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THE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW WAS TROUBLED THE 13 HOTEL A TOTAL OF 19 OUT OF 22 NOMINATION FINALLY APPROVED DESPITE CONCERNS OVER LISTS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE THE CAPACITY OF AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE GOES INTO VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTORAL FOR SUPERVISION AND INSPECTION LIQUIDATION AFFAIRS COMMISSION P4 P2 P3 AP PHOTO

Hong Kong The final edition of ’s EASED CROSS-BORDER last remaining pro- democracy paper sold out in hours yesterday, as readers scooped up all 1 million copies of the P3 Apple Daily, whose closure MEASURES ON THE TABLE was yet another sign of ’s tightening grip on the semi-autonomous city. Across the densely populated metropolis, people lined up early in the morning to buy the paper, which in recent years has become an increasingly outspoken critic of Chinese and Hong Kong authorities’ efforts to limit the freedoms. The paper was gone from newsstands by 8:30 a.m. AP PHOTO

Japan A more than 40-year-old nuclear reactor in central Japan which suffered a deadly accident has resumed operation after being taken offline for a decade after the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, as Japan pushes to meet its carbon emissions reduction goal. Kansai Electric Power Co. said the Mihama No. 3 reactor in Fukui prefecture went back online Wednesday after workers removed control rods inside the reactor. AP PHOTO

Indonesia An influential firebrand cleric was sentenced to another four years in prison in Indonesia yesterday for concealing information about his coronavirus test result. The three-judge panel at East Jakarta District Court, which was under heavy police and military guard, ruled that Rizieq Shihab had lied about his herd immunity the only hope for Covid-19 test result, which made contact tracing more difficult. HK- travel bubble, says expert

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MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER South Shore puts beleaguered The 13 Hotel into voluntary liquidation HONEY TSANG million in hotel operation costs. Despite a huge toll on its finances, EW Concordia Hotel Limited the final tally represented a 15% N— operator of the long-dor- improvement, year-on-year, from mant 13 Hotel, owned by Hong the HKD 507 million in the same Kong-listed South Shore Holdings period in 2019, thanks to “the de- Limited (Group) — has gone into crease of administrative expenses voluntary liquidation. due to the suspended operations The decision was announced of the hotel and the wage subsi- by the Group on June 23. The dies from government.” Group’s aim is to sell off its subsi- The Group has also engaged diary’s assets and settle outstan- in construction business through ding financial obligations to pay its subsidiary Paul Y. Engineering back its shareholders.“The Board Group Limited in Hong Kong. will assess and seek further and This, in contrast, posted a 3% in- appropriate legal advice on the crease in revenue up to HKD 5.36 impact of the Voluntary Liqui- billion for the six months. dation,” chairman of the Group The conglomerate did not pay Peter Lee Coker Jr. said in the re- a dividend to its shareholders lease. during the reported period. Ear- New Concordia Hotel Limited tip of the Cotai Strip. Service at tered an aggregate loss of HKD429 HKD513 million loss reported lier, the Group was asked by its — incorporated in Macau in 2009 The 13 Hotel has been suspended million attributable to the com- following the close of The 13 Ho- creditor to pay up a debt of HKD — is an indirect wholly-owned since February 15, 2020 due to the pany owners for the six months tel for that period. The loss breaks 3.28 billion within three weeks company owned by the Group. Covid-19 pandemic. ended September 30 last year. down to: HKD298 million in lost via a statutory demand issued on It ran the ultra-luxurious The 13 According to the Group’s 2021 The hefty financial loss income, HKD 186 million in de- May 31, or it would be faced with Hotel, located on the southern Interim Report, the Group regis- was predominantly due to the preciation charges, and HKD 29 a winding up petition.

Wynn Macau optimistic about ONE SHOT NEWS LYNZY VALLES Summer Holiday visitor numbers HE return to control of the TCovid-19 situation in Guang- dong, as well as the improved AP PHOTO conditions in Hong Kong, both indicate a prosperous trajectory for the Summer Holiday tourist arrivals, Linda Chen, vice-pre- sident and executive director of Wynn Macau Ltd. said. She added that upcoming events will help boost tourist arrivals in Macau. The events that Chen mentioned include Art Macao, which will be held in July. Chen revealed that the resort has recently seen about 20% -tuned to suit Macau’s projected The company previously an- fewer overnight tourists from development aims. nounced that the lawn on the . She hoped that There will be two new restau- south side of its Cotai proper- conditions will continue impro- rants and “approximately 7,000 ty, the , will be the ving so that more tourists will square feet of additional retail base from which they will laun- consider visiting Macau. space” at the Wynn Macau as ch expansions, such as a com- It is only with tourists coming part of its Lakeside Casino ex- plex shaped like a lotus flower. to Macau that all industries in pansion, the gambling conces- The complex will include “an Macau can revive, the executive sionaire stated. array of non-gaming amenities said. In her opinion, gambling, The resort operator has also such as event spaces, interacti- hospitality, retail and other ser- reiterated that the Lakeside Ca- ve entertainment installations vice industries in Macau are in- sino project had two phases — [and] food and beverage offerin- terdependent. the first of which opened in No- gs,” the report stated. She also revealed that the vember 2019, featuring 44 mass There will be extra hotel rooms Local residents lined up at a newspaper stand yesterday to grab the last resort operator’s various expan- market gambling tables and a as part of the expansion, accor- issue of Apple Daily. The newspapers were sold out in several minutes and many queuers failed to obtain a copy. sion plans are now being fine- refurbished high-limit slot area. ding to the resort operator. AL

