ao man long’s luxury us bars chinese goods auctioned woman purchase of moneygram A batch of luxury goods, jailed Jack Ma has dropped his bid to confiscated from the former over taxi buy money transfer company Secretary for Transport and brawl MoneyGram after Washington Public Works was auctioned rejected the USD1.2b deal P4 P5 CRIME P8

THU.04 Jan 2018

T. 16º/ 21º C H. 65/ 95%

facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 8.00

N.º 2958 HKD 10.00 Founder & Publisher Kowie Geldenhuys Editor-in-Chief Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

“ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ”

WORLD BRIEFS

ap photo Korean cross-border

US-Iran The Trump P11, 12, 13 administration has thrown the weight of the hotline reopens U.S. government behind the protesters taking to the streets of Iran, rooting them on despite the risk of helping Iranian authorities ap photo dismiss a week of major demonstrations as the product of American instigation. More on p14

Sri Lanka’s president said yesterday that a commission he appointed to investigate alleged irregularities in the sale of treasury bonds has recommended the prosecution of the country’s former finance minister on bribery charges.

US-Palestine U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to threaten to cut off aid money to the Palestinian Authority, asking why the U.S. should make “any of these massive future payments” when the Palestinians are “no longer willing to talk peace.” ap photo

Ethiopia In a surprise move, Ethiopia’s leader yesterday announced This photo shows a Chinese plans to drop charges against political pirate flag captured from a fort prisoners and close a US Navy rediscovers not far from Macau in 1854, at the notorious prison camp U.S. Naval Academy Museum in in what he called an Annapolis, Md. The flag is one of effort to “widen the 46 flags that have been sealed in democratic space for Macau pirate flag hidden display cases behind other flags all.” This is the first time for nearly 100 years. The cases the government has acknowledged holding were opened recently and the flags political prisoners. for nearly a century P2 were removed as part of a flag More on p14 preservation project. More on backpage 04.01.2018 thu

2 MACAU 澳聞 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

he curator of the U.S. TNaval Academy Museum wasn’t exactly sure what ap photo would be found: records in- dicated five display boxes long used to exhibit captured British flags from the War of 1812 actually concealed more banners underneath. But not until all 61 banners were painstakingly removed in December for a conserva- tion effort did curator Char- les Swift, who is also the mu- seum’s managing director, actually see what was hidden. And he was gratified to learn that conservationists had un- covered dozens of other flags — many captured by the Navy in other conflicts of the 19th century. The 46 newly discovered flags, covered by the others in boxes with large plate- glass lids, speak to an earlier era of U.S. intervention over- seas. They include one taken from a Chinese pirate fort off Macau dating to 1854.

A pirate enclave Macau has a long history of pirate activity, dating back even before the arrival of the Charles Swift, managing director and curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, stands in front of a case where the flags shown behind him had been tucked away from Portuguese. view behind another flag on display for nearly 100 years By the early 16th century, the waters of Southern China had become infested with pi- racy, providing the opportu- nity for Portuguese naval of- ficers to win favor from Ming China by agreeing to combat US Navy rediscovers Macau pirate the Wokou pirates from Ja- pan. Some 300 years later, piracy flag hidden for nearly a century in Chinese coastal waters re- mained a serious threat. Two of the most famous Chinese “Some of the pirates were vibrant colors — of them for the conservation, about ve the academy’s collection pirates, Ching Shih (Madame transformed [from piracy] having not been in light for USD40,000, came from the of trophy flags. She worked Ching) and Cheung Po Tsai, to naval officers [working] 100 years, and so it was ex- U.S. Naval History and He- with dozens of other women commanded the 300-junk for the Chinese government,” citing.” ritage Command, which is in the museum’s Mahan Hall, Red Flag Fleet, terrorizing he said, commenting on the Swift said no one had at- tasked with preserving arti- using a patented stitching the region until their sur- links between the Portuguese tempted to open the boxes facts, documents and other method to help preserve the render to the Portuguese in enclave and piracy. “Others for so long until it came time items of that military branch. fabric. All told, they stitched 1810, following defeat at the turned from [state-sanctio- for needed conservation. up enough flags to cover two Battle of the Tiger’s Mouth. ned] protectors of the fisher- “We are ultimately stewards The Fowler legacy football fields, Swift said. Ching Shih then notoriously men [in Macau] to a life of of these objects that tell im- In 1849, then-President Camille Myers Breeze is retired from her life of pira- piracy.” portant stories,” he added. James K. Polk designated working on a new conserva- cy, but kept her loot and set Guedes could not identify Swift also said funding the academy in Annapolis, tion process for the flags as up a gambling house in Ma- the fort captured by the Ame- Maryland, as the repository director of an independent cau. ricans without further infor- of flags captured in battle conservation studio, Mu- João Guedes, a journalist mation, but speculated that by the Navy. The museum is seum Textile Services, based and writer who is knowle- it might have been located now home to about 800 flags in Massachusetts. She said dgeable about Macau’s his- on one of the islands that are By the mid-19th and trusted with their con- Fowler’s work has enabled tory, said that many pirates today a part of Hong Kong, servation, Swift said. About her crew to handle the flags settled in the city during the such as Lantau. century, there 250 of them are trophy fla- without risk of damage. 19th century. were frequent gs seized in battle. The mu- “For us to conserve a collec- “By the mid-19th century, Never before seen seum also houses seafaring tion of flags like this that’s there were a few naval ships No one alive had seen the fights between instruments, naval uniforms, historical — not only for its in Macau from Portugal that newly restored flags, long hi- medals, photographs, art and use, but for how it was pre- patrolled the Pearl River Del- dden from view. the Portuguese items recalling past naval ex- served and how it has been ta, but also all the way up “More importantly than peditions and explorations. installed here for 100 years to Shanghai, to protect fo- just seeing them was seeing navy and the Amelia Fowler, a well-k- for Naval Academy studen- reign commerce. There were the colors,” said Swift. “It is pirates. nown flag preserver who res- ts and visitors to appreciate frequent fights between the what struck me immediately. tored the original Star- Span- and learn from,” she said. Portuguese navy and the pi- It was sort of dark, but you João Guedes gled Banner in 1914, was “It’s really our favorite kind rates.” could see the colors — the Journalist, researcher contracted in 1912 to conser- of project.” MDT/AP

www.macaudailytimes.com.mo Editor-in-Chief (Director)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A Macau Times Publications Ltd Publication Managing Editor_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] Contributing Editors_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela Administrator and Chief Executive Officer + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] Newsroom and Contributors_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, Secretary Denise Lo [email protected] PER MONTH Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, João Palla Martins, Joseph Cheung, Julie Zhu, Address Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. Comercial Rodrigues, 12 Floor C, Juliet Risdon, Lynzy Valles, Renato Marques, Richard Whitfield, Rodrigo de Matos (cartoonist), Viviana Seguí MACAU SAR Telephones: +853 287 160 81/2 Fax: +853 287 160 84 Designers_Eva Bucho, Miguel Bandeira | Associate Contributors_JML Property, MdME Lawyers, PokerStars, Advertisement [email protected] Thank You! Ruan Du Toit Bester | News agencies_ Associated Press, Bloomberg, Financial Times, MacauHub, MacauNews, For subscription and general issues: [email protected] | Printed at Welfare Printing Ltd +12,000 like us on facebook.com/mdtimes Xinhua | Secretary_Yang Dongxiao [email protected] send newsworthy information and press releases to: [email protected] website: www.macaudailytimes.com.mo thu 04.01.2018 th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 廣告 ADVERTISEMENT 3 04.01.2018 thu

4 MACAU 澳聞 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

Batch of Ao’s luxury goods auctioned batch of luxury goods, con- arrested on suspicion of va- A fiscated from the former rious crimes, including bribery Secretary for Transport and and money laundering. In Ja- Public Works Ao Man Long, nuary 2008, he was sentenced was auctioned last month by to 27 years in prison for 57 the Financial Services Bureau counts of bribery, money lau- (DSF). Radio Macau reported ndering and abuse of power, yesterday that the administra- among other charges. tion has earned MOP640,000 from the auction to date. Many of the auctioned items The asking were not purchased, including the bulk of Ao’s collection of price for the rare wines and spirits, which auctioned items had been previously estimated to be worth MOP3.8 million. was MOP2.8 The asking price for the auc- tioned items was MOP2.8 million, well million, well below the value of sold items. The item whi- below the value ch gathered the most interest of sold items was a rare medicinal plant Ao Man Long known as yartsa gunbu, 4.2 ki- In April 2009, he was char- lograms of which were put up ged with an additional 24 for sale with an asking price of counts of taking bribes, money prison. tion case, where it ruled that the first two stages of his trial MOP138,000. The winning bid laundering activities and abu- In May 2012, the Court of he had committed six crimes and respective sentences, Ao is reached MOP400,000. se of power, and was sentenced Final Appeal held a third pu- of bribery and three crimes of serving a total of 28 and a half In December 2006, Ao was to one year and six months in blic hearing on Ao’s corrup- money laundering. Combining years in prison.

Erwiana’s case inspires local migrant workers

n celebration of Inter- Inational Migrants Day, which is usually celebrated in December, Indonesian migrant workers gathered on New Year’s Day to wel- come Erwiana Sulistyanin- gsih, who encouraged them to fight abuse and stand up for their rights. The 26-year-old Su- listyaningsih, who first appeared in the global me- dia spotlight in 2014, was back in Hong Kong after winning the last leg of her two-year legal battle last week. She received nearly HKD810,000 in damages Erwiana speaking to her compatriots Migrant workers gather in celebration of International Migrants Day for the abuse she experien- ced for over eight months “For the domestic workers afraid, be courageous and “Many migrants are afraid want to speak out [so they] ce of rights protection for at the hands of her em- who have experienced please speak out,” she told to speak out […] We can’t should fight for [themsel- them. ployer. cases like I did, don’t be state broadcaster TDM. do anything if they don’t ves] and not be afraid,” “For us, Erwiana’s case is said Sulistyaningsih, who our case […] so we must be ad was named one of the wor- braver if ever a similar si- ld’s 100 most influential tuation happens to us,” she people by Time Magazine told the Times. For us, in 2014. “[She encouraged us] to Indonesian migrant not be afraid to report [abu- Erwiana’s groups in Macau have re- se] to the police, or seek case is our corded only a few cases of some help. She inspired us abuse as domestic helpers to never give up to fight for case […] so here are not required to our rights, especially if we live with their employers, did nothing wrong.” we must be unlike Hong Kong. Wariyanti also noted that Yosa Wariyanti, president domestic helpers do not braver if ever of the Indonesian Migrant know where to seek help a similar Workers Union, said that when encountering physi- they have only recorded cal abuse and are fearful of situation three cases of abuse, one of being blacklisted in Macau. which is now being proces- She added that the shor- happens to sed by local authorities. tened visa period after a However, she believed contract ends – be it by us. that physical abuse among the termination or natural domestic workers in the conclusion of a contract – Yosa Wariyanti Indonesian Migrant region should not go un- also hinders these workers Workers Union reported, citing the absen- from seeking legal aid. LV thu 04.01.2018

