taiwan: student accused vegas flight not a of killing cats threat to macau russian jets A Macau student went on trial for Although the advantage that take off torturing a stray cat to death last Macau holds is diminishing, the from iran year. The student is also accused of new Beijing-Las Vegas route is to target is killing another cat earlier this month not a threat, a scholar says in syria P2 P6 MDT REPORT P15

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Pakistan’s Interior Minister says a blacklisted American citizen who entered Pakistan earlier this month has been deported again after being interrogated. Ali Khan told the National Assembly that Matthew Barrett, a 33-year- old Alabama native (pictured, right), was first deported in 2011 after being detained near a sensitive military installation. He did not MGM Resorts lifts Macau stake in say when Barrett was deported this time. P6 GAMING More on backpage USD325m pact with Pansy Ho 17.08.2016 wed

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Police claim and the Contiguous Zone. The PSP also remarked that, as previously mentio- ned by both PSP and DSAT, Ride-hailing law in China “making an appointment on- line to use hire car services is not forbidden by existing law in Macau,” adding that the cannot by applied to MSAR “provision of such services is not inconsistent with exis- ting law, as long as the vehi- Renato Marques cle is operating legally and that the motorist is qualified he recently approved re-

bloomberg to drive the vehicle and has Tgulation to legalize ride- the relevant license as requi- hailing services in Mainland red by the law.” China cannot be applied to PSP does not excluded the the MSAR, a Public Security possibility that authori- Police Force (PSP) represen- ties might choose to make tative has told the Times. “amendment of existing re- Questioned about the pos- levant legal requirements” in sibility of the applicability order to follow “the practices of the law in question to the in mainland China.” Howe- territory, the PSP responded ver, they added that this is- that “as stipulated in Article sue is said to be “beyond the 8 of the Basic Law, the laws purview of our force.” previously in force in Macau The topic has been ad- and the laws enacted by the dressed during last Friday’s legislature of the MSAR shall Legislative Assembly ple- be maintained. National laws nary session. Lawmaker Au shall not be applied in the Kam San argued that local MSAR apart from those lis- authorities should follow ted in Annex III.” The Police China’s legalization of ri- Force also cited Article 18 of de-hailing apps. He stated the same law. that the MSAR government “Since the provisional mea- should take inspiration from sures regarding online car-­ the mainland’s legalization hailing services are not listed of the taxi services in order in Annex III of the Basic Law, to resolve issues with com- the measures shall not be panies such as Uber. applied in Macau,” the PSP concluded. The mentioned Annex III of the Basic Law lists several Uber driver caught drunk driving sentenced topics, namely: Resolution on the Capital, Calendar, Na- to 4 months of imprisonment tional Anthem, National Flag and Emblem of the PRC, Re- he Uber driver who was stopped was a repeat offender, and has been Since the defendant appealed the de- solution on the National Day Tlast Saturday driving under the in- previously sentenced a similar mis- cision, suspending the application of and Nationality Law of the fluence of alcohol, was sentenced yes- demeanor. This is taken by the MP as sentence while the appeal is pending, PRC, Regulations of the PRC terday to four months of imprisonment proof that that the driver “didn’t learn the judge of the TBJ ordered the appli- Concerning Diplomatic and and an 18 month driving prohibition, [his] lesson and continued to commit cation of the coercive measures of Term Consular Privileges and Im- according to a statement from the Pu- [such an] offense.” of Identity and Residence and manda- munities, and the Law of the blic Prosecutions Office (MP). The Court of First Instance (TJB) jud- tory periodic presentation to the autho- PRC on the Territorial Sea The statement detailed that the man ged the case in summary trial. rities every 15 days.

Macau student maltreats another cat in Taipei

undreds of pro- ties for animal abuse un- pulsive behavior, Taiwa- camera in December expel the student. he was again linked to Htesters arrived yes- der the Animal Protec- nese Central News Agen- and showed authorities The Times previously the disappearance of terday at the Taipei Dis- tion Act as the student, cy reported. the exact location whe- reported that the stu- another cat kept by a trict Court as a universi- surnamed Chen, admi- Taiwan’s court has re he had hidden the dent begged for forgive- restaurant in the city’s ty student from Macau tted that he abused and raised the defendant’s animal’s body in the ness from the residents Wenshan district earlier went on trial for allege- killed the cat, known as bail to NT200,000 campus of the Natio- in the neighborhood this month. dly torturing a stray cat “Big Orange”, last year. (MOP51,000) from nal Taiwan University. and expressed the hope He then admitted to to death last year. The The defendant who is NT50,000 (MOP12,800) The incident sparked that the incident would authorities during the student was also accu- set to graduate from the the terms of which res- outrage in Taiwan, at- raise awareness of the interrogation that he sed of killing another cat National Taiwan Univer- trict the troubled student tracting some 14,000 safety of stray animals. had beaten the cat to earlier this month. sity, argued in court that from leaving the region. signatures in an online However after being death and abandoned The protesters were he suffers from mental His actions were cau- petition which deman- charged for allegedly the body in the Xindian seeking tougher penal- illness, which causes im- ght on a surveillance ded that the university torturing the cat in May, River.

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Alan Baxter returns to Macau to lead USJ’s Faculty of Humanities

lan Baxter, the former director of the de- Apartment of Portuguese at the University of Macau (UM), will return to the territory to lead the Faculty of Humanities of the Universi- Education ships to outstanding stu- ty of Saint Joseph (USJ). dents. The vice-rector of the institution, Maria An- In addition to the above tonia Espadinha, disclosed the information in scholarships, the universi- comments to Radio Macau yesterday. “There UM welcomes ty reported that it will grant was an international tender and he was the se- another MOP2.5 million in lected one,” she explained. Espadinha was until more than 40 scholarships now responsible for the functions to be taken and academic prizes at its by Baxter. The vice-rector justified her with- 1,500 new students congregation and high ta- drawal from the position as she was only tem- ble dinners at the various porarily occupying it. residential colleges to be Away from the territory for about 5 years after he University of Ma- ment outlined that stu- their life on campus, UM is held later this year. having led the UM’s Department of Portugue- Tcau held its orienta- dents were challenged holding a series of orien- In addition, 98 students se between 2007 and 2011., Baxter spent these tion and convocation for to take advantage of the tation activities, including with excellent academic last five years teaching at Institute of Letters of the 2016/2017 academic institution’s facilities and general briefing sessions, performance and active the Federal University of Bahia. year yesterday to welcome professors, and to strive orientation sessions or- participation in extracur- The linguist and specialist in Portuguese-ba- 1,500 new students. to meet high standards in ganized by the various ricular activities and com- sed creole languages will now lead a faculty The institution’s rector, academic pursuits as well faculties and residential munity services received that recently added to its portfolio a Bachelor Wei Zhao, encouraged the as personal development. colleges, and information scholarships or academic in Portuguese-Chinese Studies (Language and students to “live a mo- During the ceremony sessions and parties. prizes yesterday. UM ho- Culture). Baxter has a Masters degree in Portu- ral life, be considerate of new students each recei- Classes for the new aca- ped the examples of the guese Literature Studies and a Pre-University others, give back to socie- ved a brooch inscribed demic year will begin on awarded students will Portuguese Intensive Course among his areas ty, and observe the five vir- with the number “2020,” Monday. inspire other learners to of his expertise. tues listed in the university indicating the graduation During the event, UM academically excel and ac- According to USJ’s official website, the Fa- motto.” year of the new cohort. also awarded a total of tively participate in extra- culty of Humanities has a total of twenty staff The university’s state- To help students adjust to MOP970,000 in scholar- curricular activities. members, inclusive of Baxter. RM

