wsj: gaming recovery survey: eurozone economy sporting unlikely set for robust year players The Wall Street Journal predicts The Eurozone’s economy is poised inspire that the gaming situation in for a year of “robust expansion” students Macau is set to deteriorate following its best quarterly further in 2016 performance in 4 1/2 years P3 MDT REPORT P3 P15

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CHINA Rescuers have dug out dozens of bodies from a massive landslide that North Korea ‘provocation’ P10,11 occurred at a construction waste dump in Shenzhen more than two weeks ago, bringing the death toll to 58, AP PHOTO authorities said yesterday. The city government said authorities had identified 52 of the 58 bodies and that an additional 25 people remain missing.

CHINA “Anti-corruption campaigns hurt high-end luxury consumption, but mid-end luxury is more affordable for the middle class, and it will gain traction in China,” said Larry Hu, head of China economics at Macquarie Securities Ltd. in Hong Kong. Investors are looking at a big trend of moving towards a more service- and consumption- driven economy in the mainland. More on p9 AP PHOTO

BANGLADESH The top court yesterday upheld a death sentence given to the leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party for atrocities and multiple killings he committed during the nation’s independence war against Pakistan in 1971. The verdict came as a wave of deadly assaults late last year on foreigners, secular writers and members of the Shiite community intensified.

IRAQI officials say the Islamic State group has stepped up attacks on the western town of Haditha, where 45 Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal fighters have been killed in Angela Leong confirms clashes over the past three days.

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Macau Orchestra returns to Beethoven

HE Macau Orchestra is set to play instruments, representing the work Ta chamber music concert titled in a “clear, soft and elegant way.” “All About Beethoven” at Dom Pedro The concert, which will commen- V Theatre on Saturday, January 16. ce at 8 p.m., is being held under They will present two iconic ensemb- the supervision and planning of the le works from the influential German Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). composer, Ludwig van Beethoven. In March last year, the Macau The orchestra will perform Bee- Orchestra held another Beethoven thoven’s “String Quartet No. 14 in concert, titled “Obsessed with Bee- C-sharp minor,” composed origi- thoven,” which featured two pieces: nally in 1826, which the Cultural “Wind Octet in E-flat major” and Affairs Bureau says is both - ate “String Quartet No. 1 in F major.” chnically challenging piece and a Tickets for next Saturday’s show “remarkable and profound work.” are now available to the public and Also planned for the night is ano- can be purchased at Macau Ticke- ther outstanding piece from the ting Network outlets. They are pri- German composer, titled “Serena- ced at MOP120 and MOP100. For de for Flute, Violin and Viola in D more information, interested par- Parents praise Major.” The piece features a delica- ties can visit the Macau Orchestra’s te combination of the three musical website: www.icm.gov.mo/om.

DSEJ’s centralized STATISTICS Currency in circulation fell application 1.7 percent in November HE Education and It’s much quicker and ceived 1,900 applicants on TYouth Affairs Bureau’s more efficient,” a parent the day the system was lau- CCORDING to information centralized application told TDM. nched. Areleased last week by the Mone- procedure for first-time In previous applications, DSEJ’s representative, tary Authority of Macau, broad mo- kindergarten applicants parents criticized authori- Kong Chi Meng, noted that ney supply continued to fall during started on Tuesday. some parents completed November 2015. Meanwhile, total Parents will no longer the application forms wi- deposits fell faster than total loans, have to queue overnight Parents thin three minutes. causing the banking sector’s overall outside different schools “We have talked to some loan-to-deposit ratio to increase. to apply for admission, as will no parents and they’ve al- The total currency in circulation the central application sys- longer have ready done their research fell by 1.7 percent from last month tem allows applicants to fill after we announced the to MOP469.7 billion. For Novem- te sector saw a marginal increase out their child’s informa- to queue school information on the ber, the share of currency in circu- of 0.1 percent from a month ago tion remotely and choose first of this month. They’ve lation denominated in MOP stood to MOP389.3 billion. Analyzed a maximum of six schools overnight looked into the informa- at 30 percent, while that denomi- by currency, MOP loans amoun- simultaneously. tion and some parents nated in HKD and RMB amounted ted to MOP255.8 billion, while “There is a huge diffe- outside were able to complete the to 50.6 percent and 7.4 percent, loans granted in HKD and RMB rence, as it’s now much different registration process within respectively. The share in MOP in- amounted to MOP255.8 billion and faster and I don’t have three minutes,” said the creased by 0.8 percentage points MOP21.3 billion, respectively. to queue up to different schools to representative. from a month ago, while both HKD On the other hand, external loans schools and get the appli- The application period and RMB were slightly down from slipped 1.3 percent to MOP382 cation form. Before, many apply for ends on January 25, and October. billion, of which almost half was schools would have told parents will be informed On aggregate, resident deposits denominated in USD (MOP189.6 me that all application for- admission about attending school decreased by 1.8 percent from the billion). ms are given out in mid- admission interviews in preceding month to MOP457.7 As such, the loan-to-deposit ratio February, so that you ties for being inconsistent February. Applicants who billion, of which MOP deposits for the resident sector grew by 0.9 don’t even get the form with the distribution and are unfamiliar with the In- increased by about 1 percent. percentage points to 66.9 percent, when you get there. But submission of application ternet can visit DSEJ and Meanwhile, HKD and RMB deposits while the ratio for both the resident it’s different now and you forms. register at one of the four fell 1.9 percent and 5.9 percent, res- and non-resident sectors rose 0.8 can apply for six different TDM’s report stated that counters available in the pectively. percentage points in November to schools at the same time. the bureau had already re- bureau. As for domestic loans, the priva- 90.7 percent.

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JM Holdings execu- tive director Angela GAMING Leong has confirmed that the company filed Sa police report for the alle- ged theft of HKD99.7 million Angela Leong confirms from a junket company ope- rating at L’Arc Macau. Ms Leong confirmed that the case, as reported in the Times HKD99.7 million junket theft yesterday, involves a senior executive at the junket com- pany who allegedly disappea- Angela received a complaint about red with the stolen money. the case on January 3, and subsequently revealed that at She added that the suspected Leong says the BLOOMBERG embezzlement had nothing to least one depositor and inves- do with SJM and that she ex- embezzlement tor claimed the suspect had pects the police investigation illegally raised capital for a to be swift and conclusive. case is junket operator in 2015. However, a MASTV report unrelated to Even before the incident, ga- indicates that the suspect, ming analysts were pessimis- surnamed Chan, was a super- SJM tic about the junket industry’s visor for several of L’Arc’s VIP outlook for 2016. The Union rooms operating. He reporte- someone that she [Angela Gaming Securities Asia is- dly had a close working rela- Leong] trusted.” sued a note last week saying tionship with Angela Leong, According to an ET Net News that the junkets face “an even who is also a lawmaker. The report, the stolen money “was tougher 2016 than 2015,” fo- report, as cited in the Jornal originally for junket commis- recasting that VIP gaming Tribuna de Macau, indicated sion payment for December.” revenue would shrink by ano- that “he [the suspect] was The Judiciary Police (PJ) Angela Leong ther 12 percent this year.

Sporting players inspire WSJ lays it on the table: 2016 Portuguese School students unlikely to see recovery

players, they are representing BLOOMBERG the Portuguese community. “To come and visit here, we were able to transmit ideas on how to be a good sportsman. We are sharing experiences that we have,” he said. Some students agreed that An employee directs passengers to board a shuttle bus for Galaxy Macau casino resort the club’s great impact on the community was due to the HE Wall Street Journal pre- In contrast to bullish investors, large Portuguese population Tdicts that the gaming situa- who have posited that the high in Macau. tion in Macau is set to deteriorate occupancy rate in Macau indica- Eleventh grade student further in 2016, due to an oversu- tes a bottleneck in supply, some Duarte voiced his admira- pply of gaming resorts and dwin- are suggesting that the new wave António Conceição Junior (left) and two Sporting footballers pictured with a tion for the discussion arou- dling demand, which saw room of resorts opening in Macau is EPM student nd the conciliation of sports prices in the MSAR fall by 17.8 driving down room prices and and education. “Being stu- percent in November 2015 com- occupancy rates, thus impacting PORTING Clube de Ma- ld reach out to the Chinese- dents, our main job and task pared with a year earlier. profitability. Scau (SCM) conducted a speaking community in the is to get good grades and Opinions on when, and if, Ma- Room rates dropped by 17.8 workshop on education yes- future. prepare ourselves for the fu- cau’s gaming sector will make its percent in November 2015 when terday at the Portuguese “It’s very inspiring because ture. Sports are a good way long-anticipated recovery vary compared with a year before, whi- School of Macau, where five the idea came from the players of giving you life lessons. greatly, with some analysts pre- le the WSJ reports that hotel occu- of the club’s professional foo- themselves. As the president, In school, you get books; in dicting that 2016 will mark the pancy rates are also declining. tball players shared their ex- I immediately thought it was football, you get friends and end of the city’s five-year slump, The market impact may be periences and answered stu- a very good idea to reach out mature advice.” while others insist that revenues heightened this year as Sands’ dents’ questions. to the community and the stu- As the 2016 season of Ma- could remain disappointing well Parisian, the Wynn Palace and cau’s top-flight football into next year. MGM Cotai add another 6,200 championship (Elite League) The WSJ says that the demand new rooms to the supply, which approaches, players from SCM for gaming facilities has fallen is expected to draw some demand are positive about their for- due to institutional factors that away from existing resorts. We were able to share ideas on thcoming performance. They the opening of new casino-resorts Those who have placed their ho- said they are building a good will not alleviate. pes in non-gaming elements may good sportsmanship team and have been working China’s slowing economy, com- also be disappointed, the WSJ since early November. bined with a corruption crack- notes, as Studio City’s opening PYO JUNIOR “I think we can do good thin- down, has kept the high rollers did little to stymie the decline in gs this season. Last year was away, it says. gross gaming revenue. The players encouraged stu- dents responded very well,” not so good, we finished in fif- Macau’s gaming resorts seem to dents to stay healthy in mind the president remarked while th position, but we are stron- lack the same “pull” with mass- and body, in order to build a speaking to the Times. ger than last year. We train to The opening market gamers that they once had solid foundation for their fu- Vitor Almeida, one of the achieve our goal,” Pyo added. with the VIP segment. Coupled ture careers. players, acknowledged the de- SCM president said that the of new casino with the fact that Macau’s brand SCM’s president, António velopment of football in Asia team would try their best. is not quite – or at all – associa- Conceição Junior, said that and said he hoped to see more Despite claiming that it was resorts may ted with family-friendly tourism, the students’ response was local growth for the sport. still too early to comment, he not be a game 2016 may not bring the recovery very satisfying, and expres- Another player, Pyo Ju- stated his belief that the group that many are eagerly awaiting. sed his hopes that SCM wou- nior, stated that, as Sporting would be successful. changer Staff reporter 07.01.2016 thu

