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HONG KONG Revelers dressed up as Donald Activists call for Coloane Trump and several movie characters as they watched Fiji clinch its 16th title at Hong P3 Kong’s biggest annual tower project halt social event, the Rugby Sevens. Fiji beat New Zealand by 21 points to 7 yesterday in the final match of the three-day

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MUSIC ‘The Great Pianist’ concert in Macau

ACAU Orchestra Mhas collaborated with French pianist Alexandre Tharaud for its upcoming concert entitled “The Great Pianist: Alexandre Tharaud and Macau Orchestra.” Alexandre Tharaud, ac- claimed as a modern “poet of the piano,” became well known as an outstanding pianist following the release of the French film “Amour” – winner of the Palm d’Ór at Alexandre Tharaud the 65th Cannes Film Festi- val in 2012 and the Academy Post as “a pianist of brilliant Award for Best Foreign Lan- thought and action.” guage Film in 2013. According to a statement The pianist, who has recor- issued by the Cultural Affairs ded over 20 albums, has also Bureau, Tharaud and the or- won a series of awards inclu- chestra will collaborate in ding first prize at the Maria a performance of Edvard Canals International Music Grieg’s “Piano Concerto in Competition of Barcelona A minor”. The program also UM hosts Portuguese and second prize at the ARD features the delicate “Sym- International Music Compe- phony No. 8” by Ludwig van tition in Munich. Beethoven. education event With his unique music style The concert will be held on and skilled technical perfor- June 5 in the grand audito- mances, Tharaud has been HE International Conferen- vate bilingual talent in all pro- Macau’s “unique history, cultu- rium of the Macau Cultural described by the Washington Tce on Teaching and Lear- fessional areas, and create new re, linguistic environment, and Centre. ning Portuguese as a Second collaboration opportunities,” geographic location.” Language took place during the said Sou Chio Fai, director of “We not only have a deep sen- weekend at the University of Tertiary Education Services Of- se of responsibility in the pro- Over 100 work safety Macau (UM). The conference, fice (GAES). motion of Portuguese language which was co-organized by the “Portuguese is not just a sub- and culture, but also a noble violations in 2015 UM, the University of Lisbon ject for academic study at UM; mission to cultivate linguis- and Beijing Foreign Studies it is also one of Macau’s two tically capable and culturally University, attracted nearly official languages, and the lan- competent Portuguese bilin- 100 scholars, professors and guage of our legal system,” re- gual or trilingual [people],” she postgraduate students in the called Lionel Ni, acting rector of added. field of Portuguese language UM, in his speech. “University Prof Hong also recalled that education. These visitors hailed of Macau has always attached UM’s Department of Portugue- from 36 universities around the great importance to Portuguese se has 35 years of history and is world, including from Macau, language education.” the largest Portuguese depart- Taiwan, mainland China, Por- Hong Gang Jin, dean of the ment outside of Portugal and HE Labor Affairs Bureau present the cards in order to tugal, Brazil, South Korea, Ja- Faculty of Arts and Humani- Brazil. T(DSAL) released data enter the site. pan and India. ties, was directly involved in Regarding the role of UM in that show more than 100 Eight fatal work accidents Among the event’s highlights the organization of the confe- the new association, Prof Hong violations in the use of the happened last year. These was the creation of the Associa- rence as well as the creation of said that they would provide Occupational Health and Sa- incidents were mainly asso- tion of Teachers of Portuguese the professional association. support by offering assistance fety Cards in 2015. Wong Chi ciated with aerial tasks and Studies in Asia – a professional In her speech she highlighted to teachers. Staff reporter Hong, director of DSAL, does working at heights. association for Portuguese lan- not consider the situation to Wong expressed his con- guage teachers. It will be su- be critical, TDM reported. cern by saying that the au- pported by the UM, which will According to this data, 112 thority hopes to create legis- offer assistance to teachers and ap learning center for portuguese language cases were reported during lative regulations on work create opportunities for colla- the previous year – 102 of safety issues. However, sin- boration. THE TERTIARY Education the necessary conditions. Like we which were linked to em- ce the legislation requires “Macau not only plays an im- Services Office (GAES) is working heard just now in the conference, ployees, 10 to employers. a huge amount of work, the portant role in the relations be- to achieve the goal set by govern- aside from Portugal and Brazil, Referring to the reasons for department is considering tween China and Portuguese-s- ment policy proposing to create Macau has the largest learning such violations, Hong said, focusing firstly on construc- peaking countries, but also has an Asia-Pacific Learning Center center for Portuguese language “Sometimes violations oc- tion safety. “Heavier penal- the responsibility to promote for Portuguese language in Ma- in the UM. We need to work to- cur because the employees ties that could go up to at Portuguese language education cau, according to the Director of gether. GAES is investing as part forget to renew their cards.” most five times the [current] in the Asia-Pacific region in or- GAES, Sou Chio Fai. The director of the trial project to [give further] Hong also claimed that maximum fines are under der to help others in the region was speaking on the sidelines of incentive [to the project], so we many construction sites consideration,” Wong advi- rapidly adapt to the changes the opening ceremony of the event are working towards that goal,” Dr apply strict security measu- sed, according to a Macao brought by globalization, culti- on Friday. “I think we have all Sou Choi Fai said. res by requiring workers to Daily News report.

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that people do not oppose the Psy heading to city’s development. As to fur- ther initiatives, she revealed Macau Activists call for Coloane that there are organizations considering a referendum on this issue. According to Sio, the “Save tower project halt Coloane” campaign will conti- nue throughout April, having already been available at three he online non-gover- locations, namely the Red nmental organization Market, Avenida Horta e Costa According to Korea JoongAng (NGO) “Our Land, Our and Rua do Campo. The mo- Daily, Korean-Pop artist Psy Plan” presented a peti- vement has been supported by is set to attend the upcoming Ttion to the Chief Executive’s Of- 10 local NGO groups, including China Music Awards, which fice yesterday as part of a call to New Macau Association, Macao will be held on Friday night “Save Coloane,” relating speci- Youth Dynamics, Macao Com- at the Cotai Arena. Psy will fically to the residential project munity Development Initiative, attend the China Music Awards planned for Coloane Hill. along with compatriots VIXX The petition, signed by 6,877 and iKon, as will Chinese stars people, includes six demands The ‘Save Wang Leehom and JJ Lin. Held addressed to the Chief Executi- since 1994, the China Music ve. They request that the Land, Coloane’ Awards are regarded as some Public Works and Transport of the most respected music Bureau of Macao (DSSOPT) campaign awards available, recognizing halt the issuing of the building will continue achievements in the Chinese permit for the project, and they music industry. The awards further ask for the public relea- ceremony will air on Chinese throughout streaming video site iQiyi, as se of all environmental impact well as on V, the video service assessment reports, so as to April of the South Korean company disclose the decision-making Naver. process and rationale for re- Macau’s resources will become it possible that, in light of the Global Village Association, Our laxing the height limit imposed private-owned property, or the first criterion, a non-suitable Land, Our Plan, along with five by the government. government will stop the issue, location still allows a project to other environmental protection ID holds Sports “Besides our hopes that the leaving it with unanswered be continued?” she questioned. organizations. Day for the DSSOPT will not issue the li- questions.” Sio admitted that the letter “Our Land, Our Plan” is an cense, we look forward to the Nonetheless, there have also carries the purpose of coercing online organization focusing on Disabled Chief Executive enabling the been doubts hovering over the Chui Sai On to use his discretio- the development of the city, on decision to be officially dis- planning of the environmen- nary rights to halt the project. urban planning, and on a better cussed through the Urban tal impact assessment report. She argued that the residents relationship between man and Planning Committee,” said According to Amy Sio, the first who signed the letter are main- [the] land, according to Scott Amy Sio, member of “Our criterion for assessing a given ly concerned about the environ- Chiang, president of New Ma- Land, Our Plan.” “Otherwise, location is suitability: “How is ment in Macau, thus clarifying cau Association. Staff reporter

Las Vegas Sands antes USD9m to The Macau Sports Day for the Disabled was held at the Macau Olympic Complex yesterday. settle corruption case with SEC The event, organized by the Sports Bureau (ID), attracted company, controlled by billionaire Shel- business center with a “men’s club” in the more than 2,000 participants. don Adelson, had conceded in its 2012 an- basement, according to the SEC. Las Vegas Nine categories of sport were

