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ditional speedboats and officers conducting inspections at the 120 fishing vessels return to said location. Additionally, the Bureau will strengthen supervi- sion to ensure that all passengers on vessels wear life jackets and Inner Harbor for CNY holiday that passenger overloading is avoided. Julie Zhu vessels are returning to Macau for In addition to safety issues, the holiday. the Marine Bureau will also take total of 120 fishing vessels Between Wednesday Feb. 6 and measures to maintain the clean Ahave temporarily returned to Saturday Feb. 9, the Bureau will water environment. Macau to spend the Chinese New deploy one tugboat and one spee- “We will regularly distribute sa- Year (CNY) holiday in the Inner dboat to the Inner Harbor in or- nitary bags, so that fishermen can Harbor, according to the Marine der to ensure safety in the area. put refuse into them. There will and Water Bureau. The Bureau is also setting up a also be ferries collecting trash,” Yesterday, the Bureau, together fire prevention separation zone to announced Lao, urging the fisher- with the Fire Services Bureau, make sure that when a fire inci- men to “never dump the trash Macau police authorities, and dent occurs, the fire’s spread can into the water. If we find anyone two associations from the fishing be prevented. dumping trash into the water, we sector visited the fishermen at the “It is easy for danger to arise in will issue a punishment.” Inner Harbor, where they distri- such a dense environment. We Furthermore, the Bureau revea- buted safety and hygiene promo- will arrange a 24-hour tugboat at led that in order to support the tional materials to the fishermen the center of the Inner Harbor as sustainable development of fishe- whose vessels have been ancho- [an] alert. When there is any su- ries, the SAR government provi- red. The activity was carried out dden occurrence, we can arrange des interest-free loans to fisher- in the hopes of preventing safety vessels [to coordinate],” said Lao men through a fisheries develop- risks during the holiday. Weng U, head of the Maritime ment and assistance fund. Each year, the water authority Service Division of the Marine Since the establishment of the calculates the number of fishing and Water Bureau. fund in 2007, there have been 213 vessels. The Marine and Water During the CNY holiday, the applications approved, amoun- Bureau believes that more fishing marine authority will provide ad- ting to MOP70 million.

Gaming bling revenue of casino VIP rooms, according to a Money laundering report by TDM. Another year of fewer During a press conference prevention that took place yesterday, the association started by guidelines issued junket promoters noting that gambling reve- nue had generally declined he Housing Bureau They should regularly he Gaming Inspec- this month. Thas issued guideli- assess the risk of mo- Ttion and Coordination The new regulations on nes to prevent real esta- ney laundering and the Bureau (DICJ) has annou- smoking control inside ca- te agencies from launde- financing of terrorism bloomberg nced the latest number of sinos are among the most ring money, according in relation to the tran- approved licensed junket important factors contri- an Official Gazette noti- sactions involved in the promoters in Macau, ac- buting to the revenue drop, ce. real estate intermediary cording to a dispatch pu- according the association. Real estate agents and business, and procedu- blished in the Official Ga- Association President agencies are required to res for intensive reviews zette. Lam Kai Kuong expres- follow the new guide- to identify individuals in In total, there are 100 sed that the full extent of lines during a transac- high-risk situations. junket promoters, consis- the new regulation’s im- tion. Agents and agencies ting of 90 companies and pact on the local gaming The agents and agen- are obligated to manage 10 individuals. industry has not been cies are obligated to and supervise a transac- In January 2018, there revealed yet, however, identify and verify the tion, fully understand a were 109 promoters (com- there are signs showing a contractor, the parties of customer’s past record, prised of 99 companies tendency towards a grea- interest involved in the in particular, the custo- and 10 individuals). When reviewing the appropria- tion, indicating increased ter influence. real estate transaction, mer’s sources of capital. comparing the number of te qualifications, funding supervision of the accoun- In addition, Lam men- and the property in cir- Large cash tran- junket promoters between sources and financial re- ting of junket promoters. tioned that accusations of cumstances of suspicion sactions involving this year and the previous sources of junket promo- Chan further revealed VIP room operators cove- of money laundering or MOP500,000 or more year, an 8.3 percent de- ters, and stipulating that that the DICJ had already ring for illegal smoking terrorist financing, or are considered high-risk crease can be calculated. a certain proportion of the instructed junket promo- inside VIP rooms is wi- when the authenticity of situations. Previously, the director shares must be held by a ters that had not registered thout ground. the documents provided Transactions involving of the DICJ, Paulo Martins Macau resident. correctly or had missed Lam noted that VIP rooms by the contractor is in overseas companies, Chan, revealed in Decem- It is expected that the bill registration to rectify this do not have the authority to doubt. trust companies, of- ber that the bureau was will enter legislative pro- by registering. The DICJ punish smoking behaviors, Agents and agencies fshore companies or reviewing the bill on the cedures after DICJ hears head also noted that the they can only verbally warn should also use docu- other companies with eligibility and regulation opinions from the Legal bureau will consider other smokers. Lam claims that ments and materials complex organizational of junket promoters. Affairs Bureau. measures when renewing operators do not have the from independent and structures are also con- The amendment con- In order to strengthen licenses if no rectification management rights over the reliable sources in order sidered high-risk situa- sideration for the bill in- the compliance of junket or registration is made. rooms, and that they have to ascertain and verify tions, with agents and cludes raising the entry promoters and gaming The Macau Junket Asso- to inform the gaming com- the identity of stakehol- agencies obligated to requirements for a junket operators, the government ciation expects an 8 to 10 panies to follow up on illegal ders involved in the identify and verify the promoter, in particular, included another regula- percent drop in the gam- smoking incidents. JZ transaction. parties concerned.

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Courts Foundation ‘understands the public Scott Chiang may be absolved concern’ over of guilt after appeal victory subsidies The Macau Foundation (FM) Daniel Beitler he explained, adding that more The Court’s decision to “understands the public information would likely be re- uphold Chiang’s appeal will not concern regarding the way ctivist Scott leased today. affect Sulu Sou, who withdrew public money is spent” Chiang has won a ru- “The result is in – that I won an earlier, “merely defensive”, and has taken measures ling in the Court of – but we don’t know the details appeal in order to expedite his to improve its mechanism Second Instance that yet,” echoed Chiang in a sepa- return to the Legislative As- to grant financial support, mayA absolve him from a sen- rate conversation. “What does sembly. said FM President Wu tencing last year for the crime it mean? Am I pronounced not Lawmakers in Macau nor- Zhiliang yesterday on the of unlawful assembly. guilty? Will I have a re-trial? mally enjoy prosecutorial im- sidelines of a meeting with Chiang and legislator Sulu Sou Right now we know very little.” munity that prevents charges media representatives. were charged with disobeying What is known, however, is from being brought against During the meeting, the FM police authorities during a that the crime of organizing them. Sou was suspended by Administrative Committee demonstration in May 2016 an illegal assembly cannot be a Legislative Assembly inter- president reviewed work that challenged a controver- brought further up the chain of vention in December last year, conducted in 2018. A total of sial RMB100 million donation Macau’s judiciary via an appeal which lifted his immunity and MOP2.3 billion was given to from the Macau Foundation to from the Public Prosecution’s permitted him to stand trial. support 2,568 events. About 18 percent of the money was Jinan University. In May 2018, Office. According to Leal, that “It’s painful to see Sulu Sou, donated to education and the two defendants were found means it will not be entertained a legislator, hold a criminal of- Scott Chiang academic research, followed guilty in the Court of First Ins- in the Court of Final Appeal. fence from a decision at trial by social welfare (32 percent). tance of organizing an unlawful Jorge Menezes, who repre- that wasn’t fairly reached,” said Ng Chi Leong, president of the assembly and were sentenced represented Chiang, told the sented Chiang’s co-defendant Menezes. “It shows how unfair- executive committee of the to fines worth 120 days each. Times yesterday that his client Sulu Sou, said the decision was ly Sulu Sou was treated; that he foundation, said that no cases Chiang’s 70-page appeal sub- was still waiting to hear more a strong sign of judicial inde- was forced to waive his funda- of subsidy abuse had been mitted to the Court of Second about the decision. pendence. “There is no sepa- mental right of appeal in order discovered. Currently, the FM Instance detailed numerous “When we filed the appeal, we ration of powers between the to serve the public interest as a receives approximately 8 to violations of his rights during requested the Court [of Second government and the Legislative legislator.” 10 applications for funding last year’s trial. It remains un- Instance] declare Scott Chiang Assembly, but there appears “[Sulu Sou] deserved to share daily. Ng claimed that the clear which of these arguments not guilty or to hold a re-trial. to be a separation between the this little victory,” said Chiang. foundation carefully reviews compelled the Court into siding One of those two options has government and the courts,” he “I don’t know if he can benefit the applicant’s background, with the appellant. been decided by the court, but told the Times. “That’s a reason from this decision, but it is a the project concerned, Pedro Leal, the lawyer who we don’t know which one yet,” to be happy.” moral vindication for him.” execution and budget. ad 01.02.2019 fri

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according to his observations, ‘Hush!!’ calls on local the legal advisor of the com- bands to participate mittee gave reason to Sou on Sulu Sou files complaint the legal procedure of his wri- tten appeal, noting that the regiment of the AL does not against ‘secret meetings’ contain any restrictions to lawmakers’ appeals. As Sou noted, “We tried to practice our power [as lawmakers] and [for the] next opportunity, we already know

renato marques renato that this is a legal procedure that we can use.”