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US-Punjabi rapper Coloane stilt houses could to play LMA

MERICAN-PUNJABI rapper Hi- become cultural shops Amanshu “Heems” Suri is set to per- form a live show on Friday at 9:30 p.m. at local government of- which could attract more the Live Music Association (LMA) in Ma- A ficial has proposed visitors and boost the is- cau. the transformation of Co- land’s tourist trade. A former member of an alternative hip loane’s empty stilt houses The Marine and Water hop group from New York City called “Das into cultural and creative Bureau’s Vessels and Crew Racist,” Heems is known for his witty take products stores in order to Department chief, Lei on urban society and humorous lyrics, promote tourism, Macau Veng Seng, who also atten- which make satirical comments on politics News reports. ded Tuesday’s meeting in and contemporary culture. Islands Community Ser- Taipa, said that the long- He has featured as a guest on tracks vices Consultative Commi- delayed Macau-Guang- from well-known groups such as “Vam- ttee member Ku Man Tai, dong individual yacht tra- pire Weekend” and “Small Black.” In who also sits on the board vel scheme should be lau- 2012, the rapper released two solo mix of the Macau Islands In- nched within the first half tapes, “Nehru Jackets” and “Wild Water dustrial and Commercial of 2016. Kingdom.” Association, proposed the According to Macau After “Das Racist” split in 2012, Heems idea at a meeting with News, Lei said that the headed to Bombay, India, to begin work on government officials on Shenwan Town Marina in his solo album. The debut studio album, Tuesday. Zhongshan is now under- entitled “Eat Pray Thug,” was released ear- Stilt houses stand ele- going final inspections. ly last year to favorable reviews. Coloane village vated above water level The Marine and Water Time Out New York wrote that the album by (often) slim wooden are around 20 stilt houses officials from the Mari- Bureau’s director, Susana “juxtaposes cold-blooded hedonism and beams that support the in the area near the Coloa- ne and Water Bureau on Wong, had previously told scathing social commentary.” Meanwhile, underside of the structu- ne ferry pier, most of which Tuesday at a community the press that she expec- a reviewer from Pitchfork Media observed re. They are an integral have been empty for a while. center in Rua da Ponte ted the scheme to com- a deeper side to the album, noting that “a part of Coloane’s cultural “The remaining stilt hou- Negra in Taipa, run by the mence operations by the handful of songs draw directly on his expe- memory and are popular ses are either restaurants Civic and Municipal Af- end of last year. riences as an Indian-American in a post- with tourists exploring the or dried food shops,” said fairs Bureau. Once open, the Shenwan 9/11 world [and they are] painful, emotio- “Coloane Heritage Walk,” Ku at the meeting. “There Ku added that the go- Town Marina will be the nal, and deeply quotable.” which meanders through are not many [shopping] vernment could consider first of its kind on the Tickets can be purchased at the the historic village on the options for tourists [in the allowing residents to ope- mainland to make yachts door for MOP120, or in advance at island. area].” rate hostels in some of available for visitors from the Macau Design Center or the Por- Ku estimated that there Ku met with government Coloane’s village houses, Macau. tuguese Bookshop for MOP100.

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HE Hong Kong Jo- ckey Club was cele- brating this week after the New Year’s Day Smiles all round as HK Jockey Tcommingling numbers were ascertained, indicating better- than-expected results for the betting organization. Club finds new revenue stream According to the South China Morning Post, on New Year’s Day the Jockey Club received potentially better dividends. Indeed the figures pale in ts of Friday can be replicated a record-breaking HKD57.5 Accordingly there seems to be comparison with Macau, whi- at the season’s next 80-plus a correlation between the size ch, even during the slump meetings, commingling could

million from commingling ac- BLOOMBERG tivities, up 23 percent from the of the betting pool and the con- observed last year, took in an provide a good prospect for same day last year. fidence of customers. average of more than MOP600 the horseracing organization The biggest contributors It is a practice that is proving million each day in gaming re- to significantly buff its reve- came from gamers in Singapo- gradually more popular in pla- venue. nue. re and the U.S., which funded ces like New Zealand, which However, the activities have The news also coincides with HKD22.9 million and HKD11.9 has a relatively small betting the potential to grow in the the arrival of the Jockey Club’s million, respectively. Trailing market. “Kiwi” punters are near future, as they are be- new commingling develop- behind was Europe (HKD8.7 able to combine their wagers coming increasingly popular ment director, George Irvine. million), Australia and New An employee guides a horse as it with those of Australia, poten- with overseas betters looking The new director has been Zealand (HKD8.5 million) and swims in an equine swimming pool at tially offering better dividends. for better returns. tasked with finding ways to finally, Macau – which solely the Sha Tin Racecourse, operated by The SCMP notes that the new These sorts of activities grow the new side of the busi- Hong Kong Jockey Club contributed HKD5.5million. commingling structures are re- contributed around HKD3 ness, according to the SCMP, Commingling activities refer betting pool that, according latively new and that the num- billion to the Hong Kong Jo- indicating that commingling to the practice of merging wa- to betting agencies, results in bers recorded in Hong Kong ckey Club’s annual turnover may be the next big thing for gers from abroad into a single greater stability on returns and are anything but spectacular. last season. And if the resul- the club in 2016. Staff reporter

who registered trade- entrants was more ma- Recipients of fashion design subsidies announced marks for their brands. ture than candidates in This reportedly shows previous years, and that HE Cultural Af- to MOP160,000. The fi- the sustainable develo- rounds of reviews. that local fashion desig- the recent applicants Tfairs Bureau (IC) nancial support will be pment of the fashion in- An IC press release sta- ners are “aware of brand have gradually found has announced a total directed toward sample dustry in Macau. ted that some 50 percent protection and pay close their market positioning. of eight candidates from making and the produc- The judging panel, com- of the scheme’s candi- attention to intellectual Others added that, some the 2015 Subsidy Pro- tion of promotional ma- prising industry profes- dates were first-time property.” applicants focus more on gram for Fashion Design terials. sionals from Macau and applicants. Moreover, One of the judges no- the details of the design Marketing that are to be IC launched the pro- Hong Kong, selected the there was a growth in ted that the business than the practicality of awarded subsidies of up gram in 2013 to promote eight finalists after two the percent of applicants planning of this edition’s the garments.

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TPP AVIATION Malaysia Airlines Business group hopes to boost lifts decried bag ban momentum for trade pact on Europe flights

groups could ease some AP PHOTO lawmakers’ concerns about AP PHOTO the political environment. The trade group represen- ting manufacturers came out with its endorsement Monday. The group’s pre- sident and CEO, Jay Tim- mons, said that without the agreement, the United States would be ceding eco- nomic leadership to other ALAYSIA Airlines yesterday lifted global powers, letting them Ma much-criticized ban on checking set the rules of economic in baggage on flights to Paris and Amster- engagement in the region. dam, a day after limiting bags to lighten The group has frequently the plane and save fuel. clashed with the Obama ad- The airline had banned check-in baggage ministration over new envi- for Tuesday and Wednesday flights to the ronmental regulations and two European cities due to “unseasonably recently sued to stop stric- strong headwinds” on a longer flight path ter limits on smog-causing it was taking. Passengers slammed the air- Business Roundtable President John Engler pollution. line on social media and suggested it could Kevin Freking, Washington der Mitch McConnell re- goods. The agreement also Labor unions have come have reduced the number of passengers or cently urged Obama to hold rolls back regulatory requi- out overwhelmingly against refused to carry freight instead. EADING business off on sending the agree- rements, such as the need to the trade agreement, saying The airline told The Associated Press groups, often at ment to Congress before the establish an office in a par- it will drive wages down, and that it “uniquely has been using a routing odds with President elections, warning that it di- ticular country or partner it’s clear that for Obama to get (to Europe) via Egypt, which has been up Barack Obama, are dn’t have the votes. with a local entity, in order a legacy-setting victory, he’ll to two hours longer than other carriers” Llooking to give momentum John Engler, president of to access their markets. have to rely on the Republi- for safety reasons. to one of his priorities befo- the Business Roundtable, Several presidential candi- can party to push the legis- Headwinds over the past four days ex- re he leaves office: approval and a former Republican go- dates in both parties as well lation to victory. Engler said ceeded 200 knots, which can burn up to 15 of a trade pact linking 12 na- vernor of Michigan, said his as members of Congress he’s confident that the pact percent more fuel on its Boeing 777-200 tions along the Pacific Rim organization is hoping Con- have panned the Trans- would end up getting more aircraft, it said. that make up 40 percent of gress will approve the pact Pacific Partnership since votes than the fast-track legis- It lifted the ban less than 24 hours after the world economy. before it heads home for its agreement on the deal’s ter- lation that passed last year. imposing it after concluding it could take The Business Roundta- August recess. ms was announced in Oc- He said not all members a shorter route. ble, made up of chief exe- “The hope is to send the tober. Donald Trump said of the Business Roundtable The airline in an e-mail to the AP said it cutive officers from large signal now that we’re get- it’s a “terrible deal.” Demo- supported TPP, but there does a daily risk assessment to determine U.S. companies, endorsed ting pretty comfortable with crat Hillary Clinton said “it was broad consensus. the most optimum route for flights and the Trans-Pacific Partner- the agreement and let’s get didn’t meet my standards.” “We cannot have a robust that currently, it is taking “a more nor- ship agreement yesterday. ready to give it serious con- That’s led to questions economy if the goal is to therly route.” It didn’t elaborate. A trade group representing sideration,” Engler told The about whether Congress make things here and sell it A Malaysia Airlines jet flying from manufacturers did the same Associated Press. would pass the trade pact, to ourselves,” Engler said. Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot earlier in the week. The trade agreement took even though lawmakers just The White House said it down by a missile in eastern Ukraine in Their influence could more than five years to sti- last year passed legislation welcomed the endorsements 2014, killing all 298 people on board. make supporters in Con- tch together. Participating designed to speed TPP’s and that it showed that com- Earlier that year, a Malaysia Airlines fli- gress more eager to take the nations would reduce or eli- passage without the threat panies big and small feel the ght heading to Beijing disappeared and agreement up in an election minate thousands of tariffs of amendments or filibus- agreement is vital to their abi- is believed to have crashed in the Indian year. Senate Majority Lea- that apply to foreign-made ter. Support from business lity to compete globally. AP Ocean. AP

corporate bits mandarin oriental gets head start on cny celebrations ‘poon choi’ seafood hampers for cny at conrad macao

