top berthing points for tourist tensions stop joint statement officials yachts to open soon at asia defense meet join lai The Marine and Water Bureau Divisions over China’s disputed man wa’s presented new facilities for island claims spilled over to a memorial yachts traveling between meeting of US and Asian defense service Zhongshan and Macau ministers P4 P8 P13

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N KOREA blocks two South Korean officials from entering a jointly run factory park in the North over what it describes as a conflict Historic Xi-Ma meeting between the countries’ management committees overseeing the complex.

N KOREA says the United States needs to end its sparks protests in Taipei “nuclear blackmail” and P10, 11 respond to Pyongyang’s recent diplomatic overture to formally end the decades-old Korean ap photo conflict. Fighting ended in 1953 without a peace treaty, leaving North and South Korea still technically still at war.

PHILIPPINES Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen are demanding more than USD60 million for two Canadians and a Norwegian they are holding in the jungles of the southern Philippines in the largest ransom the Muslim militants have sought for their hostages in years. More on p13

INDONESIA Thousands of tourists are stranded on two Indonesian islands after ash from the Mount Rinjani volcano forced the closure of two airports and blanketed villages and farmlands. Mount Rinjani on Lombok Island blasted ash and debris 3,500 meters into the air. More on p12

INDONESIA A strong earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia, causing people to flee their homes in panic, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami.

CAMBODIA Police have arrested three men suspected of beating up two opposition lawmakers during an assault outside of the National Assembly last week.

INDIAN authorities detain key separatist leaders and hundreds of their supporters to prevent them from holding a protest rally during a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kashmir Macau Foundation’s third-quarter this weekend. P3REPORT More on backpage grants equivalent to half a year in 2014 05.11.2015 thu

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report seen the Asia-16 report [2014 edition], however we have seen earlier editions and have com- missioned a critique of Asia- ‘One in three cigarettes illegal’ 14.” When asked about the role of tobacco firm financing, the representative answered: “If findings questioned by experts Asia-16 is anything like those [previous] reports, we would not be surprised if it was fun- report published last mon- She contends, “The figures and been provided by both Niel- country or in the region.” This ded by tobacco money.” Ath, which found that one in statistics [that they report] are son and the tobacco firm, may be considered one of the The report was based on a three cigarettes in Macau SAR the product of either incorrect Philip Morris International reasons why this part of the dis- survey of 1000 packs allegedly are illegal, has continued to or unverified/unverifiable es- (PM). Indeed, the disclaimer claimer was not included into discarded in Macau. Survey or- come under scrutiny after ex- timation methods applied to at the beginning of the re- the 2014 edition, “Asia-16”. ganizers collected the discarded perts and regional organizations often questionable data from port reads that OE and ITIC An additional critique, also packages and determined the questioned its creditability. multiple sources that do not “prepared the Report in ac- authored by Ross, was pub- origins of the cigarettes. Accor- The report, entitled “Asia-16: blend.” She added that “the re- cordance with specific terms lished last month. It is a re- ding to Adrian Cooper, CEO of Illicit Tobacco Indicator 2014”, sults are not comparable across of reference between Philip view of another report from Oxford Economics, this is the was jointly commissioned by countries and are inconsistent Morris International Mana- ITIC, entitled “ASEAN Excise most accurate method of ascer- the International Tax and In- with results of other studies.” gement” and that “financial Tax Reform: A Resource Ma- taining the proportion of illicit vestment Center (ITIC) and In her critique, Ross explains support was provided by nual”. The October critique cigarettes in a given area as Oxford Economics (OE), and that the problems associated PM.” was commissioned by The “people are not always forthco- found that around 34.5 percent with the “Asia-16” report fall In the 2013 edition, the dis- Southeast Asia Tobacco Con- ming or honest” when they are of all cigarettes consumed wi- into four general categories: claimer read, “should any par- trol Alliance (SEATCA), which asked about the origins of their thin Macau were illegal. scientific method and data-ga- ty choose to rely on the report, according to their own des- cigarettes. Last month, the Times repor- thering issues; a lack of detail they do so at their own risk. criptions, “supports ASEAN The main conclusions from ted on a press conference held allowing others to replicate the ITIC and OE will not accept any member states in developing the survey were that countries by OE in Macau, outlining the survey; the selective presenta- responsibility or liability for the and implementing effective, which impose higher taxes on main findings of the report. Sin- tion of results; and what Ross report.” Ross highlighted this evidence-based tobacco con- cigarette sales and which are ce then, we have been alerted terms “plain mistakes and er- in her criticism and reiterated trol policies in line with the located within close proximity to recent critiques of versions rors.” that she “would caution any World Health Organization’s to cheaper locations “tend to of the reports from 2012 and The main argument for ta- stakeholders against relying on Framework Convention on see a higher rate of illicit con- 2013, including one which was ckling the illegal trafficking this report when assessing the Tobacco Control.” sumption.” The results of the published by Professor Hana of cigarettes, according to the trade in illicit cigarettes in their Skeptics point out that the study pertaining to Macau look Ross on May 20, 2015 titled “A “Asia-16” report, is to prevent ITIC report “focuses only on at data exclusively from 2014, Critique of the ITIC/OE Asia-14 national governments from tobacco taxation” whilst failing and so did not reflect the recent Illicit Tobacco Indicator 2013”. losing out on missed tax reve- to mention the overall impli- regulations introduced in 2015, According to Ross, who is nues. Some however, believe The results are cations of tobacco products for including a new tax hike and the Principal Research Officer that the results may have been public health or the overall eco- a reduced personal duty-free of Economics of Cape Town’s influenced by the interests of inconsistent nomy. “Governments should be allowance. University Tobacco Control large tobacco organizations. wary of the recommendations The Times requested that a re- Project, the 2012 and 2013 re- Oxford Economics was for- with results of in this manual,” wrote Ross. presentative from Oxford Eco- ports both fail to provide scien- thcoming at the time of the A media and communications nomics comment on the matter, tifically sound and unbiased press conference in revealing other studies. representative from SEATCA but did not receive an answer information to policy-makers. that supporting data had Hana Ross told the Times: “We have not by press time. Staff reporter

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Financial system Foundation’s third-quarter grants ‘exceptionally secretive’: 11th worst globally equivalent to half a year in 2014 Aries Un in the SAR was a factor in the assessment, adding that, among uring the third quarter, other problem areas, an absen- the Macau Foundation bloomberg D ce of requirements for obtaining has distributed almost half of company ownership and a lack the total amount it allocated of publicly disclosed accounts last year in subvention to local affected the ranking. organizations. The Women’s General Association of Macau Pedestrians walk in front of the Bank In addition, the index notes of China building, left, and the Casino that the region does not avoid and the Catholic Foundation Grand Lisboa in Macau promoting tax evasion via a tax for Higher Education were the credit system, nor does it re- top two recipients. acau has been ranked quire residents to pay agents to The former association, M11th for financial secrecy in inform the domestic tax autho- headed by Tina Ho Teng Iat - an index published by the inter- rities about payments to non-re- the Legislative Assembly pre- national NGO group, Tax Justi- sidents. sident Ho Iat Seng’s sister - ce Network (TJN). According to The index is the biggest sur- received around MOP129 the index, the operations of the vey of global financial secrecy to million in total to be used for territory’s financial system are date. It assessed the jurisdictions the refurbishment of its head- “exceptionally secretive,” with of 92 countries for indicators quarters, annual events, festive the MSAR marked as secretive such as corporate, tax and finan- gifts and for the construction of in 70 percent of the 15 indicators cial regulations, of which Macau a new school campus in Hac Sa measured. ranks 11th most secretive. Wan. According to the notice The foundation’s head, Wu Zhiliang The index, entitled “2015 Fi- Leading this year’s tax index published in the Official Gazet- nancial Secrecy Index” is bien- of the most financially secretive te, the new campus alone recei- become operational next year. two quarters of 2014. nial and compiles data from 15 jurisdictions is once again Swit- ved a MOP116 million support. The subsidy-granting body The president of the founda- related indicators to estimate zerland. Hong Kong was ranked Another grant recipient, the pledged earlier that no cuts tion’s administrative committee, financial secrecy. Macau was closely behind in second place. Catholic Foundation for Hi- would be made to its fun- Wu Zhiliang, previously called ranked highly in indicators of In total, the report estimates gher Education, received a ding to education and vul- on some of the beneficiaries to secrecy which included corpora- that between USD21 trillion and total of MOP101 million. A nerable communities. The reduce spending on food-related te transparency regulation and USD32 trillion of private finan- portion of the grant is to be third quarter’s total grant expenses, such as catering and transparency of beneficial ow- cial wealth is located, untaxed or devoted to the second-phase of MOP536,726,753.67 was banquets. According to him, edu- nership. undertaxed in secretive jurisdic- construction of its Ilha Verde almost the sum total of the cation accounts for around 70 TJN noted that transparency tions around the world. campus, which is scheduled to MOP565,217,147 in the last percent of the grant distribution.