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COVID-19 Eased cross-border measures for vaccinated people under consideration HONEY TSANG DISHONEST RESIDENT NOT IDENTIFIED AS HE Macau and mainland CLOSE CONTACT Tgovernments are in negotia- A Macau resident who ente- tions to examine the possibility red Macau on June 23 and con- of granting fully vaccinated peo- cealed his previous travel his- ple an extended validity period tory to Yuexiu District over the for their certificates of negative past 14 days is not considered a Covid-19 test results. close contact of any confirmed Dr. Tai Wa Hou, coordinator patient. The Center for Disease of the Health Bureau’s Covid-19 Control and Prevention (CDC) Vaccination Operation, re- are thus not required to disclo- marked on this discussion when se the individual’s whereabouts, asked the chances of such a rela- said CDC coordinator Leong Iek xation at yesterday’s press confe- Hou yesterday. rence. The individual was admitted “[We] have to continue to mo- to the quarantine facility to un- nitor the Covid-19 situation. The dergo mandatory medical obser- pandemic in Guangzhou has dis- vation, as he had been to Yuexiu played signs of abating. However, District, a medium-risk area for new cases have started to emerge Covid-19. in some other places,” he stated. According to the official in- There are, emphatically, no formation, the individual is a specific indicators that the gover- Macau resident living in Zhuhai, nment is moving to enable the who went to Yuexiu District to easing of cross-border measures, seek medical treatment from he added. June 2 to 11. He returned to From June 8, the government Zhuhai on June 11 and entered has shortened the validity period Macau through Hengqin port on for negative SARS-CoV-2 poly- June 23. merase chain reaction (PCR) test land travellers to travel to Macau. while registering a total of 16 im- dong Street at Liwan District has It is suspected that the indivi- results from seven to two days Recently, the pandemic has ported cases. been modified from a high-risk dual had not declared this travel for arrivals entering Macau from been kept in check by the mu- Guangdong Province has not to low-risk area. history precisely while applying Guangdong Province, as a con- nicipal governments in Guang- seen any locally transmitted ca- Meanwhile, the Shenzhen for the city’s health code upon trol measure to minimize conta- dong Province. ses for two days as of June 22 to Municipal Health Commission arrival, to avoid the mandatory gion risks. According to the National the present. mounted a briefing to announce quarantine. The new measure has put Health Commission of the Peo- The Guangzhou Municipal that the city has achieved great Leong called on the public to cross-border workers under ple’s Republic of China, the Health Commission also relea- success in the fight against the disclose their whereabouts ho- greater financial pressure, and mainland reported no locally- sed an announcement yesterday, Covid-19 pandemic — reporting nestly so as to help safeguard pu- also cooled the desire of main- -transmitted cases on June 23, stating that the status of Baihe- no cases for 17 consecutive days. blic health.

ELECTIONS 2021 confirmation. by distributing disease con- All candidate lists will trol resources, which are be required to comply with of actual monetary value. current Health Bureau gui- Meanwhile, the streets sur- delines. rounding the association’s CAEAL approves 19 lists As for violations, the headquarters were packed CAEAL president said that with people. ANTHONY LAM Macau Justice, Macau Basic is 300 nominations. of yesterday’s meeting. The the bureau has so far not The organization is Law Promotion and Marke- Tong reminded the 19 CAEAL discussed guideli- received any “obvious com- linked to one of the lists total of 19 nomi- ting Work Union and Grass- lists to submit their election nes such as mask wearing, plaints”, but he admitted running in this election, nation lists have roots Mutual Assistance. platforms on or before July maximum capacity of each that a formal complaint Macau-Guangdong Union. been confirmed The former three were 5. voting station, and social was received last week. Complaints have been re- by the Legislative recently confirmed by the This means that if all lis- distancing. Earlier this month, the ceived on the matter. The AssemblyA Electoral Affairs CAEAL after having su- ts manage to submit their Tong said that the gui- Jiangmen Communal So- CAEAL said it would pass Commission (CAEAL), the pplied supplementary in- election platforms on time delines will be delivered ciety took the chance to ce- the case to the Commission commission announced formation under request by and the platforms are ac- to the Health Bureau for lebrate the Centenary of the Against Corruption for fur- yesterday after its regular the CAEAL. cepted by the CAEAL, this the latter’s review and Communist Party of China ther investigation. meeting. The remaining list has election will see a maxi- During the nomination been refused by the CAEAL mum of 19 lists. period, the CAEAL has re- as they did not manage In addition, Tong dis- ceived a total of 22 nomina- to supply enough nomi- closed that 42 voters have tion lists. Four of them were nations. It supplied only made multiple nomina- confirmed to run in indirect election required to supply additio- about 100 nominations, tions. Later on, the CAEAL INCUMBENT lawmaker Ho Ion Sang will run and Greater Bay Area development, among according to Justice Tong will pass their details on to nal information prior to the in the indirect election constituency this year. other areas. CAEAL’s confirmation. The Hio Fong, president of the the Public Security Police He will be running in the Social Service and The list consists of eight candidates, with other 16 have been confir- CAEAL. Force for investigation. Education Sector. Leong Hong Sai topping the list, followed by med. Two groups have wi- According to election Submitting multiple no- “Promoter Union for Progression”, a list in Ngan Iek Hang, Cheong Sok Leng, and five thdrawn from the election. laws, the threshold for minations is a criminal of- which Ho ran in in the Election in 2017, sub- others. The four that required running in the direct elec- fence. mitted its candidate list yesterday. The list will Ng Sio Lai, representative of the list, noted additional information in- tion constituency in a Le- Disease control measu- focus on housing, transport, environmental that Ho changed to indirect election as part cluded Wui Cheng Peng Toi, gislative Assembly Election res were also on the agenda protection, urban planning, economic issues of an overall strategy. page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 25.06.2021 fri

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CONSUMER RIGHTS Lawmakers concerned about adequacy of oversight and penalties

