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HKZMB hotel and retail project located right next to the airport. The first phase of Skycity’s construc- tion is expected to be completed Bridge drawing new hopes by 2023, with full completion planned for 2027. The Hong Kong Tourism Board has predicted the brid- for tourism in Lantau Island ge and the new cross-border high-speed rail link will boost tourist numbers to the city by 3.6 percent, to about 60 million bloomberg people. Allan Zeman, founder of Cen- tral’s entertainment district Lan Kwai Fong, also said the Bridge could reposition Lantau, which used to be heavily dependent on farming, to become “a very im- portant part” of the city’s tou- rism sector. “The Greater Bay Area has 67 million people, Lantau will become the entrance point for people coming from there,” Ze- man said. Zeman added that tourism pa- ckaging to the whole “bay area” would certainly appeal to tou- rists and could open up a new market not just for Chinese tou- rists but also those from other countries. “Many people, foreigners from ast week’s opening of the years for the cross-border bri- the third runway, and the Skyci- take the cable car, tour the is- overseas, from South Asia, Sou- LHong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau dge, believing that such infras- ty [at Hong Kong International land, and stay overnight at Dis- theast Asia, from Korea have Bridge (HKZMB) has started tructure will have the power to Airport].” neyland,” she said. come to Hong Kong or Japan,” to draw the attention of visitors “reshape the tourism industry Kwan hopes that Lantau can The Bridge can work toge- he said to SCMP, “But now we from the three cities now con- on Lantau Island.” become a “self-contained des- ther with the aforementioned have something new to offer to nected by the road link. Additio- Kwan believes that Lantau tination” where “visitors can ongoing projects at the airport get people to come to the Grea- nally, tourism officials and local could emerge as a new tourism shop, eat, go to concerts, hike, area, namely the Skycity deve- ter Bay Area, to come to all the- entrepreneurs in Hong Kong hub, encouraging tourists to vi- visit the Tai O fishing village, lopment -- a huge commercial, se cities.” RM have expressed hopes that the sit parts of the city other than new link will boost local tourism the traditionally popular Tsim from a 2015 downturn. Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay. hkzmb: 59,000 passengers during one day Stella Kwan, local entrepre- “Since we started our business neur and managing director of on Lantau Island 12 years ago, ACCORDING TO data from the Immigration Depart- the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car, the development has been re- ment of Hong Kong, the number of people using the believes that the HKZMB will latively slow, and Hong Kong Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge (HKZMB) on October be the boost that the region, hasn’t built any major new 27 was about 59,000, the highest since the opening of and particularly the Island of attractions in the past two or the bridge. On Saturday, the number of arrivals at the Lantau, needs. three years,” Kwan said, ad- Hong Kong port of the HKZMB was 26,804, while de- Kwan told the South China ding, “We have waited for the partures amounted to 31,906. The total, 58,710, marked Morning Post (SCMP) that she bridge for a long time, and look a new high since the bridge’s opening. has been in a long wait of 12 forward to the completion of

Beijing mourns Zheng Xiaosong with praise he Liaison Office of places as Fujian Province, try, Two Systems policy addition to the Macau SAR Tthe Central People’s Hong Kong and Macau. and the Macau Basic Law, government and other par- Government in Macau He had a strong sense of while actively planning the ties, also expressed their issued a statement mour- professionalism and res- long-term development of “deep condolences over ning the death of Zheng ponsibility, he was devoted Macau. Despite having ba- his death and expressed Xiaosong, the head of Bei- to his duties, dared to take ttled illness, he made po- cordial condolences to his jing’s liaison office in Ma- responsibility, adhered to sitive contributions to the relatives.” cau. Zheng Xiaosong died principles, he was clean cause of One Country, Two According to the state- after a fall in his home in and honest, and had done Systems,” the statement ment, Zheng Xiaosong’s what central authorities a lot of productive work reads. body will be cremated in implied was suicide. in different positions,” the “His unfortunate death the near future in main- “Comrade Zheng Xiao- statement reads. is deeply regretted by and land China and the ashes song has worked in various “In office since Septem- saddens us,” the Liaison will be placed in the Ba- fields, such as diplomacy ber 2017, he earnestly im- Office said. Related de- baoshan Revolutionary and finance, and in such plemented the One Coun- partments in Beijing, in Cemetery in Beijing. Zheng Xiaosong

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he Greater Bay are more than a mere con- lopment and Commercial Area was one of tact agent,” Mi Jian said. Fund approved a MOP212 the topics deba- Pereira Coutinho was million loan to the com- ted during yester- one of the lawmakers who pany. Tday’s plenary session at criticized what he deemed Without offering a preci- the Legislative Assembly as government inaction, se reply to the lawmakers, (AL). Several represen- doubting if the region has Leong stated that the go- tatives from the govern- “people capable of leading vernment had followed ment replied to spoken Macau in the Greater Bay its normal procedures enquiries, with lawmakers integration [process].” with regards to conside- demanding to know more According to him, many ring loans to private com- details about Macau’s par- of the consultative bodies panies. ticipation in the plan. The created in Macau “produce However, he also sugges- director of the Policy Re- zero results.” ted that the government search and Regional Deve- Also during yesterday’s improve its supervision of lopment Bureau, Mi Jian, debate session at the AL, such procedures in futu- said that the region should the Secretary for Economy re, as well as making the have an active role in the and Finance was unable to process more transparent plan. However, he said he provide concrete answers in order to promote the could not disclose more to lawmakers’ questions necessary public scrutiny. details. regarding the controver- “In relation to these “Macau has advantages sial case of an airline that, companies, in fact, there [to offer] to the Greater supported by public funds, is every need to do more Bay plan. We are assu- went bankrupt in 2010. in the management as- ming a relevant role and The airline, Viva Macau, is pect,” said Leong, as ci- not only the role of a now under investigation by ted by Radio Macau. “We contact person [interme- the Commission Against have to have a manage- diary]. Between China and Corruption (CCAC). ment solution, to make the Portuguese-speaking Several lawmakers asked sure public money is well countries we have that role Secretary Lionel Leong spent. And also to enhan- [intermediary], but for the to detail what assurances ce transparency and make Greater Bay we are subjec- the government was given everything easier for pu- ts. We make part of it. We when the Industrial Deve- blic scrutiny.”

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DURING YESTERDAY’S plenary ses- sion, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, admitted that the problem of the floods at the Inner Harbor will not be completely solved, although im- provements have been made. “In the short- term floods will continue,” Rosário said, quoted by TDM. “I can’t solve the problem. I will try everything to see if we can minimize the losses, but if you ask me if I can solve the problem of the Inner Harbor within one or two years, I say it is impossible.” Susana Wong, director of the Marine and Water Bu- reau, added that the plan to build floodgates of groundwater pipes - that need to be done at the Inner Harbor will be implemented before the floodgates start to be built. She in the long term. Wong said that there are added that the construction of the floodgates preparatory works - such as the installation is expected to occur in 2021. 30.10.2018 tue

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Irene Lau and Casimiro Pinto replace suspended officials Heritage protection report The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, has appointed two officials to be delivered to UN body to replace the suspended Jackson Chang, president Julie Zhu In addition, the Macau of the Macao Trade and government will also pro- Investment Promotion y December 1, the lo- vide an updated evaluation Institute (IPIM), and Gloria cal government will de- of any other construction Batalha Ung, member of B or architectural project the executive committee of liver a report on the Macau IPIM and deputy secretary- Historical City’s Protection involving any of Macau’s general of the Permanent and Management Plan historical heritage. Secretariat of the Forum (the Management Plan) to In regards to this speci- for Economic and Trade the UNESCO World Heri- fic aspect, the government Cooperation between China Irene Lau tage Centre (WHC). promised to first submit an and the Portuguese-Speaking Yesterday, the city’s Cul- impact evaluation to the Countries (Forum Macau). Both replaced officials are under tural Heritage committee WHC of any construction invetigation for corruption in the case of the attribution held a meeting where the projects that could pose an and vetoing of residency applications based on investment work in progress and the In 2014, the local gover- to deliver a work report on influence on outstandingly schemes. For the position of Chang, Leong choose Irene major content of the plan nment conducted 12 pu- the master plan concer- valuable historical herita- Lau, executive director of IPIM while for the position left were introduced. blic consultation activities ning the new urban zone. ge. The government will open at Forum Macau, the choice fell on Casimiro Pinto, The report consists of a on the Management Plan, In response to the do so before it makes an currently an advisor in the Secretary’s Office. routine document made to having received 5,913 sub- WHC’s request, the local irreversible decision. comply with the reporting missions from the public. government will submit The report contains re- mechanism between the In 2015, a conclusion re- documents about the new newals relating to a total of DSAT criticizes Pearl Oriental heritage locations and the port was drafted. In 2016 urban zone, with these eight areas. WHC. and 2017, the Macau SAR documents including a te- Secretary for Social Af- transport plan Primarily, the report in- government conducted chnical report and a draft fairs and Culture, Alexis cludes updates on Macau’s the second phase of public plan of the concerned land Tam, said that “[they] will The director of the Transport Bureau (DSAT), Lam Hin certainly be open to be pu- San, is unhappy with the transportation plan for the area legislation in regard to the consultations of the Ma- plot. of the Pearl Oriental. Lam expressed his dissatisfaction cultural heritage protec- nagement Plan. A second overall report blic in the future.” towards the preliminary research on the transportation tion, and updates on Ma- By March 20 of 2012, the relating to Macau’s urban The Management Plan plan delivered by the responsible design company. cau’s master plan of urban government had received master plan will also be de- draft was supported by the However, DSAT will still try to complete its research on development. 2,050 different submis- livered to the WHC. In that National Cultural Heritage said area’s transportation improvements. According to The report also informs sions regarding the plan. report, the relationship be- Administration of China, Lam, after the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge started the WHC that the Macau Besides the historical tween the overall urban which will also be the party operations, the transportation in the vicinity has become government, in 2019, will city’s protection and ma- master plan and the plan responsible for submitting more congested, slowing traffic by about one to five legislate regarding the Ma- nagement progress, the of the new urban zone will the report to the WHC on minutes. nagement Plan. WHC also required Macau be elaborated upon. behalf of Macau.