AP PHOTO nual report that it had probably violated Sands planned to name the center after its provided for all participants, the book-keeping and controls provisions CEO and open it in time for the Summer along with three physical test of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that Olympics that were held in Beijing in Au- programs. This year, it added prohibits overseas bribery. gust 2008. Adelson sent a letter inviting table tennis to the list of games, Although the SEC didn’t accuse Las Vegas then-President George W. Bush to attend and also welcomed non-disabled Sands of resorting to bribery, its conclu- the building’s ribbon-cutting ceremony in participants. sions depicted a company willing to go to early 2008, according to the SEC. extreme lengths to establish itself in Chi- The building purchase raised red flags IACM: Tree na. The company now generates most of its with the SEC because Las Vegas Sands did burial spaces Sands Casino complex is lit up in Macau revenue in Macau, a former Portuguese co- the deal without any research into whether lony where Las Vegas Sands operates four there was a need for a business center and available Michael Liedtke casinos and a variety of hotels. various payments to the consultant who The SEC alleges Las Vegas Sands violated handled the negotiations were mischarac- The Civil and Municipal Affairs as Vegas Sands is paying a USD9 million anti-corruption laws shortly after it connec- terized as fees for property management Bureau (IACM) is encouraging fine to settle a regulatory investigation ted in 2006 with an unidentified consultant and “arts and crafts.” citizens to choose tree burials. L Hundreds of spots are not being that painted an unflattering picture of the claiming to be a former Chinese govern- The Adelson Center project was abando- utilized, TDM reported. Leong casino owner’s expansion into a gambling ment official. ned in September 2008. The next year, Las Vegas Sands used the In its statement, Las Vegas Sands ack- Kun Fong, a member of the mecca in China. Administration Committee, The resolution announced last week clo- consultant to conceal its purchase of a Chi- nowledged the consultant worked with nese basketball team to play in an arena company executives who weren’t “suffi- noted that there are around 440 ses a Securities and Exchange Commission tree burial spots available for located in one of Macau casinos in hopes ciently monitored.” The company later re- probe that began more than five years ago. residents, while only just over of luring more gamblers to its casino, ac- ceived a $44 million refund from the con- The corruption case revolved around Las ten are occupied. These spots are sultant as part of a settlement. Vegas Sands’ efforts to become a major cording to the SEC. The agency alleged located at the United Chinese In the SEC settlement, Las Vegas Sands player in Macau, an enclave in China that Las Vegas Sands needed a “beard” to buy Cemetery in Taipa, which has turned into a gold mine for U.S. casi- the team because the Chinese Basketball will submit to reviews by an outside con- is under the administrative nos. Association prohibited its franchises from sultant during the next two years to ensure supervision of the IACM. Leong The SEC penalized Las Vegas Sands for being owned by gambling companies. its record-keeping and internal controls said that the department has its dealings with a consultant paid $62 Some of the payments made to the con- adhere to U.S. law. received few inquiries to date, million to serve as a “beard” for some of its sultant for the basketball deal were ini- “We understand that running an industry- and he expects to see more business in Macau and Beijing. The inquiry tially recorded as “bank charges and loan,” leading compliance operation takes time, local people choosing this kind concluded some payments weren’t properly the SEC discovered. resources and the full support of senior of burial. According to IACM, authorized or documented. Las Vegas Sands employed the same management. I’m proud to say our com- the area for tree burials will be Las Vegas Sands Corp. neither admitted consultant to buy a large building in Bei- pany has exactly that,” Adelson said Tues- expanded and more spots will be nor denied any of the SEC’s findings. The jing that was supposed to be turned into a day. AP added. 11.04.2016 mon

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precinct with their vehicles. ANIMAL RIGHTS Police claimed that the pro- Taxi drivers protest against test caused trouble to residen- Irish greyhounds ts living in the neighborhood and also greatly affected the ‘police abuse of power’ flow of traffic. The police- of may substitute ficials urged protesters to ex- press their concerns in a more Aussie supply Renato Marques peaceful manner and noted that the authorities will conti- HREE Irish greyhounds have been large group of taxis dri- nue to crackdown on any vio- Timported to Macau’s Yat Yuen Cani- Avers surrounded the traf- lations by taxi drivers. drome, reports The Sunday Times, des- fic police building at Avenida The incident occurred just pite the fact that the Irish Department de Sidónio Pais on Thursday one day after a group of over of Agriculture has previously refused night to protest against what 20 taxi drivers staged a pro- the Irish Greyhound Board a permit to they claimed to be “selective test in front of the Legislative export the dogs to China due to animal law enforcement and abuse of Assembly building, showing welfare concerns. power” by the police. when he was taken to the po- ned them at the site. opposition to the Transport The newspaper says that, according The protest was apparently lice station with handcuffs on The gathering protest re- Bureau (DSAT)’s recent pro- to eyewitnesses familiar with Irish triggered after a police officer and forced to stay there for a sulted in major traffic con- posal of new taxi service regu- greyhound ear-markings, the names of fined a taxi driver for violating long period of time, left alone gestion and a special inter- lations, as the Times reported. the dogs raced at the Canidrome mat- passenger pick-up and drop- in a corner and not allowed to vention team from the Public DSAT’s proposal aims to ch those of animals registered with the off regulations near the Vene- even go to the toilet. Security Police Force (PSP) regulate the taxi industry by Irish Greyhound Board. tian Macao by stopping on a Several media reported that, was called to put an end to starting to carry out sting ope- Albano Martins, president of the So- yellow line. at the peak of the protests, the demonstration. The spe- rations, revoke taxi licenses ciety for the Protection of Animals The dispute that broke out about 50 taxi drivers and their cialist team helped to remo- and apply fines and suspen- (Macau), or Anima, said that the Irish afterwards between the two respective cars were gathered ve the aggrieved drivers and sions to drivers and taxi owner greyhounds – the first of their kind in eventually led to the police of- around the police building de- convince them to leave the companies. the MSAR – may be an attempt to deter- ficer taking the driver into cus- manding the release of their mine whether Ireland can fill a supply tody, where the driver claims colleague who had been taken vacuum. to have been held for about six into custody. taxi drivers’ demonstration The Australian Broadcasting Corpora- hours. After a few “heated” momen- tion’s “7.30” revealed in December that The incident, according to ts that almost constituted phy- TAXI DRIVERS plan to show pass by Av. Norte do Hipódro- approximately 30 underperforming several other taxi drivers who sical confrontation, tempers their dissatisfaction with the mo, Rotunda da Amizade, Ave- dogs are killed each month at the Cani- joined the protest, is not new among the crowd started to proposal for new taxi regula- nida de Venceslau de Morais drome, where as many as 800 are hou- and such occurrences are be- cool upon the arrival of a hi- tions today. The Public Security and Estr. Da Bela Vista, and sed in often unsanitary conditions. coming increasingly frequent. gh-ranking police official. The Police Force (CPSP) announced finally stop at the Transport The alleged maltreatment exposed One of the taxi drivers who official addressed the taxi dri- yesterday that the demonstra- Bureau (DSAT), where drivers during the investigation led to Austra- attended the protest said that vers and disclosed the news of tion will begin today at around will deliver a letter. The police lian airline Qantas canceling its freight he was involved in a similar si- their colleague finally being 10:30 a.m. Drivers will depart expect between 50 and 100 services for the export of greyhounds to tuation about six months ago, released, who eventually joi- from the Border Gate Square, taxis to join the demonstration. Asia.

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HE University of Saint EDUCATION Joseph held its annual Open Day at the Saint Joseph Seminary Cam- Tpus on Saturday, welcoming nearly 700 guests and prospec- USJ’s Open Day attracts tive students with various boo- ths and activities. This year, the event featured a 3D Corner in the Students’ over 700 participants Exhibition Room allowing par- ticipants to go on a 3D virtual tour of the USJ Green Campus, and shuttle buses were arran- USJ hopes to ged to take guests to the cam- pus under construction at Ilha move to the new Verde. campus over The rector of the University of Saint Joseph, Fr Peter Stilwell, the summer is hopeful to move onto the new campus by the upcoming school year. proposal to enroll 60 studen- “Hsin Chong, the construction ts from China having been re- company, gave us a very detai- jected. He added that serving led list of dates of when they USJ students Bishop Stephen Lee (left) and Father Peter Stilwell international students is the will finish each part of the cam- institution’s “niche” in Macau’s pus, and they are still propo- launch its bachelor courses in getting in USJ.” that they’ve looked at our case higher education market and sing to have it ready and appro- Fashion Design, Portuguese The rector claimed that one carefully [...] We in fact thought that the university is looking to ved [...] by the end of July. So and Chinese Language and Cul- third of the institution’s stu- that we were going to have the attract more foreign students. that would mean that during ture in September, as well as a dents are international, sugges- green light, then we got a letter Moreover, the Bishop of Ma- the summer months we will be Master’s degree in Communi- ting that around 300 students from the Macau government, cau, Stephen Lee, admits that able to do some moving,” says cation and Media. are from different parts of the […] which said that the central he is still unaware of the rea- the rector. “We are aiming for 200 stu- world. government was reviewing the sons behind the rejected propo- He also added that the moving dents,” says Fr Stilwell. “We are The university also revealed criteria for enrolment of main- sal but hopes that there will be would still depend on when the [influenced by] the competition that the central government is land students to higher educa- more opportunities for studen- construction company finally from other higher educatio- reviewing its measures for en- tion institutions in Hong Kong ts from mainland China and hands the campus over to the nal institutions, dependent on rolling mainland students at and Macau.” other countries to come and university. the quality of what we provide Hong Kong and Macau univer- However, Stilwell said that the study, as the university aims to In regards to university pro- and [dependent on] the people sities. school is still looking to attract become more “international.” grams, the institution will being happy with what they’re “We were informed by Beijing mainland students, despite the Staff reporter