The “2019 Hush!! Full Music” concert will be held from April 28 to May 1 at Hac Sa Beach, Hac-Sa Nautical Centre and They are various locations in the island district, the apparently Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement. Local bands and musicians having secret can participate in the concert in three categories, including the “Hot Wave,” meetings. which features local and foreign bands SULU SOU performing original songs; “Uprising Power,” a section for emerging local bands The other topic the commit- and musicians; and “Summer Chill,” an tee discussed was related to a individual stage dedicated to a specific written protest issued by Sou, theme in the leisure area. In order to this time against the behavior promote the development of original local of AL president Ho Iat Seng, music and to bring music to campuses who, during Sou’s plenary and communities, the IC will also promote presentation, made “paterna- several outreach activities, such as the listic” remarks regarding the “Island Music Program,” “School Music time that Sou’s mandate had Ambassador” and “Music Workshop.” The been suspended, noting that bureau is calling on interested parties to submit their proposals from Feb. 18 to 22. the AL “treated him well and continued to pay his salary.” Sou considered the wording offensive and he made note Kun Iam Tong of it in a written protest to the president, which Sou wants to illegal construction see included in the AL’s jour- nal records. continues The committee, or at least some of its members, disa- The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has once again reported the illegal construction greed and expressed feelings at Kun Iam Tong Temple to the police that such an episode and Sou’s authority, according to a statement consequent written protest released by the IC yesterday. In 2018, the should be removed, or rather temple was found to be carrying out illegal should not be included in AL construction work several times, with historical records for future the case having already entered a judicial reference. procedure. However when the IC visited Sou could not disagree more the temple on Wednesday, the bureau and said: “I want to make a learned that construction work had been historical record regarding resumed. The construction consists Renato Marques mediately to committee presi- were voted upon. At the time, this matter, so I cannot agree of changing the color of the temple’s dent Kou Hoi In, who in turn, Sou proposed that instead of with the conclusion of the le- external wall, and breaking through the awmaker Sulu Sou replied that the first meeting transferring the prior warning gal advisor [of the committee] temple’s ceiling when carrying out the Lhas filed a complaint re- was an “internal meeting” and definition of times, spaces on this matter.” According to construction. Besides reporting the work garding what he claims to be and that was why no other and routes of demonstrations Sou, the legal advisor’s opi- to police, the IC has also increased the the unlawful behavior of the lawmakers, besides those on from the Civic and Municipal nion went along the lines that number of inspectors and inspections at Legislative Assembly’s Com- the committee, were noti- Affairs Bureau to the Public if a lawmaker “did not express the said location. The bureau pledged mittee of Rules and Mandates. fied. This answer did not sa- Security Police Force, these their protest orally during the to deal ‘seriously’ with the case and The committee adjourned yes- tisfy Sou, who now says he is should be transferred directly plenary session, it cannot be said it would pursue legal responsibility terday to discuss topics invol- appealing to AL president Ho to the Chief Executive. included in the AL journal at regarding the damage. ving Sou. Iat Seng in writing. The president of the AL no- a later stage via a written pro- According to Sou, to his sur- Regarding the closed-door ted that since Sou’s request test.” He noted that the ex- Melco announces prise, “this was not the first meeting, committee members had not been submitted at planation was “not a suitable meeting of the committee to told the media through AL sta- least five days prior, it could one,” adding: “The Article 99 pay raise for team discuss these matters. This is ff that they would not be avai- not be addressed by the ple- letter G [of the AL rulebook] actually the second one. The lable to make any comments. nary. Ho further noted that, says that lawmakers have the members first one, I don’t know even Sou said that two topics were as far as he understood, at right to a written protest re- when it happened, as we [the discussed which the commit- this stage only a vote on whe- gardless of whether there was Melco Resorts & Entertainment has lawmakers] were not infor- tee “should have discussed in ther the proposal ought to be or was not an oral protest at announced a pay increase for non- med about it.” the previous meeting which returned to the 1st Standing the time.” management employees ranging between In Sou’s opinion, this is a we did not know about,” he Committee for detailed scru- When questioned as to whe- 2.5 percent and 7.5 percent, effective very concerning development, said. “[The meeting] today tiny could be held at this stage. ther the topic of Sou being ac- April 1, 2019. Eligible full-time non- management employees earning a as the committee which has was mostly to discuss a few de- When replying to Sou’s wri- cused of disrespecting the AL monthly base salary less than or equal the duty of issuing rule-based tails from the final report with tten appeal on the matter, Ho by using the words “lap sap to MOP13,000 will receive a base salary opinions cannot disregard the the opinions of the committee, questioned the legality of such wui” (rubbish assembly) was increase of MOP600 per month, while rules of the Legislative Assem- which will be forwarded to the a procedure and forwarded it addressed by the committee, employees earning a monthly base salary bly (AL). House of Rules.” to the committee to analyze. Sou said, “I don’t think so, at over MOP13,000 will receive an increase Sou, who attended yester- The topics under discussion Although he acknowledged least not this time. But again, of 2.5 percent. Ahead of the Lunar New day’s meeting as an observer were related to the AL plenary that the outcome would not I can’t confirm if they diss- Year, a one-month discretionary bonus, with José Pereira Coutinho, session in which the amend- affect the approval of the law cussed it or not since they are announced earlier this month, was paid to told the media that he had ments to the “Rights of Assem- approval since a lot of time apparently having secret mee- eligible non-management employees. expressed such concerns im- bly and Demonstration Law” had passed, Sou noted that tings.” fri 01.02.2019

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advertorial Cross-border traffic records slight increase ross-border vehicu- lar traffic rose by 2.3 percent to 4,927,368 trips in 2018, bloomberg while those passing through Cthe Checkpoint of Cotai (30 percent of total traffic) recorded an increa- se of 16.5 percent. In contrast, those going through the checkpoint of Bor- der Gate (68.2 percent) saw a decrea- se of 3.6 percent. Transport statistics released yester- day by the Statistics and Census Ser- vice (DSEC) indicate that vehicular to 3,640 trips. Yet helicopter flights cent and 0.9 percent respectively. trips passing through the checkpoint in 2018 rose by 2.7 percent to 13,089 The new registration of motor vehi- of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau trips. cles in the fourth quarter of 2018 de- Bridge totaled 23,574. Last year, ferry trips between Ma- clined by 27.2 percent year-on-year Last year, commercial flights in- cau and mainland China, and Ma- to 3,622. New registrations in 2018 creased by 13.1 percent year-on- cau and Hong Kong totaled 131,740, dropped by 13.7 percent to 14,509, year to 62,048 trips. Flights to and down by 5.1 percent year-on-year. with heavy motorcycles (7,374) from mainland China and Thailand Those to and from Hong Kong falling by 25.4 percent. showed 20.9 percent and 20.8 per- (111,186) dropped by 1.9 percent. A total of 3,467 traffic accidents cent growth respectively, whereas At the end of December 2018, the were recorded in the fourth quarter of flights to and from South Korea and total number of licensed motor vehi- 2018, down by 4.5 percent year-on- Vietnam fell by 15.5 percent and 8.8 cles edged down by 0.6 percent year- year, and the number of victims was percent respectively. on-year to 240,145, of which light 1,165. In the fourth quarter, helicopter fli- motorcycles (26,256) decreased by In 2018, the number of traffic acci- ghts between Macau and mainland 10.5 percent, whereas light automo- dents dropped by 6.5 percent year- China, and Macau and Hong Kong biles (108,442) and heavy motorcy- on-year to 13,764, resulting in 4,390 dropped by 5.3 percent year-on-year cles (97,822) inched up by 0.8 per- casualties, with 10 fatalities.

Tourism MGTO launches measures for upcoming Spring Festival

he Macao Govern- th visitations between Tment Tourism Office xinhua Guangdong and Macau. (MGTO) is rolling out a MGTO also pledged that range of measures for the it would carry out more upcoming Spring Festival frequent and rigorous ins- Golden Week, including pections at tourist attrac- forecasting visitor flows tions, ports of entry and using big data for the first different districts, besides time. taking action with police Visitor flows will be mo- authorities to tackle the nitored at tourist districts provision of illegal accom- and congested locations modation. for internal testing during gear up for its official laun- ment of Culture and Tou- In addition, the bureau the Spring Festival Golden ch, as cited in a statement. rism of Guangdong Pro- has sent letters advising Week to ensure accurate After its launch, the web- vince to operate a “Tou- travel agency associations reference data. site will provide a glimpse rism Notification System to liaise and coordinate Through collaboration of visitor flows in future, in for Spring Festival Golden with local travel agencies with the Public Security a bid to facilitate visitors’ Week,” in a bid to main- regarding their itinerary Police Force, MGTO will itinerary arrangements. tain close communication arrangements for tour adjust its smart applica- The bureau is also coo- during the seven-day cele- groups to major attrac- tion for visitor flows and perating with the Depart- bration and ensure smoo- tions.

Lou claimed that the DSEJ prepares for 4th phase of government fund for im- plementing the plan is Continuing Education Plan sufficient at this current stage. he Secretary for So- installment of this plan. the third phase of the By Dec. 31 last year, Tcial Affairs and Cultu- In the second phase plan is undergoing a mi- about 2,500 inspections re, Alexis Tam, said that (2014 to 2016), the num- d-term review, and the had been conducted at he is willing to promote ber went up to 167,000. DSEJ will start preparing the course providers. a permanent Continuing In the third phase (as of a draft of the fourth ins- Regarding fake reports Education Development Dec. 31, 2018), the num- tallment of the plan later. of the number of course Plan during Wednesday’s ber of participants was As reported by Lou, attendees, the govern- Legislative Assembly ple- 128,000. for the first and second ment hopes to solve the nary meeting. The director of the Edu- phases, each resident problem in the fourth According to Tam, a to- cation and Youth Affairs spent MOP3,500 and phase by requiring stu- tal of 145,000 residents Bureau (DSEJ), Lou Pak MOP4,000 on average dents to use ID cards to participated in the first Sang, said that currently, respectively. enter the classes. 01.02.2019 fri

