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China-Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged he will further expand his Heirs fight country’s already improving ties with China but said Japan still needs to bolster its defense for control capability amid concern about Chinese military activity. More on p10 of Stanley Indonesia Separatists opened fire on an aircraft carrying military personnel and local Ho’s casino government officials in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region, killing one soldier. empire P3 GAMING ap photo

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and his top security officials yesterday visited a Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines where suspected Islamic militants set off bombs that killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 100. More on p13 More on backpage 29.01.2019 tue

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CRIME Another gambling loan goes south

Renato Marques A few minutes later, the vic- tims fulfilled their part of the

happy experience in Ma- bloomberg deal, handing the sum in cash Acau of a lucky 30-year-old to the suspects, who requested tourist from mainland China them to wait “for a while” while soon turned into a nightmare. they were retrieving the chips. A Judiciary Police (PJ) spokes- Around 11:30 p.m. the vic- person revealed yesterday that a tims decided to call the suspects 48-year-old male suspect from to ask them to meet to get the the mainland in this case was chips. The chosen meeting point finally caught last Friday while was the lobby of the hotel. trying to exit the region at the Instead of the two suspec- Border Gate checkpoint. The ts, the victims met with only man has been presented to the one of them, who informed Public Prosecutions Office for the victims that the other had breach of trust, after tricking a taken off with the money. victim into transferring his casi- The victims then called the PJ no earnings into his VIP account and the first suspect was detai- at a local casino. ned on site. In October, the victim bor- During questioning, the first rowed HKD500,000 from the suspect told the police where suspect to gamble. The victim’s they could find the second sus- luck allowed him to transform pect, who was also caught by the the initial HKD500,000 into authorities. HKD4 million. However, when Although both suspects were trying to return the borrowed sum, however the suspect was million of the original HKD3.5 for the HKD200,000 in cash detained, there is no further in- money, the suspect suggested now out of reach. The victim million. that the victims had, and they formation as to the whereabouts that the victim deposit the chips decided to file a complaint with In a separate event occurring did not hesitate. of the victim’s money. into his VIP account at the ca- the PJ, feeling that he had been last Thursday evening, two sino in order to be more easily scammed. alleged victims (aged 36 and transformed into cash. The vic- Police investigations were able 37 years old) claimed to have tim accepted, but the suspect to identify the suspect, but were been scammed by two other real estate scam victims and amount updates only handed him HKD1 million only able to find and intercept men (aged 49 and 46) who offe- instead of the HKD3.5 million, him on Jan. 25, 2019. red them a deal “too good to be AT A press conference held yester- number of victims has now risen to telling him that he needed to Questioned by the PJ, he de- true.” day, the PJ spokesperson updated 56, of which 54 are locals, with one wait a couple of days before he nied committing the crime, but According to the report of the most recent figures involving from Hong Kong and another from could withdraw the full sum. police say that they have enough the victims, the suspects of- the case of the real estate scam the mainland. After the new calcu- involving businesswoman Isabel lations, the sum lost by the inves- On October 26, the victim sou- evidence to prove his guilt. fered to exchange a total of Chiang. According to the PJ, the tors surpasses HKD255 million. ght to request the remaining The victim retained HKD1 HKD400,000 in gaming chips

