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WORLD BRIEFS Fertility treatment caters only to married couples

Hong Kong An activist and member of the pro-democracy Civic Party, allegedly beaten by police during the 2014 protests, has Births to older moms on been found guilty of assault and resisting police officers. Seven policemen, who are P2 MDT REPORT to stand trial for the assault, deny the the rise in Macau, HK charges. ap photo ap photo

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G7 Summit Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urges fellow leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies to avert another global crisis by acting to rescue the faltering global recovery. More on p13 World Health Organization Cambodia Armed security forces raid the headquarters of Cambodia’s main opposition party and Nearly 960 killed in surround the car of its No. 2 leader in an apparent attempt to apprehend him, but attacks on hospitals leave empty-handed after not finding him in either place. in 2 years P15 More on backpage INSIDE 27.05.2016 fri

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etting married later in Fertility treatment caters only to married couples because I was still aiming for Glife has become increasin- a normal delivery but due to gly common in Macau society, complications, we had to resort where more people are tying to a C-section.” the knot after the age of 30 Older mothers becoming Since fertility treatment in the compared to the past. MSAR only caters to married According to data provided couples, cohabiting couples are this week by the Health Bureau forced to seek such treatment in to the Times, in 2013 the per- increasingly common Hong Kong and China, said So. centage of Chinese women aged “Because you don’t assume 40 or above giving birth in Ma- that an intimate relationship cau was 3.44 percent, whereas is kind of like a family,” he ar- for non-Chinese women, the fi- In Hong gued. “In Macau, the definition gure was 0.53 percent. In 2014, of family is marriage.” the respective figures were 3.13 Kong, the Although So added that blue- percent and 0.37 percent, whe- number of card holders are not entitled to reas in 2015, the percentages the same privileges and treat- were 3.20 percent and 0.44 women giving ment opportunities as local re- percent respectively. sidents, he denied allegations Local sociologist Larry So at- birth at and that non-residents are not given tributes the growth in older pre-natal care at local hospitals. mothers to the growing num- after the age The Health Bureau didn’t re- ber of individuals who are more of 40 has ply to the Times questions on “professional and educated.” fertility treatment for single Although the recognized cut- increased mothers, non-residents and off line for advanced maternal unmarried couples. However, age is 35, So claimed that wo- by nearly hospital doctors confirmed that men tend to seek help using fertility treatments exclude the advanced medical technology 90 percent referred groups. such as In Vitro Fertilization over the past In Hong Kong, the number of (IVF). women giving birth at and after Dr Fong Kuan Io, an obstetri- decade the age of 40 has increased by cs and gynecology doctor at the pre-eclampsia, and stillbirths. nearly 90 percent over the past Macau University of Science “Late mothers can try vaginal eclampsia, pre-term delivery, decade. and Technology (MUST) Hos- delivery, but it has a high chan- intrauterine growth retardation, Hong Kong’s Census and Sta- pital told the Times that even ce of labor dystocia that can fetal chromosomal abnormali- tistics Department data revea- I could really though many women resort to eventually lead to a C-section ties (trisomies 21, 18 and 13 are led that 3,391 babies were born feel the IVF, the quality and quantity or [the requirement for] midwi- most common), fetal genetic to mothers aged 40 or above of women’s ova start to decline fery [assistance],” stated the mutations,” among others. in 2014, an 86 percent rise from difference; after the age of 40. It is therefo- physician. An older mother who did not 1,819 in 2005. The number of re not an easy process for them Noting that late pregnancy want to be identified stressed babies born to mothers aged 45 my body felt to undertake treatment, as suc- generally refers to women who to the Times that giving birth at or above increased from 87 to cess rates are not high. give birth or become pregnant her age was “a lot harder” com- 174. really weak, Fong also stated that “delayed at the age of 35 or older, the pared to when she gave birth The South China Morning especially pregnancies” increase the risks Health Bureau listed the possib- over a decade ago. Post indicated that the Hong of spontaneous abortion and le health risks of late pregnancy. “I could really feel the diffe- Kong statistics reflect “a during my third premature delivery, chromoso- Those include, according to the rence. My body felt really weak, trend towards late-in-life mo- mal abnormality and fetus con- bureau, “miscarriage, pregnan- especially during my third tri- therhood,” with the median age trimester. genital malformation, pregnan- cy-induced hypertension, ges- mester [of pregnancy],” she increasing from 30.8 to 32.4. Older mother cy-induced hypertension and tational diabetes mellitus, pre- said. “It was very complicated Staff reporter

the Dutch company Thea- CCM to launch ‘ARTmusing Summer’ next month tre Terra. The production is titled “Spot”, and is an endearing family musical he Cultural Center ding to a CCM press re- to “discover sounds and for children aged 2 and T(CCM) is set to launch lease, children aged one shapes in a sonata for two above. a new edition of “ART- to three years old will be violins, one cello and a Scottish company musing Summer,” with a encouraged to play games very cheeky raccoon.” Curious Seed will pre- vast range of performan- as well as solve mysteries A jovial and theatrical sent two performers on ces and workshops for and riddles together whi- performance combining stage from August 27 to children scheduled from le stimulated by Satie’s puppetry with video ins- 28, in a “funny, emotio- late June to late August. magical rhythms. tallations, titled “Chook & nal and unpredictable” Tickets for all performan- An Australian acrobatic Gek,” will also be shown dance theatre piece called ces will be on sale from performance, “Carnival from July 23 to 24. The “Chalk About.” Sunday at CCM’s box of- of the Animals,” will be comedy performance is “ARTmusing Summer” fice and Macao Ticketing shown on July 9 to 10 and based on a classic chil- will come to a close with Network outlets. will depict various ani- dren’s tale by the Russian “ARTmusing Fun,” a ce- Atofri Theatre, a leading mals coming alive, like writer Arkady Gaidar. lebration that will gather children’s company from 3D pages from a picture Another family musical both children and parents Poland, will run a paper- book. Acrobats will bring tions. pany Starcatchers, in as- that will hit the stage with at the cultural centre on craft workshop, “Mr Sa- this classical music sui- From July 21 to 24, sociation with the Royal a display of life-size pu- August 28 with various tie Made in Paper,” from te to life as they interact “Hup,” a piece by Scottish National Orches- ppets will be held on Au- workshops, performances June 30 to July 3. Accor- with the video anima- Edinburgh-based com- tra, will allow children gust 6 to 7, organized by and games.

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year found that Macau’s GDP might suffer by as much as 16 percent. AL 2nd Committee largely “The creation of smoking rooms in casinos will affect neither workers nor non- opposed to anti-smoking bill smokers. That’s why we agree with it,” said Chan. “But the- re are two [AL] members that ost of the members of these lounges. ted ventilation systems can quate, and that a full smoking have expressed their oppo- Mthe Legislative Assembly The proposal passed its first protect non-smoking casino ban may have a further nega- sition, which means they su- (AL) committee responsible reading at the AL, however employees, that the employees tive impact on gaming reve- pport a full smoking ban insi- for discussing amendments most the members in charge also regard the systems as ade- nues. The KPMG report last de casinos.” DB to the tobacco control bill are of reviewing the draft stand in against a full smoking ban in- opposition to the ban. side casinos, according to a “Most members of this com- TDM report. mittee agree with setting up However despite AL opposi- smoking lounges in casinos, tion to the full ban, the govern- as long as they meet some re- ment has signaled its intention quirements. That means not to move forward with the pro- impacting the health of other posal. Secretary for Social Af- people,” Chan Chak Mo, Presi- fairs and Culture, Alexis Tam dent of the AL’s Second Stan- has repeatedly pushed for the ding Committee said, as cited draft bill that would introduce by TDM. a full smoking ban in public The gaming concessionaires places, such as airports, the are also united against the full Macau prison, and casinos. ban, maintaining that they Casino operators were ins- have already made signifi- tructed to adhere to a partial cant investments in the cons- ban back in 2013 and then truction of smoking lounges legislation in October 2014 and, having commissioned a required to construction and KPMG study last year, found segregation of specific lounges that the proposed ban was un- for smokers. Secretary Tam necessary. insists that he wants to end They argue that sophistica-

