portuguese summer beijing announces south course more popular grand prix china sea drill The Portuguese Language budget The area where this week’s Summer Course of the UM remains Chinese naval exercises are kicked off with over 100 students unchanged being held is not considered more than in last year’s edition. a particular hotspot. P2 P5 P11
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P2 CHINA is sending scheme to go bust 416 athletes in total to the Rio de Janeiro Games, including 35 former Olympic champions. China’s team includes 160 men and 256 women, MARQUES RENATO who will compete in 210 events across 26 sports. Cai Zhenhua, deputy director of the General Administration of Sport, was quoted by state media as saying the delegation, including coaches and other staff, will be its largest ever at 711. Among them will be 29 coaches hired from overseas. AP PHOTO
THE PHILIPPINES’ crime-fighting president says he plans to ask Chinese officials why some Chinese citizens who visit his country are allegedly involved in illegal drugs. President Rodrigo Duterte also said that he would not hesitate to grant presidential pardons ENVIRONMENT to law enforcers accused by human rights advocates of abusing their authority Polystyrene ban welcomed, in cracking down on narcotics, as long as the soldiers and police involved tell the truth scholar advocates similar and do not fabricate evidence. More on p12 measure in Macau P7 MDT REPORT More on backpage 19.07.2016 tue
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Renato Marques CRIME | 53 PEOPLE COMPLAIN group of 53 people have lodged a com- plaint to the Judiciary Police (PJ) after they Another local investment failedA to get back the money they deposited in an investment scheme. The case is similar to others that have been occurring scheme goes bust recently in Macau. The PJ stated in a press con- ference held yesterday that the not been disclosed by the po- month. The group of 53 inves- Business scams are appa- to promote the shop in order group, composed by a large lice. However, TDM reported tors were left without any con- rently gaining momentum as in to get more exposure and rea- majority of local residents (48) that it is a local firm that ope- tact with the people in charge of a separate case also reported by ch more potential costumers. and five citizens from mainland rates two restaurants, a beauty the troubled company and with PJ, a mainland China resident The suspects this time re- China, claims to have been part salon and a gallery close to the losses that, for the time being, currently working in the terri- quested from the victim an of a money investment scheme St. Paul’s Ruins. reach HKD56.5 million. tory also claimed to have been initial payment of RMB7,000 with a high return interest rate The group of complainants in- The case is currently under the victim of a scam. and afterwards an additio- since 2014. Suddenly this mon- formed the police they had been investigation and the police The victim wanted to open an nal payment of RMB19,900. th the scheme went bust as the depositing large sums of money force predicted that in the next “online shop” and requested After these sums had been regular bank cheque they used in this investment company in few days more members of the help from people she met on paid no work or results were to receive every month bounced exchange for high interest rates group of investors might reveal the Internet. According to the presented to the victim and back. for the past two years until su- themselves, increasing the list victim’s report to PJ, she ma- she felt she had been tricked The identity of the company ddenly and without any notice, of deceived people as well as the naged to open the shop with and so lodged a complaint to that operated the scheme has the company closed earlier this sums involved. the help of these people to the PJ regarding the loss of whom she eventually reques- RMB26,900 (approximately ted help once more, this time MOP32,000). Taxi driver accused of extortion by client taxi driver has been accused by a client of answered the phone call informing that he had couple promised hotel room Aan extortion attempt over a dispute regar- found the phone but also saying that if the victim and gaming chips deal ding a lost mobile phone, the Public Security wanted to have his mobile phone back he had to Police Force (PSP) informed. give him the sum of HKD1,500 as compensation. A CASE of swindling has reported- sum of HKD456,000 and in return According to the report from the police force, After some discussion the victim accepted, ly occurred at a hotel in the ZAPE were requested to wait for him in the victim took a taxi on July 14 around 8.15 requesting the taxi driver to drive back to the area in the early hours of yesterday the lobby for about 30 minutes p.m. from a hotel in the ZAPE area to another hotel’s drop-off zone. In the meanwhile, he after a mainland couple met a while he made the necessary ar- hotel in Cotai. searched for help telling the story to a PSP offi- man through a friend at the hotel’s rangements on their behalf. After a Arriving at the destination and after the taxi cer on duty at the hotel door. lobby. The suspect offered services; long time, the couple tried to reach left, the man noticed that his mobile phone When the taxi driver arrived, the police of- to get the couple a room to stay and the suspect via phone calls but was missing and promptly used his wife’s pho- ficer witnessed the conversation between the to exchange their money into gam- he stopped replying to their calls ne to call his own phone. parties, which led to the tentative arrest of the ing chips with benefits to them. The and they decided to lodge a formal From the other side of the line, the taxi driver driver based on the accusation of the victim. couple then handed the suspect a complaint to the PJ.
EDUCATION Portuguese summer course attracts nearly 400 participants
Lynzy Valles of Macau’s history and a Meanwhile, Pasko Ho, “Fitness activity.” a participant of the cour- HE 30th edition of “Students have the se told the Times that the Tthe Portuguese Lan- opportunity to learn new program would offer him guage Summer Course of [vocations] that they will more knowledge about the University of Macau have not learned inside the university and Luso- commenced yesterday the classroom,” he told phone countries. with 388 participants, the Times. “I’m going to study at over a hundred students “They will have opportu- UM this coming August more than in last year’s nities to develop not only so that’s why I want to edition. in the institution’s space come here,” said Ho. “I This year, the program but [also in] other spaces, think there are a lot of is divided into five lan- where they can develop different students from guage-teaching levels, [speaking and listening] other countries […] and from basic to advanced capacities in Portuguese.” I could [also] learn from levels and has also laun- Aside from lectures, stu- them.” ched a Portuguese-Chine- dents would also be in- Although several stu- se translation course. volved in extra-curricular dents attend the course to According to one of the activities and cultural vi- lia, the United Kingdom, program also aims to de- formats, lectures, small speak the language profi- program coordinators, sits to sites in Macau. the U.S., South Korea, velop skills and abilities group activities, hands on ciently, some students are Ricardo Moutinho, two The 30th edition of the Thailand and East Timor. such as communication, projects […] are the best just keen on being immer- new activities will be in- summer course attracted Dean of the Faculty of collaboration, critical way to learn a foreign lan- sed in Portuguese culture cluded in the three-week students from Macau, Arts and Humanities, thinking and creativity. guage, as well as to develop while learning the langua- event such as the study mainland China, Austra- Hong Gang Jin, said the “Learning in different global skills,” she added. ge at the institution.
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TOURISM Front line civil servants IFT survey shows improvement are protected, SAFP in tourist satisfaction claims HE Public Adminis- HE Macau Tourist Satisfaction Ttration and Civil Ser- TIndex report for the first quar- vice Bureau (SAFP) has ter of 2016 was released last week denied a report published by the Tourism Research Center in a local newspaper, clai- of the Institute of Tourism Studies ming that the front line (IFT), showing an improvement in civil servants who were tourist satisfaction. victims of assault while The report showed that the overall performing their duties tourism satisfaction score, which in had to pay the expenses the previous quarter fell to its se- related to their care. an incident or accident in cond lowest point since the survey According to the state- the performance of their began in 2009, has made a reco- ment from SAFP, there duties which results in very. are several measures to physical damages to the The overall score has recovered ensure front line workers’ employee, he or she is to 69.6 out of the maximum 100 safety while carrying out granted access to health points, up from 67.8 in the fourth their work. “When facing care under the law.” quarter of 2015. situations of non-coope- SAFP also recalled According to the report, the ove- The survey also sheds some li- Kong and Taiwan amounted to ration or violence that that in relation to civil rall score is a composite rating of ght on the purpose of tourists in 68.5 percent, 22.9 percent and 5.5 could constitute a crime or criminal proceedin- ten tourism-related sectors in the visiting the MSAR. Among the percent respectively. against civil servants, gs initiated by frontline city, namely casinos, events, heri- popular reasons were shopping Additionally, most visitors from they may request an im- workers based on threats tage attractions, non-heritage at- (25.9 percent), cuisine (25.3 per- Hong Kong and more than half mediate support from or injuries suffered while tractions, hotels, restaurants, retail, cent) and World Heritage attrac- from mainland China were not first- the police,” the statement working, “the Macau SAR transportation, tour guide services tions (18.4 percent). Meanwhile, time visitors, while most of the tou- explains. “If a frontline government has also pro- and immigration services. gaming only accounted for about rists from overseas indicated that worker is implicated in a posed a new measure ai- In the first quarter survey, events 10 percent. this was their first visit to Macau. legal action while in the ming to attribute legal aid scored the most favorably in terms The total number of respondents More than nine in every 10 tou- performance of his duties to the civil servants. The of satisfaction at 78.9 points, while in the first quarter survey was 1,067 rists surveyed said that they visited he may also solicit judi- proposal was later sus- heritage attractions brought down with the vast majority coming from Macau as individual travelers, whi- ciary support.” pended as a result of un- the average, scoring just 63.6 out the greater China region. By area, le the remaining 9.3 percent said The bureau also reaffir- favorable opinions arising of 100. those from mainland China, Hong that they were part of a tour group. med that “in the event of from society.”