‘Ferrari: Under the Skin’ opens in Asia for the first time

acau resort City of tors on an immersive jour- against-the-odds beginnin- and design. Among the hi- MDreams is teaming up ney exploring the history gs in an Italy ravaged by ghlights set to thrill visitors with the Design Museum of and design of the world’s the Second World War to is an exact replica of the London and Italian luxury most iconic and luxurious the glamor and glory of the first Ferrari ever made in sports car manufacturer car brand. Curated by the brand today. The exhibi- 1947, the 2000 Formula 1 Ferrari to present the “Fer- Design Museum and the tion captures the passion, championship-winning car rari: Under the Skin” exhi- Museo Ferrari, the exhibi- ambition and relentless driven by Michael Schu- bition in Asia for the first tion features over 10 cars of drive for excellence that macher, as well as an elite time. significance and some 100 has made Ferrari one of the selection of vintage racing Following on from highly original artifacts from the most sought-after names cars that hold a special pla- acclaimed runs at the Mu- legendary Italian marque’s among motor enthusiasts ce in Ferrari’s incredible Meanwhile, Deyan Sud- thralling a new audience seo Ferrari in Maranello, rich history, many of which the world over. story. jic, director of the Design in Macau. It’s particularly Italy and the Design Mu- are from private collections “Ferrari: Under the Skin” Regarding the joint pro- Museum, said that the appropriate that it will be seum in London, the exhi- and are being displayed to is divided into six distinct ject, David Sisk, property exhibition showed “the shown in a venue so clo- bition is being showcased the public for the first time zones, showcasing every- president of City of Dreams remarkable creative pro- sely associated with the at the City of Dreams in in Asia. thing from original hand- Macau, said “the collabo- cess that goes into desig- architecture of Dame Zaha Macau until June 16. For the duration of the drawn sketches and early ration between the two ning, building and racing Hadid, a brilliant designer, According to a statement exhibition, City of Dreams wooden master models ultra-luxury brands highli- some of the most beauti- and a long-term friend of from resort operator Melco will transform its contem- to engines, gearboxes and ghts our shared values and ful and powerful cars ever the Design Museum,” ad- Resorts & Entertainment, porary art space into a mu- other parts that illustrate relentless drive to keep rai- made.” ded Sudjic, referring to the the major HKD2 billion- seum that will showcase Ferrari’s ground-breaking sing the bar,” according to “We are delighted that work of Hadid on the Mor- valued exhibition takes visi- the rise of Ferrari from its engineering techniques the Melco statement. the exhibition will be en- pheus tower.

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new alliance emer- Gaming ged among some of billionaire Stanley Ho’s 17 children in theA decade-long family battle for his Macau casino empire, Extended family wrangles for and eldest daughter Pansy looks the likely victor. As the Times reported last week, Ho announced that control of Stanley Ho’s empire she had joined up with some Lawrence Ho siblings and the Henry Fok Foundation and would hold a combined 53 percent in Sociedade de Turismo e Di- versoes de Macau (STDM), which controls casino ope- rator SJM Holdings Ltd. The alliance gives her the upper hand over Angela Leong, the Lawrence, Stanley’s son with fourth wife of 97-year-old Lucina, worked at Citibank Ho, and her main rival in the and Jardine Fleming after re- battle for control of Macau’s turning to Hong Kong from original gaming company. studies at the University of Here are four people to wa- Toronto. Despite being quoted tch as the family saga over as saying he doesn’t like gam- control of the nearly USD6b bling, Lawrence eventually business continues. joined the family business. In 2006, he became chairman Pansy Ho and chief executive officer of Melco International Develop- ment Ltd., a Hong Kong-listed entertainment group, which includes Nasdaq-listed Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. He ended a partnership with Australian billionaire James Packer after working on four casinos together.

