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Yat-sen University (Zhongshan), and a member of the scientific In honoris causa – ‘for the sake committee of the Transcultural Studies Centre at Beijing Univer- sity. Most recently, the universi- of the honor or the granter’ ty conferred the recognition on the Architect Gustavo da Roza, the Portuguese Writer and Poet Renato Marques Vasco Pereira da Costa, and Fr Luis Sequeira, founder and he idea of the attribution Vice-Director of the Macau Ric- Tof an honorary degree – ho- ci Institute, Principal of Mateus noris causa – seems to have Ricci College and a collaborator started during the 1470s at of the University. Oxford University in the UK. According to figures provided Records of the time say that the by the Tertiary Education Service University approached a young Office (GAES), during the same bishop named Lionel Woodvil- period and until the academic le (head of the Cathedral Chur- year 2016/2017, there was a total ch of Saint Peter) and King of 648 Doctoral Degrees conclu- Edward IV’s brother-in-law. ded in the four tertiary education It is said that the good connec- institutions, a figure that has tions, wealth, and noble standing been growing year-on-year until of Woodville, contributed to the the last four years when it appa- institution’s decision to create rently reached a plateau of arou- such a distinction that created nd 57 per year. bonds with religion institutions. The UM is the university that After that, many universities, contributes the most to this fi- especially in Europe, emulated gure with a total of 363 Doctoral the idea, expanding the practice Degrees conferred (a ratio be- across the globe. tween Doctoral degrees and ho- Locally, the first university ins- noris causa conferred of 3.7). titution to grant this kind of ho- nors was the University of East Asia, the predecessor of the Uni- GAES does versity of Macau (UM) in 1984. Such titles were granted in and transportation), D Arquimí- rary degrees were granted, the At that time five people were gi- varied fields from Literatu- nio Rodrigues da Costa (Bishop first going to the Founding Pre- not keep ven the recognition: Ho Yin (bu- re to Public and Private Ad- of the Roman Catholic Diocese sident of the Hong Kong Univer- sinessman, politician and senior ministration, to Philosophy, of Macau from 1976 to 1988), sity of Science and Technology, records of leader of the Chinese community Social Sciences and Law. Eduardo de Arantes e Oliveira Woo Chia-Wei. On this list was honorary in Macau), Vasco de Almeida e The list of highlighted people ho- (Portuguese civil engineer, edu- also the Portuguese politician, Costa (at the time, Governor of nored by the institution during cator), Chou Wen-Hsien (En- Minister for Social Equipment degree Macau), José Manuel Toscano the first years continues with the trepreneur and co-founder of and current non-executive presi- Rico (Physician and University attribution of honoris causa de- Windsor Industrial Corporation dent of the board of Galp Energia attributions Professor), business and gaming grees to Ma Man-Kei (Business- dedicated to the promotion of (Portuguese oil products and na- tycoon Stanley Ho, and Jorge man, Tycoon, Entrepreneur and Chinese traditional medicine) tural gas), Francisco Luís Mur- The second position is occupied Rangel (at the time, Secretary for Politician), Sir Run Run Shaw and Chui Tak-Kei (Chinese com- teira Nabo. by the MUST with a total of 113 Public Administration, Educa- (Hong Kong’s entertainment munity leader, former Vice Pre- Among the latest recipients Doctoral degrees conferred (ra- tion and Youth of Macau gover- mogul and philanthropist), Mon- sident of the Legislative Assem- from MUST is the prominent tio 2.9). nment). senhor Manuel Teixeira (Jesuit bly and late uncle of the Current Chinese economist, leading voice USJ was accountable for 95 According to the records of UM, priest, historian, and the leading Chief Executive Chui Sai On). for the privatization of state-ow- Doctoral degrees (ratio of 13.6 since 1984 the institution has at- expert in the Kristang langua- With approximately three ho- ned companies, and the man Doctoral degrees per honorary tributed a total of 97 honorary ge), Cheng Yu-Tung (Hong Kong norary degrees attributed per who contributed to the establish- title). degrees to people the university billionaire with an extensive pro- year (between 1984 and 2016), ment of China’s stock markets in As for other institutions gran- considered to have given a valua- perty investment, development the UM seems to follow a com- 1990, Li Yi Ning. ting such titles in Macau, the ble contribution to society, justi- and service businesses, hotels, mon trend among universities in According to research conduc- City University of Macau gave no fying such an endowment. infrastructure, jewelry retailing the region. During the first cente- ted by the Times, the University reply regarding its conferral of nary of its existence (1916-2016) of Saint Joseph (USJ), formerly honorary degrees to the Times as the University of Hong Kong known as the Macau Inter-Uni- of the time of this edition going (HKU) has attributed a total of versity Institute (IIUM), has gi- to press. Nevertheless, and ac- 324 of these honorary degrees, ven at least seven honoris causa cording to GAES, the institution also averaging about three per titles since its inception in 1996 conferred 57 Doctoral degrees. year, the exact number of those and 2011, the first conferred to The GAES told the Times that announced to be given in 2017. the late American researcher the office does not keep records The youngest of Macau’s tertiary Reverend Carl Smith, renowned of honorary degree attributions institutions, University of Scien- Macanese lawyer and writer, as “they are awards and do not ce and Technology (MUST), ac- Henrique de Senna Fernandes, represent any academic qualifi- cording to the institution’s offi- and also Comendador Arnaldo de cations.” cial figures, have awarded 39 of Oliveira Sales, a prominent figure According to what the Times these honorary degrees between of Hong Kong and the Portugue- could ascertain, the same prac- 2010 and 2017, despite not awar- se communities in the Far East. tice occurs in other jurisdictions, ding any of these degrees be- On the list of MUST awardees is in which the conferral of hono- tween 2011 and 2013, averaging also Professor Wang Bin, Dean rary degrees is regarded as a pri- about six honoris causa per year. of the School of Foreign Langua- vate matter of each institution In the first year of MUST’s exis- ges and the School of Translation as they are not subjected to any UM has attributed 97 HC degrees since 1984 tence (2010), a total of 15 hono- and Interpretation of the Sun control or specific regulation.

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As for MIT it has on rare occa- secretive conclaves to elect this sions awarded “honorary pro- academic equivalent of knights fessorships” (Winston Churchill of the realm, while others openly in 1949 and Salman Rushdie in canvass the university community 1993). However, these awards do for nominations, involving faculty not confer any academic degree and academic boards in a process nor can they be confused with one. that is normally sealed by a con- The fact that honorary degrees fidential committee of the gover- are capable of creating confusion ning body.” and can even be subjected to mi- Questioned on the topic by the suse is seen as one of the main rea- Times, scholar Leanda Lee ex- sons for its abolition. pressed the belief that the granting “They can cause confusion about of such degrees to people unrela- qualifications and embarrassment ted to the universities can be seen for institutions, so why are they as a public relations (PR) tool to awarded?” asks Malcolm Gillies promote the institution by using in an article published in August the name of a well-known and in- 2016 by the Times Higher Educa- fluential person. tion – World University Rankings. “Where the university is lesser In the article, Gillies attempts known or lower ranking and the to investigate the reasons behind recipient is a well established, well the giving of the honoris causa de- awarded, generally well known grees. and respected name globally and UM conferred an honorary doctorate upon former US president George H. W. Bush in 2009 As Gillies explains, Cambridge, not particularly connected to the Oxford and Trinity College Dublin university, then the university is are three of the most notable uni- using the award as a PR mecha- versities to offer honorary degrees nism - borrowing the eminence to those who already have a de- of the recipient,” she said, adding, gree from another member of the “it shouldn’t be a political tool to UM reportedly paid group, which he calls a “syndicate.” influence or gain favor… It shoul- He elaborates, saying, “For instan- dn’t be about the person but about ce, if you have a PhD from Cambri- what they have contributed to the dge and you teach at Oxford, then community, particularly the aca- to bestow honorary Oxford might award you its DPhil. demic community and that insti- This can lead those who are not tution over a period of time.” ‘in the know’ to think you have ac- Lee also expressed the opinion tually studied for two doctorates.” that the attribution of such awards degree to Bush Sr According to the author, the pur- is “over done,” remarking that pose of the honoris causa shou- people receive such recognition in ld be to “bring honor to awarder areas where their skills and achie- ocal universities have “Most of the universities will tance before the assembled faculty and awardee alike,” adding that vements do not seem to fit the systematically conferred make use of this to increase their and graduates.” Such a moment “they can celebrate any form of life award. honoris causa academic fame [reputation] and to bring often constitutes the highlight of achievement, the holding of a high Most importantly, Lee noted degrees. According to lo- their name up in terms of interna- the ceremony. “Generally, univer- office or support of the universi- that “it should never be awarded Lcal scholar Teresa Vong, in at least tionalization,” Vong explained, ad- sities nominate several persons ty.” These reasons lead many ins- for anyone achieving less than an one case, the University of Macau ding that according to her knowle- each year for honorary degrees; titutions to claim that they “select exemplary academic achiever of (UM) “paid a certain amount of dge, “sometimes the universities these nominees usually go throu- honorary doctors as inspirational the same degree,” otherwise it can money” to the former US Presi- will pay a great amount of money gh several committees before re- models for their own students.” be seen as a “transaction” in which dent George Bush in order for him to that person to receive your de- ceiving approval.” But Gillies is especially con- the university “is paying to have to accept such an award. gree, not vice-versa,” recalling The site also notes that, “often, cerned with the cases in which the institution’s name of that indi- The UM conferred the title of a case which occurred in 2009. it is perceived that the system is awardees might have influenced vidual’s CV.” Doctor of Social Sciences honoris Vong revealed that the university shrouded in secrecy, and occasio- the institutions in order to achie- As she remarked, even when causa upon the 41st President of “paid a certain amount of money” nally seen as political and contro- ve such merit, noting that “while people acknowledge the purpose the United States at Texas A&M to the former US President George versial.” some universities exclude current of such attribution “How does one University (TAMU) in the United Bush in order for him to accept the Such acknowledgments have led staff, students, governors or ser- say no to a degree being bestowed States, on April 21, 2009. award. several individuals as well as insti- ving politicians, others have no by a minor institution, without Vong noted that the real purpose tutions both in the past and recently such qualms. Some hold highly appearing churlish?” RM of many of the honorary degrees is to criticize the conferring of hono- to create links between the institu- rary degrees, going so far as to ad- tion and important personalities. vocate the abolition of the practice. “Most of the practice followed by Most of the Several US universities such as the universities granting such de- universities the Massachusetts Institute of Te- grees is, first, to acknowledge the chnology (MIT), The University contribution of certain people in make use of of Virginia, Cornell and Stanford certain areas, but I think most of University, do not award hono- the universities make use of the- these [degrees] rary degrees as a matter of policy. se to make a connection with the to make a The University of Virginia, ac- most significant or important peo- cording to their records is most ple”, Vong said. connection probably the first US institution “For instance, in the UM we have to have a clearly stated policy of granted such awards to quite a with the most not awarding honorary degrees at number of the Nobel Prize awar- the behest of its founder, the third dees, and this is a way to increase significant US President Thomas Jefferson. the degree of internationalization or important In Chapter 4 of the University Re- of the University, because accor- gulations - Honorary Degrees - the ding to some university rankings, people. institution states: “The University if you have a higher number of of Virginia does not award hono- Teresa Vong these [the Nobel Prize awardees rary degrees. In conjunction with amongst your members] then you the Thomas Jefferson Memorial will get some points.” According to the education site Foundation, the University pre- Teresa Vong also noted that in education-portal.com - the mo- sents the Thomas Jefferson Me- some other cases, the reasons are dern practice of conferring hono- dal in Architecture and the Tho- related to the establishment of di- ris causa degrees follows a similar mas Jefferson Award in Law each plomatic relations with one [par- procedure worldwide, as the hono- spring. The awards, recognizing ticular] country or with a business rary degrees are “usually awarded excellence in two fields of interest partner. So they [the universities] at regular graduation ceremonies, to Jefferson, constitute the Uni- will make use of this to achieve dif- to which the recipients are often versity’s highest recognition of ferent purposes.” invited to make a speech of accep- scholars outside the University.” Teresa Vong 11.05.2017 thu