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CE outlines Lawmaker calls for action measures to to avoid ‘over-tourism’ advance Greater Bay awmaker Pereira Area development LCoutinho is concerned that residents of Macau he Chief Executive (CE) has outlined steps to are losing quality of life Tboost Macau’s contribution to the development of due to an excess of touris- the Greater Bay Area. ts visiting the region. Chui Sai On chaired the first meeting of Macau’s In a spoken enquiry deli- Working Committee for the Development of the vered last week at the Le- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, gislative Assembly, Cou- which was set up in November 2018. During Tues- tinho expressed concerns day’s meeting, Chui noted that Macau should work over Macau being on the under the guidelines provided by the Central Govern- verge of becoming ano- ment’s leading group for the development of the Grea- ther city suffering from ter Bay Area, which has held its first plenary meeting. “over-tourism,” a pheno- Following on from that meeting, the MSAR is expected menon that, according to play a more active role and advance its involvement to the lawmaker, occurs in the city-cluster initiative. when cities “accept wi- The CE asked committee members to focus more thout any control tourists closely on the pursuit of relevant research and the for- who invade them as ‘pla- mulation of policies regarding Macau’s participation in gues of locusts’, seduced the Greater Bay Area. Chui also stressed the need to by the spending of such strengthen coordination mechanisms in relation to the visitors and forgetting the see when the city would restrict access to the so- The lawmaker says that Greater Bay Area. harmful consequences.” reach a breaking point.” called “poor tourists” who the government has no During the meeting, committee members also re- Noting that his criticism The lawmaker argued come to visit Macau al- policies for the sustaina- viewed work already done to advance Macau’s involve- was not directed at tou- that Macau is not far from most “for free” via tourism ble development of tou- ment in the development of the Greater Bay Area. This rism in general, as a su- reaching such a point, as packages and who, after rism, contributing to the included: updating Macau’s Five-Year Development pporter of the local eco- with cities such as Barce- arriving in the region, “are lack of ethics of some ope- Plan, the creation of the Working Committee for the nomy, Pereira Coutinho lona, Mumbai, Amster- guided to certain shops to rators. In his opinion, the- Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau urged the government to dam, Venice and Hanoi. be lured into shopping for se factors are also encou- Greater Bay Area, signing an agreement with the Na- “adopt as early as possible In Pereira Coutinho’s particular items that are raging illegal accommo- tional Development and Reform Commission, and the more balanced solutions opinion, the government most of the time counter- dation and the dishonest organization of a youth forum regarding opportunities instead of just waiting to should pay attention and feit or stolen items.” sales of dubious products. created for young people by the Greater Bay Area. ad fri 01.02.2019

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Gaming IPIM rolls out online document Cotai property the jewel of submission system The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has launched an online document Wynn Resorts’ 2018 growth submission system. The service allows applicants to fill out a temporary ynn Resor- Vegas Operations, respecti- residency application form online and ts reported its vely. upload supporting documents before 2018 financial Wynn Palace was the big filing a formal temporary residency bloomberg results yester- winner in the results for the application. According to a statement day,W showing that Wynn Pa- fourth quarter of 2018, which issued by IPIM, after applicants have lace continues to outperform were also published yesterday. submitted the relevant information its older sister resort on the Operating revenues amoun- via the new system, the institute’s peninsula. The company an- ted to $740.6 million, accor- personnel will check whether or not nounced that a cash dividend ding to the gaming operator, applicants have submitted all the of USD0.75 per share has a 12.8 percent increase from required documents and inform them by email within 30 days of receiving been approved, payable on Fe- the $656.5 million in the same the documents of the analysis result bruary 26 to stockholders. period of 2017. Casino reve- and the designated dates for filing a Wynn Resorts’ operating re- nues increased 12.3 percent formal application. IPIM stated that venue increased 10.7 percent to $636.9 million in the final the measure was taken “in line with the to reach $6.72 billion (MOP54 quarter of 2018. administrative concept that emphasizes billion) in 2018, with opera- Meanwhile, operating reve- administrative simplification.” ting revenues at Wynn Palace nues at Wynn Macau fell 5.2 increasing by $727.3 million, percent in the fourth quarter and revenue at Wynn Macau Wynn’s financial report, the Meanwhile, full year adjus- to $553.4 million, with casino Air Macau and Las Vegas falling $42.4 decrease was primarily dri- ted property earnings before revenues declining 5.9 percent million and $37.4 million res- ven by a litigation settlement interest, taxes, depreciation to $479 million. inaugurates new pectively. expense of $463.6 million re- and amortization (EBIT- In terms of Las Vegas ope- At the same time, the ge- corded in the first quarter of DA) increased 12.9 percent, rations, operating revenue airplane nerally accepted accounting 2018. or $233.7 million, to $2.04 increased 3.1 percent year-on- Air Macau inaugurated a new Airbus 320 principles (GAAP) net income Adjusted net income at- billion (MOP16.4 billion), year to reach $393.6 million, aircraft on Wednesday, baptized “Cidade attributable to Wynn Resorts tributable to Wynn Resorts compared to $1.81 billion in while casino revenues grew de Macau” [City of Macau], in the hangar amounted to $584.2 million amounted to $699.5 million 2017. Adjusted property EBI- 3.5 percent to $104.8 million. of the Macau International Airport. The (MOP4.7 billion) or $5.46 per (MOP5.62 billion) or $6.54 TDA increased $316.3 million During the fourth quarter of airplane’s interior layout consists of diluted share in 2018, com- per diluted share in 2018, at Wynn Palace, partially 2018, Wynn Resorts repur- eight business class and 150 economy pared to $747.2 million or compared to $560.5 million or offset by decreases of $27.5 chased more than 1.47 million class seats respectively. Its maiden flight, $7.28 per diluted share in the $5.46 per diluted share in the million and $55.1 million, shares of its common stock for NX886, was operated yesterday morning previous year. According to year ending Dec. 31, 2017. from Wynn Macau and Las approximately $156.7 million. from Macau to Bangkok.

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www.JMLProperty.com [email protected] lon Musk told inves- Etors Tesla Inc. won’t incur a heavy financial Sam Lee burden to get production bloomberg up and running in its first The work ‘risk’ conjures up a different have eliminated most of the risk by property, you can make sure that the beast in the mind of every investor. simply filtering opportunities and not rental income you receive from the overseas factory, seeking If you are a speculator, you might buying overly risky properties. investment surpasses the total mor- to soothe investor con- tremble at the thought of it. If you are tgage payments and management cerns about capital requi- an opportunist, you might redefine 2. Buying at a Discount expenses, providing you with passive rements for the Shanghai ‘risk’ as ‘volatility’ and jump straight This ties into the concept of “Buying income month after month. If your into it. If you are a veteran, you have Well”, but it is so important that it de- investment positioned correctly in the facility. probably developed emotional immu- serves a spot of its own. Negotiation is rental market and provides you with Capital expenditure of nity to it over the years. a core skill in any property investor’s steady cash flow, you don’t have to about USD500 million is No matter what your attitude or phi- toolbox, and one that needs constant be too concerned with the risk of the needed for Tesla to reach a losophy is towards risk, as property practice and sharpening. Good inves- market fluctuations. You simply hold investors we all recognise that it is an tors know that there are often factors on to the asset over the long-term and weekly production rate of unavoidable part of the game and that outside of the price such as the speed sell when it makes sense to you, if you 3,000 vehicles, the chief it is our job to find creative ways to of the transaction or creative financing wish to sell at all. executive officer said on minimise downside risk and maximi- terms that can be offered in exchange se upside potential. for a fair discount. By identifying and 5. Responsible Leverage an earnings call yesterday scheme of things.” After years of negotia- Here are 10 practical ways you can solving the seller›s problems, the in- Leverage is the double-edged sword [Macau time]. A majority Financing for the plant, tions with authorities in guard your portfolio against various vestor secures an “equity cushion” in every investor’s toolbox. Used cor- of the funding will be by which Musk earlier said China, Musk broke grou- risks: against market fluctuations. rectly, it can accelerate your acqui- local banks, and with com- would cost about $2 nd on the plant in the sitions, increase your ROI and build 1. Buying Well 3. Adding Value wealth. If on the other hand you over petitive debt financing and billion to reach an annual outskirts of Shanghai on There is a saying in the property in- By renovating and/or converting the -leverage and get caught at the wrong “extremely compelling in- capacity of 250,000 vehi- Jan. 7. The automaker vestment community that says “You usage of the property and adding end of the market, it can wipe you out terest rates,” Tesla doesn’t cles in the first phase, was aims to finish initial cons- make your money when you buy, not value to it in the eyes of the bank or the and destroy your credit and confiden- when you sell”. A little foresight will buyer, the investor reduces risk by in- ce. My personal opinion is that the risk expect the investment to a source of intense specu- truction this summer and reveal that some of the biggest risks creasing the ‘equity cushion’ previous- of leaving some money on the table in be a capital drain on the lation when the carmaker start Model 3 production for a property investment include 1. ly mentioned. Generally speaking, the the short-term is preferred over the company, he said. was bleeding cash until by the end of the year. Not being able to rent or sell when you more equity you have in the property, risk of over-leveraging and potentially “These are the biggest last year. The Palo Alto, With the Shanghai plant want 2. Not receiving enough rental the less risk you have. permanently cutting your investment income to cover financing costs 3. career short. To remove excessive cre- banks in the world,” California-based company in operation, Tesla expec- Physical threats to the property such 4. Cash Flow dit exposure and de-risk your portfo- Chief Financial Officer has turned its performan- ts to have a global weekly as structural issues, just to name a Cash flow is the name of the game lio, keep your debt-to-equity ratio at Deepak Ahuja said on ce around, with a healthier production rate of about few. By setting predetermined heu- for many property investors looking manageable levels. the call. “And for them, balance sheet and about 10,000 vehicles or clo- ristics and processes for conducting to build personal wealth and finan- Next week we will look at 5 additional due diligence on your investment and cial freedom. By buying well at a dis- ways investors can remove risk from $500 million is not a large $3.7 billion in cash and se to it by the end of the sticking to them no matter what, you count and adding a lot of value to the their portfolios. amount of money in the equivalents. year. Bloomberg ad fri 01.02.2019

