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ISRAEL An Arab citizen of At least 100 injured in Israel using a paraglider flew into neighboring Syria, the Israeli military said yesterday, in what appeared to be P5 an intentional attempt TurboJet ferry collision to join a rebel group there. Military officials said a 23-year-old from an Arab town in Israel planned the maneuver with the intent of joining Syrian rebel fighters. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the still-under-investigation case with the media. AP PHOTO

POLAND Citizens voted yesterday in a parliamentary election that is expected to shift power from a centrist and pro-market party to a socially conservative and somewhat Euroskeptic party that favors more welfare spending to help the poor. Opinion polls show the populist Law and Justice party holding a strong lead over Civic Platform, which has governed the country for eight years.

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IACM condemns violent assault of inspectors

HE Civil and Municipal Affairs Bu- Treau (IACM) has condemned the actions of a restaurant owner last Tues- day, when he wounded two inspectors in response to their decision to press charges against him. The assault occurred at noon when the pair, on patrol along the Avenida do Doutor Rodrigo Rodrigues, discovered that the restaurant was in breach of the regulation against illegal expansion. The owner allegedly refused to coope- rate with the IACM agents who asked him for relevant documents before pressing charges, according to a state- ment from the Bureau. The owner reportedly punched one of the IACM staff before violently pushing Authorities launch him out of the restaurant and onto the ground. The other officer called the po- lice and tried containing the man, but crackdown on Uber’s ride was struck across his head with a bowl before the assaulter went on to shatter his cellphone. The first officer was sent to the hospital for medical treatment sharing service and was released later that day.

HE Transport Bureau ple”. A DSAT spokesper- cau travel agencies provide formation and data before T(DSAT) and the Pu- son also added that “if the legal car-booking services, we will know whether Uber blic Security Police Force company would like to run but only using vehicles re- has violated any of Macau’s Inflation rises in (CPSP) held a joint press a taxi service in Macau, they gistered under that travel laws”, said Ms. Fernandes. conference on Friday to will need to comply with the agency,” noting that “the On the same topic, September reiterate that the Uber ri- laws that regulate that busi- driver must be hired by the speaking last week on the de-sharing service is ille- ness.” travel agency as well”. morning program of Radio ACAU’S composite consumer gal because “according to Repeatedly questioned by Ms Fernandes admitted Macau’s Chinese Channel, Mprice index (CPI), the primary local laws and regulations, reporters about Uber’s use that she has not yet looked the president of the General measure of inflation, rose by 4.23 a vehicle must be duly re- of vehicles owned by tra- into the actual patterns of Association of Taxi Owners, percent in September – a slowdown gistered as a taxi before a vel agencies and wanting use of Uber in Macau, so she while arguing that Uber is from August’s rate, according to data driver can offer someone to know whether or not does not really know whe- illegal, called upon the go- from the Statistics and Census Service a ride in exchange for the that procedure is legal, the ther the service has violated vernment to present new (DSEC). payment of a fee”. spokespersons appeared any of the office’s rules. regulations allowing such a Figures released by DSEC indicate According to the local au- reluctant to clearly state “If there is no registered service to be run in the ter- that the growth of CPI in September thorities, “both departmen- the rules, commenting only travel agency called Uber, ritory. slowed for the fifth consecutive month, ts are paying close attention that “we need to apply the then I think there is no The initial statement and easing by a further 0.41 percent since to and monitoring this new law case by case, and if the application called Uber be- consequent press conferen- August. service”, clarifying that the authorities find any irregu- longing to any one of Ma- ce from CPSP and DSAT The most significant upward contri- fine of MOP30,000, men- larities relating to the Tou- cau’s travel agencies. In came after Uber announ- bution came from the recent increase tioned in a previous sta- rism department, they will addition, we need to launch ced its transportation ser- in tobacco tax, which drove the price tement, “is being applied, report the case to the Macau more enquiries and collect vices in the territory “for index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco according to the rules and Government Tourist Office more information before an initial testing period”, up by 38.42 percent. regulations of the road tra- (MGTO)”. we can confirm whether or following a promotion The price index of Education rose by ffic, in cases where a dri- On Saturday, the MGTO not any travel agencies have showing the the first ride 8.93 percent, while Health grew by 6.12 ver is using a vehicle for a director Helena Senna Fer- provided services through being given to local singer percent, as a result of an increase in different purpose than the nandes, speaking on the Uber. There are many issues Siufay, who reviewed the tuition fees and charges for outpatient RM one originally authorized” sidelines of a ceremony to on which we need more in- experience positively. services respectively. i.e. using a car to partake mark the tenth anniversary The downward pressures came from a in paid transportation ser- of the Macau Businesswo- deceleration in the growth in rental fees vices. men’s Association, added ‘taxi-like’ services and eating out, while the price indexes The two public depart- that the government de- of the Communication and Clothing & ments also warned resi- partment “is still investiga- Footwear industries decreased by 0.98 dents that “the service is ting whether any of Macau’s THERE ARE several companies in Macau that have been op- percent and 0.65 percent respectively, not legally regulated and travel agencies have pro- erating ”taxi-like” services for more than 10 years now, includ- according to DSEC. ing the resorts, casinos and The Macau Fisherman’s Wharf, [customers’] personal data vided car booking services Macau’s average CPI for the first three which use a scheme of fixed rates for transportation to several might be in danger of being to their customers using quarters of 2015 rose by 4.79 percent locations on the Peninsula and the Islands. used illegally by other peo- Uber”. She added that “Ma- year-on-year.

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Aries Un ORE professional MIF registers slight increase purchasers showed up at this year’s 20th Macau Inter- Mnational Trade and Investment in trade visitors, some Fair (MIF) than last year, ac- cording to the organizer’s preli- minary data. Running over four consecuti- exhibitors disappointed ve days at The Venetian Macao since last Thursday, the event saw a total of 50 agreements inked between chambers and governments as well as around 574 negotiation sessions held,