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students and people to know more about the culture of Film the different Latin American Latin American festival countries like Chile, Cuba, Co- production lombia, Peru and Venezuela. So we will hold cultural talks venture about these countries,” Prado kicks off on Friday explained. When asked about the de- attracts 50 gree of knowledge of Macau Renato Marques citizens with regard to exis- investors ting connections between ntering now its the territory and Latin Ame- fifth year, the Latin rican countries, she admit- he “2016 Guangdong– American Cultural ted that people know about THong Kong–Macao Film Festival will occur be- “some of them only.” That Production Investment and Etween August 19 and Septem- is in fact one of the reasons Trade Fair” commenced yes- ber 15. that leads the organization to terday in the peninsula with For approximately one mon- choose one theme for a pho- 25 film projects, and the par- th various elements of Latin tographic exhibition to show ticipation of over 50 inves- American culture will be cele- these different connections. tors from the three regions. brated through such elements “This year [the chosen topic] According to a statement is- as gastronomy, the arts, and was ‘Food & Drinks’ but sued by the Cultural Affairs seminars. maybe next year it will be on Bureau, producers will meet Organized once again by the Architecture. Last year the with the investors during the Macao Association for the photo exhibition was about fair and present their pro- Promotion of Exchange be- the scenery of those coun- jects individually so as to tween Asia-Pacific and Latin tries,” she added, saying that explore pairing services, in- America (MAPEAL), the festi- these activities contribute to vestment and development the local knowledge of Latin opportunities for the various American countries in addi- projects. tion to fostering comparisons To recognize projects with between the two regions. potential, three awards will This year we “I think our work is starting be presented at the end of Sonia Chan Prado to see results and one of these the event to the three projec- are bringing examples is the new Peruvian ts with most votes. val runs every year as detailed these chefs will be in charge of restaurant to be open at the The bureau said it conduc- [in] three to the Times by the executive a “gastronomic week” show- new MGM resort in Cotai.” ted a meeting in early August Chefs: a director and treasurer of the casing their country’s culinary With regard to arts, literatu- with local film producers in association, Sonia Chan Pra- specialties. This will include re will be a central focus with preparation for the event, in Colombian, do. cooking demonstrations to be an introduction to two Latin which the schedule and con- The activities of the festival held in both the Institute for American Nobel Prize win- tent of the fair were exami- a Cuban and are divided into six programs Tourism Studies and the Ma- ners, as well as the writing ned in detail so that the pro- and one of the highlighted cau University of Science and style, more broadly, of Latin ducers could structure their a Venezuelan ones is definitely the regar- Technology.. Americans. There is also spa- presentations. who have ding gastronomy. Another of the highlights will ce for movie screenings rela- The trade fair has been held “This year we are bringing be a cultural seminar series ted to several Latin American since 2014 in Macau, main- never been in [in] three Chefs: a Colombian, held by the consul-generals countries. The screenings will ly to offer a quality platform a Cuban and a Venezuelan of the several Latin American occur in several local universi- for the exchange and pairing Macau. who have never been in Ma- countries. Those seminars ties as well as at the Rui Cunha services between film produ- Sonia Chan Prado cau,” explained Prado. Each of aim that “letting the local Foundation. cers and investors across the three regions. The platform also creates a film investment and coo- earlier that it was not possible to esti- peration channel amongst mate the final cost for the controversial the regions, focusing on su- Lawmakers hint longer hospital. pporting small and medium He noted that the complex, which is budget film production and comprised of seven buildings, will “de- on training professionals, as delays on Islands Hospital finitely take time,” requesting the public well as promoting the develo- to be “more understanding.” pment of the film industry in As previously reported, the design pro- the three regions. versial infrastructure projects. cess of the hospital has not yet been fina- Though the two-day fair is Meanwhile during the meeting, lized. do Rosário noted that authorities exclusively held for industry lawmakers doubted whether the contro- needed to consult more than ten gover- members, a seminar themed versial Islands Hospital, which started in nment departments in order to approve “Film Financing” is held con- 2010, would be launched in 2019 as the- the site’s construction blueprints. currently with the meeting re would only be three years left to unveil and open to the public. the project. The initiative is co-organi- Ho Ion San, president of the Legislati- english could be given sed by the Cultural Affairs ve Assembly’s Follow-Up Committee on Bureau, the Hong Kong Film Land and Public Concession Affairs hin- ‘official status’ Development Council and the ted that there was a lack of coordination Guangdong Administration between the Health Services Bureau and The committee suggested that of Press, Publication, Radio, he government has announced that the Infrastructure Development Office, English should be used more often by the Film and Television. Tit is planning to introduce a system implying that the deadline would not be administration or even given an “official that would penalize contractors who fail met yet again. status.” Lawmakers included the sugges- to meet their deadlines for public works, “The contract clients are the Health tion in the report about the Islands Hos- after discussing the issue of the indefini- Services Bureau, which hired a company pital construction works, which will be de- te launching date of the Islands Hospital. for its design, and the Infrastructure De- livered to the president of the Legislative Assembly. Members of the government During a Legislative Assembly com- velopment Office, or GDI, in charge of attending this week’s meeting reportedly mittee meeting on Monday, authorities tenders,” he explained, cited by TDM. agreed that “English should have more said they are considering to introduce an “And this has meant that up to now the preponderance in Macau.” However, award and penalty scheme for contrac- public tender has yet to be launched and lawmaker Leonel Alves, who is a member tors who fulfill or neglect their due dates. the government doesn’t know the final of the committee, said that the proposal According to the government, the pro- budget.” doesn’t mean that English could become The “2016 Guangdong–Hong Kong– gram could also be applied to the Light Secretary for Transport and Public an official language in Macau. Macao Film Production Investment and Rapid Transit, one the region’s contro- Works, Raimundo do Rosário, admitted Trade Fair” was inaugurated 17.08.2016 wed

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bloomberg MGM Resorts to increase stake in MGM China

Crayton Harrison ments in lieu of the dividends percent to MGM and offering she would have received for another portion in a public GM Resorts Interna- holding the shares. share sale that raised $1.5 Mtional acquired more The agreement tightens the billion. After the new tran- shares in its China unit in a bonds between MGM and sactions, her stake will fall to deal valued at about USD325 Ho, who has been the com- about 22 percent, according million with Pansy Ho, the pany’s partner in China for to data compiled by Bloom- daughter of gambling mogul more than a decade, whi- berg. Stanley Ho, who will add to le also letting her diversify MGM and Ho are taking her stake in the Las Vegas- her holdings beyond China. cautious steps toward ope- based parent company. Ho also agreed to acquire 4 ning a second casino in Ma- The transaction lets MGM million shares from Tracinda cau, the betting enclave that increase its stake in MGM Corp. at $25 apiece, giving has been in a slump after a China Holdings Ltd. to 56 her a stake of 4.8 percent government crackdown on percent from 51 percent, ac- in MGM once all her tran- corruption and graft that cording to a statement issued sactions are complete. Tra- increased scrutiny on lavish yesterday. cinda was run by billionaire spenders. The $3.1 billion The company will pay Kirk Kerkorian, who died last MGM Cotai’s opening was Ho’s holding company $100 year. pushed back this month to million, give her about $175 Ho ceded joint control of the second quarter of next million in stock and dole out MGM China, originally a 50- year, at least the third time it’s Pansy Ho $50 million in deferred pay- 50 venture, in 2011, selling 1 been postponed. Bloomberg

Gaming | Analysis Local scholar: New Vegas flight not a threat to Macau

Daniel Beitler center in China. success, deriving from its ppens in Vegas stays in “It is inevitable that “border-location strate- Vegas,” and is therefore arlos Siu, a ga- mainland Chinese re- gy” next to Hong Kong limited in its targeting of Cming scholar at the sidents will have more and mainland China, was ‘adult’ visitors as it lacks Macao Polytechnic Insti- opportunities to visit di- diminishing. family-friendly enter- tute, has told the Times fferent gaming cities, not “This comparative ad- tainment. last week that although only in the U.S., but also vantage will start to ero- “Las Vegas has succes- the advantage that Ma- in Europe and other pla- de in the future as more sfully created the ima- cau holds in its “border-­ ces,” he said. “Since there regional destinations ge of being trendy, cool location strategy” is di- are no major differences such as Singapore, the and sexy for adults over minishing, the new Hai- in gambling in different Philippines and South the years,” assessed Siu. nan Airlines route con- tourism destinations, Korea [expand] their ga- “[The cliché] implies that necting Beijing and Las it is imperative for Ma- ming industry […] seeing adults can break away Vegas will not present a cau to better develop its the tourism and econo- from their daily duties, re- significant threat. non-gaming [segment] mic benefits that such a lax and [turn] wild in Las From December, Hai- to increase its appeal [to strategy can have,” the Vegas. For this reason, nan Airlines are expected Chinese tourists].” study read. Las Vegas can be particu- to operate three weekly Back in 2014, in a study However, Siu also said larly fun for young adults flights linking Beijing by Carlos Siu and John that Macau’s success has who want to try new thin- with Las Vegas, and be- Crossley of the Florida historically stemmed gs, but not so much for coming the first Chinese State University entitled from its ability to attract the family group.” carrier to fly passengers “Las Vegas versus Ma- tourists from neighbo- Siu therefore stressed to the world’s second lar- cau as Diversified Travel ring, densely populated the importance of Ma- gest gambling hub. Destinations,” the au- urban areas, such as in cau’s economic diversi- Concerns have been thors noted that Macau’s Guangdong. Other ri- fication with an expan- voiced that the new rou- sing gaming hubs in the sion into other tourism te could further divert region, even in nearby markets, even if Las Ve- Chinese VIP and mass-­ Singapore, cannot com- Carlos Siu gas specifically does not market gamblers away pete with the close pro- present much of a threat. from Macau, adding fur- Las ximity of the MSAR, nor the Chinese capital, Las a Disneyland opening in “Macau needs to develop ther to the territory’s ga- its comfortable Chinese- Vegas remains a lengthy Shanghai. He said that its distinctive personality ming troubles. Vegas has friendly culture. 11-hours away from Bei- the Shanghai Disneyland in face of challenges po- Siu explained that to “Given that visitors to jing, while Macau is just would be attracting cus- sed by different tourism some extent, the new rou- successfully Macau were primarily four. tomers from the eastern destinations in the wor- te represents the growing created from Guangdong, Fujian, The aforementioned and northern parts of ld,” said Siu. wealth of China’s middle and nearby provinces, 2014 study also noted China and implied that Hainan Airlines has an- class, which is looking for the image the impact [of the new that over a billion peo- Hong Kong will remain nounced several expan- “longer vacations in dis- route] would not be very ple reside within a two more convenient for tou- sions in recent years such tant places.” of being significant,” Siu conclu- -hour flight of Macau and rists from southern Chi- as the purchase of a stake He warned that as Chi- ded, noting that the fli- three-fifths of the world’s na. in Portugal’s national na’s population becomes trendy, cool ght will be targeting cus- population within five Siu added that while carrier TAP. Its annou- more internationally-sa- and sexy for tomers living in regions hours. Therefore, an am- Las Vegas holds a unique ncement regarding its vvy, they are likely to look closer to or in Beijing. ple supply of gamblers appeal internationally Las Vegas route comes at abroad to other gaming adults over Even among the de- and tourists will remain (and domestically within an unusual time, in the cities, not just Macau, creased numbers of VIP within the city’s reach. the U.S.), this appeal is midst of Chinese presi- which currently exists as the years. gamers in Macau, many Siu compared it to the somewhat embodied in dent Xi Jinping’s anti- the only legal gambling Carlos Siu of which may hail from effect on Hong Kong of its cliché of “what ha- corruption campaign. wed 17.08.2016 th Anniversary