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Ranking HK most ‘sustainable’ Initiatives among Chinese to support cities in urban MELCO ORE than 90% competitiveness of Macau busi- nesses are small- SMEs and medium-si- Mzed enterprises (SMEs). Over Workshops aside, the team at to be named a Melco vendor or bloomberg the years, the dynamic SME Melco isn’t afraid to roll up its partner. For Melco, however, sector has played an integral sleeves for a hands-on demons- such events are much more part in boosting the economy tration. In March, it organised than ‘Shark Tank’-style contes- and creating jobs, among an experiential behind-the- ts where entrepreneurs jostle many other contributions to scenes tour for 40 local ven- for a prize: they are invaluable the community. dors from various industries, opportunities to meet small It’s not surprising, then, that ranging from marketing and businesses, get a sense of their corporations such as Asian ga- furniture to maintenance and perspectives and forge connec- ming and leisure leader Melco equipment. The tour kicked tions that may open doors to Resorts & Entertainment Li- off with a briefing on sourcing future collaboration. mited (Nasdaq: MLCO) – part needs and standards; followed Melco appreciates that at the of Macau’s booming gaming by visits to Melco’s loading do- end of the day, much of Ma- sector – are compelled to do cks and dining outlets, inclu- cau’s economic growth has their part to support local ding Michelin-starred Chinese been due to the efforts of local brands and help them evolve restaurant Pearl Dragon, to SMEs working hand in hand with the times. observe the kitchen and supply with gaming giants. Even as With support from the Ma- chain operations firsthand. the SAR pushes forward with Macau is included among the world’s 200 most competitive urban districts cau Productivity and Tech- These Melco events invariably its Smart City dreams, it cannot nology Transfer Centre (CP- conclude with pitching sessions afford to neglect the small bu- he latest report on global mi-autonomous neighbor. TTM), Melco hosted a sustai- by participating SMEs, show- sinesses which made it the tou- Turban competitiveness has According to the ranking, howe- nability workshop last week casing the best of their produc- rism and gaming mecca that it shown that Hong Kong is still the ver, Shenzhen has a lot of catch- for local SMEs at their inte- ts and services for the chance is today. best-performing city in the grea- up to do if it wants to overtake grated entertainment resort ter China region, ranking 11th in Hong Kong in terms of the sus- Studio City. Guest speakers economic competitiveness and tainability competitiveness. The from CPTTM and Melco in- 6th in sustainable competitive- former fell in this year’s ranking troduced the Green Key – a ness. Macau is included among to 48th place from 35th last year, global standard for sustaina- the world’s 200 most compe- while Hong Kong reached 6th bility in hospitality and tou- titive urban districts as are 38 place. rism, of which Melco is the other Chinese cities, according One of the authors of the report, first local recipient – as well as to the South China Morning Post Professor Ni Pengfei, director of occupational safety and heal- (SCMP), though the MSAR’s pre- the CASS Centre for City and th certification standard ISO cise ranking was not mentioned. Competitiveness, told the Sou- 14001 and other procurement A collaboration between the th China Morning Post that new sustainability initiatives. United Nations Human Settle- measurements and adjusted wei- This workshop is not a one- ments Program and the Chine- ghtings were mostly responsible time deal for Melco – it has se Academy of Social Sciences for Shenzhen’s slip. had its finger on the pulse of (CASS), the report examines glo- “We brought in new elements the thriving SME communi- bal urban competitiveness using including the human resources ty for many moons. Just this an index that includes compo- potential this year and adopted June, it held a similar outrea- nents such as social innovation, a different weighting system,” ch and networking event to global connection, human re- he told the SCMP. “The new cal- explore the latest trends in oc- sources, economic vitality and culating system also uncovered cupational safety and health infrastructure. the great development potential management, and even offe- The findings of the report were in Hong Kong. […] No mainland red its own extensive experti- presented at the International city can easily beat Hong Kong in se on the matters at hand. Conference of New Global Cities the near future.” in the mainland city of Nanjing However, notable mainland ci- yesterday. ties like Shanghai, Guangzhou In total, 40 Chinese cities were and Beijing are improving. This included in the ranking of the year they ranked 28th, 59th and 200 most competitive urban 27th place, respectively, in terms areas, including the two special of sustainable competitiveness. administrative regions and Tai- Meanwhile, in global terms, the pei. highest-ranked competitive cities The mainland city of Shenzhen continued to be New York, Los topped the economic competi- Angeles, Singapore, Tokyo and tiveness index among Chinese London. cities in 5th position worldwide, According to the SCMP, the stu- while Hong Kong trailed in 11th dy also found that China’s Grea- place. But the Hong Kong SAR ter Bay Area project - encompas- was the strongest Chinese city in sing Hong Kong, Macau and nine terms of sustainable competitive- cities of the Pearl River Delta ness, in 6th place globally. area – was far from challenging Last year, Shenzhen’s gross do- the world’s wealthiest bay areas mestic product amounted to 2.24 in Japan and the U.S. trillion yuan (USD323 billion), It noted that, although the Melco regularly hosts seminars providing the latest industry information updates, networking sessions and behind- the-scenes tours to foster a supportive and beneficial environment for local SMEs. only marginally behind Hong Greater Bay Area is growing fast, Kong’s economy. That gap looks its base was far lower than its Ja- set to close in the next few years, panese and North American ri- with the mainland city growing vals, meaning it would take some This article is sponsored by Melco Resorts & Entertainment more than twice as fast as its se- time to catch up. 30.10.2018 tue

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CRIME Music OM travels to Taxi driver assaulted and Shanghai to take robbed by passenger part in Arts Festival renato marques renato

he Macao Orchestra works are rarely presented in T(OM) travelled to Shan- Asia, OM offered the Shanghai ghai between 20 and 25 Oc- audience a rare chance to at- tober to perform at the 20th tend to a performance of the China Shanghai International composer’s longest work. The Arts Festival. The orchestra concert took place on October took to the stage of the Shan- 24 and “earned enthusiastic ghai Symphony Hall, together praise and applause from the with the Shanghai Philhar- local audience,” the IC stated. monic Orchestra, to interpret The China Shanghai Interna- Bruckner’s Symphony No.8 in tional Arts Festival is hosted C minor. by the Ministry of Culture and According to a statement is- Tourism of the People’s Repu- sued by the Cultural Affairs Bu- blic of China and is co-organi- reau (IC), OM took part in the zed by the Shanghai Municipal China Shanghai International People’s Government. Accor- Arts Festival for the first time ding to the IC, it is “the only in 2013. Considering Austrian comprehensive arts festival in composer Anton Bruckner’s China at a national level.”

Couto back winning ahead of Macau return

Renato Marques escalated quickly, with the pas- from the mainland claims to senger pushing the driver seve- have been robbed by an atta- taxi driver was repor- ral times. cker who used a knife to threa- tedly assaulted and At this moment, the driver ten him. robbed by a passen- rushed out of the car and tried The man said he had been ger during the early to search for a police officer walking around that street and hoursA of last Friday, a Judiciary nearby. The passenger took the kneeled down to tie his shoela- Police (PJ) spokesperson stated opportunity to steal some cash ces, placing a bag that he was during a press conference yes- that was stored near the dri- carrying on the floor next to terday. ver’s seat. him. When he was preparing According to the case report, After noticing that the pas- to stand-up, he noticed a man the taxi driver was driving senger was trying to reach for standing before him, pointing around the roundabout of Ist- something in the car, the driver a knife and calling for him to mo in Cotai at 3 a.m. when a rushed back, but the passenger hand over the bag. André Couto passenger hailed the taxi and had already fled, taking with The victim resisted, but under asked for the driver to take him him a sum of about MOP2,500, the threat of the knife, he even- to the Outer Harbor Ferry Ter- according to the driver’s state- tually let the bag go and started acau driver André racing in different touring minal. ment. shouting for help. MCouto came up victorious car events this year to return During the trip, the passenger, After the driver filed a com- The attacker then tried to flee in Sunday’s second race of the in best form after recovering who was identified as a 20-so- plaint with the police, the police the scene by running towards weekend of the China Touring from a serious injury in July mething-year-old hairstylist, force initiated a search for the the pedestrian flyover located Car Championship (CTCC). 2017, resulting from a China started an argument with the suspect, and caught him trying on that street. The local racer had been invi- GT racing accident at Zhuhai driver, accusing him of trying to reenter Macau through the Realizing the situation, a taxi ted by KIA team to race in the Circuit. to take the longer route to reach same ferry terminal the very driver passing by tried to pur- Shanghai event, finishing in With this race, Couto finishes the destination. next evening. sue the attacker by car, stopping 11th position in the first race his preparation for the Macau Upon arrival at the Ferry Ter- Questioned by the PJ, the sus- near the flyover and continuing on Saturday at Tiama Circuit. Grand Prix where the driver is minal, the taximeter displayed pect admitted to the crime, sta- to pursue the attacker alongside In the second race and al- set to return heading a six wild a fee of MOP70, which the dri- ting that he had done it “out of the victim on foot. though struggling to manage card pack of local drivers who ver requested from the passen- anger.” The attacker, feeling under the tires, Couto managed to will join the grid for the final ger. The passenger handed him He also said that he had im- threat by the two men, even- finish in the top spot of the po- rounds of the FIA World Tou- a HKD100 bank note. After re- mediately spent the money that tually dropped the bag and ran dium. ring Car Cup. ceiving the change, the passen- he had stolen from the driver. away. After the race Couto wrote on Couto will race in Macau at ger started to shout, saying that In a separate report by the po- There was no report of any social media: “It feels good to the driving wheel of a Honda he had not given a HKD100 bill lice, on the night of October 27 loss by the victim and the PJ is come back on top! Thanks for Civic Type R TCR from the but, instead, a HKD1,000 bill, at the Estrada da Baía de Nossa still trying to identify and locate your support!” Macau flag team MacPro Ra- and initiated an argument that Senhora da Esperança, a man the robber. The Macau racer has been cing Team. RM 30.10.2018 tue