according to official figures. MARQUES RENATO Irene Lau, the Macau Tra- de and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) executive di- rector, told media yesterday that the authorities recorded around a 9 percent hike in the quantity of professional buyers on the first day alone. But she also downplayed those num- bers: “We are not looking for numbers of contracts or signa- tures that we have on the spot here. This is a platform. It’s a chance for everybody to meet here every year,” Ms Lau stated. As this year’s fair highlighted, the push focused on services and products from the Portu- guese-speaking nations. Lau added that firms from those countries successfully signed Inflation rises in more than 40 contracts with other companies from around September the globe. She also pledged to introduce new elements to at- over a wide range of merchan- was “disappointed” with the surprised by the dwindling pur- native. tract more visitors in 2016. dise concerning beverages and sales. “I think business is going chasing power of local buyers, By contrast, Newvida Lei, a “I think the professionalism food, healthcare, furniture, in- down in general in Macau,” he who he said largely asked for barista at local coffee and tea has risen to some extent this vestment and consultancy ser- surmised. price cuts. manufacturer Seng Pan Co. Li- year, and the Portuguese-s- vices. They also went on a visit The wooden artifact manufac- Echoing his viewpoint, E-l- mited said their business strate- peaking countries’ participa- to Zhuhai to explore business turer’s 2012 debut at the expo jayum Vavulengan, president tion has been deepened as well. potential there. seemed promising to Nóvoa as of a Taiwanese business delega- Like I said last year, it’s like Nonetheless, some smaller- he managed to seek out local tion from the Rinari communi- sowing seeds. The forty-some- scale firms found the exhibition agents who had sold some of his ty comprised of four aboriginal thing agreements might stem less fertile ground compared to products, and also some from tribes, said most of her custo- We are not from two or three years ago,” previous years, with an appa- his fellow artists. However, the mers would not even make a she said. rent low turnout. Pedro Nóvoa, remainder of his artworks re- purchase even after bargaining. looking for Up to 117 enterprises from who has his own business and mained unsold in the following “The things here are pretty pri- numbers of those countries joined the bu- heads an art group in Mozam- few years. cey, yet the customers are not siness talks with on-site buyers bique, told the Times that he Besides this, he was similarly generous,” said the Taiwanese contracts or signatures that Several activities foster business opportunities for SMEs we have on the spot here. This According to figures published by the a large number of the employed popula- organizer, approximately 283 business- tion”, he said. is a platform. matching sessions were held, contribu- Mr Chang also took the opportunity to IRENE LAU ting to the signing of 26 agreements at highlight in his speech the importance of the venue. responding promptly to changes in the One of the key activities of the MIF, the international markets, noting also the gies have earned the group some SME International Business Day aims relevance of IPIM’s “one-stop” service long-term partnerships with to encourage the participation of enter- for SMEs and the opportunities for local agents not only from Macau prises and business start-ups, and this companies under the initiative of “Macao but also from abroad, as well as year introduced various services such as Ideas”. The Macao Products Display Cen- buyers from the general public the Service Counter for SMEs, a business tre, creator of “Macao Ideas”, has lately who frequented the booth. promotion consultation, information on expanded its marketing reach through The investment promotion business start-ups, SME business opera- its new location in Taipei Station and authorities also stressed that tion and transformation, as well as semi- promotional activities in Lisbon and the the fair’s business matching nars for young entrepreneurs. five offices in mainland China, promoting sessions indeed helped several At the opening ceremony, Jackson “Macau-branded products” in China and firms in finding business part- Chang, president of the Macau Trade and abroad. ners. Jackson Chang Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) According to IPIM’s Macau Business Lau hoped the budget for next remarked that SMEs serve as an impor- Support Center, the larger goals of the year’s fair would remain simi- HE “SME International Business tant pillar for Macau’s economic develop- “SME International Business Days” were lar to this year’s figure of MOP TDays’ Opening Ceremony, Cocktail ment. “During the economic evolution of to increase the entrepreneurship capacity 37 million despite pledges by Reception and Protocol Signing Cere- Macau, Small and Medium Enterprises of SMEs and to stimulate youth entrepre- the government for increased mony” was held on the second day of the (SMEs) played a role of great importance neurship in order to encourage self-em- austerity. “I hope so, but wou- 20th Macau International Trade and In- because they constitute an indispensable ployment through the creation of new ld economize for sure if neces- vestment Fair. pillar to the Macau economy, absorbing jobs. 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CE inaugurates HERITAGE The chronology of the book ends in 1945. In his speech, Stuart Bra- local company ga commended the 300 Portugue- hotel in se who fought in Hong Kong as vo- lunteers during World War II and Zhejiang Macau’s historical Macau’s subsequent acceptance of refugees from the area. He adap- Chui Sai On travelled ted a famous Winston Churchill to the Tonglu district of quote when he said that, in refe- Zhejiang Province on map ‘comes home’ rence to the region’s treatment of Saturday to attend the refugees, “this was Macau’s finest opening ceremony of a historical map of Macau and hour.” hotel constructed by Macau ATaipa was presented to “the investors. According to a people of Macau” by Stuart Bra- statement issued by the ga last week, during a ceremony Chief Executive’s Office, commemorating the launch of his the trip was intended to book at the Consulate-General of This book is show the government’s Portugal in Macau. The volume, support for local companies not only about that invest in the entitled “Making Impressions: A Portuguese family in Macau and promotion, as well as in the members regional cooperation and Hong Kong, 1700-1945,” follows diversification of the local the stories of three Portuguese of three Rufino Ramos (left) and Stuart Braga economy. Mr Chui presided families living in the two territo- over the ribbon-cutting ries, and examines the social dis- families, but ceremony of the Hotel crimination faced by Portuguese they were socially discriminated to represent those that the British the members Legend FuChunJiangi. The workers in British Hong Kong. against.” Imperial system had ignored; the CE took the opportunity José Sales Marques, the presi- He made reference to a pam- Chinese and Portuguese and Ma- of a whole to recall that “regional dent of the Institute of European phlet written in 1895 by J. P. Bra- canese.” He added: “This book is cooperation is a very Studies in Macau, spoke at the ga, grandfather of the author and not only about the members of community. important direction for ceremony. He praised the book’s a central character in “Making three families, but the members of the development of the “beautiful maps, photographs and Impressions”. The pamphlet was a whole community.” STUART BRAGA diversification of Macau’s illustrations” and the fact that it titled “The Rights of Aliens [fo- The author expressed his gra- economy. Therefore, the was “very rich in terms of informa- reigners] in Hong Kong” and beca- titude to all those who had hel- The ceremony concluded with government encourages tion.” me famous for its criticism of the ped with the editing and publi- the presentation of a framed map and supports the business José Sales Marques, who was treatment of non-British workers cation of the book. He said that of Macau and Taipa dated from sector in its efforts to the mayor of Macau between 1993 in the region. Mr Marques made “Making Impressions” is not so 1779 to the book’s chief editor, expand beyond the borders and 2001, added that the book a remark in passing that: “I think much a historical account, but Rufino Ramos. Stuart Braga said of Macau and to strengthen “illustrates in rich detail how the someone today should publish the more of a “celebration of Portu- that it originated from the Portu- its cooperation with Portuguese-Macanese commu- ‘Rights of Aliens in Macau’.” gal and its sons and daughters guese community here, and that neighboring territories and nities helped Hong Kong to beco- On the topic of his grandfather, who have made a contribution to he had wanted “it to come home regions”. me what it is today [even] though Stuart Braga said that he “sought civilization in East Asia.” to Macau.” Staff Reporter ad

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PPROXIMATELY 100 people were in- jured, with six among At least 100 injured as speeding them seriously hurt, whenA a high-speed jetfoil hea- ding from Macau towards Hong Kong hit an “unidentified ob- jetfoil strikes unknown object ject” last night south of Lantau Island. According to the South China Morning Post preliminary ac- passengers rescued by mari- counts, the TurboJet ferry lost ne police vessels reached the power following the incident Central ferry piers at around

and water began to enter the BARBOSA PAULO 8.30pm. Some were wearing vessel as passengers clambered oxygen masks as they were lif- for lifejackets in the dark. ted into ambulances and taken “Some people sustained in- juries to their jaws, arms and legs,” one passenger told the SCMP on Hong Kong’s Central The lights pier after being pulled to safety by local marine police. suddenly went “Some could not even move. The lights suddenly went out. out. It was It was chaotic at first but then the passengers managed to chaotic at first. calm down soon. Everyone was WITNESS bleeding. I was injured on my A TurboJet ferry docked in Hong Kong

forehead, arms and legs,” the Photos taken after the colli- to hospital. turbojet affected by several incidents witness told reporters. sion and circulated on social Safety questions will undoub- According to the paper, poli- media showed some passengers tedly follow as this latest emer- SEVERAL FERRY incidents in 2014 occurred on the busy route be- ce received a call at about 7pm sprawling on the ground having gency comes just two weeks af- tween Hong Kong and Macau. In May, over 30 people were injured after that the ferry – carrying 163 been knocked over while others ter a fire broke out in the engine a high-speed TurboJet ferry collided with a cargo ship near Hong Kong. passengers and 11 crew – had scrambled around trying to don li- room of a TurboJet ferry from In June, a high-speed ferry from the same company traveling from Hong slammed into an object near fejackets, the SCMP article added. Macau that was carrying 134 Kong to Macau crashed into a breakwater, injuring 70 people, one of Siu A Chau, one of the Soko Is- Furthermore, TV footage passengers – all whom were sa- whom required surgery. lands. showed that the first group of fely evacuated.

Lawmakers support CCAC on electoral law reform

OCAL lawmakers posed amendment is to that “Macau is a socie- should be investigated. He ral law is capable of en- registered, and a failure to Lhave expressed their tackle vote-buying and ty of associations. There said that “events held by ding all improper election do so should be conside- support of André Cheong’s to reduce intervention in are 6,000 to 7,000 asso- associations happen regu- behavior. Instead the law red a “violation.” call for a revision to the elections by organizations ciations. Their standing larly and can’t be cancelled. should be reviewed gra- Ho Ion Sang and Ho Iat electoral law in order to such as local associations events are held on a regu- Maybe voters should avoid dually as society develops. Seng both believe that this ensure that events held by and casino operators. lar basis. During the elec- them for two weeks or one According to Melinda is an issue that should be local associations are not Several lawmakers have tion, clearer guidelines month. Then it would be Chan, the “priority is to discussed with the public. used as part of election agreed that there should should be used to make clearer for the voters and set up mechanisms that André Cheong said last campaigns. be guidelines to prevent sure that the relevant as- for candidates. They woul- are fair to both new and week that a public consul- The call comes after the events run by associations sociations’ events do not dn’t step out of bounds.” long-standing candida- tation on the matter could Commissioner Against Cor- from acting as a platform conflict with the laws go- The president also poin- tes.” She stressed that re- take place as soon as the ruption, André Cheong, for elections. verning elections.” ted out that as society visions to electoral laws beginning of next year. last week confirmed his Ho Ion Sang, vice-presi- The president of the Le- continues to change, new should include a limit on Macau’s next electoral intention to submit an dent of the Macau General gislative Assembly, Ho Iat situations and new pro- the number of permitted campaign will take place amendment proposal by Union of Neighborhood Seng, agreed to the imple- blems would arise in each promotional vehicles and in 2017, when a new Le- the end of October. Associations (known as mentation of boundaries election. He said that no posters. The number of gislative Assembly will be The intention of the pro- Kai Fong), explained and felt that the matter single revision to electo- vehicles would need to be elected.

