEO told tion of gambling deve- islands voted against gambling bill last year. Nordea last week stun- will thrive. Firms living in Bloomberg that he views his lopments. In a ballot casinos in 2009 and A ban on casinos on the ned unions, analysts and the banking dark ages are bank as a pioneer in how it’s asking whether to allow 2016, and residents of main island of Taiwan investors when it revealed already failing, he said. looking at the fundamental recreation complexes to Matsu were in favor remains. Bloomberg the staff reductions, which “The fact that some banks shifts now gripping the in- amount to well over a ten- - not this bank --have been dustry. ad th of the work force of the technically insolvent every “We are maybe one of the Swedish bank. Unions cal- 15 years, that really does first ones,” he said. “This is led the step “shocking” and not mean that they are resi- not a cost cut, per se, it is a “brutal.” lient,” he said. “Resilience is way of doing business diffe- The industry is already a something that this indus- rently, where you need less lot leaner than it was before try, and any bank, needs. people.” the financial crisis. The Eu- And that is something that He said complaints from ropean Banking Federation we have been building. And unions are hard to unders- estimates there are about resilience is not only about tand. “They know” what’s 14 percent fewer people in capital, resilience is your coming, he said. “We’ve finance in the region than operations, your systems, been talking about it for two before 2008. There are now and everything you do.” years.” about 2.8 million people in While the upfront expen- “I think it’s very clear that Europe working at banks. se of such a transformation it’s an ongoing trend in the Nordea had about 31,500 isn’t small, von Koskull says financial industry, given employees in the third the bank will soon be using that this is an industry that quarter. a lot less of its income to co- is very digital,” von Koskull Von Koskull says what ver costs. The ratio of Nor- said. “You can digitize and Nordea is doing represents dea’s costs to its income was use AI in a very big way. the future of banking. While 51 in the third quarter. Von Combined, of course, with a speaking to analysts in Lon- Koskull says that number personal touch.” Bloomberg 30.10.2017 mon

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in Taipei Thursday that the two sides needed a “new chapter” in relations and a “new method of Taiwan president making state interaction.” “We know that Xi Jinping is an extremely ambitious leader and he doesn’t want to get to visits amid China stalemate 2020 with his Taiwan scorecard a blank,” said Lin Chong-pin, a Ralph Jennings, Taipei retired strategic professor from Tamkang University in Taiwan. aiwan’s President ap photo He added: “I don’t think Tsai Tsai Ing-wen left Sa- Ing-wen will cross the red line” turday for the United during her travels, referring to States and three South actions and statements that em- TPacific nations in an effort to phasize Taiwan’s formal and legal crack the diplomatic isolation independence from China. imposed by rival China. Tsai will visit the Marshall and Solomon Islands along with Tu- In Beijing, a valu while transiting through Hawaii and the U.S. territory of foreign ministry Guam. The three are among just spokesman 20 countries that extend Taiwan formal diplomatic recognition. demanded Tsai’s travels follow Panama’s switching of diplomatic rela- Tsai be barred tions to Beijing in June in what was seen as a major diplomatic from transiting setback for Taiwan. through the U.S “We want to prove to the wor- ld that Taiwan is capable of, and is willing to, make more con- Beijing resents the Tsai gover- tributions to the international nment because her Democra- community,” Tsai said Saturday tic Progressive Party advocates ahead of her departure. Taiwan’s formal independence, In the Marshalls and Solomons, although Tsai has played down Tsai will find an “opportunity to that aim and called for renewed better understand the sustainab- Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen dialogue with China. Beijing cut le development needs of the two off exchanges between the two countries and determine how is clear for all to see,” Geng said which split from the mainland with China for most of its history governments last year after Tsai [Taiwan] can assist in line with at a daily news briefing. amid civil war in 1949, and uses and was a Japanese colony from made clear she would not endorse steadfast diplomacy,” the gover- Washington should “not allow diplomatic and economic pressu- 1895 to 1945. China’s view that Taiwan is a part nment said in a statement pos- her to stop over, avoid sending re to limit the island’s internatio- Chinese President Xi Jinping of China. ted on its official website. any erroneous messages to the nal relations. Washington does vowed Oct. 18, the first day of a Like most Taiwanese allies, the In Beijing, foreign ministry Taiwan independence force, and not formally recognize Taiwan but ruling Communist Party congress, three countries Tsai is visiting spokesman Geng Shuang de- maintain the general picture of maintains close economic, diplo- that China would not allow anyo- are developing nations that look manded Tsai be barred from China-U.S. relationship and peace matic and military ties with the ne to “separate any part of Chine- to Taiwan for economic support. transiting through the U.S., whi- and stability of the Taiwan Strait island. se territory from China,” in a refe- Tsai’s entourage has also prepa- ch, like most countries, has only with concrete efforts,” Geng said. While it officially advocates rence to Taiwan. red gifts made by Taiwan aborigi- unofficial relations with Taiwan. Beijing has lodged “solemn com- “peaceful unification,” China has The vast majority of Taiwane- nal artisans to play up their ethnic “Regarding the transit of plaints” with the U.S., Geng said. never renounced its threat to use se favor continuing their de facto Austronesian links in the South Taiwan’s leader in the United China claims sovereignty over force to gain control over Taiwan, independent status and Tsai’s top Pacific, the presidential office States, I think her true intention democratic, self-ruled Taiwan, which had only distant relations China policymaker told a forum said. AP

Hong Kong Friend says bookseller Gui freed, now with family

Kelvin Chan, Hong Kong ducted and spirited to the spending time with his mainland two years ago. elderly mother and two ainland Chine- China-born Gui disa- sisters. ap photo Mse authorities have ppeared from his Thai ho- He added that it’s still released a detained Hong liday home while the four unclear whether Gui en- Kong bookseller and he other men, who have al- joys genuine liberty or has been reunited with ready been released, were whether he’s still under his relatives, one of his last seen in Hong Kong. the control of authorities. friends said. Their case reinforced ri- “I cannot say free; I just Chinese dissident poet sing concerns about rule say he’s out of jail and is Bei Ling said Friday fa- of law being undermined now with his family” in mily members confirmed in the semiautonomous Ningbo, Bei said by pho- to him that Gui Minhai Chinese city, which is pro- ne from Boston. “I think has been released, days af- mised civil liberties such he now cannot talk with ter the Chinese and Swe- as freedom of speech until [anyone] outside, only dish governments made 2047. The books the men with family.” similar announcements sold from their Causeway He added that Gui plans Bay Bookshop were po- to apply for a Swedish In this Jan. 3, 2016, file photo, demonstrators try to stick photos of missing booksellers, one of which but provided few details. shows Gui Minhai (left) during a protest in Hong Kong Gui, a Swedish citizen, pular with visiting touris- passport and return to was one of five employees ts from mainland China, Germany, where his wife of a Hong Kong bookshop where such titles are ban- lives. 17 after serving a prison Sweden’s Foreign Mi- information. Those an- specializing in salacious ned. China’s foreign minis- term involving a traffic nistry said the same day it nouncements were dispu- tales about high-level Chi- Bei said he was infor- try said in a brief state- offense from more than was informed by Chinese ted by his daughter, Ange- nese politics who were med that Gui is in the eas- ment last week that Gui a decade ago but gave no authorities that Gui was la Gui, who said his whe- believed to have been ab- tern city of Ningbo and is had been released on Oct. further information. released but sought more reabouts were unclear. AP mon 30.10.2017