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a low-cost high flyer bloomberg ion Air, the airline who- se plane crashed early yesterday while traveling ap photo from Jakarta to an island Loff Indonesia’s Sumatra with 189 people on board, is a fast-growing low cost airline with a mixed safe- ty record. The privately-owned carrier was founded in 1999 to provide access to air travel to everyone. It offers dozens of flights a day both inter- Piotr Skolimowski den and Switzerland. nationally and within the archipe- The report suggests that lago’s more than 17,000 islands. ustralia’s economy Australia will probably en- The biggest airline in the coun- Ais most at risk in the ter a “benign deleveraging try in terms of passenger numbers developed world from hou- phase” because of its strong and one of the largest low-cost sehold debt reduction becau- global economy and public carriers after Malaysia-based Ai- se of weak house prices and infrastructure spending. rAsia, it mostly flies Boeing 737s. potential tax changes that Still, the risk of a longer than Before yesterday’s crash the air- could curb property invest- usual recession “remains ele- line had not reported a fatal acci- ments, according to Morgan vated” as regulators impose dent since 2004, when 25 people Stanley. so-called macroprudential died when the DC-9 they were on That’s the conclusion from measures that will tighten crashed amid heavy rain at Solo the bank’s Household De- lending standards and slow City in central Java. growing region of more than 600 leveraging Risk Indicator, credit growth. Yesterday’s disaster was a blow The airline has million people. Earlier this year it which looks at relative debt In the case of Canada, the to the country’s aviation safety confirmed a deal to buy 50 new and structural weaknesses. risks come from a combi- record after the lifting of bans on been expanding Boeing narrow-body aircraft wor- The study of the world’s 10 nation of falling house pri- its airlines by the European Union th an estimated $6.24 billion. leading developed econo- ces, rising interest rates and and U.S. bullishly in In a record transaction, Lion Air mies puts Sweden and Ca- weaker credit growth. In The European Union barred In- Southeast Asia signed a deal to buy 230 Boeing nada as the second-most at Sweden, the flashpoint is a donesian airlines from flying to jets for $21.7 billion during a visit risk, followed by Norway. drop in property prices. Europe in 2007 due to safety con- sued instructions on improving by then-President Barack Obama “These economies now face Morgan Stanley estimates cerns. Lion Air was allowed to re- safety awareness and procedures. in November 2011. a crucial juncture as housing that household debt in the 10 sume flights to Europe as of June No one was reported injured in The carrier was founded by In- markets weaken, forcing a largest developed economies 2016, and the ban on all other In- either of those incidents, accor- donesian-Chinese brothers Rusdi reappraisal of leverage and has surged to 160 percent of donesian airlines was lifted earlier ding to reports on the website and Kusnan Kirana, who pooled wealth, and global financial income from 98 percent over this year. Aviation Safety Network. money to set up a travel agency conditions tighten, increa- the past two decades. That The U.S. lifted a decade-long ban Lion Air announced early this and then began their airline with sing the consumption drag could have consequences for in 2016. year that it was among three ma- one leased aircraft. Rusdi Kirana, from debt service and rising monetary policy if the trend Last month, two Lion Air-ow- jor Indonesian airlines, including chief executive officer of the air- savings,” the bank’s strate- is suddenly thrown in rever- ned aircraft had a wingtip strike Garuda Indonesia and Batik Air, line, was named Indonesia’s am- gists said in a report. se. while they were on the tarmac at that were upgraded to the highest bassador to Malaysia in 2017 after Morgan Stanley notes that “The increasingly proactive Jakarta’s airport. An investiga- level of safety rating after Indone- serving as an advisor to Indone- households in the U.S., Ja- use of macroprudential tools tion attributed the incident to a sia passed a key international au- sian President Joko Widodo. pan, European Union and and greater inflation-target rushed departure. In April, a Lion dit under the International Civil The carrier operates with regio- U.K. cut debt since the glo- flexibility in some countries Air Boeing 737-800 overran the Aviation Organization’s Universal nal partners Thai Lion Air, Malin- bal financial crisis. But it will lead to more gradual ra- runway at Gorontalo Airport on Safety Oversight Audit Program. do Air, Wings Air, Batik Air and says that masked record te-hiking cycles, with lower the island of Sulawesi. Afterward, Lion Air has been expanding Lion Bizjet. It also has a freight debt build-ups in Australia, neutral rates in the medium investigators and the airline is- bullishly in Southeast Asia, a fast- business, Lion Parcel. AP Canada, New Zealand, Swe- term,” it said. Bloomberg corporate bits sands china holds responsible Sands Macao, The Vene- rato ling lei & cortés advogados signs Madureira. tian Macao, Sands Cotai , , – The subject aims to provide gaming activities Central and The Parisian cooperation agreement with ucp students with knowledge of basic Macao. concepts of Macau Law, serving The roadshows helped as preparation for those who in- team members learn more tend to pursue their professional about the organisations’ activity in Macau. The course will responsible gaming servi- focus on the areas of Public Law ces, including Sheng Kung – in particular, Constitutional Law Hui’s 24-hour gambling – as well as Civil, Criminal, Com- counselling hotline and mercial and Labour Law. In the its online gambling coun- second semester, students can selling services, as cited in also attend a course on Gaming a press release issued by Law, which aims to teach them the gaming operator. about this core and undeniably These roadshows aim to Rato, Ling, Lei & Cortés – Ad- promotion of conferences. important sector of Macau’s eco- Sands China’s Respon- problem gambling. enhance team members’ vogados signed a cooperation Through this protocol, the nomy. sible Gaming 2018 acti- The Sheng Kung Hui awareness of responsible agreement yesterday with Uni- new course “Law of the Macau Rato, Ling, Lei & Cortés – Advo- vities began in October, Macau Social Servi- gaming and to encourage versidade Católica Portuguesa Special Administrative Region gados was established in Macau with the company’s inter- ces Coordination Office, those dealing with gam- (UCP), which includes, among (MSAR)” started last September. more than 30 years ago and is the nal campaign lasting until YMCA Macau, Associa- bling disorders to seek other areas, teaching collabora- The course is chaired by Profes- only Macau office present in main- December. The promotion ção de Juventude Voluntá- help as soon as possible. tion in undergraduate programs sor Jorge Pereira da Silva, Dean land China (Hengqin), having, sin- seeks to foster responsib- ria de Macau (AJVM) and The roadshows also inclu- and seminars, internships, scho- of Católica Lisbon School of Law, ce last year, a Portuguese office in le gaming practices and to the Gaming Employees’ ded responsible gaming- larships, excellence prizes, the and by lawyers Frederico Rato, Lisbon. As part of its strategic plan, continue increasing team Home held roadshows be- related games and activi- promotion of academic programs, Pedro Cortés and Óscar Alberto it intends to open offices in Hong members’ awareness of tween October 10 to 31 at ties for team members. specialized legal courses and the Madureira, as well as by Beatriz Kong, East Timor and Brazil. 30.10.2018 tue

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Should the tax-cut plan go ahead, it could be seen as the Regulator is said to propose latest effort by China to support the $12 trillion economy, which has slowed this year amid the ongoing trade friction. In recent 50 percent car purchase tax cut weeks, policy makers have tried to calm ructions in the stock hina is considering cut- market and acted to bolster pri- Cting a tax on most cars in vate businesses by supporting half to jumpstart flagging sales bond issuance. Banks’ reserve- bloomberg in the world’s largest automoti- requirement ratios have been cut ve market, triggering a surge in four times this year as a way of stocks from Volkswagen AG to encouraging them to lend. Daimler AG. The country’s top economic planning body submitted a plan Chinese car to key policymakers to lower the purchase tax to 5 percent for pas- sales are on senger vehicles with engines no track for their bigger than 1.6 liters, according to people familiar with the mat- first annual ter. No decision has been made on implementation, said the peo- drop in two ple, who asked not to be identi- fied because the information isn’t decades public. China put the purchase-tax in- Chinese car sales are on track centive in place in 2015, and re- for their first annual drop in two duced the rebate last year before decades as the trade row with the phasing it out at the start of 2018. U.S. weighs on growth and fuels Passenger-car purchases by losses in the stock market. Af- The decline is being felt by the day gain in more than two years, acts as China’s top regulator, di- dealerships declined 12 percent ter racking up record sales over world’s top carmakers, with and traded up 5.3 percent at 11:12 dn’t immediately respond to a fax to 2.06 million units in Septem- the past few decades as China’s Volkswagen to Ford Motor Co. on a.m. in Frankfurt trading. BMW seeking comment. Cars of that ber, according to the car manu- emergent middle class bought the back foot as demand in what AG and Mercedes-Benz maker engine size accounted for some facturers body. For the first nine their first cars, consumers are has become a key market fizzles. Daimler, who count China as 70 percent of the total number of months of this year, the industry retreating from big-ticket buys, Volkswagen, which last year their biggest market, also rose passenger vehicles sold last year, eked out a sales gain of just 0.6 a pullback exacerbated by the sold some 39 percent of its vehi- sharply. according to the China Associa- percent, and the association said phasing out of a car purchase tax cles in China, rose 6 percent to The National Development and tion of Automobile Manufactu- the fourth-quarter outlook was rebate. 145.04 euros, the biggest intra- Reform Commission, which also rers. challenging. Bloomberg ad tue 30.10.2018