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Local patient GAMING immediate repayment. If that happens, bondholders are also attacks nurse entitled to request Melco pay at Guangzhou back its $1.8 billion in notes ou- Melco reportedly seeking to tstanding right away. hospital Melco bought a 60 percent relax USD1.4b loan vows stake in the developer of Studio A local 59-year-old City for $360 million in 2011 patient who is allegedly from entities including hedge suffering from mental Jacqueline Poh Las Vegas has done. China Pre- funds Silver Point Capital LP health problems was sident Xi Jinping in December and Oaktree Capital Group as arrested in a Guangzhou HE Melco Crown Enter- ordered the city to reduce its gaming earnings were on the BLOOMBERG hospital early last Ttainment Ltd. joint ventu- reliance on casinos, an industry rise and the Cotai Strip, where Friday after attacking re that controls its latest Ma- that makes up about 80 percent the project is being built, was and injuring a female cau casino project is asking of its revenue. seen as the next frontier in Ma- nurse with a fruit knife. banks to waive financial condi- Studio City will send out a cau. The Chinese police’s tions for a year on its HKD10.85 formal request next week on Four years later, as the pro- initial inquiry suggests billion (USD1.4 billion) loan, the changes, which require ject is about to open its doors, that the hospitalized people with knowledge of the agreement from at least half minority shareholders, lenders man was suffering from matter said. the banks, according to the and bond buyers face a much Melco’s Studio City Interna- The main entrance of the Studio people. A Hong Kong-based less profitable venture. hallucinations that the City casino resort, developed by Melco hospital’s medical staff tional Holdings Ltd. unit is re- Crown Entertainment spokeswoman for Studio City In May, S&P said Studio Ci- questing a so-called covenant said she couldn’t immediately were persecuting him, ty’s revenue and profit growth holiday for 2016, meaning its new $3.2 billion Studio City comment. in 2015 and 2016 will be slower prompting the attack during that period its financial casino project in the world’s lar- The company’s $1.4 billion in than anticipated and the pro- on the nurse, who was ratios don’t need to meet requi- gest gambling hub, less than the secured loans require it to have ject will remain highly levera- looking through another rements imposed by the banks, 400 it had hoped. Fewer places 400 operating tables by Oc- ged. The rating company also patient’s medical records the people said, asking not to be for punters makes it harder for tober 2016, according to Stan- changed its forecast for gross at the nurses’ station at identified as the information is casino operators to recoup the dard & Poor’s Ratings. Studio gaming revenue in Macau to a the time. The 28-year- private. It’s also seeking other money they’re spending on new City had hired Kirkland & Ellis drop of 20 percent to 30 per- old nurse received three relaxations on its financial con- resorts, and Las Vegas tycoon as legal adviser and consultants cent in 2015 from previous gashes, two on her back ditions after next year, inclu- Steve Wynn last week critici- Moelis & Co., which specializes expectations of a decline of as and left arm and one on ding about doubling the maxi- zed Macau for delays in giving in debt restructuring, due to much as 10 percent. her face. The attacker mum total leverage it’s allowed out the allocations. the possibility of a lower than Melco Crown is touting a Bat- escaped the bloody to as high as 9 times in the first Macau’s government is anticipated table allocation, ac- man ride, Asia’s highest ferris scene, but was later quarter of 2017, the people said. seeking to broaden the eco- cording to Melco in an Aug. 12 wheel and other Hollywood- apprehended by police The company backed by billio- nomy and appeal to mains- statement. centric features for Studio City after reaching another naire Lawrence Ho said Oct. 20 tream consumers for entertain- A failure to meet loan require- which is scheduled to open on floor. it would only get 250 tables for ment and shopping, much like ments means banks can require Oct. 27. Bloomberg

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Chinese investment company to buy Texas oil fields for Twitter CEO gives up USD1.3b

A Chinese investment holding company USD200m in stock for said it has signed a letter of intent to purchase oil fields in Texas for 8.3 billion yuan (USD1.3 billion) through a limited liability partnership. In company employees a disclosure to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Yantai Xinchao Industry Co. Ltd. said the oil fields in Howard and Borden counties would be bought Michael Liedtke, Technology Writer, from Tall City Exploration and San Francisco Plymouth Petroleum, two Nevada- AP PHOTO based companies. In the Saturday filing, FTER laying off Yantai Xinchao said it signed a letter more than 300 of intent Friday with Ningbo Dingliang workers, Twitter Huitong Equity Investment Center, a CEO Jack Dorsey is limited liability partnership, and its tryingA to lift the spirits of the seven shareholders to buy the oil fields remaining employees by gi- through a Ningbo Dingliang subsidiary, ving them 6.8 million shares Moss Creek Resources LLC. It said the of the stock he owns in the on- transaction has been approved by the line messaging service. Committee on Foreign Investment in Dorsey is giving up the sto- the United States. ck, currently worth more than USD200 million, so Twitter Caesars Palace can award the shares to its employees, according to do- turning 50, getting cuments filed Friday with USD75m upgrade the Securities and Exchange Commission. The gesture comes a week after Dorsey laid off 8 percent

AP PHOTO of Twitter’s workforce in an effort to make the company profitable for the first time in its nine-year history. The gift represents nearly one-third of the stock Dorsey owns in the San Francisco company. “I’d rather have a smaller part of something big than a bigger part of something Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey small,” Dorsey tweeted about Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip surrendering some of his or nearly 4 percent, to close core audience of about 300 processor that is preparing to is getting a USD75 million upgrade for stock. “I’m confident we can Friday at $30.28. million users. By comparison, price an initial public offering its 50th birthday. The 567-room Roman make Twitter big!” The shares have declined Facebook’s social networking of its stock. Tower of rooms that’s been closed for by 40 percent in the past service has 1.5 billion users, Dorsey has given back near- construction since mid-September will Twitter said Dorsey’s shares get 20 additional rooms and a new will be earmarked for stock six months amid concerns even though it is only two ly 15.1 million shares of Squa- name: the Julius Tower. Caesars Palace, issued to employees next year about Twitter’s slowing user years older than Twitter. re stock during the past two which opened on Aug. 5, 1966 and under the company’s incenti- growth and inability to make Dorsey was Twitter’s origi- years, too, according to Squa- became a Hollywood favorite in movies ve plan. money. nal CEO, but was ousted be- re’s IPO documents. He re- like “Rain Man” and “The Hangover,” Dorsey will still own 15 Twitter Inc. brought back cause the company’s board mains by far Square’s largest has grown to about 3,960 rooms spread million Twitter shares wor- Dorsey, one of its co-foun- didn’t think he was the right shareholder with a 24 percent across six towers. “We continue to th about $460 million, based ders, as its CEO in hopes that leader at that time. stake in that San Francisco reinvent Rome and Las Vegas” said on Twitter’s current market he can figure out a way to While he tries to re-tool Twi- company, which is located Caesars Palace regional president Gary value. make the messaging service tter, Dorsey is also serving as a block away from Twitter’s Selesner in a statement. Twitter’s stock gained $1.13, more appealing beyond its CEO of Square, a payment headquarters. AP

corporate bits cem holds fourth ‘healthy eating’ induction cooking contest bigbang captivate fans at the venetian macao

year’s contest. Contestants This was BigBang first visit had to design and cook highly to Macau, and all tickets sold nutritious dishes. After under- out in advance. Concert-goers going reviews, 20 contestants anticipated the long-awaited were shortlisted for yesterday’s event and started to fill up the finals and cooked nutritious venue hours before the show dishes on-site using induction began. cookers. The five members kicked off Judges included Wong Kuai the show with a blockbuster Leng, FAOM Vice Director, Lei video produced by the crew of U Weng, Director of the United the Fast & Furious movie se- Association of Food and Beve- ries. The K-Popsters began the rage Merchants of Macau, Oli- concert with “Bang Bang Bang” via Chau, Executive Director of and followed that with hits in- the Macau Professional Nutri- cluding “Tonight” and “Stupid tionist Association, Chan Chak Liar”. The group then perfor- CEM’s “Healthy Eating” In- sional Nutritionist Association, Keong, instructor at FAOM’s med “Haru Haru”, which is one duction Cooking Contest, came to a close yesterday. Catering Services & Cooking of their most recognizable son- co-organized by the Macau The contest aims to promo- Training Centre, and Iun Iok BigBang kicked off their “Bi- Saturday and Sunday, making gs. The concert continued with Federation of Trade Unions te induction cooking, nutrition Meng, Advisor to CEM’s Exe- gBang 2015 World Tour [Made] BigBang the first ever foreign “Blue” and “Loser” that saw au- (FAOM)’s Catering Services & and healthy eating among the cutive Committee. in Macao” last Friday at The artist group to hold three con- dience members singing along. Cooking Training Center and public. Nearly 30 individuals Ip Mei Leng was finally na- Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena. secutive concerts at The Vene- They were followed with “Bad supported by Macau Profes- signed up to participate in this med winner of the contest. Two more shows followed on tian Macao. Boy” and “If You”. mon 26.10.2015

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MOZAMBIQUE Gas exploration will require USD31b investment BLOOMBERG