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he world’s biggest miner, BHP Billiton, Miner BHP Billiton suffers yesterday reported a USD6.4 billion loss T— the Anglo-Australian com- pany’s worst ever full-year USD6.4 billion loss for 2015-16 result — resulting from weak commodity prices, a plunge in the value of its U.S. shale oil as- In 2010-11, it posted its best analysis firm Intelligent Inves- sets and a costly dam disaster in results ever of $23.6 billion. tor, said BHP really needs oil Brazil. ap photo Weaker commodity prices, prices to rise to post a better BHP said its revenue sank 31 which have gutted profits of result in the current fiscal year. percent in the fiscal year ending many global resource com- “The oil division is where a lot June 30, to $30.1 billion. It also panies including big Japanese of money has been spent in the took $4.9 billion in write downs trading houses, cost the com- past. It’s where the bulk of their of its U.S. oil and gas assets. pany $10.7 billion last year. assets lie and it’s really the oil BHP chief executive Andrew A dam failure in November at price that will determine how Mackenzie said the year was a an iron ore mine co-owned by good or bad the next results will difficult one for his company BHP and Vale in Brazil killed be from here,” Sodhi told Aus- and the resource industry. 19 people and caused the worst tralian Broadcasting Corp. “We’re clearly really disa- environmental disaster in the Oil prices fell by 47 percent in ppointed with this result,” said country’s history. Brazil’s Fede- 2015, taking a huge toll. Mackenzie. But he noted that ral Public Prosecution launched The World Bank has raised another performance measure, a $43 billion civil suit in May for its 2016 forecast for crude oil Earnings Before Interest, Ta- the disaster, against the joint prices to $41 per barrel from xes, Depreciation and Amorti- venture Samarco. BHP has an earlier estimate of $37 per zation — or EBITDA — “remai- agreed to an initial payment of barrel, anticipating a recovery ned healthy” at $12.3 billion. up to $1.3 billion to clean toxic in demand. On Tuesday, Brent “We are pleased by the strong pollution from the Doce River. crude, which is used to price in- cash generation of our asse- The Samarco dam failure cost ternational oils, was trading at ts which has resulted in a free the company $2.2 billion for about $48 a barrel. cash flow of $3.4 billion,” he the year. But the outlook for most other said. Smoke billows out of a chimney stack of BHP steelwork factories at Port Kembla BHP chief financial officer Pe- major commodities remains BHP posted a $1.9 billion pro- ter Beavan said the Samarco uncertain, given the slowdown fit in the previous year, whi- since the company headquar- founded in the 19th century — mine could possibly be reope- in China, whose industrial ch was 14 percent of the $13.8 tered in Melbourne, Australia, Australia’s Broken Hill Proprie- ned, but not this year. boom over the past few decades billion profit for 2013-14. was formed in 2001 through tary Co. Ltd. and London-listed Gaurau Sodhi, a resource ex- has driven much of the growth The latest result is the worst the merger of two corporations Billiton Plc. pert with Sydney-based share in demand. AP

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fied funds briefed by exchange officials. ap photo Individual investors on main- land China wanting to trade through the Shenzhen-Hong Kong link will need to have a minimum of 500,000 yuan in their accounts, according to the people. Traders rarely used up their daily quota via the existing link. Net buying of Shanghai shares is capped at 13 billion yuan, while the limit for Hong Kong stock purchases is 10.5 billion yuan. “Removal of the aggregate quota will not have a big im- pact on trading volume, which depends more on market con- ditions at the moment,” said Linus Yip, a Hong Kong-based strategist with First Shanghai Securities. Investors had expected the gateway to Shenzhen to open last year, but officials held off as they grappled with the fallout from the summer’s $5 trillion equity rout and January’s bo- tched introduction of circuit breakers. The Shenzhen Com- posite Index is down 12 percent in 2016. Stock Exchange Yesterday’s announcement had been telegraphed by offi- cials from the mainland and the city. On Aug. 11 Charles Li told Beijing said to drop total quota CNBC in an interview that the link with Shenzhen was “immi- nent.” Premier Li Keqiang in March said the link would start for Shenzhen-Hong Kong link this year. A person familiar with the matter said a year ago that China’s State Council had hinese authorities are said it approved Shenzhen’s quota for buying Shanghai sha- latory Commission didn’t im- signed off on the plan. Cplanning not to impose an long-planned connect program, res since the program began. mediately respond to a request The link’s approval means aggregate quota on trading via without giving further details. Chinese traders have shown for comment. Hong Kong Ex- “the Chinese government is the Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock A decision to impose fewer more appetite for investing in changes & Clearing Ltd., which really delivering on its promi- exchange link, according to two restrictions on the Shenzhen Hong Kong stocks, with less operates the city’s bourse, said se to open up its markets,” said people familiar with the matter. link would signal that China’s than 20 percent of the 250 it will hold a press conference Sandy Mehta, chief executive Daily trading will still be sub- officials, who’ve pledged to billion yuan quota left unfilled. at 9 p.m. yesterday, hosted by officer of Hong Kong-based ad- ject to a cap, the people said. open their markets to foreign The absence of an aggregate Chief Executive Officer Charles visory firm Value Investment Officials are also considering investors, are comfortable that limit on investments will be “an Li and Chairman Chow Chung Principals Ltd. “This continues removing the overall limit for the program won’t become a improvement,” said Michael Kong. to be a step in the right direc- equity trades through Hong channel for funneling capital Wu, a Hong Kong-based analyst The planned abolition of ag- tion. Foreign investors will be Kong’s existing link with Shan- out of the mainland. Foreigners at Morningstar Inc. “That quota gregate quotas was reported by looking again for stocks which ghai, one of the people said. have used about half their 300 was just precautionary.” the Hong Kong Economic Jour- they have not really been able China’s State Council yesterday billion yuan (USD45 billion) The China Securities Regu- nal on Monday, citing unidenti- to invest in before.” Bloomberg