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Non-resident construction wages soar 8.5pct

The average daily wage of non-resident construction workers increased by 8.5 percent to MOP661 in the last quarter due to a surge in demand, according to data from the government. In particular there has been an increase in demand for labourers engaging in interior finishing works of large-scale entertainment facilities, currently in progress in Cotai. Meanwhile, the average daily wage of local construction workers went up by 3.7 percent to MOP980, compared with the previous quarter. Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, led representatives of police The memorial service for Lai Man Wa was held at Kiang Wu Hospital Funeral Home forces to pay their last respects to the Customs Service chief Mobile phone usage continues upward trend Top officials express sorrow

bloomberg over Lai Man Wa’s death he Chief Executive, Chui ment as well as in a personal 2014 she was promoted to official had not committed TSai On, issued a letter of capacity. director of the service. The suicide but had been killed - condolence yesterday to ex- He said that Lai was widely Chief Executive said that she possibly as a result of links The number of mobile telephone press his deepest sorrow re- known for her kindness, sin- had made significant contri- to the gaming industry or subscribers increased by 7.6 percent garding the death of the direc- cerity, self-discipline and su- butions in the process of ad- because of internal disputes to 1,816,020 at the end of September. tor general of the Macau Cus- pport for local young talent. vancing the work of the Cus- at the agency. According to the data issued by DSEC, the toms Service, Lai Man Wa. He further urged everyone toms Service. In a press conference on number of Internet services subscribers In the letter, Chui said that to remember the late official Lai’s death has triggered Tuesday afternoon, the Se- totaled 325,920, up by 10.2 percent year- Lai had been an outstanding for her love of the country some controversy relating to cretary for Security dismissed on-year. The cumulative duration of usage member of the government and of Macau. the apparent suspicious cir- the speculations and asserted in the first three quarters (786 million hours) rose by 11.9 percent year-on- and a good colleague and Lai Man Wa had held the cumstances of the case with that no information had been year. The number of fixed-line telephone friend to him. He expressed post of deputy director of the the circulation of several withheld from the public. Lai subscribers decreased by 4.1 percent year- his condolences as both a re- Customs Service since the rumours. Individuals alle- Man Wa’s funeral will be held on-year to 148,307 in 2015. presentative of the govern- role’s establishment, and in ged on social media that the today. ad thu 05.11.2015

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CRIME Galaxy takes largest Man arrested for using gaming market share

he Casino operator, Galaxy fake UnionPay card TEntertainment Group Ltd, took the largest market share of bloomberg Hong Kong security authori- Macau’s Gross Gaming Revenue ties despite realizing that it (GGR) in October, according to was a forged card through an broadcaster TDM. The group bloomberg authentication website. attained a 24.7 percent market In a separate case, a main- share in October ahead of its land Chinese man remains at closest rivals Sands Ltd (23.1 large after allegedly withhol- percent) and SJM Holdings Ltd ding the salaries of two ille- (20.6 percent). gal workmen who also hailed Galaxy Entertainment Group openings of SJM’s rivals. from the mainland, while the moved up 350 basis points com- “SJM continues to lose market police authorities’ inquiry pared with September, while shares, in our view, as new ope- continues. Sands China was up by 180 basis nings take market share from One of the victims had points. Meanwhile, SJM Holdin- weaker casino properties like Ca- allegedly known the sus- gs was down by 110 basis poin- sino Lisboa and SJM satellite ca- pect since last year and met ts compared with the previous sinos,” said analysts. him again in early July. He month. On Tuesday, SJM said that its started working for a cons- October was the 17th consecutive gaming revenue accounted for truction site in Cotai with month of GGR contraction, but it 21.3 percent of Macau’s market Aries Un HKD50,000, with the card his assistance between July remained the best monthly result share for the third quarter of in a store in NAPE. 26 to September 23. Howe- for the industry since May. Com- 2015, down from 22.5 percent Hong Kong man was The store’s staff called the ver, despite having received pared with Macau’s GGR for Oc- compared with the same quarter Acaught intentionally police after questioning the MOP28,000 for the first two tober 2014, last month was down of the previous year. using a counterfeit UnionPay authenticity of the card ba- months, the 44-year-old fai- by 28.4 percent year-on-year to As for other operators in Ma- card that he obtained on the sed on its rough surface, whi- led to obtain the outstanding MOP 20.06 billion, according to cau, Melco Crown Entertainment street to make a purchase in le continuing the transaction MOP17,000. data from the government. Ltd holds 13.5 percent of market Macau, according to the Ju- on the POS machine despite Another 53-year-old victim, According to analysts from Ja- share, down 100 basis points diciary Police. it being disconnected from hired by an unknown indi- panese brokerage firm, Nomura, month-on-month, while Wynn The kitchen aid, aged 25, the power. vidual to work at the same SJM Holdings is likely to continue Macau Ltd recorded a month-on- was arrested by the police The suspect admitted to worksite, was yet to receive to lose market share until the ope- month rise of 90 basis points (9.3 early on Tuesday morning purposefully coming to the MOP40,000 for his four-mon- ning of the Lisboa Palace in late percent share), and MGM China after he attempted to buy region in order to commit the th remuneration as the suspect 2017. The analysts accredit this Holdings Ltd was down 250 basis five mobile phones, worth crime, with an aim to dodge vanished with his salary. to the recent openings or planned points (8.7 percent share). ad thu 05.11.2015

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ration in this first phase, will be available 24 hours a day to perform these transportation tasks at any time needed. These renato marques renato workers have already received training to perform all the re- quired operations and duties. The daily berthing fee is yet to be fully determined, but will be based on a formula in which the boat’s dimensions are the decisive factor when calcula- ting the amount to be paid by the travelers. The price table will be set by the operator af- ter gaining the approval of the Marine and Water Bureau. The DSAMA officials also mentioned that this new 50 berth facility spots is the first phase of a larger project, as it can be expanded up to a limit of 150 berthing locations, accor- ding to the quantity of demand. In order to travel to Macau un- der this system, travelers must apply from their original loca- tion. The application is hassle- free and can be completed on- Coloane pier line and applicants can expect a response within 24 hours. As a complement to its servi- ces, the operator will also pro- 50 berthing points for tourist vide a “shuttle bus” between the pier and several locations within the territory. The DSAMA is currently col- yachts to open before year-end lecting data from several enti- ties and departments in order to create an “Individual Tou- Renato Marques from commercial port to a tou- declare all goods and products rism in Yachts User Manual” rism berth.” carried on board. to be provided to travelers. he Marine and Water Bu- We are just On the Macau side, the new The transfer operator, whi- The manual will be ready be- Treau (DSAMA) has presen- berth setup in Coloane, just ch will make 15 to 20 workers fore the new berth begins its ted to the press new facilities waiting for the across from the University of available to support this ope- operations. for yachts traveling between Macau’s new campus, is ready Zhongshan and Macau. The conclusion of and has the capacity for fifty facilities have been made rea- yachts between 12 and 40 me- dy for the implementation of the works on ters long. the so-called “individual visit At arrival on the new berth, the Zhongshan marques renato scheme.” there will be a transportation In a tour organized by the pier. ferry with a capacity for 12 persons. This will transfer pas- DSAMA and held last Friday, Jesse Lei the marine authority guided Marine and Water Bureau sengers from their yacht to dry journalists through the new fa- land, where they will complete cilities and explained the pro- the customs formalities as per cedures to be enforced when head, Jesse Lei, “On the Macau normal. These formalities will the berth becomes operational, side, everything is about rea- be conducted at the Coloane which is expected to happen dy. We are just waiting for the Customs Point in order to fa- before the end of this year. conclusion of the works on the cilitate and provide assistance As explained by the Shipping Zhongshan pier, the facilities to the boat owner or person and Seafarers Department of which had to be upgraded responsible, who are obliged to Tour cruiser ad thu 05.11.2015

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Takata fined USD70 million over exploding Japan Post companies air bags net USD12b in biggest ap photo IPO, shares soar