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IL companies opera- red in the Area 1 block of the Oting in Mozambique will Rovuma basin,” Mithá said, need to invest USD31 billion cited by news agency AIM. over the next few years to The remaining US$7 begin exploration of the na- billion for the total amount tural gas reserves discovered of US$31 billion will be in- in the north of the country, vested in the Area 4 block, the president of national oil operated by Italian group and gas company ENH said ENI, in which ENH holds a last week in Maputo. 10 percent stake. Omar Mithá said operating Mithá said the amount gi- costs could reach US$5.6 ven was based on a scenario billion, to which another in which 55 percent of the US$10 billion must be added investment is represented for construction of natural by debt and 45 percent by gas liquefaction units. equity. In his estimates the ENH The investments to be chairman included US$3.3 made in those blocks depend billion for further develo- on a final investment deci- pment studies and US$4.4 sion, which should be made billion in interest payments by the end of the first quarter related to the loans needed of 2016. The time needed to to build processing plants build the processing units is and bank costs. estimated at five years. “Then there is a contingen- To date natural gas depo- cy portion of 25 percent, and sits of 200 trillion cubic feet all together that totals about have been discovered in both US$24 billion just for explo- the Area 1 and Area 4 blocks. ration of natural gas discove- MDT/Macauhub

Cape Verde International Fair runs from 18 to 22 Nov

HE 19th edition of the Cape Verde International Fair T(FIC) it set to run from 18 to 22 November on the island of São Vicente under the theme, “Cape Verde, the business platform with the world,” said the chairman of the event. José Martins, cited by local media, said that the choice of theme was based on the intention of businesspeople and the government to increase international sales of goods and services and the participation of Chambers of Com- merce in management of the fair. Alongside the International Business Centre (CIN), re- cently updated to adapt it to more coherent and modern practices to encourage internationalization of the eco- nomy, FIC’s intervention strategy is supported by initiati- ves that encourage and guide foreign direct investment to the areas of greatest national economic interest. Martins also said the fair promoted activities that drive exports of goods and services, which also make the bu- siness sector more robust, with a significant presence of medium-sized companies able to be part of international business chains. 26.10.2015 mon

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tic immunity for the couple under the 1961 Vienna Con- vention and a 2009 bilateral Couple in Philippine killings accord between Beijing and Manila. “They will be tried under brought back for trial Chinese law,” Jose said. “They (Chinese authorities) asked for help, so the evidence obtai- Oliver Teves, Manila ned by the (Philippine police) will be shared with them.” Chinese consular officer AP PHOTO Regional police director A and her husband, who Chief Superintendent Pruden- allegedly killed two other Chi- cio Tom Banas said the couple nese diplomats and wounded has not issued any statement their consul-general in a Phi- that could explain the motive lippine city, have been taken for the shooting partly because back to China where they will they could not speak English. be tried, officials said Satur- The victims and the suspec- day. ts were attending a birthday Philippine police turned over lunch in a private room at the the couple to Chinese authori- restaurant when the shooting ties, who flew them to Xiamen occurred, Banas said. in southeastern China on a Police Senior Superintendent chartered flight from central Rey Lyndon Lawas said one of Cebu City on Friday, two days the restaurant staff heard ar- after the fatal shooting inside guments “over financial mat- a restaurant, said Foreign Af- ters” before shots were fired. fairs spokesman Charles Jose. China has previously insis- Police say the consul’s hus- ted on trying its citizens who band has been accused of have been accused of crimes killing diplomats Sun Shan in other countries. A Beijing and Hui Li and wounding court sentenced a Chinese Consul-General Song Ron- man to life in prison in 2012 ghua on Wednesday at the Li- for murdering his girlfriend in ghthouse Restaurant in Cebu, Canada. In 2011, a Shanghai where China had established a court handed a 15-year prison consulate. term to a Chinese man who Jose said the Chinese gover- In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 23, police escort a Chinese man, allegedly the husband of a Chinese consul who is a suspect in admitted he killed a taxi dri- nment had invoked diploma- the fatal shooting of two Chinese diplomats and the wounding of the consul-general, prior to being deported back to China ver in Auckland. AP

AP PHOTO PBOC move shows global reliance on low rates to lift growth

ld, hurt countries that services isn’t entirely ral adjustment and crea- had prospered by su- offsetting the decline in te a good monetary and pplying China with raw older industries. As a financial environment.” materials and weighed result, overall growth is The rate cut “is not a on global growth. slowing, raising fears of cure for all their ills,” China’s deceleration is job losses and unrest. says Ajay Rajadhyaksha, partly deliberate. Beijing The government is ste- head of macro research. wants to move the coun- pping in to try to keep Chinese consumers try away from an over- official measures of save too much and spend reliance on exports and growth close to 7 per- too little, Rajadhyaksha often-wasteful invest- cent. The Chinese cen- says, so the country ment in housing, facto- tral bank said it will needs “consumers to ries and infrastructure reduce the benchmark start spending more, a projects such as roads rate on a one-year loan lot more, and quickly.” and high-speed trains. by 0.25 percentage point Beijing has also star- Instead, China is seeking to 4.35 percent, effective ted a mini-stimulus Men chat on the street near a billboard promoting deposit rates for the U.S. dollar in Beijing slower but more sustai- Saturday, and cut one program to boost the nable growth driven by -year deposit rates by economy through public Joe McDonald and Paul nced cuts in benchmark And this week, the Fe- consumer spending. the same margin to 1.5 works projects. Wiseman, Business Writers, interest rates on loans deral Reserve is widely Recent economic figu- percent. David Dollar, senior Beijing and deposits. expected to hold its key res reflect the transition. The bank also freed up fellow at the Brookin- The moves by the Peo- rate near zero, where In September, growth in more money for lending gs Institution, says that HINA’S sixth in- ple’s Bank of China are it’s remained for seven factory output slowed by reducing the level of given the difficulty of Cterest-rate cut in a the latest sign that the years. to 5.7 percent from Au- reserves Chinese banks managing an ambitious year shows how hard world’s major central China’s latest rate cut gust’s 6.1 percent. At are required to hold. transition, Beijing might it is to keep the world’s banks remain commit- came four days after the same time, retail sa- “There still exists some want to give itself more second-biggest economy ted to unusually low ra- the government repor- les growth rose to 10.9 downward pressure leeway — broadening its growing vigorously whi- tes to try to spur econo- ted that growth had percent from July’s 10.5 on China’s economic target for annual econo- le attempting one of his- mic growth. Last week, slowed to a six-year low percent. E-commerce growth,” the People’s mic growth to 6 percent tory’s most audacious the head of the European of 6.9 percent from July spending surged 36 per- Bank of China said in a to 7 percent instead of economic transforma- Central Bank made clear through September. The cent in the third quarter statement. “We need to shooting for 7 percent. tions. that the ECB is weighing Chinese economic slow- over a year earlier. continue to use mone- “It’s easier to rebalance The country’s central further steps to ease bor- down has unnerved in- But the growth in con- tary policy tools to stren- at 6 than at 7,” he says. bank on Friday annou- rowing rates. vestors around the wor- sumer spending and gthen economic structu- AP mon 26.10.2015

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Christopher Bodeen, Beijing

ETERAN Chinese pro-democracy cam- Mainland dissidents protest paigners have pro- tested Britain’s treat- mentV of an activist detained Britain’s treatment of activist during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pageant-filled visit to the country, saying London was putting economic ties over righ- lice confirmed that three peo- ts concerns. ple were arrested “to prevent Shao Jiang was arrested in AP PHOTO a breach of the peace” and on London on Wednesday after suspicion of conspiracy to com- scaling barriers and standing in mit threatening behavior. They front of Xi’s motorcade holding were later released on bail and placards. His home was sear- have not been charged. ched and computer equipment Lucy D’Orsi, commander of taken away. the police operation for the sta- Veteran dissidents Wang Dan te visit, said in a statement that and Wu’er Kaixi said in a sta- police had worked “tirelessly” to tement Saturday that Britain facilitate peaceful protests, but appeared to have jettisoned hu- that tight security was needed man rights concerns in favor of to ensure the safety of Xi and his securing business deals. wife, as well as the British royal “Britain is sadly lending legiti- family and prime minister. macy to a regime with no rule of “The assertion that political law, no freedom of speech, and manipulation of the command with geopolitical ambitions that team or, indeed, the broader threaten the security of its nei- Metropolitan Police took place ghboring nations — and perhaps In this Oct. 20 photo, human rights demonstrators stand beneath a protest banner bearing an image of Chinese President Xi is wrong and doesn’t reflect the the world,” the statement said. Jinping on Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament facts,” D’Orsi said. “Trade takes priority over basic Xi returned to China on Fri- human rights, and exiled protes- a veteran of the movement, they country was no longer protec- with an emphasis on the osten- day after a carefully orchestra- ters with legitimate grievances now live in exile. ting freedom of expression. It’s tatious ceremonies laid on for Xi ted visit that included a stay at with the Beijing government are Speaking to Britain’s The Inde- just like China now.” and the respect their country’s Buckingham Palace and an ad- now no longer safe even the de- pendent newspaper, Shao said Xi’s state visit sparked a series leader commanded. dress to Parliament. mocracies that gave them refu- he was surprised by the extent of protests over China’s human However, reports on the visit Organized crowds waving ge,” it said, describing Britain’s of the actions taken by police, rights record and other issues. by international broadcasters Chinese flags greeted Xi throu- actions as “shameful.” but hoped his arrest would rai- Two Tibetan activists, Sonam such as CNN and the BBC were ghout, outnumbering pro-Tibet Wang and Kaixi were top stu- se awareness of human rights Choden and Jamphel Lhamo, blacked out in China for several and human rights protesters dent leaders of the 1989 pro- in China. were also arrested for attemp- minutes at a time, apparently concerned about the lavish wel- democracy movement centered “I was protesting peacefully,” ting to unfurl Tibetan flags as because Chinese censors objec- come accorded to Xi. on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square the Independent quoted him as Xi’s motorcade passed. ted to their reporting on human The two countries signed more that was brutally suppressed saying. “And when I was arres- Chinese state media provided rights and other sensitive issues. than USD46 billion in economic by China’s army. Like Shao, also ted I couldn’t believe that this blanket coverage of Xi’s visit, London’s Metropolitan Po- agreements during the trip. AP