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 澳聞 MACAU 5 renato marques renato

Local student receives award for study on Buddhism

Dorji Wangchuk, a Doctor of Philosophy student of the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Communication, recently received the Top Student Paper Award at the 103rd Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) in Dallas, United States. The award was conferred by the Religious Communication Association (RCA), an organization affiliated with the NCA. The award- winning paper, titled ‘Buddhism and its Influence on Communication in Bhutan: Search for the Middle Path in the Age of Social Media’, CRIME explores the influence of Buddhism on communication behaviours in the Kingdom of Bhutan. The association commended the paper’s Woman jailed for assaulting and ‘contribution to the study of religious communication’. Founded in 1973, the RCA is a multidisciplinary academic society for scholars, biting officers over cab fare teachers, students, clergy, journalists and others who share an interest in religious speech, rhetoric, media and Renato Marques flee the premises, shoving According to the PJ’s in- The suspect informed the performance. one police officer and bi- vestigation, the victim ar- police that he could not woman in her ting another who grabbed ranged to meet the suspect verify the transfers as his thirties from her arm in the ensuing to exchange RMB for HKD. phone was out of battery 10th Tap Seac mainland China brawl. As part of the deal, the vic- and said he would proceed started off the She was arrested and ac- tim had agreed to pay the with the payment to the Craft Market to be NewA Year by getting arres- cused of three crimes: grie- suspect RMB50,700 in ex- victim. held in April ted in Macau after a disa- vous bodily harm to an of- change for HKD60,000. The PJ believes that the greement over a taxi ride ficer, damages and resist to On that day, the victim man was attempting to car- The Tap Seac Craft Market will fare in Cotai. arrest. The taxi driver was used two accounts – We- ry out a scam, as he did not return in April 2018. To celebrate, She had assaulted one unable to recover the fare. Chat and Alipay – to trans- have the amount owed to the tenth anniversary of the event, police officer and bitten In another case, a man, fer the total amount to the the victim on hand at the the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is another in the Taipa poli- aged 35, was accused of accused, who claimed that time of arrest. The bureau soliciting proposals for a series of ce station, the Public Se- swindling another man he had not received the also verified the app on programs such as ‘interactive art curity Police Force (PSP) in an alleged currency ex- funds and could not verify the suspect’s phone and installations’, ‘stage performance’ spokesperson said yester- change scheme, the Judi- the success of the trans- acknowledged that one of and ‘creative handicraft workshops’. day during a joint police ciary Police (PJ) said. fers. He then attempted to the victim’s transfers – The call for proposals is open to press conference at PSP. The case was reported by flee the scene. amounting to RMB33,700 the general public and the deadline The case started around the security staff of a casi- As a fight broke out be- – had been received. for submission is February 2. 11.40p.m. on January 1 no in NAPE after the men tween the victim and The PJ has detained the Inaugurated in 2008, the Tap Seac when the woman and her – both from mainland Chi- the suspect, the casi- suspect and transferred Craft Market is described by the IC as “a platform for local and foreign taxi driver arrived at the na – fought at the hotel lo- no security intervened him to the Public Prosecu- cultural and creative practitioners Taipa police station to settle bby on the last day of 2017. and contacted the PJ. tions Office. to showcase and sell their products, a dispute over the taxi fare. and has gradually become a local The driver said he had pi- brand of [the] cultural and creative cked the woman up at a ho- market.” tel near the Avenida Mar- Woman admits exchanging fake USD ginal da Flor de Lotus, dri- ving her to another hotel in 26 year-old woman ling USD800, into HKD. the police that she had Macao Post to Cotai. Upon arrival, the taxi A from Taiwan has been The cashier suspected passed money to the men driver requested payment accused of passing fake that the notes were forged but claimed to be unawa- issue greeting card of MOP35. The woman money to two men from and called the PJ. re that the notes had been asked to pay in RMB as she mainland China, who The men told the police forged. She said that she for Year of the Dog

were arrested for trying that they had received the had obtained the money had no Macau currency. The Macao Post and The taxi driver agreed, but to exchange the currency bank notes from a woman during a recent trip to Telecommunications Bureau will issue the woman added that she with a casino cashier, the earlier that day in exchan- Singapore. However, she a new greeting card for the Year of the would pay only RMB29 Judiciary Police (PJ) re- ge for HKD5,000. did not explain why she Dog titled “The Year of the Dog brings and not RMB35 as the taxi vealed yesterday. The PJ reviewed the se- subsequently passed the blessing”. This card will be available for driver wanted. The driver The case occurred on De- curity footage and were notes to the men at an ex- sale at the General Post Office, all post then took the woman to the cember 29 at a Cotai ca- able to identify the wo- change rate much lower offices and postal kiosks from January police station to seek re- sino, where the two men man, who was still inside than their real value, whi- 8. This greeting card, priced at MOP15 compense. tried to exchange eight the casino. ch indicates that she was each, can be sent worldwide without a The woman attempted to USD100 bank notes, tota- The woman admitted to aware the money was fake. stamp. 04.01.2018 thu

th Anniversary

6 ADVERTISEMENT 廣告 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo thu 04.01.2018

macau’s leading newspaper 澳聞 MACAU 7

Macau construction union opposes easing worker import quota

The Talent Development Committee has suggested to the government that it raise the quota for the import of non-skilled construction labor to meet growing demand. The Committee cited some 2,000 low-level job openings that remain unfilled in the territory. However, the Macao Construction Industry General Union has publicly opposed the suggestions, claiming that many local residents in the industry are already out of work. The president of the Union, Cheong Man Fun, told TDM news that most of his fellow workers in the industry are unemployed Macau joins Venice at present. “It’s evident that we have failed to protect local workers’ employment rights,” he said. Unemployment in Macau stood at 1.9 percent (2.6 percent for local residents) at end- Biennale of Architecture November 2017. MSAR passport holders for third time exempted from visa to joint project by ritage, Leong Wai Man, and nized the participation of lo- and abstract techniques, three local ar- the director of the Macau cal architects in this event. they revealed constructions Cook Islands chitects – Ieong Museum of Art, Chan Kai The theme of the 16th Ve- rich in local characteristics Chong Tat, Vong Chon, who joined hands with nice Biennale of Architecture that have a close connection The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) KaA Ian and Chu Hou San – three other Macau architects, is “Freespace”; comprised of to residents, such as markets, announced that holders of the Macau SAR will represent Macau at the Wong Yue Kai, Carlos Mar- concepts, time and memo- gardens and stairways. Passport visiting the Cook Islands could be exempted from visa requirements for a maximum 16th Venice Biennale of Ar- reiros and Leong Chong. ries of freedom that connect According to the IC, the stay of 31 days. In addition, holders of SAR chitecture in May 2018, the The Venice Biennale of Ar- the past, present and the fu- jury deemed the selected passports visiting the Federal Democratic Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) chitecture was first held in ture. project to have drawn on the Republic of Ethiopia can apply for a visa upon announced. 1980 and is one of the most In order to align with the characteristics of Macau and arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days. Applicants Their project was one of influential international theme, the selected team incorporated elements of must provide two photographs and pay a fee of eight winning entries pre-se- events in architectural arts chose “cards”, a symbol of cultural value, revealing an USD50 when applying for the visa on arrival. lected by the Architects As- and academia, providing an Macau’s swift economic de- image of Macau in a percep- According to the DSI, these passport holders can sociation of Macau. The pro- important communication velopment, as the core ele- tual manner and displaying also choose to apply for an electronic visa before jects were assessed by a jury platform for architecture ment of their project. Throu- the traditional in a new way departure. At present, a total of 136 countries or comprising the head of the and cultural exchange. Since gh different combinations that attracted a great deal of territories have agreed to grant visa-free access or Department of Cultural He- 2014, the IC has twice orga- and formats of the “cards” interest and unity. visa-on-arrival to Macau SAR Passport holders.

ad 04.01.2018 thu

th Anniversary

8 BUSINESS 分析 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

sed regulation on internet finan- ce. It’s struck partnerships arou- MoneyGram deal collapse may nd the globe, including in India, Thailand, South Korea and Fran- ce. The company didn’t respond to requests for additional com- force a re-think at Jack Ma’s Ant ment. Chinese takeovers of Ameri- can companies have prompted Selina Wang, Lulu Yilun Chen told Bloomberg Television. “We warnings from lawmakers about don’t think this is the start of a risks to national security with nt Financial may have to trend where people just won’t do CFIUS able to impose changes bloomberg Are-tool its global ambitions things in the U.S. A lot of tech- on deals to protect national se- after stiff U.S. opposition scu- nology companies are becoming curity or recommend that the ppered what would have been its increasingly global, so they have president block them. In Sep- largest overseas acquisition. to go to the U.S. But in terms of tember, Trump blocked the sale The Chinese financial services the approach, it will be less direct of Lattice Semiconductor Corp. giant controlled by Alibaba co- than finding a target and buying to a buyer funded by a Chinese founder Jack Ma abandoned a 100 percent.” state-owned entity. plan to buy MoneyGram Inter- Ant Financial - formerly part of But Ant - which paid Money- national Inc. after failing to win Ma’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Gram a $30 million termination approval for the deal from a key - is already a behemoth in China, fee - has disputed assertions that government panel. China’s lar- providing services from weal- U.S. security would be compro- gest online wealth management th management and insurance mised by the deal, citing its plans and payments service may now to credit checks and consumer to keep the U.S. company’s head- have to throttle back plans to loans. Formally known as Zhe- quarters, management team and expand in the world’s largest fi- jiang Ant Small & Micro Finan- employees in Dallas. The com- nancial market as it begins pre- company’s shares plunged as obtain data on U.S. military per- cial Services Group Co., the com- pany said MoneyGram’s servers parations to go public in the next much as 17 percent in extended sonnel and their families who pany was valued at $75 billion - and the data stored on them - year or so. trading. use the service. Ant and Money- by Hong Kong investment group would also remain in the U.S. The end of the bid comes almost But the deal faced intense scru- gram now plan to work together CLSA in 2016 and is expected to “The geopolitical environment a year after Ma met with then tiny from a government panel on initiatives in remittance and go public eventually. Its Alipay has changed considerably since President-elect Donald Trump that’s become more active in digital payments, they said in a platform has built itself into an we first announced the propo- and talked of creating a million blocking Chinese investments. joint statement. online giant that controls rou- sed transaction,” MoneyGram U.S. jobs. Ant Financial’s USD1.2 Ant submitted its proposal to “Technology companies un- ghly half of China’s $5.5 trillion Chief Executive Officer Alex billion deal for Dallas-based Mo- the the Committee on Foreign derstand the situation and are mobile-payments market. Holmes said in Tuesday’s state- neyGram would’ve added a ne- Investment in the U.S. several evolving in their approach. They But the company is eager to ment. “Despite our best efforts to twork of 350,000 agent locations times, to no avail. Last spring, are doing more things organi- expand internationally amid ag- work cooperatively with the U.S. in more than 200 countries and two House of Representatives cally, they are doing more strate- gressive competition in its home government, it has now become territories that it says reaches members said the acquisition gic alliances,” Jeremy Choy, head market from Tencent Holdings clear that CFIUS will not appro- billions of accounts. The U.S. could allow “malicious actors” to of M&A for China Renaissance, Ltd. and the prospect of increa- ve this merger.” Bloomberg ad thu 04.01.2018

