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Indonesia The heads of the World Bank and IMF appealed yesterday to the U.S. and China to cool their dispute over technology policy and play by world trade rules, as tumbling share prices drove home potential perils from a clash between the world’s two biggest economies. More on p10 ap photo

More than 1,200 people on death row Thai authorities convicted 70 Pakistani asylum seekers of staying illegally in Thailand despite their Malaysia claims it will protestations that they face persecution if they are sent home, as police intensify a crackdown end death penalty on illegal immigration. More on p12 P12 More on backpage for all crimes INSIDE 12.10.2018 fri

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More provinces to become source Organizer hopes locals will of helpers Macau may be able to hire come to support fundraising for domestic helpers from more mainland provinces before the end of this month, according to a report by Macao Daily News. quake-tsunami victims The Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL) raised the possibility earlier in ocal international church Local Australian artist De- April. Currently, Guangdong and Jesus Alive Ministry (JAM), nis Murrel has donated two

L ap photo Fujian are the only two provinces the organizer of this Sunday’s umbrellas with his paintings allowed to export domestic “Day of Prayer & Fundraising on them for auction, and local helpers to Macau. In July, Chinese for the Victims of 2018 Sulawe- Filipino children book author authorities announced that seven si Earthquake and Tsunami,” is Bei Terra will donate 10 of her other provinces – Guangxi, Anhui, hoping to attract both Indone- books for sale this Sunday, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan sian and local participants with with all proceeds to be donated and Guizhou – would be added the compassion to support the to the quake-tsunami victims. to the list of approved provinces. fundraising effort. “JAM church is collaborating A meeting on the topic was held The event will be held on with Jakarta-based Christian in Xiabei on Wednesday and was Sunday from 4-6 p.m. on the channel, Pijar TV, who will vi- attended by representatives from third-floor auditorium of the sit and distribute the donations DSAL, the Liaison Office in Macau, Macau Assembly of God Chur- in the form of goods to some and the seven provinces. ch (E, G/F, 15. R. de Ferreira of the Central Sulawesi areas Rescuers rest near the ruin of a house at Balaroa neighborhood in Palu do Amaral), opposite Hotel worst hit by the devastating Lawmakers Royal and across the road from quake-tsunami,” Humphrey Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion. It shows that Macau people [an] event,” he added. said. He noted that Pijar TV continue Gilbert Humphrey, also also care about others living in According to Humphrey, will document the fundraiser known as Beto Bebeto, voiced other countries.” who is also the president of as a report and follow-up on mainland visit in his expectations during yes- “Indonesians make up one of Macau Local Indonesians As- the funds donated from Macau. terday’s briefing for the event the biggest migrant groups in sociation (MLIA) as well as a Sunday’s fundraising is spon- Tianjin volunteers: “Yes we would love town. The Indonesian migrant local journalist and radio host sored by Macau Daily Times, The Macau delegation of the everyone to donate to help the workers have helped locals a of Macau’s only Indonesian Macau Post Daily, Jornal Tri- Legislative Assembly continued people of Central Sulawesi lot. I think it’s only normal that radio programme, the prayer- buna de Macau, and Kumbang their trip to mainland China with a who have been displaced and anyone who has an Indonesian fundraising event will include Toh! News, with official su- visit to Tianjin yesterday, where the lost everything, but a little act friend or worker or with any song and dance performances pport from Macau Child Deve- 29 lawmakers met with Tianjin’s of support like simply coming other connection with Indo- from several local Indonesian lopment Association (MCDA) People’s Congress. Lawmaker to this Sunday’s event just to nesia, like the Chinese-Indo- migrant groups, including as well as the Macau Assembly Chui Sai Peng said that Macau can join in prayer with us, to me, nesians or Yan Nei Va Kio in Srikandi Macau and Peduli of God Church as the venue benefit by learning from Tianjin is more than enough already. Macau, is expected to join such BMI Macau. sponsor. in terms of urban protection, as well as achieving a balance between reclamation and ecological protection. Lawmaker Ella Lei declared that Macau can learn from Contemporary artists from Lusophone Tianjin when it comes to preserving coastal land by building green corridors for public use, therefore countries showcase works helping Macau to become a hub for lube Militar de is As in previous instances In a different approa- ging and diverse, and yet travel and day-to-day living. Cholding the “Luso- of the event, the curators’ ch, both technically and provide a sense of balan- phone Painters Exhibi- mission for this exhibi- figuratively, Lio Man ce and unity. We strived UM launches tion” from until Novem- tion is to “promote the Cheong’s works open up to do as much, but it is ber 4, featuring 27 works meeting at this hall of a dialogue about matters not up to us to make the new admission that underlie the diver- artists from all the Portu- of memory and remem- judgment,” the statement sity and creativity of the guese-speaking countries brance. read. schemes visual arts in those coun- and Macau.” Graça Costa draws on “As might be expected, tries. The format of the exhi- fabrics to recreate abs- their vision and approa- The University of Macau (UM) The exhibition aims to bition aims to bring toge- tract pictures in three di- ches are both singular recently held the Principals’ contribute to deepening ther three original works mensions. The Portugue- and diverse; and yet, we Recommended Admission Talk cultural relations be- from one artist coming se Alfredo Luz will pre- believe the intent and 2019/2020. This year’s Principals’ tween China and the Por- is also set to exhibit their from each country and sent works that feature expressive power of their Recommended Scheme will tuguese-speaking coun- works in the exhibition. will invite a local artist to the world of dreams and works are recognizab- include two new schemes with tries, the organization This year it is included be the host. fantasy, while Kwame le by those visiting this exam exemption, namely the noted in a statement. in the program to cele- From Angola, Dila Mo- de Sousa, from S. Tomé exhibition,” it added. Chinese and Portuguese Bilingual brate 15 years of the fo- Talent Nurturing Scheme, and One contemporary niz will bring a set of por- and Príncipe, plays with The exhibition is spon- rum’s existence. the Outstanding Student-Athletes plastic artist from each traits of women, while distinctive and vibrant sored by the Permanent Admission Scheme. The university of the Portuguese-s- The exhibition is also Graça Tirelli from Brazil colors on everyday sub- Secretariat of the Forum will also launch a new programe, peaking countries inclu- part of the annual exhi- will ponder on the mo- jects. Finally, Gelly Ne- for Economic and Tra- namely Bachelor of Science in ding Angola, Brazil, Cape bition program with dern world. ves, from Timor-Leste, de Cooperation between Mathematics (Statistics and Data Verde, Guinea Bissau, the generic designation Hélder Cardoso, from recreates, in a more tra- China and the Portugue- Science). The admission talk Mozambique, Portugal, “Meeting Bridges.” It is Cape Verde, and Ismael ditional fashion, the ima- se-speaking Countries attracted a record number of 600 Sao Tome and Principe, the second one held this Hipólito Djata, from Gui- ges of his homeland. (Macau). The exhibition people, including Form-6 students Timor will present three year, following the Portu- nea-Bissau, will establish “The challenge was to is part of the celebration from 40 local high schools and their works for the display. guese painting exhibition an unexpected dialogue make the set of works of the 15th anniversary of teachers and parents. One artist from Macau that took place last June. on youth and tradition. presented here challen- the bilateral institution.

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Mao Zedong biographer Jung Chang. “Immigration authorities de- US Congress renews call for nied pro-democracy and cen- trist Hong Kong politicians en- try to Macau this past year, ci- ting concerns over their partici- universal suffrage for Macau pation in activities ‘‘which may jeopardize the public security of U.S. Congress annual Congress recalled Portuguese the SAR,” the report stated. report highlighted that lawyers have been “alarmed” by The congress also added a sta- the region’s electoral the proposal and feared that it tement from PEN Hong Kong, system is not develo- may “violate Macau’s Basic Law an international advocacy orga- pingA according to recommenda- and further erode the indepen- nization for freedom of expres- tions made by the UN Human dence of the city’s judiciary.” sion, which noted that the lack Rights Committee The report “This past year, proposed le- of assurance for the entry of au- also expresed concerns over the gislative amendments raised thors ‘‘infringes directly on the denial of entry of political figu- concerns regarding Macau’s right of freedom of expression’’ res and writers. autonomy and rule of law. In in Macau. In the Congressional-Executi- March 2018, the government ve Commission on China 2018 completed a draft law amending report, the congress is calling Macau’s Judicial Framework gov t says foreign on the Chinese and Macau go- Law to bar foreign judges ’ ‘ vernments to set a timeline for from hearing national securi- countries have no implementing elections in Ma- ty and defense cases,” it noted. right to interfere’ cau for Chief Executive (CE) Regarding the draft law on cyber and the Legislative Assembly security, the report highlighted THE SAR government issued (AL) by universal suffrage. the concerns of the region’s IT Aspect of the latest election in Macau a statement yesterday, express- “This past year, proposed legis- sector industry, who views that ing its opposition to the annual lative amendments, the suspen- that since cyber attacks in Ma- report. “The 2018 annual report sion of a pro-democracy legisla- been suspended from his duties the newly proposed municipal cau the legislation is not war- contains groundless and base- tor, Sulu Sou, and the denial of since the Macau handover in administration body that would ranted, it raises concerns from less claims, and made inappro- entry to Macau of political figu- 1999. replace the Civic and Municipal cyber industries about the inter- priate comments about Ma- res and writers raised concerns It recalled that pro-democracy Affairs Bureau. pretation and impact of the law. cau’s internal affairs,” it said. regarding Macau’s autonomy group New Macau Association Meanwhile, it also highligh- In regards to the denial of en- “Macau’s internal affairs are and rule of law,” the report no- submitted a report to the UN ted the proposed revision of the try to the SAR, the report cited a domestic matter for China: ted. Human Rights Council’s Uni- basic law of the judicial organi- the reported the “warning” that foreign countries have no right The document recalled that versal Periodic Review (UPR) of zation, which prevents foreign the SAR could not guarantee to interfere in China’s domestic Sou’s suspension marked the China calling for direct elections judges from deciding in cases entry to several book authors, affairs,” the statement read. first time that a lawmaker has for the CE, AL and members of of national security. The US including U.K.-based writer and

