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CHINA is contributing 600 personnel, including Patients struggle to get 49 from the military, to multinational disaster relief exercises in Malaysia, the first time it has taken part in such an effort, the Defense new Hepatitis C treatment Ministry said Saturday. P4,5 MDT REPORT China’s contribution will include experts from the foreign and civil affairs ministry, along with local

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Nepal Thousands of people fled villages and towns along a mountain river in northwest Nepal yesterday after it was blocked by a landslide that could burst and cause flash floods, officials said. The landslide created a dam and a lake 2 kilometers long on the Kaligandaki River, said government administrator Yam Bahadur Chokhal.

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Inquiry GAMING | G2E Asia dismisses structural issues Social casino games can help The investigation conducted by the Infrastructure Development Office into the public housing complex Edificio Koi Nga, land-based operators’ branding situated in the Seac Pai Van area, found only “quality flaws” instead of possible Catarina Pinto Asia. However, it’s hard to esti- structural issues, which had mate the exact size. He told The been speculated by the general ocial casino games are hel- Times that global figures show public. Previously, it had been Sping land-based gaming ope- that the social games industry found that there was cardboard rators spread their brand name generates USD60 billion in reve- stuffed inside some walls in and Macau operators might con- nue each year. the social housing units, which sider going into social gaming, Some jurisdictions are now con- raised the public’s concerns said Kevin Li, CEO of Inteplay, a sidering regulating social casino of the buildings’ structural software company providing ga- Jiten Melwani (left), Kevin Li (center) and Nelson Rose games, as real money land-based reliability. However, in response ming platforms for the iGaming casino companies are acquiring to lawmaker Si Ka Lon’s industry. your brand. It’s mostly on mobile no Games Be Regulated?” social gaming businesses. written inquiry over the issue, Speaking on the sidelines of the devices now meaning that peo- He also acknowledged that casi- One of the issues discussed the authority has inspected Global Gaming Expo (G2E Asia) ple can play casinos’ games on no companies are looking into so- during Thursday’s panel session forty-four housing units and on Thursday, Mr Li stated: “I be- their own mobile phone,” Mr Li cial games as a way to help them was whether there is any age li- has identified no structural lieve some operators in Macau stated, but added, “it’s not [real] spread their brand name, thus mit for social games. Kevin Li problems after the examination. are already thinking of going into gambling. It’s about finding ano- building a larger customer base. acknowledged there’s no stan- The so-called “quality flaws,” social casinos.” ther way of entertainment.” But would casino operators in dard regarding age but recalled which chiefly involved cracks Mr Li spoke at a discussion pa- According to scholar Nelson Macau consider expanding into that in the U.S. they are now in the walls and plaster falling nel on “Strategizing Social Ga- Rose, who teaches at Whittier Law this business, since their brands trying to regulate it. off the surface, were reported to ming,” alongside Jiten Melwani, School in California and is a visi- are already quite established in Professor Nelson Rose also be due to workers’ “insufficient CEO of Bitgame Labs, looking ting professor at the University the Asian market? Mr Li told The wrote in his paper that the lack understanding” and supervisors’ “negligence” during the into how social casinos offer tra- of Macau, licensed land-based Times that he believes casino of regulation on social casino construction process. Despite ditional operators a wide range and Internet casino companies operators here would still have games makes them available to growing public suspicion, the of opportunities to promote and are investing to get into the social an advantage when investing children and even potential com- authority has obtained no further spread their brand name, casino games business. in social games as it would help pulsive gamblers. “formal complaint” so far. In including a market-entry strate- Caesars Entertainment Corp., them reach a broader audience, G2E Asia concluded last Thur- March, the government also gy in unregulated jurisdictions. for instance, has bought several perhaps expanding their client sday at the Venetian Macao. The denied the public allegation of “Everyone knows physical ca- social gaming companies over base within the mass market. three-day event gathered 9,000 a lack of official oversight in the sinos. Social casinos are about the past years, he discussed in a Kevin Li stressed that the social attendees and 180 exhibitors this project. using the Internet to also grow paper titled “Should Social Casi- casino games market “is huge” in year.

Education Customs authority rebuffs DSEJ intends to claim over book confiscation penalize parents of

he customs authority destroyed freedom of publi- school dropouts Tthat oversees the Gongbei cation and speech,” said the border denied the accusation political activist, adding it he Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) intends made by the president of the has sabotaged the “affection” Tto introduce penalties into the compulsory education re- New Macau Association, Sulu between the mainland and lo- gime for parents who are considered responsible for their Sou, that the authorities have cal citizens. The 23-year-old children dropping out of school. confiscated all his copies of demanded a forfeit and clari- The bureau’s Department of Education head Ms Leong Vai politically sensitive publica- fication on the officials’ part. Kei explained on Saturday on the sidelines of a communi- tions, which were slated for The Gongbei Customs Dis- ty promotional activity that the authorities regularly track their first public presenta- trict’ official denial of the down students who have dropped out of school by posting tion today. alleged seizure came the letters and visiting homes. However, there are dozens of On Friday, the author held following day. According to cases where the bureau cannot contact the students’ guar- a press conference where he Sulu Sou TDM, the authority did not dians. claimed that up to 1,000 co- discover any confiscation Ms Leong stressed that parents are obliged to ensure their pies of his new book were for- loss of tens of thousands of alleged by the association children’s right to schooling; therefore, the bureau intends feited at the Hengqin border patacas for a local manufac- head, also one of the organi- to penalize guardians who don’t fulfill their responsibilities, at the time of last year’s mas- turer, which sent the whole zers for last year’s rally at the as a possible measure to handle the issue of school dropouts sive demonstration against a volume to mainland China four checkpoints under their when revising the law on the compulsory education system. bill granting lavish pensions for some manufacturing pro- supervision. The official also responded to the recent complaint against and compensation packages cedures due to insufficient Despite the speculated the Macao Sam Yuk Middle School, in which expelled stu- to the chief executive and ou- manpower and technology. mainland interference, the dents were encouraged to make donations and participate tgoing major officials as they “Regarding the mainland author told media he would in a charity trip to Sichuan, in return for a second chance contained “sensitive con- authority’s behaviour, we feel move forward to publish his to stay in school. Leong said a misunderstanding was cau- tent.” The confiscation has regretful and disappointed. books in electronic versions sed by the school’s administrative documents and that the purportedly resulted in the (…) The seizure itself also instead. Staff reporter school has decided to refund the involuntary donations.

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Labor issues Mainland workmen rally over compensation Gov’t to tighten dispute