macau’s leading newspaper 分析 BUSINESS 9

Gaming | Analysis Things looking up for Atlantic City in 2018

Wayne Parry, Atlantic City Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada-Las he last traces of Pre- ap photo Vegas, said the new competition sident Donald Trump’s could hurt the seven casinos that onetime casino empire currently operate but benefit could vanish. Someone customers with more choices. Tmay finally buy and reopen the Giannantonio acknowledged former Revel casino. (Or maybe that two reopened casinos cou- not.) The U.S. Supreme Court ld cause “a short-term blip for could legalize sports betting na- everyone,” but said they should tionwide, drastically expanding bring in enough new customers to the gambling industry. grow the market and not just steal A much-loathed state takeo- customers from existing casinos. ver of power is expected to end, One big opportunity: the U.S. internet gambling continues to Supreme Court will rule some- grow at a healthy clip, and New time between now and June on Jersey now appears years away New Jersey’s case seeking to from trying again to open a casi- legalize sports betting; it’s legal no in the northern Meadowlands only in four states that met a — if it ever tries at all. 1991 deadline to approve it: De- Things are definitely looking laware, Montana, Nevada and up for Atlantic City in 2018, a Mark Giannantonio, president of Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City N.J., demonstrates a tabletop internet gambling console at his casino Oregon. southern New Jersey city that is And one big potential threat years overdue for a big win. Hard Rock bought the Taj from At the northern end of the boar- invest an additional $175 million faded last month when Swee- “I’m extremely optimistic about billionaire investor Carl Icahn in dwalk, 2018 could finally be the into the property, which closed ney, the state senate president, Atlantic City and the industry in March, who had shut it down in year the star-crossed former in 2014 after little more than two told The Associated Press that 2018,” said Mark Giannantonio, October 2016 following a bitter Revel casino reopens. Colora- years of operation. he doesn’t plan to seek a second president of Resorts, which was strike with the city’s main casino do developer Bruce Deifik leads Yet despite growing eviden- statewide referendum on whe- the first U.S. casino to open out- workers’ union. a group planning to buy it for ce that a sale is nearing, Glenn ther to allow a casino in northern side Nevada and will celebrate its Icahn also figures prominently $200 million and reopen it. The Straub, the Florida millionaire New Jersey “anytime soon, if 40th anniversary in May. “We’re in the disposition of the last rem- group shared its plans with Moo- who owns Revel, insists he has no ever.” Sweeney, a southern New very excited about the renaissan- nants of the Atlantic City legacy dy’s Investors Service, which re- deal to sell it to anyone. He is still Jersey Democrat, said he doesn’t ce of Atlantic City; we think it’s of Trump, his friend and fellow ported the would-be owners will waiting for a state appeals court see sufficient support for the for real.” billionaire. Icahn plans to tear to rule on whether he needs a measure, which was rejected by The single biggest story in down the former Trump Plaza casino license in order to reopen nearly 80 percent of voters in a Atlantic City in the new year will casino on the boardwalk at the One thing to the property. 2016 ballot question. be the reopening of the former foot of the Atlantic City Expres- One thing to watch closely: Can November 2018 is the earliest Trump Taj Mahal as a Hard Rock sway to make way for an as-yet watch closely: Atlantic City’s casino market proponents can try again to pla- casino resort in the summer. undefined economic develop- handle the reopening of two ce the matter before voters. But Hard Rock chairman Jim Allen ment project. Can Atlantic casinos that shut down so re- even Jeff Gural, who operates promises the Atlantic City pro- The demolition could happen City’s casino cently without harming some of the Meadowlands Racetrack, ject will be all about music and in 2018, but Icahn’s request to the seven current operators in a where the new casino would go, seven-days-a-week entertain- use USD5.6 million in state in- market handle slimmed-down market? Five of can’t see a second attempt for at ment. He has recruited guitar vestment credits toward the the city’s 12 casinos closed from least another five years or so. whiz and “Sopranos” actor Ste- $13.2 million demolition has the reopening 2014 to 2016, and the surviving There will be some new nearby ven Van Zandt as an adviser on met with opposition from state casinos have stabilized their re- competition in February when ventures that could include bea- Senate President Steve Sweeney, of two casinos venue and earnings; analysts are Resorts World opens a casino ch concerts and smaller indoor who called on the state to reject that shut down mixed on the potential impact of in Sullivan County, New York, performances, as well as big-na- the request, leaving the timetable reopening more casinos. about an hour north of New Je- me concerts. uncertain. so recently? David Schwartz, director of the rsey. AP

Arts Box office records made as ap photo Broadway says goodbye to 2017

Mark Kennedy, New York try. The year ended with mark included “The Phan- while it was $508 to hear grosses soaring to $1.6 tom of the Opera,” “Hello, Bruce Springsteen. The of- he year on Broadway billion, attracting 13.74 Dolly!” “Dear Evan Han- ficial top premium price to Tcame to a very sparkly million patrons, both year- sen,” “Charlie and the Cho- see Bette Midler in “Hello, end for theater producers ly records. colate Factory,” “Aladdin,” Dolly!” was $996. as many shows recorded New weekly highs were “Springsteen on Broa- Not every show was po- their most profitable weeks reached by shows inclu- dway” and “The Book of pping Champagne. The ever despite theater-goers ding “Come From Away,” Mormon.” holiday revue “Home for facing bitter cold and some “SpongeBob SquarePan- The time around Christ- the Holidays,” which featu- eye-popping ticket prices. ts,” “Charlie and the Cho- mas and New Year’s is red the winners of various Ten shows last week colate Factory,” “The Play usually Broadway’s boom TV singing competitions, earned more than USD2 That Goes Wrong,” ‘’Wai- time, but this holiday sea- ended its run as one of the million, led by “Hamilton,” tress” and “The Band’s Vi- son was particularly flush, poorest performing shows “The Lion King” and “Wi- sit.” Even the musical “Chi- pushed by premium pri- ever on Broadway. It crept cked,” which each pulled cago” got into the act at the cing and several shows out of town with a weekly was just $26, but the thea- cally necessary so 365-day in more than $3 million, mature age of 21, earning a going from eight perfor- haul of under $80,000 ter was 70 percent empty. years can be lined up with according to the Broadway record $1.3 million. mances a week to nine. over eight performances, The data this year is ba- 52-week-long sales win- League, a national trade Those who boasted sur- The average price for a seat or 5 percent of its potential sed on a 53-week calen- dows measured Monday association for the indus- passing the $2 million at “Hamilton” was $358, gross. The average ticket dar year, which is periodi- through Sunday. AP 04.01.2018 thu

th Anniversary

10 CHINA 中國 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

Margaret Myers, director of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin ap photo America and the World Program. Mexico is an exception that still looks to the U.S. for most of its commerce, thanks in some mea- sure to the North American Free Trade Agreement’s zero-tariffs regime. The country’s exports to the U.S. totaled USD303 billion in 2016 compared with just $5.4 billion to China. But China’s encroachment in the region could accelerate if Trump makes good on threats to with- draw from Nafta, which would result in higher tariffs between Mexico and the U.S. Mexico alrea- dy is making contingency plans to increase trade with non-U.S. na- tions in case the trade pact dissol- ves and the country’s proximity to Latin America makes it a natural pivot point. To be sure, that doesn’t mean that China would completely be- nefit from a souring of U.S.-Me- Operations at a copper refinery and smelter facility in Peru xico relations. China largely seeks commodity imports from Latin America, whereas Mexico’s big- gest exports to its northern nei- ghbor are cars and car parts as well as electronics – items that China China is boosting ties in Latin already produces in abundance. But the dissolution of Nafta cou- ld create a vacuum in Mexico that America. Trump should be worried China would try to at least partially fill. “Certainly Mexico will be in- Carlos Torres & Randy Woods agriculture and mining powerhou- Meanwhile the Chinese go- everything from iron ore to soy terested in collaborating more se Brazil. Now, all the uncertainty vernment is ready to expand its beans. China a year later beco- with China” - as well as other hina’s emergence as a glo- surrounding U.S. President Do- dominance in a region already me Latin America’s leading trade countries - if Nafta ends, accor- Cbal economic rival to the U.S. nald Trump’s plans – from buil- supplying it expanding economy partner, when you omit Mexico ding to R. Evan Ellis, a professor is perhaps most obvious in Latin ding a southern border wall, to re- with everything from farm goods and take into account only the of Latin American studies at the America. freezing Cuba relations and exiting to raw materials. South American nations. “Chi- U.S. Army War College. “Mexi- The U.S. in recent years has lost the Paris climate change accord China in 2009 surpassed the U.S. na has successfully established a co’s partnership with the United its status to China as the top tra- supported by Latin America – as Brazil’s largest export market, really remarkable economic pre- States has really been a bulwark ding partner in parts of Latin Ame- could give an opening for China to as South America’s biggest eco- sence in the region over a relatively against the advances of China in rica, such as copper-rich Chile and seize more ground in the region. nomy stepped up shipments of short period of time,” according to the region.” Bloomberg

