151 detained in hk subway collision prostitution sting marks latest mishap three killed The PJ dismantled a prostitution Two Hong Kong subway in dutch tram ring detaining over 150 people, trains collided during a attack, suspect some with triad links. The gang test run of a new signaling on the run racked up over MOP310 million system P3 P7 GREATER BAY P15 TERRORISM

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CHINA has arrested nearly 13,000 people it describes as terrorists and has broken up hundreds of “terrorist CCAC clears Sonia gangs” in Xinjiang since 2014, the government said in a report yesterday issued to counter Chan, predecessor criticism of internment camps and other oppressive security in the Islamic region. More on p10 after two-year probe P4-5 More on backpage 19.03.2019 tue

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Lawmaker wants more Edmund Ho confident publicity on diametric Macau is wise enough to parking Lawmaker Leong Sun Iok has urged a government authority elect next Chief Executive to enhance the promotional campaign on diametric parking. Julie Zhu In his written inquiry to the government, Leong pointed ORMER Chief Executive out that local residents are not FEdmund Ho has implored completely familiar with the Macau to refrain from beha- diametric parking ban sign. In vior that is not conducive to addition, he pointed out that some solidarity and stability. Ho residents had reported that their made this suggestion yester- legal parking had been ticketed day, at the Central People’s by police officers, and that their Government Liaison Office complaints to the Transport of the Macau Special Admi- Bureau (DSAT) were often in nistrative Region. vain. Leong asked whether the Yesterday, members of the government will introduce CCTV Chinese People’s Political surveillance to assist transport Consultative Conference police officers on duty. (CPPCC), representatives of

Chinese companies in Ma- Gongbei cau, leaders of the Macau go- vernment, and other Chine- continues se government officials and important political persons breaking single from Macau were present at the Liaison Office to study day crossing the spirit of the most recent records sessions of the CPPCC and the National People’s Con- Gongbei Border Gate has gress (NPC). Chief Executive is that the that Chinese President Xi Some speakers, including registered a new single day Five people, comprising official is able to “take the Jinping and Vice Premier Ho Iat Seng in particular, not crossing record, with 462,500 of Legislative Assembly lead in making a political of China Han Zheng have only expressed the Chinese crossings on Saturday. The old (AL) chairman Ho Iat Seng, stance” and “stabilize and reiterated to Macau CPPCC Central Government’s hopes record was also set on a Saturday. CPPCC member Ma Iao Lai, unite society.” members the importance of for Macau, but also highligh- Last year, Gongbei broke its crossing record three times: once Director of the Liaison Offi- having a smooth election for ted Beijing’s endorsement of on April 21 (440,000 crossings) ce Fu Ziying, the incumbent the third Chief Executive. the work of Macau’s current and twice in November, (446,000 Macau Chief Executive Chui In addition to the Chief Exe- government, mainly associa- crossings and 460,000 crossings Sai On and his predecessor cutive election, the speakers ted with 2018. respectively). All three of these Edmund Ho, each read a si- Anything not also conveyed the Chinese As Ho Iat Seng reported, previous records were registered milar statement on the spirit conducive to Central Government’s hopes Chinese Vice Premier Han on Saturdays. In 2018, Gongbei of the two conferences to the for the development of the Zheng endorsed the Macau Port processed a total of 134 attendees. solidarity and Greater Bay Area (GBA). government’s work in eco- million passengers, representing a During the meeting, mobile The speakers highlighted nomic development, em- 5 percent increase year-on-year. phone service was fully blo- stability, don’t parts of the GBA plan, in- ployment, GBA participa- cked, with the majority of cluding: having more Macau tion, “One Belt, One Road” the attendees listening to the say. I would residents living in Hengqin participation, and livelihood MAM celebrates study presented by these five want to add and other parts Guangdong, improvement, as well as pro- 20 years with individuals. developing Macau’s tourism gress on national security When presenting his spee- ‘don’t listen,’ industry, developing the matters. event series ch, Edmund Ho focused on Chinese medicine industry According to Ho, the Chine- the fifth Macau Chief Execu- but that seems in Macau and Hengqin, and se vice premier commended March 19 marks the 20th tive election - which will take having more Macau youth Macau for having established anniversary of the establishment place this August, according to be too launching entrepreneurship a national security commit- of the Macao Museum of Art to Zhang Xiaoming, Director projects in the Bay. tee, as well as improving and (MAM). On occasion of the 20th extreme. of the Hong Kong and Macau Besides the frequently- protecting the mechanisms anniversary of Macau’s Handover Affairs Office. EDMUND HO -mentioned plan, Fu noted and systems of national se- to China and the 20th anniversary FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE of the Museum this year, a series “I am fully confident, and I that “there are institutio- curity. of celebratory events and activities believe that the Macau peo- nal differences in promo- “[Macau] organized the has been organized, including ple have the wisdom to elect “Anything not conducive to ting the integration of Ma- first overseas national se- large-scale thematic exhibitions, a Chief Executive who meets solidarity and stability, don’t cau into the development of curity education exhibition the publication of an album of the requirements of the Cen- say. I would want to add GBA. Everyone here feels it and achieved the hanging of works selected from its collections, tral Government and who is ‘don’t listen,’ but that seems directly. [The government] national flags and singing the promotion of the “Youth also responsible,” said Ed- to be too extreme,” said Ho. needs to push forward ins- of the [national] anthem in Internship Program at the Palace mund Ho. “Anything not conducive to titutional innovation and primary schools, in middle Museum” and a series of thematic The former Macau Chief solidarity and stability, don’t institutional coordination in schools, in high schools and talks and promotional activities in Executive remarked that one do.” order to let passengers and in universities. Macau com- arts education. All are welcome to of the Central Government’s Liaison Office Director Fu cargo flow freely within the pleted the anthem law esta- participate. requirements for the next Ziying also spoke, declaring GBA.” blishment,” listed Ho.

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CRIME 151 detained in prostitution crack down

HE Judiciary Po- port, which was released detained, 13 are mem- women controlled by staff or domestic helpers. nized regular medical lice (PJ) deployed yesterday. bers of a criminal group. the pimps were mostly The Judiciary Police did check-ups for the women 200 investigators The group is said to Most of the operation’s from mainland China, not rule out the possibili- at an assigned clinic. to crack down on have been operating sin- masterminds are main- Southeast Asia and Eas- ty of other crimes being In addition to the de- Ta prostitution group. In ce 2014. From 2017 un- landers, the police au- tern Europe, though committed. tentions, MOP6 million total, 151 people were de- til the crackdown, the thority revealed. They there were also Vietna- A doctor and a nurse in cash was seized, with tained by police officers group made more than worked with pimps from mese women involved were requested to assist an additional MOP2 for further investigation, MOP310 million from Macau, the mainland, who possessed legal blue in the police investiga- million seized from mul- according to the PJ’s re- prostitution. Of the 151 and other places. The cards as cooks, cleaning tion, as the pimps orga- tiple bank accounts. JZ

mainland for coercion. Howe- ver, the police realized that the Motorcyclist that ran over octogenarian man was in fact married to the women in a strange case that also suggests that the marriage charged with manslaughter is fraudulent. The case started in 2010, when Renato Marques sing and of low visibility. The- PJ spokesperson informed at VIRTUAL BOYFRIEND the victim and the suspect were se factors prevented him from yesterday’s press conference. SCAM married. After that, the woman motorcyclist is being stopping his motorcycle in time The man reported to the PJ A married, 53-year-old local re- said that the husband vanished charged with mans- before hitting the pedestrian. that at around 2 a.m. on Sun- sident was scammed by a virtual and lost all contact for a period laughter resulting day, he met a foreigner woman boyfriend she met on a social ne- of seven years. from a traffic accident at Rua de Nagasaki, right be- twork, the PJ revealed. In 2017 the man suddenly re- SundayA morning at Avenida de According side the PJ headquarters, who The woman complained to the surfaced contacting the woman Sidonio Pais, the Public Securi- had offered him “sexual servi- police that she had met the man to request her to process the ne- ty Police Force (PSP) spokes- to the traffic ces.” After agreeing on the price over a social network platform in cessary documents to grant him person, Kam Ka Kit, informed regulation, for such service, they entered a February this year. She said that permanent residency in Macau. yesterday at a joint press confe- taxi and drove to an unknown they became friends initially, but The woman ignored the reques- rence held at the Judiciary Poli- the rider is location in Taipa. Upon arrival, the relationship developed into a ts and, instead, filed a case in ce (PJ) headquarters. he said that he exited the taxi virtual romance. the courts of Macau for a legal According to the spokesper- considered only to be attacked by a group The man said he was a busines- divorce from the man. son, the accident occurred at of three men of African ethni- sman in charge of an oil drilling At the same time, the man con- 8:20 a.m. when the motorcy- guilty of city. project in Italy. tinued to insist that she should clist riding on Avenida de Sido- negligence He said that he managed to More recently the man told help him to process the perma- nio Pais in the direction of Flo- run away but they took his ja- her that the project was at risk nent residency card promising ra Garden was unable to stop in However, according to the tra- cket, his bank cards and the because he did not have enough to send her money. time, colliding with a woman, ffic regulation, the rider is con- sum of HKD21,000 in cash that money to fix problems with the The victim did not believe him over 80 years of age, who was sidered guilty of negligence and belongs to his boss. machinery that needed urgent and, noting that during the past trying to cross the road. the case was forwarded to the After investigation, the PJ repairs and maintenance. years he never helped her finan- The serious accident led to a public prosecutions office (MP) found out that he had lied about He asked the victim for help and cially, she ignored his requests rerouting of traffic in the area to with the charge of manslau- the events he had earlier repor- the woman agreed to send mo- and processed the divorce. in order to facilitate the job of ghter. ted, since the PJ found out that ney to him in three different bank On March 12, the man mana- the rescuers deployed in the af- he had been playing all evening transfers totaling 30,000 euros ged to contact her through a mo- termath of the crash. ‘FICTIONAL CRIME’ TO in Rio Casino and had left such (approximately MOP275,440). bile communication application The woman was taken to the HIDE CASINO LOSES place only ten minutes before After that the victim said she lost and issued his threats, leading hospital in a very serious con- A man from the mainland filing the report with the PJ. the contact with the man, reali- the woman to file a complaint dition and died at around 4:30 is being charged with making The police also found his alle- zing that it was in fact a scam and with the PJ the next day. p.m. on the same day. false declarations to the police gedly stolen jacket in a garbage filing the complaint with the PJ. On March 14, the police found The motorcyclist, who suf- after he filed a report claiming bin nearby. the man in the surroundings of fered only light injuries, told to have been robbed by a group The 27-year-old driver is now WIFE PROSECUTES the building where the woman re- the police that the woman was of people in order to justify a being charged with making fal- VANISHING HUSBAND sides and arrested him. The case crossing the road in a place not gambling loss of HKD21,000 se declarations to the authori- A local woman has filed a com- has been forwarded to the MP suitable for pedestrian cros- that belonged to his boss, the ties about a non-existent crime. plaint against a man from the under the accusation of coercion. 19.03.2019 tue