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tatives of UM’s student union had a chance to talk to Zhang during his vi- ap photo NPC head praises sit to UM, expressing their opinions mostly about what had been said in Macau including the enhancement of Macau’s human resource compe- Hengqin campus tencies, and the exchange between mainland and Macau students.

Qian Qichen (second from left) [Zhang] Former Chinese top encouraged diplomat Qian Qichen the mass educators to dies at age 90 remember their

former Chinese vice Qian was also the coun- holy mission. Apremier and top di- try’s top foreign affairs Wang Zhi Min plomat who oversaw the official in 2001 when re- Liaison Office head handover of Hong Kong lations with the United efore departing to Beijing, about the university’s campus de- and Macau has died in States took a steep down- BZhang Dejiang, Chairman of sign, master plan, educational philo- During his speech at the airport, Beijing at the age of 90, turn after a U.S. Navy sur- the Standing Committee of the Na- sophy, and achievements in scienti- the head of the Central Government state media said yester- veillance plane collided tional People’s Congress, visited the fic research. Liaison Office in Macau, Wang Zhi day. Citing an official sta- with a Chinese fighter University of Macau (UM). During According to a statement issued Min, described Zhang’s visit to the tement, the Xinhua News jet over the South China yesterday’s morning visit, Zhang by UM, Zhang used the term ‘very Hengqin campus Agency said Qian Qichen Sea. The Chinese plane said that UM’s new campus, which good’ to praise UM’s campus and “[Zhang] encouraged the mass died of an unspecified ill- crashed, killing the pilot. covers approximately one square ki- development. He said that the SAR educators to remember their holy ness on Tuesday night. Qian’s diplomatic ca- lometer, is a testament to the combi- government has invested a lot of re- mission, to insist on perpetuating The Shanghai-born ve- reer began in 1955 when ned support of the central and SAR sources in facilities so that it could an accurate educational direction, teran diplomat was chair- he worked in the Chine- government to higher education de- develop rapidly in recent years and to let Love the Country, Love Macau man of a committee that se Embassy in Moscow, velopment in Macau. become one of the top universities in values become the youth’s mains- China appointed to prepa- returning home in 1963. Accompanied by the Chief Execu- China and the world. tream ideology,” said Wang, adding re for Hong Kong’s change Xinhua said Qian, who tive Chui Sai On, Zhang was recei- The Rector of Keang Peng School, that “[Zhang] encouraged the stu- of sovereignty in 1997. He spoke English and Rus- ved at UM by several local figures, the rector of Macao Polytechnic Ins- dents to set up ambitions that serve was also the chairman of sian, was “an outstanding including Lam Kam Seng, chair of titute, a professor from the Univer- the country, […] and to be the suc- the Macao SAR Prepara- leader in diplomacy of the the UM University Council and Wei sity of Macau, a teacher from Hong cessors and constructors of the One tory Committee. country.” MDT/AP Zhao, rector of UM. Lam told Zhang Kong Middle School, and represen- Country, Two Systems policy.” ad thu 11.05.2017

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April’s taxi infractions increase yearly and Zhang departs Macau, says monthly

The Public Security Police force (PSP) recorded 366 visit was ‘very successful’ taxi infractions during the month of April, according to a statement released by PSP. The total number of infractions is 13 cases more than in March. The Julie Zhu officials to be loyal to the infractions include 204 cases (55.7 percent) of over- country and to the SAR by charging and 106 cases (29 percent) of taxi drivers hang Dejiang, strengthening their sense of who refused to accept passengers. Compared to Chairman of the political responsibility and March, there were 25 more cases of overcharging, National People’s their historical mission.” while refusal to take passengers also increased Congress and the Moreover, according to compared to March, when 81 cases were recorded. Zofficial responsible for Wang, Zhang made a few One infraction was related to a taxi driver who did overseeing Hong Kong and remarks to the lawmakers not follow passengers’ requests. Nine of these cases occurred in March. During the same period, the Macau affairs, departed about the needs of the fu- police recorded 136 cases involving unauthorized from the Macau Internatio- ture, such as the need “to taxis, 121 of which related to mobile taxi hailing nal Airport yesterday mor- firmly shape their concept services. When compared to April of 2016, April ning. of the state, to advance the 2017 saw a significant increase in the number of Once again, 200 primary SAR’s legal construction, taxi infractions. The infractions in April of 2016 school students stood along and to cherish and insist on included 102 cases of overcharging and 89 cases of the red carpet that paved the organic combination of taxi drivers refusing to accept passengers, among Zhang Dejiang’s walk into an electoral democracy with other infractions. Back then, the police recorded 135 his plane. remony, the head of the benefits of the two sys- a consultative democracy.” cases involving unauthorized taxis. In total, in April Zhang arrived at the air- Central Government Liai- tems,” said Wang. Wang also mentioned that of 2016, 289 taxi infractions were recorded. port around 10.40 a.m. son Office in Macau, Wang After two days visiting Zhang encouraged judiciary When stepping out of his Zhi Min, delivered a speech. the Macau’s Legislative organizations to resolutely car, a reporter asked him Wang said that Zhang’s trip Assembly and the region’s shape the authoritativeness Man arrested for engaging about his impressions of to Macau “went smooth and top court (among others), of the constitution law and Macau and what was achie- was meaningful.” Zhang praised Macau’s of the basic law.” in sex with minor ved during his three-day In particular, Zhang expe- good work and said that The Central Government A 23-year-old man has been arrested for having visit. rienced Macau’s atmosphe- the future of the MSAR is believes that under the lea- intercourse with a 15-year-old female student. “It was very successful re personally, having en- optimistic. “Regarding the dership of Chief Executive According to a report by Macao Daily News, the and satisfactory,” replied couraged Macau to enhance SAR’s executive, legislative, Chui Sai On, the Macau girl met the man through a mobile chatting app last Zhang. However, this time itself during this key stage and legal operations, Zhang SAR government, along March. Last Monday, while the two were having sex Zhang did not make any of- when the One Country Two gave full credit to their ef- with other administrative at her home, the girl’s parents returned and found ficial speech, boarding the Systems policy has been put fective support of the SAR’s groups, must implement the couple hiding in the bathroom. After being plane after short political to practice successfully. executive-led political sys- their policies according to questioned, the girl admitted to having had sex and social conversations “Macau must keep insis- tem,” revealed Wang, ad- the Central Government’s with the man three times from last April until last with government officials. ting on the One Country ding that Zhang also en- directives, as stated by Monday. The girl’s father reported the case to the During the departure ce- foundation, and reap the couraged “government high Wang. police, and the police later arrested the man.

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The process in the House of Re- presentatives has already been voted on, and now awaits appro- Brazil opens to casinos, val by the president of the house, Rodrigo Maia. The bill in the Senate is in cur- rently being analyzed by the Cons- Adelson hints USD8b project titution and Justice Commission. It is already known that the regula- tory framework will criminalize at t the hint of a most integrated casino resorts. There federal level all kinds of other gam- probable reintroduc- is a high willingness to invest. But bling and its exploitation in order tion of casinos in Brazil legal certainty is a requirement for to raise security for investors. after a ban that took ef- such investments to take place,” Gaming tables will also be con- fectA seventy years ago, the interest he noted, adding “in addition to nected to the Federal Taxes and of gaming moguls in the largest the groups from the United States Finance Department and will in- country in Latin America has been and Europe, there are also com- clude an online monitoring sys- growing. panies from Argentina and Uru- tem. Las Vegas Sands president Shel- guay with an eye on the country.” The proposal also establishes don Adelson reportedly met ear- According to sources inside the a ratio on the number of casinos lier this week with the Mayor of Brazilian legislative system, the- allowed per city according to the Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, re are currently two processes number of inhabitants. Cities up before heading to Brasilia, the running in Brazilian institutions to 15 million people will only be country’s capital city, Brazilian the city, although he did not men- ture, since casinos are not allowed in order to proceed to a legali- allowed one casino. Those with newspaper O Globo reported. tion the word ‘casino’. (for now) in Brazil and there are zation of the casinos; one in the a population between 15 and 25 During the meeting with Crivella, The same source says that this is many groups in the country that House of Representatives and million people will be allowed Adelson advanced plans to hold a not the first such visit, noting that oppose their legalization. another in the Senate. However, two casinos, and those with po- project in Brazil that will represent recently, the head of MGM Resor- Such groups have argued that these process will at some point pulations above 25 million will be an investment of around USD8 ts group, James Murem, was also gambling could lead to addiction, merge into a final regulatory sys- permitted three casinos. The pro- billion, according to O Globo. in Brasília, and adding that other money laundering, and the crea- tem to be voted on by the plenary posal also suggests a limit of three This project is said to follow the people such as the former Mayor tion of criminal organizations. as one. casinos per state. RM same idea of the integrated resorts of Las Vegas and current top exe- Legalization seems to be gaining built in Macau, and could genera- cutive at Caesars Entertainment favor within the government and te over 10,000 jobs. Corporation, Jan Laverty Jones, political circles as a way to boost Adelson reportedly also mentio- had also been seen in Brazil’s ca- the economy. visit to help define future steps ned that the project might depend pital city. According to lawmaker Elman on the capacity of the city to recei- The list is not restricted to the Nascimento who presides a spe- THE FACT that Sheldon Adelson to get closer to the discussions ve tourists for gambling, inferring Americans. Portuguese Estoril Sol cial committee that analyzed the is in Brazil this week holding meet- surrounding the passage of the that the city would need to have group and an Austrian state-run issue, there is a high expectation ings with local authorities is a clear law in Brazil, and that his visit to more 4 and 5 star hotels. operator also met with Brazil’s that casino-related investments sign that he is considering possible businessmen, deputies, senators After the meeting, Crivella revea- high officials to present several will reach over MOP200b. investments in the country as soon and top officials of president Te- as gambling is legalized. According mer’s government will help him in led to the newspaper that the mee- ideas and projects. Nascimento said to O globo, to Games Magazine, “Adelson’s making decisions regarding invest- ting with the American business- However, the first barrier that “These groups are interested in closest advisers say that he wants ments in the Brazilian market.” man was related to investments in must be overcome is legal in na- investing in the country, creating

