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CHINA A sinkhole in a northeastern Chinese city swallowed five people in a dramatic scene that Beijing shores up stocks was captured on security video and shared widely on Chinese social media. A provincial broadcaster said P9 four people were injured in ahead of military parade the Saturday incident in the provincial capital of Harbin. The surveillance camera video shows pedestrians walking or standing on the sidewalk when it suddenly gave in. Three people fell straight into the hole, while montage ap photo/photo a woman clung to pipes just underneath the sidewalk. Another person standing on the edge fell sideways into the hole.

Australia A Sydney man accused of recruiting foreign fighters to battle the Syrian regime lost a court challenge yesterday to the Australian law that he was charged with breaking. Hamdi Alqudsi, 41, was charged under the Crime (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 after he allegedly helped seven men go to Syria between June and October in 2013 so they could fight for Jabhat al-Nusra and other al-Qaida affiliates. ap photo

South Sudan A spokesman for rebels in South Sudan expressed doubt yesterday that President Salva Kiir is committed to a peace deal Water issues he signed the previous day. There were no reports of fighting yesterday. While rebel and opposition leader Worries remain Riek Machar is happy that Kiir signed the compromise agreement, the long list of reservations cited by over housing pipe Kiir signals “a lack of commitment,” said James Gatdet Dak, a spokesman for P4 Machar. network safety More on backpage INSIDE 28.08.2015 fri

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Subsidy schemes ‘to NU’s initial plan to open be amended,’ Tam’s Ba branch on Hengqin Is- BNU seeking to open land features support servi- word ces for Macau corporate en- Secretary for Social Affairs and tities interested in doing bu- Hengqin branch in Culture, Mr Alexis Tam, pledged “to siness there, said the bank’s amend the assessment procedures of executive director Ronald subsiding schemes for underprivileged Kan. He confirmed that BNU individuals and families,” a note from is looking to open a branch second half of 2016 the Government Information Bureau on Hengqin Island in the se- reads. The pledge was made following cond half of 2016. a report released by the Commission On the sidelines of a cere- of Audit, which indicated irregularities mony to launch the bank’s of the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) triple currency credit card in handling subsidy applications. yesterday, Mr Kan clarified Secretary Tam has instructed IAS to that BNU is still in talks systemize its assessment standard, and with mainland and Macau to make appropriate changes to subsidy authorities about the possi- verification methods and allocation bility of opening a branch in mechanisms in the following 60 days. Hengqin. The bank already owns Current account a representative office in recorded a ‘large mainland China, and thus would be allowed to directly surplus’ last year open a branch in Hengqin without having to first open The current account continued to a representative office. register “a large surplus at MOP169.5 billion in 2014 due to net service “BNU set up a representa- exports. Meanwhile, the financial tive office in Shanghai about non-reserve assets, the dominant ten years ago (…) so when component of the financial account, we were in talks with autho- showed a net increase of MOP97.1 rities [we concluded that] billion mainly driven by recurrent they consider that enough. growth in foreign financial assets of Hopefully our branch will residents and the government sector,” be approved and launched the Monetary Authority (AMCM) in the second half of next Ronald Kan announced yesterday in the preliminary year,” he said. balance of payments report. Exports of Mr Kan recalled that, “we Macau. “We are not being Hengqin is now BNU’s fo- cation process but that UM goods leaped by 19.7% year-on-year and have seen many Macau too aggressive, saying we cus, while its Shanghai ope- management has to give imports of goods increased by 15.5%. companies moving to Hen- would like to move every- rations will remain as they their green light to the pro- With a much larger basis of imports gqin, so they’re very inte- thing to Hengqin overnight. currently are. According to ject. than exports, the merchandise trade rested [in our plan]. BNU We prefer to go step-by-­ Mr Kan, the bank has no “The Hengqin campus is deficit enlarged from MOP85.4 billion sees this potential, and we step, but do it safely and plans to turn the represen- under Macau’s jurisdiction, in 2013 to MOP98.2 billion in 2014. are applying to set up a comfortably,” he promised. tative office into a branch. so we don’t need [to make On the other hand, said the AMACM branch there. So our aim He stressed that BNU is Asked whether the bank any] special arrangemen- note, “both service exports and service is to support Macau indus- required to follow China’s has to go through a similar ts to open a branch there. imports decreased in 2014, falling by tries in their moves across banking laws and liaise with process to set up a branch BNU holds a very strong in- 0.9% and 10.5%, respectively. As service the border.” authorities in Macau and at the University of Macau’s terest in setting up a branch imports dropped by a larger magnitude, BNU’s initial business the services account continued to the mainland, in particular Hengqin campus, Mr Kan there but it’s not a decision record an increasing surplus, up from plan focuses on supporting with China’s Banking Regu- clarified that they’re not that can be made solely by MOP333.4 billion in 2013 to MOP339.4 the corporate entities of latory Commission. required to follow an appli- BNU,” he recalled. billion in 2014.” Mr Kan added that if UM management allows them to open a branch they will not War correspondent’s BNU launches triple currency hesitate to move forward. 1937 photos on show “We are still in talks but credit card there’s no application pro- A photo exhibition of Fong Dazeng, the cess involved. It’s not be- late war correspondent at Lugou Bridge anco Nacional Ultramarino son Li, general manager of UnionPay, cause we’re having difficul- Incident, will open at the Macao Forum. B(BNU) and UnionPay have launched at BNU’s press conference yesterday, ties, but because they have The exhibition will feature the then-25- a triple currency credit card specifically the bank is a good partner and the tripe procedures that they need year old journalist’s news reports and designed for customers who often tra- currency credit card will significantly to follow,” he conceded. photographs that recorded the history vel between Macau, Hong Kong and improve cardholders’ experiences. China’s economic turmoil of the Chinese National Revolutionary mainland China, as well as to overseas BNU’s executive director, Ronald Kan, is unlikely to have a great Army’s battle against the Japanese countries. highlighted some of the card’s advanta- impact on BNU since the in July 7, 1937 at Lugou Bridge (also known as the Marco Polo Bridge). “It is the only ‘triple currency’ credit ges: “when customers use their cards in bank has no investments in The Indent is seen as the marker for card in Macau allowing cardholders to mainland China and Hong Kong, spen- the mainland, according to the start of China’s War of Resistance spend [their money] in mainland Chi- ding is billed in RMB and HKD respec- Mr Kan. He concluded by Against Japanese Aggression that lasted na, Macau and Hong Kong and settle tively, thus eliminating all exchange saying, “We are not being eight years between 1937 and 1941. in RMB, MOP, and HKD respectively,” rate fluctuation.” Furthermore, he said affected. Customers that do Organized by the Macao Media Workers BNU said. Moreover, foreign transac- that customers who hold a RMB, MOP have investments in Chi- Association and the Chinese Educators tion fees on spending in all other over- and HKD bank account could use a sim- na or Hong Kong may have Association of Macau, the exhibition seas countries are waived. ple auto-pay method to settle their cre- their fingers burned, but it’s will run up until September 2. According to a statement made by Carl- dit card bills. too early to tell.”