Rights ap photo Liberal Chinese magazine sues government after takeover

journal’s reins comes at he called the “fake” Au- wing, Yanhuang Chun- the past year alone as Chi- a time when President Xi gust issue put out by the qiu amassed a following na’s political climate has Jinping’s administration Ministry of Culture and by examining sensitive grown more restrictive. is quashing dissent and decried its new editorial historical periods such as One former editor was Wang Yanjun, deputy editor of the liberal magazine Yanhuang revisionist voices. direction. The magazi- the Cultural Revolution ordered by a court this Chunqiu, holds up the latest issue that was printed under the names Although the magazine’s ne’s new leaders conve- and advocating gradual year to apologize for an of Wang and other editors ousted by the Ministry of Culture former staff and suppor- ned a meeting this week political loosening. The article questioning a his- ters do not believe the that sought contributions magazine has clashed torical tale about Com- he ousted editors Xikui, said yesterday that publication has an inde- from well-known neo-­ with censors on numerous munist heroism during Tof a liberal Chinese the former staffers are pendent future, the plain- Maoist and nationalist occasions but has survi- World War II. Another magazine are suing the seeking damages after the tiffs are hoping to shut it writers that horrified the ved until now — thanks editor was forbidden government in an effort Ministry of Culture last down altogether to pre- old guard, he said. to behind-the-scenes from leaving the coun- to wrest back control of month forcibly replaced vent authorities from re- “It’s diametrically oppo- support from its sympa- try in March to accept an one of the country’s best-­ top executives, seized the leasing additional issues site to the spirit of our thizers, including high-­ award at Harvard Univer- known political journals. magazine’s offices and without their consent. magazine,” Wang said. ranking military officials. sity for a book investiga- A lawyer representing published an issue under Outside the courthouse, Founded in 1991 by Its contributors have ting the party’s role in the seven high-level editors of their names. deputy editor Wang Yan- senior members of the tangled with authorities 1958-1961 Great Chinese Yanhuang Chunqiu, Ding The struggle for the jun held a copy of what Communist Party’s liberal on several occasions in Famine. AP wed 17.08.2016

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hina’s launch of the first quantum satelli- Launch of quantum satellite te yesterday will push forward efforts to deve- Clop the ability to send commu- nications that can’t be penetra- major step in space race ted by hackers, experts said. The satellite launched into space from the Jiuquan launch

base in northwestern China’s xinhua If the tests Gobi desert will allow Chine- se researchers to transmit test are successful, messages between Beijing and China will take northwestern China as well as other locations around the a major step world. If the tests are successful, Chi- toward building na will take a major step toward building a worldwide network a worldwide that can send messages that network that can’t be wiretapped or cracked through conventional methods. can send “It moves the challenge for an eavesdropper to a different messages domain,” said Alexander Ling, principal investigator at the that can’t be Centre for Quantum Techno- wiretapped or logies in Singapore. “Lots of people around the world think cracked having secure communications at a quantum level is impor- tant. The Europeans, the Ame- re,” he said. “It’s just a matter ricans had the lead, but now the of time.” Chinese are showing the way Combined photo shows China launching the world’s first quantum satellite on top of a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan The launch is a major trium- forward.” Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, yesterday ph for China, which has spent Quantum communications years researching quantum te- use subatomic particles to secu- jor focus in recent years for Chi- is among the leading victims of research teams, he said. chnology and developing the rely communicate between two na, which has pushed regula- cybercrime. “It’s very difficult to point the satellite and other uses for it. points. A hacker trying to crack tions aimed at limiting techno- Quantum messaging could be- satellite accurately,” Ling said. China has previously announ- the message changes its form in logy imported from the U.S. in come a major defense against “You’re trying to send a beam of ced the construction of a quan- a way that would alert the sen- the wake of Edward Snowden’s hackers and have applications light from a satellite that’s 500 tum link between Beijing and der and cause the message to be revelations of widespread sur- ranging from military and go- kilometers (310 miles) above Shanghai that would be used altered or deleted. veillance by the U.S. through vernment communications to you.” by government agencies and Researchers around the world the use of American hardware. online shopping. Hoi Fung Chau, a professor banks. have successfully sent quantum China has in turn been re- The biggest challenge, Ling and quantum communications Pan Jianwei, chief scientist on messages by land. But a true peatedly accused by the U.S. of said, is being able to orient the researcher at Hong Kong Uni- the satellite project, was quo- satellite-based network would hacking into computer systems satellite with pinpoint accuracy versity, said that it was too soon ted by the official Xinhua News make it possible to send quickly to steal commercial secrets and to a location on Earth where it to say if the tests will succeed, Agency as saying the launch encrypted messages in an ins- information that could harm can send and receive data wi- but added he expected quantum proved China was no longer a tant around the world and open American national security. thout being affected by any dis- messages by satellite to become follower in information tech- the door to other possible uses China has rejected claims that turbances in Earth’s atmosphe- the global standard eventually. nology, but “one of the leaders of the technology. it runs a state-sponsored ha- re. The results of China’s tests “The theory is already there, guiding future IT achievemen- Cybersecurity has been a ma- cking program and says that it will be closely watched by other the technology is almost the- ts.” AP

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he U.S. Army chief sile defense system, and told Chinese officials the tween China and Japan of staff told Chinese China has canceled even- U.S. was committed to over a chain of uninha- T ap photo officials during a visit yes- ts involving South Korean following international bited islands controlled terday that China should entertainers. China also rules “and encouraged by Tokyo but claimed by not feel threatened by appears to be withholding the Chinese to do the Beijing. Japan last week American ally South Ko- support at the United Na- same as a way to reduce called in the Chinese am- rea’s decision to deploy a tions for condemnations regional tensions.” bassador to protest over powerful U.S. missile de- of North Korea’s missile Highlighting the issue, a large increase in the fense system. programs. the interior minister of number of Chinese coast Gen. Mark A. Milley met Milley’s visit also comes Taiwan, one of the six guard and fishing ships with his Chinese coun- amid friction following an governments to claim ter- operating in waters sur- terpart, General Li Zuo- international arbitration ritory in the South China rounding the islands, cal- cheng, and other senior panel’s ruling last mon- Sea, planned to travel to led Senkaku by Japan and People’s Liberation Army th that invalidated Chi- Taiping Island where it Diaoyu by China. leaders amid strong Chi- na’s claim to virtually the maintains a garrison. Following his Beijing nese protests over the entire South China Sea. The visit is “aimed at meetings, Milley is to tra- decision to base the U.S. U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, and China’s People’s China angrily rejected the understanding climate vel to South Korea to meet Terminal High Altitude Liberation Army (PLA) Gen. Li Zuocheng (right) salute during a verdict and has vowed change issues as well as with U.S. troops and hold Area Defense, or THAAD, welcome ceremony at the Bayi Building in Beijing to continue developing underscoring Taiwan’s discussions with South system south of the South man-­made islands that sovereignty,” the official Korean military leaders on Korean capital, Seoul. le North Korean missiles in a statement. the U.S. says have exacer- Central News Agency the THAAD deployment Milley reiterated the and not to track missiles Chinese state media bated tensions in the stra- quoted Taiwanese offi- and other issues. He then American position that inside China. Milley said have published daily at- tegically crucial region. cials as saying. is to travel to another key the defense system is in- THAAD is not a threat to tacks against the U.S. and According to the U.S. Tensions have also U.S. ally and Chinese rival, tended to destroy possib- China, the U.S. Army said South Korea over the mis- Army statement, Milley spiked in recent days be- Japan. AP 17.08.2016 wed