IC unveils Portuguese CE to attend Belt and Road Forum themed pavilion for International Cooperation

he Cultural Af- tuguese “azulejo” (cera- IC has organized Ma- he Chief Executive (CE), Tfairs Bureau (IC) mic tiles). cau’s participation in TChui Sai On, has been in- will open the Macao The hall is modeled the ICIF since 2006, vited to attend the Belt and Creative Pavilion at the on the hull of a ship and and has invited local or- Road Forum for Internatio- 13th China (Shenzhen) each booth will house ganizations to join the nal Cooperation taking place International Cultural unique exhibits. Macao Creative Pavilion in Beijing. He will visit Bei- Industries Fair (ICIF), The IC expressed its since its debut in 2010. jing from Saturday to May 15. which opens today and hopes for the public to This year’s ICIF the- A delegation from the ends May 15. experience the profou- me is “Develop Culture MSAR will attend the ope- The event will take nd cultural essence of with Trade”. Numerous ning ceremony of the Forum place at the Shenzhen Macau as well as the exhibitors and organi- on Saturday, as well as lea- Convention and Exhibi- blending of Chinese zations from mainland ders’ roundtable summits tion Center, and aims to and Western cultures, China and overseas are and other additional sessions. showcase work by the and appreciate local participating. Officials accompanying the region’s cultural and cultural and creative The venue has been CE to Beijing will include the tional Cooperation will be Road Economic Belt and the creative entities. products. partitioned into sec- Secretary for Economy and “Strengthening International 21st-Century Maritime Silk This year’s Macao A total of 10 entities tions including the Cul- Finance, Lionel Leong and Cooperation and Co-buil- Road (also known as the “Belt Creative Pavilion will from Macau will parti- tural Industries Hall, the Secretary for Social Af- ding the ‘Belt and Road’ for and Road” initiative). These display locally-made cipate in the fair: 8 Bit the Creative Living fairs and Culture, Alexis Tam. Win-win Development”. Ac- strategies include setting up Portuguese-style design Ltd., Companhia de O- Hall, the Film, Tele- The delegation also includes cording to a statement issued in February of the Working and other creative pro- Moon Limited, Casa de vision and Animation several local figures, inclu- yesterday by the Government Committee for the Develop- ducts for purchase, ac- Artesanato Nam Fan Hall, and the Press and ding Leong Heng Teng, Liu Information Bureau, it is the ment of “Belt and Road” Ini- cording to a statement Lou, Mobiliário Urba- Publication - New Me- Chak Wan, Ma Iao Lai, Leo- most high-level conferen- tiative, a body chaired by the issued by the IC. no Designers Limitada, dia Hall. nel Alberto Alves, Cheang Chi ce to be held by the country Chief Executive and with the The Macao Creative San Seng Fung, Fuhong Other areas of the fair Keong and Chan Meng Kam. on this topic since the “Belt five government secretaries Pavilion will be instal- Society of Macau, include the Cultural Te- During Chui’s absence, the and Road” initiative was as members. led in section No.2D03 MPLUS Interior De- chnology Hall, the Art Secretary for Administration put forward by President Xi The Working Committee in the Creative Living sign Company Limited, Hall, The Belt & Road and Justice, Ms Chan Hoi Jinping. convened its first meeting Hall (Hall 2). Art House, Leathership - International Hall, the Fan, will be the Acting Chief The local government has last week to review the pro- The pavilion’s design Creation Limited Com- Intangible Cultural He- Executive. initiated a series of strategies gress of Macau’s contribu- is based on the blue pany and Follow De- ritage Hall, and the Arts The theme for the Belt and so that Macau can support tions and outline further ma- color of traditional Por- sign Company Limited. and Crafts Hall. Road Forum for Interna- and participate in the Silk jor tasks for this year. 11.05.2017 thu

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The deception can be perpetrated orrower fraud in U.S. by consumers, or car dealers, Gerrit De Vynck Bauto loans is surging, and or both. may approach levels seen in Auto lenders including banks ripAdvisor Inc. said it’s mortgages during last decade’s and finance companies are Tpulling back from a major housing bubble, according to a concerned about consumer strategic effort to get travelers to startup firm that helps lenders fraud, and they’re often even book hotels directly on its websi- sniff out bogus borrowers. more concerned about fraud te after the initiative cut into re- As many as 1 percent of U.S. among dealers, said Kimber- venue growth and sent the stock car loan applications include ly Sutherland, senior director to its lowest price since 2012. some type of material misre- for fraud and identity mana- A massive online repository presentation, executives at data gement strategy at LexisNexis of hotel and restaurant reviews, analytics firm Point Predicti- Risk Solutions in Alpharetta, TripAdvisor is “increasingly ag- ve estimated based on reports Georgia. Dealers have an in- nostic” about how its customers from banks, finance companies centive to complete sales, and book their accommodations - and others. Lenders’ losses may better know how to tweak whether through the site directly from deception may double this paperwork to get bad loans fun- or via links to hotel booking sites year to USD6 billion from 2015, ded than a regular consumer, - Adam Medros, senior vice pre- working, we would just kill it, but ter with the aim of convincing the firm forecast. said Sutherland, whose firm sident of product at TripAdvisor, we’re not killing it,” he said. “We travelers to see TripAdvisor as Those fraud rates are coming helps lenders identify risks in said in an interview. The com- are trying to change the percep- more than just a place to look up closer to the over-1-percent their portfolios. pany has changed its website to tion of TripAdvisor to not just be reviews, but the best place to find level for mortgages in 2009, About 3 percent of dealers can make its “Instant Book” feature a review site.” low-priced hotels as well, Kaufer when the financial crisis was be responsible for all of a len- less prominent. said. boiling and more lenders star- der’s fraudulent applications, Investors cheered the move Still, questions remain for Tri- ted reporting incidents to one Point Predictive said in a Fe- and TripAdvisor shares jum- As travelers pAdvisor. One of the driving another, Frank McKenna, chief bruary report. Losses from auto ped as much as 8.6 percent to reasons behind Instant Book fraud strategist at the firm, said loan fraud this year will likely USD50.95 yesterday for their increasingly was the fact that pop-up ads in an interview. While those be $4 billion to $6 billion, up biggest intraday gain in more use mobile and links to other websites don’t losses will sting lenders, the from $2 billion to $3 billion in than a year, even as the company work as well on mobile phones impact on the overall economy 2015, the firm said. reported earnings that missed phones to as they do on desktop compu- will likely be much more mu- During the housing bubble, analyst estimates. ters. As travelers increasingly use ted than with the housing cri- as few as 3 percent of mortga- For years TripAdvisor made book hotels mobile phones to book hotels sis, just because there’s less car ge brokers helped perpetra- money by charging a referral and flights, the referral model debt outstanding. te most or all of the reported fee for sending its users to sites and flights, the comes under pressure. Visitors Even so, “We see an extraor- fraud, Point Predictive said. like Expedia Inc. At the end of referral model to TripAdvisor’s mobile site or dinary amount of parallels be- Loans that required little or no 2014, though, it started trying app become paying customers tween the auto and mortgage documentation allowed bor- to get those customers to book comes under at about a third the rate that they industries, in terms of the rising rowers and brokers to lie about directly on its site, aiming to do on desktop, Kaufer said on a levels of hidden fraud,” McKen- employment, salary, and other capture higher-margin booking pressure. conference call Wednesday. na said. For home loans, it’s key facts about their finan- fees. The effort continued, while Alphabet Inc.’s Google is also hard to know how widespread cial condition. One borrower’s revenue fell and some investors TripAdvisor, like other e-com- pressing into TripAdvisor’s ter- the deception was before 2009, application for a mortgage said abandoned the stock. In the last merce companies, constantly ritory, both in referral fees for because lenders often didn’t she made $6,900 a month, few weeks, the company did an tests different versions of its apps hotel booking and in the core report information to one ano- when she actually made about about-face, changing its website and website to find the best way business of reviews. The inter- ther, McKenna said. $3,286. to more prominently show deals to make money. Slowing down net giant unveiled a new app last Point Predictive has put to- Trouble is growing in auto from other websites if the prices on Instant Book just means the year that helps travelers plan gether a consortium of lenders loans. The total amount of the were better. company is listening to its users, and navigate their trips, a space to share data about dealers debt outstanding has risen “With Instant Book now hea- Chief Executive Officer Stephen TripAdvisor says is core to its and loans. The group, now 13 more than 50 percent since vily rolled back on both desktop Kaufer said on a conference call strategy as well. strong, met at the headquarters the end of 2010, a rapid in- and mobile, we no longer view yesterday. TripAdvisor reported revenue of Santander Consumer USA crease. Delinquencies among IB as a meaningful headwind,” “We believe Instant Book plays of $372 million in the first quar- in Dallas last month. Common subprime auto loan borrowers Cowen & Co. analyst Kevin a role in that but not as big a role ter, less than the average analyst types of fraud include bor- are jumping, and in the four- Kopelman said in a note to clien- as we anticipated a couple years estimate fro $376.2 million. Ear- rowers lying about their income th quarter of 2016, there was ts. Medros insisted Instant Book ago,” he said. “And that’s okay nings excluding some costs were and their jobs, including falsi- over $1.1 billion of consumer is still a key part of TripAdvisor’s for us.” 24 cents a share, also missing the fying paystubs. Loan applica- car debt that lenders could strategy. A new TV advertising cam- average projection of 26 cents. tions can also include bogus in- not collect, Point Predictive “If Instant Book wasn’t paign is set to launch this quar- Bloomberg formation about the type of car said. Bloomberg

