money exchange xi visits philippines gangs a danger to deepen ties student The Secretary for Security said Bilateral relations stagnated film festival that money exchange gangs over long-seething territorial starts sunday “have already posed a direct rifts in the South China Sea until threat to Macau’s security” Duterte won the presidency P2 P4 P11

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Hong Kong China is allowing a U.S. Navy P3 aircraft carrier and its battle group to make a port call abusing minors in Hong Kong after it earlier turned down a similar request amid tensions with Washington. More on p10

Thailand A court yesterday sentenced three people to prison over Flora bear dies old the smuggling of nearly two dozen rhinoceros horns from Ethiopia worth P7 MDT REPORT USD1.5 million. More on p12 The strange story of BoBo ap photo

Papua New Guinea Disgruntled police, military and prison guards stormed Papua New Guinea’s Parliament yesterday in a violent pay dispute stemming from an international summit hosted by the impoverished South Pacific island nation over the weekend, a lawmaker said. More on p12

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Cinema But the student filmmakers do find inspiration among the so-called ‘new wave’ of Macau film, which has seen the likes of Students finding inspiration, Tracy Choi, Emily Chan, Mike Ao Ieong and others join some of the world’s biggest names at the annual International Film mentorship in local filmmakers Festival and Awards held each December. Daniel Beitler jority of budding directors Ieong Hoi Tong’s 10-minute usually opting to study media short Our Age is a reflection of tudent filmmakers who or communications courses. the simpler times of the 1990s Swill have their projects Pun Chi Cheng, whose Cyber- when the “sense of human war- screened at the Cinematheque land explores the differences mth and spirit of neighborly Passion’s student film festival between our online personas assistance” was more noticeab- this month say that more es- and human reality, told the le in Macau. A fourth-year stu- tablished local directors are an media that local universities dent at the Macao Polytechnic influence on their work. Local are lacking specialized courses Institute, Ieong says she was filmmakers Tracy Choi, Emily for filmmaking. mentored by award-winning Chan and Mike Ao Ieong are Tracy Choi, who provided advi- among those inspiring – or in ce on how to shoot the large-s- some cases actively mentoring cale production. - the so-called ‘new wave of Kitty Wu’s 404 Not Blue tells Macau cinema.’ In Macau the story of several high school The students are participating there are many students on a mission to find a in the Future Roads — Cros- blue sky in a place where the s-Strait cum Hong Kong and people with sky is always grey. She says Macao College Student Film that her 25-minute environ- Festival 2018, organized by a passion to mentally-lucid film was made Cinematheque Passion, which make a career because of “the impressions seeks to bring together you- Young Macau filmmakers left by our dreams.” Wu also ng filmmakers from mainland in film. told the media that she was China, Macau, Hong Kong and inspired by one of her teachers, Rita Wong Taiwan for an educational ex- help them to explore ways to are still many independent fil- Cinematheque Passion CEO local filmmaker Mike Ao Ieong, change. further their education in the mmakers and freelancers ex- who taught her that movies can A total of 27 films will be film sector. But it also serves as ploring this field.” It is an opinion shared by Ki- be more creative than she had screened at the festival, some a good platform for secondary “We have a lot of people going tty Wu In Teng, who graduated previously imagined. of which have previously re- school students interested in overseas to study film. And this this year from the University of The eight-day festival starts ceived awards at other film studying film or television at [festival] gives people a chance Macau with a communications Saturday afternoon with two festivals. They range in topic university. to discover places for them to degree. She said that the uni- sessions of the opening gala from science fiction to roman- “It’s important to give young continue their studies. In this versities in the MSAR are not where eight films handpicked ce and from environmental filmmakers [students] a chance way, it is an exchange program. able to equip young filmmakers by each of the participating issues to studies of familial to explore what is going on in It creates a dialogue and an ex- with all the skills they need. universities and colleges will be relationships, with “all of the other parts [of China] in terms change at the festival,” she ex- Ng Ion Chong, who recently screened. Student filmmakers stories very close to our daily of film education,” said Rita plained. graduated with a multimedia and educational instructors lives,” according to Cinema- Wong, chief operating officer At a press conference for the major from the Macao Poly- will attend the opening gala to theque Passion. of Cinematheque Passion. “In festival held yesterday, several technic Institute, said that he share their views with the au- Organizers say the main pur- Macau, we do not yet have our student filmmakers agreed that plans to continue his studies in dience. The festival runs until pose of the festival is to connect own film school, but there are film studies at Macau’s tertiary order to build a more solid edu- December 2 with screenings al- young filmmakers from across many people with a passion to education institutions remain cation base and advance in his most every day, and with sub- the greater China region and make a career in film. There underdeveloped, with the ma- filmmaking career. titles in Chinese and English. MGM program highlights Chinese traditional culture GM has launched a During the Qing dynasty, In addition, MGM is also Empress Fucha Rongyin, Mprogram called “Ex- silk and carpets served as specially launching Qian- Consort Xian, as well as a plore the Beauty of Chinese essential decorations in the glong Emperor’s favorite selection of Kunqu opera Embroidery” which show- Forbidden City in Beijing. imperial dim sums, pairing costumes. cases Chinese traditional There are 300 known it with a selection of Chine- With the objective of pro- culture and a series of heri- Chinese imperial carpets in se tea throughout the pe- moting the development tage crafts as shown in the public and private collec- riod of the event. of cultural and creative in- highly acclaimed Chinese tions worldwide, 28 of whi- The intricate costumes dustries in the Greater Bay drama “Story of Yanxi Pa- ch are currently on display and accessories in “Story of Area, the gaming operator lace,” including Chinese at MGM Cotai. Yanxi Palace” will also be hosted an art symposium traditional embroidery, The curated tour allows exhibited for the very first focusing on intangible Kunqu opera and Ronghua guests to appreciate their time in Macau, showing cultural heritage at MGM (crafted velvet flowers). exquisite craftsmanship the delicacy of the Chinese Theater. Professionals Locals and visitors can and learn about the his- traditional embroidery art from various cultural dis- explore Chinese traditional toric symbolism behind to the public. ciplines shared their insi- culture through art tours, a such precious pieces, and Couture pieces on show ghts on how to integrate costume exhibition and an also allows them to catch include costumes worn Chinese intangible cultural art symposium from now a glimpse of the lifestyle of in the drama by Emperor heritage into modern crea- till Dec. 31. ancient Chinese royals. Qianlong, Consort Ling, tions.

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Environment New vehicles’ emissions HK man arrested for requirements tightened sexually assaulting bloomberg five male students 35-year-old Hong Kong man has been arrested for sexually assaulting five male students,A the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. The suspect is a tutor at a lo- o improve the air quality in mainly increase to the National 3 cal tutoring center where the TMacau and protect the heal- Emission Standard of China. five victims were students. th of local residents, the Envi- The government has also an- The man has been working at ronmental Protection Bureau nounced a transitional arrange- the center located in the Fai (DSPA) and the Transport Bu- ment for vehicles ordered before Chi Kei area since 2016. reau (DSAT) have changed the the announcement of the new On Sunday, the parent of city’s emissions requirements by standards. one of the victims (aged 14) implementing new restrictions For the transitional arrange- reported the suspect’s crimi- which took effect yesterday. ments, the importing entity must nal behaviors to the PJ. The The importation of highly pollu- submit the required documents victim claimed to have been ting vehicles will be limited. The to DSAT within 15 days from yes- forced by the suspect to per- main changes include an upgra- terday, so that the original emis- form oral sex six times sin- de of the emissions standards for sions standards can be applied ce October, after the suspect light duty vehicles. Starting yes- to vehicles within 270 days after threatened to tell his parents terday, the qualifying standard the new requirements come into that he was in a relationship The suspect being escorted by PJ officers for petrol/liquefied gas vehicles effect. with a girl. has been tightened from Euro 4 In addition, several govern- The victim’s girlfriend then ses to carry out the assaults. tion on him. to Euro 6 limit, while the quali- mental departments have also revealed the crime to the vic- The suspect repeatedly threa- Some of the victims were un- fying standard for diesel vehicles reviewed tax benefit measures tim’s parents. Afterwards, the tened victims by threatening der the age of 14 when the as- is now Euro 5 instead of Euro 4. for environmentally friendly crimes were completely expo- to report their class behavior, saults took place. The standard for heavy-duty li- vehicles. The review results su- sed. for instance that they had fai- The parents of the other four quefied natural gas vehicles has ggested narrowing down the tax According to the PJ investi- led exams, to their parents. victims have been contacted, also been advanced to Euro 5. benefits. Tax benefits for cars gation, the suspect had been The other four victims were having indicated that they in- The standards of new heavy- damaged by Typhoon Hato re- taking advantage of his stu- also forced to perform oral tend to press charges against and light-duty motorcycles will main the same. dents’ psychological weaknes- sex and the act of masturba- the suspect.

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Macau Orchestra performs French music Money exchange gangs pose at local universities a threat to region’s security Julie Zhu