bout a hundred construction workers from the main- construction workers’ Aland have rallied over a compensation dispute after being sacked from the Parisian Hotel’s construction site. Fearing the contractors would send them back home without visa permits refunding their deposits or paying their salaries, dozens of workers protested Friday and Saturday afternoon petitio- ning to the Chinese Liaison Office in Macau. The workers claimed more than two hundred of them, had he government will tighten its control been hired by a sub-contractor and subsequently dismissed over migrant construction workers’ vi- from the site despite some of them still being owed wages. sas and cut their visa period to a maxi- bloomberg Moreover, the protesters said they hadn’t been returned mum one-month stay after their assig- their deposits for MOP10,000 each, which were submitted Tned public work is complete. before their employment with the Hong Kong-based general The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lio- contractor Hsin Chong Construction Group Ltd.. nel Leong, reveled on Saturday that the autho- While some focused on getting back their deposits and wa- rities will shorten the workers’ permitted period ges, some complained they were sacked for no reason, and of stay, three months prior to the construction’s thus demanded compensation of up to MOP20,000 per projected completion; the workers will then be month, an amount they believed was disputed as the maxi- requested to leave Macau within one month mum permitted under the city’s labor law. upon the completion of their duties. On Friday afternoon, a group of 70 workers complained to Leong said the authorities previously approved the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL). However, they were unha- one-year visas for construction workers, as they ppy with the bureau’s “bureaucratic replies that seemed to did not know when projects would be finished. [dismiss] the trouble.” The workers then turned to the Liai- “For instance, turns out [the project] might son Office twice as their negotiation with the contractor Hsin be finished in only three months, then wouldn’t Chong soon broke down. they be able to stay another nine months in Ma- Shoving and police chases took place along the Avenida Dr. cau? It’s possible that [the workers] won’t leave Rodrigo Rodrigues, as the police barred dozens of workers on time and thus generate some negative effect attempting to head back to the Liaison Office. to society,” he explained. ts of Transport and Public Works have recently On Saturday, about sixty workers once again rallied at the “Therefore, now we won’t allow that anymore. established a regular information exchange to Liaison Office after breaking the police blockade. They even- If you [contractors] really know it will take three ensure construction workers – often from the tually delivered a petition letter with signatures collected on months to finish the work, I won’t renew your mainland – won’t linger in the city longer than site. visa automatically for one year; at maximum I’ll needed. In reply to the Times’ inquiry as to why the workers were give you one month [grace period] to solve all Leong further stated the exit mechanism for dismissed, Sands China Ltd, which owns the Parisian Ho- the procedures required in the exit mechanism, migrant workers needs to be improved and tel project, issued the following statement: “Sands China’s such as salary payment,” said the secretary. implemented, so that it can also sort out labor construction work includes the utilization of third party con- In regards to this matter, the Labor Affairs Bu- disputes and handle compensation affairs effec- tracting companies. These contractors handle their own in- reau’s Human Resource Office and departmen- tively. BY dependent hiring of construction workers. As part of the nor- mal construction process, when some elements of a job are complete, it can necessitate bringing in new workers and/ or releasing other workers, in consideration of the particular skill sets needed for each phase of the construction process. Sands China Ltd. strives to ensure that its trade contractors Susana Chou lambasts top treat their workers fairly and abide by all labor laws and re- officials policymaking gulations of the Macau SAR government.” BY STATISTICS | Tourism acau’s former Legisla- Chou’s blog Mtive Assembly president Susana Chou lashed out at the post describes Fewer visitors in April city’s major officials last Satur- day on her blog, criticizing their region’s rulers ourist arrivals de- “inaction” and “recklessness” for Tclined by 3.4 percent causing continuous administra- as ‘nouveau year-on-year to 2,547,435 tive errors over the past fifteen in April, according to figu- years. riche’ and res released by the Statistics marques renato In the blog post, Chou descri- lavish spenders and Census Service (DSEC). bes the region’s rulers as “nou- The number of visitors veau riche” and lavish spenders of public from mainland China dro- of public revenue. Despite many pped by 6.4 pct year-on-­ public advisory bodies and ad- revenue year to 1,632,673, although ministration departments’ ma- those travelling under the nagement, almost all public Finally, Susana Chou attribu- Individual Visit Scheme projects overseen by the gover- ted the overstaffing of govern- rose slightly by 0.5 pct. nment fell behind schedule, the ment units to the leaders’ inep- DSEC said in a statement former AL president claimed. To Susana Chou titude when it came to making that mainland tourists came give an example of mismanage- use of talented workers. She primarily from Guangdong ment, she cited the central park flattery from their subordinates, thought that some ambitious (663,007), Fujian (69,954), project in Taipa, which took over who only know how to please youth working in the public ser- and Hunan provinces (67,004). 350 days to finish, with its bud- their bosses. She also added that vice might end up losing their Visitors from Hong Kong (603,136), Taiwan (83,967), and get surging by 11.1 percent. their policies over the years were aspirations as the government South Korea (41,215) increased by 3 pct, 11 pct and 21.3 pct Furthermore, in an article titled not concerned with citizens’ ac- failed to nourish the capable and respectively year-on-year, while those from Malaysia (17,137) “Gaming Revenue,” the CPPCC tual needs. talented. and Japan (16,095) decreased by 6.7 pct and 16.5 pct. committee member also blasted Chou expressed hopes in ano- To conclude the post on her Long-haul tourists from the United States (16,891), Canada the city’s top officials for being ther paragraph that the SAR controversial blog, Chou recko- (6,360) and the United Kingdom (5,710) recorded a year-­ self-righteous in power adminis- government would establish an ned that the plummeting ga- on-year increase, while those from Australia (8,501) saw a tration even without any expe- accountability regime for the top ming earnings have served as decline. rience in governance. According officials to keep them responsib- a wake-up call to the city’s lea- In the first four months of 2015, visitor arrivals totaled to Ms Chou, those officials enjoy le for their policymaking. ders. Staff reporter 9,959,656, down by 3.6 percent year-on-year. 25.05.2015 mon

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Catarina Pinto infection, given in a combination with other earning that drugs. It is particularly a silent killer recommended to those Patients struggle to get new Hepatitis C treatment in Macau has slowly taken who cannot access other control of your treatments in the market Lbody is one shocking re- after developing cirrho- velation. But Hepatitis sis, one of Hepatitis C’s C patients have recently most commonly related received life-changing diseases. news: a new effecti- Last year, having sou- ve – yet costly – drug ght treatment for other can cure most cases of health problems and Hepatitis C in 12 weeks after running multiple with few side effects. blood tests, the Macau However, patients are resident was informed struggling to get the new that she had a number treatment in Macau, al- of other diseases, inclu- though the Health Bu- ding diabetes, cirrhosis, reau (SSM) has assured portal hypertension, sufferers that the new esophageal varices and drug has been listed and Hepatitis C. will be administered in Although acknowled- accordance with a medi- ging that the local public cal assessment process. hospital doctors were A Macau resident, who very helpful in dealing wishes to remain anony- with her case, she said mous, told the Times that when it comes to that she has been wai- portal hypertension and ting for treatment with esophageal varices re- Sovaldi (Sofosbuvir) for lated risks, she was not over a year. Radio Ma- given comprehensive in- cau in March reported formation. a similar case of ano- While spending some ther patient who’s been time back in her home waiting and hoping for country, she was forced a treatment while suffe- to seek urgent medical ring from other illnesses treatment there, which at the same time. involved several blood According to the Wor- transfusion procedures. ld Health Organization Having later learned (WHO), treatment with that the new Hepatitis C Sofosbuvir, which was drug was already availa- working for the past 30 vealed. Januário Hospital offers ternationally recognized made available in 2013, ble in Macau, she retur- years, resorting once The Times contac- treatment for Hepatitis and effective course of is recommended in ge- ned to the city, where again to Macau’s public ted the Health Bureau C in accordance with in- treatments and drugs. notypes 1,2,3 and 4 HCV she has been living and hospital. seeking comments on The new drug against “The only thing I want Sofosbuvir’s availability Hepatitis C – ‘Sofosbu- is to be treated (…) in Macau, its price, how vir’ – has already been gilead patents challenged Doctors said the new many patients are or will listed in Macau and drug was already here. be subjected to treat- I was told we’re planning its use A U.S. group is seeking to tion (WHO), the new drug So I decided to come ment with the new drug, in patients for whom void patents in five coun- can cost up to USD84,000 back and seek treat- and the criteria outlined that I would the traditional course of tries for Gilead Sciences for a single course of treat- ment here. So when I to prescribe Sofosbuvir treatment is inefficient Inc’s expensive Hepatitis C ment in the United States, booked an appointment to Macau patients. have to or patients whose bodies drug Sovaldi (Sofosbuvir), according to a New York I really thought I would Despite confirming cannot tolerate the usual in an attempt to provide Times report last week. The be getting treated soon. that the medication is wait due to drugs,” SSM said, ad- nearly 60 million Hepatitis Initiative for Medicines, Ac- However, I was told that available in the territory, bureaucracy. ding that patients will be C patients with access to cess and Knowledge, a New I would have to wait due SSM acknowledged that subject to “observations a cheaper generic version, York-based legal group, has to bureaucracy. I am Sofosbuvir has not yet I am still on the efficiency of this Reuters reported last week. filed challenges in Argen- still waiting. Bureaucra- been used to treat any treatment.” Strongly recommended by tina, Brazil, China, Russia cy has been their only patient in Macau. waiting The bureau further the World Health Organiza- and Ukraine. excuse,” the resident re- “The Conde de São Patient stressed that, “the hos- ad mon 25.05.2015