Heritage China’s ‘energy anxiety’ lessens Lai Chi Vun with economic slowdown shipyards sealed off for made large contribu- he explained. “China tions to Angola’s eco- needed that energy nomic development, to keep the economy safety reasons Zweig said that the growing, to keep the relationship between general population s of yesterday, a number of the two countries satisfied, and growth Athe old shipyards in Lai Chi would be maintained. and jobs, so I think it’s Vun, Coloane, have begun to be Moreover Zweig be- all interconnected.” sealed off from public access, the lieves that China’s Zweig explained that Marine and Water Bureau (DSA- “energy anxiety” has China’s assertiveness MA) reported in a statement. decreased from what in resolving its “ener- The action was the result of a it used to be. gy anxiety” has sla- joint operation of the DSAMA “But in the past, all ckened demand thus and the Land, Public Works and kinds of questions “explaining in part Transport Bureau aimed to “en- about [energy] su- the drop in the price sure the safety of residents and pply, about shipping of oil.” visitors.” The deteriorating state David Zweig lanes [and] govern- He also concluded of some of the shipyards presen- ments that they were that if an economic ts a “serious risk to public safety” hina is currently diversifying suppliers, tries’ finances have working with, were restructuring will oc- especially in light of the approa- Cthe world’s second building pipe lines, slumped. dramatically increa- cur, “this energy-ba- ching typhoon season. largest importer, ha- shifting to alternative “We still see more sing demand [for sed foreign policy may The old shipyards have been re- ving accounted for energy sources, buil- and more projects energy], it made Chi- be a historical event.” portedly causing a number of is- 31 percent of global ding a strategic reser- going out [to emer- na more vulnerable,” Staff reporter sues for some time, with the fall growth in oil demand. ve, improving the abi- ging countries] but of several objects and a collapsed The country’s global lity to protect China’s a lot of them are in- ceiling damaging of some of the energy strategy was sea-lanes, the conti- frastructure related wood pillars of the dockyard. discussed on Wednes- nuous improvement rather than China just zhang dejiang visit with Renovations of the Lai Chi Vun day during the French of its technology and going out trying to get positive impact site have been proposed on se- Macau Business As- energy efficiency have oil or energy,” he said. veral occasions. This month, au- sociation’s monthly largely contributed to Since Angola is one thorities re-possessed ownership breakfast meeting. the region’s growth in China’s top trade Zweig also made comments regarding China’s of three properties in the area. According to David oil demand. partners, the expert top legislator Zhang Dejiang’s recent visit to Hong The Cultural Affairs Bureau pre- Kong, saying that his statement, “we’re not going to Zweig, chair profes- Zweig pointed out revealed that the bi- sident, Ung Vai Meng, is said to take away your identity” was an important assertion sor of the Division of that China has been a lateral relations be- have plans to use the buildings that may indicate that Beijing has been listening to Social Science at the “big driver” of econo- tween Angola and complaints and concerns of Hong Kong residents. to showcase the role of the shi- Hong Kong University mic growth in coun- China still remain “He has also agreed to meet with democrats, and pyards in developing Macau into of Science and Tech- tries like Angola, Ni- “pretty good,” dialogue will supposedly continue across the border a tourist attraction. nology and director of geria and Iran, howe- As there are many in Shenzhen. However, he didn’t talk about politi- The Secretary for Social Affairs its Center on China’s ver due to the impact thousands of Chine- cal reform at all so he was very conscious,” Zweig and Culture, Alexis Tam, stated Transnational Rela- of China’s economic se people working in added. that Lai Chi Vun’s revamp could be tions, tactics such as slowdown, such coun- Angola and China has finished “within one to two years.” fri 27.05.2016 4,069,668 page views in April

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Animal rights | Canidrome Anima in fresh airline negotiations as Canidrome closure looks more likely

Daniel Beitler lunteer their services in “We opened a campaign attend a rally in Dublin caring for the greyhounds last week and we already organized by Animal Ri- he president in the event that the faci- have more than 50 pros- ghts Action Network on of animal righ- lity is closed down. Mar- pective adopters and a fa- Thursday, and may have ts group Anima tins is hoping to organize cility [abroad] that says it a meeting organized with (Macau) is hea- an adoption program for can host as many as 200,” representatives of the Tding back to Europe next the animals, drawing from added Martins. Australian government, month, and again at va- the experience of Italy – a The president of Anima however this remains un- rious times later this year, country “many animals are (Macau) also has plans to confirmed. to continue spearheading sent to, after their careers an international cam- [abroad].” To this end, paign to block imports of Martins will visit an Ita- greyhounds to the Macau lian greyhound adoption over 39,000 views Yat Yuen Canidrome. center on September 24 According to Albano to gain insight into how to The Times’ report yes- for the Canidrome’s closure, Martins, the facility is fin- manage the process. terday, uncovering a govern- the end to the greyhound ding it ever more difficult greyhounds to the MSAR cau’s lengthy quarantine “If we are successful in ment insider’s prediction trade in China, and praising to procure the animals and will be a “crucial aspect” in process. If trade from Ire- cutting off the trade, the that a decision on the Cani- the international pressure may be close to folding. the government’s decision land were to be blocked, government will need drome would be made with- which is appearing to make To maintain the pressu- on the license renewal for imported animals [from time to re-organize. In the in two months, has surged in an impact in Macau. “It will popularity as international be the most wonderful day re, Martins has scheduled the facility. other countries] may face meantime, Anima [Ma- onlookers continue to use when this dreadful place visits with potential hea- The reaction to yester- up to six months in qua- cau] is volunteering [to the Times as their gateway closes and these beautiful vyweight influencers in the day’s article was wides- rantine before they can be organize] an international to Macau. More than 39,000 dogs will be free to find lov- greyhound trade, which he pread. Albano Martins delivered to the Canidro- adoption campaign… but views were registered just ing homes,” wrote one user. hopes will add steam to the claims that he was woken me. “There is no space for we also need time to plan 15 hours after the article’s “I beg the Chinese [Macau] intensifying global cam- in the early hours of the this in Macau [to hold the this,” he told the Times. publication. The article has government to do the right paign. morning by numerous in- animals], so it is not a via- “We need the government also received more than 30 thing and end this barbaric Among these visits is a ternational calls in respon- ble option for the Canidro- to make a decision soon comments from users calling sport.” proposed meeting on June se to circulating rumors me,” concluded Martins. […] so we can prepare.” 6 with a major airline car- about the facility’s closure. A shipment of 24 Irish rier, with whom Martins A government decision greyhounds was expected will negotiate a boycott of not to renew the Canidro- to arrive in Macau earlier ad the freight of greyhounds me’s license will represent this month and a group to Macau via Hong Kong. a significant, if not total, of demonstrators orches- Martins has requested victory for Anima (Macau), trated by Anima (Macau) the Times not to disclose whose strategy has been to gathered to protest the de- the identity of the airline restrict the ability of Cani- livery. However the arrival as it may affect the nego- drome to operate throu- never came to pass. tiating process. If the nego- gh an embargo on the “The Canidrome now di- tiations are successful, the greyhound trade. Martins rectly owns just 129 dogs carrier will join Qantas and told the Times that they [with the others owned by Cathay Pacific in refusing are already making signifi- individuals], down from to transport the animals. cant progress in this field. the hundreds it once had,” “I am expecting that they When Australian exports he said. “Why are there so will agree to stop freighting of the animals were res- few animals today? Becau- the animals,” Martins told tricted last year, the faci- se it has become very diffi- the Times via a telephone lity turned its attention to cult to buy them, and be- interview. Ireland, which animal ri- cause they [the Canidrome The news comes just a ghts activists regard as the company] are expecting day after an unnamed go- last significant “source” of that the facility will be clo- vernment source told the greyhounds for the facility. sed soon.” Times that the recent di- Only dogs from certain Anima (Macau) is addi- fficulties in bringing new countries can avoid Ma- tionally planning to vo-

Cooperation Agreements to counter smuggling, facilitate trade

wo new agreements have been rea- The second agreement aims to simplify Tched with the mainland’s General Ad- clearance measures for transshipment ministration of Customs. cargo without the need to clear such car- The agreements, covering the issues of go twice, under the respective regulatory cross-border smuggling and free trade, regimes of Macau and mainland China. were signed this week by the Chief Exe- The measure is also intended to allow cutive, Chui Sai On, and the Minister of the two parties to strengthen information the General Administration of Customs, sharing and to accelerate transshipment Yu Guangzhou. cargo clearance procedures. The anti-smuggling agreement will enab- According to the Government Informa- le Macau’s overseeing agencies to establish tion Bureau, the two agreements are part regular and emergency communications of a strategy to help diversify Macau’s with relevant authorities on the mainland, economy and bring the territory’s econo- reducing the risk of smuggling between the mic development in line with the China’s MSAR and Guangdong Province. development. 27.05.2016 fri