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Samsung quarterly operating profit fell on slower demand amsung Electronics Co. has pos- jor customers, including data center Sted a near-30 percent drop in ope- operators and smartphone manufac- rating profit for the last quarter after turers. Samsung said sales of its Ga- seeing slowing global demand for its laxy smartphone also weakened amid a memory chips and smartphones. It still stagnant global market. finished the year with record highs, but For the whole year of 2018, Samsung expects a decline in earnings this year. posted an operating profit of 59 trillion The South Korean technology giant won ($53 billion) on revenue of 244 yesterday said its operating profit trillion won ($219 billion), which were during the October-December quarter both record highs. declined 28.7 percent at an annual pace Samsung said it expects its overall to 10.8 trillion won (USD9.7 billion). annual earnings to decline this year Sales fell by more than 10 percent to because of the sluggish semiconductor reach 59.3 trillion won ($53.3 billion), market, although it sees its sales of me- while net income fell 31 percent to rea- mory chips and organic light-emitting ch 8.5 trillion won ($7.6 billion). diode panels used in mobile devices re- Samsung, which has dual strength in bounding in the second half. The com- parts and finished products, said de- pany also hopes the planned release of mand for its memory chips decreased the new Galaxy S10 smartphone this due to “mounting external uncertain- year will boost its mobile devices busi- ties” and inventory adjustments at ma- ness. AP

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pain remained an Seconomic bright spot in the euro zone in late 2018 bloomberg even though the country, like the rest of the region, faces a weaker outlook this year. Growth unexpectedly accelerated to 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter, con- trasting with figures repor- ted by Germany, France and Italy, where trade ten- Tourists and pedestrians walk inside the Boqueria market in Barcelona sions, violent protests and budget struggles hobbled Sanchez struggles to pass somewhat more intracta- growth. Spanish output a spending plan for 2019. ble. Stagnating demand in was propelled by consumer Spain also isn’t immune to China means Germany’s and government spending some of the headwinds bu- carmakers will continue to and a surge in exports. Go- ffeting its neighbors. struggle after nearly plun- vernment spending was Spain’s central bank ex- ging the economy into a buoyed by a hiring push by pects expansion of 2.2 per- recession. December retail the Socialist administra- cent in 2019, but Governor sales in Germany plunged tion. Investment declined. Pablo Hernandez de Cos more than expected, while Spain’s economy has said earlier this week that France saw business dis- maintained momentum the slowdown in the region rupted by Yellow-Vest pro- amid increasingly uncer- “poses downside risks” tests. tain prospects - clocking to the domestic outlook. The International Mo- its 21st-straight quarter Italy’s economy may have netary Fund cut its 2019 of expansion and annual slipped into recession at euro-area projection to 1.6 growth of 2.5 percent. But the end of last year. percent last week -- down political uncertainty has Drags on euro-area eco- 0.3 percentage point from risen in the euro area’s nomic growth that initially October. The region’s three fourth-largest economy appeared to be only tem- biggest economies are seen as Prime Minister Pedro porary have proven to be expanding less. Bloomberg 01.02.2019 fri

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Dire Strait “China is definitely crazy,” Chou said. Despite such sentiments, Chi- na is unlikely to come up with a Xi’s tough talk on Taiwan new proposal in the immediate future, said Yun Sun, East Asia Program senior associate with the Stimson Center think tank backfires, as Tsai support surges in Washington, D.C. Beijing’s leaders “know how Ralph Jennings the island was made a Japane- unpopular the proposal has & Johnson Lai, Taipei se colony in 1895. Handed over been and will be,” Sun said. ap photo to Chinese leader Chiang Kai “But before they have a good hinese President Xi -shek’s Nationalists at the end of alternative, this is and will be CJinping sought to push World War II, it split again from the biggest deal for them.” Taiwanese closer to unification the mainland in 1949 during the Voters had complained before with a new year speech mixing civil war with the Communist the Nov. 24 midterm elections carrots and sticks. Party under Mao Zedong. that Tsai had either grown too That hasn’t panned out. Ins- The Communists have re- distant from China to build tead, his independence-leaning garded Taiwan since then as a economic ties or hadn’t stood Taiwanese counterpart, Tsai breakaway territory that must up enough to Beijing’s military Ing-wen, has enjoyed a surge in eventually be brought into the and diplomatic pressure. support following a brutal drub- fold. Many commentators say Though she won the presi- bing of her political party in local they believe Xi sees that as his dency by a landslide in 2016 — elections last year, according to Pro-Taiwan supporters carry banners during a march of about 8,000 people asking historical mission, prompting largely due to concerns about the government to change the island’s official name from the “Republic of China” major increases in China’s mili- China’s influence — and her public opinion surveys and in- to “Taiwan,” in Taipei, in 2002 terviews. tary budget and renewed pres- Democratic Progressive Party The residents of this self-gover- sure on the island, including received its first-ever legisla- ning island, with its vibrant and to use military force to bring the ror of plus or minus 3 percent. cutting off contacts with Tsai’s tive majority, Taiwanese vo- well-established democracy, are island under its control. “The most important thing is government. ters have in the past shown a as much inclined as ever to resist Xi’s speech was seized on by that Xi Jinping made the spee- China’s huge economy and glo- willingness to try new approa- China’s demands despite rising Tsai, who went on a four-day me- ch on Taiwan and Tsai Ing-wen bal clout may have some effect, ches. political, economic and military dia blitz in Taipei that appears to gave a rare response, which re- but most Taiwanese are unim- Many in the business commu- threats from Beijing. have significantly bolstered her ceived a high level of support,” pressed with how Beijing has nity are already urging Tsai to Xi’s offer to Taiwan “is a total support among voters. foundation chairman You Yin- followed through on its earlier climb down from her refusal scam,” said Kuo Lin-han, 26, a In a telephone survey pub- g-lung said. “The China factor pledges, said Andrew Yang, se- to meet Beijing’s “one China” Chinese Culture University stu- lished Jan. 21 by the Taiwan Pu- helps her come out of a trough.” cretary-general of the think tank demand, largely as a way of ea- dent in Taipei. blic Opinion Foundation, 34.5 Younger Taiwanese have a Chinese Council of Advanced sing pressure on the island. Kuo was referring to China’s percent of the 1,074 respondents firm sense of local identity that Policy Studies. “’One country, two systems’ proposal of a “one country, two gave her a thumbs-up, an increa- stands in the way of China’s idea “Hong Kong is totally control- could bring more people in systems” arrangement that Xi se of about 10 percentage points for unification, said Wu Yi-h- led by mainland China,” Yang and out, and this is good,” said renewed in his Jan. 2 speech, from after the November elec- suan, 27, an energy science and said. “Even though they have dried fruit merchant Yu Chen- under which Taiwan would ac- tions. Two-thirds said they want engineering doctoral student. their autonomy, they have limi- ching, 65. “Otherwise, no one cept Chinese sovereignty while Taiwan to continue its self-rule “We want to be Taiwanese ted freedom, and certainly there wants to visit Taiwan, and it’s being allowed to retain its own or declare formal independence. Taiwan rather than Chinese is no democracy in Hong Kong, not good for the economy.” economic and legal systems. Separately, the Taiwan govern- Taiwan,” Wu said, referring to as far as Taiwanese are concer- Economic concerns could That’s based on the framework ment’s Mainland Affairs Council the terminology Beijing often ned.” cause Tsai’s popularity to fade Hong Kong was granted when it found in a Jan. 17 survey of 1,078 uses for the island that many “I feel that the China govern- before her party faces the 2020 reverted to Chinese rule in 1997, people that 75.4 percent oppose consider condescending. “Re- ment is unpredictable especially presidential race, said Alex an arrangement that has become “one country, two systems,” 74.3 garding the fact that the People’s after Lee Ming-che was taken Chiang, international relations increasingly frayed as Beijing ex- percent dispute the “one China” Republic of China has never away by them,” said Catta Chou, professor at National Chengchi pands its political influence in condition for formal dialogue ruled Taiwan for a second, this 30, a worker in a non-govern- University in Taipei. the former British colony. and 77.2 percent oppose China (two systems) policy of China’s mental organization, referring “Because she’s president, she Jarringly for many Taiwane- for holding pledges that it could is more an invasive, aggressive to a Taiwanese citizen sentenced has to be firm on her position se, Xi mixed his outreach with use force against Taiwan if nee- and offensive one.” in China in 2017 to five years in toward China, but in reality, a reminder that Beijing had no ded. China ruled Taiwan loosely un- prison for spreading pro-demo- Taiwan still has to do business intention of dropping its threat Both polls had a margin of er- der the former Qing dynasty and cracy information. with China,” Chiang said. AP

some natural snow cover. The government has Chinese leader says 2022 Winter Games also been criticized for its record on human rights, including the internment will be green, inclusive, open of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in political hinese President Xi venues, winter sports zational prowess, finan- indoctrination camps. Jinping says his coun- training grounds, and cial backing, and ability Yet, with fewer coun-

C ap photo try is well on track to de- the winter ice festival in to reuse existing venues. tries willing to bid on the liver a “spectacular” 2022 the northeastern city of Beijing claims strong games, Beijing appears a Winter Olympic Games. Harbin. public support for the safe bet for the Interna- China’s government “And we had a great games, although the ru- tional Olympic Council. was firmly committed to experience about the dy- ling Communist Party After being rejected staging the games with a namism and efficiency severely restricts public in yet another public “green, inclusive, open, of China in the prepara- participation in such de- vote, the IOC is down to and corruption-free tion for these Olympics,” cision-making. two candidates to host approach,” Xi told IOC Bach said. Beijing’s win came des- the 2026 Games — Sto- President Thomas Bach Beijing received the ga- pite concerns about air ckholm, and a joint Ita- on Thursday. mes by attrition, winning pollution and the city’s lian bid from Milan and “We will deliver a spec- over Almaty, Kazakhs- long, dry winter that will Cortina D’Ampezzo. tacular games,” Xi said in IOC President Thomas Bach (center left) meets with President Xi tan, after a half-dozen require it to rely almost Both of those bidders opening remarks at their Jinping in Beijing, yesterday European bidders dro- entirely on man-made also have issues , and or- meeting at the Great Hall pped out, discouraged snow. The Nordic events ganizers are scrambling of the People in central people’s approach to per- In response, Bach said by soaring costs and tax- will be held in the Zhao- to give the next available Beijing. forming jobs in a “metho- his delegation had been payer backlash. long ski area in neighbo- Winter Games to one of Xi said China’s prepa- dical matter and well in impressed with their Its win was based lar- ring Hebei province, them before either bid rations grew out of its advance.” visits to the Olympic gely on the city’s organi- which generally receives gets derailed. AP fri 01.02.2019