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also have claims in the South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Minister US to press patrols in disputed Wang Yi, who is on a visit to southern Davao city in the Philippines, said in a separa- te news conference that some sea, Beijing warns ‘meddlers’ “non-regional countries” were stirring up trouble in the dis- he U.S. Navy will puted waters and “have been continue patrolling the showing off their force.” disputed South China ap photo Wang said China and Sou- Sea, a top Navy official theast Asian nations should Tsaid yesterday, after a Chinese guard against foreign interfe- destroyer came dangerously rence. China has repeatedly close to an American Navy ship criticized what it says is U.S. during a “freedom of naviga- meddling in an Asian territo- tion” sail-by near a Chinese-oc- rial dispute. cupied reef. “We shall work together to Admiral John Richardson, be vigilant against and prevent who heads U.S. naval opera- interferences and disruptions tions, said in a news conferen- coming from the outside as ce with Philippine military of- China and the Philippines and ficials in Manila yesterday that other littoral states of the Sou- such patrols highlight the U.S. th China Sea are cooperating position against “illegitimate to uphold peace and coopera- maritime claims.” tion,” Wang said. “We will continue to progress The Chinese and Philippine this program of freedom of na- coast guards have set up tele- vigation operations,” Richard- phone hotlines to allow them son said. “We do dozens of the- to communicate rapidly to pre- se operations around the world vent any conflict from getting to indicate our position for ... out of control in the disputed illegitimate claims, maritime waters. Other possible arran- claims.” gements are being discussed While Washington has no for ships and aircraft, he said. claims to the strategic wa- “Mechanisms of this kind can terway, it has declared that Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and Adm. John Richardson effectively avoid misjudgment, freedom of navigation and prevent unexpected inciden- the peaceful resolution of the A Chinese destroyer came clo- to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. le destroyer, was deployed to ts,” Wang said. “China is also disputes are in the U.S. natio- se to the USS Decatur in late U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesman identify the U.S. warship and willing to build similar me- nal interest. The U.S. has also September in an “unsafe and Lt. Cmdr. Tim Gorman said the drive it away near Chinese ter- chanisms with other claimant questioned China’s expansive unprofessional maneuver” near Chinese destroyer approached ritory. states so as to enhance com- claims, bringing it into a colli- Gaven Reef in the South China within 45 yards (41 meters) of Gaven is claimed by China, munication and timely handle sion course with Beijing as the Sea, forcing it to maneuver to the Decatur’s bow. China said the Philippines, Vietnam and the emergencies should they countries’ ties deteriorate. prevent a collision, according the Luoyang, a Chinese missi- Taiwan. Malaysia and Brunei happen.” AP

Hong Kong Chinese tourists to Vietnam New-home sales tumble surge in 10 months in first data since rate rise bloomberg Shawna Kwan

ong Kong’s new-ho- Hme sales cooled, ano- bloomberg ther sign of weakness in a property market that may be at risk of a correction. The transaction value so far in October is HKD11.2 billion ($1.4 billion), the lowest le- vel in 16 months once holi- ietnam wel- from South Korea, tai- Americas, mainly from day distortions are excluded. Vcomed roughly led by Finland, up 33.3 the United States, up The number of transactions 4.2 million Chinese percent, and China, up 12.4 percent; 372,600 stood at 1,130, down by al- visitors in the first 10 28.8 percent. from Oceania, up 5.7 most half from the total for months of this year, Of the foreign visitors percent, and 34,800 all of September, according or 32.6 percent of the in the first 10 mon- from Africa, up 19.7 to the data from Midland “The developers tried the total international ar- ths of this year, near- percent. Realty. tactics of pricing it low, it has rivals, posting a year- ly 10.4 million came Between January The sales figures are the worked for a while, but it’s on-year rise of 28.8 to Vietnam by air, up and October, Viet- first since Hong Kong banks Buyers now no longer working,” Wong percent, the Vietnam 26.7 percent; roughly nam also welcomed began closing the chapter on have to said. “Buyers now have to re- National Administra- 2.3 million by road, 67.9 million domestic a decade of ultra-low bor- think that the cheaper prices tion of Tourism said up 62.5 percent; and tourists. The country rowing costs by last month rethink that are not cheap at all.” yesterday. 200,100 by sea, down plans to receive some raising their best lending Prices for existing homes Meanwhile, Vietnam 2.3 percent. 16 million foreign vi- rates. Buyers are also ste- the cheaper have fallen by about 2 per- hosted a total of more Meanwhile, roughly sitors and 78 million pping back because of unaf- cent since the beginning of than 12.8 million in- 10 million visitors domestic ones, and fordable prices and concerns prices are not September, after more than ternational arrivals, up were from Asia, up gain tourism revenues over the economy, according cheap at all. quadrupling since 2003, 22.4 percent on-year, 26.5 percent; nearly of 27.5 billion U.S. to Nicole Wong, regional Nicole Wong according to the Centaline with the highest grow- 1.7 million from Eu- dollars in 2018, said head of property research at CLSA head of property Property Centa-City Leading th of 48.3 percent in rope, up 9.8 percent; the administration. brokerage CLSA Ltd. research Index. Bloomberg the number of visitors 754,200 from the MDT/Xinhua 30.10.2018 tue

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hilippine authorities Pstarted to move people to safer grounds as Typhoon Yutu Typhoon prompts evacuation approaches, tracking a path si- milar to last month’s storm that devastated rice-producing pro- vinces in the main island of Lu- in storm-prone provinces zon. Yutu, which last week became Rosita in the Philippines, was the strongest storm since 1950 about 355 kilometers from Lu- to hit the U.S. territories in the zon’s east coast on Monday af- bloomberg Northern Mariana Islands, is ternoon. now the equivalent of a Category Last month, Mangkhut hit the 2 storm on the U.S. Saffir-Simp- Philippines main island befo- son scale. Its maximum winds re striking Hong Kong. At their have slowed to 167 kilometers peak, both Mangkhut and Yutu per hour, according to the latest had winds of 180 miles per hour, Joint Typhoon Warning Cen- making them the strongest in the ter forecast, compared with 121 world this year. miles per hour earlier yesterday. “Manila will get a little bit of The typhoon is forecast to make rain but the worst of it is well to landfall on today either in the the north,” said Jason Nicholls, a province of Isabela or Aurora in meteorologist with AccuWeather northern Philippines, according Inc. in State College, Pennsylva- to the local weather bureau. Man- nia. gkhut, which killed more than The mountains of Luzon will 120 people in the Philippines tear at Yutu’s structure and sig- and damaged about 26.7 billion ghest alert, rice and corn crops tro Manila are under lower alert 290 cities and towns in Luzon are nificantly weaken the storm be- pesos (USD498 million) of the may suffer heavy losses and wi- levels. About 20 cyclones pass along the storm’s path, Edgar Po- fore it emerges into the South nation’s farm output, slammed despread disruption of power through disaster-prone Philippi- sadas, spokesman for the Phili- China Sea Wednesday, Nicholls into Cagayan province, also in and communication lines may nes each year. In 2013, Super ppine disaster-monitoring agen- said. north Luzon, in September. happen, according to the Phili- Typhoon Haiyan killed more cy, said at a televised briefing. Yutu is forecast to drift north, Storm signal No. 3 was raised in ppine weather bureau. than 6,300 people in the Sou- Cebu Air Inc. canceled seve- possibly bringing rain to China’s the provinces of Isabela, Quirino More than two dozen areas in- theast Asian nation. ral local flights ahead of the southeast coast in the coming and Aurora. Under the third-hi- cluding the capital region of Me- As many as 12 million people in Halloween break. Yutu, named days. Bloomberg

Japan happiness,” she told repor- Malaysia ters after the ceremony. Women who marry into Sale of superyacht linked Princess Ayako the imperial family become members of the family, but to graft scandal launched those who marry commo- marries commoner ners, like Ayako, must leave. alaysia’s following a lengthy court 1MDB when he took Moriya said he hoped to help Mgovernment lau- process. power in 2009 but it Ayako adjust to a commo- nched a one-month Low, who has so far accumulated billions in at shrine ceremony ner’s life. auction yesterday for evaded investigators, has debts. The 1MDB fiasco “I want us to work together, a luxury yacht bought through statements is- led to Najib’s electoral hand in hand, to create a fa- with money stolen from sued by his U.S. lawyers defeat in May’s general mily filled with smiles,” he ap photo the multibillion-dollar slammed the handover elections and ushered in said. looting of a state invest- of the yacht to Malaysia the country’s first chan- Ayako bid farewell to Em- ment fund. as illegal but didn’t claim ge of power since inde- peror Akihito last week. She The sale came nearly ownership of the vessel pendence from Britain said Monday she hoped to three months after In- in the Malaysian court. in 1957. continue to help the empe- donesia returned the The court awarded ow- Najib and his wife have ror and empress as a former USD250 million yacht, nership of the yacht to been charged with mul- member of the imperial fa- Equanimity, after it sei- 1MDB and the govern- tiple counts of corrup- mily. zed off Bali in February ment as no one challen- tion and money-launde- The eldest granddaughter in cooperation with the ged their claim. ring over the 1MDB case. of the emperor is set to mar- U.S. FBI. The U.S. Jus- Ong said advertise- Both have pleaded not ry a commoner in 2020. tice Department, one of ments were placed in guilty and their trials will Akihito has said he will ab- several foreign agencies international and local start next year. dicate next year. His eldest investigating a massi- media on the yacht sale The new government son, Crown Prince Naruhito, ve graft scandal at the that will be handled by has said corruption by will ascend to the Chrysan- 1MDB fund, had listed London-based brokera- Najib’s administration themum Throne on May 1. the yacht among the as- ge Burgess Yachts. He caused national debt to Princess Ayako (center right) dressed in traditional ceremonial robe, and Ayako and Moriya said sets it could seize and sell said interested parties pile up. The yacht, cur- groom Kei Moriya (center left) when they announced their to recover stolen funds. must put in a $1 million rently docked at Port wedding plans that they met U.S. investigators said deposit to bid for the ves- Klang outside Kuala apan’s Princess Ayako routine for Shinto-style we- because their mothers were Malaysian financier sel. Lumpur, is being sold to Jmarried a commoner in ddings, including those of friends and hit it off imme- Low Taek Jho, better Once the auction ends recover as much money a ritual-filled ceremony yes- regular Japanese. diately. known as Jho Low, who Nov. 28, he said the go- as possible. terday at Tokyo’s Meiji Shri- Ayako, 28, is the daughter “It didn’t feel as though we the Justice Department vernment could make a The Equanimity’s la- ne. of the emperor’s cousin, and had met for the first time,” alleges was a key figure decision on the sale wi- vish amenities include a Ayako and groom Kei Mo- Moriya, 32, works for major Ayako told reporters at their in the theft and inter- thin a week. helicopter landing pad, riya were shown on national shipping company Nippon engagement. national laundering of Burgess said on its plunge pool, gymnasium news walking slowly before Yusen. Moriya said he had been $4.5 billion from 1MDB, website that the “judi- and a cinema. It was guests at the shrine. The we- She wore a Heian-era style attracted to her gentle spi- bought the yacht with cial sale will provide the built in 2014 by the Du- dding took place in one of the hairdo, which is swept back rit. “And I knew I wanted to proceeds diverted from buyer with an interna- tch yacht manufacturer pagoda-like buildings in the into a ponytail, and a tradi- spend the rest of my life with 1MDB. tionally recognized ow- Oceano, which received shrine complex and included tional robe splashed with red her,” he said. Ong Chee Kwan, a nership title free of mort- detailed instructions an exchange of rings and a and green patterns, while Ayako’s father, Prince lawyer for 1MDB, says gage, attachment and all from Low about its out- sharing of a cup of sake, ac- Moriya wore coattails. She Takamado, who was active the government ope- encumbrances.” fitting, according to the cording to Japanese media. later changed into a red Ja- in supporting Japanese soc- ned bids for the 300 Former Prime Minis- Justice Department’s as- Both rituals are relatively panese robe. “I am filled with cer, died in 2002. AP foot (91.5 meter) yacht ter Najib Razak set up set recovery case. AP tue 30.10.2018