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澳聞 MACAU 3 more garbage during hungry ghost festival Redemption for zodiac Civic Affairs Bureau issues banknote 135 warnings and eight fines to start on August 31

he Civic and Muni- by residents burning paper cipal Affairs Bureau sacrificial offerings genera- he Monetary Autho- (IACM) has issued ap photo ted two more tons of garbage Trity (AMCM) remin- 135 warnings and than usual, and that the clea- ded subscribers of popu- Teight fines to residents who ning company collected even lar zodiac banknotes to violated fire safety and public more in areas such as North adhere to their reserved space regulations when per- Taipa, Fai Chi Kei and the dates to redeem their forming Hungry Ghost Festi- Northern District. banknotes of choice after val rituals. Mr Ho told TDM that “bur- the online registration According to local folk tra- ning paper sacrificial offerin- period just closed. dition, a person’s spirit conti- gs in the street is a local tra- Registrants have to go to nues to live in the underworld dition and is permitted by the their preferred bank with after they have passed away, General Regulations Gover- their identity card during and the person therefore still ning Public Space. However, business hours from Au- has “material needs and desi- residents still need to abide gust 31 to November 20 res” for things such as accom- by the regulations, including for redemption. modation and entertainment. choosing an appropriate loca- For those unavailable to By burning sacrificial offe- tion to ignite the joss papers redeem the notes them- rings, the living descendants and only burning them inside selves, they may entrust hope that their ancestors are an iron bucket.” another individual throu- able to receive them in the “Residents also should clean gh authorization, said the underworld. tween August 14 and 26. residents had received a war- up the remains after the ri- AMCM. Prior to the Hungry Ghost The IACM also dispatched ning and eight were prosecu- tual; they normally do, but in The package of the Festival taking place yester- 13 inspectors during the past ted and fined MOP600. some locations the situation banknotes include four day, the Fire Services Bureau few nights, where it found Head of the IACM’s Division is left unchecked. Therefore types, which are dragon, had received 22 fire alerts and remaining paper and fruit of Environmental Hygiene, we need to follow up with pu- snake, horse and goat. requests for help attributed to offerings left discarded in Ho Peng Hung, acknowledged blic education and law enfor- For more information, the burning of joss papers be- the street. As of Tuesday, 135 that the remains left behind cement,” he explained. BY visit www.amcm.gov.mo.

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Mr Chiang Chong Fai, People’s Alliance Mr Chu Wai Man, Macao Water

adopted in the region were “durable” and “secure” enou- gh, having a lifespan of at least Citizens push for regulation to 50 years, except when dama- ged due to external factors. In addition, he assured the govern secondary water supply public of the water quality in the territory by explaining that every day inspections n light of Hong Kong’s vate buildings, guest speaker demands, which require ad- The president noted that the would be randomly carried Ihigh-profile discovery of Chiang Chong Fai, who pre- ditional resources for the con- prevalent concerns among out across the city at approxi- lead-contaminated drinking sides over the Macao Associa- siderable workload involved those who had no idea of qua- mately 90 locations to ensure water followed by the local tion of Consumers of Public therein. Chiang accepted the- lity standards and inspections a high water quality standard. government’s response of tes- Utility Companies, told media se reasons, yet expressed his prior to the incident in Hong The majority of the existing ting the water quality in pu- that many citizens believe that desire to see official guideli- Kong were always regarding pipeline network was said to blic housing, the civil group the government has a vital nes come out to instruct locals a lack of support from the go- still be usable, even though it Macau Institution of People’s role in overseeing the region’s on how to maintain their own vernment, which he thought had not undergone any reno- Alliance yesterday explored in water supply into the future. water supplies. should take the initiative to vations since 1982, three years its regular forum the necessity “Everyone’d be so delighted “How can the government offer assistance. before the utility company was of introducing specific regula- to see the tap water at home guarantee the water coming Regarding whether or not the granted a 25-year concession. tions targeting the secondary up to scratch,” he said. “Yet is from household faucets has materials used for the region’s Chu also said that the water water supply in the region. such a thing possible?” passed the standards in light of underground water pipelines company has already diverted Given that the existing law The authorities have pre- its capabilities?” he questioned. might taint the water they some of the pipeline renovation governing water supply does viously explained that their “Yet does this mean the autho- carry, Chu Wai Man, Deputy roadworks away from bustling not cover the water quality limited manpower makes it rities don’t have to take care of General Manager from Ma- avenues to avoid traffic chaos inside of either public or pri- impossible to address such the water quality therein?” cao Water, said that the pipes that might ensue. Staff reporter

Oil pollution at Second phase of Island Zhuhai tourist spot hospital construction prompts clearing to start at year-end efforts from officials he invitation to tender Tfor the construction of the second public hospital’s huhai’s tourist island led from a capsized vessel in polyclinic and auxiliary faci- Zof Miaowan has been hit an area of water close to the lity building received a total by heavy oil pollution, alle- polluted site. of 11 bids from the public on gedly caused by a leak in a The task force dispatched Wednesday. nearby overturned vessel, by the mainland authority The construction project leaving the region’s marine on Wednesday is currently for the two blocks, which officials scrambling to remo- working on clearing the was expected to commence ve the greasy pollutants from pollutants out of the water at the end of the year, was the sea. using oil-absorbent sheets. budgeted to cost roughly be- According to the Guangdong The officials estimated that tween 683 million and 880 Maritime Safety Administra- their work is nearing com- million. The general hospi- tion, roughly 200 square me- pletion and stressed that the tal forms the largest single massive scale of the com- truction of the above two ters of sea near the pier of the pollution has had no impact building in the complex, plex’s construction, which sections could take at least island dubbed “China’s Mal- on the nearby fish breeding covering an area of 11,000 also required consultations 418 days to be completed, dives” was covered in black industry. square meters in the center with professionals about the and will provide around 500 oil, which coated both cargo Miaowan, situated about of the plot, while another fa- roof. In addition, he stressed employment opportunities. boats and nearby marine life. 49 kilometers to the south cility with an area of 4,000 that the phased tender pro- Hoi added that the first stage The authorities’ initial pro- of Hong Kong and one of the square meters will sit on the cess would cause no delay to of construction for the foun- be into the matter suggested mainland city’s farthest away western side of the complex. the construction project due dation of the staff dormitory that the chemicals could have island clusters, is the only Tomás Hoi, from the Infras- to the employment of on-site and the nursing college is come from vessel fuel, des- island with wild coral. It has tructure Development Office, officials for coordination and currently in progress and pite their origin remaining been hailed as one of the top said that the authorities had thorough monitoring of rela- will be close to completion in unconfirmed. However, it ten most beautiful islands in to request for tenders in se- ted departments. the first quarter of next year. was speculated that they hai- Guangdong. parate phases owing to the It was said that the cons- Staff reporter fri 28.08.2015

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Mainland importer St. Regis Macao to open seizes retail opportunities in December 17 free trade zone

