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WORLD BRIEFS UNESCO ap photo Government accused South China Sea Beijing says it is “firmly opposed” to a Pentagon report that highlighted China’s construction of heritage negligence of military facilities P5 on man-made islands in the disputed xinhua South China Sea and speculated that Beijing would likely build more bases overseas. The annual report made “irresponsible remarks on China’s national defense development […] in disregard of the facts,” a foreign ministry spokeswoman said. More on p11

Vietnam has agreed to give Czech citizens visa exemptions for up to 15 days to boost tourism between the two countries under an agreement reached in Hanoi yesterday.

Indonesia Six Islamic militants accused by Indonesian police of plotting to fire a rocket at downtown Singapore from a nearby island were sentenced to prison yesterday on charges of harboring and training extremists. More on p14 ap photo

Japan Five workers at a Japanese nuclear facility that handles plutonium have been exposed to high levels UK election today of radiation after a bag containing highly radioactive material apparently broke during an equipment Macau-based British nationals inspection, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency said yesterday. prefer May, but only just P2-3 MDT REPORT More on backpage 08.06.2017 thu

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On the front line UK general election Contenders trade blows on last day of campaign British nationals in Macau prefer May, but only just Daniel Beitler “Brexit will still be central, but terrorism will also be a major de- n the two biggest is- ciding factor. These threads will ap photo sues of the U.K. general be woven together in peoples’ election, the country’s minds as they head to the polls,” withdrawal from the she added, but hinted that her OEuropean Union and the threat of vote of confidence would go to Islamic terrorism, Brits living in the incumbent. Macau told the Times yesterday Watkinson’s compatriot, Eileen that they think incumbent Prime Stow, the chief executive of Lord Minister Theresa May is slightly Stow’s Bakery, admitted that she more suited for the job. thought May would negotiate a But only slightly, they insisted, more advantageous withdrawal Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks recalling a similar political climate from the EU than Corbyn, but a campaign visit to Norwich at an event in Runcorn around the U.S. presidential elec- said that it pained her to admit tion last year, when presidential that. candidates Donald Trump and “I’m the daughter of a Labour Jill Lawless, London The election outcome may Hillary Clinton were both broadly man, brought up Labour, and I unpopular with the public. would probably vote Labour if I ritain’s political lea- depend on the turnout among A very recent poll conducted in could. However, although I re- ders crisscrossed the B the U.K. by Opinium showed that gret to say it, I think that The- country on the last day of the young people, traditionally the some 42 percent of responden- resa May probably has a better general election campaign least likely to vote ts think that May would make a chance of getting us a better deal yesterday, with security do- better prime minister, with just out of Brexit,” said Stow. “In ter- minating the agenda in the thousands of people to upbeat May or we face disaster.” 26 percent preferring Corbyn. As ms of security, I also have to take wake of the London Bridge rallies and energized young It’s unclear whether Bri- in the case of Trump and Clinton, Theresa May’s view that ‘enough attack. voters with his plans to boost tain’s anxiety about terro- the leading contenders in Britain is enough’. That’s what everyo- The main contenders are ba- public spending after years of rism will benefit May, as the have been beset by their low per- ne is saying and I stand with ttling over who will keep Bri- Conservative austerity. incumbent prime minister, sonal approval ratings in the run- the [Labour] Mayor of London tain safer from an ever-mor- Corbyn planned to ad- or whether criticism of her up to today’s vote. [Sadiq Khan], who is a Muslim phing terrorist threat. dress six rallies in England, record in government will hit Suzanne Watkinson, managing himself.” Conservative Prime Minis- Scotland and Wales, ending home. director of Ambiente Properties, Meanwhile, University of Ma- ter Theresa May has promi- in his north London consti- “I was going to vote Labour told the Times last night that her cau professor Glenn Timmer- sed to crack down on extre- tuency on Wednesday night. and I’m still going to vote “burning issue” in the campaign mans is divided between the two mism if she wins Thursday’s He said Thursday’s vote of- Labour,” said Tom Lewis, an was how the Brexit negotiations leading candidates and sugges- vote — even if that means fered a clear choice between insurance broker walking in will be handled and whether that ted that, were he to vote, it would watering down human rights “another five years of a Tory Borough, the London nei- will impact Brits living and reti- be for Britain’s Liberal Democrat legislation. government, underfunding ghborhood hit in Saturdays’ ring in the European Union. She party, which is likely to come Her main opponent, Labour of services all across the UK attack. thinks that Theresa May is margi- third or fourth among nation Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, [...] or a Labour government “I think that the idea of the nally better suited for the task of -wide partiesin the election. said the real danger comes that invests for all, all across Tories being strong on se- leading the negotiations. “I’ve never liked the Liberal De- from Conservative cuts to po- Britain.” curity is a bit of a red herring “Better the devil you know than mocrats but I would have voted lice budgets. Attacks in Manchester on because they are unwilling to the devil you don’t,” said Watkin- Lib Dem in the election, if I cou- “We won’t defeat terrorists May 22 and London on Satur- pay for more police. Funda- son. “Better stick with May.” ld vote,” said Timmermans. by ripping up our basic rights day have put the threat from mentally that’s what you need and our democracy,” Corbyn international terrorism at the for security. Cutting human said. center of the campaign. rights doesn’t necessarily in- May began the day with an Corbyn has criticized cuts to crease security — it can very ap photo early morning visit to Smith- the police under the Conser- often decrease security.” field meat market in London, vatives, which saw the num- The latest opinion polls vary where she was heckled by ber of officers fall by almost between a solid Conservati- some butchers shouting “vote 20,000 between 2010 and ve lead and a dead heat. The Labour.” 2016. difference depends largely on She called the snap election The Tories, meanwhile, the predicted size of turnout in a bid to boost the Conser- have increased their attacks among young people, tradi- vative majority in Parliament, on Corbyn’s security record. tionally the least likely to vote. which May says will streng- He opposed British military One of Corbyn’s top allies, then Britain’s hand in divor- interventions in Afghanistan, Diane Abbott, stepped down ce talks with the European Iraq and Libya, wants to scrap temporarily because of ill- Union. Britain’s nuclear arsenal and ness, the party said yesterday. “Get those negotiations shared platforms with Irish Abbott, Labour’s spokeswo- wrong and the consequences republicans in the years when man on law and order, has will be dire,” she said. the IRA was setting off bombs been ridiculed by opponen- Labour has had a better in Britain. ts for poor performances in campaign than many ex- Conservative-supporting interviews during the cam- pected, with opinion polls newspapers went on the atta- paign. In one she said La- showing a narrowing of the ck against Corbyn yesterday. bour would hire more police gap between the party and The Daily Mail branded him officers at a cost of 30 pounds the Conservatives. Corbyn, and senior colleagues “apo- (USD39) each. She amended widely written off at the start logists for terror,” while the that with a larger but also in- of the campaign, has drawn Daily Express exhorted: “Vote correct figure.AP

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UK general election choice of the lesser evil. “Although May might be sli- ghtly damaged by her reputation as Home Secretary – like cutting police numbers – Corbyn has British nationals in Macau prefer May, but only just also had affiliations with the IRA [Irish Republican Army] and Is- lamic terrorism. […] I think that this could make him a liability,

ap photo and with the country nervous, we don’t want to trust an unknown entity,” he said. On the other hand, “May has come across very badly in this campaign because she took [over] the leadership by default and has shown a general unwillingness to engage [in election debates],” the UM professor continued. “I think that she has lost sta- ture by calling the election. Like Brexit, which was a Tory party squabble, it was a mistake. Had she not called the election, she would be in a better, stronger po- sition. I think she miscalculated.” Now, in order to justify having called the election, the incum- bent prime minister will need to attain a significant victory and expand on the 12-seat majority she currently controls, inherited from her predecessor, David Ca- meron in his, unexpected electo- ral success in 2015. But even then, that may not be enough to save her job. May’s campaign strategy has seen the Conservative leader, once commanding a position of unassailable strength, reduced to a mere participant in a con- test that has become increasingly narrow. According to some of the latest polls, just 6 percentage British PM Theresa May points now stand between them. “I regret to say it, but I think Theresa May will win,” remarked Up to three million Brits living mality, with Theresa May expec- Stow when pressed for an opi- abroad, including Watkinson, no follow-up after call for ted to get a thumping [significant] nion, despite the narrowing of Stow and Timmermans, will not local trade negotiation help majority,” Timmermans told the the polls. “When given a choice be permitted to cast their ballot Times yesterday, expressing his between two [options], it will in tomorrow’s election, because AT A celebration event for the opposed in interviews with the fustration. “It’s really amazing always be close. If you had a they have lived overseas for more 10th anniversary of the British Times. Speaking alongside the how she has just [expletive] this strong choice between three – a than 15 years. The prohibition is Business Association of Macau British Trade Commissioner for up… It’s extraordinary that we real choice – it wouldn’t be so in place despite a Tory pledge to (BBAM) in July last year, former Hong Kong and Macau, Frances might go to the polls and [elect] a close.” give foreign nationals votes for U.K. Consul General Caroline Moffett-Kouadio, Wilson said that hung parliament.” “I suppose the smart money is life. Wilson said that Hong Kong and the government would be reaching A hung parliament is an expres- still on May getting a respectable In a statement issued by the Macau would remain a “priority out to British expatriates in Macau sion used to describe a situation majority,” Timmermans comple- U.K. government in April, a cabi- market” for the U.K. The celebra- to seek on-the-ground knowledge under a parliamentary system mented, but speculated that it net spokesperson said that there tion, which was held less than a ahead of potential trade nego- where no one political party con- would be her last election as Tory was not sufficient time before the month after the Brexit referen- tiations. Eileen Stow, a founder trols an absolute majority. leader whatever the outcome. election to enfranchise all British dum, was also an occasion for the member of BBAM, told the Times With regards to security, Tim- “Unless she gets a triumph in the expats and scrap the 15-year time British community in Macau to yesterday that, to the best of her mermans echoes the sentiments election and with the Brexit ne- limit. come to terms with the decision, knowledge, there has been no out- of Watkinson in that the two op- gotiations, she will not be there in “A month ago, it was just a for- which they had overwhelmingly reach as of yet. tions can be reduced down to a five years’ time.”