RENATO MARQUES in a fair and just manner. He also said he believes that Macau, as a HE Consumer Protection Law close and small community, is a Twas finally approved yester- society in which people know one day at the Legislative Assembly another, and transactions are nor- (AL). Although the new law gar- mally done in a friendly manner. nered the unanimous support He emphasized that he considers of lawmakers, some expressed the law as the last resort. concerns over the capacity of the “We need to ensure balance agencies responsible for super- and ensure that mutual trust pre- vision and inspection to perform vails, and that the law is the last those roles. They also deplored resort,” Lei said, noting that the the fact that, in some cases, non- government believes that com- -compliance with the law carries mercial entities are always more no penalties. concerned with maintaining their The interrogation of the law reputation. headed by Secretary for Economy Replying to another inquiry and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, was from lawmaker Sou on manpower initiated by the pro-democracy for supervision and inspection, lawmakers, who questioned both Lei said that is not expected that the scope and applicability of this this law’s approval will be paired new law. an increase of the workload for The first critiques came from consultation but the new law no- related to the law, which con- this law or by other laws in force the Consumer Council. lawmaker , who posited tes nothing on this matter,” Sou cluded that there is no need for with which this new law will ma- “At the moment, the Consu- the law has not addressed some of said. He remarked that other un- Macau to enact laws to prevent tch with to establish a more com- mer Council receives about 3,000 the crucial matters that led to its fair commercial practices such as market monopolies. plete framework. complaints per year, of which over creation in the first place. hoarding “were also left untou- “This study was a ‘secret’ study. In response to lawmakers’ in- 90% are resolved through media- Sou was concerned about the ched by this law.” We did not have access to any part quiries about potential flaws in tion,” he said, noting that the cur- fact that potential abuse from “This new law does not [ad- of it, we were just presented with the bill, Lei said that he believes rent workload is not low and is not companies that have a privileged dress] these problems, but pre- this conclusion,” he claimed. that the main principles that re- likely to grow significantly. position in the market, and who viously these issues were the rea- Lawmakers José Pereira Couti- gulate the market are good faith Following the opinion of the engage in cartel practices, were son and part of the idea to produ- nho and also expres- and goodwill between parties. first standing committee of the not targeted in the final version of ce the bill,” he continued. sed concerns regarding particular The Secretary said that the AL, where the bill was analyzed in the bill submitted for approval. Sou also took this opportunity aspects of the bill. Secretary Lei main goal of the bill is to main- the specialty, the government has “These practices were men- to express dissatisfaction with a asserted that these were matters tain the legal relationship be- specified January 1, 2022 as the tioned at the time of the public study ordered by the government covered by either other articles of tween consumers and operators date the new law comes into force.

Four debate proposals from Pereira Coutinho thrown out RENATO MARQUES laid off. Some have been fi- , who said that of the other lawmakers, he red without just cause. such debate would not re- thinks their rejection of the OUR debate proposals On the topic, lawmaker sult in any real action that proposal comes from their Ffrom lawmaker José Ma Chi Seng quickly led the would help any worker. lack of understanding of Pereira Coutinho have met opposition to dismiss the Mak took the opportu- what a debate proposal is. with the same fate — all proposal, remarking: “This nity to say: “As a lawmaker, Sou noted that, contrary were voted down by his problem has to do with the I have been providing this to what several lawmakers peers at the Legislative As- pandemic and not with the kind of help, and I already expressed, the existing is- sembly (AL). Labor Law. It is useless to helped some workers, na- sues are not just related The lawmaker was res- propose a review of the La- mely those suffering from to the pandemic. “[The- ponsible for four of the five bor Law.” work-related incapacities, se issues] just got more topics on agenda yesterday. Ip Sio Kai followed, ad- to get their lawful compen- highlighted [amidst] the He presented debate pro- ding that “since the return sation. We do not need any pandemic. The Labor Law posals on: amendments to to the motherland, the [re- trade unions to do this job.” has flaws and there is spa- Labor Law to better protect lationship] between em- Zheng Anting noted the ce for improvements. We workers; the granting of an ployees and employers has timing as an important already realize this. The individual special bonus always been harmonious aspect, saying: “We are in government lacks informa- to frontline civil servants; under this Labor Law.” He the last period of this legis- tion on layoffs and so can’t the quality of construction said that, in his opinion, lative term — we can’t just take measures. We already of public housing building the problems arising from propose to review the law understood this,” he con- Ip Heng; and the varying the pandemic situation randomly like this.” cluded.Other proposals, terms for the retirement of “can be discussed by the Zheng added that the such as the bonus to civil civil servants. Standing Committee for government has already servants, were framed as All of the proposals were the Coordination of Social launched a series of mea- unreasonable and as a po- voted down by the majori- prompted a broader dis- — namely those working Affairs.” sures to help local workers pulist move. ty of the lawmakers that cussion was the one calling in casinos, hotels and other Ip reaffirmed his stan- overcome this period and, It is claimed that they comprise the plenary. Pe- for an amendment to the industries that, by having ce against the proposal, as lawmakers, “[they] shou- would be highly discrimi- reira Coutinho only able to Labor Law. been more severely hit by saying the debate “will con- ld present suggestions for natory to many other pro- get 10 to 12 votes in favor Pereira Coutinho pro- the Covid-19 pandemic. tribute to creating division more support measures fessions that had “fought of his proposals, while the posed a debate about how The effects of the pande- and conflict in the [com- instead.” the same battle” as the civil plenary gathered 17 to 19 the law might be amended mic have caused some to munity].” Sulu Sou sided with Pe- servants during the pande- votes against. so as to better protect the lose part of their income Also against Pereira reira Coutinho, saying that, mic while being completely The proposal that interests of local workers and spend long periods Coutinho’s proposal, was after hearing the reasoning disregarded. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 fri 25.06.2021 澳門 MACAU

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CTM earns 17% Travel bubble has limited less revenue last year