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Economy Manufacturing ap photo improves but activity sluggish ap photo Australian rugby league team proud of Huawei sponsorship Rod McGuirk, Canberra “We are proud to carry dband Network in 2011. their logo on the front of The government struck n Australian rugby our jersey and our rela- Huawei another com- Aleague team wants to tionship has been nothing mercial blow in August continue Huawei’s lon- but positive from the first by excluding the company gest-ever sports sponsor- season they were with us from playing any part ship despite the Chinese until now,” Furner said in in 5G networks that are communication giant’s an email. being rolled out across ban from Australia’s 5G “We would love to keep Australia this year. networks and legal wran- Huawei on board as spon- Huawei spokesman Je- gle with the United States. sor. They’re our longest remy Mitchell said the 5G Huawei has been the serving major sponsor ban would figure in the major sponsor of the and have been a fantastic company’s discussions Canberra Raiders, the na- partner for us. We will sit on whether extending tional capital’s only team down with them once the the Raiders’ sponsorship in the National Rugby season starts and open “aligns with our business discussions about their going forward.” billions of dollars of each other’s goods League, since 2012, and Joe McDonald, Beijing deal beyond 2019.” “We have a large busi- stayed in place. will consider this year Huawei’s three-year ness portfolio across con- hina’s manufacturing impro- Exports to the United States shrank 3.5 extending its first spon- sponsorship deal, which sumer, across enterprise, ved in January but activity was percent in December from a year earlier sorship contract with a includes displaying the and we still are the largest sluggish, a survey showed yes- as Trump’s penalties began to depress sports team anywhere in Huawei logo prominently provider of 4G networks terday, as U.S. and Chinese ne- demand. the world. on the Raiders’ uniform, in Australia, and there are Cgotiators wrangled in Washington over Communist leaders are trying to steer Raiders chief executive expires when the 2019 still many years left of 4G a tariff war. China to slower, more self-sustaining Don Furner said rela- season ends in Septem- investment in Australia,” A measure of factory activity issued by growth based on consumer spending tions between the spon- ber. Mitchell said. the government statistics agency and instead of trade and investment. sor and the team, which Huawei first sponsored “So while it [the 5G ban] an industry group rose 0.1 points on a The deceleration has been sharper than won the last of its three what is perhaps Canber- will be part of the equa- 100-point scale but stayed below a level expected, prompting Beijing to step up championships in 1994, ra’s highest-profile sports tion, it certainly doesn’t that shows activity expanding. Measu- government spending and order banks had not been affected by team months after the fe- rule out us continuing res for employment and domestic de- to lend more to shore up growth and recent U.S. criminal char- deral government banned with the Raiders.” mand weakened. avoid politically dangerous job losses. ges that allege Huawei the company, on security Neither Huawei nor the China’s economic growth sank to a News of layoffs and lower sales of autos stole trade secrets, misled grounds, from involve- Raiders will reveal the three-decade low of 6.6 percent in 2018 and real estate may have helped worsen banks about its business, ment in the rollout of value of the sponsorship after activity in the final quarter of the the downturn by unnerving consumers, and violated U.S. sanc- Australia’s National Broa- deal. AP year dipped to its lowest level since the causing them to postpone spending. tions. 2008 global crisis. The monthly purchasing managers’ in- “We see economic growth remaining dex of the National Bureau of Statistics sluggish” through mid-2019, Citigroup and the China Federation of Logistics & economists said in a report. “We belie- Purchasing improved to 49.5 from De- ve the government will step up efforts to cember’s 49.4. Beijing appeals to US to accept its keep the labor market stable.” The employment index declined 0.2 Chinese and U.S. negotiators began points to 47.8, showing more producers technology progress talks Wednesday in Washington aimed cutting jobs. The measure of new orders at resolving the fight over U.S. com- declined 0.1 points to 49.6. hina urged tary threat to the United ts with representatives plaints about Beijing’s technology am- Inventories rose, but ING’s Robert CWashington yester- States. A separate report from China for trade bitions. Carnell cautioned that might reflect tra- day to accept its indus- this week said Beijing will talks today [Macau time]. No details were announced. Business de tension instead of economic strength trial development after steal or copy technologies But Trump says “No groups see a decision by the top U.S. as companies stockpile goods, anticipa- U.S. intelligence officials it cannot make itself. final deal” will be made and Chinese trade envoys to take part as ting possible further tariff hikes. said Beijing steals or co- “The United States is until he sits down again a positive sign, but economists say this “It probably shouldn’t be read positi- pies foreign technology, the world’s top power in with Chinese President week’s meeting can at best make limited vely,” said Carnell in a report. “It may as the two sides prepared terms of technology, we Xi Jinping “in the near progress toward resolving sprawling ir- have to be unwound in the months for another day of talks acknowledge that,” Geng future” to discuss “some ritants. ahead.” aimed at ending a tariff said. “But we hope that of the long standing and President Donald Trump jolted Chine- Chinese leaders are trying to reduce war over Beijing’s tech- the US can see the scien- more difficult points.” se manufacturers in July when he star- reliance on trade and nurture self-sus- nology ambitions. tific and technological The negotiators mee- ted hiking tariffs on billions of dollars of taining economic growth based on do- It is “totally unreasona- progress of other coun- ting in Washington face goods in response to complaints Beijing mestic consumer spending. But their ble to make random ac- tries with an open and in- a March 2 deadline: the steals or pressures companies to hand plans call for keeping exports stable to cusations,” said a foreign clusive attitude. It must Trump administration is over technology. avoid politically dangerous job losses. ministry spokesman, allow others to make pro- scheduled to escalate its Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Some companies have shifted pro- Geng Shuang. gress while developing tariffs on USD200 billion Xi Jinping, agreed on Dec. 1 to postpone duction of goods bound for the United Earlier, U.S. intelligen- itself.” worth of Chinese imports further punitive action for 90 days whi- States out of China to avoid Trump’s ta- ce officials told Congress President Donald from 10 percent to 25 per- le they negotiate. But penalties of up to riffs. 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Bangladesh lism charges and some have also been accused of attempted mur- der. More than 50 workers were arrested and many others have Thousands fired after garment fled their rented homes in the industrial zones, she said. “We came to know at least 5,000 workers have been sa- industry protest cked, but the actual figure by this time could be about 7,000,” Julhas Alam, Dhaka she said. “Many workers are being harassed.”

ore than 5,000 Bangla- ap photo The president of the Bangla- Mdesh workers who deman- desh Garment Manufacturers ded higher wages have been fi- and Exporters Association said red by factory owners, and hun- he did not know the exact num- dreds face police charges in the ber of workers who have lost world’s second-largest garment their jobs, and no innocent peo- export industry after China, an ple were facing any legal trouble. activist said yesterday. “Some of the workers were in- Kalpona Akter of the Bangla- volved in vandalism, looting and desh Center for Worker Solida- other crimes,” association Pre- rity said the firings came after sident Siddiqur Rahman told thousands of workers took to The Associated Press. “They will the streets earlier this month in damage our factories, they will and around Dhaka, the nation’s destroy very expensive equip- capital. ment, they will smash our vehi- But an industry leader said cles and beat our officials. Shou- that the dismissed workers were ld not we report it to police? If involved in vandalism or other you are the owner what would crimes, or were laid off when you do?” factories closed because of busi- He said the industry has a ness losses. shortage of workers. One worker was killed and “Why should I sack my more than 50 were injured in workers if my business is good, clashes during the protests in if I make money? We have huge the Ashulia, Dhaka, Gazipur and 5,300 takas ($63). But workers have demanded up to 16,000 The industry exports about bank loans, we have many other Savar areas. weren’t satisfied after having takas ($193) as a minimum sa- $30 billion worth of garments a liabilities, why would an owner In November, the government demanded more, along with the lary, but factory owners say they year, mainly to Europe and Nor- fire their workers without any increased the monthly mini- implementation of other bene- are under tremendous pressure th America. genuine reasons?” mum wage for garment workers fits declared by the authorities. to meet prices demanded by glo- Akter said hundreds of workers He said the situation is now to 8,000 takas (USD96) from Unions and advocacy groups bal brands. are facing looting and vanda- under control. AP ad fri 01.02.2019

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Thailand In Bangkok, the crisis-level pollution, along with public awareness, has been spurred by meteorological events that trap Bangkok flies drones, warns the noxious pollution. These in- clude a thermal inversion, whi- ch keeps the dangerous particles closer to the ground, and weak of hardships in bad air battle winds which fail to blow them away. fleet of drones, tru- ment, we can improve the effi- Governor Asawin acknowle- cks and small planes ciency of cars and convert buses dged that drones aren’t a long- sprayed water to try ap photo to use NGV gas. Are we ready to term solution but said he thinks to reduce air pollution spend the budget for whatever it every bit of effort helps. At a aroundA Bangkok yesterday whi- will cost?” news conference, he said critics le the city’s governor invited cri- The measures proposed this calling the drones a meaningless tics to brainstorm better ideas week would focus on what stunt would otherwise criticize to improve the air quality in the are generally considered the him for doing nothing. Thai capital. main sources of Bangkok’s air Asawin invited private-sector Unhealthy pollution levels for- pollution, particularly vehicle experts and academics to share ced city schools to close Wed- exhaust, especially from die- ideas to improve air quality. nesday for the rest of week, and sel engines. Open burning and “Those who are knowledgeable the Public Health Ministry advi- emissions from factories and on this issue, don’t give opinions sed against outdoor activities. power plants also are major to others, tell me. I am the one Faced with public discontent problems, along with dust from who is working on the issue, as well as a possible health cri- construction sites. please give me advice,” he said. sis, Bangkok’s governor, Police Some scientists have specula- “Do I know everything? No, I Gen. Asawin Kwanmuang, has ted that smoke and haze from don’t. Because I do not know declared the city a “pollution Thailand’s less-developed eas- everything, that’s why I will hold control zone,” allowing firmer tern neighbor, Cambodia, also a meeting [yesterday]. Please measures such as road closings drifted into Bangkok, stirring up join us in brainstorming.” and limits on diesel exhaust, ou- a bit of eco-nationalism, but the Critics say the authorities’ at- tdoor burning and construction government’s Pollution Control tempt to combat pollution by activities. Department said evidence did using drones to spray water is Prime Minister Prayuth Chan- not support this theory. Parts ineffective. ocha ordered inspections of fac- of northern Thailand, however, The director of Greenpeace tories to measure the pollution do suffer an annual air pollution Thailand, Tara Buakumsri, said they are emitting. But he war- unwilling to accept. we provide [more public] trans- crisis due to fires from slash and at best, the attempt will have a ned that implementing radical “To ban vehicles or to ban vehi- portation, will people use it?” burn agriculture and other cau- psychological impact on city solutions could cause inconve- cles on odd and even dates, will Even long-term measures raise ses in remote rural areas and in dwellers, but it won’t improve niences that people might be people accept that?” he said. “If questions, he said. “At the mo- another neighbor, Myanmar. air quality. AP