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one of my liver-­related diseases but, in reality, it’s because I was not Patients struggle to get new Hepatitis C treatment in Macau treated for Hepatitis C. And they will never ad- mit it,” the resident said. “There have to be ex- ceptions to bureaucracy. Otherwise people die. They do not see this as renato marques renato something serious, be- cause it does not have the same dimension of a flu that can be easily spread. But you know… A course of a 12-week treatment with Sofosbuvir in some European countries can cost MOP360,000

bureaucracy kills too.” The Macau resident ad- ded that she has always been treated well at the pubic hospital, and this is the first time she has had reason to raise criticism. The Times attempted to interview an infec- tious disease specialist working for the public hospital, but the doc- tor was not authorized to share any insights on Hepatitis C.

pital will plan a course not apply to her, becau- Macau resident told The of treatment addressing se she has developed Times. hepatitis in macau each patient in accor- cirrhosis. Moreover, the Although SSM reitera- dance with their actual traditional course of ted that the new drug has Hepatitis C is an illness that must be re- were recorded. condition.” treatment is believed to been listed in Macau, the ported to Macau health authorities. Accord- The issue with Hepatitis C though is that Furthermore, it said be far more invasive, as patient interviewed by ing to figures released by the Health Bureau, many cases are believed to remain undiag- that Sofosbuvir will be also acknowledged by the Times was told that 100 Hepatitis C patients last year were fol- nosed, as stated in a report published by The administered to suffe- the WHO and doctors bureaucracy issues were lowed by infectious disease specialists at the Guardian in February. rers in need of this parti- worldwide. actually hampering its public hospital. Dr Chloe Orkin, a British consultant and cular drug, following an “The former treatment immediate use. In a statement issued last March, the Health honorary reader in HIV medicine at Barts assessment by a medical involved taking pills and “The problem here is Bureau revealed that the number of acute Health NHS Trust, told the Guardian that Hepatitis C cases recorded a decrease over about half of the 200,000 people in the UK team. injections. It took longer bureaucracy, because the past 12 years. believed to have chronic hepatitis C are un- “So far the new drug for patients to be treated there must be a public 2002 saw the highest surge in the number of diagnosed. has not been used to and the treatment was tender to produce and cases, with 135 people infected. The Health She recalled one of the major problems be- treat any patient [here],” very invasive. The new distribute this drug. [The Bureau added that in 2013, three cases were ing that the authorities do not know where it reiterated. drug is believed to be new drug] is very costly. I confirmed. In 2011, 2012 and 2014, no cases these people are and in what populations. The Health Bureau did much less invasive,” the fear that I could die from not reply to some of The Times’ questions, na- mely on how much the cians have raised concerns tices, inadequate sterilization course of treatment will Battling the silent killer over the misconception that of medical equipment, and cost; and what criteria Hepatitis C is mostly spread unscreened blood and blood will be considered when among people taking drugs products. There are also ca- deciding whether to epatitis C has been can cause both acute and chro- and sharing needles. ses, although less common, in prescribe Sofosbuvir or Hdubbed the silent killer nic hepatitis infection, ranging The Macau resident inter- which the virus was transmit- not. as “it can cause chronic liver from a mild infection to a se- viewed by the Times recalled ted sexually. A 12-week treat- disease that progresses insi- rious, lifelong disease. that Hepatitis C, unfortuna- Hepatitis C is not spread ment course with So- diously, unnoticed for deca- A significant number of tho- tely, can be spread via a di- through food or water, or by fosbuvir in some Eu- des,” wrote Patrick Strudwick se infected chronically will fferent number of ways and casual contact, such as kis- ropean countries can from the Guardian, in a report develop liver cirrhosis or liver further awareness about the sing, hugging, or sharing food cost up to EUR41,000 published this February. cancer. The WHO estimates illness is needed. and drinks with an infected (MOP360,000). According to a World Health that 130 to 150 million people According to WHO, the most person. The virus, however, The Macau resident Organization factsheet, Hepa- worldwide have chronic hepa- common modes of infection can survive outside the body told the Times that the titis C is a liver disease caused titis C infection. of this bloodborne virus are for some days and for weeks former treatment does by the Hepatitis C virus, which Some patients and physi- through unsafe injection prac- within syringes. 25.05.2015 mon

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Gaming 150 new tables Former CEO’s lawsuit against granted to operator

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. Sands China stays in Nevada led gains in casino shares after the government of Macau said in a statement it approved 150 new gaming tables for a gambling Kimberly Pierceall, Las Vegas ple days on the witness stand, ducted from Nevada by Las Ve- resort operator that’s set to open a punctuating his responses with gas Sands executives, including new project. While the statement ap photo Nevada judge has decided a insults and asides levied at Ja- Adelson. Defense attorneys did not identify the operator, Awrongful termination case cobs and executives who disa- argued Sands China was sepa- Galaxy had said it was applying against Macau-based Sands greed with him, Adelson uttered rate and distinct, and the center for new gaming tables for its new China Ltd. and Sands Chair- “not for long,” when referring of its universe was the lucrati- properties, Galaxy Macau Phase 2 man Sheldon Adelson can stay to one Sands China director’s ve Asian gambling enclave of and Broadway Macau, which are in Nevada largely because of the eventual tenure on the board, Macau where its casino-hotels scheduled to start running on May influence Adelson wielded over when lawyers mentioned the include Sands Macau, the Ve- 27. “The new hotel project set to the company, often from several man enthusiastically supported netian Macau and Four Seasons open allows participation by Macau thousand miles away. Jacobs’ work. Macau. small and medium businesses, Clark County District Court It was that type of control “We will pursue all appellate and helps enrich the city’s tourism Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez is- Adelson levied over Sands Chi- options,” said Las Vegas Sands elements - the government is very sued her ruling Friday after- na that contributed to Gonza- spokesman Ron Reese on Fri- supportive of this,” Lionel Leong, noon [U.S. time] after hearing lez’s decision, according to one day, speaking on behalf of Macau’s Secretary for Economy and several days of testimony in footnote. Sands China. Finance, said in the statement late April and May to determine if District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez Adelson and his right-hand The company has pursued on Thursday. Galaxy won’t comment Nevada has jurisdiction over the man, former President and options before. It was Nevada’s further on the government’s statement on Thursday about lawsuit filed by the former CEO distance himself from the com- Chief Operating Officer Michael Supreme Court that required gaming table approval, the casino of Sands China, Steven Jacobs. pany at the time in question, Leven, kept managing Sands Gonzalez to decide jurisdiction operator’s spokeswoman Joyce 2009 and 2010, saying he was “Adelson and (Las Vegas China from Las Vegas before first before the case could pro- Fung said by phone. Galaxy shares Sands’) control over (Sands several thousand miles away and after the company was spun ceed. ended up 1.5 percent at HKD39.50 China) goes far beyond the ordi- and couldn’t possibly control off, she said. The company had argued the by Friday’s close of trading in Hong nary relationship of parent and day-to-day operations. Jacobs first filed the lawsuit case against Sands China shou- Kong, extending a 4.6 percent rise subsidiary,” Gonzalez wrote. Ul- Other testimony from execu- nearly five years ago, accusing ld take place in China where its a day earlier. Sands China Ltd. and timately, Adelson made all the tives and company emails pre- Sands China, Las Vegas Sands operations are based, if anywhe- Wynn Macau Ltd. both gained 0.9 decisions, big and little, when it sented as evidence often dispu- Corp., Adelson and other execu- re. percent. Melco Crown Entertainment came to Sands China, she said. ted that characterization. tives of a host of misdeeds. Gonzalez had earlier denied Ltd., which is hoping the government Adelson, the current chair- Adelson’s own testimony also Jacobs’ lawyers argued Sands motions to dismiss the case will allow it more gambling tables for man and CEO of Sands China, indicated his influence on com- China business, including hi- against Sands China, Las Vegas its new Studio City project, increased attempted during testimony to pany matters. During multi- ring and firing Jacobs, was con- Sands and Adelson. AP 0.4 percent. Bloomberg