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FTER a two-year investigation, the Anti-graft body clears Sonia Chan, predecessor after two-year investigation Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) hasA found that Macau’s in- reported by the media and, dismissed by the law firm, the court hearing.” signate, who did not know cumbent Secretary for Ad- pursuant to Law no. 10/2000 Roque Silva Chan was hired Ho Chio Meng later chan- him personally, allegedly in- ministration and Justice and “Organic Law of the Com- as a part-time worker by a ged the statement he made terviewed him and hired him her predecessor did not vio- mission Against Corruption trading company. during his trial, correcting immediately.” late the law in recommending of the Macao Special Admi- In November of that same that he could not accurately their relatives to the Office nistrative Region,” it carried year, Roque Silva Chan star- remember the details of how JUST A of the Prosecutor General, at out an investigation. ted to work at the Prepara- Roque Silva Chan had been RECOMMENDATION the time headed by Ho Chio In January 2017, Macau tion Office of the Prosecutor hired. The case of Sonia Chan, the Meng. Daily Times made several General. According to the Nevertheless, upon inves- second government official In December 2016, while enquiries with the anti-gra- CCAC report, in the following tigation and analysis, the accused by Ho Chio Meng of standing trial at the Court ft commission to determine January, the assessor of the CCAC said it “believed it having used her influence to of Final Appeal accused of whether it had any intention Office of the Prosecutor Ge- was difficult to completely secure a job, is recalled by corruption, former Prosecu- of investigating the case, but neral wrote a proposal re- rule out that the then Secre- both parties more clearly. tor General Ho Chio Meng those requests for informa- commending that Roque tary for Administration and While both agree that a tele- alleged that his Office had tion went unanswered. Silva Chan be employed as a Justice designate, Florinda phone call took place, the in- hired personnel based on third grade assistant techni- Chan, had recommended the cumbent Secretary contends the recommendations of the FAULTY MEMORIES cal specialist with 380 salary employment of her brother.” that she did not exert any Macau’s incumbent Secre- According to the testimony points. The proposal was In fact, evidence uncovered pressure on the Prosecutor tary for Administration and given by Ho Chio Meng approved by Ho Chio Meng by the anti-graft body sug- General to hire her relative. Justice, Sonia Chan, as well during his trial in late-2016, on the same day. gests that Roque Silva Chan During the investigation, it as her predecessor, Florinda former Secretary for Admi- Interviewed by the anti- may not have been a strong was found that the relative in Chan. nistration and Justice Flo- graft authority, Roque Silva candidate for the role on pa- question is her elder sister, Shortly after the revela- rinda Chan once phoned him Chan said that his employ- per, and that there is “reaso- Chan Hoi In. tions, Sonia Chan came to recommend her younger ment at the Office of the nable doubts in the incident.” Before joining the Office of forward to acknowledge her brother, Roque Silva Chan, Prosecutor General was ob- “Roque Silva Chan had only the Prosecutor General, Chan recommendation, but denied for the prosecution service. tained by result of his own finished 9th grade of educa- Hoi In, having a diploma in exerting any pressure on the Roque Silva Chan was la- application, rather than the tion at that time and the CV administrative management, public prosecutor. The Se- ter hired by the Office of the recommendation of Florinda he sent had fewer than 100 used to work for a civil as- cretary was at the time of the Prosecutor General. Prior to Chan. words - one could hardly tell sociation in Macau and her recommendation the chief of that he worked for a law firm Florinda Chan also told the he excelled others in terms main duties were writing, the Office for Personal Data for almost 20 years, where CCAC that she had never of academic knowledge or event planning and venue Protection. he was responsible for for- recommended Roque Silva work experience,” notes the decoration. In July 2008, The CCAC received com- malities of real estate tran- Chan to Ho Chio Meng and CCAC conclusions released the then-Chief of the Office plaint letters soon after Ho sactions and clerical work. In that she “felt strange about yesterday. “Nevertheless, the of the Prosecutor General, Chio Meng’s remarks were September 1999, after being Ho Chio Meng’s remarks at then Prosecutor General de- Lai Kin Ian, wrote a proposal

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which suggested employing interests and shall not make Chan Hoi In as a first grade use of their official status assistant officer of second directly or indirectly to seek rank with 320 salary points. personal interests, while Ar- The proposal was approved MARQUES RENATO ticle 11 of Law no. 15/2009 by Ho Chio Meng later that “General Provisions of the same month. Statute of Leadership and Questioned by the CCAC, Management” stipulates that Chan Hoi In said that she individuals in leadership po- applied to several govern- sitions shall behave ethically ment services at the time, so that their personal beha- before receiving an interview vior will not adversely affect with the Office of the Prose- the image of the Macau Go- cutor General, during whi- vernment or the services or ch she did not mention her entities they serve. kinship with Sonia Chan, who However, both regulations at the time headed the Office were introduced in Macau for Personal Data Protection. after the alleged recommen- After learning her elder sis- dations made by Florinda ter wanted to change jobs Secretary Sonia Chan (center) Chan and her successor. The- and had already applied to refore, the CCAC concludes several public services, Sonia ts of all the parties are “basi- action against the Secretary occurred prior to the estab- that neither recommenda- Chan admitted to telling Ho cally consistent,” it finds the for Administration and Jus- lishment of the legal regime tion violated the laws at that Chio Meng she could recom- case is substantiated. While tice. of central recruitment and time, given that there was no mend a candidate for a job noting that the recommenda- at a time in Macau when the specific law on the conduct of vacancy at his office if nee- tion is not good practice for a OFFICIALS OF Prosecutor General had the principal officials designate ded. Ho Chio Meng argued transparent government and THEIR TIMES discretion to “freely appoint or leaders designate of public during his trial that Sonia would probably constitute The recommendations for workers.” services. Chan had actively lobbied for an illegality today, the CCAC the hiring of Roque Silva Article 5 of Administrati- The CCAC has submitted its her sister, asking if he could points out that no such regu- Chan and Chan Hoi In, who ve Regulation no. 24/2010 investigation report to the find her suitable work. lation existed at the time of joined the Office of the Pro- “Statute of Principal Offi- Chief Executive, as well as The Commission Against the recommendation. There- secutor General under Ho cials of the Macao SAR” says further suggestions for im- Corruption noted in the re- fore, there is no basis for the Chio Meng’s approval in 1999 that principal officials are re- provements to the accounta- port that since the statemen- agency to call for disciplinary and 2008 respectively, both quired to prevent conflict of bility system for officials.