Elaine Kurtenbach Business Writer, Tokyo ap photo hares of Japan Post Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. CEO Shigehisa Takada speaks at a surged nearly 26 per- press conference in Tokyo cent in their trading de- but yesterday after the Tom Krisher, Auto Writer, Detroit cretary Anthony Foxx said. Scompany and its banking and In a statement, Takata CEO insurance units raised a combi- .S. auto safety regu- Shigehisa Takada said the ned 1.44 trillion yen (USD11.9 Ulators fined Japan’s company regrets the cir- billion) in the world’s biggest Takata Corp. USD70 million cumstances that led to the initial public offering this year. yesterday for concealing evi- NHTSA agreement and will The long awaited sale of sha- dence for years that its air work to develop a new gene- res in the state-owned company bags are prone to explode ration of inflators. He said was the biggest since Chinese e- with grisly consequences — a the settlement will “enable commerce giant Alibaba Group A man mails a letter into a mailbox in front of a post office in Tokyo defect linked to eight deaths us to focus on rebuilding the Holdings raised $25 billion in and more than 100 injuries trust of automakers, regula- its IPO in September 2014. bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchan- face a shrinking market as Ja- worldwide. tors and the driving public.” The Japan Post sale is meant ge to start trading. pan’s population ages and de- Under an agreement with Under the five-year pact, to tease out some of the more The IPO comes more than a clines. the government, Takata will NHTSA can increase the than $14 trillion that Japanese decade after Japan began pri- Only 11 percent of the govern- phase out manufacture of air penalty to a record $200 have squirreled away in savings vatizing its postal system and ment’s equity in the three com- bag inflators that use ammo- million if the company fails accounts. Some IPO funds will the postal banks that are the panies was sold. Of the shares nium nitrate, the propellant to abide by the terms. help pay for rebuilding from the backbone of the country’s mas- on sale, 80 percent was reser- blamed for the explosions. The biggest fine ever han- 2011 tsunami disaster. sive household savings pool. ved for domestic investors and It also agreed to a schedule ded out by NHTSA is the The government of Prime Mi- Japanese have strong trust 20 percent for foreign buyers. over the next two years for $105 million levied against nister Shinzo Abe has sought to in their more than 140-year The government plans to sell replacing many of the devi- Fiat Chrysler earlier this year push share prices higher as part -old postal system, which has more shares in additional steps, ces already in use. for failing to report safety of its economic policies meant 24,000 outlets across the coun- but is expected to keep majority And unless it can prove problems and follow throu- to revive Japan’s sluggish grow- try. Shares in all three com- ownership of Japan Post. they are safe, Takata may gh on 23 recalls. th. The massive IPO helped panies were in high demand Regulators are hoping that the have to recall all its inflators, Takata’s inflators can rup- push the benchmark Nikkei and sold at the top end of the partial sale of the two big postal even those not yet implica- ture and hurl shrapnel at 225 index to its highest level indicative price range. financial institutions will goad ted in the mess. drivers and passengers in in over two months by midday, The government sold the na- rival private banks and insurers The company admitted a crash. So far, about 23.4 though it later gave up some of tional telephone company, Ni- toward greater consolidation, that it knew for years that million driver’s-side and those gains, rising 1.3 percent ppon Telegraph and Telepho- innovation and efficiency. the inflators were defective passenger-side inflators to 18,926.91. ne Corp., or NTT, in 1986, for While operating as state-ow- but that it fended off recalls have been recalled on 19.2 Japan Post Bank shares sur- $13.6 billion. The $18.4 billion ned entities, the Japan Post by failing to tell the National million U.S. vehicles sold by ged 15.2 percent and Japan IPO of NTT Mobile Communi- banks and insurers faced limi- Highway Traffic Safety Ad- 12 automakers. Post Insurance shares rocketed cations Network in 1998 was ts on the types of business they ministration. Honda, Takata’s biggest 55.9 percent. the country’s largest IPO ever. could operate. But those res- “Delay, misdirection and customer, essentially fired “Through privatization, we Japan Post remains profitab- trictions, such as a prohibition refusal to acknowledge the the supplier yesterday. All can play a role in revitalizing le, but only thanks to fees paid against Japan Post Bank offe- truth allowed a serious pro- of the air bag-related deaths the Japanese economy,” Japan by its banking and insurance ring mortgages, will be lifted as blem to become a massive reported so far have been in Post president Taizo Nishimu- units for operating inside post the two institutions are privati- crisis,” Transportation Se- Honda vehicles. AP ro told reporters after ringing a offices. All three businesses zed. AP

corporate bits exo planet #2 - the exo’luxion debut at new ipad pro now available to pre-order university of macau students visit ctm the venetian macao In anticipation of Apple’s im- graphic designers can design pending iPad Pro release this a laser engraving. November, Goldgenie, the The new addition to the London based Gold-plating iPad is Apple’s most power- specialists, have launched ful tablet release yet. With pre-order sales of their cus- 12.9 inches of high definition tomized versions of the new Retina display, this iPad has devices. a long lasting battery life and The collection comprises 24k packs nearly double the CPU Gold, Rose Gold and Platinum performance of the iPad Air 2 finishes for this larger iPad. for applications including 4k vi- Goldgenie’s in-house team of deo, photo and music editing. Korean boy band Exo will Their second studio album perform a range of songs from “Exodus” followed in 2015, Around 10 University Macau various green protection fea- all their major albums when breaking records when it (UM) students yesterday paid tures in the data center. Mo- they bring Exo Planet #2 - The sold over a million copies. a visit to CTM where they took reover, Mr Ng, who graduated EXO’luXion - in Macao to The The band has gained a huge a tour of CTM’s IT Data Cen- from UMAC, also shared his Venetian’s Cotai Arena on Sa- following in Korea, China and tre, the largest amongst the career insights and experien- turday, Nov. 21. Tickets go on worldwide. Fans in the region local telecom industry. Led by ces. After the tour, a briefing sale tomorrow. will get to see their pop idols Toby Ng, CTM’s Senior Mana- session was arranged, where Exo made their debut with live when the tour, which star- ger of IT Infrastructure, they Vivian Chan, CTM’s General “Mama” in 2012 and relea- ted earlier this year with five learnt about the capacity and HR Manager introduced the sed their first studio album concerts in Seoul, arrives at efficiency of the data storage company’s corporate structure “XOXO” the following year. the Cotai Arena. system, as well as adoption of and business scale. 05.11.2015 thu

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Taiwan nists won China’s civil war in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek’s defea- ted Nationalists moved their government wholesale to the Island defined by conflicted island. Decades of political repres- sion followed as the island grew increasingly diplomati- identity, diplomatic isolation cally isolated, finally losing its U.N. Security Council seat to the ascendant People’s Repu- Christopher Bodeen, Beijing blic of China in 1971. The U.S. then severed ties in 1979, but t has no membership in the ap photo by the late 1980s the pro-in- IUnited Nations. In the Olym- dependence democratic oppo- pics, it competes as “Chinese sition began making electoral Taipei.” Most nations don’t re- gains against the Nationalist cognize it as a country. hardliners who clung to the The economically dynamic, unification goal. self-governing island of Taiwan That culminated in the first has struggled with diplomatic direct presidential election in isolation and a conflicted iden- 1996, accompanied by Chinese tity that makes it not quite a attempts to intimidate voters sovereign nation — although with missile firings that were many Taiwanese insist it is. ultimately counterproductive. It has de facto independen- The pro-independence Demo- ce from mainland China, but cratic Progressive Party took has never formalized that, so the presidency in 2000 for ei- it technically still vies with the ght years before a Nationalist mainland to be the “real Chi- resurgence put Ma Ying-jeou na.” in power. Taiwan retains its official The past decade has seen Chi- name “Republic of China,” na moderate its words and ac- along with a constitution that tions toward Taiwan in hopes defines its territory as encom- Opposition protesters shout slogans with placards opposing the planned meeting of Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou with his of boosting the unification passing all of mainland China. China counterpart Xi Jinping in Taipei camp, including enforcing an But as far as Communist Chi- unofficial diplomatic truce so na is concerned, Taiwan is part jorities favor simply main- presidents this weekend in A former Japanese colony, as not to strip Taiwan of its 22 of its territory, and it insists taining the status quo of de Singapore — the first since the Taiwan — historically called remaining diplomatic allies. that the two sides eventually facto independence. two sides split in 1949 after Formosa, a name given by Por- That arrangement could go reunite. Those contradictions under- China’s civil war. tuguese sailors — was handed by the boards should Beijing Among Taiwan’s 23.5 million pin the island’s politics, rising Taiwan’s complicated iden- to the Republic of China under conclude that tougher measu- people, sentiment for unifica- again to the fore with the an- tity comes from a tumultuous the terms of Japan’s World res are needed, leaving Taiwan tion with China is declining. nouncement of talks between recent history and, of course, War II surrender in 1945. But more of an international or- Surveys show significant ma- the Chinese and Taiwanese politics. when Mao Zedong’s Commu- phan state than ever. AP

Beijing approves budget for Hong Kong shares rise as PBOC 2022 Winter Olympics rail link says 2nd stock link coming

hina has approved Kelvin Chan, Business Writer, Hong Kong the budget for a 58.41

C ap photo ap photo billion yuan (USD9.22 ong Kong led gains in Asian billion) high-speed rail Hstock markets yesterday after project connecting Bei- an official said China will set up a jing to the outdoor ve- second stock trading link with the nues for the 2022 Winter city this year. Olympics, a crucial piece Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jum- of infrastructure for sta- ped 3.1 percent to 23,272.66 while ging the games. the Shanghai Composite Index in State media repor- mainland China added 2.6 percent ts said construction on to 3,402.30. the 174 kilometer line to People’s Bank of China Governor Zhangjiakou in neighbo- Zhou Xiaochuan, writing in an arti- ring Hebei province will most of them left over this week to walk sta- cle posted on the central bank’s we- A worker is silhouetted as he cleans a last 4 ½ years. from the 2008 Summer ff through aspects of its bsite, said that a stock trading link window at a shopping mall in Beijing The cost of the rail line Olympics. “Olympic Agenda 2020” between Hong Kong and mainland had not been included Beijing is the only city program for staging the China’s second smaller exchange 52 from a 14-month low of 50.5 in in the games’ approxi- to have won bids for both games. in Shenzhen will be launched this September, based on a 100-point mately $3 billion budget the Summer and Win- Olympic Games Execu- year. The link has been widely an- scale on which numbers below 50 because Chinese autho- ter Olympics, basing its tive Director Christophe ticipated by investors following last indicate contraction. China’s servi- rities said it would be appeal on that experien- Dubi led a seminar Tues- year’s opening of Shanghai-Hong ce industries such as retailing and built anyway as part of a ce, financial strength and day and yesterday for Kong Stock Connect. That link gi- tourism have helped offset weak- national high-speed ne- the possibility of expan- about 350 staff members. ves outsiders wider access to the ness in manufacturing amid a slow- twork. ding interest in winter IOC President Tho- mainland’s main market throu- down in the world’s No. 2 economy. Beijing’s lack of high sports among the 300 mas Bach addressed gh Hong Kong brokers while also The China services index “shows mountains nearby requi- million Chinese living in the group by video link, allowing wealthy Chinese investors that previous stimulus policies red the locating of the the country’s north. saying: “This meeting is to invest in a market outside the have begun to take effect, while the outdoor events in Yan- While Beijing has re- the first step on our seven mainland for the first time. economic structure steadily impro- gqing and Zhangjiakou, tained its Olympic ope- -year journey together to China shares gained after a sur- ved,” said He Fan, chief economist 60 and 140 kilometers rational knowledge and deliver brilliant Olympic vey found that the country’s service at Caixin Insight Group. “The eco- outside the city. Indoor many of its experienced Winter Games in 2022 industries strengthened last mon- nomy has started to show signs of events will use venues organizers, the IOC sent for Beijing, for China, th. The Caixin/Markit purchasing stabilizing, reducing the need for a in Beijing’s city center, its own experts to Beijing and for the world.” AP managers index for October rose to further stimulus.” AP thu 05.11.2015