OCAL telecom service provider CTM earned buoyancy, says expert L17% less in revenue last calendar year, the company announced in a financial statement HONEY TSANG bubble has prompted Lee recently. to lower the expectation for Public service providers are obliged by the law HE plan for the Macau’s gaming and tourism to publish its financial status on the Official Ga- BLOOMBERG Hong Kong-Macau performance during the co- zette. travel bubble has ming peak season, the sum- In terms of actual revenue earned, the tele- come crashing down mer holiday.“ com company generated MOP3.5 billion last ca- Tagain, after the neighboring The minute local cases lendar year, compared to MOP4.2 billion in 2019. city detected a locally trans- are reported, the gate may CTM attributed the drop to the fall in sales in mitted case on June 23, brin- come down again, leaving mobile and other devices. Comparing last year’s ging a harsh end to its 16-day people either stranded or re- performance in this area with that of the pre- record of zero local cases. quiring quarantine retrospec- vious year, the telecom company recorded a 42% The incident once again tively [even after the border drop. A 2% drop was recorded in revenue from offers convincing evidence no choice but to wait for ano- first shots, while another reopens with Hong Kong],” service provisions. that “until such time as both ther 28 days — again — for 93,039 are fully vaccinated. he suggested. Capital costs invested last year by CTM Hong Kong and Macau have Hong Kong to record no local The numbers are still a long “We don’t expect much amounted to MOP625 million — MOP385 sufficiently high rates of vac- cases. way from those necessary for from the coming summer ho- million more than in 2019. cination, any travel bubble In an interview with the Ti- Macau to secure herd immu- lidays given the above uncer- Last year, the telecom company mainly fo- would be unlikely to be sta- mes yesterday, Lee said: “We nity, when stacked against tainties,” he said, adding that cused on the construction of 5G networks, the ble,” said Ben Lee, managing expect that [only when] all the city’s total population of “bureaucratic yo-yoings” also expansion of Internet and exclusive line services, partner of IGamiX Manage- sides achieve the desired herd 682,500. complicate the situation. and the development of the customer service ment & Consulting. immunity will the authorities The Macau government Before Hong Kong repor- management system. The emergence of the first then relax cross border tra- also stated clearly yesterday ted the first local case, JP Mor- The city saw nearly 10,000 fewer landlines last locally transmitted case in vel.” at the Covid-19 media brie- gan already scaled down its year. As for cellphone services, CTM had 720,000 Hong Kong indicates that As of 4 p.m. yesterday, fing that the absence of local gross gaming revenue (GGR) cellphone customers last year, amounting to a the Hong Kong-Macau travel Macau has administered a cases in Hong Kong for 28 forecast for the third and 37% drop from the previous year. There were 8% bubble scheme will again re- total of 311,919 doses of the consecutive days remains fourth quarters of this year to more mobile Internet service customers in year turn to square one. Covid-19 vaccine. There are the basic precondition for the 43% and 58% of pre-pande- 2020, totaling 339,000. Aspiring intercity tra- 220,215 people in Macau two cities to resume quaran- mic levels, vis-à-vis the earlier CTM had 165,000 household fiber broadband vellers, businesspeople and who are inoculated, 127,176 tine-free travel.The delayed prediction of 50% and 66% users, 24% of which converted to fiber-optic con- family members are left with of whom have received their Hong Kong-Macau travel respectively. nection last year. AL

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Dutch group Gov’t condemns US launches data imposing sanctions harvesting claim on Chinese enterprises against TikTok MIKE CORDER, TikTok is hugely po- HINA strongly con- “What the United States THE HAGUE pular with teenagers and Cdemns the United Sta- does is detrimental to Xin- young adults, who use it tes imposing sanctions on jiang people’s rights to sub- Dutch consumer to post and watch short- Chinese companies based sistence and development, Agroup is launching -form videos. on lies and disinformation, and also exposes that what a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 The consumer organi- according to a spokesper- they are after is not facts, billion) claim against Tik- zation and privacy fou- son for China’s foreign mi- truth or Xinjiang people’s Tok over what it alleges ndation are demanding nistry yesterday. well-being, but to create is unlawful harvesting of that TikTok pay damages Spokesperson Zhao Li- ‘forced unemployment’ personal data from users to Dutch children and de- jian also said that China and ‘forced poverty’ to of the popular video sha- lete what they call unlaw- will take all necessary mea- mess up Xinjiang and con- ring platform. fully collected personal sures to resolutely safe- tain China’s development,” The Consumen- data. They say if TikTok guard the legitimate rights Zhao said. tenbond and a foundation does not comply, they and interests of Chinese “We also remind the called Take Back Your Pri- will take the company to companies. United States that it is the vacy demanded yesterday court. Zhao made the remarks United States itself which that TikTok pay damages TikTok responded in an at a press briefing when is the real perpetrator of to 1.2 million to 1.6 million emailed statement saying responding to a query that genocide and forced labor,” Dutch children who use the company is “commit- the United States would the spokesperson said. the app. ted to engage with exter- impose import restrictions Zhao said U.S. politi- “The conduct of TikTok nal experts and organisa- on products of companies cians should reflect more is pure exploitation,” Con- tions to make sure we’re in Xinjiang’s photovoltaic biggest lie of the century. bal industrial and supply on the country’s history sumentenbond director doing what we can to keep industry. The United States abused chains,” he said. of genocide against Na- Sandra Molenaar said in people on TikTok safe.” “China strongly con- its “entity list” to suppress From cotton to the pho- tive Americans and Afri- a statement. “The com- It added that “privacy demns the United States Xinjiang’s photovoltaic in- tovoltaic industry, and can Americans in Tulsa, pany earns hundreds of and safety are top priori- imposing sanctions on Chi- dustry, based on fabrica- from agriculture to indus- and think more about millions per year on the ties for TikTok and we have nese companies based on tions. Such actions not only try, the United States uses how to solve human ri- backs of children. And robust policies, processes lies and false information,” violate international trade human rights as a disguise ghts problems such as that while privacy law and technologies in place Zhao said. “The so-called rules and the principles of to do all it could to cripple racial conflicts and for- prescribes that children to help protect all users, ‘forced labor’ and ‘geno- the market economy, but the industrial development ced labor in the United should receive additional and our teenage users in cide’ in Xinjiang are the also undermine the glo- in Xinjiang, Zhao said. States. MDT/XINHUA protection.” particular.” MDT/AP ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 fri 25.06.2021 國際 WORLD