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Taxes in Portugal considers financing Angola can be paid in foreign itself in Chinese renminbi currency ortugal is Moody’s, Standard & analyzing the pos- Poor’s and Fitch Ratings ax payments in Angola will be able sibility of public have rated Portugal’s lon- Tto be made in foreign currency, un- debt denominated g-term sovereign debt as der an amendment to the General Tax Pin Chinese currency, the “junk”, which means that Code approved on Tuesday by the mem- renminbi, in order to broa- the bonds issued are hi- bers of the Angolan parliament, Angolan den “the investor base and ghly speculative and not news agency Angop reported. attract financing,” Finance investment quality. The document, which was discussed at Minister Mario Centeno Moody’s said on Friday the meeting of parliamentary commit- said in Beijing at the end of it had kept Portugal’s tees on Constitutional and Legal Affairs a three-day visit to China. sovereign debt rating and the Economy and Finance, is a go- The Portuguese minister at “Ba1” with a stable vernment initiative that is justified, ac- held meetings during his outlook, with the next as- cording to the Minister of Finance, “due stay in the Chinese capi- sessment scheduled for 1 to geopolitical and cyclical factors (…) tal with officials from the September. which forces emerging economies like People’s Bank of China, On his trip to China Cen- Angola to renew their efforts.” the central bank, the In- teno was accompanied by Minister Archer Mangueira also said dustrial and Commercial the president of the Trea- that it was a one-off amendment aimed Bank of China, the Bank sury and Public Debt Ma- at raising more resources in foreign cur- of China, the Agricultural nagement Agency, Cris- rency, reducing pressure on the balance Bank of China and the Chi- tina Casalinho and the of payments and spending abroad. na Postal Savings Bank. Secretary of State for the The minister also said that the propo- Centeno told Portugue- Treasury, Alvaro Costa sed amendment to the General Tax Code se news agency Lusa that Novo. will also make it easier for taxpayers or Portugal could become the China has recently beco- state-owned credit companies to have first European country to me a major foreign inves- tax relief when they pay their taxes. issue public debt in ren- tor in Portugal having ac- The proposal will also facilitate the pro- minbi, a possibility that quired important stakes cess of paying arrears of companies that is however dependent on in companies in the ener- are State creditors and have fiscal res- credit ratings attributed gy, insurance, health and ponsibilities, in part or in full, depending by the major credit rating banking sectors. on what has been agreed upon. agencies. MDT/Macauhub Mario Centeno MDT/Macauhub

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Special report Hong Kong shoebox, coffin homes a challenge for new leader

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i Suet-wen’s dream home Lwould have a bedroom and living room where her two chil- dren could play and study. The reality is a one-room “shoebox” cubicle, one of five partitioned out of a small apartment in an aging walkup in a working class Hong Kong neighborhood. Into the 120-square-foot room are crammed a bunk bed, small couch, fridge, washing machi- ne and tiny table. On one side of the door is a combined toilet and shower stall, on the other a nar- row counter with a hotplate and sink. Clothes drying overhead dim light from a bare fluorescent tube. It feels like a storage unit, not a home. Li’s 6-year-old son and 8-year -old daughter often ask, “Why do we always have to live in such small flats? Why can’t we live in a bigger place?” Li said. “I say it’s because mommy doesn’t have any money,” said Li, a single mom whose HKD4,500 a month in rent and utilities eats up almost half the HKD10,000 she earns at a bakery decorating cakes. Housing costs are among this wealthy Asian financial center’s biggest problems. Some 200,000 of Hong Kong’s 7.3 million residents live in “subdi- vided units.” That’s up 18 percent from four years ago and includes 35,500 children 15 and under, go- vernment figures show. The figure doesn’t include many thousands more living in other “inadequate housing” such as rooftop shacks, tiple rounds of government coo- Public housing is the best hope Wong to stop driving a taxi 10 metal cages resembling rabbit hu- Some ling measures, as money floods in for most living on modest inco- years ago. He gets by on about tches and “coffin homes” made of from mainland China. Widening mes. High-rise public housing HKD5,300 a month from welfa- stacked wooden bunks. 200,000 of inequality helped drive mass pro- estates house about 30 percent of re. It’s a universe away from the li- democracy protests in 2014. You- Hong Kong’s 7 million people. If Wong is skeptical Lam can festyles enjoyed by the rich living Hong Kong’s ng people despair of ever owning homes bought with government help. in lavish mountaintop mansions 7.3 million homes of their own. They lack subsidies are included, the num- “So she says she’s going to take and luxury penthouses, or even space even to have sex, one acti- ber rises to nearly half. care of these problems, but that those with middle-class accom- residents live vist lawmaker said last fall, using a Li applied two years ago, but will take at least seven to eight modation in this former British coarse Cantonese slang term that with 282,300 people on the wai- years,” he said. colony. in ‘subdivided caused a stir. ting list the average wait is 4.7 Chan Geng-kau, who works Hong Kong regularly tops global “If we cannot solve the housing years. here and there as a janitor, and property price surveys. Rents and units’ problem, there will be more so- Wong Tat-ming, 63, has oc- his wife worry about being forced home prices have steadily risen Lam says that after she takes cial problems,” said Sze Lai-shan, cupied an even smaller “coffin out of their hut in one of the city’s and are now at or near all-time office in July she will help mid- an organizer with social welfare home” for four years. He pays “slums in the sky” atop a terrace highs. dle-class families afford starter group Society for Community Or- HKD2,400 a month for 1-meter of a Kowloon tenement bristling The U.S.-based consultancy homes and expand the amount of ganization. “Social tensions will by 2-meter compartment cram- with TV antennas and crisscros- Demographia has ranked it the land the government makes avai- increase and people are (going to med with his meager posses- sed by coverhead wires. world’s least affordable housing lable for development. be) getting more annoyed with the sions, including a sleeping bag, The government plans to de- market for seven straight years, “As everyone knows, for some government’s policies.” small color TV and electric fan. molish the illegal concrete and beating Sydney, Vancouver and time housing has been a troubling Li says her children bicker nonstop. His bunk sits beside grimy corrugated metal huts. 400 other cities. Median house problem for Hong Kong,” she said “They fight over this and fight toilets and a single sink shared by “If they come to clear us out, my prices are 19 times the median in- in her victory speech. “I have ple- over that. If there’s a day off (from two dozen residents, including a income isn’t high, I don’t earn come. dged to assist Hong Kongers to school), the two of them will ar- few single women. very much and the apartments Beijing-backed Carrie Lam, attain home ownership and im- gue,” she said. “The bigger they On a per square foot basis, “it’s out there are very expensive so who was chosen in March to be prove their living conditions. To get, the more crowded it gets. not cheap here either,” Wong I can’t afford it,” said Chan, 58. Hong Kong’s next chief executive, do so we need more usable land. Sometimes there’s not even any jokes. “Would you say it’s more With his unstable income, he’s has vowed to tackle the housing The key is to reach a consensus on space to step,” she said. “They expensive than living in a man- barely able to pay his HKD2,000 crisis she is inheriting from her how to increase the supply.” don’t even have space to do their sion?” a month rent. “If I pay those ren- predecessor Leung Chun-ying. Prices have soared despite mul- homework.” Leg pain from sclerosis forced ts, I can’t afford to eat.”AP thu 11.05.2017

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Katy Daigle & Ashwini Bhatia, Dharmsala s President Donald US reps, Dalai Lama take Trump appears to be warming to China, a bipartisan group from theA U.S. House of Representatives aim at China sore spot Tibet took aim yesterday at one of Bei- jing’s sore spots: Tibet. Rep. Nancy Pelosi accused Chi- na of using economic leverage to crush Tibetan calls for autonomy. ap photo The brutal tactics of the Chinese During a meeting with Tibetans and the Dalai Lama at his main govt to erase race, culture and temple in the Indian hill town of Dharmsala, she urged the com- language of Tibetan people munity not to give up. “You will not be silenced,” said challenges the conscience of Pelosi, a California Democrat. the world. We will meet that “The brutal tactics of the Chinese government to erase race, culture challenge. and language of Tibetan people Nancy Pelosi (D) challenges the conscience of the Rep. Minority Leader world. We will meet that challen- ge.” The Dalai Lama, meanwhile, Trump, the president’s daughter. The visit by Pelosi and seven said Tibetans do not need wea- President Trump’s rhetoric on other U.S. representatives irrita- pons in their struggle for auto- China has warmed considerably ted Beijing, where a spokesman nomy, and again prescribed a since the U.S. presidential cam- for the Foreign Ministry reitera- path of nonviolence and compas- paign, when he repeatedly called ted China’s stance that the Dalai sion. While he has devolved poli- the Asian giant a currency mani- Lama is a dangerous separatist. tical power to an elected govern- pulator and an economic adver- “The visit by U.S. congressmen The Dalai Lama laughs with Republican Jim Sensenbrenner as the Minority ment, the Dalai Lama is still wi- sary of the United States. to Dharmsala and their meeting Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, right, looks on at the dely revered by Tibetans as their Many in the crowd at yester- Tsuglagkhang temple in Dharmsala with the Dalai Lama has sent a most influential leader. day’s gathering in Dharmsala very wrong signal to the outside Tibetans who remain in the said they were delighted, and world about supporting Tibetan tution has prohibited government has pledged to take control of, by closely guarded region “are li- relieved, to see a bipartisan U.S. independence, which violates the restrictions on the free exercise of force if necessary. Mongolia said ving in fear and anxiety. Their delegation address the Tibetan U.S. government’s commitment religion for more than 220 years. in December that it would no lon- life is at risk, but they are still issue. not to support independence “Today there is no justice in Tibet ger allow visits by the Dalai Lama preserving our traditions,” said “It perhaps shows that there is for Tibet,” the spokesman, Geng for Tibetans, for their religion, for after a recent trip by the exiled Ti- the Dalai Lama, who fled Tibet huge support for Tibet in the U.S. Shuang, told reporters. their culture, for their language, betan spiritual leader led China to to India in 1959 during an abor- Congress. With Trump at the He said Beijing had complained and for His Holiness The Dalai suspend talks on a major loan. tive uprising. helm, things are uncertain,” said to the U.S. government over the Lama. ... This is a civil rights is- “China uses its economic levera- “We all are dedicated to the Ti- internet security analyst Lobsang matter, and urged the American sue.” ge to silence the voices of friends betan cause, but should not think Gyatso, 34. representatives “to stop any kind China says the Himalayan re- of Tibet,” Pelosi said. “But if we of harming the Chinese people as Rinchen, a 27-year-old antiques of contact with the Dalai Lama, gion has been part of the country don’t speak out against repression such. We need to befriend them” dealer who fled Tibet as a teena- and take immediate measures to for more than seven centuries. in Tibet and the rest of China be- and work through compassion to ger in 2006, said the visit had eliminate the negative impact.” Many Tibetans insist they were cause of China’s economic power, resolve the Tibetan issue, he said. burnished the Tibetan cause and But Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner as- essentially independent for most we lose all moral authority to talk The timing of the U.S. con- sent a strong message to China. sured that the U.S. Congress stood of that time. At least 148 Tibetans about human rights anywhere gressional visit may irk Trump, “The mere fact that this delega- in “solidarity with the cause of the have set themselves on fire since else in the world.” who just weeks ago boasted of tion is visiting Dharmsala gives Tibetan people to be free from the 2009 to protest China’s rule. Pelosi told the gathering that she enjoying cozy conversations and importance to Tibet and the Dalai repression that has been put upon In many cases, China has offered would limit her comments on Chi- chocolate cake with Chinese Pre- Lama,” said Rinchen, who uses them for a very, very long time aid packages to foreign govern- na’s “brutal tactics” because the sident Xi Jinping at Trump’s Flo- only one name, as is common in from Beijing.” ments on the condition that they Dalai Lama had “prayed for me rida resort. During Xi’s official the region. When people inside “Without justice there is no free- support China’s position on issues that I would rid myself of my ne- visit last month, Beijing also pro- Tibet hear of the visit, “they will dom,” said the Wisconsin Repu- such as Tibet and Taiwan, the gative attitude about dwelling on visionally approved several tra- know that the support is real,” he blican, noting that the U.S. Consti- self-governing island that Beijing the negative too much.” demark applications for Ivanka said. AP