Sino-Malay prostitution ring Climber who Three people accused of operating died in South US brothel sent to prison Africa said to be from Hong Kong wo Chinese women and scheme are a warning for July to conspiring to opera- brothel began operating, and Ta Malaysian man whom others engaged in this con- te an interstate prostitution that she could most accurate- prosecutors say operated a duct.” scheme involving money ly be described as a cook, not uthorities in Hong Kong say brothel near Atlanta that lu- Huang, also known as Mi- laundering. someone with any manage- Aa climber who died after falling red women from around the chelle and Jenny, operated Huang was sentenced Fri- ment responsibility. on South Africa’s Table Mountain is U.S. to work as prostitutes a brothel at an apartment day to serve two years and Chow’s attorney said he had from the southern Chinese city. have been sentenced to fede- complex in Doraville from nine months and was orde- no decision making authority The statement yesterday by Hong ral prison. December 2005 through red to forfeit a large home in and took orders from Huang Kong’s immigration department Court records show that May 2017, while Chow and Johns Creek, cash, high-end — doing tasks like driving contradicts an earlier assertion by 45-year-old Xiaohong Gong managed the day-to- watches and designer purses. the sex workers to and from South Africa’s national parks service Huang, 59-year-old Chan day operations, prosecutors Chow, also known as Blake the airport — during the two that the male climber was Japanese. Kong Chow and 54-year-old said. The three lured women Wong, got one year and nine years he worked for her. There was no immediate explanation Biyun Gong were sentenced of Asian descent from across months, and Gong got one Huang’s lawyer stressed for the discrepancy. Friday. Huang and Gong are the U.S. to work as prosti- year and three months. that she didn’t coerce any of Hong Kong says it has “taken the from China, while Chow is tutes, arranging for them to All three will be turned over the sex workers, saying the initiative” to contact the victim’s from Malaysia. travel to Atlanta on commer- to immigration authorities women would contact her family to provide advice and other “Brothels remain a blight cial flights on a rotating basis for deportation after comple- when they were coming to help. in segments of our commu- roughly every 10 days, prose- ting their prison sentences, Atlanta and she would ar- The climber and a surviving fema- nities,” U.S. Attorney Byung cutors said. prosecutors said. range transportation to and le companion were clients of a male J. “BJay” Pak said in a news Huang advertised the bro- In court filings before the from the airport and provide South African guide who also died in release yesterday [Macau thel online and by word-of- three were sentenced, their lodging and a place to per- the accident earlier this week. The time]. “The prosecution of mouth and used checking lawyers said their clients’ ac- form sex acts. In exchange, injured survivor was taken to a hos- these defendants, the seizure accounts to launder more tions were not as serious as she would get $40 of the pital after a dramatic rescue opera- of significant assets, and the than USD150,000 in illegal prosecutors asserted. $120 the women charged, tion in which emergency responders dedication of law enforce- proceeds from the brothel, A lawyer for Gong noted her lawyer wrote, saying the descended on ropes from a cable car ment resources in targeting prosecutors said. she had only arrived in the sex workers were effectively on the mountain, a major tourist des- this long-running criminal The three pleaded guilty in U.S. in 2015, long after the independent contractors. AP tination overlooking Cape Town. AP thu 04.01.2018

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 中國 CHINA 11 ap photo

Performers dance in front of a depiction of the North Korean flag in Rungrado May Day Stadium during a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Korea Worker’s Party in Pyongyang

Off-shore deals South Korea, which said it sei- zed and inspected the Lighthou- se Winmore in November, iden- tified the charterer as Taiwan- based Billions Bunker Group. Trafigura denies involvement The company is incorporated in the Marshall Islands, according to Taiwan’s Maritime and Port in North Korea oil transfer Bureau. The vessel loaded oil products Kanga Kong & Dan Murtaugh Kim Jong Un to abandon nuclear sultants as well sold the cargo tanker transferred the fuel in from Japan on Oct. 11 in Yeosu, weapons. onward, it said in its own emailed October in international waters, Yonhap News reported last week, rafigura Group de- Trafigura said this week that it statement, to a firm called Ocea- South Korean officials said last citing South Korean government nied it was involved in didn’t order the shipment of oil to nic Enterprise Ltd. The cargo week, without naming Trafigu- officials. It then transferred 600 the illicit transfer of fuel North Korea and it neither owns was sold free-on-board in South ra at the time. So-called ship- tons - about 4,000 barrels or to North Korea after the nor chartered the vessel Ligh- Korea and was still intended to to-ship transfers are used in the enough to power a shipping ves- TSouth Korean government said thouse Winmore that was seized go to Taiwan, and also contai- petroleum industry to move li- sel - to a North Korean vessel, the world’s third-biggest inde- by South Korea last year. Hours ned the contractual provisions quids from one tanker to another the Sam Jong 2, on Oct. 19. At pendent oil trader originally ow- earlier, the South Korean foreign on sanctions, the company said. without the use of on-shore in- current prices, the cargo would ned a cargo that was shipped in ministry said the trading house No contact information was im- frastructure, a technique expli- be worth less than $1.5 million. breach of United Nations sanc- owned the cargo and authorities mediately available for Oceanic citly barred for supplies to North Considering that traders often tions in October. were investigating whether it or- Enterprise Ltd. Korea by the UN Security Coun- make as little as one percent of The controversy nonetheless dered the transaction. Oil shipments often change cil because such sales are difficult the value of the deal, whoever could spook international tra- The trading house, which has hands repeatedly in the trading to track. sold it likely earned as little as ders working in the region wor- big operations in Singapore, industry, often while vessels are $15,000 from the operation. ried their oil and refined produc- Geneva and Houston, originally at sea, leaving the initial seller Vessel tracking data compiled ts could find their way to North sold the shipment to a little- unaware of the final destination Trafigura by Bloomberg showed the ship Korea. In turn, that could increa- known Hong Kong-based com- of the commodity. Still, large making trips between Kaohsiung se the pressure on Pyongyang, pany called Global Commodities trading houses such as Trafigu- originally sold in Taiwan and Yeosu in South making it more difficult and ex- Consultants Ltd. The deal was ra often monitor through vessel the shipment Korea during September and Oc- pensive for the rogue regime to done on a free-on-board basis tracking systems the end point of tober. The vessel data, which are buy fuel in the face of internatio- from South Korea for delivery cargoes they sell. to Global broadcast by ships voluntarily nal sanctions. to Taiwan, it said. The contract The latest controversy relates and cannot be independently ve- President Donald Trump last prohibited the on-sale of the to a small cargo of fuel oil that Commodities rified, showed it south of Yeosu, week accused China of allowing cargo in breach of sanctions and changed hands in October last with its destination listed as Tai ship-to-ship fuel sales to the iso- Trafigura had no involvement in year in the Yellow Sea between Consultants, Chung, Taiwan, on Oct. 15. The lated nation, which have been li- its final destination, according China and the Korean peninsu- a Hong Kong- next transmission was Oct. 25, mited by UN Security Council re- to the company. la. further to the south near Jeju is- solutions in an effort to pressure Global Commodities Con- The Lighthouse Winmore based company land. Bloomberg

Beijing welcomes Koreas ‘positive’ moves to talk

hina has welco- each other halfway.” South Korea on Tues- he was willing to send a boasting he has a bigger cive to alleviating the Cmed moves by North Chinese Foreign Mi- day offered high-level delegation to the Olym- and more powerful but- situation.” and South Korea to use nistry spokesman Geng talks with North Korea pics. ton than Kim. South Korea says it has next month’s Winter Shuang told reporters to find ways to coopera- Kim also said he has a Commenting on begun preliminary con- Olympics in the South yesterday that China te on the Pyeongchang “nuclear button” on his Trump’s tweet, Geng ur- tacts with North Korea as an opportunity for hopes “all sides concer- Olympics. North Ko- office desk, a fiery threat ged countries to “main- on a reopened cross-bor- talks, saying it hopes the ned will seize this posi- rean leader Kim Jong that President Donald tain restraint” and say der communication sys- rivals will try to “meet tive turn of events.” Un said Monday that Trump responded to by things that are “condu- tem. (More on p12-13) AP 04.01.2018 thu

12 ASIA-PACIFIC 亞太版 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

FAQ When the history is this bloo- dy, and the two sides are squared off across the most heavily armed border in the world, every detail is Is there a chance for a usually contested. Q: Even if they meet, is there any chance for a breakthrou- breakthrough with the Koreas? gh? A: Any time the Koreas talk it’s a victory of sorts, especially after the fter one of the most fraught misery of last year. years on the Korean Peninsula Still, the rivals have done this

A ap photo in recent memory — threats of war dance many times before, and amid North Korea’s strongest-ever their talks don’t have the best tra- nuclear bomb test and repeated ck record when it comes to results, missile launches — an unexpec- often blowing up before anything ted, very tentative interest in peace really gets done. seems to have broken out. If there are talks, the first round In rapid succession: North Ko- will likely be lower-level discus- rean leader Kim Jong Un floats sions meant to set up a higher-level the idea in a New Year’s speech of meeting. Previous such talks have better ties with his southern rival. bogged down on matters of proto- Maybe, he says, he’ll even send a col, for instance, with one side ob- delegation to next month’s Olym- jecting to the “rank” of a proposed pics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. participant. Seoul quickly offers to meet and If a next round is decided upon, talk. And yesterday, the North an- the actual negotiations of what nounces that Kim views the Sou- to do about Olympic cooperation th’s offer positively and the two would begin. But with decades of sides begin preliminary contact accrued animosity between them, on a newly reopened cross- border nothing is guaranteed. communication channel. Is it an elaborate ruse by the Nor- Visitors use binoculars to see the North side from the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea Q: What about President th? Wishful thinking in the South? Donald Trump’s tweet in Some answers to questions about which he taunted Kim Jong what it may all mean: cooperative tourism and business There’s also suspicion that Kim at the end of World War II into a Un, who’d earlier said he has programs. will use any talks as cover to conti- U.S.-controlled southern side and a nuclear button on his desk, Q: How likely is it that the Although Moon, who took offi- nue perfecting an arsenal of nukes a Soviet-controlled north. Three by boasting of a bigger and two sides will actually meet? ce in May, has been pushed into a that can reliably hit the U.S. main- years later, the division became more powerful “nuclear but- A: There’s a pretty good chance, hard-line stance by the North’s re- land, and that his overture is main- formal with the founding of the ton” than Kim’s. though meeting is the easy part. peated missile and nuclear tests, he ly meant to disrupt ties between opposing republics. Two years A: For the time being, both Ko- South Korean President Moon would clearly like dialogue. Seoul and Washington so he can after that, the North launched a reas are ignoring it. Jae-in has favored better ties with The North’s Kim, on the other weaken international pressure and surprise invasion and the Koreas Trump’s tweets worried South North Korea for years, and he cam- hand, has shown little interest in sanctions. fought, with the help of the Uni- Koreans at first, but they are be- paigned on pledges to take a softer pursuing peace since taking power ted States, the United Nations and coming used to them. President line than his conservative prede- in late 2011. That said, he has made Q: Why is it so difficult for China, one of the bloodiest wars of Moon will likely prefer to focus on cessors. repeated suggestions about impro- the Koreas to make peace the 20th century. the rare signs of rapprochement Moon was a top aide for a pre- ving ties in past New Year’s spee- once they sit down and talk to Since then, there has been steady with the North. vious liberal president who main- ches. Skeptics will point out that each other? bloodshed, though mostly from the The North, however, rarely lets an tained a so-called “Sunshine Poli- he mixed his peace overtures with A: Seven decades of simmering North, including assassinations, insult pass, though there’s a chan- cy” toward Pyongyang, with large threats of war and has conducted animosity and bloodshed is the kidnappings and, in 2010, attacks ce it could keep its outrage against amounts of aid shipped to the weapons tests within weeks of past short answer. blamed on North Korea that killed Trump separate from whatever its North and the two sides pursuing speeches. The Koreas were divided in 1945 50 South Koreans. intentions are with the South.