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Fund to vely participate in market coo- peration.” support Huawei has more than recycling Huawei expands in 170,000 employees around the world, 76,000 of whom industry work in the department of Macau, Hong Kong Research and Development. In 2015, the company inves- ted CNY59.6 billion (USD9.2 uawei, considered to be billion), which represents 15 Hone of the world’s largest percent of its annual revenue, smartphone manufacturers, is into the research and develop- looking to boost its smartpho- ment of new technologies. ne market share in Macau, Ge further explained that the Shawn Ge, general manager company is acting locally in of the company’s Macau offi- terms of research. “We have Wong Man Hung, deputy ce, told the Times yesterday. many research centers over- director of the Environmental Ge also revealed that the com- seas, such as in the US, and in Protection Bureau (DSPA), pany hopes to be ranked in Sweden. For research centers has stated that the DSPA is the top three smartphone su- like this one, we hire local ex- considering the establishment ppliers in the city within the perts.” of a fund to support the local next two years. Last year, Huawei ranked recycling industry, according However, Ge admitted that fifth in smartphone sales in to a report by Cheng Pou. much work remains to be done Hong Kong. Rick Yu, busi- The recycling industry has before such a goal is achieved. ness director of the company’s published several articles in This is due to the fact that Hong Kong’s office, explained local Chinese newspapers Huawei had commenced busi- that efforts are being made ex- in order to boost public ness operations relatively late pand their share of the Hong awareness of the struggles it in both SAR regions, particu- Shawn Ge Kong market. Staff reporter is facing, particularly due to a larly in Macau. “Even though shortage of land and a decline the sales of our phone produc- in profits. Wong further with local partners to deploy ts cracked the top three glo- stated that the government the 4.5G technology,” he said. patent infringement lawsuits bally in 2015, […] we had just is paying close attention to According to the company’s the local recycling industry. A entered the Macau market in local representative, Huawei May 25, Huawei filed lawsuits lectual property rights, including team of DSPA officials went the second half of 2014.” has already invested a great for patent infringement against the unauthorized use of valuable to Hong Kong earlier to visit Ge further stated that besi- deal of financial and human Samsung in the United States and patents relating to cellular com- their recycling infrastructures des smartphone sales, Huawei resources into research and China. Huawei is seeking com- munications technology and soft- in order to understand how to is also intensively expanding development, stating that “we pensation for Samsung’s alleged ware used by Samsung’s mobile best help the local recycling into other service areas in Ma- respect the intellectual pro- infringement of Huawei’s intel- phones. industry. cau. “We are trying to work perty of others, and we acti-

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hakespeare’s tra- “I imagined that opera as Sgedy Macbeth is set to a nineteenth century ar- take the stage tomorrow chitectural monolith […] and Sunday to mark the lost in the forests or gras- end of the 27th Macao Arts slands or Central Africa; Festival, which began on a memento of a prior era, April 30. now crumbling, shot full of Macbeth will be presen- bullet holes […],” the Sou- ted by South African per- th African artist said. formance company Third Bailey claimed that he World Bunfight in the form has been aware of the ca- of an opera. It will be ac- tastrophe in the Eastern companied by a rewritten Congo for many years but and adapted score from the events have been little the original by Giuseppe known by the rest of the Verdi. The score will be world. performed by an ensemble “It is striking to me that of ten South African opera so few people outside of singers, and the renowned the region even know trans-Balkan “No Borders about it […] it is almost in- Orchestra” conducted by visible,” said the director. Serbian conductor Premil Bailey revealed that the Petrović. troupe of refugee-perfor- During a meeting with lo- mers had discovered an cal press yesterday, Petro- old trunk of paraphernalia vić stated that the produc- [i.e., musical scores, cos- tion is a condensed version tumes and such] from an of the classical story, focu- amateur company that had sing only on Macbeth and performed Verdi’s opera Lady Macbeth. “There are in the region during the no side stories nor side colonial period, stressing personalities,” he said. that it is a “fascinating link Petrović added that Ma- between the present situa- cbeth is about power, tion and the horrors that greed, crime, and strategy. were perpetrated in the Third World Bunfight’s name of profit by the Bel- adaptation of the Shakes- gian administration.” peare classic will portray While Nobulumko Mn- past and current events in gxekeza, the actress who contemporary Congo, with plays Lady Macbeth, ad- a group of refugee-perfor- mitted that her character mers expressing the tragic is a difficult role to inter- stories of a country whe- pret; she hinted that the re over six million people play is “way too different have died in the last 20 from what they [the au- years as a consequence of dience] know.” conflict. According to the director Meanwhile Brett Bailey, of the play, the performers the director of the pro- have a “desperate story to duction, stressed that he tell,” as tens of thousands wanted to locate Macbeth of Africans who flock to within an African context, Europe every year in small following similar produc- boats are seen as “proble- tions of Medea and Or- matic and nameless statis- pheus. tics.” Staff reporter 27.05.2016 fri

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Real Estate Matters Ideas for Small Spaces Making the most of restricted space

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The reality for many touches the floor. It will • Think combined dryers people living in Macau appear to make the room and washers, combina- is the restricted space larger. tion microwave and con- available, and that means • This rule also applies vection ovens, expandab- making the most of the to kitchen and bathroom le dining tables and bed- space we are given and cabinetry. If you can see side drawers instead of a adapting to a space far the floor, the area will table. smaller than you may appear larger. • Average cupboards, have been used to. • Avoid using a central wardrobes and bookshel- In this article we explore coffee table, and consider ves are 1.8 metres tall, further the idea of creati- using side tables instead leaving lots of neglected ve design for small spa- that can be pulled out space above them. ces. when you need them. The • Ordering furniture 2 space in front of the sofa metres high or floor to Less is more remains open, allowing ceiling will utlize this Furnishing small spaces easier circulation in a less space, or if this is not an requires restraint. cluttered environment. option, a row of attracti- Only furnishing with • Consider buying side ve storage boxes on top functional items and tables that can double as of the cupboard will also avoiding pieces that are stools when entertaining. work. just for show and create • A great space saver is • Open shelving is a com- clutter is essential. also to wall mount your paritively cheap solution. Here are a few tricks used TV so that you can use However, unless you’re by Interior Designers to shelf space for something very disciplined, open maximize space usage: else. shelving can create the appearance of more ra- Living Room Kitchen & Bathroom ther than less clutter. * When choosing a sofa, Multi purpose furniture look for one with legs is not limited to the living Next Week: Bedrooms & rather than one that area. Mirrors… fri 27.05.2016

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corporate bits US probes e-commerce giant 10,000 participate in mgm health campaign campaign, almost 10,000 em- Alibaba’s accounting practices ployees and their family mem- bers joined a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. Simple tests and games were Marcy Gordon, Washington the company’s membership in given to employees to better educate them of the causes of the International Anti-Coun- insomnia and how to improve hinese e-commerce ap photo terfeiting Coalition was suspen- their daily performance by get- Cgiant Alibaba wowed inves- ded. ting a good night’s sleep. tors when it went public in the Some U.S. retailers that are The campaign also emphasi- zed the importance of physical U.S. in September 2014, and its members of the group, which MGM China has launched the health, emotional and mental profits have bucked Wall Street lobbies U.S. officials and tes- two-week “Golden Lion Heal- wellness and regular exercise. expectations amid the Chine- tifies before Congress, view th Campaign” for employees With regards to the latter, a fa- se economy’s slowdown. Yet its Alibaba as a huge marketplace to promote the importance of a mily hiking activity was arranged unorthodox business structure for fakes. Michael Kors, Gucci healthy work-life balance. Ac- for employees and their families cording to a statement from the starting from Hac Sa Reservoir, has raised eyebrows, it’s been Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, smiles America and Tiffany quit the company, over the course of the last weekend. suspended from an anti-coun- during the company’s IPO at the New group in protest after Alibaba terfeiting group, and now U.S. York Stock Exchange was made a member in April. regulators are investigating its The SEC probe raises the pos- cem holds workshop with macau accounting practices. U.S.-traded shares in Alibaba sibility that the stellar results institution of engineers Alibaba disclosed in a regu- tumbled almost 7 percent in the company has reported may Companhia de Electricidade from high-rise buildings and lar- latory filing that the Securities heavy trading yesterday after have been too good to be true, de Macau (CEM) and the Macau ge-scale estates to renewable and Exchange Commission news surfaced of the SEC pro- experts say. Institution of Engineers (AEM) energy facilities. has requested documents and be. They are down 20 percent in A question is whether Aliba- recently co-hosted a workshop AEM Vice Council President, the past year. at AEM’s office, according to a Addy Chan, expressed his information related to the way ba or its suppliers may have press release from CEM, with appreciation to CEM for the ar- it adds together earnings from The company said it is coope- falsified orders to pad sales the objective of addressing rangement and support of the its various divisions, and how it rating with the investigation. volumes, suggests Jay Ritter, a trends in the power transmission workshop, adding that it had reports transactions with other Alibaba is the world’s biggest e- finance professor at the Univer- and distribution network indus- provided the engineering indus- companies it has a stake in, commerce platform, with more sity of Florida. Cancelled orders try. try with an opportunity to com- During the workshop, both par- municate with representatives among other things. than 420 million people buying may not have been recorded ties exchanged their opinions on from the energy sector. “I think it’s a moment of truth USD485 billion worth of goods until Alibaba’s next quarter, to the development of the power The press release from CEM for the company,” said Anant last year on its sites. Its digital inflate the immediate sales figu- industry in Macau as well as the further states that the company Sundaram, a finance profes- platforms, including Taobao res, for example. state of electrical engineering also benefited from the joint sor at Tuck School of Business and Tmall, make up 80 percent That could ultimately mis- more broadly. workshop because it gained a The workshop addressed a better grasp of the “needs of the at Dartmouth College. “If I’m of Chinese e-commerce. lead investors about the level wide range of topics, ranging industry.” buying into that stock, what am Disclosure of the SEC probe of Alibaba’s sales and how fast I buying into?” comes less than two weeks after they’re growing, Ritter said. AP