he Secretary for Securi- Tty, Wong Sio Chak, pre- sented the crime statistics for the first nine months of 2018 yesterday. At the press conference, the secretary noted that money exchange The Macau Orchestra (OM) last week gangs “have already posed a performed a series of concerts dedicated direct threat to Macau’s se- to French classical music at the Macao curity.” Polytechnic Institute, the University of In October, the Judiciary Macau and the Macau University of Science Police (PJ) and the Public and Technology. Held on November 15 and Security Police Force (PSP) 17, the three concerts – titled “University conducted 20 and 21 actions Concert – Indulge in Music of Paris” – were respectively. More than 881 conducted by OM’s Assistant Conductor people (412 related to mo- Francis Kan, who led the OM for a lively ney exchange) were taken to program specially designed for teachers and the police station for inves- students. The OM performed several pieces by tigation. French composers, such as “Deux Marches et In the first nine months, un Intermède” by Poulenc, “Petite Suite” by Debussy and “Mother Goose Suite 5 Children’s fraud registered significant Pieces” by Ravel. Kan also discussed the growth, with 871 cases this musical style of the compositions and the year compared to 169 cases history of classical music. during the same period in 2017, representing an in- crease of 24.1 percent. MGTO launches The number of phone scams in the first nine mon- application guidelines ths of 2018 is lower than 2016 and 2017, with a total Wong Sio Chak of establishments of 98 phone scams being re- The Macao Government Tourism Office gistered. In 2017, there were (MGTO) launched the “Guidelines of 120 cases. reported a significant in- Wong believes that the in- In addition, the PJ reques- Application Procedures and Technical In 46 of the phone scams, crease in theft cases on bu- crease is due to the police ted non-local internet regis- Requirements for Licensing and Modification criminals pretended to be ses and public streets. authority taking initiatives tration companies or server Works of Hotel Establishments.” The from mainland government In the first nine months to investigate relevant cri- hosting companies to blo- guidelines provides nine sets of guidelines departments. This also oc- of 2018, there were 189 pi- mes. ck 237 websites involving for application procedures and technical curred in 105 cases in the ckpocketing cases recorded The police authority de- scams related to Macau’s ca- requirements for all the categories of first nine months of 2017, in public streets, an increase tected 45 cases of document sinos. MGTO-licensed establishments. The MGTO Around 50 phone scams of 45 cases against 144 cases forgery, 38.8 percent more Around 130 websites have also produced flowcharts of application relating to calls asking in the same period of 2017. compared to that of 2017. ceased operation. procedures, formalities and forms for different “guess who I am” were re- There were 205 pickpocke- license categories to familiarize industry gistered in 2018, 36 more ting cases recorded in public operators with the respective application than in 2016. buses, an increase of 73 ca- 4,600 taxi infractions recorded procedures, formalities and issues to pay Upon calling the victims, ses against the same period attention to. According to a statement, the criminals of “guess who I of 2017. AUTHORITIES HAVE re- crease. The infractions include bureau also presented Portuguese and English am” normally call the vic- The crime of usury regis- corded 4,600 taxi infractions 2,480 cases (61.7 percent) of versions of the above. tim’s name directly, and tered a growth as well with so far this year. There were over-charging and 1,013 cases because of this, people fall 403 cases, representing 85 819 more cases than last year, (22 percent) of taxi drivers re- Wang Anyi to give victims to the scams. more compared to the first representing a 21.7 percent in- fusing to accept passengers. The police authority also nine months of 2017. talk at UM on Chinese literature

The University of Macau (UM) will hold a honoris causa Lecture titled ‘Chinese- Strange car accident puzzles police Language Literature in a Global Context’ on December 3. Wang started publishing in Renato Marques thorities found only the car at about 2:50 say that the person tried to shed responsi- 1977 and is a renowned Chinese writer and an empty vehicle that a.m. in that area and had been found in the bility for the accident, this year’s recipient of the Doctor of Letters male resident over had allegedly lost con- crashed without an surroundings of his but the police forwar- honoris causa degree from UM, will be the A 30 years old has trol and drifted down apparent cause. home. ded the case to the Pu- keynote speaker. Her books won several been charged after a the hillside, turning The footage also According to the fa- blic Prosecutions Of- awards, including the Mao Dun Literature car accident occurred upside-down in the shows that around mily report, the man fice yesterday on that Award for Song of Everlasting Sorrow; the at Estrada do Altinho process. 5:30 a.m., another was confused and had accusation. National Award for Short Story of 1981 for de Ka Ho in the early Near the vehicle the man in a motorcycle a fracture on his left The PSP have not The Destination; and Writer of the Year 2007 hours of November 17. officers also found two travelled to the loca- leg. Consequently, he yet been able to find and Xiao Hong Women’s Literature Award of According to the Pu- transparent packa- tion and picked up the had been taken to the the second male. Ac- 2011 for Age of Enlightenment. In 2015, she was invited to share her writing experience blic Security Police ges and another two man who had crashed hospital. cording to the inves- at the Macau Literary Festival. In the same Force (PSP) spokes- rolled aluminum foil the vehicle. The man told the tigation findings, the year, she was appointed a writer in residence person, the police was tubes that looked like Although the PSP police that he had no police said they have at Cheng Yu Tung College, where she held alerted by an emer- drug paraphernalia. had been able to iden- memory of what had confirmed that the seminars and writing workshops for the gency call at about After collecting evi- tify the two men, they occurred. Tests for substance found in students there. The lecture will start at 5p.m. 7:45 a.m. and in res- dence and reviewing did not know their alcohol and drug con- the packages collected in Mr and Mrs Lau Chor Tak Lecture Theatre, ponse deployed police the surveillance foo- whereabouts until the sumption came out near the vehicle was Anthony Lau Building (E4-G078), UM. It will officers and an ambu- tage in the area, the family of the car dri- negative. a crystal methamphe- be conducted in Mandarin, with simultaneous lance to the location. PSP discovered that ver called the police The man denied ac- tamine often called interpretation into English. Upon arrival, the au- at a man had driven later that morning to cusations that he had “ice.” wed 21.11.2018

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Sands China leading sustainability initiatives in the SAR ustainability has long Sands China continues to pledge to responsible way is essential for our been the core of Sands Chi- innovate and pursue improvements industry, for our community, and na’s business spectrum, with in green design, construction, and for the planet. Our legacy is to leave a the company leading a series material use, and plans to utilize responsible, cleaner, and safer world Venetian wins first-ever Platinum Macao Green Hotel Award Sof initiatives in a bid to make a dif- clean energy vehicles as its upgrades for future generations,” he added. ference in the city’s sustainability its existing bus fleets in the coming Mark McWhinnie, senior vice pre- goals. years. sident of resort operations and de- The gaming operator continues To maintain transparency and velopment for Sands China Ltd. on to work towards its 2020 targe- accountability, the gaming opera- the other hand said that, “At Sands ts set as part of its Sands ECO360 tor issues annual reports, shares its China we are delighted that The sustainability strategy, focusing on results with the Carbon Footprint Venetian Macao has received the green buildings, green meetings and Repository for Listed Companies in Macao government’s first-ever plati- events, environmentally responsible Hong Kong, and reports to the CDP num-level award for hotel sustaina- operations and stakeholder engage- (Carbon Disclosure Project) Climate bility. Our eco-conscious efforts are ment. Change programme, with an exter- guided by the Sands ECO360 global As Sands China continues to res- nal auditor verifying the company’s sustainability strategy of our parent pond to Macao’s goal of becoming greenhouse gas emissions. company, Las Vegas Sands Corp. a World Centre of Tourism and Lei- That strategy manifests itself throu- sure through its integrated resort gh a long list of initiatives that have offerings, it also targets to reduce been implemented at our properties its environmental carbon footprint, Our legacy which reduces our carbon footprint, protecting the city’s natural resour- contributing to a greener, healthier Team Members go meat-free on Green Monday for carbon reduction ces. is to leave a environment in Macao.” The gaming operator committed Meanwhile, since the gaming ope- globally to the UN’s sustainability responsible, rator views its team members as goals, leading to a series of awards pivotal to the continuous growth of and recognitions globally and lo- cleaner, and safer the company, it also launched my- cally. world for future FITNESS, which is aimed at encou- Examples of Sands China’s appli- raging good habits for team mem- cation of the Sands ECO360 strate- generations. bers health, physical fitness and gy at its properties include the com- Dr. Wilfred Wong well-being – supporting its ECO360 pany’s ongoing efforts on resource President, Sands China goals. conservation. The first campaigns under my- Just recently, LVS has once again This year, The Venetian Macao FITNESS are Green Mondays and been recognized by the Dow Jones was awarded a Macao Green Hotel back-of-house health booths, en- Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for its Platinum Award, the first and only couraging team members to eat less industry-leading corporate sustai- hotel in Macao to earn the new top meat, as it is more sustainable for nability efforts. Sands is the only in- designation of platinum, which was the environment and helps fulfil the tegrated resort company included in introduced in the latest edition of company’s social and environmen- DJSI North America. the awards. tal responsibilities. Sands China continues to impro- Award criteria met by the integra- With Sands China providing daily ve its corporate social responsibility ted resort include showing eviden- meals for its over 28,000 team mem- performance, leading to a series of ce of year-on-year waste reduction; bers, their participation in Green initiatives that would assist the goal availability of electric vehicle parking Mondays is expected to greatly re- of reducing its carbon footprint. spaces and charging stations for staff duce meat consumption, in turn de- In 2017 alone, energy-saving LED and guests; and establishing an eco- creasing carbon dioxide emissions lights and the optimization of hea- friendly mattress replacement pro- by about 25 tons a day – equalling a ting, ventilation and air-conditio- gramme. 1,300-ton reduction in carbon dioxi- ning systems saved a total of 21 The integrated resort also moni- de over the course of a year. million kWh of electricity – enough tors the environmental performan- to power more than 50,000 hou- ce of shuttle buses, including tur- This article is sponsored seholds for one month. ning off idling engines; establishing by Sands China Ltd. Food waste digesters provide superior waste management Such savings were made through a management plan for reducing 25 different energy efficiency projec- food waste; and carrying out regular ts across its properties. carbon audits to identify areas for Sands China utilises food waste improvement. digesters at all its properties, and Also, The Parisian Macao – newly has been able to continue decrea- eligible after opening in Septem- sing the waste generated per gues- ber 2016 – received its first Macao troom, even with annual increases Green Hotel Award, in the Gold ca- in guest visitation. And back-of-hou- tegory, as did the Four Seasons Ho- se programmes like the Clean Pla- tel Macao, Cotai Strip. te Challenge have been successful in “The Sands ECO360 global sustai- decreasing food waste. nability strategy is reflected in our vi- As a product of its goals, 95 percent sion of being a leader in sustainable of its suite lighting and other opera- development and resort operations, tional areas are using the latest LED and we are honoured that our ho- and other energy saving technolo- tel properties have earned recogni- gies. tion from the Macao government,” 125 recycling points have also been said Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of established at its properties to be Sands China Ltd. used for collection and separation of “Sands China has long been inves- recyclable materials. ted in contributing to a sustainable Last year alone, over 7,600 tons of future through the choices we make waste were diverted through recy- as an integrated resort operator. cling. 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Tak Chun Group launches new Flora bear passes away, IACM VIP club to install a memorial wall Renato Marques