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Middle East abroad, where they do not face the prospect of arrest for speaking out. Carey is to perform at King Mariah Carey shakes off boycott Abdullah Economic City, a two- hour drive north of Islam’s ho- liest site of Mecca. The Econo- mic City, built as a sort-of en- calls for her Saudi concert clave for foreigners and Saudis, is gated and can only be entered with permission from security.

ap photo The concert, which includes DJ Tiesto, has also drawn the ire of some ultraconservatives on Twitter, angered that it is taking place in the greater re- gion of Mecca. The General Entertainment Authority’s online flyer for Ca- rey’s concert shows her only from the waist up, with a red scarf draped over her arms. Women in Saudi Arabia are re- quired to wear loose, long black robes known as abayas in pu- blic. Most Saudi women also cover their hair and face. Carey is the highest-profile star to perform in the kingdom since it began loosening restrictions on entertainment Still, a concert like this wou- ld have been unthinkable until recently. Religious police used to enforce strict gender segre- gation, scolded women for not covering their hair and barged into restaurants to demand mu- sic be turned off. Aya Batrawy, Dubai offer to perform for an inter- using entertainment to distract Tickets for Carey’s concert The changes have a powerful national and mixed gender au- the people from human rights start at around USD80, and backer in the crown prince, who ariah Carey, one of the dience in Saudi Arabia, Mariah abuses because it can sense the VIP seats — already sold out is seeking to boost domestic Mworld’s most celebrated accepted the opportunity as a anger among the public,” she — cost $530. The average mon- spending and draw attention to artists, is performing in Sau- positive step towards the disso- said. thly wage for Saudis is around his reforms. di Arabia today [Macau time] lution of gender segregation.” Al-Najjar is a co-founder of $2,600, according to the Gene- Efforts to brand him a refor- for the first time, but there’s a “As the first female interna- Women for Rights in Saudi Ara- ral Authority for Statistics. mer took a hit after Saudi agents growing chorus of Saudi women tional artist to perform in Sau- bia, or WARSA, which launched Alia al-Hathloul called on Ma- close to the crown prince killed calling on her to cancel the con- di Arabia, Mariah recognizes a petition calling on Carey to riah Carey to remember her sis- and dismembered Khashoggi, cert to show support for detai- the cultural significance of this boycott the country. The peti- ter, Loujain al-Hathloul, who a Washington Post columnist ned women’s rights activists. event and will continue to su- tion aimed to publicly pressure she says has been abused and who was critical of the prince’s Carey is the highest-profile star pport global efforts towards Carey because “she has power to threatened with death while in crackdown on dissent. The U.S. to perform in the kingdom sin- equality for all,” the statement stand for women [...] as an artist detention because of her acti- Senate and U.S. intelligence ce it began loosening decades of said, adding that Carey looks and as a female,” Al-Najjar said. vism, which included defying have blamed the crown prince restrictions on entertainment, forward to bringing inspiration Activists are tweeting at Ca- the kingdom’s ban on women for the killing, but Saudi Arabia music and fun as part of a push and encouragement to all au- rey directly, urging her to take driving before it was lifted last insists he had no involvement. by Crown Prince Mohammed diences. notice of the prominent Saudi year. The night’s concert is taking bin Salman to overhaul the eco- In December, the kingdom women’s rights activists impri- “Remember, thanks to my place at the Saudi International nomy and transform society. hosted a Formula-E car race soned since May who had long sister @LoujainHathloul, you golf tournament. The European But activists say her concert is in Riyadh, where thousands of campaigned for social changes r able to perform in Saudi Ara- Tour has drawn several of golf’s an attempt by the government young Saudis and hundreds of and women’s empowerment. bia. I wish she can attend your biggest stars, including four of to polish its image after the Oct. international visitors partied The women, who include acti- concert. But she’s locked behind the top five players in the wor- 2 killing of Saudi critic Jamal into the night at concerts by En- vists in their 20s as well as mo- bars because she tried to impro- ld. Khashoggi inside the Saudi Con- rique Iglesias, The Black Eyed thers, grandmothers and retired ve women’s condition. Don’ for- The purse is $3.5 million, sulate in Istanbul. Peas and DJ David Guetta. professors, have been accused get to thank her on stage,” she though the primary income It’s a dilemma that other ce- Omaima Al-Najjar, a Saudi of vague national security viola- wrote to Carey on Twitter. for these players is appearan- lebrities could face as they ink woman who fled the kingdom tions in connection to their hu- Saudi female artist Ms Saffaa ce money, likely to be in the $1 multimillion dollar deals to per- to seek political refuge abroad, man rights work. wrote on Twitter: “Will @Ma- million range for the biggest form in Saudi Arabia. The king- said the concerts are a diver- Al-Najjar said artists like Carey riahCarey be singing ‘It’s a long names. dom’s General Entertainment sion from the Saudi-led war in should make their performan- road when u face the world alo- The golfing champions signed Authority has promised a ros- Yemen against the neighboring ces in Saudi Arabia conditional ne. No one reaches out a hand 4 up to play for the European ter of major performances and country’s Houthi rebels, human on the release of the women’s u 2 hold’ to imprisoned female Tour event last April, well befo- sports exhibitions by the world’s rights abuses committed under rights activists. A boycott wou- #Saudi activists @LoujainHa- re Saudi agents killed Khashog- biggest names. the crown prince and repressi- ld not impact ordinary Saudis thloul, @Saudiwoman, & @azi- gi. Even so, at least one big-na- Carey’s publicists told The As- ve male guardianship laws that because many cannot afford the zayousef?” me player pulled back. UNICEF sociated Press in a statement restrict women’s freedoms. concert’s ticket prices anyway, Both women, as well as Al- ambassador Paul Casey has also that when “presented with the “The Saudi government is she said. Najjar, made their pleas from said he’d “sit this one out.” AP fri 01.02.2019

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Italy nomic disappointment after years — even decades — of stagnant growth, wants to ramp up spending to get the Country slides into recession, economy going. It wants to provide more social security payments and to roll back a pension reform. darkening outlook for Europe The plan means Italy would not reduce its debt load, which taly has fallen back whole grew by a meager 0.2 at over 130 percent is the hi- into recession, intensi- percent in the final quarter, the ghest in Europe after Greece. fying concerns about the ap photo same as in the previous quar- The EU Commission, still 19-country eurozone eco- ter, according to provisional fi- haunted by the memory of the Inomy and a possible flare-up gures released yesterday by the debt crisis that required bai- in the debt market jitters that Eurostat statistics agency. louts for a number of coun- have haunted the bloc in the It expanded by 1.8 percent tries, has insisted that the Ita- past. in 2018 overall, its weakest lian government rein back on The Italian economy, the rate in four years. That’s lower its spending plans. third-largest in the eurozone, than had been anticipated a Italian Premier Giuseppe contracted by a quarterly rate year ago, when the bloc was Conte sought to downplay the of 0.2 percent in the fourth expected to slow only slightly recession and placed the bla- quarter of 2018, the national from 2017’s strong 2.4 percent me firmly on the trade spat statistics agency said. rate. between the United States and Following a 0.1 percent drop The Italian economy has be- China, which he says has wei- in the previous three-month come an acute source of con- ghed on Italian exports. period that means Italy is in a cern over the past few months, “This is a transitory factor,” technical recession, defined as partly as a result of the new he told reporters in Rome. two straight quarters of eco- populist government’s spat The head of Italy’s UNC con- nomic contraction — just four Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte with the European Union’s sumer advocate organization, years after its last one. executive Commission over its Massimiliano Dona, said the Italy’s recession is one rea- budget plans, which has un- weak figures raise questions son why the wider eurozone Though the eurozone is per- projected to have grown about dermined business confiden- over the Italian government’s slowed in 2018, along with forming better than in the dark 3 percent in 2018. As a result, ce and seen Italian borrowing prediction that the economy uncertainties related to Brexit, days of the debt crisis, whi- unemployment in the eurozo- rates in bond markets spike will grow by 1 percent in 2019. the China-U.S. trade spat and ch threatened to break up the ne is about double the U.S.’s 4 higher. He said that could mean the new vehicle emissions stan- euro currency, it’s still lagging percent at 7.9 percent. The government, elected government will have to adjust dards. the U.S. economy, which is The eurozone economy as a against the backdrop of eco- its spending plans. AP