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Airport records Q&A Robin Moyer, ‘ideal performance’ Winner of World Press Photo Premier Award (1983) in the 3Q ‘Photojournalists are not dead, they are working really hard all around the globe’

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(MIA) recorded an “ideal performance r Moye Robin in both passenger and aircraft movements in the third quarter of 2018,” according to a statement issued yesterday. Passenger movements surpassed 2,150,000, and there were over 16,800 aircraft movements in the third quarter of 2018. Both figures represent a year-on-year 13 percent increase. Passenger traffic in mainland China routes and Southeast Asia routes continued to perform well, recording an increase of 34 percent and 6 percent compared with the same period last year. Passenger traffic in Taiwan routes recorded a slight increase of 0.2 percent. The passenger movement of MIA increased steadily during Golden Week. From October 1 to 7, MIA handled over 150,000 passenger movements and over 1,300 aircraft movements, representing a 4.5 percent and 6.7 percent increase respectively compared to the same period last year. CityU opens new centers for eSports Renato Marques course, that’s the digital ca- MDT – You were one of for a magazine like Time, there mera and also the budgets the award winners of the is a deadline every week and in and blockchain ith a career spanning [available] for photography World Press Photo back in Asia the deadline was usually research Walmost 50 years, the from the magazines. The In- 1982. How did this achie- on Thursday, which was the American photographer, ternet and the digital came- vement influence your ca- last day that we could ship our The City University of Macau (CityU) journalist and author Robin ras came to make the work reer? film to New York in order to get launched an eSports research center Moyer has photographed much easier and much fas- RM – I think that more than it processed and edited on time and a blockchain applied research many of the world’s most in- ter. I remember that in the anything else, it solidified my to put it in the magazine, so it center yesterday. CityU’s rector teresting events, places and late 1990s we had what we work with Time Magazine. I could appear on the pages on Zhang Shuguang explained that the people. His work has won called our “Saturday Came- started working with the ma- the following Monday. establishment of the two centers several international awards ra” which was a very low[- gazine in 1979 and I think the We did not have very accepta- meets students’ demands, as eSports and recognition. Among them quality] and basic digital editors were fairly confident ble transmission facilities until is a new industry that is continuously is a World Press Photo Pre- camera that we could use to [in] the quality of my work about 1988 when we could ac- developing with great potential. mier Award and the Robert process and to send [the fi- and also the quality of my re- tually process the film in the The eSports center will particularly Capa Gold Medal Citation les] over the telephone wire, search, so I was working on field and scan it and transmit conduct applied research, such as from the Overseas Press Club but it wasn’t until we got several stories before I got my it to New York, and it would eSports’ future development. Zhang of New York, both for his super high-speed lines and contract, [for example] stories be acceptable for a magazine believes that the two centers will work for TIME Magazine on things like that we could ac- in Korea, stories on the Thai- like Time which required high- enrich the university’s record of the war in Lebanon (1982). tually process and send hi- Cambodian border and in quality reproductions. production, research and studying, Moyer, who lives in Hong gh-quality images. Vietnam. and will also advance CityU’s academic I remember the first time that But once I won the award MDT – Everyone now and research diversification. Kong, will be in Macau to- morrow to present a talk one of our photographers - they immediately gave me a carries a camera in their titled “Deadlines” as a side Christopher Morris – sent contract and eventually made mobile device. Do you be- Responsibility for event for this year’s World some pictures from the first me the chief photographer for lieve that this is killing Press Photo exhibition. Gulf War and Time ran the Asia. It also worked in terms photojournalism? land expiration Ahead of the talk – a joint pictures over a double-page of recognition also by other RM – I think that there is initiative of the Macau Por- of the magazine and you cou- magazines, and still under the always a place for long-term believed to be govt’s tuguese and English Press ld see the pixels were gigan- contract of Time, it allowed photographic projects. For the Association and the “Casa de tic, but they made a point. me to work a little bit to [other “hard news”, it is hard to beat a The president of the Association for Portugal” (Portuguese Hou- [Regarding budgeting] media such as] the New York [mobile phone] in a hard news Strategy of Land Management and when I first started to work Times and London Sunday situation where you have 20 Development Kuan Vai Lam thinks se) Association – the Times for Time magazine I had “car- Times; I photographed tennis people with mobile phones; it that grantees should not be punished spoke to Moyer to learn more te blanche” and an almost players for Elle, among others. is hard to beat them. if they did not make mistakes. In about the ideas, feelings and Kuan’s opinion, in recent years, most insights of this cross-genera- unlimited budget; if I nee- But photojournalists are not of Macau’s cases of expiration of the tional photojournalist. ded a helicopter I would just MDT – Your talk tomor- dead, they are working really concession of land plots were due hire a helicopter. Of course, row is called “Deadlines.” hard all around the globe on to the administrative authority not Macau Daily Times these days, you don’t need a Can you explain the mea- very important stories like having issued planning drafts on (MDT) – With a career helicopter, you need a drone, ning of this title? world hunger, dictatorships, all time, which then led to grantees not that spans over 50 years, unless you are doing big mo- RM – It maybe has a doub- kinds of social problems, long- being able to complete development what in your opinion has vies or using medium format le meaning but that is for you term stories on environmental before the deadline. Kuan believes that changed the most about digital cameras as you don’t to decide [laughs]. But [in the topics and global warming. So grantees should not be punished when being a photojournalist? want to put a USD30,000 ca- more common sense of the there is a need for a reinven- such situations occur. 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CRIME Qatar Airways starts cargo services to Macau Third victim reports g sexual assault by m be r bloo 78-year-old suspect The aeronautical authorities of Macau and the State third alleged vic- of Qatar concluded bilateral Air Services Agreement tim of the 78-year- (ASA) discussions yesterday in Macau and reached old instructor of an agreement for the “framework for operating the a local music and air transport market between the two places.” During paintingA interest course has a meeting at the office of the Civil Aviation Authority come forward, the Judiciary (AACM), the two entities agreed upon the mutual Police (PJ) reported late development of their aviation markets. Under the Wednesday night. agreement, Qatar Airways will operate their all-cargo The individual wrote on services with two weekly frequencies commencing social media that the suspect October 15. Both parties will also grant each other had sexually assaulted her the fifth freedom traffic rights without limiting the eight years ago. She claimed frequency and aircraft type for both passenger and she had reported the case to cargo flights. As such, both sides’ designated airlines the Education and Youth Af- can cooperate on code-share operations. fairs Bureau (DSEJ), adding that the suspect had touched her inappropriately. Kong Ngai (center) pictured during yesterday’s press conference Residential loans surge in Yesterday, the DSEJ held a press conference to address find any internal records, ses to contact DSEJ. Following the reports, August the allegations. the bureau realized that The course instructor, a DSEJ stated that it is moni- Kong Ngai, acting depu- there was an organization local surnamed Chan, was toring the case and strongly In August, new residential mortgage loans (RMLs) approved by local banks increased by 40.3 percent ty director of DSEJ, denied involved in the case and that arrested earlier this week condemns the suspect’s ac- month-to-month to MOP7.3 billion. New RMLs to that the bureau had been student guidance personnel after sexually assaulting two tions. residents accounted for 98.1 percent of the total. at the organization had con- female minor students aged The bureau has contacted aware of the most recent According to statistics released by the Monetary claims posted on social tacted DSEJ previously. 8 and 9 years old. the organization and stated Authority of Macau, the monthly average of new media. According to Kong, In relation to whether He has denied the accu- that it will actively provide RMLs approved between June and August 2018 was DSEJ initiated an internal DSEJ tried to cover up the sations and claimed that he support and assistance to MOP6.7 billion, up by 13.9 percent from the previous information search imme- case, Kong said that it is too only adjusted the studying the children and their fami- period (May to July 2018). New commercial real diately after learning about early to make such a judge- position of the students lies. estate loans (CRELs) rose by 138.6 percent month- the claim, but did not find a ment, as the bureau has to through normal physical The case has been trans- to-month to MOP9.8 billion. Within this total, new relevant report. protect the privacy of unde- contact. He also said that he ferred to the Public Prose- CRELs to residents, which occupied 89.8 percent of However, DSEJ was awa- rage individuals involved. had tried his best to avoid cutions Office and Chan has the total, surged by 116.3 percent to MOP8.8 billion, re of the case. According to Kong also called upon the unnecessary physical con- been charged with sexual mainly driven by new enterprise loans with high Kong, while DSEJ did not victims of sexual assault ca- tact. assault of children. denominations.