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Jiangsu Communist Party Secretary Li Qiang

hinese President Xi was party chief in Zhejiang from CJinping has promoted an ally 2003-2007. Seen as a proponent to the top job in Shanghai, media of economic reforms, Li will likely reported yesterday. champion Xi’s vision for Shan- The elevation of Li Qiang is ano- ghai as a global trading hub. ther sign of Xi’s increasing control The official Xinhua News Agen- over China. Xi has amassed more cy reported yesterday that Li personal power — and propa- replaces Han Zheng, who was ganda backing — than any leader elevated to the party’s top deci- since Mao Zedong in the 1970s, sion-making body, the Politburo breaking with two decades of sha- Standing Committee. red authority among a group of Under Xi’s leadership, the Com- senior party figures. munist Party has become increa- Part of his power accumulation singly assertive in promoting its efforts include promoting allies own vision for how to regulate from Zhejiang province, which is global finance, technology, news near Shanghai and where Xi once media and other matters. led the Communist Party, to se- Outside monitoring groups say nior party, government and army China strictly controls freedom posts. of expression and abuses human Li, 58, worked under Xi when Xi rights. AP

Elderly population to hit 400m by 2035, say experts

hina’s elderly population aged above 60 according to offi- Chas been increasing rapidly cial data. Elderly care services are and is estimated to hit around developing rapidly but also une- 400 million by the end of 2035, venly, he said. according to experts. Elderly care services are alrea- Since China became an “aging dy not enough to satisfy the na- society” in 2000, the elderly po- tionwide demand, while unba- pulation has seen an annual in- lanced supply has also become crease of about 10 million people, a problem, he said. These servi- Zheng Gongcheng, head of the ces lack social participation and China Association of Social Se- professional nursing staff. There curity (CAOSS), said at a forum is also a battle between styles of held at the weekend in Guiyang, nursing, such as modern and tra- capital of Guizhou Province. ditional methods. By the end of 2035, the elder- Zheng recommended an indus- ly population could reach about try-wide plan on elderly care ser- 400 million, making China a “su- vices be formulated, which shou- per aging society.” ld be considered a new growth By international standards, a point for a sustainable national country or region is considered to economy. Training of professio- be an “aging society” when those nal elderly care staff should be aged 65 or over account for 7 to enhanced and the legal system 14 percent of the total population. should be improved to protect Once that amount goes over 14 the rights of the elderly. percent, the country is conside- CAOSS is a non-governmental red a “super aging society.” organization focusing on social Zheng said that China faces a security studies, vocational edu- grim condition in how to cope cation and training, and interna- with the aging population, with tional exchanges on social securi- 240 million Chinese currently ty issues. Xinhua 30.10.2017 mon

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agent poison to her hands just before the attack, which ha- ap photo ppened at about 9 a.m. The bespectacled Chang wore a dark baseball cap and carried a backpack and a white plastic bag. But after the hit, he dit- ched his belongings, changed his shirt and even managed to shave off his goatee. He was seen instead carrying an oran- ge plastic bag. Defense lawyer Gooi has said before the trial it was Chang who had pointed Kim out to Aisyah as the target and put a substance in her hand.

MR. Y Prosecutors claim he put the poison on Vietnamese defen- dant Huong’s hands. On the day of the killing, af- ter arriving with Hanamori and the others, he was seen walking around the airport with a woman prosecutors claim was Huong near the area where Kim was attacked. He also wore a baseball cap and had a backpack and water bottle. Video footage shows that af- ter the attack, Mr. Y also chan- ged his shirt and discarded his belongings. Police say he then Kim Jong Nam is stretchered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport left the budget terminal in the same vehicle with Chang and Hanamori. Not much else about him has North Korean ‘masterminds’ been revealed. THE ESCAPE? Police say the four suspects evade Kim Jong Nam murder trial flew out of the country the day of the killing and are believed to have made their way back to Eric Talmadge, Kuala Lumpur formal action against the four two of them in the departure information. Pyongyang. if they can gather enough evi- hall of the main terminal. The prosecution is expected At Malaysia’s request, In- t a trial that could send dence. to return to the videos in the terpol has issued a “red noti- Atwo Southeast Asian wo- A look at what’s come out JAMES next session, scheduled for ce” — the closest equivalent it men to the gallows, Malaysian so far about the missing men, He allegedly recruited Aisyah. Nov. 6. has to an arrest warrant — for prosecutors are shining a light who are referred to officially Aisyah’s lawyer, Gooi Soon four North Koreans wanted in on several men at large they in court only by their aliases, Seng, told reporters before CHANG connection with the killing: Ri say masterminded and played and what’s known about their the trial that she was recruited He put the liquid poison on Ji Hyon, 33; Hong Song Hac, crucial roles in carrying out actions: in early January by this man, Aisyah’s hands, according to 34; O Jong Gil, 55; and Ri Jae the assassination of North Ko- who was known to her only as Wan Azirul’s testimony. Nam, 57. But it is not entirely rean leader Kim Jong’s Un’s HANAMORI James, to star in what he said On the morning of the killing, clear if they are the same four estranged half brother. Police are now calling him the was a video prank show. The Chang met up with Aisyah at whose actions are now being The lone defendants at the “mastermind.” According to lawyer said James and Aisyah the same cafe where he had detailed in the court testi- Shah Alam High Court — Siti chief investigating officer Wan went to malls, hotels and air- earlier met with Hanamori. mony. Aisyah, 25, of Indonesia and Azirul Nizam Che Wan Aziz, ports, where she would rub oil Wan Azirul said Chang handed Help from Pyongyang is hi- Doan Thi Huong, 29, of Viet- this man, who sometimes went or pepper sauce on strangers’ Aisyah an airport taxi voucher ghly unlikely. North Korea nam — say they are innocent, by the nicknames “Grandpa” faces. James recorded the en- during their short meeting and has denied any involvement. duped by the men into partici- and “Uncle,” orchestrated the counters on his phone and he was believed to have later And it’s not a member of In- pating in February’s attack at operation on the ground. paid Aisyah between USD100 applied the deadly VX nerve terpol. AP Kuala Lumpur’s international Wan Azirul said airport se- and $200 for each prank. airport, which they say they curity video shows that he Police official Wan Azirul thought was a harmless prank arrived at the terminal in the testified in court that James for a TV show. same vehicle with two of the was seen heading to the Sama ap photo If found guilty, they face a three other suspects about 90 Sama airport hotel, which is in mandatory death sentence. minutes ahead of the Feb. 13 the terminal not far from whe- In Malaysia, that means they attack. Security cameras then re the attack took place. Wan would be hanged. captured him meeting both of Azirul said security videos But since the trial began on those men and the third sus- show James entering the ho- Oct. 2, the alleged role of the pect, all separately, at an air- tel room, but quickly checking four missing suspects has port cafe before the attack. out. come to dominate the procee- Police say Hanamori, who He said James is later seen dings. Both the prosecutors initially wore a purple shirt at the departure hall of the and the defense team say a lot but changed after the attack, main airport terminal, where more is going to be revealed not only came to the airport the other three suspects went. in the weeks ahead about the with two of the suspects but he What his role was on the day men, who outside of court they met with all three just before of the hit isn’t yet clear — an acknowledge are believed to be the plan was put into action. examination of the airport se- North Korean citizens. He then left after the attack in curity camera footage in court The prosecution this week a vehicle with two of the three Thursday was cut short when also stressed that authorities and was seen later that day — Judge Azmi Ariffin ruled more Information about O Jong Gil, one of four suspects wanted in connection with the reserve the right to take more and for the last time — with time was needed to digest the killing of Kim Jong Nam mon 30.10.2017