oBo, the Asian bla- ck bear living in Flo- ra Garden after being rescued in the mid- B1980s from a restaurant lo- cated at Rua da Felicidade in central Macau, passed away yesterday morning. Tak Chun Group opened a VIP Club According to information on Monday at MGM Cotai. The club’s provided by representatives of opening ceremony was officiated by the Civic and Municipal Affairs the group’s CEO, Levo Chan, and Bureau (IACM) during a press representatives to the shareholders, conference held yesterday at namely MGM China’s chief operating the garden, the bear’s health officer of gaming, John Shigley, as well had been deteriorating in the as the executive vice president of MGM past few days, leaving the bear Isabel Celeste Jorge talks with reporters Asia Pacific, Kenneth Fong. “In the unable to even feed himself. coming year, we plan to actively tap into BoBo had been suffering best place would be in order to Parks noted the possibility of red by mainland China). overseas markets by identifying new from physical conditions whi- allow us to continue [the story] BoBo’s embalmed body being The official at the press con- business locations, expanding our empire ch limited his movements and and put the focus on animal displayed in a museum space ference also said that the space and also enhancing our VIP services and capacity to move around his protection.” to be located at Seac Pai Van might be used as a “quaranti- facilities in order to provide unparalleled, cage for some time, spending Previously, the Chief of IA- Park (where a pavilion was ne cage” for other animals, if bespoke treatment to our VIP guests, all most of his time in the interior CM’s Division of Gardens and built to host the pandas offe- needed. with the aim of bringing stable and sound sleeping, an IACM caretaker development to the group,” Chan said added. during the event. “To meet the market’s Isabel Celeste Jorge, a mem- demands, Tak Chun Group has earlier ber of IACM’s Administra- The ‘fake history’ of BoBo this year expanded its VIP Clubs at tion Committee, said that StarWorld and Wynn Macau,” the group stated in a press release. IACM staff were saddened by he date inscribed on the plaque near BoBo black bear took pla- the death of the animal, no- Tthe black bear’s statuete at the Flora Garden ce in “the autumn of ting that he was already 35 is controversial. 1986, which makes Agenda 2019: DNA years old and that this species According to the story on the memorial, the sense because that usually lives 25 to 30 years. bear was rescued by a Leal Senado staff mem- is the season when database bill and Jorge also informed that ber (the municipal authority of the time) in the those restaurants from today, a memorial wall summer of 1984. in Rua da Felicida- computer crime bill will be installed in front of However, the first reports on the baby bear de would exhibit BoBo’s cage so that “the popu- appeared in TDM TV and Va Kio Daily in 1986. that kind of exotic The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio lation of Macau can pay their Those reports tell a different story. animals like arma- Chak, said yesterday that the government will strive to complete the amendment last homage to the animal.” In 1986, BoBo was found by journalists, and dillos, wild cats, and to the computer crime act in 2019. The When replying to the media, amongst them was the late TDM anchor José snakes.” government is considering setting up Alberto de Sousa who first reported the case to The first report of the case on TDM also dates the same official noted that specific charges for fraudulent mobile Leal Senado in the course of his investigation, back to about that period, when the bear was there are no concrete plans base station crimes and increasing on how the space, which had and Harald Bruning who started working in Va moved to the Flora Garden. penalties regarding intrusion into been occupied by the bear for Kio at the time. At that time, the police’s hands were tied. The- organizations of critical infrastructure. In the last 35 years, will be used “I was always suspicious that the date inscri- re were no legal grounds on which to apprehend addition, the security force will also try to as “the death was unexpected.” bed on the stone was wrong, but I was afraid the bear. There was no animal protection law complete the DNA Database bill in 2019. Still, Jorge noted that there are that my memory was perhaps playing tricks on and Macau was not part of any covenant against The law will propose that the government plans to house several small me. What I remember vividly is the first time harming endangered species. can only collect suspects’ DNA with their animals “such as guinea pigs I saw the baby bear, it was in a cage outside a “However at some point, the police found out consent. and rabbits” in the garden. restaurant in Rua da Felicidade, where a crowd that the bear had entered illegally in the terri- When asked what would be had gathered to see the exotic animal,” the edi- tory, and the animal was confiscated because it done with the body of the ani- tor-in-chief of Macau Post told the Times yes- was smuggled into Macau,” Bruning said. IFT hold Open mal, Jorge said that “presuma- terday. The bear had already been auctioned off for bly the body of the bear will Bruning confirmed that he had had this dis- a banquet which never happened due to TDM Day on Sunday cussion several times with two other journalists and Va Kio’s reporting. BoBo escaped the grill be embalmed and then will be The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) who saw the scene with him and reported the and lived a very long life. Maybe not exactly 35 located in one of the gardens. will hold an Open Day at IFT Mong- We are still thinking where the case to the police. Bruning says the rescue of the years, but close to it. PC Há Campus on Sunday, to provide an opportunity for prospective students, parents, as well as the general public to learn more about IFT and its programs. All campus facilities will be open to Int’l business in banking sector rises the public during Open Day. Faculty members and students will meet visitors, he proportion marginal increase from pataca in total interna- 39 percent, 6.5 percent bilities increased by introduce the programs and provide admissions information. Outstanding of international 85.9 percent at the end tional assets and total and 3.7 percent of total 3.4 percent from three T alumni will also join the Alumni Sharing business in the local of the second quarter. international liabilities international liabilities, months ago and by 18.8 Session to discuss their study life and banking sector rose Meanwhile, the share were 0.8 percent and 1 respectively. percent year-on-year career prospects after graduation. The in the third quarter of of international liabili- percent, respectively. At end-September to MOP1,395.6 billion head of International Affairs and the 2018, according to the ties rose to 81.1 percent The Hong Kong dollar, 2018, total internatio- (USD173.3 billion). Regent for Internship will also host a latest data released by from 80.9 percent. the U.S. dollar, the ren- nal assets increased by The compilation of talk on exchange programs and overseas the Monetary Authority Non-local currencies minbi and other foreign 3.2 percent from last the above statistics internship opportunities. In addition, of Macau. remained the dominant currencies accounted quarter and by 17.8 per- follows the methodolo- according to a statement issued by the At the end of the third denomination in inter- for 43.1 percent, 44.9 cent from a year earlier gy recommended by the IFT, a diverse range of activities including quarter, the share of national banking tran- percent, 6.7 percent to MOP1,479.2 billion Bank for International guided tours, a tray race competition, a international assets sactions. At end-Sep- and 4.5 percent of to- (USD183.7 billion). 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Malaysia, Japan bloomberg among nations that benefit from trade war bloomberg Credit set for worst year since 2008 as crashes roil market Enda Curran “We are positive on Thai Tasos Vossos measures. Investors are switching Central banks could provide baht,” Neeraj Seth, Singa- focus toward avoiding losses rather some support if bad economic sia, at the broad level, pore-based head of Asian redit markets are set for the than chasing yields, with high-gra- news forces a policy rethink. U.S. Awill lose from the U.S.- credit at BlackRock, said at Cworst year since the global fi- de fund managers paying greater Federal Reserve Vice Chairman China trade war, but a few a briefing in the island state. nancial crisis as investors abandon attention to individual companies’ Richard Clarida has noted “some countries will emerge as re- “From a relative perspective, hope of a late-2018 rally. financial health rather than riskier evidence” of slowing global lative winners. Thailand is one of the possi- High-yield and investment-grade notes that helped boost returns last growth, suggesting he doesn’t fa- Nomura Holdings Inc. fou- ble beneficiaries of some of notes are headed for losses in both year. vor aggressive rate hikes. In the nd that a push by companies these trade tensions which euros and dollars, the first time all “Investors have to go back home - U.K., interest rates may depend in the U.S. and China for could potentially improve four asset classes have posted nega- back to their benchmark - by remo- on how the country manages its import substitution towards their FDI and balance of pay- tive total returns since 2008, based ving some of the tourist money,” departure from the European the rest of Asia will bene- ments going into the next few on Bloomberg Barclays indexes. said Mohammed Kazmi, portfolio Union. fit Malaysia in particular, years.” It’s been a exceptionally volatile manager at Union Bancaire Privee The ECB should also remain followed by Japan, Pakistan, Of the 13 countries in its month, with headlines on com- SA in Geneva. “This is having a big very “pragmatic” and be able to Thailand and the Philippi- analysis, Bangladesh, India panies including CMC di Ravenna impact on the market, especially as adapt its monetary policy to eco- nes, based on its analysis of and South Korea are the least SC and Nyrstar NV triggering the liquidity is drying up near the end nomic data, Banque de France specific products on the list likely to gain from import biggest weekly jump in euro hi- of the year.” Governor Francois Villeroy de of tariffs. substitution. Pakistan bene- gh-yield spreads in almost seven The credit rout, which extends Galhau said Monday in Tokyo. At the same time, Vietnam fits least from the diversion years, while dollar investment-gra- to sterling notes and high-coupon It should only reduce the pace is the clear winner from com- of production and foreign di- de spreads are at a two-year high contingent-capital bank bonds, has of reinvestments from bond hol- panies switching produc- rect investment. amid a sell-off triggered by General particularly hit dollar investors as dings after a rate increase, even tion from China, followed “The biggest benefit to Ma- Electric Co.’s woes. they have suffered wider spreads if new purchases will “very pro- by Malaysia, Singapore and laysia is likely to come from “Most people have buried hopes and higher Treasury yields. U.S. bably” end in December, he said. India. “As the saying goes, electronic integrated circui- for a year-end rally,” Marco Stoe- investment-grade bonds have pos- Still, with net asset purchases ‘when two quarrel, the third ts, liquefied natural gas and ckle, head of corporate credit stra- ted negative total returns of 3.71 likely to finish, bondholders and rejoices’,” analysts including communication apparatus,” tegy at Commerzbank AG, said in percent in 2018, compared to a 2.9 borrowers will be more focused Rob Subbaraman and Trevor according to Nomura. a telephone interview. “This whole percent loss in sterling and 1.2 per- on individual names rather than Kalcic wrote in a note yester- There is usually one leading defensive mindset is rather entren- cent in euro, according to Bloom- second-guessing central bankers day. product for others; such as ched.” berg Barclays indexes. and surfing marketwide gains. For BlackRock Inc., Thai- vehicles with only spark-ig- November’s string of blow-ups, Credit default-swaps tied to Eu- “There will be a bit more diffe- land has the advantage in nition internal combustion also including the arrest of Re- ropean high-yield corporate bonds rentiation between companies automotive production. The reciprocating piston engi- nault-Nissan head Carlos Ghosn are also on the worst run since and they’ll be more incentivized to nation is the largest manu- nes in Japan, cotton yarn in and a slump in Vallourec SA notes, 2011, with the Markit iTraxx Euro- protect their ratings,” said Gordon facturing center of cars in Pakistan, units of automatic has unnerved the market which is pe Crossover index widening for a Shannon, portfolio manager at Southeast Asia, according to data processing in Thailand, also adjusting to higher U.S. bor- ninth day yesterday. The gauge has TwentyFour Asset Management, the International Organiza- and electronic integrated rowing costs and the looming end reached the highest in almost two which oversees 14 billion pounds tion of Motor Vehicle Manu- circuits in the Philippines, it of European Central Bank stimulus years at more than 330 basis points. (USD18 billion). Bloomberg facturers. said. Bloomberg corporate bits city of dreams to host michelin craft a dining experience, the celebrated chefs to gather at mony is hosted with the support gaming operator noted in a of the Macao Government Tou- guide hong kong macau anniversary statement. asia’s 50 best restaurants in march rism Office. This year’s theme is inspi- The gala awards evening is red by the modern evolution the highlight of a week-long of culinary trends and the in- series of events in Macau whi- dustry’s proclivity to adapt in ch will see culinary talent from several ways. across Asia gather for collabo- In addition to City of Dreams’ rative dinners, interactive talks own chefs, Fabrice Vulin of and the annual Chefs’ Feast two-Michelin-star The Tasting celebration. The 2019 program Room and Kelvin Au Yeung will include the popular #50Bes- Man Yin of two-Michelin-star tTalks event at Wynn Macau on Jade Dragon, the event will March 25. feature visiting culinary mas- The one-day curated forum ters such as Alain Ducasse, The Asia’s 50 Best Restauran- the region’s most celebrated will bring together chefs and Masa Takayama, Chan Yan ts awards ceremony and asso- chefs, renowned restaurateurs, culinary leaders to discuss ideas To mark the 11th anniver- morphosis” on Dec. 11. Tak and David Kinch. ciated event program will return industry VIPs and international around sustainability, sourcing, sary of the annual Michelin For one night only, six ac- The evening will conclude to the region March 26, 2019. media at Wynn Palace Cotai to over-consumption and other Guide Hong Kong Macau, claimed chefs from two and with French pastry creations According to a statement is- reveal the 2019 list and special current issues facing chefs, res- City of Dreams will present three-Michelin-starred res- by the legendary Pierre Her- sued by organizers, Asia’s 50 award winners. taurateurs and diners under the a gala dinner themed “Meta- taurants will join hands to mé. Best Restaurants will gather The prestigious awards cere- heading “Vital Ingredients.” wed 21.11.2018