Analysis ties. The Labour oppo- - and the election has sition isn’t promising to had almost nothing to reverse Brexit, only to say about them. Instead, UK’s strange election about nothing make it less disruptive. the parties have been (It hasn’t said how.) On squabbling about May’s counterterrorism policy, so-called dementia tax ritain’s vote to- Prime Minister Theresa divorce from the Euro- unlikely, but anything both parties have de- and Labour’s half-baked Bday is set to be a May’s call for a snap elec- pean Union. less than a big Tory vic- plored the attacks with economic plan. textbook example of the tion made sense. With Things haven’t gone tory will leave May dimi- equal conviction and Taking the parties’ pro- limits of elections. When her popularity high and according to plan. New nished, and the outlook run up against the same grams at face value, the choices are clear, and ar- her Labour Party oppo- terrorist atrocities have for Brexit even more familiar, intractable tra- Tories make a far better ticulated by strong lea- nents in disarray, she sidelined discussion muddled. de-offs between security case. Yet it’s come down ders, elections can move hoped to strengthen her about Brexit, such as Fact is, on the two and civil liberties. to a confidence vote on politics forward. When position in Parliament, it was. May has waged main issues - Britain’s All of which has lent a the two leaders, May choices aren’t clear, and undercutting her par- a weak campaign and exit from the EU and strange air of near-ir- and Jeremy Corbyn. At parties don’t know what ty’s euroskeptic hard- seen the once-comman- the persistent threat of relevance to Thursday’s a moment of great poli- they stand for, votes re- liners and making it ea- ding lead of her Conser- Islamist terrorism - the- vote. Issues of world- tical stress, Britain finds solve nothing. sier for her to negotiate vative Party evaporate. re isn’t much difference historical import bear it has little confidence in Six weeks ago, U.K. the terms of Britain’s A Labour win still looks between the main par- down on British voters either. Bloomberg 08.06.2017 thu

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Committee: New terminal sports day this Saturday size ‘appropriate’ ESL Asia is slated to community can give [the with about 100 volun- hold its CESL Asia students] more oppor- teers. Ho Hoi Leng, assistant coordinator of the Social C and Friends Sport Fun tunities to work as it’s According to Chow, Services Advisory Committee of the Islands, said that Day this coming Saturday really hard for them to get CESL expects between the new Taipa Maritime Terminal is not as large as commonly perceived. “Maybe it is due to us seeing at the Workers Stadium, a job,” said CESL Asia’s 200 and 300 people to at- a temporarily low usage rate, which makes us feel with this edition expected chief financial officer Pa- tend the event. that the new terminal is relatively big,” explained Ho, to feature a greater num- mela Chow. The chief financial of- adding that she disagreed with the proposition. “We ber of participants and “This is why we hope we ficer also noted that this must not see just what is in front of us. When speaking supporting entities than can influence the commu- year’s event is expected from a perspective in terms of long-term development, previous ones. nity and even our clients to attract a growth in the Macau really needs a ferry terminal of a scale capable The event is expected to [to] help support MSO,” number of participants, of meeting further social developments.” Ho made her gather partners in gover- she added. compared to previous edi- comments during a visit her committee paid to the new nment, the private sector This year’s edition aims tions. terminal. and community groups to attract a greater num- “There’s a growth [in in Macau, all united by ber of participants by in- participants]. There’s so their common interest in cluding a bocce ball tour- many more people that Pamela Chow Restaurant closed after promoting social integra- nament alongside the an- are joining in. Those com- tion and the harmonious nual football tournament. panies are well-known second food safety violation development of the com- The bocce tournament is companies [and] we hope Chow said that the com- munity. designed to foster face-to- that we can bring a good pany aims to invest in the The restaurant Lakeport Party Paradise, which The funds raised from face interactions among message to the communi- local community in a bid previously provided unsafe food to a party held by the CESL Asia contributions participating teams of ty,” Chow said. to help “grow a city” – the Centro Hospitalar Conde de São Januário (CHCSJ), has been found to have provided unsafe food to the Public and event participan- MSO athletes and fami- Supporting entities of company’s motto. Security Police Force detention center. Last week, the ts will be donated to the lies, and also to cultivate this event include local “Apart from growing PSP immigration department detention center served Macau Special Olympics mutual understanding. banks, gaming operators, the city, we hope build food ordered from the aforementioned restaurant to five (MSO) to support its local According to the orga- universities and local as- up relationship with all people who were awaiting deportation from Macau. The charitable undertakings. nizer, the event will also sociations. the companies, especially five people, after eating the food, showed symptoms of The annual sports day feature a kids’ corner. The annual sports day those companies that con- a gastroenteritis, and were admitted to a local hospital. aims to promote healthy There will be about 50 event is part of the “CESL tribute to Macau’s com- They have since returned to the PSP detention center. activities among MSO stu- individuals expected to Asia Social Investment” munity. That’s why we try The Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) has dents. play football and bocce scheme, which commen- to connect everyone toge- closed Lakeport Party Paradise in response. “We believe that […] the during the event, along ced 20 years ago. ther,” Chow said. LV ad thu 08.06.2017

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Heritage New Macau slams gov’t for failing to respond to UNESCO

Renato Marques Furthermore, “information sor when you are so late – two UNESCO on the expected timescale for years late in turning in your he New Macau As- the completion of the Ma- report – but whatever words sociation (ANM) is warns of nagement Plan [requested might come out from their ho- echoing UNESCO’s by February 1 2015] has not norable mouth might not be a concerns about the ‘serious been provided,” which rai- remedy for this situation.” T“slow progress” for a com- consequences’ ses concerns due to the “slow According to Chiang, the prehensive urban plan to pro- progress with the completion first thing the government tect the world heritage sites in for the of the comprehensive Urban should do is to “acknowled- Macau. Plan, which was requested on ge their lack of responsibility During a press conference classification several occasions.” [in addressing the issue] in held yesterday, the associa- UNESCO requested that the the past.” He recalled when tion’s resigning president of the historical MSAR submit an updated re- Macau managed to have the Scott Chiang noted that the center of port on the state of the conser- heritage sites listed by UNES- government had published a vation of the property and the CO in 2005, when the incum- “management plan” for public Macau as implementation of the above bent Chief Executive was the consultation but “stopped the- to the World Heritage Cen- Secretary for Social Affairs Chiang. “We [don’t want and] re. “Nothing went beyond the part of World tre, which will be examined at and Culture and “whatever are not looking for the humi- consultation and we don’t see its 43rd session in 2019. The we promised at that time to liation of Macau and of the any solid scheduling on when Heritage deadline for submission is De- the international community Macau people.” it will materialize,” he said. cal centre of Macau as part cember 1, 2018. was promised by him and we When questioned on what UNESCO’s World Heritage of World Heritage, which was During yesterday’s press clearly failed [to deliver] that the association proposes Committee (WHC) published obtained in 2005. conference, the president of promise.” should be done, Chiang res- some of the working docu- “The current issue of height ANM compared the Macau go- “What are we going to do ponded, “The UNESCO re- ments online, which will be restrictions concerning the vernment to a “school boy that now, from today on, to ac- port is quite clear in stating addressed during the 41st ses- project at Macau Fisherman’s is very late in turning in his tually satisfy the requiremen- the problems and what should sion its World Heritage Com- Wharf, the proposals for land homework.” ts? It would be good if [the be done [by the government], mittee (WHC), scheduled to reclamation around the pro- Remarking on the possibi- Macau government] could and we agree with that.” be held from July 2 to 12 in perty, and possible develop- lity of justifications from the make a solid promise that The New Macau Association Krakow, Poland. ments involving high-rise bui- government on the delays, would make the committee met with the director UNES- The concerns include the ldings all raise serious concer- Chiang said, “I don’t know change their mind and flex CO’s World Heritage Commit- impact of high-rise buildings ns,” the document reads. what you can say to the profes- a little the final report,” said tee in December last year. on the Guia Lighthouse area, Area B of the new reclamation land that might impact the in- tegrity of the Penha Hill and Cultural Affairs Bureau acknowledges concerns lastly the abandoned high-rise project at Calçada do Gaio. he Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) ad- cau] doing it, [it must be] the central go- Those issues, according Tdressed the WHC report during a press vernment authorities.” to UNESCO, pose a serious conference yesterday, informing that the When questioned on how Macau will threat to the integrity of the bureau will be attending the July meeting justify the delays in the delivery of the re- historic center of Macau. in Poland, along with a delegation from the quested documents, the chief of the Cultu- “We have been talking about People’s Republic of China State Cultural ral Heritage Department of the IC, Leong this for years and we have Heritage Administration. Wai Man, responded: “The heritage law seen very little substance Contrary to what ANM stated, the presi- was only approved in 2013 and was only from the Macau government,” dent of the IC, Leung Hio Ming, said: “The in force from 2014.” He added that the Chiang said. wording from WHC isn’t that hard. It is government plan that was open for public The WHC document states in just a formal way to address the issue,” he week to Beijing to attend a meeting with consultation will “this year enter its second its analysis and conclusions, said, stating that he has been in contact the central authorities on the matter and phase.” “The possible impact of high- with the organization. discuss the preparation of the July meeting Leung further said that the IC “is confi- rise developments on the “It is an important issue and we are con- in Poland with China’s experts. The presi- dent to have the work on the administrati- landscape of Guia Lighthou- cerned with it, but as they [WHC] mentio- dent of the IC also acknowledged that this ve regulation for the plan of safeguarding se and Penha Hill, as well as ned to us, it is just a list of points in which meeting was suggested by the Secretary for the historical center done, to be submitted growing concerns about the we have to work with a given deadline until Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam. during the mid-term of next year,” reaffir- lack of a Protection and Ma- the end of 2018.” Leung also recalled that Macau is inclu- ming that the region “will comply with the nagement Plan could have Leung also mentioned that after the re- ded in the Cultural Heritage of China, who requests of WHC as soon as possible.” serious consequences” for the port was acknowledged by the IC on May is the formal member, adding, “If we need “We are doing our very best to protect all classification of the histori- 22, a delegation from the IC travelled last to address the members, it can’t be us [Ma- our heritage,” he added.