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Caleb Jones, Honolulu

rapped on a storm-ba- ttered boat in the middle Sailboat survivors recount of the Pacific Ocean for months, Jennifer Appel Tand Tasha Fuiava were just about out of food and beginning to be- doomed Pacific voyage lieve they were completely out of luck when they finally saw it: a U.S. Navy ship chugging toward them. ap photo “When I saw the gray ship on the horizon, I was just shaking,” Appel told reporters Friday. “I was ready to cry, I was so happy. I knew we were going to live.” On Wednesday the pair, followed by their dogs, Zeus and Valentine, boarded the USS Ashland, all four looking remarkably fit for having been lost at sea for nearly six mon- ths. They had been drifting aimlessly across the Pacific since the end of May and had sent out unanswered distress calls for 98 consecutive days before crew members aboard a passing Taiwanese fishing boat saw them on Tuesday and notified the Navy. They had left Honolulu on May 3 Jennifer Appel (left) and Tasha Fuiava Sailors from the USS Ashland rescue a sailboat lost at sea for several months aboard Appel’s 50-foot vessel the Sea Nymph for what was to be an 18-day journey to Tahiti, followed seaworthy, was allowed to drift ned and rammed the boat again, her a week and a half into the voya- She finally got a call from her by months of leisurely cruising away after their rescue, although Appel said. “We were just incredi- ge, and records show the Coast daughter early Thursday. the South Pacific before returning Appel says she hopes she might bly lucky that our hull was strong Guard put out a message on June 7 “She said, ‘Mom?’ and I said, home. eventually retrieve and repair it. enough to withstand the onslau- noting the vessel was missing. ‘Jennifer!?’ because I hadn’t heard Disaster struck almost imme- She and Fuiava acknowledged ght,” she said in a video interview As months passed and Appel’s from her in like five months,” she diately when a storm battered that until the Navy arrived they provided by the Navy. mother heard nothing she said she said. “And she said, ‘Yes, Mom,’ their boat with 50- to 70-mile-per- began to wonder if they really Although Appel has been sailing never gave up hope. and that was really exciting.” hour winds for three days as they would survive. the Hawaiian islands for 10 years “She is very resourceful and she’s Despite the ordeal, Appel says left Hawaii. They continued on Appel credited their survival and spent two years preparing for curious, and as things break she she’s far from done with the sea. If anyway, thinking the vessel wasn’t in part to the veteran sailors in this voyage, she acknowledged she tries to repair them,” Joyce Appel, she can find and fix her boat she’ll that badly damaged. Hawaii who had warned them to and Fuiava, a novice sailor, may 75, of Houston, said of her daugh- be ready to take it out again. By the end of the month another prepare well for their journey. not have prepared as well as they ter. “She doesn’t sit and wait for “Well, you got to die sometime,” storm had flooded their boat’s “They said pack every square could have. the repairman to get there. “So she said. “You may as well be engine, however, and they disco- inch of your boat with food, and if They said they tried without suc- I knew the same thing would be doing something you enjoy when vered its sails and mast had been you think you need a month, pack cess to hail a number of ships and true of the boat.” you’re doing it, right?” AP damaged enough earlier that they six months, because you have no fired off 10 signal flares. One of could no longer generate adequate idea what could possibly happen their cellphones had been washed ad wind power to keep the vessel on out there,” Appel said. “And the overboard early in the voyage, but course. sailors in Honolulu really gave us they were out of cell range anyway. They were 900 miles off the good advice. We’re here.” They carried two GPS units; one coast of Japan, and thousands of failed and they had to rely on the miles in the wrong direction, when hand-held model for the entire a Taiwanese fishing vessel found One night, a voyage, Appel said in a phone in- them and started to tow them. terview from the USS Ashland As the fishing vessel was attemp- group of tiger Friday. ting to tow the Sea Nymph, the They also had a new VHF radio, a 100-ton steel ship was damaging sharks began ham radio, a weather satellite and the much smaller sailboat as it attacking their a radio telephone. She says none pulled it through the open ocean. worked, and they apparently had a “We incurred incredible dama- vessel, and the communications failure with their ge,” Appel said of the 24-hours new antenna. under tow that were the scariest next morning, a She says they had six ways to of the trip. It didn’t help that the shark returned communicate with multiple ba- women only spoke English, a lan- ckups, and none of them worked. guage not spoken on the fishing and rammed That, she said, “exceeds Murphy’s vessel. Law.” “We had a really tough time com- the boat again They even carried a satellite pho- municating with them that they ne that she said never seemed to were going to sink us within the They thought they had packed connect. next 24 hours,” she said. enough to last a year but with the The two women became fast Eventually she was able to swim six-month mark approaching they friends a few years back when to the fishing vessel and use their discovered they had gone through Appel was working on her boat radio to make a mayday call. 90 percent of it. The dogs’ food and Fuiava was a security guard at The Navy ship showed up Wed- had run out and they were sharing the boat facility. nesday, the next morning. When theirs with them. Appel invited her on the sailing it just as quickly appeared to pass “The dogs turned out to really adventure south of the equator. them by, they panicked momenta- like human food,” Appel said. “A “I’ve never been there, and I rily once more. lot,” Fuiava added. don’t know what’s going to ha- “Ok, we’re going to make it,” One of their water purifiers had ppen,” Appel said. “She said, ‘OK, Appel told herself after sailors ra- also broken but they managed to It sounds like an adventure.’” dioed from the Ashland’s bridge fix it. Meanwhile, loved ones had no assurances that they did indeed One night, a group of tiger sharks idea where they were. Appel’s mo- see them. began attacking their vessel, and ther said she contacted the Coast Their boat, deemed no longer the next morning, a shark retur- Guard when she hadn’t heard from 30.10.2017 mon