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Mindelo to host Angola wants to increase the 23rd edition of the Cape bilateral cooperation Verde Int’l Fair

he city of Mindelo, on São Vicente with Portugal TIsland, will host the 23rd edition of the Cape Verde International Fair (FIC he Angolan Pre- 2019), which will take place from No- sident will seek to vember 13 to 17, the president of FIC increase the level of recently announced in Praia. bilateral coopera- Gil Costa, speaking at the closing ses- Ttion with Portugal during an sion of FIC 2018, said that the objec- official visit to the country tives set for this year’s edition of Cabo from November 22 to 24, he Verde’s main trade fair had been “fully said in an interview with Por- achieved” and that several exhibitors re- tuguese weekly Expresso. ported it had been worth taking part in “We will not start a new the event. relationship, we will conti- This year’s edition of the Cabo Verde nue with a cooperative rela- International Fair was held from 14 to tionship that dates back to 18 November in Praia and was attended the first days of independen- by 130 exhibitors from Cabo Verde, Por- ce,” (of Angola, November tugal, Spain and Brazil over 220 stands. 11, 1975), said the Angolan The Minister of Industry, Trade and President. João Lourenço Energy, Alexandre Monteiro, also pre- João Lourenço said he will sent at the closing session, restated “the try to attract Portuguese pri- The regulation of the debt vention to eliminate double Portuguese exports to Ango- structural measures to be introduced” vate investors to invest their owed by Angolan public taxation and the creation la reached 348.7 million eu- in the areas of business financing, trans- capital in Angola in all possi- entities to Portuguese com- of the 2018/2022 Strategic ros, or a 22.35 percent drop port, taxation and energy, with a view ble areas. panies is expected to be Cooperation Program. compared with the same pe- to improving the business environment In addition to meetings and discussed during the visit, The Portuguese prime mi- riod of 2017 (449.1 million and competitiveness of the country. protocol visits, the Angolan which is intended to conso- nister also announced an euros). The event was marked by the signing President will take part in lidate the premises launched increase in the export credit Portuguese imports of of an agreement to buy and sell the 80% the Portugal-Angola eco- during the visit by Portugue- line from 1 billion euros to goods from Angola almost stake held by the state in the Barlavento nomic seminar, which will se Prime Minister António 1.5 billion euros, which is a doubled on year between and Sotavento chambers of commerce bring together business peo- Costa to Angola. sign of the political will to re- January and March, rising and Cabo Verde tourism. ple from both countries in One of the practical results verse the slowdown in trade. from 62.5 million euros in The remaining 20 percent ​​remains in the city of Porto, in the north of the Portuguese PM’s trip Official figures show that, 2017 to 124.9 million euros the hands of Cabo Verde TradeInvest. of Portugal. was the signing of a con- in the first quarter of 2018, in 2018. MDT/Macauhub MDT/Macauhub ad 21.11.2018 wed

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Teachers and administrators at Xinjiang Normal University’s Backlash at Chinese university College of Physics and Electro- nics searched electronic devices in every dormitory on campus on Nov. 9, 2014. A post about shows limits to surveillance the search on the school’s we- bsite says, “Through investi- Dake Kang, Beijing gating violent and terroristic videos, religious extremism on

Chinese university’s plan to ap photo campus has been weakened.” Aconduct a blanket search of student and staff electronic de- vices has come under fire, illus- trating the limits of the popula- tion’s tolerance for surveillance Xinjiang has and raising the prospect that tactics used on Muslim mino- emerged rities may be creeping into the as China’s rest of the country. The Guilin University of Elec- surveillance tronic Technology is reconsi- dering a search of cellphones, laboratory. computers, external hard disks James Leibold, and USB drives after a copy Scholar of the order leaked online and triggered such an intense ba- In 2017, China University of cklash that it drew rare criti- Petroleum’s branch in Kara- cism in state-run newspapers. may, a city in oil country in Xin- Searches of electronics are jiang’s north, ordered various common in Xinjiang in China’s school departments to assign far west, a heavily Muslim re- inspectors to search the compu- A computer screen shows the leaked online post from Guilin University of Electronic Technology warning of “hostile domestic gion that has been turned into and foreign powers” ters of all teachers on campus. a virtual police state to tamp Xinjiang is home to a large down unrest. They are unheard Uighur population, a Muslim of in most other areas, inclu- The leaked notice in Guilin “If colleges and universities the Guilin university’s plan- ethnic group that has long har- ding where the school is located warned that hostile domestic check the phones, computers, ned search. It could have been bored simmering resentment in the southern Guangxi region, groups and foreign powers are and hard disks of teachers and a trial run to see how the pu- against rule from Beijing. A a popular tourist destination “wantonly spreading illicit and students, they’re suspected of blic would react or an overzea- series of riots and attacks bla- known for spectacular scenery, illegal videos” through the in- infringing on communication lous local administrator, said med on separatist Uighurs has not violence or terrorism. ternet. It said the search for vio- freedom and privacy,” said an Christopher Colley, a National prompted a sweeping crack- That’s why the planned checks lent, terrorist, reactionary and editorial in the Beijing Youth Defense College of the United down on Muslims in the region. worry some. obscene content, which was to Daily. “Those responsible at the Arab Emirates assistant profes- China has rolled out one of the “Xinjiang has emerged as Chi- be conducted this month, was school should be held accounta- sor who has lectured at Chinese world’s most aggressive sur- na’s surveillance laboratory,” necessary to resist and combat ble, as they had a great negative universities. veillance and policing programs said James Leibold, a scholar extremist recordings that it cal- impact on the school’s image.” Either way, he said, the ba- both in Xinjiang and neighbo- of Chinese ethnic politics and led mentally harmful. Administrators told another cklash shows that though on- ring Tibet. national identity at La Trobe The order triggered a public state-owned publication, “The line censorship is common in Uighurs are regularly singled University in Australia. “It is uproar last week. Paper,” that the search had not China, physical searches of out and stopped at checkpoints unsurprising that some of the Posts on China’s Twitter-like yet been carried out, and that phones and laptops is an extre- to have their smartphones scan- methods first pioneered in Chi- Weibo site with hashtags on they were considering reducing me measure that many will not ned for religious content. As na’s west are now being rolled schools checking electronic its scope. University and local accept. The Associated Press reported out in other regions.” devices were viewed nearly 80 education ministry officials re- “Most people in China are in May, they risk being detained Under President Xi Jinping, million times. Users voiced pri- ferred questions to a media offi- willing to tolerate Big Brother and sent to internment camps if the government has in recent vacy concerns, comparing the ce, which did not answer repea- as long as it contributes to so- police find songs or videos they years tried to tighten controls measure to computer chips in- ted phone calls. cial stability, but for many, this deem suspicious or apps that over what the public sees and serted in brains and the George Weibo, while not a govern- is going too far,” Colley said. are commonly used to contact says online and stepped up po- Orwell novel “1984.” ment body, ran into hot water Schools in Xinjiang have been people outside China, such as litical oversight of universities. Then came critical editorials in April when it said it would conducting similar searches WhatsApp. Sometimes, these measures in state-run publications saying censor content related to gay is- since the region’s highest court “Xinjiang today appears to be have run into a new generation the notice could violate Chine- sues on its microblog. The com- in early 2014 issued a notice the leading-edge of a highly in- of Chinese accustomed to grea- se constitutional protection of pany backpedaled under in- forbidding audio and video re- trusive and coercive surveillan- ter freedoms, sparking public the right to communicate free- tense criticism, including from cordings promoting terrorism, ce society that the [Communist outcry and occasionally gover- ly and have those communica- state-run publications. religious extremism and ethnic Party] is intent on constructing nment retreat. tions remain confidential. It’s unclear what prompted division. across China,” Leibold said. AP

Hong Kong US Navy to make port call after earlier refusal hina is allowing a ned down a request for a Navy ships sailing close U.S. Navy aircraft car- Hong Kong port call by to its island claims in the