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In this Sept. 14, 1966 file photo, youths are seen at a rally during the height of the Red Guard upheaval waving copies of the collected writings of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong, often referred to as Mao's Little Red Book and carrying a poster of Karl Marx

he latest hot topic for Chinese rappers is a bearded 19th century German philosopher State media promote rap song Twho wrote a book called "The Communist Manifesto." Chinese state media are pro- moting a new rap song praising praising Karl Marx Karl Marx, in the latest attempt to leverage popular culture in support of the ruling Commu- nist Party. Venus, my dear Marx." "gone viral." ned to animated short films, rock Entitled "Marx is a post-90" — The website of the party news- Marx, who died in 1883, sits bands and rap music to promote China's version of a millennial paper People's Daily said the high in the pantheon of China's the Communist Party, govern- — the song extols the commu- song proves how Marx conti- communist heroes, although it's ment policies and the military. nist godfather's supposed cool- nues to appeal to young people unclear how much the author of An armed forces recruiting video You are my ness with lyrics such as, "Life is and will "never completely go famous lines such as "the prole- released earlier this month fea- full of little accidents, then one out of style." tarians have nothing to lose but tures a rap-rock soundtrack with Venus, my dear day I discovered how awesome The site said an accompanying their chains," resonates with you- lyrics such as "just waiting for the he was." video featuring midriff-baring ng people raised on video games, order to kill, kill, kill" over a fran- Marx. "I saw my faith, don't even ask dancers, a DJ and rappers in hip-hop and western fashions. tic music-video style montage of In ‘Marx is a post-90’ why," it continues. "You are my backward caps and jerseys has China in recent years has tur- aircraft, tanks and guns. AP

Taiwan New president to visit allies Panama, Paraguay

aiwan says Pre- Taiwan has formal di- Progressive Party advo- friendly predecessor. sident Tsai Ing-wen plomatic relations with cates the island's formal However, China has

T ap photo will visit allies Panama just 22 nations as a result independence. made no move to block and Paraguay next mon- of China's efforts to iso- A renewed effort to win Taiwan's participation in th on her first overseas late the island it claims away Taiwan's remaining this week's World Health trip since taking office, as its own territory. Most allies would be a key indi- Assembly in Geneva, run amid speculation over allies are in Central Ame- cation that China plans to by the United Nations, possible moves by China rica, the Caribbean, Afri- get tough on her adminis- from which Taiwan is ex- to tighten its diplomatic ca and the South Pacific. tration. China in March cluded. noose around the self- Some observers expect established formal diplo- Taiwan's health minis- governing island. China to further redu- matic ties with the small ter delivered a letter of Tsai's trip will likely ce Taiwan's diplomatic African nation of Gam- protest to World Health include the usual stop-­ breathing space in order bia, which had severed Organization Director- overs in the U.S., althou- to put pressure on Tsai, relations with Taiwan in General Margaret Chan gh arrangements are still Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (left) and Vice President Chen who since her inaugura- 2013, in what was seen as stating that Taiwan's being made, Foreign Chien-jen wave during their inauguration ceremonies in Taipei tion last week has refu- a move toward abando- participation in the an- Minister David Lee told sed to explicitly endor- ning the unspoken diplo- nual gathering should legislators in the capital tend the formal opening event to which Beijing is se Beijing's stance that matic truce between the not be contingent on it Taipei. the expanded Panama also expected to send a Taiwan is part of China sides that lasted for eight accepting Beijing's "one- Lee said Tsai would at- Canal next month, an representative. and whose Democratic years under Tsai's China- China principle." AP fri 27.05.2016

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of up to 522 percent in a separate action targeting ap photo Chinese-made cold-rolled steel used in automobiles and other manufactured goods. The Chinese govern- ment is trying to shrink bloated industries inclu- ding steel, coal, cement, aluminum and solar pa- Port workers watch as steel pipes are loaded onto a freighter nel manufacturing in ship at Cao Feidian Port which supplies exceed demand. That has led to hina accused the penalties earlier to offset price-cutting wars that CUnited States yester- what it said was improper are driving producers into day of hampering trade subsidies to Chinese steel bankruptcy. after Washington impo- mills and unfairly low ex- Chinese government sed duties of up to 450 port prices. It imposed plans call for stepping up percent on Chinese steel similar penalties on steel exports and shifting some in its latest response to imports from India, Italy, operations abroad. The a flood of low-priced im- South Korea and Taiwan. Cabinet approved mea- ports. "The United States has sures in April to support The Ministry of Com- deliberately suppressed steel exports with tax re- merce complained U.S. the bulk of Chinese steel bates and bank loans. regulators discrimina- exports," said a Commer- The European Union ted against Chinese su- ce Ministry statement. launched its own inves- ppliers by using incorrect "This not only harms Chi- tigation of Chinese steel standards for deciding nese steel enterprises but exports in early May what production cost hinders trade and coope- following protests by and market prices should ration between enterpri- steelworkers. have been. ses." In Britain, Tata Steel Beijing faces mounting It said Beijing will "take cited low-cost Chinese criticism from the United all necessary measures to competition when it an- States and Europe that it fight for fair treatment" nounced plans last mon- is exporting steel at un- but gave no details. th to sell money-losing fairly low prices to clear The latest penalties operations that employ a backlog in its glutted apply to corrosion-resis- 20,000 people. home market. Western tant steel products. They China pushed back governments say that include anti-dumping du- against its trading part- hurts their producers and ties of up to 210 percent ners in April, announcing threatens thousands of and anti-subsidy duties of anti-dumping duties on jobs. up to 241 percent. steel from the European The U.S. Commerce De- On May 17, Washington Union, Japan and South partment announced the imposed similar duties Korea. AP

Top general visits Japan WWII chemical weapons site

hina's top general urged Japan that controls the armed forces, hoped Cto speed up the disposal of leftover his visit would emphasize the impor- World War II chemical weapons yes- tance of the work being carried out at terday, a day before President Barack Haerbaling, Yang said. Obama is to visit a Japanese city des- China has been at pains to coun- troyed by a U.S. nuclear bomb. ter attempts by some in Japan to use Gen. Fan Changlong visited the Haer- Obama's visit to portray their country baling site in the northeastern province as a war victim, saying Tokyo's role as of Jilin where an estimated 330,000 aggressor should not be questioned. chemical bombs were buried by Japa- Japan's use of chemical and biological nese troops at the end of the war. weapons in China is an especially sen- Fan "emphasized the need to urge Ja- sitive subject, and Beijing says it has pan to earnestly meet its treaty obliga- discovered abandoned chemical wea- tions, boost investment, accelerate the pons at 90 sites throughout the coun- pace of destruction work and at an ear- try, Haerbaling being by far the biggest. ly date return pure earth to the Chinese The joint cleanup there is projected to people," the Defense Ministry quoted be completed in 2022. him as saying. An editorial in the official China Daily At a monthly news conference, Defen- newspaper yesterday accused Japane- se Ministry spokesman Col. Yang Yu- se Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida of jun said Fan's visit was planned long in seeking to remove the Hiroshima bom- advance and was unrelated to Obama's bing from its wartime context in order trip to Hiroshima. Yang said Fan, who to "portray itself as the victim of World ranks just below President Xi Jinping War II rather than one of its major per- on the Central Military Commission petrators." AP 27.05.2016 fri