US-North Korea Trump boasts of ‘nuclear button’ ap photo but doesn’t really have one

Matthew Pennington, ned that “the whole terri- involves the use of a nu- tegic Command. Washington tory of the U.S. is within clear “football,” which Tuesday, Trump soun- the range of our nuclear is carried by a rotating ded open to the possibili- resident Donald strike.” group of military officers ty of an inter-Korean dia- PTrump boasted that Trump mocked that as- everywhere the president logue after Kim made a he has a bigger and more sertion, writing, “Will so- goes and is equipped with rare overture toward Sou- powerful “nuclear button” meone from his depleted communication tools and th Korea in a New Year’s than North Korean leader and food starved regime a book with prepared war address. But Trump’s North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks in his annual address at an Kim Jong Un does — but please inform him that I plans. ambassador to the Uni- undisclosed location the president doesn’t ac- too have a Nuclear But- If the president were to ted Nations insisted talks tually have a physical bu- ton, but it is a much big- order a strike, he would would not be meaningful recent, dramatic escape next month. tton. ger & more powerful one identify himself to mili- unless the North was get- of at least two North Ko- “Soldiers are dangerous- The president’s yes- than his, and my Button tary officials at the Pen- ting rid of its nuclear wea- rean soldiers across the ly fleeing to South Korea. terday’s tweet came in works!” tagon with codes unique pons. heavily militarized bor- Rocket man now wants response to Kim’s New But despite ratcheting to him. Those codes are In a morning tweet, der into South Korea. to talk to South Korea for Year’s address, in which up the tension, Trump recorded on a card known Trump said the U.S.-led He also alluded to Kim’s first time. Perhaps that is he repeated fiery nuclear doesn’t really have a nu- as the “biscuit” that is car- campaign of sanctions comments Monday that good news, perhaps not - threats against the Uni- clear button. ried by the president at and other pressure were he was willing to send a we will see!” Trump said, ted States. Kim said he The process for laun- all times. He would then beginning to have a “big delegation to the Winter using his derisive mo- has a “nuclear button” on ching a nuclear strike is transmit the launch order impact” on North Ko- Olympics, which will be niker for the young North his office desk and war- secret and complex and to the Pentagon and Stra- rea. He referred to the hosted by South Korea Korean leader. AP thu 04.01.2018

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 亞太版 ASIA-PACIFIC 13

Hyung-Jin Kim, Seoul Korean Peninsula orth Korean leader Kim Jong Un reope- ned a key cross-border communication chan- North reopens cross-border Nnel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years yesterday as the rivals explored the possibi- lity of sitting down and talking af- communications with South ter months of acrimony and fears of war. show a shared interest in impro- preliminary contacts on the chan- The sudden signs of easing ani- ved ties, but there’s no guarantee nel. During their 20-minute com- mosity, however, came as Presi- tensions will ease. There have ap photo munication, liaison officials of dent Donald Trump threatened been repeated attempts in recent the two Koreas exchanged their Kim with nuclear war in response years by the rivals to talk, but even names and examined their com- to his threat earlier this week. when they do meet, the efforts of- munication lines to make sure In his New Year’s address Mon- ten end in recriminations and sta- they were working, according to day, Kim said he was willing to lemate. Seoul’s Unification Ministry. send a delegation to next month’s Outside critics say Kim may be Since taking office last May, Winter Olympics in South Korea. trying to use better ties with Sou- South Korea’s liberal President But he also said he has a “nuclear th Korea as a way to weaken the Moon Jae-in has pushed hard to button” on his desk and that all alliance between Washington and improve ties and resume stalled U.S. territory is within iastriking Seoul as the North grapples with cooperation projects with Nor- distance of his nuclear weapons, toughened international sanc- th Korea. Pyongyang had not comments Trump latched onto tions over its nuclear and missile responded to his outreach until Tuesday when he boasted of a bi- programs. Kim’s New Year’s address. gger and more powerful “nuclear Kim’s latest announcement, Relations between the Koreas button” than Kim’s. which was read by a senior A South Korean government official checks the direct communications hotline to talk with soured under Moon’s conserva- The two leaders exchanged cru- Pyongyang official on state TV, the North Korean side at the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, yesterday tive predecessors, who respon- de insults last year, as the North followed a South Korean offer on ded to the North’s expanding received new U.N. sanctions over Tuesday of high-level talks with ceful Reunification, cited Kim as measures with South Korea out of nuclear program with hard-line its sixth and most powerful nu- North Korea to find ways to coo- welcoming South Korea’s overtu- a “sincere stand and honest attitu- measures. All major rapproche- clear test explosion and a series of perate on next month’s Winter re and ordering officials to reopen de,” according to the North’s state ment projects were put on hold intercontinental ballistic missile Olympics in the South and dis- a communication channel at the TV and news agency. one by one, and the Panmunjom launches. cuss other inter-Korean issues. border village of Panmunjom. Ri South Korea quickly welcomed communication channel had The recent softening of contact Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the also quoted Kim as ordering offi- Kim’s decision and later confir- been suspended since February between the rival Koreas may state-run Committee for the Pea- cials to promptly take substantial med that the two Koreas began 2016. AP

ad 04.01.2018 thu

14 WORLD 分析 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

Iran rican and British support for a 1953 coup toppling Iran’s elected prime minister. Ben Rhodes, Obama’s former Trump roots on Iranian protesters, deputy national security adviser, said “too much ownership” of the protests by Trump would likely be counterproductive. declares ‘time for change’ “I can’t imagine that the people marching in the streets of Iran Josh Lederman, Washington Tuesday, Undersecretary of State are looking to Donald Trump for Steve Goldstein urged Iran’s go- inspiration or support,” Rhodes he Trump administration vernment to unblock the sites. said. “I just don’t think it helps Tyesterday threw the weight of “They are legitimate avenues things for the White House to the U.S. government behind the for communication,” Goldstein make this into a U.S.-versus-the- protesters taking to the streets said. He said the U.S. has an Iranian-government circums- of Iran, rooting them on despite “obligation not to stand by.” tance.” the risk of helping Iranian au- Iranians seeking to evade the thorities dismiss a week of major blocks can use virtual private ne- demonstrations as the product of tworks, Goldstein said. Known as American instigation. VPNs, the services create encryp- As Iran’s supreme leader accu- ted data “tunnels” between com- We want to sed “enemies of Iran” of trying to puters and can be used to access help amplify the destabilize his country, the State overseas websites blocked by the Department pressed Tehran to local government. voices of the unblock social media sites used The primary U.S. goal is to en- by the protesters. It even offe- sure enough global attention to Iranian people. red advice to tech-savvy Iranians deter Iranian authorities from on circumventing state internet violently cracking down on pro- Nikki Haley controls. testers with impunity, said a se- US Ambassador, UN President Donald Trump de- nior State Department official clared it was “time for change” involved in Iran policy. The of- But former Sen. Joe Lieber- in Iran, and other officials floa- ficial wasn’t authorized to com- man, a staunch Iran critic, said ted the possibility of additional ment by name and demanded it’s a given Tehran will portray sanctions. At the United Nations, anonymity. dissent as externally provoked. Ambassador Nikki Haley sought For Trump, the protests have “That’s a very weak excuse for a Security Council meeting to served as an unexpected but American inaction and inconsis- show support for those protes- welcome opportunity to rally tency with our own interests and ting in the Islamic Republic. the world against Iran, and U.S. values. I’m glad President Trump “We want to help amplify the officials said the administration is not following that advice,” Lie- voices of the Iranian people,” was actively encouraging other berman said in an interview. said Haley, who appeared before countries to back the protests. It wasn’t immediately clear cameras to recite the chants of Map locates the sites of protests which began on Dec. 28 over the economic Early U.S. attempts to get Eu- hardships in Iran what effect Trump’s support was protesters across Iran. She said ropean allies to coordinate their having on the protests, althou- Iran’s claim that other countries messaging with the U.S. ran into gh Iran’s state TV reported his were fomenting the unrest was Iranian regime.” In an allusion to grow more violent. obstacles, but several countries tweets and some Iranians shared “complete nonsense,” describing possible sanctions in response to At least 21 people have died including France and Italy have them online. the dissent as homegrown. human rights violations, Trump and hundreds have been arres- joined in expressing concerns. When it comes to supporting Borrowing from a respon- said the United States would clo- ted over six days of demonstra- In the U.S., Trump’s full-throa- the Iranian aspirations, Trump’s se playbook it has used before, sely monitor the situation. tions, the largest in Iran since the ted support for the protesters credibility may be dented by his Iran’s government blamed the “The U.S. is watching!” the pre- “Green Movement” that erupted has renewed the debate about hostility to the 2015 Iran nuclear U.S., Saudi Arabia and Britain for sident tweeted. in 2009 following a disputed how best to encourage change in agreement and his inclusion of the protests. Ayatollah Ali Kha- Beyond rhetoric, though, it presidential election. The new Iran, whose government Trump Iranians in his travel bans. menei, the 78-year-old supreme wasn’t clear what the Trump outbreak started in Mashhad, deems a top national security Trump’s insistence in an leader, said Iran’s enemies were administration could do subs- Iran’s second-largest city, and threat. October speech on using the using money, weapons, politics tantively to empower the pro- has expanded to many others. Under President Barack Oba- term “Arabian Gulf” in place of and spies “to create problems for testers, who are railing against Iranian authorities have sou- ma, the U.S. took a more cau- the Persian Gulf also riled the the Islamic system, the Islamic corruption, mismanagement ght to suppress the protests in tious approach during the last Iranian public. There also was Republic and the Islamic Revo- and economic woes including part by shutting down key so- major wave of anti-government criticism of Secretary of State lution.” higher food prices. His support cial media sites protesters use protests. It was concerned about Rex Tillerson for saying America Trump was undeterred, prai- also sets up a potential test of to communicate, including Ins- enabling Iranian authorities to was working with people in Iran sing Iranians for “finally acting his presidential leadership if tagram, Facebook, Twitter and exploit longstanding suspicions for a “peaceful transition of that against the brutal and corrupt the protests — already deadly — the messaging app Telegram. On of the U.S., dating back to Ame- government.” AP