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Christopher Bodeen and Taiwan Ralph Jennings, Beijing

he presidents of Chi- na and Taiwan will meet this weekend for Taipei, Beijing presidents to the first time since civil Twar divided their lands 66 years ago, their governments said meet for first time since ‘49 yesterday, a highly symbolic move that reflects quickly im- proving relations between the formerly bitter Cold War foes. The meeting Saturday in Singapore between Chinese ap photo President Xi Jinping and his Taiwanese counterpart, Ma Ying-jeou, could be China’s last chance to press its case for clo- ser economic and political ties before Taiwan elections in Ja- nuary that may put the brakes on Ma’s pro-China initiatives. Ma’s ruling Nationalists have been lagging in polls for the presidential and legislative elections. Saturday’s meeting could boost their credentials for driving progress in relations with China, but also carries the risk of appearing too close to Beijing, further damaging their chances with voters wary of the mainland’s government. Presidents of the two sides have not met since Chiang Kai-­ shek’s Nationalists lost the Chi- nese civil war to Mao Zedong’s Communists and the Nationa- lists rebased in Taiwan, 160 ki- Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou, left, and China’s President Xi Jinping lometers from the mainland, in 1949. The two sides have been signed 23 deals covering mainly Although Beijing insists on a majority in legislative elec- said the U.S. would welcome separately ruled since then, trade, transit and investment, the so-called “1992 consensus” tions also being held Jan. 16. steps taken on both sides of the with Taiwan evolving into a binding Taiwan closer to its top as the basis for talks, Taiwan’s The Nationalists replaced their Taiwan Strait to try to reduce freewheeling democracy. Com- trading partner and the world’s main opposition Democratic presidential candidate Oct. 17, tensions and improve relations, munist Party-ruled China insis- second-largest economy. Progressive Party has refused highlighting their disarray. but added, “we’ll have to see ts that the two sides eventually Taiwanese presidential to embrace it, calling it meanin- Given the chances of a Na- what actually comes out of the reunite, by force if necessary. spokesman Charles Chen said gless and unrepresentative of tionalist defeat, China is likely meeting.” Confirmation of the meeting in a statement yesterday that popular sentiment on the island. to proceed cautiously to avoid Ma is likely hoping for some from Chinese Cabinet’s Taiwan the two would exchange ideas In a statement, the DPP criti- further alienating Taiwanese reassurance from Xi over the Affairs Office came hours after about relations, but would not cized Ma for planning the mee- voters. use of force and closer econo- the Taiwanese side announced sign any deals. ting in secret and said it appea- Xi warned Taiwan in 2013 mic ties that could help Natio- the meeting earlier yesterday. red to be directly targeted at against putting off political nalist presidential candidate Xi and Ma would be meeting influencing the elections. differences from generation Eric Chu in the polls, said Hong in their capacity as “leaders of The meeting “This once again shows the to generation. China has long Kong Chinese politics expert the two sides” of the Taiwan Ma government’s tendency to advocated a Hong Kong-style Willy Lam. Xi, for his part, also Strait, office director Zhang Saturday in do things in a black box, viola- one-country, two-system form hopes a friendly, non-threate- Zhijun was quoted as saying in Singapore te democracy and evade over- of joint rule, in which Beijing ning meeting gives the Natio- a news release posted on the sight, and the public will have controls Taiwan but the island nalists a boost, while showing office’s website. They would between Xi difficulty accepting this,” the of 23 million retains control of mainland Chinese that he could address each other by the title statement read. its political, legal and economic be the best bet in decades for of “Mr.” and attend a banquet Jinping and Ma Ma is stepping down as presi- affairs. achieving unification. after their meeting, the office dent next year after his maxi- That approach has little cur- Sean King, senior vice presi- said. Ying-jeou could mum two terms, and the DPP’s rency in Taiwan, where most dent with the consultancy Park “This is a pragmatic arran- be China’s last candidate Tsai Ing-wen is con- favor the current state of de fac- Strategies in New York and gement under the situation of sidered the front-runner to re- to independence. a frequent commentator on the irresolution of cross-strait chance to place him. The statement from Chen, Asian affairs, doubted the mee- political differences on the ba- Beijing has hoped that econo- Ma’s spokesman, said the two ting would help Taiwan’s ruling sis of the one-China principle,” press its case mic inducements would lead presidents will meet to “solidify party stay in power. Zhang said. to greater acceptance among Taiwan-mainland relations and “This meeting will only hurt The arrangements avoid the for closer ties Taiwanese of eventual political keep the status quo across the the Nationalists at home, as it phrases “countries” and “presi- reunification. A DPP victory Taiwan Strait.” will cause them to even more dent,” in line with Beijing’s in- The choice of Singapore as could prompt Beijing to reas- “To hold a meeting across the be seen as Beijing’s preferred sistence that Taiwan is not a so- venue is significant. The Sou- sess its policies and become Taiwan Strait is the consistent Taiwan party,” King said. “This vereign nation, but part of Chi- theast Asian city-state with an more hardline in pressuring goal of leaders on both sides,” could be the mainland’s last na as a single country. However, ethnic Chinese majority popu- Taiwan into a political union. Chen said. “President Ma re- chance to liaise with the Natio- they give the two leaders equal lation has strong relations with Ma’s government has come cently has repeated many times nalist Party, while it’s in power, status, a concession that could both Taiwan and China and is under increasing criticism at that ‘at the right time and on for years to come.” blunt criticism from Taiwan’s seen as neutral ground. home for cozying up to China, the right occasion and in the ri- Pro-independence demons- pro-independence opposition, Singapore hosted break- amid fears Beijing will even- ght capacity’ he would not rule trators rallied outside the legis- which accuses the Nationalists through talks between unof- tually leverage economic rela- out a meeting.” lature in Taipei to protest the of pandering to China’s ruling ficial Taiwanese and Chinese tions to exert more power over Taiwanese officials planned to planned meeting. One banner Communists. negotiators in 1992 that estab- the island. hold a news conference about urged Ma, “Don’t come back if The two sides never talked for- lished a formula whereby they Such sentiments helped the the Singapore meeting later you go.” mally until Ma, president since acknowledge that there is only DPP to a landslide victory a yesterday, and Ma planned to “We will resolutely oppose 2008, set aside old hostilities to one China, of which Taiwan is a year ago in local elections, rai- hold one today. this,” Hung Te-jen said. “Ma allow lower-level official mee- part, but differ on the exact in- sing the possibility it might win In Washington, White Hou- is sneaking around to sell off tings. China and Taiwan have terpretation. not only the presidency but also se spokesman Josh Earnest Taiwan.” AP 05.11.2015 thu

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Maldives President declares state of emergency

Sinan Hussain, Male The military said Monday it found a homemade bomb in a he president of the Maldi- ap photo parked vehicle close to the pre- Tves declared a state of emer- sident’s official residence. Days gency yesterday sharply curtai- earlier, an arms cache was fou- ling key rights of citizens for 30 nd on an island being develo- days following an explosion on ped as a tourist resort. his speedboat and the discove- Maldives, best known for lu- ries of a homemade bomb near xury island resorts and bea- his residence and a weapons ches, has had a difficult transi- cache. tion to democracy since holding Attorney General Mohamed its first multiparty election in Anil said President Yameen Ab- 2008, which ended 30 years dul Gayoom made the decision of autocratic rule by Gayoom’s to safeguard public safety. half-brother. “The military and police found Nasheed, the country’s first weapons and an explosive from democratically elected leader, two locations in their opera- resigned following public pro- tions. Because these would be tests against his decision to or- a threat to the public and the der the arrest of a top judge in nation, the National Securi- 2012. ty Council has advised to take In 2013, Gayoom defeated immediate steps to protect the Nasheed in a disputed election people of Maldives,” Anil said. in which the Supreme Court Under the state of emergency, annulled the results of the first the military and police are able round, which Nasheed was lea- to enter and search homes wi- ding, and delayed a revote until thout warrants and can make Maldives’ President Yaamin Abdul Gayoom Gayoom was able to negotiate arrests virtually at will. Citizens a winning coalition with other are forbidden to hold protests or on Friday demanding the relea- Maldives has been tense since Gayoom was unhurt by the parties. labor strikes or to travel between se of its jailed leader, former a Sept. 28 blast on the presi- blast, which the government Nasheed is now serving a 13- the country’s many islands. President Mohamed Nasheed. dent’s speedboat and a subse- called an assassination attempt. year prison sentence under a The declaration effectively It is customary for people to quent series of arrests of peo- The U.S. FBI, which investi- terrorism law for his role in ar- thwarts plans by the main travel from outer islands to par- ple, including Vice President gated the blast, said it found no resting the judge. His trial was opposition Maldivian Demo- ticipate in protests in the capi- Ahmed Adeeb, on suspicion of evidence that it was caused by widely criticized for its appa- cratic Party to hold a mass rally tal, Male. involvement in the explosion. a bomb. rent lack of due process. AP