Xi given lessons on chillaxing as Cameron shows off Manchester City

Rodney Jefferson blues and a red, you mi- and winner of three Euro- 2002 Commonwealth ga- and Tariq Panja ght say,” another calling pean Cups, mainly compe- mes, an event that led to it “cringeworthy,” and the tes with Real Madrid, Bar- a whole revamp of one of T’S not like a Chinese Independent newspaper celona and Bayern Muni- the most-deprived parts Ipresident to ditch the dubbing it “awkward.” ch for support, though its of urban Britain. red banners before a big Xi’s trip to Britain, which crosstown rival City has Under Xi, China is day, but Xi Jinping had included a trip to the pub been gaining some grou- trying to improve its soc- to go for blue before last with Cameron, has gone nd since being bought by cer fortunes. The country weekend’s soccer derby in down well in China. State an Abu Dhabi sheikh in is creating several new Manchester. -owned media trumpeted 2008. academies to try lift itself Before the Red Devils of everything from the state City said the visit to its from an also-ran. Chi- United took on the Sky banquet hosted by Queen facilities coincided with na’s national team ranks Blues of City in a crucial Elizabeth II to his appea- the induction into the Na- 81st in the world, below match yesterday, Xi’s rance with Prince William tional Football Museum’s the likes of Burkina Faso, British roadshow headed inspecting the car driven Hall of Fame of former Haiti and Uganda. to Manchester as Prime by 007 in the latest James City player and Chinese The BBC reported that Minister David Cameron Bond movie. The visit has international, Sun Jihai, Chinese social media users took him to visit City’s been less celebrated in the first Chinese player to were questioning why training ground and meet the U.K., however, whi- score in the English Pre- their leader was taken to star player Sergio Ague- ch came as thousands of mier League. the blue side of Manches- ro. What followed was a British steelworkers lose A United spokesman ter rather than the red. photo of Xi, the Argentine their jobs as a result of downplayed the visit to Xi has been spending striker and Cameron in cheaper Chinese imports. City’s base, saying Xi’s much of his time in the what the Daily Telegraph When it comes to soccer, delegation was interested U.K. with a prime minis- called “one of the most China and its 1.4 billion in seeing an example of ter who has been critici- surreal selfies ever to people have grown into a regeneration and the club zed for being too laid-back have graced the Internet.” key market for European sent along two of its most and prone to “chillaxing.’’ cond term in May, he got the same colors. There was a flurry of clubs selling TV rights and famous former players, Cameron’s relationship confused over which club Xi, on the other hand, comments on Twitter merchandise. Manchester Gary Neville and Denis with the beautiful game he supported, muddling makes no such mistake: about the photo, with United, England’s most Law. City’s Etihad sta- has been patchy. In the cities and teams from di- he’s reportedly an ardent one user referring to “two successful team at home dium is on the site of the run-up to winning a se- fferent regions playing in United fan. Bloomberg 26.10.2015 mon

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MALDIVES President appeals for calm after deputy arrested

Sinan Hussain, Male soldiers who were arrested for Adeeb was tampering with evidence on the HE president of the Mal- AP PHOTO detained boat soon after the blast. He Tdives appealed for calm said police found bomb-making yesterday, one day after his de- Saturday, a materials at the homes of the puty was arrested on suspicion soldiers in a subsequent raid. of links to an assassination at- month after The president said that while tempt against him, and said the he had dismissed Adeeb from arrest was made in the best in- an explosion heading some committees, he terest of the country. aboard would not initiate an impea- Vice President Ahmed Adeeb chment to strip him of the vice was detained Saturday, near- President presidency until his case is de- ly a month after an explosion cided by a court. aboard President Yameen Ab- Gayoom’s Seven people, including Adeeb, dul Gayoom’s boat that was la- were being held for questioning. ter determined to be an assassi- boat was Adeeb was a staunch Gayoom nation bid. determined loyalist and became vice pre- “The decision (to arrest) was sident in July at the age of 33. not easy, but it was taken for In this photo taken on Oct. 13, Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adeeb speaks to to be an Gayoom was instrumental in the security of the country,” media at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, near Male promoting Adeeb from tourism Gayoom told reporters. assassination minister after the president got A criminal court on Sunday the Maldives for terrorism or a hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Ara- bid his lawmakers in parliament to allowed police to detain Adeeb offenses against the state by go- bia. Gayoom’s wife, an aide impeach the previous vice pre- for 15 days for questioning. He vernment officials, lawmakers, and a bodyguard were injured sident, Mohamed Jameel. was not brought to court, but judges and others. in the blast. explosion had been placed un- Lawmakers also lowered the judges linked up with him and Adeeb’s lawyer, Hussain Sha- Authorities said initially that der the seat usually occupied minimum age for president his lawyers through teleconfe- meem, denied the allegations the explosion could have been by the president, who escaped and vice president from 35 to rencing. against the vice president. the result of a mechanical fai- uninjured because he was not 30 to enable Adeeb to take the Home Minister Umar Naseer Gayoom was unhurt when an lure, but they announced later sitting there, the government position. said Saturday that Adeeb would explosion went off on his spee- that it was an attempt to assas- has said. The Maldives became a mul- be charged with “high treason,” dboat on Sept. 28 as he was sinate Gayoom and launched a Gayoom said yesterday that tiparty democracy in 2008, an offense not specified in the traveling to Male, the capital, criminal investigation. an investigation pointed to ending a 30-year autocracy by penal code, but a term used in from the airport at the end of The device used to set off the links between Adeeb and two Gayoom’s half-brother. AP ad mon 26.10.2015

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Matthew Pennington, Washington INDONESIA

NDONESIA’S leader is making his first official U.S. visit since sweeping For Jokowi, a chance to to power a year ago. It’s a Ichance to build a rapport with an American president with personal ties to his country, and build rapport with Obama to persuade American com- panies that he’ll make it easier to invest in Southeast Asia’s bi- Citing a 2014 think tank study, at home — his positions on fo- ggest economy. Overby said there’s potential to reign policy are more cloudy. President Joko “Jokowi” Wi- AP PHOTO double the current $60 billion Jokowi, a former Jakarta go- dodo will meet President Ba- in U.S. investment in Indone- vernor with a humble back- rack Obama today, then hud- sia in five years but it needs ground who captured popular dle with U.S. business leaders, to take action to improve the imagination to win power, has first in Washington, then in business climate by reducing made little impact on the wor- the technology hub of Silicon demands for local content, ope- ld stage to date. But he did get Valley. Business deals valued at negative headlines by refusing USD19.5 billion, including joint to stop the executions of fo- projects between Indonesian President reigners sentenced to death state utilities and U.S. firms in for drug trafficking. That ba- the power sector, are due to be Joko “Jokowi” dly strained relations with nei- announced, according to Indo- Widodo will ghboring Australia. nesian officials who spoke on Jonah Blank, an expert on condition of anonymity becau- meet President Asia at RAND Corp., said one se they were not authorized to area where Jokowi has a chance speak publicly about planning Barack Obama to make his mark with Obama for the trip. is on climate change. His visit Obama, who lived in Indone- today, then comes ahead of a global climate sia as a child, visited the coun- U.S. business change summit set for Paris in try twice during his first term as December where the U.S. will In this Aug. 14 file photo, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo applauds he sought to put more emphasis prior to speaking before Parliament members ahead of the country’s Independence leaders be pushing nations to set bin- on America’s ties with Asia. But Day in Jakarta ding targets for reducing emis- like many countries in the nei- ning up more sectors to foreign sions. ghborhood, Indonesia remains coast guard. The two leaders only about $28 billion last year, investment and cutting red Indonesia is major source of careful to balance its relations will also discuss Islamic extre- less than with Vietnam, a much tape. greenhouse gas emissions. Re- between the U.S. and China, mism. Indonesia, the world’s smaller economy. Foreign di- It also needs to make the le- searchers estimate that since the region’s dominant eco- largest majority-Muslim na- rect investment accounts for a gal system more predictable, September emissions from In- nomy. Indonesia doesn’t count tion, does not contribute to the smaller percentage of Indone- she said, citing the case of U.S. donesia’s rampant land and fo- itself among nations contesting military effort against Islamic sian GDP than many of its nei- energy giant Chevron, which rest fires exceeded the average for islands in the disputed Sou- State group, but has been an ghbors. operates Indonesia’s largest daily emissions from all U.S. th China Sea, although it is con- outspoken critic of the group, Tami Overby, senior vice oil field and is planning Indo- economic activity. That’s be- cerned that China’s expansive which has drawn hundreds of president for Asia at the U.S. nesia’s first deep-sea gas field. cause many of the fires are on maritime claims extend to the Indonesian recruits to fight in Chamber of Commerce, said Chevron is pushing for resolu- peat lands that are extremely waters of Indonesia’s Natuna Syria and Iraq. that regional competition for tion of cases of several local em- rich in carbon. Islands, where Indonesian of- Despite the areas of com- foreign investment will grow ployees and contractors impri- Jakarta has pledged a 29 per- ficials say they want more U.S. mon interest between Jakarta more fierce when the U.S.-ba- soned or on bail on contested cent reduction in emissions investment. and Washington, Indonesian cked Trans-Pacific Partnership charges of corruption. by 2030, but provided few de- Reflecting the maritime se- economic protectionism has trade deal is ratified and takes While Jokowi has a clear eco- tails on how it will do it. Blank curity concerns, the U.S. is ex- remained a drag on its rela- effect, likely in a couple of years’ nomic agenda on his U.S. trip said Jakarta has also spoken of pected to provide more support tionship. time. Indonesia is not among — drumming up investment upping that target to 41 percent for the sprawling archipelago’s U.S. trade with Indonesia was the 12 participating nations. to help revive flagging growth if it gets billions in foreign aid. AP