Born in 1962 to Stanley Daisy Ho and his second wife, Lucina Laam King-ying, Pansy stu- died marketing and business at Santa Clara University in California before pursuing Kong and Macau. She was China in a joint venture with and is a STDM director. SJM a brief TV acting career in appointed managing director billionaire Kirk Kerkorian’s has 20 casinos, about 1,700 Hong Kong. She eventually of Shun Tak during Macau’s MGM Resorts. The company gaming tables and more than ended up running Shun Tak handover from Portugal to raised $1.5 billion in an ini- 2,400 slot machines. SJM Holdings Ltd., a publicly- China in 1999, and became tial public offering on the shares slipped 2.6 percent to After obtaining a bachelor’s traded conglomerate that chairman after her father Hong Kong Stock Exchange HKD6.8 as of 12:02 p.m. in degree in marketing from the operates ferry and helicop- stepped down in 2017. in 2011 Hong Kong. The shares have University of Southern Cali- ter services linking Hong Pansy helped form MGM gained 8.3 percent this year. fornia and a master’s of bu- Angela Leong Leong was born into a weal- siness administration degree thy military family in Guan- in finance at the University of gzhou in 1961. She met the Toronto, Daisy became chair- hotung demands dividend payout from stdm tycoon in 1986, and backed man and executive director by him, built a sprawling of SJM Holdings. She is also MICHAEL HOTUNG, the nephew that the newly-announced partners property business. She also CFO of Shun Tak Holdings, of gaming tycoon Stanley Ho, has register him as the owner of the became a member of the Le- chairman of the board of the written to the unofficial alliance shares, since he is the sole heir to gislative Council of Macau. Hong Kong Ballet and vice- between Pansy Ho and the Henry her will. Last week Pansy Ho and Her real estate holdings chairman of charity provider Fok Foundation demanding HKD2 the Fok Foundation announced a include the Entertainment Po Leung Kuk. billion in unpaid dividends from the partnership in deciding the future of Building, the Bank of China Daisy has been a committee 6,263 STDM shares owned by his the Macau gaming operator. Togeth- Billionaire Leong is the co- Insurance Tower in Hong member of the Chinese Peo- late mother Winnie Ho. Hotung’s er they own a 53 percent stake in chairman of SJM, one of six Kong, L’Avenue Shanghai in ple’s Political Consultative shares in the company represent STDM, through which they control a Conference of Tianjin since about 7.3 percent. He also requested 54 percent stake in SJM Holdings. companies authorized to China and L’arc Macau in operate casinos in Macau, Macau. 2008. MDT/Bloomberg

Heritage Temple managers warned about fire prevention

head of the up- During the inspection, ning be extinguished In 2016, a fire erup- Acoming Spring Fes- which included visits to during the night in the ted in the A-Ma Tem- tival, the Cultural Af- 43 local temples, repre- inner areas of temples. ple during Chinese New fairs Bureau (IC) and sentatives of Macau’s The public should also Year, leaving the inte- the Fire Services have temples were informed be advised to obey ins- rior of the temple’s main visited several temples of measures that shou- tructions given by tem- hall severely damaged. between January 16 and ld be enforced to avoid ple managers regarding The fire was believed 18 to check measures damage to the sites. fire prevention, such as to have been caused by taken to control incense The IC has requested avoiding the excessive malfunctioning electri- burning and the risk of that the curators en- burning of incense and cal equipment in one of fires. sure that incense bur- votive papers. the temple’s pavilions. 29.01.2019 tue