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said some recruits who have taken part in attacks were not ap photo even aware of which faction they belonged to. The government of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shi- nawatra began peace talks with separatists in 2013, although there was some doubt about whether the leaders attending fully represented insurgents on the ground. Yingluck's govern- ment was toppled in a coup a year later, and the junta that rules Thailand has continued the effort. Talks, however, have gotten bogged down in such basic parameters as identifying the insurgents. Thailand's gover- nment insists on referring to them simply as "people with different opinions from the state," a position the militants reject. John Blaxland, a senior fellow at Australian National Univer- People walk along the beach in Hua Hin, Thailand sity, said he believed militan- ts could have launched last Thailand week's bombings to increase their bargaining power at the negotiating table. "If my theory is correct, the Bombings draw attention message is: 'We want you to make more concessions in the south of Thailand,'" Blaxland said. "They figure that the mes- to forgotten war in south sage is better heard through actions." Pongphisoot Busbarat, a lec- Todd Pitman, Bangkok pendent analyst and expert on possibility that insurgents or- Malaysian police chief Khalif turer at Columbia University's the insurgency. chestrated the latest violence, Abu Bakar confirmed Thai au- School of International and t happens with horrifying If it turns out insurgents were police commissioner Chakthip thorities have reached out, and Public Affairs, said if the mili- Ifrequency in southern Thai- responsible for last week's Chaijinda reiterated words officials on his side of the bor- tants were responsible for the land, a country much of the bombings, it would mark a spoken by other top officials der were searching for those bombings, they could be trying world associates with pristine dangerous new expansion over the weekend, saying "the- who purchased and sold the "to show that the hawkish beaches and alluring, sapphi- of the low-level war that has re are similarities in bomb-­ phones. approach adopted by the mili- re blue seas: a bomb goes off. plagued the mostly Buddhist making methods and the equi- What had been decades of tary is not acceptable." Victims are maimed or killed. country's southern border re- pment." scattered acts of violence by Thailand's military junta has Security forces comb through gion with Malaysia. separatists escalated sharply in shown little tolerance for dis- blood-spattered wreckage and It could also prove a dan- January 2004, when militan- sent since it overthrew a demo- debris. gerous incentive to carry out Ethnic Malay ts raided an army depot, killed cratically elected government Lasy week, 11 more bombs more violence. four soldiers and made off with two years ago. Critical opi- rattled seven Thai provinces, With few exceptions, the mi- insurgents hundreds of weapons. By April, nions are suppressed and criti- killing four people and wou- litants have so far avoided at- the insurgents were launching cs are regularly whisked away nding dozens more. But this tacking known tourist destina- launched their coordinated attacks across the to army bases for questioning. time was different: the targets tions because "they didn't want three southernmost provinces, On Aug. 7, the government were not in the country's three to be seen as a terrorist group," armed bid and more than 100 people were held a successful referendum southernmost provinces, whe- Rungrawee said. "But that cou- for greater killed when one group staged a on a new constitution that will re a bitter war waged by Mus- ld change if attacks like this showdown in a mosque to whi- cement the military's power- lim separatists has flared for prove effective" by attracting autonomy in ch they had retreated. ful hand in politics for years to more than a decade. more attention to the war or A heavy-handed response by come. Instead, they shook towns fil- pushing the government to so-called ‘deep government forces resulted in In the week leading to the led with tourists further north, make concessions at peace seven Thai Muslims being kil- vote, insurgents registered places like Hua Hin, where 11 talks, she said. south’ in 2004. led in October during an anti- their clear opposition to the foreigners were injured, most While there has been no But more than government protest in Tak Bai charter by spray-painting the by a small explosive device that claim of responsibility and au- in Narathiwat province, and words "Referendum X" and detonated in a narrow alley fil- thorities have yet to blame any 6,700 dead 78 others died of asphyxiation "Constitution X" onto roads, led with bars, restaurants and specific group, police investi- when they were piled tightly street signs and schools across massage parlors. gators and analysts say the la- and 12,000 into trucks after being arrested. the south. Significantly, they Ethnic Malay insurgents lau- test violence bears striking si- wounded Muslims in the south say they did so in Thai, rather than the nched their armed bid for grea- milarities to the methods used don't feel like full members of Malay script commonly used in ter autonomy in Thailand's so- by the separatist militants who later, the Thailand's majority Buddhist the south. called "deep south" in 2004. have traditionally limited ope- society and complain of dis- They also carried out more But more than 6,700 dead rations to the Muslim-domina- struggle seems crimination, rights abuses and than 50 bombings during the and 12,000 wounded later, the ted provinces of Yala, Pattani arbitrary detention. The pro- first week of August alone. struggle seems more forgotten and Narathiwat. forgotten vinces in the south once belon- All were in the south; few than ever — a reality illustra- The attacks last week took pla- ged to a Malay sultanate which made headlines. ted by a flood of weekend me- ce in seven locations south of Authorities say some of the Thailand annexed in 1902. On Monday morning, two mo- dia coverage that dwarfed the Bangkok, including the island homemade bombs were trig- The insurgents are split into torcycle-riding soldiers were usual trickle of reporting about of Phuket. The bombs were gered remotely by cellphones several factions, the strongest wounded in Narathiwat by the far-southern conflict. small and appeared designed to — a tactic used by insurgents. of which is the Patani-Malay another roadside bomb, police "Sadly, people get used to shock rather than induce mass Some of the phones, recovered National Revolutionary Front, said. Explosive experts who ar- violence. The media gets bo- casualties, and left no immedia- by police, were reportedly pur- or BRN. The groups' leader- rived at the scene detonated a red with it. The story becomes te major impact on Thailand's chased in Malaysia, into which ship, organizational structure second bomb they believe was mundane," said Rungrawee lucrative tourist industry. Thai militants are known to and membership are secretive, intended for those who rushed Chalermsripinyorat, an inde- Asked Monday about the cross with ease. so much so that Rungrawee to the injured troops' aid. AP wed 17.08.2016

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Afghanistan time for them to pay the price.” Mansoor was referring to the current head of the rival Taliban, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, a religious ex- Breakaway Taliban faction tremist who replaced Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in May. names new leader The Mahaaz-e-Dadullah group, known for its fighting Mirwais Khan & Rahim Faiez, skills and suicide attacks, vir- Kandahar At a gathering tually disappeared from the ap photo Afghan killing fields after the breakaway Taliban in southern death of Mansoor’s uncles. faction in Afghanistan Zabul province, Their re-emergence could crea- has appointed a new te a headache for the Taliban as leader for the group, Mullah the faction is present in various theA nephew of the faction’s lon- parts of the Taliban heartland gtime leader who was killed in Emdadullah in the south. fighting with rivals last year. “Now we are back on track The development reflects the Mansoor was with our mission” said Mullah complex layers of the insur- named leader Nematullah Samim, Mansoor’s gency in Afghanistan, where deputy. though dominant, the Taliban of the faction Another would-be suicide are not the only militant group bomber, Qari Misbah, said at waging war. known as Monday’s gathering that he has At a gathering this week been “waiting for my turn for a in southern Zabul province, mostly young guards. He is the dullah was killed in Zabul, the Mahaaz-e- long time ago and now it’s the Mullah Emdadullah Mansoor nephew of Mullah Mansoor Da- founder of the group, Mullah Dadullah time for me, I can give my body was named leader of the faction dullah who was killed in Khak- Dadullah, was also killed in an and soul.” known as Mahaaz-e-Dadullah. e­-Afghan district of Zabul last ambush, possibly by one of his Samim denied that Mahaaz-e-­ ­ The meeting was attended by year, fighting with rival Taliban. bodyguards in southern Hel- bombers said they were ready Dadullah has been uniting for- tribal and religious leaders, “I accept the leadership of the- mand province. He was also an to carry out attacks against the ces in Zabul with Afghanistan’s as well as the group’s local se men, based on the decision uncle of the newly named lea- rival Taliban as well as foreign branch of the Islamic State commanders. of the clerics,” said Mansoor, der. forces in the country. group, which emerged last year, Associated Press video of the promising to “fight foreign for- At the Monday gathering, se- “I announce that I will take [...] mainly in the country’s east, gathering shows Mansoor ac- ces” and exact revenge for the veral armed men in white-colo- revenge from Mullah Haiba- close the border with Pakistan. cepting the leadership position group’s slain leader. red clothing with black balacla- tullah’s group,” said Mansoor. “We don’t want to be weak or among a crowd of gunmen, Before Mullah Mansoor Da- vas who call themselves suicide And of his rivals, he said “it is depend on others,” he said. AP

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George Jahn, Vienna Austria knife-wielding man atta- A cked passengers yesterday on a train in western Austria, Knife attack on train wounds two seriously wounding two, police said. The suspect was arrested. The assault occurred near ded at the stop by two police the village of Sulz, in wester- officers who used pepper spray nmost Vorarlberg province. to subdue him, police said. A A police statement said that a 22-year old passenger who hel- 19-year old man suffered wou- ped police suffered minor cut nds to the stomach and back. wounds to a hand. The other victim, a 17-year old Such attacks reflect the dif- male, had a throat injury. Both ficulties of policing Europe’s were hospitalized. labyrinthine transport system, The assault came three days particularly against individuals after a man attacked passen- with unsophisticated weapons. gers on a crowded Swiss train Last month in neighboring with a knife and burning liquid Germany, a 17-year-old refu- Saturday, in an assault that gee from Afghanistan with an left him and one of his victims ax and a knife wounded four dead. In Austria, Vorarlberg tourists on a train, and sta- police spokeswoman Elisabe- bbed a woman as he fled. The th Engelhardt said police were attacker was shot and killed by searching for a motive as they police. All his victims survived. questioned the man but “at In May at a train station in this point there is no knowled- the German state of Bavaria, a ge” of a copycat attack. 27-year-old German man who “We assume that the perpe- had been in psychiatric care trator is mentally confused,” stabbed commuters, killing she said in an email. one and wounding three others St. Gallen canton (state) po- before being apprehended by lice in Switzerland said yes- police. terday that three victims of Last year, a heavily armed Saturday’s attack remained in gunman opened fire on a hi- hospital, including a 17-year gh-speed Amsterdam to Paris -old girl still in life-threatening ment said the 19-year old was lunging at him from a facing a halt at Sulz, about 10 kilome- train but was overpowered by condition. the first victim in yesterday’s seat. He then attacked the 17- ters east of the Swiss border two young American service- The Austrian police state- incident, with the perpetrator year old as the train slowed to The attacker was apprehen- men and their companion. AP