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Spain Puigdemont has no limit.” Meanwhile, an opinion poll on Saturday showed Catalan se- cessionists losing their majority Catalan rebels defy Rajoy as in the regional parliament. El Mundo newspaper citing results of a poll by Sigma Dos reported that the pro-independence bloc pro-unity demonstrators gather would win 65 seats in the regio- nal assembly, short of the 68 he ousted Catalan govern- gathered shouted “Viva España” seats needed for majority. In the ment dismissed Madrid’s di- and “Puidgemont in prison.” 2015 elections, the bloc won 72

T ap photo rect administrative control of the On Saturday, Puigdemont, cal- seats. region, defiantly reaffirming its led for “democratic opposition” The regional economy, which proclamation of independence, and peaceful resistance in a re- accounts for about a fifth of Spa- even as thousands of pro-unity corded television speech, while a nish gross domestic product, is demonstrators gathered in Bar- nationalist leader, Jordi Sanchez, also under threat as more com- celona. issued a statement from jail ad- panies up sticks amid the threat The Catalan Republic has been vocating “Gandhi-style resistan- of civil unrest. A business of Ger- declared and Carles Puigdemont ce.” A Spanish TV report showed man insurance giant Allianz AG is still the president, ousted Vice Puigdemont in a coffee bar in on Friday added its name to the President Oriol Junqueras said his hometown of Girona during list of hundreds shifting out of in an opinion piece published in his three-minute recorded state- Catalonia. newspaper El Punt Avui yester- ment. “It’s an enormous mess and day. The rebel leaders will con- Following Rajoy’s decision, utterly incomprehensible,” said tinue to work on their indepen- normal weekend routines like Jordi Alberich, director general dence roadmap in the coming shopping, soccer and strolling of Cercle d’Economia, a Barce- days, undeterred by “doubts” prevailed in Catalonia. In the lona-based business association. and “contradictions,” Junqueras hours that followed, it was bu- “The strategy seems to be to Nationalist activists march with Catalan, Spanish and European Union flags during wrote. a mass rally against Catalonia’s declaration of independence siness as usual in Barcelona: no make this the biggest crisis pos- “The Catalan Republic has been visible show of force from autho- sible so that the world will have born, not with the strength we rities, open shops packed with to intervene. But I am convinced would want but with the legiti- voted in favor of independence. University in the U.K. who spe- customers and swarms of touris- there is a clear majority of people macy of the ballot boxes,” Jun- The real test of strength for the cializes in nationalist movemen- ts down the central artery of La who want a calm solution.” queras wrote. “In the next days, two sides will come when schools ts. “The more radical elements, Rambla. The red and gold Spa- The phalanx of pro-indepen- we will have to take decisions and government offices open to- however, are in the parallel uni- nish flag was atop City Hall and dence activists and demonstra- that won’t always be easy to un- day, and teachers and civil ser- verse of the new republic - and the Catalan regional government tors is certainly unlikely to take derstand.” vants decide whether to follow that disconnect worries me. The building. Spain’s dramatic intervention The confrontational stance the ousted Catalan leaders’ calls situation could turn unpredicta- Politically, Puigdemont and his lying down. comes less than 48 hours after to resist their Spanish masters ble if Spain moves in to take con- allies remained isolated and face For many Catalans, the turbu- Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy or acquiesce to the new reality. A trol.” potential arrest in coming days. lent events of the past week were announced the dissolution of the smooth transition in the Catalan Thousands of pro-unity de- The chief prosecutor signaled just sinking in as they braced for Catalan government, placed its police force, with the new chief monstrators carrying Spanish, he would seek rebellion charges the inevitable reprisals. But for administration under direct con- accepting Madrid’s rule, marked Catalan and European Union against the former Catalan pre- some, politics was a sideshow. trol of his deputy, Soraya Saenz an initial success for Rajoy on Sa- flags gathered in Barcelona for sident. “I have bills to pay and two de Santamaria, and called elec- turday. a rally yesterday. Elderly people The government in Madrid daughters,” said Pere Garcia, 52, tions in the region for Dec. 21. “The more moderate and prag- draped in Spanish flags and fa- declined to respond to Puigde- who mans a stall in the center of Rajoy’s orders, which included matic elements probably realize milies with children were among mont’s comments on Saturday. Barcelona. “Politics won’t pay the removal of Puigdemont and they’re not going to get very far,” those who participated. A he- Rajoy’s PP party said on Twitter bills. I still have to go to work Junqueras, came after the Cata- said Caroline Gray, a lecturer in licopter flew over what looked that his vow was “very serious” whether this is Spain or an inde- lan parliament earlier on Oct. 27 politics and Spanish at Aston like a peaceful march, and those and that the “irresponsibility of pendent republic.” Bloomberg

Somalia Police end night-long siege of hotel, 23 dead omali security forces caused massive damage were a mother and three med Abdullahi Mohamed have ended a night-long to nearby buildings which children, including a baby, said the new attack was