Scott Chiang to keep leading New Macau until elections

n the sidelines of “I was asked to recon- tion] ticket. That is very ANM, he will not be ONew Macau Asso- sider on my decision [to clear.” fully disconnected from ciation (ANM) press leave the Association] Regarding the leader- it, justifying the deci- conference regarding and my answer was no! ship of the association, sion with the need of the UNESCO World He- I will still leave but in Chiang also said that taking the helm of Ma- ritage Committee report order to make it easier there are two options cau Concealers – which on Macau heritage, Scott on everybody work I’ll to be taken by the gene- will lose Jason Chao, Chiang admitted he will stay in charge until af- ral assembly in order to who is preparing to postpone his departure ter the election,” Chiang find a new leading team. leave the region in late from the association un- said reaffirming that he He also remarked that September or early Oc- til after the elections. will not be “on the [elec- while he will be leaving tober. 08.06.2017 thu

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Five election nomination Sao Tome appoints representative to applications approved Forum Macau he Electoral Affairs Com- ão Tomé and Príncipe has na with Portuguese-speaking Tmission for the Legislative Sappointed Gualter Vera Cruz countries. Assembly Election (CAEAL) as the representative to the Fo- In addition to the 2016 nomi- confirmed that as of yesterday, rum for Economic and Trade nation of the new Secretary-Ge- it has approved five applica- Cooperation between China and neral, Xu Yingzhen, the Minis- tions for legal status as submi- Portuguese-speaking Countries try of Commerce of China has tted by respective nomination (Forum Macau), according to also appointed Ding Tian as committees. Xu Yingzhen, the Secretary-Ge- Deputy Secretary-General this Speaking to reporters after the neral of the institution. year. Ding joins Echo Chan and Commission meeting, Commis- With the appointment of Cruz, Mozambican diplomat Vicen- sion chairman Tong Hio Fong who is an advisor to the São te Manuel, who both hold the said a total of eight applications Tomé and Príncipe minister of same title, but were appointed for legal status of nomination of finance, trade, and economics, by the Macau government and committees have been submit- Forum Macau will have dele- the Portuguese-speaking coun- ted. Additional documentation gates from the eight Portugue- tries respectively. is required for the three pen- se- speaking countries: Ango- Manuel will soon retire from ding applications, he added. la, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea his role and will be replaced by Applications for the 2017 elec- Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Portuguese economist Rodrigo tion nomination committees São Tomé and Príncipe, and Brum. will close on June 20. The elec- Aspect of yesterday’s meeting East Timor. As part of the restructuring tion will be held on September Vera Cruz will take office of Forum Macau, and as the 17. A nomination committee tanding of the reason for their he added. during the next regular meeting Times reported earlier this must contain at least 300 , but duplicated signatures, and will The controversy surrounding of the organization’s permanent week, the local government has no more than 500 voters. Voter meet with the remaining seven the multiple nominations was secretariat. appointed Teresa Mok as coor- names can be drawn only from in the near future. sparked last month when the São Tomé and Príncipe was dinator of the Support Office of the official list of natural person According to Tong, the Com- CAEAL found two instances admitted to Forum Macau the Permanent Secretariat. voters. mission intends to conduct a of individuals signing the no- in March 2017 after re-esta- The coordinating structure Tong said the CAEAL has so more comprehensive analysis mination papers of more than blishing diplomatic relations of Forum Macau also includes far identified 14 cases of an of the issue once the nomi- one nomination committee and with the People’s Republic of Hu Huajun as the coordinator individual signing nomina- nation committee formation forwarded the cases to the po- China in December 2016. of the Management Office and tion papers for more than one phase had been concluded. The lice. It later surfaced that the Forum Macau is undergoing Timor-Leste representative Da- nomination committee. The CAEAL has stepped up efforts case was partly a result of dis- a phase of internal adjustment nilo Henriques as the liaison Secretariat of the Commission in educating voters that they parate translations of the Elec- and restructuring to provide office coordinator representing has since met with seven of are only entitled to endorse a toral Law in Chinese and Por- faster and more effective res- the Portuguese-speaking coun- the 14 to gain a better unders- single nomination committee, tuguese. ponses to its role linking Chi- tries. MDT/Macauhub ad thu 08.06.2017

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ject was advocated by main- Education land China. In addition to these pro- grams, the Youth Indicators of Macau will also be undergoing Mainland-Macau youth various changes. The Youth Indicators of Ma- cau, established in February exchange to be expanded 2003, covers 10 areas of re- WiFi street to search – including marriage and family, physical and men- cover Rua do Julie Zhu tal health, civic duties and so- Cunha cial participation, youth crime he Education and You- and deviant behaviors, values, The Macau International Tth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) and 80 additional indicators. Industrial Technology will expand youth exchange DSEJ noted that as society Development Association programs between mainland undergoes changes, new indi- will launch another WiFi China and Macau. This infor- cators should be established to Street in mid-June to cover mation was revealed during a reflect these changes. several areas in Taipa, DSEJ press conference organi- Another important issue ad- including Rua do Cunha. zed yesterday. dressed during meeting was Those who intend to access The bureau also conducted a life education. WiFi in the area should plenary meeting during whi- Local students pictured during a graduation ceremony Chow Pui Leng, Director of connect to the “wifiguide. ch several topics in relation to the Centre of Psycho-pedago- mo” network. Currently, this youth affairs were discussed. The Chief of the Depart- Mainland, and the students gical Support and Special Edu- network is available from Chan Un Peng, a division ment of Youth of DSEJ, Un who will be included in the fu- cation of DSEJ, claimed that the Istmo F. Amaral to the chief at the Department of You- Hoi Cheng, explained that ture, Un claimed that the bu- her service has always focused Lin Zexu Memorial Museum, th of DSEJ, said that enhan- enriching mainland and Ma- reau currently has no data or on life education, in particular next to the Amigos do Jardim Triângulo, spanning cing youth exchange activities cau youth exchange programs information. by organizing training sessions 1 km in total. A second WiFi between mainland China and “allows the Macau youth to “There are many options and for parents and funding asso- Street is located on the understand the development ways for the youth to go to the ciations to hold related events Macau means that a greater central and southern area number of young people will of the country as well as its his- mainland, as many organiza- to aid local youth. of Macau. The program has be involved. tory and culture.” Un further tions offer such programs, but According to Chow, Macau recorded 2.6 million users Additional exchange pro- noted that Macau’s education [DSEJ] temporarily has no currently has about 210 stu- since its launch. grams of different types will instruction has requirements data,” said Un, who also noted dent consultants assigned be added, with the mainland in relation to this topic. that “they [the aforementioned across the region’s schools, side launching more enterprise In regard to the exact num- exchange programs] are not a half of whom hold psychology SMJ to build programs for youths from Ma- ber of participants in previous project proposed by Macau,” degrees. Multiple consultants cau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. exchange programs with the reminding that the overall pro- are assigned to each school. building next to Lotus Square

According to a notice FDCT launches subsidies IPIM starts published in the Official Gazette yesterday, three targeting ‘smart city’ projects ‘Conference land plots near Lotus Square will be used to construct an 18-story building. The he Science and Tech- are some of the possible meet the quality require- Ambassador’ lands has been allocated to Tnology Development ventures. “There are no ments. the Sociedade de Turismo Fund (FDCT) has laun- requirements in terms of According to Chan, the- program de Diversões de Macau ched a new subsidy pro- innovation, as long as the re had previously been a (SMJ). In total, the three gram for the region’s tech projects bring advantages lack of funds supporting he Macau Trade and Investment Promotion lands occupy an area of specialists to allow them to customers and residen- the development of tech- TInstitute (IPIM) has launched its “Conference 3,876 square meters. The to contribute to Macau’s ts,” said Chan, adding that nologies. He also added Ambassador” program and invited six people from lands’ temporary concession development into a “smart “the projects should have that this specific program mainland China and abroad to be Macau’s “Confe- is valid until December 20 city.” market expectations.” is expected to support rence Ambassadors”, who will jointly promote the 2019, which means that the The FDCT announced He also noted that the SMEs. development of the local MICE industry. company must complete the program yesterday projects should allow The largest subsidy The “Conference Ambassador” program was lau- construction before this during a press conference. designers to profit from available amounts to nched by the MSAR jointly with experts from diffe- deadline. The program’s first using them, and should MOP500,000, and the rent fields in a bid to boost the local MICE industry. application period will be help Macau undergo in- longest research period The program is in line with the MSAR’s policy of between June 15 and Sep- dustry transformation and will be 18 months. Only giving “Priority to Conventions,” in a bid to drive API calls for tember 15. Individuals, create business opportu- Macau residents and Ma- the growth and development of Macau’s different curb on illegal enterprises, and resear- nities. cau companies are eligible business sectors. ch entities are eligible to to apply. It also aims to support the development of the inns apply. Regarding other FDCT professional sectors through the professional in- Chan Wan Hei, mem- subsidy projects, around fluence of “Ambassadors” in Mainland China and The Alliance for Common ber of the Administration 200 subsidies have been abroad, in addition to the co-operation of related People Building Up Macau Committee of the FDCT, The projects awarded so far, including entities within Macau. (API) is calling for the spoke to the Times about that the programs which grant less According to IPIM, the MSAR will co-operate with government to combat illegal the differences between than MOP500,000 and the “Ambassadors” in several ways by combining accommodation, urging them this new program and the applicants others that grant more efforts to attract a greater number of national and to amend the relevant laws FDCT’s other programs. than MOP500,000. international conventions to Macau. because it is “severely affecting According to Chan, eventually Half of each subsidy will The six experts were invited from different sec- the security of communities.” Lawmaker Song Pek Kei noted applicants must deliver be given to the selected tors: medicine, construction, sport, information that Macau law does not projects that are related submit must applicants before they ini- technology, and chemistry. feature sufficient punishments to the concept of “smart tiate their project develo- be feasible. The experts include Orlando Monteiro da Silva, for offences relating to illegal cities,” addressing such pment, with the other 50 former president of FDI World Dental Federa- Chan Wan Hei accommodation. She also topics as “smart trave- percent being given after a tion, Zhu Lilan, former Minister of Science and noted that the Secretary for ling,” “smart medical The program has no res- final project report is deli- Technology of the People´s Republic of China, He Social and Cultural Affairs, care” or “smart govern- trictions regarding quo- vered to the FDCT. Jingtang, member of the Chinese Academy of Engi- Alexis Tam, promised to ment.” tas, but the FDCT hopes The FDCT emphasi- neering and Li Ning, a former athlete of the Chinese improve the laws, but that “The projects that the that at least five subsidies zed that this program is Gymnastics Team. no progress has been made applicants eventually can be given to applicants. not aiming at supporting Tsui Lap-Chee, a specialist in molecular genetics, thus far. Song added that it is submit must be feasible,” However, as the number applicants to only produce and Liu Chung Laung, a member of the Advisory necessary for the government said Chan, adding that of offers is not fixed, the a paper, but those who can Board of the Macau Science and Technology De- to rethink how to more the development of apps FDCT may not offer any offer something applicab- velopment Fund have also been named as am- effectively combat illegal or cloud-based solutions subsidies if no projects le and deliverable. 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Electric car ap photo market goes zero to 2 million in five years