C ap photo rier and its battle group to the amphibious assault area. make a port call in Hong ship USS Wasp, the first While such tensions re- Kong after it earlier tur- time it had denied such a main, the Reagan’s ex- ned down a similar re- visit since 2016. pected visit precedes a quest amid tensions with The earlier denial came planned meeting later Washington. amid a spike in tensions this month between Pre- The Hong Kong Marine over Taiwan and the Sou- sident Donald Trump Department’s website lis- th China Sea that resul- and Chinese leader Xi ted the USS Ronald Rea- ted in various exchanges Jinping in Argentina that gan and three other Navy being put on hold. China will mark the first time warships as approved to claims virtually the entire they’ve sat down together arrive today. strategic waterway and since the start of a bitter China in September tur- regularly challenges U.S. trade war. AP The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan anchors at Busan port, South Korea, in 2007 wed 21.11.2018

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Xi Jinping waves upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila Protesters display placards during a rally at the Chinese Consulate to protest the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping

Amid popular protests brutal crackdown against illegal and establish a committee and drugs, China has not. Both Xi a task force to hasten talks that and Duterte have often been in may lead to a decision for a joint the crosshairs of human rights hunt for undersea fuel deposits, Xi visits Philippines to groups. said the Philippine officials, who After a wreath-laying cere- spoke on condition of anony- mony at the monument of Phili- mity because they were not au- ppine national hero Jose Rizal in thorized to publicly discuss the deepen ties with US ally a Manila seaside park that was touchy issue. cordoned off by police, Xi and China has sought a so-called Jim Gomez, Manila terte once called “a great presi- in a dramatic pivot. The ad- his entourage will meet Duterte “Maritime and Air Liaison Me- dent.” More than 300 protesters ministration of Duterte’s pre- and top Philippine officials later chanism,” an arrangement for hinese President with placards that read “Phili- decessor, Benigno Aquino III, yesterday at the nearby Malaca- forces of both countries to coor- Xi Jinping received a ppines not for sale” and “Hands brought the disputes with Chi- nan presidential palace. dinate their naval and aircraft red-carpet welcome in off our land and seas” rallied in na over the strategic waterway Two Philippine officials told movement to prevent “inciden- the Philippines yester- front of the Chinese Consulate to international arbitration and The Associated Press that Du- ts” in the contested waters, but Cday, as he paid his first visit to in Manila. won, but China has ignored the terte’s administration would the proposal has been opposed the U.S. treaty ally with offers Xi’s visit to the Philippines is outcome. likely sign a memorandum of by Philippine defense officials, of infrastructure loans and new the first by a Chinese president Duterte has refused to imme- understanding to support Bei- the officials said. accords to prevent clashes and in 13 years. diately demand Chinese com- jing’s “Belt and Road Initiative,” Filipino nationalists have war- possibly explore for oil and gas “We have reopened the door pliance to the landmark ruling, an ambitious infrastructure loan ned that any agreement that in the disputed South China Sea. of friendship and cooperation which invalidated China’s swee- program that has been criticized can undermine the Philippines’ Xi was met by top officials as [...] bringing real benefits to our ping claims to the waters, where by the United States as endan- internationally recognized ex- a military brass band played in peoples and making an impor- Beijing has transformed a string gering debtor nations to debt clusive rights to fish and exploit Manila, the last stop in a three- tant contribution to regional of disputed reefs into missile- bondage and could compromise resources within a 200-nauti- nation swing through Asia in peace, stability and prosperity,” protected island bases. their independence. cal-mile stretch of waters from which he’s offering infrastruc- Xi said in a statement issued af- Duterte’s rapprochement has Xi has denied the Chinese the country’s coast would viola- ture loans and aid and cham- ter his arrival. fostered a new era of warming loans could lead to “foreign debt te the Philippine constitution. pioning free trade in a rivalry for Beijing’s relations with Mani- relations with the Asian econo- trap.” “The Philippines should not influence with the United States. la stagnated over long-seething mic powerhouse, with which The Philippine government waive our sovereign rights as Classes were suspended in territorial rifts in the South Chi- he has sought trade and invest- won’t likely immediately acce- affirmed by the arbitral ruling,” Manila and thousands of poli- na Sea until Duterte won the ment, infrastructure financing de to proposals for oil and gas said Supreme Court Senior As- ce were deployed to secure the presidency in mid-2016 and re- and weapons to fight insurgen- exploration in disputed waters sociate Justice Antonio Carpio, overnight visit of Xi, who Phi- built ties with China while often ts. While Western governments but may sign an agreement “to who has made extensive studies lippine President Rodrigo Du- pillorying U.S. security policies have sharply criticized Duterte’s explore maritime cooperation” on the territorial conflicts.AP

Taiwanese student accused of ap photo school threat to be deported Taiwanese exchange Sun has been in local or many items found were months. He was immedia- Astudent accused of federal custody since Mar- what he wore to school tely paroled and remanded threatening to “shoot up” ch after local school au- for a Halloween costume to federal custody to face a his high school near Phi- thorities were alerted that contest. charge of an alien in pos- ladelphia was spared ad- Sun talked about a May A military-style ballis- session of ammunition. ditional time in prison at 1 shooting at Monsignor tic vest, ammunition clip “The judge considered his sentencing yesterday Bonner and Archbishop pouches, a high-powered a number of factors, the [Macau time], but he will Prendergast High School crossbow and live ammu- fact that he was very you- be deported and barred in Upper Darby, about nition were found in Sun’s ng, and very immature, from returning to the U.S. 7 miles (11 kilometers) bedroom in Lansdowne, was not from this country Di Ying walks from the federal courthouse in Philadelphia A federal judge Monday west of Philadelphia. The Upper Darby Police Supe- and did not appreciate the after nearly two hours of 18-year-old student called rintendent Michael Chi- seriousness of the threat hoping to attend Temple migrations and Customs testimony sentenced An- the talk a joke, but autho- twood said. A search of his he made,” said Assistant University for college and Enforcement. He will be Tso Sun also known as rities found more than school-issued iPad indi- U.S. Attorney Sarah Wolfe that is no longer going to transferred to the ICE “Edward” to time served 1,600 rounds of ammuni- cated searches on how to from the Eastern District happen. So that is a pretty detention center in York, and deportation. The jud- tion, as well as weapons, buy an AK-47 or an AR-15 of Pennsylvania. “I think substantial consequence.” Pennsylvania. ge did not impose a fine. in the home of his host semi-automatic rifle, poli- also the fact that he is Sun agreed to the de- Keller said Sun’s paren- Sun had been facing up to family. ce said. going to be removed from portation as part of a plea ts, Taiwanese actor and 10 years in prison and a Robert Keller previously He previously pleaded this country permanently, agreement, and his attor- assistant film director Sun USD250,000 fine for his said his client “had no in- guilty to state terroristic that’s a very significant ney said it could take four Peng and actress Di Ying, guilty plea to a firearms- tention or plans” to com- threat charges and was consequence of this con- to six weeks for him to will remain in the U.S. un- related charge. mit a school shooting and sentenced to four to 23 duct. The defendant was be deported through Im- til their son is deported. AP 21.11.2018 wed

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Papua New Guinea APEC Coordination Authority chief ap photo executive Chris Hawkins said allowance payments to security personnel after a major event would normally take a week. “The meeting ended two days ago and the security operation is now winding down,” Hawkins said in a statement. “The pay- ment of individual allowances has already commenced and in- dividual security force members should check with their banks as payments are made.” Papua New Guinea is a lar- gely undeveloped Pacific nation of more than 8 million mostly subsistence farmers with wides- pread poverty, corruption and lawlessness. The annual APEC summit brought together representati- ves of 21 nations that account for 60 percent of the world eco- nomy. What’s been called Papua New Guinea’s global coming-out Security personnel on the back of a truck wait to be paid at Rita Flynn Netball Centre in Port Moresby, yesterday party has caused both pride and discord and underlined the yawning gulf between a small Following the rampage, more well-educated minority and the Papua New Guinea than 100 police, military per- poor, who include the 85 per- sonnel and prison guards waited cent of people living in the hi- outside Parliament demanding ghlands and other remote areas. to be addressed by the gover- Ahead of the APEC summit, Police storm Parliament nment about their allowances, the government was criticized Kramer said. But they even- for acquiring a fleet of 40 ex- tually left the area. pensive Maserati cars to ferry for APEC summit pay Working police later provided the world leaders to meeting security for parliamentary sta- sites, but it assured citizens that Ciaran McQuillan, Port Moresby tor was trashed and doors were When the protesters tried to ff in the building and patrolled the vehicles would be sold af- destroyed along with their fin- enter Parliament, “there was surrounding streets. terward. isgruntled police, gerprint-reading locking sys- a confrontation between Par- The violence at Parliament A VIP terminal costing about Dmilitary and prison guards tems, Kramer said. liament security and members coincided with reports of looting USD19 million was added to the stormed Papua New Guinea’s He said the protesters had of the security forces,” Kramer of surrounding businesses, as city’s airport. Construction of Parliament yesterday in a vio- not been paid their promised said. “It erupted into a scuffle, criminals apparently took ad- an iconic building called “APEC lent pay dispute stemming allowances for their security several staff were assaulted as vantage of the breakdown in law Haus” for the summit was paid from an international summit work at the Pacific Rim leaders’ they made their way into Parlia- and order. for by oil and gas company Oil hosted by the impoverished summit held in Port Moresby, ment.” Neither Prime Minister Peter Search, which operates all of Pa- South Pacific island nation a city described by the Wor- Kramer said he did not see O’Neill’s office nor police chief pua New Guinea’s oil fields, in over the weekend, a lawmaker ld Bank as among the world’s anyone use a weapon in the con- Superintendent Dominic Kakas exchange for tax credits. said. most violent due to high unem- flict and he was not aware of any immediately responded to re- “I think the money should Images posted by opposition ployment and brazen criminal serious injuries, although there quests for comment. have been used to fix our ba- lawmaker Bryan Kramer on gangs known as “raskols.” were spots of blood throughout Acting Correctional Services ckyard instead of decorating social media showed broken The Asia-Pacific Economic the building. Commissioner Stephen Poka- the front porch. We have heal- windows, smashed furniture, Cooperation meeting was at- Kramer and his opposition nis confirmed to the Australian th, education and infrastructu- pictures torn from walls and tended by U.S. Vice President colleagues remained in a mee- Broadcasting Corp. that the pro- re deficiencies that need to be plants tipped over. Mike Pence, Chinese President ting room within the Parliament testers went to Parliament to de- addressed,” activist and writer Parliament’s security check Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Mi- building throughout the 30-mi- mand the immediate payment Martyn Namorong said before point including a metal detec- nister Shinzo Abe and others. nute attack. of APEC allowances. the summit. AP

