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Hong Kong Nearly 1.8 million residents took voluntary coronavirus

tests as part of a massive GRAPHIC MDT community testing program, resulting in 42 cases being identified, the government said yesterday. The two-week testing program, was aimed at identifying silent carriers of the coronavirus to cut the transmission chain in a wave of cases that began in July. AP PHOTO

Japan The financial misconduct trial of former Nissan executive Greg Kelly (pictured) began yesterday with Kelly saying he committed no crimes and was only trying to keep his star boss Carlos Ghosn from leaving. The charges being heard at Tokyo District Court center around Kelly’s alleged role in failing to report to Japanese authorities the future compensation of Ghosn. AP PHOTO

Indonesia A patrol ship LANDFILL OR confronted a Chinese coast guard vessel that spent almost three days in waters where Indonesia claims P3 economic rights and are near the southernmost part of ’s disputed NOT TO FILL South China Sea claims. FATE OF NEW ZONE D TO BE DECIDED BY THE PUBLIC The agency sent a patrol ship that closed within a kilometer of the Chinese coast guard vessel and they communicated to affirm their position and their nation’s claims to the area.

Beirut A fire broke yesterday in a downtown

Beirut building near the CHARRON SAMUEL city’s port where an Eight animal explosion last month killed nearly 200, wounded thousands and left welfare the city’s residents traumatized. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire. The associations building was still under construction and sits on the main road that passes jointly by the port. It was the third fire in the area within a week following two recent petition Gov’t fires at the port of Beirut.

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11th MGM Macau Eco TrailHiker canceled Lawmaker urges gov’t not The 11th MGM Macau Eco TrailHiker has been canceled this year due to the impact of Covid-19 and the continuation of social distancing measures to force foreign designers in the Macau SAR. “We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all of the following who have supported Macau TrailHiker over the past 10 years to hire local architects including the Macau government, our title sponsors, our numerous corporate sponsors, [and] our JULIE ZHU TrailHiker teams,” the organizer said in a statement. Held every November, the beneficiaries of last AWMAKER Au Kam San year’s community event were the Cradle of Hope Lhas urged the govern- Association and the Salvation Army Hong Kong and ment not to force foreign Macau Command, which were presented a total of design contractors to hire lo- MOP400,000 to support their operational expenses. cal architects, which he says Last year, to mark its 10th anniversary, the event could impact the quality of expanded its eco-friendly efforts by conducting a the projects. series of eco-action initiatives and following a “Think Au voiced his opinion to Reusable, Not Disposable” mentality. the Secretary for Social Af- fairs and Culture, Ao Ieong Civil Protection Law U, during a public consulta- took effect yesterday tion session about the new Central Library project. The new civil protection law, which includes a In order to build the new provision against creating or spreading rumors, Central Library, the local came into effect yesterday. In August, the government invited four Legislative Assembly (AL) passed the final version non-local architecture com- of the new civil protection law, article by article. panies to provide design The law, which was proposed and drafted back in proposals. The government 2018, has been subject to public scrutiny since chose designs from four its inception. With the law in effect, people who candidates, who are from spread “false alarms” during a crisis period, such the Netherlands, Finland, as catastrophes, accidents and pandemics, Ireland and Switzerland. among others, might be subjected to a maximum The government then sentence of three years’ imprisonment. The law paid the four European A design rendering of the proposed Central Library project to be based in Tap Seac Square also mandates that the media must assist the companies to design the fi- government in spreading official information nal conceptual plan. This the design proposal review. estimates advanced by the retained the façade painting relating to civil protection. approach has fallen under Lawmaker Agnes Lam also Secretary, the overall cost to in their design proposals.

public scrutiny, especially by spoke on behalf of some lo- build the previous two de- Ao Ieong said that the Taxi driver at large local designers. cal architects and asked the signs of the Old Court Bui- government did not require after injuring one The local architecture in- government about the rea- lding and the Hotel Estoril that the companies include dustry has been dissatisfied sons behind the exclusion. youth center amounted to the façade in the design, and A taxi driver, who is suspected of being responsible with the exclusion of Macau However, contrary to this a combined 2.5 billion pa- that it is a pure coincidence for a car accident, is wanted by the police authority. designers from this project. opinion, lawmaker Au ar- tacas. The current Central that the companies all pre- On Monday night, a taxi hit a pedestrian near the However, the government gued that the government Library plan, together with served it. Lawmaker Mak Soi border gate, and fled the scene. A 59-year-old has consistently claimed should not force foreign de- the future edition of the you- Kun was particularly dissa- Macau male resident sustained light injuries, mainly that local professionals will sign contractors to hire Ma- th center and a performan- tisfied with the coincidence to his right ankle. According to the Public Security have opportunities to be cau architects to participate ce academy, will cost 1.35 and requested that Ao Ieong Police Force (PSP), the victim claimed that he was crossing at a zebra crossing when the taxi hit him. part of the new Central Li- in the design of the project. billion patacas in total. explain the meaning behind This particular zebra crossing is equipped with a set brary development, for ins- “I don’t want the govern- However, she actually the painting. Mak said that of traffic lights. The PSP sent the victim to Conde S. tance, they may be hired in ment to force foreign com- said “we admitted that we others have relayed to him Januário Hospital for medical treatment. the future by the successful panies to hire local partici- wasted some money on the that the painting is a meta- bidders. pants, because it may drag design” stage. phor to illustrate the casino Previously, the govern- down the quality,” said Au. Many in Macau have cal- making a profit from its cus- Students complain ment held a competition to Previously, the Macau led for the preservation of tomers. about Hengqin border attract designs for the Cen- SAR government paid 18.68 the façade painting of the However, Ao Ieong res- inaccessibility tral Library, especially from million patacas to a com- Hotel Estoril, even under its ponded to Mak by saying local designers. The partici- pany for the design of the previous renovation plans. “art is subjective. Everybody A group of mainland students have complained pants were not paid for sub- new Central Library to be The four companies have all sees it differently.” about the inconvenience of using the new Hengqin mitting a design. built on the site of the cur- border. The students who are currently studying Commenting on the au- rent Old Court Building. at a school in Macau made contact with an official thority’s different approa- Moreover, another 49.8 Zhuhai news’ Weibo account to complain about the ches with the current paid million patacas was paid to Tunnel from Tap Seac Square inaccessibility of the facility in Zhuhai. According to these students, they currently live in Hengqin and the previous unpaid a company for the design to THE local government has for Social Affairs and Culture, and travel between the two cities every day via the competition, Ao Ieong only transform the current Hotel endorsed the proposal to con- Ao Ieong U, who made the Hengqin port, which is open 24 hours a day. On the said “I think [this time] we Estoril into a youth activity struct an underground tunnel disclosure during her response between the current Hotel to lawmakers’ questions on Zhuhai side, there is a new underground walking paid foreign companies a center. Estoril and Tap Seac Square the latest proposal for the tunnel allowing passengers to cross the streets in rather fair price to provide a Both of these plans have so as to make a seamless new Central Library project. Hengqin. This tunnel closes at 10 p.m. every night, conceptual design.” now been abandoned, as the connection between Tap Seac She said the idea would be resulting in the students walking on the road late Ao Ieong was also criti- Hotel Estoril will be transfor- Square and the future new raised with the Secretary for cized by Chinese-langua- med into the Central Library at night, where there are no zebra crossings. The Central Library. The endorse- Transport and Public Works, students said they are forced to jaywalk if they want ge media in Macau for not instead. ment came from the Secretary Raimundo Arrais do Rosário. to cross the streets. inviting local architects to According to the latest