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2018 CCAC takes global corruption unemployment rate stood at ranking seriously, says Cheong 1.8 percent Julie Zhu he Statistics and Census Ser- he Commission Against Tvice says that the employment TCorruption (CCAC) takes situation in Macau was “favorable” Macau’s global corruption in 2018. The general unemploy- ranking seriously, said the ment rate was 1.8 percent and the head of the CCAC, André unemployment rate of local resi- Cheong Weng Chon, yesterday dents was 2.4 percent, down by 0.2 on the sidelines of the Liaison and 0.3 percentage points respecti- Office New Year Reception. vely year-on-year. Talking about a recent re- During 2018, median monthly port [Transparency Interna- employment earnings of the em- tional 2018] which indicated a ployed (MOP16,000) and em- fall in Macau’s ranking in the ployed residents (MOP20,000) corruption perception index, both went up by MOP1,000 year Cheong said “I also noticed -on-year. that, between 2009 and 2016, Regarding household employ- the global rankings of Macau’s ment, the average number of em- corruption perception index ployed persons per household were about 40 to 50 [least cor- was 1.7 in 2018, consistent with rupt region or country]. But, 2017, while median monthly em- in 2017, the ranking sudden- ployment earnings per household ly dropped to over 100, and rose by MOP1,600 year-on-year to this year the ranking seems to MOP30,000. be even worse, but I don’t re- In the fourth quarter of 2018, the member.” general unemployment rate (1.7 “We try to understand why percent) and the unemployment there is this change. In 2017, rate of local residents (2.4 percent) the ranking dropped to doub- held steady compared with the pre- le the number of the previous André Cheong vious quarter. The total labor force year,” said Cheong, further was 394,900 and the labor force explaining that he “tried to un- participation rate was 70.9 percent. derstand the reason, [before as a reference, hoping to push there are conditions, we will of 74 plots of expired land. Total employment was 388,000 realizing] that it seems the or- forward Macau’s clean govern- see whether there [is a] chan- The CCAC is currently col- and the number of employed resi- ganization changed their crite- ment development.” ce for us to review the land lecting information and docu- dents totaled 283,800, up by 1,900 ria for scoring.” Regarding Hong Kong’s management [policies],” said ments about the 74 cases. and 800 respectively from the pre- “Because Macau is too small, ranking being far ahead of Ma- Cheong. Cheong believes that the vious period. The number of people and since some statistics could cau’s, Cheong said that he gives In addition, Cheong is not gi- change in government will not unemployed was 6,900, an increa- not be provided, [the organi- more consideration to the Ma- ving an estimated time for com- affect the progress of CCAC’s se of 100 from the previous period. zation] didn’t believe or didn’t cau public’s opinion. pleting the analysis of the cases work. Fresh labor force entrants sear- ask the government to provide In addition, when talking ching for their first job accounted the information, but it collec- about the former Iec Long Fi- for 11.8 percent of the total unem- ted statistics from NGOs,” said rework Factory, Cheong said ployed, down by 2.3 percentage Cheong, adding that “because that the government does not liaison office head still learning about macau points. the association could not col- need to bear the fee to take Analyzed by industry, employ- lect some of the information, it back the land. ON THE sidelines of yester- phase when the SAR govern- ment in the Transport, Storage & could not evaluate [the score].” “If it involves a criminal situa- day’s Liaison Office New Year ment leadership changes in Communications Sector (20,600) Reception, the Director of the the near future. Fu hopes that “From the CCAC’s point of tion, the CCAC will definitely increased by 1,000, while employ- Liaison Office, Fu Ziying, said Macau can take more initiative view, this kind of survey is good follow it up,” said Cheong. ment in Hotels & Similar Activi- that he still needs to learn to enhance communications for forming a clean society, es- ties (30,100) decreased by 1,400. “Regardless of whether it’s more about Macau, having only with mainland China, and that pecially at a global level,” said Meanwhile, median monthly em- the Iec Long Firework Factory been appointed to the territo- Macau can be brave at trying ployment earnings of the employed Cheong, adding that “regar- reports or other reports, we ry approximately one month things, in particular regarding dless of whether the ranking is always feel that laws and ad- ago. Fu remarked that Macau’s the development of the Greater (MOP16,000) and employed re- high or low, the CCAC pays at- ministrations in land manage- development will enter a new Bay Area. sidents (MOP20,000) held stable tention to it, and we will use it ment need to be improved. If quarter-to-quarter. ad tue 29.01.2019