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he number of electric vehicles on the Troad rocketed to 2 million in 2016 after being virtually non-existent just five years ago, according to the International Energy Agency. Registered plug-in and battery-powered vehicles on roads worldwide rose 60 per- cent from the year before, according to the Global EV Outlook 2017 report from the Paris-based IEA. Despite the rapid growth, electric vehicles still represent just 0.2 per- Air China swoops cent of total light-duty vehicles. The Electric Vehicle into Zurich in wake of Initiative will set a goal for 30pct market share for battery Chinese takeover spree power cars by 2030 Alice Baghdjian also stands to benefit from popular Swiss watch brands The start the new service. The com- can be purchased at a lower “China was by far the largest electric car s Chinese appetite for pany in September said it’s price in continental Euro- market, accounting for more than 40 per- ASwiss companies grows, of the route setting up a commercial pe than in mainland China. cent of the electric cars sold in the world so is demand for flights be- joint venture with Air Chi- Chinese consumers accoun- and more than double the amount sold in tween the two countries. follows on na that allows the partners ted for as much as half of the the United States,” the IEA wrote in the re- Air China Ltd. is seizing on the heels to coordinate schedules world’s spending on Swiss port published yesterday. “It is undeniable an opportunity to jet more and prices on routes cove- timepieces in past years, ac- that the current electric car market uptake executives to Zurich by in- of a string red, which will include the cording to Citigroup. is largely influenced by the policy environ- troducing its first direct German airlines’ Swiss and Swiss luxury-goods maker ment.” flights from Beijing to the of Chinese Austrian arms. Richemont last month dis- A multi government program called the financial hub yesterday. Air- takeovers in Swiss and Air China al- closed a 5 percent stake in Electric Vehicle Initiative will set a goal for bus SE A330-200s will ferry ready code-share on the Dufry AG, the world’s lar- 30 percent market share for battery power as many as 227 passengers the central airlines’ twice weekly Gene- gest travel retail company, cars, buses, trucks and vans by 2030, ac- between the cities four ti- va-Beijing route, meaning after Chairman Johann Ru- cording to IEA. The 10 governments in the mes a week. European each carrier sells tickets for pert predicted Chinese tou- initiative include China, France, Germany, “More and more Chinese those flights. The coope- rists will buoy the economic the U.K. and U.S. companies are interested in country ration will also include the prospects of France, Italy India, which isn’t part of the group, said investing in Switzerland,” new service offered by Air and the rest of Europe. last month that it plans to sell only electric Chen Ge, general manager in the central European China to Zurich, and the While Air China’s direct cars by the end of the next decade. Coun- of Air China’s Swiss branch, country, the biggest of whi- companies will share the re- flights to Zurich are targe- tries and cities are looking to electric vehi- said in an interview in Zu- ch was China National Che- venues generated from the- ted mainly at business tra- cles to help tackle their air pollution pro- rich. “That’s helpful for our mical Corp.’s USD43 billion se flights once the joint ven- velers, Chen Ge said he is blems. operations because it means purchase of pesticide maker, ture is fully implemented. also expecting a significant In order to limit global warming to below there are more businessmen Syngenta AG. Smaller deals The flights will not only increase in the numbers of 2 degrees Celsius, the target set by the land- traveling to Switzerland.” have taken place in the avia- haul executives to Switzer- tourists. mark Paris Agreement on climate change, The start of the route tion, energy and waste ma- land, but also big-spending “Switzerland is still a the world will need 600 million electric follows on the heels of a nagement industries. tourists seeking luxury dream destination for the vehicles by 2040, according to the IEA. string of Chinese takeovers Deutsche Lufthansa AG goods. Some of the most Chinese,” he said. Bloomberg Bloomberg

corporate bits mgm launches art workshops ts, according to a press re- city of dreams the tasting room France and beyond to sour- lease issued by the gaming ’ ‘ ’ ce exclusive and premium operator. reopens with new chef and menu ingredients, according to a A “Recycled Wine Bottle statement issued by Melco Craft Workshop” will be con- Resorts & Entertainment. ducted on June 17, 18, 24 or Chef Fabrice’s new menu 25. The workshop will allow of classic and contemporary participants to repurpose French dishes, available for empty wine bottles and turn a limited time, is the vinta- them into decorative vases ge Blonde d’Aquitaine beef with gold paint, gold pow- from sixth-generation Pari- der and other golden touch- sian master butcher Alexan- ups. “Midas Touch – Gilding dre Polmard. Workshop,” which will be held Among the other menu in July, will allow participants highlights are white caviar to learn how to use the various Two-Michelin-starred “The of two Macau restauran- by Kaviari of Paris, the tools in this specialized craft. Tasting Room”, at City of ts to feature in the 2017 ‘Rolls-Royce of Oysters’, MGM Macau is launching Très’Ors.” MGM Macau is also hosting Dreams is reopening with a Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants fine cheeses including a a series of art workshops A total of four art workshops “More Broken, More Beautiful new head chef and an all- list – will now be helmed by 48-month Comté from wor- with the theme of “Gold” will be conducted by local ar- - Kintsukuroi Workshop” and new menu of delights. Chef Fabrice Vulin. ld-class fromager Bernard throughout this summer, ce- tists and professionals, who “Tiny Golden World – Creati- The French dining destina- Chef Fabrice draws upon Antony and multi-award lebrating its ongoing exhibi- will share their artistry and ve Frames Workshop” in July tion – which holds a Forbes his close relationships with -winning olive oil from Mo- tion “A Golden Way of Life – creativity with art enthusias- and August. Five-Star rating and is one artisanal food suppliers in rocco. 08.06.2017 thu

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Sy attempts to execute an orderly handover of his wealth to a new generation, which includes the Six Filipino billionaire heirs rise appointing of professional ma- nagers from outside the family. By involving all of his children with Duterte shift to China as managers and giving them an ownership stake, he’s been more proactive than some - even if he Blake Schmidt recent interview with CNBC or hasn’t publicly designated a suc- his laissez-faire approach to the cessor. even decades ago in Ma- economy, even as he faces scru- That transition was pushed bloomberg Snila, one of Henry Sy’s first tiny for thousands of drug war forward in April when Henry ste- bonanzas was buying cigaret- killings that watchdog Human pped down as chairman of SM tes off of American soldiers and Rights Watch has called a cala- Investments and gave up a cas- selling them in the city plaza at a mity. She declined to comment ting vote that gave him the power markup. on the family’s net worth, and the as a tiebreaker in cases of deadlo- Now, heirs of the retail and pro- family declined requests for addi- ck on the board. The company perty mogul behind Southeast tional comment sent through the replaced him with longtime chief Asia’s largest fortune may have holding company’s investor rela- financial officer Jose Sio, who found a jackpot of their own: tions department. holds an MBA from New York They’re building a supermall in Teresita and her brother Hans University, and named 57-year China that’s almost the size of the have been in delegations that -old DyBuncio, a former JPMor- Pentagon. went with Duterte to China for gan banker, to take over Harley’s The project signals increased talks with President Xi Jinping, role as president. exposure to the world’s biggest a sign that the descendants of “The family has learned to deal consumer market, in line with the conglomerate’s China-born with decisions very professio- the foreign policy shift towards founder are well-positioned to nally,” said Corazon Guidote, Beijing by President Rodrigo benefit from the detente, Reyes senior vice-president for investor Duterte. Investors have come said. Visits from Chinese tourists relations at SM Investments. She around to the tough-talking po- grew by more than one-third last said that while the clan is han- pulist since his election last May, year, a boon for the Sys’ tenant at ding management to professio- supporting a rally for Philippine the City of Dreams Manila casino nals, each of the siblings still gets equities and a surge for the stocks resort. a vote on strategic decisions. owned by Sy’s SM Investments Heir: Teresita Sy-Coson, vice chairperson of SM Investments Corp. Seven of the group’s more Even so, the odds may be Corp as the company undergoes than 60 malls are in China. The against a smooth transfer, which a generational shift. That’s made The heirs collectively have direct more than any in Southeast Asia, conglomerate is building a resi- remains a challenge for many of billionaires of his six children, ac- stakes of around 44 percent of according to the Bloomberg index. dential project in Chengdu, with the world’s richest families. Jose- cording to the Bloomberg Billio- SM, which has holdings in retail, The conglomerate is viewed by plans for Xiamen and Jinjiang, ph Fan, a professor at the Chine- naires Index. property development, banking investors as a proxy for the fast- the latter being the birthplace of se University of Hong Kong who “Henry Sy was one of the more and logistics. The siblings - Tere- growing Philippines economy, Henry Sy, who spearheaded the studied 214 family-run firms in forward-looking and canny ty- sita, Elizabeth, Henry Jr., Hans, according to Frederic DyBuncio, group’s push into China. A su- Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Sin- coons in the Philippines in that Herbert, and Harley - have a who assumed the presidency of permall in the works in Tianjin gapore, found that their stock he paid attention to succession combined net worth of USD10.7 SM Investments in April. Indeed, would have more than 500,000 prices dropped by almost 60 per- issues probably better than billion, according to the index. logistics company 2GO Group square meters of floor space, ri- cent on average in the eight years most,” said Alejandro Reyes, a Henry Sy, 92, is credited with the Inc., which counts Sy’s group valing that of the Pentagon. It surrounding a change of power at Manila-born visiting professor at remainder of the clan’s share of among its largest stakeholders, was designed like a blossoming the top. University of Hong Kong’s politi- the conglomerate, held directly, has tripled in the past year, whi- flower to symbolize growth and “We have to wait and see how cs department. “The Philippines with his wife and through family le property company SM Prime new opportunities, according to the relationships of his offspring is an oligarchy where you have a -owned holding companies. Holdings Inc., lender BDO Uni- the company’s website. Still, Chi- evolve,” Fan said in an e-mail limited number of families who The family’s $17.6 billion fortu- bank Inc. and holding company na only accounts for about 2 per- response to questions about Sy. benefit when the economy is ne amounts to more than 5 per- SM Investments are each up cent of the group’s total revenue. ”The real test of the family’s go- doing very well, and who control cent of the island nation’s annual more than 19 percent. The expansion in China brings vernance is typically when the an inordinate amount of the eco- GDP and has risen more than $3 Teresita Sy-Coson, the eldest the fortune back to the founder’s founder approaches the end sta- nomy.” billion since Duterte’s victory, of the heirs, lauded Duterte in a homeland, and comes as Henry ge of life.”Bloomberg