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ussian warplanes took off yesterday from a base in Iran to Russian warplanes take off target Islamic State Rfighters and other militants in Syria, Russia's Defense Minis- try said, widening Moscow's from Iran to target IS in Syria bombing campaign in Syria in a major development in the country's civil war. The long-range bombers took off from near the Iranian ap photo city of Hamedan, around 280 kilometers southwest of the Iranian capital, and struck targets in three provinces in northern and eastern Syria. Meanwhile, Syrian opposi- tion activists said a wave of airstrikes on rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo killed at least 15 civilians and wounded many others yester- day, but it was not clear whe- ther the strikes were carried out by the Russian or Syrian government's air force. It is virtually unheard of in Iran's recent history to allow a foreign power to use one of its bases to stage attacks from. Russia has also never used the territory of another country in the Middle East for its opera- tions inside Syria, where it has been carrying out an aerial campaign in support of Pre- In this frame grab provided by Russian Defence Ministry press service, Russian long range bomber Tu-22M3 flies during an air strike over Aleppo region of Syria sident Bashar Assad's govern- ment for nearly a year. ter coordination for striking Tehran and Moscow have ex- militants in Aleppo, as well late November. It said a Rus- The announcement sugges- extremists in Syria, but they changed "capacity and pos- as in Deir el-Zour and Idlib, sian Il-76 "Candid" transport ts cooperation on the highest have been unable to reach sibilities" in the fight against destroying five major ammu- plane also landed there arou- levels between Moscow and agreement on which militant the Islamic State group. nition depots, training camps nd the same time before both Tehran, both key allies of the groups could be targeted. "With constructive and ex- and three command posts. took off, suggesting the Su-34 embattled president. Russia has criticized what it tended cooperation between The Nusra Front is al-Qai- may have suffered a mechani- It comes a day after Russia's describes as U.S. reluctance to Iran, Russia and Syria and the da's branch in Syria. However, cal issue. defense minister said Moscow persuade the Syrian opposi- resistance front [Hezbollah], the group recently announ- The report described the air and Washington are edging tion groups it supports to wi- the situation has become ced it was changing its name base as "quite large with a closer to an agreement on thdraw from areas controlled very tough for terrorists and to Fath al-Sham and severing 4,572-meter runway, extensi- Syria that would help defuse by al-Qaida's branch in Syria. the trend will continue until ties with the global terror ne- ve taxiways and multiple han- the situation in the besieged the complete destruction of twork in an apparent attempt gars and bunkers — all see- northern city of Aleppo. them," Shamkhani said. to evade Russian and U.S.- mingly in good repair." It said Russian Defense Minister It is virtually Russia and Iran have been led airstrikes. Russia and the it is "ideal for providing covert Sergei Shoigu said the agree- expanding their ties in the U.S. have dismissed the name ground support to Russian ment would "allow us to find unheard of in past months after most of the change as window-dressing. combat missions." common ground and start fi- sanctions against Iran were The Russian Defense Minis- Iran's constitution, ratified ghting together for bringing Iran’s recent lifted following the nuclear try released a video showing a after its 1979 Islamic Revolu- peace to that territory," ad- deal with world powers that Russian Tu-22M3 long-range tion, bans the establishment ding that Russian representa- history to allow put restricted Iran's nuclear bomber dropping bombs in of any foreign military base tives are "in a very active sta- a foreign power program from weapons-grade strikes described as "terrorist in the country. However, no- ge of talks with our American capability. objects in Syria." thing bars Iranian officials colleagues." to use one of its A top Russian lawmaker, The nearest air base to Ha- from allowing foreign coun- A U.S. official said, howe- Adm. Vladimir Komoyedov, medan is Shahid Nojeh Air tries to use an airfield. ver, that discussions with the bases to stage said Russia's decision to use Base, some 50 kilometers nor- The announcement from Russians are still ongoing and a base in Iran will help to cut th of the city. The base has seen Russia marks the first signi- no agreement is close. The attacks costs, which is "paramount ri- Russian aircraft land there be- ficant stationing of its troops official spoke on condition of ght now." fore. A report in December by there since World War II, anonymity because he was not In Tehran, the state-run The Russian ministry's sta- the American Enterprise Ins- when allied British and Soviet authorized to talk to the media IRNA news agency quoted Ali tement issued said Su-34 and titute, based off satellite ima- forces invaded Iran to secure about the ongoing talks. Shamkhani, the secretary of Tu-22M3 bombers took off gery, suggested the air base oil fields and keep Allied su- Russia and the United States Iran's Supreme National Se- earlier in the day to target Isla- saw a Russian Su-34 "Fullba- pply lines open. have been discussing grea- curity Council, as saying that mic State and the Nusra Front ck" strike fighter land there in Russia says its bombing campaign in Syria is focused on extremist groups but it has frequently struck other, inclu- Separatists, Russians stage exercises again in Moldova ding more moderate rebels fi- ghting Assad's forces. oldovan separatists say Rus- the separatist capital, Tiraspol. Pro-Russian Trans-Dniester broke Last week, Russian bombers Msian troops have joined their The agency said local residents were away from Moldova in 1990 fearing it launched a wave of airstrikes troops in the breakaway republic of warned about the simulations of real-­ would reunite with neighboring Ro- on the city of Raqqa, the Is- Trans-Dniester for joint military exer- life situations. It did not provide fur- mania. Separatists fought Moldovans lamic State group's de fac- cises for the second time this month. ther details. in a war in 1992 leaving 1,500 dead. tor capital in northern Syria, The official news agency Novosti- Moldova criticized the first exerci- There are some 1,000 Russian pea- killing at least 20 civilians ac- pmr.com said that special units took se this month, but had no immediate cekeepers stationed in Trans-Dnies- cording to Syrian opposition part in anti-terror exercises south of reaction to the second. ter. activists. AP 17.08.2016 wed

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In a televised address Mr Clinton told the American hotograph ostcards xhibition P P ” E people that he took full responsibility for his actions. Time: 10am-6pm He said: “Indeed I did have a relationship with Ms (no admission after 6:30 pm, closed on Mondays) Lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was Until: December 4, 2016 wrong.” Venue: Archives of Macao, No. 91-93, Avenida do Aides close to the president now hope the confes- sion will bring an end to the investigation into Mr Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, Macau Clinton’s affairs, brought by independent prosecutor Admission: Free Kenneth Starr. Enquiries: (853) 2836 6866 Mr Starr’s four-year inquiry began as an investiga- tion into land deals by Hillary and Bill Clinton when Art Courses Student’s Exhibition he was governor of Arkansas. It moved onto his personal life when Mr Starr be- of the acau useum of rt M M A gan to investigate allegations that Mr Clinton had Time: 10am-7pm had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky and then (no admission after 6:30 pm, closed on Mondays) lied about it under oath in a sexual harassment case Until: November 27, 2106 brought by Paula Jones in 1994. Venue: Macau Museum of Art, The president’s confession follows months of de- Bfg_ nial. On 26 January this year, Mr Clinton categorically Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE room 2 denied having sexual relations with Miss Lewinsky. Admission: MOP5 (2D) 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm Appearing serious and contrite, Mr Clinton told the (free admission on Sundays and public holidays) (3D) 7.15 pm American people: “I misled people, including my Director: Syeven Spielberg Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 wife. I deeply regret that. Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton He concluded: “This matter is between me, the two Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/ English) people I love most - my wife and my daughter - and xhibition ecret de oudoir by ong ai Duration: 117min E ‘S B ’ H W our God.” Time: 11am-7pm (opened on public holidays) chibi maruko chan- a boy from italy_ He said he had not come clean earlier because he ntil U : August 31, 2016 room 3 was embarrassed but he denied he had asked anyo- Venue: Iao Hin Gallery, Rua da Tercena 39A 2.15, 4.00, 7.30 pm ne to lie about the relationship. Admission: Free Director: Jun Takagi He also criticised Mr Starr and the investigation, which so far has cost £25m. Enquires: Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/ English) (853) 2892 1908 Duration: 120min On 6 August this year Ms Lewinsky told the jury Facebook: Hong Wai Art that she had an 18-month sexual relationship with Ice Age: collision course the President and that the pair had discussed ways room 3 of concealing the relationship. (2D) 5.45 pm She also presented one of her dresses as evidence, Director: Mike Thurmeier, Galen Chu stating it had been stained with Mr Clinton’s semen Offbeat Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/ English) during one of their sexual encounters. Duration: 97min If it is proved that he lied he faces possible impea- chment hearings on Capitol Hill. Search resumes for Nazi gold THE SHALLOWS_ train that might not even exist room 3 Courtesy BBC News 9.30 pm Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Explorers in Poland have resumed searching for a leg- Starring: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Brett Cullen, endary Nazi train laden with treasure and armaments, dis- Sedona Legge In context suaded by decades of fruitless searches and a scientific Language: English (Cantonese/ English) determination that no train is even there. Duration: 86min On 21 September President Clinton’s Grand Jury testimony The new dig that started in southeastern Poland yester- was released to the public. day attests to the power of a local legend claiming a Nazi On 9 December 1998 the House Judiciary Committee pro- “gold” train disappeared in a mountain tunnel as the Ger- macau tower posed four articles of impeachment against the president. Ten days later - after a bitter debate between republicans and mans escaped the advancing Soviet army at the end of 11 Aug - 17 Aug democrats - the House of Representatives voted to confirm World War II. the recommendation. Two explorers claimed last year to have located the elu- suicide squad_ Bill Clinton became only the second president in American sive train hidden in a secret tunnel in the town of Walbrzych, 2.30,4.30,7.30, 9.30 pm history to face such an indictment, but he refused to resign. sparking the latest gold rush. Director: David Ayer His trial began on 7 January 1999 and ended on 12 February A government official initially said he was “99 percent Starring: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie when senators voted to acquit him of the impeachment charg- sure” the train was there, but geological experts using Language: English (Cantonese/ English) es of perjury and obstruction of justice. magnetic equipment found no train on the spot. 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Mark Cavendish at long last ap photo gets Olympic cycling medal

ark Cavendish has trium- the race report. phed in 30 stages of the So in that context, silver isn’t