Thailand ap photo Court sentences three to prison over smuggling of rhino horns

Thai court yesterday ba, Ethiopia’s capital. that the luggage contained The three were convicted Asentenced three peo- A court in central Thai- wine and he asked airport of smuggling restricted ple to prison over the smu- land handed four-year security to not to check it. items into the country and ggling of nearly two dozen prison sentences to two He also resisted later at- evading customs taxes. rhinoceros horns from Thai women who attemp- tempts by officials to open Rhinoceros horns, blood, Ethiopia worth USD1.5 ted to claim the luggage the luggage and sugges- skin and urine are in high million. before they fled as officers ted that it be placed back demand across Asia for The bags carrying the 21 searched their bags, and on the airport’s conveyor their use in traditional horns were discovered in a public prosecutor who belt so it could be declared Chinese medicine. De- March last year in a ran- tried to convince airport as luggage with no owner mand for the products has dom customs search at security to not check the while he also offered bri- soared in Asia, particular- Bangkok’s main airport. bags. bes to officials, the state- ly Vietnam, where they are Officials found the horns, A court statement said ment said. considered a luxury item, weighing almost 50 kilo- Worapas Boonsri, a for- His actions revealed that according to the wildli- grams, inside luggage ori- mer public prosecutor, he knew what was inside fe trade monitoring ne- ginating from Addis Aba- told officials at the airport the bag, it said. twork. AP wed 21.11.2018

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ratory in Hawaii for identifi- Korean War cation. DPAA officials said Mar- tin’s remains were identified last September through DNA Remains of US soldier analysis and other evidence. Dolton, who was 4 when her father’s younger brother went missing, said she grew killed in action identified up hearing stories about John being the family prankster Chris Carola, Albany (NY) and enlisted in the Army af- who rejoined the military so ter the war ended. he could support his paren- ap photo HERE’S now a na- When the Korean War star- ts back home. She said he tional veterans ce- ted in June 1950, Martin was was the latest in a long line metery not far from a 23-year-old private first- of Martins who served in the where John Mar- class serving in a medical de- military, dating back to the Ttin grew up along the upper tachment in Army’s 7th Divi- Revolutionary War’s Battles Hudson River, but when it sion. Later that November, of Saratoga, fought in 1777. came time to pick a burial the Chinese army launched Dolton’s grandson, a mem- place for the soldier 68 years a major attack on U.S. forces ber of the Air Force, will fly after he was killed in the Ko- near the Chosin Reservoir to Hawaii at the end of the rean War, his niece picked in North Korea. During the month to escort Martin’s re- the family plot at a nearby fighting, most of the 2,500 mains home, she said. cemetery. Army troops were able to Although the Gerald B.H. “Nope, he’s going in the withdraw, but hundreds of Solomon Saratoga National plot with his mom,” Tamaris others were either captured, Cemetery is located just a Martin Dolton said yester- killed or missing. few miles away, Dolton said day [Macau time]y, when the Martin was reported mis- her uncle will be reinterred Pentagon announced Mar- sing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, with full military honors at tin’s remains were identified after last being seen near the a nearby cemetery on Dec. 2, nearly seven decades after reservoir. He was declared the 68th anniversary of him he died. “She’s been without dead on Dec. 31, 1951. being listed as MIA. He’ll be him too long.” According to the Pentagon’s buried alongside his parents, Martin was raised in the Defense POW/MIA Accoun- one of his brothers and Dol- town of Saratoga, 40 kilome- ting Agency, a burial site near ton’s brother. ters north of Albany. The se- the reservoir was excavated “There’s a spot there for cond-oldest of four sons who in September 2001 during a him,” Dolton said. “It’s would all serve in the mili- joint U.S.-North Korean re- always been there. There’s a tary, he joined the Marines covery operation. Remains stone with his name on it.” near the end of World War II were sent to the DPAA labo- AP

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Jacob Rees-Mogg is one of a group of Conservative legisla- ap photo tors who have written letters calling for a no-confidence vote in the prime minister. They say the draft divorce deal would leave Britain tied to the bloc’s rules without any say in making them. The group has previously said it was confident of getting the 48 letters — from 15 percent of Conservative lawmakers — needed to spark a leadership challenge. “Patience is a virtue, virtue is a grace,” Rees-Mogg said. “We shall see whether letters come in due time.” The draft agreement reached last week triggered an avalan- che of criticism in Britain and left May fighting to keep her job even as British and EU nego- tiators raced to firm up a final deal before a summit on Sun- day where EU leaders hope to rubber-stamp it. The 585-page, legally binding withdrawal agreement is as good as complete, but Britain and the EU still need to flesh Anti Brexit campaigner demonstrates in Westminster in London out a far less detailed declara- tion on their future relations. May’s office said she would Brexit meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Jun- cker in Brussels today as part of work to finalize the declaration. May gets rebellion reprieve, EU leaders have largely wel- come the deal, but Spain has expressed concerns, saying the but faces warning from allies wording leaves unclear how Gi- braltar, the British territory at Jill Lawless, London mentary allies warned they cou- the Protestant, pro-U.K. party In a warning to May, DUP the southern tip of the Iberian ld remove support from May’s opposes the Brexit deal’s plans lawmakers abstained or oppo- Peninsula, would be dealt with. ritish Prime Minister minority government if she for keeping the border between sed the government during se- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro BTheresa May got a reprieve does not alter her divorce deal Northern Ireland and EU mem- veral votes on finance bill ear- Sanchez said yesterday that his in one of her Brexit battles yes- with the European Union. ber Ireland open after Brexit, lier. country would vote against the terday as party rebels said they Northern Ireland’s Democra- saying it weakens the ties bin- DUP lawmaker Sammy Wil- divorce agreement if Gibraltar’s did not yet have the strength for tic Unionist Party struck a deal ding the U.K. by creating sepa- son said the votes were “desig- future isn’t considered a bilate- a leadership challenge. But she last year to back May’s Conser- rate trade rules for Northern ned to send a political message ral issue between Madrid and faced a new headache as parlia- vatives on major legislation. But Ireland. to the government: Look, we’ve London. got an agreement with you but Sanchez told a business forum you’ve got to keep your side of in Madrid that Spain “cannot the bargain.” accept that what will happen to Bank of England to publish deal May defended her deal in an Gibraltar in the future depends article for yesterday’s Belfast on negotiations between the analysis next week Telegraph, saying it “puts Nor- U.K. and the EU. It will have thern Ireland in a fantastic po- to be something that we define he Bank of England will publish its econo- that would provide businesses more time to adapt sition for the future.” and we negotiate and agree be- Tmic analysis of Prime Minister Theresa May’s to new relations with the EU. She said businesses would be- tween the U.K. and Spain.” Brexit deal next week as well as an assessment of May’s deal with the EU on how Britain leaves the nefit because Northern Ireland If the EU approves the deal it what would happen if Britain crashes out of the Eu- EU has been met with widespread opposition wi- would “be a gateway to both the needs to be passed by the Euro- ropean Union with no deal. thin the British parliament, raising the prospect EU market and the rest of the pean and British Parliaments. The assessments will be sent to lawmakers on the that it might be voted down. If the parliament votes U.K.’s market.” The parliamentary arithmetic Treasury Select Committee on Nov. 29 “in good against it, Britain could crash out of the EU without In better news for the belea- looks daunting for May, and time before any parliamentary vote,” Governor a deal. guered British leader, a leading if lawmakers reject the agree- Mark Carney said yesterday. Carney said “we’re going to find out relatively pro-Brexit lawmaker acknow- ment in a vote expected next However, Carney said the bank won’t publish an soon” whether a no-deal Brexit has become more ledged that the rebels haven’t month, the U.K. would face a assessment of there being no Brexit. likely. mustered the numbers for a lea- political crisis, with Brexit day May is aiming to get the backing of EU leaders on Bank of England policymakers warned that British dership challenge. looming. AP Sunday for the withdrawal deal her government businesses are increasingly concerned about the agreed on with the EU’s executive Commission. prospect of a no-deal scenario that could see tariffs She is also looking to flesh out a political declara- placed on British exports, border checks reinstalled, tion about the future relationship with the EU. and restrictions imposed travelers and workers. corbyn against ‘no-deal’ exit In his first public comments since May agreed on The bank’s chief economist, Andy Haldane, told the draft withdrawal agreement, Carney emphasi- lawmakers that Brexit uncertainty is the “single lar- BRITISH OPPOSITION lead- frankly dangerous course.” He said zed the importance of a transition period after Bri- gest headwind” to the British economy and that the er Jeremy Corbyn said his party “Labour will not countenance a tain formally leaves the EU on March 29. impact has become “somewhat greater” in recent will try to stop Britain leaving no-deal Brexit,” which could cause Carney said he expects the withdrawal agreement weeks amid talk of a no-deal Brexit. the European Union without an upheaval for businesses and peo- to “support economic outcomes” as it would elimi- As a result, he said, British economic growth is agreement if PM’s divorce deal is ple. But it is unclear what would nate some of the uncertainty that has surrounded set to be “somewhat weaker” in the fourth quarter rejected by Parliament. Corbyn, happen if Parliament rejected the the British economy since the country voted to lea- from the quarterly rate of 0.6 percent recorded in leader of the Labour Party, said deal when it is put to a vote, likely in a speech to the Confederation next month. Corbyn said the pro- ve the EU in June 2016. the third. of British Industry that “neither posed agreement is “a botched, Part of the deal involves Britain following EU ru- Michael Saunders, another rate-setter at the the Cabinet nor Parliament would worst-of-all-worlds deal which is les after Brexit day until the end of 2020. However, bank, said most businesses were not ready for a no- endorse such an extreme and bad for Britain.” there’s scope for that transition to be extended and deal Brexit. AP wed 21.11.2018