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A member of Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency inspects debris recovered from the plane crash Police officers carry a body bag

-based manufacturer expressed its concern for the 189 people onboard and offered “heartfelt Indonesia says survivors unlikely sympathies to their families and loved ones.” The Transport Ministry said the plane took off from Jakarta from Lion Air plane crash at about 6:20 a.m. and crashed just 13 minutes later. Data from Achmad Ibrahim, Stephen Wright the pilot made a “return to base” find any information about my based plane maker’s product FlightAware showed it had rea- request two to three minutes af- younger sister, her fiance, her in- line. ched an altitude of only 1,580 Lion Air plane crashed ter taking off. It plunged into the law to be and a friend of them,” Lion Air president-director meters. into the sea just mi- sea about 10 minutes later. Wea- said Feni. Edward Sirait said the plane had The crash is the worst airline nutes after taking off ther conditions were normal but “We don’t have any informa- a “technical problem” on its pre- disaster in Indonesia since an from Indonesia’s ca- the brand new aircraft had expe- tion,” she said, as her father wi- vious flight from Bali to Jakarta AirAsia flight from Surabaya to pitalA yesterday, likely killing all rienced a technical issue on its ped tears from reddened eyes. but it had been fully remedied. Singapore plunged into the sea 189 people on board, in a blow previous flight. “No one provided us with any He didn’t know specifics of the in December 2014, killing all to the country’s aviation safety Lion Air said the jet, on a 1 hour information that we need. We’re problem when asked in a TV in- 162 on board. record after the lifting of bans and 10 minute flight to Pangkal confused. We hope that our fa- terview. The pilot of Flight 610 Indonesian airlines were bar- on its airlines by the European Pinang on an island chain off mily is still alive.” had more than 6,000 flying hou- red in 2007 from flying to Eu- Union and U.S. Sumatra, was carrying 181 pas- Indonesian Finance Minister rs while the co-pilot had more rope because of safety concerns, The national search and res- sengers, including one child Sri Mulyani also arrived at the than 5,000 hours, according to though several were allowed to cue agency said human remains and two babies, and eight crew agency and met with its chief, the airline. resume services in the following have been recovered from the members. It said there were two seeking information about 20 “Indeed there were reports decade. The ban was completely crash area. Its director of opera- foreigners on board the plane: ministry staff who were on the about a technical problem, and lifted in June this year. The U.S. tions, Bambang Suryo Aji, told its pilot, originally from New flight after attending a ministry the technical problem has been lifted a decadelong ban in 2016. a news conference the search Delhi, and an Italian citizen. event in Jakarta. Photos circula- resolved in accordance with the Lion Air, a discount carrier, is effort is focusing on finding bo- ting online showed the distrau- procedures released by the pla- one of Indonesia’s youngest and dies, and survivors are not ex- ght minister trying to comfort ne manufacturer,” he said. “I biggest airlines, flying to dozens pected. Weather stunned colleagues. did not know exactly but let it be of domestic and international More than 300 people inclu- The search and rescue agency investigated by the authorities.” destinations. ding soldiers, police and local conditions for said the flight ended in waters Boeing Co. said it was “deeply In 2013, one of its Boeing 737- fishermen were involved in the off West Java that are 30 to 35 saddened” by the crash and was 800 jets missed the runway search that has also recovered the flight were meters deep. The agency’s chief, prepared to provide technical while landing on Bali, crashing ID cards, personal belongings Muhammad Syaugi, told a news assistance to Indonesia’s crash into the sea without causing any and aircraft debris. At least a safe conference that divers are trying probe. fatalities among the 108 people dozen ambulances were parked to locate the wreckage. In a statement, the Chicago on board. AP at a nearby beach. Distraught friends and rela- Weather conditions for the fli- Indonesia’s disaster agen- tives prayed and hugged each ght were safe, according to the cy posted photos online of a other as they waited at Pangkal Indonesian meteorology agency. chinese company owned crashed lion air plane crushed smartphone, books, Pinang’s airport and at a crisis It said the type of clouds asso- bags and parts of the aircraft fu- center set up at Jakarta’s air- ciated with turbulence was not selage that had been collected by port. Indonesian TV broadcast present and winds were weak. THE OFFICIAL China News said it is a common practice for search and rescue vessels. pictures of a fuel slick and debris The Boeing 737 Max 8 was de- Service says a Chinese compa- airlines to obtain large aircraft President Joko Widodo orde- field in the ocean. livered to Lion Air in mid-Au- ny, China Minsheng Investment though leasing arrangements with Group Leasing Holdings Ltd., third companies. The statement red the transport safety com- At the search agency’s head- gust and put in use within days, owned the Lion Air plane that was not on the company’s website mission to investigate and ur- quarters in Jakarta, family according to aviation website crashed and leased it to the air- and calls to it were unanswered ged Indonesians to “keep on members arrived, hoping despe- Flightradar24. Malindo Air, a line. CNS quoted CMIG Leasing as Monday afternoon. CMIG Leasing praying” as rescuers search for rately for news. Feni, who uses a Malaysian subsidiary of Jakarta- saying it was extremely sad about is part of the sprawling CMIG victims. single name, said her soon to be based Lion Air, was the first air- the accident and was in close group, which has interests in An air transport official, No- married sister was on the flight, line to being using the 737 Max contact with Lion Air, Boeing and fields including logistics, energy vie Riyanto, said the flight was planning to meet relatives in 8 last year. The Max 8 replaced other organizations. The company and health care. cleared to return to Jakarta after Pangkal Pinang. “We are here to the similar 800 in the Chicago- 30.10.2018 tue

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Philip Issa, Hadi Mizban illions of Shiite Mus- ‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite Mlims from around the world are making their way this week to their sect’s holy shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala, a pilgrimage pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala that is as much about community as it is about religion. The shrines are of two revered ap photo Shiite imams: Hussein, the grand- son of the Prophet Muhammad, and his half-brother Abbas. The annual commemoration, cal- led Arbaeen, draws more pilgrims each year — according to Iraqi figures — than the hajj in Sau- di Arabia, a pilgrimage required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. Pilgrims stream toward Karbala on foot from the cities of Najaf, 70 kilometers away, Baghdad, 90 kilometers to the north, and other places farther afield, resting along the way in tents lined with foam mattresses and fleece blankets. “Our fathers and our grandfa- thers walked to Karbala, and God willing, our children will, too,” said Karrad Karim, a 24-year- old pilgrim journeying with four Shiite pilgrims gathering between the holy shrine of Imam Hussein friends from Baghdad. They brought with them large flags Modern depictions of Hussein, crossed into Iraq for the pilgri- Saudi Arabia that has been the bearing devotional sayings to the stitched on banners displayed mage, and predicted the num- target of repression by the Sunni Shiite saints, but little in the way along the pilgrimage, show him Our fathers and ber could reach 2 million by the monarchy. of supplies for the four-day jour- with blood on his brow and bea- event’s climax today. Zulfigha- Lord Maurice Glasman, a La- ney. ring a Christ-like countenance. our grandfathers ri, quoted in Iran’s Fars news bour peer in Britain’s House of That’s because along the roads, But the mood is not all somber agency, said the visitors include Lords who was raised Jewish, stalls set up by charities, mos- among the pilgrims. Spirits were walked to 50,000 Afghan Shiites living in said he came at the encourage- ques, and devotional groups see high as travelers approached Iran. ment of his Iraqi friends to better to it that no traveler goes hungry. Karbala, and improved further Karbala, and Muhammad Thiqawi, 57, from understand the country that de- Cooks prepare vast amounts of with generous helpings of dates God willing, our Iran, said he was initially hesi- feated the Islamic State group’s stewed lamb, grilled fish, fresh and tea. “This is a walk to hea- tant about making the journey insurgency. bread, and rice for the pilgrims, ven,” said Alaa Dadi, 45, who was children will, too. this year. A month ago, protes- “Politically, ethically, spiritually, refusing payment for the meals. making his way with his wife and Karrad Karim ters in Iraq’s southern city of it has been an extremely elevated The pilgrimage, known in Ara- three children. 24-year-old pilgrim Basra burned down Iran’s Con- visit,” said Glasman, who arri- bic as the Ziara, marks the 40th Sunnis outnumber Shiites by a sulate over what they felt was the ved in Karbala on Sunday, after day of mourning of the anniver- wide margin among the world’s This year’s pilgrimage is the country’s undue influence over walking several days from Najaf. sary of Hussein’s 7th century estimated 1.5 billion Muslims, first since Iraq’s government de- Iraqi affairs. Iran, the region’s The hajj saw 2.4 million pil- death at the hands of the Muslim and Shiite rituals are far less clared victory over the Islamic Shiite power, exerts considerable grims this year but Saudi au- Umayyad forces in the Battle of known. The hajj is considered State group in January, but the sway over Iraqi politics through thorities regulate the tradition Karbala, during the tumultuous one of the five pillars of Islam, threat of insurgent attacks still its support for Shiite parties and tightly, driving up costs for pil- first century of Islam’s history. and an obligation for all Muslims lingers. The militant group has government-backed militias. grims and depriving it of some of Hussein was seen by his — Sunni and Shiite. The Ziara is deliberately targeted Shiites in But, he said, “the Iraqis hosted the spontaneity seen in the Ziara. followers as the rightful heir of voluntary and holds little signifi- Iraq and elsewhere to destabilize us in their homes and welcomed For many Muslims who cannot the prophet’s legacy. When he cance in Sunni tradition. the region. Thousands of Iraqi us. They said Iranians are our afford to go on the hajj or cannot refused to pledge allegiance to In recent years, the Iraqi go- soldiers and special police forces friends and guests of Hussein.” get the Saudi visa, the Ziara is a the Umayyad caliphate, he was vernment says Karbala received have been deployed to protect On his child’s stroller, he pinned satisfying alternative. killed in the battle, cementing the 10-20 million visitors during the the pilgrims along the routes. a poster of the two countries’ fla- “The hajj is required by God, but schism between Sunni and Shii- event, with many Shiite pilgrims Iranian religious affairs offi- gs. the Ziara is voluntary,” said Sayyid te Islam. Hussein’s half-brother coming from Iraq. No figures cial Hussein Zulfighari said 1.7 Ali al-Alizi, 35, traveled from Abdelamir Mousawi, 46. “Those Abbas was also killed in the battle. have yet been released for 2018. million Iranians had already Qatif, a Shiite province in eastern who go do it out of love.” AP