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Elaine Kurtenbach & Japan take the lead in managing this Mari Yamaguchi, Ise crisis, nobody else will. I will appeal to G-7 leaders to take up apanese Prime Mi- this challenge." nister Shinzo Abe ur- A possible exit from the Euro- ged fellow leaders of Abe urges G-7 to avert pean Union by Britain, depen- the Group of Seven ad- ding on a June 23 vote, is also Jvanced economies yesterday to hanging over the talks. avert another global crisis by The annual summit brings to- another economic crisis gether the leaders of Britain, acting to rescue the faltering global recovery. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, President Barack Obama ba- Japan and the United States. It cked Abe's call, saying it was is taking place amid extraordi- crucial not just to put people ap photo narily tight security around the back to work but also raise wa- remote summit venue, with uni- ges and maintain the momen- formed police standing guard tum of the recovery. at close intervals on both sides "We've all got a lot of work to of roads and randomly in fores- do and we agreed to continue to ts, rice fields, soccer fields and focus on making sure that each other locations. country, based on its particular Protesters were kept far away. needs and capacities, is taking A group of several dozen gathe- steps to accelerate growth," the red in a nearby city where they U.S. president said. were far outnumbered by police Abe and his counterparts got and journalists. down to business after a mor- Many of the issues to be dis- ning stroll through the grounds Japanese Prime Minsiter Shinzo Abe (left) and U.S. President Barack Obama smile at photographers with other leaders of Group cussed are linked to other Abe of Ise Jingu, a tranquil, densely of Seven industrial nations at the start of the second working session of the G-7 summit meetings in Shima, Mie Prefecture policy priorities, including ma- forested shrine that is conside- ritime security, code for con- red the holiest site in Japan's cause we did not have a firm re- cially for European nations — much she appreciates the large cerns over China's expanding indigenous Shinto religion. cognition of the risks," Abe told as other top priorities. number of refugees his country presence in disputed areas of During the talks, Abe compared reporters. "This time, we had a German Chancellor Angela is taking in. the South China Sea. the current global economic si- thorough discussion and recog- Merkel said she didn't expect Earlier, Donald Tusk, presi- After the summit ends this af- tuation to conditions just before nized the major risks facing the any concrete offers in the final dent of the European Coun- ternoon, Obama plans to visit the 2008 financial crisis. A G-7 global economy." communique from other G-7 cil, said "Those who criticize the peace park in Hiroshima, summit held in northern Japan Japanese officials also highli- members to take in refugees. us should rather think how to becoming the first sitting U.S. paid little attention to the trouble ghted joint efforts on corrup- She did say, however, that she increase their assistance be- president to visit the city on that was brewing, he said. tion, terrorism, global health had a bilateral meeting with cause what Europe provides is which the U.S. dropped an ato- "We learned a lesson that we and migration — which has Canadian Prime Minister Jus- already massive. And honestly mic bomb in 1945 in the closing failed to respond properly be- become a huge headache espe- tin Trudeau and told him how speaking, if they [the G-7] don't days of World War II. AP

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early 960 people have been killed wor- WHO: Nearly 960 killed in ldwide in attacks on medical facilities in Nconflicts over the past two years, the World Health Organization attacks on hospitals in 2 years said in a report yesterday that highlighted an alarming disres- pect for the protection of health the kids get sick." care in war by both governmen- Most Targeting hospitals, doctors ts and armed groups. ap photo and patients constitutes a war The study by the U.N. heath disturbingly, crime, according to the Geneva agency detailed 594 attacks on the report says Conventions. The U.N. Securi- hospitals and clinics in the Mi- ty Council has denounced the ddle East, Africa and elsewhe- over 60 percent attacks and demanded that all re in 2014 and 2015 that killed parties in conflicts protect me- 959 medics, support staff, pa- of the attacks dical facilities, but some of the tients and visitors and left over Council's most powerful mem- 1,500 injured. deliberately bers have been associated with Most disturbingly, the report targeted these crimes. says over 60 percent of the at- U.S. forces struck a clinic in tacks deliberately targeted the the medical Afghanistan last year, killing medical facilities, while 20 per- 42 people, in what the Penta- cent were accidental and the facilities gon said was a mistake caused rest were undetermined. Over An employee of Doctors Without Borders walks inside the charred remains of the by human error. Medical faci- 50 percent of the attacks were emergency response at WHO. organization’s hospital after it was hit by a U.S. airstrike in Kunduz, Afghanistan lities have also been hit by the perpetrated by governments, He told reporters in Geneva U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition one-third by armed groups and that often governments or com- way we need it if this is to be missal of international humani- in Yemen. Syrian President the rest were unknown. batants pay lip service to trying addressed," he said. tarian law," he said. Bashar Assad and the Russian War-wracked Syria tallied the to end attacks on health facili- Dr. Rick Brennan, director of Brennan says WHO is also forces that back him have been largest number of attacks on ties, with no follow-through. WHO's emergency risk mana- trying to better document the accused of deliberately striking health care — 228 in the two-­ "We hear everywhere, 'this is gement, agreed that those atta- after-effects from attacks on hospitals to make life in opposi- year span — accounting for unacceptable, attacks on heal- cking medical facilities must be access to health care. Following tion-held areas unlivable. nearly 40 percent of the agen- th workers.' When things are named and held accountable. attacks on vaccinators in Pakis- "It's an absolutely devastating cy's global tally. unacceptable, you see a move- "We want to hold all parties to tan, he said "kids' can't get vac- breakdown of this long-held "This is a huge problem. Atta- ment on the part of states, on conflict — whether they be go- cinated, pregnant women can't norm — protection and respect cks on health workers are not the part of governments, on the vernments or non-state armed deliver at health care facilities, of health care," said Susannah isolated, they are not accidental part of parties involved to stop groups — to account [...] Why [mothers] can't take their kids Sirkin, a director at the New and they are not stopping," said these, to hold people accounta- do they continue? It's a lack of to a health facility for basic an- York-­based Physician for Hu- Dr. Bruce Aylward, the head of ble. We have not seen that the respect, or ignorance, or dis- tibiotics or rehydration when man Rights. AP

France Dock workers throw smoke bombs as protests escalate

Raphael Satter, Paris, police detained nine bystanders. They tossed the mayor’s office beside Angela Charlton people and scuffled with powerful fireworks into bright yellow graffiti rea- ap photo masked protesters as se- the fountains, sending ding: “Hollande, Valls, rench protesters veral thousands marched plumes of water rising Resign.” Fscuffled with poli- from the Bastille plaza into the air as the square Fabien Gloaguen, an ce, dock workers set off through eastern Paris. reverberated with explo- activist with the militant smoke bombs and union Members of the firmly sions. Worker’s Force move- activists disrupted fuel leftist CGT union, leading The demonstration was ment, said the govern- supplies and nuclear the protests, remain an- rowdy at times — one ment would have to back plants yesterday in the bi- gry that the government AP journalist was egged down. “He’s going to wi- ggest challenge yet to Pre- forced the bill through and the protesters pelted thdraw it,” Gloaguen said. sident Francois Hollan- the lower house of par- the mayor’s office with Valls insisted the bill is de’s government as it tries liament without a vote paint bombs — yet pro- “good for workers” and to give employers more A demonstrator burns flares and shouts slogans during a because of division in the testers took care to stay small businesses, and ar- flexibility. demonstration in Marseille Socialist majority. off the manicured lawn. gued that many of its cri- On a day of nationwi- “Valls is hardening his One demonstrator was tics are ill-informed of its de strikes and protests, cent unemployment and UFIP oil industry lobby, tone? Well we’re harde- spotted urinating against contents. AP French Prime Minister slow but corrosive econo- Francis Duseux, told The ning our tone, too!” an Manuel Valls opened the mic decline, relaxes rules Associated Press. organizer shouted into a door to possible changes around the 35-hour work “There could be impro- loudspeaker at the Nor- in the labor bill that’s trig- week, weakens the power vements and modifica- mandy Bridge, in nor- police use tear gas detain gering all the anger — but of unions and leaves tions” in the bill, Valls thern France, where some , 16, said the government wou- workers less protected said on BFM television. 200 to 300 trade unionis- during protests ld not abandon it. Union from layoffs. He didn’t elaborate on ts and other protesters activists said it’s too late Determined to de- what might be changed, gathered to block traffic. Riot police have used which took a violent turn to compromise. Posters fend France’s labor pro- and insisted that the The union activists then tear gas during violent early afternoon. Several at a protest in the port tections, union activists “heart” of the bill — a made their way into the clashes in central Paris to masked protesters charged of Le Havre bore a blood have targeted the strate- measure weakening the port city of Le Havre, disperse crowds who at- the windows of high street red tombstone represen- gic fuel industry in recent power of unions over waving red flags, a per- tacked shop facades during shops, smashing them ting the bill reading: “Not days, causing gasoline workplace rules — should cussion band leading a protest against a divisive amid banner-waving and amendable, not nego- shortages. The country’s remain. the way. At least 10,000 labor law reform. Police say shouts from other demon- they have made 16 arrests. strators demanding that tiable: Withdraw the El two main oil ports were Withdrawing the bill “is dock workers and others A police spokesman esti- the government scrap the Khomri Law.” blocked yesterday and not possible,” he said. poured into an esplanade mated that between 18,000 bill that will make it easier The draft law, aimed at only two of the Fran- Union activists and ordi- in front of Le Havre city and 19,000 people were to hire and fire workers and boosting hiring after a ce’s eight refineries were nary workers took to the hall, setting off smoke taking part in the protest, loosen the work week. decade of nearly 10 per- working, the head of the streets in several cities. In bombs and threatening 27.05.2016 fri