The Mandarin Oriental To usher in the Year of the Hotel has announced a se- Monkey, the Conrad Macao in ries of packages and cele- Cotai Central is presenting a brations to hail the Chine- range of Chinese New Year of- se New Year next month, ferings on various dates throu- including luxury breakfast ghout January and February, in- buffets, themed afternoon cluding an all-you-can-eat buffet teas, and other dining expe- and an afternoon high tea. riences. The hotel’s signature res- Guests will have an array taurants – Dynasty 8, Grand of dining options for the fes- Orbit, and The Lounge – will tive period – ranging from a offer guests a traditional set dim sum lunch to an eight- menu, an elaborate buffet, course traditional Chinese and an afternoon tea expe- set dinner. The menus will rience, respectively. be available from February 1 In addition, Dynasty 8 has Poon Choi hamper served at restaurant, Dynasty 8 through 22. announced a promotion for The hotel also says that distribution of “Lai See” en- ch are being festively-titled four-person “Poon Choi” the Monkey, we are pleased “It’s a time to enjoy the it will host a traditional Chi- velopes. the “Luck and Happiness hampers, which each inclu- to offer our guests a wide celebrations with family and nese lion dance procession Additionally, from January Hamper” and the “Happiness de prawns, abalone, dried choice of Chinese New Year friends, and we remain min- from 10:30 a.m. on February 11 to February 7, the Man- and Fruitfulness Hamper,” oysters, fish maw rolls and dining inspirations,” said dful of the diverse needs 8, to be accompanied by the darin Oriental Cake Shop priced at MOP3,388 and roast duck. Bede Barry, vice president of and tastes of our discerning roar of firecrackers and the will offer two hampers, whi- MOP4,388, respectively. “In ushering in the Year of hotel operations. clientele,” Barry added. thu 07.01.2016

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MINING MARKETS derly withdrawal of tem- porary measures for the Malaysia to ban extraordinary volatility China announces plan of the market," said the CSRC statement dated bauxite mining in Tuesday. to limit large share sales The market benchmark Pahang for 3 months more than doubled be- tween late 2014 and its ALAYSIA'S go- occurred in May last Joe McDonald June 12 peak as millions vernment said year. The transporta- of novice investors bou-

M AP PHOTO it will ban the mining tion of the red earth by HINA plans to res- ght shares. of bauxite in central dozens of lorries also ki- Ctrict stock sales by The collapse in prices Pahang state for three cked up dust and caused large shareholders once triggered a panicked res- months from Jan. 15 to unhealthy air, officials a ban imposed in July to ponse by Beijing, which regulate the industry af- said. stop a slide in prices is banned large sales, cut ter its unfettered grow- "From Jan. 15, every- lifted this week. interest rates, canceled th last year caused sea thing will come to a Stockholders who own initial public stock offe- and air pollution. standstill," Natural Re- more than 5 percent of rings and ordered state Bauxite mining began sources Minister Wan a company will be re- companies to buy sha- in central Pahang state Junaidi Jaafar told a quired to sell shares res. in 2013 but production news conference. Under through private transac- Chinese leaders had surged from mid-2014 a three-month mora- tions to "avoid shocks to encouraged the public to amid strong demand torium, he said bauxite the market," the China buy in hopes of raising from China after Indo- mining in Pahang will Securities Regulatory money to overhaul sta- nesia banned bauxite be halted and the focus Commission said on its te industry. The market exports and India raised will be on clearing 12 microblog. rout alienated small in- ore tariffs. Bauxite is an large stockpiles of red Regulators are winding vestors who were left aluminium ore and the earth containing the down emergency measu- holding shares worth world's main source of ore and to build proper res imposed after Chi- less than they paid. aluminium. washing and storage fa- na's main market index Authorities say shares The mining sparked a cilities. plunged more than 30 bought by state com- public furor after it was Malaysia is the main percent in June. panies will be transfer- blamed for contamina- supplier of bauxite to The six-month ban im- red to China's sovereign ting the sea and some China with exports posed on sales by large A Wall Street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange in New York wealth fund to avoid rivers in Pahang's capi- last year hitting more shareholders expires to- depressing prices by tal of Kuantan, turning than 20 million tons, day. Financial analysts Markets are jittery af- halted for the day. selling them in the open the waters red again last up sharply from just have warned that would ter the benchmark fell Restrictions on large market. The ban on new month after heavy rains. under a million tons in lead to a new round of by nearly 7 percent on sales will allow regula- IPOs was lifted in No- The water pollution first 2014. AP selling and more volatility. Monday and trading was tors "to realize the or- vember. AP

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S a boy in China in the 1970s, Jason Zhuang Thirst for fun fuels IPOs Xiangsong was capti- vated by comics based onA the legendary Monkey King and dreamed of creating a Chi- doubling investors’ money nese version of Astro Boy - a renowned Japanese animated character who flies through the audiences, said Tom Doctoroff, air on rocket-propelled feet. Asia Pacific CEO at advertising Now Zhuang, chief executi- AP PHOTO agency J Walter Thompson Co. ve officer of China Animation “The question is if it’s going Characters Co., has managed to to be a franchise that deepens soar high himself. His company over time, and that’s where I had the best-performing initial am skeptical,” said Doctoroff, public offering in Hong Kong who has worked in China sin- last year, returning more than ce 1998 and written books on 125 percent to investors be- selling to Chinese consumers. tween its March debut and the “As long as you have that loyal- end of the year. ty or the consistent level of qua- "We are very confident in our lity, I think then investors are business model," Zhuang, 46, a going to be satisfied.” native of Chaozhou in Guang- Consumer sectors including dong province who in 2013 gambling, high-end liquors and started his company making luxury gifts have suffered from toys based on cartoons licensed President Xi Jinping’s crack- from Japan and has been diver- down on graft, according to a sifying into animation-focused Morgan Stanley report in De- amusement centers in malls, cember. film-making and virtual reality Among the large consumer games. IPOs in Hong Kong, Chow Tai Along with China Animation, Fook Jewellery Group is lan- the next two top-performing guishing at one-third of its of- consumer-focused companies fer price, while luxury goods-­ that went public in Hong Kong maker Prada Spa and casino last year, lingerie-maker Regi- operator MGM China Holdings na Miracle International Hol- Ltd. have both plunged more dings Ltd. and cinema opera- than 35 percent below their tor Imax China Holding Inc. 2011 Hong Kong debuts. highlight a shift in Chinese While demand in the luxury buying habits. They returned sector has been negatively af- 102 percent and 76 percent res- fected by anti-graft activities, pectively on the index of Hong “it is still unclear whether we Kong IPOs with at least USD50 ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ which opens in China Saturday, could gross as much as 1.5 billion yuan have seen the bottom yet,” million in market value tracked Morgan Stanley analysts inclu- by Bloomberg. As Beijing’s ts and are exposed to Western da-based parent company, said theme parks and virtual reality ding Louise Singlehurst wrote three-year austerity and anti- culture, which “will make them in an interview. “I think there businesses to rise to 50 percent in a Dec. 15 report. graft campaigns curb displays the prime consumer group to are less entertainment options by the end of this year, Zhuang Yet high-end lingerie could of wealth, rising average wages drive spending on leisure,” the in China than in the U.S., for said. be regarded as safe from scru- over three decades have spaw- report said, citing sports, travel, example, meaning sports lea- Licensed from Tokyo-based tiny as it’s not used as a gift in ned a working and middle-class media and online gaming as key gues, concerts and other things video game-maker Sega Sammy return for official favors, and with more discretionary cash. areas to monetize. like that.” Holdings Inc., its Joypolis in- even gem-encrusted bras are “Anti-corruption campaigns Box office takings in the coun- Imax currently has 268 door theme park touts a digital generally not worn to be shown hurt high-end luxury consump- try are expected to grow 20 screens in China, plans to open aquarium and is scheduled to in public. More Chinese consu- tion, but mid-end luxury is percent a year over the next more than 200 more, and ex- add a roller coaster featuring mers prefer branded intimate more affordable for the middle five years to reach $18.8 billion pects to invest as much as $20 animation characters and vir- wear now, due to rising living class, and it will gain traction in in 2020, overtaking the U.S. million in two Chinese movies tual reality machines. standards and income levels, China,” said Larry Hu, head of market in 2017, according to a year, according to data pro- “We saw that the traffic and according to consultancy Frost China economics at Macquarie Credit Suisse Group AG. That’s vided by the company. Imax Chinese people’s consumption & Sullivan’s president of Grea- Securities Ltd. in Hong Kong. benefiting large-screen cinema has "lots of capital" looking for power in the theme park was far ter China, Neil Wong. “Investors won’t neglect the operator Imax Corp.’s China more opportunities, Gelfond higher than we had expected,” The lingerie market in China big trend of moving towards a unit. said. said Zhuang, who’s preparing has been growing in the double more service- and consump- “We’re very bullish on how “Star Wars: The Force two more shopping mall-based digits since 2010 and exceeded tion-driven economy.” the Chinese movie industry is Awakens,” which opens in Chi- Joypolis parks in China. “In the $20 billion as of 2014, the con- China Animation fell 1.8 per- going to evolve,” Richard Gel- na including on Imax screens past, we only read small-sized sultancy said. cent by the close of Hong Kong fond, CEO of the Ontario, Cana- Saturday, could gross as much comic books, and we had very That’s a boon for Hong Kong-­ trading Monday, trimming the as 1.5 billion yuan ($230 limited animation films, such based Regina Miracle, whose stock’s gain since its debut to million) in the country, accor- as Astro Boy, showing in cine- factory in Shenzhen produces 108 percent amid a broader sell ding to Nomura Holdings Co. mas. Now it’s more diversified.” lingerie for premium brands -off in Chinese markets. Regina China Animation’s growth Zhuang’s creation to rival As- such as Victoria’s Secret, Cal- Miracle slipped 0.9 percent, Anti-corruption plan focuses on developing tro Boy is a purple-haired, sin- vin Klein and Under Armour. while Imax China declined 4.1 animated characters, both for ging and dancing virtual pop Its October public offering percent. The Hang Seng Index campaigns hurt screen and amusement parks. It singer named Violet who has made Chairman Hung Yau Lit a retreated 1 percent. high-end luxury currently derives more than 90 released singles and held per- billionaire. There’s room for growth. Re- percent of sales making toys for formances, including a concert "By definition it’s not for osten- creation currently accounts for consumption, Japanese animators, and about in Shenzhen that sold 4 million tation, it’s not to show off," said 9 percent of personal consump- 9 percent from an amusement yuan worth of tickets last year, John Hooks, director of high- tion spending in China, compa- but mid-end park it opened a year ago in a he said. China Animation is end Italian lingerie-maker La red with 16 to 18 percent in the luxury … will Shanghai shopping mall. currently producing a movie Perla, which has eight China U.S., Japan and Korea, Gold- Revenue rose 21 percent to based on the doe-eyed, three- boutiques and plans to open as man Sachs Group Inc. analysts gain traction in HKD259 million ($33 million) dimensional cartoon girl, sche- many as four more by the end wrote in a September report. in the six months ended Sept. duled to hit cinemas this year, of 2017. "We’re not really affec- Millennials - typically born China. 30, the latest period reported. he said. ted by a lot of the more public after 1980 - grew up in a more LARRY HU The company is targeting its For revenues to grow, cha- clampdowns on conspicuous stable China than their paren- MACQUARIE SECURITIES sales contribution from the racters need to resonate with consumption." Bloomberg 07.01.2016 thu