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HE 63rd edition of the Ma- Grand Prix budget remains up in June Tcau Grand Prix will receive more financial support from its title sponsor. In a ceremony held unchanged at MOP200 million at Macau Tower, it was announ- BLOOMBERG ced that the total budget of about ding any other activities that cou- MOP200 million (similar to the ld bring more people to the event, one of the previous edition) will Pun said the bigger priority of see an increase of the sponsor’s the new committee this year was The Monetary Authority of participation to MOP20million regarding the promotion of the Macao announced yesterday that event during other sports events. (six million more than in 2015). the preliminary estimate of the For the third consecutive year, “The ID has been promoting the MSAR’s foreign exchange reserves the Suncity Group will be the tit- Grand Prix in several other sports amounted to MOP151.3 billion at le sponsor of the region’s biggest activities. For example during the the end of June 2016. The reserves sporting event. The agreement Volleyball Championship and in were up by 0.6 percent from the was signed during the ceremony other sports events that we will revised figure of MOP150.4 billion by Suncity group’s CEO, Alvin have soon where we could disclo- for the previous month. The Chau and the president of the se information about the Grand foreign exchange reserves at the Sports Bureau (ID), Pun Weng Alvin Chau (center left) and Pun Weng Kun (center right) Prix,” the ID president concluded. end of last month represented 12 Kun. The Secretary for Social Af- According to last year’s figures, times the currency in circulation. fairs and Culture and president Prix edition will be the most re- changes. According to our expe- the Grand Prix recorded a reve- Meanwhile the trade-weighted of the new Macau Grand Prix Or- markable one, adding that the rience and information from the nue record of MOP53million and effective exchange rate index ganizing Committee, Alexis Tam, junket operator “is committed to participants I think [the number was attended by over 80,000 for the MOP rose by 0.15 points was also part of the ceremony. continue to sponsor local sports of participants] will not be affec- spectators. month-to-month and 1.52 points “We will once again combine and cultural activities.” ted.” In order to break those records, year-on-year to 105.51 in June our abundant local tourism and Questioned by the media on the The organizing committee is still many promotional events, with 2016, implying that overall, the cultural resources with the event sidelines of the agreement signing working on the race program and the collaboration of the Macau MOP appreciated against the currencies of Macau’s major to bring a versatile sport-travel ceremony, regarding the possible according to Pun “there are no Government Tourism Office, in trading partners. experience to local residents, visi- influence of the current downturn major differences; the program mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, tors and fans all over the world,” of VIP gaming in terms of partici- will be basically the same,” ad- Australia, France and the USA as said the ID president Pun Weng pation in and sponsorship of local ding that the organization hopes well as in Shenyang, Zhaoqing, Nanny association Kun. racers and support for races, Pun to “elevate the Formula 3 race to Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Nan- aims to promote Suncity Group’s Alvin Chau ex- said: “I think there is still a good an even higher level.” jing have been held from April pressed hopes that this Grand environment. There are no major Questioned by the Times regar- and will run until October. infant care
The Macao Nanny Association has recently been inaugurated, according to a report by Macao Opposition mounts over proposed Daily News. The association expects to offer a communication BLOOMBERG Macau-Taipa tunnels platform for all nannies in the city, as well to provide professional training courses. mation says that each tunnel will be 1,200 only a few meters deep and that the first 20 It will hire nutritionists, meters long, comprising at least two lanes, meters of soil under the sea are made up of Chinese medicine doctors one in the direction of Macau and the other soft mud. Further below the soil, is a mix- and professional nannies to Taipa. Three proposals have been made ture of 30 meters of alluvium and original with significant experience HE government’s proposal to build regarding the project design, either featu- soil. Layers of rocks can only be found by to be consultants within the Ttwo tunnels connecting Taipa and the ring a tunnel on each side of the bridge or going deeper, he said. organization. The association Macau peninsula has raised controversial both tunnels on the same side. The facts stated above are considered by claims that as technology and debates within the city. Professor Sio In Way, visiting professor Sio to pose serious challenges when building the internet develops, the online A notice published in the Official Gazette at the University of Macau, hopes the go- the tunnels in the sense that in order to carry dissemination of information last week indicated that China Communi- vernment can “think over and over again” out the excavation it will be necessary to get about infant care cannot be cations Construction Company (CCCC Hi- about the connection of both sides of Ma- through all the mud and soils until the layer trusted. According to the ghways Consultants Co.), a subsidiary of a cau via tunnels. In Sio’s opinion, the geo- of rocks is reached. Sio even mentioned that Statistics and Census Service state-owned transportation infrastructure graphical conditions around the old bridge a past similar project in Hong Kong took the (DSEC), 7,055 babies were born in 2015, while in 2014 that group, will study the feasibility for the are peculiar, whereby excavating the tun- city more than ten years to finish. He also number was 7,360. construction of two tunnels linking Macau nels will be a highly difficult task, not only suggested that the city should consider buil- and Taipa. spawning a long construction period but ding bridges instead of tunnels, because bui- The Land, Public Works and Transport also incurring tremendous costs. lding a bridge, relatively speaking, is easier Thirty 24-hour Bureau (DSSOPT) released information According to a Macao Daily News report, and takes less time and less money. He belie- mail collecting indicating that the current plan is for two Sio is familiar with the soil and the geogra- ves that building a bridge will take less than tunnels to be constructed next to the Go- phy of the place since he was involved in five years to construct. boxes to be vernor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge, located construction plans of several local proper- The research period will last for 260 available from at Zone C and Zone D of Novos Aterros Ur- ty projects, including ones concerning lar- days, and a preliminary report is expected banos of Taipa and Zone B of Novos Ater- ge casino entities. The scholar said that the to come out by the middle of next year. August ros Urbanos of Macau. A preliminary esti- river bed under the bridge is shallow and Staff reporter Starting from August, local company Sposter will launch a ARTS service of 30 mail collection boxes in Macau. All boxes are expected to be in operation within the Kay Zhang’s exhibition depicts views on sex current year. Sposter will provide a 24-hour service, as opposed to RT For All Society (AFA) is of several exhibitions in Macau, works. The result was the “In- the inconvenient mail pickup from Aset to host an exhibition titled China and Sweden. nocencepedia” series. mail collectors. Currently, a few “Innocencepedia - Works by Kay Zhang commenced her study The press release added that people work as couriers in both Zhang” at its premises on August at the School of Experimental there are several artworks that Zhuhai and Macau, collecting packages for people who are living 1. The exhibition will feature 33 Art at the China Central Aca- focus on nude bodies as the in Macau and have placed orders hand drawn and tile artworks. demy of Fine Arts in 2014. She main theme, and that Zhang from mainland shopping websites. Kay Zhang, currently a Mas- has focused on the field of re- was particularly interested in of sexual desire. For the package owners, picking ters student at the China Cen- search and creation of contem- whether or not those artworks The exhibition is partly spon- up their belongings from collectors tral Academy of Fine Arts, will porary art. According to a press have sexual undertones to a sored by the Cultural Affairs causes troubles and requires some showcase her latest series in release issued by AFA, she has viewer. Zhang sought to recom- Bureau and the MSAR Gover- time to do it. The company claims her first solo exhibition. In re- learned how to use different bine those nude images in her nment and will open to the pu- that Sposter will make the pickup cent years, she has been a part types of media to create her artworks to express the concept blic from August 1 to August 21. more convenient. 19.07.2016 tue
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NVIRONMENTA- LISTS on the Ame- rican west coast are cheering on a new E“extensive” ban on polystyre- ne, approved unanimously last month by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors. The ban will prohibit busines- ses in the area from using the material in the packaging of goods. The victory is prompting environmental activists worl- dwide, including those in Ma- cau, to call for similar bans. A common plastic, polystyre- ne is used in the production of such items as CD cases and plastic model assembly kits, as well as composing disposable items such as takeaway packa- ENVIRONMENT ges (the “tapau” that is used extensively in Macau), plastic cutlery and dinnerware. The material is also used in a variety of circumstances where a rigid Polystyrene ban welcomed, but affordable plastic is requi- red. It is widely thought to con- scholar advocates similar tain toxic substances known as Styrene and Benzene, which are suspected of being carcinogens and neurotoxins that are hazar- measure in Macau dous to humans. It is also the subject of controversy among environmentalists due to the rious,” Ho Wai Tim, the presi- (DSPA) indicated that it is the products is required in the city. fact that it is very slow to bio- Chan dent of the Macau Ecological responsibility of Macau’s clea- Plastic waste “should be se- degrade. This problem is com- says that a Society, told the Times last ning concessionaire, Compa- parated first before [being inci- pounded by the fact that it is an week, speaking on the matter of nhia De Sistemas De Resíduos nerated]” he said, adding that, abundant form of refuse, parti- significant plastic waste accumulation in (CSR), to clean the territory’s “if the respective technology is cularly along shoreline areas. the territory. beaches, while the Marine and available, plastics should be re- Although the material’s ban in quantity of Chan says that a significant Water Bureau is accountab- cycled instead [of] incinerated.” San Francisco was only annou- polystyrene is quantity of polystyrene is dum- le for the surrounding seas. Environmental critics of San nced last month, and will take ped into the sea only to find The marine bureau says that Francisco’s ban agree that the effect from next year, other ci- dumped into its way to Macau’s shores. As it dispatches personnel to the material should be recycled ties in the U.S. including New for the source of the dumping, sea around Macau on a daily instead of simply prohibited, York City, Seattle, Washington the sea only to Chan suspects that potential basis to monitor the situation, as the city is unable to prevent DC, Los Angeles and Miami sources include refuse from increasing the number of staff polystyrene items from being Beach have already resolved to find its way to shipping and illegal dumping and the frequency of cleaning imported from other areas whe- implement their own prohibi- Macau’s shores in mainland China. However, as is deemed necessary. CSR re it is permitted. Critics have tions. he noted that there may also be have not been available for a also warned that if the ban is A scholar at the University of a sizeable amount of direct dis- comment on the issue. unable to reduce the supply of Saint Joseph (USJ) told the Ti- at USJ says that he is regular- posal by residents, workers and Meanwhile, DSPA pledged in polystyrene then it will defeat mes that he would like to see a ly involved as an organizer and tourists at the beach. its statement to “strengthen the its own stated purpose of redu- similar ban imposed in Macau participant in beach clean-up He told the Times that the go- environmental awareness of so- cing waste. both because of the material’s operations in the MSAR. vernment and the responsible ciety’s waste reduction at source, This month, activists and con- extensive use in the territory, One recent clean-up operation agencies could do more to re- [of] recycling and other aspects cerned citizens across the glo- and because the U.S. Environ- collected 2,595 pieces of polys- medy the situation. “I suppose through different channels.” be are abstaining from using mental Protection Agency and tyrene in just one hour, making they are just treating the symp- Indeed, a more effective recy- plastic where possible as part of International Agency for Re- the material the second most toms and not addressing the cling system may circumvent “Plastic Free July.” The under- search on Cancer have extensi- frequent type of refuse found cause,” assessed Chan. the need for a ban on polystyre- taking aims to raise awareness vely written about the harmful on Macau’s beaches after plas- In response to a Times’ en- ne. Macau-based scholars such of the prevalence of single-use properties of polystyrene. tic bottles. quiry last week on the matter, as Professor Hojae Shim told disposable waste in our lives Chan Shek Kiu of the Institu- “Overall I believe that the a statement from Macau’s En- the Times that a more holistic and its negative impact on the te of Science and Environment situation is getting more se- vironmental Protection Bureau recycling program for plastic environment.