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TV canal macau cinema this day in history cineteatro Friday 19 May- 25 May 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 15:00 RTPi Live 18:30 Helena’s Shadow (Repeated) 19:20 TDM Talk Show (Repeated) 19:50 Soap Opera 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 21:15 Documentary Series 21:45 Miscellaneous 22:10 Helena’s Shadow 23:00 TDM News 23:30 Portuguese Movie 1955 Election victory for Saturday x-men: apocalypse_ ories under den 10:40 Young Children room 1 T E 11:00 Drama (2D) 2.00, 4.40, 9.50 pm The Conservatives have won the general election with a (3D) 7.15 pm 11:30 Young Adult clear majority, ending a five-year political stalemate. Director: Bryan Singer The British public has reinforced its support for prime mi- 12:00 Documentary Series Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, nister, Sir Anthony Eden, who took over the reigns of power 12:30 Miecallaneous Jennifer Lawrence in April after the resignation of Sir Winston Churchill. Language: English (Cantonese) The final results revealed the Conservatives won 324 out of 13:00 TDM News (Repeat) Duration: 144min a total of 630 seats. Combined with those of their Associates 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast the Conservatives have an overall majority of 60 seats - the 15:00 Musical largest majority for five years. 17:55 Documentary Series In 1951 the Conservatives won with just a 17-seat majority and in 1950 Labour, led by Clement Attlee, were elected with 18:40 Contest a majority of just 13. 19:30 Wild Life - Premiere Sir Anthony received an ovation as he arrived at Conserva- 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report tive Party Headquarters this evening. 21:00 Drama In a televised address he thanked the British public for its continued support. 22:00 Revenge S.3 He said: “I am told that we have made history on this oc- 22:45 Non-Daily Portuguese News casion, in the sense that it is something like 100 years since 23:00 TDM News any government ever asked the country for a reinforced su- pport for the work it had to do and received a larger majority. 23:30 Brother’s & Sister’s S5 “For that we are grateful. You have generously accorded us the working majority for which we asked.” Sunday The large majority in this election is evidence from the Bri- 10:30 Young Children the jungle book_ tish public that it has confidence in the Conservative gover- room 2 nment to carry out its pre-election promises. 11:00 Sunday Mass (2D) 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm The Conservative manifesto, entitled “United for Peace 12:00 Miscelllaneous (3D) 7.30 pm Director: Jon Favreau and Progress”, began with a personal statement from the TDM News (Repeat) 13:00 Starring: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley prime minister: “Twice in a lifetime,” it read, “my generation 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast Language: Chinese (Cantonese) has seen its world shaken, and almost destroyed, by a world war. 14:30 Wild Life (Repeated) Duration: 106min “Our civilisation could not hope to survive a third. It has 15:25 Zig Zag been my work to do all I can to prevent such a catastrophe, 16:40 Miscellaneous and this will remain my firm resolve for the whole time I serve 17:20 Documentary Series you.” But, although the Conservatives said production of the hy- 18:15 Non-Daily Portuguese News drogen bomb would continue as a deterrent and protection 19:10 Documentary Serie to the UK, they have pledged to strive for unity between 19:40 Comedy east and west and eventually bring about total world disar- mament. 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report The Tories also promised to continue their programme for 21:00 Contraponto prosperity, developing a property-owning democracy and 22:00 In the footsteps of George Chinnery - An English Artist in Macau strengthening personal freedom and national unity. They have vowed to build on the successes of the past four 23:00 TDM News years, which include the steady increase in prosperity and 23:30 Non-Daily Portuguese News economic strength and high employment and production. But Labour say the cost of living has increased under the like for likes_ Conservatives, production has been slower and tax relief room 3 has favoured the rich. offbeat 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm Labour is calling for fairer distribution of wealth and a more Director: Park Hyun-gene vigorous drive for housing, education, health and opportu- Starring: Lee Mi-yeon, Yoo Ah-in, Choi Ji-woo nities for recreation. Thai man bloodied but unbowed Language: Korean (Cantonese/English) after intimate attack by snake Duration: 120min Courtesy BBC News A Thai man is recovering from a bloo- macau tower dy encounter with a 3-meter python 19 May - 1 Jun ap photo that slithered through the plumbing of In context his home and latched its jaws onto his x-men: apocalypse_ Sir Anthony Eden faced difficulties from the outset as economic penis as he was using a squat toilet. 1.15, 4.00, 6.45, 9.30 pm conditions worsened under the Conservatives. Attaporn Boonmakchuay was smi- Director: Bryan Singer He was put under further pressure in 1956 after he joined forces ling as Thai television stations inter- Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, with France and Israel in a secret deal to launch a military offensive viewed him in his hospital bed about Jennifer Lawrence on Egypt, after President Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal. the intimate intrusion, and doctors said he would recover. But Language: English (Cantonese) His decision was condemned by the US and the United Nations and photos of his blood-splattered bathroom in Chachoengsao pro- Duration: 144min eventually led to Sir Anthony’s resignation due to ill health in 1957. vince, east of Bangkok, were testimony to his ordeal. Eden first entered Parliament as Conservative member for Warwick and Leamington in 1923. The 38-year-old told Thai TV Channel 7 that he struggled to re- He became Foreign Secretary in 1935 but resigned three years later move the snake for 30 minutes Wednesday before he managed in protest at Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement. to free himself with help from his wife and a neighbor. After his When Churchill became prime minister in May 1940 Eden returned wife tied a rope around the snake, Attaporn pried open its jaws to the foreign office and took on the role of Leader of the House of before passing out. Commons. Emergency workers dismantled the Asian-style squat toilet, Between 1945 and 1951 he was deputy leader of the Opposition with the python still twined through it. The snake was taken away during Attlee’s government before returning as Churchill’s foreign to be released back into the wild, according to an emergency secretary in 1951. responder cited by the newspaper Thai Rath. He was knighted in 1954 and succeeded Winston Churchill as prime Doctors said Attaporn, bloodied but unbowed, will recover. minister in April 1955. Following his resignation in January 1957 he was created Earl of “He has a really good attitude... even though his own wife and Avon in 1961. He died in January 1977. children were in shock. He’s been smiling and giving interviews all day from his bed.” hospital director Dr. Chutima Pincharoen said. fri 27.05.2016 th Anniversary

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Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow 16 25 cloudy/drizzle Something shifts late in the day and Things are looking up for you — as Frankfurt 12 22 cloudy/drizzle you see new opportunities opening long as you don’t back down! Today up all around you. Of course, you may bring a few fights your way, Paris 13 23 drizzle/moderate rain can’t move in all directions at once, but as long as you can stand your London 9 17 cloudy so make up your mind and get on ground for a day or two, life should with it! get better soon. New York 19 28 overcast/clear

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Teddy Yip Jr Q&A Theodore Racing – Team Principal ‘Macau is our home and winning there always holds a special place’