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TOURISM Forbes assesses each hotel by looking at more than 500 crite- ria. Scores are computed using an algorithm weighted toward Macau dethroned as city with the level of service hotel guests receive. The quality of the facili- ty is also taken into account. “Our objective, data-driven highest number of 5-star hotels star rating list features proper- ties that achieved an impeccable ONDON replaced Macau as standard of excellence in hos- Lthe city with highest number pitality,” Forbes Travel Guide of top-rated hotels as new luxury CEO Filip Boyen said, as cited in resorts emerged in the European a press statement. capital, according to the Forbes “Discerning travelers can trust Travel Guide 2019. that each winner is the best of London finished with 13 the best. We are pleased to ho- top-ranking hotels this year, nor the 2019 Star Rating reci- and Macau at a close 12. pients, an exceptional collection The replacement was due to of hotels, restaurants and spas the addition of new five-star dedicated to guest service.” hotels including Bulgari Hotel Forbes Travel Guide ra- & Residences; the Langham; tes properties in 76 countries Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park; throughout the Americas, Eu- and Shangri-La Hotel, At The rope, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Shard. the Middle East. Newly added The annual awards acknowle- destinations for 2019 inclu- dged a total of 19 hotels in the de: Anguilla, Bahrain, Beli- region, 12 of which are five-star ze, Danang, Doha, Hanoi, Ho hotels. Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Is- The Travel Guide indicated tanbul, Oman, Perth, Tel that six new restaurants captu- Aviv and the Swiss Alps. red the coveted five-star achieve- five-star ratings. fifth star this year, which pushed globe were deemed five-star re- The 2019 award recipients in- ment for the first time, including Meanwhile in Hong Kong, a the Hong Kong-based brand’s sorts, up from the 199 properties clude 21 new five-star hotels, new five-star awards for Mizumi standout amongst the awardees tally to 10 five-star hotels. that made the cut in 2018. 49 new four-stars hotels and 62 at Wynn Palace, Sichuan Moon was The Peninsula Hotels, whi- China also has a new addi- The guide, whose tagline is “We new hotels in the “Recommen- by Andre Chiang and Wing Lei ch made Forbes Travel Guide tion to its highest-rated hotel verify luxury,” uses anonymous, ded” category. Other first-time Palace. Robuchon au Dôme and history by becoming the world’s following the opening of the Bul- professional inspectors who recipients include six five-star Pearl Dragon at Star Tower at first all five-star hotel company. gari Hotel Beijing. make incognito visits to evaluate restaurants, eight five-star spas Studio City Macau also received The Peninsula Manila earned its A total of 210 hotels across the luxury hotels around the world. and 21 four-star spas. LV ad tue 19.03.2019

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WO Hong Kong subway trains collided during a BLOOMBERG test run of a new signa- ling system, the second Tmishap in months for local rail operator MTR Corp. The incident occurred yesterday around 3 a.m., when train services weren’t open to the public, accor- ding to MTR. Two drivers were taken to the hospital, with one ha- ving a leg injury, MTR Operations Director Adi Lau said. The accident comes about five months after a rare, simultaneous signaling glitch on four subway lines caused chaos at stations during the morning peak-hour HONG KONG rush. Hong Kong’s subway, often lauded as being among Asia’s best, carries millions of passengers on weekdays. Subway collision marks latest Service on the Tsuen Wan line between Admiralty and Central, where Hong Kong’s main business districts are located, was suspen- mishap for city’s metro ded yesterday. MTR shares fell as much as 1.3 cob Kam, MTR’s managing direc- The signaling system may be res- Hong Kong’s government said investigate the incident. percent before rebounding and tor and incoming chief executive ponsible for a 2017 crash in Singa- it is following the situation clo- MTR further said the com- rising 0.3 percent at the close in officer. The company will investi- pore’s subway that injured 38 peo- sely. Frank Chan, secretary for pany’s board will hold a meeting Hong Kong. gate further before giving a more ple, the South China Morning Post transport and housing, contac- today. Repairs may take more Preliminary findings show that definitive cause for the collision, reported, citing Hong Kong Fede- ted MTR Chairman Frederick than a day, and the company there’s a problem with the new Kam told reporters yesterday af- ration of Railway Trade Unions Ma and asked the company to said it plans to notify the public signaling system, according to Ja- ternoon. Chairman Lam Wai-keung. hold an urgent board meeting to in due course. Bloomberg Macau Airport opens China to flesh out foreign service center in Zhongshan investment law HINA will introduce a series become effective on Jan. 1, 2020. Cof regulations and documen- The law will offer better legal HE Macau Inter- MIA departure hall. ted products. were distributed via ts in accordance with the foreign support to the protection and Tnational Airport On the same day, The roadshow, held a lucky draw. investment law to protect the le- attraction of foreign investment, Zhongshan Service MIA participated at Zhongshan City’s MIA pledged to gitimate rights and interests of as well as regulate government Center was officially in the “Greater Bay Daxin Xinduhui sho- “continue working foreign investors, Premier Li Ke- behaviors, Li said. opened to the pu- Area - Airport in pping mall, included with airlines to ex- qiang said. The foreign investment law can blic last week at the the City Road Show a series of programs, plore opportunities This is important for China in also serve as a reference for inves- Zhongshan City Ter- Activity,” providing such as various air- and strengthen co- order to ensure that the law is tors from the two special admi- minal, providing a a platform for airli- lines’ products and operation aiming to implemented smoothly, Li said at nistrative regions of Hong Kong direct bus service to nes, hotel and tour service introduc- further expand Ma- a press conference after the con- and Macau as well as Taiwan, Li Hengqin and Gon- operators to intro- tions. cau air service ne- clusion of the annual session of said. gbei Ports. duce their produc- In addition to a se- tworks, at the same China’s national legislature. The mainland welcomes more According to a sta- ts to the citizens of ries of performances time enhancing con- Li underscored efforts to make investment from the three regions, tement issued by Zhongshan and sha- and an interacti- venience for the tra- the complaint mechanism open, he said, adding that the State Cou- MIA, passengers can re information about ve session, free gi- velers.” transparent and effective. ncil will listen closely to the views transfer to the Macau the destinations ac- veaways were availa- The airport’s next China’s national legislature on of the investors from these regions International Airport cessible from MIA, ble to attendees – air promotional activity Friday passed the foreign invest- when making related regulations “Express Link” bus as well as introduce tickets, F&B coupons will be held in Jiang- ment law at the closing meeting and policies so as to better protect service to reach the other tourism-rela- and travel packs men. LV of its annual session. The law will their rights. MDT/Xinhua

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Another HK stock Cathay will mine personal slumps after activist data to tailor calls it a bubble ONG Kong’s Kong’s publicly tra- Hmost famous ded companies. He business-class service stock picker is on often advises rea- the attack again, cri- ders to stay clear of ticizing the accounts certain firms due to ATHAY Pacific Airways Ltd. is of one of the city’s corporate governan- Cmining the data of its business- top performers this ce issues - and is of- class customers so they’ll keep spen-

BLOOMBERG year. ten right. Stocks on ding with the airline. Kingdee Inter- his “not to own’’ lis- The company has invested “a lot” national Software ts have lost USD16 in its data capability to find out what Group Co. dropped billion of their its premium customers like and is as much as 14 per- value since he war- tailoring offerings specific to them, cent Monday as the ned against buying Chief Executive Officer Rupert Hogg worst performer them. said in an interview in Singapore on the Hang Seng Kingdee had yesterday. In addition, the Hong Composite Index rallied 53 percent Kong flagship carrier plans to intro- after David Webb this year through duce a new product in its busines- published a criti- Friday’s close to s-class cabin in the second half, he cal report calling near a record high, said. it a “bubble stock.” trading at a who- “We are doing what we would call Webb did not speci- pping 60 times pro- sub-furnishing the environment, fy whether he had a jected earnings. Its the ambiance of the business-class short position in the annual report last cabin. It’s mainly things that aren’t shares, nor what he week was welcomed structural,” Hogg said. “It’s every- thinks they should by analysts, many of thing that will make that journey be worth. whom raised their comfortable,” such as for sleeping, The company “has price targets on the he said. Cathay Pacific Chairman John Slosar relied on sector-s- stock after Kingdee The efforts are part of Cathay’s pecific tax breaks, said revenue from three-year transformation program 2018 following two straight annual in “active discussions” to buy shares government grants, cloud services sur- started in 2017 when Hogg assumed losses. As part of the overhaul, the in Hong Kong’s only budget carrier property investment ged almost 50 per- the top post. The carrier is seeking carrier also added international rou- from debt-laden Chinese conglome- gains and questio- cent. to strengthen its financial health af- tes and lured customers with impro- rate HNA Group Co. A successful nable transactions “Investors are ter taking a beating from competi- ved service offerings and meals for acquisition of Hong Kong Express with related parties taking this excuse tion from China to the Middle East. premium fliers. Airways Ltd. would fill a hole in Ca- to book any profit at to lock in the pro- Mining client data enables precision Echoing the passenger reach of rival thay’s product offering, according to all,” Webb wrote in a fit as the valuation and is what any consumer com- Singapore Airlines Ltd., whose opera- Rahul Kapoor and Chris Muckens- post tweeted during of Kingdee is at de- pany is doing, according to aviation tions range from budget to premium turm, analysts at Bloomberg Intelli- the city’s one-hour manding level,” said analyst Mohshin Aziz of Maybank customers, Cathay has also changed gence. lunch break. An Kingsway Group Investment Bank Bhd. its view about the low-cost-carrier Cathay has added 31 of the more external represen- Services Ltd.’s Ste- Cathay “definitely” needs to take business. Operating a budget airline fuel-efficient Airbus SE A350s to help tative for Kingdee ven Nie, one of only advantage of data mining, said was something that Hogg ruled out start new destinations, and has also said management two analysts tra- Mohshin. “By doing this correctly, two years ago at the start of the trans- cut its overall fuel consumption, Hogg is confident about cked by Bloomberg you can have repeat customers.” formation program. said. The carrier is making Wi-Fi avai- the company’s futu- who recommends lable on its widebodies used for long- re and considers its selling the stock. REAPING DIVIDENDS ‘UNIQUE SEGMENT’ -haul flights by 2020, and thereafter strategy a success. “There has been The data analysis is helping Ca- “It’s a unique segment to the on its narrow-body aircraft operated Webb, a former concern about its thay “understand what people like market,” Hogg said in a Bloomberg by its Cathay Dragon unit. Barclays Plc banker, cloud business after and what they don’t like,” Hogg said. Television interview with Yvonne “We’re really focused on produc- founded a well- it decided to acquire “That’s really paying dividends.” Mann and Rishaad Salamat yester- tivity rather than cost cutting be- -followed website the cloud segment After cutting jobs and slimming day. “It’s a stimulatory type of model cause productivity is about doing two decades ago from its parent, as down its operating structure, the air- and it’s changed a lot.” things smarter,” the executive that gives away his it doesn’t make mo- line posted its first full-year profit in The airline said this month that it’s said. MDT/Bloomberg research on Hong ney.” MDT/Bloomberg