TRANSPORT Drivers fined MOP600 for improper use of exclusive bus lane
RIVATE drivers that during the periods from these trials, the police did ne’s first day, 250 unau- the lane has increased the Puse the exclusive bus 7.30 a.m. until 9 a.m., and not issue tickets to the thorized vehicles drove efficiency of bus opera- lane that connects Barra from 4.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.. drivers. on the lane mistakenly, tions and also promoted and Doca Lam Mau on Those who fail to follow Previously the police according to a report by safer driving practices. weekdays will be pena- the regulations will be fi- were issuing verbal war- Macao Daily News. DSAT reminds the lized with fines starting ned MOP600. nings to drivers using DSAT considers the public that, every day from this week. Every weekend from this lane on weekdays, operation to have been during bus-only hours, According to a sta- May 7, the bus lane has in addition to the issuing smooth and stable up to drivers can use Rua do tement released by been under trial periods of tickets on weekends. this point, and that the Almirante Sérgio, Rua the Transport Bureau and with effect from July Henceforth, fines will be bus lane has contributed do Dr. Lourenço Pereira (DSAT), only emergency 1, the usage policy has issued to violators using to the diversion of larger Marques and Avenida de vehicles and buses are been extended to every the lane on any day. vehicles during rush hou- Demetrio Cinatti as alter- permitted to use the lane day of the week. During On the exclusive bus la- rs. In addition, they report native routes. 19.07.2016 tue
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Copper drops GAMING on outlook Tsogo waits on South Africa rebound for credit while expanding casinos tightening in Liezel Hill invested in hotel refurbishments of things to do in South Africa.” China and acquiring properties that it As well as the Suncoast expan- previously leased. sion, Tsogo hopes to add a new SOGO Sun Holdings Ltd. is BLOOMBERG Tpositioning itself for an eco- Despite the economic challen- Cape Town casino by moving OPPER fell with most in- nomic rebound in South Africa ges in South Africa, which ac- the license from a smaller facili- Cdustrial metals amid specu- as the continent’s largest gaming counts for more than 90 percent ty. Local authorities first need to lation that credit conditions in and hotels company upgrades ca- of profit, Tsogo was able to in- change regulations to allow for China, the biggest user, will curb sinos in its core market. crease gaming wins by 6 percent a relocation application process, demand in the second half of the While there’s enough gambling in the year through March, while a move Von Aulock said could year. Nickel held last week’s ad- space to meet demand at present, revenue at its South African ho- come by the end of the year. vance as the Philippines shutte- Chief Executive Officer Marcel tels grew 9 percent, largely be- Tsogo Sun is also seeking South red more mines as part of as en- Von Aulock said he’s confident cause of a stronger-than-expec- African regulatory approval for a vironmental crackdown. the strategy of adding more squa- ted fourth quarter. deal to buy control of Johannes- While new lending figures re- re meters and betting machines While Tsogo Sun owns and ope- burg-listed Hospitality Property leased last week topped estima- to venues will pay off. The fortu- 30 percent from hotels, is inves- rates hotels in other sub-Saharan Fund in exchange for a number tes, the stimulative effects of the nes of the gaming business are ting even as the South African African countries, it’s unlikely of Tsogo’s own hotel properties. easing of credit conditions in real reliant on consumer sentiment, economy is forecast this year to to follow rival Sun International The company is seeking oppor- estate look to be moderating, Bar- and its fixed-cost nature means grow at the slowest pace since a Ltd. in adding casinos outside tunities to expand its hotel port- clays Plc said. Copper also retrea- profit will jump if revenue increa- 2009 recession. The Johannes- South Africa, the CEO said. The folio in the rest of Africa, and is ted after data yesterday showed ses, he said. burg-based owner of the Monte- company, which has a casino considering the construction of China’s home-price gains tapered “We’re at the tail end of the casino and Gold Reef entertain- market share of 40 percent in its an “economy hotel” in Maputo, off last month, as second-tier ci- transformation of the portfolio,’’ ment complexes has completed home market, is wary of unfami- the capital of neighboring Mo- ties joined some of the nation’s Von Aulock said in an interview. upgrades at its third- and four- liar rules, regulators and custo- zambique, Von Aulock said. largest hubs in imposing housing “We’ve done all the work, so we th-largest casinos and will spend mers that come with internatio- Tsogo needs to “make sure curbs to cool surging prices. are kind of waiting for the uptick about 2 billion rand (USD139 nal expansion, Von Aulock said. we’re in the right place, make “Our overall read for China’s to come.” million) to expand its Suncoast “We just haven’t seen any rea- sure the product is good,’’ Von recent economic data, as it rela- Tsogo, which gets about 65 per- gaming and entertainment site in son for it,” he said. “Maybe one Aulock said. “At some point the tes to copper, is one of caution,” cent of its profit from gaming and Durban. The company has also day when we completely run out economy will turn.’’ Bloomberg Dane Davis, an analyst at Bar- clays in London, said in a report. “We see few reasons to believe that this rally has staying power.” AUTO INDUSTRY Copper for delivery in three months fell 0.8 percent to Audi’s positive prospects regarding Macau’s car market USD4,881 a metric ton by 11 a.m. on the London Metal Exchange. Prices reached $5,032 on July UDI, a German car brand, is hoping for year compared to the previous homologous 13, the highest since April 29. The AMacau’s automobile market to stabilize period, representing 30.4 percent of its glo- bourse said on Sunday that ring later this year as its sales in Hong Kong are bal sales of 953,200 units. BLOOMBERG trading will move outside London recuperating due to an improvement in the The managing director of the automobile to Chelmsford for at least a few region’s property and stock markets. brand also revealed that the company is set days after a structural fault closed “The automobile market, as well as the to launch its pure electric vehicles globally its building. overall retail sector, in Hong Kong is a litt- in 2018 and noted that the infrastructure Metals rallied last week as in- le bit under pressure at the moment,” said of charging stations by then should be well vestors bought commodities and managing director of Audi Hong Kong and first six months of this year compared to implemented. equities on speculation that policy Macau Rene Koneberg to EJ Insight. the same period last year, while the entire Moreover, in a bid to boost sales in Hong makers around the world would He said Macau is also going through a market in the region had a 25 to 30 percent Kong, Audi has set up a new department to take steps to shore up economic rough patch and he hoped that it would im- downturn. integrate digital technology into the sales growth following the U.K.’s June prove by the beginning of next year. EJ Insight reported that Audi’s sales in process. Thus consumers can look forward 23 vote to leave the European Koneberg noted that Audi saw a 14 per- China, including Hong Kong, grew 5.9 per- to attending car shows wearing 3D glasses Union. MDT/Bloomberg cent sales decline in Hong Kong in the cent to 290,126 units for the first half of the and experience driving Audi models online.
corporate bits airport staff awarded certificates cem, ugamm organize seminar on sprint owner softbank to buy arm by u.s. consul general energy saving and safety Japanese technology com- Terminal management ser- After partnering with the pany SoftBank Group Corp. vices staff members Carbel Macau Federation of Trade is buying Britain’s ARM Hol- Choi and Michael Iun of the Unions and the Women’s dings for 24.3 billion pounds Macau International Airport General Association of Ma- (USD32 billion), in a deal the were awarded a “Certificate cau, CEM and General Resi- British government hailed as of Appreciation” by the U.S. dents Association of Macau a vote of confidence in the Consulate General in Hong (UGAMM) jointly organized a country following last month’s Kong and Macau, according seminar on energy saving and vote to leave the European to a statement from the airport safety at the UGAMM Building including “e-Service” and Union. administration company. last week, attracting over 80 “Mobile App,” and explained The recommended cash The certificates are being U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong residents to attend. the power supply application deal underlines the desire of SoftBank founder and CEO awarded to Choi and Iun be- and Macau, which was even- Apart from introducing procedures and payment me- SoftBank, which also owns Masayoshi Son cause of the care they exten- tually able to assist the pas- CEM’s customer service to thods, and answered some struggling U.S. telecommu- ded to an American citizen senger in return to the U.S. members of UGAMM, the common questions on the go- nications company Sprint, to used in the vast majority of who was stranded in the Pas- They were invited to a “He- seminar also promoted know- vernment’s electricity subsidy. expand in the so-called “Inter- smartphones, for example. senger Terminal Building for roes Reception” hosted by the ledge of household energy According to the company, net of Things” — how home “ARM will be an excellent two weeks on account of ha- U.S. Consul General where, safety, as well as the mana- CEM regularly holds semi- devices from smart thermos- strategic fit within the Soft- ving an expired passport. according to the statement, gement and maintenance of nars in communities to stren- tats to security cameras and Bank group as we invest to They reportedly provided the U.S. Consul General re- public electrical installations gthen mutual communication domestic appliances can con- capture the very significant food and drinks to the stran- cognized the two staff mem- in buildings, said the company with the public and encourage nect online and work in sync. opportunities provided by the ded passenger, contacted his bers for embodying traits in- in a statement. energy saving at home and ARM is renowned as an ‘Internet of Things’,” said Ma- friends abroad to notify them cluding “compassion, genero- The seminar also introdu- the selection of proper and innovator in the “Internet of sayoshi Son, Chairman and of his delays as well as the sity and humility.” ced CEM’s various services safe electrical appliances. Things” — its technology is CEO of SoftBank. 19.07.2016 tue
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Three officials fired after typhoon in BLOOMBERG east killed 83 AP PHOTO