M ap photo Tour de France, won road ra- such a bad result. cing’s world title and captured “It’s always disappointing not dozens of other important races to win,” Cavendish said, “but to become one of Britain’s most I did all I could. And the guys Cavendish leads the in the men’s successful cyclists. behind me did all they could. So cycling omnium points race at the Rio The one thing missing was an yeah, I’m happy.” Olympic Velodrome Olympic medal. The sprinter His performance was impressi- from the Isle of Man finally ac- ve by any measure: Not only did reigning Olympic champion Las- complished that feat Monday Cavendish nearly overcome Vi- se Norman Hansen of Denmark, night, taking silver in the men’s viani in the last event of the six-­ who had to settle for the bronze omnium behind Italian rider event omnium, he also held off medal. AP Elia Viviani at the Rio de Janei- ro Games. RIO 2016 - MEDALS Mark Cavendish of Britain holds his silver medal priority to olympics “I’m happy with it. I couldn’t Olympic program, the duo could Total The sprinting specialist have done more,” Cavendish do no better than ninth, leaving earned the yellow jersey in the said. “I made every day count. Cavendish the only British track 1 United States 26 23 26 75 Tour de France after winning On another day I might be closer cyclist without a medal. 2 China 15 14 17 46 the opening stage, then won to gold, but I have to be happy.” Four years ago, he headed to 3 Britain 16 17 8 41 three more stages to stamp his Especially the way things the London Games backed by a 4 Russia 11 12 12 35 mark on the sport’s biggest race. have gone in previous trips to powerhouse road team to tackle 5 Japan 7 4 16 27 But Cavendish said all along that the Olympics. Cavendish and a course that suited him perfectly one of his priorities this season 6 France 7 9 8 24 teammate Bradley Wiggins were — he even won a test event on was that elusive Olympic medal, 7 Italy 8 9 6 23 the reigning Madison world it. But on race day, the British so he found himself abandon- 8 Australia 6 7 9 22 ing the Tour in the final week to champions when they headed to squad missed the key breakaway 9 Germany 9 6 6 21 transition to the track. the Beijing Games in 2008. But and Cavendish wound up 29th, 10 South Korea 6 3 5 14 in the event, no longer part of the reduced to being a footnote in

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Foster Klug, Kim Tong-Hyung Rio Olympics

outh Korea's women won the Olympic team ar- chery title — for the eighth time in a row. Jin Jong-oh, Time, effort and money help Smeanwhile, took gold in the men's 50-meter pistol in Rio de Janeiro — for the third straight games. South Korea rule obscure sports Some in the small Asian coun- try have an easy, long-cherished explanation for the success: The nation is simply better than everyone else at doing the little ap photo things, the things that require la- ser-like concentration on a small, sometimes tedious and hard-to- master skill. But South Korea's domination in some of the smaller Olympic sports can more accurately be linked to a decades-long concen- tration of time, effort and money, often sponsored by the govern- ment, on training and nurturing athletes from a very young age in these specialized sports; this, in turn, has created intense compe- tition among athletes who know Jin Jong-oh (left) of South Korea celebrates winning a shootout to secure the Ki Bo-bae, of South Korea, competes during the women’s individual archery that success will win them se- gold medal competition rious benefits. Still, the perception of an innate the late 1980s, South Korea was well in international competi- Dong-A­ University. methods and motions for each national facility for these sports ruled by dictators who wanted to tions like the Olympics. South Korea began seriously archer based on their physical lingers, even among the athletes. use sports as a way to promote a As athletes in those sports investing in archery in the late traits and shooting style. The woman seen as partly res- strong national identity and ge- succeeded internationally, the 1970s, reacting to public exci- There is growing popular recog- ponsible for the archery boom nerate loyalty. sports got more public attention. tement created when Kim won. nition that all athletes, regardless in South Korea, Kim Jin-ho, So the authoritarian gover- More popularity meant more The training and investment of where they're from, must fo- won the country's first archery nment pumped money into steady civilian and business have grown tremendously in the cus intensely on the little details gold in an international sporting programs for athletes who had sponsorships. This meant more years since. to win. Still, the idea of Korean event in 1978. She said she and better chances of winning me- money, better training facilities Kim, now 55 and a professor superiority persists. her teammates always assumed dals, often in these lesser known and more young athletes taking with Seoul's Korea National "Some of my colleagues joked that Koreans had a special level sports, rather than building up up and sticking with the sports. Sport University, said South Ko- the other day that if you took a of sensitivity that allowed them an overall sports infrastructure That system is still largely in rean archers today benefit from K-pop singer, in her first try she to shoot arrows more accurately for the general public. Those se- place. Hence the success. stronger financial and adminis- would be able to shoot arrows than their Western rivals. lected athletes trained together "I doubt that South Koreans trative support and a larger num- more accurately than most ar- Like much about modern Sou- at government-run facilities and are exclusively gifted with a de- ber of state-of-the-art training chers from other countries," said th Korea, its tumultuous modern were awarded benefits such as licacy of skill that produces real facilities. She said that South Ko- Hong In-he, a 37-year-old office history plays a part in its supre- good pensions and, for the men, changes in competition," said rean coaches do a better job than worker in Seoul. "South Koreans macy in these sports. exemptions from mandatory mi- Roh Hee-tae, a physical educa- their counterparts in other coun- are better in areas that require Until democracy finally came in litary service if they performed tion professor at South Korea's tries at finding the right training accurate and delicate skills." AP