corporate bits melco participates in green week at Tap Seac Square until ilcm conducts appreciation of Macau. March 24. The Carers’ Appreciation Coinciding with Macao dinner for caregivers Dinner is held annually to Green Week, Melco has fur- recognize the important ther organized environmen- work the charities do to su- tal awareness activities such pport those most in need as charity walks, planting in the city, the association days, recycling programs said in a statement. and educational roadshows The association acknow- with support from its trusted ledged different organi- community partners. zations including Against Lawrence Ho, chairman Child Abuse (Macau), and CEO of Melco Resorts & ARTM, Asilo de Betania, Entertainment, said, “Melco Asilo Santa Maria and strives to develop and con- Cradle of Hope amongst tinue implementing innovati- others. ve green infrastructures and “We are so grateful to the- strategies in sustainability to se charities for their com- benefit the local community.” mitment to changing lives The theme of the event this and communities in Ma- Melco Resorts & Entertain- play featuring over 11 types year is “Flying Butterflies cau,” said ILCM president ment participated in Civic of seasonal flowers, the ga- across the Green City.” Rebecca Glade, adding, and Municipal Affairs Bureau ming operator announced in Macao Green Week is hos- “Hosting the dinner every (IAM)’s 38th Macao Green a statement. ted by IAM in collaboration More than 60 caregivers at the Sheraton Grand Ma- year is our association’s Week, presenting a butterfly The display is part of with other local groups every from 15 different charities cao Hotel, hosted by the way of acknowledging their garden-themed creative dis- Green Week Carnival held March. in Macau attended a dinner International Ladies’ Club amazing contributions.” tue 19.03.2019

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S one avenue for mo- ney launderers is shut, After Danske, new dirty money another one may be opening. AIn Denmark, home to Danske Bank A/S, the authorities are risk seen in payment services now taking a closer look at com- panies that provide payment should add a layer of competi- services. The worry is that the tion to the payments market, chain of processes behind each which has been dominated by BLOOMBERG payment is becoming so complex banks. But banks in the Nordic that criminals might be able to region, many of which have been hide their illicit transactions. targeted by money laundering Danish Business Minister Ras- allegations that are now being in- mus Jarlov says the goal is “to vestigated, are protesting. They all the time be ahead of the cri- argue that the development lea- minals.” Because they’re “trying ves them with less visibility over to exploit any loophole and any what’s flowing through their sys- weakness in the financial sys- tems. tem.” Jarlov is part of a government The decision to focus on pay- that is still reeling from allega- ment service providers comes tions that the main bank in his as the industry’s growth cat- home country was at the center ches many off guard. Yesterday, of one of the world’s biggest mo- markets woke up to news of a ney laundering scandals. Danske mega merger as Fidelity National has itself admitted that much of Information Services Inc. agreed about $230 billion that flowed to combine with Worldpay Inc. through a tiny branch in Esto- for about USD43 billion, inclu- nia until as recently as 2015 was ding debt, marking the biggest probably illicit. That’s amid ac- The Kobmagergade pedestrianized shopping street in Copenhagen deal ever in that sector. cusations that the bank became Banks in Europe face a Sep- a European bridge for criminals instance, Russia to, for instance, payment service provider, so large, cross-border systems for tember deadline to give payment from Russia to get their money exotic places that are not known banks can’t see all of it, Galbo processing payments instantly. service providers access to their into the West. for their high tax payments in the said. Like banks, payment servi- Nordic banks are working accounts. The idea is to let such Julie Galbo, head of risk mana- EU - Cyprus, Malta - and nice is- ce providers must vet customers, toward creating a region-wide third-party firms carry out tran- gement at Nordea Bank Abp, says lands in the Caribbean.” but they don’t pass on their infor- network while the European sactions on behalf of customers, she’s seen evidence that, in some Payments can go through mul- mation to the banks, she said. Central bank launched a similar provided they give their consent. cases, the money going through tiple service providers but the Security has become a rising settlement system in Novem- Ideally, such service providers such providers flows “from, for information “is owned” by the concern amid efforts to establish ber. MDT/Bloomberg

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hotbed of extremism that has been stabilized through “training centers” which help people gain Beijing says 13,000 Xinjiang employable skills. Last week, a U.S. envoy on re- ligion called for an independent ‘terrorists’ arrested since 2014 investigation of the detentions and for the release of those being held, describing the situation in HINA has arrested nearly de-radicalization” in Xinjiang ces with the rest of country, Chi- Poon cited the many families Xinjiang “horrific.” C13,000 people it describes has curbed the rise and spread of na says Xinjiang has been Chine- that have lost contact with relati- Sam Brownback, U.S. ambas- as terrorists and has broken up religious extremism. se territory since ancient times. ves who are suspected of having sador-at-large for international hundreds of “terrorist gangs” in It said 1,588 terrorist gangs Experts and Uighur activists been detained. religious freedom, said China Xinjiang since 2014, the gover- have been crushed and 12,995 believe the camps are part of an “It’s simply not normal at all has done nothing to assuage con- nment said in a report yester- terrorists seized since 2014. Over aggressive government cam- for people losing contact with cerns from the U.S. and others day issued to counter criticism that time, 2,052 explosive devi- paign to erode the identities of their relatives if they are merely over the detention of Uighurs, of internment camps and other ces were seized and more than the Central Asian groups who receiving ‘vocational training’ as Kazakhs and members of other oppressive security in the tradi- 30,000 people were punished called the region home long befo- the Chinese government claims,” Muslim minority groups. tionally Islamic region. for taking part in almost 5,000 re waves of Han migrants arrived Poon said. Brownback described Chi- The lengthy report said the “illegal religious activities,” the in recent decades. China’s reputation for taking a na’s explanation of the reasons government’s efforts have cur- report said. It said 345,229 co- Yesterday’s report sought to hard line against religious mino- behind the camps as “completely bed religious extremism but pies of “illegal religious publicity underplay Islam’s role in the re- rities, and Muslims in particular, unsatisfactory answers.” gave little evidence of what cri- materials” were also seized. gion’s historical makeup, saying continues to draw global atten- China is already listed by the mes had occurred. The far nor- that while it “cannot be denied tion. U.S. among the worst violators of thwestern region is closed to that Xinjiang received the in- The man arrested in last week’s religious freedom, and Brownba- outsiders, but former residents The report fluence of Islamic culture,” that New Zealand mosque attacks ck held open the possibility of and activists abroad say mere did not change the “objective said in his online manifesto that sanctions and other punitive expressions of Muslim identity shows the fact” that Xinjiang’s culture is a China is the nation that most measures “if corrective actions are punished. facet of Chinese culture. aligns with his political and so- aren’t taken.” Criticism has grown over Chi- ʻvague and “Islam is not the natural faith cial values. The report is “part of the Chine- na’s internment of an estimated broad definition of the Uighurs and other ethnici- Dilxat Raxit, a spokesman for se government’s efforts to diffu- 1 million Uighurs and members ties, nor is it their only faith,” the the World Uyghur Congress, an se the international community’s of other predominantly Muslim of ‘terrorism’ report said. overseas Uighur advocacy group, growing criticisms of its abusive ethnic groups. China describes China has sought to defend it- said China was using the spec- policies in Xinjiang,” said Maya the camps as vocational training and ‘extremism’ self against charges of cultural ter of terrorism in an attempt to Wang, a senior China researcher centers and says participation is genocide, painting its critics as undermine sympathy for the Ui- for Human Rights Watch based voluntary. Former detainees say by the Chinese biased and seeking to smear Chi- ghur cause. in Hong Kong. they were held in abusive condi- governmentʼ na’s reputation and contain its “The purpose of issuing this re- The government’s counter-of- tions, forced to renounce Islam rise as a global power. port is to seek support for their fensive on Xinjiang “appears to and swear allegiance to China’s China’s government has spent The report shows the “vague extreme policies and the tram- reflect its nervousness about its ruling Communist Party. decades trying to suppress pro- and broad definition of ‘terro- pling of human rights,” Raxit international image,” Wang said, The camps sprang up over the independence sentiment in the rism’ and ‘extremism’ by the said. citing in particular Muslim-ma- past two years at extraordinary region fueled in part by frustra- Chinese government,” said Patri- In November, China rejec- jority countries where China is speed and on a massive scale, as tion over an influx of migrants ck Poon, a China researcher for ted criticism of its treatment of promoting its massive “belt and monitored by satellite imagery. from China’s Han majority. Bei- Amnesty International. ethnic Muslims, telling the Uni- road” infrastructure initiative. China maintains a massive se- jing authorities say extremists “It’s exactly because of the Chi- ted Nations that accusations of “If the Chinese government is curity presence in Xinjiang and there have ties to foreign terror nese government’s arbitrary and rights abuses from some coun- so certain that it has nothing to efforts to independently verify groups but have given little evi- vague definition of these terms tries were “politically driven.” hide in Xinjiang, then it should claims by Uighur activists are dence to support that. that leads to mass arbitrary de- At a U.N. review of the country’s allow independent international routinely blocked. Despite the region’s religious, tention of many ordinary people human rights record, China cha- observers such as the U.N. into The new report said “law-based linguistic and cultural differen- in Xinjiang,” Poon said. racterized Xinjiang as a former the region,” Wang said. AP AP PHOTO tue 19.03.2019