HE Chinese government has fired Tthree officials in an eastern province after a strong tropical storm killed 83 peo- ple and left 19 others missing, an official news agency reported yesterday. Typhoon Nepartak, which had weake- ned to a tropical storm when it hit China, toppled nearly 10,000 houses in eastern Fujian province’s capital of Fuzhou over the past week, Xinhua News Agency said. REAL ESTATE The county of Minqing was the worst hit, reporting 73 deaths and 17 missing, and widespread cuts to power and telecommu- nications services, the report said. Home price gains cool as The county’s deputy party chief and ac- ting head, Huang Shiyang, and two other officials have been suspended from their smaller cities impose curbs duties, Xinhua said. Nepartak made landfall in China on July 9. Authorities said then that about half a HINA’S home-price a surge in property prices. Home sales moderated for stimulus last year ran its million people had been evacuated. Cgains tapered off last Local authorities raised a second straight month in course, said Harrison Hu, China is already contending with some of month, as second-tier cities mortgage downpayment re- June, with a slower increa- chief economist for Grea- the worst flooding the country has expe- joined some of the nation’s quirements for some homes se in property-development ter China at Royal Bank of rienced in recent years, with nonstop rain largest hubs in imposing in Xiamen, a southern port investment, raising ques- Scotland Group Plc in Sin- since June along the Yangtze River killing housing curbs to cool sur- city in the Fujian province, tions on the sustainability gapore. more than 230 people and leaving dozens ging prices. and Hefei, the provincial of a rally fueled by credit A rally in the housing missing. AP New-home prices exclu- capital of Anhui, where stimulus from the govern- market has supported Chi- ding government-subsidi- housing prices led gains in ment. The value of homes na’s overall economic grow- zed housing climbed in 55 May. sold rose 22 percent last th this year, even as it shows cities in June, down from “We probably won’t see month from a year earlier, some signs of flagging. Visa rules for 60 in May, among the 70 any abrupt decline in pri- according to Bloomberg Out of 55 cities with price tracked, the National Bu- ces or sales this year, but calculations based on data gains last month, 33 had Guangdong free reau of Statistics said yes- the outlook for next year is the National Bureau of Sta- slower increases than in terday. Prices dropped in pretty blurry,” Alan Jin, a tistics released Friday. The May, leading overall grow- trade zone relaxed 10 cities, compared with Hong Kong based analyst increase compares with a th to “contract,” according four a month earlier. They at Mizuho Securities Asia 32.9 percent increase the to the statistics bureau. The HE Ministry of Public Security has were unchanged in five ci- Ltd., said by phone. “In previous month and is average new-home price Tpromised a series of favorable policies ties in June. those cities where prices down from a year-on-year rose 0.71 percent in June for skilled foreign workers in the pilot free A surge in home prices jumped, pent-up demand gain of 71 percent recorded from May, down from the trade zone in south China’s Guangdong showed signs of slowing has almost been fully re- in March. 0.84 percent in the pre- Province. after more regional hubs leased. The demand, from Property transactions vious month, according to According a ministry statement released followed top cities Shan- either end users or specu- “peaked” in the second Bloomberg calculations yesterday, among the 16 measures are sim- ghai and Shenzhen in impo- lative investors, is not un- quarter, as pent-up demand based on government data. plified permanent residence application sing curbs designed to stem limited.” released under intensive Bloomberg procedures and fast-track approvals for skilled foreign workers in the zone, support for foreign students’ start-ups, accelerated visas and residency application channels HK said to survey brokerages on dark pool compliance for overseas Chinese and lower thresholds for investors in the zone to apply for per- manent residency. Eduard Gismatullin respond, the people said. The deadli- “These new exit-entry policies and mea- ne is today. sures are based on the free trade zone’s ONG Kong’s financial market The survey comes seven months urgent demand for high-caliber foreign BLOOMBERG regulator is querying brokera- after Hong Kong banned individual talent, overseas Chinese returning to start H ges and banks about their complian- investors from using dark pools and businesses, young foreign students and ce with dark pool rules, according to forced them to place all the trades at investors to realize innovation-driven de- people who have seen the question- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing velopment of the zone,” the ministry said. naire. Ltd., the city’s only stock exchange. Other measures include allowing foreig- The Securities and Futures Com- While dark pool trading may help ners who meet salary and taxation stan- mission sent about 70 questions that investors who wish to hide their stra- dards to apply for permanent residency, a aim to ensure the required procedu- tegy as offers are kept secret until fast track from work permits to permanent res for trading, order facilitation and the trades have taken place, the lack residency for high-caliber talent, and visa monitoring in dark pools are being of transparency has fueled criticism exemptions for personnel from certain followed, said the people, who decli- that it’s more difficult to tell if all countries within specified times at Guang- ned to be identified because the sur- users are being treated fairly. counted for about 1.6 percent of the dong customs. vey isn’t public. The regulator called SFC spokesman Ernest Kong de- Hong Kong securities market tur- The measures will take effect on Aug. 1, the survey a “check point” and gave clined to comment when reached nover in June, according to HKEx the ministry said. Xinhua two weeks to bankers and brokers to by phone yesterday. Dark pools ac- data. Bloomberg tue 19.07.2016
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HINA is closing off a part of the South Chi- na Sea for military exercises this week, Beijing announces South China Cthe government said yesterday, days after an international tri- bunal ruled against Beijing’s claim to ownership of virtually Sea military exercises the entire strategic waterway. Hainan’s maritime adminis- tration said an area southeast of the island province would be closed from yesterday to Thur- AP PHOTO sday, but gave no details about the nature of the exercises. The navy and Defense Ministry had no immediate comment. Six governments claim terri- tory in the South China Sea, al- though the area where the Chi- nese naval exercises are being held is not considered a parti- cular hotspot. China’s navy and coast guard operate extensi- vely throughout the South Chi- na Sea and regularly stage live firing exercises in the area. The announcement of the drills came in the middle of a three-day visit to China by the U.S. Navy’s top admiral, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, to discuss the Sou- th China Sea dispute and ways to boost interactions between Chinese missile frigate Yuncheng launches an anti-ship missile during a military exercise in the waters near south China’s Hainan Island and Paracel Islands the two militaries. Although the tribunal’s ru- new airstrips on disputed Mis- the South China Sea, something decessor, Benigno Aquino III, ling was likely to be raised in In a further chief and Subi reefs and dispa- that is not new in itself, althou- who filed the arbitration com- Richardson’s discussions, the show of tched its coast guard to block gh the timing of the report see- plaint against Beijing. head of the Chinese navy, Adm. a Philippine fishing boat from med notable. The tribunal ruled that Chi- Wu Shengli, did not mention defiance, reaching a contested shoal. Last week, Dennis Blair, a for- na violated international it directly in opening remarks Beijing has increasingly criti- mer commander of U.S. forces maritime law by building up before reporters at a meeting Beijing followed cized Washington for encoura- in the Pacific, told a congres- artificial islands in the Sou- yesterday between the two men ging the Philippines to pursue sional hearing that the United th China Sea that destroyed at navy headquarters in Beijing. the ruling by the arbitration case, saying that States should be willing to use coral reefs, and by disrupting Wu noted the importance landing two it, along with the strong presen- military force to oppose Chine- fishing and oil exploration. both sides place on military-to- ce of the U.S. Navy in the Sou- se aggression at a disputed reef China’s island development military relations and maritime civilian aircraft th China Sea, was heightening off the coast of the Philippines. has inflamed regional ten- security, and said the timing of tensions in the volatile region. Blair said the objective of such sions, with many fearing that Richardson’s visit further ele- on new airstrips “Last month, the United Sta- an action was not to pick a fi- Beijing will use the construc- vated such concerns. tes deployed two aircraft car- ght with China at the disputed tion of new islands complete “It is very helpful for us to on disputed riers in seas east of the Philippi- Scarborough Shoal, but to set a with airfields and military fa- strengthen communication be- Mischief and nes and started monitoring the limit on its military coercion. cilities to extend its military tween us and build confidence,” South China Sea with guided- Philippine President Rodrigo reach and perhaps try to res- Wu said. “Of course it can help Subi reefs missile destroyers,” China’s of- Duterte, who said before the trict navigation. to improve our working and ficial Xinhua News Agency said ruling that he wanted to start Several times in the past year, personal relationship.” yesterday, noting that the ac- talks with China on the issue, U.S. warships have deliberate- Richardson made no com- responded by asserting that is- tions came “a few days before has not commented on the tri- ly sailed close to one of those ments before reporters were lands in the South China Sea a law-abusing ad hoc tribunal bunal’s decision, but descri- islands to exercise freedom of ushered from the room. are “China’s inherent territory,” issued an ill-founded award on bed the territorial disputes as navigation and challenge the China rejected last week’s ru- and says it could declare an air the South China Sea arbitration a complicated issue that may claims. In response, China has ling by the Hague-based Per- defense identification zone over case.” affect his country’s economy as deployed fighter jets and ships manent Court of Arbitration the waters if it felt threatened. The official China News Ser- well as ties with the U.S., a key to track and warn off the Ame- in a case initiated by the Phi- In a further show of defiance, vice reported that Chinese air treaty ally. rican ships, and accused the lippines, and refused to take Beijing followed the ruling by force fighters and bombers had Duterte has been more conci- U.S. of threatening its national part in the arbitration. It has landing two civilian aircraft on recently conducted patrols over liatory with China than his pre- security. AP
Nine people killed in avalanche in Tibet’s far west
N avalanche in Ti- China’s official Xinhua deaths in a brief online jor Asian rivers, inclu-
Abet’s far west has left News Agency said Sun- statement, but gave no ding China’s Yellow and XINHUA nine people dead, along day’s tragedy sent snow other details. Yangtze, Myanmar’s Ir- with scores of yaks and 8 meters deep crashing The area where the ava- rawady and the Mekong, sheep, authorities and down onto nine herders, lanche hit, in Tibet’s re- which ends in Vietnam. state media said yester- while also burying 110 mote northwest, is filled China is already dealing day. yaks and more than 350 with farms and pastures with some of its most ex- Those killed were all sheep. Xinhua said fis- at an average elevation treme summer weather residents of the village sures have been seen in of 4,500 meters. in years, with at least of Dungru in Ngari pre- glaciers surrounding the Rising global tempe- 164 people killed and 26 fecture, more than 1,000 region, sparking fears of ratures are blamed for left missing as a result of kilometers from the Hi- further avalanches. speeding the melting torrential rain, floods, malayan region’s capital The prefectural gover- of glaciers in Tibet, the landslides and hailstor- of Lhasa. nment confirmed the source of numerous ma- ms since June 30. AP The avalanche site in Rutog county, Ngari prefecture 19.07.2016 tue
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AUSTRALIA servative ‘or ‘moderate’ or ‘li- beral’ tags on my colleagues,” Turnbull said. “I have made big changes to the ministry Prime minister makes few only a few months ago.” Two ministers who suppor- ted Turnbull’s overthrow of Abbott in an internal party changes to new Cabinet showdown in September — Peter Hendy and Wyatt Roy — were among the more than Rod McGuirk, Canberra a dozen Liberal lawmakers who lost their seats. The Na- USTRALIA’S prime mi- AP PHOTO tionals — a more conservative, Anister yesterday annou- rural-based party — increased nced only minor changes to their seats in the House of Re- his new cabinet after two mi- presentatives by one to 16. nisters lost their seats in elec- The government as a ma- tions early this month. jority of just one seat in the Malcolm Turnbull also resis- 150-seat House, where par- ted pressure from the hard- ties with a majority form the right elements of his conser- government, but might win vative Liberal Party to make a 77th seat once counting of former Prime Minister Tony all mail-in ballots is finali- Abbott a minister in the ca- zed. The Liberal Party trails binet that will be sworn in to- the center-left opposition La- day. bor Party by eight votes with The government’s junior 88,360 votes counted yester- coalition partner, The Natio- day in the only seat yet to be nals, were rewarded for a re- resolved. latively strong performance in Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Turnbull’s moderate leader- the July 2 elections, with ad- ship has been diminished by ditional cabinet minister Matt pie and Luke Hartsuyker. of his new leadership team to the cabinet he appointed his party’s surprisingly poor Canavan plus two new assis- Turnbull declined to say had changed. He defended his less than a year ago. performance after Abbott won tant ministers, David Gilles- whether the political leaning attempt to minimize changes “I’m not going to put ‘con- 90 seats at the 2013 election. AP