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[for Zone D],” the Chief Executive said. “We don’t want [the new land- fill area that would replace Zone D] to be used to build more hou- sing but, instead, to allow the people in Zone A to enjoy green areas,” he added. Nevertheless, the Chief Exe- cutive reassured that no housing units will be lost if it is decided not to build the Zone D landfill by the Taipa waterfront and instead relocate it to the northeast part of the Peninsula linked to Zone A. “We did the calculations and for the coming 20 years, we will have enough land supply for housing. If you ask me after 20 years, then I cannot assure it. But for the coming 20 years, the land reserves are sufficient. Ho also stressed yesterday that Macau does not possess the auto- nomy to decide on land reclama- tion matters. The final decision is in the hands of the central gover- nment. Zone A, as seen last year, next to the land plot for the Macau Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge “The landfills need to have superior authorization from the central government,” said Ho. “It Ho said. is not a matter of personal deci- The Chief Executive added sion of whether today I want it that the idea recently aired by the and I do it and tomorrow I stop Fate of new Zone D to be government of relocating Zone D wanting it and I give up on it. to an area in the vicinity of Zone That’s not how it works.” A, was intended to provide a be- “If we start the landfill of Zone tter quality of life for the future D, we cannot withdraw it and put decided by the public residents of that area. the land back in its original form. “We have forecasted that The population needs to consi- RENATO MARQUES for the results from the Macau nient and feasible.” 32,000 family clusters will live in der if the original Zone D at the Master Plan’s public consultation “The government has not yet Zone A in the near future. In Zone side of Zone C is convenient to HE future of Zone D, launched on September 4. taken any decision on whether or A, there are no gardens or parks in continue there or not.” one of the new land re- Questioned regarding the go- not we will eliminate the Zone D,” the plan or any green-area for the The Chief Executive mentio- clamation areas, has vernment’s intention to relocate added Ho. “For Zone C, we can al- about 96,000 people that are ex- ned that when the original plan not yet been decided, Zone D of the new landfills, the ready see it [being built].” pected to live there, only streets. Is for the new landfills labeled A TChief Executive Ho Iat Seng said Chief Executive said, “in the [Mas- “This is the first general plan that convenient in the long term through E was completed and yesterday on the sidelines of the ter] Plan we have not yet elimina- of Macau. […] This is just a public for the sustainable development submitted for the approval of the groundbreaking ceremony for ted that part. We have commissio- consultation version and not yet of Macau? We need to evaluate Central government, “there was the Macao Polytechnic Institute’s ned a company to draft this plan a final version. During this public the complementary equipment no solution available. But now new building. and we did not make any change consultation process, we want to for leisure and wellbeing. This is we have alternatives that we can According to the Chief Execu- or adjustments to it yet. We need hear more from the population why we are now thinking about propose to the central govern- tive, no decision has been made to understand if the Zone D loca- so then we can proceed with the […] if it is convenient or not to ment and [with which] request yet as the government is waiting tion [adjacent to] Zone C is conve- necessary changes [to the plan],” continue with the former plan changes.”

IPM sets foundation Ho Iat Seng to visit Hainan for stones for new Pan- meeting library building

HIEF Executive in the Greater Pearl Ri- cing free-trade port ting. These meetings HE Macao Polytechnic Insti- lding is expected to start opera- CHo Iat Seng will ver Delta Region, na- and jointly building will be used to exchan- Ttute (IPM) launched yester- ting in 2024, representing a “leap lead a delegation to mely Fujian, Jiangxi, a platform for sys- ge views on topics of day the foundation stones of its forward for IPM’s teaching and Sanya, Hainan pro- Hunan, Guangdong, tem integration and mutual concern. new library and administration research work.” vince from today un- Guangxi, Hainan, Si- innovation; building Several government building. The president of the IPM also til September 18 to chuan, Guizhou, Yun- a modern transport officials, including Se- The new building will have a noted that after the conclusion, attend the 2020 Pan- nan, as well as the two network composed of cretary for Economy total of 15 floors and includes an the higher education institution -Pearl River Delta SARs of Macau and major ports, corridors and Finance, Lei Wai underground parking lot, facilities would expand its scientific and (PPRD) Regional Coo- Hong Kong. and centers together; Nong, and director of for postgraduate studies, langua- research area to 37,000 square peration Executive With a theme of and promoting high- the Government Infor- ge learning classrooms, a library, meters. Chiefs Joint Meeting. “sharing the opportu- -quality development mation Bureau, Inês multifunctional auditoriums, as “With modern and well-e- The meeting is a nities of Hainan free- for regional coopera- Chan, among others, well as facilities for academic and quipped facilities, the new bui- platform launched in -trade port and pro- tion within the PPRD will accompany the administrative purposes. lding will be able to contribute 2004 for regional coo- moting joint develop- region. government head on On the groundbreaking cere- toward IPM’s goals in the pursuit peration between the ment of the Pearl River During the three- the visit. During Ho’s mony, the president of the IPM, of training of more talents and nine provinces and Pan-Delta Region” this -day visit, Ho will meet absence, Secretary for Im Sio Kei noted that the building more scientific and technological two special adminis- year, PPRD leaders will separately with each Administration and would follow, “international-level outcomes for the country and for trative regions (SARs) discuss three topics: of leaders of the PPRD Justice, André Cheong, design of facilities of the same Macau that will boost the social – collectively known sharing fresh oppor- Region, who are also will be Acting Chief type.” and economic development,” as the “9+2” – located tunities of the advan- attending the mee- Executive. AL According to Im, the new bui- said Im. RM page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 16.09.2020 wed