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Council wants to Gov’t pays attention to amend law targeting HK’s taxes on first-hand beauty salons he Consumer Council ting this. According to my T(CC) said that it will understanding, our legal soon amend the Consumer team has been following sale of vacant properties Protection Law following relevant law amendment,” residents’ complaints he said.

he Financial Service g about beauty salons’ ag- There are currently no Bureau (DSF) says that gressive sales tactics. regulations for the sales it will pay close attention CC receives an average of and marketing activities of to Hong Kong’s levying of m be r bloo 40 complaints every year beauty salons and cosme- Tnew taxes on first-hand residen- about disputes with local tic clinics, some of which tial units which have remained beauty clinics, mostly re- require consumers to pay unsold for a period of time after garding sales tactics. in advance for a series of completion. In a TDM Radio phone- treatments. DSF’s comment came out in a in program, a customer Leong Pui San, Chief of reply to lawmaker Song Pek Kei’s said, “They are very pushy the Health Bureau’s Licen- written inquiry, which proposed in terms of selling their sing Department, stressed that the government review the beauty treatments. They that all procedures that law concerning the first-hand will individually approa- are considered to be medi- purchase of a residential property ch you to keep convincing cal practices must be ope- when it is unfinished. you to pay them money rated by licensed doctors. DSF answered that the bureau in advance for the treat- She also explained the will observe changes in Hong ment.” risks of certain cosmetic Kong’s market, particularly with The head of the council’s procedures. regard to the demand and supply Consumer Dispute Reso- “Shortwave frequen- of housing units and prices. lution Center, Au Weng cy hair removal could be The bureau also indicated that it Tong, said that the con- listed as a low-risk level Residential buildings stand in Hong Kong will research the feasibility of a si- sumer law would likely be [which], according to our milar measure for Macau. amended and that it may standard, doesn’t have to According to DSF, Macau and year, there were also some vacant According to the official statis- require a cooling-off pe- be regulated. But there Hong Kong’s housing markets are homes due to the completion of tics, until the end of 2017, there riod for pre-paid beauty are other treatments that different in nature, as are their new housing projects. were 15,252 vacant properties treatments. are not yet very common real estate regulations. DSF believes that these houses (2,300 first-hand) in Macau, re- “The public consultation in Macau such as colon Most of Macau’s vacant proper- cannot be regarded as first-hand presenting a vacancy rate of 6.8 had shown that the majori- cleansing and hair trans- ties were built before 2000. Last vacant properties. percent. ty of opinions are suppor- plants.”

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Real Estate Matters BMW ramps up investment in How buying an investment property is like China to meet electric demand getting married erman automaker Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML BMW is taking a ma-

G ap photo Property. JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property jority stake in its China & Homes. It specializes in managing properties for owners and investors, and providing attractive and comfortable homes for tenants. joint venture and investing 3 billion euros (USD3.5 www.JMLProperty.com billion) in factories the- [email protected] re, underscoring the im- Sam Lee portance of the Chinese market as the company Would you be surprised if I said is to first focus on oneself and beco- 4. It’s a numbers game - quality is in that there are more similarities be- me someone who will attract such the quantity prepares to meet increased tween property investment and ge- a person. Although there are people who happily demand for electric vehi- tting married than you might have marry their high school sweethearts, cles. thought? 2. Be a shopper not a buyer - It’s for most people they learn about them- Munich-based BMW said better to miss a good one than buy selves and what kind of person they yesterday it would pay 3.6 Below are the “Five Laws of Lead a bad one would want to be with through mee- Generation” from a book called Romance is one of the easiest sells ting and dating many people. The fo- billion euros ($4.2 billion) increase the share of bat- partner Brilliance China “The Millionaire Real Estate Inves- out there, and many have readily cus here should not be on ‘getting your to raise its stake in BMW tery-only and hybrid cars Automotive Holdings Ltd. tor” by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan bought romanticised ideas such as numbers up’, but rather on keeping an Brilliance Automotive Ltd. in their sales mix. The po- BMW is taking advan- and Dave Jenks (highly recom- ‘love on first sight’ or a ‘white kni- open mind towards new encounters. to 75 percent from 50 per- licy is expected to increase tage of the Chinese gover- mended). While there are obvious ght’ suddenly appearing to sweep cent. Alongside the deal, differences between the mechani- the princess of her feet. But when 5. Be organised and systematic - Pro- the number of electrically nment’s plans to end the cal process of selecting investment it comes to marriage, a rushed de- tect your time and money BMW will invest in new powered vehicles in the requirement that foreign property and the cherished institu- cision based purely on momentary When we start a new relationship, it’s and existing plant facili- world’s largest car market auto manufacturers enter tion of marriage, in this light-hear- emotions can lead to a horrible out- easy to become starry-eyed and spend ties in Shenyang, increa- in coming years. Last year, into joint ventures with ted exercise we’ll try and find some come for all parties involved. There all of our attention, time and money on sing production capacity battery-only and hybrid local partners in order to unexpected parallels. are more than 7 billion people on the relationship. Although there is a this planet, so it makes sense that place for spontaneity and serendipity, to 650,000 vehicles a year cars were 2.2 percent of the make cars in China. The 1.Never Compromise - You’re only it’s better to miss out on a potential it’s not wise to go ‘all-in’ and forsake all from the early 2020s. The Chinese market; the Inter- BMW-Brilliance deal is looking for properties that meet fit than to force something that just of your other priorities whenever you plants produced 400,000 national Council on Clean scheduled to close in 2022, your criteria doesn’t fit. meet a new person. vehicles last year. Transportation estimates the year the requirement We all have expectations on the A new plant will be able that could rise to around 4 ends. qualities we want our partners to 3. Timing matters - be the first or Despite one being an unemotional in- possess, and we should of course last person to make an offer vestment decision and the other being to produce fully electric, percent by 2020 under the “With continuous invest- try to find someone who fits the bill. This is a painful one for many peo- possibly the most emotional decision partly electric, and conven- policy. ment, as well as the deve- However, it’s also important to re- ple. I’m sure that everybody can of our lives, both decisions are similar tional vehicles on the same The country is BMW’s lopment and production of cognise that like an investment pro- think of someone they were with in that they are both some of the big- line. single largest sales market, electric vehicles, we under- perty that appreciates in value, a in the past that they would have gest we will make in our lives. Unfor- The Chinese government with 560,000 vehicles sold line China’s importance as person is always changing and can married but the ‘timing just wasn’t tunately, JML can’t help you find the grow over time. Instead of deman- right’. Let’s move on before today’s right person to marry, but feel free to has issued a new energy there last year. a dynamic growth market ding to meet someone with certain edition of the Macau Daily Times get in touch if you are looking for the vehicle mandate which The deal is subject to for us,” BMW CEO Harald qualities, perhaps a better strategy gets soaked in tears. right investment! uses a system of credi- approval by regulators and Krueger said in a state- ts to push automakers to shareholders of Chinese ment. AP ad fri 12.10.2018