KOREAS August after top-level mi- litary talks to defuse ten- sions that had pushed the South fires warning shots at Northern peninsula to the brink of armed conflict. A total of 254 elder- patrol boat amid ongoing family reunions ly South Koreans from 90 families on Saturday crossed the inter-Korean OUTH Korea fired While clamping down on said yesterday that the border by bus into the warning shots on Sa- fishing boats, the DPRK South Korean military North’s scenic Diamond

S AP PHOTO turday at a North Korean military ship sailed south conducted provocations Mountain resort to meet patrol boat, as the reu- several hundred meters against the DPRK ship their long-lost relatives nions for families sepa- away from the NLL, ac- on a “normal mission” of from the other side of rated by the 1950-1953 cording to the South Ko- maritime operations. the border. Coming from Korean War continued, a rean military authorities. The spokesman’s re- the North to take part in sign of a thaw in inter-Ko- Seoul’s navy vessels fi- marks, carried by the the highly charged event rean relations. red five warning shots North’s KCNA news were 188 people. The North Korean ship with a 40-mm machine agency, denounced the They were scheduled to violated the northern li- gun at the North Korean warning shots as “inten- meet each other in public mit line (NLL), which boat, which returned back tional provocative acts” to in the evening before co- Pyongyang has never ac- minutes after the firing. re-ignite tensions on the ming back to their respec- cepted as a sea boundary There were no more Korean peninsula with tive homes today, accor- as it was drawn by U.S.- clashes between the two military clashes in the ding to Seoul’s unification led forces after the Korean sides, a military official West Sea waters. ministry. War ended, at about 3:30 was quoted as saying by The maritime skirmish The first round of the p.m. local time on Satur- Yonhap. came amid ongoing fa- humanitarian event ran day, Yonhap news agency Spokesman of the Nor- mily reunions, which for three days through reported yesterday citing th’s Committee for Pea- Visitors look at North Korea at the unification observation post near were agreed to between Thursday at the moun- military officials. ceful Unification of Korea the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas in Paju the two Koreas in late tain resort. XInhua 26.10.2015 mon

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ISLAMIC STATE TANZANIA Voting starts in tight general Blair: Iraq war contributed elections to rise of IS, but was justified AP PHOTO

Jill Lawless, London

ORMER British Pri- AP PHOTO me Minister Tony Tanzanians are voting in general Blair has said the elections in which the ruling party U.S.-led invasion of faces a strong challenge from a united FIraq was partly responsible opposition. In the presidential race, for the emergence of the Is- the ruling party’s candidate, John lamic State militant group in Magufuli, is battling former Prime the Middle East. But he in- Minister Edward Lowassa, who sisted that toppling dictator defected to the opposition earlier this Saddam Hussein had been year after being rejected as the ruling the right thing to do. party’s candidate. Lowassa, 62, was Blair told CNN that “there prime minister in President Jakaya are elements of truth” in the Kikwete’s government from 2005 assertion that the war caused to 2008, but was forced to resign by the rise of IS. a corruption scandal.Magufuli, 55, is widely seen as a corruption-free, “Of course you can’t say effective public servant who could those of us who removed Sa- improve the ruling party’s image in ddam in 2003 bear no res- the eyes of ordinary people fed up ponsibility for the situation with state graft. Voters yesterday in 2015,” he said in the inter- were also choosing lawmakers for view to be broadcast yester- the country’s parliament and local day. He added that the Arab Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair officials. In Dar es Salaam, the largest Spring had also played a role city, there were long lines at polling in creating instability that Blair said he did not believe of the mistakes in planning its findings. The process has centers, as well as a heavy security allowed the Islamic funda- the world would be a better and, certainly, our mistake been held up while people presence. Many in the lines were mentalist militant group to place if Saddam were still in in our understanding of what criticized in the report are young people. “This is going to be a flourish. power. But he apologized, as would happen once you re- given a chance to respond. tight race, if this turnout is anything Blair’s decision to take Bri- he has before, for failures in moved the regime.” Critics of the war hope the to go by,” said Dar es Salaam resident tain into the Iraq war — ba- post-war planning. Some 179 British personnel inquiry will conclude that Amina Abdallah, one of those lining sed on what turned out to be “I apologize for the fact that died in Iraq between 2003 Blair was determined to back up to vote. “I just pray that it will be false claims about Saddam’s the intelligence we received and 2009. A public inquiry President George W. Bush in peaceful, so we can all go back to our weapons of mass destruction was wrong,” he said in clips into decisions and mistakes his invasion plans, whether normal life.” — remains hugely divisive, released by CNN before the in Britain’s planning and or not it was supported by and contributed to his Labour broadcast. execution of the war began the public, Parliament or le- ARGENTINA Party’s loss of power in 2010. “I also apologize for some in 2009 but has yet to issue gal opinion. AP Country weighs continuity or overhaul in election MEXICO ‘Nature was good to us’: AP PHOTO Megastorm Patricia inflicts little damage Argentines were weighing continuity versus a financial overhaul yesterday Christopher Sherman, Chamela passed over the hamlet of La Fortuna, as they took to the polls to pick about 3 kilometers from the ocean. “Five the successor to President Cristina UST a day after menacing Mexico as AP PHOTO hours riding the monster.” Fernandez, a polarizing leader who Jone of history’s strongest storms, That such a monster storm could inflict dominated national politics for 12 Hurricane Patricia left surprisingly little so little harm seemed wondrous. Patricia years. Inflation is around 30 percent, damage in its wake Saturday and quickly formed suddenly Tuesday and quickly the economy is stagnant and a bitter dissipated into a low-pressure system strengthened to a hurricane. Within 30 court fight with a group of creditors that posed little threat beyond heavy hours it had zoomed to a record-bea- in the U.S. has scared off investors rain. ting Category 5 storm, catching many off and kept Argentina on the margins of The hurricane’s most powerful punch guard with its rapid growth. international credit markets. Daniel landed on a sparsely populated stretch By Friday, it was the most powerful Scioli, the governor of the Buenos Aires province and a former vice of Mexico’s Pacific Coast before the sys- Residents walk through the debris of homes hurricane on record in the Western He- president, is the chosen successor tem crashed into mountains that sapped destroyed by Hurricane Patricia, in Chamela, misphere, with a central pressure of 880 its potentially catastrophic force. The Mexico, Saturday millibars, according to the hurricane to Fernandez, who is the most influential politician in Argentina, popular beach city of Puerto Vallarta and center. with an approval rating of around the port of Manzanillo were spared the It was a remarkable outcome, conside- Patricia’s power while still out at sea 50 percent. The lead opposition brunt of the violent weather. ring that Patricia had once been a Cate- was comparable to that of Typhoon candidate is Mauricio Macri, the There were no reports of deaths or in- gory 5 hurricane with winds up to 325 Haiyan, which left more than 7,300 dead Buenos Aires mayor who has juries, said Roberto Lopez Lara, interior kph before coming ashore with slightly or missing in the Philippines two years presented himself as the candidate secretary for the state of Jalisco. Later, less power in an area dotted with sleepy ago, according to the U.N.’s World Me- to put Argentina’s economy in order, President Enrique Pena Nieto reported villages and a few upscale hotels. teorological Organization. promising to make a deal with the that between 3,000 and 3,500 homes Residents of towns nearest the strike Hurricane experts praised Mexico’s ex- U.S. creditors that Fernandez blasts had been damaged and the storm also described enduring a terrifying night. pertise at storm preparations and credi- as “vultures” and lift unpopular affected 3,500 hectares of farmland. He “Those were the longest five hours of ted good fortune. currency restrictions. The race is said 235,000 people had lost electricity my life,” said Sergio Reyna Ruiz, who Mexico’s transport secretary, Gerardo tight. Scioli is the front-runner, when the storm hit, and about half had took cover between the shaking concrete Ruiz Esparza, put it another way: “Natu- according to a half dozen polls power restored by Saturday. walls of a neighbor’s home when Patricia re was good to us.” AP published the last week. 26.10.2015 mon