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gkok in 2020 and had followin- THAILAND gs in major cities and univer- this day in history sities. However, a coronavirus surge late last year caused it to temporarily suspend activities 1970 New peace plan and lose momentum. for Middle East Pro-democracy The movement became controversial as its leaders focused on the monarchy in their speeches and activities. activists march They charged that the king holds power and influence beyond that allowed under the constitution. against government Since becoming king in 2016, Maha Vajiralongkorn CHALIDA has gained more direct con- EKVITTAYAVECHNUKUL, trol over the vast fortune of BANGKOK AP PHOTO the royal palace — estimated to exceed $30 billion — as well The United States has launched its latest RO-DEMOCRACY as command of some key mi- plan to bring peace to the Middle East. protesters took to the litary units in the capital. US Secretary of State William Rogers an- streets of Thailand’s During the same time, me- nounced his initiative to encourage the Arabs capital on yesterday,, morials, statues and other and Israelis to stop shooting and start talking Pmarking the anniversary of symbols associated with the at a news conference in Washington. the overthrow of the coun- 1932 revolution have been re- Mr Rogers said he hoped the plan would try’s absolute monarchy by moved. be carried out under the guidance of United renewing their demands that The monarchy is widely Nations mediator Dr Gunnar Jarring and in the government step down, considered to be an untou- accordance with UN Security Council reso- the constitution be amended chable bedrock element of lutions. The peace effort will attempt to resolve the and the monarchy become absolute monarchy. The anni- from the people,” said Jatupat Thai nationalism. Defaming so-called “war of attrition” which has been ra- more accountable. versary in recent years has be- Boonpattararaksa, a protest key royals is punishable un- ging between Israel and Egypt along the Suez The protesters defied a come an occasion for pro-de- leader also known as Pai Dao der a lese majeste law by up to Canal since the Six Day War in 1967. ban on large gatherings ins- mocracy rallies. Din. 15 years in prison per count. Recent strategies by the US Secretary of Many people still revere the tituted to fight a coronavirus Protesters gathered early The student-led pro-de- State to end conflict in the region have been surge that shows little sign of yesterday by Bangkok’s Demo- mocracy movement sprung monarchy, and the military, rejected by all sides. abating. It was their first large cracy Monument, a traditional up last year, largely in reaction a major power in Thai socie- Mr Rogers said the objective of the initiative protest after a hiatus of about demonstration venue, to light to the continuing influence ty, considers its defense a key was “to encourage the parties to move to a three months caused by the candles and read out the 1932 of the military in government priority. just and lasting peace”. pandemic and the jailing of proclamation of the end of the and hyper-royalist sentiment. The government respon- He refused to give details of any military as- protest leaders, who have sin- absolute monarchy. The army in 2014 overthrew ded to the protesters’ criticism sistance which might be offered to Israel or to ce been released on bail. Several hundred then mar- an elected government, and of the monarchy by charging divulge any further details of the plan. The government of Prime ched to Parliament, which is Prayuth, the coup leader, was leaders under the lese majeste But the US later confirmed it was pressing Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha due to vote on several amend- named prime minister after law. for a cessation of hostilities for at least three is facing widespread criticism ments to the constitution. The a 2019 general election put Parit Chiwarak, among months and wished negotiations to be based that it botched pandemic re- proposed changes, however, in power a military-backed those jailed, said yesterday on the UN resolution 242 - passed at the end covery plans by failing to secu- fall far short of those sought by political party. Critics say the the protesters are standing by of the Six Day War. re adequate vaccine supplies. the protesters, which include constitution enacted during their original demands but Under this declaration, Egypt and Jordan On June 24, 1932, a group restoring more power to poli- military rule skewed election perhaps shifting their focus. should acknowledge Israel’s right to a secure of progressive army officers tical parties and elected office rules to favor the army’s proxy “We still demand the mo- existence behind recognised borders. and civil servants proclaimed holders. party. narchy’s reform. But this year In return, Israel should accept the principle constitutional rule and the “We come out today to The movement was able to Prayuth must be ousted,” said of withdrawing from occupied territory. transition to parliamentary insist on the principle that attract crowds of as many as Parit, who is better known by the The Israeli authorities have not commen- ted on the proposals, but Egyptian President democracy, ending Thailand’s the constitution must come 20,000-30,000 people in Ban- nickname Penguin. MDT/AP Gamal Abdel Nasser is reported to have been scathing of the plans.

Courtesy BBC News human rights.” MYANMAR On Tuesday, Min Aung Hlaing met with Russian De- fense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Junta leader attends military who hailed the strong mili- tary cooperation between the countries. conference in Moscow “We pay special attention to this meeting as we see HE leader of Myanmar’s Myanmar’s security for- se Ministry. “The previous Myanmar as a time-tested In context Tmilitary junta on Wed- ces have brutally suppressed government mocked demo- strategic partner and a relia- nesday attended an interna- widespread popular protests cracy by rigging the election. ble ally in Southeast Asia and The “war of attrition” halted on 7 August 1970, but guerrilla action by Palestinian activists opposing tional conference in Moscow, against the military takeover, Due to the dishonesty of the the Asia-Pacific region,” Shoi- the peace initiative continued along the Suez an appearance that reflected killing hundreds of protesters NLD government, our cur- gu said. Canal. Russia’s eagerness to develop and carrying out waves of ar- rent government has taken He added that “coopera- These actions - including the hijacking of five ties with the junta despite in- rests. steps to restore integrity to tion in the military and mili- planes in September 1970 - contributed to the ternational criticism. The junta’s leader, Senior democracy.” tary-technical field is an im- Rogers plan failing. Egypt and Syria were not able to regain territory The military in Myanmar Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, clai- He rejected international portant part of relations be- they had lost in the 1967 six-day war by diplomatic ousted the democratically med in Wednesday’s speech criticism, charging that “some tween Russia and Myanmar” means and in 1973 launched a major offensive elected government of Aung that it was trying to consoli- countries are constantly and praised Min Aung Hlaing against Israel. San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, clai- date a democratic system in trying to influence other po- for strengthening the coun- They initially retook key positions lost in 1967, but ming her party’s landslide the country that has “degra- litical systems and ideolo- try’s military. the Arabs eventually buckled under a sustained Israeli counter-attack. victory in an election last No- ded.” gies in a variety of ways” and Shoigu said Russia wou- Most hostilities ceased on 22 October. Both sides vember was due to massive “Currently, Myanmar is adding that “they also want ld work to expand ties with suffered very heavy losses. voter fraud. It has not produ- striving for political stabili- to interfere in the internal Myanmar based on “mutual ced credible evidence to back ty,” he said at the conference affairs of sovereign states on understanding, respect and its claim. organized by Russia’s Defen- the pretext of democracy and trust.” MDT/AP page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EXTRA 特刊 25.06.2021 fri