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HE December 2017 deadli- TRANSPORT Tne set by the Hong Kong go- vernment for the completion of their portion of the Hong Kong - Zhuhai-Macau Bridge looks Contractors say deadline for HK- increasingly unrealistic, ac- cording to a report from Hong Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is unconvincing Kong Free Press (HKFP). The report points out that the project, which includes an ar- application represents an ex- “that date might be too opti- not absolutely essential for the tificial island where the Hong tension to December 31, 2020. mistic.” commissioning of the HKBCF Kong Boundary Crossing Faci- Civil engineers told HKFP that In response to questions on that would be completed beyond lities (HKBCF) will be located, it “is normal for site offices to be this topic, the Highways De- 2017.” Hence, the department has been struck by several de- maintained for about a year af- partment reaffirmed statemen- proposed to extend the land use lays, which have resulted in the ter a project has been comple- ts made during the Legislative time to end in 2020 for the site Highways Department recently ted,” which seems to mean that Council Public Works Subcom- offices of the resident site staff applying for a 4.5-year exten- the Hong Kong government is mittee in December 2015: “Whi- and contractors. However, en- sion to the land use of the HKB- expecting to complete the pro- le we anticipate that the absolu- gineers seem unconvinced, as CF site office. ject not by December 2017 – as tely essential works for commis- they say that contractors gene- The previous concession will mentioned previously – but in sioning the HKBCF would be rally aim to close the site office expire in July this year, whi- The under construction Hong Kong- 2019, although some engineers completed by the end of 2017, down as soon as possible due to le the Highways Department’s Zhuhai-Macau Bridge have already expressed that there would be remaining works it being expensive to maintain.

prosperity. tributing to Macau’s sta- sed by the Government CE reveals NPC outcome In terms of Macau, the bility and prosperity, ac- Information Bureau, the CE stressed the importan- cording to Chui’s article, Chief Executive neither N an article that NPC and CPPCC sessions tegic development. ce of developing social su- is full compliance with expanded on this point, Iappears under a new last month and sharing The Chief Executive pport for young people and China’schui Constitution at the al and on aprilnor clarified 22 how it would section of the cabinet of his findings, Chui said suggested that the im- improving the city’s social Macau’s Basic Law. As promote prosperity in the the Chief Executive’s (CE) that the development of plementation of Macau’s welfare. Strengthening the per the information relea- MSAR. website entitled “Words the country would help role within the country’s effectiveness of governan- of the Chief Executive,” drive Macau’s stability Five-Year Development ce in Macau was also dee- CE Chui Sai On has outli- and prosperity. Further- Plan and the promotion med important and that chui at the al on april 22 ned five measures that he more, in reference to Bei- of the territory’s “Centre included boosting interde- believes will help Macau jing’s “Belt and Road” ini- and Platform” policies partmental cooperation in CHIEF EXECUTIVE Chui Sai On will attend a plenary consolidate its unique tiative, he noted that the as part of the “Belt and the public sector and the session of the Legislative Assembly (AL) on April 22 and an- position and support Chi- city was capable of enhan- Road” initiative would promotion of anti-corrup- swer legislators’ questions on government policy and social na’s development. cing and consolidating its be essential in driving tion measures. issues. The CE attends plenary sessions at the AL in April Returning from China’s own role in national stra- the MSAR’s stability and The final element con- and August each year.

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implementation of the deal between the EU and Turkey to stem migration flow wou- BLOOMBERG ‘Brexit’ voter turnout ld lower the likelihood of “Brexit.” UBS Wealth Management analyst Ricardo Garcia says if impact weighed after the deal leads to lower migrant inflows, that will be more im- portant in voters’ minds than last month’s terror attacks in Dutch referendum Brussels. Once the campaign starts formally and Cameron campaigns more pro-actively, Deborah Hyde it will be important to see if Singapore edges the undecideds make up their PINION polls show minds and which campaign BLOOMBERG as many as one in they back. Most will probably ahead of HK as three U.K. voters favor staying in the EU, Garcia are undecided about adds. No. 3 financial Owhether they will vote and if Polls show the “remain” and they would back leaving or “leave” campaigns are fairly center staying in the European Union balanced, and the number of at the June referendum, spur- undecideds range from 16 per- Chanyaporn Chanjaroen ring debate about what a low cent to 28 percent in surveys turnout would mean for the since end-February. INGAPORE edged past Hong result and for the pound. RBC says betting markets are SKong as the world’s No. 3 financial Developments that cou- a better gauge of implied pro- center, according to a survey by Lon- ld impact sterling in coming likely to cast a vote on polling Gove, one of the leading cam- babilities. For now, they show don-based research firm Z/Yen Group. months are surveys on voting day. paigners for a U.K. exit. around 69 percent support for The Southeast Asian city-state ranks intentions, the selection of the Most recent polls show the The Bank of England said the “stay” campaign, accor- behind London and New York, and two official “in” and “out” cam- two camps are virtually neck last month uncertainty over ding to betting odds website points ahead of Hong Kong on the Glo- paign groups, the refugee cri- and neck. End-March telepho- the U.K. referendum may hold oddschecker.com. bal Financial Centres Index, published sis and political developments ne polls, deemed to be more back investment and growth, UBS Wealth Management April 6 on the firm’s website. The in- in the EU. accurate, showed the remain though MPC member Kris- sees around a 30 percent dex, which has a scale of 1,000 points, The spread between implied camp’s lead had narrowed. tin Forbes said there’s not yet chance of “Brexit,” while Citi- is based on surveys of 2,520 financial- and realized volatility in the The turnout at the Dutch re- enough data to estimate the group puts the likelihood at 30 services professionals, according to the pound versus the dollar on the ferendum was just 32 percent. impact. to 40 percent. Meanwhile, IHS press release. three-month tenor rose to a If the turnout were anywhere The U.K. current-account de- sees 35 to 40 percent probabi- The ranking reflects key competitive record on Thursday, as voters near that low in the U.K. vote, ficit surged to 7 percent of GDP lity of a vote to leave. areas including business environment, in the Netherlands used a re- it would raise the possibility of in the fourth quarter of 2015, The vote may spur persistent financial sector development and in- ferendum on a treaty between a U.K. exit, according to No- before the referendum date political and economic uncer- frastructure of the 86 hubs around the the European Union and mura analyst Philip Rush. was known, and adds to con- tainties that may not end even world covered by the survey. Ukraine to rebuke Dutch and Meanwhile, JPMorgan cern a vote to leave could see if the U.K. votes to stay, Citi- Tokyo ranks fifth and Zurich sixth EU leaders. analyst Allan Monks says this a sharp slowdown in investor group analysts say. in the results. Z/Yen Group first pub- The Dutch news prompted risk may be overdone as in- inflows. Standard Chartered Even if the U.K. votes to re- lished the survey in March 2007, accor- U.K. Prime Minister David terest in the “Brexit” debate analyst Eimar Daly says un- main in the EU, divisions re- ding to its website. Cameron to say he hopes the looks high relative to past re- certainty is leading to reduced sulting from the referendum According to the most recent official result won’t affect the British ferendums and elections. Un- foreign inflows, with M&A deal could lead to early elections, data, Singapore lagged behind Hong referendum, in a speech tar- certainty over jobs and econo- announcement values down according to Morgan Stanley Kong in terms of total assets under ma- geted at encouraging younger mic stability, versus attitudes sharply since December 2015. analysts. The bank’s econo- nagement. Assets held by Singapore’s people to vote. Last month, he toward migration and security The Electoral Commission’s mists say even if the “remain” fund management industry climbed 30 said the U.K. result is on a kni- are the factors that will impact deadline to determine the of- camp wins, slower growth and percent to SGD2.36 trillion (USD1.75 fe edge and could be decided the result, Monks adds. ficial ‘‘leave” and “remain” weaker inflation would push trillion) in 2014, the latest figure availa- by those who bother to vote. Cameron’s 9.3 million pound campaigns is April 14, and the the first BOE rate increase ble, according to the Monetary Autho- Lynton Crosby, a political plan to send a leaflet “to set referendum period starts the back to early 2017, while ING rity of Singapore. Hong Kong’s combi- strategist who organized the out the facts” on the referen- day after. The decision gives analysts say if the U.K. votes ned fund assets amounted to a record government’s election cam- dum to every U.K. household the lead campaign groups hi- against “Brexit,” the BOE cou- HKD17.7 trillion ($2.3 trillion) in that paign in 2015, says those in was attacked as “propaganda” gher spending limits. ld lift rates as soon as Novem- year, according to the city’s Securities the “leave” camp are still more by Justice Secretary Michael JPMorgan says a successful ber. Bloomberg and Futures Commission. Bloomberg