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RADA SpA shares fell to the lowest close sin- Prada loses USD864m in value ce 2016 as slower Chi- nese spending contri- Pbuted to an unexpected drop in the Italian fashion house’s as China slump hits profit annual profit. The Hong Kong-listed luxury terday’s stock plunge after the Kering shares, which have Ltd. analyst Walter Woo said since their 2014 peak as the group attributed a slump in disappointing earnings shaved bounced back since jitters over the profit miss was surprising, group raised handbag prices Asia mostly to Chinese touris- USD864 million off the com- the state of the Chinese con- even after the firm downgraded and took too long to come up ts reining in spending in Hong pany’s market value. sumer emerged last autumn, its forecast recently on weaker with products to follow up its Kong and Macau because of the Chinese consumers have tur- were up 0.6 percent early yes- China sales. best-selling Galleria line. weakness in the yuan. Other ned more cautious amid the terday in Paris. Louis Vuitton “We haven’t seen significant This year, however, reve- luxury brands, including Ke- slowest economic expansion in owner LVMH was down 0.3 recovery in its China sales nue returned to growth as the ring SA’s Gucci, have seen the almost three decades and a tra- percent. during the first two months this brand rolled out new handbags impact of softer buying by Chi- de war with the U.S. While cars Prada’s operating profit decli- year after a weak fourth quarter like the $3,000 Sidonie shoul- nese tourists offset by increa- and iPhones have seen bigger ned 10 percent to 323.8 million in 2018,” Woo said. “We still der bag and fresh shapes in its sed spending on the mainland, slumps so far, Prada’s results euros, falling short of the 378 expect the business improve- more affordable black nylon but Prada failed to get a similar could spark worry that China’s million euros predicted by ment for Prada will be slower that helped win the favor of boost from Chinese spending newly wealthy middle class is analysts. The shares slumped than peers in 2019, as it takes younger shoppers. But the at home, said Citigroup analys- scaling back on high-end pur- 11 percent in Hong Kong yes- time for the brand to upgrade cost of investing in e-commer- ts led by Thomas Chauvet. chases. For an industry that terday, the biggest one-day its product design and retail ce and social media as well as Prada’s China sales were relies on Chinese demand for drop since September 2017. operations in the country.” staging pop-up stores and par- flat for the year, a “significant 30 percent of $1 trillion in glo- The stock has lost 38 percent Prada has seen its earnings ties to reignite interest in the swing” after a first-half gain of bal luxury spending, that’s a over the past year. tumble for four straight years, brand all incurred additional 17 percent, Citigroup said. Yes- chilling prospect. CMB International Securities falling more than 50 percent costs. Bloomberg

Xi to make 3-nation Chinese TechCrunch rival 36Kr Europe visit starting is said to plan overseas IPO Thursday Lulu Yilun Chen & because the infor- ments in the world’s gh it doesn’t have a Crystal Tse mation is private. most populous coun- specific IPO timeline, HINESE President Xi Jinping will visit Italy, France 36Kr, whose website try, with 80 percent Chief Executive Offi- Cand Monaco from Thursday to March 26, the foreign 6KR, a Chinese is similar to the Te- of greater China-fo- cer Liu Chengcheng ministry said yesterday. 3website that tracks chCrunch portal that cused funds conside- said by text message Italy’s coalition government has sent mixed signals over startup fundraisin- chronicles Silicon ring or actively pur- yesterday. whether it will sign a proposed agreement to join China’s gs in the country, is Valley, is targeting suing new economy 36Kr’s news portal trillion-dollar Belt and Road infrastructure investment planning an overseas to raise at least $100 deals, according to hosted 50,000 ar- drive. The initiative aims to expand commerce by buil- initial public offering, million, the people Bain & Co. ticles and had 150 ding ports, railways and other infrastructure across more people with knowled- said. Deliberations are at million readers at than 60 countries from the South Pacific through Asia to ge of the matter said. Chinese companies an early stage, and the end of 2017, its Europe and Africa. The Beijing-based completed USD43 details of the offering website shows. 36Kr, Projects under the initiative have faced complaints that company is conside- billion of first-time including the fundrai- founded in 2010, also they leave host countries with too much debt, and with too ring selling shares of share sales overseas sing size and listing has affiliates opera- little work going to local companies. its flagship media bu- last year, the the most venue could change, ting a data analysis Italy’s Undersecretary of State Guglielmo Picchi tweeted siness in the U.S. as since 2014, data com- the people said. 36Kr platform and running earlier this month that Italy should not sign the agree- soon as this year, the piled by Bloomberg is open to exploring co-working spaces in ment. people said, asking show. Investors are opportunities in the China, according to The foreign ministry’s statement did not give details of not to be identified keen for tech invest- capital market, thou- its website. Bloomberg Xi’s schedule during the trip. AP 19.03.2019 tue

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HE New Zealand leader’s Tpromise of tightened gun laws in the wake of the Christ- church mosque shootings has been widely welcomed by a stun- ned population. Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern said her Cabinet considered the details of the changes yesterday. She has said options include a ban on private ownership of semi-au- tomatic rifles that were used with devastating effect in Christchur- ch and a government-funded buyback of newly outlawed guns. While curtailing gun owners’ ri- ghts is a political battleground in the United States, Christchurch gun owner Max Roberts, 22, pre- dicted Ardern won’t face serious opposition to her agenda. “There will be no opposition to it. There’s no movement in New Zealand for that. Our media and politics are more left wing,” said Roberts, a carpenter who uses assault rifles to kill 35 people in was able to get his hands on such Australian charged in the Chris- ting rabbits and target shooting. guns for hunting. Tasmania state in 1996. military-style weapons. tchurch shootings, obtained a He favors outlawing assault rifles Elliot Dawson, who survived “Personally, I don’t think guns Sharma agrees with the prime New Zealand gun license in No- like those used in Christchurch the shooting at Christchurch’s should be legal at all. Maybe in minister that gun laws need to be vember 2017 and started legally because they’re unnecessary. Linwood mosque by hiding in a some extreme self-defense, but I tightened. amassing an arsenal of five guns “I can’t use the words I’d like to bathroom, hopes New Zealand don’t think they need such firear- “I don’t see this as a place where within a month. use, but it’s disgusting. I never follows Australia’s lead on gun ms like that,” Dawson said. “New you need guns to live to feel safe,” “I think when people harbor thought I’d see that in this coun- control. Zealand is not America. Ameri- Sharma said. “I can understand hate like, that these things are try,” Britton said. In Australia, a virtual ban on ca is a totally different situation. in the U.S. maybe, but here it’s a possible,” Roberts said. Ardern noted that attempts to private ownership of semi-auto- I think in America it would be different story.” “Particularly Australian citi- reform had failed before under matic rifles and a government-f probably more dangerous to take Roberts, the gun owner, dou- zens, I don’t understand how pressure from the gun lobby. unded gun buyback cut the size people’s guns away. But here, I bted banning certain types of they can get access to firearms in “There have been attempts to of the country’s civilian arsenal don’t think we need them at all.” weapons would be effective. But New Zealand when New Zealand change our laws in 2005, 2012 by almost a third. Akshesh Sharma moved to he said New Zealand should only citizens can’t get access to firear- and after an inquiry in 2017. The ban followed a 1996 massa- Christchurch from Fiji to study. allow its own citizens to buy guns. ms in Australia,” he added. Now is the time for change,” she cre in which a lone gunman used He was shocked that the shooter Brenton Harrison Tarrant, the Ian Britton uses a rifle for shoo- said. AP

Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo SPACE JAXA plans to have Hayabusa2 briefly land APAN’S space in the crater, but agen- J agency said yester- Japan to make crater on asteroid cy researcher Takashi day that its Hayabusa2 Kubota said they may spacecraft will follow prioritize safety for the up last month’s tou- to get underground samples spacecraft and not do chdown on a distant so. If it is successful, it asteroid with another the blast, JAXA pro- a cone-shaped piece of would be the first time risky mission — dro- ject engineer Takanao equipment containing for a spacecraft to take pping an explosive on AP PHOTO Saeki said. “It will be explosives that will materials from under- the asteroid to make a very challenging.” blast off a copper pla- ground, Kubota said. crater and then collect While moving away, te on its bottom. That Hayabusa2 is sche- underground samples Hayabusa2 will leave will turn into a ball and duled to leave the as- for possible clues to a camera to capture slam into the asteroid teroid at the end of the origin of the solar the outcome. The spa- at 2 kilometers per se- 2019 and bring surface system. cecraft is to wait a few cond. fragments and under- Hayabusa2 made his- weeks before returning JAXA projects it will ground samples back tory on Feb. 22 when to the area above the create a crater of up to to Earth in late 2020 it successfully touched crater for observations. 10 meters in diameter for analysis. down on the boulder- The mission will allow with a depth of 1 me- In a 2005 “deep im- -strewn asteroid and JAXA scientists to ter if the underground pact” mission to a co- collected some surface analyze details of the structure is soft. A cra- met, NASA observed fragments. crater to determine the ter created on a rock- fragments after blas- The Japan Aerospa- history of the asteroid, -like structure would ting the surface but did ce Exploration Agency said Koji Wada, who is be smaller. not collect them. said Hayabusa2 will in charge of the pro- During its February The asteroid, na- drop an impactor the ject. touchdown, Hayabu- med Ryugu after an size of a baseball wei- A day before the mis- sa2 extended a sampler undersea palace in a ghing 2 kilograms on sion, Hayabusa2 will pipe and shot a pinball- Japanese folktale, is the asteroid on April 5 posed to the sun or to move quickly to the start descending to the -like bullet into the as- about 900 meters in to collect samples from space rays. other side of the aste- asteroid from its home teroid surface to collect diameter and about deeper underground The mission will re- roid so it won’t get hit position of 20 kilome- dust and tiny fragmen- 300 million kilometers that have not been ex- quire the spacecraft by flying shards from ters away. It will drop ts. from Earth. AP tue 19.03.2019

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Jeffrey Pattirajawane, Jayapura people and left thousands home- less. HE number of people Sunday’s quake triggered a killed after torrential landslide from Mount Rinjani downpours triggered Flash floods, earthquake and hit dozens of tourists at the flash floods and mud- Tiu Kelep waterfall located in the Tslides that tore through moun- foothills of the active volcano, tainside villages in Indonesia’s said Nugroho, the disaster agen- easternmost province has clim- in Indonesia kill over 80 cy spokesman. bed to 79, with dozens of others Two Malaysians and a 14-year- missing, officials said yester- 600 houses and buildings were old Indonesian boy were killed in day. damaged and submerged. the landslide, Nugroho said. On Sunday, the disaster-pro- AP PHOTO Television footage showed hun- He said rescuers managed to ne country was hit by an earth- dreds of rescuers and members evacuate 22 Malaysians and 14 quake, triggering a landslide that of the police and military evacua- Indonesians from the waterfall hit a popular waterfall on the tou- ting residents to shelters at a go- site, and 56 others — mostly lo- rist island of Lombok, killing at vernment office. Others were car- cal surveyors from government least three people and damaging rying bodies in black and orange institutions, the military and the hundreds of homes. body bags. Ambulances and vehi- police — from the mountainous The worst-hit area from the cles were seen carrying victims area. flooding was Sentani subdistrict, on muddy roads to several clinics At least 182 people were injured where tons of mud, rocks and and hospitals. in the quake, including 26 Ma- trees from a landslide on a moun- Seasonal downpours cause fre- laysians, Nugroho said. About tain early Sunday rolled down to quent landslides and floods and 525 homes were damaged, inclu- a river that burst its banks, swee- kill dozens each year in Indo- ding 32 that were flattened. ping away residents, National Di- nesia, a chain of 17,000 islands Indonesia sits on the “Pacific saster Mitigation Agency spokes- where millions of people live in Ring of Fire” and has frequent man Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told been pulled from the mud and office, adding that some medical mountainous areas or near fertile earthquakes and volcanic erup- a news conference in the capital, wreckage of crumpled homes by facilities had been hit by power flood plains. tions. Jakarta. Sunday. Another 74 people were outages. “We can’t handle it alo- Meanwhile, a moderately strong U.N. Secretary-General Anto- Floodwaters and landslides hospitalized, many with broken ne.” earthquake triggered a landslide nio Guterres said the United Na- destroyed roads and bridges in bones and head wounds. Papua military spokesman Col. on Lombok island on Sunday. tions was ready to help Indonesia several areas of Papua province’s Nugroho said the number of Muhammad Aidi said rescuers The U.S. Geological Survey said cope with the disasters. Jayapura district following days dead and injured would likely saved two injured infants who the quake had a magnitude of 5.5 “The United Nations expresses of torrential rains, hampering increase since affected areas had had been trapped for more than and struck at a depth of 23 kilo- its solidarity with the Indonesian rescue efforts, Nugroho said. not been reached and rescuers six hours. The parents of one of meters (15 miles). authorities and stands ready to “The combination of natural were still searching for dozens of the babies were washed away and The earthquake was felt across work with them as they respond factors and human activities has people reportedly still missing. died. the island, located next to Bali, to the humanitarian needs resul- caused this fatal disaster,” he “We are overwhelmed by too Nugroho said rescuers evacua- panicking residents still reco- ting from both natural disasters,” said. many injuries,” said Haerul Lee, ted more than 4,200 people to vering from a major quake last the spokesman for the secretary- Nugroho said 79 bodies had the head of the Jayapura health temporary shelters as more than August that killed more than 300 general said in a statement. AP

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The Kremlin has argued that Khrushchev’s move violated AP PHOTO then-Soviet law, making the transfer illegitimate. Russian troops swept Crimea just days after the February 2014 ouster of Ukraine’s Russia-frien- dly president, catching the West by surprise. The Russian forces blocked Ukrainian soldiers at their garrisons, setting the stage for a hastily-called referendum in Crimea that the West denou- nced as illegitimate. Putin said he put Russia’s nu- clear forces on combat readiness during the 2014 developments in Crimea and warned his Western counterparts that Moscow was ready to defend what it consi- dered its land. The annexation gave Russia hundreds of miles of coastline along the Black Sea, a near-stranglehold on commerce in the Sea of Azov and access to vast amounts of potential energy riches on the Black Sea shelf. The U.S. and the EU responded to the annexation of Crimea and Moscow’s support for a separa- tist insurgency in Ukraine’s east RUSSIA with waves of sanctions that have limited Russia’s access to global financial markets and to energy and defense technologies. The Putin visits Crimea to mark 5th Kremlin fired back by cutting im- ports of most Western food. The annexation of Crimea, a lush peninsula which long has anniversary of annexation been a favorite vacation destina- tion for Russians, helped bolster Putin’s popularity at home and Vladimir Isachenkov, Moscow opened last year across the Ker- Mogherini said “we stand in full tegrated” Crimea after the ouster strengthened Moscow’s posi- ch Strait that links the Black Sea solidarity with Ukraine, suppor- of Ukraine’s former pro-Rus- tions in the Black Sea. However, USSIAN President Vladi- and the Sea of Azov. The USD3. ting its sovereignty and territo- sian president in 2014 to protect public enthusiasm in Russia over Rmir Putin yesterday marked 6-billion project gave Crimea a rial integrity.” ethnic Russians who made up the grab has worn off over years the fifth anniversary of Rus- land link to Russia. Previously, the majority of Crimea’s popula- amid the country’s economic di- sia’s annexation of Crimea from ties between the two depended tion from Ukrainian nationalists. fficulties and a plunge in living Ukraine by visiting the Black Sea on a ferry crossing that was often The Kremlin was also worried standards. peninsula. interrupted by gales. that a new Ukrainian govern- A poll conducted earlier this Putin began his trip by atten- Russia’s annexation of Crimea We strongly ment could annul Russia’s lease month by the Public Opinion ding the launch of new power drew U.S. and EU sanctions condemn this on its key Black Sea navy base in Foundation, a Moscow-based plants in Crimea, part of Mos- against Russia. Yesterday, NATO Crimea and welcome NATO the- survey firm, showed that most cow’s efforts to upgrade the re- and the European Union reaffir- act, which we re instead. Russians continue to support the gion’s infrastructure. Ukraine med their strong condemnation Crimea was first seized by Rus- annexation, but also indicated has cut off energy supplies to the of the land grab. do not and will sian forces in the 18th century an increasing public awareness peninsula and blocked shipmen- NATO allies said in a statement under Catherine the Great. of its costs. ts of Crimea-bound cargo via its that “we strongly condemn this not recognize. The 27,000-square kilometer The nation-wide survey of act, which we do not and will territory, roughly the size of Mas- territory after Moscow annexed NATO ALLIES 1,500 had 46 percent of respon- the region in 2014. not recognize.” They also critici- sachusetts, became part of Ukrai- dents saying the seizure of Cri- “The situation has changed ra- zed Russia’s military buildup in ne in 1954 when Soviet leader mea had a negative impact on dically,” Putin said, adding that Crimea and alleged rights abu- NATO and the EU also called Nikita Khrushchev transferred the country’s international stan- the new power facilities will fully ses including “arbitrary deten- for the release of Ukrainian sea- jurisdiction from Russia, a move ding, while 26 percent said it had cover Crimea’s needs. tions, arrest, and torture” against men who were seized by Russia that was a mere formality until a positive influence and the rest Russia’s modernization effort members of the Crimean Tartar in November’s standoff in the the 1991 collapse of the Soviet were undecided. It had a margin has included the construction community. Black Sea. Union meant that Crimea landed of error of no more than 3.6 per- of a 19-kilometer bridge which EU foreign policy chief Federica Putin claims that Russia “re-in- in an independent Ukraine. centage points. AP