Ethiopia Goverment to release all political prisoners, close camp

n a surprise move, Ethio- in recent months, bringing are already under arrest will rently blocked. for their points of view. and led to hundreds of re- Ipia’s leader yesterday many businesses, universi- be released,” Hailemariam “I’m writing you this stru- Ethiopia’s government has ported deaths and tens of announced plans to drop ties and transport networks said. “And the notorious ggling with my tears,” wro- long been accused of arres- thousands of arrests while charges against political to a standstill. The some- prison cell that was tradi- te renowned blogger and ting critical journalists and disrupting one of Africa’s prisoners and close a noto- times deadly protests, the tionally called Maekelawi former detainee Befeqadu opposition leaders. fastest growing economies. rious prison camp in what most serious since the cur- will be closed down and Hailu. “All these pledges Some of the prominent “The crackdown on the he called an effort to “wi- rent government came to turned into a museum.” need to be implemented politicians currently in political opposition saw den the democratic space power in 1991, spread into It was not immediately immediately.” custody include opposition mass arbitrary arrests, for all.” other parts of the East Afri- clear how many political Rights groups and oppo- leaders Bekele Gerba and torture and other ill-treat- Prime Minster Hailema- can country, leading to a prisoners were being held sition groups in Ethiopia Merara Gudina. A number ment, unfair trials and riam Desalegn’s commen- months-long state of emer- across the country, a close had been calling for the re- of journalists also remain in violations of the rights to ts came after anti-gover- gency that has since been U.S. security ally. lease of political prisoners, detention. freedom of expression and nment protests engulfed lifted. Ethiopians were quick saying they were arrested The months of protests association,” rights group much of the restive Oro- “Political prisoners that to respond, even with on trumped-up charges demanding wider free- Amnesty International has mia and Amhara regions are facing prosecutions and social media sites cur- and were being punished doms began in late 2015 said. AP thu 04.01.2018

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 分析 WORLD 15

Weather Storm leads to flights cancelled in Switzerland; shortages over Europe he storm battering dents caused by the winds that batters large parts of Germany. many parts of western reached speeds above 100 mph The German news agency dpa Europe has led to power (160 kph) yesterday. reported yesterday that a train ap photo outages in Switzerland, In the Paris region a falling tree derailed near Luenen in wes- Tcanceled flights at Zurich and hit a car and seriously injured tern Germany when it crashed Basel, and toppled a truck on a one person, while another resi- against a tree that had fallen on Swiss highway. dent was seriously hurt falling the tracks. No injuries were re- Local media reported that at from a building. ported. least 11 flights were canceled In the Eure-et-Loir, a motor- Highways near Duisburg and while several others were rerou- cyclist hit a tree that had been Juelich in the west were also par- ted to other airports. uprooted and fell into the road. tially blocked because of toppled Thousands of households at In the east, a woman was seriou- trees and flooding. Lake Zurich were left without sly injured after an object hit her The zoos in Munich and Au- power because of the storm and in the head. gsburg in Bavaria closed for the firefighters received repeated First responders have made day and the railway leading up calls to help with toppled trees 3,250 interventions related to on Germany’s tallest mountain, Waves crash over the stone jetty wall in Aberystwyth in west Wales as Storm blocking streets and flooding due some of the worst winds to hit the Zugspitze, was also shut Eleanor lashed Britain with violent storm-force winds of up to 100mph yesterday to heavy rains. France in years. down because of the bad wea- Online news site 20Minuten re- The national electricity provi- ther. power, and also led to some brid- The country’s main weather ported that a truck was toppled der says a violent windstorm has In the UK, a severe storm pa- ge and road closures. forecaster, the Met Office, says over on a highway near Emmen. left some 200,000 households cking winds of up to 100 miles Extremely high tides also cau- gusts reached 100 mph in Cum- France’s interior ministry says without electricity across the per hour has battered Britain sed the partial collapse of a bria 450 kilometers northwest nine people have been injured in country, including 30,000 in the and Ireland overnight. harbor wall in Cornwall in sou- of London yesterday when the a violent wind storm pummeling Paris region. The storm, which included hea- thwestern Britain. storm reached its peak. the country. Further north, zoos have been vy rain, hail and lightning left Overturned vehicles forced of- Forecasters said gusts of up Four people are said to be in closed, roads flooded and a train tens of thousands of households ficials to close portions of three to 80 mph are possible to- serious condition following acci- has derailed as a winter storm in Ireland and Britain without major highways in England. day. MDT/AP

ad 04.01.2018 thu

th Anniversary

16 INFOTAINMENT 資訊／娛樂 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

what’s ON ... TV canal macau this day in history Crayon Shin-Chan Kasukabe Adventure 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 2017 (Macau) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast Time: 2pm-9pm (last admission 8:30pm) 15:00 Miscellaneous Until: February 14, 2018 15:35 Miscellaneous Venue: 2/F, Broadway Macau 17:25 Zig Zag Admission: From MOP128, available at Kong Seng 18:25 Brazilian Soap Opera (Repeated) Ticketing Service 19:15 Miscellaneous Enquiries: (853) 6288 9485 / 2855 5555 19:50 Portuguese Serie 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report maginary eings llustrations by na I B – I A 21:00 TDM Talk Show Aragão 21:35 Non-daily Portuguese News Time: 12pm-8pm (closed on Mondays) 21:45 Yes Chef! - Sr 2 Until: February 21, 2018 22:10 Brazilian Soap Opera Venue: Taipa Village Art Space 23:00 TDM News Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2857 6118 23:30 Miscellaneous 00:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) The Memorable Time – The Traditional 01:05 RTPi Live Handicraft Industries of Macau Time: 10am-6pm (closed on Mondays; open on 1951 Communist forces to public holidays) re-take Seoul Until: February 25, 2108 cinema Venue: Macau Museum Chinese and North Korean troops are reported to be Admission: MOP15 cineteatro close to capturing the South Korean capital of Seoul Enquiries: (853) 2835 7911 04 Jan - 08 Jan for the second time since the war began last year. The authorities have ordered the evacuation of Seoul and thousands of people have started strea- A Contribution to the History of Macau – ming south out of the city and across the Han river. Exhibition Over the past few weeks, many families have taken refuge in Seoul from the advancing enemy. Now they ime T : 10:30am-5:30pm (closed on Mondays) are being forced to move on again, mostly by foot, Until: March 31, 2018 although some have been lucky enough to get a lift Venue: Gallery of Carmo Post Office in Taipa on a military vehicle. Admission: The BBC’s cameraman Cyril Page was in Seoul as Free the communist forces were reported to be less than Enquiries: (853) 2837 8138 50 miles from the city. His pictures show the only sign of normal life in the COCO city was the trams, which were still running. 11th Macau Design Biennial (HGM) room 1 To the south, the steady stream of refugees made Time: 10am-7pm, last admission at 6:30pm (closed 2:30, 4:45, 7:15pm Director: Lee Unkrich its way through freezing temperatures to the River on Mondays, open on public holidays) Starring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Han flats. It was so cold the river had frozen over and Until: March 31, 2018 Benjamin Bratt people were able to walk across to the relative safety of the other side. Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, Language: Cantonese (English) Duration: 105 min They have left behind them a city devastated and NAPE burning. Admission: Free The United States Eighth Army is also pulling out, Enquiries: but reports of its movements have been banned by (853) 8791 9814 army censors. Speaking at a Pentagon briefing, the US Secretary Discover Macau: Museum of Taipa and of Defense, General Marshall, said the advance of the Coloane History enemy troops had been anticipated. The odds against the United Nations forces were Time: 10am-6pm daily (last admission at 5:30pm; heavy - “almost incredible in some respects,” he closed on Mondays) said. The Communists forces outnumber UN troops Address: Rua Correia da Silva, Taipa by three or four to one and they are capable of co- vering difficult terrain on foot carrying heavy loads. dmission A : Free jumanji: welcome to the jungle Lieutenant-General Matthew Ridgway, commander room 2 Enquiries: (853) 8988 4000 of the Eighth Army, has been reported in press dis- 09:30pm Director: Jake Kasdan patches as saying the flight of the Korean refugees is Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, “perhaps the greatest tragedy to which Asia has been Kevin Hart subjected in the course of its long history.” Language: English (Chinese) Seoul first fell to the powerful North Korean and Duration: 119 min Chinese communist forces last June - days after the invasion began. In September, a United Nations force led by US ma- rines re-captured the city. Offbeat Courtesy BBC News

Fed-up passenger sought fast track on Ryanair wing In context After a series of offensives, UN forces succeeded in winning A Ryanair passenger who apparently got fed up wai- INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 4 back control of Seoul in March 1951. ting to get off a plane surprised fellow passengers by room 2 It was followed by a UN call for a ceasefire, the first since the using the emergency exit to jump onto a wing. 02:30, 04:30, 07:30, 9:30pm war began. The incident on New Year’s Day took place 30 mi- Director: Adam Robitel Talks finally began in July 1951 but the negotiations at Kae- nutes after the flight landed from London’s Stansted Starring: Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Josh song broke down. Airport, where it had also been delayed. Stewart The war reached stalemate. Language: English (Chinese) In July 1953 talks reopened. The Korean War ended with the The man was coaxed back into the plane while police Duration: 103 min signing of the armistice on 27 July 1953. Two million people were called. had died during the war. Fellow passenger Fernando del Valle Villalobos, who AJIN In August, prisoners of war were exchanged in Operation Big videoed the incident, said he heard the man say he got room 3 Switch - 77,000 communists for 12,700 UN men, of whom fed up waiting. 02:30, 04:30, 07:30, 9:30pm 3,597 were Americans. Police said Wednesday that they have opened a com- Director: Katsuyuki Motohi North and South Korea were separated by a demarcation line plaint against the man for breaching security. They Starring: Takeru Satoh, Go Ayano, Testuji Tamayama, which was extended by a 2km (1.5 miles) demilitarised zone confirmed he is a non-Spanish citizen. Yu Shirota on either side. Ryanair said the incident was now in the hands of Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) A peace deal has never been signed. Spanish authorities. Duration: 105 min thu 04.01.2018

macau’s leading newspaper 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT 17

YOUR STARS The Born Loser by Chip Sansom Aries Taurus

Mar. 21-Apr. 19 April 20-May 20 Reliability is a virtue, especially You and someone close may get so when it comes to finances. In giddy in each other’s company that fact, it’s quite virtuous of you to your heads seem to have settled in take a look at any consistently the clouds for now, but your feet unhealthy ways you deal with should be firmly planted on the money. ground.