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North Korea’s nuclear H-bomb dwarfs Hiroshima test further imperils detonation, may relations with China fit on missile

Christopher Bodeen, Beijing HE announcement "That the bomb can beco- from North Korea that me compact is the charac-

AP PHOTO T HINA sees North Korea's it had carried out a nuclear teristic, and so this means Cclaim to have conducted its test brought to the front North Korea has the U.S. first hydrogen bomb test as yet lines of global attention in mind in making this another act of defiance, and will a phrase not often heard H-bomb announcement," likely retaliate by joining tougher since the Cold War — "the says Tatsujiro Suzuki, United Nations sanctions and H-bomb." professor at the Research could possibly even impose its As opposed to the atomic Center for Nuclear Wea- own trade restrictions. bomb, the kind dropped pons Abolition at Nagasaki Yesterday's test was staged clo- on Japan in the closing University. se enough to the border to send days of World War II, the But the H-bomb requires palpable tremors into northeas- hydrogen bomb, or so-cal- more technology in con- tern China, prompting schools led "superbomb" can be trol and accuracy because to be evacuated. The political re- far more powerful — ex- of the greater amount of verberations in Beijing will likely perts say, by 1,000 times energy involved, he said. be just as dramatic, boding ill Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying speaks during a briefing at or more. Both the A-bomb and for a relationship already under the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing North Korea's first three H-bomb use radioactive strain. nuclear tests, from 2006 material like uranium and "Relations will become colder "That will have a huge impact talks hosted by Beijing, and its to 2013, were A-bombs on plutonium for the explosi- than ever," said Lu Chao, direc- on North Korea's economy," Lu insistence on going ahead with roughly the same scale as ve material. tor of the Border Studies Insti- said. missile launches and nuclear the ones used on Hiroshi- The hydrogen bomb is tute at the Liaoning Academy of At the same time, China has an tests. The shock 2013 execution ma and Nagasaki, which in fact already the global Social Sciences in the northeas- aversion to any action that might of Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek, together killed more than standard for the five na- tern province that borders North contribute to the collapse of the who was known to be close to 200,000 people. Pyon- tions with the greatest nu- Korea. regime in Pyongyang, on whose China, was seen as a setback to gyang announced yester- clear capabilities: the U.S., North Korea acted "willfully in behalf China fought in the 1950- ties. day that it had detonated Russia, France, the U.K. disregard of the opposition of 53 Korean War. China fears a Kim also was seen by some as its first H-bomb; while and China. Other nations the international community, in- collapse could bring a wave of snubbing Xi by staying away from seismic data supported the may also either have it or cluding China, and caused a real refugees and violence surging a mammoth military parade in claim of a large explosion, may be working on it, des- threat to the lives of the Chinese across the border, along with a Beijing in September marking the there was no immediate pite a worldwide effort to people living along the border," possible U.S. military presence end of World War II — an event at- way to confirm the type. contain such proliferation. Lu said. in the North. tended by South Korea's President Atomic bombs rely on The hydrogen bomb was China has signed on to previous Park Geun-hye. fission, or atom-splitting, never dropped on any tar- rounds of U.N. sanctions, and Relations were seen as im- just as nuclear power plan- gets. It was first success- Despite its ally Chinese officials and scholars proving with the appearance ts do. The hydrogen bomb, fully tested in the 1950s by have typically said that the coun- of the Communist Party's fifth also called the thermonu- the U.S., in bombs called status, N. Korea try has limited additional levera- -ranking leader, Liu Yunshan, clear bomb, uses fusion, or Mike and Bravo. Soviet ge to wield against North Korea. at an October military parade atomic nuclei coming toge- tests soon followed. did not inform "China's attitude is tough, but in Pyongyang to mark the 70th ther, to produce explosive The crew of a Japane- Beijing of the the means at its disposal are li- anniversary of the Workers' energy. Stars also produce se fishing boat that unk- mited," said Jin Qiang, a profes- Party. In a conspicuous public energy through fusion. nowingly went into the test beforehand sor at Yanbian University's Insti- display of affection, Liu and Kim "Think what's going on waters near the nuclear tute of Northeast Asia Studies in sat side by side on the observa- inside the sun," says Takao testing of Bravo got acute China's Foreign Ministry said Jilin province bordering North tion deck, then clasped hands Takahara, professor of in- radiation sickness. Since it would summon Pyongyang's Korea. and raised them aloft like cham- ternational politics and the 1960s, nuclear tests ambassador to Beijing to lodge Chinese experts routinely state pion athletes as the world's me- peace research at Mei- have gone underground to a formal protest, and said envi- that Beijing's aid is not as subs- dia looked on. ji Gakuin University in reduce radioactive fallout. ronmental officials were monito- tantial as some in the West ima- Then, in yet another twist, an Tokyo. "In theory, the pro- Terumi Tanaka, head of ring air quality near the border gine. Nor is North Korea's de- all-female band formed perso- cess is potentially infinite. Nihon Hidankyo, or the though they had found nothing mand for Chinese oil big enough nally by Kim abruptly left Beijing The amount of energy is Japan Federation of A- and abnormal so far. to serve as an effective tool, with in December after cancelling its huge." H-Bomb Sufferers Organi- "China firmly opposes this nu- other conduits available to Pyon- three scheduled concerts in the The technology of the zations, has been working clear bomb test by North Korea," gyang, including smuggling on Chinese capital. China said only hydrogen bomb is more to ban nuclear weapons ministry spokeswoman Hua the high seas, Jin said. that the Moranbang Band's per- sophisticated, and once for years and was stunned Chunying told reporters at a dai- "It seems that China has been formances were called off "due attained, it is a greater by reports of the H-bomb ly briefing. "North Korea should put into a difficult position," Jin to communication issues at the threat. They can be made test. stop taking any actions which said. "All China's efforts are ai- working level." small enough to fit on a "It defies hopes for pro- would worsen the situation on med at curbing North Korea to Speculation among Korea wa- head of an intercontinen- gress," he said. "I am ou- the Korean Peninsula." prevent the situation from dete- tchers focused on the possibility tal missile. traged." AP Despite its ally status, the Nor- riorating, but they've failed." that thin-skinned North Koreans th did not inform China of the Relations have cooled notably were protesting over a perceived test beforehand, South Korea's since Kim Jong Un's ascension to slight from the Chinese side, pos- National Intelligence Service power in 2011, and the reclusive sibly over the song selection or AP PHOTO said. leader has yet to pay a visit to his guest list. Lu said he expects China to most important sponsor and ally. Public opinion among many strictly implement any new U.N. Chinese President Xi Jinping is ordinary Chinese has hardened sanctions, as well as take a tou- believed to be unwilling to invest against the North, although su- gher line on economic coopera- much political capital into ties pport remains strong for the go- tion projects in both the public with the North. vernment to continue to prop up and private sectors. He also ex- Recent years have seen ups and the North rather than risk chaos pected Chinese companies to shy downs in relations. and a possible U.S. presence away from future business with China has long been frustrated along China's border. Many Chi- the North, seeing it as an unsafe by the North's refusal to rejoin nese are wary of the U.S. mili- This May 21, 1956, file photo shows the H-Bomb “Cherokee” over Bikini investment destination. six-nation nuclear disarmament tary's activities in Asia. AP Atoll, Marshall Islands thu 07.01.2016

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N. Korea says it conducts successful powerful H-bomb test