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volunteer feeders, who will bear volunteer ID after registration, to Eight animal welfare associations follow up with the released ani- mals,” Lau said. jointly petition Chief Executive For example, they can help keep track on the number of stray ANTHONY LAM animals and their health condi- tions, she explained. IGHT local animal welfare or- Furthermore, the organizations Eganizations joined together also suggested there should be a and submitted a petition letter to training program for volunteer fee- the Chief Executive yesterday to KOSIOR MARGARITA ders to educate them on the right request that the government adopt manner of feeding stray animals, the widely used Trap-Neuter-Re- such as how to keep the area clean. lease (TNR) mode of handling “Harmony is emphasized in stray animals, among other sug- Macau, so we should look for a gestions. harmonious way to resolve the si- The TNR method attempts to tuation,” Lau stressed. “A way that control the number of stray ani- doesn’t impact public hygiene and mals by systematically catching [animals’] lives; a way that can pro- them before administering spay tect them and ensure the cleanli- surgery to them. When they reco- ness of the neighborhood.” ver from the surgery, they will be Lau was not convinced by the released into their neighborhood. data that the IAM has previously As the animals will have lost their released, which indicated that 70% reproductive ability, they will not of the stray or abandoned animals be able reproduce further stray that it caught were successfully animals. Macau Animal Welfare Associa- felt “astounded, especially when Abandoned Animals Protection adopted. Records show that there was a tion, surnamed Lai, revealed, “We we have been in negotiation with Association of Macau, expressed Lau said that the eight animal brief period of TNR implemented have actually been discussing with the authorities.” her confusion about “why the go- welfare associations have seen a on stray cats between 2007 and the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) Lai added that culling is not a vernment is closing the door on lot of “returned animals.” 2015. The government withdrew regarding the TNR program.” feasible way to control the grow- the TNR program and volunteer “Young animals are usually cute the TNR approach after that and “In addition, we have also con- th of the stray animal population, feeding without even trying.” and more appealing,” she said. has been reluctant to restart the ducted site inspections at locations because “it can never keep up with A possibility is that, if put in pla- “But many of them get ‘returned’ program since then. Its latest justi- we estimate to be appropriate for the growth rate.” ce, the TNR program will put extra when they start growing.” fication is that it did not see requi- trail operation of the program,” she Currently, the IAM euthanizes burden on the authority. On the other hand, the rise in site conditions for the method to added. sheltered animals after a certain “We have also suggested to the the adoption rate was also partly be used across the city. Listening to the recent com- period if they are not adopted. government that when the TNR generated by animal welfare as- After handing in the petition ments the government has made Another animal welfare lo- program is in place, it should sociations “rescuing” the animals letter yesterday, the leader of the about TNR program in Macau, Lai bbyist, Josephine Lau from the operate a registration system for from the IAM. ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 wed 16.09.2020 澳門 MACAU

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Tak Chun boss acquires 21% stake in Macau Legend Analyst warns gaming sector An entity controlled by Chan Weng Lin, the chief executive of Macau junket operator Tak Chun Group, has acquired a 20.65% stake in ’s Macau Legend Development. Citing information filed with will see ‘winners and losers’ the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday, LYNZY VALLES gaming news website GGRAsia reported that the $173-million deal has elevated Chan Malaysian-based

BLOOMBERG to become the second largest shareholder gaming analyst in the company, behind only Chow, who has warned that controls just under 30%. Prior to the deal, Macau’s upcoming Chan had personally owned a 0.11% stake in facilitiesA such as the Grand the company. He now controls approximately Lisboa Palace and The Lon- 20.75% of Macau Legend Development. doner will “not likely grow in Macau Legend operates three casinos in overall demand” in the short Macau under a service agreement with term “but instead result in concessionaire SJM Holdings. winners and losers” among the Macau casino operators. Memorial In a note seen by GGRA- museum undergoes sia, Singaporean firm Smar- renovation works tkarma Innovations Pte Ltd said that both SJM Holdings Renovation works for the Xian Xinghai Ltd and Sands China Ltd are Memorial Museum began yesterday in likely to see a boost to their a bid to maintain cultural and historical pre-tax earnings. facilities in the Macau SAR, the Cultural However, it noted that the Affairs Bureau said in a statement. main beneficiaries in a rela- suming that it obtains all the tion to Sands China from and MGM Resorts (9.7%). Expected to be completed in October, tive sense would be “those necessary operating permits these upgrades will not be as Meanwhile, available data the renovation will mainly focus on the operators with new capacity from the government. significant as that of Grand shows that during the first repair and reinforcement of the pillars of as players will often gravitate Commenting on the ga- Lisboa Palace to SJM.” quarter of 2020, Melco Re- the external wall of the building. The Xian to the newer properties.” ming operations of the soon- This is mainly due to the sorts Macau’s operation took Xinghai Memorial Museum is open to the In the note, Michael Ting, -to-open hotel, Ting forecas- fact that the new property a 21.4% market share, while public as usual as the renovations do not a former director at banking ted that Grand Lisboa Palace capacity is only a “rebrand SJM Holdings’ casino opera- affect the public’s visiting area. The bureau is currently carrying out renovation works group CIMB said, “We ex- would only start with 150 to and refurbishment of cur- ting unit had a 15% share of on the façades of the Taipa Houses, which pect that when Grand Lisboa 250 gaming tables, which rent properties and not a Macau’s gaming revenue in is expected to be completed by November. Palace opens, coupled with may increase over time. new standalone integrated the first half of the year. The renovation works include conservation, a slow recovery in sector’s “We estimate that at full resort.” Casinos in the SAR have painting and renovation of the façades, gaming revenues from the suffered further pain as ga- ramp, Grand Lisboa Palace Sands China will open the doors and windows of the five buildings of [Covid-19] pandemic, the can generate circa HKD4.6 property in phases during the ming revenue dropped more the Taipa Houses. immediate impact will be billion of adjusted EBITDA financial year of 2020-2021, than 90% for the fifth straight [market] over-capacity, lea- [earnings before interest, ta- citing also the additional 290 month in August, with execu- ding to market-share shifts xation, depreciation and ta- new suites at Four Seasons. tives waiting for recovery af- IFTM marks 25th among operators with SJM xation] which is double the Last year, Sands China Ltd ter China’s gradual relaxation anniversary with [Holdings] being the primary full-year 2019 adjusted EBIT- led the mass market claiming of travel and visa restrictions. series of events beneficiary.” DA of Grand Lisboa.” 29.5% of general public re- Official data shows that gross SJM previously announ- Meanwhile, when compa- venue, followed by Galaxy at gaming revenue was 1.33 The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies ced in a filing that it expects ring EBITDA contributions, 18.7%. SJM Holdings had a billion patacas in August, (IFTM) is holding a series of special to open the Grand Lisboa Pa- the analyst noted, “We ex- share of 15.3%, followed by down 94.5% from a year ear- initiatives to mark its 25th anniversary this month. Ensuring that the celebrations are lace by the end of 2020, as- pect the EBITDA contribu- Melco (14.6%), Wynn (12.2%) lier. appropriate for the conditions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the anniversary’s event roster includes two sets of online webinars, each in a series dictable factors,” said format. One of the webinar series aims to Ho. help current students and fresh graduates Ho Iat Seng hopes to reopen Giving examples, Ho from the Heritage Management Bachelor remarked that in one of Degree Program learn more about the Macau’s major markets career paths available to them. The webinar the border to Asia in Q4 for visitors, the neighbo- series will feature nine alumni employed in RENATO MARQUES Tourism visa en- ring region of Hong various fields ranging from cultural heritage dorsements for Macau Kong, there are still no management to museum work, underwater HE government is will resume across the plans for reopening the archaeology and higher education. Thoping that more mainland on Septem- borders. Asian countries will ber 23, just in time “Hong Kong, for Consumer soon be in a situation for the normally busy instance, is so close Council monitors that will allow Macau’s Golden Week period but we can’t open the supermarket prices borders to be reopened at the start of October. doors to them as yet. It to their citizens. Some in the local go- is a market of 7 million The Consumer Council (CC) continues to These countries need vernment expect other people and our second monitor supermarket prices to protect to have brought the Co- steps toward normalcy biggest [visitor] market consumers and enhance product price vid-19 pandemic under during the last quarter but we cannot open the transparency. Recently, the council surveyed control first, but Ma- of 2020. borders to them as they the retail prices of 25 disinfection products, cau Chief Executive Ho “In the upcoming are not yet considered of 10 infant formula products and 11 over- Iat Seng said he hopes three months, we will low-risk,” the Chief Exe- the-counter drugs at supermarkets and some will reach this sta- allow citizens from cutive said. drugstores. Price differences were observed ge in the final quarter of other countries in Asia “After September 23, for different products at various retail this year. that have a low-risk [of the borders will be open spots. To combat the differential pricing Asked by the media normalization, the Chief with the [Covid-19] pan- contagion] to enter Ma- to all residents of the and alleged profiteering practices, the CC on the sidelines of an Executive said, “we don’t demic, it is very difficult cau but we can’t tell who mainland. We need to has been encouraging the members of the event yesterday about have a standard to serve to predict the changes it they are at this point as take advantage of this public to rely on its “Macao Price Information the next steps in tourism as a reference because entails. there are many unpre- opportunity,” he added. Platform,” which is available on its website. page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 16.09.2020 wed