Gemini Cancer

May 21-Jun. 21 Jun. 22-Jul. 22 Truth is certainly stranger than It’s a good moment to keep your fiction, though it’s usually not as social life low-key - instead of stylish! It’s your job now to sift fighting your way through crowds, out the facts from the tall tales. just gather a few close friends who It’s important to consider your really understand you (and spend sources. your time near water, if possible). SUDOKU Weather Leo Virgo Min Max Condition Jul. 23-Aug. 22 Aug. 23-Sept. 22 China Someone could be taken aback Once you give yourself the space Easy Easy+ by your brutal honesty when you to examine recent events in your change your mind about plans they life, you might find yourself Beijing -5 0 cloudy/overcast thought were set in stone. You’re dictating the outcome of the next Harbin cloudy/clear done with following other people’s few events, instead of feeling that -18 -9 agendas just because it’s polite. you’re at the mercy of fate. Tianjin -3 0 cloudy/overcast Urumqi -14 flurry/cloudy Libra Scorpio -20 Xi’an -4 -2 heavy snow Sep.23-Oct. 22 Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 Lhasa -8 6 cloudy Fortunately, you’re smart enough Even if their demands are Chengdu 2 6 drizzle/overcast to know when you need to unreasonable or they’re being replenish body and soul. Now is weirdly fussy, face up to your people Chongqing 5 7 drizzle the time to take a break and do bravely. Use your natural speed and Kunming 7 15 moderate rain something indulgent that pampers clever brain to engage them instead you inside and out. of simply dismissing their concerns. Nanjing 0 2 sleet/heavy snow Shanghai 6 7 moderate rain Sagittarius Capricorn Wuhan -2 3 moderate rain Medium Hard Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Hangzhou 3 6 moderate rain Your mental energy gets a giant Supremely capable and hard- Taipei 17 22 overcast helping of earthy influences, which working people like you aren’t Guangzhou cloudy/overcast help bring you a deep sense of calm. always the best at expressing 16 21 It’s fortunate, too, because you’re just feelings, but that all changes for you Hong Kong 17 20 cloudy about to tackle some big tasks that today. You’ve got a lot of emotions require the best of your intellect. that you need to get off your chest.

Aquarius Pisces world

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow 0 3 sleet/drizzle You are the best at coming up Your energy emphasizes art and Frankfurt 6 8 drizzle with far-reaching ideas or being a creation right now. That could visionary in your chosen field, but you mean exploring a museum you’ve Paris 8 14 moderate rain might not be quite as flexible when never been to, or maybe looking London 6 12 drizzle it’s time to implement those ideas - or through your old sketchbooks from listen to other people’s opinions. that long-ago life-drawing class. New York -12 -2 cloudy/flurry

Crosswords Across: 1- French cleric; 5- ___ Gras; 10- Invitation request; 14- Critters in litters; Useful telephone numbers 15- Dined at home; 16- Mayberry lad; 17- Camaro model; 18- Titles; 19- ___ Blanc; 20- First-stringers; 22- Repeats; 24- Actress Sofer; 27- Flabbergast; 28- Baldness; 32- Intolerant person; 36- TV room; 37- Sample; 39- Fenced areas; 40- Coup d’___; 42- Emergency calls 999 Taxi 28 939 939 / 2828 3283 “The dog ate my homework,” e.g.; 44- Nothing, in Nogales; 45- Dens; 47- Reflection on death; 49- Latin word which means “for every”; 50- Up ___ (trapped); 51- Pants; Fire department 28 572 222 Water Supply – Report 2822 0088 53- Riding; 56- Pitfall; 57- Cutting instrument for paper; 61- Dressed to the ___; 65- Bean curd; 66- Congo, formerly; 69- Thin change; 70- Controversial orchard spray; PJ (Open line) 993 Telephone – Report 1000 71- Kett and James; 72- Lamb’s pseudonym; 73- Fence opening; 74- Acts; 75- Queue after Q; PJ (Picket) 28 557 775 Electricity – Report 28 339 922

Down: 1- Capital city of Western Samoa; 2- Songwriter Bacharach; 3- Fraternal org.; PSP 28 573 333 Macau Daily Times 28 716 081 4- Steep bank under a rampart; 5- Adult male; 6- One ___ time; 7- Do followers; 8- Eats to a plan; 9- Atlas feature; 10- Inhabitant Customs 28 559 944 of Bucharest; 11- Dick and Jane’s dog; Yesterday’s solution 12- Grape plant; 13- Teachers’ favorites; S. J. Hospital 28 313 731 21- Run into; 23- Red gem; 25- Final Four org.; 26- Lovers’ lane?; 28- Journalist ___ Rogers St. Johns; 29- Free to attack; 30- Crossword puzzles provided by BestCrosswords.com Kiang Wu Hospital 28 371 333 TV studio sign; 31- Leaning; 33- Wine fruit; 34- More peculiar; 35- Romanov rulers; 38- Commission Against Movie critic Roger; 41- Cherish; 43- Aviation pioneer Sikorsky; 46- Complete collections; Corruption (CCAC) 28326 300 48- Monetary unit of China; 52- Arachnid; 54- Seeped; 55- Babble; 57- Deer sir; 58- IACM 28 387 333 Soft drink choice; 59- ___ first you don’t...; 60- Word that can succeed building, web or Tourism 28 333 000 burial; 62- Guitarist Lofgren; 63- Expel gas or odor; 64- Linebacker Junior; 67- Far out!; Airport 59 888 88 68- Double curve;

ad 04.01.2018 thu

th Anniversary

18 SPORTS 體育 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

Tennis Raonic upset by De ap photo Minaur in second round at Brisbane

ormer champion Milos to believe what’s happened just when De Minaur challenged FRaonic lost in straight sets now,” De Minaur said. a call on a second serve, got it to 18-year-old Alex De Minaur Raonic was playing his first overturned to win the point on in a second-round upset yester- match since October after taking a double-fault, and won the next day at the Brisbane Internatio- time out to deal with injuries that two points on the back of some nal. also ruled him out of the U.S. impressive returns. Raonic, who won the Brisba- Open last year, when his ranking De Minaur broke again in the ne title in 2016 and reached the slipped to No. 24 — 21 spots seventh game and, after missing Wimbledon final that year, stru- lower than his career-high finish the chance to close out in the ei- ggled to find rhythm with his in 2016. ghth, the former Wimbledon ju- usually booming serve in a 6-4, “Heavily disappointed,” he nior finalist held his composure 6-4 loss to the Australian wild- said. “I could have served better. to close out. card entry. I could have moved a little better. Asked how he unsettled one of De Minaur pressured Raonic I could have found my way to the the better servers in tennis, De Alex De Minaur of Australia reacts after he won his match against Milos Raonic of Canada with his relentless service retur- net a little bit better. Minaur said he threw out the ns, made just one unforced error “I sort of played into his com- playbook. ming a knee problem to outlast quarterfinal match against for- and only dropped serve once — fort zone. I didn’t do enough to “I was just guessing really, I’m fellow Australian Matthew Eb- mer Brisbane International run- when serving for the match at pull him out of it or, when I did, not going to lie,” he said. “I tried den 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-2. ner-up Alexandr Dolgopolov, 5-2 — en route to the biggest win it would be only for a few poin- to change my returning position Third-seeded Kyrgios called for who beat Horacio Zeballos 6-1, of his career. ts at a time. I wasn’t consistent a bit to try to throw him off a bit. a medical timeout after nine ga- 6-2. The victory put De Minaur into enough and that’s sort of what He probably didn’t have his best mes and had further treatment Defending women’s champion a quarterfinal match against cost me.” serving day, which helped me a two games later to have his left Karolina Pliskova beat Catherine American qualifier Michael Raonic saved double break lot. I took advantage of it — really knee taped. Bellis 6-1, 6-1 in the night match Mmoh, who upset No. 8-seeded points in his first two service ga- proud.” His movement appeared to be to set up a quarterfinal against Mischa Zverev 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. mes in the second set, but was Nick Kyrgios was the first into hampered but he still had too Kaia Kanepi, who beat Lesia “It’s going to take a while for me finally broken in the fifth game the men’s quarterfinals, overco- much for Ebden and set up a Tsurenko 6-4, 6-3. AP ad thu 04.01.2018

macau’s leading newspaper 體育 SPORTS 19

Tim Reynolds Hockey | NHL Since 2011, the Panthers have won only 35 of their last here’s no need to 81 January games — inclu- push the panic button ding a 5-1 loss at Minnesota in Pittsburgh yet. to start a five-game trip. Flo- Soon, maybe. Penguins looking for a rida didn’t exactly look despe- TThere are plenty of exam- rate in that game either, with ples of a reigning Stanley Cup forward Vincent Trocheck champion not making the saying afterward the Panthers following season’s playoffs, big second-half breakout got outworked by the Wild. most recently the Los Angeles Kings in 2015. But one would MODEL OF need to go all the way back CONSISTENCY to 1970 to find when a back- ap photo Los Angeles’ Drew Doughty to-back champion didn’t even averaged 32 shifts per game qualify for the postseason — last season, and 27 minutes when Montreal achieved that on the ice. dubious feat. This season: 32 shifts per That’s what Pittsburgh is game, 27 minutes on the ice. trying to avoid. While those numbers have The Penguins aren’t in trou- stayed the same, his scoring ble yet, though aren’t exactly numbers are way better. He’s on the thickest of ice either. averaging about three-quar- They haven’t as much as won ters of a point per game, as back-to-back games in a mon- opposed to a half-point per th, and are basically in the game last season. He’s had middle of the pack in goal-s- four gamewinning goals al- coring — after leading the lea- ready, compared to just one gue last season. last season. And he is a plus- If the season was over now, 20 this season, after posting a they wouldn’t be in the playo- plus-8 for the entirety of last ffs. But there’s a ton of hockey season. left, and the Penguins know there’s lots of time to make a GAME OF THE WEEK run. Vegas at Chicago, Saturday “We need to find that second [Macau time]: The second ni- gear,” Penguins left wing Co- ght of a back-to-back on the nor Sheary said recently. “It’s road for the Golden Knigh- coming into the second half ts, and the second game in a of the season here. We have stretch where Vegas plays 12 to make sure we’re strin- of 16 on the road. If Gerard Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a save on Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Matt Martin (15) during ging some wins together and the second period of an NHL hockey game Gallant’s club — the NHL’s maybe get on a win streak best story this season — sur- here.” vives the next month relati- Sheary did his part yesterday joining the 10 highest-scoring piled up 102 standings poin- quite a pace. vely unscathed, there should [Macau time], scoring in Pit- teens in NHL history. Steven ts in the 2017 calendar year No NHL player has had four be playoff games around J-Lo tsburgh’s 5-1 win over Phila- Stamkos had 55 goals before — by far their best “year” sin- in a season since 2010-11 — shows in Vegas this April. delphia. he turned 20. ce relocating to Winnipeg in done then by Alexander Se- Pittsburgh has the longest The other teens with that 2011. Only seven NHL teams min and Drew Stafford. LEADERS active streak of playoff appea- many goals: Jimmy Carson, had more points from Jan. 1 The record for hat tricks in a Goals: Alex Ovechkin rances, having been to the Dale Hawerchuk, Wayne through Dec. 31. season is 10, by Wayne Gret- (Washington), 26. Assists: postseason 11 consecutive ti- Gretzky, Brian Bellows, Sid- zky (who did it twice). Jakub Voracek (Philadel- mes. ney Crosby, Steve Yzerman, HAT WATCH phia), 38; Josh Bailey (N.Y. Ilya Kovalchuk, Bob Carpen- Washington’s Alex Ovechkin STRUGGLING Islanders), 38. Points: Niki- KID GOALS ter and Rick Nash. has a league-best three hat PANTHERS ta Kucherov (Tampa Bay), Winnipeg’s Patrick Laine is For comparison’s sake, Ja- tricks already this season — Florida saved its playoff ho- 56. Wins: Andrei Vasilevskiy still only 19, and has a chance romir Jagr had 50 NHL goals and there’s still a full half of pes with a five-game winning (Tampa Bay), 26. Goals-a- to join a seriously elite club. on his resume when he turned the schedule yet to be played. streak to end December. gainst average: Vasilevskiy, He has 54 career goals, whi- 20. It doesn’t sound like January is rarely kind to the 1.95. Save percentage: Vasile- ch means he’s on the cusp of Speaking of the Jets, they much, but Ovechkin is on Panthers, however. vskiy, .937. AP