he St. Regis Macao, a lu- supermarket selling imported goods in Shen- xury hotel located in the Azhen’s Qianhai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) has fourth tower of Sands Co- gained popularity amongst mainland shoppers. tai Central, is scheduled to Running a cross-border e-commerce company, Topen on December 17, according to the businessman is hoping to open a chain of 15 a press release. stores in the mainland’s free trade zones, inclu- The hotel announced that it is now ding one in Hengqin FTZ by the end of this year. receiving reservations from guests The supermarket sells commodities that are with rooms available as of December commonly seen in the SARs but are less easy to 17. come by in the mainland. A shopper from Zhon- Sands Cotai Central’s fourth and fi- gshan told TDM that she would be reducing her nal tower is still under development. trips to Hong Kong and Macau because she no The St. Regis Macao features 400 longer needs to travel to purchase daily neces- hotel rooms and suites, as well as a sities. mix of Eastern and Western restau- The e-commerce company’s manager, Ni Jun, rant options, including the hotel’s said that he has invested millions of yuan in ope- signature restaurant The Manor, and Artist’s rendition of St. Regis Macao ning the supermarket, where most of the goods the St. Regis Bar. A spa will also open are imported from Southeast Asia, Europe and on the 38th floor. go the necessary training to ensure ger of sales and marketing for the St. Japan. The businessman sees a great business Sands China said in an interim re- they fully comprehend and embrace Regis Macao in a statement. She ad- opportunity in selling imported goods to main- port filed with the Hong Kong Sto- the hotel’s luxury standard philoso- ded that the hotel’s world-renowned land residents, as every day many shoppers tra- ck Exchange this month that the phy. He recalled that the hotel strives standard of service strengthens their vel to Hong Kong simply to buy daily necessities. total budget for the completed pro- to provide an “uncompromising, per- ability to raise Macau’s profile as a Mr Ni told TDM that there currently isn’t a dif- ject would be set at about USD380 sonalized, and seductive experience” world center of tourism and leisure. ference between the purchase prices in the trade million. to guests. Rates start from HKD2,688 for a zone and retail prices in Hong Kong shops. He The Sands Cotai Central opened in “We believe we are perfectly posi- Deluxe Room. The hotel is also pro- revealed that his company records a turnover of phases, beginning in April 2012. tioned to cater to a new generation moting a celebratory package inclu- 3 million yuan per day, and that he has been in The St. Regis Macao’s general ma- of both leisure and corporate trave- ding butler service, daily breakfast, talks with the FTZs’ Administrative Committees nager Paul Cunningham said in sta- lers who seek a different experience,” welcome beverages, and late check-­ about the possibility of expanding his business to tement that all of the staff will under- said Daniella Tonetto, general mana- out, among other benefits. CP Hengqin and other FTZs. BY

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Looking into the future, Pakeong says he’s eager to play more gigs outside of Macau, ‘People in the mainland are and even outside Asia. Audiences in Macau are pro- bably too well behaved for rock thirsty for rock and roll’ and roll, he conceded. “The audience in Macau is quite polite. And this is not what I want. I want people to get crazy, so we try hard to dri- ve them and encourage them to be more like us,” he said. Pakeong acknowledged that most people here might not fully comprehend what rock and roll is: “They think [the genre is] noisy and naughty but we are not. We are telling a story, sharing our lives and feelings.” Nevertheless, he recognized that Macau’s music scene is slowly changing. “I think more people like our music now. They have started understan- ding it. They are learning and we are growing, so Macau is changing.” Fortes Pakeong Sequeira “Blademark, Exhibition by Pakeong” is on display until Catarina Pinto that shows and shares greater lines of the opening ceremony of the artworks now on display September 12. enthusiasm for the genre. of “Blademark, Exhibition by at Albergue’s A2 Gallery. “Blademark” are marking lthough local artist “We’ve got fans in Taiwan Pakeong” at Albergue SCM on “I can now fully express my- their anniversary on Septem- Aand “Blademark” lead sin- and mainland China, and Wednesday. self by combining graphics, ber 5 with a festival at Alber- ger Fortes Pakeong Sequeira they’re crazy. Mainland people The rock and roll band is com- visual arts and music and I fi- gue, featuring gigs and several acknowledges that Macau’s au- are thirsty for rock and roll. memorating its tenth anniver- nally [found] the time to mer- booths selling local products, diences are starting to unders- Everybody gets crazy, shouting sary this year. Pakeong found ge them together. All the works including food and beverages. tand what rock and roll is all and they ask for more,” he sha- inspiration from the band’s here are about rock and roll, Three other bands have also about, it’s the mainland crowd red with reporters on the side- songs when completing most my life, my band,” he said. been invited to play. ad fri 28.08.2015

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corporate bits pierre hermé paris macarons & Dalian Wanda buys chocolats set to open at studio city

Pierre Hermé Paris has announced plans for its first boutique in Macau at Studio City. Offering a true Parisian Ironman triathlon brand experience, the collections of Macarons & Chocolats will be available exclusively within The Boulevard at Studio City, when the integrated resort opens on October 27. The boutique in Macau will offer Pierre Hermé Paris Ma- carons such as Infiniment Chocolat Paineiras (Pure Ori- for USD650m gin Brazilian Dark Chocolate), Infiniment Rose (Rose & Rose Petal) or Mogador (Milk Chocolate & Passion Fruit), to name a few. hinese property and ci- sport’s “unique charm and challen- nema giant Dalian Wanda ge” is expected to attract the coun- Group said yesterday that try’s millions of cyclists and tens of bloomberg it is buying the company millions of runners. Cthat owns the Ironman triathlon The acquisition adds to Wanda’s brand and race series as it forecas- growing stable of sports busines- ts explosive demand in China for ses. In February, it bought Swiss the sport. marketing firm Infront Sports & Wanda is paying USD650 million Media for 1.05 billion euros (then for Tampa, Fla.-based World Tria- $1.2 billion). A month earlier, it thlon Corp., which it called “a jewel took a 20 percent stake in Spanish cesl asia holds kids movie day in the crown of world endurance champion football team Atletico sports,” the company said in a sta- Madrid for 45 million euros. CESL Asia held its Kids Movie Day for the fifth consecu- tement. Wanda Chairman Wang Jianlin, tive year. The company’s Social Investment (CSI) Team accompanied around 80 kids to watch the animated mo- The deal to buy World Triathlon, one of China’s richest individuals, vie, Doraemon – Nobita and the Space Heroes, followed which operates 250 events a year, said in July that he expected the by a lunch party at McDonald’s restaurant in the Macao “will bring a top international company to acquire two more Science Center. competition to China for the first Dalian Wanda Group Co. Chairman Wang sports businesses by the end of CESL Asia invited less fortunate kids from four local chil- time,” it said. Jianlin the year, though they would have dcare institutions, namely the Cradle of Hope Association, Caritas Family Services, ECF Macau Fellowship Orpha- “Triathlons are on the cusp of to have operations that can “take nage, and Mong-Há Children and Youth Home. explosion in China,” the company ming, biking and running, have root” in China. To enhance the young guests’ experience at the mo- said in the statement. The purcha- grown in popularity and are now Wanda operates dozens of malls, vies, the CSI Team specially purchased gift sets made se “enables Wanda to secure core an Olympic event. More people cinemas and hotels in China. It and packaged by mentally and physically disabled indi- resources and assets in the global in China are paying attention to also owns the U.S. movie theatre viduals from the Fu Hong Association and distributed the gifts to the kids participating in the event. sports industry.” fitness as their incomes rise, the chain AMC and British yachtmaker Triathlons, which combine swim- company said, adding that the Sunseeker. AP/Bloomberg ad Real Estate Matters All you wanted to know about property investment – Character, cash, condition (part 2 of 8)