Renato Marques many iconic events as possible for Theodore and Macau. n 1976, Theodore Racing Iwas founded as a Formula 1 MDT – The Macau Grand racing team by the late Teddy Prix is entering a new stage Yip Sr. Both the team and its this year with a new orga- founder were crucial to the es- nizing committee. How do tablishment and development you perceive that change? of the Macau Grand Prix. TYJ - It will be very interes- After several years of inacti- ting to see what ideas the new vity after their “golden years,” committee can come up with where the team attracted such and we would definitely like to future Formula 1 world cham- be more involved with the pro- pions as Alan Jones, Keke motion of the race and Macau Rosberg, Ayrton Senna and as a tourist destination. My Mika Hakkinen, Theodore Ra- father was instrumental in se- cing made its return to racing tting up the inaugural Macau in 2013 with the help of Yip’s F3 Grand Prix and also passio- Son, Teddy Jr. nate about putting Macau on At the 60th edition of the GP, the world map. Theodore Racing achieved a As the only motor-racing record score of seven victo- team to originate from Ma- ries. The event also marked cau, Theodore Racing has a the 30th anniversary of Ayrton lot to offer on a global scale Senna’s victory for Theodore and we are also well equipped Racing in the inaugural Macau to spread the word about the Formula 3 race. culture and tourist attractions More recently, Theodore Ra- that Macau has to offer. The cing made another big step by Macau Grand Prix is a race heralding their return to the that all drivers want to enter IndyCar Series, another one of and win and we are great am- Teddy Yip Sr.’s passions. The bassadors for the event. Times spoke to the Team Prin- cipal, Teddy Yip Jr. to learn MDT – This year, Theo- more about the team’s achie- and with over 400,000 fans Indy 500 return as we did on MDT - What can we ex- dore Racing will have a vements. in attendance on race day and our Macau Grand Prix return pect from Theodore Racing title to defend in Macau, a huge media presence, it was in 2013. next? Is there any other are you already working Macau Daily Times - In the perfect time for Theodore "card up your sleeve”? on the line-up of drivers 2013 Theodore Racing Racing to make its return to MDT - What do you ex- TYJ - We have just annou- to do that task? returned to the Macau the series. pect of this partnership nced an extended partner- TYJ - We are working closely Grand Prix. As you said at We have partnered with for the IndyCar series? ship with our Macau Grand with our partners in order to the time, it was the “per- Graham Rahal, a driver who TYJ - Winning is always the Prix partner Prema and we secure the best drivers to de- fect” moment to bring has a very good chance of goal. We work with the best have entered the Formula 1 fend our title and deliver a re- back the team and your taking victory this weekend people and the best drivers to feeder Series GP2, European cord ninth Macau Grand Prix father’s legacy. Was retur- at the Indy 500. It is also 30 ensure that we have the best Formula 3, Italian and Ger- victory. We are lucky that our ning to the IndyCar Series years since his father, Bobby chance of victory for the team man Formula 4. Our drivers winning pedigree in Macau the last step that was mis- Rahal, claimed his Indy 500 and our partners. Everyone are currently leading the GP2 allows us to select only the sing on your checklist? victory. Bobby Rahal actually wants to be associated with and Formula 3 Drivers’ Cham- very best drivers as we are the Teddy Yip Jr - I have always competed at the Macau Race success and that is what we pionships and we are very ex- team to beat, and I think it’s been interested in American of Champions, which my fa- aim to achieve in everything cited about the season ahead. I fair to say that everyone would racing and the IndyCar Series. ther organized in 1989, so the- we do. Winning the 100th am very keen to help talented like to compete for us. Macau This year is the 100th running re are many synergies. running of the Indy 500 this young drivers progress in the is our home and winning there of the iconic Indy 500 [the We hope the stars align and weekend would be extremely sport and I intend to continue always holds a special place in race will be held on Sunday] we can take victory on our special. our global program and win as my heart.

F1 Ricciardo beats Hamilton, Rosberg ap photo in 2nd Monaco GP practice

Jerome Pugmire, Monaco Prix, quicker than Merce- Ricciardo was more than the afternoon, damaging des pair Lewis Hamilton half a second quicker than his rear wing at the Mi- ustralian dri- and Nico Rosberg. Hamilton and .899 se- rabeau turn and spinning Aver Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull struggled for conds faster than Rosberg. his car at Sainte Devote as gave improving Red Bull consistency last season but In the morning's first he clocked the ninth fas- another boost yesterday the car's pace is improving, practice, Hamilton led test time. with the fastest time in with teammate Max Vers- Rosberg and Ferrari dri- There is a final practi- the second practice ses- tappen winning the Spa- ver Sebastian Vettel. ce on Saturday ahead of Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the first free practice sion of the Monaco Grand nish GP two weeks ago. But Vettel struggled in qualifying. AP at the Monaco racetrack fri 27.05.2016

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Football | Champions League players to watch

Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are filled with play- Final of contrasts: Little in ers who are in top form ahead of the Champions League final [Sunday, 2:45am]. Cristiano Ronaldo will be attracting common for Real and Atletico most of the attention as he tries to win his sec- ond European trophy with Madrid, but plenty Real Madrid in 2002, is in of his teammates and many of his opponents his first head-coaching job with Atletico have shown they are capable of and was able to salvage a breaking through with a great performance in the biggest game of the season. Madrid season that was hea- ded for disaster under pre- FERNANDO TORRES decessor Rafa Benitez. Diego A veteran of three World Simeone, a fierce defensive Cups and three European midfielder for Argentina in Championships, Fernando his playing days, took over Torres is used to the big Atletico in 2012 and was stage. He scored a goal in responsible for turning the the final both times that Spain won the Euro- team into a force with har- pean title, in 2008 and 2012. The 32-year-old d-working players who pas- Atletico striker finished the season well and sionately abided to his team- scored goals in the last two league games. “I first attitude. have ahead of me the most important games I “I’m very lucky to be here will play in my life,” Torres said. and live these moments with the players and fans,” Zidane GARETH BALE Cristiano Ronaldo Fernando Torres said. Gareth Bale has yet to score in this season’s Champions Tales Azzoni, Madrid a result of what happened two tournament’s best offenses FANS League but thrived in the years ago. Atletico will want to with 27 goals scored, only Real Madrid has a much final stages of the Spanish Sunday, 2:45am win but we are ready.” three less than Bayern Mu- bigger fan base than Atle- league, scoring four goals Real M v Atletico M Here’s a look at some of the nich. Atletico has scored 16 tico, and the “madridistas” in the final four matches as Cristiano Ron- H 2.5, D 3.2, A 3.3 contrasts involving the Ma- goals, which is Ronaldo’s to- are more accustomed to glo- aldo was sidelined because of an injury. Bale proved to be decisive in the previous finals he drid clubs: tal for the tournament. The ry and are known for being played with Real Madrid, scoring when the Portuguese forward is one among the most demanding team won the Champions League, the Copa esides being HISTORY goal shy of the record he set in soccer. While games at the del Rey and the Club World Cup in 2014. from the same city While Real Madrid is a pe- in the 2013-14 season. Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and vying for the rennial champion rich in tra- “We want to achieve a good many times can be compa- ANTOINE GRIEZMANN Champions League dition, Atletico is looking to victory on Saturday, which red to a fashion show, there France forward Antoine Btitle, Real Madrid and Atle- establish itself as a top con- will define Real Madrid’s sea- is no fancy atmosphere at Griezmann is enjoying his tico Madrid don’t have much tender even though it doesn’t son,” Ronaldo said. “We’re Atletico’s run-down Vicente best season and has scored in common. carry the same financial clout confident we can achieve it.” Calderon, where the “col- seven of Atletico’s 16 goals Real Madrid is the rich and as Europe’s top teams. choneros” mainly come from in this season’s Champions powerful club filled with Real Madrid is in the final PLAYERS Madrid’s working classes League, including three in the team’s last some of the world’s biggest for the 14th time and will be With enough money to sign and don’t take victories for three matches. He scored both goals in the stars. Atletico is the humb- trying to win a record 11th nearly every big star on the granted. win over defending champion Barcelona in le, down-to-earth team that title, while Atletico is seeking market, Real Madrid boasts the second leg of the quarterfinals, and the thrives on the hard work of its first after two runner-up Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, ROAD TO THE FINAL decisive one that allowed his team to advance mostly unknown players. finishes, including in 1974 Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos Both Real Madrid and Atle- past Bayern Munich in the semifinals. The clubs play opposing against Bayern Munich. and Marcelo. Atletico, whi- tico made it to the final by fi- styles, carry contrasting fan “This is incredibly impor- ch has about half of the re- nishing first in their groups. KARIM BENZEMA bases and have different ba- tant for us, for the club, for venue of its rival, will count Atletico survived a penalty The striker has had a lack- ckgrounds. our fans,” Atletico defender on strikers Fernando Torres shootout to eliminate PSV luster season marked by off- Their different approaches Diego Godin said. “We are and Antoine Griezmann, as Eindhoven in the round of the-field issues but remains excited about the moment well as veteran defenders 16, then got past defending one of Real Madrid’s most to the match in Milan should dangerous players. He is the make for another interesting we are going through. We Diego Godin and Filipe Luis. champion Barcelona 3-2 team’s second-best scorer in the Champions battle between the crosstown have another opportunity to “Our style is to try to get on aggregate and five-time League with eight goals, behind Ronaldo’s 16. rivals, which two years ago win this final.” the most out of our players,” champion Bayern Munich Benzema also finished just behind Ronaldo as met in a final won by Real Simeone said. “They are the on away goals. Real Madrid the team’s best scorer in Spanish league. Madrid in extra time. STYLE most important piece in this eliminated AS Roma 4-0 on “A lot of the time experien- Real Madrid’s powerful at- game.” aggregate, then reversed a SAUL NIGUEZ ce is very important and in tack, led by Ronaldo, will be 2-0 first-leg loss to Wolfs- Youngster Saul Niguez this aspect we’ve got a small facing the tough defensive COACHES burg in the quarterfinals and has been one of Atletico’s advantage,” Real Madrid setup of Atletico coach Diego Zinedine Zidane, the ele- defeated Manchester City surprises this season. The forward Cristiano Ronaldo Simeone. gant midfielder who won 1-0 on aggregate in the semi- 21-year-old midfielder said. “Atletico will be alert as Real Madrid has one of the the Champions League with finals.AP / Oddschecker.com scored a remarkable goal in Atletico’s 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the semifinals. Thanks to his recent performances, Niguez earned a spot in Spain’s preliminary squad for the European Study: Man United, Real Madrid Championship in France, being picked instead of veterans such as Torres and Diego Costa. soccer’s most valuable clubs