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Expedia sells stake in South Korean court Chinese travel service frees Korean Air ‘nut rage’ executive bloomberg

a dish. Cho, head of the airline’s cabin service at the time, had a ap photo heated, physical confrontation with members of the crew. Swarmed by reporters at the court, she made no comment in front of TV cameras, bowing xpedia sold its en- vel in China. her head and burying her face Etire stake in eLong, a But eLong eventually in her hands as the media pres- Chinese travel service, to became a drag on Expe- sed in and yelled for her to say a group of businesses ba- dia’s profits. In a note to something. sed in China for roughly clients, Scott Devitt, an The nut rage incident was a li- USD671 million. analyst at Stifel Nicolaus ghtning rod for anger in a coun- The news sent shares of & Co., said eLong took try where the economy is do- the online travel company a $33.3 million cut out minated by family-run conglo- up more than 5 percent in of Expedia’s first-quarter merates known as chaebol that midday trading Friday. adjusted earnings before often act above the law. Before the market ope- expenses. He estimates “If she was released because she ned, Bellevue, Washing- the sale of eLong should showed repentance, other crimi- ton-based Expedia said boost Expedia’s adjusted nals should be equally released,” that it had sold its 62.4 earnings before expenses said 19-year-old college student percent share in eLong by $85 million this year. Kim Ryeong-hui. “I think the to a group that includes Devitt called the move court went easy on her. I feel an- Ctrip.com International “a positive step for Ex- gry when people mistreat other Ltd., Keystone Lodgings pedia, as the eLong sub- people in lower ranks.” Holdings Ltd., Plateno sidiary was facing in- The lower court had convicted Group Ltd. and Luxuriant tensifying competitive Cho of forcing a flight to change Holdings Ltd. The com- pressure and increasing Former Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-ah, center, leaves the Seoul High Court in Seoul, its route, obstructing the flight’s pany said the transaction investments to maintain South Korea captain in the performance of closed Friday. bookings growth.” his duties, forcing a crew mem- Separately, Shanghai Until the announcement Youkyung Lee ght attendant off a Dec. 5 flight, ber off a plane and assaulting -based Ctrip, said it had on Friday, Expedia had Business Writer, Seoul forcing it to return to the gate a crew member. It found her acquired a 37.6 percent been more of a buyer than at John F. Kennedy Airport in not guilty of interfering with a stake in eLong for roughly a seller. In February, it South Korean court on New York. transport ministry investigation $400 million. announced plans to buy Friday suspended the The upper court sentenced Cho into the incident. Cho pleaded Expedia’s ties to eLong Orbitz, a rival travel site, prison term of a for- to 10 months in prison for assault not guilty and prosecutors had date back to 2004, when for approximately $1.33 mer Korean Air execu- and then suspended the sentence called for three years in prison. its parent company, billion. In January, it an- tiveA whose onboard “nut rage” for two years. A lower court had The aviation security law is IAC/InteractiveCorp, nounced an agreement to tantrum delayed a flight last earlier sentenced Cho to a year in meant to regulate highly dange- bought 30 percent of buy Travelocity for $280 year, immediately ending her prison. She has been locked up rous acts such as hijacking. But the company. IAC spun million, months after incarceration. since her December arrest. the upper court said Friday that off Expedia with eLong saying that it would spend The Seoul High Court said Cho Cho achieved worldwide noto- there wasn’t a big safety threat the next year, and Expe- $658 million on Austra- Hyun-ah, who is the daughter of riety after an onboard tantrum posed by Cho’s actions, and dia later acquired a lar- lia’s Wotif.com Holdings the airline’s chairman, did not triggered when a first class fli- returning a plane that was ta- ger share of eLong in an Ltd. Wotif gives Expedia a violate the aviation security law ght attendant served her maca- xiing did not constitute forcing attempt to profit from a broader entry into the when she ordered the chief fli- damia nuts in a bag instead of on a change in the plane’s route. AP growing appetite for tra- Asia-Pacific region. AP

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l’arc macau volunteers visit evangelize once again expressed their mercedes benz introduces new s 320 320 is equipped with a 3.0 L china fellowship children’s home care to children in celebration V6 engine, generating a ma- of International Children’s Day. Since its launch, the Mer- Friday, Mercedes-Benz Hong ximum 272 hp and 400 Nm, After a briefing on the home’s cedes-Benz S-Class has be- Kong Limited announced the while the combined fuel con- facilities and children’s daily come “the best-selling luxury arrival of a new engine va- sumption per 100 km is 8 L. life by the staff, the volunteer saloon worldwide as well as riant of the S-Class: S 320 in The S 320 accelerates from team got involved in a series of in Hong Kong”, according to Hong Kong and Macau. zero to 100 km/h in 7.1 se- interactive games with the kids a company press release. On The new Mercedes-Benz S conds. until the end of the visit. “We felt very excited to make use of our spare time to participate in this kind of social responsible event, and will continue to take part in various volunteer team activities and share the love to the people in need,” a Volun- teer Team member said. L’Arc Macau’s Volunteer Team has periodically held and participated in various volunteer activities since its establishment, and has been L’Arc Macau’s Volunteer Children’s Day. Following working with different social Team visited the Evangelize their previous visit to the Ca- welfare institutions, to conti- China Fellowship Children’s ritas Penha Children’s home, nue sharing positive energy Home before International the Volunteer Team members with the local community. mon 25.05.2015

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Latin American airlines compete to buy TAP

wo of the three propo- nment this week, and consi- Tsals to buy 66 percent of dered that this proposal did Portuguese state airline TAP not meet the specifications have been selected for the as it was non-binding. negotiation phase and are The Parpública report considered to be of “equiva- evaluated the proposals from lent merit,” reported Portu- a financial point of view and guese daily online newspa- also reflects TAP’s views on per Observador. their standard of technical The newspaper said appro- and strategic quality. val had been given to pro- In this report, on which the posals from the business government based its deci- groups of US businessman sion, Parpública considered David Neeleman, who con- that the two proposals from trols Brazilian airline Azul in entrepreneurs David Neele- partnership with Portugue- man and Germán Efromovi- se businessman Humberto ch were of “equivalent merit” Pedrosa, of road transport from a financial and strate- group Barraqueiro and Ger- gic point of view. man Efromovich owner of According to the specifica- Brazilian and Colombian tions of the tender document airline Avianca. The third that means conditions are in proposal from Portuguese place to start a negotiation businessman Miguel Pais do process with the two busines- Amaral, of Quifel Holdings, smen, who propose capital is now out of the running. investments of between 250 The decision was based on million and 350 million eu- a report from state holding ros in TAP and plan to renew company Parpública, which the Portuguese airline’s fleet was delivered to the gover- of 50 aircraft. MDT/Macauhub