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This is the second installment is lose-lose situation for you. and not inhabitable, you may of an eight part series identi- One thing to bear in mind end up spending an awful lot fying the key factors in choo- when purchasing an older more. sing the right investment pro- property in Macau is the len- Hence, it is crucial to observe perty and putting your money gth of time you can get the the condition of every pros- to work. mortgage for. pective property and take into account the potential repair Real estate factor no 4: Real estate factor no 5: fees required, then factor into Character - Age of the Cash - Price of the property the overall pricing of the pro- property: Price is clearly a major consi- perty to see if it is still wor- The age of the property is an deration, hence it is essential thwhile buying that property. important factor in determi- to do market research in the ning its value. Older proper- neighbourhood for proper- To conclude, we have sha- ties have very different styles ties similar to those you are red with you some valuable from modern properties, and looking for before making a insights into real estate in- this can be both a pro and a decision. vestment as a very feasible con. Additionally, if you intend to method to grow your money, Pro in the sense that if your take on financing, you can create a steady passive inco- property preserves some nice check out the different bank me to achieve your long-term traditional architectural de- interest rates, and any rela- financial goal, and essential signs or features larger rooms ted bank charges so that the tips for choosing a property than a modern property, it costs don’t catch you by sur- to fulfill that aim. may be very attractive for the prise when making the final The next step is to take action prospective client, you could purchase. and contact your property take the opportunity to in- agent. crease the selling price, hence Real estate factor no 6: We wish you success in your making better profits. Condition of the property real estate investments! Con in the sense that if the Arguably one of the most im- client prefers properties with portant attributes to look out NEXT WEEK; Part 3 in the more contemporary designs, for in a property. All you wanted to know about this could have a dire impact You may have found the best property investment - “What on your older property given location, the biggest size at is the cost of buying property that it is harder to sell or rent, the most affordable price, and what should I be aware ending up in price wars which but if it is in poor condition of? fri 28.08.2015

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Gov’t intervenes to shore up stocks ahead of military parade

hina’s government intervened in the sto- ck market yesterday ap photo to end a USD5 trillion Crout, according to people fami- liar with the matter. China wants to stabilize equi- ties before a Sept. 3 military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the victory over Japan during World War II, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the move wasn’t publicly announ- ced. The intervention is the la- test measure to ensure nothing detracts from the parade, an event the government will use to demonstrate its rising mili- tary and political might. The Shanghai Composite Index swung from a loss of 0.7 percent to rally 5.3 percent in the last hour of trading, ending its stee- pest five-day rout since 1996. The government bought large-com- pany stocks, according to one of the people. The China Securities Regulatory Commission didn’t immediately respond to a faxed request for comment. A man walks past a bank’s electronic board showing the share index around the world at Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday A gauge of 50-day volatility on the Shanghai Composite surged an unprecedented rescue, ac- ld as China’s commander in industrial companies jumped the first time in 10 days. The to its highest level since 1997 cording to people familiar with chief. Such events, usually held more than 6.8 percent on the Hang Seng Index rose 3.6 per- this week amid signs the go- the situation. on major anniversaries of the CSI 300 Index yesterday. Indus- cent from a two-year low. Tra- vernment had pulled back from Stocks failed to sustain gains country’s founding, serve as a trial & Commercial Bank of Chi- ding volumes in Shanghai were rescue measures to support the on Wednesday after the central key ritual in establishing the na Ltd. advanced 4.7 percent, 12 percent below the 30-day world’s second-largest stock bank cut interest rates and re- Communist Party chief’s supre- and Bank of China Ltd. rallied average. Bloomberg market. Officials previously ar- duced the amount of required me authority over the country. 6.3 percent. Both stocks climbed med state agency China Securi- reserves for banks. The index Party leaders, government the most since early July. ties Finance Corp. with more tumbled 42 percent from its officials and military comman- “Heavyweight stocks like than $400 billion to purchase mid-June peak through Wed- ders have spent much of this banks and insurance com- shares. The authorities shoul- nesday as margin traders clo- month meticulously planning panies helped pull up the in- dn’t withdraw stabilization ef- sed out bullish bets and con- details of the procession, which dex, and it’s possibly China forts as equity trading has yet cern deepened that valuations will feature 12,000 troops and Securities Finance entering the to return to normal, according 5.3% are unjustified by the weak eco- foreign leaders including Rus- market again to shore up sto- to a front-page commentary on nomic outlook. sian President Vladimir Putin. cks,” said Zhang Gang, a strate- The Shanghai the Securities Daily. The military parade has been China’s financial markets will gist at Central China Securities The government halted inter- planned for months and will be shut on Sept. 3 and 4 for na- Co. in Shanghai. Composite Index vention in the equity market provide President Xi Jinping tional holidays marking the end The Hang Seng China Enter- rallied to 5.3 percent in earlier in the week as policy his first opportunity to publi- of the war. prises Index climbed 4.6 per- the last hour of trading makers debated the merits of cly present himself to the wor- Gauges tracking financial and cent in Hong Kong, gaining for

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Xinjiang 11 detained over Tianjin Gov’t jails 45 on warehouse explosion terror-related charges hi nese courts in the The news agency said they Crestive, western region had met frequently to read of Xinjiang have jailed 45 about religious extremism

ap photo people on terrorism-related and plotted to move abroad charges, including 18 con- to join jihad. victed of organizing illegal In Hotan, a court jailed border crossings, state-run three men for 10 to 15 years media reported yesterday. after they were intercep- Among them were at least ted by Chinese police at the eight people — most likely Urumqi airport on their way minority Uighur Muslims to Turkey on falsified Turkish — who were sentenced to passports, Xinhua said. prison terms on charges of In two other cases handled trying to leave China un- by a Karamay court, 18 peo- lawfully, the official Xinhua ple — appearing to be from News Agency said. the majority Han ethnic Beijing has recently come group — were convicted of under international criti- organizing illegal border A shattered window frames the site of an explosion at a port warehouse in northeastern China’s Tianjin municipality cism after it succeeded in crossings, Xinhua said. having sent back to Chi- In one case, two people — hinese prosecutors have port operations, workplace safe- homes and roads. The investi- na about 100 Uighurs who Wei Hai and Chen Qianggui Cdetained 11 government of- ty, planning and land resources, gation has also found that the had sought refuge in Thai- — were imprisoned for life ficials and company executives and customs. It points to a char- warehouse was storing more land. The men were filmed after they and 11 others hel- over a massive warehouse ex- ge that the dereliction of duty chemicals than it was equipped being hooded, cuffed and es- ped 305 people to illegally plosion that killed at least 145 was widespread and included to handle and had kept some in corted to China under tight cross into Vietnam from De- people in the country’s worst several departments. a loading zone rather than sto- police watch. cember 2013 and June 2014, industrial disaster in recent The Aug. 12 explosions at the ring them securely. Authorities have said the for a fee of up to USD1,000 years. warehouse owned by Ruihai The responsible parties “failed Uighurs seeking to lea- per person, Xinhua said. A notice on the national pro- Logistics were not only one to take strong measures in res- ve China are influenced by The Karamay court convic- secutor’s website said yester- of China’s worst accidents but ponse to the Ruihai company’s religious extremism and ted five more “snakeheads” day they included current and the deadliest ever for first res- illegal and unregulated actions, planning to join jihad, or holy — a term for those who smu- retired officials in the port city ponders, with 115 police and fi- did not assiduously carry out war. Advocates for Uighurs ggle migrants — in a sepa- of Tianjin, along with others refighters among the dead and their duties and issued business say they are fleeing China to rate case, Xinhua said. The working for the company that missing. permits in violations of rules,” escape repression. men were caught when they runs the port, the largest in nor- The investigation has focused the prosecutor’s notice said. The eight who were senten- were hauling 21 illegal im- thern China. on how the warehouse gained Police have already detained ced included five people who migrants to Vietnam in April All the government officials are permission to handle sodium 12 Ruihai employees as part of were given eight to 10 years 2014, Xinhua said. accused of dereliction of duty cyanide and other dangerous their investigation and are also by a court in Kashgar, after The report did not provide and abusing their positions, the chemicals despite being loca- looking into a company suspec- being captured by Tajikistan details on the other 19 peo- notice said. They are from agen- ted inside a legally-mandated ted of providing bogus safety police near the border with ple who were convicted and cies overseeing transportation, 1,000-meter buffer zone from assessments. AP Afghanistan, Xinhua said. jailed. AP Christian lawyer Hong Kong taken away in region Teen protest leader Joshua removing crosses