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N 2009, Jasmine Li, who- se grandfather was the Hong Kong emerges as hub for creating offshore companies fourth most powerful po- litician in China at the Itime, donned a floral Carolina the telephone directory, and its Herrera gown and debuted at a contact details are not easy to ball in Paris. That same year, a AP PHOTO find on the Internet. Its name British Virgin Islands company is not among the three busines- she would later come to own for ses listed at the entrance to the USD1 was born in an aging bui- second-floor office it now occu- lding in a red-light district of pies in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai Hong Kong, just one example district. The front door opens of the city’s key role in helping onto a lone ivy plant stuck in a the world’s elite shuttle their corner of two blank white walls. wealth offshore. There is no receptionist, and The information about Li, unannounced visitors are not who has not been accused of welcome. wrongdoing, comes from a tre- “The boss is away. He will be mendous cache of documents back next week,” said a woman leaked from the Panamanian in a dark dress, who confirmed law firm Mossack Fonseca that P&P Secretarial did indeed and published by the Inter- have a presence in the office national Consortium of In- which did not bear its name. vestigative Journalists. Those She refused to give her name. records highlight the central Great fortunes run throu- role Hong Kong has come to gh small offices like this, and play in designing offshore - fi not just from clients of Mos- nancial vehicles. sack Fonseca, which derived Hong Kong brims with people nearly a third of its business expert at packaging and protec- from Hong Kong and China, ac- ting wealth. The back pages of A man uses his smartphone in Central, Hong Kong cording to ICIJ. newspapers teem with adverti- “It’s quite natural sements for corporate forma- opening, corporate compliance, say. cording to ICIJ’s analysis. that Hong Kong would grow tion companies, one-stop shops tax and accountancy services. “Hong Kong attracts this type China’s Foreign Ministry dis- to play a significant role in the promising fast bank account Offshore vehicles are used to of hot money from across the missed ICIJ’s reports as “grou- plumbing infrastructure of glo- minimize tax, mitigate political region and globally, partly be- ndless,” and the government balization,” said Martin Ken- risk and circumvent onerous cause of its perceived stability,” has aggressively censored dis- ney, an asset recovery lawyer regulations in China. And they said Iain Willis, a partner at cussion of them. in the British Virgin Islands. are completely legal. Latymer Partners, a corpora- Hong Kong tax authorities “They are the architects, desig- It’s quite natural But Hong Kong’s offshore fi- te intelligence advisory firm in said in an email Friday that ners and engineers of the struc- nancial machinery works so London. “Light-touch’ financial they would “take necessary ac- tures.” that Hong Kong well, and so discreetly, that it regulation, easy rules on com- tions” based on the offshore In part, the prominen- would grow can be abused by those seeking pany incorporation and limited leaks, and work to “enhance the ce of offshore vehicles to hide illicit assets or evade ta- transparency” add to its appeal, efficiency and effectiveness” of in Hong Kong has to do with to play a xes. As traditional havens like he said. enforcement as required. its special relationship with Switzerland cave to years of Hong Kong was Mossack Fon- Mossack Fonseca tapped mainland China. Many inves- significant role grinding pressure from Euro- seca’s go-to spot for financial a Hong Kong firm called P&P tors set up offshore vehicles so in the plumbing pean and American tax autho- intermediaries, home to 2,212 Secretarial Management — they can sell mainland asse- rities, unsavory money is drawn accountants, banks and other which is run by an accountant ts without being subjected to infrastructure of to Hong Kong, which despite middlemen Mossack Fonseca named Wai-hon Chiu, accor- layers of government appro- reforms retains its reputation used to set up 37,675 offshore ding to corporate filings — to val. Others have used, and globalization. for secrecy, non-cooperation, companies for its global clients register Harvest Sun Trading sometimes abused, offshore MARTIN KENNEY and a light regulatory touch, from 1977 to 2015 — more than in the British Virgin Islands. structures to take advantage of ASSET RECOVERY LAWYER watchdog groups and lawyers any other place in the world, ac- P&P Secretarial is not listed in China’s tax breaks for foreign

SOUTH CHINA SEA TENSIONS Johnson Lai, Pengjia Islet TAIWAN Vietnam demands that China move oil rig AIWANESE Pre- Tsident Ma Ying- Ma visits island, urges peace in contested waters jeou called for peace in IETNAM de- the oil rig into an area in Binh also said Chi- operation of the ligh- Asia’s contested waters Vmanded Friday the Gulf of Tonkin whe- na’s operation of a new thouse on Subi Reef is on Saturday as he visi- that China remove re the countries are ne- lighthouse on one of the a matter falling within ted a small island in the ght to carve out Taiwan’s an oil exploration rig gotiating the demarca- seven artificial islands China’s sovereignty. East ChinaSea, one of position as a mediator in from an area of the tion of their sea border. it has recently construc- The lighthouse is in- his last symbolic foreign the region’s numerous South China Sea whe- “Vietnam resolutely ted in the South Chi- tended to “better ful- policy moves before lea- territorial disputes while re their border is still opposes and demands na Sea was “illegal and fills China’ internatio- ving office next month. asserting its own claims, being demarcated, and that China abandon invalid.” nal responsibilities and Ma’s visit to Pengjia, even though it has been said Beijing’s unilateral drilling plans and im- Rejecting Vietnam’s obligations and provide about 56 kilometers nor- locked in a decades-long actions were complica- mediately withdraw the demands, Chinese Fo- more public facilities to th of Taiwan proper, was standoff with Beijing, ting regional tensions. Hai Duong 981 oil rig reign Ministry spokes- the regional countries, his administration’s se- which considers Taiwan The oil rig was at the from this area, and that man Hong Lei said the so as to maintain free- cond propaganda trip to a breakaway province. center of a standoff be- it not take additional oil rig is conducting dom and safety of navi- an island in three weeks. Pengjia, considered the tween the countries in unilateral actions that standard exploratory gation in the South Chi- It came four years after northernmost part of 2014 when Chinaparked further complicate the activities within waters na Sea,” Hong said. Ma last visited Pengjia Taiwan’s territory, is not it near the Paracel is- situation” in the Sou- under China’s “undis- The relocation of the to propose a plan to ad- contested and is home lands, which Vietnam th China Sea, Binh said puted” jurisdiction. Chinese oil rig last Sun- dress territorial disputes to about 40 residents, claims as its exclusive in a statement, refer- “We hope the parties day came just days be- among China, Taiwan a weather station and economic zone. The in- ring to the oil rig by its concerned can see this fore Vietnam’s legisla- and Japan over the coast guard facilities. It cident sparked deadly Vietnamese name. objectively and ratio- ture swore in new Prime nearby chain known as lies some 120 kilome- riots in Vietnam. Vietnam lodged a pro- nally,” Hong told repor- Minister Nguyen Xuan Senkaku in Japanese and ters west of the Japane- Foreign Ministry test with the Chinese ters at a regularly sche- Phuc, who has vowed to Diaoyutai in Chinese. se-controlled Senkakus, spokesman Le Hai Binh Embassy in Hanoi, he duled news briefing. defend Vietnamese so- During his eight years which are hotly disputed said China has moved said. Hong also said the vereignty. AP as president, Ma has sou- by China, in particu- mon 11.04.2016

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run off-shore structures out of Hong Kong to launder their money, said Douglas Clark, Hong Kong emerges as hub for creating offshore companies a lawyer at Hong Kong’s Gilt Chambers. “That’s part of Hong Kong sites. He spent 12 years on the being a trading city and en- Despite board of China Aerospace In- trepot,” he said. “It welcomes AP PHOTO ternational Holdings, the listed everyone.” a recent subsidiary of the main contrac- Despite a recent crackdown crackdown on tor for China’s space program. on secrecy, Hong Kong is still Chow did not respond to re- ranked as the second most se- secrecy, Hong quests for comment. cretive jurisdiction in the wor- Deng’s companies went dor- ld, after Switzerland, by the Tax Kong is still mant before Xi took power, Justice Network, a U.K. advo- according to ICIJ, and no alle- cacy group. ranked as gations of wrongdoing have Rules are only as good as the second been made. It’s not clear what their enforcement, said John happened to whatever Xi family Christensen, Tax Justice Ne- most secretive assets those companies once twork’s director, adding that held. “Hong Kong has never had a jurisdiction in “Everybody in the elite strong supervisory culture.” the world, after needs Hong Kong,” said Ho- In 2014, Hong Kong began fung Hung, an associate pro- requiring companies to have Switzerland People are reflected in glass displaying a poster featuring a 100 dollars Hong Kong fessor at Johns Hopkins Uni- at least one real person serving colonial bank note versity. “Everybody. Even Xi as a director. This effectively Jinping’s family needs it. They barred the practice of creating companies. More foreign direct in 2047. “We are on borrowed Much of the wealth that runs don’t have an incentive to shut impenetrable daisy chains of investment to China between time,” said David Webb, a for- through Hong Kong comes this channel to move money corporate ownership, in which 1979 and 2014 ostensibly came mer investment banker and from mainland China, which is out.” one mysterious company was from the British Virgin Islands Hong Kong shareholder acti- widely seen as a growth market It’s not just Chinese running controlled by another myste- than from anywhere else, aside vist. in the offshore industry. The money through Hong Kong. rious company. from Hong Kong, according to Offshore vehicles have beco- top source of funds that Mos- When a company linked to But clients can easily register the U.S. Congressional Resear- me so commonplace that 75 sack Fonseca helped move of- France’s far-right National companies under other peo- ch Service . percent of Hong Kong-listed fshore was China, according to Front party wanted to move ple’s names. “They can always Hong Kong does not tax in- companies are actually domici- an analysis of ICIJ data by the money out of the country, as- find their relative as the nomi- come that originates abroad, a led in Bermuda or the Cayman Guardian newspaper. sociates of party leader Marine nee,” said the director of a small policy that supports the proli- Islands, according to an analy- In 2009, when Chinese Pre- Le Pen used shell companies incorporation firm also based feration of foreign-registered sis by Webb. sident Xi Jinping’s brother-in- in Hong Kong, according to a in Wan Chai district, who wou- companies. Hong Kong’s inde- But there are other, law Deng Jiagui wanted to re- report in Le Monde newspaper ld only give his surname, Lee, pendent legal system and ef- more controversial uses gister two companies in the Bri- based on the Panama Papers. for fear of compromising client fective escape route from main- of Hong Kong’s offshoremachi - tish Virgin Islands, his advisers The French daily has also linked privacy. land China’s currency controls nery. at Mossack Fonseca turned to a separate Hong Kong firmwith He said most clients don’t — it’s easier to move money The Panama Papers, together a Hong Kong firm called Wong family members of Algeria’s go- mind using their real names in between mainland China with past leaks published by Brothers & Co., according to verning elite. filings. The big secrecy business and Hong Kong than elsewhe- ICIJ, show how China’s own ICIJ’s documents. The company that helps run runs out of the gleaming skys- re — also add to its appeal, political and economic elite The firm’s lead partner is an two of those firms, P&B Ma- crapers of Hong Kong’s Central lawyers say. use Hong Kong intermediaries accountant named Charles nagement Services, is hou- business district, where elite The kind of political uncer- to get their money out of China. Chan-lum Chow. Chow was a sed in a dimly-lit office in firms charge ten times his rates, tainty that drove investors While the leaks contain no alle- member of the Chinese People’s Wan Chai district, according he said. offshore before Hong Kong’s gations of wrongdoing, they are Political Consultative Confe- to Hong Kong corporate filin- “Wealthy people, they won’t 1997 handover persists today. a sore spot for China’s top lea- rence, a government advisory gs. Staff there declined to speak come here,” he said. “They’ll The Basic Law, a mini-consti- dership, which has been trum- body, in southern Guangdong with a reporter. go to Central. They don’t mind tution that enshrines China’s peting nationalism and moral province from at least 2003 to Large-scale counterfei- paying a few thousand more for “one country, two systems” po- virtue as it tries to slow capital 2013, according to state media ters from Germany, Austria more secured, private service.” reports and government web- licy toward Hong Kong, expires flight and fight corruption. and Japan, as well as China, AP