Mozambique Market capitalization triples in five years

arket capitalization in Mozambique rose from M16.998 billion meticais in 2011 to 51.453 billion in 2015, an increase of 302 percent or 8.6 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), the President of the Mozam- bique Stock Exchange he said last week in Maputo. Anabela Chambuca, who was speaking at a conference on alternative sources of financing for small and medium en- terprises, also said that during this period 86 securities were listed and the value of transactions increased by 950 percent. “The value of transactions in 2015 has reached 3.928 billion meticais and the number of traded securities increased 913 percent to 42 million,” Chambuca said, cited by Mozambican news agency AIM. Chambuca recalled that the stock market offers more flexi- ble rules for access by small and medium-sized enterprises to the capital market, without loss of quality of information provided to the market to ensure investor protection. He said that the secondary market is a prime platform for SMEs to raise funding by issuing financial instruments such as equities, bonds and commercial paper. MDT/Macauhub 25.05.2015 mon

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Jack Chang, Beijing

t first, the numbers and ap photo Acompany names flashing on a big board in Beijing’s fi- nancial district suggest a boo- ming market. A closer look indicates otherwise: The scrolling list ro- tates the same dozen or so tra- des, all from last year. The lights from the Beijing Environment Exchange — one of seven pilot markets in Chi- na for trading carbon — raises questions for the country as it prepares for next year’s roll- out of a nationwide system that could help the world’s biggest emitter of heat-tra- pping carbon dioxide rein in its emissions. A successful carbon offset, or “cap-and-trade,” market could play a big part in cutting Chi- na’s emissions — and help the world tackle global warming. Already launched in Europe, California and a few other spo- ts, such carbon offset markets limit how much carbon can be emitted per year by factories and businesses. They then let those businesses that release less carbon than the cap sell to other companies permissions to emit whatever’s left. A worker pulls a chair past electronic boards displaying the carbon trading index on the left, at the Beijing Environmental Exchange office in Beijing So far, the pilots have failed to make a noticeable dent in carbon emissions, with about 978 million yuan, or USD158 million, traded since their Gov’t readies national carbon launch in 2013, compared to the 7.2 billion euros, or about $8 billion, of carbon market to fight climate change offsets that were traded in the European market in its first year of operation, 2006. at the Geneva-based nonprofit by policy,” Kong said. “The po- carbon. Credit prices have ge- cesses, he said. Many companies required to group the International Emis- licy needs to follow the market nerally run from $55 to $75 per “We want to make our role buy carbon credits have wai- sions Trading Association. at some time.” ton, and the penalty for excee- of carbon asset management ted until the last minute of For some Chinese companies, Starting in 2013, China set up ding the limit can cost three- a new standard for the group compliance periods to make selling excess carbon offset cre- the seven pilot markets in the to-five times the usual credit company, not just to buy and their trades, which has raised dits could bring in millions of country’s largest cities — Bei- price. Around 550 companies sell to get some profit,” Guo concerns about low liquidity dollars a year. jing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chon- in Beijing now take part in the said. in the market. Some obser- “China is using a number gqing and Shenzhen — as well exchange. What comes next year will vers question the reliability of different policies, both as the industrial provinces of Other markets use different depend on how the seven pilot of data recording how much command-and-control but also Guangdong and Hubei. Since methods to set emission tar- markets shape up. They could companies are emitting. market policies,” Swartz said. mid-April, the seven marke- gets and determine who has link up so that a company in Chinese officials, however, say “(Emissions trading) will pro- ts have traded a total of 31.2 to participate. Five of the se- Beijing in the north could tra- the pilot markets aren’t meant vide a fundamental solution to million tons of carbon. The Eu- ven markets give away carbon de with another in the southern to significantly cut the country’s allow China to peak its emis- ropean market in its first year credits every year and then let Chinese city of Shenzhen. Chen carbon profile yet. Instead, they sions.” traded more than 10 times that companies auction off their ex- said another idea would be to say they are learning important The past decade, however, has amount of carbon. cess credits. Hubei is the coun- create separate offset markets lessons from their experiments been a spotty one for carbon around specific industries such and will use them in what will credit experiments in China. as steel, cement energy or cons- soon become the world’s big- Five years ago, European A successful carbon offset, truction rather than connect gest carbon offset market. Union officials ended a carbon the separate pilots operating “China is taking this step offset plan that paid Chinese or ‘cap-and-trade,’ market according to different rules. to accept its responsibility in companies to destroy the gree- could play a big part in Antung Anthony Liu, an eco- stopping climate change,” said nhouse gas HFC-23 after lear- nomics professor at the Cheu- Zhou Cheng, the Beijing ex- ning that the companies were cutting China’s emissions ng Kong Graduate School of change’s vice president. “This producing the gas only to be Business in Beijing, said that if affects industry in a legal, paid to destroy it. done right, the markets could scientific way, and it lets them Kathy Kong, CEO of Beijing- By design, each market has set try’s biggest market by volume turn China’s epic climate chan- form their business plans whi- based trading firm Timing Car- up its own rules, with an eye for of carbon traded. ge fight into an international le looking at carbon emissions bon, said the pilot markets still testing approaches for a natio- For state-owned firms such the investment opportunity. too.” have a lot of room to grow. For nal market. Chinese capital’s largest power “China goes through a process If anything, the national plan example, the markets still offer In Beijing, any company that utility, Beijing’s pilot market where it tries to experiment heralds a strategy change for only spot trading with no futu- emits more than 10,000 tons has forced business plans to with a policy before rolling it a country that’s so far used res markets, which greatly li- of carbon a year — equal to the factor in carbon emissions, out,” Liu said. “To my mind, the its one-party system to order mits the potential market size. household and vehicle emis- said Jeremy Guo, executive vice markets haven’t the intended everything from factory closu- Regulators must also step in to sions of more than 400 Ame- president of the utility’s energy hopeful effect yet but capacity res to barbecue bans by giving prop up falling carbon offset rican households — must join investment arm. One result is a has been built. These markets companies a money-making prices and keep prices at other the offset market, which means higher investment in renewab- clearly exist. And hopefully one incentive to cut their carbon times from reaching unsustai- it receives a yearly cap on its le energy such as solar and the of them will be chosen as the emissions, said Jeff Swartz, nable highs. emissions and must buy carbon capture and reuse of heat emit- best one and the nation will go international policy director “This is still a market created credits if it wants to emit more ted during some industrial pro- forward from that.” AP mon 25.05.2015

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Beijing-Taiwan talks ap photo seek to maintain momentum for closer ties