Philippine leader laments alleged South Korean prosecutor drug links of some Chinese arrested for alleged corruption
Bullit Marquez, Tanauan Hyung-Jin Kim, AP
HE Philippines’ cri- AP PHOTO senior South Korean prosecu- AP PHOTO Tme-fighting president Ator has been arrested for alle- says he plans to ask Chi- gedly pocketing millions of dollars nese officials why some following shady stock transaction Chinese citizens who visit deals with a leading online game his country are allegedly maker, officials said yesterday. involved in illegal drugs. Jin Kyung-joon, a vice ministerial- President Rodrigo Du- level official, was taken to a detention terte, who has vowed facility on Sunday after a court appro- A senior South Korean prosecutor Jin Kyung- to end crime within six ved an arrest warrant, according to joon, center, is surrounded by media upon his months of taking office the Seoul Central District Court. He is arrival for questioning at the Seoul Central on June 30, also said late the most senior-level incumbent pro- District Prosecutors’ Office Sunday that he would not secutor to be arrested in South Korea. hesitate to grant presi- South Korea, which achieved a libe- He allegedly used the profits to pur- dential pardons to law ral democracy in the late 1980s after chase shares of Nexon Japan in later enforcers accused by hu- decades of military-backed dictator- 2006 and earned 12.6 billion won $11 man rights advocates of More than 1,000 residents queue up in a gymnasium after heeding a ships, is one of the leading economies million) by selling them last year. The abusing their authority call from Tanauan city government to undergo processing allegedly in Asia. But corruption scandals in- company went public on the Japane- in cracking down on nar- for being drug-users volving high-profile officials, politi- se stock market in 2011. cotics, as long as the sol- cians and businessmen routinely take A date on Jin’s trial will be set if and diers and police involved mugshots and finger- rendered since his admi- place. after prosecutors indict him. Prosecu- tell the truth and do not prints taken. They were nistration launched the Many South Korean presidents or tors previously summoned and ques- fabricate evidence. also given counseling in crackdown. He said many their family members and key aides tioned Kim but haven’t requested his Duterte made the com- groups by social welfare of the unclaimed bodies of have been embroiled in corruption arrest yet, according to court officials. ments amid an outcry officers. suspected drug criminals scandals at the close of their terms Nexon, known for hit games like from rights advocates KC Saniano, Mayor An- were Chinese nationals. or after leaving office. Some high-le- “MapleStory” and “Dungeon & Figh- about the deaths of at tonio Halili’s chief aide, “That’s my lamenta- vel prosecutors were forced to re- ter,” has about 300 million users in least 212 suspected drug said 1,279 people were tion,” he said in a video sign before they were arrested and about 150 countries, according to Ne- traffickers in confronta- invited after their names released by his office yes- put behind bars for bribery, abuse of xon officials. Its founder Kim is one tions with law enforcers were on a list of drug terday. “One day I will power and other charges. of South Korea’s richest men with an since he won the May 9 dealers and users gathe- ask China, Why is the si- Last year, then-Prime Minster Lee estimated 4 trillion won ($3.5 billion) presidential election. red by intelligence agents tuation like this? I won’t Wan Koo pledged to root out cor- of wealth. In the town of Tanauan, and village officials. Only say why are you sending ruption, only to resign a month later Jin and Kim had reportedly main- south of Manila, around around 1,000 of those in- them, but why is it that after he was implicated in a widening tained good relations after attending 1,100 drug dealers and vited showed up, but ano- most of the guys who bribery scandal involving a late busi- university together. Local media re- users voluntarily sur- ther 100 not on the list come here do drugs, even nessman. ported that Kim was believed to have rendered to authorities voluntarily surrendered. inside jail?” Jin faces allegations that he borrowed expected to get future favors from Jin. Monday at a packed gym- Halili warned those who Duterte said he will pre- 400 million won (USD352,000) from Justice Minister Kim Hyun-Woong, nasium, where they pled- were invited but did not pare pre-signed presiden- Kim Jungju, the founder of Nexon, to who oversees prosecutors, offered a ged to reform and report show up, “I cannot assure tial pardons, adding, “I buy unlisted company shares in 2005 public apology yesterday for a second regularly to their village your safety anymore.” will not hesitate to par- before selling them back to the com- straight day. “As a justice minister, I leaders after filling out Duterte said 72,000 don 10, 15 military and pany for 1 billion won ($881,000) the feel deeply shameful and devastated,” forms and having their people have already sur- policemen every day.” AP following year. Kim said in televised comments. AP tue 19.07.2016
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Amy Taxin VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY IN THE US N a quiet suburban California cul-de-sac where neighbors hang wind chimes and grow Police tackle rise in gambling Orose bushes, one three-bedroom house stood out. At night, do- zens of cars swarmed outside. ‘slaphouses’ in California Groups of young women headed inside the fenced-off home dot- ted with security cameras. The next morning, the street was li- nia, Los Angeles, said gambling ttered with syringes. Gambling is accessible and culturally ac- What looked like a typical sin- AP PHOTO ceptable in many immigrant gle-family home in a suburban has long been communities, especially among neighborhood on the edge of popular in the Asians where risk-taking is en- Orange County’s Little Saigon couraged and betting seen as a had been turned into an ille- Vietnamese way of testing fate. gal gambling house where be- “It is very steeped in tradi- tters plunked down thousands community tion,” Fong said. “You are su- in cash and stolen credit cards pposed to take huge risks and during all-night binges fueled that settled in you are supposed to ‘go big.’” by drinking and drugs. Orange County Most gamblers frequent le- Over the past three years, po- gitimate casinos, but a few are lice in the largely Vietnamese after the fall of drawn underground, he said. area said they’ve found more Gambling aside, Dan Nguyen, than a dozen of these homes Saigon in 1975 manager of Cafe Di Vang 2, said run by gangs. In some cases, customers often played arcade police were tipped off by nei- games for fun at his Garden ghbors tired of the noise and se, you’re probably making Grove coffeehouse until police traffic; in others, they were led $100,000 a month — easy.” banned them during the gam- there after a fight landed one of Gambling is lucrative for gan- bling crackdown. He said he’s the gamblers in the hospital. A six-seater arcade game seized by the Westminster Police during a raid of an gs because the profits are high since lost customers and reve- Inside the homes, players try illegal gambling house known as “slaphouses” and the risk is low compared nue to venues in neighboring their hand at video poker or with drug dealing and fraud, cities that don’t face the same blackjack. But one of the big- in 1975 and has since grown to den Grove police have detected which carry higher penalties. restrictions. gest draws is a six-seater tab- 200,000. at least 15 illegal gambling hou- Police in largely suburban “I wish I could have five or le featuring a video game that For years, authorities said, ses in residential areas, said po- Orange County are trying to six games for my customers, gamblers play for money. The Vietnamese coffeehouses featu- lice Lt. Tom DaRé. dig deeper into the slaphouses, so they could come here, and game earned the homes the red machines rigged for poker, Moving gambling into resi- which are usually set up in ren- play a little bit,” Nguyen said as name “slaphouses” as the sou- blackjack and other games dential neighborhoods makes tal homes. At least one person scantily-clad waitresses served nd of players pounding their where owners could flip a swi- it tougher for police to detect, lives in the house and provides coffee to patrons watching soc- hands on the game controls can tch and turn the screens back since they need a warrant to get security. Cash is regularly mo- cer matches on flat-screen TVs. be heard outside. to run-of-the-mill video games in. Neighbors are often afraid to ved out to reduce the risk of Just a few miles away, half a “They don’t just go there for when police walked in the door. report the homes to police even theft, and gamblers need a trus- dozen men sipped iced drinks an hour, they’ll be there for Authorities said the coffeehou- when they draw drug use and ted contact to get in. at a similar coffeehouse in hours on end,” said Westmins- ses were drawing drug dealing, other crime. Underground gambling has Westminster while playing on ter police Sgt. Darin Upstill, fraud and gang activity along Bac Duong, an Orange County roots in diverse communities game machines. adding that the objective of the with the gamblers. In 2011, po- inmate who escaped from jail and is hardly unique to the Upstill said he expects his city game is to shoot out fire and kill lice in the Orange County city of earlier this year and led Califor- Vietnamese. But gambling is will also eventually move to a dragon. “Now, who is finan- Garden Grove raided more than nia authorities on a weeklong popular in Little Saigon, where strip arcade games from cof- cing it is another story. That’s a dozen coffeehouses, seizing manhunt, was charged with large billboards beckon players feehouses to prevent gambling what we’re trying to figure out.” 186 machines and USD150,000 shooting a man outside one to legitimate casinos in Sou- there, but for now they’re focu- Gambling has long been po- in cash. such house in nearby Santa thern California. sed on dealing with slaphouses. pular in the Vietnamese com- Weeks later, the city passed a Ana, authorities said. Dr. Timothy Fong, co-director “You shut them down enou- munity that settled in Orange law banning arcade games from “It’s a hub for organized cri- of the Gambling Studies Pro- gh times, they’ll be out,” he County after the fall of Saigon coffee houses. Since then, Gar- me,” DaRé said. “Off a slaphou- gram at University of Califor- said. AP
Bangladesh indicts 41 on murder AP PHOTO charges in 2013 factory fall
Julhas Alam, Dhaka ximum punishment of se- their trial will begin Sept. the change from culpable ven years in jail. But they 18. homicide charges came Bangladesh court later changed the charges Those found guilty of after the investigation Ayesterday indicted 41 to murder due to the gra- murder could face the found that Rana, his sta- people for murder in the vity of the disaster. death penalty as a police ff and the management deaths of more than 1,100 Masud Rana, who ow- report submitted to the of the five factories had In this April 2013 photo, Bangladeshi people gather as rescuers look people in the collapse of ned the building outsi- court called the deaths forced the workers to en- for survivors and victims at the site of a building that collapsed in a building that housed de Dhaka, and 33 other a “mass killing.” About ter the building the day of Savar, near Dhaka five garment factories people pleaded not guilty 2,500 people were inju- the collapse despite their and became known as the when the charges against red in the April 2013 di- unwillingness to work af- global brands and retai- women. country’s worst industrial them were read out in saster. ter the building had deve- lers to prefer Bangladesh The building collapse disaster. court. The defendants include loped major cracks a day over China, the leading triggered uproar at home Investigators initially Another seven who abs- Rana’s parents and the before. apparel exporter in the and abroad, with a call said those accused of conded will be tried in owners of the five facto- The collapse highligh- world. Bangladesh has for reforms in a sector wrongdoing in the 2013 absentia, said Mizanur ries housed in the buil- ted the grim conditions the world’s second-lar- that helps Bangladesh collapse of the Rana Plaza Rahman, a public prose- ding. in Bangladesh’s garment gest garment industry earn more than USD20 building would be char- cutor. Investigators from Ban- industry. with nearly 4,000 facto- billion a year from expor- ged with culpable homi- District Judge S.M. Ku- gladesh’s Criminal Inves- Low wages in the South ries employing about 4 ts, mainly to the United cide, which carries a ma- ddus Zaman announced tigation Department said Asian country have led million workers, mostly States and Europe. AP 19.07.2016 tue