S ap photo siege at a Mogadishu hotel were left with only their all shot in the head, Hus- meant to instill fear in So- by five extremist attackers walls standing. sein said. Other victims malis who united after the who stormed the building The attackers invaded included a senior Somali Oct. 14 bombing, marching after a suicide car bom- the hotel and gunfire con- police colonel, a former in the thousands through ber detonated an explo- tinued as security forces lawmaker and a former go- Mogadishu in defiance of sives-laden vehicle at the fought them inside the vernment minister. al-Shabab. entrance gate on Saturday building. Two more blasts Saturday’s bomber had Since the blast two weeks afternoon. The attack kil- were heard, one when an pretended his truck had ago, the president has vi- led 23 people. attacker detonated a suici- broken down before de- sited regional countries to Somali soldiers stand near the wreckage of vehicles in Mogadishu Troops regained control de vest. tonating it in front of the seek more support for the of the Nasa-Hablod hotel Saturday’s attack came hotel’s fortified gate, said fight against al-Shabab, mism moves deeper into force in Somalia is expec- on Sunday morning, ha- two weeks after more than police Col. Mohamed Ab- vowing a “state of war.” He the African continent. ted to withdraw its forces ving killed three attackers 350 people were killed in a dullahi. also faces the challenge of The U.S. mission in So- and hand over the coun- and captured two alive, massive truck bombing on Al-Shabab often targets pulling together regional malia on Sunday con- try’s security to the Soma- said Capt. Mohamed Hus- a busy Mogadishu street in high-profile areas of Mo- powers inside his long- demned the latest attack, li military by the end of sein. Somalia’s worst-ever attack. gadishu. Although it qui- fractured country, where saying the U.S. “remains 2020. U.S. military offi- Al-Shabab, Africa’s dea- The government’s Minis- ckly claimed responsibili- the federal government committed to work with cials and others in recent dliest Islamic extremist ter of Electricity & Water ty for Saturday’s attack, it is trying to assert itself our Somali, African Union, months have expressed group, quickly claimed res- Salim Aliyow Ibrow was has not commented on the beyond Mogadishu and and international partners concern that Somali forces ponsibility for the attack. rescued from the hotel as massive attack two weeks other major cities. to degrade and defeat ter- are not yet ready to take The assault started Sa- heavy gunfire continued in ago; experts have said the The U.S. military also has rorism as Somalia conti- over. The two attacks this turday afternoon when a the shoot-out. Some extre- death toll in the earlier stepped up military efforts nues on a path to stability month have shaken public suicide truck bomb explo- mists hurled grenades and bombing was so high that against al-Shabab this year and prosperity for its peo- confidence in the ability of ded outside the popular cut off the building’s elec- the group hesitated to alie- in Somalia, carrying out ple.” Somali army to take over hotel in the capital. The tricity as night fell. nate Somali citizens. nearly 20 drone strikes, The 22,000-strong mul- from the African Union blast twisted vehicles and Included in the dead Somalia President Moha- as the global war on extre- tinational African Union forces. AP mon 30.10.2017

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Reda Zaireg, Marrakech Morocco t all began with a fish sei- zed by the police. Morocco is marking one year since a fisherman’s gruesome death Social justice movement seeks Ispawned a social protest move- ment against police abuse — an event that has drawn compari- sons to the 2010 death of a Tuni- relief from crackdown sian vendor that sparked the Arab delays in development programs can free the Hirak detainees. Spring democracy uprisings. for Hoceima. “In the parliament, we have dis- Since October 2016, the northern Last week also saw the start of the ap photo cussed the possibility of addres- Moroccan town of Hoceima in the trial of Hirak Rif’s charismatic lea- sing a request for pardon of the ethnically Berber Rif region has der, Nasser Zefzafi, which is being Hirak detainees to the king” but it seen unrest stemming from the closely followed by Moroccans. does not yet have enough support, death of 31-year-old Mouhcine The Rif region enjoys a strong said Abdellatif Ouahbi of the PAM Fikri, an impoverished local fish regional identity and has histori- opposition party. seller. cally always enjoyed some level Abdellah Bouanou of the ruling Fikri was crushed in a garba- of independence from the central Justice and Development Par- ge truck while trying to retrieve a government. In 1921, when Mo- ty (PJD) suggested “we must go valuable swordfish seized by po- rocco was colonized by France and Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in the northern town of El Hoceima ahead and make a reconciliation” lice, who said its sale was illegal. Spain, the legendary rebel leader for the arrested activists so the si- Since then, a protest movement Abd el-Krim installed a republic in sire for social justice, a redistribu- University of Bordeaux and the tuation in Hoceima does not fes- called Hirak Rif has held demons- the region after defeating the Spa- tion of wealth and respect for the author of several works on the Rif. ter. trations to demand social justice nish army. rule of law. But Afsahi said the movement’s A call for “the immediate re- and economic development. Although the Rif Republic was Inspired by the Hirak Rif, activis- achievements have limits. “Despi- lease of all Hirak prisoners and In May, Moroccan authorities dissolved just five years later in ts from other marginalized areas te Hirak’s popularity in national the cessation of the repression” cracked down on Hirak Rif’s lea- 1926, it deeply marked the collec- have launched their own groups. and international public opinion, against protesters was released ders and a large number of protes- tive memory. In southern Morocco, the city of the movement has failed to rever- Saturday by the Committee for ters, arresting between 330-400 In 1959 and 1984, uprisings Zagora has seen multiple protests se the balance of power. The au- Solidarity, based in Casablanca. people, according to the Moroc- broke out in the Rif that were bru- in recent weeks over access to clean thorities continue to be relatively The text was signed by 36 Euro- can Human Rights Association tally suppressed by King Hassan water — and the Zagora Hirak was repressive. There is also a wides- pean lawmakers, dozens of trade (AMDH). Yet the movement’s in- II, the current king’s father. able to get the city’s drinking water pread concern about the decline of unions, academics and public fi- fluence is still being felt. The Hirak Rif movement has its service back to normal. human rights,” she said. gures including American philoso- On Tuesday, Moroccan King roots in the region’s marginaliza- “The Hirak has put a spotlight on Several local and international pher Noam Chomsky, British film Mohammed VI fired four gover- tion, as well as in the evolution of the lack of local democracy,” said organizations are now looking to director Ken Loach and Indian au- nment officials following alleged a political consciousness and a de- Kenza Afsahi, a sociologist at the the monarch as the person who thor Arundhati Roy. AP