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Qatar pledges USD3b Billionaire Lau is said to spur interest in to redevelop Goldman’s new free zones atar plans to spend AG, is transforming its poli- QUSD3 billion to attract fo- tical, trade and financial re- reign companies to its new free lations after it was boycotted London base zones as the oil-rich country by its neighbors last year. The seeks to diversify its economy country has earmarked $2 oseph Lau’s Chinese g amid a boycott. billion for firms to join its fi- Estates Holdings Ltd. The world’s biggest exporter nancial center, to rival Dubai’s, has invited companies to of liquefied natural gas wants and is trying a similar tactic m be r bloo pitch to redevelop Gold- to lean on its existing ties with with the free zones, which are Jman Sachs Group Inc.’s London companies to attract foreign popular in the region. headquarters after the bank investment to the areas south Saudi Arabia, the United vacates the building next year, of Doha, Ahmad Mohammed Arab Emirates, Bahrain and people with knowledge of the Al-Sayed, the chairman of Qa- Egypt cut economic and diplo- plan said. tar’s Free Zones Authority, said matic ties with Qatar in June The Hong Kong billionaire’s in an interview in the country’s last year, accusing it of finan- company is seeking proposals capital. Logistics, chemicals, cing terrorist groups and ha- for River Court, the largest of plastics and artificial intelli- ving close ties with Iran, char- the interlinking offices that gence are among the indus- ges the country rejects. The rift make up Goldman’s main U.K. tries intended for the zones. forced Qatar to shift import base, the people said, asking “We are looking for the cor- routes to Kuwait and Oman, not to be identified because nerstone investor first and and buy goods from Iran and the matter is private. A hand- are setting up a $3 billion de- Turkey. ful of developers have presen- velopment and foreign direct Read more about Qatar’s ted ideas for the building in the investment fund as an incen- $320 billion sovereign wealth City of London financial dis- tive,” said Al-Sayed, a former fund here trict, including extensions and chief executive officer of Qatar Al-Sayed said a group of lis- refurbishment work, they said. Investment Authority, the na- ted companies in Qatar will Goldman’s move to a new Eu- tion’s sovereign wealth fund. form a joint venture to boost ropean headquarters next year “Qatar has reached a stage of investments in the zones. He will leave a swath of vacant of- development, after building declined to provide details. fice buildings around London’s the physical, social and econo- The Gulf has many estab- Fleet Street, historically the Wakefield Plc and Savills Plc, said. A complete rebuild is un- mic infrastructure, where we lished free zones, where foreig- home of Britain’s newspaper which are advising on the pro- likely, they added. are ready to welcome the most ners can fully own companies industry. The bank will move ject, declined to comment. Chinese Estates paid about 280 talented foreigners to live with and are often exempt from into a glass and steel building River Court spans about million pounds for River Court us, and work and manage their many taxes, in the U.A.E. and at nearby Plumtree Court, with 40,000 square meters, the when it bought the building in businesses from here.” proposed areas in Oman and room for about 8,000 workers. equivalent of almost seven foo- 2011. Goldman itself bought The incentive fund is just Saudi Arabia. Al-Sayed said Any project to modernize the tball fields, and some of the de- Procession House, another of the start, and could increase there are more opportunities entire space currently occupied velopers’ proposals include ex- the office properties that the to more than $5 billion as the as businesses expand, seek new by the U.S. investment bank tending it by about 15 percent, bank is due to vacate, earlier this free zones expand, Al-Sayed markets, and want to partner would be among the largest of- the people with knowledge of year. The company, which paid said. The country has already with companies such as Qatar fice developments in London. the plans said. about 69 million pounds for the spent $10 billion developing Petroleum, Qatar Airways and Demand for office space in the The building sits within the building, has approval for a re- the areas that border one of the sovereign wealth fund. U.K. capital has held up better protected viewing corridor for furbishment project. the world’s biggest cargo ope- “We have energy and resour- than many expected since the St. Paul’s Cathedral, making a Joseph Lau was implicated in rations at Hamad Internatio- ces, and we are determined to Brexit vote, with technology wholesale redevelopment for a the La Scala bribery case. He nal Airport and a new port, he maximize the use of this weal- companies continuing to lea- much taller building impossib- was accused of bribing Macau’s said. Construction and the re- th,” Al-Sayed said. “You might se major buildings despite the le, the people said. The City of former head of the Land, Public levant legal frameworks will be have a business somewhe- economic and political uncer- London Corporation’s planning Works and Transport Bureau, completed by the end of next re else, but companies are tainty. department would prefer to Ao Man Long, with HKD20 year. growing every day and are esta- Chinese Estates couldn’t im- keep the building as an office million and in turn was granted Qatar, which has ties to com- blishing new business in every mediately comment. Represen- rather than convert it to ano- with five land plots on the Cotai panies ranging from Exxon location, so it’s normal to have tatives of brokers Cushman & ther use, such as a hotel, they Strip. MDT/Bloomberg Mobil Corp. to Volkswagen multiple locations.” Bloomberg corporate bits sands china kept large scale conference other combined efforts, the team was china duty free group sidiary of the travel giant - able to make it through the typhoon China National Travel running smoothly during typhoon while keeping the expo running as to open at lisboa palace Service Group Corpora- planned. tion Limited. With more “Our appreciation goes to the Ma- than 200 stores across cau government for its leadership China, CDFG reportedly during the storm,” said Wilfred Wong, runs the most duty free president of Sands China Ltd. “With outlets in any single coun- the dedication and team spirit of our try. team members, our integrated resor- CDFG’s Macau flagship ts were able to pass safely through store will be located in this difficult time. With a short supply Grand Lisboa Palace’s of labour on hand, and with a hotel 53,000-square metre re- occupancy rate of 90 per cent, our tail mall, which will cover team members continued to deliver the first and second floors When a super typhoon struck Ma- partments reacted promptly to follow extraordinary service that exemplified Sociedade de Jogos de Macau. of the development. Ac- cau last month, the Jeunesse Expo 9 the company’s typhoon contingency true professionalism. Sands China is Macau, S.A. (SJM) and Spanning approxima- cording to a statement was taking place at The Venetian Ma- plan, which included addressing the extremely proud of their accomplish- China Duty Free Group tely 7,500 square meters issued by SJM, the mall cao. In spite of the storm, the confe- immediate needs of the company’s ments.” Co., Ltd. (CDFG) an- in a prime first-floor retail “is designed to delight vi- rence – which ran between Septem- team members, hotel guests and Mark Wang, marketing director nounced yesterday that space at the Grand Lis- sitors with an innovative ber 11 and 17 with more than 23,000 conference attendees to ensure their of Jeunesse in Greater China, said: they have entered into a boa Palace, this anchor ‘Fantasy Garden’ theme, delegates – concluded successfully, safety and well-being.” “We are so grateful for the entire team binding Memorandum of tenant will be CDFG’s invoking feelings of splen- with more than 11,000 delegates in In preparation for the storm, the at The Venetian Macao for making Understanding for CD- first off-airport outlet in dour and luxury with the attendance on the day the typhoon hit. chef for the event ordered two 20-foot sure our conference was a success FG’s Macau flagship store Macau. Established in use of delicate topiary, or- According to a statement issued by containers in advance to use as free- under what must have been extremely to open at Grand Lisboa 1984, CDFG is China’s namental birdcages, and Sands China, “in the face of this super zers in the expo hall’s loading bay, difficult circumstances for them during Palace, SJM’s planned leading operator of duty elegantly formed garden typhoon, relevant Sands China de- and stocked them with food. With the typhoon.” integrated resort on Cotai, free shops, and is a sub- walkways.”

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riety of goods to lower costs for Trade War consumers. These changes will also reduce costs for foreign companies looking to produce China, US jockey for global or sell in China. DEMOCRATIC COALITION For its part, the U.S. is trying to build a more traditional support as dispute ramps up coalition among free-market democracies. Last month, tra-

Andrew Mayeda & Enda Curran g de ministers from the U.S., EU and Japan expressed con- he U.S. and China are cern that “non-market-orien- set to use the latest ga- m be r bloo ted” policies are hurting their thering of the world’s workers and businesses and finance chiefs to mar- undermining global trade. Tshal support for their respecti- Without naming China, they ve cases in a trade dispute that agreed to discuss new rules shows no sign of ending soon. for addressing the market-dis- Finance ministers and central torting effects of state-owned bankers from the International enterprises and industrial sub- Monetary Fund’s 189 member sidies. nations are gathering in Bali, That’s an improvement from Indonesia this week for the earlier this year, when Trump fund’s annual meeting. While was making more enemies the agenda will include discus- than friends. At meetings of sions on the broader health of the G-20 and NATO, he vexed the global economy, it will also America’s traditional allies be an opportunity for American with his tariffs on steel and and Chinese officials to cobble aluminum and distaste for together alliances. global institutions. Since then, On one side is President Do- the president has launched nald Trump, who argues his formal trade talks with Europe tariffs are a necessary price to and agreed on a revised trade pay to force China to stop what agreement with South Korea he calls unfair trading practices and to start talks with Japan. and theft of intellectual proper- He has also reached a deal ty. U.S. Treasury Secretary Ste- G-20. It has lost the trust and open and fight protectionism,” with Canada and Mexico, whi- On the other is President Xi ven Mnuchin yesterday met alienated its major partners,” but added, “we would like to ch their lawmakers must still Jinping, who has positioned with People’s Bank of China said Thomas Bernes, a distin- see these encouraging words approve, on a successor to the China as a champion of globali- Governor Yi Gang on the side- guished fellow at the Centre for translated into more concrete North American Free Trade zation and the existing trading lines of the IMF meetings in International Governance In- action.” Agreement. order. In a series of speeches, Bali. “We discussed important novation in Waterloo, Ontario, The new Nafta, to be rebran- Xi and his top officials have economic issues,” Mnuchin and a former IMF executive di- CHINA-EU TALKS ded the U.S.-Mexico-Canada warned about the danger of wrote on Twitter, without ela- rector. “The irony is that many The Commission President Agreement, contains a clause tearing apart that system, while borating. countries supported U.S. con- Jean-Claude Juncker said that that allows any of the countries promising to gradually open up However, in an interview with cerns but U.S. policy actions he hopes “that globalization to terminate the agreement if the Chinese economy. Bloomberg News, Mnuchin have driven them away.” and interdependent multila- one of them signs a trade deal “The struggle for trade allian- said he’s worried about the re- China is reaching out to Eu- teralism remain the direction with a “non-market economy.” ces carved out of political alle- cent decline in the value of the rope with pledges to improve of the world,” but warned that While no country is named, giances is well and truly on,” yuan. “We are concerned about market access. Beijing is also “the EU is open but it is not the measure is clearly aimed said George Magnus, an eco- the depreciation and want to dangling the carrot of invest- naive.” at stopping Canada or Mexico nomist at Oxford University’s make sure that it’s not being ment through Xi’s signatu- In response, Chinese Premier from doing a deal with China. China Centre. “This is no or- used as a competitive devalua- re Belt and Road Initiative, Li Keqiang encouraged grea- “The U.S. is making an ef- dinary trade spat, such as the tion,” he said in Bali. a sweeping project to build ter European investment into fort to isolate China on tra- one we saw with Japan in the infrastructure across Eura- China, promising to “open the de,” said Stephen Jen, CEO 1980s. This is existential.” COMPETING VISIONS sia. However, the reception of door wider and create a better of Eurizon Slj Capital Ltd, an Until any diplomatic break- those overtures has been so- business environment.” asset-management firm based RESISTING US PRESSURE through, both sides are trying mewhat cool. China has certainly made in London. Efforts by China China will resist U.S. pressure to rally support, but some ob- In a July meeting between some moves to open its eco- to win European support fai- just as it overcame “bullying” servers see that the advantage, Chinese and European leaders nomy this year, announcing led “because the EU is quietly by other foreign powers in the at least for the moment, lies and businesspeople, Cecilia that foreign companies could pleased that the U.S. is con- past, Chinese Commerce Mi- with China. Malmstrom, Europe’s trade increase their stakes in finan- fronting China on issues that nister Zhong Shan told Bloom- “The U.S. is losing the batt- commissioner, praised China’s cial and car companies, and have also bothered the EU,” berg this week. That compari- le to isolate China within the “strong pleas to keep markets cutting import tariffs on a va- said Jen. Bloomberg son with the invasions of China during what is often termed the “Century of Humiliation” sug- gests that the government isn’t Finance chiefs urge Beijing, Washington to cool it likely to back down easily. The U.S. last month slapped he heads of the World Bank and IMF But the gyrations that rocked Wall Street tariffs on a further USD200 appealed Thursday to the U.S. and the day before and Asia and Europe on