Indonesia Afghanistan Volcanic eruption closes 3 airports Woman accused of adultery

Firdia Lisnawati, Bali stoned to death

housands of tourists are ap photo 22-year-old Afghan Tstranded on three Indonesian is- woman was stoned A ap photo lands after ash from the Mount Rin- to death by men identi- jani volcano forced the closure of fied as Taliban insurgen- airports and blanketed villages and ts after she was accused farmlands. of adultery, an Afghan Mount Rinjani on Lombok Island official said yesterday. blasted ash and debris 3,500 meters The woman, identified into the air yesterday, said Sutopo only as Rokhshana, was Purwo Nugroho, the National Disas- forced to stand in a deep ter Mitigation Agency spokesman. hole in the ground during The eruption shut down flights at the Oct. 24 attack in a the Ngurah Rai international airport village in remote Ghor in Bali, about 135 kilometers from province of western Af- Lombok, and the Selaparang airport ghanistan, said Abdul in Mataram, the capital of West Nu- Hai Khateby, spokesman satenggara province, located on Lom- Passengers wait to check the status of their for the governor. bok Island. flights at Bali’s airport The village, about 45 Later yesterday, the Blimbingsari kilometers north of airport in Banyuwangi on the eastern tion about their delayed flights and Ghor’s capital Firozkoh, While Ghor officials the Afghan constitution, end of main Java Island also was clo- some were sleeping on benches inside is controlled by Taliban blamed the Taliban, the it’s seen as a legitimate sed, the Ministry of Transportation terminals. insurgents “who imple- 14-year insurgent war punishment under Sha- said. Farms and trees around the ment their own barbaric in Afghanistan is often ria law. The closure of the airports affected a 3,726-meter-high volcano were co- laws,” Khateby said. used as a coverall for Incidents of stoning are total of 692 international and domes- vered in thick gray ash, but nearby In video posted online a wide range of crimi- unusual but not unheard tic flights, which were either canceled towns and villages were not in danger, purportedly showing the nal behavior, including of in Afghanistan, where or delayed from Tuesday to today, the Nugroho said. attack, about a half-do- revenge killings, kid- women are the main vic- ministry said. Rinjani is among about 130 active zen men stand around napping for ransom and tims. Airlines were told to avoid routes volcanoes in Indonesia. The archi- the narrow pit, pelting extortion. “This is not the first near the mountain and a decision pelago is prone to volcanic eruptions the woman with rocks The war has entrenched such incident and it about reopening the two airports and earthquakes because of its loca- while a larger group of traditional and religious won’t be the last,” said would be made early today, said mi- tion on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a se- men sit on the ground values in many parts Silai Ghafar, spokeswo- nistry spokesman Julius Barata. ries of fault lines stretching from the nearby and watch. The of Afghanistan’s vast ru- man for the Solidarity At Bali’s airport, many travelers Western Hemisphere through Japan video could not be inde- ral hinterland. Although Party which advocates complained about a lack of informa- and Southeast Asia. AP pendently verified. stoning is illegal under for women’s rights. AP thu 05.11.2015

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South China Sea No joint declaration at ASEAN defense meet amid rising China tensions

Robert Burns and Eileen Ng to bring his Malaysian counter- Kuala Lumpur part with him, said the official, ap photo who was not authorized to dis- ivisions within cuss the plan and so spoke on Asia over China’s condition of anonymity. claims in the disputed China’s claims in the Sou- South China Sea spil- th China Sea are disputed by Dled over yesterday to a meeting several countries in the region, of U.S. and Asian defense minis- including Malaysia. ters, where China insisted the It was not clear what Carter group make no public mention or other attendees wanted the of the strategic waters in a joint meeting’s final public state- declaration intended as a public ment to say about the South display of unity. China Sea, which is a highly As a result, a joint statement trafficked waterway with longs- was canceled, said Malaysian tanding territorial disputes. Defense Minister Hishammu- Carter met with his Chinese ddin Hussein, reflecting a split counterpart, Chang Wanquan with China and perhaps other on Tuesday evening, and U.S. Asian nations over citing the officials said afterward that South China Sea issue. China’s Defense Minister Chang Wanquan, right, sits before the start of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus in Kuala Lumpur Chang repeated the Chinese “What we sign on the joint de- government’s earlier criticism claration is not going to resolve was due to “differences in phra- freedom of navigation and all ciation of Southeast Asian Na- of U.S. naval movements in the the issue of duplicating claims sing and interpretation.” But he countries accepted internatio- tions but was attending the de- South China Sea. They said he nor is it going to wish vessels said “all countries agreed on the nal laws and norms.” fense ministers’ meeting as an called the U.S. actions provo- that are in the South China Sea In a statement issued by the invited partner, was adamant cative and illegal, but they also away,” Hishammuddin told a host country, Malaysia said that the meeting’s final public said the exchanges between news conference while trying the meeting noted the impor- statement omit any mention Carter and Chang were cordial. to downplay the dispute at the tance of the early conclusion of the South China Sea. The The U.S. officials who briefed meeting. “To dwell on the joint What we sign of the code of conduct in the Americans argued that it would reporters on the dispute about declaration is not going to solve on the joint South China Sea — a set of ru- be better to make no joint sta- mentioning the South Chi- the real problem. Our concerns les meant to govern behavior in tement at all rather than issue na Sea in the group’s final sta- are more real ... unintended ac- declaration the disputed waters — “in order one that omitted mention of the tement said that it reflected cidents at the high sea, which to build mutual trust and con- contentious South China Sea divisions in the region created can spiral into something worse is not going fidence, and maintain peace, issue. by China’s reclamation of coral and that we must avoid.” security and stability in the re- Carter was expected to hold a reefs and other land formations Hishammuddin said that the to resolve gion.” China has so far dragged news conference later yester- in the waterway. Southeast Asian grouping will the issue of its feet in concluding discus- day. The U.S. asserts that Chi- continue to engage China and sions on the code of conduct. He also plans to go aboard the na is militarizing these forma- the U.S. to ensure peace and duplicating A senior American official tra- U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS tions, but Chinese President Xi stability in the region. veling with Defense Secretary Theodore Roosevelt today as it Jinping told President Barack Singapore Defense Minister claims. Ash Carter said that China, whi- transits the South China Sea off Obama at the White House in Ng Eng Hen said that the dis- Hishammuddin Hussein ch like the United States is not a the Malaysian coast, a senior September that China has no pute over the joint declaration Malaysian Defense Minister member of the 10-nation Asso- U.S. Official said. Carter plans such intentions. AP

Philippines Filipino militants demand USD60m ap photo ransom for 3 foreigners

Jim Gomez, Manila in efforts by his troops identify themselves. danger.” to secure the hostages’ In the latest video, A militant, who did not uspected Abu freedom in the safest way the hostages and one of wear a mask, pointed a SSayyaf gunmen have possible. the mostly masked kid- knife at him and the two demanded more than In the video circulated nappers said a ransom other captives as each of USD60 million for two online by the U.S.-based of 1 billion pesos ($21 them spoke. A fourth fe- Canadians and a Norwe- SITE Intelligence Group, million) must be paid for male captive seized from gian they are holding in which monitors jihadi each of the captives to se- Samal who has been iden- the jungles of the sou- websites, the kidnappers cure their freedom. The tified by authorities as a thern Philippines in the and their captives said militant said the captives Filipino citizen was not largest ransom the Mus- for the first time that the would be killed if the ran- allowed to speak in the A video shows two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipino woman lim militants have sou- Abu Sayyaf was behind som was not paid but did video. who were abducted last month from a southern Philippines resort ght for their hostages in the Sept. 21 kidnappings not give any deadline. The hostages were seen years. in an upscale marina on One of the hostages, sitting on a clearing with lippine authorities have gunpoint from a yacht-­ Army Brig. Gen. Alan the southern resort island Canadian John Ridsdel, the more than a dozen identified the other hos- berthing resort on Samal Arrojado said yesterday of Samal. In the first vi- pleaded for Canada’s pri- heavily-armed militants tages as Canadian Robert in Davao del Norte pro- the Philippine gover- deo of the hostages last me minister and people standing behind them. Hall, Norwegian Kjartan vince in the south, scene nment maintains a no month, the kidnappers to heed the ransom de- Two black flags were dis- Sekkingstad and Filipino of a decades-long Muslim -ransom policy, adding demanded a stop to mili- mand “as soon as possib- played in the background. national Maritess Flor. rebellion in the largely Ro- there would be no let-up tary offensives but did not le or our lives are in great Aside from Ridsdel, Phi- They were abducted at man Catholic nation. AP 05.11.2015 thu