Ralph Jennings, Taipei Taiwanese islets to more Chi- na’s official Xinhua News na-based tourism and letting Agency in his opening re- egotiators Chinese tourists make transit marks. “I believe this is also from Taiwan stops in Taiwan, Taiwan’s Ca- the joint desire of compatrio- and China met Sa- binet-level negotiating body, ts from both sides who have turday for two days the Mainland Affairs Council, weathered storms of the past.” Nof talks in an attempt to main- said in a statement. Many among the Taiwanese tain momentum for the for- “The development of rela- public fear closer ties could ging of closer ties in the face of tions between Taiwan and undermine their economic a skeptical Taiwanese public. mainland China has been sel- advantages while furthering The talks resulted in no firm f-evident, and despite bumps Beijing’s eventual goal of en- agreements but undersco- in the recent past I want to ding the island’s self-rule of red Taiwanese President Ma emphasize this is a develop- nearly seven decades. Chi- Ying-jeou’s determination ment trend backed by public na relations are expected to to prove that engagement opinion,” council Chairman feature prominently in next with China can help the local Andrew Hsia said in opening year’s Taiwanese presidential economy. remarks. election, from which Ma is ex- Ministerial-level officials Beijing’s representative cluded by term limits. from the sides met on the tiny Zhang Zhijun, director of the About 300 opponents and Taiwan-controlled island of State Council’s Taiwan Af- supporters of the talks de- Kinmen, just off the Chinese fairs Office, said China was monstrated outside the mee- coast, where the rivals fought determined to keep ties mo- ting venue Saturday, with one bloody military battles in the ving forward. opponent injured in a scuffle. 1950s and 1960s. “We absolutely cannot let The mostly private two-hour Topics discussed included mainland China-Taiwan re- talks also covered Taiwan’s controlling the illegal ex- lations go backward again, potential membership in the China’s Taiwan Affairs Office director Zhang Zhijun, left, and his counterpart cavation of sand from the even less so into the past,” he China-backed Asian Infras- Minister Andrew Hsia of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council shake hands as they ocean floor, opening outlying was quoted as saying by Chi- tructure Investment Bank. AP arrive for the start of a two-day cross-strait meeting

52 dead in floods, including 2 Video purports to show kids on overloaded bus kidnapped mainland tourist in Pakistan xinhua Ishtiaq Mahsud, Dera stating them. Chine- It’s unclear what re- Ismail Khan se officials and state lationship Shehryar media did not imme- Mehsud has with militant video diately comment on Jaish al-Hadeed, A released yes- the video. Officials at though Taliban splin- terday purported to the Chinese Embassy ter groups frequently show a Chinese tou- in Islamabad could cooperate with each rist kidnapped by Ta- not be reached for other. liban-allied fighters comment. The Pakistani Ta- in Pakistan a year Hong went missing liban have been Residents move a motorcycle on a flooded street in Jiahui town, Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, southwest ago asking for his go- after entering Pakis- waging war to ins- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region vernment to help him tan from neighboring tall their own harsh be released. India in April 2014. brand of Shariah law, he death toll in China’s latest round The Guangxi regional government said A militant known to He was abducted May killing thousands of Tof flooding has risen to at least 52, in- 21 other kindergarten students were sent belong to a Taliban 19 in the town of Da- Pakistanis. Militants cluding two schoolchildren aboard a bus to the hospital in the school bus accident splinter group called raban on the outskir- groups have abduc- carrying more than twice its authorized on Friday, with three listed in serious con- Jaish al-Hadeed, or ts of the Dera Ismail ted foreigners and passenger load that plunged into a pond, dition. The bus was licensed to carry 11 the “Contingent of Khan district, which locals to generate authorities said. people, but had a total of 26 on board. Steel,” gave the video borders Pakistan’s money for arms and At least six other people are missing in The driver, teachers and school admi- to The Associated lawless tribal regions, equipment. floods that have ravaged mountain dis- nistrators have been taken into custody, Press. While it could a haven for militants. The Pakistani army tricts of six provinces and autonomous re- the government said. Overloaded buses not be independently Police only found his launched a massive gions in central and southeastern China. have been involved in accidents killing verified by the AP, passport, bicycle and operation in the tri- More than a quarter-million people have scores of children in recent years as local the man in the vi- belongings. bal regions in June been moved to temporary shelters, and schools are closed and consolidated into deo resembled other Following Hong’s last year to elimina- major damage has been inflicted on bui- larger campuses farther away from the known photographs abduction, the te militant groups. ldings and crops. children’s village homes. of Hong Xudong, kid- commander of a Ta- The operation was Apart from the two schoolchildren, 42 Seasonal rains cause major flooding arou- napped in May 2014. liban splinter group intensified in De- others have died due to floods and hea- nd China almost every year. The worst in re- In the video, the called Shehryar Meh- cember after a Tali- vy rains, including 16 in the collapse of a cent history was in 1998, when 4,150 people man identified as sud, Abdullah Bahar, ban attack on an ar- nine-story building in the city of Guiyang died, most of them along the Yangtze River. Hong asks for the claimed responsibi- my-run school in the following a landslide. The massive Three Gorges Dam has Chinese government lity for the abduc- northwestern city of Eight other people were killed in the cen- largely contained Yangtze flooding, but to honor his kid- tion. Bahar later was Peshawar killed 150 tral province of Hunan when a bus skid- the problem persists in other parts of the nappers’ ransom de- killed by a suspected people, most of them ded into a guardrail and overturned. country. AP mands, without ever U.S. drone strike. children. AP 25.05.2015 mon

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Eileen Ng and Todd Pitman, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

alaysian au- thorities said yes- Authorities find graves of terday that they have discovered a Mseries of graves in at least 17 abandoned camps used by hu- suspected trafficking victims man traffickers on the border with Thailand where Rohin- gya Muslims fleeing Myanmar be a part of human trafficking have been held. activities involving migran- The finding follows a similar ts,” he said, adding that police ap photo discovery earlier this mon- have discovered 17 abandoned th by police in Thailand who camps that they suspect were unearthed at least 33 bodies used by traffickers. from shallow graves on the There was no immediate Thai side of the border. The word on how many bodies had grim discoveries are shed- been recovered. Zahid said ding new light on the hidden that each grave probably con- network of jungle camps run tained anywhere from one to by traffickers, who have for four bodies, and that autho- years held countless desperate rities were in the process of people captive while extorting counting. ransoms from their families. He said he was shocked at Most of those who have the discoveries, because “just fallen victim to the trafficking last week, we went there ... to networks are refugees and see for ourselves.” He said he impoverished migrants from expected more camps and gra- Myanmar and Bangladesh, ves to be found “because they part of a wave of people who have been there for quite some have fled their homelands to time actually. We are still in- reach countries like Malaysia, vestigating, but I suspect they where they hope to find work have been operating for at or live free from persecution. least five years.” As Southeast Asian govern- Human rights groups and ac- ments have launched crack- tivists say the area on the Thai downs amid intensified inter- -Malaysia border has been national pressure and media used for years to smuggle mi- scrutiny, traffickers have aban- grants and refugees, including A Rohingya migrant man carries a bucket to take a shower at a temporary shelter in Kuala Langsa, Aceh province, Indonesia doned camps on land and even Rohingya Muslims, a persecu- boats at sea to avoid arrest. ted minority in Myanmar. some have been beaten to dea- half Rohingya from Myanmar were mostly in southern Son- Malaysian Home Minister In many cases, they pay hu- th, and The Associated Press — have landed ashore in Indo- gkla province. Zahid Hamidi told reporters man smugglers thousands has documented other cases in nesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Last June, the U.S. downgra- that police were trying to of dollars for passage, but which people have been ensla- Thousands more are believed ded Thailand and Malaysia to identify and verify “mass gra- are instead held for weeks or ved on fishing boats. to be trapped at sea in boats Tier 3 — its lowest category ves that were found” in the re- months, while traffickers ex- Since May 10 alone, more abandoned by their captains. — in an annual assessment of gion near the Thai border. tort more money from families than 3,600 people — about half The graves discovered in how governments handle hu- “These graves are believed to back home. Rights groups say of them from Bangladesh and Thailand earlier this month man trafficking. AP