Foster Klug, Seoul vents though which radioactive residue and blast-related noble ORTH Korea said it AP PHOTO gases could escape into the at- conducted a power- mosphere. ful hydrogen bomb The U.S. Air Force has aircraft test yesterday, a de- designed to detect the evidence Nfiant and surprising move that, of a nuclear test, and such air- if confirmed, would be a huge craft could be deployed from jump in Pyongyang's quest to a U.S. base on the Japanese improve its still-limited nuclear island of Okinawa to search arsenal. for clues. Japanese media said South Korea's spy agency and Tokyo has also mobilized its outside nuclear experts cast own reconnaissance aircraft for strong doubt, however, saying sorties over the Sea of Japan to the estimated explosive yield try to collect atmospheric data. from North Korea's fourth nu- North Korea's previous nu- clear explosion was much smaller clear test was in early 2013, and than what even a failed H-bomb Kim Jong Un did not mention detonation would produce. nuclear weapons in his annual The doubts didn't stop jubi- New Year's speech. Some outsi- lation and pride in Pyongyang. de analysts speculated Kim was A North Korean television an- worried about deteriorating ties chor, reading a typically propa- with China, the North's last ma- ganda-heavy statement, said a jor ally, which has shown grea- test of a "miniaturized" hydro- A TV screen shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a shop in Tokyo ter frustration at provocations gen bomb had been a "perfect and a possible willingness to success" that elevated the coun- relations between Pyongyang the seismic wave reported. possibly Iran and maybe a few allow stronger U.N. sanctions. try's "nuclear might to the next and its neighbors and lead to a An estimated explosive yield other places. We should not ex- Just how big a threat North level." State media later crowed strong push for tougher sanc- of 6.0 kilotons and a quake with pect that they will test the same Korea's nuclear program cur- that its "H-bomb of justice" lets tions on North Korea at the a magnitude of 4.8 (the U.S. fission device over and over rently poses is something of a it stand firm against U.S. ag- United Nations. The Security reported 5.1) were detected, again." mystery. North Korea is thou- gression. Council quickly announced an lawmaker Lee Cheol Woo said In Pyongyang, meanwhile, ght to have a handful of rudi- A large crowd celebrated in emergency meeting. the National Intelligence Servi- the announcement was greeted mentary nuclear bombs and has front of Pyongyang's main train Whatever the type of the test, ce told him. That's smaller than with an expected rush of natio- spent decades trying to perfect station as the announcement North Korea's fourth nuclear the estimated explosive yield of nalistic pride, and some bewil- a multistage, long-range mis- was read on a big video screen, explosion will likely push Pyon- 7.9 kilotons and a quake with a derment. sile to eventually carry smaller with people taking videos or gyang's scientists and engineers magnitude of 4.9 that were re- Kim Sok Chol, 32, told The As- versions of those bombs. photos of the screen on their closer to their goal of building a ported after the 2013 nuclear sociated Press that he doesn't Some analysts say the North mobile phones and applauding bomb small enough to place on test, he said, and only a frac- know much about H-bombs, hasn't likely achieved the te- and cheering. a missile that can reach the U.S. tion of the hundreds of kilotons but added that "Since we have chnology needed to manufac- In Seoul and elsewhere there mainland. that a successful H-bomb test's it the U.S. will not attack us." ture a miniaturized warhead was high-level worry. South Ko- A successful H-bomb test explosion would usually yield. University student Ri Sol that could fit on a long-range rean President Park Geun-hye would be a big new step for Even a failed H-bomb detona- Yong, 22, said, "If we didn't missile capable of hitting the ordered her military to bolster the North. Fusion is the main tion typically yields tens of kilo- have powerful nuclear wea- U.S. mainland. But there is a its combined defense posture principle behind the hydrogen tons, the NIS told Lee, who sits pons, we would already have growing debate on just how far with U.S. forces and called the bomb, which can be hundreds on the parliament's intelligence been turned into the slaves of the North has advanced in its test a "grave provocation" and of times more powerful than committee. the U.S." secretive nuclear and missile "an act that threatens our lives atomic bombs that use fission. A miniaturized H-bomb can It could take weeks before the programs. and future." Japanese Prime In a hydrogen bomb, radiation trigger a weak quake magnitu- true nature of the test is confir- North Korea needs nuclear Minister Shinzo Abe said, "We from a nuclear fission explo- de, but only the U.S. and Russia med by outside experts — if they tests for practical military and absolutely cannot allow this." sion sets off a fusion reaction have such H-bombs, Lee cited are able to do so at all. North political reasons. To build a cre- Washington and nuclear ex- responsible for a powerful blast the NIS as saying. Korea goes to great lengths to dible nuclear program, the Nor- perts have been skeptical about and radioactivity. While also noting the quake conceal its tests by conducting th must explode new nuclear past North Korean claims about A South Korean lawmaker magnitude was likely too small them underground and tightly devices — including miniaturi- H-bombs, which are much said the country's spy agency for an H-bomb test, Jaiki Lee, sealing off tunnels or any other zed ones — so its scientists can more powerful and much more told him in a private briefing a professor of nuclear enginee- continually improve their de- difficult to make, than atomic that Pyongyang may not have ring at Seoul's Hanyang Univer- signs and technology. Nuclear- bombs. A confirmed test would conducted an H-bomb test gi- sity, said the North could have tipped missiles could then be further worsen already abysmal ven the relatively small size of experimented with a "boosted" used as deterrents, and diplo- hybrid bomb that uses some This is indeed a matic bargaining chips, against nuclear fusion fuel along with its enemies — and especially more conventional uranium or wakeup call … against the United States, whi- AP PHOTO plutonium fuel. ch Pyongyang has long pushed After North Korean leader Kim I am convinced to withdraw its troops from the Jong Un bragged of H-bomb region and to sign a peace trea- capabilities in December, nu- it will have ty formally ending the Korean clear expert Jeffrey Lewis also repercussions War. questioned Pyongyang's ability "This is indeed a wakeup to build such a bomb. on North call," Lassina Zerbo, the head But, he wrote on the North of the Vienna-based U.N. Com- Korea-focused 38 North web- Korea and prehensive Test Ban Treaty site, "The North has now had international Organization, which has a wor- a nuclear weapons program ldwide network of monitoring for more than 20 years. This peace and stations to detect nuclear tes- program has yielded three nu- ting, told AP by phone. "I am clear tests. North Korean nu- stability. convinced it will have repercus- North Koreans watch a news broadcast on a video screen outside Pyongyang clear scientists have access to LASSINA ZERBO sions on North Korea and inter- Railway Station their counterparts in Pakistan, UN TEST BAN TREATY ORG national peace and stability." AP 07.01.2016 thu

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PHILIPPINES who participated in joint exer- cises in the country in 2014. He and a group of other Marines were on leave after the exer- cises and met Laude and her US Marine convicted of killing friends at a bar in Olongapo, a city known for its nightlife located outside Subic Bay, a former U.S. Navy base. At least local transgender appeals two witnesses testified that Laude was a sex worker. Pemberton, 21, has been de- Jim Gomez, Manila had not been proven. tained at a compound guarded The court will start to hear by Philippine and American U.S. Marine has asked AP PHOTO Pemberton's appeal today. security personnel, at the main a Philippine court to "We're going for an acquit- military camp in metropolitan reverse his convic- tal," Flores said by telephone. Manila, and not in an ordinary tion in the killing of a "He defended himself because jail as demanded by Laude's transgenderA Filipino and sou- he felt he was being conned but family. ght a bail and a reduction of he did not kill Laude." The emotional case has his six to 12-year jail term, his In case the court upholds the sparked concerns about spe- lawyer said yesterday. conviction, Flores said she and cial treatment for visiting Lawyer Rowena Garcia-Flo- other defense lawyers asked American forces, and left-wing res said she would insist that the court to consider easing activists have called on the go- her client, Lance Cpl. Jose- Pemberton's sentence because vernment to fight Pemberton's ph Scott Pemberton, did not he surrendered to authorities appeal. kill Jennifer Laude in a motel and that he had "no intention Another Marine, Lance Cpl. room after they met in a disco to commit so grave a wrong." Daniel Smith, was found guilty bar in October 2014 and that The killing sparked anger in and sentenced to life in prison his sentence should be eased the Philippines and reignited on charges of raping a Filipino because he surrendered to au- calls by left-wing groups and woman in 2005. He was held thorities. nationalists for an end to Ame- at the U.S. Embassy in Mani- In December a judge convic- rica's military presence in the la until a Philippine appeals ted Pemberton of homicide, country at a time when the U.S. court overturned his convic- not the more serious charge is reasserting its dominance in tion in 2009, allowing him to of murder as prosecutors sou- Asia and Manila has turned to leave the country amid anti- ght — and sentenced him to a Washington for support amid U.S. protests. lighter jail term than what the an escalating territorial dispu- "If we allow Pemberton's con- victim's family sought. te with China. viction to be reversed or redu- The regional trial court judge Pemberton, an anti-tank mis- ce his sentence, this will send a in Olongapo city, northwest of sile operator from New Bed- wrong message to U.S. soldiers: Manila, said she downgraded In this Dec. 1, 2015, file photo, convicted U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott ford, Massachusetts, was one That they can commit crimes the charge because conditions Pemberton, center, is escorted to his detention cell upon arrival at Camp Aguinaldo of thousands of American and and get away with it," left-wing such as cruelty and treachery in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila Philippine military personnel activist Renato Reyes said. AP

THAILAND Police say French Filipinos raped by Japanese WWII tourist dead after boat hits her troops demand compensation A French woman died after being struck by a boat while snorkeling in southern group of elderly rence in the rape of troops raped women Thailand on Tuesday, police in the resort Filipino women ra- a South Korean and and children in her

A AP PHOTO province of Krabi said. Marine Police ped by Japanese troops a Filipino woman?" village of Mapaniqui Lt. Col. Anurak Parinyasatirkul said the during World War II Harry Roque, the Fi- in Pampanga provin- 52-year-old woman was snorkeling with called for compensa- lipino victims' lawyer, ce, around 60 kilome- her family but no one else was injured. He tion from Japan yester- said at Wednesday's ters (37 miles) north said police believe she died from a head day, following Tokyo's news conference. "The of Manila. The troops wound that might have come from a sharp pledge of USD8.3 answer is there should also razed homes and object such as a propeller. Anurak said million for South Ko- be none, because rape killed men in the villa- police traced the boat, which had a crew rean women forced is a crime against wo- ge. Three other women of Myanmar nationals, to further up the into Japanese military-­ men and is prohibited at Wednesday's news Andaman coast in Phuket. Two people, run brothels during the by international hu- conference said they from China and Australia, died Saturday in war. manitarian law and is were teenagers when separate swimming accidents at the island Four of the remaining 32 alleged WWII sex slaves clench The women's lawyers their fists along with their legal counsel Harry Roque, center, recognized as an inter- they were raped during of Koh Samui. said they were also ex- to demand compensation and apology from the Japanese national crime." the siege. ploring the possibility Government during a news conference in Manila, He noted that South Vinuya said that only AUSTRALIA of filing cases with Uni- Korea's Supreme Court 32 of more than 90 wo- Boy in stable condition ted Nations bodies and from Japan. ttled their decades-long had ordered the gover- men from her victims' holding Philippine Pre- "We have appealed standoff over wartime nment to fight for the group are still alive. after shark attack sident Benigno Aquino more than once or twi- sex slaves, with Japa- rights of the Korean Only 70 of 174 from III liable for allegedly ce to our government nese Prime Minister victims, but that the another such group, An 11-year-old boy was in a stable failing to support the to help us, support us Shinzo Abe apologizing Philippines' top court the Lila-Filipina, are condition in hospital yesterday after he case of the women before Japan so that we and agreeing to contri- dismissed in 2010 a alive, according to its was mauled by a shark on the Great Barrier can be given justice for bute 1 billion yen ($8.3 Reef off the Australian east coast, officials against Japan. case filed by Vinuya head, Richilda Extre- said. The boy was attacked by a black Isabelita Vinuya, the the sufferings we went million) for a founda- and 70 other women madura. tipped reef shark on Tuesday afternoon as 84-year-old president through during World tion to help support urging the court to Extremadura also cal- he waded off a beach at the Heron Island of Malaya Lolas — a War II," Vinuya said at the victims. Historians compel the govern- led on Japan to com- tourist resort northeast of the coastal town group of Filipino wo- a news conference, ad- say tens of thousands ment to press their pensate former sex of Gladstone, Queensland Ambulance men abducted and ra- ding that many of the of women from around claims against Japan. slaves and rape victims Service paramedic Brad Lawson said. ped by Japanese troops women have died wi- Asia were sent to front-­ The Philippine court from the Philippines Officials have not released the victim's in their village — urged thout seeing justice. line military brothels to also denied an appeal and 11 other countries name or commented on media reports that the Philippine govern- Japan and South Ko- provide sex to Japane- filed by the women. and urged President suggest he is an Italian tourist on vacation ment to support their rea announced last se soldiers. Vinuya said she was Aquino to initiate talks with his family. demand for justice week that they had se- "Is there a diffe- 13 when the Japanese with Japan. AP thu 07.01.2016