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Egyptian plane crash leased to a Russian family for after takeoff after reaching an burial so far. Relatives have altitude of 31,000 feet. But they identified 33 bodies and the pa- have refrained from announ- perwork is close to ready on 22 cing the cause of the crash, ci- of those, meaning the families ting the ongoing investigation. Bodies of 33 victims should get the bodies shortly, Metrojet, the plane’s owner, Igor Albin, deputy governor of and Russian authorities offered St. Petersburg, said in a televi- conflicting theories of what ha- identified in Russia sed conference call. ppened. Metrojet officials have Russians were still seen so- insisted the crash was due to an bbing in grief yesterday at the “external impact,” not a techni- unruly pile of flowers, pho- cal malfunction or pilot error. ap photo tos and stuffed animals at the Russian officials have said it’s entrance to St. Petersburg’s too early to jump to that con- Pulkovo Airport. clusion. Two U.S. officials told The As- sociated Press on Tuesday that Metrojet U.S. satellite imagery detected officials have heat around the jet just before it went down. insisted the The infrared activity could mean many things, however, crash was due including a bomb blast or an engine on the plane exploding to an ‘external due to a malfunction. One of impact’ the officials who spoke condi- tion of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss In the Sinai, Russian and the information publicly said Egyptian rescue workers were a missile striking the Metrojet still scouring the desert after was ruled out, because neither expanding their search area to a missile launch nor an engine A man and his daughter put flowers and a toy at an entrance of Pulkovo airport outside St. Petersburg, Russia 40 square kilometers. The Rus- burn had been detected. sian state television channel Some aviation experts had ear- Dmitry Lovetsky, St Petersburg Egypt combed the Sinai desert Egypt back to Russia’s secon- Rossiya-24 reported the pla- lier suggested a bomb was the for more remains and parts of d-largest city of St. Petersburg ne’s tail was found 5 kilometers most likely cause of Saturday’s he number of plane crash the plane’s fuselage. crashed over the Sinai Peninsu- away from the rest of the wre- crash, while some others poin- Tvictims identified by grief-s- The Metrojet Airbus A321- la early Saturday, killing all 224 ckage. ted to a 2001 incident in which tricken Russian families rose to 200 carrying Russian vacatio- people on board. Russian officials say the plane the Metrojet plane damaged its 33 yesterday as rescue teams in ners from Sharm el-Sheikh in Only one body has been re- broke up in the air 23 minutes tail during a rough landing. AP ad thu 05.11.2015

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Prime Minister Victor Ponta Romanians protest in Bucharest on Tuesday

Alison Mutler, Bucharest Romania

omanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced the resig- Prime minister resigns following nation of his govern- Rment yesterday following huge protests in the wake of a nigh- tclub fire that killed more than nightclub fire protests 30 people. “I’m handing in my mandate, I’m resigning, and implicitly my duled to hold parliamentary widespread corruption for the he said. his opponents to resign, but government too,” Ponta said in elections in December 2016. deadly blaze on Friday night. Thousands took to the stree- had refused. He is on trial for a statement. He said he would The mayor of the district in Witnesses said the fire broke ts the night before in a spon- corruption charges including stay on until a new government the Romanian capital where the out during a heavy-metal con- taneous protest calling for the tax evasion, money laundering, is in place. nightclub is located, Cristian cert in the basement club when resignation of Ponta, Interior conflict of interest and making “I am obliged to take note of Popescu Piedone, also resigned a spark ignited foam decor, Minister Gabriel Oprea and false statements while he was the legitimate grievances which yesterday, saying he is morally sending panicked people stam- Piedone. working as a lawyer in 2007 exist in society,” said Ponta. “I guilty for the deadliest fire in peding for the single exit. The They shouted “Shame on and 2008. At the time, Pon- hope handing in my and my go- Romania’s history. death toll stands at 32, with you!” and “Assassins!” and wa- ta was a lawmaker. He denies vernment’s mandate will satisfy Piedone said: “I assume the some 130 still hospitalized, do- ved Romanian flags. Anger has wrongdoing. the demands of protesters.” moral blame. As for the legal zens of them in serious or criti- been brewing for some time in Romanians had also called for President Klaus Iohannis will (blame) I will leave it to justice cal condition. Romania against the govern- the resignation of Oprea over name a prime minister to form to pronounce.” He came under Deputy leader of the opposi- ment, which many perceive as the on-duty death of a police a new government, which needs pressure to step down following tion Liberal Party, Catalin Pre- being corrupt, and Friday’s fire motorcyclist, who died after he to be approved by Parliament. mass protests through the city doiu, hailed the resignations. has added to the discontent. hit a hole on Oct. 20. He was in If this fails twice, early elections Tuesday night, with more than “This is a victory of the street. Even before the fire, Ponta a motorcade easing a route in will be called. Romania is sche- 20,000 demonstrators blaming It is a lesson for all politicians,” had been under pressure from Bucharest for Oprea. AP

South Sudan ap photo Cargo plane crashes along the Nile

ded from the brush. 1.6 kilometers from Juba’s Russian aviation agency red by his company, Galla Bashir Yashin, who saw international airport. Af- as saying that the plane said. the plane come down, ter the crash, planes were appeared to have been “Normally (this flight) said it seemed as thou- still taking off and landing overloaded and that it used to carry 12 people, gh initially the plane mi- at the airport. was made in the Soviet but the problem is they ght crash into a market Presidential spokesman Union in 1971. There has added more people,” he area before the pilot Ateny Wek Ateny said the been no official reaction said. “This plane is just Responders pick through the wreckage of a cargo plane that apparently diverted it. plane had been bound for from Russian authorities for cargo, not for passen- crashed in the capital Juba Another witness, Angelo the Paloich oil fields in so far. gers. It was just chartered Kenyi, said a child, who Upper Nile state. Rebels It is common for the for goods.” Jason Patinkin, Juba porter at the scene of the looked no more than a and government forces security services to put Many parts of South Su- crash saw the bodies, in- year old, and an elderly have been battling for family members on the dan, which became an in- cargo plane that was cluding those of women woman were pulled from control of Upper Nile sta- cargo planes to Paloich dependent nation in 2011, Areportedly overloa- children. Parts of the the fuselage. te. Juba, the capital, has even if they are not on have been hit by violence ded crashed along the plane were scattered in Apparently all of tho- been peaceful recently. the manifest, according since December 2013, banks of the Nile River a bushy area on banks of se killed had been on the The Antonov plane to Kenyi Galla, assistant with government forces after taking off from the the Nile with a few homes plane, local residents crashed shortly after operations manager for under President Salva South Sudan’s capital, nearby. Packages of cheap said, which crashed into a taking off, Ateny said. He Combined Air Services, Kiir battling rebels led by killing at least 25 people, sandals, cigarettes, beer swampy, muddy farm plot gave no more details. a company that operates his former deputy, Riek witnesses and officials and crackers were strewn in Juba with no structu- Russian television chan- chartered flights across Machar. Fighting persis- said. amid the wreckage. The res. Onlookers quickly ga- nel LifeNews quoted an South Sudan. The doo- ts despite a peace agree- An Associated Press re- white tail section protru- thered near the site, about unnamed source at the med flight was not charte- ment signed in August. AP 05.11.2015 thu