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the Iran nuclear deal, abandoned ful countries in today’s world, the the Intermediate-Range Nuclear U.S. attempt to decouple from

AP PHOTO Forces (INF) Treaty, left the Open China produces a repercussion Skies Treaty on military transpa- far into the international commu- rency, and refused to extend the nity. Put it simply, the rest of the New Strategic Arms Reduction world faces such a tough ques- Treaty (START). tion: Are we siding with Beijing Washington also threatened and Washington? the top prosecutors of the Interna- What’s noticeable is that Bei- tional Criminal Court (ICC) with jing has never asked any country visa revocation as well as criminal to choose sides, nor does it seek investigations. As a result, the base an alliance system to counter any of international security is being group of countries. Instead, China shaken and the reemergence of an firmly sticks to the rules under the arms race is not out of question. United Nations, one of the world’s Beyond its international obli- most important international or- gation and responsibilities as the ganizations. world’s most powerful country, For example, in response to the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the U.S. has launched a series of UN initiative of global humanita- attacks on China, due to rising rian plan to cope with COVID-19, concern in Washington that its China has donated 50 million U.S. global preeminence might be re- dollars to the WHO, offered assis- OPINION placed by a rising China. tance to over 150 countries and Following the imposition of organizations, as well as boosted tariffs on Chinese goods in a tra- medical exports to more than 200 More than any time, we de war, Washington has targeted countries and regions. the Chinese technology com- China is also closing ranks with panies by either cutting off su- all sides in protecting the Iran need the United Nations pply of components in the case nuclear deal under the practice THE EDITORS, CGTN as business activities and peo- been “compounding the once- of Huawei, with no evidence of of multilateralism, in opposition ple’s daily lives resume gradually, -in-a-century transformations any wrongdoing by the company, of the unilateral approach by HE UN General Assembly thanks to strict prevention and unfolding in our world,” says a or forcing a backyard sale in the Washington. Thas adopted an “omnibus” controlled measures, many more Chinese Position Paper on the case of TikTok simply based on The year 2020 marks the 75th resolution to encourage interna- countries are still struggling with 75th anniversary of the founding national security concern despite, anniversary of the founding of the tional cooperation in response to the assault of the virus, such as of the UN. The world is “entering again, zero evidence. United Nations. The theme of this COVID-19. The resolution, which the United States, where the dea- a period of turbulence and chan- As China is increasingly being year’s commemoration events is was adopted with a vote of 169 to th toll is approaching 200,000. ge,” with the rise of protectio- depicted by U.S. government set as “The Future We Want, the 2 with two abstentions, identifies In normal times, you’d expect nism, unilateralism and bullying and officials as its top adversary, UN We Need: Reaffirming Our international cooperation, mul- a stronger and more urgent sen- practices. McCarthyism is again rearing its Collective Commitment to Mul- tilateralism and solidarity as the se of mission for major ugly head. Chinese stu- tilateralism.” 75 years ago, the UN only way for the world to effecti- powers to join hands dents and scholars are was founded with the determina- vely respond to global crises such in handling COVID-19. As China is becoming victims under tion to save succeeding genera- as COVID-19. Unfortunately, what we increasingly being such anti-China senti- tions from the scourge of war. It’s a clear and powerful sig- witness is the practice ment. For example, visas Such a theme is highly relevant nal sent out by the international of “modern piracy” of depicted by the US of more than 1,000 stu- with a world facing with unprece- community that at a time of a medical equipment in dents and scholars are dented challenges, in which the massive crisis of COVID-19, what international airports, as its top adversary, revoked without proper world’s only superpower is agi- the world needs is not “my coun- or the attempt to mo- McCarthyism is again explanation. Chinese stu- tated for a replay of a costly Cold try comes first” style unilatera- nopolize vaccines from dents departing the U.S. War, which would only lead to lism, or the withdrawal from the German and French rearing its ugly head are subject to horrendous more instability, chaos and con- international organizations, or companies. Adding to harassment by border flict. schemes to stoke confrontation that, there’s the withdrawal by In addition to the departure agents. One student stressed “he In this context, as the Chinese between different ideologies and the United States from the World of the WHO, Washington has wi- won’t consider ever visiting the Position Paper says, all countries political systems. Health Organization (WHO), the thdrawn from the Paris Climate country again due to the scree- need to look beyond the pande- The immediate threat to key international body coordi- Agreement, sabotaging global ef- ning experience.” mic and find answers to major everyone in the whole world is nating global efforts against the forts to fight climate change. The Given the fact that the U.S. and questions such as what the world the coronavirus. While some pandemic. U.S. is also backing out of arms China are the two largest econo- will look like and what kind of UN countries are returning to normal The COVID-19 pandemic has control. It has withdrawn from mies and two of the most power- the world needs. MDT/CGTN