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ED Cruz tried to make a joke out of Republi- can presidential rival Cruz downplays Trump raising Donald Trump raising Tquestions about whether the Texas senator’s birth in Canada could be a liability if he beco- concerns over Canadian birth mes the party’s nominee. Trump told the Washington Post in an interview this week he’d be running and the courts that Cruz’s Canadian birthplace may take a long time to make a and his holding a double pass- AP PHOTO decision. You don’t want to be port was a “very precarious” running and have that kind of issue that “a lot of people are thing over your head.” talking about.” Trump has Trump was one of the loudest ramped up his attacks on Cruz voices questioning whether since the Texas senator sprin- President Obama was born in ted ahead of the billionaire real Kenya and thus not eligible to estate mogul in some opinion be U.S. president. Obama is surveys in Iowa whose caucuses an American citizen; his father kick off the state-by-state nomi- was Kenyan, his mother Ame- nating contests. rican, and was born in Hawaii. Cruz, in response to questions Previous foreign-born Ameri- about Trump’s comments, said cans — notably Republicans John the best way to respond was McCain and George Romney — to laugh it off and “move on to Donald Trump have run for president with some the issues that matter.” He first told reporters before a town Cruz was born in Calgary, Al- citizenship in 2014, amid spe- mention, but no serious challen- reacted on Twitter, posting a hall in Sioux Center that drew berta, in 1970 while his parents culation he was preparing for a ges, of their eligibility. link to a video from the 1970s hundreds of people. Cruz was were working in the oil busi- presidential run. The comments mark a reversal television show “Happy Days” concluding the second day of a ness there. His mother, Elea- But that didn’t stop Trump for Trump, who in September showing the character Fonzie six-day swing through Iowa be- nor, is from Delaware, while his from raising the issue Tuesday. downplayed Cruz’s birthplace water skiing over a shark. The fore the Feb. 1 caucuses, while father, Rafael, is a Cuban who “Republicans are going to in an interview with ABC. moment, known as “jumping Trump was holding a rally in became a U.S. citizen in 2005. have to ask themselves the “I hear it was checked out by the shark,” has come to refer to New Hampshire. Cruz has said that because his question: ‘Do we want a can- every attorney and every which the use of a gimmick to halt the The U.S. Constitution says mother is a citizen by birth, didate who could be tied up in way and I understand Ted is in decline of a television show or only a “natural born Citizen” he is also one. Under U.S. law, court for two years?’ That’d be fine shape,” he told the network other effort. may be president. Legal scho- anyone born to a U.S. citizen is a big problem,” Trump said in then. “What the American people lars, however, generally agree granted citizenship no matter The Washington Post inter- But Trump has been ratche- are interested in is not bicke- the description covers foreign- where the birth takes place. view. “It’d be a very precarious ting up his attacks on Cruz in ring and back and forth,” Cruz born children of U.S. parents. Cruz renounced his Canadian one for Republicans because recent weeks. AP

expansions, but France is GERMANY Survey suggests eurozone showing signs of stalling once again,” he said. “A rebound in economy set for robust year France is needed to help drive Police probe sex assault a strong year of growth for the region as a whole.” link to known crime gang Still, Williamson said he

AP PHOTO was encouraged to see firms in many countries in the eu- Frank Jordans, Cologne rozone taking on staff in in- creased numbers, “suggesting ERMAN police said yesterday AP PHOTO that businesses are preparing Gthat they are investigating whe- for stronger demand in the ther a string of sexual assaults and coming year by boosting capa- thefts over the New Year period is city.” linked to a known criminal network. The eurozone economy has The assaults in Cologne last week People walk past the central railway station been recovering for over two have prompted outrage in Germany in Cologne years now but it has failed to and a fresh debate about immigra- German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks with Greek Prime Minister pick up much momentum. tion, after police said the perpetra- Authorities have cautioned that the Alexis Tsipras Growth over the past year or tors appeared to be of “Arab or North nationality and residency status of so has been stuck in a narrow African origin.” the suspects is still unknown, since HE 19-country eurozo- starts 2016 on a solid foo- range between 0.3 percent A spokesman for police in the nobody has yet been arrested in con- Tne’s economy is poised for ting and well placed to enjoy and 0.5 percent on a quarterly nearby city of Duesseldorf said offi- nection with the offenses. a year of “robust expansion” a year of robust expansion,” basis despite tail winds such as cers there have identified more than Germany’s top security official following its best quarterly Markit’s chief economist Chris low oil prices, a big monetary 2,000 suspects of North African stressed that anyone involved must performance in 4 1/2 years, a Williamson said. stimulus from the European origin in connection with organized be punished regardless of where they closely watched survey indica- Despite the findings, Central Bank and a weaker theft offenses since the start of 2014. come from. He said that “a general ted yesterday. Williamson said the eurozone euro. Some of the offenses also involved suspicion against refugees is just as Financial information com- economy is still not running on Over recent months, the sexual assaults as a means of distrac- out of place as keeping quiet about pany Markit said its purcha- all cylinders. Overall growth outlook has gotten a little bit ting victims, and Duesseldorf police criminal structures, if they can be ve- sing managers’ index — a in 2015 is only expected to be murkier, largely because of were cooperating closely with their rified.” measure of activity across the around 1.5 percent and Fran- developments in China, where counterparts in Cologne to examine “All of the perpetrators, of whatever manufacturing and services ce, Europe’s second-largest growth has been moderating. possible ties to crimes there, spokes- origin, must be punished,” Interior sectors — rose to a four-month economy, continues to lag. In Inflation in the eurozone has man Markus Niesczeri told The Asso- Minister Thomas de Maiziere told high of 54.3 points in Decem- December, France barely grew also been very low and even ciated Press on Wednesday. Wednesday’s edition of the Bild dai- ber from 54.2 the previous at all — its PMI survey reading negative at times, raising con- The events in Cologne involved a ly. “If refugees were among them, we month. That monthly growth was 50.1, just ahead of the 50 cerns that consumers may put crowd of around a thousand men. must address that openly.” rounded off the best quarterly threshold that marks expan- off spending in anticipation of Police say at least 90 criminal com- Germany registered near- performance since the middle sion and contraction. lower prices ahead and that plaints were filed, and that some men ly1 1. million people as asylum seekers of 2011, according to Markit. “Germany, Italy, Spain and businesses may fail to invest in the crowd formed smaller groups last year, according to Interior Minis- “The eurozone economy Ireland are all enjoying strong and innovate. AP and surrounded women. try figures released yesterday. AP 07.01.2016 thu

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13:00 TDM News (Repeated) “Print” – Art Project 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast Time: 12pm-7pm (Closed on Tuesdays, open on public holidays) 14:30 RTPi Live Until: February 21, 2016 17:10 Cougar Town S.4 Venue: No Cruzamento da Avenida do Coronel 18:10 Trail of Lies (Repeated) Mesquita com a Avenida Almirante Lacerda Macau 19:00 Montra do Lilau (Repeat) Admission: Free 19:30 Soap Opera nquiries E : (853) 2853 0026 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 21:00 TDM Talk Show Manuel Cargaleiro-pintura: 1954-2006 21:40 Comedy Time: 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays) Until: March 3, 2016 22:10 Trail of Lies Venue: Casa Garden Orient Foundation 23:00 TDM News Admission: Free 23:30 Television Film Enquiries: (853) 2855 4691 00:05 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) 00:35 RTPi Live 2015 Stamp Festival – The ‘Festive Stamps’ Special Exhibition 1976 Iceland and Britain Time: 9:30am-5:30pm (closed on Mondays) clash at sea Until: January 10, 2016 A British naval frigate has been involved in another enue V : Communications Museum of Macau, cinema collision with an Icelandic gunboat in the Atlantic. No.7, Estrada de D. Maria II, Macau cineteatro HMS Andromeda was dented when the gunboat, Admission: MOP10 7 Jan - 13 Jan Thor, sailed close to the bow. Thor sustained a hole Enquiries: (853) 2871 8063 / 2871 8570 in its hull. British defence officials said the collision represen- ted a “deliberate attack” on the British warship wi- Macau Printmaking Triennial thout regard for life. Time: 10am-7pm The Icelandic coastguard insisted Andromea had (Closed on Mondays, No admission after 6:30 pm) rammed Thor by overtaking the boat and then swiftly changing course. ntil U : February 14, 2016 Less than ten days ago Andromeda was involved Venue: Macau Museum of Art, in a similar incident with another Icelandic boat, Tyr. Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE Icelandic officials claimed the Andromeda had de- Admission: MOP5 liberately rammed the Tyr - a claim rejected by the Ministry of Defence. (Free on Sundays and public holidays) Since November last year, Iceland has attempted to Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 enforce a 200 mile exclusion zone for foreign trawlers instead of the 50 miles established in the expired Creative & Collective Exhibition 1973 fishing rights agreement. It is unclear whether today’s incident was deliberate ime T : 12pm-7pm but spokesman for UK naval operations Captain John (Closed on Tuesdays, open on public holidays) THE 33_ Cox said that it was certainly dangerous. Until: January 31, 2016 room 1 Captain Cox explained that warships are especially Venue: No Cruzamento da Avenida do Coronel 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm vulnerable to collision damage because they were Director: Patricia Riggen not armoured along the sides. Mesquita com a Avenida Almirante Lacerda Macau Starring: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, The Icelandic Prime Minister, Hr Hallgrimmson, war- Admission: Free Juliette Binoche ned of possible confrontation in his New Year mes- Enquiries: (853) 2853 0026 Language:English (Cantonese) sage at the end of 1975: “Once (Britain) put an end Duration: 127min to their military presence in Icelandic jurisdiction and their trawlers stop illegal fishing, a solution can be utti olori T C SECRET IN THEIR EYES_ found - but the British government will have to show room 2 – Arts, Crafts & Sketches Exhibition its willingness towards this end.” 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm Time: 10am-6:30pm Director: Billy Ray Captain Cox was equally clear about the purpose Until: February 18, 2016 Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia of the British Navy’s presence: “What we’re doing is protecting fishery trawlers on the high seas in in- Admission: Free Roberts Language:English (Cantonese) ternational waters and we are told specifically: no enue V : Calcada Da Barra, No. 16 R/C LJ A, Duration: 111min aggressive manoeuvres, no provocation at all.” Edif. San Chak, Macau The Icelandic Government says it is applying the Enquiries: (853) 2896 2820 IP MAN 3_ 200 mile fishery limit agreed by over 100 nations, room 2 including Britain, at the 1974 Law of the Sea Con- 7.30 pm ference. Director: Wilson Yip Wai Shun It is concerned that overfishing could lead to a dra- Starring: Donnie Yen, Lynn Xiong, Max Zhang matic decline in the number of cod. Some marine Language: Cantonese (English/Cantonese) biologists have even suggested there could be no Offbeat Duration: 110min cod left by 1980. But Britain says Iceland has no right to unilaterally SHERLOCK: THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE_ enforce a 200-mile limit until it becomes law. It has Two-year twins: Babies born room 3 deployed its navy to protect the 40 trawlers fishing in ec and an in an iego 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm the contested waters. D . 31 J . 1 S D Director: Douglas Mackinnon Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Courtesy BBC News Una Stubbs Twins in San Language:English (Cantonese) Diego are getting Duration: 89min AP PHOTO some attention In context because, thou- THE BOY AND THE BEAST_ gh born just mi- room 3 This was the third of the ‘Cod Wars’ that took place between nutes apart, one 7.15 pm Britain and Iceland over their fishing rights in the Atlantic. has a birthday in Director: Mamoru Hosoda The first was in 1958 and the second ran from 1972 to 1973. 2015 and one in Language: Japonese (English/Cantonese) Britain deployed a total of 22 frigates against 16 Icelandic ves- 2016. Duration: 119min sels. There were numerous skirmishes and Iceland threatened Jaelyn Valenica to close the Nato base at Keflavik. The US offered to mediate but it was Nato that negotiated an agreement on 6th June was born New macau tower 1976. Year’s Eve at Under this treaty Britain was limited to using 24 trawlers 11:59 p.m. Her twin brother, Luis Valencia Jr., arrived 17 Dec - 7 Jan within a 200 mile zone at any one time for an annual catch of at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day. up to 50,000 tonnes. KGTV-TV reports that the babies were due at the end STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS_ Iceland claimed that it was economically dependent on fish- of January, but doctors at San Diego Kaiser Perma- 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm ing, but fish from the Atlantic were worth £23.1m to the UK nente Zion Medical Center called the mother in becau- Director: J.J. Abrams and the new restrictions caused 8000 jobs to be lost. se one was in a breech position. Starring: Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey, Édgar Ramírez The number of cod has continued to decline and there have The father, Luis Valencia, called it a New Year’s bles- Language: English (Cantonese) been calls for a total ban on cod fishing in the North Sea. sing to have two healthy children. 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YOUR STARS THE BORN LOSER by Chip Sansom Aries Taurus