Saudi, Turkish prosecutors discuss Khashoggi killing op Saudi and Turkish Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Mevlut Cavusoglu, yester- consulate on Oct. 2. Saudi has failed to ease suspicions meditated. Turkey alleges Tprosecutors yesterday news agency said. day welcomed the coopera- Foreign Minister Adel al- that he was involved. a 15-member hit squad tra- discussed the investigation The two countries are tion between Turkish and Jubeir, however, says the Khashoggi, a onetime veled to Istanbul to kill the into the killing of Saudi jointly investigating the Saudi investigators and said kingdom will try the perpe- Saudi insider and U.S. re- journalist, and then tried to writer Jamal Khashoggi, a killing in Saudi Arabia’s he hoped there would be no trators and bring them to sident who lived in self-im- cover it up. show of cooperation des- consulate in Istanbul, thou- delays. justice after the investiga- posed exile for almost a year Turkish President Recep pite differences over which gh Turkey has leaked evi- “The investigation shou- tion is completed. before his death, had wri- Tayyip Erdogan says his country should try 18 sus- dence to the media in an ld be concluded as soon Saudi officials characteri- tten critically of the crown country will reveal more pects who were detained in apparent effort to pressure as possible,” Cavusoglu ze the killing as a rogue ope- prince in columns for The evidence about the killing Saudi Arabia. its regional rival for full dis- said. “The whole world is ration carried out by agents Washington Post. but is not in any rush to do Saudi Arabia’s top pro- closure. Turkey also says curious. All the truth should who exceeded their autho- Under mounting interna- so. U.S. Defense Secretary secutor, Saud al-Mojeb, a trial in Turkey would be be revealed.” rity. Some of those implica- tional pressure, Saudi Ara- Jim Mattis has said the met Istanbul’s chief public transparent, reflecting con- Turkey is seeking the ted in the killing are close to bia has changed its narrati- killing undermines regio- prosecutor, Irfan Fidan, cerns about official Saudi extradition of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed ve about Khashoggi’s killing nal stability and has urged for one hour and 15 minu- attempts to dodge responsi- suspects detained for the bin Salman, the kingdom’s several times, recently ack- Saudi Arabia to conduct a tes at the main courthou- bility for the killing. killing, which happened af- heir-apparent whose con- nowledging that Turkish full and complete investiga- se in Turkey’s biggest city, Turkey’s foreign minister, ter Khashoggi entered the demnation of the killing evidence shows it was pre- tion. AP tue 30.10.2018

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mocracy under Jair Bolsonaro’s government.” Steve Schwartzman of the En- Brazil elects far-right president, vironmental Defense Fund war- ned that Bolsonaro’s promises about the environment would be “dangerous to the planet.” worrying rights groups Bolsonaro has repeatedly said he would pull Brazil from the Pa- N some of his first words ris agreement on climate chan- to the nation as president- ge, though last week he backed elect, far-right politician ap photo off on that. He has also promi- Jair Bolsonaro promised to sed to cut environmental regula- Idefend the constitution and uni- tions and make Brazil friendlier te a bitterly divided populace. to international investors. His left-wing rival immedia- The past few years in Brazil tely vowed to mount a vigorous have been exceptionally turbu- opposition, while rights groups lent. In 2016, then-President warned against a rollback of civil Dilma Rousseff of the Workers’ liberties. Party was impeached and remo- That juxtaposition undersco- ved from office on charges that red the reality that the end of the many on the left felt were poli- election was not the end of acri- tically motivated. The economy mony and that myriad challen- suffered a two-year recession ges lay ahead for Latin America’s and is only now beginning to largest nation. emerge, with growth stagnant Bolsonaro appeared to try to and unemployment high. allay those concerns yesterday A supporter of Jair Bolsonaro salutes during a celebration in front of his residence Dozens of politicians and exe- [Macau time], saying he would cutives have been jailed in the “pacify” Brazil following a race lead to policies that threaten de- In a sign of how tense the race dollars in bribes paid to politi- corruption investigation. that revealed deep divisions and mocratic institutions. got, Haddad did not congratu- cians via inflated construction Many observers had predicted was repeatedly marred by vio- Bolsonaro spent much of the late Bolsonaro, whom he had contracts. a newcomer would emerge to lence. The candidate himself was campaign exploiting divisions, accused of spreading lies about Haddad struggled to build mo- harness the anti-establishment stabbed and almost died while taking to Twitter to lambaste the him and his family. mentum with his promises of a anger. Instead, support coales- campaigning in early Septem- rival Workers’ Party as unethical Amid the celebrations by Bol- return to the boom times by in- ced around Bolsonaro, who at ber, and there were numerous and dangerous. In recent weeks, sonaro’s supporters, there were vesting in health and education the margins in Congress painted reports of politically motivated Brazilians were bombarded with also reports of some clashes be- and reducing poverty. It didn’t himself as just the strong man violence, especially directed at WhatsApp messages that con- tween his backers and opponen- help that the man who appointed Brazil needed to dismantle a fai- gay people. demned Workers’ Party candi- ts. Haddad as the party’s candidate, ling system. “This country belongs to all date Fernando Haddad, often The rise of Bolsonaro, who cast former President Luiz Inacio da Bolsonaro has promised to cra- of us, Brazilians by birth or by making outrageous claims. himself as a political outsider Silva, is serving a 12-year senten- ck down on violent crime and heart, a Brazil of diverse opi- Ultimately, Bolsonaro’s mes- despite a largely lackluster 27- ce for a corruption conviction. drastically reduce the size of Bra- nions, colors and orientations,” sages resonated with Brazilians year career in Congress, paral- Bolsonaro’s candidacy raised zil’s state. But many of the details he said, reading off a sheet of hungry for change: He got just lels the emergence of hard-right serious concerns that he would of his positions remain unclear paper in a live television address. over 55 percent of the votes Sun- leaders in many countries. But roll back civil rights and weaken since he has largely conducted His victory moved Brazil, the day, compared to right under 45 his extreme messages were ren- institutions in what remains a his campaign via blasts on social world’s fourth-largest democra- percent for Haddad. dered more palatable by a per- young democracy. He has fre- media. After he was stabbed, he cy, sharply to the right after four Haddad promised a fight whi- fect storm in Brazil: widespread quently disparaged women, gays declined to debate Haddad and consecutive elections in which le saying he would respect the anger at the political class after and blacks, and said he would gave interviews only to largely candidates from the left-leaning country’s institutions. years of corruption, an economy name military men to his Cabi- friendly media who rarely asked Workers’ Party won. “We have the responsibility to that has struggled to recover net. tough questions. Like other right-leaning leaders mount an opposition, putting from a punishing recession and Within minutes of his victory “Tomorrow we start a new who have risen to power around national interests, the interests a surge in violence. being declared, international country,” said Mario Marcon- the globe, Bolsonaro built his of the entire Brazilian people, In particular, many Brazilians civil rights groups expressed des, a 61-year-old pilot who ga- popularity on a mixture of tou- above everything,” Haddad said were furious with the Workers’ concerns. Human Rights Watch thered with other supporters gh talk and hardline positions. in a speech to supporters. “Bra- Party for its role in the graft called on Brazil’s judiciary and outside Bolsonaro’s house. “This And, like many, he is sure to face zil has possibly never needed the scheme revealed by the “Ope- other institutions to “resist any was like a football game, a dis- stiff pushback from groups con- exercise of citizenship more than ration Car Wash” investigation, attempt to undermine human pute that is over. Now we will all cerned that his strong views will right now.” which uncovered billions of rights, the rule of law and de- know to unite.” AP