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The Government has unveiled plans to reform the House of Lords which include admitting women for the first time. Under the scheme, male and female life peerages will be created to ensure a balanced representation of the different political parties. Expenses are also to be paid to peers. The idea behind the creation of life peers is to enable dis- tinguished and experienced people, who may not feel able to accept hereditary titles, to enter the House. Appointments will be made at the discretion of the prime minister. The Conservative Leader of the House, Lord Home, announ- Crossing a Honolulu street? Thor: Ragnarok ced the proposals to the Lords this afternoon. Don’t text to avoid a fine room 1 There were cheers when he said admitting women wou- 2D: 2:15 4:45, 9:45pm ld simply be recognizing the place they had commanded for 3D: 17:15pm themselves as a right in modern society. He raised a laugh Of all the beautiful scenery to see in Honolulu, officials want to Director: Taika Waititi when he added: “Taking women into parliamentary embrace make sure residents and tourists get a good look at the street. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston is, after all, only an extension of the normal privileges of a peer.” Honolulu this week became the largest city in the U.S. to make Language: English (Chinese) Labor’s Lord Alexander of Hillsborough rose to complain that Duration: 109 min it illegal for people to look at cellphones, tablets or video games his party had not been given any warning of the content of to- while crossing a road or highway. It comes as a few states still day’s debate and he therefore felt unwilling to participate. have not outlawed texting while driving. However, he thought it likely his party would support the ad- It remains to be seen how the law can be enforced on an island mission of women to the House. that draws tourists from across the globe. The tourism industry is The Government has ruled out - for the time being - any dis- trying to educate visitors, but a smattering of tourists interviewed cussion on the alteration in the powers of the House and any Wednesday — the day the law took effect — said they had no discussion of abolition or reduction of the right of hereditary clue. peers to legislate. Amy Pawlowski, who was visiting from Phoenix, had not heard Lord Samuel for the Liberals welcomed any reform. He said: about the new restrictions on mobile devices. “House of Lords reform has been rather like a slow motion film “It seems as though the enforcement aspect would be quite of a prima ballerina, not marked by agility or grace, but by lan- difficult and almost that the government efforts would be better guid exhibition and elephantine deliberations.” spent with the law prohibiting drivers from being on their phones He said the House of Lords was the only organization which while driving,” she said just after glancing at her phone while GeoStorm excluded women - directly contrary to the Sex Disqualification crossing a Waikiki street. “Perhaps they (pedestrians) are using room 2 (Removal) Act passed by the House nearly 40 years ago but a navigation device that is helping them navigate Waikiki or Ho- 2:30 9:30pm which the House had ever since refused to obey. nolulu.” Director: Dean Devlin Talks have been continuing on and off for years about possi- The law applies to the entire island of Oahu, where it is also Starring: Gerar Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, ble reform of the House of Lords. The last attempt was in 1953 illegal to drive while using handheld mobile electronics. A first Daniel Wu when Conservative Lord Simon introduced a Life Peers Bill. offense for the distracted walking ordinance carries a fine of be- Language: English (Chinese) The Conservative Government invited the leaders of the Li- tween USD15 and $35. It increases to between $75 and $99 for Duration: 109 min beral and Labour parties to attend talks but Clement Attlee re- a third offense within a year of the first violation. fused to take part on Labour’s behalf and the discussions did Officers in tourist-heavy Honolulu have discretion to issue a not take place warning or a ticket, police spokeswoman Michelle Yu said. “We realize not everyone is going to know,” she said. “Local Courtesy BBC News laws could vary.” The National Safety Council, which has been looking at the is- sue of distracted walking since 2015, praised Honolulu for being a leader on the issue. The small Idaho city of Rexburg passed an ordinance in 2011 making it illegal to text while driving or crossing In context a street or highway. Other cities have considered similar measu- res, said Tatyana Warrick, a council spokeswoman. The Life Peerages Act was passed in 1958. It empowered the Crown The ordinance aims to reduce the number of injuries after the to create life peers, both men and for the first time, women, who state ranked as the 13th most dangerous for pedestrians from would be entitled to sit and vote in the House of Lords and whose peerages would expire on their death. 2010 to 2014, said Honolulu Councilman Brandon Elefante, who Wish upon room 2 The Peerage Act of 1963 allowed hereditary peeresses to sit in the wrote the measure. House of Lords for the first time. Elefante said he pushed the measure partly because a high 4:30, 7:30pm Director: Jouhn R. Leonetti It also allowed peers to give up titles if they wished to be elected to school in his district with nearly 2,500 students is on a busy hi- sit in the Commons. This followed the Stansgate case in which An- Starring: Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee ghway. Students at Waipahu High School did a survey and fou- thony Wedgwood Benn fought to have the right to drop his title in Language: English (Chinese) order to remain an MP. nd 1,000 classmates in a 20-minute period jaywalked, crossed Duration: 115min against traffic lights and used electronic devices while crossing, In 1969 further plans to reform the House of Lords had to be aban- doned after delaying tactics by MPs. he said. Always be with you The law went into effect 90 days after the mayor signed it in Following Labor’s election victory in 1997, plans for Lords’ reform room 3 were once again put forward. As a first stage, the number of heredi- July. During the 90 days, police say they have passed out infor- 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm tary peers was reduced to 92 or roughly 10% of the total. mational fliers across the island. Director: Herman Yau Plans for the second stage of reform hit the buffers in 2003. After Jim Cartisser, a tourist from Twin Falls, Idaho, said getting a Starring: Louis Koon, Julian Cheung, Lam Ka Tung MPs failed to agree a plan on a way forward, the Government ticket while on vacation “could leave a lot of people with a sour Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) agreed to delay pending further consultation. taste in their mouth leaving Honolulu.” Duration: 107 min mon 30.10.2017 th Anniversary

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Baseball their families struggling with the di- sease. The foundation supports children’s cancer centers in Florida and Chica- Cancer survivor, World Series go, and supports oncology life spe- cialists to help children deal with the aspects of the disease that are beyond medical treatment. It also champ Rizzo is Clemente winner sponsors camps for children with cancer. Stephen Hawkins, Houston like this eventually. And literally 10 “More important, though, than years later it’s coming full circle,” any of those support activities is ap photo nthony Rizzo is a cancer sur- Rizzo said. “Winning this award and Anthony’s personal involvement Avivor and World Series cham- being recognized for it, I can’t speak with kids,” baseball Commissioner pion. The Roberto Clemente Award enough about the foundation and Rob Manfred said. is a trophy that will stand out for the the work that we do and what we Rizzo spoke to how much it means Chicago Cubs slugger. want to continue to do.” to be able to visit a kid in the hospi- “This is something that is so hum- tal. bling to receive,” Rizzo said. “It’s the “They light up like a Christmas greatest award you can win and I will tree, for five minutes of escaping the be forever appreciative of this, and reality, because they’re going throu- this will go front and center of any- This will go front gh treatment,” he said. “They’re ba- thing I’ve ever done on the baseball and center of ttling for their lives and I’m just gra- field.” teful to be able to go in there and say The 28-year-old Rizzo, a three-ti- anything I’ve hello to them and make them escape me All-Star, was honored Friday reality for a second.” night with baseball’s biggest honor ever done on the The Clemente Award was presen- for sportsmanship and community ted before Game 3 of the World Se- involvement. He was recognized for baseball field. ries. A year ago, Rizzo and the Cubs his foundation’s work to help other Anthony Rizzo ended a 108-year championship families dealing with cancer. drought with their World Series vic- Rizzo was diagnosed with Hodgkin Rizzo went through six months of tory. lymphoma when he was 18 and in chemotherapy, at the same time his Major League Baseball has been the Boston Red Sox minor league grandmother was dealing with breast recognizing players for their philan- system, and he vividly remembers cancer, and six more weeks of treat- thropic work since 1971. The honor sitting with his mother and getting ment before doctors told Rizzo he was named the Roberto Clemente the news from doctors. He was wea- was clear of his cancer late in 2008. Award in 1973 after the 15-time All ring a “LIVESTRONG” T-shirt. In 2012, he started the nonprofit -Star was killed in a plane crash on “The LIVESTRONG Foundation Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation New Year’s Eve 1972 while attemp- Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo talks to the media after was so big at that time. I was saying: to raise money for cancer research ting to deliver supplies to earth- winning the award ‘We’re going to start a foundation and provide support to children and quake victims in Nicaragua. AP