Wong faces new charges well-known Chinese Zhejiang, is known for its AChristian lawyer had entrepreneurship as well as been out of contact for al- its many Protestant and Ca- ong Kong police Nathan Law, also face most two days after being tholic churches. charged teenage charges relating to ille- taken away by government Calls to Wenzhou police

H ap photo student leader Joshua gal assembly over the workers in an eastern pro- were hung up upon the men- Wong yesterday for same incident, accor- vince where local authorities tion of the lawyer. his role last year in ding to local media re- are under a deadline to re- Local Christians said at storming government ports. Chow is the for- move the Christian symbol, least 11 pastors and church headquarters, whi- mer secretary general of the cross, from church roofs, members had been taken ch helped trigger 79 the Hong Kong Federa- his colleague said yesterday. away by police this week, days of pro-democracy tion of Students, which The Beijing law firm had most likely to deter resistan- street occupations that also played a major role received no word on Zhang ce by churches against the gripped the Asian fi- in the protests. Law is Kai, and neither had his fa- cross removal. nancial center. Joshua Wong the current leader. mily, said Yang Xingquan. Zhejiang authorities began Wong, whose Scho- Wong, 18, is also ex- Zhang has been providing to remove crosses last year, larism group played a during an evening rally protesters further and pected to appear in legal counsel for churches citing violation of building key role in the protes- to protest Beijing’s plan kick-started what came court today to face two in Zhejiang province in their codes. A rule set earlier this ts, reported to a police to restrict elections in to be known both as the other charges of obs- resistance to the govern- year mandates that all cros- station where he was the semiautonomous Umbrella Movement tructing police at a se- ment order, which has been ses be wholly affixed to bui- charged with inciting Chinese region. and Occupy Central. parate, earlier protest criticized as unconstitutio- lding facades, which state and participating in an Police arrested Wong Wong posted photos in which he and others nal and infringing upon the media say is for safety con- illegal assembly. and other key leaders, of his police charge burned a cardboard right of religious freedom. cerns. The charges came which drove more peo- sheets on his Facebook copy of a Beijing policy Zhang and his assistant Critics say the government nearly a year after ple into the streets. Two account. He is schedu- document that asser- were in a church in the is trying to reduce the visi- Wong and dozens of days later, on Sept. 28, led to appear in a ma- ted full authority over city of Wenzhou on Tues- bility of Christianity, which student activists stor- police fired volleys of gistrate’s court on Sept. Hong Kong, promised day night when they were has been growing rapidly in med a fenced-off cour- tear gas in an attempt 2. a high degree of control taken away by government China and may even rival tyard outside gover- to disperse the crowds, Two other student over its own affairs un- workers, Yang said. the ruling Communist Party nment headquarters which only enraged the leaders, Alex Chow and til 2047. AP Wenzhou, a coastal city in in size. AP fri 28.08.2015

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Thai court yesterday Thailand issued an arrest war- rant for an unnamed suspect in a riverside blastA that occurred a day af- Court issues warrant for ter the bombing of a shrine in central Bangkok which killed 20 people. Police spokesman Prawut suspect in second bomb blast Thawornsiri said the suspect appeared in a security video that shows a blurry image of an unidentified man in a blue sing down the crime scene at shirt kicking a bag into the the shrine before all forensic water near a busy pier on the ap photo evidence was recovered so it night of Aug. 17, soon after the could be reopened to reassure explosion at the Erawan Shri- the public — especially foreign ne. tourists — that security in the An explosion took place near city was back to normal. the spot about 18 hours later The shrine is a popular tou- on Aug. 18, but caused no ca- rist destination, particularly sualties. with Chinese visitors, who re- The blast at the Erawan Shri- present an important segment ne was unprecedented in the of the lucrative tourist market. Thai capital, where smaller At least six of the dead were bombs have been employed from China and Hong Kong. in domestic political violence Police say they have been over the past decade, but not handicapped by low-quality in an effort to cause large-sca- and broken surveillance came- le casualties. ras and a lack of sophisticated Police have not determined image processing equipment a clear motive for the shrine to enhance the video they do bombing, which injured more have. They have interviewed than 120 people in addition to taxi drivers who claim to have the 20 fatalities. Possible sus- driven the suspects, and say pects include Muslim separa- they are also combing through tists from southern Thailand, phone records. parties seeking to avenge the They acknowledge that they forced repatriation of ethnic have few clues to go on so far Uighurs to China by the Thai People run from an explosion at a ferry pier in Bangkok on Tuesday and that the bombers may government, opponents of have fled the country. Thailand’s military govern- could cause harm and unau- Police have not definitively or nationality. No arrests have “I have to say we need some ment and feuding factions wi- thorized possession of explo- linked the two blasts accor- been made in either case. luck,” national police chief thin the security services. sives, Prawut said. It does not ding to their public statemen- Criticism of the police in- Somyot Poompanmoung told The warrant issued yesterday specify the suspect’s name or ts. They have said a network of vestigation has been strong reporters Sunday. “If the poli- by the South Bangkok Crimi- nationality, but describes him people must have been invol- because few facts have been ce have good fortune, we mi- nal Court says the suspect in as having white skin, a pointed ved in the shrine bombing. An clearly established, including ght be able to make an arrest, the river blast faces charges of nose and short hair, and being arrest warrant was issued last the type of explosives used in but ... if the perpetrators have attempted premeditated mur- about 170 centimeters tall and week for a suspect in that ex- the bombs. Authorities have good fortune maybe they can der, exploding a bomb that weighing about 65 kilograms. plosion, also without a name been accused of rapidly ho- get away.” AP

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roperty, retail retail businesses and property development, Pand banking tycoon two new mall partner- banking, retail, and ho- Henry Sy whose conglo- ships in 2014. Sy also tels. merate owns the chain has a stake in privately Forbes compiles the of SM Supermalls in owned power supplier net wealth of the Phi- his country and China National Grid Corp. lippines’ richest based has retained the title of John Gokongwei Jr. of on stock prices and ex- the Philippines’ richest JG Summit conglomera- change rates, with the person for the eight te that owns SM’s rival, value of private com- consecutive year, with mall chain Robinsons, panies based on similar his net worth up USD1.7 is the second richest companies that are pu- billion from last year to with a net worth of $5.5 blicly traded. $14.4 billion. billion. Forbes said he Alliance Global’s An- Forbes Philippines, moved up three spo- drew Tan climbed a which puts together the ts after his company’s notch to the third pla- list, said yesterday that stocks rose 30 percent, ce despite a drop in his the value of Sy’s publi- boosted by revenue net worth to $4.5 billion cly traded conglome- growth in its petroche- from the previous $5.1 Henry Sy rates SM Investmen- mical business and in- billion. His company’s ts rose 17 percent and vestments in Meralco, stock price is 11 percent de stakes in beverages, of Philippine Airlines. Rounding out the top SM Prime Holdings 20 the Philippines largest lower due to a drop in tobacco, distilled spiri- Fifth was Internatio- 10 are are George Ty, percent over the past power distributor. JG income from its resort ts, banking and proper- nal Container Terminal the Abotiz Family, Jai- year. His companies Summit also has inte- and casino operations. ty was fourth with a net Services’ Enrique Razon me Zobel de Ayala, Da- announced record in- rests in food and beve- Lucio Tan of LT Group worth of $4.3 billion. Jr., who is worth $4.1 vid Consunji, and Tony come from banking and rage, airlines, telecoms, whose businesses inclu- Tan is also chairman billion. Tan Caktiong. AP 28.08.2015 fri