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Global Gaming Jam Cable TV concession 48-hour challenge ends to be renewed with six finished projects Daniel Beitler a thought bubble - for example a cup of tea, changing the tele- The Secretary for Transport and Public he Macau leg of an vision channel or taking their Works, Raimundo Arrais do Rosário, has international computer photo. Players can choose three been authorized by the Chief Executive game creation challen- games modes, running for 30, to sign a supplementary notarization ge was held over the 60 or 120 seconds, and win by contract for the renewal of the Macau Tweekend at the Macau Design generating a high score based on Cable TV Limited contact, according to a Center, inviting about 25 local successes and failures. dispatch published in the Official Gazette. participants to showcase im- “Turtle Turtle Hug Hug” is a The concession contract is related to the pressive projects made during multiplayer cooperative game renewal of the terrestrial subscription TV the weekend. for two, three or four players. service. In 2014, the SAR government The Global Gaming Jam, whi- Players take control of a turtle signed a five-year renewal of contract for ch had over 42,000 participants and must collect items on a bea- Macau Cable TV. in 108 countries and territories ch – such as shells, rocks and last year, challenges contestants he hoped the challenge would ding that mobile gaming is very seaweed – and build a nest for to design a computer game from serve as a platform to facilitate popular in China and at least one their collective egg. Players must Hainan plans yacht concept to launch within a 48- the growth of Macau’s game de- local game developer has already watch out for gusts of wind that hour period. velopment industry. found success with a hit project. threaten to overturn the turtles scheme for SARs Held for the third consecutive “Game development is already The game projects showcased and put them out of action un- year in Macau, local participants becoming more popular in Ma- at the event’s conclusion on Sun- til they can be flipped by their Mainland Chinese province Hainan is expecting to launch a yacht scheme between seemed to know what to do. The cau,” he told the Times. “When day included “Home Crusher”, teammates. A humorous sur- Macau and Hong Kong. According to Times visited the Macau Design I first came back to Macau from a colorful, cartoon multiplayer prise awaits the players upon Chinese reports, the governor of Hainan Taiwan four years ago, basically game for two, with players Center on Sunday afternoon - finishing the game. Province, Shen Xiaoming, said that in 2019, prior to the close of the 48-hour there were no game developers competing – and sometimes “Baba Apartment”, develo- Hainan would try to build the province window - and found that all six in Macau. Today, there are seve- brawling – over packages falling ped by Ip Pan and his team, is as a center of international tourism and teams had successfully pub- ral developers.” from the sky. a single player game involving consumption. Regarding the yacht scheme, lished their projects and were ex- Ip also said that while some lo- In “New Year Greetings”, the management of apartments Hainan hopes to explore overseas yacht citedly trying each other’s com- cal developers make computer players take control of a cha- in a residential building where routes as well. In addition, Hainan hopes to puter games. games, others prefer to work for racter who must respond to players must respond to the va- make more breakthroughs with the SARs Local organizer Ip Pan, who is the mobile market. “The split is non-playable family members rious needs of the inhabitants to in the service industry. In 2018, Hainan also a game developer, said that about 50-50,” he explained, ad- and their wants - illustrated via keep them contented. welcomed approximately 7 million visitors.

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Cultural Affairs Bureau Art Garden showcases celebrates CNY with a series of works from series of activities local artists Lynzy Valles