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YFT officially kicked billion and $25 billion in revenue in 2017, but also market was 39 percent in company intends to highli- rassment internally. Those Loff the road show for eventually. $911 million in losses. Lyft December 2018, up from ght to potential investors. problems ultimately led its its initial public offering, Lyft and Uber have raced has lost nearly $3 billion 22 percent in December Lyft’s bookings surpassed co-founder Travis Kalanick putting 30 million shares to be first with an IPO, and since 2012, but has brou- 2016, according to its fi- $8 billion last year, 76 per- to resign. Uber has been up for sale yesterday with Lyft’s rival is expected to ght in more than $5 billion ling. The $2.2 billion in re- cent more than in 2017 and working to repair its ima- an anticipated price of be- offer shares in the coming in venture capital. venue for 2018 was about more than four times the ge under CEO Dara Khos- tween USD62 and $68 per weeks. The company’s executi- double what it brought in number from 2016. rowshahi. share. Lyft released financial ves warned that the com- the previous year. Lyft’s recent market-sha- Lyft said it would offer That would raise more details about the company pany could struggle to turn Bookings, which repre- re gains came as Uber was 30,700,000 shares of its than $2 billion for the for the first time this mon- a profit, despite a rapidly sent Lyft’s fares after sub- dogged by reports that dri- common stock to the pu- San Francisco ride-hai- th, reporting $2.2 billion growing market share. tracting taxes, tolls and vers accosted passengers blic and give underwriters ling company, which cou- in revenue last year, more The company’s share tips, have been rising dra- and that the company to- the option to buy up to ld be valued between $20 than double its $1.1 billion of the U.S. ride-hailing matically — a trend that the lerated rampant sexual ha- 4,615,500 mores shares. AP tue 19.03.2019

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Aleksandar Furtula & Mike Corder, TRAM SHOOTING Utrecht

UTCH police were hunting down a sus- pect after a shooting Dutch police hunt suspect yesterday on a tram Din the central city of Utrecht that left three people dead and after shooting kills three wounded five. Authorities immediately rai- sed the terror alert for the area Rutte called the situation run. A terror motive cannot be to the maximum level and said “very worrying.” excluded,” he said in a Twitter they are considering the pos- Police spokesman Bernhard AP PHOTO message. sibility of a “terrorist motive” Jens said no one had been de- After the shooting, Dutch in the attack. Dutch military tained yet in the shooting, and political parties halted cam- police went on extra alert at one possible “explanation is paigning ahead of a provincial Dutch airports and at key bui- that the person fled by car.” He election scheduled for Wed- ldings in the country as the did not rule out the possibility nesday that will also determi- Utrecht manhunt took place. that more than one shooter ne the makeup of the Dutch Police, including heavily ar- was involved in the attack. parliament’s upper house. med officers, flooded the area “We want to try to catch the In neighboring Germany, after the shooting yesterday person responsible as soon as police stepped up their sur- on a tram at a busy traffic in- veillance of the Dutch border. tersection in a residential nei- Heinrich Onstein, a spokes- ghborhood. They later erected [A police man for federal police in Nor- a white tent over an area whe- th Rhine-Westphalia state, re a body appeared to be lying spokesman] said additional officers had next to the tram. been detailed to watch not Utrecht police said trauma did not rule out possible,” Jens said. tion on that from Dutch police. only major highways, but also helicopters were sent to the the possibility A German police spokesman The Netherlands’ anti-terror minor crossings and railway scene and appealed to the pu- said German authorities near coordinator raised the threat routes. blic to stay away. As the ma- that more than the border were initially told alert to its highest level arou- German police are in clo- nhunt continued, heavily ar- to look out for a red Renault nd Utrecht. Pieter-Jaap Aal- se contact with authorities in med anti-terror officers gathe- one shooter Clio compact sedan but were bersberg said the “threat level the Netherlands and have a red in front of an apartment later told it had been found has gone to 5, exclusively for description of the suspect, he block close to the scene. was involved in abandoned in Utrecht. There the Utrecht province.” said, but would not elaborate Dutch Prime Minister Mark the attack was no immediate confirma- “The culprit is still on the for security reasons. AP

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Beth Harris, Indian Wells TENNIS (Calif.) AP PHOTO OGER Fede- rer came out playing like his Thiem edges legendary self. RDominic Thiem needed a set to adjust to what he was seeing across the Federer in 3 sets to net. Thiem went on to beat FOOTBALL Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 win Indian Wells title Ronaldo charged by and win the BNP Paribas Open yesterday [Macau UEFA for gesture mocking time], denying Federer a record sixth title in the Simeone AP PHOTO desert. UEFA has charged Cristiano Ronaldo for a provocative “It just feels unreal gesture mocking Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone what happened,” Thiem after Juventus eliminated the Spanish club from the said. “He’s such a le- Champions League. UEFA says its disciplinary panel gend.” will judge the charge of “improper conduct” last week. Thiem trailed 4-3 and Simeone was fined 20,000 euros (USD22,700) by 5-4 in the third set befo- UEFA for making an obscene gesture after Atletico re breaking Federer with took the lead in a 2-0 win over Juventus in the first a forehand winner to go leg. Ronaldo’s hat trick in the 3-0 win in the return leg up 6-5. Thiem served in Turin last week sent Juventus to the quarterfinals. out the two-hour match Ronaldo celebrated at the final whistle by mimicking that ended with yet ano- Simeone’s gesture. When Ronaldo played for Real ther error from Federer, Madrid, he twice won Champions League finals against a forehand dumped into Atletico. the net. Federer was in the fi-