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A ap photo laysian MotoGP to keep alive his slim chance of winning his first wor- ld championship and ensuring this year’s tit- le race will come down to the last round of the year. The Italian won his si- xth race this season to narrow the gap to cham- pionship leader Marc Andrea Dovizioso celebrates after winning the race Marquez to 21 points with only the Valencia day after starting from remaining challenger for Grand Prix on Novem- pole posiiton and leading the championship, Swit- ber 12 to come. until the last four laps zerland’s Thomas Luthi, After crashing heavily while France’s Johann was ruled out of yester- in practice, Marquez Zarco was third for just day’s race after breaking took no risks on a wet Se- his second podium finish his ankle in qualifying. pang circuit, crossing the of the season. With an unassailable line fourth to remain in a lead and light rain falling commanding position to on the track, Morbidelli clinch his fourth world Portugal’s cruised across the line in title in five seasons. third place, behind Por- The only way the Miguel tugal’s Miguel Oliveira 24-year-old Spaniard who won his first race in can lose the cham- Oliveira won Australia last week, and pionship is if Dovizioso the Moto2 South Africa’s Brad Bin- wins in Valencia and der. Marquez finishes outside race Spain’s Joan Mir, who the top 11 on his Honda. clinched the Moto3 Dovizioso’s Ducati Italy’s Franco Morbi- crown in Australia, won team mate Dani Pedrosa delli wrapped up his first his 10th race of the sea- finished second yester- Moto2 title when his lone son in Malaysia. AP mon 30.10.2017

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Football to a recent televised match, almost half the Sky average for Premier League matches of 819,000. Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are former European Cup English clubs said to weigh winners, Leeds were one of the game’s big powers in the 1960s onward for nearly 30 years and breakaway ‘Premier League 2’ Sheffield Wednesday still draws in big attendances and television audiences. David Hellier League. Each Championship club Shaun Harvey, chief executive will earn about 7 million pounds officer of the English Football Lea- ome of England’s most- a year under the new deal, while gue, said he hasn’t been contacted followed football clubs Premier League teams make a mi- by any club about a desire to leave currently playing in the nimum of more than 90 million the competition. second-tier Championship pounds. “Sky Sports has for many years Sare in early discussions about for- been a hugely important and ming a breakaway league, accor- valued partner of the EFL and ding to people familiar with the Championship we were delighted to extend our matter. relationship by a further five Frustrated by a recent broadcast clubs such as years,” Harvey said in an email. contract with Sky Plc which they Aston Villa, “The detail in respect of the re- see as too long and too small in cord-breaking 600 million-pound value, at least 10 clubs have given Sheffield domestic broadcasting agreement their support to trying to find an was presented to all clubs in Sep- alternative, said the people, who A Nottingham Forest player celebrates a goal Wednesday tember and no questions or objec- asked not to identified because the tions were raised.” matter is private and the teams day and Nottingham Forest have competition get promoted to Pre- and Nottingham Representatives for Sky, Face- don’t want their names public. strong followings and rich his- mier League. Forest have book and Amazon declined to One idea being discussed is a tories, including league and cup The group has discussed the idea comment. Premier League 2 of 18 clubs that titles in England and Europe. with Richard Scudamore, the exe- strong The Premier League, whose la- would try to ally with a new broa- While currently in the second-tier cutive chairman of the Premier test three-year broadcast deal with dcast partner, the people said. The series, many of the teams have League, according to the people. followings and Sky and BT Group Plc attracted teams intend to discuss the plan had long spells in the top league, The Premier League declined to a European record value of 5.1 with current football broadcasters competing against clubs such as comment. rich histories billion pounds, is about to begin as well as technology giants such Manchester United and Liver- In September, England’s lower- negotiations on a new TV con- as Amazon.com Inc. and Face- pool. tier teams agreed to a five-year Some of the larger Championship tract. Some of its club owners and book Inc., which are showing in- Under the current system, the deal with Sky that gives them 120 clubs argue they have been shor- executives have said they would creasing interest in live sports, the bottom three teams from the firs- million pounds (USD157 million) t-changed by the recent deal with welcome bids from the likes of Fa- people said. t-level Premier League get relega- a year in total. The contract was Sky, given their viewing figures. cebook and Amazon, though the Championship clubs such as ted to Championship after each negotiated by the teams’ parent Derby County, for example, attrac- companies haven’t said whether Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednes- season, and three teams from that organization, the English Football ted around 400,000 live viewers they will participate. Bloomberg

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As Africa tackles child ap photo Singapore works. Or that was the city-state’s repu- tation until one December day six years ago, when a solitary defective fastener brought the subway system screeching to a halt. marriage, young That marked the start of a saga of frequent shutdowns and stranded passengers that has continued unabated. Syria Islamic State Earlier this month, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan survivors speak out militants, routed from apologized for a 20-hour disruption caused by preven- one urban stronghold table flooding. This past Wednesday, some trains were after another in Syria, slowed during the morning rush because of a track fault. have recently been ap photo The latest incidents come a year after Singapore’s sta- moving deeper into te investment firm, Temasek Holdings Pte, bought out Syria’s remote desert, the minority shareholders in SMRT Corp. Because Te- where experts say they masek is owned by the finance ministry, the deal effecti- are regrouping and vely nationalized the island’s main train operator, shortly preparing their next after Khaw paid it SGD991 million (USD735 million) to incarnation. offload trains, signaling systems and related assets to the transport regulator. Israel Under pressure from the United States, Relegation to an “asset-lite” operator hasn’t brought Israel has delayed a much discipline. Khaw, who’s credited with containing bill that would connect the spread of the deadly SARS epidemic as Singapo- a number of West re’s acting health minister 14 years ago, is frustrated that Bank settlements to SMRT is failing in mundane tasks like emptying out the Jerusalem, officials said holding tanks beneath tracks so they can absorb rainwa- yesterday. ter without jamming the service. Zali Idy, aged 12, poses in her bedroom. She was married in 2011 Time to wield a bigger rod. The Land Transport Au- thority, the regulator, is seeking an adviser to guide it on