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Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 Language: English (Cantonese) During the run-up to polling day commentators had Duration: 148min predicted a much closer-run battle than it turned out ath and dventure P A are you here_ to be. – Works by Mio Pang Fei room 1 In a victory speech, delivered in the Ballroom of the Time: 10am-7pm 5.00 pm Commodore Hotel in New York, the president-elect said to the American people: “I recognize clearly the (Closed on Mondays, no admission after 6:30 pm) Director: Jill Wong Starring: Nina Paw, Helena Law, Susan Shaw weight of the responsibilities that you have placed Until: November 22, 2015 Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) upon me and I assure you that I shall never in my Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Duration: 86min service in Washington give short weight to those res- Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE ponsibilities.” our times_ President Truman, who will not officially hand over dmission MOP5 A : room 2 to General Eisenhower until January next year, sent (Free on Sundays and public holidays) 2.15, 4.45, 7.15 pm a telegram congratulating the incoming president on Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 Director: Ding Sheng his “overwhelming victory.” He has invited General Starring: Andy Lau, Liu Ye, Wu Ruofu, Wang Qianyuan Eisenhower to the White House for talks on the tran- Language: Mandarin (English/Cantonese) sition process. Duration: 134min Defeated Governor Stevenson also issued a state- ment: “The people have rendered their verdict, and are you here_ I gladly accept it. General Eisenhower has been a room 2 great leader in war. He has been a vigorous and va- Offbeat 9.45 pm Director: Jill Wong liant opponent in the campaign. “These qualities will Starring: Nina Paw, Helena Law, Susan Shaw now be dedicated to leading us all through the next Boston official says Bieber Language: chinese (Cantonese and English) four years.” graffiti tweet was sarcasm Duration: 86min One of General Eisenhower’s biggest challenges as president will be to deal with foreign policy, most notably the civil war in Korea. During the election A Boston City campaign he promised to visit the war-torn country Councilor says and now plans to do that within the next ten days ap photo he was being Dwight D Eisenhower grew up on a farm in Abilene, sarcastic when Kansas with his six brothers. His education was ru- he tweeted that dimentary. He worked his way up the ranks of the US he would intro- army during a 40-year military career which culmina- duce an emer- ted in his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the gency ordinance North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato). prohibiting Jus- tin Bieber-inspi- Courtesy BBC News red graffiti. she remembers, he forgets_ The pop sin- room 3 ger asked artists 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm In context around the wor- Director: Wong Say Ping ld last week to Starring: Miriam Yeung, Jan Lamb General Dwight D Eisenhower was sworn in as the 34th pres- paint murals ins- Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) ident of the United States of America on 20 January 1953. pired by tracks from his upcoming album, which is set to Duration: 110min He immediately set to work on trying to appease the situation release Friday. in Korea and in July of the same year he instigated the signing The singer posted a photo last Thursday of a mural on macau tower of a truce which brought peace along the country’s borders. a Boston pizza shop, prompting a joking response from He was also heavily involved in negotiations with Russia re- 05 Nov - 25 Nov Councilor Matt O’Malley on Monday saying he planned to garding the development of nuclear weapons, most notably file legislation to keep such murals off city walls. the hydrogen bomb which both countries were working on. 007 - Spectre_ He was elected for a second term as president in November But not everyone grasped the intended humor and the 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm 1956, even though he had suffered a heart attack earlier in the tweet garnered a range of responses, including calls for Director: Sam Mendes year. O’Malley to focus on things like crime and poverty. Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux He finally left office in 1961. He died after a long illness in O’Malley says he has nothing against Bieber, but that he’s Language: English (Cantonese) March 1969. not a fan of his work. Duration: 148min thu 05.11.2015

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World Championship ap photo after coming on for Real Madrid against PSG, Doug Ferguson He followed that with a run- capitalizing on Golf Writer, Shanghai ner-up finish in Macau and a a mistake from ap photo tie for seventh in the Hong goalkeeper Kevin ne year after Anirban Kong Open. Trapp to score OLahiri made his debut Now he’s trying to get on from a tight angle after Toni Kroos’ initial effort was in the World Golf Cham- the kind of run that sparked deflected way off target. Trapp came out from his pionships, progress is mea- him season nine months goal but was caught flat-footed when Nacho dinked sured by how much is at stake ago. He’s been watching and the ball inside the far post. in the HSBC Champions. admiring Matthew Fitzpa- The win gave Madrid 10 points from four matches, He no longer is simply ha- trick, the 21-year-old from while PSG, which had more efforts and possession, ppy to be at Sheshan Interna- England who won the British remained on seven points. tional alongside the world’s Masters and qualified for his “We delivered our best match of the season,” former top players. first WGC this week. Madrid winger Angel di Maria said. “An outstanding India’s best golfer now has “In golf, as you’ll see with display. We made a mistake and were punished. We played 10 times better than Real.” a chance to wrap up the Or- most players, we get on a Shakhtar Donetsk, which defeated Malmo 4-0 in der of Merit on the Asian run,” Lahiri said. “When you Ukraine, reached three points, the same as the Swed- Tour. Lahiri also is No. 15 in get on a good run, you can ish club. the Race to Dubai on the Eu- Anirban Lahiri really make it count. I had ropean Tour, so along with a good run early in the year trying to state his case as a PGA Tour card. That was 2017. But his goal all along and I made a big jump, and GROUP B rookie of the year, he still has critical to get some rest ahead was to play the PGA Tour, Matthew is doing the same Wayne Rooney ended Manchester United’s 404-min- ute goal drought, clinching a 1-0 victory over CSKA a chance to work his way into of a long stretch at the end of and that’s where his priori- thing. I remember playing Moscow and sending the team top of the group. the top five and qualify for the year on the Asian and Eu- ties lie for next season. with Jordan Spieth right here Since scoring in the Russian capital in last month’s the bonus pool. ropean tours. Whether he remains a man one year ago, and that was 1-1 draw, United had gone through three domestic And if that’s not enough, it’s Playing on two tours is dif- of three tours depends lar- before he got on the biggest games without hitting the net — with Rooney par- critical for him to get his first ficult enough. Lahiri is trying gely on how Europe alters its run that I’ve ever seen anyo- ticularly profligate. season on the PGA Tour off to juggle three tours at once. minimum number of tourna- ne get on. Runs are fantastic. The United captain squandered a golden chance in to a strong start and to stay in He chose to play the CIMB ments required for member- Hopefully, both mine and front of goal at Old Trafford before meeting Jesse the top 50 in the world (he’s Classic in Malaysia last week ship. Matt’s continue.” Lingard’s cross with a header in the 79th minute. at No. 39). to keep his lead on the Asian “How extensively I play in Lahiri also played Sheshan United now has a one-point lead at the top of Group “Obviously, my focus has Tour and get a start on his Europe is something that I’m International last year with B over PSV Eindhoven, which beat Wolfsburg 2-0 changed,” Lahiri said yester- PGA Tour season. But that still considering,” Lahiri said. J.B. Holmes, one of the lon- after Juergen Locadia and Luuk de Jong scored in day with an easy smile. “The meant skipping the Turkish “There’s a lot of chopping gest hitters in the game. the second half. event is still really important, Airlines Open, the first of and changing going on in the Lahiri has plenty of power but the perspective is radi- four events in The Final Se- minimum number of events himself — he won the Long GROUP C cally different. I guess the golf ries on the European Tour. and how the criteria work, Drive Competition at the Central defender isn’t radically different. It’s “It’s been a balancing act,” especially with the Olympics PGA Championship this year epa Luisao’s 67th- the same thing. You have to he said. “But I think at the next year. The schedules are — though he has learned the minute winner for go out there and do the same end of the day, if you play getting squeezed more and difference between what he Benfica over Gal- things. But a lot has changed good, solid golf, everything more, so there’s a lot more calls “long, long and really atasaray put the in the last 12 months.” else becomes secondary. All events that are overlapping. long.” Portuguese club It started early in the year the great players play just But my focus is going to be He’s not in the league of two points clear of when Lahiri won twice in 20 events and it’s enough for primarily in America.” Dustin Johnson and Bubba Atletico with two three weeks on the Euro- them because they are good What brought Lahiri as Watson. But he has more games to play. Galatasaray is third with four points. pean Tour, which shot him enough to do whatever they much fame as any victory than enough. Raul Jimenez chipped the ball into the visitors’ pen- into the top 50 in the world need to do. Now hopefully, was a loss in singles to Chris “Back in India we have a alty area for Luisao to poke it into the net from close and made him eligible for the that is something that I can Kirk, which proved to be the term which is ‘Sunday Spe- range. The Brazilian’s goal put Benfica back into the majors and the WGCs. A tie aspire to do in the time to decisive match in the Pre- cial,’ which is probably the lead after Lukas Podolski leveled the score in the for fifth in the PGA Cham- come.” sidents Cup. Lahiri’s 4-foot best shot you could ever 58th, canceling out Jonas’ 52nd-minute opener. Galatasaray goalkeeper Fernando Muslera spec- pionship locked up a spot in Still, there are tough deci- birdie putt caught the lip and hit,” Lahiri said. “If you were tacularly denied Nicolas Gaitan twice in the last 15 the Presidents Cup. sions ahead. spun away, but he stayed lon- playing a video game, it’s the minutes before the Argentine striker was shown his Before heading to South Winning the Asian Tour ger than any International one where Tiger hits it and second yellow card and sent off with five minutes left. Korea, the 28-year-old made money title gives him a fi- team player to answer any the ball gets on fire. When I Yasin Oztekin squandered a chance to equalize, miss- a detour to the Web.com ve-year exemption. His vic- question and was quick to hit that, I’m probably 5 or 10 ing an open goal during a goalmouth scramble in Tour where he played well tories on the European Tour credit Kirk for making a big yards behind these guys. And added time. enough in two events to earn made him exempt through putt of his own. that’s pretty good.” AP GROUP D Tennis in Zhuhai Raheem Sterling scored his first Champions League goal to help Manchester City seal its place in the round of 16 with a dominant 3-1 win at Sevilla. Vinci beats Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-4 at WTA Elite The 20-year-old forward scored in the eighth minute and helped Fernandinho double the advantage three .S. Open finalist Roberta Vinci the field as a wild-card entry. minutes later. Uwon her first match at the WTA The qualifiers compete in a four- Sevilla’s Benoit Tremoulinas scored in the 25th, only Elite Trophy, beating Svetlana Kuz- group round robin format, with the ap photo for former Sevilla forward Jesus Navas to set up Wil- netsova 6-4, 6-4 yesterday. winners of each group advancing to fried Bony for City’s third in the 36th. One break in each set proved enou- the semifinals. City moved first in Group D with nine points, one gh for the fourth-seeded Italian, who Today, Kuznetsova will face Woz- ahead of Juventus. Sevilla has three and can’t over- take City because of their head-to-head record. saved all three break points she fa- niacki, needing victory to keep alive Stephan Lichtsteiner scored one month after under- ced. her hopes of advancing. going heart surgery to give 10-man Juventus a 1-1 The tournament brings together 11 In yesterday’s other singles match, draw at ‘Gladbach. of the top players who did not qualify third-seeded Karolina Pliskova beat Juventus had Brazilian midfielder Hernanes sent off for for last week’s WTA Finals in Singa- Jankovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Pliskova will a reckless two-footed lunge on Alvaro Dominguez in the pore, including Caroline Wozniacki, next meet Sara Errani in her final second half and needed veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams. round robin match today in nearby Buffon to keep the home side at bay later on. AP Zheng Saisai of China was added to Zhuhai. AP Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia THE Climate: Drought in South Africa Station05.11.2015Air quality thu th Anniversary BUZZ affects town’s drinking water Roadside 65-85 20 Moderate Residents of a South African coastal town say dipped to about a third of capacity, according to their drinking water “tastes like the sea” as a wor- South Africa’s ministry of water and sanitation. High sening drought affects fresh water sources, accor- An estimated 2.7 million households, about 18 Density 65-95 ding to a local newspaper. percent of the population, are affected by the drou- Residental Citizens of Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal ght, according to the ministry of water and sani- Moderate province lined up with buckets for fresh water tation. The ministry declared the KwaZulu-Natal Area opinion distributed by officials as one of the driest periods and Free State provinces as disaster areas and in 50 years increased the salt content of rivers, warned that rural communities in two more pro- Ambient 65-95 reported the South Coast Herald newspaper. El- vinces face water shortages. South Africa’s capital, Moderate source: dsmg source: World Views sewhere in the province the levels of dams have Pretoria, also implemented water restrictions. Editorial Board, Bloomberg WORLD BRIEFS China should dethrone its gdp target bloomberg ap photo China’s leaders have been busy lately, finali- zing the country’s new five-year plan. The de- tails won’t be announced for a while, but most observers aren’t much interested in the fine points anyway. They’ll focus on the new target for growth in gross domestic product - which USA Donald Trump is seems likely to be around 6.5 percent, lower demanding as much as USD75 million from than before but still higher than many econo- hundreds of condo mists think is realistic. A pedestrian walks past residential buildings in the Tai Kok Tsui district of Hong Kong owners in Panama City’s The fixation on the growth target is a mistake Trump Ocean Club, for observers and China’s policy makers alike. alleging that its directors The government should do all it can to promote wrongfully fired his rapid sustainable growth - but now that China company as administrator is a semicapitalist economy, what that number Hong Kong second most managing the luxury turns out to be is beyond official control. building that is the tallest Many commentators - Western and Chinese in Central America. - have long thought China should just drop the at risk of housing bubble target altogether. 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ber drives local officials to pump up wasteful ong Kong ranks se- of the reach of the average darkening following weaker ap photo investment, adding to an aggregate debt pile Hcond in a list of cities skilled service worker’s wa- economic growth in main- that’s approaching 300 percent of GDP, accor- most at risk of a property ges. According to the report, land China, a worsening job ding to McKinsey. Outright fudging of data is bubble, according to a re- it takes such a worker an ave- market and a risk of rising another byproduct. This undermines the gover- port released by investment rage of 21 years to be able to interest rates. RUSSIA-SYRIA Russian nment’s credibility and fuels concern that the bank UBS. The report entit- buy a 60-square-meter home UBS expects property pri- Foreign Minister Sergey economy’s problems are worse than they look. Lavrov expressed hope led “UBS Global Real Estate in Hong Kong, while it takes ces to decline by more than yesterday that diplomats Setting a lower and more plausible target wou- Bubble Index” measured 15 14 years in London, and only 10 percent by the end of next ld help, but it wouldn’t address the main issue. will agree on a list of “world cities” and ranked 11 in New York. year, while investment group opposition groups that Scrapping the GDP target outright would be them according to the risk Partly as a result of a credit CLSA forecasts a 17-percent should be invited to best, but failing that, it ought to be de-empha- posed by over-valued pro- boom, the UBS report evalua- fall in the next 27 months. U.N.-brokered peace sized. The government has already moved in perty prices, taking into ac- tes current Hong Kong pro- Macau was not included talks on Syria. Moscow this direction. In its previous five-year plan, it previously lamented drew attention to other benchmarks, aimed at count ratios between average perty prices to be “200 per in the UBS selection. Howe- there is no agreement measuring the quality rather than quantity of earnings, and property prices cent higher than in 2003.” ver, the data available for in the U.S.-led coalition growth. Goals for green development - cutting and rents. Meanwhile, “Rents have this year indicates that, after in Syria on who should emissions, improving energy efficiency, increa- Hong Kong ranked second grown by 35 percent in real more than quintupling in be declared legitimate sing the use of renewables - were meant both most at risk with a score of terms and inflation-adjusted value over the past six years, opposition to Syrian to protect the environment and to encourage 1.65, only just behind London incomes [have] stagnated.” residential prices in the President Bashar Assad’s government — the shift from smokestack industries to servi- on 1.88. Sydney was the third “This has made Hong MSAR are heading for their or should be targeted ces. most at risk, according to the Kong one of the world’s first year of declines since like the Islamic State Another way to emphasize the quality of report, with a score of 1.39. most expensive cities for 2008, in line with a gambling group. growth is to track progress on indicators such However, it is Hong Kong private housing,” said Clau- revenue slump in the region. as employment and social housing. These that has the worse affordabi- dio Saputelli, the Head of Real estate broker Jones UK British police and give a better sense of how ordinary Chinese lity levels in relation to pro- Global Real Estate at UBS’s Lang LaSalle Inc. forecasted spies will get new powers are faring. Party leaders could underline the perty prices (non-rents), as chief investment office. earlier this year that home to comb through citizens’ message by relying on such measures when local and global investment UBS stated that the outlook prices may drop 15 percent online activity under assessing local officials. The latter need to thrusts them higher and out for property in Hong Kong is this year. Staff reporter a new law regulating know their promotions depend on factors more cyber-snooping. The closely connected to their performance. Investigatory Powers Bill Other intermediate targets could help restruc- Singapore is designed to regulate ture the economy and improve how capital is authorities’ access allocated. The government has started asking to Internet activity. It replaces a patchwork state banks to lend more to small and medium- Young Australian jockey of laws, some dating sized enterprises, for instance, many of which from the Web’s infancy. are privately owned and more efficient than the dies in high-rise fall Civil liberties groups are state-run behemoths that have traditionally va- alarmed by reports that cuumed up the bulk of cheap loans. More capi- a senior jockey, winning the 2013-14 Brisba- the government will make tal needs to flow to firms earning high returns. Internet service providers ne jockey’s premiership. He was runner-up keep records of users’