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good chance is given to Pat Lee’s consistent galloper Diamond Moonlight in Friday’s A evening sand meeting. 3 wins under his belt in 1050 metres sand, you can ignore his last run in 1200 turf, which he ran too keen in the early stages but still managed to stay in the fourth place. This time his trainer to back him up in his pat distance 1050 metres sand, he also engage L. Corrales to take up the ride for Diamond Moonlight. Everybody knows that L. Corrales is very good in taking good tactic position from the starting gate, even Diamond Moonlight drawn in eight barrier not to worry he will find his way out. It actually give L. Corrales to hold him back in the early stages and save up his energy in fighting a strong finish to cross the line. His prep is also good as you can see from the videos. Maybe this barrier draw in eighth may pay well for us. He is my NAP of the week.

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ma’s hand and even put his arm around him as they walked off Ronaldo scores 2 to take a step smiling at halftime. The former Real Madrid teammates then swapped jerseys as they walked closer to scoring history down the tunnel. RISTIANO Ronaldo’s “It was a great pleasure to see goals are adding up fast, him again. We achieved so much

and they are taking Por- AP PHOTO together when we played for Real tugal deeper into yet Madrid, scored so many goals to- Canother tournament. gether,” Benzema said. “We just Ronaldo scored two penalties wished each other good luck for yesterday to help the defending the rest of the tournament.” champions secure a 2-2 draw with Benzema’s second goal came in France and give the team a spot in the 47th after a run down the right the round of 16 at the European to meet Pogba’s pass from mid- Championship. They also increa- field. He got in behind the defense sed his total with the national team and slotted the ball past Portugal to 109 goals, tied for the all-time goalkeeper Rui Patricio and in off men’s record with former Iran the left post. striker Ali Daei. Pogba almost scored a winner The Portugal great’s Euro for France midway through the 2020-leading fourth and fifth goals second half, but Patricio made a also extended his overall tourna- superb one-handed save to tip the ment record to 14. behind Germany. World Cup Mateu Lahoz, who then immedia- Paul Pogba. The decision stood curling shot off the crossbar and Karim Benzema scored both of champion France, which had al- tely signaled for medical assistan- following a quick video review. then saved Antoine Griezmann’s France’s goals, his first ever at the ready qualified following a 1-1 ce and awarded a penalty. Benzema had missed his pre- follow up shot. tournament after failing to find the draw with Hungary, finished first. He then equalized from the spot vious penalty for Les Bleus in his The 36-year-old Ronaldo’s his- target at Euro 2008 and 2012. They The French will face Switzerland in in the 60th, after Benzema put the international comeback in a frien- toric run began 17 years ago when were also his first goals for the na- the next round while Portugal will French ahead 2-1, when his cross dly against against Wales earlier he scored his first goal for Portugal tional team since October 2015. take on Belgium. from the left made contact with this month. in a 2-1 loss to Greece during the Soon after that, he lost his place in “This was a really tough group,” the hand of Jules Kounde. Ronaldo went to shake Benze- group stage at Euro 2004. MDT/AP the team because of his role in a France coach Didier Deschamps It was Kounde’s second inter- “sextape” scandal. said. “Hungary proved that.” national game and his first start, “Of course I was waiting for the- Ronaldo scored the opening chosen by Deschamps specifically Latest results se goals,” Benzema said. “There goal in the 31st minute after Fran- to stop Ronaldo. Sweden 3 2 Poland has been a lot of pressure on me, ce goalkeeper Hugo Lloris misread Benzema first scored a penalty Slovakia 0 5 Spain but I’ve never given up.” a free kick and punched Danilo’s in first-half injury time after Nelson Germany 2 2 Hungary The Portuguese ended up in face. Lloris was shown a yellow Semedo cut across Mbappe as he third place in the group, one spot card by Spanish referee Antonio was running to meet a pass from Portugal 2 2 France ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 fri 25.06.2021 體育 SPORTS

MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Lineup set for round of 16 at Euro 2020 HE lineup for the ce forward Karim Benzema round of 16 at the netted twice in between for