nal for the third straight AP PHOTO year and lost for the se- cond year in a row. He was beaten in a third-set tiebreaker by Juan Mar- tin del Potro last year. Federer won his 100th career title in Dubai re- SKI cently. Thiem had lost in his Dominic Thiem, of Austria, celebrates after defeating Roger Federer Shiffrin tops World Cup previous two ATP Mas- ters 1000 finals. But the set in the fourth game, tournament history. The Canadian followed money list with record 25-year-old Austrian’s going up 3-1. Federer “The fricking cham- in the footsteps of Nao- USD885,000 solid serve held up won just two more ga- pion of Indian Wells,” mi Osaka, who was a li- against Federer as it had mes in the set. Andreescu said. “It’s ttle-known 20-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin (pictured, right) earned a record throughout the tourna- Both players were on crazy.” when she won the title 886,000 Swiss francs (USD885,000) in prize money ment. serve in the third set un- She overcame nerves, last year. Osaka used it during the World Cup ski season. Shiffrin’s 17 victories Thiem was broken til Thiem collected the fatigue, arm and leg is- as a springboard to win — the most ever in a season — gave her at least double the amount of the next highest earner on the women’s just four times out of only break. Federer tried sues in the final set to titles at the U.S. and circuit. Petra Vlhova was second with 428,000 Swiss 61 service games in the consecutive drop sho- earn the first title of her Australian opens while francs ($427,000). Marcel Hirscher, who won a tournament. He didn’t ts that Thiem retrieved fledgling career. ascending to the No. 1 record-extending eighth straight overall World Cup lose serve during his se- for crosscourt forehand Andreescu won on her ranking in January. title, topped the men’s list with 565,000 Swiss francs mifinal win over Milos winners before the Aus- fourth match point when “No pressure,” An- ($564,000). Shiffrin won the women’s overall title for Raonic, facing only one trian hit a winning fo- Kerber netted a ba- dreescu said, joking. the third straight year. World Cup organizers typically break point in that ma- rehand to lead 6-5. ckhand. She broke Ker- She’s projected to rise pay 45,000 Swiss francs ($44,950) for a win. Prize tch. “He did very well when ber three times in the 36 spots to No. 24 in the money is paid down to 30th place, which usually earns Canadian teenager he got up to the ball, third set, rallying from a WTA Tour rankings. 500 Swiss francs ($499). Bianca Andreescu upset stayed calm, made the 3-2 deficit to take four of Kerber, ranked eighth, Angelique Kerber 6-4, shot,” Federer said. the final five games. remains without a title 3-6, 6-4 to win the wo- Federer won just one Andreescu dropped her since winning Wimble- men’s title. point on Thiem’s serve racket near the baseli- don last year. AP PHOTO Thiem and Andrees- in the final game. ne and fell on her back, She was a crowd favori- cu earned $1.3 million “Just came up against her legs in the air as she te, with fans waving Ca- each. somebody who was on covered her face in dis- nadian flags and chan- Federer and Thiem had the day a bit better when belief. After getting up ting “Let’s go, Bianca! split their four previous it really mattered,” Fe- and exchanging kisses Let’s go” in the second meetings, but Federer derer said. “I have been with Kerber, the teen set. had won both of their in these positions so bent down and kissed They clearly enjoyed hard-court matches wi- many times that I get the sunbaked hard court Andreescu’s fearless sty- Canceled Crusaders match thout dropping a set. over it very quickly.” and dropped to her back le of play. She alterna- overshadows Super Rugby’s He cruised through Federer advanced to again, her arms and legs tely outpunched oppo- the first set in 36 minu- the final after rival Ra- splayed, before grabbing nents from the baseline, fifth round tes while getting broken fael Nadal withdrew her head. tossed up high-arching One match that wasn’t played carried more significance for just the second time before their semifinal Born in Canada, she shots and unleashed than five that were in the fifth round of Super Rugby. during his run to his match because of knee later moved with her pa- well-time drop shots — The scheduled match between the Crusaders and ninth appearance in the pain. Thiem also bene- rents to Romania, where usually during the same Highlanders in Dunedin was canceled on Saturday by final. But Federer broke fited from a walkover, she first started playing point. joint agreement in a mark of respect for victims of a back in the next game reaching the semis when tennis. A smiling Andreescu mass shooting the previous day in Christchurch. On and served out the set. Gael Monfils withdrew Kerber was the last of was quick to correct a Friday afternoon a lone gunman opened fire at two “The way he was with an Achilles injury. five seeded players that reporter. mosques in the South Island city and in less than 30 playing the first set was Andreescu, an 18-year- Andreescu knocked off “It’s not moonballing,” minutes left 50 dead and dozens wounded. Crusaders unreal,” Thiem said. “I old Canadian, became in her seven matches. she said. “It’s just hitting chief executive Colin Mainsbridge said players were had to get used to it.” the first wild-card win- “When she had the heavy to her backhand shocked by the events which had taken place in their Thiem earned the only ner and second-youn- chances, she just go for with more spin. We’re own city and “all other issues and considerations pale break of the second gest to claim the title in it,” Kerber said. not under 12 here.” AP in significance” against the loss of life. THE UK prime minister in last-minute Station Air quality BUZZ push to win Brexit support Roadside 50-70 Good British Prime Minister Theresa May was making EU leaders meet Thursday for a summit in Brus- a last-minute push to win support for her Euro- sels. High pean Union divorce deal, warning opponents that But there was no sign of a breakthrough, and the Density 35-55 failure to approve it would mean a long — and pos- government faces a deadline of the end of today to Residental sibly indefinite — delay to Brexit. decide whether they have enough votes to pass the Good Parliament has rejected the agreement twice, deal, so that a vote can be held tomorrow. Area opinion but May aims to try a third time this week if she May’s spokesman said yesterday that the govern- can persuade enough lawmakers to change their ment would only hold a vote if there is “a realistic Ambient 50-70 minds. Her aim is to have the deal agreed before prospect of success.” Good World Views DSMG SOURCE: Nathaniel Bullard, Bloomberg WORLD BRIEFS Hong Kong’s taxi fleet ages Facebook says in real time service hindered by AP PHOTO The South China Morning Post recently pu- blished an analysis of the 210,000 licensed drivers of Hong Kong’s iconic taxi fleet. Those Toyota Crown sedans are a venerable design, lack of local news released in 1995. More venerable still are its drivers, nearly half of whom are older than 60. NEW ZEALAND Prime Hong Kong’s taxi drivers are a service sector David Bauder, New York Minister Jacinta Ardern aging in real time, a microcosm of a service promise of tightened gun economy going the same way. ACEBOOK’S effort to laws in the wake of the Hong Kong has no mandated retirement age Festablish a service that Christchurch mosque for its taxi drivers. Hong Kong Transport De- provides its users with lo- shootings has been partment figures also show that only about 15 cal news and information is widely welcomed by a percent of them are younger than 50, and more being hindered by the lack stunned population. than 8 percent are older than 70. of outlets where the com- More on p12 I was curious to see how taxi drivers’ ages pany’s technicians can find have changed over time, and found a useful original reporting. proxy: the age of drivers involved in acciden- ts. Driving was a young person’s game in the The service, launched last AP PHOTO 1990s, when this data set begins; by 2017, ac- year, is currently availab- cidents were just off their all-time highs, and le in some 400 cities in the news stories from various sarily have the answers. the drivers involved were all-time old as well. United States. But the social local outlets, along with “Everyone can learn from If we look at those accidents by age group as media giant said it has fou- government and commu- working together,” said a percent of the total, it is even more obvious nd that 40 percent of Ame- nity groups. The company Anne Kornblut, director of how old the drivers are. In 1991, 60 percent ricans live in places where deems a community un- news initiatives at the com- of all accidents occurred with drivers younger there weren’t enough local suitable for “Today In” if it pany. USA Democratic than 40. By 2017, 60 percent of all accidents news stories to support it. cannot find a single day in The company plans to presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke (pictured) occurred with drivers older than 55. Facebook announced yes- a month with at least five award some 100 grants, That’s not to say that older drivers are neces- raised USD6.1 million terday it would share its news items available to sha- ranging from $5,000 to sarily worse drivers. It’s likely that they are a online during the first 24 cross-section of a population that is aging in research with academics at re. $25,000, to people with hours after he announced general, buoyed by the fact that one can drive Duke, Harvard, Minnesota There’s not a wide geogra- ideas for making more news his White House bid, for longer than one can work in construction, and North Carolina who are phical disparity. For exam- available, said Josh Mabry, the highest first-day for instance. studying the extent of news ple, the percentage of news head of local news partner- number reported by any Older drivers are in more accidents because deserts created by newspa- deserts is higher in the Nor- ships for Facebook. candidate, his campaign there are more old drivers — but that doesn’t per closures and staff down- theast and Midwest, at 43 That comes on top of $300 said. The “record- mean age presents no issues at all. Age is a sizing. percent, Facebook said. In million in grants Facebook breaking” fundraising concern, says the vice chairman of the Taxi Some 1,800 newspapers the South and West, the fi- announced in January to came “without a dime” Council, as older drivers intersect with new have closed in the United gure is 38 percent. help programs and part- from political action committees, corporations technologies that both enable and potentially States over the last 15 years, “It affirms the fact that we nerships designed to boost distract: or special interests. local news. “If the ageing continues, it will be hard to push according to the University have a real lack of original for the use of technology and reforms in service of North Carolina. News- local reporting,” said Pe- The company doesn’t plan quality,” he said, adding that older drivers had room employment has nelope Muse Abernathy, a to launch newsgathering a harder time learning how to use their mobile declined by 45 percent as University of North Caro- efforts of its own, Kornblut AP PHOTO phones for navigation and monitoring traffic. the industry struggles with lina professor who studies said. While the total number of taxi accidents has a broken business model the topic. She said she ho- “Our history has been — increased, the number of drivers and the num- partly caused by the success pes the data helps pinpoint and we will probably stick ber of registered taxis have not changed much of companies on the Inter- areas where the need is to it — to let journalists do in the past 18 years. There were 219,032 licen- net, including Facebook. greatest, eventually leading what they do well and let us sed drivers in 2001, and 210,524 in 2017. And The Facebook service, to some ideas for solutions. support them and let them the number of registered taxis increased by 25 CRIMEA NATO and the called “Today In,” collects Facebook doesn’t neces- do their work,” she said. AP (not a typo) over the same period, to 18,163 European Union are from 18,138. condemning Russia’s The number of private cars on the road has 2014 annexation of increased markedly in the same time period, Ukraine’s Crimean however. There are more than 600,000 private Peninsula five years after cars registered in Hong Kong, an increase of THE Moscow declared the more than 50 percent since 2001. Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images region Russian territory. Hong Kong has the world’s longest life ex- DECISIVE MOMENT NATO allies said in a pectancy: 81.3 years for men, 87.3 years for statement that “we women. It also has an exceptionally low birth strongly condemn this rate, as I highlighted in a recent piece on the act, which we do not and potential for automating low-speed transport in will not recognize.” developed East Asia megacities. More on p14 Hong Kong’s economy is heavily services-ba- sed: In charting the composition of its gross domestic product, it was easier to highlight the components of GDP that are not services. AP PHOTO Transport, construction, information and com- munications, utilities, manufacturing, and Hong Kong’s tiny agriculture, fishing, mining and quarrying sectors make up just 17 percent of economic activity. MUSIC Dick Dale Hong Kong’s aging drivers will be an interes- (pictured, in 2007), whose ting test case, in coming years, for how the city pounding, blaringly handles its aging workforce. Will we eventually loud power-chord see centenarian cab drivers in Hong Kong? Will instrumentals on songs young people be attracted to a job that healthy like “Miserlou” and “Let’s older people are willing to perform as long as Go Trippin’” earned him they are able? Or will technology play a major the title King of the Surf role — either in aiding older drivers, or making Guitar, has died at age them less able to do an increasingly connected 81. His former bassist job? Hunger. More than a million people in a dozen Kenyan counties are in urgent need of food assistance after Sam Bolle says Dick Dale below-average rainfall curbed farm output, according to the East African nation’s drought-management agency. passed away Saturday night.