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Saturday 11:40 Chai Chai 2003 Columbia shuttle 12:00 Novos Descobridores disintegrates killing seven 12:30 Uma Mesa Portuguesa... Com Certeza! 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) The US space shuttle Columbia has broken up as it re- 14:30 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 entered the Earth’s atmosphere killing all seven astronauts 17:30 Janela Indiscreta com Mário Augusto on board. 18:10 Animais Anónimos This is the first time there has been an accident on landing 18:50 Joker in the 42 years of American space flight. 19:35 O Mundo da Dança Sr.1 President George Bush told a nation in shock: “The Co- 20:30 Telejornal lumbia is lost. There are no survivors.” 21:15 Amor Fora da Lei Mary Poppins Returns Six of the seven astronauts were US citizens. They were 22:55 A Essência room 2 Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, David Brown, and female astronauts Laurel Clark and Indian-born 23:15 TDM News 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 pm Director: Rob Marshall Kalpana Chawla. Starring: Julie Andrews, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth The seventh - fighter pilot Colonel Ilan Ramon - was Is- Sunday Language: English rael’s first astronaut and was carrying with him a miniature Duration: 130min Torah scroll of a Holocaust survivor. 11:00 Missa Dominical Columbia disintegrated just 16 minutes before it was due 12:00 Visita Guiada Sr.2 to land at Cape Canaveral in Florida. 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) At 0900 local time (1400 GMT) Mission Control lost all data 14:30 Top Chef Jr. Sr.1 and contact with the crew. 15:15 Rat-A-Tat Sr.1 The US space agency Nasa then sent search teams to the 16:05 Viva a Música Sr.4 Dallas-Fort Worth area amid reports of “a big bang” and TV 17:00 Brainstorm pictures showing smoke and fireballs in the sky. 19:25 Bem-Vindos a Beirais In an emotional announcement, Nasa’s administrator 20:10 Aqui Há História Sean O’Keefe, said: “This is indeed a tragic day for the Nasa 20:30 Telejornal family, for the families of the astronauts and likewise, tragic for the nation.” 21:15 Contraponto Flags at the Kennedy Space Center have been lowered 22:20 Atentado em Manchester - A Nossa História to half-mast. 23:15 TDM News Debris from the shuttle is scattered across eastern Texas and western Louisiana and has crashed into car parks, fo- rests, backyards, a reservoir, a rooftop and a dentist’s office. Nasa has temporarily suspended shuttle flights. Shuttle programme manager Ron Dittemore told a news conferen- ce in Houston, Texas, “We will not fly again until we have this understood. Somewhere along the line we missed so- Offbeat mething.” The finger of blame points to a piece of insulating foam Canada condemns Netflix for using from an external fuel tank that hit the shuttle’s left wing as it A Lifetime Treasure took off 16 days ago. rail disaster images room 3 Some experts say this could have damaged tiles that pro- 7:30, 9:30 pm tect the craft from intense heat on re-entry into the Earth’s Canada’s Parliament passed Director: Andrew Lam Man Chung a motion this week say- Starring: Louis Cheung, Ivana Wong, Andrew Lam Man atmosphere. ing Netflix should compensate Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) But the lead flight director in mission control, Leroy Cain, the people of Lac-Megantic, Duration: 90min assured journalists engineers had concluded any damage Quebec, for using footage of to the spacecraft was considered minor. the 2013 rail disaster in the The shuttle was the world’s first reusable space vehicle post-apocalyptic survival film and Columbia was the oldest of a fleet of four and flew her “Bird Box.” maiden voyage in April 1981. The footage involved the Sandra Bullock in a scene from Her sister ship Challenger exploded soon after take-off 17 disaster created when an un- the film “Bird Box” years ago killing six astronauts and schoolteacher Christa attended train carrying crude McAuliffe. oil rolled down an incline, went off the tracks and exploded into a massive ball of fire, killing 47 Courtesy BBC News people in the Quebec town. The motion is non-binding but is a stern rebuke from Canada’s Parliament for the use of footage from the rail explosion in “Bird In context Box” and in the series “Travelers.” Members of Parliament voted to demand that Netflix remove all Three days later President Bush led a memorial service to the seven astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. images of the Lac-Megantic tragedy. Netflix has apologized but In a statement the families of the astronauts insisted the tragedy has refused to remove the images. Netflix licensed the footage should not hamper future space programs. from the stock image vendor Pond 5. An independent investigation team spent months studying data Pierre Nantel, a legislator with the opposition New Democrat recovered from computers tracking Columbia’s final moments, and party who introduced the motion this week, said he cannot ac- thousands of pieces of recovered debris. cept Netflix not removing the footage. The final conclusions of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, “We know people are going to go and watch this film, and published in August 2003, confirmed the view that a breach of the again these real images will be used,” he said. “For people in shuttle’s heat shield on take-off caused it to break up on re-entry. Lac-Megantic, they saw images of their own downtown burning, But it was also highly critical of Nasa itself, saying management blunders were as much to blame as technical problems for the de- and could imagine their own family members in it.” THE LEGO MOVIE 2 struction of the shuttle. Netflix refused comment Wednesday, pointing only to a letter room 3 It also said that while the space shuttle was not inherently unsafe, a the company sent last week to Quebec’s culture minister in re- 4:00, 7:45 pm number of mechanical changes should be made in order to ensure sponse to her concerns. In it, Netflix public policy director Corie Director: Mike Mitchell safety before flights resume. Wright said the company “understands that many feel frustration Starring: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett It made 29 major recommendations aimed at both a short-term and sadness at seeing images of this tragic event,” but it cannot Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) return to space and continuing exploration in the long term. make changes to “finished content.” Duration: 106min fri 01.02.2019

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Rugby forward play of late. The 26-year-old Willemse, who was born in the South Afri- ca capital Pretoria and plays for Montpellier, will be in the se- Ntamack & Williams to make cond row alongside the power- ful but inconsistent Sebastien Vahaamahina. Morgan Parra was at 6N debuts in France vs Wales scrumhalf for his 70th cap af- ter missing last year’s tourna- Jerome Pugmire, Paris ment with a knee injury and the

ap photo November home tests with a Saturday, 04:00am wrist injury. Camille Lopez will France v Wales start at flyhalf. They are club H 2.05, D 26, A 2.1 teammates at Clermont and both are able penalty kickers. wo players with “We’ve been trying to put unpredictability and them together for the past year, flair will make their but injuries stopped us doing Six Nations debuts for so,” Brunel said. “They have a TFrance and Wales at Stade de good understanding at club le- France early tomorrow [Macau vel.” time]. Tough-tackling Maxime Me- Lining up at center for Fran- dard was at fullback, the beefy ce is 19-year-old Romain Nta- Damian Penaud on the right mack, who won the world un- wing and the speedy Yoann Hu- der-20 championship last year get on the left flank. and is the son of one of the Brunel has not taken any se- finest wingers Les Tricolores lection risks with his front three have produced. in the pack. For Wales, Tomos Williams Jefferson Poirot will make his was preferred at scrumhalf 23rd appearance; Uini Atonio while Gareth Davies was in the his 32nd, and captain Guilhem reserves after recovering from a France’s Romain Ntamack (center) passes the ball during a training session at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis, south Guirado his 64th. thigh strain. of Paris, yesterday France has not won the Six “He is not the biggest man Nations since 2010, the year it in the world, but he’s compe- clinched the Grand Slam. The titive,” Wales coach Warren “We preferred Ntamack be- After France lost at home to be big and physical up front, team finished fourth last year, Gatland said of Williams. “We cause he’s shown what he can Fiji last November, Bastareaud and play some rugby when they while Wales finished second feel he is a player with a future. do at the highest level with Tou- described his own team as “litt- get out wide.” behind Ireland. [...] He’s got some lovely little louse, as much in the Top 14 as le boys” after an abject perfor- Brunel also called up ano- Gatland announced two other touches and a bit of X-factor he has in the European Cup,” mance. But even though France ther newcomer in lock Paul changes to the side that beat about him.” Brunel said. “Romain still has was poor in that match and in Willemse, a mobile player South Africa in November, with While Williams has a handful to improve [in defense] but we other games last year, Gatland whom he hopes will add some- prop Rob Evans and flanker of tests to his name, Ntamack have no doubt he will overcome remains wary. thing extra to France’s static Josh Navidi both selected. AP has never played for France. this obstacle pretty quickly.” “Their last [home] game in the However, he has shown glimp- Brunel has paired him alon- Six Nations was a win against ses of his undoubted talent for gside Wesley Fofana, who is England, and they should have lineups club side Toulouse and for the playing in his final Six Nations, beaten Ireland in that first French Barbarians. His father, and left out Bastareaud com- game as well,” he said. “They FRANCE: Maxime Medard, Dami- WALES: Liam Williams; George Emile Ntamack, played 46 ti- pletely. Although Brunel insists are going to be a tough proposi- an Penaud, Wesley Fofana, Romain North, Jonathan Davies, Hadle- mes for France and was renow- “it’s not a punishment” to drop tion. It looks to me like they’ve Ntamack, Yoann Huget, Camille igh Parkes, Josh Adams; Gareth ned for his strong running and Bastareaud, the decision clearly got a big, bruising forward pack Lopez, Morgan Parra; Louis Picamo- Anscombe, Tomos Williams; Ross spectacular tries from deep. surprised Gatland. and a backline with flair, talent les, Arthur Iturria, Wenceslas Lauret, Moriarty, Justin Tipuric, Josh France coach Jacques Brunel “We had expected him to be and footwork. Paul Willemse, Sebastien Vahaama- Navidi, Alun Wyn Jones (captain), is hopeful the son can add some included. He has been a big “We will use our wingers or hina, Uini Atonio, Guilhem Guirado Adam Beard, Tomas Francis, Ken finesse and subtlety to a Fren- part of their squad,” Gatland midfield. They will probably use (captain), Jefferson Poirot. Reserves: Owens, Rob Evans. Reserves: ch midfield that has been one said. “I thought if he wasn’t in their forward pack. It’s an exci- Julien Marchand, Dany Priso, Dem- Elliot Dee, Wyn Jones, Samson dimensional for several years. the starting XV, he would be on ting challenge,” Gatland added. ba Bemba, Felix Lambey, Gregory Lee, Cory Hill, Aaron Wainwright, Burly center Mathieu Basta- the bench as an impact player “We are coming under a bit of Alldritt, Baptiste Serin, Gael Fickou, Gareth Davies, Dan Biggar, Owen Geoffrey Doumayrou. Watkin. reaud was dropped. for the last 20 minutes.” pressure. They clearly want to