Reports Germany’s Merkel prepares to give up party job ngela Merkel told to remain chancellor. The Christian Social Union, The debacle followed a Aher conservative party mass-circulation daily Bild and the Social Democrats. battering in a state elec- yesterday that she intends ap photo also reported that she said Her fourth-term govern- tion in Bavaria two weeks to step down as its leader she won’t run again as par- ment took office only in ago for the CSU and the but remain Germany’s ty leader. March but has become no- Social Democrats. chancellor following a pair Merkel’s predecessor, torious for squabbling. The Social Democrats’ of state election debacles, Gerhard Schroeder, ste- Sunday’s election in the leader, Andrea Nahles, de- German media reported. pped down as leader of central state of Hesse saw manded Sunday a “clear, Merkel had previously his center-left Social De- both Merkel’s conservati- binding timetable” for indicated that she plan- mocrats in 2004 as his ve Christian Democratic implementing govern- ned to seek another two government struggled, but Union and the center-left ment projects before the -year term as leader of remained chancellor. For Social Democrats lose sig- coalition faces an already- her Christian Democratic years, Merkel insisted that nificant ground, while the- agreed midterm review Union at a party congress the chancellor should also re were gains for both the next fall. in December, but appea- be party leader. Greens and the far-right Nahles declined to com- red to be moving quickly Merkel currently governs Alternative for Germany. ment yesterday on the re- to acknowledge pressure Germany in a “grand coali- Merkel’s party managed ports that Merkel might for renewal. ce 2005. an ongoing CDU leader- tion” of what traditionally an unimpressive win, nar- step down as CDU leader. Merkel has led the CDU News agency dpa cited ship meeting that she’s have been the country’s rowly salvaging a majority The chancellor was sche- since 2000 and has been unidentified party sour- prepared to step down as biggest parties — the CDU, for its regional governing duled to hold a news con- Germany’s chancellor sin- ces as saying Merkel told party leader but intends its Bavaria-only sister, the coalition with the Greens. ference later in the day. AP 30.10.2018 tue

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French urban climber Alain Robert has been banned from climbing any building in Britain after scaling one of London’s tallest skyscra- pers without ropes — and without permission. In context Robert climbed the 662-foot (202-meter) Heron Tower on Thurs- day as police cordoned off the building, closed roads and ushered It was subsequently revealed the Soviet bomb was 58 megatons - the spectators away. world’s biggest explosion to date and nearly 4,000 times more powerful He was arrested after the climb and appeared in a London court than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. on Friday. Robert pleaded guilty to causing a public nuisance and re- The explosion came at the height of the arms race between Russia and America during which time each country successfully produced bigger and ceived a 20-week suspended sentence and a 5,500 pound ($7,000) Venom more sophisticated thermonuclear weapons. fine. He was also barred from climbing all buildings in Britain “until room 3 Between 29 August 1949, when it exploded its first nuclear bomb, and 25 further notice.” 4:45, 9:30pm October 1990, the Soviet Union carried out 715 nuclear tests. The 56-year-old daredevil, known as “the French Spiderman,” has Director: Ruben Fleischer Although successive international treaties have sought to reduce the climbed many of the world’s tallest structures. Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed nuclear stockpile, there are still enough hydrogen bombs in the world to Before Thursday’s climb, he told reporters “I fully feel alive when Language: English (Chinese) destroy mankind many times over. my life is at stake.” Duration: 112min tue 30.10.2018

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Hamilton beats Vettel to F1 title again Jim Vertuno, Mexico City championship among his best ght have won if not for a three- and hardest. Their teams are spot starting grid penalty for ewis Hamilton and Sebas- ap photo still battling for the construc- driving too fast under a red flag Ltian Vettel hugged in a ges- tor’s championship. in practice. ture of mutual respect between “We have not had the fastest And Mercedes has seemed to two drivers with nine Formula car in the majority of races, but slip back the last two weeks. One championships between we won races,” Hamilton said. Hamilton was third in Texas them. “I’ve had some of the best races and struggled with his car Then Hamilton talked about of my career.” all weekend in Mexico City. winning the 2018 season tit- Vettel stormed into 2018 A strong start Sunday was le, his place in history and the by winning in Australia and followed by a clunky race just tough fight with Vettel to earn a Bahrain to put the pressure on to ensure a fourth for the cham- fifth career championship that Hamilton, who didn’t win until pionship. tied him with Argentina’s Juan the fourth race. Vettel’s season After the finish, Vettel got out Manuel Fangio for second-most came undone with a series of of his car and approached Ha- in F1 history. driver and team mistakes. None milton to congratulate him. “This is a precious moment was bigger than Vettel crashing “He drove superb all year. for me,” Hamilton said after out of the lead in a rainy German He was the better one of us securing the title Sunday at the Grand Prix to let Hamilton win. two,” Vettel said. “Five [cham- Mexican Grand Prix. That Ferrari calamity started a pionships] is something incredi- Vettel cradled his head in his streak of six wins in seven races ble. I asked him to keep pushing hands and wiped his brow, bra- for Hamilton, who hit his usual for next year. I need him to be at cing for hard questions about second-half stride. Vettel hasn’t his best to fight him again.” how a title chase he once led had won since the Belgian Grand Ferrari hasn’t won the driver’s once again slipped away. The Prix in August. championship since 2007. Ve- Hamilton (left) and Vettel embrace at the end of the F1 Mexico Grand Prix defeat may have been expected, “I can’t be too hard on myself ttel won all his championships but it was still painful. what I did in Germany. It was with Red Bull from 2010-2013. “It’s a horrible moment,” said Hamilton came into the race pionship celebration in the high the most costly one, but it’s part He signed with Ferrari in 2015 Vettel, a four-time champion with a lead so big that Vettel had altitude of Mexico City for the of racing,” Vettel said. “We just with the goal of bringing the who has finished second two to win and Hamilton had to fi- second consecutive year. didn’t have the pace to keep up championship back to F1’s most years in a row and three times in nish lower than seventh just to The 2018 season has been de- with Mercedes for a couple of famous team. his career. push the championship to the fined by the battle between Ha- races.” Hamilton gave a nod of respect “You put in a lot of work [...] next race in Brazil. milton and Vettel and their Mer- But a Ferrari resurgence of late to his title fight with Vettel. you hang in there as long as you Vettel made a fight of it, fi- cedes and Ferrari teams. only worsens the frustration of a “He fought so hard this year,” can. I’ve had three times now in nishing second to Red Bull’s In a year Hamilton admits he championship lost. Hamilton said. “The pressure that my life that sort of disappoint- Max Verstappen. Hamilton fi- often hasn’t had the strongest Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen won he would be under [...] that’s a lot ment,” Vettel said nished fourth, sparking a cham- car, he ranks his fifth career the U.S. Grand Prix. Vettel mi- to ride on one’s shoulders.” AP ad tue 30.10.2018