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HE Bastille Day truck attack in Nice may have Truck rampage in Nice rattles shaken France’s collec- tive psyche, further un- Tnerving a country already trau- matized by extremist attacks that an already unsettled France have become alarmingly more frequent. Yet there is hope that the French, while shaken, will the less impact they will have. not be defeated. “The most disruptive attacks Despite being under a heigh- AP PHOTO are those that come out of the tened state of emergency, Fren- blue, like Sept. 11,” Silke said, ad- ch security forces failed to stop ding that France is unfortunately Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel becoming more accustomed to from barging past police vehicles extremist attacks on its soil. at the entrance to Nice’s famed Given its long and fractious Riviera beachfront, where the history marked by bloody re- zig-zagging truck he was driving bellions, revolutions and reli- instantly transformed a crowd of gious divides, some experts said families and fun-seekers into ut- the latest string of attacks will ter tragedy. pose little threat to France’s abi- “The fact that this attack occur- lity to heal. red when security measures were “France has been at the heart of supposedly in place makes this two world wars and they’ve kept very different from previous atta- on ticking just fine,” said Frank cks,” said Neil Greenberg, a pro- Farley, a past president of the fessor of military mental health American Psychological Associa- tion. “The French people don’t at King’s College London. “That A couple watch flowers placed in tribute to one of the victims at the scene of a deadly attack while joggers pass by, on the undermines the trust people famed Boulevard des Anglais in Nice on Sunday get knocked down that easily.” have in the government to stop For Italian retiree Piera Badino, these events and it is extraordi- may now be thinking, ‘where can the immediate aftermath of the become more bonded against the canceling a planned trip to Nice narily hard to rebuild that trust I go to relax and be safe?’” He events could actually worsen attacks,” he said, predicting that because of the truck rampage once it’s lost.” said that the pattern of repeated their prognosis, he said. the same phenomenon could was out of the question. Greenberg said he expected to attacks could eventually prompt Other experts warned it’s cri- happen in France. Silke said the “I did not think of not coming,” see a dip in the numbers of Fren- people to change their behavior, tical that the French govern- sporadic nature of these attacks Badino said. “We cannot stay ch people willing to venture into if they fear the government is ment’s reaction to the latest at- means that they can still unsett- closed at home. Otherwise what public places that might now be unable to protect them. tack doesn’t further fragment the le France’s national psyche, but are we, half dead? So we can ne- considered risky. He noted that Still, Greenberg said the only country. that the more often they happen, ver stop.” AP past attacks on Paris — inclu- people likely to develop signi- “There are concerns about whe- ding the January 2015 shootings ficant mental health problems ther the Muslim community will at the offices of the satirical ma- after such events are those al- be used as a scapegoat, which police find cocaine, cash at nice suspect’s home gazine Charlie Hebdo, and the ready suffering from psychia- could increase alienation and ul- coordinated November strikes tric illnesses, and that while timately drive more recruitment FRENCH OFFICIALS say police face eventual terrorism charges, that killed 130 people — seemed some people might experien- into the radicals’ cause,” said An- found 11 telephones, cocaine and according to a security official. more targeted, and thus avoida- ce some short-term anxiety drew Silke, director of terrorism 2,600 euros (USD2,900) in cash At the home of one of the suspects, ble, compared with the random or stress, it was unlikely there studies at the University of East at the home of a suspect held in an Albanian national, investigators group of Nice residents and tou- would be a significant spike in London. He said that countries the investigation into the deadly found the phones and cocaine, ac- rists engulfed in chaos late Thur- mental health disorders among with a history of repeated terror Bastille Day attack in Nice. cording to that official and the Paris sday night. the general population. Past attacks — like Northern Ireland The suspect is among seven peo- prosecutor’s office. They wouldn’t “Nice is known as the place studies show that most people and Israel — have reacted to such ple in custody in the probe into elaborate on the relationship between where people go to the beach,” who witness traumatic events violence with surprising resilien- last week’s attack, which killed 84 the suspect and attacker Mohamed Greenberg said. “The attack there recover on their own and that ce. people. Three of the suspects were Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who was killed by may have more of an impact than attempts by mental health pro- “What you see is that people brought to French intelligence police after ramming a truck through the Paris attacks because people fessionals to offer counseling in pull together and communities headquarters in Paris yesterday to a crowd watching fireworks.
BRITAIN New foreign secretary arrives for first EU meeting
John-Thor Dahlburg, that he would support an Jean-Marc Ayrault, who “It is very good to be Brussels EU call for “restraint and has said Johnson “lied here for my first overseas AP PHOTO moderation” in Turkey a lot” to turn British pu- trip,” he told reporters EW British Foreign following the failed mili- blic opinion against the yesterday morning as he NSecretary Boris tary putsch there. EU, said yesterday he arrived at EU headquar- Johnson, who recently Despite Johnson’s an- would speak him “with ters, also referring to his likened the European ti-EU stance, Federica the greatest sincerity and colleagues from other Union to Adolf Hitler’s Mogherini, the bloc’s fo- frankness.” Ayrault also member states as “our vision for Europe, came reign policy chief, told called for a quick start to friends.” to Brussels yesterday to reporters that “our com- formal talks on Britain’s In an interview with the meet for the first time mon work on foreign and exit from the 28-nation Daily Telegraph in May, with his EU colleagues, security policy continues bloc to end what he cal- during the referendum and said he hopes to coo- and today we will welco- led the current situation campaign, Johnson said perate closely. me him as a new member of uncertainty as to the the EU was trying to build Newly appointed British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (right) Johnson led a winning arrives for the EU foreign ministers meeting at the EU Council of the family.” country’s intentions and a super-state, recreating campaign to persuade building in Brussels yesterday Johnson and Mogherini relationship with its Eu- the Roman Empire. British voters to leave the met privately in Brussels ropean partners. “Napoleon, Hitler, va- European Union, but said in any way abandoning nisters’ meeting. He said on Sunday evening and Johnson, a former Lon- rious people tried this the referendum’s outco- our leading role in Eu- last week’s attack in Nice, “had a good exchange on don mayor and Brussels- out, and it ends tragically. me last month “in no sen- ropean cooperation and France showed the need the main issues on the based journalist, was The EU is an attempt to se means we are leaving participation of all kinds,” for European countries agenda today,” the EU of- appointed foreign secre- do this by different me- Europe.” Johnson said before the to coordinate their res- ficial said. tary by new Prime Minis- thods,” he was quoted as “We are not going to be start of an EU foreign mi- ponse to terrorism, and French Foreign Minister ter Theresa May last week. saying. AP tue 19.07.2016
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John Follain, Eleni Chrepa BREXIT the U.K. will lose its EU trading and Patrick Donahue privileges, with potentially se- rious consequences for manu- OME in Europe want There- EU said to eye ‘nuclear option’ facturers and the City of London Ssa May to know their patien- as a financial center. ce has its limits. Chief Brexit negotiator David As the new British prime minis- to force May’s hand on exit Davis said in an interview with ter pushes back talks on leaving the Mail on Sunday that he’s the European Union, officials on convinced the U.K. will be able the continent have begun to float from overwhelming their other to retain single-market access what they call “the nuclear op- objectives, with lackluster grow- and tighten restrictions on mi- tion” to bring her to table: sus- th, a surge in immigration and gration, a combination of pri- BLOOMBERG pending Britain’s voting rights populist movements of their vileges that European leaders in EU institutions. own to contend with. have explicitly ruled out. Several member states have French Foreign Minister Jean- Scotland’s future represents started looking at whether that Marc Ayrault yesterday urged another obstacle for British ne- would be feasible by invoking the U.K. to start formal talks as gotiators. In an interview with Article 7 of the Lisbon Treaty, soon as possible to reduce un- Andrew Marr on the BBC, Stur- according to two European offi- certainty about Britain’s status. geon, the Scottish leader, said cials who spoke on condition of “The sooner the negotiations her government is “in a very anonymity. That would mean start, the better,” Ayrault told strong position” when asked arguing that the U.K. is no lon- reporters in Brussels. whether it would have a veto ger cooperating in good faith In an interview with the Sun- over the timing of exit talks. with the bloc in order to pressu- day Times, Fox said he is lining While May has vowed to keep re May into ending the post-re- up free-trade deals with about a the U.K. together, Sturgeon said ferendum limbo. The EU’s har- dozen countries to be ready for she could call a second referen- shest sanctioning procedure has an exit from the EU by Jan. 1, dum on Scottish independence never been deployed before and 2019. That would mean trigge- if she’s unable to protect her three other officials in Brussels ring Article 50 of the EU treaty country’s relationship with the said it was too heavy-handed to May on Friday said she won’t the government in London will by the end of the year. EU within the U.K. even be considered. start the process of leaving the need time to envisage its future The decision on when to start EU governments would be ha- While May took office last week EU until she’s got Scotland’s relationship with the EU. But the EU’s exit mechanism is one ppy to let the process drag on if promising that “Brexit means backing. With Scottish First Mi- with May installed sooner-than- of the few cards that British ne- talks were delayed because the Brexit,” her government is alrea- nister Nicola Sturgeon adamant expected at 10 Downing Street, gotiators have to play as they try mood among U.K. voters was dy sending out mixed signals on that her country won’t be lea- European officials have called to secure access to the EU single shifting away from Brexit, said how long that might take. Trade ving at all, that pledge opens up for her to accelerate the exit pro- market without surrendering on one of the officials who raised Secretary Liam Fox is working the prospect of extensive delays. cess. the immigration controls voters the prospect of Article 7. If it on the basis that the two-year European leaders including EU governments are determi- are demanding. If the clock runs was seen as a negotiating tactic, negotiating period could begin German Chancellor Angela ned to prevent the U.K.’s self- down before they secure conces- that might provoke a response. around the end of the year, but Merkel have acknowledged that inflicted political convulsions sions from the other 27 nations, Bloomberg