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hrowing Qatar’s which as a country is part whether Ali, with a tour- in line with the AFC regu- Tappearance in the of a quartet boycotting nament-leading tally eight lations.” Asian Cup final in doubt, Doha diplomatically and goals, and Bassam Al-Rawi The ultimate sanction organizers are investiga- politically. meet FIFA’s requirements would see Qatar having to ting a complaint by the There was an angry reac- to play for the 2022 World forfeit the match. Qatar is United Arab Emirates tion from the home crowd Cup host nation. due to play Japan today about the eligibility of two in Abu Dhabi earlier this “The Asian Football Con- in its first-ever Asian Cup Qatar players from the se- week as the UAE was federation has received a final. mifinal. beaten in the semifinal, protest from the United An hour after annou- The complaint adds ano- with shoes thrown at Qa- Arab Emirates FA regar- ncing the review of the ther layer to Qatar’s poli- tari players after striker ding the eligibility of two complaint into Qatar, tically-charged progress Almoez Ali scored the se- Qatar players,” the gover- the AFC’s newsletter was to todays’s [23:00] final cond goal in a 4-0 win. ning body said in a state- headlined: “Excitement of the continental soccer The UAE soccer federa- ment yesterday. “This pro- builds towards a thrilling showpiece in the UAE, tion has now questioned test will now be reviewed finale.”AP Qatar’s forward Almoez Ali THE Private jet carrying comedian Station Air quality BUZZ makes emergency landing at RDU Roadside 55-75 Moderate A private jet carrying a comedian who back to Los Angeles. had just performed in North Carolina had The pilot burned off some fuel before High to make an emergency landing at Raleigh- making a bumpy landing at 1:30 a.m. Peters Density 40-60 Durham International Airport. says no one was hurt. Residental News outlets cite an Instagram post from RDU officials say there were seven people Moderate Canadian comedian and actor Russell Pe- on board. Peters and his crew were able to Area opinion ters, who says the plane suffered a flat tire take a later commercial flight. while taking off late Wednesday night. He Peters had made a stop on his “Deported Ambient 50-70 says the pilot made the announcement 30 World Tour” at the Durham Performing Arts Moderate source: dsmg source: Bizcuits minutes into a flight to Texas on the way Center yesterday [Macau time]. Leanda Lee USA WORLD BRIEFS Ethnocentrism clouds analysis Iran Three European Although flagged in gaming analyst reports back Deep freeze kills eight, nations appeared poised in February 2018, the public announcement of a yesterday to announce reshuffling of the control of the Stanley Ho family they have created a way gaming empire on Wednesday 23rd brought with disruptions persist for Iran to continue trade it the predictable rush from journalists seeking with them and avoid re- gaming analyst commentary. Two basic positions imposed U.S. sanctions, have been taken on the future of the SJM/STDM/ two Iranian officials said, Shun Tak conglomerate: a) those who stood firm ap photo setting up a potential with their long predicted inevitable heated family collision with President bun fight, leading to a weakening or stagnation Donald Trump. of SJM, and b) those who allow for sophisticated abilities of key family members to negotiate a se- ttlement that will place the group of companies in a position of strength leading into the new gaming ap photo concession bidding process. The former was exemplified by rather dispara- ging statements from Sanford C. Bernstein during that week: “The hope that the Pansy Ho – Fok alliance can change the direction of SJM is just Saudi Arabia’s that at this stage – “hope” and “a hydra-like three unprecedented anti- headed co-chairman group and the elevation of corruption sweep that saw entrenched management was not an indication top princes, businessmen, that any shake up at the company for the benefit military officers and of independent shareholders [is] forthcoming. The officials detained at the byzantine corporate ownership and governance Ritz-Carlton hotel has structure of SJM is not alleviated by this agree- concluded after netting ment.” the government around From an extra-jurisdictional perspective, like USD106.6 billion, the Royal Galaxy, SJM does not package information for in- Court said. vestors in a form readily absorbed by the normal EBITDA-seeking, short-term, American Corpo- he painfully cold wea- deep freeze snapped rail li- farther south than usual. In Cyprus The U.N. Security rate Governance expectations focused on stock ther system that put nes, canceled hundreds of fact, Chicago was colder Council unanimously values. Apples and oranges do not compare well, T much of the Midwest into flights and strained utilities. than the Canadian village adopted a resolution urging however. Greek and Turkish Cypriot a historic deep freeze was Chicago dropped to a low of Alert, one of the world’s Corporate governance practices need to be in leaders to agree on terms line with ethical and societal expectations within a expected to ease yesterday, of around minus 30 Cel- most northerly inhabited for starting negotiations particular context. Whilst directors are required to though temperatures could sius, slightly above the ci- places. Alert, which is 804 aimed at reunifying their act in the best interests of the company, in this type still tumble to record lows ty’s lowest-ever reading of kilometers from the North divided island. of family conglomerate, the interests may be seen in some places before the minus 32 Celsius from Ja- Pole, reported a temperatu- more broadly and based over a longer time-frame. region begins to thaw out. nuary 1985. Milwaukee had re that was a couple of de- Italy has fallen back into It is not just SJM and its position in gaming vis-a- Disruptions caused by the similar conditions. Minnea- grees higher. recession, intensifying vis its competitors – as is the focus of the sell-side cold will persist, too, in- polis recorded minus 32 Officials in dozens of ci- concerns about the analyst - but the syndicated and synergistic cros- cluding power outages and Celsius. Sioux Falls, South ties focused on protecting 19-country eurozone s-benefits that can be derived from the group as a economy and a possible whole that is currently being moulded. canceled flights and trains. Dakota, saw minus 31 Cel- vulnerable people from the Crews in Detroit will need sius. cold, including the home- flare-up in the debt market Western business theories and practices are but jitters that haunted the bloc one view of the ways of business. Granted, these days to repair water mains less, seniors and those living in recent years. More on p15 are underpinned by empirical evidence in the form that burst earlier, and other in substandard housing. of data gathered from myriad business cases over pipes can still burst in per- Record- At least eight deaths were Poland About 2,500 decades, and, what is found in the data informs the sistent subzero temperatu- linked to the system, inclu- kilograms of meat from development of theories. These theories continue res. breaking cold ding an elderly Illinois man sick cows who were to be tested in situ over time and serve to train Before the worst of the cold hit northern who was found several hou- slaughtered illegally in business students and advise business leaders on begins to lift, more frigid rs after he fell trying to get Poland has been exported how the business world works: the business world weather is expected. Record- Illinois into his home and a Univer- to 10 other European Union as we know it. To date, that foundational situation countries, the country’s top has been overwhelming concentrated in North breaking cold hit northern sity of Iowa student found Illinois yesterday, when the yesterday behind an academic hall state veterinary official said America. yesterday. Business and management theories are mostly temperature in Rockford (-34 C) several hours before dawn. presented in university business schools as uni- hit negative 34 Celsius. The Elsewhere, a man was stru- versal in complete ignorance of the implied im- city’s previous record of ne- ck by a snowplow in the perialism. It is as if the most important, the only gative 33 Celsius was set on Wind chills reportedly Chicago area, a young cou- ap photo worthy and relevant set of ways of doing things Jan. 10, 1982. made it feel like minus 45 ple’s SUV struck another on in business is the western way. Only academic Rockford, which is about Celsius or worse. Trains a snowy road in northern hippies on the fringe talk of comparative manage- 129 kilometers northwest and buses in Chicago ope- Indiana and a Milwaukee ment studies and nod to the validity of alternative of Chicago, has temperature rated with few passengers. man froze to death in a ga- business structures and modes of conduct in other records dating back to 1905. The hardiest commuters rage, authorities said. Venezuela Citizens contexts. Even in comparative studies, the base of every age, class and for comparison is western – oh so ignorantly eth- As temperatures bounce ventured out only after co- Aside from the safety risks back into the single digits vering nearly every square and the physical discom- profession poured into nocentric of us. the streets of the capital When educated in a particular context, targeting early today [Macau time] inch of flesh against the ex- fort, the system’s icy grip to demand that President certain types of customers by offering them particu- and into the comparati- treme chill, which froze ice also took a heavy toll on in- Nicolas Maduro step lar measures and definitions of corporate success ve balmy 20s by Saturday, crystals on eyelashes and frastructure, halting trans- down and to express their packaged in a pre-digested form so that buy-sell more people were expec- eyebrows in minutes. portation, knocking out support for the young decisions can be made on the run, one is likely to ted to return to work in the The Postal Service took the electricity and interrupting opposition leader who has view as a pariah and a dinosaur any organization nation’s third-largest city, rare step of suspending mail water service. declared himself interim that dares step outside of those expectations and which resembled a ghost delivery in many places, and Amtrak canceled scores of president. which measures its own success differently. town after most offices told in southeastern Minnesota, trains to and from Chicago, The Western reductionist short-term EBITDA Cuba Canada announced measure of individual companies will continue to employees to stay home. even the snowplows were one of the nation’s busiest The blast of polar air that idled by the weather. rail hubs. Several families it is removing up to half drive typical gaming commentary because that of the Canadians at its enveloped much of the The bitter cold was the who intended to leave for is what is understood by a particular market and embassy in Cuba after readership. There are other ways to measure suc- Midwest yesterday closed result of a split in the polar Pennsylvania stood in ticket another diplomat fell cess; for example - if we must remain in the econo- schools and businesses and vortex, a mass of cold air lines at Chicago’s Union mysteriously ill. Canada mic paradigm - return on investor capital, and that strained infrastructure with that normally stays bottled Station only to be told all has confirmed 14 cases would paint an entirely different picture. some of the lowest tempe- up in the Arctic. The split trains were canceled until of unexplained health ratures in a generation. The allowed the air to spill much tomorrow. AP problems since early 2017.