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Border Protection said Monday North America that it closed off northbound traffic for several hours at the San Ysidro crossing. It has also installed movable, wire-topped Judge bars Washington from barriers, apparently to stop a potential mass rush of people. As of yesterday, 107 people detained between official cros- enforcing Trump asylum ban sings have sought asylum since Trump’s order went into effect, Nomaan Merchant, Houston to impose a travel ban that was according to DHS, which over- ultimately upheld by the Supre- sees Customs and Border Pro- federal judge barred ap photo me Court. tection. Officials didn’t say whe- the Trump adminis- If enforced, the ban would ther those people’s cases were tration from refusing potentially make it harder for still progressing through other, asylum to immigrants thousands of people to avoid more difficult avenues left to whoA cross the southern border deportation. DHS estimates them after the proclamation. illegally. around 70,000 people a year DHS has said it wants asylum President Donald Trump is- claim asylum between official seekers at the southern border sued a proclamation on Nov. 9 ports of entry. But Tigar’s ru- to appear at an official bor- that said anyone who crossed ling notes that federal law says der crossing. But many border the southern border between someone may seek asylum if crossings such as San Ysidro official ports of entry would be they have arrived in the United already have long wait times. ineligible for asylum. As the States, “whether or not at a de- People are often forced to wait first of several caravans of mi- signated port of arrival.” in shelters or outdoor camps on grants have started arriving at “Individuals are entitled to the Mexican side, sometimes the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump asylum if they cross between for weeks. said an asylum ban was neces- ports of entry,” said Baher ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt sary to stop what he’s attacked Azmy, a lawyer for the Cen- said that some people seeking as a national security threat. ter for Constitutional Rights, asylum cross between official But in his ruling yesterday which sued the government ports because “they’re in real [Macau time], U.S. District Ju- alongside the American Civil danger,” either in their coun- dge Jon Tigar agreed with legal “Whatever the scope of the Pre- The Department of Homeland Liberties Union. “It couldn’t be tries of origin or in Mexico. groups that immediately sued, sident’s authority, he may not Security did not immediately clearer.” “We don’t condone people en- arguing that U.S. immigration rewrite the immigration laws comment on the ruling, whi- Around 3,000 people from the tering between ports of entry, law clearly allows someone to to impose a condition that Con- ch will remain in effect for one first of the caravans have arri- but Congress has made the de- seek asylum even if they enter gress has expressly forbidden,” month barring an appeal. In is- ved in Tijuana, Mexico, across cision that if they do, they still the country between official said Tigar, a nominee of former suing the ban, Trump used the the border from San Diego, need to be allowed to apply for ports of entry. President Barack Obama. same powers he used last year California. U.S. Customs and asylum,” he said. AP

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what’s ON ... TV canal macau this day in history 18th Macau Food Festival 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) Time: 5pm-11pm (Monday to Thursday) 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) 3pm-12am (Friday to Sunday) 15:00 Mistura Fina Until: November 25, 2018 15:50 Zig Zag Venue: Sai Van Lake Square 16:25 Nelo & Idália Admission: Free 17:10 Quem Quer Ser Milionário Enquiries: (853) 2857 5765 18:05 A Ferreirinha 19:00 TDM Entrevista (Repetição) Landscape of Change - Macau Watercolour 19:35 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 Paintings from the MAM Collection 20:30 Telejornal ime T : 10am-7pm (last admission 6:30pm; closed on 21:15 Montra do Lilau Mondays) 21:50 LiteraturAqui Until: February 10, 2019 22:25 Filha da Lei Venue: Macau Museum of Art 23:15 TDM News Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 23:50 Resumo Liga das Nações 2018/2019 00:45 Telejornal (Repetição) Chapas Sínicas - Stories of Macao in Torre 01:30 RTPi Directo do Tombo Time: 10am-6pm (closed on Mondays and public holidays) 1995 Balkan leaders Until: December 7, 2018 cinema agree to peace Venue : Archives of Macao cineteatro Admission: Free A peace settlement for war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovi- 15 - 21 Nov Enquiries: (853) 2859 2919 na has been brokered in the United States. US President Bill Clinton announced the deal after 21 days of seemingly deadlocked negotiation at the Macau Science Centre Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Time: 10am-6pm daily (Except on Thursdays; open The plan, known as the Dayton Accord, has been agreed between the Bosnian, Serb and Croat leaders on public holidays) and will be enforced by 60,000 Nato troops, who will Venue: Macau Science Center begin to arrive in the country during the next few Admission: MOP25 (Exhibition Centre) days. MOP60 (Planetarium 2D dome or 2D If a success, the settlement could end the most bru- tal conflict in Europe since the Second World War, sky shows) which has resulted in the deaths of 200,000 people MOP80 (Planetarium 3D dome or 3D - mostly civilians - and left two million homeless. sky shows) Under the agreement Bosnia will remain a single Fantastic Beasts: the crimes of gindelwald state, but most power will be devolved to two new nquiries E : (853) 2888 0822 room 1 territories - a Muslim-Croat federation and a Bos- 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45pm nian-Serb republic. a arisienne abaret rancais Director: David Yates A central authority controlling foreign, trade and L P C F Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Johny Depp, Jude Law Time monetary policy will operate from a united capital in : 8pm (except on Mondays) Language: English Sarajevo. 5pm (Sundays) Duration: 130min President Clinton said the deal would allow the Bos- Until: November 30, 2018 nian people to move from the horror of war to the Venue: The Parisian Theatre promise of peace. And US Secretary of State Warren Christopher prai- Admission: MOP188, MOP388, MOP488 sed the accord - which is scheduled to be officially Cotai Ticketing: (853) 2882 8818 signed in December - as a “victory for all of us”. Kong Seng Ticketing: (853) 2855 5555 But splits have begun to appear in the fragile treaty almost as soon as it had been initialled by the lea- ders. Serb delegation member Momcilo Krajisnik called it a big mistake. “Our delegation did not accept this plan, nor did sign it, nor will it sign the maps or the plan itself,” The Cured he said. Offbeat room 2 But Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic said the 2:30, 4:30, 7:30 9:30pm deal was a good beginning. Director: David Freyne reasure hunter flip flops on “To my people I say - this may not be a just peace, T Starring: Sam Keeley, Ellen Page,, Tom Vaughan-Lawlo but it is more just than the continuation of war,” he returning missing gold coins Language: English said. Duration: 130min Courtesy BBC News ap photo

Code blue A treasure hunter has taken back a pledge to turn over 500 room 3 In context missing coins minted from gold found in a shipwreck off the 2:15, 7:00 pm South Carolina coast. Director: Masaki Nishiura The Dayton Accord was signed by the presidents of Croatia, Serbia and The Columbus Dispatch reports Tommy Thompson agreed Starring: Yamashita Tomohisa, Aragaki Yui, Toda Erika Bosnia on 14 December 1995. last week to deliver the coins to a court-appointed receiver by Language: Japanese (Chinese, English) The agreement managed to impose a lasting - if uneasy - peace in the last Sunday to settle a lawsuit brought by an investor. Duration: 112min region. Real stability was only achieved when the political landscape The paper says the deal fell apart Friday when Thompson changed and the war leaders went. said he has no idea how to obtain the coins. My hero academia Franjo Tudjman died in 1999, Alija Izetbegovic stepped down in 2001 and Slobodan Milosevic was put on trial at The Hague a year later for war Thompson found the S.S. Central America in 1988 after con- room 3 crimes. He died in his cell in March 2006. 4:45, 9:30 p.m. vincing more than 100 investors to fund the voyage for nearly The new, more moderate, governments met at a summit in July 2002 - USD13 million. Director: Kenji Nagasaki the first time the countries’ leaders had sat round the same table since the Thompson never repaid the investors. He became a fugitive Language: Japanese (Chinese, English) accord was signed. and fled to Florida. Duration: 112min wed 21.11.2018

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Basketball TIP-INS Celtics: Jayson Tatum fi- nished with 18 points and six rebounds. ... Finished 9 of 32 from 3-point range. Walker new NBA scoring leader, Hornets: Nic Batum conti- nued to struggle with his shot in the early going, missing his first four attempts before kno- Hornets top Celtics 117-112 cking down a pair of 3-poin- Steve Reed ters. Batum, who failed to sco- re against the 76ers, had nine he NBA’s new scoring ap photo points. ... Malik Monk has mis- leader was determined sed his last 16 3-point attempts his latest big night wou- and didn’t play in the second ldn’t go to waste. half. TKemba Walker scored 43 poin- ts, giving him 103 in his last two HAYWARD OFF games, and the Charlotte Horne- THE BENCH ts battled back to beat the Boston Aron Baynes got the start over Celtics 117-112 on Monday night. Hayward at forward for Bos- Walker followed up his NBA ton. The change didn’t matter season-best, 60-point effort in all that much as both were 1 of an overtime loss to the 76ers 4 from the field in the first half. over the weekend with another “I’m OK with whatever I can spectacular performance. He do to help us win,” Hayward scored 21 points in the fourth said. “Right now, I just have quarter and made 14 of 25 sho- to focus on myself and getting ts overall, including seven more myself better and being a bet- 3-pointers. ter basketball player.” He finished 7 of 10 from the Coach Brad Stevens said it was floor with four 3-pointers in the more about getting Hayward fourth quarter as Charlotte era- in the right group, adding sed a 10-point deficit to pull even that “we’re probably not done at 8-8 on the season. tweaking the lineups.” “I just wanted to win, man,” Walker said. “I wanted to win a PARKER’S BIG close game. We’ve been in every CONTRIBUTION game for the most part. There’s Eighteen-year NBA veteran a couple we haven’t been in but in the NBA. But I’m going to try The two-time All-Star simply tch 3 from 27 feet away with 32 Tony Parker only had seven you know things just haven’t to keep it up, do what I can to took over, scoring on drives, mi- seconds left, bringing fans to points, but made two clutch been going our way in those si- win games.” drange jumpers and from long their feet and putting the Hor- midrange jumpers in the final tuations and tonight it did and it Walker outdueled Boston’s distance. He scored 11 straight nets up by six. Irving missed two 2 minutes for the Hornets. felt good.” Kyrie Irving, who finished with points in one stretch, including open 3s down the stretch and Those possessions allowed Walker passed Golden State’s 27 points and 11 assists. a 3-pointer from the right wing the Hornets escaped with the Walker to play off the ball for a guard Stephen Curry to take Jeremy Lamb had 18 points and a nifty Euro step move win to pull even at .500. few possessions. over the NBA scoring lead at and Willy Hernangomez added through the lane. After one big shot, a pumpe- “Having Tony on the floor 29.6 points per game. 14 as the Hornets beat the Celti- “He’s been unbelievable, es- d-up Walker screamed “This is with him tonight allowed Walker also passed the inju- cs for the first time in eight tries. pecially when your whole game my city!” [Walker] to move off of the ball red Curry for the league lead in The Celtics entered the fourth plan is to stop him and he is “We were looking for another and that’s what we try to do,” 3-pointers made with 65. quarter leading 87-84 and qui- still going off and doing what he 60 but I think 43 will do toni- Borrego said. “We try to mix it “It means a lot but it’s still the ckly stretched the lead to double does,” said Celtics forward Gor- ght,” joked Hornets coach Ja- up on them so they don’t get early season,” Walker said. “I digits behind Irving, who scored don Hayward. “He’s an unbelie- mes Borrego. “He’s incredible. locked in on his pick-and-roll. would’ve never, ever in my life and was fouled on a drive. vable player.” This is a special player, a special That’s our job, to move him thought I would be that high up But Walker refused to lose this It was Walker who delivered performance and a special start around and disguise him as in the rankings as far as scoring time. the knockout punch with a clu- to an NBA season.” much as we can.” AP