ap photo T billion in Chinese goods, China to cool their dispute over technolo- Thursday, taking the Shanghai Composite prompting Beijing to retalia- gy policy and play by world trade rules, as index down 5.2 percent and Japan’s Nikkei te on $60 billion in American tumbling share prices drove home potential 225 nearly 4 percent, do partly reflect rising products. perils from a clash between the world’s two interest rates in the U.S. and some other Trump and Xi may talk at a biggest economies. countries and growing uncertainty over tra- meeting of the Group of 20 Global economic growth is slowing but de, she said. nations at the end of Novem- remains strong, Christine Lagarde, mana- “It’s the combination of the two that is ber, White House economic ging director of the International Monetary probably showing some of the tensions that adviser Larry Kudlow said Fund, said on the sidelines of the IMF-Wor- we see in terms of indices, short-term indi- last week. “Better to talk than ld Bank annual meeting, being held this cators as well as possibly market volatility,” not talk, but the talks have to week on the Indonesian island of Bali. Lagarde said. be serious,” said Kudlow, ad- Countries are mostly in a “strong posi- The U.S. and Chinese exchanges of penalty ding that Trump “believes that tion,” she said, “which is why we believe we tariffs in their dispute isn’t helping, she said. whole trading relationship is are not seeing what is referred to as ‘conta- Her advice was threefold: “De-escalate. Fix broken.” Managing director of IMF Christine Lagarde gion.’” the system. Don’t break it.” fri 12.10.2018

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Hackers are using stolen Apple ids to swipe cash in China

nt Financial’s Alipay and get for cyber-thieves as their ATencent Holdings Ltd. popularity surges around the warned that cyber-attackers world. Ant Financial, which is employed stolen Apple IDs to controlled by billionaire Ali- break into customers’ accounts baba co-founder Jack Ma, is and made off with an unknown estimated to handle more than amount of cash, in a rare securi- half of China’s USD17 trillion ty breach for China’s top digital in annual online payments. payments providers. Formally known as Zhejiang Alipay, whose parent also ope- Ant Small & Micro Financial rates the world’s largest money Services Group, it leveraged market fund, said on its Weibo Alipay’s popularity to expand blog that it contacted Apple and into everything from asset ma- is working to get to the bottom nagement to insurance, credit of the breach. It warned users scoring and lending. It serves that’ve linked their Apple iden- more than 800 million custo- tities to any payment services, mers. Tencent’s rival payments including Tencent’s WePay, offering is a key component of to lower transaction limits to the social media service We- prevent further losses. Tencent Chat, which has a billion-plus said in a separate statement it users. too had noticed the cyber-heist and reached out to the iPhone maker. It’s unclear China’s two largest companies both recommended that users how the of their digital wallets take steps to safeguard their Apple ac- attackers may counts, including by changing have gotten passwords. It’s unclear how the attackers may have gotten their their hands on hands on the Apple IDs, which are required for iPhone users the Apple IDs that buy content such as music from iTunes or the app store. Many Alipay and WePay cus- Apple representatives haven’t tomers that’re also iPhone responded to requests and pho- users link their digital wallets ne calls seeking comment. to their Apple IDs. Once they’ve “Since Apple hasn’t resolved gained access, online thieves this issue, users who’ve linked can transfer cash to external their Apple ID to any payments accounts. method, including Alipay, We- “Tencent is actively communi- Pay or credit cards, may be vul- cating with Apple to better un- nerable to theft,” Alipay said in derstand how it’s resolving the its blogpost. situation,” the WeChat-ope- Digital payments services rator said in its emailed state- have become a tempting tar- ment. Bloomberg 12.10.2018 fri

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Malaysia praised the government’s deci- sion, saying the death penalty is barbarous and pointless as it has never been proven to deter Government says it will end serious crimes. Its adviser, N. Surendran, said the new go- vernment has shown that “it is a force for moral good, and an death penalty for all crimes example for the region and the world.” alaysia’s new gover- Many Asian countries such as nment said it will abolish China and neighboring Singa-

M ap photo the death penalty for all crimes pore, Indonesia, Thailand and and halt all pending executions, Vietnam still impose capital pu- a rare move against capital pu- nishment. nishment in Asia that human ri- ghts groups hailed yesterday as a major advance. More than 1,200 people are on death row in Malaysia, which This is part of mandates hanging as punish- ment for a wide range of crimes our election including murder, drug traffi- pledge and in cking, treason, kidnapping and acts of terror. line with the Law Minister Liew Vui Keong announced that the Cabinet had move away agreed to abolish the death pe- nalty and that amendments to from capital laws with capital punishment punishment in were expected to be presented when Parliament resumes Mon- the rest of the day, local media reported. Liew couldn’t be reached for imme- world. diate comment. Gobind Singh Deo Communications Minister Go- Communications Minister bind Singh Deo yesterday con- firmed the Cabinet’s decision. Surendran urged the govern- “This is part of our election ment to not forget the hundreds pledge and also in line with the of Malaysians who are lan- move away from capital punish- guishing on death row in Singa- ment in the rest of the world,” he pore and other countries, parti- told The Associated Press. cularly for being drug mules. Amnesty International said the cord, and death row prisoners Naidoo, said in a statement, ad- coalition in the first change of “We call upon the government move would be a major advan- often have to wait years for their ding that 142 countries worldwi- government since independence to vigorously speak up for our ci- ce but urged the government to appeals to be processed. de have rejected capital punish- from Britain in 1957. Its promi- tizens facing death in distant sho- “completely abolish the death “There is no time to waste, the ment. ses included eradicating cor- res. Having rejected the death pe- penalty for all crimes, with no death penalty should have been Prime Minister Mahathir ruption and bolstering human nalty in this country, we now have exceptions.” It said the death pe- consigned to the history books Mohamad’s alliance won a rights. the moral authority to fight for nalty has been a “terrible stain” long ago,” the human rights stunning election upset on May The Malaysian human righ- the lives of our citizens abroad,” on Malaysia’s human rights re- group’s secretary-general, Kumi 9, ousting a scandal-tainted ts group Lawyers for Liberty he said in a statement. AP

Thailand Authorities to deport 70 Pakistani asylum seekers hai authorities yes- the country illegally, even On Monday, Thai au- terday convicted 70 if they are recognized by thorities announced they

T ap photo Pakistani asylum seekers the United Nations as re- would step up efforts to of staying illegally in Thai- fugees who are fleeing per- arrest foreigners without land despite their protes- secution. appropriate legal status. tations that they face per- Foreign Ministry Lt. Gen. Kongcheep Tan- secution if they are sent spokeswoman Busadee travanich, spokesman for home, as police intensify Santipitaks said Thailand the Ministry of Defense, a crackdown on illegal im- is not part of the United said Defense Minister migration. Nation’s 1951 Refugee Prawit Wongsuwan has The Taling Chan Provin- Convention and authori- ordered a one-month cial Court issued fines and ties have to act on viola- campaign to crack down up to two-month suspen- tions of the law. She said on foreigners overstaying ded jail sentences to the the government deals with their visas. group, which was charged migrants with U.N. refu- Police Lt. Gen. Suttipong with overstaying their vi- gee status on a case-by-ca- Wongpin, acting commis- sas and illegal entry. An of- se basis. sioner of the immigration ficer in charge of the case, Phil Robertson, deputy bureau, said last week that who declined to be named director of Human Rights the government had ins- because of office policy, Watch’s Asia division, said tructed police to strictly said they will be held in a group consists mostly of In 1984, predominately fendants were arrested those who have refugee enforce the law on foreig- detention center until they Christian Pakistanis and Muslim Pakistan enacted Tuesday after they were status or whose cases are ners who violate immigra- are deported. some Ahmadi Muslims, amendments to its cons- found to have formed a being processed should tion law. The group was accom- and that members of the titution which punish group that smuggled Pakis- not be detained. Separately yesterday, panied by 11 children who two religious groups face Ahmadis who call themsel- tani asylum seekers into “This is a rights-abusing immigration police said will also be held in the de- persecution in Pakistan. ves Muslims “or pose to be Thailand with the goal of populist policy that deni- they charged 24 foreig- tention center. “I’m Christian and my Muslims” with up to three reaching other countries. grates Thailand and makes ners with overstaying One of the defendants, life and family are not safe years in prison. Thailand regularly de- Thailand look cruel,” Ro- their visas and 11 others Emmanuel Shan, said the back in Pakistan,” he said. Police said 52 of the de- ports foreigners who are in bertson said. with illegal entry. AP fri 12.10.2018