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Former Home of Revolutionary Leader Ye Ting Time: 10am-6pm daily 1979 South Korean President (Except Wednesdays, open on public holidays) GOOSEBUMPS_ killed room 1 enue 76, Rua Almirante Costa Cabral V : 2.30 pm Admission: Free Director: Rob Letterman The President of South Korea, Park Chung Hee, has been “accidentally” shot dead by the chief of his in- Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 Starring: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush Language: English (Cantonese) telligence service, Kim Jea Kyu. Duration: 103min Five other people, including the president’s body- Macau Grand Prix Museum & Wine Museum guard, were also killed. The incident took place at Time: 10am-8pm daily (Except Tuesdays) OUR TIMES_ the Korean Central Intelligence Agency’s headquar- room 1 ters during a dinner being held by Kim in honour of Venue: Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes, 431, basement 4.30, 7.15, 9.45 pm the president. (Tourism Activities Centre-CAT) Director: Ding Sheng A government statement revealed that an argument Admission: Free Starring: Andy Lau, Liu Ye, Wu Ruofu, Wang Qianyuan broke out between Kim Jae Kyu and Park’s chief Language: Mandarin (English/Cantonese) bodyguard, Cha Chi Chul, during which a shot was Enquiries: (853) 8798 4108 / 2833 3000 Duration: 134min fired by Kim which hit the president as he tried to intervene. Installation ‘Valkyrie Octopus’ The President was taken from the scene to a nearby army hospital where he later died. There had been by oana asconcelos J V a long-standing dispute between the president and Time: 24 hours Kim Jae Kyu over whether to adopt a tough or mode- Until: October 31, 2015 rate policy towards political opponents. Venue: MGM MACAU, Av. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE An emergency meeting of the Cabinet has named Prime Minister Choi Kyu-Hua as acting president. Admission: Free Martial law has also been proclaimed throughout the Enquiries: (853) 8802 8888 country. General Chung, the army chief of staff, has been appointed commander of martial law. His first act BRIDGE OF SPIES_ was to order a nightly curfew and to ban all demons- room 2 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm trations throughout the country. Director: Steven Spielberg The US Government reacted immediately saying Offbeat Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda that it would deal strongly with any attempt by North Language: English (Cantonese) Korea to exploit the situation. The US Defense De- Duration: 141min partment ordered American troops based in South China to supply gasoline Korea to be on “alert status” as a warning. to fuel-starved Nepal CRIMSON PEAK_ Park Chung Hee became President in 1961. He was room 3 known for his firm rule which he said was justified 2.30, 9.30 pm by the constant threat of invasion from North Korea. China will provide Nepal with 1.3 million liters of ga- Director: Guillermo Toro He had already survived one assassination attempt. soline to help it cope with severe fuel shortages as a Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, In August 1974 a series of shots were fired at him Tom Hiddleston result of restricted supplies from neighboring India, as he gave a speech. All shots missed him but one Language: English (Cantonese) killed his wife. officials said yesterday. Duration: 119min The gasoline will be brought to a town near the Chi- Courtesy BBC News na-Nepal border, said Nepal Oil Corporation official GOOSEBUMPS_ Deepak Baral. It will take about 100 tanker trucks to room 3 transport the gasoline to Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. 4.45, 7.30 pm It would be the first time Nepal would be getting fuel Director: Rob Letterman In context from China. The countries share a border that has the Starring: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush world’s highest mountains, but two border crossin- Language: English (Cantonese) When the president’s body was moved from Government gs were damaged by an April earthquake. One of the Duration: 103min House to the national cemetery more than two million Kore- crossings reopened this month. ans lined the streets. Madhesi ethnic groups have been protesting in sou- macau tower In a re-enactment of the incident, required by Korean law, thern Nepal against the country’s new constitution for Kim Jae Kyu showed how he first shot the president’s body- 15 Oct - 04 Nov guard and then the president himself whom he shot twice. weeks, blocking essential supplies from India. The incident was seen as an attempted coup with intelligence Nepal usually gets all of its fuel from India, which has THE MARTIAN_ agents admitting to shooting four of the president’s other close cultural ties with the Madhesis. 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm bodyguards after being told of the plan by Kim Jae Kyu. Protesters have blocked a key Nepal-India border Director: Ridley Scoot Kim Jae Kyu and four KCIA agents were tried and sentenced point for weeks. Other crossing points are free of pro- Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara to death for the murder of President Park Chung Hee and his testers, but India has refused to allow a normal supply Language: English (Cantonese) bodyguards. of fuel to Nepal.AP Duration: 141min mon 26.10.2015

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DAM Ashley-Coo- per’s third try set up Australia into Rugby World Cup by a brilliant run from Drew Mitchell secu- redA Australia’s 29-15 win over final, posts 4 tries v Pumas Argentina and its spot in the Rugby World Cup final against archrival New Zealand yester- day. It was the deciding match that trans-Tasman organizers of the AP PHOTO first World Cup had in mind in 1987, but didn’t eventuate for eight editions. Australia and New Zealand have each won the World Cup twice — the All Blacks in ‘87 and last time around in 2011, each time on home soil, and the Wal- labies won in 1991 and ‘99, both previous times the tournament has been staged in Britain. The much-anticipated exhibi- tion of running rugby between the reinvigorated Wallabies and the Pumas lasted a half hour or so before both teams settled primarily into a percen- tages game, kicking for territory and sweating on errors trigge- red from brutal defense. The Australians crossed for tries in the second, 10th, and 32nd mi- nutes and Argentina stayed in touch with three penalty goals from the ever-reliable boot of Nicolas Sanchez. But there wasn’t a try scored for another 40 minutes until Ashley-Cooper crossed for his third — moving him to joint Australia’s Adam Ashley-Cooper, left, dives over to score a try as Argentina’s Pablo Matera attempts to tackle during their Rugby World Cup semifinal match at Twickenham fifth on the all-time World Cup Stadium, London list with 11 — in the 72nd to re- lease the pressure on the Wal- — we can improve again.” chez to score near the posts af- Argentina had some serious hand flick pass from Hernandez labies. The Australians led 19-9 at ter 68 seconds, the fastest try in setbacks in the first half. Flying went to ground in the right cor- It was another veteran winger halftime but were still under World Cup history. The Pumas winger Juan Imhoff staggered ner. who deserved credit for the one pressure at the scrum, as expec- persisted with the attacking off the field after a head knock, The Pumas reverted to the ti- that sealed it, as Mitchell burst ted, and from Sanchez. strategy, but simple turnovers lock Tomas Lavanini was sin- ghter play they’re famous for, down the left sideline before Foley missed a goal just after cost them repeatedly as David binned for a no-arms shoulder with judicious kicking, and stepping inside and crabbing the break, and the Pumas twi- Pocock and Michael Hooper charge on Israel Folau, and ski- banking points from the power- his way across field beating five ce reduced the margin to seven poached turnover ball. pper Agustin Creevy succum- ful scrum earning penalties. defenders before releasing to points as the kickers traded Stung after last week’s last-mi- bing to a leg injury that threa- Still, even with Diego Marado- the right, where Ashley-Cooper goals. nute 35-34 win over Scotland, tened to keep him out of the na in the 80,025-strong crowd, picked it up on the bounce and The Pumas tried early to play the Wallabies were more con- semifinal. which heavily backed the Pu- strolled over untouched. with the same endeavor and pa- trolled but still expansive in The Argentines stayed in tou- mas with football-style chants “We left the game a bit open, nache that earned them a 43-20 attack when they could be, lea- ch via the reliable and accurate of “Ole, ole, ole, ole, Pu-mas, which really suited them,” Wal- win over Six Nations champion ding to 113-test winger Ashley- boot of Sanchez, and narrowly Pu-mas,” Argentina was una- labies coach Michael Cheika Ireland in the quarterfinals last Cooper’s diving tries into the missed a try that could have ble to break through to reach said. “Then we settled into week, but it backfired to start left and right corners — both swung momentum in first-half its first Rugby World Cup fi- some structure, which suited with. from sprinting onto long, floa- injury time, when the flyhalf nal. The Pumas will play South us. Defense did well — we di- Running the ball from deep ting cut-out passes from flyhalf made a line break, wrong-footed Africa in the third-place match, dn’t let them in for a try. cost them dearly, when lock Bernard Foley and center Matt Mitchell and unloaded to Her- with a chance to equal their fi- “Overall, we scored four tries Rob Simmons intercepted San- Giteau. nandez. But the back-of-the- nish in the 2007.