ak Chun Macau Art ynzy Valles ynzy Garden is currently L showcasing a series of artworks from 40 local Tartists in its art week, which com- menced over the weekend. Presented at the five-story bui- lding, the art week will hold arts and crafts workshops, along he Cultural Affairs Bu- In addition, a series of con- with a cultural and creative cra- Treau (IC) will be organi- certs will be presented in ft market, where members and zing a series of performances, various districts, including other artists were invited to put workshops and exhibitions to the concerts “Music in the up their products for sale. usher in and celebrate Chine- Library” and “Mesmerising The art week is also the official se New Year in Macau. Austro-German Music” by the inauguration of the mural crea- Alice Kok During the first three days, Macao Orchestra to be held ted by Joaquim Franco, who will from February 5 to 7, of the on January 26 and 27 at the also participate in the arts and Lunar New Year, the Drum Taipa Library and the Dom crafts workshop to be held next Art Society of Shanxi Pro- Pedro V Theatre, respectively, weekend. vince and Ethnic Art Troupe as well as the “Community In- Supported by gaming junket of Hunan will present “New volvement with Music – 2019 Tak Chun Group, Alice Kok, pre- Year Gong and Drum Perfor- Spring Concert” by the Macao sident of General Assembly of Art mances” at various locations Chinese Orchestra, to be held For All Society, said that after the on the Macau Peninsula and on February 1 at the Pak Wai Art Garden opened its doors to in Taipa. Activity Centre. the public in 2016, this year was In the afternoon, Anim’Arte The exhibition “Oneness: perfect timing for the 40 local ar- Nam Van will be holding per- Calligraphy by Professor Jao tists to showcase their works to formances by artistic troupes Tsung-I” is being held at Jao the public. from Hunan and Shanxi Pro- Tsung-I Academy from Ja- “We have been gathering a lot vinces. There will be activities nuary 26, while the exhibition of artists and associations so […] Aspect of the exhibition and stalls displaying intangi- “Prayer & Blessing - Exhi- we decided that it was time for us ble cultural heritage handi- bition of Chinese New Year to show the public what we have crafts at the same venue. A Wood-block prints of Shanxi been working on,” Kok told the building and shared it with other them our values and why we lion dance performance will and Hunan Provinces” will Times. associations and artists. need them,” Kok explained. be presented at the Manda- be open to the public at Chun Held until Feb. 3, the Art Week Yet since July 2017, the group The group submits its work re- rin’s House, while Chinese Chou Tong Pavilion in Lou is based on the accomplishments obtained sponsorship from Tak views every six months to the New Year concerts will be sta- Lim Ioc Garden from Fe- of the Art Garden since its ope- Chun, hence the change of name. junket operator as part of its con- ged at the Lou Kau Mansion bruary 1. ning, included its newly painted Kok noted that finding a spon- tract. and at General Ye Ting’s For- Several sessions of the acti- murals, public spaces, galleries sor for the art venue was challen- Meanwhile, Kok admitted that mer Residence. vity “New Year Family Rea- and café. ging, explaining that they deci- the five-story building is a signi- On February 2 and 3, “Cou- ding Session” will also be held “We think that it’s time [and] ded to approach the junket ope- ficant help to the local artists, ex- plets Workshop” sessions will at the S. Lourenço Library, the time is ripe for the public to rator after looking for possible plaining that it is being used as a be held at the Mandarin’s Wong Ieng Kuan Children’s see what’s going on and to let our sponsorships since its opening in platform for them to share their House, where calligraphers Library in Areia Preta Urban sponsors know what we’ve been 2016. resources and adding that one of will offer New Year blessin- Park, Taipa Library, Ilha Ver- working on,” Kok said. “This project is quite big becau- the main challenges of the artists gs in the form of Chinese de Library, Wong Ieng Kuan During these weeks, the exhi- se it’s the whole building and in is to acquire a space in which to calligraphy to visitors. From Library in Luís de Camões bition will also feature light ins- Macau we do not have that yet. work. February 2 to 10, the “Chi- Garden, Patane Library, tallations and light photography. Around 40 to 50 artists work “The atmosphere here is diffe- nese Zodiac Card Colouring Wong Ieng Kuan Library in According to Kok, the Art Gar- here, so it’s a big project. […] We rent and the artists could reach Workshop” will be held at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Municipal den has encountered manage- [Tak Chun and Macau Art Gar- out to each other. It is an official Jao Tsung-I Academy, pro- Park. The public can partici- ment challenges and financial di- den] spoke a different langua- space where ideas and works can moting Chinese culture to