Xie Yang and Li Heping ment after his release. after giving televised con- Among those still held as fessions, the government part of the “7-09” saga are apparently uninterested in Court releases two prominent Jiang Tianyong, an activist further pursuing its charges. who worked to publicize Frances Eve, a researcher the plight of the lawyers’ at Chinese Human Rights rights lawyers after 22 months families but then found Defenders, a private orga- himself caught in the go- nization that has closely hina has released through the country’s acti- activist lawyer was freed Supporters of Li said the vernment dragnet last No- tracked the “7-09” crack- Ctwo prominent human vist movement. and at home celebrating Beijing-based lawyer was vember, and Wu Gan, a down, said it was difficult rights lawyers detained The cases of Xie Yang and his mother’s birthday. also driven home and re- well-known blogger. to believe “wooden confes- nearly two years ago, after Li Heping, suddenly freed Xie’s release came shortly leased videos of him emo- The resolution of Xie’s and sions that parrot the party they allegedly confessed in after two-year ordeals, after he pleaded guilty in tionally embracing his wife, Li’s cases carries echoes of line after months of incom- court to collaborating with follow an established pat- a cursory trial to inciting Wang Qiaoling. A northern last August, when leaders of municado detention.” foreign organizations and tern of the Chinese gover- subversion of state power Chinese court announced the civic rights movement “Televised confessions media to smear and sub- nment exerting enormous and read from a prepared in late April that Li had suddenly reappeared on reinforce that the CCP vert Communist Party rule. pressure on human righ- statement denouncing his confessed during a secret state television after nearly a is clearly not interested The two men’s release ts advocates, their family past activism and warning trial to attacking and dis- year in detention. In filmed in rule of law,” she said. narrows the list of human members and colleagues, other human rights lawyers crediting China’s political interviews, they disavowed “It’s part of the elaborate rights campaigners who are seemingly with the goal against pursuing such and legal systems. He recei- their previous work and propaganda machinery still being held as part of of forcing public displays work. He also recanted pre- ved a suspended three-year apologized for working with to scare domestic audien- China’s “7-09 crackdown,” of submission rather than vious allegations of torture sentence. foreign civil society groups ces by saying defending in which authorities on July meaningful convictions in a which had gained inter- Li’s wife, who has been and media to shine a light on human rights is a crime, 9, 2015, detained hundreds court of law. national attention. It’s not highly outspoken about her China’s domestic problems. and tries to unsuccessfully in a coordinated nationwi- An attorney representing clear whether he had been husband’s detention, did Some, like the lawyer Wang deflect international criti- de sweep that sent a chill Xie said yesterday that the sentenced. not immediately offer com- Yu, were released shortly cism.” AP 11.05.2017 thu

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opinion South Korea Eric Talmadge, AP Moon’s rise to power causes Moon floats summit; will North bite? worries, hopes abroad First it was an off-the-cuff offer from then- candidate Donald Trump to have hamburgers in Washington. Now, South Korea’s new pre- Hyung-Jin Kim, Seoul JAPAN sident says he is willing to meet with North After the obligatory congra- Korean leader Kim Jong Un — if, of course, hich of South Korea’s ap photo tulations, Japan is cautiously the conditions are right. Wneighbors and allies watching to see how relations The problem is, they pretty much never are. stand to benefit most from li- with South Korea evolve un- Relations between the two Koreas have beral Moon Jae-in’s ascension der Moon, known for his tou- deteriorated dramatically in recent years, and to the presidency this week? gh stance on wartime history Pyongyang is almost certain to take whate- It might be North Korea, and territorial issues. ver positions newly elected President Moon which sees Moon as an advo- Moon’s more conciliatory Jae-in may assume toward increased enga- cate of a softer approach to approach to North Korea gement with a good deal of caution. ridding the North of nuclear adds to uncertainty in bilate- North Korea had yet to comment officially on weapons. This in turn could ral and trilateral cooperation the election of Moon, a liberal who was dee- set off alarms in a more con- with the United States, given ply involved in Seoul’s “sunshine policy” of servative Washington. Beijing, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s increased engagement and cooperation with meanwhile, likely hopes to win vocal support for Trump’s in- the North back in the 2000s. He even helped big concessions from Moon, creased pressure on the Nor- arrange a summit between his mentor, former and Tokyo worries he’ll upset th. President Roh Moo-hyun, and then-North Ko- a delicate arrangement meant Japan is particularly con- rean leader Kim Jong Il in 2007. to settle the two countries’ dif- South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in cerned about the “comfort That was the second Korean summit. South ficult past. women” issue, a legacy of Ja- Korea’s late President Kim Dae-jung won a Here’s a look at how South panese atrocities during the Nobel Peace Prize for setting up the first one, Korea’s neighbors see Moon, softer approach to North Ko- ld either reverse that decision war that still haunts relations in 2000. It was later alleged that he paid $500 Seoul’s first liberal leader in a rea, but they also likely know or be chastised sufficiently to between the two sides. Moon million to make it happen. decade, as he seeks to put an he won’t push for any radical eschew any similar steps in the opposes a 2015 agreement “I will quickly move to solve the crisis in na- ambitious, possibly jarring fo- policies on the North or any future. signed by Park that was he- tional security,” Moon said in his acceptance reign policy into play. other issues that would hurt South Korean experts say ralded as a final settlement speech. “I am willing to go anywhere for the the decades-long alliance. Moon will try to show he’s for Korean women who were peace of the Korean Peninsula — if needed, I NORTH KOREA During his campaign, many making efforts to soothe Chi- among many sexually ensla- will fly immediately to Washington. I will go to North Korea, as of yesterday conservatives worried that nese anger but that it’s too ved in Japanese military bro- Beijing and I will go to Tokyo. If the conditions afternoon, had yet to comment Moon’s election would cause late to call for THAAD’s with- thels before and during Wor- shape up, I will go to Pyongyang.” officially on Moon’s election, problems with Washington, drawal. ld War II. Moon has called for A lot has happened since the sunshine but experts say there’s no rea- Seoul’s most important ally, Beijing says the system threa- a renegotiation of the pact. days, however. son for it to dislike his win. because of his engagement tens China’s own security be- The two countries are also at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — Kim Even so, North Korea’s rela- policy on North Korea wou- cause its radar system is able odds over a “comfort woman” Jong Il’s son — is closer than ever to having tions with Moon’s conservative ld clash with Trump’s push to peer deep into the country’s statue that was built outside a credible nuclear deterrent to what it sees predecessor, Park Geun-hye, to maximize pressures on the northeast and monitor its fli- the Japanese consulate in the as an existential threat from Washington. And were extremely bad, so it is country. Moon also said he ghts and missile launches. southern South Korean city Pyongyang is buried much deeper than be- almost certain to be cautious would review the THAAD de- Recent months have seen of Busan after the agreement fore in sanctions and international isolation. about any Moon proposals for ployment. widening commercial reta- was signed. Those factors would cloud Moon’s ability to increased engagement. But North Korea’s nuclear liation against South Korean Moon has also raised skep- unilaterally mend fences, if that is his inten- It may welcome a controlled weapons program has made business interests in China, ticism over closer security tion. boost in economic ties — or remarkable progress since ranging from the cancellation cooperation with Japan, such Moon has been a critic of the hard-line stan- even a bilateral summit in its Moon worked for a liberal go- of visits by popstars and actors as a bilateral military infor- ces that conservative governments in Seoul capital under the right condi- vernment that engaged the to boycotts of the Lotte chain mation sharing agreement, maintained against North Korea over the tions, an idea Moon has alrea- North with big aid shipmen- of department stores and the and emphasized Seoul’s ter- past decade and has called for sanctions and dy floated — but its primary ts and economic cooperation shutdown of work on an amu- ritorial claim on a disputed pressure against Pyongyang to be balanced worry is likely to remain natio- projects 10 years ago. It’s hi- sement park being built in Chi- island between the two coun- with engagement efforts. nal security. ghly unlikely that Moon will na by the company. Chinese tries. Along with suggesting the summit, he says On that front, Moon’s options pursue the same level of ra- group tours to South Korea “Will Mr. Moon pursue a he’s open to the idea of holding talks with Kim to generate major change cou- pprochement that past liberal have also been canceled, whi- ‘pro-North, anti-Japan’ stan- Jong Un over the nuclear issue, which wou- ld be severely limited by South governments took. le anti-Korean sentiment has ce?” the conservative Yomiuri ld mark a sharp departure from recent South Korea’s alliance with the Uni- Earlier this month, South Ko- proliferated online. newspaper said in an edito- Korean policy. ted States and whatever posi- rean officials said the THAAD Beijing may also be hearte- rial yesterday. South Korea He also has said he supports the reopening tion toward North Korea that system was already operating, ned by renewed South Korean plays a crucial role in regional of an industrial park in the North Korean bor- President Donald Trump deci- and experts say it will be extre- outreach to North Korea be- stability, it said. “We hope the der town of Kaesong that was jointly run by des to take. mely difficult now for Moon to cause that could divert atten- new administration values the two Koreas. The government of his im- Park’s decision to allow the ask Washington to withdraw it. tion from China’s own role as cooperation with Japan and peached predecessor, who is in jail awaiting United States to base a sta- Taking the oath of office in the North’s most important the U.S. and develops realis- a corruption trial, closed it last year following a te-of-the-art missile defense Seoul yesterday, Moon said he diplomatic and economic part- tic security and foreign poli- nuclear test and satellite launch by the North. system known by the acronym will further bolster the allian- ner. cies.” AP Some of what Moon is pitching could in- THAAD in South Korea’s terri- ce and “immediately fly to deed ease tensions and potentially create tory to cope with North Korean Washington if necessary” for the leeway both sides need to start talking to nuclear threats is a major irri- the sake of peace on the Ko- each other again. tant. rean Peninsula. ap photo But while North Korea may welcome a con- There’s widespread oppo- trolled boost in economic ties and maybe a sition in South Korea to the CHINA bilateral summit in its capital, its primary con- THAAD deployment and loud Beijing will be hoping for cern is always national security, or more pre- protests from China, which concessions from Moon to get cisely the assurance of regime survival. And also sees the system as a se- relations back on track after on that front, Moon’s options to generate big curity threat. But challenging months of Chinese fury over changes could be severely limited. Washington over THAAD mi- South Korea’s decision to de- For one thing, Seoul has to consider its ght be difficult for Moon. ploy THAAD. alliance with the U.S. and whatever position China maintained an unyiel- toward the North President Donald Trump de- UNITED STATES ding stance even after the de- cides to take. Trump administration offi- ployment went ahead, appa- cials may worry about Moon’s rently hoping that Moon wou- thu 11.05.2017