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ndonesia’s search ap photo for victims buried in nei- ghborhoods annihilated by an earthquake and tsunami is India Inearing its end almost two weeks after the double disasters hit the remote city of Palu in central Su- Severe cyclone hits lawesi. Authorities had said the official search and rescue effort would end eastern coast; 8 killed yesterday with prayers in areas of the city such as Balaroa, Petobo sand because hundreds of homes to Oct. 26. severe cyclone damaged fallen trees in the Vijayanaga- and Jono Oge where the force of were sucked into the earth. Firefighters, soldiers and other Ahomes and blew down ram and Srikakulam districts the quake liquefied soft soil and Save the Children’s affiliated or- personnel searched the rubble trees and power poles yes- of Andhra Pradesh, said Kin- tore apart neighborhoods. ganization in Indonesia said there Thursday in a last push to find vic- terday in eastern India, whe- jarapu Acchan Naidu, the sta- But the national disaster agency’s could be as many as 1,500 children tims. They also burned debris and re eight people were killed te labor minister. spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nu- missing. excavators dug into the tangled re- and about 300,000 forced to Schools were closed and air groho, told a news conference it Selina Sumbung, the organiza- mains of buildings. move to higher ground. and train travel curtailed in would continue for one more day tion’s chief, said the end of the Heavy equipment hasn’t been Cyclone Titli, or Butterfly, the region. Authorities also after requests from families of the search mission is accepted with a able to operate in neighborhoods had winds blowing up to 150 set up more than 800 shelters missing. “heavy heart.” where the earth turned to mud, kilometers per hour when stocked with food and relief He said it will take two years for “Children are particularly vulne- hampering the search effort, and it came onshore, the India materials. the region to rebuild and recover. rable in disasters, and to think that many bodies have decomposed Meteorological Department Electricity and telephone The agency said the official death so many will never have the chance beyond recognition due to the tro- said. It spread rain widely in services were cut in a number toll had risen to 2,073 as of Thur- to grow up is heart-breaking,” she pical heat. coastal districts of Orissa sta- of areas in both states. sday, with most of the fatalities in said in a statement. Miles of coastline were trashed by te and also hit northern parts The cyclone was likely to Palu. Central Sulawesi Gov. Longki the tsunami that followed the Sept. of neighboring Andhra Pra- weaken further and become Officially, 680 people are missing Djanggola said the disaster relief 28 quake, with houses swept off desh state. a deep depression by Friday, but officials have acknowledged period, due to expire on Satur- their foundations, trucks crumpled Eight people died from the meteorological depart- the number could be several thou- day, was extended by two weeks and numerous ships beached. AP drowning, wall collapses and ment said. AP

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Turkey Trump said he had spoken with the Saudis about what he called a “bad situation,” but he did not disclose details of his conversations. He also said the Saudi team after Post writer U.S. was working “very closely” with Turkey, “and I think we’ll get to the bottom of it.” White House press secretary included soldiers, royal guards Sarah Huckabee Sanders said national security adviser John Bolton and presidential senior ap photo adviser Jared Kushner spoke on Tuesday to Crown Prince Mohammed about Khashoggi. Secretary of State Mike Pom- peo then had a follow-up call with the crown prince to reitera- te the U.S. request for informa- tion and a thorough, transpa- rent investigation. Erdogan appear aimed at gradually pressuring Saudi Arabia to reveal what happened to Khashoggi In an interview with “Fox News @ Night,” Trump said he wanted to find out what happe- ned to Khashoggi but appeared reluctant to consider blocking arms sales, citing economic rea- sons. “I think that would be hurting us,” Trump said. “We have jobs, we have a lot of things happe- Ayse Wieting, Suzan Fraser Saudi Arabia, before going si- The first plane of nine Saudis plane, flying onto Cairo and re- ning in this country. We have a & Jon Gambrell, Istanbul lent in recent days, called the arrived from Riyadh around maining overnight until heading country that’s doing probably allegation it abducted or harmed 3:30 a.m. that day, and included back to Riyadh, according to better economically than it’s audi royal guards, inte- Khashoggi “baseless.” However, an individual described as a fo- Sabah and other media reports. ever done before.” lligence officers, soldiers it too has offered no evidence to rensics official, according to the By 11 p.m., another seven left by “Part of that is what we’re and an autopsy expert support its claim the writer sim- Sabah newspaper. One Turkish the other private plane, heading doing with our defense systems were part of a 15-mem- ply walked out of its consulate official, speaking on condition to Dubai, United Arab Emira- and everybody’s wanting them,” Sber team from the kingdom that and vanished despite his fiancée of anonymity to The Associa- tes, similarly remaining there he continued. “And frankly, I targeted missing writer Jamal waiting outside for him. ted Press to discuss an ongoing overnight and then flying on to think that that would be a very, Khashoggi, Turkish media said police investigation, previously Riyadh the next day, according very tough pill to swallow for our yesterday. The Washington Post described that official as an “au- to reports. Two others flew out country. I mean, you’re affecting contributor vanished last week Trump said topsy expert.” commercially, Sabah said. us and, you know, they’re always while visiting the Saudi Consula- The other six flew in on com- While the reports provide no- quick to jump that way.” te in Istanbul. he wanted to mercial flights, according to a thing definitive, they darken the On his first international trip The reported details, coupled list obtained by Sabah, which picture surrounding Khashog- as president, Trump visited with more-direct comments find out what also published their names and gi’s disappearance. Saudi Arabia and announced from Turkish President Recep faces. Local media described the Erdogan was quoted by $110 billion in proposed arms Tayyip Erdogan, appear aimed happened to Saudis being military and inte- Turkish media yesterday as te- sales. The administration also at gradually pressuring Saudi Khashoggi lligence officers, as well as seve- lling journalists flying with him relies on Saudi support for its Arabia to reveal what happened ral “royal guards.” back home from a visit to Hun- Middle East agenda to counter to Khashoggi, while also balan- but appeared Around the time Khashoggi gary that “we cannot remain si- Iranian influence, fight extre- cing Ankara’s need to maintain entered the consulate, a second lent to such an incident.” mism and support an expected the kingdom’s investments in reluctant private plane from Riyadh took “How is it possible for a con- peace plan between Israel and Turkey and relations on other off for Istanbul. About two hou- sulate, an embassy not to have the Palestinians. issues. to consider rs after he entered the consulate, security camera systems? Is it Khashoggi had gone to the In Washington, President Do- blocking arms video released by state media in possible for the Saudi Arabian consulate on Tuesday last week nald Trump expressed reserva- Turkey shows several vehicles consulate where the incident oc- to get paperwork he needed for tions over withholding American sales with diplomatic license plates, curred not to have camera sys- his upcoming marriage. His arm sales over the writer, even as leave the consulate and drive tems?” Erdogan asked. “If a bird Turkish fiancee waited outside. prominent American lawmakers Information continues to tri- some 2 kilometers away to the flew, if a mosquito appeared, The Post reported Wednesday increasingly criticize Saudi Ara- ckle out through Turkish media consul’s residence. these systems would catch them evening that U.S. intelligence bia — America’s longtime securi- about the 15-man Saudi team The Hurriyet newspaper and and (I believe) they (the Saudis) intercepts outlined a Saudi plan ty ally in the region. previously described as an “as- other media alleged that the would have the most advanced to detain Khashoggi. The Post, Turkish officials say they fear sassination squad.” These leaks, consulate’s 28 local staff were of systems.” citing anonymous U.S. officials Saudi Arabia killed and dis- largely matching across Turkey’s given the day off because a “di- Meanwhile, Trump told re- familiar with the intelligence, membered Khashoggi, without state-run media and private Er- plomats’ meeting” would be porters in the Oval Office that said Prince Mohammed ordered offering evidence explaining dogan-linked outlets, likely come held there. The reports did not he has a call in to Khashoggi’s an operation to lure Khashoggi why they believe that. Khashoggi from the country’s security servi- cite a source and there was no fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, who has from his home in Virginia, whe- contributed columns to the Post, ces as another means to pressure official confirmation. appealed to the president and re he lived most recently, to including some critical of Crown the kingdom over Khashoggi’s By 7 p.m., six of the Saudis first lady Melania Trump for Saudi Arabia and then detain Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Oct. 2 disappearance. left by the newly arrived private help. him. AP 12.10.2018 fri

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TV canal macau cinema this day in history Friday cineteatro 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) 11 - 18 Oct 15:55 Os Craques do Pingue-Pongue 16:45 Quem Quer Ser Milionário 18:55 TDM Talk Show (Repetição) 19:30 Livros com João Guedes (Repetição) 20:30 Telejornal 21:15 Missão: 100% Português 22:10 Fotobox 22:25 Dentro 23:15 TDM News 23:50 Resumo Liga das Nações 2018/2019 00:45 Telejornal (Repetição) 01:30 RTPi Directo