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Baseball the first to pitch into the eighth inning of a Series game on one day of rest since the Yankees’ Bob Turley in 1957. “All the haters, it’s time to be Red Sox top Dodgers for 4th quiet and show the guy some respect,” Martinez said. Price gave up a home run to David Freese on his first pitch , World Series title in 15 seasons then allowed just two more hits — the last a triple to Freese that Martinez lost in the third-inning ap photo twilight and allowed to drop behind him on the right field warning track. Price struck out five and walked two, retiring 14 in a row before a leadoff walk to Chris Taylor in the eighth ended his night after 89 pitches. He tapped his heart several times to Red Sox fans behind the first base dugout while walking to the bench. Joe Kelly struck out three strai- ght pinch hitters and Sale, origi- nally scheduled to start Game 5, fanned three more in the ninth. Sale ended by throwing a slider past a falling Manny Machado, a meager 4 for 22 (.182) in the Se- ries, and raised both arms. Bos- ton catcher Christian Vazquez ran out to jump on him with glee, and teammates from the dugout and bullpens followed. While Price rewrote his own October legacy, Kershaw was unable to do the same as he fell to 1-4 with a 6.06 ERA in post- season elimination games. Pla- gued at times by an aching back, the 30-year-old lefty no longer is the dominant pitcher who won three Cy Young Awards, his famous 12-to-6 breaking ball Ronald Blum, Los Angeles the 103-victory and defending some holding babies, some wa- “Just rallying the troops and let- now more 10 to 4:30. champion Houston Astros in the tching children run across the ting them know — we’re the best Kershaw allowed four runs hris Sale’s final pi- playoffs. Cora, a player on Bos- outfield in glee. team on the planet, and to start and seven hits — three of them tch for this Boston ju- ton’s 2007 champions, became “This is the greatest Red Sox playing like it.” homers — in seven innings. He ggernaut triggered a the first manager from Puerto team in history,” owner John The 33-year-old Price, a Cy is 9-10 with a 4.32 ERA in 30 celebration on the Do- Rico to win a title and just the Henry proclaimed after recei- Young Award winner in 2012, postseason appearances, a huge Cdger Stadium infield, among fifth rookie skipper overall. ving the Series trophy. long pitched under an October drop from his 153-69 record and thousands of fans who made “I don’t know where we stand After losing to Houston in shadow cast by his regular-sea- 2.39 ERA during the regular their way to California — and in history and all that,” said Game 7 last year by the same 5-1 son success. He had been 0-9 season. even outside Fenway Park back Dave Dombrowski, the club’s score, the Dodgers became the in 11 postseason starts before “It just hurts worse when you home. The quest is complete. president of baseball opera- first team ousted on its home defeating Astros ace Justin Ver- make it all the way and get se- Yes, these 2018 Red Sox really tions. “If somebody would say field in consecutive World Se- lander in the clinching Game 5 cond place,” he said. are that great. you’re going to win 119 games ries since the New York Giants of the AL Championship Series. Kershaw began aggressively, A team to remember from top and lose 57, we’d never, ever fa- by the New York Yankees at the The left-hander won his third throwing strikes on his first six to bottom. A season to savor thom that.” Polo Grounds in 1936 and ‘37. straight start Sunday and beca- pitches, and the Red Sox were from start to finish. Pearce hit a two-run homer on Los Angeles remains without a me the first pitcher to beat Cy ready. David Price proved his post- Clayton Kershaw’s sixth pitch. championship since 1988. Young winners in the finale of Andrew Benintendi hit a one- season mettle, Steve Pearce ho- Solo homers by Mookie Betts in “Ran up against a very good an LCS and the World Series in out single and Pearce pulled a mered twice and Boston beat the sixth inning and J.D. Mar- ballclub — and just a little bit the same year. fastball over the middle of the the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 tinez in the seventh quieted the too much for us,” said manager plate and sent it 405 feet into yesterday [Macau time] to finish Los Angeles crowd. Pearce ad- Dave Roberts, who played for the left-field pavilion. off a one-sided World Series in ded a solo drive off Pedro Baez Boston’s 2004 champions. While the crowd of 54,367 was five games. in the eighth, then was selected Boston outscored the Dodgers stunned, Freese woke up fans in A tormented franchise during the Series MVP after the game. 28-16 and had only a slightly This is the the bottom half. He drove Pri- decades of despair before en- “Best feeling in my life,” Pearce better batting average at .222 to ce’s first pitch 402 feet to the ding an 86-year championship said. .180. But the Red Sox got timely greatest Red opposite field and into the right drought in 2004, the Red Sox Acquired in June from Toron- hitting and won their ninth tit- Sox team in field pavilion. have become baseball’s team of to, Pearce had three homers le, tying the Athletics for third- Betts homered on a slider that the century with four titles in 15 and seven RBIs in the final 11 most behind the Yankees (27) history. stayed in the strike zone after seasons. innings of the Series. Thousands and Cardinals (11). John Henry going 0 for 13 in Los Angeles this “Seeing all these grown men of Boston fans remained on the All that stood between the Red Sox owner weekend, the first postseason over there, just acting like kids, first-base side of the stadium Red Sox and a sweep was an home run of his career coming that’s what it’s all about,” Price long after the final out, chanting 18-inning loss in Game 3, the “I’ve been through a lot in three in his 87th at-bat. Martinez ho- said after pitching three-hit ball “Let’s go Red Sox!” and singing longest World Series game ever. years since I came here, but this mered in the seventh, driving a into the eighth inning on short “Sweet Caroline.” They trailed 4-0 in the seven- is why I came,” said Price, who fastball to straightway center. rest. “This is why I came to Bos- Of course, they let loose a few th inning of Game 4 when Sale like Kershaw can opt out of his By then, Red Sox fans had ton.” choice words about the rival rose from the dugout bench for lucrative contract in the coming started planning for the April 9 After losing on opening day, Yankees, too. “I never knew the- a fiery, profane, motivational days and become a free agent. home opener against Toronto, Alex Cora’s team romped to re were so many Red Sox fans rant, and his teammates woke After allowing two runs over when the championship flag will a 17-2 start and a club-record here,” Martinez said. up in time to rally for a 9-6 win. six innings to win Game 2 last be raised over Fenway after Bos- 108 wins, then went 11-3 in the Players’ families, many dres- Boston never trailed in Game 5. Wednesday, Price got two outs ton opens with an 11-game trip postseason, dispatching the sed in red, congregated on the “I didn’t say anything that anyo- in the ninth inning of Friday’s out West. “It wasn’t as easy as 100-win New York Yankees and field to join the celebration, ne didn’t know,” Sale explained. marathon game. He became what people think,” Cora said. AP THE 70 percent of Venice covered Station Air quality BUZZ in water by flooding Roadside 70-100 Moderate Around three-quarters of the Italian Venice statistics. The last time levels lagoon city of Venice has been flooded topped 160 centimeters, which had High after strong winds raised the water le- been forecast, was in December 1979. Density 55-75 vel by 156 centimeters before receding, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said Residental officials said Monday. a series of underwater barriers being Moderate Venice frequently floods when high erected in the lagoon, nicknamed Mo- Area opinion winds push in water from the lagoon, ses, would have prevented the inun- but yesterday’s levels were exceptional. dation. The project is long overdue, Ambient 70-100 The peak level was the highest reached beset by cost overruns and corruption Moderate source: dsmg source: Our Desk since December 2008, according to scandals. Renato Marques WORLD BRIEFS Macau: Under terror attack How old is cacao? New Japan’s Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the right time to yesterday at Tokyo’s Meiji panic. Macau is currently under a silent “terrorist research pushes back date Shrine. The wedding attack” that is making (innocent) victims all over took place in one of the town. Candice Choi, pagoda-like buildings in No, this attack in not perpetrated by any of the AP Food & Health Writer the shrine complex and well-known worldwide terrorist groups but, instead, ap photo included an exchange of by a local group of scammers called the “Former ew research stren- rings and a sharing of a Kind of Real Estate Agents.” (FKREA) Ngthens the case that cup of sake. More on p12 As I will explain, the FKREA is a very complex people used the chocolate organization because their members operate solo, ingredient cacao in South in groups, and in random partnerships with other America 5,400 years ago, ap photo members of the group – or even in cooperation with underscoring the seed’s real Real Estate Agents, who are so difficult to track radical transformation that everyone gave up, or at least that is, in my view, into today’s Twix bars and the logical reason that justifies their existence. M&M candies. In fact, it all comes from the long-waited New Ren- Tests indicate traces of Israel-Palestine tal Law passed by the Legislative Assembly (AL) in cacao on artifacts from an Israeli aircraft struck August last year, which took effect a whole six mon- archaeologic site in Ecua- dozens of militant ths after its promulgation in the Official Gazette. dor, according to a stu- sites across the Gaza The idea, according to the proposal initiated by dy published yesterday. Strip early Saturday as militants fired some 30 nine lawmakers, was to tackle disputes between That’s about 1,500 years rockets into Israel, in landlords and tenants as well as to improve the le- older than cacao’s known the heaviest exchange gal framework that regulates the real estate agen- domestication in Central of fire between the cies. America. A worker holds dried cacao seeds bitter enemies in several Well, after a few months of enforcement; I must “It’s the earliest site now weeks. say, it worked! But only in favor of those who were with domesticated cacao,” already the most protected (the landlords), as the said Cameron McNeil of Egypt-Sudan Sudan ap photo new rules did not establish any maximum cap on Lehman College in New has lifted a ban on rental increases, while “easing” the process for lan- York, who was not invol- agricultural imports from dlords to deal with tenants. ved in the research. Egypt, the latest sign of mending relations But, besides the amendments to the Civil Code The ancient South Ame- between Cairo and Articles 969-1056, which relate to lease agreemen- rican civilization likely Khartoum. ts, and besides immediate consequences that were didn’t use cacao to make even perceived as “good for everyone,” there are chocolate since there’s no other indirect consequences to the enforcement of established history of indi- the New Rental Law on the real estate market. genous populations in the ap photo In practical terms, it resulted in the closure or se- region using it that way, mi-closure of a high number of “fake agencies” that researchers led by the Uni- were popping up like mushrooms in every, and I versity of British Columbia mean, on every single street. in Canada said. Any corner shop was able to set up a desk with a But the tests indicate the Germany Angela Merkel has confirmed bunch of A4 printed papers hanging on the windows civilization used the cacao that she plans to step advertising presumed apartments to rent or sell. If seed, not just the fruity down as leader of her many of those closed doors, the fact is almost all pulp. The seeds are the conservative party after The inside of a cacao pod of them would continue to operate in even more part of the cacao pod used 18 years but says she secrecy than before, becoming just phone numbers to make chocolate. will remain German and WeChat contacts passed from phone to phone Indigenous populations tested positive for cacao by sweetened, it was with ho- chancellor for the rest of and through word of mouth. in the upper Amazon re- all three methods. Others ney. the current parliamentary Contrary to what happened before, these people gion today use cacao for tested positive for cacao By the 1580s, cacao was term. More on p15 now have no name, no physical location, no “com- fermented drinks and jui- traces as well, but were not being regularly imported pany” name and can “mediate” deals between lan- ces, and it’s probably how as old. into Spain and spread to Spain-Venezuela A Spanish court has given dlord and tenants that are not registered anywhere. it was used thousands of How cacao’s use spread other European countries preliminary authorization If, before, they were mostly categorized as just a years ago as well, resear- between South America with milk being added for an aide of late “witness” signature, now they are not even that. chers said. and Central America is not along the way. It wasn’t President Hugo Chavez They simply do not technically exist. Scientists mostly agree clear. But by the time Spa- until the 1800s that manu- to be extradited to As for the others, the “real ones,” the properly re- that cacao was first domes- nish explorers arrived in facturing advances in the Venezuela. Claudia Diaz gistered agencies operating allegedly according to ticated in South America Central America in the late Netherlands transformed is being sought along the applicable laws, they have become almost out instead of Central America 1400s, they found people chocolate into a solid pro- with her husband Adrian of reach for most (but not to say all) working class as previously believed. The were using it to make hot duct, Norton said. Velasquez for alleged people, selling at “market rates” only achievable at study in Nature Ecology & and cold chocolate drinks Michael Laiskonis, who money laundering. a CEO level. Evolution provides fresh with spices, often with a teaches chocolate classes At the end of the day, the working class becomes evidence. foamy top. the Institute of Culinary forced to cope with the “terrorists” if they want a Three types of tests were “For most of the modern Education, said he’s seeing ap photo roof above their heads; that is, being led to pay conducted using artifac- period, it was a beverage,” a growing interest in cacao heavy commissions like a fiefdom to everyone with ts from the Santa Ana-La said Marcy Norton, a his- flavors, indicating a return absolutely no guarantee of anything, living with their Florida site in Ecuador. torian at the University of to a time when chocolate hearts in their mouths, waiting for the day that an One tested for the presen- Pennsylvania and author wasn’t just an ingredient SMS from an unknown number arrives, stating in a ce of theobromine, a key of “Sacred Gifts, Profane buried in a candy bar. Mexico Several language that you cannot read: “The owner wants compound in cacao; ano- Pleasures: A History of To- He said he tries to in- thousand Central the house back. You need to leave on ‘X’ day.” ther tested for preserved bacco and Chocolate in the corporate chocolate’s past American migrants On the other hand, we will soon have a few dozen particles that help archeo- Atlantic World.” into his classes, including planned to resume less straws in our landfill and we all hope and strive logists identify ancient The chocolate drinks a 1644 recipe that combi- their trek through southern Mexico before for all Canidrome greyhounds to be adopted, prefe- plant use; a third used in Central America often nes Mayan and Aztec ver- dawn yesterday, while rably out of Macau, otherwise they will get evicted DNA testing to identify ca- contained maize and dif- sions of drinks with Euro- authorities in that country too and that, yes, can cause a major societal issue cao. fer from the hot chocolate pean influences. and Guatemala tried to and a rampage (not underestimating, just prioriti- Residue from one cera- sold in the U.S. They did “It’s something that’s sort out the killing of zing). mic artifact estimated to not contain milk, Norton always been transfor- a migrant at a border be 5,310 to 5,440 years old said, and when they were ming,” he said. crossing.