Something else worth targeting is inflation. ap photo last season. A three-month riding contract A more explicit monetary-policy goal would Web and social media strengthen China’s broader policy framework with the Singapore Turf Club was to end in activity for a year so that and help the People’s Bank of China fend off December. they can be accessed as part of criminal or terrorist deflation fears. It would also help make the The club said in a statement that unconfir- investigations. central bank’s decisions more transparent and med reports suggest Bell fell while trying to climb into his apartment, after locking him- predictable - increasingly important as China NORWAY Police say a moves to open up its financial system. self out. Trainer Steven Burridge, who was record number of 196 Intermediate targets of this sort are less likely instrumental in bringing Bell to Singapore, asylum-seekers in one to become fetishes, or to distract policy makers called the man’s death a tragedy. day have crossed into and officials from the tasks at hand. Fuller dis- Tim Bell rides on Tinto at The Oaks Day “Timmy had the whole future ahead of him Norway from Russia at a cussion of means as well as ends would be and not only could he ride, but he was also remote Arctic border post. valuable, too. How exactly will welfare bene- n up-and-coming Australian jockey died such a great young man, and was very driven Police said yesterday the migrants arrived Tuesday, fits be extended to more urban migrants, for after falling 12 floors to the ground from to become a very good jockey,” Burridge said. A mostly by riding across instance, or stronger land rights granted to his Singapore apartment, police said yester- Bell was a lightweight jockey who could ride on newly bought bicycles farmers? Which new sectors will be liberalized day. at 50 kilograms. He rode a Group 3 winner because pedestrian and when? How will the central government Tim Bell, 22, “was found lying motionless at less than two weeks ago, partnering Sebrose crossings are not allowed make the fiscal position of local governments the foot of the building” late Tuesday, a poli- to victory in the 150,000 Singapore dollar at the border in Storskog. truly sustainable? ce statement said. It said an unconscious Bell (USD107,478) El Dorado Classic. Norwegian NTB news Economic targets, correctly conceived, are was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, where His parents, Grant and Keiley Bell, released agency said 174 refugees framed to serve a larger purpose. Enshrining had arrived Monday he died from his injuries. a statement thanking racing fraternities and from Russia and more them as ends in themselves - especially in the “Police are investigating the unnatural dea- authorities for their son’s career. “Tim will form of a single disobedient number - is asking than 3,000 people have th,” the statement said. always be remembered as our little hero and for trouble. used that route to enter Bell rode 135 winners in his first season as best mate,” the statement said. AP northern Norway.