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European migrant crisis the Agrofert Holding, which is owned by the Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babis. Agrofert Holding, in a state- Austria finds 20, maybe even 50, ment, said they had sold the truck in 2014. The new owners did not remove the truck’s lo- gos as required and the Hyza immigrants dead in truck company has nothing to do with this truck now, the com- pany said. Ronald Zak, Parndorf are gentle helpers of refugees On one side of the truck was are beyond saving.” the slogan “Honest chicken” ustrian police yester- ap photo Speaking on the sidelines of while writing on the back read Aday discovered the ba- the refugee crisis conference, “I taste so well because they dly decomposing bodies of at Austrian Chancellor Werner feed me so well.” least 20 — and possibly up to Faymann said the deadly tra- The Hungarian government 50 — migrants piled in a truck gedy showed how critical it was said the truck’s license number parked on the shoulder of the for nations to work together on plates were registered by a Ro- main highway from Budapest solutions to the influx of mi- manian citizen in the central to Vienna. grants. city of Kecskemet. The shocking finding came “Today refugees lost the lives Migrants fleeing war and po- as Austria hosted a summit they had tried to save by esca- verty from the Middle East, in Vienna on Europe’s refu- ping, but lost them in the hand Africa and Asia are flocking gee crisis for Western Balkan of traffickers,” he told repor- to Europe by the hundreds of nations, which have been ters. thousands this year. overwhelmed this year by the German Chancellor Angela Many follow the Balkans rou- tens of thousands of migrants Merkel, who was also at the te, from Turkey to Greece by trying to get into Europe via A truck stands on the shoulder of the highway A4 near Parndorf south of Vienna summit, said she was “shaken sea, up north to Macedonia by their territory. by the awful news that up to 50 bus or foot, by train through Police ordered reporters at migrants difficult, but the total in Slovak. The state of the bo- people lost their lives on their Serbia and then walking the the scene 40 kilometers sou- number could rise to 50, said dies suggested the migrants way to look for more security.” last few miles into EU member theast of Vienna to move away Hans Peter Doskozil, chief of could have been dead for seve- “This reminds us that we in Hungary. That avoids the more from the vehicle, a white refri- Burgenland police. ral days. Europe need to tackle the pro- dangerous Mediterranean Sea geration truck with images of The truck was apparently Interior Minister Johanna blem quickly and find solu- route from North Africa to food items on it. abandoned Wednesday and Mikl-Leitner condemned the tions in the spirit of solidarity,” Italy, where the bodies of 51 The state of the bodies in the its back door was left open, traffickers. she said. migrants were found Wednes- hot summer day made esta- Doskozil said. It had Hunga- “Human smugglers are crimi- The truck apparently used to day in the hull of a smugglers’ blishing their identities and rian license plates but writing nals,” she said in a statement. belong to the Slovak chicken boat rescued off Libya’s nor- even the exact number of dead on the side and back of it was “Those who still think that they meat company Hyza, part of thern coast. AP ad fri 28.08.2015

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he fatal shooting of a reporter and camera- On-air reporter killings gripped man unfolded on live TV during an early Tmorning show and within hou- rs the carefully scripted carna- millions in social media storm ge carried out by a disgruntled former colleague spread to millions of viewers over social deaths shocked millions across holding a handgun. ged comments to him, but his media. the U.S., the grieving staff at Virginia Gov. Terry McAuli- EEOC claim was dismissed and Soon after the shooting, posts WDBJ-TV came together for ap photo ffe’s assurance that an arrest none of his allegations could be on Twitter and Facebook refe- an emotional broadcast of its was “imminent” spread qui- corroborated, Marks said. rencing the slain TV pair sur- “Mornin’” show. At 6:45 a.m. ckly, only to be followed soon Flanagan was fired at least faced on an account under an — the time of the shooting that after with a post on the Twitter twice from small-market sta- on-air pseudonym used by the took the lives of reporter Alison account Flanagan apparently tions after managers said he gunman — culminating with a Parker and cameraman Adam used under the pseudonym: “I caused problems with other first-person video of the am- Ward — the station observed a filmed the shooting see Face- employees. bush filmed by the shooter. moment of silence, showing the book.” It was there that the vi- In the fax to ABC, Flanagan The social media post made victim’s photos on the screens. deo appeared. called himself a gay black man Wednesday (early yesterday, The morning broadcast in- The 41-year-old Flanagan who had been mistreated by Macau time) through an ac- cluded a series of news pieces had been fired by the station in people of all races. He said he count under the name Bryce on the shooting. One looked at 2013 and had to be escorted out bought the gun two days after Williams name had a 56-second the criminal investigation of of the building, President and nine black people were killed in video clip. It shows Vester Lee gunman Vester Lee Flanagan II, General Manager Jeffrey Marks a June 17 shooting at a Charles- Flanagan II quietly approach the former WDBJ-TV reporter Vester Lee Flanagan II, who killed said. ton church and wanted to use Parker and Adam Ward, gun in known to viewers by his on-air WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and On Twitter, Flanagan descri- it to retaliate for what autho- hand, as they conduct an inter- name Bryce Williams. He died cameraman Adam Ward bed workplace conflicts with rities called a racially motiva- view. But Ward’s camera was of a self-inflicted gunshot wou- both of his victims. He said ted shooting. aimed at the mini-golf course nd hours after the shooting. the shooting was being shared Parker had made racist com- He described himself as a “hu- nearby instead of the reporter. About three hours after the over and over before even sta- ments and that she was still man powder keg” that was “just So the shooter waited, cursing killing, ABC News reported it tion managers knew the fate of hired after he filed a complaint waiting to go BOOM!!!!” Parker under his breath, for 20 received a 23-page faxed state- their employees. Some 40,000 with the Equal Employment The fax also included admira- seconds until the live television ment from Bryce Williams, the viewers had initially tuned in, Opportunity Commission. tion for the gunmen who car- picture was back on the repor- on-air name used by Flanagan. including the local sheriff, and Ward had reported him to hu- ried out mass killings at Virgi- ter. Then he fired eight shots The crime played out in real heard Parker scream. They saw man resources, he said. nia Tech in 2007 and Columbi- without saying a word. time on Twitter and Facebook. her run as the camera fell, cap- Flanagan alleged that other ne High School in Colorado in Yesterday, one day after the The station’s live footage of turing a fleeting image of a man employees made racially tin- 1999. AP