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Vietnam It also came at an especially bad time, since many farmers had expanded their herds two years earlier when prices spiked. Pork output in 2016 Ministry puts pork on menus as was 3.9 million tons, triple the output of 15 years earlier, according to the Agriculture Ministry. farmers face glut, low prices Thuyen, 42, says his farm was worth tens of billions of dong (hundreds of thousands Tran Van Minh, Xuan Son “The price of pork has never of dollars), when he mortga- been cheaper,” said Thuyen ged his home to expand his ork may be hogging ap photo after feeding his herd at his herd to 170 breeding pigs and menus in Vietnam’s farm in Xuan Son, a villa- 400 pigs for slaughter. He factories and army ge about 55 kilometers (34 hasn’t sold a single piglet in canteens for some miles) northwest of Hanoi. the last three months because Ptime to come, as the country Vietnam is the world’s six- with pork prices so low, nobo- tries to keep pig farmers stri- th-largest pork producer with dy wants to raise them. cken by a glut in supply from about 3 million households In six months he lost 2 going under. raising pigs, mostly in small, billion dong ($88,000) or 10 Millions of farmers are stru- backyard farms. Such small years’ worth of savings, he ggling after China began blo- scale farming usually earns says. cking imports from Vietnam them badly needed cash inco- “I could go bankrupt, if the in November. The crisis has me, but it’s relatively ineffi- price stays the same,” he said. highlighted the risks of de- cient and difficult to regulate. Vietnam’s farm ministry is pending on a single foreign “If farmers see a chance for lobbying Beijing to resume market, especially such a big profits they will do as they imports, and Agriculture Mi- one: half of all pork the world like, as they have done many nister Nguyen Xuan Cuong eats is consumed in China. times before despite cautions hopes to meet with his Chine- Pork prices fell to as low as and trade unions are boosting The agriculture ministry, from the government,” said se counterpart on the sideli- USD1 per kilogram in early pork portions in meals served meanwhile, is lobbying to in- Nguyen Anh Dung, another nes of a regional forum to be May, less than half the price a in their canteens. crease exports to China and pig farmer. held in Vietnam in November, year earlier. So far, a surplus At a recent Cabinet meeting, other markets. China’s crackdown on the state-controlled media have of 300,000 tons to 400,000 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan The rescue effort may have border trade was a har- reported. tons has accumulated, accor- Phuc told officials to review come too late for farmers like sh blow: Vietnamese sold Thuyen said he is losing 1.5 ding to state media. planning of farm production Do Huu Thuyen, who lost all 600,000 tons of pork to Chi- million dong ($66) for every To help farmers weather and distribution to prevent fu- his savings when pork prices nese buyers in 2016 through pig he sells, while traders the crisis, the military, police ture gluts in pork supplies. recently crashed to record lows. such channels. make that much or more. AP

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resident Donald Trump Pdefended his firing of FBI Di- Trump defends Comey firing, rector James Comey, asserting in a flurry of tweets yesterday that Republicans and Democrats “will be thanking me.” Trump did not says both parties will thank him mention any effect the firing mi- ght have on the probe into contac- ts between his 2016 campaign and impact on how the investigation Russia. moves forward and whether the Instead, Trump tweeted that public will accept its outcome. ap photo he’ll name a replacement “who It was only the second firing of will do a far better job, bringing an FBI director in history. Pre- back the spirit and prestige of the sident Bill Clinton dismissed FBI.” William Sessions amid allegations Nevertheless, the abrupt firing of ethical lapses in 1993. throws into question the future of Democrats compared the ous- the investigation into the Trump ter to Nixon’s decision to fire the campaign’s possible connections independent special prosecutor to Russia and immediately raised overseeing the Watergate inves- suspicions of an underhanded ef- tigation in 1973, which prompted fort to stymie a probe that has sha- the resignations of the Justice De- dowed the administration from partment’s top two officials. the outset. Trump has ridiculed “This is Nixonian,” Sen. Bob Ca- the investigations as “a hoax” and sey, D-Pa., declared on Twitter. denied any campaign involve- “Outrageous,” said Oregon Sen. ment with the Russians. Ron Wyden, calling for Comey to Fired FBI Director James Comey Democrats likened Comey’s ous- immediately be summoned to tes- ter to President Richard Nixon’s tify to Congress about the status of “Saturday Night Massacre” and the Trump-Russia investigation. assurances to the president. In pu- reaction to the firing renewed calls for the appointment Rep. Adam Schiff of California, blic hearings, Comey has declined of a special prosecutor, and some top Democrat on the House inte- to answer when asked if Trump Republicans also questioned the lligence committee, said the Whi- is under investigation, urging SOME TWITTER reaction to President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Direc- tor James Comey amid the bureau’s investigation into allegations his campaign move. te House was “brazenly interfe- lawmakers not to read anything had ties to Russia. In a flurry of tweets, Trump said ring” in the probe. into that statement. Comey had “lost the confidence of Republican Sen. John McCain of Comey, 56, was nominated by “Comey should be immediately called to testify in an open hearing about the almost everyone in Washington,” Arizona said Congress must form President Barack Obama for the status of Russia/Trump investigation at the time he was fired.” adding: “When things calm down, a special committee to investigate FBI post in 2013 to a 10-year term, — U.S. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon they will be thanking me!” Russia’s interference in the elec- though that appointment does not In his brief letter to Comey, tion. ensure a director will serve the full “Given the recent controversies surrounding the Director, I believe a fresh start Trump said the firing was neces- term. will serve the FBI and the nation well.” sary to restore “public trust and Praised frequently by both par- — U.S. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina confidence” in the FBI. The admi- In a flurry of ties for his independence and in- nistration paired the letter with a tweets, Trump tegrity, he spent three decades in “If we don’t get a special prosecutor, every American will rightfully suspect that scathing review by Deputy Attor- law enforcement. Before the past the decision to fire #Comey was part of a cover-up.” ney General Rod Rosenstein of said Comey months’ controversies, the former — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, Senate minority leader how Comey handled the investi- deputy attorney general in the gation into Democrat Hillary Clin- had ‘lost the George W. Bush administration “@realDonaldTrump Didn’t you know you’re supposed to wait til Saturday ton’s email practices, including his was perhaps best known for a re- night to massacre people investigating you?” decision to hold a news conferen- confidence markable 2004 standoff with top — John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s former campaign chairman ce announcing its findings and re- of almost officials over a federal domestic leasing “derogatory information” surveillance program. In March “Bipartisan Congressional investigations will continue. Actively seeking addi- about Clinton. everyone in of that year, Comey rushed to the tional info on President’s decision before commenting further.” While Comey has drawn an- hospital bed of Attorney General — U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-New Jersey ger from Democrats since he Washington’ John Ashcroft to physically stop “This is Nixonian. Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein must immediately appoint a spe- reopened the email investigation White House officials in their bid cial prosecutor to continue the Trump/Russia investigation.” in the closing days of last year’s Senate Majority Leader Mit- to get his ailing boss to reauthorize — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania campaign, they didn’t buy that ch McConnell, R-Ky., said only: a secret no-warrant wiretapping justification for his firing. Several “Once the Senate receives a no- program. “FUN FACT: President Nixon never fired the Director of the FBI #FBIDirector Republicans joined them in rai- mination, we look forward to a But his prominent role in the #notNixonian” sing alarms of how it could affect full, fair and timely confirmation 2016 presidential campaign rai- — Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum probes into possible coordination process to fill the director posi- sed questions about his judgment between Trump associates and tion. This is a critical role that is and impartiality. Though the “It’s time for Congress to get their heads out of the sand. @realDonaldTrump Russia to influence the 2016 pre- especially important as America FBI did not recommend charges cannot pick the person to continue this critical investigation.” sidential election. faces serious threats at home and against Clinton for mishandling — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts In one of the strongest statemen- abroad.” classified information, Comey was ts by Republicans, Sen. Richard Comey was speaking to agents blisteringly critical of her decision “I am troubled by the timing and reasoning of Director Comey’s termination.” Burr of North Carolina, chairman at the FBI’s field office in Los An- to use a personal email account — U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina of the Senate intelligence commi- geles when the news broke. Tele- and private internet server during ttee, said, “I am troubled by the vision screens in the office began her four years as secretary of state. “Congressional Republicans cannot possibly disagree now: the only fix to this timing and reasoning of Director flashing the news, and Comey Comey strongly defended his de- mess is an independent commission with subpoena power.” Comey’s termination.” initially chuckled, according to a cisions during a Senate Judiciary — Brian Fallon, former press secretary for Hillary Clinton presidential campaign “His dismissal further confuses law enforcement official who was Committee hearing last week. He an already difficult investigation present and spoke on condition of said he was “mildly nauseous” at “While the case for removal of Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James by the committee,” Burr said. anonymity. But Comey finished the thought of having swayed the Comey laid out by Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein was thorough, Senate Democratic Leader Chu- his speech before heading into election but also said he would do his removal at this particular time will raise questions. It is essential that ongo- ing investigations are fulsome and free of political interference until their com- ck Schumer told Trump in a phone an office and did not reappear in the same again. pletion, and it is imperative that President Trump nominate a well-respected call he thought dumping Comey the main room. He later left Los Clinton has partially blamed and qualified individual to lead the bureau at this critical time.” Angeles on a plane to return to her loss on Comey’s disclosure to was a mistake. Yesterday, Trump — U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee labeled the Senate minority leader Washington. Congress less than two weeks be- “’Cryin’ Chuck Schumer.’” In his letter to Comey, Trump fore Election Day that the email “Dem response should be easy--call for independent investigation, remind vot- Trump will now appoint a suc- thanked him for telling him three investigation would be revisited. ers of the last POTUS to fire someone while under investigation.” cessor at the FBI, which has been times “that I am not under inves- Comey later said the FBI, again, — Christina Reynolds, former communications staffer for Hillary Clinton presi- investigating since late July, and tigation.” The FBI has not confir- had found no reason to bring any dential campaign. who will almost certainly have an med that Comey ever made those charges. AP thu 11.05.2017