European Cham- the World Cup champions. AP PHOTO pionship has been They were Benzema’s Tcompleted with some stan- first goals at the tourna- dout matches. ment after failing to find England will play Ger- the target at Euro 2008 and many at Wembley Stadium 2012. on Tuesday and defending France was already as- champion Portugal will sured of a spot in the next face top-ranked Belgium in round. Seville on Sunday. Leon Goretzka scored World Cup champion late to keep Germany in the France will play Switzer- European Championship land in Bucharest on Mon- with a 2-2 draw against with day, Spain will face Croatia Hungary. in Copenhagen on Mon- Ádám Szalai and András day, the Netherlands will Schäfer both scored for play the Czech Republic in Hungary. But Kai Havertz Budapest on Sunday and equalized for Germany the Sweden will face Ukraine in first time and Goretzka got Glasgow on Tuesday. the second. Two matches had alrea- A person with a rainbow dy been set before the day’s flag ran onto the field and final group games. Italy will held it up in front of the face Austria in London on teams during the Hunga- Saturday and Wales will rian national anthem be- take on Denmark in Ams- fore the European Cham- terdam on the same day. pionship game against Ger- Cristiano Ronaldo sco- many. red two penalties to tie the The person was quickly overall men’s scoring record tackled by stewards and with 109 goals and give Por- pinned to the ground. The tugal a 2-2 draw with France person was then led away and a spot in the round of to cheers and applause. 16 of the European Cham- Buildup to the match pionship. has been overshadowed Ronaldo scored in the by a spat over the Munich 31st minute and then equa- city’s council’s request to lized in the 60th after Fran- illuminate the stadium in rainbow colors. UEFA re- There also had never for Sweden before that. the history of the European fused on the grounds that previously been a tourna- A bizarre own-goal by Championship to give Swe- it was a political statement ment game with two own- the goalkeeper put Spain den a 1-0 lead against Po- directly addressed against -goals but there have been on the way to a 5-0 victory land after 81 seconds. Final group standings Hungary. two in the past week. Por- over Slovakia and gave the Only Russia player Dmi- Group A PL W DRAW L GF - GA PNT Hungary introduced a tugal also scored two on team a spot in the round of try Kirichenko has scored Italy 3 3 0 0 7 - 0 9 law last week that has been Saturday. 16 of the European Cham- a quicker goal. He scored denounced as anti-LGBT The first goal of Euro pionship. after 65 seconds against Wales 3 1 1 1 3 - 2 4 discrimination by human 2020 was an own-goal. Martin Dúbravka saved Greece at Euro 2004. Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 - 5 4 rights groups. Turkey defender Merih De- an early penalty kick from Netherlands striker Luuk Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 - 8 0 Many German fans are miral intercepted a cross Álvaro Morata but then de Jong’s European Cham- Group B PL W DRAW L GF - GA PNT carrying small rainbow fla- with his chest and the ball clumsily knocked the ball pionship is over. Belgium 3 3 0 0 7 - 1 9 gs that were distributed by ricocheted into Italy’s net in into his own net a few mi- The Dutch soccer fede- Denmark 3 1 0 2 5 - 4 3 activists before the game. a 3-0 victory. nutes later after it ricoche- ration says De Jong inju- This year’s European Two goals from Robert ted high into the air off a red his knee in training on Finland 3 1 0 2 1 - 3 3 Championship is breaking Lewandowski couldn’t stop shot by Pablo Sarabia. Tuesday and has left the Russia 3 1 0 2 2 - 7 3 tournament records for Poland from exiting the Eu- Dúbravka struggled to team’s training camp. Group C PL W DRAW L GF - GA PNT own-goals. ropean Championship. get into position as the ball The Sevilla forward has Netherlands 3 3 0 0 8 - 2 9 Two own-goals scored Viktor Claesson scored started to come down. He played 38 times for the Ne- Austria 3 2 0 1 4 - 3 6 by Slovakia in Spain’s 5-0 in stoppage-time to give jumped to swat the ball therlands. He did not start Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 - 5 3 victory made it eight so far Sweden a 3-2 victory over away but it instead rolled off any of the team’s Group C North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 2 - 8 0 in the group stage at Euro Poland and first place in his hand and into the net. matches but came on as a late substitute in the first Group D PL W DRAW L GF - GA PNT 2020. Group E. Aymeric Laporte added There had been only Sweden will play a third- to Spain’s lead before halfti- two games of Euro 2020. England 3 2 1 0 2 - 0 7 nine own-goals in 40 years -place finisher in the round me and Sarabia, Ferran Tor- Netherlands coach Frank Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 - 3 4 from the 1976 tournament of 16. Poland has been eli- res and another own-goal de Boer started twice with Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 - 2 4 through Euro 2016. The minated. in the second half made it Wout Weghorst next to Mem- Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 - 5 1 previous record for a single Lewandowski scored in five. phis Depay in a two-man Group E PL W DRAW L GF - GA PNT tournament was three in the 61st and 84th minutes. Emil Forsberg has scored forward line and once with Sweden 3 2 1 0 4 - 2 7 2016. Emil Forsberg scored twice the second quickest goal in Donyell Malen. MDT/AP Spain 3 1 2 0 6 - 1 5 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 - 7 3 Poland 3 0 1 2 4 - 6 1 Upcoming Games Date Time Home Away City ODDS Group F PL W DRAW L GF - GA PNT Sun Jun 27 0:00 Wales Denmark Amsterdam H 5.75, D 3.45, A 1.91 France 3 1 2 0 4 - 3 5 Sun Jun 27 3:00 Italy Austria London H 1.52, D 4.3, A 8.8 Germany 3 1 1 1 6 - 5 4 Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 - 6 4 Mon Jun 28 0:00 Netherlands Czech Republic Budapest H 1.75, D 4, A 5.7 Hungary 3 0 2 1 3 - 6 2 Mon Jun 28 3:00 Belgium Portugal Bilibao H 2.6, D 3.4, A 3.15 ODDSCHECKER.COM Russia says it may fire to hit the intruding warships BUZZ Russia will be ready to fire to hit intruding warships, a senior Moscow acknowledged using live ammunition to deter a NATO diplomat warned yesterday in the wake of a Black Sea incident warship, underlining the rising threat of military collisions in which a British destroyer sailed near Crimea in an area that amid Russia-West tensions. Russia claims as its territorial waters. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a war- “the inviolability of the Russian borders is an absolute impera- plane dropped bombs in the path of British destroyer Defender tive,” adding that it will be protected “by all means, diplomatic, on Wednesday to drive it away from the area near Sevastopol, political and military if needed.” OPINION but Britain denied that account and insisted its ship wasn’t fi- He gibed that the British navy should rename its destroyer red upon. from Defender to Aggressor and warned that “those who try to The incident marked the first time since the Cold War that test our strength are taking high risks.” Editorial, China Daily

Belt and Road Initiative’s vitality AP PHOTO stems from its AP PHOTO inclusiveness