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TENNIS Azarenka advances to quarterfinals at Brisbane International

John Pye, Brisbane nis Kudla to advance. At the Hopman Cup mixed FTER two injury-inter- AP PHOTO teams event in Perth, Western Arupted seasons, Victoria Australia, Germany leveled its Azarenka is emerging from record at 1-1 with a 2-1 win the shadows of some highly-­ over France, which lost for the ranked rivals who have either second time. withdrawn from Australian Alexander Zverev gave Ger- Open warmup events or lost many a 1-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-2 in the early rounds. win over Kenny De Schepper, The two-time Australian but Caroline Garcia beat Sabi- Open champion reached the ne Lisicki 6-2, 7-6 (5) to send quarterfinals of the Brisbane the match to a mixed doubles International — a tournament decider, which the German she won in 2009 — with a 6-3, pair won 6-4, 6-7 (6), 10-6. 6-2 win over Ysaline Bonaven- In a night match, Andy Mur- ture. ray lost to Australia Green's Bonaventure, a lucky loser Nick Kyrgios. Heather Watson from qualifying, was cast into Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a shot in her match against Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium during the Brisbane was playing Daria Gavrilova in the second round yesterday as International tennis tournament a bid to keep Britain alive. a replacement for top-seeded In New Zealand, third-see- Simona Halep, who had a bye 2014 and '15, is working her a 7-5, 6-4 win over Ekaterina good shape when it comes to ded Caroline Wozniacki re- before withdrawing from a way back into form. Makarova to move into a quar- the Australian Open," Petko- sisted the fate of other seeded scheduled second-round ma- "I definitely missed playing terfinal against U.S. qualifier vic said. players at the tournament tch with Azarenka because of since I haven't in a while," she Samantha Crawford, who had In the men's draw, second- with a 6-0, 6-2 win against an Achilles tendon problem. said. As for the broader issue an upset 7-5, 7-5 win over se- seeded Kei Nishikori ope- Christina McHale and No. 5 The No. 2-ranked Halep wi- of injuries, she said: "I'm just venth-seeded Belinda Bencic. ned with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Sloane Stephens beat Carina thdrew within an hour of de- going to try to take care of my- Petkovic, who has struggled Mikhail Kukushkin to move Witthoeft 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. fending champion Maria Sha- self right now, and hopefully in the past with serious inju- into the quarterfinals against Austrian qualifier Tamira rapova pulling out of the tour- everybody will be ready for ries, attributed the high at- seventh-seeded Bernard To- Paszek beat two-time Grand nament with a left forearm the Australian Open." trition rate in January to the mic, a 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (4) Slam champion Svetlana Ku- injury. Top-ranked Serena Fourth-seeded Angelique extra work players are putting winner over Radek Stepanek. znetsova and British qualifier Williams withdrew from the Kerber beat Madison Brengle into the conditioning over the Third-seeded Marin Cilic Naomi Broady reached the Hopman Cup in Perth after 6-3, 6-0 to set up a meeting off-season. beat Chung Hyeon 7-5, 7-6 quarterfinals with a 4-6, 7-6 skipping her first match and with Anastasia Pavlyuchenko- "If I know them well, the top (3), and No. 8 Dominic Thiem (4), 7-5 win over Jelena Osta- retiring in the second set of va, while Andrea Petkovic had players, they still will be in had a 6-3, 6-2 win against De- penko of Latvia. AP the U.S. team's second against Australia Gold because of in- flammation in her left knee. Williams, who won the Australian Open, Venus Williams and Ana Iva- Serena Williams withdraws from French Open and Wimbledon and got wi- novic — the top two seeded thin two victories of a season Grand Slam players at the ASB Classic in Hopman Cup with knee problem in 2015 before losing in the U.S. Open Auckland, New Zealand — semifinals, had initially been confident of were beaten in the first round. returning to action in Perth. Azarenka conceded an early ERENA Williams withdrew from the "It's not even a bump - just a really mi- service break against Bona- Hopman Cup yesterday because of in- nor thing in the road and I'll fly over it,"

S AP PHOTO venture and had seven dou- flammation in her left knee, a setback in Williams said after retiring against Wol- ble-faults in the first set, but her preparations for the Australian Open. fe. "I just have some inflammation that's otherwise dominated after Williams has been replaced by Vicky been going away very slowly — it's going converting her fifth break-­ Duval in the U.S. team for the last Group away but it needs a little more time. point chance in a fourth game A match against the Czech Republic to- "Mainly I was afraid to move and I need that lasted more than 17 mi- day. Williams withdrew ahead of her sea- to get in the space where I'm not afraid to nutes and went to deuce 11 son-opening match against Ukraine on move. Maybe a day off or two will really times. Monday, with Duval filling in for her, and make the world of difference." Azarenka who dropped to retired in the second set against Austra- Williams is expected to travel to Mel- a year-end No. 22 ranking in lia's Jarmila Wolfe on Tuesday. 0-2 and cannot reach the final of the in- bourne to continue preparations for the December after being restric- Hopman Cup organizers confirmed ternational mixed team competition at Australian Open, which begins on Jan. ted to just 23 events across Williams' withdrawal. The U.S. team is Perth Arena. 18. AP

CRICKET England’s Stuart Broad fined for comments to umpire

NGLAND bowler second test against Sou- but the catch was dro- ch. Broad then made the Stuart Broad has th Africa. pped by wicketkeeper comments to Dar.

E AP PHOTO been fined 30 percent The ICC says the inci- Jonny Bairstow. Broad Broad was called to of his match fee for twi- dent happened during showed his frustration appear at a discipli- ce telling umpire Aleem the fourth day at by kicking the ground nary hearing after play. Dar to "just get on with Newlands. and England captain He pleaded not guilty the game" when Dar is- Broad had forced Sou- Alastair Cook was war- but was found guilty of sued a warning for him th Africa's Temba Ba- ned by the umpires over showing dissent to an kicking the pitch in the vuma to edge behind Broad damaging the pit- umpire. AP Stuart Broad thu 07.01.2016

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Doug Ferguson, Kapalua, Hawaii GOLF ORDAN Spieth spent the first official practice day of the new year in good company. A new year on the PGA Tour JAs he rolled putts at Kapalua, his teenage sister Ellie sat next to him on the practice green and watched until she reclined raises 5 questions on her back and took in the warmth of the Hawaii sun. Few tournaments are more relaxing in 12 weeks — two majors, four than the Hyundai Tournament FedEx Cup playoff events, the of Champions, and that’s just AP PHOTO Olympics and the Ryder Cup. what golf needs. RYDER CUP: The only This is going to be a hectic player who faces a tougher year. encore than Spieth might be At stake is a gold medal in Rio Darren Clarke, captain of a and a gold Ryder Cup at Hazel- European team going after an tine. unprecedented fourth straight Another prize is the No. 1 wor- victory. Clarke follows the mas- ld ranking, and that could take terful leadership of Paul Mc- all year to sort out. Ginley at Gleneagles in 2014. Most of the attention, at least As for the Americans? They for now, is on Spieth. He is co- really pulled out all the stops by ming off a year that was beyond creating — wait for it — a task his expectations by winning the force. Davis Love III returns as Masters and U.S. Open, three captain, a chance at redemp- other PGA Tour titles and the tion from when the Americans FedEx Cup. His final tweet of lost a 10-6 lead at Medinah four 2015: “Would rather this year years ago. not end.” TIGER WOODS: The bi- It starts all over today with ggest star in golf sent a mixed the most star power at Kapalua message in The Bahamas last in 10 years. Where will it lead? month. He spent more time Here are five topics to ponder talking about his past than the for 2016: future, saying at one point that THE ENCORE: In the last anything he accomplishes the 25 years, only four players have Broadcast analyst Mark Rolfing talking about the wind from the 10th green before the first round at the Tournament of rest of his career will be “gra- won majors in consecutive sea- Champions PGA golf tournament vy.” He also tried to cool spe- sons — Tiger Woods, Phil Mi- culation about retirement by ckelson, Padraig Harrington No. 1 ranking this week. Ten years ago, Vijay Singh, Ti- sion about whether a gold me- saying he wants to play. and Rory McIlroy. In the last The competition is as strong ger Woods and Ernie Els were dal is more valuable than a sil- Three back surgeries in just 50 years, only four players have as ever. More than just McIl- battling for No. 1. That promp- ver claret jug, much less a green over 18 months kept him from followed a multiple-major sea- roy and Jason Day, the biggest ted Retief Goosen to say, “There jacket. doing little more than walking. son by winning another major competition for Spieth might be will probably be a No. 1 player In one respect, this might be Woods missed eight months — Woods, Tom Watson, Jack his 2015 season. a few times this year.” Woods one of the easier tournamen- recovering from reconstructi- Nicklaus and Lee Trevino. THE BIG THREE: For took over in June and stayed at ts to win. Because if qualifying ve knee surgery after the 2008 Good luck, Jordan. the first time since the world the top for the next five years. ended today, the 60-man field U.S. Open. He missed four Odds are against the 22-year- ranking began in 1986, the top So it’s possible that one player would have only 25 from the months after the scandal in his old Texan matching what he three players are all in their pulls away from the other two. top 50 in the world. personal life led to divorce after did last year. Remember, he 20s. The No. 1 spot changed six Or considering the deepening Until the players get to Rio, the 2009. He missed three months won two of those tournaments times in six weeks last year, and pool of talent, the “Big Three” biggest impact of the Olympics because of injuries in 2011 and in playoffs and won the second more movement is likely. Spie- could become a lot bigger. has been on scheduling. The 2014. He already has been out leg of the Grand Slam when th, Day and McIlroy are so close OLYMPICS: Golf returns to PGA Championship has been of competition for five months. Dustin Johnson three-putted that any one of them could be the Olympic program for the moved to late July ahead of the Interest might be higher than from 12 feet. And for all he did No. 1 before the PGA Tour rea- first time since 1904, and there games. That means Spieth and ever when he returns. If he re- last year, Spieth could lose the ches the Florida swing. is sure to be plenty of discus- McIlroy could play eight times turns. AP