Saturday 11:05 Os Ursos Boonie e o Fantástico Outono 11:35 Chai Chai 11:45 Endereço Desconhecido 12:30 Gostos e Sabores 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) 14:30 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 - Compacto 17:30 Janela Indiscreta com Mário Augusto Venom ozens killed in ali 18:05 A Essência room 1 2002 D B 18:25 Lusa Music Box 2:30, 4:30, 7:30 9:30pm nightclub explosion 18:55 Animais Anónimos Director: Ruben Fleischer Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed 19:40 1986 Language: English (Chinese) Reports from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali 20:30 Telejornal Duration: 112min say more than 50 people have been killed in two ex- 21:15 A Teoria de Tudo plosions. 23:15 TDM News At least 10 foreigners died and more than 120 peo- 23:50 Resumo Liga das Nações 2018/2019 ple were injured - including tourists from Australia, 00:45 Telejornal (Repetição) the US, Britain and Europe. 01:30 RTPi Directo One of the bombs exploded at a nightclub in Kuta Beach, the island’s main tourist resort. Another smaller explosion occurred in nearby Sunday Denpasar, Bali’s capital, close to the United States Honorary Consulate. 11:00 Missa Dominical Local police say bomb squad officers are investi- 12:40 A Essência gating, although the cause of the explosions has not 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) been confirmed. 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) The explosion in Kuta occurred at about 2330 local 14:30 Zig Zag time when the bars would have been packed with 15:10 Triângulo Jota tourists. 16:05 Música Maestro Witnesses say the blast destroyed the Sari Club and 16:50 Brainstorm the resulting fire then engulfed a neighbouring bar, 17:35 Got Talent Portugal Sr.4 Paddy’s Irish Club. 20:10 Aqui Há História Other buildings and several cars were also dama- ged in the blast and ensuing fire. 20:30 Telejornal One witness, Richard Poore, a cameraman for a 21:15 Contraponto New Zealand TV company, said the force of the ex- 22:20 Banco Asiático De Investimento em Infra-Estruturas destination wedding plosion was so strong it severely damaged his hotel 22:45 Sabia Que? room 2 nearly 1km away. 23:15 TDM News 2:30, 4:30, 7:30pm “The windows of the hotel blew out, the upper floors Director: victor levin 23:50 Reportagem (Repetição) have lost their ceilings and dropped in and there was Starring: Keanu Reeves, Winona Rider 00:10 Resumo Liga das Nações 2018/2019 Language: Cantonese (Chinese, english) an incredible amount of smoke in the sky.” 01:05 Telejornal (Repetição) Duration: 130min Mr Poore explained that his “first instinct was to 01:50 RTPi Directo run up the road with a camera” to film the scenes of devastation. “I have just never seen anything like it. It was hor- rendous. Total carnage,” he said. Offbeat The US embassy in Jakarta has issued a series of warnings in recent weeks that its nationals could be targeted by Islamic militants linked to the al-Qaeda Giant hammer artwork stolen in terror group. Northern California, police wants The embassy itself closed for several days last mon- th after intelligence reports indicated militant groups to nail thieves were planning car bomb attacks. Authorities in Northern Indonesian officials have in the past denied that mi- California are looking for a litants linked to al-Qaeda are active in the country. hammer. A really, really big Known as the Island of the Gods, Bali is a popular one. holiday resort - 1.5 million tourists visited in 2001. The Santa Rosa Press- Democrat says police in Courtesy BBC News Healdsburg in California’s wine country are looking for an enormous artwork that vanished over the weekend. In context Project Gutenberg The artwork was an A huge car bomb killed 202 people, mainly Australians. No injuries oc- 800-pound ball-peen ham- room 2 9:15pm curred in the American consulate explosion. mer made of metal with a The dead and injured came from as many as 24 different countries. Director: Felix Chong long redwood handle. The The regional Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), was named as a key Starring: Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok, Zhang Jingchu hammer measures 21 feet suspect in the 2003 Bali bomb. JI has alleged links to al-Qaeda. Language: Cantonese (Chinese, english) Three men were sentenced to death for the bombings - Amrozi bin Nur- long and the head is 6 feet tall. Duration: 130min The piece, valued at USD15,000, was loaned by the artist hasyim, his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra. Ali Imron was sen- about a year ago to the Healdsburg Community Center. It tenced to life imprisonment. Johnny English Strikes Again More than a dozen others were given lengthy jail sentences for their part vanished from the lawn sometime Friday night or Saturday room 3 in the plot. morning. 7:30pm On 1 October 2005 Bali was targetted again when three suicide bombers The artist, Doug Unkrey, says it would have required about Director: David Kerr blew themselves up in tourist areas killing at least 19 people, mostly In- eight people or a flatbed trailer with a winch to carry off his Starring: Rowan Atkinson Emma Thompson donesians. Jemaah Islamiah is once more suspected of carrying out this work. Language: English (Chinese) attack. Police, of course, want to nail the thieves. Duration: 88min fri 12.10.2018 th Anniversary

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Football Monaco fires Jardim after ap photo poor start to season elishing his team’s fif- Juventus then Arsenal. The combined sales of Joao Rth consecutive top-three A traditional powerhouse in Moutinho, Fabinho, and Tho- finish in the French league, French football, Monaco is in mas Lemar last summer dealt Monaco vice-president Vadim 18th place in the standings and a fatal blow to Jardim. Monaco Vasilyev spoke in May about winless in its past 10 games in recruited young players, inclu- his dream to make Leonardo all competitions. ding Russia midfielder Alek- Jardim the Alex Ferguson of “Leonardo has established sandr Golovin, but the hole left the principality. himself on the bench of AS Mo- especially by Fabinho’s depar- Less than five months later, naco as a reference in Europe ture to Liverpool was not filled, Vasilyev and Dmitry Rybolo- and leaves behind a very po- leaving Monaco center backs vlev, the Russian billionaire sitive balance sheet,” Vasilyev Kamil Glick and Jemerson who invested millions of euros said. “His passage will remain constantly exposed. to bring Monaco back to the as one of the most beautiful pa- Jardim previously dealt topflight in 2013, have chan- ges in the history of the club.” brilliantly with the loss of key ged their mind. Jardim lasted four years in players. Four years ago, when Following four consecuti- Monaco. Nothing spectacular Monaco faced a UEFA probe ve losses that left the team in compared to Ferguson’s 26- for overspending on player the relegation zone and in last year tenure with the Red De- transfers and wages, he wit- place in its Champions League vils. But during his spell, and nessed the departures of Ra- group, they dismissed the Por- despite Monaco’s policy to sell damel Falcao and James Ro- bil Dirar. All of them had been and led Monaco to a runner-up tuguese coach yesterday. its best players to fill bank ac- driguez. A year later, Anthony instrumental in Monaco’s run finish behind Paris Saint-Ger- Former Monaco player and counts, Jardim supervised the Martial, one of the brightest to the French league trophy in main. Arsenal star Thierry Henry is emergence of Kylian Mbappe young players in French foo- 2017 when Jardim’s side won After taking over from Clau- reportedly in negotiations with as a top player, delivered a lea- tball at the time, was sold to the domestic title and reached dio Ranieri during the 2014 club officials to become their gue title, led his players to the Manchester United, after four the Champions League semifi- summer, the 44-year-old Jar- new manager. Henry has been Champions League semifinals, other key players also left. nals. dim took some time to find working as an assistant to Bel- and managed to build one of Last year, he endured the sa- Deprived of its backbone, the right balance, dramatically gium coach Roberto Martinez Europe’s most spectacular les of Mbappe, left back Benja- Monaco did not play the same changing his tactics over the since 2016. France’s all-time teams. min Mendy, central midfielder brand of free-flowing and en- years to turn the principality leading scorer, he played in the The latest dismantling of his Tiemoue Bakayoko, playmaker thralling football as the pre- side from a defensive fortress French league from 1994-99 squad proved too much to han- Bernardo Silva, forward Valere vious season but Jardim adap- into one of Europe’s best atta- with Monaco before moving to dle, though. Germain, and midfielder Na- ted quickly to the new script cking forces. AP ad fri 12.10.2018

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Football apparently referred to the en- counter at the Palms Hotel and Casino. In August, her attorneys asked Attorney: Ronaldo rape report Las Vegas police to reopen an investigation that had been clo- sed in 2009 without charges. The lawyers followed with the documents altered, fabricated lawsuit about two weeks ago. Police have refused to release Ken Ritter, Las Vegas accepted USD375,000 to keep documents, citing the reopened quiet about the encounter with case, and have not commented ristiano Ronaldo’s ap photo Ronaldo in a hotel penthouse. about progress in the investiga- new Las Vegas crimi- The lawsuit seeks to void the tion. nal defense lawyer went agreement that her lawyers say Stovall and Drohobyczer have on the attack yesterday she signed under pressure from said a Las Vegas psychiatrist C[Macau time], saying documen- “fixers” trying to protect the re- diagnosed Mayorga with post- ts cited in media reports about putation of Ronaldo. The law- traumatic stress and depression a rape claim against the soccer suit also seeks monetary dama- “caused by Cristiano Ronaldo’s star were “complete fabrica- ges of at least $200,000. sexual assault in 2009.” tions” and the encounter was “Given the breach of that The attorneys said she was consensual. agreement by the other side and “emotionally fragile,” out of the In a statement , attorney Peter the inflammatory accusations country and would not be inter- S. Christiansen blamed reports that have been lodged in the en- viewed by media. about the 2009 encounter on suing days, Mr. Ronaldo feels Christiansen replaced high- electronic data leaks of docu- compelled to no longer stand profile criminal defense attor- ments that he said were stolen silent,” Christiansen said in his neys David Chesnoff and Ri- by a hacker from law firms and statement. chard Schonfeld as Ronaldo’s other entities in Europe and “To absolve any doubt, Mr. Ro- legal representative in Las Ve- then put up for sale. naldo has always maintained, gas. Ronaldo “is accustomed to as he does today, that what oc- Ronaldo’s attorney in Berlin, being the subject of press atten- curred in 2009 in Las Vegas was Christian Schertz, has refused tion that goes along with being consensual in nature,” it said. comment about the rape alle- famous,” Christiansen said. “The documents which purpor- gation. He threatened to sue But the statement called it Mayorga reached a non-disclo- for the Italian club Juventus tedly contain statements by Mr. after the German magazine Der “absolutely deplorable that any sure agreement in 2010 after and his home country’s national Ronaldo and have been repor- Spiegel reported on the lawsuit, media outlet would support or their encounter in Las Vegas. team. Some sponsors, including ted in the media are complete saying the article violated Ro- advance such an elaborate and Mayorga’s attorneys, Leslie Nike and video game maker EA fabrications.” naldo’s personal rights. deliberate defamation campaign Stovall and Larissa Drohoby- Sports, have expressed concern Drohobyczer said previously Yesterday, Der Spiegel said it based on stolen, easily manipu- czer, did not immediately res- about the rape allegation. that Mayorga never wanted her has “hundreds of documents” lated digital documents.” pond to telephone, email and Mayorga, 34, a former model, name made public but became that substantiate its report and The statement acknowled- text messages. filed a lawsuit on Sept. 27 in worried that she would be iden- there is no reason to believe they ged that Ronaldo and Kathryn Ronaldo, 33, of Portugal, plays Nevada acknowledging that she tified after a 2017 media report are not authentic. AP