State Councilor and Foreign Minister EU slapped economic Wang Yi presided over the High-level Video sanctions on Belarus Conference on Belt and Road International yesterday in response to Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific on Wednes- what the bloc called the day. “escalation of serious Focusing on COVID-19 prevention and human rights violations” control cooperation in the region and the including the detention region’s economic recovery, the conference of journalist Raman provided a platform for the representatives Pratasevich. The sanctions of more than 30 countries and internatio- target the economy but are also aimed at hitting nal organizations to pool their wisdom in President Alexander addressing the challenges the region faces. Lukashenko and his allies. In all, 140 countries and 32 international organizations are participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, highlighting the great

significance attached to it. With plenti- AP PHOTO ful substantial achievements having been PHILIPPINES made since it was proposed in 2013, the ini- tiative has provided the world with many global public products that manifest prac- Democracy scion, Germany Officials say tical progress toward the realization of the a vaccination center United Nations’ Sustainable Development was flooded and five Goals. people were injured ex-leader Benigno by hail during heavy The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has storms in southwestern served to highlight the initiative’s practi- Germany overnight. cal benefits, as it has prompted countries Aquino dies All appointments to work together to protect public health for yesterday at the “people power” revolt that dismissed as a sham the tri- and promote common development. Not JIM GOMEZ, MANILA vaccination center in only are essential medical supplies provi- ousted Marcos. The army- bunal’s 2016 ruling, which Tuebingen were canceled ded under the framework through mutual ORMER Philippine Pre- -backed uprising became invalidated Beijing’s claims after the site was assistance programs but also the partici- Fsident Benigno Aquino a harbinger of popular re- based on a 1982 U.N. mari- swamped by torrential rain pants have never ceased their intensive ex- III, the son of pro-demo- volts against authoritarian time treaty. Aquino’s legal late the day before. changes on epidemic prevention and con- cracy icons who helped regimes worldwide. challenge and the eventual trol work, and macro policy coordination. topple dictator Ferdinand A scion of a wealthy lan- ruling plunged the rela- That demonstrates the vitality of the Belt Marcos and a defender of d-owning political clan in tions between Beijing and AP PHOTO and Road Initiative, which is an open and good governance who took the northern Philippines, Manila to an all-time low. inclusive multilateral platform. China’s sweeping territorial Aquino, who was fondly Born in 1960 as the third As Wang proposed in the conference, claims to an international called Noynoy or Pnoy by of five children, Aquino the quality of Belt and Road cooperation court, has died. He was 61. many Filipinos, built an never married and had no Danish health officials projects will be higher in the future, and Aquino’s family told a image of an incorruptib- children. An economics have urged soccer although infrastructure constructions re- news conference that he le politician who battled graduate, he pursued bu- fans who attended the main crucial, more attention will be paid European Championship died in his sleep early yes- poverty and frowned over siness opportunities before to strengthen public health collaboration game between Denmark and ensure the reliability and security of terday due to “renal failu- excesses by the country’s entering politics. and Belgium on June 17 supply chains, and enhance cooperation in re secondary to diabetes.” elites, including powerful One of Aquino’s major to be checked for the innovation, technology and green develo- A former Cabinet official, politicians. successes was the signing coronavirus after they pment. Rogelio Singson, said Aqui- Aquino, whose family of a 2014 peace deal with found at least three people The active responses these proposals have no had been undergoing went into exile in the U.S. the largest Muslim separa- who later tested positive received from the other participants in the dialysis and was preparing during Marcos’s rule, had tist rebel group, the Moro for the delta variant. Danish Health Minister conference reflect that they are highly con- for a kidney transplant. turbulent ties with China Islamic Liberation Front. It Magnus Heunicke wrote sistent with the appeals of all countries in Philippine flags were as president. After China eased decades of fighting on Twitter that about the region, which are looking to get their lowered at half-staff on go- seized a disputed shoal in the country’s south, ho- 4,000 people sat near socioeconomic development back on the vernment buildings. in 2012 following a tense meland of minority Mus- those who tested positive. right track at an early date, build more “We are saddened by standoff in the South Chi- lims in the largely Roman responsive and efficient public health sys- President Aquino’s passing na Sea, Aquino authorized Catholic nation. tems, and develop new growth engines and will always be thankful the filing of a complaint Opponents pounded on through international cooperation. AP PHOTO for our partnership,” U.S. before an international missteps, including a Ma- Unlike the Build Back Better World initia- Embassy Charge d’ Affaires arbitration tribunal that nila bus hostage crisis that tive the United States proposed at the G7 Summit earlier this month, the Belt and John Law said in a state- questioned the validity of ended with the shooting Road Initiative starts from the practical ment. China’s sweeping claims deaths of eight Chinese Spain John McAfee, needs of the participants rather than any Aquino, who served as in the strategic waterway tourists from Hong Kong the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was single country’s geopolitical ambitions. president from 2010 to Beijing claims virtually the by a disgruntled police offi- found dead in his jail cell Functioning on the basis of joint construc- 2016, was the heir of a fa- entire South China Sea on cer, and delays in recovery near Barcelona in an mily that has been regar- historical grounds. efforts in the disastrous tion, collective consultation and benefit apparent suicide, hours sharing, instead of one participant telling ded as a bulwark against “We will not be pushed aftermath of Typhoon after a Spanish court the others what to do, it produces tangible authoritarianism in the around because we are a Haiyan in 2013. approved his extradition to benefits for the people. Philippines. tiny state compared with Time magazine named the United States to face It is the common will of the people in the His father, former Sen. theirs,” Aquino told The As- Aquino as one of 100 most tax charges punishable region working together for a better world Benigno Aquino Jr., was sociated Press in June 2011. influential people in the by decades in prison, that enables the Belt and Road Initiative to assassinated in 1983 while “We think we have very so- world in 2013, praising authorities said. Security personnel tried to revive stand the tests of such grave challenges as under military custody at lid grounds to say ‘do not him for stabilizing a spu- the COVID-19 pandemic, and continuou- him, but the jail’s medical the Manila international intrude into our territory.’” ttering economy and for sly demonstrate robust vitality and strong team finally certified his airport, which now bears The Philippines largely bravely confronting China adaptability. death, a statement from his name. His mother, Co- won. But China refused to over the South China Sea the regional Catalan razon Aquino, led the 1986 join in the arbitration and disputes. MDT/AP government said.