TAIWAN to an exclusive econo- mic zone rather than a “rock,” as the Philippi- Ma visits island, urges peace in contested waters nes claims in an interna- tional lawsuit. Washington, a cru- cial ally of Taiwan, cal- unveiled a monument to new leader. led that trip “extremely maritime peace at a ce- “Ma Ying-jeou wanted unhelpful” to efforts to AP PHOTO remony and commemo- to [maintain] his legacy maintain stability in a rated the fishing deal he over these issues,” said region widely conside- had signed with Japan. Kaocheng Wang, dean of red a potential military “I hope that we will the College of Internatio- flashpoint. be able to have peace- nal Studies at Tamkang In March, Taiwanese ful cross-strait relations University in Taipei, Deputy Foreign Minis- with China, and we can Taiwan’s capital. “I think ter Bruce Linghu led find peace in the Sou- he personally thought two dozen journalists on th China Sea and the that is a successful policy another trip to Taiping. East China Sea,” Ma to both claim our sove- While Taiping is the said. “In war there are reignty, to safeguard our largest naturally oc- no winners.” sovereignty and also to curring island in the Political observers in boost his popularity.” Spratlys, it has been Taiwan said the island In January, Ma flew dwarfed by man-made Ma Ying-jeou (center), smiles as he leaves a lighthouse, during his visit to Pengjia Islet in the East China visit represents a sym- to Taiping Island in the features created by Chi- Sea bolic stroke before Ma South China Sea’s inten- na by piling sand atop steps down from the sely contested Spratly coral reefs and topping lar. Taiwan also claims been considerably less agreements in 2013. presidency on May 20, group to demonstrate them with lighthouses, the islands, although its heated, with the two After arriving by he- when Tsai Ing-wen will that Taiping is a self-su- airstrips, harbors and conflict with Japan has sides reaching fishing licopter Saturday, Ma be sworn in as Taiwan’s pporting island entitled other infrastructure. AP 11.04.2016 mon

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N. Korea says it successfully Earthquake rattles Pakistan’s capital, tests long-range rocket engine other cities

ORTH Korea said and a long-range rocket Munir Ahmed, Islamabad ges from the earthquake-hit Saturday it has suc- launch earlier this year. areas. However, he said that

N AP PHOTO cessfully tested a new Some analysts think powerful earthquake post-quake landslides were intercontinental ballistic young leader Kim Jong Arattled Pakistan’s capi- a potential threat, and said rocket engine that will Un’s belligerent stance is tal and other cities across he had asked regional au- give it the ability to sta- linked to a major ruling the country yesterday, cau- thorities to prepare for all ge nuclear strikes on the party congress next mon- sing panic among people possible contingencies. United States. th meant to further ce- but with no immediate re- A Pakistani student, Ki- The engine’s ground ment his grip on power. ports of casualties or major ran Saeed, said she was test, if true, would be a The outside pressure and damages. studying at home when her big step forward for the South Korean soldiers walk by a signboard showing the anger caused by bombas- Pakistani official Arif Ullah chair shook and initially she North’s nuclear wea- distance to the North Korea’s capital Pyongyang and to South tic threats and repeated told The Associated Press thought someone had deli- pons program, which Korea’s capital Seoul nuclear-related tests, the that the magnitude-7.1 berately pushed it. “When I saw its fourth atomic argument goes, is meant quake was centered near turned back, no one was the- test earlier this year. Washington and its allies that further destabilize to rally the North Korean Afghanistan’s border with re and then the walls started But the North may still consider North Korean the region and focus ins- people around Kim as Tajikistan. Germany’s GFZ shaking. We came out of the need a good deal of provocations, including tead on taking concrete he stands up to powerful Research Center for Geos- home and everyone was re- work before it can hit last month’s launch of a steps toward fulfilling its enemies trying to crush ciences set the quake’s mag- citing verses from Quran,” the U.S. mainland with medium-range ballistic commitments and inter- the North. nitude at 6.5. she told the AP from Rawal- nuclear missiles. Sou- missile that violated U.N. national obligations.” It is also possible that In Islamabad, terrified -re pindi, a garrison city near th Korean officials say Security Council resolu- The North has also such efforts to promote sidents fled their homes and Islamabad. North Korea doesn’t yet tions that prohibit any threatened pre-emptive military accomplishmen- offices as buildings swayed. Sahiba Bibi, an Islamabad have a reliable intercon- ballistic activities by Nor- nuclear strikes against ts to domestic audience Television footage showed resident, said she almost fell tinental ballistic missi- th Korea. It was the Nor- Washington and Seoul are meant to make up for people praying in public. to the ground when the tre- le, let alone the ability th’s first medium-range and fired short-range a lack of tangible econo- Tremors were felt as far mors began. to arm it with a nuclear missile launch since early missiles and artillery mic achievements ahead away as the Indian capital, “I am still very terrified,” warhead. 2014. into the sea in an appa- of the Workers’ Party con- New Delhi. she said. The test, announced In Washington, State rent response to ongoing gress, the first since 1980, Ahmad Kamal, a spokes- Yesterday’s quake was the by the North’s official Department spokesman U.S.-South Korean mili- said Kim Dong-yub,­ a man at National Disaster strongest one since October Korean Central News Mark Toner called on tary drills and tough U.N. North Korean expert at Management Authority, said when magnitude-7.5 earth- Agency, is only the la- North Korea to “refrain sanctions imposed over Seoul’s Institute for Far they have not received any quake damaged thousands of test in a string of what from actions and rhetoric the recent nuclear test Eastern Studies. AP information about dama- homes in the northwest. AP