HONG KONG No information on reported detentions in Taiwan: Lam ONG Kong leader Car- tion, and haven’t received cific cases, and that it is of China, it has a separate Hrie Lam said yesterday any assistance requests looking into the inquiries immigration system and that Taiwan has not disclo- from family,” she said. from the Hong Kong gover- there are border controls AP PHOTO sed information about the Taiwan media have re- nment. between it and the main- reported detentions of five ported that authorities Another group of 12 land. Hong Kongers who may have been holding five people from Hong Kong, Lam said that those cau- have attempted to flee the- people since last month af- also reportedly headed to ght breaching the laws of re by boat to escape pos- ter they were found at sea. Taiwan by boat, is being another jurisdiction will be sible prosecution at home The reports say they had detained in China after subject to criminal sanc- under a tough new natio- taken part in Hong Kong they were stopped by its tions and investigation by nal security law. pro-democracy protests coast guard in Chinese wa- its law enforcement autho- The Hong Kong go- last year. Taiwan has not ters on Aug. 23 for illegal rities. vernment reached out to confirmed the detentions. border crossing. In July, Taiwan opened Taiwan on Monday but Taiwan’s Mainland Af- The police in Shenzhen, an office to help Hong has yet to receive a reply, fairs Council, which also a mainland city bordering Kong residents who wish Lam told reporters before deals with Hong Kong and Hong Kong, did not indi- to emigrate. The self-go- Hong Kong since the pas- to enter Taiwan must apply a weekly meeting with ad- Macao affairs, said in a sta- cate which border they verning island is a popular sage of the new security for a permit before entry visers. tement yesterday that it were accused of crossing. choice among protesters law in June. because of the coronavirus “We have no informa- will not comment on spe- Though Hong Kong is part who have chosen to leave However, those seeking pandemic. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 wed 16.09.2020 中國 CHINA

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U.S. official accused AP PHOTO China yesterday of bullying and insince- rity in its dealings with SoutheastA Asian nations, but said Washington isn’t forcing the re- gion to choose sides between the two world powers. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell emphasized American resolve in maintaining its presence in the region and preventing “unwelcomed and certainly unhelpful military ad- venturism,” including in the dis- puted South China Sea. The comments in an online news conference were the latest display of the Trump administra- tion’s tough rhetoric toward Chi- na. Last week, U.S. and Chinese officials squared off in annual meetings of foreign ministers from the Association of Sou- theast Asian Nations. Stilwell pointed to Chinese actions toward countries with rival territorial claims in the South China Sea, suppression of pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong and operation of dams that threaten the water supply for downstream nations along the Mekong river. Washington is also concerned U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, David Stilwell about “persistent reports of Chi- nese weapons ending up in the hands of various armed groups maritime claims in the strategic Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, desire to ‘don’t make us choose,’ ggest driver of militarization” in Myanmar,” he said, without waterway as “unlawful,” Stilwell Myanmar and Laos — to hold Stilwell said, stressing that the and the “most dangerous factor elaborating. Myanmar, which is said, but stressed that the long- China accountable, he said. U.S. is not forcing countries to damaging peace” in the region. fighting several insurgent mino- -simmering disputes should be The five countries belong to take sides between it and China. The U.S. deployed military air- rity groups, has close ties with resolved peacefully and through the 10-nation ASEAN, which has If China “brings stability and craft in nearly 3,000 sorties and Beijing. dialogue. often been caught in the U.S.- it brings positive outcomes and more than 60 warships in the He said Chinese insincerity is Stilwell said Beijing’s control -China regional rivalry. Four it respects sovereignty of ASEAN disputed region in the first half of best illustrated in its aggressive of dams along the upper Mekong member states — Vietnam, the partners ... then we have no ob- the year, Wang said. behavior in the South China Sea, River has “harmed the livelihood Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia jection,” Stilwell said. But he said He accused the U.S. of driving where it has turned disputed ree- of tens of millions of people in — are locked in territorial dispu- China’s “track record is not good.” a wedge between China and rival fs into weaponized artificial is- Southeast Asian communities tes with China in the South China Chinese Foreign Minister South China Sea claimant states land outposts despite a commit- up and down the Mekong region Sea. Wang Yi lashed back at the U.S. and of undercutting Chinese at- ment not to militarize the region. basin.” Washington has encou- “We often hear from our in last week’s ASEAN meetings, tempts to resolve disputes throu- The U.S. regards China’s vast raged the affected countries — ASEAN friends and others this saying Washington was the “bi- gh ASEAN. AP