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Kelly and Christie top ap photo picks for new FBI chief ith James Comey ner defended a police operation, critical of what he called the “ha- ousted as FBI di- exposed by The Associated Press, teful ideology” of the Black Lives rector, President that conducted secret surveillance Matters movement. But he’d be a Donald Trump will of Muslims. He could partner with long shot given that a county jury haveW an opportunity to select a re- Trump and Sessions on anti-terro- recently recommended criminal placement for a new 10-year term. rism efforts. charges against seven Milwaukee The FBI in the interim will be led CHRIS CHRISTIE: Though County jail staffers in the dehydra- by Comey’s top deputy, Andrew his relationship with Trump has tion death of an inmate who went McCabe. But Trump is likely to been topsy-turvy, the governor of without water for seven days. reach outside the bureau to find New Jersey has known the presi- TREY GOWDY: The South Ca- someone to run the storied law en- dent for years and could bring law rolina Republican led the House forcement agency. enforcement bona fides to the job. committee investigation of former Ray Kelly Chris Christie “The FBI is one of our nation’s Christie is a former Republican Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s most cherished and respected ins- -appointed United States attorney actions surrounding the deaths titutions, and today will mark a in New Jersey, and he cited that of four Americans in Benghazi, new beginning for our crown jewel background time and again during Libya. Gowdy is also a former fe- of law enforcement,” Trump said his 2016 presidential campaign. deral prosecutor who boasts of in a statement issued by the White His legacy as governor took a hit, his work on drug trafficking, bank House. however, with a Bridgegate scan- robberies and child pornography Here are some possible candida- dal that was investigated by the cases. He was among lawmakers tes: FBI and prosecuted and brought critical of Comey’s decision not RAY KELLY: The longest-ser- down some of his allies. to prosecute Clinton in the email ving police commissioner in New DAVID CLARKE: A wild-card, server investigation, saying other York City, Kelly oversaw the force but the outspoken and polarizing government officials would have in the years following the Sept. 11 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, been prosecuted if they handled attacks when terror threats were sheriff has been a fierce suppor- classified information like Clinton routine. His tough-on-crime stan- ter of Trump and even landed a did, but federal officials disagree ce, including support for provoca- speaking spot at last summer’s with that assessment. Gowdy said tive tactics like stop-and-frisk, cou- Republican National Convention. after Comey’s firing that though ld make him a natural ally of At- A conservative firebrand known he had differences with the former torney General Jeff Sessions and a for his cowboy hat, Clarke has FBI director on some matters, he go-to-guy for a fellow New Yorker called himself “one of those bare “never lost sight of the fact that he like Trump. Kelly as commissio- -knuckles fighters” and has been had a very difficult job.”AP David Clarke Trey Gowdy

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Alien: Covenant room 1 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm Offbeat Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston 1971 Oldest tabloid closes Language: English (Chinese) Qantas boss gets pie in face from Duration: 122min The Daily Sketch newspaper which was founded in gay marriage opponent 1909 has been published for the last time. Enclosed in today’s souvenir issue was a copy of its sister paper the Daily Mail to which owners Harmsworth Publications hope former Sketch readers will now swi- tch. However, production of the last copies of the Sketch was held up by an industrial dispute over manning of the printing presses. At its peak the Daily Sketch achieved a circulation of King Arthur: legend of the sword 1.3 million copies a day but in recent years readership of room 2 the paper has been in decline. 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm Director: Guy Ritchie The Sketch’s fate was sealed two months ago when Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Berges-Frisbey Harmsworth Publications announced plans to shut Language: English (Chinese) down the paper, although the exact date was a closely- Duration: 126min guarded secret until recently. The closure has resulted in more than 800 people being Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce 29 + 1 made redundant - they are among 1,700 being laid off room 3 by Associated Newspapers, Harmsworth’s parent com- 2:30, 4:30, 9:30pm pany. But the former editor of the Sketch, David English, re- A man who squashed a lemon meringue pie into Qantas Air- Director: Kearen Pang Starring: Chrissie Chau, Joyce Cheng, Ben Yeung mains with the company. He was appointed editor of ways chief executive Alan Joyce’s face during a public address in Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) the Daily Mail after the Sketch’s closure was announced. Australia said Wednesday he was protesting Joyce’s advocacy Duration: 100min Associated Newspapers is now pinning its hopes on for same-sex marriage. the revamped Daily Mail capturing the Sketch’s market. Joyce, a gay, Irish-born 50-year-old, was giving a speech to Earlier this month the Mail was transformed from a 500 people in a Perth hotel this week when Tony Overheu ap- broadsheet into a tabloid and has taken on many of the proached from behind, pressed the pie in his face then fled. Sketch’s features such as the Peanuts cartoon strip. Overheu, a 67-year-old Christian and former sheep farmer, re- The new Mail’s success is even more crucial for Har- leased a statement accusing Qantas and other companies that mworth’s survival given that it also publishes the loss support marriage equality of “corporate bullying aimed at social -making Evening News. engineering.” He was charged with giving police a false name. The Mail’s main competitor for the Sketch’s readers is Joyce accused Overheu of “bullying” corporate leaders in an widely regarded to be the Daily Express. effort to suppress their views. The Express’ new editor, Ian McColl, is expected to “I have every intention to continue to be vocal on these social take the paper further to the right and thus encroach on and community issues,” Joyce told reporters. “It’s important for Gifted ground traditionally occupied by the Mail. our shareholders, our employees, our customers — it’s called room 3 The latest developments are another twist in the on- good corporate social responsibility.” 7:30pm going battle of the tabloids which began when Rupert Joyce has been singled out for criticism by government minis- Director: Marc Webb Murdoch took over the Sun two years ago. ters for joining 30 chief executives of high-profileA ustralian com- Starring: Chris Evans, Octavia Spencer, Mckenna Grace panies who wrote a letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Language: English (Chinese) Duration: 101min Courtesy BBC News March calling for Parliament to legalize same-sex marriage. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, a gay marriage opponent, told the CEOs to “stick to their knitting” and keep out of the po- Macau Tower litical debate. In context Joyce said he had overwhelming shareholder support for his 11 May - 29 May public stance. Under David English the new Daily Mail soared in popularity especially Yesterday, Overheu told Perth Radio 6PR he hid behind a among the middle classes. screen at the back of a stage for several hours before Joyce In 1992 after 20 years at the Mail, David English became editor-in-chief rose to give his speech to a business breakfast. and chairman of Associated Newspapers. He died in 1998. Overheu said he chose lemon meringue from a cake shop the Rivalry in the tabloid market intensified in 1984 when Robert Maxwell night before because is “appeared to be the softest, least likely to took over the Mirror Group. do any injury.” He later sent Joyce an email apologizing. In February 1987 he launched the London Daily News - in direct competi- “Our family is outraged, my wife is down my throat, I didn’t tion with Associated Newspaper’s Evening Standard. understand that I’d breached the state’s Criminal Code and the Alien: Covenant However, after fierce resistance from Associated Newspapers the London police are dealing with it. Clearly I regret that,” Overheu told 6PR. 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30pm Daily News closed in July 1987 with losses in the region of £50m. Police said Overheu was charged with giving officers false de- Director: Ridley Scott In 1986 a new tabloid entered the market when Eddy Shah launched tails, and the investigation was continuing. Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston Today - the first national newspaper to be printed in colour. 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Football the six regional confederation leaders, whose decisions need not be ratified by a 37-strong council that replaced the dis- credited executive committee. FIFA struggles to regain trust “The bureau is there to act in between when the council meets,” CONCACAF Presi- dent Victor Montagliani said. as judge decries new leaders “If there are decisions that are needed on a timely basis.” The most recent addition to the bureau and council is Rob Harris, Manama Ahmad Ahmad, who ended Issa Hayatou’s 29-year grip ven after a year un- ap photo on power in Africa in March. der new leadership, But the FIFA vice president FIFA is still pleading has unwelcome links to the with the world: Trust tainted old regime. Email cor- Eus. respondence between Ahmad The message is proving as and an aide to disgraced for- hard to sell as sponsorship of mer FIFA presidential candi- the World Cup. date Mohamed bin Hammam Especially when FIFA Pre- of Qatar was published by sident Gianni Infantino has British newspaper The Sun- been accused of ousting the day Times in 2014. The emails ethics leadership whose mis- from 2010 detailed Ahmad sion was to clean up soccer’s reminding Bin Hammam that scandal-tainted image. he promised money to help German judge Hans-Joa- Ahmad’s re-election cam- chim Eckert and Swiss prose- paign to lead the Madagascar cutor Cornel Borbely decried a federation. The Bin Hammam “clearly politically motivated” aide who Ahmad was emai- decision by the Infantino-led ling was banned for life by council to prevent them re- the FIFA ethics committee in maining in their jobs. January for involvement in “This will inevitably lead to a unethical payments made to renewed loss of trust,” Eckert soccer officials. and Borbely said in a state- “If it’s your idea, take it, give ment after discovering they it,” Ahmad responded vaguely were being replaced, “and when asked about the pay- further hurt the already tar- ments yesterday. “Ask him. nished image of FIFA.” Don’t ask me.” So much for the “new era” FIFA has lost two officials Infantino said he was ushe- recently following fresh ring in after succeeding the American revelations about FIFA President Gianni Infantino discredited, banned president wrongdoing. Sepp Blatter last year. FIFA audit committee mem- Eckert, who brought down deal was anticipated given it bery being exposed after hi- executive committee. ber Richard Lai, an American Blatter in 2015, and Borbely is the state-owned carrier of gh-ranking executives were “I’ve seen how passiona- citizen from Guam, pleaded said the new leadership has the 2022 World Cup hosts. arrested in Zurich hotel raids. te she is about changing the guilty to wire fraud conspi- “accepted jeopardizing FIFA’s A true test of the confidence “We hope that more (spon- game and making it better,” racy charges related to taking integrity, and, hence, the fu- of FIFA’s new hierarchy will sors) will come before the end said American forward Carli around USD1 million in bribes ture of the game.” come when major internatio- of the year,” FIFA secretary Lloyd, the reigning women’s including at least $850,000 The pair is clearly disgrunt- nal corporations sign up that general Fatma Samoura told FIFA Player of the Year. “You from Kuwaiti officials. The led at losing their jobs as wa- are not from China, Russia or The Associated Press. “That want people like that who are cash was to buy influence and tchdogs of world soccer, and Qatar — the source of all of was a strong signal from Qatar going to fight.” help recruit other Asian soc- FIFA is yet to respond to their FIFA’s new World Cup deals Airways to recognize the new Samoura, who was hired last cer officials prepared to take damning critique. in recent years. leadership of FIFA is working year as FIFA’s first female bribes, Lai said in court in But the outbursts from res- toward restoring the image of secretary general, said FIFA New York. pected figures make Infanti- FIFA and that there is climate could find a way to “make Kuwaiti powerbroker Sheikh no’s “crisis is over” declara- A true test of of trust that is really here to good use of her skills.” Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah was tion at last year’s gathering of the confidence push for more partnerships.” Those skills were used by implicated in the investiga- soccer’s 211 nations looking Trust, according to Samou- a reform committee in 2015 tion and, despite maintaining remarkably outlandish. of FIFA’s new ra, also comes through a new that helped to reshape FIFA his innocence, he quit the Criminal investigations are generation of officials being following the U.S. Depart- election to regain his seat on still exposing shady tran- hierarchy will elected to the FIFA Council. ment of Justice indictments the FIFA Council this week. sactions. The suitability of “It’s a strong demonstration of soccer officials. Now new investigators will members of the ruling coun- come when that gender empowerment,” But Eckert and Borbely said be taking on those cases. cil remains in doubt. Reforms major int’l Samoura said, pointing to FIFA’s failure to replace them Eckert and Borbely predicted intended to curb the powers Mahfuza Akhter of Bangla- “puts de facto an end to the “long delays in current inves- of the president and restore corporations desh being elected on Tuesday reform efforts.” tigations.” They are set to be FIFA’s credibility are being as Asia’s female representati- The progress of some refor- replaced by Greek judge Vas- eroded. sign up that are ve at FIFA. ms already appear to have silios Skouris and Colombian Against this backdrop, FIFA It was a surprise result. stalled — despite Infantino lawyer Maria Claudia Rojas has been trying to persuade not from China, Moya Dodd, an outspoken helping to draft them in the on Thursday. commercial backers to sign Russia or Qatar critic of corruption and pro- FIFA-appointed advisory pa- Infantino is suspected of a up after so many were sca- minent champion of women’s nel while he was a presiden- personal motive to install new red off by the corruption that football, lost to Akhter, who tial candidate. ethics leadership, although he plagued the Blatter’s 17-year New sponsors in traditio- couldn’t name the Women’s Power should have drained didn’t publicly criticize Eckert reign. nal strongholds like Japan World Cup holder in a post-e- from the presidency to the and Borbely. The Swiss-Ita- FIFA’s leadership was able and the United States have lection interview. American CEO-like secretary general, lian former UEFA general se- to start its congress week in yet to convince shareholders soccer stars Alex Morgan and but Infantino has retained a cretary was frustrated that he Bahrain by trumpeting the they should partner with a Carli Lloyd were among tho- Blatter-like grip on executive faced an ethics investigation arrival of Qatar Airways to fill scandal-tainted organization. se to express surprise at the authority. A new FIFA Bureau last year for his use of private the airline sponsorship cate- Many were scared off in 2015 setback for Dodd, an Austra- that was not on the reform jets early in his presidency. gory that has been vacant for when FIFA’s reputation was lian lawyer who is still on the program now has given more The old FIFA ways continue more than two years. But the shredded by widespread bri- Asian Football Confederation authority to Infantino and to seem hard to shake off. AP THE Zhang Yimou says ‘Great Wall’ Station11.05.2017Air quality thu BUZZ story may have been too weak Roadside 95-125 Bad Zhang Yimou says the disappointing U.S. med director said. “Probably the story is a bit performance of the biggest budget China-U.S. weak, or the timing of it wasn’t right…” High co-production to date, “The Great Wall,” may Producers of “The Great Wall” had hoped Density 95-125 have been down to a weak story, but he hopes the movie with a USD150 million production Residental other filmmakers won’t be put off from attemp- budget could buck the trend of China-U.S. co Bad ting such ambitious Hollywood-Chinese colla- -productions failing to make a splash in both Area opinion boration. markets, at a time when movie makers wrestle “The actors are all very good; (star) Matt Da- with how to appeal to Chinese and Western au- Ambient 110-140 mon and everyone was splendid,” the acclai- diences at the same time. Bad Made in Macao dsmg source: Jenny Lao-Phillips WORLD BRIEFS Ghost Tour of Macao Prosecutors seek caning