LUCAS VAZQUEZ ccountancy firm KPMG final between Real Madrid and cross- Like Atletico’s Niguez, Asays Manchester United and Real town rival Atletico Madrid, which is Vazquez has just been called Madrid are soccer’s most valuable valued at 592 million euros. up for Spain’s national team clubs, worth an estimated 2.9 billion United remains strong financially, thanks to a solid season with euros (USD3.2 billion) each. despite not winning the Premier Lea- Real Madrid. The 24-year- The study finds Europe’s leading 32 gue in three years. Louis van Gaal (right) and Jose Mourinho old forward, a product of Madrid’s youth clubs have a combined value excee- Behind Real and United in the squads, got several chances as a starter during ding 26 billion euros. rankings are Barcelona (2.8 billion Chelsea (1.5 billion euros), Liverpool the final part of the season and capitalized on KPMG’s report was published as the euros), Bayern Munich (2.2 billion (1.3 billion euros), Juventus (983 them by playing well and scoring goals. European season reaches its climax euros), Arsenal (1.7 billion euros), billion euros) and Paris Saint-Ger- with Saturday’s Champions League Manchester City (1.6 billion euros), main (843 billion euros). AP THE Five accused of trafficking phony Station27.05.2016 fri BUZZ fragrances from China to NYC Roadside 20-40 Good Five people have been arrested in New York The suspects face charges of trafficking City in a multi-million dollar counterfeit per- counterfeit goods. They were released on High fume scheme. bond after appearing in a Manhattan federal Density 30-50 Bogus fragrances made in China were pa- court yesterday [Macau time]. Residental ckaged to look like high-end brands. Inves- Perfumes were replicated using cheaper Good tigators say a sample of one perfume had a materials. They were shipped to New Jersey Area opinion chemical that’s linked to cancer and organ and then Queens, where they were labeled damage. and packaged to look legitimate. Ambient 25-45 Good Bizcuits dsmg source: Leanda Lee WORLD BRIEFS Classic Stupidity New Zealanders to pay No more for me the days of the classic Australia’s deputy expatriate meltdown: Life is just easier to prime minister is USD20 for cigarette pack criticized for suggesting appear to go with the flow, but never say that a temporary ban die. My motto has morphed from poison-­ on cattle exports to pen Percy to pleasant pragmatic persis- under tax plan Indonesia five years ago tence. hindered ties with Jakarta Macau can have a way of breaking one that contributed to an down, encouraging various forms of hi- influx of asylum seekers bernation and insulation, or pushing up that, those businesses will arriving by boats from one’s emotional intelligence quotient. It need to pay more for re- Indonesia. often takes us through a process of all ap photo leasing polluting gases. these stages of adjustment, and more. New Zealand is aiming to Nepal A helicopter Most of us have stories to tell of sys- reduce its greenhouse gas retrieves the body of a Dutch climber who died tems illogical (to us), discretionary pro- emissions by 30 percent last week on Mount cesses and uncertain bureaucratic out- from 2005 levels by 2030. Everest, while attempts comes: you take a trip to a government The government says the are being made to department, for instance, with the re- measure will help grow retrieve the bodies of quisite documentation and find that the a cleaner economy. But two other climbers and required list of multiple sheets of paper opponents say the measu- to locate two more who is not the same as yesterday’s. Or, the re amounts to a tax hike went missing on the world’s tallest mountain. day that the MOP1,000 note withdrawn on businesses, and consu- straight out of a bank’s ATM is declined mers will end up paying by the post-office right next door due to a Sri Lanka’s Cabinet more. approves setting up an “high incidence of fraud”. Or, what about New Zealand is unusual office to learn the fate of not being able to change the residential several thousand people address on that bank statement as your among developed nations Nick Perry, Wellington in that it’s operating with who went missing during name just happens to be the second one Zealand dollars ($20), one the civil war that ended noted down on the joint account? “Yes, of the highest prices in the a small surplus rather than seven years ago. you can close the account. Yes, you can mokers in New world. borrowing money to pay withdraw all the funds. No, you can’t SZealand will pay USD20 Indigenous Maori have its bills. The government’s change the address.” (Facepalm!) for a pack of cigarettes un- relatively high smoking books returned to the black These are the priceless moments that der the government’s bu- rates, and the tax plan was last year for the first time ap photo leave us anxious and frustrated to the dget plan released yester- pushed by the Maori Par- since the financial crisis. point of tears or angry outbursts. A wan- day. Polluting industries ty. Te Ururoa Flavell, the The Treasury is forecas- der down to IPIM’s residency application will also get hit with higher party’s co-leader, said it ting the economy will con- and information counter on any day of the taxes. was the right thing to do, tinue to grow at an average working week will provide enough exam- In its annual budget, the even if cost his constituen- annual rate of 2.8 percent Pakistan’s influential ples of expatriate meltdowns. It’s almost government forecasts that ts more money. over the next five years. Council of Islamic a rite of passage. Eventually we learn… rising fiscal surpluses in “What I do know is that That’s despite a big drop in Ideology has outlined or else. coming years will allow it there are so many of our prices for its key dairy ex- the circumstances in I have often argued that these frus- to begin paying down its ports, due in part to slowing which it believes men young women, because are permitted to beat trations are caused by different values public debt. Here are some research tells us that, who growth in China. The dairy systems underpinning different drivers their wives. The council of the highlights: are dying because of can- downturn has been offset rejected a bill to protect of behaviour. There are multitudinous The government plans cer,” he said. “I’m happy by a boom in tourism as women in Punjab, ways to motivate others to act, through to hike tobacco taxes by well as growth in construc- branding it un-Islamic, incentives, coercion, pleas, appealing to in my heart. If I can save 46 percent over the next tion and immigration. and has instead proposed ego, logic… it goes on. But the choice more than one life, I would four years as it continues “A positive economic its guidelines on when of method by the powers-that-be does have done my job.” husbands can use not always match our sense of what is an ambitious campaign to A subsidy for polluting outlook and stable finan- violence against their appropriate, and frankly, sometimes the- eliminate smoking from businesses that was in- ces means New Zealand wives. re seems to be little consideration for the South Pacific nation by troduced to help them has choices that few other simple incentives that really could make 2025. Once the taxes are in out after the 2008 global developed countries have,” life so much easier and pleasant. place, a pack of 20 cigaret- financial crisis will be eli- said Finance Minister Bill I was having a chat with a chap today as tes will cost about 30 New minated by 2019. After English. AP ap photo he was checking onto a local airline. Only one seat was left, he was told, and it had a broken table. “Only a little broken,” the ground-staff lady assured him. The fact times square by rodrigo that it was the last seat should be a na- France Strikes led by tural enough incentive to accept it: take France’s union workers it or no flight, simple, and there it would threaten to cripple the have ended. But then he was asked to country and its travel sign a waiver, an indemnity form: here network as refineries, is a broken seat, please indemnify us. ports and air traffic “Idiots! I had no choice, now they have control are affected in the eighth non-consecutive no choice. I wait to see if they give me day of protest against an upgrade. Classic stupidity. Too stupid a controversial labor for words. Boomerang stupidity. Stupi- bill. The legislation is cracy. Stupocracy” continuing in classic designed to facilitate I’ve-got-them-this-time style of an angry hiring by curbing workers’ passenger. rights and loosening This is danger zone. There is always a France’s statutory 35- catch. Good behaviour gets rewarded, hour week. More on p15 and the difficult don’t get upgrades… or worse. South Africa President Jacob Zuma It could be foreseen. Some other poor has pledged his support chap from a tour group was pulled aside to Palestine during and signed the indemnity form. The upgra- a meeting with his de was not forthcoming. And worse, my counterpart, Mahmoud associate was relegated down the back of Abbas, in Cape Town. the plane, to the very, very last row. Pu- The two leaders met to nishment can be swift and exacting. strengthen sociopolitical Beware, the empire strikes back. ties, trade and economic relations.