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Venue: Travessa de António da Silva, No. 10 FINDING DORY_ He was ordered to step down by the Yugolsav Pre- (near Lilau Square) room 1 sident, Slobodan Milosevic, after marathon talks with Enquiries: (853) 2896 8820 (2D) 2.15, 4.05, 7.45 pm the United States special envoy, Richard Holbrooke. (3D) 9.30 pm Mr Karadzic is currently a fugitive after an arrest Director: Andrew Stanton rtistic raftsmanship of ur ncestors warrant was issued for him last week by the Interna- A C O A Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/ English) tional War Crimes Tribunal. He was indicted last year, – Exhibition of Archaeological Relics of Duration: 97min along with his army chief, Ratko Mladic, for crimes of Taipa and Coloane genocide and other atrocities. THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS_ ime His continued refusal to resign was jeopardising T : 10am-6pm daily (No admission after 5:30; room 2 Closed on Mondays; Free admission on Sundays) 6.00 pm the first post-war elections in Bosnia, due to be held enue Director: Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney on 14 September. Under the Dayton peace accords, V : Rua Correia da Silva, Taipa which brought an end to the war in the former Yugos- Admission: Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/ English) MOP5 Duration: 90min lavia last year, indicted war criminals cannot stand Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau for public office. Enquiries: (853) 8988 4000 Mr Holbrooke announced the agreement in Belgra- de, saying, “He [Karadzic] will not appear in public, he nchanting ed oat or on radio or television or other media or participate T E R B in any way in the elections.” Time: 10am-6pm (no admission after 5:30 pm; But he admitted he had failed in his aim to secure closed on Mondays; open on public holidays; free the extradition of Mr Karadzic. “I want to make clear to public on 15th of every month) that we are not satisfied,” he went on. “It falls short Until: October 9, 2016 of our goals. Indicted war criminals should be at The dmission Hague to face trial under due process of law, and that A : MOP15 includes Mr Karadzic.” Venue: Praceta do Museu de Macau 112 Mr Karadzic will be replaced by his deputy presi- Enquiries: (853) 2835 7911 dent, Biljana Plavsic, a Serb nationalist who is known to be opposed to the Dayton agreement. The news COLD WAR 2_ was greeted cautiously by other international media- room 2 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm tors, who have been struggling for six months to oust Offbeat Director: Longman Leung, Sunny Luk Mr Karadzic. Starring: Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Chow Yun Fat “We must await events since there have been so Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/ English) many agreements not properly implemented in this Aspiring nun crowdfunds to pay Duration: 110min country,” said Michael Steiner, deputy to the Inter- off student loan debt national High Representative in Bosnia. USD12K Reaction from other political leaders in Bosnia was An aspiring nun who was told she couldn’t enter a con- also lukewarm. “I don’t doubt that Karadzic will con- vent until her student loan debt was paid off has used an tinue in his own way, creating a parallel system and online appeal to get the money. obstructing the Dayton agreement and peace in the Alida Taylor, 28, was accepted to join the Sisters of Life in region, until he is completely removed,” said the vi- New York City in September. ce-president of the Muslim-Croat Federation, Ejup The Clifton, New Jersey, woman started a GoFundMe Ganic. page late last month, hoping to get USD12,000 to pay Courtesy BBC News down her student loans. She surpassed her goal Thursday, raising more than $22,000. In an update on the crowdfunding page, Taylor said the extra money will be used for a vocation fund for Casa Gua- THREE_ In context dalupe, a house of prayer and discernment for Catholic room 2 women, where Taylor is currently staying. 4.30, 6.00, 7.45, 9.30 pm Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic continued to evade ar- Multiple attempts to reach Taylor were unsuccessful. But Director: Johnnie To rest. Nato troops carried out several raids on places he and Starring: Zhao Wei, Louis Koo, Wallace Chung Mladic were thought to have been hiding, but always without she told WCBS in New York that “The Lord when it’s his will, Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/ English) success. he always provides, and I just trust him.” Duration: 97min The United States and European Union put pressure on the Officials say most Catholic religious orders ask people to Bosnian Serb authorities to find them, and a £3.5m reward delay applications until they have repaid debt. THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS_ offered, again without result. “Religious life is a full-time job so to speak, so she woul- room 2 Mr Karadzic was finally arrested in Belgrade in July 2008 and dn’t be able to work and enter into religious life,” Sr. Mariae 4.15 pm is expected to face trial at The Hague, but General Mladic is Agnus Dei said, noting that nuns with the Sisters of Life Director: Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney still at large. have no salary or stipend. Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/ English) Slobodan Milosevic was forced to resign by his own people After graduating from college in 2010 with a degree in Duration: 90min after he refused to recognise the victory of opposition leader fashion, Taylor moved to New York and got a job making Vojislav Kostunica in the 2000 general election. He was jailed by the Serb authorities in April 2001, accused of costumes for Broadway shows. She said she enjoyed her corruption and abuse of power. life, but felt something was missing. macau tower Two months later the Serbian government handed him over “When I moved to the city I had all these desires. I wan- 08 Jui - 20 Jul to the international community to stand trial on more than 60 ted to have a career, a family, and marriage, but your heart charges of genocide and crimes against humanity at the Inter- begins to shift,” she said. COLD WAR 2_ national War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague. The Sisters of Life invited Taylor to attend a “Come and 2.30,4.30,7.30, 9.30 pm His trial began in February 2002. Milosevic was found dead in See” retreat with them so she could learn more about the Director: Longman Leung, Sunny Luk his cell in March 2006. By the time of his death, the prosecu- tion had completed its case but the defence was continuing, order, and she eventually decided to move to New Jersey Starring: Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Chow Yun Fat and at Casa Guadalupe. It was there that she decided her Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/ English) interrupted by Milosevic’s frequent ill-health. calling was to join the convent. AP Duration: 90min tue 19.07.2016 th Anniversary
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World badminton federation AP PHOTO clears Ratchanok in dop
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Fworld champion Rat- XINHUA was no violation commi- chanok Intanon has been tted. cleared of a doping brea- The BWF said the FOOTBALL ch and will be allowed to 21-year-old Ratchanok’s compete at the Olympics medical background and next month. records of treatment Ronaldo, Messi on The Badminton World were submitted as part Federation issued a sta- of the hearing. UEFA award shortlist tement yesterday saying “This evidence toge- it had lifted a provisio- ther with the testimony RISTIANO Ronaldo Ireland forward who be- nal suspension on the Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon from the expert witness Cand Lionel Messi are on came a cult hero at the No. 4-ranked Ratcha- established to the satis- the 10-player shortlist to be European Championship nok, allowing Thailand’s do anything wrong.” Uber Cup finals in Chi- faction of the panel that named UEFA Best Player in without even playing, fi- Olympic medal hopeful Ratchanok, who in na on May 15 for triam- the substance was admi- Europe for last season. Fan nished in joint 25th posi- to return to competition April who became a na- cinolone acetonide, a nistered on May 13, be- favorite Will Grigg missed tion. He tallied the same immediately. tional heroine when she class of steroid hormo- fore the competition as out but got as many points points as Pogba and Gior- In the Thai capital Ban- became the first Thai be nes known as glucocor- part of on-going medical as Paul Pogba. gio Chiellini. gkok, Ratchanok broke ranked No.1 in women’s ticoids. treatment of the athle- Ronaldo is joined by The 10 candidates also down in tears as she singles, said she will re- Use of the substance is te and that the route of Pepe, his teammate on Eu- include Madrid’s Gareth spoke at a news confe- sume training today, prohibited during com- administration of the ropean champion teams Bale and Toni Kroos, who rence held to announce after the badminton fe- petition if administered substance was intra-ten- Portugal and Real Madrid, both reached the Euro 2016 the good news locally. deration had forced her orally, intravenously, in- dinous,” the statement on the shortlist voted by semifinals with Wales and “It is my dream to com- to stop during the inves- tramuscularly or rectally, said. media from each of UE- Germany, respectively. pete at the Olympics. I tigation. but the panel found that The Olympic badmin- FA’s 55 member federation A second round of voting thank all the team that The BWF’s doping hea- because administration ton tournament runs countries. will decide the three finalis- helped me to go,” she ring panel held an expe- of the substance was in- Aug. 11-20. The Post re- The 10 candidates had ts named on Aug. 5. was quoted saying on dited hearing via video tra-tendinous - directly ported that the seven- the biggest points totals The winner will be chosen the website of the Ban- conference on Saturday into the tendon - it did member Thai badminton in a first-round poll of vo- in a final vote to be annou- gkok Post newspaper. “I for Ratchanok, who re- not require a therapeutic team along with staff will ters who each picked five nced on Aug. 25 during the was always confident of turned a positive sample use exemption and was depart Bangkok for Rio players. Champions League group- my innocence. I didn’t during the Thomas and part of an ongoing me- de Janeiro on Aug 1. AP Grigg, the Northern stage draw in Monaco. AP
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Henrik Stenson of Sweden plays a shot during the third round of the British Open Golf Championship GOLF Stenson wins duel with Mickelson to claim British Open
Doug Ferguson but never like this. He can’t He got beat by arguably the ces. He wasn’t going to give it Stenson three-putted for bogey look back at a mistake becau- best final round in 156 years of to me, so I had to pull away. from just off the first green, ENRIK Stenson is se he really didn’t make any. major championships. Miller I’m just delighted I managed to and he three-putted on No. 11 the champion golfer He opened with a 63, closed also made 10 birdies in his final do that with a couple of birdies to fall back into a tie for the of the year, thanks to with a career-best 65, shot the round of the 1973 U.S. Open, at the right time.” lead. a final round for the second-best score in Open his- and then waited to see if anyo- This was heavyweight mate- They matched pars on only Hages. He kept hitting the best tory and was 11 shots better ne could catch him. Stenson rial, reminiscent of the “Duel six of the 18 holes. Stenson be- shots of his life, one after ano- than everyone in the field. Ex- started the final round with a in the Sun” just down the Ayr- came only the fourth player to ther, and he needed each one to cept one. one-shot lead over Mickelson, shire coastline at Turnberry in win the British Open with all stay ahead of Phil Mickelson in and knew it would be a two- 1977, when Tom Watson and four rounds in the 60s, joining a British Open duel that ranked man race from the opening Jack Nicklaus battled to the fi- Tiger Woods, Nick Price and among the best in major cham- Stenson and hole when Mickelson nearly nal hole, and no one else was Greg Norman. He also ended a pionship history. holed out from the fairway. closer than 10 shots. streak of six American winners Stenson made 10 birdies, in- Mickelson He answered great shot with Stenson and Mickelson were at Royal Troon that dated to cluding a 50-foot putt across one of his own, finally pulling never separated by more than 1950. the 15th green that had him were never away with birdies on the 14th two shots over 40 straight ho- He gave Sweden a long-awai- pumping his fist in a rare show separated by and 15th holes, and then a third les until the Swede’s final bir- ted major in men’s golf, 19 of emotion Sunday. in a row after Mickelson drilled die. In the final round, they years after Jesper Parnevik lost The final stroke in this mas- more than two a 3-wood onto the green at the combined to make 14 birdies a 54-hole lead at Royal Troon. terpiece was a 20-foot birdie par-5 16th and came within a and an eagle. If this was a be- Stenson said Parnevik send putt on the 18th hole that cur- shots over fraction of an inch of making tter-ball match, they would him a message that said, “Go led into the cup on the final an eagle. have shot 59. out and finish what I didn’t turn. It gave him an 8-under 40 straight The last birdie was for the re- “I’ve always thought that he is manage to finish.” 