Being a city that never sleeps, it is normal for gay couple in ap photo for visitors to expect a variety of nightlife in Macao. We do, of course, already have a large number of 24-hour entertainment complexes for gaming-focused tourists, but what about Indonesia’s Aceh visitors here for cultural tourism? Well, how MYANMAR Police Yangon about historical heritage tour by day and ghost fired warning shots to break tour by night? hariah prosecutors in up a confrontation between The London Ghost Tour or Haunted Walks in Indonesia’s Aceh province Buddhists and Muslims

S ap photo Old London have long attracted tourists and that left at least one person say two men on trial for gay injured. It was the latest lovers of vampire novels. Around the world, sex should each be punished manifestation of years of there are many tourist attractions that have with 80 lashes, in another rising anti-Muslim sentiment evolved from eerie stories like the “Haunted blow to the country’s modera- in the predominantly Walk of Toronto,” “Ghost Tour of Historic Haun- te image after a top Christian Buddhist nation, where ultra- ted Philadelphia,” and Australia’s the “Rocks official was imprisoned for nationalist Buddhist monks Ghost Tours,” to name a few. At a gathering blasphemy. and their supporters forced which became a sharing of childhood ghost The lead prosecutor, Gul- the closure of two Muslim stories, I realised there are a lot of ghost sigh- maini, who goes by one name, schools last month. tings and haunted spots in Macau. So why not said yesterday the two men develop a Haunted Historical Route of Macao Two men accused of having gay sex are escorted to a holding cell to AUSTRALIA A man who aged 20 and 23 had “confes- wait for the start of their trial at Shariah court in Banda Aceh for an evening walk? squashed a lemon meringue sed” to being in a gay rela- pie into Qantas Airways chief I would suggest beginning the walk from our tionship, which was suppor- executive Alan Joyce’s face landmark, the Ruins of St. Paul. Behind the ted by video footage and other sex under a new Shariah code nounce its verdict next week. during a public address says Ruins is a haunted alley, Calçada do Amparo, evidence found in their rented implemented in Aceh two Gulmani told reporters that he was protesting Joyce’s which was referred to as the “Cannibal Alley” room. years ago. Aceh is the only the men did not accept the advocacy for same-sex in the old days. During the Anti-Japanese War, The men were led into the province in Muslim-majority court’s offer to appoint a de- marriage. More on p16 overweight people were seen entering the court handcuffed together Indonesia to practice Shariah fense lawyer. He declined to alley never to return. At that time, Macao was and pulled their tops up to law, which was a concession elaborate but guilty verdicts faced with a shortage of food, and rumor had partially obscure their faces. made by the national gover- are certain in most cases that ap photo it that a Macao version of a Sweeney Todd fi- The couple was arres- nment in 2006 to end a years reach the Shariah court. gure kidnapped fat people and sold their meat ted in late March after nei- -long war with separatists. The Shariah code allows up in the market to make money. Another rumor ghborhood vigilantes in the Indonesia’s reputation for to 100 lashes for morality of- was that people were kidnapped and locked in provincial capital Banda Aceh practicing a moderate form fenses including gay sex. Ca- a house in the alley which then burnt down in suspected them of being gay of Islam has been battered in ning is also a punishment for US-RUSSIA President a large fire. Whichever story the rumor came and set out to catch them ha- the past year due to attacks on adultery, gambling, drinking Donald Trump welcomed from, people walking along this alley in the ving sex. Mobile phone foota- religious minorities, a surge in alcohol, women who wear ti- Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat dark have been known to hear crying. ge that circulated online and persecution of gays and a po- ght clothes and men who skip to the White House for From behind the Ruins of St. Paul, via Ca- forms part of the evidence larizing election campaign for Friday prayers. Trump’s highest level face-to- mões Garden, you can get to Estrada do Re- shows one of the men naked Jakarta governor that highli- Human Rights Watch has face contact with a Russian pouso, one of the most haunted streets in and visibly distressed as he ghted the growing strength of called for authorities to im- official since he took office in January. Foreign Minister Macao where the Kiang Wu hospital stands. apparently calls for help on hard-line Islamic groups. mediately release the two Sergey Lavrov (pictured, Before the hospital was built, the land was fil- his cellphone. The second Earlier this week, the ou- men. “These men had their above, left) entered through led with the bones of poor people whose fa- man is repeatedly pushed by tgoing Jakarta governor, a privacy invaded in a frighte- the West Executive entrance, milies had no money to bury them. One story another man who is preven- minority Christian, was sen- ning and humiliating manner out of range for reporters to was that when the government approved the ting the couple from leaving tenced to two years prison for and now face public torture ask questions. building of a hospital in the area, a large num- the room. blaspheming the Quran. for the ‘crime’ of their alleged ber of workers were recruited to dig up all the If found guilty, the men will In Aceh, the Shariah court’s sexual orientation,” it said in a UK Police say three teenage bones and put them in a coffin to relocate the be the first to be caned for gay panel of three judges will an- statement last month. AP women who were suspected graves. But the coffin could not be moved no of involvement in terrorism matter how many men pulled their strength. have been released without Even now, the road is still believed to be roa- charge. They said no further ming with spirits. action will be taken against The the two 18-year-olds and Next stop, Tap Sac Square. It may be hard to one 19-year-old, who were imagine by day that the bright open square is Paulo Coutinho / MDT decisive moment released yesterday. The another haunted site. The area was believed to three had been arrested be another site filled with the bones of abando- May 1 on suspicion of the ned bodies. After the Second World War, the commission, preparation area was planned to be used for residential and instigation of terrorist buildings. However, due to a large number of acts. accidents and ghost sightings that scared away construction workers, the premises were never built. Because of the area’s dark past, it had to be kept opened to absorb as much sunshine as possible in the day. But sometimes, around the hidden corners, one may still see a spirit or two trying to scare away intruders. South AfricA A Finally, going uphill, the walk can take visi- leading university says tors to the most well-known haunted spot: Guia it is investigating Nazi- Hill. A night stroll around the dim lighted hill is inspired posters that have chilling enough without mentioning that many appeared on campus notice people claim to have seen ghosts while jogging boards, the BBC reported. after sundown. It is said that if you go running Stellenbosch University at Guia Hill at night, never turn your head arou- condemned “racial superiority and any attempts nd, no matter what you hear from behind you. If to polarise” the campus, you do, you may see a group of hungry ghosts a spokesman said. The chasing you. Well, there are more sites to add posters, reminiscent of Nazi and perhaps a Ghost Tour may contribute to propaganda to rally support other cultural areas in Macao. With a little help... Mostly mainland workers fill Macau-bound bus after bus at the Taipa, Ocean Gardens stop – any working day at 6pm. for Hitler, called for a “Fight for Stellenbosch”.