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Anna Mathews, India outage hit the complex. “It was complete chaos. Peo- massive fire broke out ple were screaming in the during a fireworks Massive fire kills more dark. Ambulance sirens went display in a Hindu off, and in the darkness no one temple in south In- knew how to find their way out diaA yesterday, killing more than of the complex,” he said. 100 people and injuring at least than 100 in south India He said that six ambulances 200 others, officials said. had been parked outside the The fire started when a spark temple complex as a precau- from the unauthorized fi- tion. They were used to rush reworks show ignited a separa- temple fire the injured to hospitals in the te batch of fireworks that were nearby cities of Kollam and being stored at the Puttingal Thiruvananthapuram. temple complex in Paravoor Local villagers and police village, a few hours north of AP PHOTO pulled out many of the injured Kerala’s state capital of Thi- from under slabs of concrete. ruvananthapuram, said Chief Many of the buildings within Minister Oommen Chandy, the a kilometer of the temple were state’s top elected official. damaged with cracks in the walls or broken window panes from the impact of the explo- Thousands sion, Das said. By morning, firefighters had had been brought the blaze under con- trol, officials said. Rescuers packed into sifted through the wreckage in the temple search of survivors, while ba- ckhoes cleared the debris and complex when ambulances drove away the in- jured. a big explosion As day broke, thousands of anxious relatives reached the erupted temple in search of their loved A man walks carrying empty shells of fireworks past a collapsed building after a massive fire broke out during a fireworks ones. Many wept and pres- Thousands had been packed display at the Puttingal temple complex sed police officials and rescue into the temple complex when workers for information on a big explosion erupted around building storing the fireworks denied permission for the fi- Krishna Das, a resident of their family members. 3 a.m., officials said. The blaze sent huge chunks of concrete reworks display, Chief Minis- Paravoor village, said he had Prime Minister Narendra then spread quickly through flying as far as a kilometer, ac- ter Chandy said. started walking away from the Modi, accompanied by doc- the temple, trapping devotees cording to resident Jayashree The state’s High Court had temple as the fireworks display tors, was flying to Kerala to within. Harikrishnan. earlier mandated that fi- was about to end when a dea- meet with the survivors and Most of the 102 people died The temple holds a competiti- reworks must be stored more fening explosion followed by a victims’ families. when the building where the ve fireworks display every year, than 100 meters from temples series of blasts went off. At one of the main hospitals fireworks were stored collap- with different groups putting — orders that were flouted at “I had been in the temple just in Thiruvananthapuram, se- sed, Chandy told reporters at on successive light shows for the Paravoor temple, said Lok- a few minutes before watching nior physician Thomas Ma- the temple complex. thousands of devotees gathe- nath Behera, a top police offi- the fireworks,” Das said. He said thew said that judging from Local TV channels broadcast red for the last day of a seven- cial. he saw scores of people running injuries, a stampede was also images of huge clouds of whi- day festival honoring the go- “We will be investigating how away, chased by fire and chunks likely to have occurred at the te smoke billowing from the ddess Bhadrakali, a southern the orders were flouted and of concrete and plaster from the temple. temple, as fireworks were still Indian incarnation of the Hin- who was responsible for the temple building. “There were few women or chil- going off in the night sky. Suc- du goddess Kali. decision to go ahead with the Das said as soon as the first dren among the injured. Most cessive explosions from the This year, district authorities firework display,” Chandy said. explosion was heard, a power were men,” Mathew said. AP

Philippine clash leaves 18 soldiers, 5 militants dead

Jim Gomez, Manila the Day of Valor Saturday ts, many of whom were Marxist guerrillas. but lost its key leaders tugboat crewmen near to remember Filipino ve- armed with M203 grena- Last year, 44 police early in combat, sending southern Tawi Tawi pro- HE Philippine mili- terans who died in World de launchers, apparently commandos were killed it on a violent path of ex- vince and four Malaysian Ttary suffered its lar- War II. managed to reinforce in clashes with various tremism and criminality. tugboat crewmembers off gest single-day combat Government forces were their ranks quickly as the Muslim insurgent groups The United States and Malaysia’s Sabah state on loss so far this year when deployed to kill or captu- fighting raged and gathe- in southern Mamasapa- the Philippines have se- Borneo Island. 18 soldiers were killed in re Abu Sayyaf comman- red between 100 and 150 no town while on a covert parately blacklisted the An Abu Sayyaf faction fierce fighting with Abu der Isnilon Hapilon, who fighters, allowing them to mission that was frau- Abu Sayyaf as a terrorist freed a former Italian mis- Sayyaf extremists that has publicly pledged inflict heavy casualties on ght with faulty planning organization for carrying sionary on Friday after six also left five Islamic mi- allegiance to the Islamic government troops, the and execution but never- out deadly bombings, ex- months of jungle captivity litants dead, including a State group and has been officials said. theless killed a top Ma- tortion, kidnappings for on Jolo island in Sulu pro- Moroccan fighter, the mi- hunted for years for his The fighting lasted for laysian terror suspect in ransom, and beheadings vince, also in the south. litary said yesterday. alleged involvement in more than nine hours, Southeast Asia. of locals and foreigners, There has been speculation At least 53 other soldiers several terrorist attacks, they said. Outrage over the poli- including Christian mis- that a huge ransom was were wounded in Satur- three military officials Among the slain mili- ce deaths stalled a peace sionaries in the south. paid to secure the freedom day’s daylong clashes with told The Associated Press tants was a Moroccan, deal with the largest Mus- More than a decade of of Rolando del Torchio, the Abu Sayyaf militants Saturday. They spoke on who was identified as lim insurgent group some U.S.-backed Philippi- who was flown to Manila and allied gunmen in the condition of anonymi- Mohammad Khattab, and of whose fighters got en- ne offensiveshave weake- on Saturday, but the mili- hinterlands bordering the ty because they were not a son of Hapilon, Tan said, tangled in the fighting. ned the Abu Sayyaf, but tary said it was unaware of towns of Tipo Tipo and Al-­ allowed to speak publicly adding about 20 other The Abu Sayyaf was fou- it remains a key security any such payment. Barka on Basilan island, about the military assault. gunmen were wounded. nded in 1991 in Basilan, threat. The militants are belie- regional military spokes- Washington has offered It’s the largest single-day about 880 kilometers The brutal group has ved to be holding three Fi- man Maj. Filemon Tan and a reward of up to USD5 government combat loss (550 miles) south of Ma- been blamed for a spike lipinos and 18 foreigners, other army officials said. million for information this year in the south, whe- nila. With an unwieldy in kidnappings for ran- including two Canadians The large combat ca- leading to Hapilon’s cap- re the military has been collective of preachers som in recent weeks, in- and a Norwegian, mostly sualties were reported as ture and prosecution. battling Muslim separatist and outlaws, it vowed to cluding the separate ab- in their jungle encamp- the Philippines marked The Abu Sayyaf militan- rebels and extremists, and wage jihad, or holy war, ductions of 10 Indonesian ments on Jolo Island. AP 11.04.2016 mon

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HE attackers who stru- ck Brussels on March Officials: Group that hit Brussels 22 initially planned to launch a second assault Ton France, Belgium’s Federal Prosecution Office said yester- planned second France attack day. But the perpetrators were “surprised by the speed of the also been charged in relation to progress in the ongoing inves- the Paris attacks, prosecutors tigation” and decided to rush said. AP PHOTO an attack on Brussels instead, Abrini has acknowledged the office said in a statement. being the “man in the hat” spo- It didn’t provide any details tted alongside the two suicide on the initial plot or its targets and the office couldn’t imme- diately be reached for further The series comment. Two suicide bombers killed of raids and 16 people at Brussels Airport on March 22. A subsequent ex- arrests in plosion at Brussels’ Maelbeek subway station killed another the week 16 people the same morning. leading up to Investigators have found in- timate links between the cell the Brussels behind those attacks and the group that killed 130 people in attacks may Paris on Nov. 13. Yesterday’s statement provi- have pushed des confirmation of what many the killers to Police secure the area in Brussels on March 15 after police launched an anti-terror raid linked to last year’s Paris attacks have suspected: the series of raids and arrests in the week action delhamid Abbaoud, the Paris ght in Syria and was described considered likely. leading up to the Brussels atta- attackers’ ringleader who died by one relative as having been “There are perhaps other cells cks — including the capture of bombers who blew themselves in a French police raid shortly “brainwashed.” Also charged that are still active on our terri- key Paris attacks fugitive Salah up at Brussels Airport, officials afterward. Brahim Abdeslam were Herve B. M., a Rwandan tory,” Belgian Interior Minister Abdeslam — pushed the killers said. Surveillance footage has blew himself up in the Paris national, and Bilal E. M. Jan Jambon told RTL television to action. also placed him in the convoy bombings while Salah Abdes- The past couple of days’ de- on Saturday. Belgian police detained four with the attackers who headed lam was arrested in Brussels velopments represent a rare In a separate development, men in Brussels raids over the to Paris ahead of the Nov. 13 on March 18 — four days be- success for Belgian authorities, Brussels’ STIB transport ne- weekend who were charged massacre. fore the attacks there — after a who have been repeatedly cri- twork announced that 12 sta- with participating in “terrorist Abrini was a childhood four-month manhunt. ticized for bungling the bom- tions closed since the attacks murders” and the “activities of friend of Brussels brothers The other suspects charged bings investigation. Despite the would reopen today. Eighteen a terrorist group” in relation Salah and Brahim Abdeslam, over the weekend were identi- progress, Brussels remains un- of the capital’s 69 stations will to the Brussels attacks. One of both suspects in the Paris at- fied as Osama Krayem, who left der the second-highest terror remain closed until further no- them, Mohamed Abrini, has tacks, and he had ties to Ab- the Swedish city of Malmo to fi- alert, meaning an attack is still tice, including Maelbeek. AP Turkish strikes leave dozens of Kurdish villages empty