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TV canal macau cinema this day in history Friday cineteatro 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 27 Aug- 2 Sept 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 14:30 RTPi Live 18:20 The Presence of Anita (Repeated) 19:10 TDM Talkshow (Repeated) 19:40 Soap Opera 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 21:15 News 21:45 Miscellaneous 22:10 The Presence of Anita 23:00 TDM News 23:30 Portuguese Film 01:05 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) hitman: agent 47_ room 1 Saturday 4.05, 9.45 pm 2003 Blair gives evidence Director: Aleksander Bach Boonie Bears to utton 10:45 Starring: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto H 11:35 Documentary Serie Language: English (Chinese) Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the inquiry into 12:00 Cooking Duration: 96min the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly he wou- 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) ld have had to resign if claims in a BBC report that the government “sexed up” an Iraq weapons dossier News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 13:30 were true. 14:30 Soap Opera Mr Blair was giving evidence on the 11th day of the 18:00 News Hutton inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the apparent suicide of Dr Kelly. 18:25 Contest The government scientist was found dead near his 19:20 Miscellaneous Oxfordshire home last month, days after it was re- 19:50 Macau 360° (Repeated) vealed he had admitted to meeting the BBC reporter 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report whose broadcast sparked the row. During more than two hours of questioning, Mr Blair 21:10 Drama described the “raging storm” which erupted in the 22:45 Documentary Series wake of the BBC story. 23:00 TDM News He called the allegations made in the report, broa- wild city_ dcast by BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan on Radio 23:30 Shorts room 1 4’s Today programme on 29 May, “extraordinarily se- 00:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) 2.15, 5.55, 7.45 pm rious”. Director: Ringo Lam He singled out Mr Gilligan’s statement that the go- Starring: Louis Koo, Shawn Yue, Tong Liya vernment “probably knew” its claim that Iraq could Sunday Language: Cantonese/Mandarin (Chinese/English) 10:35 Young Children launch weapons of mass destruction within 45 minu- Duration: 105min tes was wrong. 11:00 Miscellaneous Mr Blair said, “This was an absolutely fundamental pixels_ 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) charge... which if it were true would mean we had room 2 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast (2D) 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm behaved in the most disgraceful way, and I would have to resign as prime minister.” 14:30 Zig Zag (3D) 7.30 pm Director: Chris Columbus He also said Mr Gilligan’s later assertion that the 16:35 Miscellaneous Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, prime minister’s communications director, Alastair 17:25 Documentary Series Michelle Monaghan Campbell, had changed the dossier was an “attack” that “went to the heart of the office of prime minister.” 17:50 Miscellaneous Language: English (Chinese) Duration: 106min Mr Blair spoke of his uncertainty over the right way 19:40 Comedy to handle the issue after the Ministry of Defence 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report hero 2015_ press office let it be known that an unnamed official room 3 21:00 Cougar Town S.3 had come forward. 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm When asked about the later “question and answer” 22:00 Where is Flight MH370 Director: Nikhil Advani sheet which told MoD press officers they could con- 23:00 TDM News Starring: Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara firm Dr Kelly’s name if it was put to them by journa- Language: Japonese (English and Chinese) 23:30 Miscellaneous lists, Mr Blair said, “I think the basic view would have Duration: 90min been not to offer the name but on the other hand not 00:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) to mislead people.” attack on titan_ The prime minister was asked whether any concern room 3 was expressed about the pressure being placed on 7.30 pm Dr Kelly. Director: Shinji Higuchi Starring: Takuya Kimura, Keiko Kitagawa, “Obviously one looks back on this with a different offbeat Takako Matsu perspective,” he said, “but the best I can say is there Language: Japonese (English and Chinese) was nothing that struck me that ‘there is a problem Israel museum repairs ancient Duration: 119min here’”. item after damage Courtesy BBC News macau tower Israel’s leading museum said this week that a young visitor ac- 20 Aug - 9 Sept cidentally bumped into a display case and broke an ancient glass In context artifact, but later changed its account and said the cause of the pixels_ mishap was unclear. 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm The day after the prime minister gave his evidence, his communi- Israel Museum official Ran Lior initially said a girl inadvertently Director: Chris Columbus cations chief, Alastair Campbell, announced he would carry out his broke the artifact earlier this week but declined to identify her. Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, long-stated intention to resign. Later Wednesday, the museum’s deputy director, Zach Granit, Michelle Monaghan Lord Hutton published his report on 28 January 2004. It was said that security camera footage showed a girl passing by the Language: English (Chinese) highly critical of the BBC, and said the key allegations reported by display, but it was unclear whether she actually stumbled into it Andrew Gilligan were “unfounded”. or whether the item broke some other way. Lord Hutton absolved the government of any kind of “dishonour- able, underhand or duplicitous strategy” over its treatment of Dr The museum refused to allow The Associated Press to wat- Kelly. ch the security camera footage. It also refused to allow a photo But he said the MoD was “at fault” for failing to tell Dr Kelly that his of the artifact to be taken. When asked why the museum had identity as the suspected source would be confirmed to journalists changed its account, Lior said he did not know all the relevant who suggested it. information when he spoke. Shortly after the report was published, BBC chairman Gavyn Da- Lior said the item, a gold-glass base of a 4th century Roman vies, the corporation’s Director General, Greg Dyke, and journalist funerary vessel, broke along a previously repaired crack. He said Andrew Gilligan resigned. the museum has restored the item and returned it to the display. The BBC apologised unreservedly for any errors in its story, to The artifact includes a Latin inscription and a depiction of a which Tony Blair replied that it was “all I ever wanted”. In July 2004, Mr Blair came under further pressure over Iraq as Christian couple with their children. the Butler Report criticised the “thinness” of the intelligence used It is one of some 300 ancient Roman and Near Eastern artifacts to justify the war, saying it was presented in such a way as to seem donated to the museum this year by Robert and Renee Belfer. “firmer and fuller” than it was. The artifacts are on public display for the first time. fri 28.08.2015

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eal Madrid is facing an Runusually important home to win home opener opener in the Spanish league, needing a convincing win over Real Betis on Sunday (Macau beginning," Benitez said. "We Barcelona has beaten Malaga time) to avoid talks of an early have to keep improving." in nine of their last 10 league crisis. ap photo Barcelona also will be making meetings at the Camp Nou, but It will be only Real Madrid's its home debut on Saturday the lone loss came last season, second game, but anything but (Sunday, Macau time), facing a 1-0 defeat that allowed Real a victory could potentially lead Malaga at the Camp Nou to try Madrid to open a four-point to trouble for the rest of the to keep its momentum going lead at the time. Barcelona season. after a hard-fought 1-0 win at eventually recovered to win The world's richest sports club Athletic Bilbao. the title. entered the season with high Lionel Messi, who missed a Atletico Madrid won its home expectations but was held to a penalty in the opening game, opener 1-0 against newcomer scoreless draw at newly promo- may be able to team-up with Las Palmas and now travels to ted Sporting Gijon in the first Neymar for the first time this face Sevilla, a team that could round, while rivals Barcelona Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo season. The Brazilian forward also be fighting at the top of the and Atletico Madrid got off to has fully recovered after being table by the end of the season. a winning start and opened an a positive result against Real Real Madrid's powerful attack diagnosed with the mumps. A victory could be important early lead in the standings. the other day," former Madrid led by Cristiano Ronaldo failed Neymar was one of several as Diego Simeone's team faces Another setback at the Santia- goalkeeper Antonio Adan said. in the opener, missing chance injury-related problems that a difficult stretch in the next go Bernabeu could put new coa- "It's difficult to do well at the after chance in Gijon. But Beni- coach Luis Enrique has already few weeks. The surprise league ch Rafa Benitez under pressure Bernabeu, but if it was impos- tez's offense will be boosted by faced this season. Right back winner two seasons ago, Atle- early in his stint with the club. sible we wouldn't even go the- the addition of Karim Benzema, Dani Alves is expected to miss tico will host Barcelona in the The team's slow start is al- re. Every year there is some who is likely to be fit after nur- this weekend’s game becau- third round before starting its ready giving opponents added type of surprise there, so why sing a muscle injury that kept se of a groin injury sustained Champions League campaign. encouragement. Real Betis can't that happen to us?" him out of the first game. Gare- against Athletic Bilbao, al- Brazil left back Filipe Luis, players said they will travel to Betis opened with a 1-1 draw th Bale, who had been doubtful though Sergio Busquets should one of the team's best players Madrid more motivated after at Villarreal thanks to an equa- because of a toe injury, is also be fit after leaving that match in the opener, missed a prac- seeing Benitez's team struggle lizer by striker Ruben Castro set to play, keeping the attack at with an ankle problem. Gerard tice this week but is set to at Gijon. near the end of the game at the full strength. Pique is out because of a sus- play in Sunday's match. "We saw that Sporting had Benito Villamarin Stadium. "We know that this is just the pension. AP / Oddschecker.com