Koreas Women’s walk across DMZ denied; they cross by bus

Eric Talmadge, the North Korean side of and a “historic event” Dorasan Station the first checkpoint lea- despite “governments se- ap photo ding into the DMZ. They tting boundaries.” emale activists in- were then met by a large Some members of the Fcluding Gloria Stei- contingent of media on group expressed disa- nem and two Nobel Peace the South side. ppointment that the walk laureates were denied an The Koreas have re- inside the DMZ was de- attempt to walk across mained divided since the nied. But Ahn said she the Demilitarized Zone 1950-53 Korean War en- was satisfied that they dividing North and Sou- ded in an armistice, not were able to meet with th Korea yesterday, but a peace treaty. The DMZ North Korean women were allowed to cross by that divides them is one during their several-day bus and complete what of the most heavily forti- stay in Pyongyang, the one of them called a land- fied borders in the world. North’s capital, and to mark event. Authorities on both sides cross through the DMZ, The group of 30 wo- said they could not gua- which is rarely allowed in men from 15 countries U.S. activist Gloria Steinem, center, speaks during a press conference upon her arrival from North Korea at the rantee the safety of the any form to civilians. made a final appeal to office of the customs, immigration and quarantine in Paju, South Korea, near the border village of Panmunjom women had they walked The women will also authorities on both si- across. meet with South Korean des to allow them to South Korea. “We were able to be ci- gh South Korean immi- Organizer Christine counterparts. walk across the demar- United Nations tizen diplomats,” said gration. Ahn, a Korean-Ameri- Ahn said the group went cation line, but were Command officials met Steinem, the 81-year-old The group included can peace activist, said to the two Koreas to call turned down. The North the group inside the DMZ feminism pioneer and Nobel Peace laureates the group initially wan- for an end to hostilities allowed a South Korean after they crossed the author. Mairead Maguire, from ted to walk through the on the Korean Peninsula, bus to cross the demar- demarcation line, and “We are feeling very, Northern Ireland, and symbolic truce village of push for a reunification cation line to pick them allowed them to march very positive. We have Leymah Gbowee, from Panmunjom, where the of families divided by the up on the North side of again after the final che- received an enormous Liberia. armistice was signed. war and promote dialo- the DMZ and transport ckpoint on the southern amount of support,” she The women walked, car- Still, she said the cros- gue between the two ene- them over the border to side. said after passing throu- ried banners and sang on sing itself was a success mies. AP 25.05.2015 mon

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Ken Dilanian, Intelligence Writer, Washington ap photo he National Securi- ty Agency has begun winding down its col- lection and storage of TAmerican phone records after the Senate failed to agree on a path forward to change or ex- tend the once-secret program ahead of its expiration at the end of the month. Barring an 11th hour com- promise when the Senate re- turns to session on May 31, a much-debated provision of the counter-terrorism Patriot Act — and some other lesser known surveillance tools — will sunset at midnight that day. The change also would A sign stands outside the NSA campus in Fort Meade, Md. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. holds up his cell phone have a major impact on the FBI, which uses the Patriot Gov’t surveillance Act and the other provisions to gather records in investi- gations of suspected spies and terrorists. NSA winds down once-secret In a chaotic scene during the early morning hours on Saturday, Senate Republi- cans blocked a House bill phone-records collection program known as the USA Freedom Act, which would have ended the NSA’s bulk collection but culated. Democrats and liber- se he was not authorized to avoid surveillance. Act that have been used to spy preserved its ability to sear- tarian-minded Republicans discuss the matter publicly. Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky’s on Americans,” said Michael ch the records held by the refused to go along. A bill to While the phone records pro- junior senator and a Repu- Macleod-Ball, acting director phone companies on a case- grant a two-month extension gram has never been credited blican presidential candidate, of the American Civil Liberties by-case basis. The bill was of the law failed, and senators with thwarting a terrorist plot, called the Senate’s failure to Union’s Washington Legislati- backed by President Barack objected to each attempt by the Senate failure also impe- allow an extension of the sur- ve Office. Obama, House Republicans Majority Leader Mitch Mc- rils other tools that the FBI veillance programs a victory Section 215 of the Patriot Act and the nation’s top law en- Connell of Kentucky to offer has been using to hunt for sus- for privacy rights. is used by the government to forcement and intelligence of- up a short term extension. pected spies and terrorists. “We should never give up justify collecting the “to and ficials. The failure to act means the The FBI uses Section 215 of our rights for a false sense of from” information about near- It fell just three votes short NSA will immediately be- the Patriot Act to gather finan- security,” Paul said in a state- ly every American landline te- of the 60 needed for passage. gin curtailing its searches of cial and other types of records ment. lephone call. All the “no” votes but one were domestic phone records for in national security cases. Some civil liberties groups When former NSA contrac- cast by Republicans, some of connections to international Another expiring provision joined Paul in praising the re- tor Edward Snowden revealed whom said they thought the terrorists. The Justice De- makes it easier for the bureau sult, saying they would rather the program in 2013, many USA Freedom Act didn’t go far partment said in a statement to track “lone wolf” terrorism see the Patriot Act provision Americans were outraged that enough to help the NSA main- that it will take time to taper suspects who have no connec- authorizing NSA phone collec- NSA had their calling records. tain its capabilities. off the collection process from tion to a foreign power, and tion expire altogether. An appeals court has ruled If Senate Republican leaders the phone companies. That another allows the govern- “For the first time, a majori- that the phone collection does were counting on extending process began Friday, said an ment to eavesdrop on suspec- ty of senators took a stand not comply with the law, but the current law and continuing administration official who ts who continuously discard against simply rubber-stam- stayed the ruling while Con- the negotiations, they miscal- would not be identified becau- their cellphones in an effort to ping provisions of the Patriot gress debated. AP

USA Protests after Ohio patrolman ap photo found not guilty in 2 black deaths

Mark Gillispie, Cleveland dict. Angry, but mostly or- of the police,” Cuyahoga The deaths occurred af- derly, protests followed. County Common Pleas ter Timothy Russell’s beat olice in riot gear Some held a mock fune- Judge John P. O’Donnell -up car backfired outside Pmade more than a ral, carrying signs asking, said before issuing his police headquarters on dozen arrests as crowds “Will I be next?” verdict. Nov. 29, 2012. Thirteen Demonstrators pause to stand in solidarity during a protest against protested the acquittal of The acquittal came at But O’Donnell said he officers fired at the car the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a patrolman charged in the shooting a white Ohio patrolman a time of nationwide would not “sacrifice” Bre- with Russell and Malissa deaths of two unarmed suspects who fired through the tension over the deaths lo to an angry public if the Williams inside after a windshield of a suspect’s of black suspects at the evidence did not merit a 35-kilometer chase that rounds. crack pipe was found in car at the end of a 137- hands of white officers, conviction. involved 62 marked and Authorities never lear- the car. shot barrage that killed and following a determi- Brelo — who fired a to- unmarked cars and rea- ned why Russell didn’t The U.S. Justice De- the two unarmed black nation by the U.S. De- tal of 49 shots, including ched 160 kilometers. stop the car. He hada cri- partment, U.S. Attorney’s occupants. partment of Justice that 15 through the wind- Russell, 43, and minal record including Office and the FBI will A judge said Saturday Cleveland police had a shield while standing on Williams, 30, were each convictions for receiving review the testimony and that he could not deter- history of using excessive the hood of the suspects’ shot more than 20 times. stolen property and ro- evidence and examine all mine the officer alone fi- force and violating civil vehicle — faced as many Brelo was the only officer bbery. Williams had con- available legal options, red the fatal shots. rights. as 22 years in prison had charged because prosecu- victions for drug-related said Vanita Gupta, head Michael Brelo, 31, put “In many American pla- the judge convicted him tors said he waited until charges and attempted of the Justice Depart- his head in his hands as ces people are angry with, on two counts of volun- the pair was no longer a abduction. Both were ment’s Civil Rights Divi- the judge issued the ver- mistrusting and fearful tary manslaughter. threat to fire his final 15 described as homeless. A sion. AP mon 25.05.2015