Hong Kong steals Tokyo’s crown as priciest Asian city for expats

ong Kong overtook appreciated against most regional director for Asia per than a year ago, Quane HTokyo as the most major currencies, owing to with ECA, said in a state- said. For Luanda, goods’ expensive city in Asia-Pa- its peg to the U.S. dollar, ment yesterday. costs -- already high due to cific for expatriates, and is which has pushed up the While local prices have poor infrastructure -- have second globally, according price of goods and servi- risen in Singapore, the city risen as the Angolan kwan- to consultancy firm ECA ces relative to those in lo- state’s currency has weake- za becomes increasingly International. Thanks to cations whose currencies ned against counterparts overvalued. the pound, London is now have weakened against the over the past 12 months ECA conducts two sur- cheaper than Bangkok. greenback,” Lee Quane, a making relative costs chea- veys a year to help com- Hong Kong climbed to panies calculate cost-of-li- in the rankings amongst nefits packages continued its highest position ever on ving allowances for expat Asian locations in the past to decline last year in both the rankings. Tokyo main- macau 11 in asia-pacific ranking employees. The surveys 12 months has been stron- Hong Kong and Singapore. tained its No. 7 spot glo- compare a basket of like- gly influenced by currency A package for a middle ma- bally while Singapore fell ACCORDING TO the Cost and Shenzhen (15), also beat- for-like goods and services movements, with Yan- nager in Hong Kong, inclu- to 24th place. London, at of Living survey, Macau ing out the South Korean city bought from more than gon falling in the regional ding salary, tax and bene- 132nd, is now cheaper than ranked as the 11th most ex- of Ulsan (12). According to the 460 locations worldwide, rankings on account of fits, has fallen 2 percent in Thailand’s capital, Rio de pensive city for expatriates authors of the survey, it is less according to the company. depreciation of its curren- U.S. dollar terms over the Janeiro and Buenos Aires. in the Asia-Pacific region, expensive for expats than Bei- The survey doesn’t include cy in the past year,” said past five years to around Luanda in oil-rich Angola moving up one place from jing (8), Busan (9) and Singa- rent, utilities, car purcha- Quane. USD265,500, while the the previous year. That puts pore (10). In the global index, climbed to the top spot. ses and school fees, which An ECA survey published typical package in Singa- the MSAR slightly ahead of Macau ranks as the 25th most “Over the past few years, are tracked separately. in May also found the pore dropped 6 percent to Guangzhou (13), Taipei (14) expensive city in 2017. the Hong Kong dollar has “Much of the movement value of expat pay and be- $235,500. Bloomberg thu 08.06.2017

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Christopher Bodeen, Beijing South China Sea eijing says it is “firmly opposed” to a Pentagon re- port that highli- Beijing lashes out over Pentagon Bghted China’s construction of military facilities on man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea report on Chinese military and speculated that Beijing would likely build more operations in the region. bases overseas. The base is near Camp Le- The annual report made monnier, the U.S. base in ap photo “irresponsible remarks the Horn of Africa nation, on China’s national defen- although American mili- se development and reaso- tary leaders have said they nable actions in defending don’t see it as threatening our territorial sovereignty U.S. operations. and security interests in “China most likely will disregard of the facts,” fo- seek to establish addi- reign ministry spokeswo- tional military bases in man Hua Chunying told countries with which it has reporters yesterday. a longstanding friendly “China is firmly opposed relationship and similar to that,” Hua said, adding strategic interests, such that her government was as Pakistan, and in whi- a force for safeguarding ch there is a precedent for An airstrip, structures and buildings on China’s man-made Subi Reef in the Spratly chain of islands are seen from a Philippine Air Force C-130 peace and stability in the hosting foreign militaries,” transport plane Asia-Pacific region and the the Pentagon report said. world. «This initiative, along with While Hua declined to regular naval vessel visits cation facilities on each of guard China’s indepen- seen as a threat, and its cri- to view each other warily. comment on possible over- to foreign ports, both re- the three largest outposts dent sovereignty and terri- ticism of the annual Penta- “We hope the U.S. side seas bases, she said Chi- flects and amplifies Chi- — Fiery Cross, Subi and torial integrity. It is a legi- gon assessment is part of a will put aside the Cold na and Pakistan — one of na’s growing influence, Mischief Reefs. Each has timate right of a sovereign drive to avoid being percei- War mentality, view Chi- the countries considered extending the reach of its runways that are at least state,” Hua said, without ved as attempting to seize na’s military development most likely to host a Chi- armed forces.” 2,700 meters long. mentioning the islands di- the mantle as the region’s in an objective and rational nese military presence The assessment also fo- China claims the bases rectly. dominant military force. It manner, and take concrete — were close friends that cused on the military bui- are there to improve na- While China objects vo- has also engaged in a series actions to maintain steady conduct mutually benefi- ldup in the Spratly Islands vigation safety and assis- cally to U.S. naval ope- of dialogues and exchan- growth of the military re- cial cooperation in a varie- in the South China Sea, tance for fishermen. But rations in the South Chi- ges with the U.S. military, lationship between the two ty of fields. which China claims vir- it also says they help rein- na Sea, it is eager not to be although the two continue countries,” Hua said. AP China is now building its tually in its entirety. force China’s sovereignty first overseas base in Dji- It said that as of late last claims and that China is bouti, which it says will year, China was building fully entitled to provide ad help facilitate its partici- 24 fighter-sized hangars, them with defensive capa- pation in anti-piracy pa- fixed-weapons positions, bilities. trols in the Gulf of Aden barracks, administration “That we develop na- and U.N. peacekeeping buildings and communi- tional defense is to safe-

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hina’s foreign currency reser- rency would decline prompted inves- Cves rose in May for a fourth month tors to move money out of the country ahead of a possible U.S. interest rate starting in 2015. hike that might put new pressure on The reserves declined from a peak Beijing’s exchange rate controls. of $3.99 trillion in June 2014 to just The reserves, the world’s biggest, under $3 trillion late last year. Late increased USD24 billion to $3.05 last year, the net outflow was tens trillion, according to government data of billions of dollars a month, which released yesterday. prompted Beijing to step up scrutiny A sharp decline last year prompted of proposed foreign investments and Beijing to tighten controls on the out- ban some activities by individual in- flow of money from the world’s second- vestors. largest economy. “Though the large capital outflow The Chinese controls could face a appears to have eased notably, the new test if the U.S. Federal Reser- authorities have no intention to loo- ve decides at a meeting next week to sen capital control yet,” said Citigroup raise interest rates. That would draw economists Li-Gang Liu and Xiaowen money out of China in search of higher Jin in a report. returns, which could require Beijing to In its latest tactic, the foreign cur- raise its own interest rates or further rency regulator announced Friday tighten controls. that Chinese banks must report all The Fed has signaled it expects to overseas automatic teller or credit card raise rates a total of three times this transactions above 1,000 yuan ($150) year to ensure tighter labor markets by their customers beginning Sept. 1. do not trigger inflation pressures. The tighter controls have temporarily The central bank spent reserves to set back Beijing’s gradual moves to en- shore up the yuan’s exchange rate af- courage more use of the yuan abroad ter expectations that the Chinese cur- for trade. AP 08.06.2017 thu

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Esther Htusan, Yangon Myanmar military transport plane with 120 people on board went missing yesterday on a flight from sou- Military plane with 120 thernA Myanmar to Yangon, a mi- litary spokesman said. There were fears it may have crashed into the ocean, since its route would have aboard goes missing taken it over the Andaman Sea. Gen. Myat Min Oo said the Chi- of the military, Senior Gen. Min nese-made Y-8 turboprop aircraft Aung Hlaing, said the flight took was carrying 106 passengers — off from Myeik at 1:06 p.m. and mostly families of military per- contact with it was lost at 1:35 sonnel — and 14 crew members p.m., when it was believed to be when it went missing yesterday about 32 kilometers to the west of afternoon. In an earlier statement, Dawei, formerly known as Tavoy. the number of passengers was said The area is about 700 kilometers to be 90. It is not unusual for such north of the last primary radar flights to carry civilians to offset contact with Malaysia Airlines Fli- transportation costs for military ght 370, which vanished on a flight families stationed in the somewhat from Malaysia to Beijing on March remote south. 8, 2014, with 239 people on board. “The military plane went missing That plane is believed to have and lost contact after it took off flown far off course and crashed from Myeik, and now the military into a remote area of the Indian has started a sea and air search Ocean. with naval ships and military air- The military announcement craft and is preparing for rescue said Myanmar received the Y-8 operations,” he said. plane in March last year, and since It was raining at the time, but not then it had logged 809 flying hou- heavily, he said. Myeik, also known rs. as Mergui, is a city in southeas- In a second announcement yes- tern Myanmar on the Andaman terday night, the commander’s coast. office said six navy ships and three An announcement posted on the military aircraft were searching for Facebook page of the commander the missing plane. AP A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8