Football Hectic EPL schedule will ‘kill’ the players, warns Guardiola

anchester City the players have,” Guardio- him out for up to six weeks. Guardiola’s comments manager Pep Guar- la said. “We are going to “I know the show must came as Palace’s Scott Dann

M ap photo diola has hit out at the kill them [the players]. The go on and it doesn’t matter and Jason Puncheon were amount of games played in federation — whoever the with which guys the show ruled out for the remainder the Premier League over the bosses are — have to reflect. must go on,” Guardiola of the season. Manager Roy festive period, saying the It’s not normal.” said. Hodgson said both players schedule is going to “kill” Guardiola’s ire might have “Here in England, you had suffered cruciate liga- the players. been caused by the sight don’t protect the players — ment injuries in Sunday’s City was one of the teams of right back Kyle Walker that is a big mistake. You 0-0 draw with City. to play four games in 11 days holding his groin in the fi- have to do it for the quali- “We won’t see anything of across Christmas and the nal minutes of the 3-1 win ty, not quantity. Play every those players for the rest of new year, with the last two over Watford on Tuesday. three, four, five days, but our season and it is going matches — away to Crystal The City coach said Walker not every two days ... Look to be hard for them to get Palace and at home to Wat- “might have a little bit of a at how many players have ready even for the start of ford — coming just two days problem.” muscular injuries in this next season, because these apart. City lost striker Gabriel Je- period. But it doesn’t ma- are serious injuries,” Hod- “What I saw, what sus to a ligament injury ear- tter; the show must go on. gson said after Palace’s 2-1 everybody sees, in the last ly in the 0-0 draw at Palace And that’s why there will be win at Southampton this weeks is how many injuries on Sunday that will keep players not fit.” week. AP Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola THE UN Security Council welcomes new Station Air quality BUZZ members with flag ceremony Roadside 35-55 Good The United Nations Security Council has six new bers, with veto power. members: Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Other members are elected by the 193-member High the Netherlands, Peru and Poland. General Assembly for two-year terms. But this year, Density 40-60 Their flags were installed outside the council the Netherlands is filling out the second half ofa Residental chambers in a ceremony arranged by Kazakhstan’s term it shared with Italy. Good ambassador, Kairat Umarov. His country currently Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay also Area opinion holds the council presidency. finished their terms last year. The 15-member council is the U.N.’s most power- Winning a Security Council seat gives countries a Ambient 35-55 ful body. China, France, Russia, the United King- strong voice in matters dealing with international Good source: dsmg source: Girl About Globe dom and the United States are permanent mem- peace and security. Linda Kennedy WORLD BRIEFS Time to reclaim Page 3. Thanks, Brexit. Price tag on gene ap photo

One day, I’d like to be a Page 3 girl. Or a cen- trefold. therapy for rare form of Not in a tabloid newspaper, in a travel document. There’s a lot of conversation about British pass- port design at the moment. Some people are blindness: USD850K looking forward to getting the old navy blue pass- ’s port back, post-Brexit. Matthew Perrone, Washington Moldova I’d like to talk about the current design. Constitutional Court has temporarily stripped I just renewed my British passport, for the first first-of-its kind genetic ap photo time in ten years. And boy, things have changed. the country’s pro- treatment for blindness Moscow president of his The new design differs substantially from the old. A will cost USD850,000, less duties for his refusal to For a start, in keeping with the times, it’s more than the $1 million price tag endorse new ministers narcissistic. There are two images of the person that had been expected, but in a political standoff. being allowed to pass through ports, and they are it’s still among the most ex- positioned at the front of the document. (Some- pensive genetic therapies in things never change, though. Will they ever ex- the world. ap photo pand the range of permissible poses? The ‘strai- Spark Therapeutics says it ght-ahead-crime-suspect’ look is so over.) decided on the lower price The pages are now not blank, as they once were. tag for Luxturna after hea- They have representations of Britishness on them. ring concerns from health is estimated to affect just a Not everyone agrees with British icons. British achievements and achievers. insurers about their ability few thousand people in the that argument. A prelimi- On all 32 pages. Overall, the passport is part travel to cover the injectable treat- U.S. nary analysis by one group Germany The recent brochure, part history lesson and the theme of the ment. The treatment is part of an found the drug would have influx of mostly young, current design is ‘Creative United Kingdom.’ Consternation over skyro- emerging field of medicine to be priced significantly male migrants into I start flicking. There is a man on the opening cketing drug prices, espe- that could create dozens of lower “to be a cost-effective Germany has led to an spread, posing beside an array of timepieces. He cially in the U.S., has led to new gene-targeting medica- intervention.” increase in violent crime is John Harrison, clockmaker. Watches? Isn’t that intense scrutiny from patien- tions in the next few years. The estimate by the non- in the country, according to a government- a Swiss gig? I idly wonder: is Britain trying to pre- ts, Congress, insurers and There are questions about profit Institute for Clinical tend it is Switzerland, a successful country outside funded study published hospitals. the wisdom of devoting so and Economic Review assu- yesterday. the EU? “We wanted to balance the much energy to specialty mes the drug would main- I flick on. On the next page, there is another crea- value and the affordability drugs, which are used to tain patients’ vision for 10 Copenhagen tive Brit, who is again a bloke – it’s John Consta- Denmark concerns with a responsible treat so few people, but still years. However, Spark ex- police are investigating ble, artist. Duly, I admire the exhibited section of price that would ensure ac- account for a growing slice of pects the drug’s effect to be the theft of a bottle of The Haywain, his most famous painting. cess to patients,” said CEO overall health care costs. long-lasting, if not lifelong, vodka that is claimed Two Johns. Any Janes coming up? I find myself Jeffrey Marrazzo, in an in- Drugmakers have histo- though it has only tracked to be the world’s most hoping a woman is on page 3, which is a most terview with The Associated rically offered little expla- patients for about four years. expensive at USD1.3 unexpected opinion. British tabloid newspapers Press. nation for the prices they At least one gene therapy million. used to feature topless women on Page 3 so this Luxturna is still signifi- charge. However, some sold oversees has already said yesterday location is definitely not a feminist folio. But if the cantly more expensive than companies have begun to of- crossed the $1-million price Norway passport people have gone for the most publicised it has suspended nearly every other drug on fer more detailed reasoning threshold. exports of munitions creative British woman in history, Jane Austen, at the global market, including as the backlash against drug The treatment for a rare least her version of topless will be without a bon- and arms to the two other gene therapies prices has grown more hea- protein disorder launched United Arab Emirates net. approved earlier last year in ted. in 2012 with a price of $1.2 as a “precautionary Flick. No Jane. Not bonnetless hussy. But there the U.S. Approved last mon- Spark Therapeutics, based million. Manufacturer uni- line,” based on its is the female head of Queen Victoria, on a stamp. th, Luxturna, is the nation’s in Philadelphia, has said that Qure stopped selling the assessment of the The Penny Black was one of the earliest stamps first gene therapy for an the cost for a lifetime of blin- drug earlier last year after situation in Yemen, in the UK. I am learning. inherited disease. It can im- dness — including lost ear- seeing a lack of demand. The where a Saudi-led Page 4 is trains and ships. Page 5 brings red prove the vision of those with nings and caregiver wages — drug was never approved in coalition including the UAE has been fighting telephone boxes, and an image of Sir Giles Gilbert a rare form of blindness that can easily exceed $1 million. the U.S. AP Scott, its designer and therefore a man who crea- Shiite rebels for nearly ted what was a really big handset. three years. Page 6. Finally, an actual woman who isn’t a queen. Here I find Elisabeth Scott, an architect The

who was responsible for British landmarks inclu- ap photo Chinatopix via AP ding Shakespeare Memorial theatre and Bourne- decisive moment mouth Pier. After that, it’s back to the boys with artists An- thony Gormley and Anish Kapoor. At the end, computer scientists Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace star jointly in a double page spread. Peru At least 48 So, including me, and excluding Queen Victo- people died when a ria’s head, there are three women in my passport. bus tumbled down a There are six men. Were there really so few crea- cliff onto a rocky beach along a narrow stretch tive British woman in history? This is not an EU of highway known as passport, it’s a GQ passport - a small version of the “Devil’s Curve,” a men’s magazine with inspiring images of chaps Peruvian police and fire of achievement. officials said. I research the design of British passports. There is a new look every five years. This one came out Brazil’s state-run oil in 2015 so, under current rules, there’s not an offi- giant Petrobras has cial revamp due until 2020. But when Brexit goes agreed to pay USD2.95 ahead, we have just learnt there will be a navy billion to settle lawsuits blue passport issued soon thereafter. Could the in the United States over the sprawling contents as well as the cover change? Aha. Fi- corruption scandal that nally, something about Brexit of which I approve has ensnared dozens of – potenitially altering for the better who goes in the officials and business British passport, not who gets one. Thin ice. The city of Harbin in China’s northeast is in its final stages of preparation for one of the world’s largest ice and snow festivals, which officially opens to the public tomorrow. executives across Latin America.