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1958: Historic Sheerness docks to close This photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account, shows himself (centre) and his family in a The government has announced the closure of one hospital in Berlin, Germany of the oldest naval dockyards in the UK. All 2,500 jobs at Sheerness Docks on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent are in jeopardy. VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV GERMANY The first ever secretary of the Admiralty, Samuel & DAVID RISING, BERLIN Pepys, established the dockyard in the 17th century as an extension to the Royal Navy headquarters in USSIAN opposition nearby Chatham. leader Alexei Naval- The former mayor of Rochester - the nearest city - ny posted a picture Navalny posts photo and President of the Medway Towns Trades Council of himself from his reported one of his councillors saying, “Pepys would Rhospital bed in Germany turn in his grave”. yesterday, looking gaunt but One dockworker said: “I’ll have to leave, there’s no- joking wryly about his con- thing else here.” dition and saying that he was of himself online, Members of Sheerness Urban District Council say enjoying the ability to finally they are concerned about the future of the town breathe on his own after and repaying debts for their massive re-building and being poisoned with a nerve slum-clearance programme. agent. says he can breathe The Council has already telegrammed Prime Minis- The Instagram post was ted by many. Strongly recom- that targeted Navalny directly ny’s life was saved by the pi- ter Harold Macmillan about delaying the closure until the first image of the 44-year- mended.” with Russian President Vla- lots of the plane who quickly its future use has been decided and alternative in- -old released since he was Despite his recovery, doc- dimir Putin on Monday. The landed in the Siberian city of dustries have been developed. taken to Berlin’s Charite hos- tors have said they cannot Kremlin said Putin in the call Omsk when he collapsed on Sheerness Co-operative Society - one of the ol- pital two days after falling ill rule out long-term health is- “underlined the impropriety board and by the rapid action dest in the country - is also under threat. on a domestic flight in Russia sues associated with the poi- of unfounded accusations of doctors there. He accused The co-op’s managing secretary said: “My society on Aug. 20. soning. against the Russian side” and the West of trying to smear does 50% of its trade with dockyard employees and “Hi, this is Navalny,” he Leonid Volkov, a top asso- emphasized Russia’s demand Russia and use the incident officials and naturally a large part of our trade will be wrote in the Russian-langua- ciate of Navalny, refused to for Germany to hand over as a pretext for new sanctions affected. At the moment we’re doing a quarter of a ge post. “I have been missing give any details on his con- analyses and samples. against Moscow. million pound trade annually, so you can work that you. I still can’t do almost any- dition or possible plans after Kremlin spokesman Dmi- Berlin has rejected sugges- one out.” The port facilities at Chatham are also likely to be thing on my own, but I mana- his recovery when reached by try Peskov told reporters yes- tions from Moscow that it is affected as the Admiralty withdraws its headquarters ged to breathe on my own for The Associated Press. terday that Russia is puzzled dragging its heels on sharing and shuts down the Royal Navy barracks there. the entire day.” A German military lab has by the German refusal to evidence. Chatham has an even longer history than Sheer- Navalny had been kept in determined that Navalny was share Navalny’s analyses and With Germany’s findings ness and Lord Nelson’s famous ship, Victory, was an induced coma for more poisoned with Novichok, the other medical data, or com- corroborated by labs abroad, built there. than two weeks as he was same class of Soviet-era agent pare notes with the Russian “we do not expect the bringer The impact of losing the 5,000 sailors from the bar- treated with an antidote be- that Britain said was used on doctors who found no trace of the bad news — namely us racks will be felt in all the surrounding Medway towns. fore hospital officials said on former Russian spy Sergei of poison in his system while — to be attacked further, but Sept. 7 that his condition had Skripal and his daughter in Sa- he was at a hospital in the Si- rather that they should deal Courtesy BBC News improved enough for him to lisbury, England, in 2018. On berian city of Omsk. with the news itself,” German be brought out of it. Monday, the German gover- “Russia has been absolute- Foreign Minister Heiko Maas On Monday, the hospital nment said independent tests ly open for cooperation in de- said on Monday of Russian said he had been removed by labs in France and Sweden termining what happened,” authorities. from mechanical ventilation backed up its findings. Peskov said. “Russia needs Asked why no samples and was able to leave his bed The Hague-based Orga- cooperation with the German from Navalny have been gi- for “short periods of time.” nization for the Prohibition side in getting the patient’s ven to Russia, his spokeswo- In the photo, Navalny is of Chemical Weapons also is biological samples to be able man noted that “Mr. Navalny being given a hug by his wife taking steps to have samples to advance.” was in Russian treatment in a Yulia and is flanked by his two from Navalny tested at its de- Russian Foreign Minister hospital for 48 hours.” children as he sits upright in signated labs, Germany has Sergey Lavrov, who has can- Most of Germany’s politi- his bed in a hospital gown, said. celed a scheduled trip yes- cal parties have joined Merkel and his statement even had The Kremlin has bristled at terday to Berlin, said Russian in calling for an investigation, the ring of his well-known calls from German Chance- authorities have conducted a but leaders in the far-right Al- In context sarcastic humor. llor Angela Merkel and other preliminary inquiry and do- ternative for Germany, known Redundancies at Sheerness were spread over sev- “Just on my own, no extra leaders to answer questions cumented the meetings Na- for its pro-Russian sympa- eral months until the naval dockyards closed perma- help, I didn’t even use the sim- about the poisoning, denying valny had before falling ill, but thies, have said Berlin should nently in March 1960. plest valve in my throat,” he any official involvement. he emphasized they need to not be involved. Yesterday it It was taken over by the Medway Port Authority and said of being able to breathe French President Emma- see the evidence of his poiso- invited media to a discussion by 2002 was the largest port for motor imports in without ventilation. “I liked it nuel Macron’s office said he ning to launch a full criminal with a Russian parliamenta- the UK. Chatham continued as a naval dockyard until it closed very much. It’s a remarkable had expressed “deep con- investigation. rian on “the Russian view of in 1984 when the site became a naval museum. process that is underestima- cern over the criminal act” Lavrov charged that Naval- the Navalny case.” AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 wed 16.09.2020 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT

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MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Chinese consumers join industrial recovery from Covid-19 HINA’S economic recovery Cfrom Covid-19 accelerated, spurred by a rebound in consump- tion as virus restrictions eased and BLOOMBERG larger-than-expected gains in in- dustrial output. Retail sales rose for the first time this year in August, by 0.5% from a year earlier, while industrial pro- duction expanded 5.6%, against a forecast of 5.1%. In the first ei- ght months, retail sales slid 8.6%, industrial production advanced 0.4%, and fixed-asset investment was 0.3% lower than the same pe- riod in 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday. The data show the world’s se- cond-largest economy in reco- very from the first-quarter slump, in stark contrast to nations still struggling with virus outbreaks, lockdowns and economic contrac- tion. In China, fiscal stimulus and surprisingly strong exports first boosted industrial output. Now, the return to growth in retail spen- ding shows private demand is also starting to claw back losses earlier the virus as it did in the past few with money. The People’s Bank of ms slowed to 3.2% growth over the unveiled a new plan which aims to in the year. months, it will mean a stable do- China added liquidity to markets same period, while spending by boost domestic consumption and China’s new daily Covid-19 ca- mestic environment for a steady earlier yesterday to help banks fa- private firms shrank 2.8%, the best also make more critical technolo- ses dwindled toward double figu- recovery for the rest of this year,” cing a cash squeeze, but kept the result all year. gy at home amid rising geopoliti- res in August and the government said Betty Wang, senior China eco- interest rate the same. An aggregate view by Bloom- cal tensions and the possibility of a continued lowering social distan- nomist at ANZ in Hong Kong. This data “reduced the need berg’s economists suggested that resurgence in the coronavirus. cing restrictions. Consumers res- The gradual loosening of res- for interest rate and RRR cuts. For although China’s economy will While the surveyed unemploy- ponded to that success, with retail trictions on services like movies now, the PBOC will focus on ma- continue to pick up, the unstable ment rate declined to 5.6%, an sales of goods up 1.5% from a year will provide a boost to consumer naging liquidity in order to keep recovery in global demand due to unemployment indicator that co- earlier, while spending on catering spending. China allowed theaters short-term interest rates anchored renewed virus flare-ups in many vers mainly college graduates rose and restaurants shrank at a slower in areas with low virus risk to resu- at the policy rates,” said Michelle parts of the world means China’s 5.4 percentage points in the mon- pace. me operations from July 20, though Lam, Greater China economist at recovery will depend more heavily th. That would usually fall at this Yesterday’s positive data were with limits. Box office revenue re- Societe Generale SA. on domestic growth drivers. time of year. among considerations cited by covered in late August to about 90% The housing market has also “A Chinese economy on stea- China is beginning to have real Australia & New Zealand Banking of the level seen in the same period continued to boom, despite the dier footing relative to earlier this growth, but it’s still far from the Group Ltd. in raising its prediction last year, according to the statistics government tightening property year should allow the government levels seen after the global finan- for China’s economic expansion bureau, and Morgan Stanley esti- rules. Home-price growth accele- to focus on policy implementation cial crisis, Nobel laureate Joseph this year to 2.1% from 1.8%. ANZ’s mates box office revenues will nor- rated in August after a brief slow- to squeeze the most out of a range Stiglitz told the Foreign Corres- China economists led by Raymond malize in the fourth quarter. down the previous month, indi- of measures already in place,” said pondents’ Club in Hong Kong in a Yeung noted a robust recovery in The increasingly strong reco- cating the curbs have done little to Chang Shu, chief Asia economist. videoconference yesterday, befo- the services industry and the news very will be welcome news for damp buyer enthusiasm. Funding But “the door remains open” for re the data were released. “Those that China will have vaccines ready the central bank, which has been for property rose 3% in the first ei- the PBOC to guide interest rates in- numbers are nowhere near enou- by year-end. trying to stimulate the economy ght months. crementally lower by the year-end. gh to fuel a global recovery,” he “If China continues to control without flooding financial markets Investment by state-owned fir- The government has recently said. BLOOMBERG