ad THE Police: Trump’s UK visit used Station Air quality BUZZ10,000 officers, cost USD24M Roadside 45-65 Moderate British police chiefs say security for U.S. Presi- by almost 10,000 officers. dent Donald Trump’s visit in July involved almost She says “the full cost of the operation is still being High 10,000 officers and cost nearly 18 million pounds worked out but an early estimate is nearly 18 million Density 30-50 (USD24 million), making it the biggest police ope- pounds.” Residental ration since riots swept England in 2011. Trump held talks with Prime Minister Theresa Good National Police Chiefs’ Council chairwoman Sara May at her country retreat, met Queen Elizabeth II Area opinion Thornton said yesterday that nearly every police at Windsor Castle and visited a Scottish golf cour- force in the country was involved in covering the se during the trip, which also saw large anti-Trump ce: ds m g Ambient 45-65 four-day visit, which required 26,000 police shifts protests in London and Scotland. Moderate Bizcuits sou r Leanda Lee WORLD BRIEFS Activists: Guiding us down US, Russian astronauts esire aths

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Desire paths are tracks worn by the wishes and safe after emergency feet of those gone before. As explained in an article in last week’s Guardian, they very often run contrary to design and planning. These are the pathways that landing take you where you desire via a route that you prefer, regardless of the designs of authorities or blueprints

of urban planners. ap photo These are the pathways curtailed by signs deman- Singapore The ding “keep off the grass”, or by fences and chains world’s longest direct commercial along bounded routes. It takes a little courage to flight is back and follow even well-worn paths, and an adventurous spi- taking travelers from rit to create them. Desire paths are more frequently Singapore to the New being taken seriously as “a way for city dwellers to York region. Operated ‘write back’ to city planners, giving feedback with by Singapore Airlines, their feet”. Citizens’ desires are being heeded in both the city-state’s national concrete and metaphoric form. carrier, the trip takes Activists - people who campaign for and make chan- slightly under 19 hours. ge happen – beat those metaphoric pathways for the Skipping a stopover rest of a community. They are about making reform in Frankfurt will save and improvement in our circumstances. Activists hours of traveling time, the carrier says. view their environments critically; they question what U.S. astronaut Nick Hague (right) and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin the rest of us take for granted and do not assume that existing modes of behaviour and the actions of those we rely upon are necessarily beneficial for everyone. Dmitry Lovetsky, Baikonur “Thank God, the crew is ned cooperation in space ap photo They take the risk of beating new pathways alongside alive,” Russian President research. the established ones, upsetting the status quo. WO astronauts from Vladimir Putin’s spokes- The Russian Soyuz space- It is activists’ persistent voices over time that can Tthe U.S. and Russia man, Dmitry Peskov, told craft is currently the only sway the authority figures – the more powerful de- were safe yesterday after reporters when it became vehicle for ferrying crews signers of our social, economic and political systems an emergency landing in clear that the crew had lan- to the International Space - to listen and then change those systems. Then it the steppes of Kazakhstan ded safely. He added that Station following the reti- becomes easier for the rest of us laggards to walk following the failure of a the president is receiving rement of the U.S. space the new paths we truly desire but have no energy, Russian booster rocket car- regular updates about the shuttle fleet. Russia stands Humanitarian situation. to lose that monopoly in the Nauru conviction or time to traverse alone. rying them to the Interna- medical professionals Much of the inertia for any positive change lies in tional Space Station. It was to be the first space coming years with the arri- expelled from Nauru the existing system. As an example, on social media NASA astronaut Nick Ha- mission for Hague, who joi- val of SpaceX’s Dragon v2 said yesterday asylum this week there has been campaign to put pressu- gue and Roscosmos’ Alexei ned NASA’s astronaut corps and Boeing’s Starliner crew seekers that Australia re on supermarkets to reduce plastic packaging on Ovchinin lifted off as sche- in 2013. Ovchinin spent six capsules. had banished to the fresh produce. Currently, even if shoppers want to duled at 2:40 p.m. (0840 months on the orbiting ou- Yesterday’s failure was the tiny Pacific atoll were buy “naked” produce, they cannot work around the GMT; 4:40 a.m. EDT) from tpost in 2016. first manned launch failure suicidal and their system. Each bundle of fruit and vegetables must the Russian-leased Baiko- The astronauts were to for the Russian space pro- children have lost hope. be placed in a separate bag for weighing and pri- nur cosmodrome in Ka- dock at the International gram since September 1983 cing with a bar-coded sticker at the produce weigh zakhstan, but their Soyuz Space Station six hours after when a Soyuz exploded on station before it can be purchased at the checkout. booster rocket failed about the launch, but the three-s- the launch pad. Soviet cos- ap photo To change this practice would require a complete two minutes after the laun- tage Soyuz booster suffered monauts Vladimir Titov and revamp of the weigh and price-tagging method so ch. an unspecified failure of its Gennady Strekalov jettiso- that it could be done at the point of payment, thus The rescue capsule auto- second stage. Search and ned and landed safely near removing the necessity for enclosed packaging. This matically jettisoned from rescue teams were imme- the launch pad, surviving system, as are all waste and pollution problems, is the booster and went into a diately scrambled to recover without injuries. a design choice. ballistic descent, landing at the crew and paratroopers Russia has continued to There are always solutions to problems raised by a sharper than normal angle were dropped from a plane rely on Soviet-designed activists, but the required systems-design changes and subjecting the crew to to reach the site and help booster rockets for laun- President Donald and the sunk-cost in legacy systems is often too heavy gravitational force. the rescue effort. ching commercial satellites, US Trump says he’s great to make these viable in the short term. This is NASA Administrator Dzhezkazgan is about 450 as well as crews and cargo reluctant to slash kilometers northeast of to the International Space why we need the persistence of activists walking the Jim Bridenstine, who wa- weapons sales to Saudi talk, leading us down desired pathways. tched the launch at Baiko- Baikonur, and spacecraft Station. Arabia, saying that if Activism is claiming a higher profile in Macau of nur along with his Russian returning from the ISS nor- While Russian rockets had the U.S. doesn’t sell late. Yesterday we met Joe Chan on the Times’ front counterpart, tweeted that mally land in that region. earned a stellar reputation arms to the kingdom, page, an environmental activist and president of the Hague and Ovchinin are in Russian Deputy Prime for their reliability in the then the Saudis will buy Macau Green Students Union, talking about the sta- good condition. He added Minister Yuri Borisov said past, a string of failed lau- them from Russia or te of plastic-pollution in Macau. Last Thursday, Sco- that a “thorough investiga- all manned launches will nches in recent years has China. More on p15 tt Chiang and Alin Lam were fined for their “action” tion into the cause of the be suspended pending an called into doubt Russia’s against the demolition of Hotel Estoril. Such is the incident will be conducted.” investigation into the cause ability to maintain the same Spanish rescuers have found the bodies of a value of activism that The International School has a The capsule landed about of the failure. He added that high standards of manufac- Russia will fully share all re- turing. German couple who new program to encourage it. Their “Activist-in-Re- 20 kilometers east of the went missing after flash sident’ initiative is not about causing trouble, which city of Dzhezkazgan in Ka- levant information with the Glitches found in Russia’s flooding on the island is often how activists are portrayed as they desta- zakhstan. The astronauts U.S. Proton and Soyuz rockets in of Mallorca, bringing bilise the status quo and question authority, but it is were flown by helicopter to Earlier this week, Bridens- 2016 were traced to manu- the confirmed death toll about recognising a need, “to problem solve, think Dzhezkazgan and will later tine emphasized that colla- facturing flaws at the plant to 12. A young child is critically, and make positive changes in our global be taken to Star City, Rus- boration with Russia’s Ros- in Voronezh. Roscosmos still missing. community.” sia’s space training center cosmos remains important. sent more than 70 rocket Desire paths will continue to be beaten by those outside Moscow. Relations between Mos- engines back to production Egyptian authorities prepared to go off designated roads and forge new The launch failure marks cow and Washington have lines to replace faulty com- detained the youngest son of jailed former ways. Rather than suppress the unwanted voices or an unprecedented mishap sunk to post-Cold War lows ponents, a move that resul- President Mohammed cut-off access to alternative routes and new destina- for the Russian space pro- over the crisis in Ukraine, ted in a yearlong break in Morsi yesterday for the war in Syria and allega- Proton launches and badly tions, our community will benefit by taking advantage gram, which has been do- questioning on charges of the energy and enthusiasm of new active voices gged by a string of launch tions of Russian meddling dented Russia’s niche in the of spreading “fake with their visions of a better Macau. failures and other incidents in the 2016 U.S. presidential global market for commer- news,” then released in recent years. vote, but they have maintai- cial satellite launches. AP him on bail.