“non-fare business.” Carley Petesch, Dakar ms and families trying to do ghtmare of my life” when her ap photo A Singapore decision to unbundle the running of trains the best for their children,” family said she was to marry from advertising and property rentals would be a radical itting on the floor said Save The Children In- her 39-year-old cousin. She departure from the model established by Hong Kong’s Sand dressed in black, the ternational CEO Helle Thor- fled that night in her pajamas MTR Corp., arguably the global exemplar for delivering 15-year-old held her baby as ning-Schmidt. “But until we to stay with a friend’s family. value to commuters by capturing large profits in real es- panicked tears welled in her break the cycle where the “My father said if I refused Somalia In the wake tate. Almost three-quarters of MTR’s operating income eyes. Her husband, two deca- only way a girl can give her this marriage I was no longer of a night-long assault last year came from advertising at stations as well as des her senior, could kill her if family honor is to marry and his child,” she said. “He threa- on a Mogadishu hotel from renting out, managing and developing malls. Yet he found out she was telling have children, then we will tened my mother too [...] she in which 23 people it has a solid core: the company, 74 percent-owned by her story, she said. not change this.” has suffered because of me.” were killed, Somalia’s the Hong Kong government, has an on-time record of She was married at age 13 Child marriage affects near- She gave only her first name government has fired the 99.9 percent. in the West African nation of ly 15 million girls around the for fear of reprisals. police and intelligence While Singapore’s SMRT crows in its last annual report Guinea because her parents globe. The rate is as high as 76 Some young women may chiefs yesterday. The about improving the number of kilometers between ma- feared she could harm her percent in Niger; in Chad and embrace early marriages, Cabinet voted to sack jor delays to 140,000 from 65,000 in 2012, MTR’s main marriage prospects by having Central African Republic it is seeing them as protection the chiefs in response to a recommendation passenger lines have seen such glitches only after 5.6 premarital sex. At the time, 68 percent. Mali and Burkina from insecurity in conflic- million kilometers this year. by Somalia’s security she said, she had not even de- Faso have rates above 50 per- t-ridden areas, said Zuwaira minister Mohamed As part of a new agreement, SMRT is being forced veloped breasts. cent, according to data from Bello of the advocacy group Abukar Islow. More on p14 to sacrifice a part of the 50 to 60 percent profit margin “I was given to a man that I Save the Children and Girls Girl Child Concerns. The it used to enjoy on advertising and property rentals. didn’t choose before my body Not Brides. group operates in northern Switzerland Swiss Maybe it doesn’t deserve any. What’s even the point of was even ready to have sex,” Nigeria, where the Boko Ha- media have reported that paying a dividend to Temasek, which funnels the money she said, speaking on con- ram extremist insurgency is six people have been back into the government’s budget, which then helps in- dition of anonymity for fear Child known for kidnapping young injured in a roller coaster vestment in new lines? of reprisals. “I couldn’t even women and forcing them into crash and a merry-go- All that would make sense if the rail operator unders- move for a week afterward marriage marriages. round mishap at a fair in the city of Basel. tood its primary obligation. However, a decade under the because I was swollen and Involving former child bri- stewardship of Saw Phaik Hwa, a former overseer of bleeding.” affects nearly des in community activism duty-free shops, seems to have altered SMRT’s DNA. Child marriage remains dee- will help discourage child In the year ended March 2016, a few months before it 15 million ply entrenched in West and marriages that seek protec- ap photo was stripped of its major assets, SMRT took in pure rail Central Africa, home to six tion from unrest, Bello said. revenue of about $500 million and managed to squeeze girls around of the 10 countries with the Some young women who es- a $7 million operating loss out of it*. The company whi- highest rates in the world. Ri- the globe caped forced marriages now ned about how fare adjustments weren’t keeping pace ghts groups and political and spread the word against the with rising operating costs. By contrast, MTR’s Hong religious leaders from across Experts say education for practice. Kong rail operations earned an Ebit margin of almost 15 the region gathered in Sene- girls is key to providing them Leila, who asked that her Iceland’s ruling percent on $1.15 billion of revenue in the first half of this gal this past week to seek ways Independence Party year. Nobody’s lamenting the low fares. with opportunities beyond last name not be used to pro- to curb the practice. took the largest share MTR sets itself numerical targets in 14 operational marriage, and to improving tect her family, said her uncle of the vote in the island Outspoken survivors of child areas. Some of them, such as air-conditioning failures, regional prosperity. in Niger forced her to mar- nation’s parliamentary marriage urged them on. or the reliability of the Octopus stored-value card pro- Musu Bakoto Sawo, now a ry a man at age 14 because election but faces More than half of girls in cessor at light-rail stations, aren’t even regulatory requi- 27-year-old lawyer and hu- he owed a debt he couldn’t difficult negotiations to rements. Guinea are married before man rights advocate from repay. A year later, she was form a new government Over in Singapore, the transport regulator gives a ci- age 18. While the country re- Gambia, was married at age pregnant. after populist candidates showed unexpected vics lesson to commuters. Its “graciousness campaign” cently banned marriage for 14. She was 21 when she be- She said her husband beat strength. features such immortal characters as “Move-In Martin,” those under that age, obser- came a widow and inherited her for refusing sex. After a “Bag-Down Benny,” and “Hush-Hush Hannah”. vers say the practice remains nothing. She said education is second pregnancy, she was widespread. Some girls enter the only reason she has thri- able to escape, get a divorce Cuba’s foreign minister Since Singapore seems unable to give up the pater- has announced arranged marriages during ved, calling it “the only way I and return to her studies. nalistic attitude, that’s all the more reason for it to junk changes to the island’s times of insecurity or when the Hong Kong model and let the city’s hyper-efficient could go against the system.” Through tears, she urged immigration policies, government take over the subway service entirely. families are under economic Even for those who avoid an other young brides to remain seeking to strengthen strain. early marriage, social conse- hopeful. “I would say to them ties with the 800,000 * A property tax refund, because of over-assessment in previous “This is a complex issue dri- years, put earnings before interest and income tax into positive territory. quences can be immense. Fa- to be patient and remain cou- Cubans living outside the ven by poverty, cultural nor- toumata, 14, called it “the ni- rageous,” she said. AP country.