Hong Kong will launch new round of virus stimulus measures IAIN MARLOW billion ($37 billion) in di- ted the city’s tourism, re- cited unidentified people. rect Covid-19-related relief tail, food and beverage and Hong Kong yesterday ONG Kong will lau- measures since the pan- hospitality sectors. In mi- reported zero local virus BLOOMBERG Hnch a new round of demic began, including d-August, the government cases for the first time sin- its virus relief fund, as the cash handouts, tax relief, revised its 2020 economic ce early July. city’s economy continues industry subsidies and fun- forecast to a record low ran- Lam spoke just after the to suffer from a recession ding for hospitals and other ge of -6% to -8%. conclusion of Hong Kong’s that was prompted by pro- virus control policies. The The city will announ- mass testing program, whi- -democracy protests and government has launched ce new details about its ch tested nearly 1.8 million worsened throughout the two separate rounds of re- social distancing policies residents between Sept. 1 global pandemic. lief funding so far, as well at the afternoon briefing, and Sept. 14. Chief Executive Carrie as targeted measures in its Lam told reporters in the “Everything has gone Lam is expected to provide budget. morning before a meeting very smoothly,” Lam said. more information about Hong Kong’s economy of her advisory Executive “It’s not as scary as people as coming too late to be the two-week mass testing a third round of stimulus has been battered by repea- Council. Hong Kong will said it would be.” useful - and amid worries blitz had been a success. spending at an afternoon ted setbacks over the past reopen pubs and swim- The Beijing-backed uni- it was a possible attempt to “Hong Kong is a very po- press conference yester- year from the U.S.-China ming pools on Friday after versal testing drive was harvest residents’ DNA for larized society,” she said. day. trade war and anti-gover- earlier virus-related closu- heavily criticized by local surveillance purposes. “But in the last two weeks we The fresh funding wou- nment protests. The virus res, according to the South democracy activists and Lam has repeatedly de- have seen people coming ld add to nearly HKD290 has only further devasta- China Morning Post, which some health professionals nied those claims and said together.” BLOOMBERG www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 wed 16.09.2020 體育 SPORTS

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FOOTBALL ner, signed for a combined $160 million. Havertz showed a few neat tou- ches but was generally quiet, whi- le Werner was more impressive, Stunner from James helps big- winning the penalty that Jorginho converted to put Chelsea ahead in the 23rd. “It’s not a game you come away spending Chelsea to opening win from and go, ‘Here were 10 vintage moments,’” Lampard said of Ha- STEVE DOUGLAS vertz, who moved for $92 million from Bayer Leverkusen, “but I BRIGHTON 1, CHELSEA 2 thought there were moments of real quality and calmness. It’s a FTER a spending spree big ask — there’s a lot on his shou- of $250 million on some lders.” of Europe’s most exciting Despite all the arrivals — Ben stars, Chelsea was inde- Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech and Thia- btedA to a wonder strike from one go Silva have also been signed but of its homegrown players during a were unavailable against Brighton win in its opening English Premier — Lampard still has an issue at League game. goalkeeper. Reece James, a 20-year-old de- Kepa Arrizabalaga was possibly fender who has been at Chelsea at fault for Brighton’s 54th-minu- since the age of 6, looks to be a te equalizer after letting Leandro player capable of staying in the Trossard’s shot from outside the team however much money the area sneak into the far corner. club spends in the coming sea- Signed in 2018 as the world’s sons. Brighton’s goalkeeper Mathew Ryan fails to stop Chelsea’s Reece James score his team’s second and winning goal most expensive keeper, Kepa was One of a slew of highly rated dropped for spells of last season right backs to come through in It regained the lead for Chel- because it wasn’t a great perfor- and the new signings settle in, ho- and his place could be under England in recent years, James sea at 2-1 in the 56th minute, 100 mance,” Chelsea manager Frank pefully we can make big strides.” threat if Chelsea manages to sign showed he has class at both ends seconds after Brighton equalized. Lampard said. “I’m not going to sit The pressure is on Lampard to a target from Rennes, Edouard of the field by smashing home James then sent over the corner in here and say that, but we got the lead Chelsea to a title challenge Mendy. a swerving piledriver from 30 the 66th which Kurt Zouma met three points. this season after the club’s spree in The wonderful strike by James meters that was the best and with a volley that deflected into “If we can get those points ear- the transfer market. He was only quickly bailed Kepa out, though. most crucial goal of a 3-1 victory the net, allowing Chelsea to ease ly, confidence builds, we’ll have able to start two of his six signin- “It was maybe a game we wou- at Brighton yesterday [Macau to the three points. more time to work with the team, gs, though — attacking midfielder ld have dropped points in last time]. “Today is a good feeling for us, players come back from injury Kai Havertz and striker Timo Wer- year,” Lampard said. AP

ad World isn’t meeting biodiversity the goals, UN report finds BUZZ A decade-long global effort to save Earth’s disappearing species If this were a school and these were tests, the world has flunked, and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with fragile habi- said Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary of the U.N. Con- tats like coral reefs and tropical forests in more trouble than ever, vention on Biological Diversity, which released the report. researchers said in a report yesterday. The U.N. team and report authors said the study is not meant to In 2010, more than 150 countries agreed to goals to protect nature, stoke despair, but to galvanize governments to take stronger ac- but the new United Nations scorecard found that the world has largely tions over the next decade to protect the diversity of life. failed to meet 20 different targets to safeguard species and ecosystems. “Some progress has been made, but inadequate progress. A lot OPINION Six of those 20 goals were “partially achieved,” and the rest were not. still needs to be done,” Mrema said. World Views The Editors, Bloomberg

India’s defense minister Europe needs to accused China of violating recognize the threat Thailand moves a step past border agreements and expanding its troop from Russia deployments along a closer to welcoming disputed mountainous During two decades as Russia’s leader, Vladimir frontier in the Ladakh Putin has rarely concealed his contempt for Wes- region where the two tern-style democracy and the rule of law. The poi- back foreign tourists countries have been soning of Russian political activist Alexei Navalny, locked in a military amid a widening Russia-supported crackdown on standoff for months. Rajnath Singh told opposition leaders in Belarus, indicates the lengths