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th Anniversary BUZZ Street rally and bargain hunting Roadside 20-40 20 Good China stocks rose yesterday as a strong rally on ly 23 percent off its value over the past week. Wall Street helped calm shaky global markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 2.9 percent to High prompting Chinese and foreign investors to hunt 21,697.31. Density 35-55 for bargains after a 20 percent plunge over the Gaming stocks rose 6 percent overall at the Residental past week. HKSE on bargain hunting. Moderate The Shanghai Composite Index posted its first It might be too early to expect a long-term Chi- Area opinion gain in six days, bouncing back from losses that nese rebound, cautioned Huang Cengdong of Si- triggered worldwide selling and wiped near- nolink Securities in Shanghai, quoted by Reuters. Ambient 40-60 Moderate Bizcuits dsmg source: Leanda Lee Plácido Domingo to debut WORLD BRIEFS Singing the Blues Ukraine The Ukrainian The social media response a couple of weeks ago government said yesterday to cases of child abuse and the subsequent death of in Macau tomorrow it has reached a crucial an infant allegedly at the hands of a (probably un- deal with its international dertrained and poorly supported) domestic worker, bondholders to lighten its is another knee-jerk reaction to an isolated and ex- public debt burden, a move treme case which benefits few. that will help the country As reported in MDT (August 14), a Vietnamese avoid default as it tries to domestic worker was accused of shaking a two- cope with the devastating month old infant in the first 5 days of her mother’s costs of war. return to work. Police investigations confirmed the events which have sparked vocal concerns from the community about how migrant workers are dealt Ukraine A Ukrainian with once subject to criminal procedures. Wong Kit official says seven Cheng called for increased rigor in migrant worker government troops have clearance checks, mandating the use of fingerprints been killed and 13 injured and halting the entry of migrant workers on tourist vi- in the past 24 hours, a day sas. The fingerprinting paints migrants as criminals after the warring sides said and the visa control will be arduous to enforce and they had agreed to a cease- unwelcoming of bona fide tourists: the comparison fire starting next week. between an illegitimate worker and a day-tripping mass-market tourist or a visiting Filipino relative is fraught. If Macau’s vision is to be a World Centre GREECE’s president has of Tourism and Leisure we cannot afford to appear appointed the head of the suspicious and unwelcoming of a diversity of people country’s Supreme Court with heavy handed responses. as prime minister to lead To save our children, our efforts could be put to a caretaker government better use. On our hideously dangerous streets as the country heads (2,675 casualties from 7,617 traffic accidents for to early elections next the six months to June), there are many more chil- Placido Domingo (center), Micaela Oeste (right) and Virginia Tola (left) month. President Prokopis dren seriously injured at the hands of their parents Pavlopoulos named Vassiliki as their soft skulls hit front car windscreens in the Thanou as Greece’s new misinformed and ignorant belief that “it’ll be OK” to ne of the “Three Te- highly reputed tenor for Several countries, such prime minister yesterday, carry them in parental arms over short distances, Onors,” Plácido Do- his outstanding skills and as the United Kingdom, rather than secured in child-safety restraints. I rai- mingo, is in Macau for the artistic achievements. He the U.S. and France, have making her the country’s se this tangentially to place the ‘dangerous maids’ first time with his hand has played over 144 dif- bestowed medals on the first woman to hold the concerns into perspective. I fear it’s not really about -picked artists to present ferent opera roles in his tenor in recognition of position. the children, but about demonising migrant workers. the concert “Domingo and career, and has performed his musical talent and for Some basic statistics indicate the Macau gover- Macao Orchestra” on Sa- classical works by com- his lifetime contributions IRAQ An Islamic State nment has very successfully managed the jobs-for turday evening. posers Giacomo Puccini, and support to music. The suicide bomber killed -locals policy. Foreigners are not taking away local Taking to the stage at the Richard Wagner and Giu- Economist magazine once two Iraqi army generals jobs: at the end of 2005 we had 39,411 non-resident Macao Cultural Centre, seppe Verdi, among many described his performance yesterday as they led forces workers in a workforce of 258,000 (15%), we now the performance will be others. as having “a musical lyri- against IS positions in the have 180,523 foreigners in a workforce of 405,400 turbulent Anbar province (45%). The workforce participation rate has increa- held for one night only. Domingo has recorded cism and a sexual passion sed from 64.7% to 73.9% of the population in those The concert has been co over 100 albums, some of that make the cost and west of Baghdad, military 10 years - that means, more jobs for locals. The -organized by the Cultu- which sold over a million the effort entirely wor- officials said. absolute number of local people unemployed has ral Affairs Bureau and the copies, and has been awar- thwhile;” the review also bumped around the range from 6,438 (in the boom Macau Government Tou- ded 12 Grammy awards. characterized Domingo’s time around April 2013) to 12,665 (in the early part rist Office and is suppor- Domingo is known for his performance as “unforge- of 2009 after the GFC and the first lot of restric- ted by MGM Macau. A powerful and highly fle- ttable” and “luminous.” ap photo tions on Chinese visas into the territory). The lowest limited number of tickets xible voice that boasts a At a press conference yes- unemployment numbers actually saw the same lo- are still available. wide vocal range, as well terday evening, Domingo cal unemployment rate we have today. The world’s most re- as a softness that has led said, “We finally came to Macau lives off the efforts of migrant workers. The sheer investment into Macau could not have been nowned operatic virtuo- to his work being descri- Macau! We’ve been talking achieved, nor maintained if not for this increase so, Plácido Domingo is a bed as “soft as velvet”. about it for years.” in workforce. Depending upon the statistics cited, our national accounts in real terms have increased around 3.5 to 4 times over the 8 years to 2013 – to be tempered by the gaming downturn. The foreign times square by rodrigo workforce is far from being the sole contributor to Macau’s economic miracle, but without foreign hu- South Africa Oscar man resources, this evolving World Centre of Tou- Pistorius’ parole board rism and Entertainment could not have progressed review will take place on thus far. September 18, meaning the Often migrant workers are worked more than they Olympic athlete will have to should be, in appalling circumstances; that is the spend at least another three nature of the power-play between the haves and ha- weeks in jail. ve-nots in Macau. If there’s any regulation needed, it is to rebalance the power between employers and Yemen The Yemeni employees and ensure effective enforcement and government is not implementation of those laws. Better selected, bet- ter trained, better treated, better able to contribute. negotiating with Shiite For fear of inciting the masses and bringing down rebels who captured the economy, I’ve not made the suggestion but so- the capital, Sanaa, last mething in me has wanted to see a general Blue September, Foreign Minister Card strike - call it Beating the Blues – to bring home Riad Yassin said yesterday. to all in this community how fundamentally impor- The rebels, known as tant these men and women are to our economy and Houthis, and troops loyal the smooth running of our daily lives, freeing us to to former President Ali socialise and spend time with our families and rest. Abdullah Saleh must Rather, a more positive approach is to call upon the lay down their arms and government to lead in public recognition of these workers via an official day of celebration of their give the government full contributions to our society, our community, busi- control over all of Yemen, nesses, families and to our sanity. as required by the United Nations, he said.