Balint Szlanko, Merga trike that, “We had never have been reported since area. seen such missiles before. last August when eight “It is an area very rich in OZENS of villages AP PHOTO These missiles shook the people were killed in the agriculture, mostly famous Dhave been abando- houses and the fruits were village of Zergele. for its apples, and peo- ned and hundreds of fa- falling from the trees.” Ali said the guerrillas ple were producing huge milies displaced close to It is not clear exactly how of the PKK were moving amounts to sell them in the Iraq’s northern border many villages have been af- through the mountain fruit market of Dohuk,” he with Turkey as a result fected. According to Ismail valleys and it was clear that said, adding that seasonal of Turkish air strikes tar- Mustafa Rashid, governor it was them that the aircra- labor in his village was also geting militants from the of the Amedi district, whi- ft were targeting. suffering from lack of work Kurdistan Workers’ Party, ch includes Barwari, 35 “They are in the area but caused by the evacuations. better known as the PKK. villages have been aban- nobody knows where they According to Aziz Of the 76 villages of the The small village of Merga in Iraq is photographed abandoned by doned. According to Aziz are exactly. They are in Mohammed Taher, an en- its residents, like dozens of villages close to Iraq’s northern border Barwari sub-district of with Turkey Mohammed Taher, head the mountains. They are tire harvest of apples has Dohuk governorate, whi- of the agricultural depart- everywhere,” he said. been lost last year. ch lies along the Turkish from the Turkish border. villages,” said Fawzi Ali, a ment in Barwari, 25 villa- Going up to the village Many of Barwari’s villa- border, between half and The village, a small hamlet local farmer, who had just ges have been evacuated. and back, a team of AP re- ges, including Merga, are a third are empty, save for of perhaps a dozen houses driven up from Dohuk, They had no exact in- porters passed by PKK pa- populated by Assyrian a few people occasionally surrounded by oak, apple where he had moved with formation on how many trols three times, driving Christians. returning to check on their and almond trees and set his family last year, to che- people have left the area as on the mountain roads in Since the early 1980s, the property or work on their in a green valley among the ck on his property. “People most seem to have moved their trucks. war between the PKK and farms, according to Kur- snow-peaked mountains of cannot live here.” in with relatives or rented In the village of Asey, Turkey has killed up to dish government officials. the Zagros mountain range, He said none of the four houses in nearby villages the last populated settle- 40,000 people. A two-year On a recent trip into the had no inhabitants left ex- villages nearby — Hassa, and towns. Both officials ment on the road toward ceasefire was abandoned mountains of northern cept for four old men who Yekmal, Kharaba, and estimated that hundreds the border, Mayor Serbes last summer, leading to Iraq, long a refuge for the said they came there only Shilaza — had any people of families have been af- Hussein said people had fighting in Turkey’s sou- PKK that has fought a occasionally to look after in them. fected. started abandoning their theast and regular Turkish three-decade war against their gardens. “There is nothing here. The airstrikes, which tar- villages in the summer of air strikes in northern Turkey for Kurdish rights, “The aircraft keep co- Nothing except the moun- get PKK bases in the area, last year when the airs- Iraq. The PKK has used Associated Press reporters ming here continuously. tains,” he said. seem to have largely spa- trikes first began. the mountains of northern visited the village of Mer- They bomb the mountain, Another man, Isho red the villages themsel- He said the conflict was Iraq as a refuge since the ga, only a few kilometers they bomb the edge of the Iohanna, said of one airs- ves. No civilian casualties having a big impact on the late 1990s. AP mon 11.04.2016

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Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan The charges were read out in Hebrew by chief judge Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Mr Justice Moshe Landau and translated into Ger- 3 rescued island castaways Emily Blunt man for the prisoner. It took one hour and 15 minu- spelled ‘help’ with palm fronds Language: English (Cantonese) tes to list all the details of the charges against Adolf Duration: 114min Eichmann during which time the 55-year-old stood The men res- stiffly in the dock. BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE_ The first issue the court dealt with was its compe- cued in this room 2 AP PHOTO tence to hear the Eichmann case at all. His lawyer, tale of three 2.15, 7.00 pm castaways Director: Zack Snyder Dr Robert Servatius, argued that as the state of Israel were not na- Starring: Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane did not exist at the time of the alleged offences it had med Tom Language: English (Cantonese) no jurisdiction. 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Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) In December 1961 Adolf Eichmann was found guilty on all A local boat picked the men up and took them to a hospi- Duration: 108min charges and sentenced to death. tal. McKenzie said she didn’t have information on the men’s The following May he was hanged in a prison near Tel Aviv. condition Saturday, but officials told the Washington Post Eichmann’s case was the highest profile Nazi trial since 1946 when 12 high-ranking Nazis were sentenced to death at they were not injured. macau tower Nuremberg in Germany. Two bulk carriers searched a combined 17 hours for the 24 Mar - 27 Apr Several other trials involving alleged Nazis have been held men as part of AMVER, a U.S. Coast Guard voluntary sear- over the years in Israel, Germany and the UK. ch and rescue program. 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ANNY Pacquiao AP PHOTO may not be ready for retirement just quite yet. MPacquiao returned from the biggest loss of his career with a bang Saturday night, knocking down Timothy Bradley twice on his way to a unanimous 12-rou- nd decision in their welterwei- ght showdown. Pacquiao shook off the ring rust from a layoff of near- ly a year after losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. to beat Bradley for a second time in the rubber match between the two fighters. In doing so, the Senate candi- date in his native Philippines showed he may have to reconsi- Manny Pacquiao celebrates after defeating Timothy Bradley in their der his plans to retire and devo- WBO welterweight title boxing bout on Saturday, in Las Vegas Manny Pacquiao (right) hits Timothy Bradley during the bout te his full time to politics. Pacquiao (58-6-2) knocked down Bradley (33-2-1) in the se- BOXING venth round, though Bradley see- med to have slipped. He left no doubt in the ninth with a big left hand that sent Bradley sprawling. Manny Pacquiao unanimously The fight was scored 116-110 by all three ringside judges. The Associated Press had it 117-110. In the final seconds, many in outpoints Timothy Bradley the crowd of 14,665 at the MGM Grand arena were on their feet chanting “Manny! Manny!” as fight out of Bradley. ly rounds offering little action. to try to break that streak. out of the ring by Nevada bo- Pacquiao tried to end the bout “Manny was strong the entire Pacquiao seemed a bit rusty “I was looking for a knockout xing officials so the next round with a flourish. He never came fight and he was also very pa- from his layoff and Bradley was in every round,” Pacquiao said. could start. close to finishing off Bradley, tient,” Bradley said. “I wasn’t unwilling to get inside and tra- “He’s a very tough fighter and a “Teddy obviously made a di- though he was so far ahead on de punches. very good counter puncher.” fference,” Pacquiao said. “This the ringside scorecards that it Pacquiao began picking up Pacquiao, who was guaran- was the best Timothy Bradley didn’t matter. the pace and stalking Bradley, teed USD7 million, was fighting I have faced in the three fights. If the fight was indeed the end though, coming in behind a ri- for the first time since losing to If it was Pacquiao’s last fight, of the 37-year-old Pacquiao’s As of now I am ght jab and following it with Mayweather last May in the ri- he goes out as one of the biggest career, it was a remarkable one. his left hand. In the seventh chest fight ever. He lost a unani- pay-per-view attractions in the Aside from the loss to Maywea- retired. I am round, he seemed to graze Bra- mous decision in that fight, bla- sport. Pacquiao headlined 22 ther last year he did little wrong dley with a pair of punches and ming his lackluster performan- pay-per-view fights, generating in winning eight weight class going to go Bradley went to his knees for ce on the shoulder injury that more than 18 million buys and titles in 21 years as a pro. home […] to be what referee Tony Weeks ruled flared up in the fourth round $1.2 billion in PPV revenue. “As of now I am retired,” Pa- a knockdown. and required surgery afterward. His next career probably cquiao said. “I am going to go with my family. “He was very quick, very ex- Still, Pacquiao was a 2-1 favo- won’t be as lucrative, with Pa- home and think about it but plosive,” Bradley said. rite against Bradley, who beat cquiao running for the Senate I want to be with my family. I I want to serve Ringside punching stats him on a controversial decision in elections next month in the want to serve the people.” showed Pacquiao landing 122 the first time they fought before Philippines. Should he win — Pacquiao had no problems the people. of 439 punches to 99 of 302 for losing a unanimous decision in and he is one of the favorites — with the right shoulder he in- MANNY PACQUIAO Bradley. the second fight in 2014. it would be almost impossible jured against Mayweather as Pacquiao said before the fight Bradley vowed this would be to remain an active fighter. he stalked Bradley across the that he felt refreshed after his his best fight, with new trainer Pacquiao said in the days lea- ring, looking to land big sho- professional enough to stay pa- layoff and stronger than ever. Teddy Atlas in the corner giving ding up to the fight that his fa- ts. He landed enough of them tient myself and I walked into He hadn’t scored a knockout at him instructions. Atlas fulfilled mily — particularly his wife — to make Bradley wary, and the shots.” 147 pounds since stopping Mi- his job, jumping into the ring af- wanted him to retire. knockdown in the ninth round Both fighters took some time guel Cotto in 2009, and went ter each bell to lecture Bradley, “Thank you boxing fans,” he seemed to take the rest of the to get untracked, with the ear- after Bradley with big left hands sometimes having to be pushed said in the ring afterward. AP