GOLF Rose holds off Bjerregaard to win Hong Kong Open

USTIN Rose won his an impressive two-un- Open champion whose added Rose, who has now first European Tour der-par 68 for a 17-under last victory on the Euro- won in every European

J AP PHOTO title in 15 months Sunday, 263. It was his eighth ca- pean Tour came at the Tour season dating back warding off a stubborn reer title on the European 2014 Scottish Open. to 2012. challenge from Lucas Tour. “Lucas played incredible Bjerregaard’s attempt Bjerregaard of Denmark “I’m very happy to get golf and I was thoroughly to win his first title was to win the Hong Kong the job done. Last week impressed. When you se- blown away at the 14th Open by one shot. I had a chance to win in parate yourself from the hole at the Hong Kong The Englishman, who Napa when I was tied field like we did, it’s pro- Golf Club when he made started the final round for the lead but I let that bably a tough one for him a double-bogey to let even with Bjerregaard on one flitter away. I wanted to lose. But he didn’t lose slip a one-stroke lead 15 under and a four-shot to hang on to this one,” it, it’s just that both of us over Rose who then took Justin Rose of England hits out of the bunker at the final round of the lead over the field, carded said Rose, the 2013 US played incredibly well,” over the lead by one. AP Hong Kong Open golf tournament THE 17 people killed in fire at karaoke Station26.10.2015Air quality mon th Anniversary BUZZ bar in Indonesia Roadside 20-40 20 Godd Seventeen people were killed in a fire that raced in private rooms at the Inul Vizta Karaoke club in through a packed karaoke bar yesterday on Indo- downtown Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi High nesia’s Sulawesi island, and 71 others were hospi- province, said the city’s police chief, Col. Rio Per- Density 45-65 talized for smoke inhalation. mana. Residental Witnesses told authorities the fire started at Workers were unable to put out the fire with Moderate around 1 a.m. on the second floor of the three- extinguishers. It took firefighters several hours to Area opinion story building as hundreds of people were singing bring the blaze under control. Ambient 50-70 Moderate Rear Window DSMG SOURCE: Severo Portela WORLD BRIEFS 400 blows Increase in visitors reported Macau Special Administrative Region maverick lawmaker, José Pereira Coutinho, was around at Lusofonia Festival 400 votes short of landing a seat in the Portu- AP PHOTO guese parliament. With few expectations, Couti- president of the House of nho dared to run as the overseas constituency’s Portugal association, Maria front candidate with a brand new political party, Amélia Antonio, commented roughly translated as “We, Citizens”. This candid move was to agitate the political mood before, on “the presence of much lar- SLOVENIA The flow during and after, as the pun goes, in both Lisbon ger numbers of visitors this of Syrians, Afghans and Macau. It proved to have chess-like qualities year”. and others through the about it. José Silva, from the Maca-

COURTESY HOUSE OF PORTUGAL HOUSE OF PORTUGAL COURTESY Balkans toward Western Portugal went to the customary but decisive le- nese Association (ADM) also Europe continued gislative elections after four years of a majority acknowledged the growth in unabated Sunday as right overseeing a tough financial bailout. Accor- HE Taipa Houses Mu- the party to terminate early the number of visitors, “espe- European leaders were ding to all surveys, both the incumbent PSD/CDS seum was transformed on Friday night (finishing at cially Chinese people”. T gathering in Brussels to coalition and the Socialist Party in-waiting would for the 18th time, into the 10 p.m.). As is typically the case, ten try and work out a plan need each and every mandate to succeed and setting for the Lusophone Carla Fellini, vice-presi- exhibition stands represen- to deal with the massive rule. cultural display. This year’s dent of the Brazil House ting the different Lusopho- influx of asylum-seekers. However, neither of the above, probably out of festival, having taken pla- Association, said to TDM ne countries and regions state considerations, rather than legal ones, see- ce over the weekend, had to that “many people were not served traditional foods med to have approached Pereira Coutinho. It is an deal for the first time with aware of this new rule and and drinks, and a lively at- open secret that the grassroots Macau legislator the Prevention and Control were a little bit sad to leave mosphere was enhanced by AP PHOTO cum president of the Macau Civil Servants Asso- of Environmental Noise Law the party so early”. music and diverse perfor- ciation (ATFPM) and local head of the Council of (the Noise Law) that forced On a positive note, the mances on stage. RM the Portuguese Community commands the peri- meter of the Portuguese vote: local and expat Por-

tuguese residents as well as a few thousand Chi- nese residents. In case the meaning of “command” Las Vegas casinos not rushing to gets a twisted one can replace it by saying Couti- nho “has an edge” for the Portuguese vote. To make a long story short, the two seats on the join daily fantasy game ballot went to the incumbents, leaving Coutinho in the wilderness by 400 votes. Does this look like ASINOS and sports books, the only com- gulators and casino operators. plain defeat? Indeed, but in the end not one of the panies who can legally offer daily fantasy The state’s sports books, for one, haven’t USA More than 200 400 François Truffaut blows wounded or prodded C landmarks in 60 the directly-elected leader of the New Hope. sports sites in Nevada, are instead watching suffered with the recent existence of daily countries from the Allegedly, Coutinho lost due to problems related and waiting from the bleachers. fantasy sports. They kept $227 million of Pyramids in Egypt to the post office delivery service and other ballot It has been more than a week since Neva- what was bet on football, basketball, base- to the Eiffel Tower in incidences, especially in those consulates in Chi- da regulators told the daily fantasy sports ball and other sports last year, up 61 percent Paris and the Empire na. “We, Citizens” complained but the Portuguese industry to get a gambling license or get out, since 2011, according to Nevada Gaming State Building in New Constitutional Court boxed it on grounds that the and before they made their exits, the top two Control Board statistics. York were lit up in case would have no merit since the political out- companies inferred regulators were playing While last week’s legal opinion opened the blue — the official come of the elections would not be jeopardized. favorites to protect Nevada’s golden ticket: door for already-licensed gambling estab- color of the United We´ll never know if it was just an eventful electo- casinos and sports books. lishments to enter the daily fantasy sports Nations— on Saturday ral environment or rather something fishy. On Friday, DraftKings reiterated in an emai- game in Nevada, none appear to be rushing to commemorate the But what we care to underline is that before, led statement, “we understand that the ga- to join. 70th anniversary of the during and after, Coutinho succeeded in nudging ming industry is important to Nevada and, “No brick-and-mortar wants to put their world body. the predictable chorus of his fellow Portugue- for that reason, Nevada is taking this exclu- license at risk,” said Chris Jones, a gambling se naysayers, especially in agitating his fellow sionary approach against the increasingly po- industry analyst with Union Gaming. “I don’t lawmakers to assess his move to run for the Por- pular fantasy sports industry.” think the operators will get involved until the- tuguese parliament.

There was no playing favorites, say state re- re’s much better clarity.” AP AP PHOTO First of all, prominent lawmaker Chui Sai Peng, despite the legislative assembly being in recess and without mentioning Coutinho, hinted at a re- vision of the Rules and Procedures. Afterwards, opinions piled up about the impediments Couti- THE nho was facing and other ethical issues. Second to none, political heavyweight Ho Iat Seng took DECISIVE MOMENT Xinhua/Mamoun Wazwaz the now non-issue into the mires of the Basic Law, USA A woman suspected raising the question of loyalty and disregarding of driving under the the fact that if Coutinho got elected it would be influence plowed into a only he who would need choose which seat to crowd Saturday during fill. Article 71 of the Basic Law states succinctly: the Oklahoma State “The Legislative Assembly shall be composed of University homecoming permanent residents of the Region”. parade, killing four We chose to open this column with an unusual people — including a compliment but well deserved to the New Hope 2-year-old boy — and maverick politician. José Pereira Coutinho just injuring dozens more in a enhanced his political credibility by running un- collision that sent some der the “We, Citizens” banner with the numbers spectators flying through on his side but against all odds, and by answe- the air. ring fair and square to Ho Iat Seng. What about loyalty when local Chinese travel on Portuguese VATICAN CITY Declaring documents? Is that an issue? that “today is a time of Today, when the Legislative Assembly opens its mercy,” Pope Francis doors to a plenary session, on the table legislators yesterday closed a will have matters such as car park monthly passes, historic meeting of social housing and condo fees. Meaning no disres- bishops that approved an pect, if we were to pick one topic to define Macau’s important new direction particular brand of uber-gambling destination we in welcoming divorced would go with Ng Kwok Cheong and Au Kam San… and civilly remarried they want to replace the lucky draw system for so- Palestinian protesters throw stones towards Israeli soldiers during yesterday’s clashes in the West Bank Catholics into the cial flats with a system of points. village of Si’eer, north of Hebron. church.