Football Portugal unaware of joint World Cup bid with Spain, Morocco Portuguese official Pedro Sanchez suppose- ration in a joint bid with Asays Spain has made dly conveyed the bid offer the Algerian Football Fe- no approach about the to Moroccan counterpart deration and the Tunisian ap photo possibility of presenting a Saad Eddine El Othmani Football Federation. three-way bid to host the during a brief visit to the Portugal hosted the Euro 2030 World Cup with Mo- north African country. 2004, reaching the final at rocco. Bids to host the 2030 Lights Stadium in Lisbon Education Minister Tia- World Cup are being con- to lose for a surprising go Brandao Rodrigues, sidered by countries in Greece side (0-1). It was who oversees sports, says South America and En- the year superstar Cris- he has “no formal knowle- gland. tiano Ronaldo first played dge of any official announ- The first proposed bid for for the Seleção at top level. cement about a three-way the 2030 World Cup was a Despite the relative suc- bid.” joint bid from the Argen- cess and a great turnout, He also says he believes tine Football Association the Portuguese govern- FIFA does not allow joint and Uruguayan Football ment was criticized for bids from separate confe- Association. The second years for its poor planning derations — in this case, was by The Football As- that resulted in over-spen- UEFA and the Confedera- sociation of England. The ding and for building use- tion of African Football. third was by The Royal less football complexes. Spanish Prime Minister Moroccan Football Fede- MDT/AP THE Lift horror: Six survive Station Air quality BUZZ84-floor drop drama in Chicago Roadside 70-100 Moderate People trapped in a falling lift in the U.S. city hour ordeal. of Chicago thought they were going to die as It is believed at least one cable holding the ca- High they plummeted 84 floors to the ground, BBC bin broke. Density 55-75 reported. The group had left a bar on the 95th floor of Residental Six people, including a pregnant woman, fell the building to go down to the lobby. Moderate from the 95th to the 11th floor in a skyscraper According to witnesses, there was a sudden Area opinion formerly known as the John Hancock Center “clack clack clack” noise and dust began seeping early last week. into the cabin. Ambient 70-100 They then texted friends who called the emer- Those aboard screamed, prayed and cried, re- Moderate source: dsmg source: World views gency services and they were freed after a three- ports said. Eli Lake, Bloomberg WORLD BRIEFS Russian leadership would spell the end of Interpol Scorsese feted at Afghanistan A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Muslim Imagine an alternative history of New York City in MoMA by friends religious scholars in which John Gotti becomes police commissioner and the Afghan capital obtains arrest warrants for the U.S. attorneys who yesterday, killing at prosecuted the Gambino crime family. Something like least 40 people, Afghan De Niro, DiCaprio, Hill officials said. that is on the verge of happening to the international law-enforcement organization known as Interpol. Turkey The European On Wednesday, delegates to Interpol’s annual con- Court of Human Rights ap photo vention will be casting votes on its next president af- yesterday called on ter China disappeared its last one, Meng Hongwei, in Turkey to release the September. Meng’s wife says she has not heard from former head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition him since he flew to Beijing two months ago, and she from detention. Turkey’s fears he is dead. president responded This incident put Interpol on life support. Now Inter- by claiming his country pol’s member states are reportedly poised to elect was not bound by the a former senior official at Russia’s interior ministry, court’s rulings. Alexander Prokopchuk, to replace Meng. His victory Italy Rome city would pull the plug on Interpol. officials have sent in It’s not just that Russia itself has abused Interpol’s 600 police officers to system of issuing notices for arrest warrants to the evict a purported crime national police of member states, known as red noti- family from eight villas that were allegedly built ces. “There is literally no one in the world who bears Honoree Martin Scorsese (center) poses with actors Jonah Hill (left) Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Leonardo without authorization a more direct and personal responsibility for Russia’s DiCaprio at MoMA in New York decades ago. abuse of Interpol than Alexander Prokopchuk,” writes the Heritage Foundation’s Ted Bromund. Prokopchuk Jocelyn Noveck, New York starting his journey as an DiCaprio also spoke of actor, his father took him to Scorsese as a lifelong tea- heads the government bureau that sends law-enfor- ap photo cement information from Russia to Interpol. any young boys grow a movie theater for inspira- cher, from his constant on- tion. set references to film history The most famous victim of this kind of abuse is the up with superheroes M “He pointed at the screen, to his efforts to restore and hedge fund manager William Browder. Browder’s adorning their walls. Jonah Hill grew up with a picture and as the reels of ‘Good- preserve old films with The lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, died in a Russian prison of Martin Scorsese on his. fellas’ began to spin, he said, Film Foundation, which he in 2009 after exposing embezzlement by govern- The actor related the poig- ‘This is the epitome of mo- founded in 1990. ment officials. Browder then lobbied, tirelessly and nant anecdote at a star-stu- dern filmmaking,’” DiCa- “No one on earth has so successfully, for the Magnitsky Act, which imposes dded benefit yesterday [Ma- prio recounted. “’This is so- relentlessly pioneered the Spain A commuter sanctions against government officials who commit cau time] at the Museum of meone who you may be lu- salvation of movie history train traveling grave human-rights abuses. Russia has issued red Modern Art, honoring the cky enough one day to work with such commitment the toward Barcelona notices for Browder, an American-born citizen of the celebrated director both for with, and when it comes to way Martin Scorsese has,” was derailed by a U.K. his contributions to both directors, Martin Scorsese DiCaprio said. landslide yesterday, killing one person Meanwhile, Russia has failed to arrest the many cinema and to film restora- is where the bar is set.’” De Niro, who’s made nine feature films with Scorsese, and injuring dozens, officials already named and shamed through these tion and preservation. including classics like “Taxi Spanish authorities Magnitsky sanctions. In fact on the eve of the Interpol “You might not even un- Driver,” ‘’Raging Bull” and said. Firefighters and vote, a Russian prosecutor filed new charges against derstand how often just the emergency workers image of you creates young “Goodfellas,” spoke of the Browder, accusing him of running a multinational [Scorsese] evacuated 131 people who want to be fil- director’s many years of commuters and sent money-laundering operation. In an added flourish, mmakers every single day,” changed his friendship. to hospital 11 of the 44 Russian prosecutors said it was likely that Browder said Hill, who worked with “Marty’s gift for friend- people injured. Three of himself had poisoned his own lawyer. Scorsese on “The Wolf of first career ship is directly related to his them are seriously hurt, Already Ukraine has threatened to leave Interpol Wall Street” and just relea- many gifts for filmmaking,” according to the civil if Prokopchuk is elected as its next president. The sed his directorial debut, ambition the actor said. The director protection agency. U.S. and its allies should do the same. Western de- “Mid90s,” last month. when he has, he said, “a giant heart Hill added: “As far as I’m that understands and em- Brazil’s President- mocracies still provide nearly 80 percent of Interpol’s elect Jair Bolsonaro annual budget. That money would be better spent as concerned that’s the coolest realized braces every character he helps us create, and every has named Roberto seed funding for a new international law-enforcement thing in the entire world. Castello Branco, a that being a story he tells.” organization that bans officials from corrupt authori- Thank you for just existing, pro-market reformer, as because I am only up here De Niro also quipped to the tarian states, instead of electing them to leadership priest meant future chief executive because you did what you crowd that Scorsese’s first of the country’s state- positions. did.” serving God, career ambition was to be a controlled oil company, Even if Prokopchuk is defeated this week, the Also among the speakers priest. “My theory was that Petrobras. damage to Interpol is already done. Just last month, at MoMA’s annual film be- but being he changed when he realized another authoritarian state kidnapped and disappea- nefit, which raises funds to that being a priest meant red the previous Interpol president. So far China has bring great works of film to a director serving God, but being a di- ap photo paid no price for this crime. The fact that Prokopchuk the museum’s collection, meant rector meant BEING God,” has come this close suggests the rot inside Interpol were Hollywood heavywei- he said. is irreversible. ghts Leonardo DiCaprio BEING God. Hill told the story of how Scorsese had instructed an Time to start over. When Nazis took over the lea- and Robert De Niro, two of Robert De Niro actor in “The Wolf of Wall dership of Interpol’s predecessor, known as the In- the actors most closely asso- ciated with Scorsese. Street” to punch him for ternational Criminal Police Congress, most nations DiCaprio, who’s appeared The actor added that from real, because the fake pun- withdrew their membership. Interpol was reborn in in five Scorsese films inclu- that moment, “I made it a ches were looking, well, fake. Guatemala About 1946 after the Nazis were defeated in World War II. ding “Shutter Island,” ‘’The goal, I made it a relentless Hill noted that he had 4,000 residents fled There is still a need for an international organization Departed,” and “The Wolf of ambition to work alongsi- adopted that technique for Guatemala’s Volcano that enables police agencies to share information. Wall Street,” also went back de the master we’re cele- “Mid90s,” but Scorsese, of Fire as red-hot rock and ash spewed into Interpol is no longer that organization. So America to his youth to describe the brating here tonight.” The when he came to the po- pair is about to start on its dium, jokingly admonished the sky and cascaded should lead the effort to build a new one. One of its influence Scorsese, 76, had down the slopes toward first acts should be to issue a red notice for Alexander on him. sixth collaboration, the cri- him. “I wouldn’t advise that an area devastated by a Prokopchuk, for impersonating a cop. He told the audience how me thriller “Killers of the for young filmmakers,” he deadly eruption earlier when he was just 15, and Flower Moon.” said. AP this year.