OLYMPICS Rio stadium fires 75 percent of workers ahead of games

DMINISTRATORS Maracana administra- scheduled to host Olym- of Rio de Janeiro’s tors said the layoffs aim pic soccer matches as well A AP PHOTO iconic Maracana stadium to cut costs while the fa- as opening and closing have fired 75 percent of cility is under Olympic ceremonies. the arena’s staff eight control. Arena tours and Another Rio Olympic months before the 2016 maintenance will be done venue has also been the Olympics. by contractors. subject of unflattering The consortium formed Administrators also said headlines this week. by construction company discussions with the Rio Electricity was cut off at Odebrecht and entertain- state government on a the stadium where track ment group AEG said in a new operating contract and field events are to be statement this week that are ongoing. held, as Rio’s city gover- 40 people were laid off. Brazilian media have re- nment and soccer club The stadium, which hos- ported that stadium ope- Botafogo blamed each Maracana Stadium ted the 2014 World Cup rations could be returned other for unpaid utility final, is to be used for up to the state government bills. presented two months was cut more than a mon- organizers try to slash to nine months by Games in 2017. Brazilian website Glo- of missed payments. It th ago. about $500 million in organizers, who are brin- The Maracana, Brazil’s bo Esporte said the bills reported that electricity A deep recession in Brazil expenditures to keep the ging in their own workers flagship stadium with totaled 1 million reals has been out at the arena has forced cutbacks to operating budget at $1.9 for that period. nearly 79,000 seats, is (USD250,000) and re- since last week, and water Olympic preparations as billion. AP THE Netflix extends online video Station07.01.2016Air quality thu th Anniversary BUZZ licensing deal with DreamWorks Roadside 65-95 20 Moderate Netflix’s online video service will feature more Netflix secured the rights to DreamWorks pro- series and movies from DreamWorks Animation gramming everywhere in the world but China. High as part of a contract extension with the studio. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Density 70-100 The expanded licensing agreement announ- The deal will give Netflix Inc. more video likely Residental ced will allow Netflix to showcase several new to appeal to children, an audience segment that Moderate DreamWorks series, including “Trollhunters,” has played an important role in its service more Area opinion a fantasy created by acclaimed movie director than doubling in size to 69 million subscribers Guillermo del Toro. during the past three years. Ambient 65-95 Moderate HK Observer DSMG SOURCE: Robert Carroll WORLD BRIEFS Fairy tales about missing Volkswagen exec booksellers SYRIAN activists and an official with an It’d be hard to find anyone in Hong Kong who sees US fixes soon in ultraconservative rebel honestly believes that the five missing booksellers group say gunmen have were not blackmailed, kidnapped or perhaps ‘ho- shot and killed the group’s ney trapped’; set up in sex-related situations. A commander in the main Beijing mouthpiece Global Times editorial said re- emissions test cheating central province. Labib cently that there were ways to get people to coope- al-Nahhas of Syria’s Ahrar rate in investigations without abducting them. So during government tests al-Sham Islamic rebel was it enforced removal, seduction and blackmail and turns them off on real group mourned on his

or is it all innocent legal behaviour? I am sure a AP PHOTO Twitter account yesterday bookmaker would give very long odds on a bet on roads. the death of Abu Rateb al- the latter. Perhaps it’s a combination of all of these. Diess apologized for the Homsy, the group’s leader in The latest “disappearee,” Lee Bo, told the Sou- scandal. “I’m optimistic Homs province. It was not th China Morning Post recently, in an interview, that we will find a solution, clear when al-Homsy was that he felt safe in Hong Kong but not over the we will bring a package to- killed. border. He then went missing without telling his gether which satisfies our wife; highly suspicious. “I am not worried. I have customers first and fore- avoided going to the mainland for many years”; most and then also the re- AP PHOTO That he then phoned his wife from Shenzhen in gulators,” he said. Putonghua - not the language he uses with her - is also suspicious. Despite these circumstances The U.S. Justice Depart- Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has said the ment sued Volkswagen this investigation into the disappearance would conti- week over emissions-chea- nue and urged “especially Mr Lee Bo” to “contact ting software, potentially the police and provide information”. As if he could. exposing the company to The Labour Party has Highly suspect too that a pro-Beijing lawmaker UK Herbert Diess, chairman of the board of Volkswagen Brand, unveils the billions of dollars in penal- begun the new year at claimed that all five from Mighty Current publishers BUDD-e electric and connected car during a keynote address at CES ties for clean air violations. war with itself as veteran were arrested for sex with prostitutes - after se- International in Las Vegas The company is in the left-winger leader Jeremy cretly taking a boat to China. The sex recorded by midst of negotiating a mas- Corbyn struggles to assert mainland police. More, it’s ridiculous; considering Tom Krisher, Las Vegas rope. Repairs will start this sive mandatory recall with his authority over restive that the other four went missing in October. Mighty lawmakers. Yesterday, Current publishes books critical of, or embarras- month and most will be fi- U.S. regulators and po- HE top executive of the Corbyn moved defense sing to President Xi Xinping and other current or xed this year. tentially faces more than spokeswoman Maria former party leaders, and runs a bookshop which TVolkswagen brand wor- But the U.S. cars are USD18 billion in fines for Eagle, who opposed him sells other books banned in China. ldwide says he’s optimistic more problematic becau- violations of the federal on nuclear weapons, to So according to the legislator, or most likely the fa- that U.S. environmental re- se they emit up to 40 ti- Clean Air Act. another post, and fired bricator of this story, this is what happened. Let’s walk gulators will approve fixes mes more toxic nitrogen The company and its exe- two other members of his this through. The four decide to lie low in October, one within the coming weeks oxide than allowed. About cutives could also still face team who had criticized during a holiday in Thailand. Next all of them, who or months for diesel engi- 500,000 cars are affected separate criminal char- him. Legislator Jonathan knew they would be detained if they set foot in China, Reynolds later resigned simultaneously, a few days ago, took the risk of long nes that cheat on emissions in the U.S., with a total of ges, while a raft of private as Labour’s railway jail terms to see prostitutes in Shenzhen. tests. 11 million worldwide. Diess class-­action lawsuits filed spokesman, saying he In the words of Alice from “Alice in Wonder- Brand CEO Herbert Diess spoke as the company un- by angry VW owners are wanted more freedom to land” in another absurd fairly tale: “curiouser and said yesterday at the CES veiled a concept of an elec- pending. speak out. curiouser.” gadget show in Las Vegas tric-powered Microbus that The company first ack- The legislator, Ng Leung-sing, said, in a Legisla- that the company is having could go into production in nowledged in September tive Council meeting, that he was relaying a mes- constructive discussions 2019. that the cheating software sage from a friend. Later Ng apologized, saying with the U.S. Environmen- was included in its diesel AP PHOTO that he was only trying to add another theory to U.S. fixes could be com- explain Lee’s disappearance. His many critics say tal Protection Agency and plicated and take several cars and SUVs sold since he was re-circulating an online rumor - but on or- the California Air Resour- years. VW has admitted the 2009 model year, as ders, or of his own volition? ces Board. cheating on about 500,000 well as some recent diesel Another suspicious event is Lee’s wife with- Diess says VW already has diesel cars nationwide by models sold by the VW-­ drawing her request for police help after receiving received approval to fix 8.5 installing software that tur- owned Audi and Porsche GERMANY Former New York Philharmonic principal a handwritten fax, which, she said, was in her hus- million cheating cars in Eu- ns emissions controls on brands. AP band’s handwriting. conductor Pierre Boulez, There are two very serious concerns here. Firstly who moved between conducting, composition Hong Kong residents, who may have antagonized and teaching over a long individuals over the border, may worry about disa- career that made him one ppearing and reappearing over the border. Then, THE of the leading figures in charged with some vague, catch-all-law - meanin- modern classical music, has gless here - be tried in a court whose decision Philip Davali/Polfoto via AP DECISIVE MOMENT died at age 90 in Baden- has been made in advance by Party officials; as Baden. Born in Montbrison, is the regular process in cases deemed to be poli- France, Boulez initially tical. Problem is, with well connected mainlanders studied mathematics as a many disagreements can be made to be political. youth before switching to Secondly if, as widely suspected, mainland se- music and studying at the curity forces were involved in Hong Kong, it was Paris Conservatory. in violation of the Basic Law and “one country two systems.” This would not be the first time. In one widely publicized case two mainland police

officers were arrested for loitering outside a resi- AP PHOTO dential building in Pokfulam with handcuffs. They were released with no action taken. All in all this episode does not bode well for jour- nalists, or publishers and freedom of the press and expression, as guaranteed in the Basic Law. HOLLYWOOD ‘Spotlight’ On balance we also have to question the judge- (pictured), ‘Straight Outta ment of the publishers. On the one hand they made Compton’ and ‘The Martian’ available reliable books of public interest, such as were among the 10 feature “The Tiananmen Diaries” and the autobiography of film nominees announced the late liberal leader, Zhao Zhiyang. However on for the 27th Producers Guild the other hand, they sold some hasty - and what Awards, usually a prelude appear to be gossip and rumoured-tinged books to the Oscars’ nominations. - embarrassing to senior Chinese figures. Never- Conspicuously missing theless respecting our legal system, libel actions Gold ride. Danish Queen Margrethe in her Gold Coach on her way from Amalienborg Palace to Christiansborg were critics favorite ‘Carol’ here would be the appropriate course of action ra- Palace for the New Year’s gathering in Copenhagen yesterday. The Gold Coach, also called “King Christian and ‘Star Wars: The Force ther than what seems to have happened. VIII’s coach”, is covered with 24-carat gold leaf and was built by coach maker Henry Fife in 1840. Awakens’, a wild card thus far in award races.