BLOOMBERG Parliament that India has to which Putin and his cronies will go to silence their informed China through enemies and maintain power. diplomatic channels that Russia’s forthright challenge to international norms its “attempts to unilaterally demands a forceful Western response. It won’t come alter the status quo were from the Trump administration, whose mild re- in violation of the bilateral bukes are consistently undercut by the president’s agreements.” evident regard for Putin. In America’s absence, Euro- pean leaders should develop a coordinated strategy

to counter Russia’s threat to the continent’s stability AP PHOTO and impose steeper costs for its misconduct. The crisis in Belarus is the most immediate test. Five weeks since a fraudulent election sparked mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, UN The U.N. migration the government has begun arresting and deporting agency said yesterday that leading opposition figures and opening criminal a boat carrying migrants prosecutions against them. Putin has reportedly dis- bound for Europe capsized patched Russian operatives to assume control of in the Mediterranean Belarusian state media outlets and hinted at more Sea off Libya, leaving at forceful intervention if anti-government protests least two dozen people grow violent. Putin and Lukashenko, who met face- drowned or missing and presumed dead, the latest -to-face this week, also seem to be exploring moves shipwreck off the North toward political integration — a form of “soft anne- African country. At least hotel and travel operators “There will not be a huge xation” long sought by Putin, allowing him to extend NATNICHA CHUWIRUCH 45 survivors on the three Russian influence deeper into the heart of Europe. & SUTTINEE in Bangkok. A measure of economic impact from this boats were returned to the The West has limited influence over events in Bela- YUVEJWATTANA Thai tourism and leisure as it still can’t compensate shore. All migrants were rus, but European leaders should do what they can to stocks jumped 4.5%, the for the revenue lost, but men, with a majority from bolster its democracy. The EU should impose travel HAILAND will start is- biggest gainer among the it will help,” Somprawin Egypt and Morocco. and asset bans on members of Lukashenko’s regime Tsuing special visas to Stock Exchange of Thai- Manprasert, chief econo- involved in abducting and imprisoning opposition foreign tourists starting land’s 28 industry groups. mist at Bank of Ayudhya Pcl

leaders. It should suspend economic and political October, easing a more It was also the index’s lar- said. “This plan still targets AP PHOTO cooperation until all political prisoners are released than five-month-old ban gest increase since May a higher-spending group and a new election is held under international super- on visitors to revive the 26. While Hotel operators of foreign visitors which vision. Collectively and individually, Europe’s gover- nation’s ailing tourism-re- Erawan Group Pcl and will not benefit tourism in- nments should support pro-democracy groups with liant economy. Central Plaza Hotel Pcl dustry operators that have US Donald Trump is set to money, professional and educational exchanges, Prime Minister Prayu- surged more than 8%, Mi- lower to mid-price points, preside over the signing and technical help for social-media channels that th Chan-Ocha’s cabinet nor International Pcl ad- who will still suffer.” of historic diplomatic Belarusians rely on to counter Russian-backed di- deals between Israel and approved a proposal to vanced 5.5%. The move to relax curbs sinformation. two Gulf Arab nations issue visas to tou- on foreign tourists Confronting Putin also requires Europe to wean that could herald a rists planning to itself off Russia’s most potent geopolitical weapon: The gov’t expects also follows Thai- dramatic shift in Middle natural gas. The obvious target is Nord Stream 2, stay between 90 land’s relative suc- East power dynamics and give him a boost the pipeline built under the Baltic Sea to carry gas and 280 days in about 1,200 visitors cess in containing ahead of the November directly from Russia to Germany. The attack on Na- Thailand, accor- the coronavirus ding to govern- to avail themselves outbreak. The na- election. In a White House valny, who remains hospitalized in Berlin after being ceremony aimed at ment spokeswo- tion went without a poisoned with the nerve agent novichok, has raised of these visas each showcasing presidential pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to halt the pi- man Traisuree local transmission statesmanship, Trump peline project. Having previously insisted on com- Taisaranakul. The month, generating for 100 days before will host more than 700 pleting construction, Merkel’s position has shifted. tourists will un- the virus-free run guests on the South Lawn She now says it would be “wrong to rule anything dergo a manda- $38.5m in revenue was ended early to witness the sealing of out” until Putin provides an explanation for Naval- tory 14-day state this month. Thou- the agreements between ny’s poisoning. quarantine on arrival at Thailand’s tourism gh Thailand was the first Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Germany ought to scrap Nord Stream 2 immedia- partner hotels or hospitals and hospitality sectors country outside China to tely. Its dependence on gas imports from Russia is al- and follow health and sa- are counting on the re- report the deadly virus, its ready too high — and, with prices falling due to soft fety regulations, she said. turn of international vi- cumulative cases stand at global demand, this is a good time to diversify. Ger- The government expec- sitors, who contributed 3,480 with most patients AP PHOTO many could import more gas from the U.S. and Gulf ts about 1,200 visitors to to two-thirds of tourism already discharged from states, and from reserves in the eastern Mediterra- avail themselves of these income before the pan- hospitals. nean if tensions between Greece and Turkey can visas each month, genera- demic, to reverse the The reopening to fo- be eased. Ending German dependence on Russian Portuguese authorities ting about 1.2 billion baht slump in businesses and reign tourists may be risky, energy would reduce Putin’s leverage over Europe said yesterday they are ($38.5 million) in revenue. save millions of jobs. A but it is a manageable risk and weaken the Russian economy, undermining close to bringing under The easing of border res- government campaign worth taking, Bank of Thai- Putin’s support at home. control a major wildfire, trictions may boost the to boost travel by locals land’s Senior Director Don with just a handful of hot Hard power counts as well. Europe’s governments nation’s pandemic-ba- through hotel and air spots being targeted by must work together to upgrade their military capaci- Nakornthab wrote in an water-dropping aircraft. ty, with modern weapons, joint training and stronger ttered tourism industry travel concessions has article on the central bank’s and cushion the blow to failed to make up for the website. The country may Just over 1,000 fighters, cyber defenses. With luck, a new U.S. administration more than 330 vehicles an economy projected slump in earnings, but be headed for a second can help, by restoring America’s commitment to the and eight aircraft were transatlantic alliance. But whoever wins the White to contract 8.5% this year. the move to allow foreig- straight year of contraction attending the blaze in House in November, containing Putin’s Russia is a The news of cabinet ners in small batches will in 2021 if it continued to res- thick woodland in central job Europe needs to face more squarely. approval for special visas still be a relief to the in- trict foreign visitor arrivals, Portugal, some 200 triggered a rally among dustry. Don wrote. BLOOMBERG kilometers north of Lisbon.