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A ap photo charged in a growing cor- ruption scandal pleaded guilty yesterday [Macau time] to lying about his re- lationship with a Malaysian defense contractor known by the nickname “Fat Leo- nard.” As part of a deal with fe- deral prosecutors, David U.S. Navy Commander Dave Kapaun, right, is seen in this 2001 Kapaun entered the plea to photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense a count of fraud and false statements in federal court pore-based Glenn Defense The allegations prompted in Honolulu involving his Marine Asia. The company Kapaun to resign earlier relationship with Leonard provided services such as this year from his civilian Francis, who prosecutors trash and sewage removal, position as deputy chief of describe as “the center of a food, water, security and staff for U.S. Special Opera- colossal bribery and fraud fuel to U.S. Navy ships, ac- tions Command Pacific. scandal.” cording to prosecutors. He’s Kapaun could face up to Kapaun said in court that awaiting sentencing. five years in federal prison he omitted Francis from a “He played a minor role in when he’s sentenced on security clearance update the overall scheme that was Sept. 11. The terms of his form because he knew “I did conducted by Fat Leonard,” plea agreement will require have a past association with Bakke said of Kapaun. “He’s Kapaun to pay USD50,000 him that was unfavorable.” remorseful. He realizes he restitution and a $25,000 He also didn’t disclose re- should have used better fine, Bakke said. ceiving dinners, hotel stays judgment. But just like the Kapaun retired and and prostitutes from Fran- number of other Naval offi- was honorably dischar- cis, said his defense attor- cers that are involved in this ged in 2008 after a 25- ney, Victor Bakke. case, he was seduced by this year Navy career, Bakke Francis has acknowled- guy.” said. ged bribing Navy officials Twenty-one current and “Even though he’s retired, with cash, prostitutes and former Navy officials have they could pull him back to other gifts in exchange for been charged so far in the active duty and court-mar- classified information to scandal. Kapaun is the 11th tial him if they wanted to,” help his company, Singa- to plead guilty. Bakke said. AP 08.06.2017 thu

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Afghanistan in much of Afghanistan and Pakistan, which are dominated by other ethnic groups. That may also explain their Letter points to power struggle tensions with the Afghan Tali- ban. While both IS and the Ta- liban are determined to over- throw the Afghan government within IS affiliate group and impose a harsh version of Islamic law, the former views itself as part of a global move- Kathy Gannon, Islamabad ment, while the latter confines its operations to Afghanistan. letter drafted by a senior Is- ap photo Alamic State militant and ob- tained by The Associated Press Militants points to a growing power stru- ggle within the group’s Afghan belonging to affiliate, pitting notoriously fier- allied groups ce Uzbek fighters against Pakis- tanis seen as too close to that said Central country’s powerful intelligence service. Asian fighters The rumblings of discontent come as the IS affiliate, which as well as refers to itself as the Khorasan Afghans want Province, is at war with both the U.S.-backed government the leadership and the more well-established Taliban, with which it differs on of the IS group tactics, leadership and ideology. The IS affiliate emerged in taken out of 2014 and refers to itself as the Security forces stand next to a crater created by a massive explosion that killed over 150 according to the Afghan president, in Pakistani hands Khorasan Province, an ancient front of the German Embassy in Kabul on May 31 term for an area that includes Dubnov also noted that the son parts of Afghanistan, Iran and tan behind this function and we Saeed, as the new leader. With own citizens. of Tahir Yuldashev, the powerful Central Asian states. It has ple- don’t accept it, because we all the many names used by in- The growing assertiveness of Uzbek leader of the outlawed Is- dged allegiance to the IS group fight for Allah and his religion,” surgents it wasn’t immediately the Uzbek militants within the lamic Movement of Uzbekistan, in Iraq and Syria but consists the letter says, warning against clear if Aslam Farouqi and Saif IS affiliate is particularly wor- who was killed in a U.S. missi- mainly of disgruntled former “infidels, intelligence services -ul Islam were the same person. rying. le strike in Pakistan in 2009, is Taliban and other insurgents and the deceitful” acting from Sheikh Abdul Qadir Khorasani, Uzbek fighters were so vicious leading efforts to help expand IS from South and Central Asia. “behind the scenes.” an Afghan from the eastern Ku- in Pakistan’s South Waziristan influence in Afghanistan. The letter, obtained by a jihadi Militants belonging to allied nar province, was appointed de- province that they drove the Central Asian fighters are now fighter with ties to the IS affilia- groups said Central Asian figh- puty, they said. The militants all area’s fractious tribesmen to a key pillar of support for the te and then provided to AP, was ters as well as Afghans want the spoke on condition of anonymi- unite to push them out in 2015. IS affiliate, according to Ana- signed by Moawiya Uzbekistani, leadership of the group taken ty as they were not authorized to They then based themselves in tol Lieven, a regional expert at the apparent nom de guerre of out of Pakistani hands, even brief reporters. North Waziristan before being Georgetown University’s Qatar an Uzbek militant, who claims though the founder of IS in Af- There has been no official IS driven across the border by a campus. to have become the leader of ghanistan, Hafiz Saeed Khan, confirmation of a new leader Pakistani military offensive. “They have been encouraged the IS affiliate after the death of was a Pakistani tribesman. Khan and in Washington intelligence They have since clashed with to move to IS because of the lon- Abdul Hasib, who was killed in was killed in a U.S. drone strike officials refused to comment. the Taliban in different parts of gstanding Taliban declaration a joint U.S.-Afghan operation in in July 2016. More than 16 years after the Afghanistan and claimed res- that they are not an internatio- April. The rift seemed to widen with U.S. invaded Afghanistan to end ponsibility for brazen and dea- nal jihadi force,” he said. Uzbekistani rejects reports a recent IS meeting in Pakistan’s Taliban rule and flush out al- dly attacks in Kabul, including “The estimates of the number that another fighter, who he Orakzai tribal belt, from whe- Qaida, the mountainous regions a daytime assault and siege of of Uzbeks, Tajiks, Turkmen and identifies as Sheikh Aslam Fa- re Khan originates, according along the Afghan-Pakistani bor- an Afghan military hospital that other fighters from the former rouqi, has been chosen to lead to two people familiar with the der are still home to an array of killed 50 people earlier this year. U.S.S.R. living in Afghanistan the group and suggests Pakis- meeting, which was said to have extremist groups. Pakistan’s spy Arkady Dubnov, a Moscow-ba- that I heard ranged from 6,000 tan’s Inter-Services Intelligence been attended by 40 senior IS service is said to have connec- sed expert on Central Asian mi- to 25,000,” said Lieven adding is behind the rumors. commanders. tions to some, including the Af- litants, says the Uzbeks’ reputa- many have intermarried with “Even if this information is The council appointed Saif-ul ghan Taliban, even as it battles tion for brutality is likely rooted Afghans of a similar ethnic ba- true, then it’s the IS of Pakis- Islam, a close Pakistani ally of other groups that threaten its in the fact that they are “aliens” ckground. AP

Indonesia Court sends Singapore rocket plot militants to prison

ix suspected Islamic extremist group in Poso Naim has been linked Gonggong Rebus. militants who Indo- on the Indonesian island to numerous plots and The group’s lea-

S ap photo nesian police accused of of Sulawesi and of setting attacks in Indonesia, in- der, 32-year-old Gigih plotting to fire a rocket up a jihadi training camp. cluding a May 24 double Rahmad Dewa, was sen- at downtown Singapore The six men were arres- suicide bombing in Jakar- tenced to four years in from a nearby island were ted last year on Batam is- ta that killed three police prison and the other men sentenced to prison yes- land, about 25 kilometers officers and the two bom- were each sentenced to terday on charges of har- southeast of Singapore. bers. three years. boring other extremists. Police said instant messa- Mudalimbong said the six Police were tipped to the Judge Tarigan Mudalim- ging chats between them men had pledged allegian- whereabouts of the mili- bong said there wasn’t and Bahrun Naim, an ce to Islamic State group tants on Batam by ano- enough evidence to prove Indonesian fighting with leader Abu Bakr al-Bagh- ther Chinese Uighur who the rocket plot. the Islamic State group dadi and set up a jihadi had been arrested on sus- Instead the court found in Syria, indicated they training camp in Batam picion of plotting to attack the militants guilty of hi- planned to fire a rocket at in an attempt to expand Jakarta’s minority Chris- ding two Chinese Uighurs the predominantly Chine- their extremist group, whi- tian governor and minori- Suspected militants attend their sentencing hearing at East Jakarta who were trying to join an se city-state. ch was known as Katibah ty Shiite Muslims. AP District Court in Jakarta yesterday thu 08.06.2017