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Ireland young. “It’s a social revolution. ... The church needs to do a reality che- ck right across the board,” said Citizens legalize gay Martin, who suggested that some church figures who argued for gay marriage’s rejection came across as harsh, damning and unloving. marriage in landslide vote “Have we drifted completely away from young people?” he asked. “Most of those people who Shawn Pogatchnik, Dublin ving personal stories from promi- voted ‘yes’ are products of our Ca- nent Irish people — either coming tholic schools for 12 years.” hey hugged, they cheered, ap photo out as gays or describing their ho- Fianna Fail leader Michael Mar- Tthey cried at the news. pes for gay children — that helped tin, a Cork politician whose oppo- Celebrations rocked Dublin, the convince wavering voters to back sition party is traditionally closest Irish capital, into the wee hours equal marriage rights. to the Catholic Church, said he yesterday after citizens voted in Both Catholic Church leaders couldn’t in good conscience back a landslide to legalize gay marria- and gay rights advocates said the the anti-gay marriage side. ge — a stunningly lopsided result result signaled a social revolution “It’s simply wrong in the 21st that political observers called “a in Ireland, where only a few deca- century to oppress people becau- social revolution.” des ago the authority of Catholic se of their sexuality,” he said. Friday’s referendum saw 62.1 teaching was reinforced by voters After the result was announced percent of Irish voters say “yes” who massively backed bans on Saturday, thousands of celebran- to changing the nation’s constitu- abortion and divorce in the 1980s. ts flooded into the Irish capital’s tion to define marriage as a union Voters legalized divorce only by pubs and clubs. At the George, between two people regardless of a razor-thin margin in 1995 but Ireland’s oldest gay pub, drag their sex. With the move, Ireland Yes supporters celebrate as the first results start to filter through in the Irish now, by a firm majority, dismis- queens danced and lip-synced to became the first country in the referendum in Dublin sed the Catholic Church’s repea- Queen and the founding father world to approve gay marriage in ted calls to reject gay marriage. of Ireland’s gay rights campaign, a popular national vote. Nineteen Deputy Prime Minister Joan Only one of Ireland’s 43 consti- Abortion, still outlawed, looms Sen. David Norris, basked in the other countries, including most Burton declared the victory “a tuencies recorded a narrow “no” as the country’s next great social greatest accomplishment of the U.S. states, have legalized the magical moving moment, when majority, Roscommon-South Lei- policy fight. movement’s 40-year history. practice through their legislatures the world’s beating heart is in Ire- trim in the boggy midlands. Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid “The people in this small island and courts. land.” Analysts credited the “yes” side Martin said the “overwhelming off the western coast of Europe “With today’s vote, we have dis- The unexpectedly strong per- with adeptly employing social me- vote” against church teaching have said to the rest of the world: closed who we are: a generous, centage of approval surprised dia to mobilize young, first-time on gay marriage meant that Ca- This is what it is to be decent, to compassionate, bold and joyful both sides. More than 1.2 million voters, tens of thousands of whom tholic leaders in Ireland needed be civilized, and to be tolerant! people,” Prime Minister Enda Irish voters backed the “yes” side voted for the first time Friday. The urgently to find a new message And let the rest of the world ca- Kenny proclaimed. Beside him, to less than 750,000 voting “no.” “yes” campaign also featured mo- and voice for reaching Ireland’s tch up!” AP

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Dr. Sun Yat Sen, economy continued to grow and companies exerci- sed wage and price restraint. NAPE This was his last address to the country before his Admission: Free meeting with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. He is Enquiries: (853) 8802 8888 still basking in the glory of Russia’s latest achieve- ments in space exploration - last month Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. FAM: Macau Annual Visual Arts Three weeks ago, when Alan Shepard became Exhibition 2015– Chinese Painting America’s first astronaut, President Kennedy said and Calligraphy Category the country had to “work with the utmost speed and vigor” to develop its space program. Time: 10am-8pm Today, he demonstrated his total commitment to the Until: August 2, 2015 project. “If we were to go only half way or reduce our Venue: Old Court Building sights in the face of difficulty,” he said, “it would be better not to go at all.” Admission: Free The administrator of Nasa, James Webb, was en- Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 mad max: fury road_ couraged by the president’s speech and said the US room 2 and the USSR were on a level playing field in their (3D) 7.15 pm (2D) 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm ambitions to land a man on the Moon because as yet Director: George Miller no Russian rockets were capable of such a mission. Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult Other Nasa officials told the Times newspaper that Language: English (Chinese) most of the funding would be used to research ways Duration: 120min of reaching the Moon, surviving on it and returning safely to Earth. Offbeat Dragon Ball z: resurrection “F”_ room 3 Courtesy BBC News Polish brown bear crosses 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm Director: Tadayoshi Yamamuro borders, highway, seeking mate Starring: Ji-tae Yu, Yûsuke Iseya, Ye-ryeon Cha In context Language: Japonese (Chinese/English) Duration: 93min On 21 July 1969, right on schedule, Neil Armstrong became A Polish brown bear went a wooing, little knowing the first man to set foot on the Moon, stepping onto the that scientists were following all the way. Pitch perfect 2_ Moon’s surface in the Sea of Tranquillity at 0256 GMT. Starting from the Tatra Mountains, the bear crossed room 3 He was joined by Buzz Aldrin 20 minutes later. The entire borders and a highway as it covered some 380 kilo- (23-25 May) 7.30 pm event was watched avidly by millions live on television across meters. Director: Elizabeth Banks the world. Nuria Selva, a researcher with the Polish Academy Starring: Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson The Apollo 11 crew returned safely on 24 July and spent the of Sciences, said Friday she found it fascinating that Language: English (Chinese) next 21 days in quarantine at an American military base - a the 5-year-old bear, collared last year and named Iwo, Duration: 141min procedure dropped in subsequent missions since no alien organisms were found. cleverly avoided danger. The Moon landing marked the pinnacle of the space race and Walking through Slovakia to Hungary, he avoided American investment in the space programme declined from villages and apparently crossed fields at night to avoid macau tower then on. people. 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Golfing experts the front line of the indus- usually put the odds of such a clean shot at try by recognizing dealers’ Afghanistan Taliban 250,000 to one. achievements and fostering insurgents attacked police This earthly achievement happened to reso- their career development. checkpoints yesterday nate much more than his cold assessment of in volatile southern The tournament schedule Afghanistan, killing at least the performance of the new team of CE Poli- included a half-day career 10 officers in the ongoing cy Secretaries in general, but in particular the path seminar for the partici- assault, authorities Secretary for Transport and Public Works. As pants. It provided an oppor- said. 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Closing note: The Legislative Assembly USA Two people have passed a revision on its Rules of Procedure, chained themselves to a halving the maximum period of time (10 to 5 support ship that is part minutes) each bencher can address a plenary of Royal Dutch Shell’s session before the formal agenda. exploratory oil drilling plans Albeit we disagree with the shortening of and currently moored in the time legislators have to freely speak their Washington state. Eric minds, we have to regret this happens toge- Ross of the Backbone ther with a 20-minute ceiling to introduce a bill. 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