The ‘other Olympics’ are far from ap photo beach and tourist spots

he roads of the Deo- who lives in Belo Horizon- and Maracanã. Most of the Shooting Centre is just Tdoro twist and turn te, about five hours north venues are on the grounds across a highway, accessed through residential areas, of Rio. "Both are good pla- of an army facility, home through a tunnel. past markets where lo- ces to be." to the largest concentra- Whitewater Stadium and cals eat lunch outside and The Copacabana cluster tion of military person- the Olympic BMX Centre Visitors makes photos at a big lettering reading ‘Rio 2016’ at the parks where children fly is the most attractive and nel in Latin America with are carved out the side of Deodoro Olympic area paper kites. famous cluster, its beaches 60,000 troops. hills a few miles away in Grassy hills frame the re- and iconic views of Sugar- And it seems more like the Olympic X Park, with The stadiums for field guese the final day. The gion to the north and creeks loaf Mountain and Christ a military base than an the mountain bike track hockey and rugby were crowds in between were weave through the middle, the Redeemer. The Barra Olympic park, with troops just to the west. The Olym- less than half full for most mostly smaller and less around ramshackle homes cluster is the heart of the standing on tanks scatte- pic Equestrian Centre is early-round matches. vocal. shrouded in trees. games, home to the main red among the venues and just a few miles south of X Equestrian — except for a Deodoro Park has a large Joggers mix with dog Olympic Park. Maracana is chanting cadets occasio- Park. capacity crowd on Sunday area between the venues walkers and mothers in a dense urban area with nally run shirtless through Deodoro Stadium was — has been about a third with a beer garden and pushing strollers down the the Marcana and Olympic the streets in formation. rowdy for big rugby ga- full most days, though the picnic tables set in a strand sidewalks, passing groups stadiums that hold track, Deodoro hosts 10 spor- mes, as was Whitewater Brazilians are passiona- of trees. Hundreds of fans of military personnel every soccer and the opening ts: equestrian, mountain Stadium. The Youth Arena te about show jumping, gather daily at the tables few hundred yards. and closing ceremonies. bike and BMX racing, mo- had a great atmosphere roaring whenever a horse or lay in the grass, some The Deodoro cluster of Fans could also have gone dern pentathlon, shooting, throughout, particularly clears an obstacle. leaning against the trees to venues is one of four at the to the nearby the Sam- whitewater canoeing, field when Brazil played, and The shooting center had take a siesta. Rio de Janeiro Games, but bodrome — the center of hockey, rugby and the wo- the BMX center figures to an air horn blaring from The park can fill up qui- it is a world apart from the Rio's Carnival celebration men's basketball group be rocking when it starts the stands the first day and ckly when there's a big hustling, bustling clusters — to see archery. stage games. today. Brazilian fans serenaded game or multiple sports near the coast. Deodoro is far more Deodoro Park has venues Everything else is well, a mustachioed independent going at the same time, "It's little a bit calmer inland than other three for field hockey, rugby, bit more chill, the crowds athlete Abdullah Al-Rashi- though there's usually than the other venues," clusters, north of Barra, basketball and modern smaller than the other di with a chant of "Ole, ole, just a scattering of people said Fernando Gomez, northwest of Copacabana pentathlon. The Olympic clusters. ole, mustache" in Portu- across the grounds. AP THE UK’s May reassures China after Station17.08.2016Air quality wed BUZZ nuclear power plant delay Roadside 45-65 Moderate Prime Minister Theresa May is at- “reassuring the Chinese of our com- tempting to allay disquiet about her mitment to Anglo-Chinese relations.” High surprise delay to a Chinese-backed China’s ambassador to Britain, Liu Density 45-65 nuclear power plant by reassuring Xiaoming, warned last week that re- Residental China’s leader that Britain wants lations were at a “crucial historical Moderate strong relations with Beijing. juncture” following the U.K. govern- Area opinion Foreign Office Minister Alok Shar- ment’s delaying of a decision on the ma delivered a letter from May to Hinkley Point power plant. May last Ambient 45-65 President Xi Jinping during a visit to month announced a review of the Moderate source: dsmg source: Legal Wise Beijing. power project, financed by a Chinese Isolda Brasil May’s office did not publish the le- nuclear power provider and French Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May Associate, MdME tter, but said yesterday it was about energy giant EDF. WORLD BRIEFS

Macau’s employment bubble THAILAND If Muslim Macau Governmental Guidelines for 2016 spe- ap photo separatists in southern cifically set the protection of the rights and interes- Thailand were responsible ts of resident workers as a priority. This priority is for the bombings last week at tourist spots, it outlined as to be accomplished by the strict imple- would mark a dangerous mentation of a mechanism to replace non-resident new expansion of the workers with resident workers. Thus, if in previous low-level war that has years the “cut of blue cards” was just word on the plagued the mostly street and hearsay, there is now no doubt that this Buddhist country for is a promise that the Government will be keeping. more than a decade. Macau’s employers have been enduring, more More on p12 than ever, the hardships of running their busines- ses with the limitations that such a replacement of Austria A knife-wielding non-resident workers implies. man attacked passengers It’s no secret that Macau with its steady and con- yesterday on a train in sistent unemployment rate of less than 2% for the western Austria, seriously past few years, is a full employment market. Hi- wounding two teenagers, ring has become the worst nightmare of Macau’s police said. The suspect employers and retaining workers is a losing battle, was arrested. More on p14 with the turnover rate of employees going through the roof. This means that small companies, who USA Authorities in Florida already serve as launching platforms for recent say a man who may have graduates, have no chance to compete with the big been on a hallucinogenic employers. The fact is that as the year continues, drug fatally stabbed a the shock of seeing the renewal of their blue cards married couple, biting off part of the man’s face denied (now) by the Macau Labour Affairs Bureau before wounding a would- seems to have subsided and big employers are be rescuer. Martin County coping with their loss at the expense of small em- Indian elephant Sheriff William Snyder ployers. told reporters yesterday The limited offer that the market provides is literally that a man in his 20s may being sacked by the big “quotaless” employers, that washed up in have been on drugs when who are poaching local skilled workers from small he attacked the couple and medium companies, that cannot compete with at their Tequesta home the high salaries and conditions offered to their Bangladesh dies yesterday [Macau time]. resigning employees. In addition, employers are complaining that the bar has become so high that even hiring inexperienced workers is difficult and n adult Indian ele- Bengal, was not immedia- trapped in a swamp in Ban- costly, as local workers have fast become aware Aphant that became tely clear. gladesh’s Jamalpur district ap photo of their scarcity and are taking advantage of the trapped in a swamp in Ban- The elephant, tired and three weeks ago. shortage of manpower. The only option available gladesh after being caught weak from its struggle, had Authorities had planned to cope with this shortage - receiving authorization in raging floodwaters died been tranquilized earlier in to rescue it and move it to to hire non-resident workers - has become an al- yesterday after weeks of an attempt to steer it from the safari park near the ca- most impossible mission in the tiny bubble that Ma- struggling for survival, a the swamp and to bring it pital Dhaka. cau’s employment market has created. Obstacles USA Fire crews gained conservation official said. closer to a road so it could Earlier, Indian wildlife some significant ground such as the “virtual ratio” of local to non-residents, Tapan Kumar Dey, a for- be transported to an ele- authorities had abando- the silent obligation to promote local workers, the on a massive Northern mer forest conservator who phant safari park. ned plans to take the ele- California wildfire that alleged existence of locals looking for (apparently) was overseeing the rescue The elephant appeared phant back because it was has destroyed 175 all kinds of positions offered to the local market, operation, said the ele- to be fine on Sunday, Dey unlikely that it would have homes, businesses alongside many other (already) standardized argu- phant died despite the “hi- said, but was likely to have been welcomed back to his and other structures ments used by the authorities as grounds to deny ghest efforts” to save it. become dehydrated after herd in the hilly forests of and charred nearly 7 the quota requests, are becoming increasingly har- square miles. Authorities der to surpass. Moreover, if this is difficult for local “This is very sad. We tried being stuck in the swamp the remote northeastern our best to save it,” Dey for days. state of Assam. arrested 40-year-old companies, who strived to gain their place in the Damin Anthony Pashilk said. Monsoon-triggered floo- Heavy downpours have market and are “playing at home”, it’s even more on 17 counts of arson. The cause of the death of difficult for foreign companies. Many of these are ding had carried the male flooded vast areas of eas- 1,600 firefighters were actually part of multinational groups who are trying the elephant named “Ban- elephant from upstream tern India since monsoon battling the blaze to set their foot in the territory and invest locally but gabahadur,” or Hero of India before he became rains began in June. AP yesterday through warm are faced with the limitations that a market without temperatures and light workers offers as well as the added hindrances winds. that the protectionism of such a labor force poses. It is well known that protectionist policies tend to Joao Havelange, ex-president lead to several negative effects, which can include a lack of competiveness, a reduction of produc- ap photo tivity, inefficiencies, stagnation. Ultimately and on of FIFA, dies at age 100 a more personal level, the benefits that workers draw from protectionism are muffled by the ma- tation, has died. He was 100. rasmus that such politics tend to create. In other The Brazilian expanded the World Cup words, workers who are put in such a bubble and ap photo from 16 to 32 teams and made it one of The last tower do not have to compete or depend on their skills Vegas sport’s most important events. He orga- of the iconic Riviera won’t be able to grow as much professionally as nized six World Cups as FIFA president Hotel and Casino came workers who are exposed to competitive environ- from 1974 to 1998, when Sepp Blatter re- tumbling down along the ments. As for employers, protectionism can lead placed him. He secured lucrative broad- Las Vegas Strip to make to a shift of power where the employer no longer cast deals, brought nations into FIFA, and way for a convention holds the control and is at the mercy of workers created the women’s World Cup. center expansion. The who can easily move on to another employer wi- With more cash for football also came demolition of the Monte thout any sense of loyalty or any other duties tradi- widespread financial wrongdoing by its Carlo wing came two tionally imbibed in the work relationship. top officials, including Havelange. In months after the taller So an urgent question to be posed: is Macau’s Monaco tower was 2013, FIFA ethics court judge Joachim Government increased protectionism towards lo- leveled the same way. oao Havelange, whose two-decade Eckert said Havelange’s conduct had been cal workers really paying off or is it, in the long run The 2,075-room property presidency of FIFA saw soccer’s gover- just depriving local workers of growing professio- J “morally and ethically reproachable.” closed in May 2015 nally while in the process, killing the business of ning body transformed into a multibillion Havelange was never punished. He was after 60 years hosting small and medium companies? dollar business and a hotbed for subse- allowed to resign his FIFA honorary pre- headliners from Liberace quent corruption that damaged its repu- sidency in 2013. AP to Dean Martin.