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ded in the two attacks. It quoted liament were closed and that Pirhossein Kolivand, the head lawmakers and reporters were ap photo of Iran’s emergency department. ordered to remain in place insi- The IS group’s Aamaq news de the chamber during the siege. agency released a 24-second vi- Iranian Parliament Speaker deo purportedly shot inside the Ali Larijani called the attack a parliament building during the cowardly act. siege. The video, circulated onli- “Iran is an active and effective ne, shows a gunman and a bloo- pillar in the fight against terro- dy, lifeless body of a man lying rists and they want to damage on the ground next to a desk. it,» he said. A voice on the video praises Soon after the parliament atta- God and says in Arabic: “Do ck, a suicide bomber and other you think we will leave? We will assailants targeted the shrine of remain, God willing.” Another Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini voice repeats the same words. located just outside the capital, The two appeared to be parro- Tehran, according to Iran’s of- ting a slogan used by IS spokes- ficial state broadcaster. It said man Abu Mohammad al-Adna- a security guard was killed and ni, who was killed in Syria last that one of the attackers was kil- An armed man stands in a window of the parliament building in Tehran year. led by security guards. A woman An Associated Press reporter was also arrested. saw several police snipers on Khomeini, who died in 1989, is Iran the rooftops of buildings arou- a towering figure in Iran. He led nd the parliament. Shops in the the 1979 Islamic revolution that area were shuttered, and gun- toppled the Western-backed fire could be heard. Witnesses shah and became Iran’s first su- said the attackers were shooting preme leader. IS-claimed attacks on from the fourth floor of the par- An Associated Press reporter liament building down at people saw security forces, some uni- in the streets below. formed and others in plainclo- “I was passing by one of the thes, around the large and orna- parliament, shrine kill 12 streets. I thought that children te shrine. were playing with fireworks, The IS group often claims at- Amir Vahdat & med the attacks, marking the been in progress, according to a but I realized people are hiding tacks around the world, even Nasser Karimi, Tehran first time the Sunni extremists statement carried by Iran’s state and lying down on the streets,” when links to the group cannot have taken responsibility for an TV. Ebrahim Ghanimi, who was be confirmed and appear du- unmen and sui- assault in Shiite-majority Iran. Deputy Interior Minister around the parliament building bious. Iranian security officials cide bombers atta- The militants are at war with Mohammad Hossein Zolfaghari when the assailants stormed in, have not said who they suspect cked Iran’s parliament Iranian-backed forces in Syria told Iran’s state TV the appa- told The Associated Press. “With is behind the attacks, though and the shrine of its and Iraq, and view Shiites as rently male attackers wore wo- the help of a taxi driver, I rea- state media has referred to the Grevolutionary leader yesterday, apostates. men’s attire. The semi-official ched a nearby alley.” attackers as “terrorists.” killing at least 12 people, wou- The attacks began midmor- Tasnim news agency later re- Police helicopters circled over The unusual attacks prompted nding dozens and igniting an ning when assailants armed ported the siege had ended with the parliament building and all the Interior Ministry to call for hours-long siege at the legislatu- with Kalashnikov rifles stormed four of the attackers killed. mobile phone lines from inside an urgent security meeting. Of- re that ended with four attackers the parliament building. One of Mizan Online, an Iranian sta- were disconnected. The semi-o- ficials at one point urged people dead. the attackers later blew himself te-run news website, said 12 fficial ISNA news agency said all to avoid using public transpor- The Islamic State group clai- up inside, where a session had people were killed and 42 woun- entrance and exit gates at par- tation until further notice. AP

Monica Duffy Toft Q&A Tufts University How does IS claim responsibility for an attack?

ews outlets have re- app. You must be invited tely planned and executed, gh they frequently exagge- tional. IS’ leaders claim res- Nported that the Islamic or know someone in the and also those inspired by rate the number of casual- ponsibility only when they State claimed responsibi- network to be able to down- its propaganda. ties. calculate a political benefit; lity for a terrorist attack load it. Its reports are then According to the Long War they refuse to claim respon- on a London Bridge June tweeted by people interes- Journal’s Thomas Jocelyn, - Why does IS bother sibility when an attack mi- 3. But how do they know? ted in IS like supporters, the IS calls formal members of to claim responsibility? ght hurt the group’s objec- And how reliable are such media and analysts. the group “soldiers of the According to recent re- tives. Conrad and Abrahms claims? We asked Monica The second route is less caliphate.” They also use search by terrorism exper- analyzed hundreds of ca- Duffy Toft, an international common: IS issues a state- that term for lone wolves ts Justin Conrad and Max ses and conclude that this security expert and director ment directly via its official such as the San Bernardino, Abrahms, only one in seven method is true not just for of the Center for Strategic channel, the Nashir Media California and Orlando, Flo- terror attacks is actually IS, but for other terrorist Studies at Tufts Fletcher Foundation. While Amaq rida attackers. claimed by the terrorist groups too. School to explain. also publishes statemen- When IS is directly res- group responsible. If this theory is correct, IS ts and stories by Islamists ponsible for a planned atta- Given that the act of vio- claimed responsibility for - How does media and jihadists other than IS, ck, a claim of responsibility lence itself is meant as a both the recent Manchester Prof. Monica Duffy Toft know when IS is behind Nashir is considered the di- tends to mention specifics performance – a way to re- bombing and the London an attack? rect voice of IS leadership. about the attacker and to be mind the apathetic or igno- Bridge assaults because its social science research on IS generally claims res- IS’ use of limited and released in about 24 hours, rant of a group’s grievances leaders calculated that it ethnic, religious and ter- ponsibility in one of two strictly controlled outlets according to Jocelyn. If the and the costs of ignoring would result in a net bene- rorist violence since the ways. for claims of responsibility claim takes longer to appear them – that number is sur- fit – like cash from its sym- early 1990s, including my First, IS has its own Amaq for its operations allows it and offers no details about prisingly high. pathizers or overreaction own, has been the recog- News Agency. Amaq acts to stop rivals from faking the attacker, the attack was Conrad and Abrahms ar- from its targets. nition that groups repre- like an official state news claims of responsibility on likely not known to IS in ad- gue that groups like IS are senting hyper-violent ope- agency, similar to North IS’ behalf. vance. composed of two kinds of - Aren’t we giving IS rators do tend to act ra- Korea’s Korean Central Rita Katz of SITE Intelli- agents. One is rational lea- too much credit? Do tionally and strategically. News Agency. It pushes out - What does a claim of gence Group says her group ders with strategic, politi- they really think strate- That means their actions breaking news reports, both responsibility mean? has yet to catch IS claiming cal objectives. The other is gically? and interests can be jud- text and video, through an IS claims responsibility responsibility for attacks operational foot soldiers, One of the most impor- ged, patterned and pre- encrypted mobile Android both for attacks it delibera- they had no part in, althou- some of whom are not ra- tant insights to emerge in dicted. AP/The Conversation 08.06.2017 thu

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Starring: Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright MPs also allege that Miss Keeler had relations with a Rus- Language: English (Chinese) sian naval attache and that the affair posed a risk to national Duration: 141min security. eacock takes out in Prime Minister Harold Macmillan described the resignation P USD500 as a “great tragedy”. wine after crashing liquor store Dr Ward has not been allowed bail but his literary agent, Pelham Pound, said he was “confident” he would be freed A female peacock has ruffled more than just feathers at a Los after his court appearance scheduled for Monday 13 June. Angeles-area liquor store. Mr Pound visited Dr Ward at the police station and des- Without a peep, the peahen strutted into the open door of the cribed him as “extremely cheerful”. He had earlier collected Royal Oaks Liquor Store in Arcadia this week. Store manager some of Dr Ward’s belongings from his Bryanston Mews and college senior Rani Ghanem said he didn’t even know it was home in Marylebone. there until a customer walked in and asked him about “el pollo,” Last night detectives searched his former flat at Wimpole Spanish for “the chicken.” Mews and took away some items in a brown paper parcel. Ghanem, a 21-year-old San Bernardino resident whose family Dr Ward has been charged with living on the “earnings of owns the store, said he then tried to guide the sharp-clawed bird Bleed for this prostitution” at 17 Wimpole Mews since 1 January 1961. outside but that she spooked, at one point flying directly toward room 3 The son of the late Canon Arthur Evelyn Ward, Canon of him and then up onto a top shelf of the store. And that spooked 2:30, 4:45, 9:30pm Rochester Cathedral, Dr Ward has treated such illustrious Ghanem. Director: Ben Younger names as Sir Winston Churchill, Paul Getty, Douglas Fair- An animal-control officer responded after Ghanem called 911, Starring: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal banks and Elizabeth Taylor. approaching the peahen with gloves and a fishing net. That’s Language: English (Chinese) He is also an artist and has had members of the Royal Duration: 116min Family and politicians sit for him. when the hilarity ensued, Ghanem said. Courtesy BBC News “He was trying to get it with the fishing net, and (the bird) jumped on the first wine bottle. When that happened, I was like, ‘Aw, this is about to be a big mess,’ “ Ghanem said. “He tried to get it again with the net ... It just went straight diving into all the acau ower n context bottles. The more he kept on trying to use the net, the more it M T I kept on flapping its wings and knocking everything over.” 30 May - 11 June The Profumo affair was the biggest political sleaze story of the decade At one point, cellphone video taken by Ghanem shows the of- and threatened to topple the Conservative government under Harold ficer catching a wine bottle in the net as the bird crashes through Macmillan. a shelf and a dozen bottles shatter to the ground. It also scandalised the nation, especially after sordid details of Dr Stephen Unable to watch more destruction, Ghanem puts on a sweat- Ward’s lifestyle and his relationship with Christine Keeler and her friend shirt to protect himself from the bird’s claws and helps the officer Mandy Rice-Davies came out at his trial. Keeler, who lived with Ward at his Wimpole Mews flat, said he had intro- ensnare it. He said they took the bird outside and that it was duced her to Lord Astor at his Cliveden stately home where she first met unharmed. John Profumo. In all, Ghanem said the peahen was in the store for 90 minutes On the last day of the trial on 31 July 1963, Ward took an overdose of and broke USD500 worth of the family store’s best bottles, in- sleeping tablets. He was found guilty while in a coma and died three days cluding champagne. later. “Yeah, he’s got expensive taste,” Ghanem joked in the store. Wonder Woman Less than two months after his death, an official report produced by Lord “I’m like, ‘You break, you buy, dude.’ But clearly he didn’t. He (3D) 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30pm Denning, Master of the Rolls, concluded Profumo’s affair with Keeler had not endangered national security. got away with it.” Director: Patty Jenkins Peacocks are common to Arcadia, Los Angeles at the base of Shortly after this, the prime minister resigned, his ill health exacerbated by Starring: Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright the scandal. He was replaced with Earl Home, who renounced his peerage the San Gabriel Mountains. They were introduced after the city’s Language: English (Chinese) to become Sir Alec Douglas-Home in order to take up office. founder imported them from India in the early 1900s. Duration: 141min thu 08.06.2017