RUGBY | HONG KONG SEVENS Fiji beats New Zealand to defend title AP PHOTO

IJI beat New Zealand both teams made dra- ts. Australia, with 105 spot as a core team in all F21-7 yesterday to de- matic comebacks in points, rounds out the top 10 rounds of the 2016-17 fend its title at the Hong their respective opening four. series. Japan will replace Kong Sevens rugby tour- pool matches on Friday England beat the United the bottom-ranked of the nament. against Canada and Fran- States 19-0 in the Plate fi- current core sides at the betting odds Kitione Taliga and Semi ce. Fiji rallied 15-5 down nal. James Rodwell, who end of the season in Lon- Kunatani scored tries in with two minutes to go to holds the record for the don. the second half after the pip Canada 19-17, while most caps as an England Fiji holds the record for two sides were tied 7-7 at New Zealand overcame a sevens forward of all time, the most number of wins halftime. 17-0 deficit to beat France said during the competi- in the Hong Kong Sevens With three more rounds 19-17. tion that, “the boys were tournament, having secu- remaining, Fiji is in first South Africa finished pumped […] there is no red the title of the com- place in the overall stan- third yesterday after bea- place like Hong Kong for petition 16 times since it dings with 128 points, five ting Australia 14-12 and us.” was founded in 1976. New ahead of New Zealand. is in third place in the Japan beat host Hong Zealand trails behind The Fiji rugby team celebrates after winning the final match against The win comes after standings with 122 poin- Kong 24-14 to secure a with 11 wins. MDT/AP New Zealand at the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament yesterday THE Hong Kong teen democracy activist Station11.04.2016Air quality mon th Anniversary BUZZ forms new political party Roadside 40-60 20 Moderate Hong Kong teen activist mocracy protests that gripped Joshua Wong yesterday un- Hong Kong for 79 days in late High veiled a new political party 2014 said their new party is Density 45-65 that plans to field candida- called Demosisto. Residental tes in upcoming elections, The teenager was the most vi- Moderate marking the next step in the sible face of the street protests, Area opinion pro-democracy movement’s in which young activists occu- evolution in Hong Kong. pied major thoroughfares of Ambient 35-55 Wong and several other you- the HKSAR to protest Beijing’s Moderate SOURCE: DSMG SOURCE: Insight ng activists who led pro-de- plan to restrict elections. Paulo Barbosa WORLD BRIEFS o play or not to play T PHILIPPINE authorities politics – that is the question Kerry to offer no US said 23 people were killed and 70 injured in 1. The plan to create a municipal body “with no the deadliest encounter political power” was restated at the Legislative As- apology for Hiroshima between soldiers and sembly (AL) by the Secretary for Administration militants in the nation’s and Justice, Sonia Chan. Not many details were given regarding this con- south this year. Bradley Klapper, Hiroshima has visited the site. It took 65 Eighteen soldiers died sultative body during a recent AL plenary session, years for a U.S. ambassador with the secretary pledging to organize a public AP PHOTO in the 10-hour clash consultation on the matter. As the Chief Executive .S. Secretary of State to attend Hiroshima’s an- in Basilan province on had done previously, Chan justified the need to set UJohn Kerry won’t say nual memorial service, and Saturday, while five up the new organization by citing the need to abide sorry for America’s atomic six more years to win Kerry’s of the fatalities were by the Basic Law. “We need to think that the mem- bombing of Hiroshima when visit. members of the al- bers of this council should reflect public opinion and he visits a revered memorial. The U.S. official said Japan Qaeda-linked terrorist also provide a better service to the population,” she A U.S. official traveling with didn’t seek an apology from group Abu Sayyaf. said at the AL. Kerry ruled out an apology Kerry, and that neither side More on p13 The difference between the future institute and ahead of today’s tour with is looking in to reopen the the IACM is not very clear, nor is it clear as to whe- TURKEY’s state-run ther the latter will be dissolved. If the proposed other foreign ministers of the question of blame for the va- news agency says institute is basically the same thing, we are talking Peace Memorial Park and rious atrocities of the war. a Syrian journalist about a name change. If it is created to abide by the Museum in the city where Instead, he said both coun- has been seriously Basic Law (a good principle), then it must be stres- 140,000 Japanese died from Doves fly over the cenotaph tries wanted the event to wounded in an attack sed that there are other more relevant aspects set the first of two atomic bom- show the strong ties they de- in Turkey — the latest out in the Basic Law that are still unregulated, such dedicated to the victims of the bs dropped by the U.S. in the victim of a series of as the provision that a Trade Union Law should be atomic bombing at the Hiroshima veloped since peace in 1945 assaults against Syrian enforced. closing days of World War II Peace Memorial Park and their shared efforts to Looking at the documents issued by the gover- more than 70 years ago. promote a peaceful world. journalists in the nment regarding this matter, it is worth noting that Kerry, who will be the most when he attends a Group of The museum includes har- country. there seems to be a concerned effort to stress that senior American government Seven meeting of leaders in rowing images of the des- the future municipal body has “no political powers,” official to have stopped by, central Japan in late May, ac- truction and shocking exhibi- perhaps as opposed to Hong Kong, where the mu- planned to lay flowers, and cording to the official. ts, including the torn clothing AP PHOTO nicipal bodies are elected and make political de- cisions. was expected to express the The president said in an of children who perished and But even if the body is consultative, if its mem- sorrow that all feel upon re- interview during his first skin, fingernails, deformed bers aim to “reflect public opinion and also provide flection about the bombing year in office that he would tongues and other horrible a better service to the population,” aren’t they being — the first use of a nuclear be “honored” to travel to Hi- examples of the exposure to political by doing so? weapon against an enemy in roshima. the blast and its residual ra- I wouldn’t go as far as certain philosophers who history. For many years, top U.S. diation. claim that everything is politics. But when someo- The official said Kerry in- officials avoided going to Hi- ne is contributing to reach common decisions that Some explanations moun- tended to use the occasion roshima because of political ted on the wall, however, PAKISTANI opposition affect a group of people, they are engaging in poli- leader Imran Khan to promote President Ba- sensitivities. Many Ameri- don’t align with the views tics, even if their power is very limited. Therefore, it yesterday called on seems that this stress on the term “with no political rack Obama’s vision of a cans believe the dropping of all historians and experts Prime Minister Nawaz power” derives from a somewhat apolitical view of nuclear-free world and the of atomic bombs in August in the United States or el- Sharif to resign over the world, where only a few privileged are entitled need to prevent proliferation 1945 were justified and has- sewhere. documents leaked to engage in politics and all others should follow. of weapons of mass destruc- tened the end of the war. For example, one suggests from a Panama- 2. Also at the AL, the issue of the contributions tion. The official previewed Japanese survivors’ groups that the United States used based law firm that made by employers and employees to the social Kerry’s plans on condition have campaigned for decades the weapon in part to justify he said indicate that welfare system was brought up again by some of anonymity because the to bring top officials from the the extraordinary costs of the the premier’s sons lawmakers. This issue exemplifies an inability to official was not authorized to U.S. and other nuclear wea- Manhattan Project to deve- own several offshore decide when a “consensus” isn’t reached. publicly discuss them before pon states to see Hiroshima’s lop it. Disagreements over companies. According to the current rules, each workplace the event. scars as part of a grassroots motivations and possible jus- A state pays MOP45 monthly to the social welfare system. Obama has yet to decide movement to abolish nuclear tification rage among histo- AUSTRALIA The employer pays MOP30 and the worker pays has ordered a review the remaining MOP15. With such a ridiculously low whether he might visit Hi- weapons. rians, ethicists and others to of how radicalized contribution, it is no wonder that the government roshima and the memorial No serving U.S. president this day. AP prisoners are managed claims to support 90 percent of the welfare system, after a teenage inmate with employers and employees contributing only 10 reportedly carved an percent, and obviously Macau has a welfare sys- Islamic State motto tem that provides a meager pension for the elderly on his army veteran and retired. If people contribute with MOP15 per THE cellmate’s forehead, month, what can they expect other than money for officials said yesterday. soup when they are old? DECISIVE MOMENT Paulo Barbosa Contributions haven’t been raised for the past For four years because there’s no agreement on the EL SALVADOR nearly a week late last proportion to be paid by workers and employers. month, a modicum of The bosses’ representatives claim that the pro- portion to be paid should be equal and that paying peace appeared to have MOP60 monthly would mean spending “too much settled over El Salvador. money” to feed the welfare system. After the country’s In many countries, the contributions depend on leading criminal gangs incomes and can consist of several thousand pata- called a unilateral cas per month. In return, the elderly receive digni- truce, violent crime fied pensions that allow them to have quality of life. suddenly plunged, and Here, the stalling and the old habits (when so- the homicide rate fell to cial welfare systems were non-existent and people around nine a day. would work as long as they were physically able to do so, with the family supporting the unable) make SOMALIA A car bomb it normal to have the ordinary citizen receiving an killed four people when aged pension of MOP3,350 per month, plus a year- it detonated outside a ly allowance of MOP8,000. restaurant in the Somali This indecision has consequences. With the re- capital, Mogadishu, sources available, authorities could stop waiting police said. Al-Shabaab, for unreachable consensus and set up a modern an al-Qaeda-linked welfare system that is fair to all those who have militant group, has contributed reasonably. waged an insurgency in The setting up of the “Non-mandatory Central the Horn of Africa nation Provident Fund System” is a good step and contri- since 2006 in a bid to butes to the savings of many elderly citizens. But it A “water jet board” pictured in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. This original extreme sport uses water as a impose a strict version isn’t enough to solve this problem. propulsion fluid, enabling the rider to swing above the water’s surface. of Islamic law.