63, tying Johnny Miller at Oak- holes until the cord book. Stenson finished at one of the best ball-strikers in “I’m really proud to have done mont for the greatest closing 264, breaking by one shot the the game and that major cham- that, and it’s going to be massi- round by a major champion, Swede’s final 72-hole scoring record in the pionships are perfectly suited ve for golf in Sweden with this and Stenson didn’t even realize majors that David Toms set in for him,” Mickelson said. “I win,” Stenson said. it until he sat down to sign his birdie the 2001 PGA Championship knew that he would ultimately Maybe he can take that silver card. at Atlanta Athletic Club. His come through and win. I’m ha- jug down to Rio in his search of Records didn’t matter. This “It’s probably the best I’ve 20-under par matched Jason ppy that he did. I’m disappoin- Olympic gold. was about winning his first ma- played and not won,” Mickel- Day’s record for lowest under ted that it was at my expense.” Golf’s top four players have jor. son said. “I think that’s pro- par at last year’s PGA Cham- J.B. Holmes won the B-Fli- withdrawn from the Olympics , “Right now I’m running on bably why it’s disappointing in pionship. ght. He finished third, 14 sho- but the Rio Games will have adrenaline. But there will be that I don’t have a point whe- His biggest challenge was ts behind. The Swede won his at least two of this year’s ma- some point when I’ll struggle re I can look back and say, ‘I 46-year-old Mickelson, who first major in his 42nd attempt, jor champions — Stenson and to make it up the stairs when I should have done that or had has won five majors. becoming only the ninth player Masters winner Danny Willett get back to the house,” Stenson I only done this.’ I played a “I knew he wasn’t going to to capture his first major after of England. said after four hours of an epic bogey-free round of 65 on the back down at any point, and in turning 40. Beyond the score, There’s one more major to battle between two 40-some- final round of a major. Usually, a way that makes it easier for the measure of his performan- play before Rio. Take a brea- things at Royal Troon. that’s good enough to do it, myself,” Stenson said. “I knew ce was that he putted for a bir- th, Henrik. The PGA Cham- Mickelson was a runner-up and I got beat. I got beat by 10 I had to keep on pushing, keep die on every hole Sunday in a pionship starts a week from for the 11th time in a major, birdies.” on giving myself birdie chan- mild wind off the Irish Sea. Thursday. AP THE Suspected MH370 wing flap Station19.07.2016Air quality tue BUZZ reaches Australian investigators Roadside 10-30 Good Officials say investigators in Australia are Canberra, for examination as part of the sear- examining a wing flap found last month on ch for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. High an east African island that is suspected to be The piece was found by locals on Pemba Is- Density 20-40 from the missing Malaysian airliner. land, off the coast of Tanzania, on June 23. Residental A joint statement by Australian and Malay- Australian technical specialists are working Good sian government authorities said yesterday with Malaysian investigators to determine Area opinion that the “large piece of aircraft debris” had if the debris is from the Boeing 777 that va- arrived at the Australian Transport Safety nished with 239 people on board in March Ambient 20-40 Bureau headquarters in Australia’s capital, 2014. Good Our Desk DSMG SOURCE: Daniel Beitler
League for Democracy party WORLD BRIEFS Who watches the watchers? in March succeeded a mili- Myanmar rebels tary-backed government, has The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has dubbed the August meeting AP PHOTO a knack for assessing situations on the strength of the 21st-Century Panglong a technicality. satisfied with Conference, a reference to the In its most recent report, the CCAC conveniently 1947 Panglong Agreement found that the government owes no compensation to that was signed by her father, the Baía da Nossa Senhora da Esperança Company Gen. Aung San, and ethnic that was illegally granted land by the former director preparatory USA The man who minority groups. Aung San of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau. killed two police officers was assassinated before the Despite the fact that the alleged illegal decision and a sheriff’s deputy country became formally in- seems to have been approved by a senior govern- peace talks in Baton Rouge was a ment official, the CCAC has declared any responsi- dependent from Britain, and former Marine sergeant bilities of the government are now void. Nevertheless ethnic groups generally hold who served in Iraq and the question of who owns the land is still, somehow, his successors responsible for had no known ties to under discussion. not honoring the 1947 pact, any extremist groups. The anti-corruption bureau is prone to defending AP PHOTO which would have guaranteed Gavin Eugene Long, the government and the upper echelons of its senior them more autonomy. a black man whose leadership, as reported by the New Macau Associa- “All stakeholders, which last known address tion on multiple occasions. Like its Hong Kong coun- means all armed groups, was in Kansas City, terpart on which the CCAC was modeled, Macau’s corruption watchdog is directly accountable to the must be included,” in the Au- Missouri, carried out Chief Executive (CE). gust talks, said Khu Oo Reh. the attack Sunday on It is therefore no surprise that a speedy investiga- “If any group is excluded, the his 29th birthday. Police tion into the CE’s role in expediting the Jinan Uni- problem will come back again say he was seeking versity Donation last month revealed that there was Myanmar’s Foreign Minister and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi one day to the country, and out law enforcement categorically no contravention of the law and that the hope that we have on for and ambushed them, everything had been done by the books. We can be EPRESENTATI- “It was a meeting that led to secure lives, peace and rule of wounding three other sure that the CE was pleased with the “independent” RVES of ethnic minori- constructive intentions for the law will fade away.” officers before he was findings of the bureau. ties who have been battling future meeting.” He expressed some frustra- killed What struck me about the latest CCAC report – Myanmar’s government for Khu Oo Reh said the Sunday tion that Suu Kyi, who holds and indeed earlier ones - is that every paragraph or decades said yesterday their talks did not resolve whether the official post of State Cou- INDONESIA automobile section seems to follow the same argument structu- sales in June rose over meeting with the country’s de ethnic armed groups who di- nselor, had asked what the re, usually predicated on a technicality: since it was 11 percent from a year facto leader, Aung San Suu dn’t sign a 2015 nationwide ethnic rebel groups could give not…; due to the unusual circumstances…; accor- earlier, according to ding to the law…; thus there was no violation. Kyi, was a good beginning cease-fire agreement wou- to the government. data from the industry It almost seems like an instant report generator, but that the peace process re- ld participate in the August He said he replied with his association yesterday. where CCAC staff members are only required to fill mains an uphill task. meeting, considered by both own question noting the su- Car sales were recorded in a few blanks to produce a report absolving a sus- Neither side made any pro- sides to be crucial to restoring ffering that many minority at 91,471 units last pect’s wrongdoing. mises in the talks to prepare peace after more than five de- groups had undergone in de- month, or 11.4 percent In every country that has existing free press and in- for substantive peace negotia- cades of mutual mistrust and cades of fighting. up from a year earlier. dependent government investigation entities, senior tions in August, said Khu Oo warfare. Fighting continues in “We no longer have any re- The association targets public officials of all levels are found to act unlawfully some areas. sources left. Mountains are or illegitimately. In Macau, it tends to be the junior Reh of the United Nationali- automotive sales to grow leaders and subordinates that are honorably thrown ties Federal Council, a coali- “We have said many times flattened. The land has be- 5 percent this year from under the bus – or, in some cases, the big names, tion of ethnic rebel groups. that the government needs to come desert-like. Rivers and 1.01 million units in 2015. but only once they have fallen from favor. The ethnic groups are parti- work on the negotiations to streams are dried up. Villa- The three other most notable CCAC reports of late cularly interested in securing stop the offensive attacks by ges are abandoned. People KAZAKHSTAN Three also fit the bill, including the proceedings against the a political agreement — the the military on the ground,” fled from their homes to the police officers and a former Public Prosecutor General Ho Chio Meng, subject of the planned August Khu Oo Reh said. “We gene- jungle, and others are now civilian were gunned the Firecracker factory case and the investigation of talks — that would meet their rally understand that the go- staying in other countries as down yesterday in an two Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau chiefs for tur- long standing demands for vernment and the military are refugees. What I want to ask attack on a police station ning a blind eye to the tardiness of two subordinates greater autonomy. aware of that and working on is, what are you looking to in Kazakhstan’s largest in the bureau, which has reportedly lead to “a direct “It was just like a family that process.” get from us? What else do we city, echoing similar loss” of around MOP550,000 to the government. meeting,” he told reporters. Suu Kyi, whose National have to give?” AP scenes of carnage in Of course this is almost certainly a gross overesti- another Kazakh city just a mation of cost to the government for the “600 unjus- month earlier. tified absences” namely tardiness and leaving work before workers’ finishing hours. If this were true then on average each infraction wou- AP PHOTO ld amount to a loss of about MOP915. And if the ave- THE rage duration of each infraction amounted to as much Xinhua/Attila Volgyi as an hour, then the “subordinate” workers would have DECISIVE MOMENT to be jointly paid more than MOP170,000 per month. But assuming that the figure is not inflated, what a truly insignificant finding it is when compared to the hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars laundered through BANGLADESH A special the city and paid out in contracts, concessions and tribunal has sentenced other agreements that never reach public tender! three members of a It is good to see the CCAC tackling the big issues militia group to death in Macau, right? for their role in killings In addition to concerns about the bureau’s integrity, and other serious crimes there are also suspicions of misconduct of leaders committed during the within the CCAC. Last year a staff member at the country’s independence bureau committed suicide by jumping off the Dynas- war against Pakistan 35 ty Plaza building. His wife later revealed that he had years ago. been under investigation by the CCAC at the time of his death and she accused the body’s senior lea- BRITAIN-EU New British dership of “hiding facts and giving false statements.” Foreign Secretary Boris It has been said before, but the CCAC needs to be Johnson, who recently truly independent in order to effectively tackle corrup- likened the European tion at all levels within the government. Failing this, Union to Adolf Hitler’s the second best option is to establish a watchdog for vision for Europe, came to the anti-corruption watchdog itself. A “Commission Brussels yesterday to meet Against Corruption in the Commission Against Cor- for the first time with his ruption,” or CACCAC to fuse the English and Portu- guese acronyms. EU colleagues, and said Jennifer Gutierrez (front left) of Spain shoots during the IHF Women’s Beach Handball World Championships he hopes to cooperate After all, who watches the watchers? final against Brazil. 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