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Rugby another victory but unfor- tunately we got a defeat. All credit to the Blues, they took their chances. “I think we’re going to have Lions beaten 22-16 by Blues to tidy up slightly on our dis- cipline and be a bit more cli- nical.” in Auckland in 2nd tour match Owens pointed to the Lions’ set piece as a positive but said inability to retain pos- he British and Irish with West for the match win- session let them down. While Lions conceded a ner. the Lions had a footing in the late try and lost 22- ap photo The tourists hoped that the match through their scrum, 16 yesterday to the match had been saved when they made few attempts to TAuckland-based Blues in Halfpenny’s third penalty play attacking rugby and were their first-ever match against put them ahead 16-15 with 10 vulnerable to the counter-at- a New Zealand Super Ru- minutes remaining. But the tacking style of the Blues. gby team. Blues backed their attacking Unless they can rapidly After an unconvincing tou- rugby style and Williams improve, especially in their r-opening win over the Pro- handed off a pass to West, ability to create try-scoring vincial Barbarians, the Lions who weaved through the de- chances, the Lions face the were beaten three tries to one fense at speed and touched prospect of more losses on a by the Blues, who are in last down near the posts. long tour. place in the New Zealand Su- The Lions now face the rea- They struggled again in a per Rugby conference. lization that the easiest part game played at pace and were Replacement flyhalf Ihaia of their tour is behind them unable to dictate the pace of West scored and converted and they have failed to lay the game through their con- his own try after bursting at down any marker for the fu- trol of possession. They were pace onto an offload from ture. They were unconvincing forced under pressure to kick Sonny Bill Williams in the Auckland Blues Akira Ioane, right, fends off British & Irish Lions Rhys Webb during and lucky to escape with a the ball into the Blues’ hands 73rd minute to overturn a their match at Eden Park in Auckland yesterday 13-7 win in the opening mat- and that furnished opportu- fleeting 16-15 lead held by ch; their second performance nities to the home team. the Lions, delivering an ear- from Saturday when they tick of halftime, sending the was better but they were still Williams likely sealed his ly defeat to Warren Gatland’s face the Christchurch-based Blues to the break with a 12- not good enough to test a Su- test place with his perfor- touring squad and a signi- Crusaders who are unbeaten 10 advantage. per Rugby team. mance. He returned to the ficant setback ahead of the in 14 matches. The Lions reclaimed the lead “We’re hugely disappoin- Blues lineup for this match three-test series against the The match pivoted in favor with two penalties to Wales ted,” captain Ken Owens after a lengthy break with a All Blacks. of the Blues when All Blacks fullback Leigh Halfpenny — said. “We came here to build knee injury and was unaffec- The Lions’ tour becomes star Williams scored a try in their only second-half points on Saturday’s performance. ted by his fast during Rama- immeasurably more difficult a goalline scramble on the — before Williams combined “We were coming here to get dan. AP

ad THE Emirati diplomat: ‘Nothing to Station Air quality BUZZ negotiate’ with Qatar Roadside 15-30 Good A top Emirati diplomat said “there’s nothing to ne- groups “with al-Qaida DNA” around the world and gotiate” with Qatar over a growing diplomatic dis- rein in the many media outlets it funds, chief among High pute about the energy-rich nation’s alleged funding them the Doha-based satellite news network Al-Ja- Density 20-40 of terror groups, signaling Arab countries trying to zeera. Residental isolate it won’t back down. While applauding a Kuwaiti effort to mediate the Good Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Affairs crisis, Gargash said Emirati and Saudi officials plan- Area opinion Anwar Gargash told AP that Qatar has “chosen to ned to concede nothing to Qatar, now cut off from ride the tiger of extremism and terrorism” and now some of the skies around it and blocked from recei- Ambient 20-40 needed to pay the price. ving the trucks of food it relies on to feed its citizens. Good source: dsmg source: Made in Macao Gargash said Qatar “absolutely” should expel Their “fingerprints are all over the place” in terror Jenny Lao-Phillips members of Hamas, stop its support of terror funding, Gargash said. “Enough is enough.” WORLD BRIEFS Lotus Flower: luck, purity or Paris in a minute a flash in the pan Bangladesh The European Union has The last public holiday, Dragon Boat Festival What a rush! AP sports slapped a new security on May 30, seemed to have brought about some screening requirement on significant postholiday blues among us working imports from Bangladesh, class. Not that it was an exceptionally long holi- writer zip lines off the a move that is likely day, but it was the last public holiday we are going to make it costlier for to have in a long time. Scanning through the ca- businesses in the South lendar, one would notice there are no more red Asian country to sell dots until October 1. Here, we are in the summer Eiffel Tower products to EU nations. months – the longest months of the year. However, there are still some interesting festi- John Leicester, Paris

vals going on to refresh a rather long and dull ap photo ap photo summer. One of those is the Lotus Festival. Un- hat could possibly like other festivals, there are no public holidays Wgo wrong? on which we can enjoy the view of lotus flowers, I was 122 meters up on but our little city is brightened up a bit with blos- the Eiffel Tower, with Paris soms of lotus. Moreover, this is not a festival for spread out in all its glory in mere flower appreciation. The lotus is special to miniature beneath me. And Zimbabwe’s president Macao, as it is also known as the “Land of Trea- it was my turn to jump. is angering some back sure Lotus”「蓮花寶地」. Understandably, it has Gulp. home with his latest trip overseas, this time to a been chosen as the flower emblem of the city, the The opportunity to zip U.N. conference on oceans most noticeable symbol on our Special Adminis- line from the world’s most- even though his country trative Region flag. So, in celebration of the Lotus visited tower seemed too is a landlocked state. The Festival, we may reflect on the significance of the good to turn down. Until I 93-year-old leader Robert flower to us “Macaoians”, while appreciating the tried it. Mugabe has been criticized view. Yes, I had a sturdy, ti- as a “non-resident One reason for the connection between Macao ghtly strapped safety har- president” for globe- and the lotus flower, I have heard, was the sha- ness. And, yes, the steel trotting while the economy pe of the peninsula. Approximately fifteen years cable strung from the fa- crumbles. ago, before all the land reclamation, Macao was mous tower’s second floor ’s parliament has shaped like a lotus flower with the Macao-Taipa across to a small platform Turkey begun debating legislation and Taipa-Coloane bridge looking like the stem. I 800 meters away looked for increased military was told that this was the reason Macao got the rust-free and taut enough. cooperation with Qatar romantic name of the “Land of Treasure Lotus”. Still, it was a long, long, in an apparent move to The name may also have come from the large long way down. support the country amid number of lotus flowers seen around town, though Best not think about it. its dispute with Saudi they are getting fewer - I imagine there were once Let’s just cross this off Arabia and other regional more lakes and ponds where the flowers could be the bucket list. One, two, nations. seen, given the names of hills and temples named three. Go! with the Chinese name of lotus ‘蓮 = lin’. Into the void. Aside from the physical aspect of the flower, the- Only my screams drow- ap photo re is a connection between Macao and the lotus in ned out the thumping of relation to the symbolism of the lotus flowers wi- my heart in my ears. thin the Chinese saying: 「出淤泥而不染」mea- What a buzz. Not quite ning “growing out of mud, but remains untainted”. the raw adrenaline high of This could be understood in different ways, but parachuting, but a very de- red. Thanks for the encou- 324-meter-tall tower — the general idea seems to grow around the fact cent second-best. ragement! meaning they leaped from Ukraine The government that Macao was never affected by crisis or wars After the initial rush of The minute or so of fli- a more pedestrian 57 me- says at least one soldier from the time of the revolution at the end of the fear, there was time on the ght, reaching a top speed, ters up — but that this was killed and seven others Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Ching Dy- way down to fall in love all organizers said, just shy was the first time a line were injured in an apparent nasty, to the Anti-Japanese war, making Macao a over again with Paris: its of 100 kph zipped past in had ever been strung from uptick in fighting in the country’s east. Fighting safe haven for refugees. Even typhoons that have stunning tapestry of grey what felt like the blink of the second floor, where between government caused destruction in nearby places seemed to roofs and landmarks sim- an eye. the sensation of height is forces and Russia-backed be bounced off or weakened before hitting Ma- ply magnificent under the At the bottom, my first more powerful. separatists has claimed cao. This little city seems to be untainted by bad blue skies and gray-whi- thought: Please, can I do Others, in the past, have some 10,000 lives and luck. But the ‘mud’ in the saying refers not only to te clouds. There, above that again? been far more daring. A displaced over a million bad luck. The lotus flower is more generally used Montmartre, the Sacre- Jean-Luc Wong, a British couple parachuted people since the conflict to signify purity and integrity in our culture, which Cour basilica! And over 20-year-old student from from the tower’s top deck, began in April 2014. in this era is really put to the test in Macao. In its there, the golden dome of Paris, said it was the best 276 meters up in 1984. A continuous economic development, and the fact the Invalides where Na- thing he has ever done, New Zealander bungee- Greece Colombian that we are reaching the highest number of casi- poleon is entombed! The “something I’ll never jumped off the second organized crime rings were nos built in this town, can the peaceful tradition Seine River glittered in the forget.” He won a twee- floor in 1987. Some stun- behind a string of heists involving costly medical of this former fishing village remain untainted, or sun like a diamond neckla- ting contest for the right ts ended tragically. Franz diagnostic equipment will Macao be turned into a sin city? Perhaps now ce. to jump. Others signed Reichel, a mustachioed stolen from hospitals in is a time to prove if Macao is worthy of the lotus What, from the second up via the website of the Austrian tailor, leapt from Greece and another 11 symbol. floor of the 128-year-old sponsor, fizzy water firm the first deck in 1912 to European countries, Greek Aside from purity and integrity, I have also heard tower , looked like colonies Perrier, and were lucky test a tent-like parachu- authorities said yesterday. friends from the Western world saying that they of colored ants far below enough to be picked in a te coat he had invented perceive the symbolic nature of lotus flowers to turned out to be people, draw. and is said to have died Brazil Judges on Brazil’s relate to the fact that beauty blossoms but only soaking up the sun on the “The adrenaline, the of fright before hitting the top electoral court argued for a short time. In this instance, we can only see green grass of the Champ speed, the surroundings. ground, gouging a deep yesterday whether to lotus blossoms in the summer. Does this symbo- de Mars park that stret- Fantastic,” Wong said. hole. accept new evidence of alleged illegal campaign lism befit more the current situation of Macao? Is ches away from the tower’s “It’s a bit scary but once Glad I didn’t think about contributions that stem all of the shining development in Macao a flash giant iron feet. you’ve launched off, you him when my turn came. from a sweeping probe in the pan, and will winter come soon? During I flew right over them, just soak it up and admire. The zip line opened of graft in Latin America’s the Lotus Festival in June, perhaps we can see with the zip line — and me Incredible.” Monday and will opera- largest nation as they what insight the appreciation of the lotus flowers — both emitting high-pit- Organizers said people te for just one week until consider a case that could may bring us. ched squeals. Looking up had previously zip lined Sunday, with 100 flights force President Michel at the noise, people chee- from the first floor of the planned per day. AP Temer from office.