the pate in the activity at any of fficulties as they rented the whole ge so the challenge was to show be shared,” she said. public. these areas. corporate bits mgm to present hip hop dance crew jabbawockeez MGM will present hip-hop barriers of race, gender and and synchronized dancing, - dance crew Jabbawockeez’s age. and for being the winners of first-ever Macau residency Bringing dance to the fo- the first season of America’s show from March 2 to 31, the refront of entertainment, Best Dance Crew in 2008. gaming operator announced “Jabbawockeez – true to They were initially formed in a statement. yourself” will give the au- by members Kevin “KB” Billed as one of the world’s dience an up-close-and- Brewer, Phil “Swagger Boy” most influential dance crews, personal performance with Tayag, & Joe “Punkee” Larot the Jabbawockeez will en- MGM Theater’s state-of-the- under the name “3 Muskee”. tertain audiences with their art audio, visual and lighting According to the statement, energetic mix of various con- technology. local residents may enjoy temporary choreographies Kicking off MGM’s new 25 percent off the standard to deliver a show tailored for lineup of innovative and ticket price to celebrate the the MGM Theater in Cotai. unparalleled entertainment 20th Anniversary of the Esta- With their core belief in experiences in 2019, MGM blishment of the SAR. dance being a universal is bringing the Jabbawo- Tickets will be available for language, the crew aims to ckeez from their current re- purchase from Feb. 1 at the showcase their talent and sidency performing at MGM concierge counter at Grande skills strictly through dance, Grand Las Vegas. 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Scott Soshnick, Eben Novy-Williams FL executive Brian Ro- NFL bullish about USD25b revenue lapp has an old photo on the wall of his offi- ce, hanging right in his Nline of sight. It shows a group of goal as Super Bowl nears prep-school football fans so cap- tivated by a game that they igno- ficer Jocelyn Wong said. “It’s the re a building engulfed in flames largest, most avid fan base. That behind them. was very important to us.” bloomberg “Without exaggeration, it sits in a Every summer, by virtue of an place where I look at it every day,” odd semipublic ownership struc- said Rolapp, the chief media and ture, the Green Bay Packers dis- business officer for the National close their shared and local reve- Football League. nue -- a glimpse into the financial For years, pro football has inspi- health of the league. red that kind of passion in millions For the 2017-2018 season, the of fans. The NFL generated about NFL divvied up $8.1 billion among USD15 billion this past season, its 32 teams, a 5 percent jump making it the king of U.S. sports. from 2016 - despite declining TV And the league is about to lean ratings and continued criticism even harder on its fans, aiming to from President Donald Trump boost its annual revenue to $25 over players kneeling during the billion by 2027. That may test the national anthem. The Packers’ limits of a sport grappling with championship - won by the New seven years, a 36 percent annual former CEO blamed player pro- total revenue has increased every shifting TV habits and controver- England Patriots, who face the average increase. tests for sliding sales, it took the year since 2003. sies surrounding brain injuries Los Angeles Rams in the Super NFL just 24 hours to announce a and the national anthem. Bowl on Sunday - drew almost 54 50 Percent new, bigger deal with Yum Brands Sports Betting But tailwinds could help the NFL million viewers. That’s more than Ganis, the consultant, said the Inc.’s Pizza Hut. The prospect of widespread lega- and Commissioner Roger Goodell double the number of people who NFL will do much better. He ex- lized sports betting in the U.S. will achieve their growth targets. The watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving pects the league’s next TV deals New Sponsors only buoy the ability of leagues to spread of legalized sports betting Parade or the 2018 Oscars. to yield increases in excess of 50 More widely, the NFL has added make money. across the U.S. promises to lock “There’s nothing left in media percent. On top of that, he expects seven new leaguewide partners When - not if - the NFL embraces in fans and keep them riveted to that will aggregate that many peo- a new billion-dollar package of ga- since January, including its first the U.S. sports betting market, the games. Tech companies like Ama- ple,” Rolapp said. mes will go to a digital distributor casino partner, Caesars Entertain- money will flow. The league shou- zon.com Inc. and Facebook Inc., Just how valuable NFL games such as Amazon, which currently ment Corp., and its first presen- ld see an annual revenue increa- meanwhile, have emerged as bi- are to the broadcast networks pays $50 million a year to show ting sponsor for the conference tit- se of $2.3 billion, more than the dders for big-dollar broadcast pa- and digital newcomers like Ama- “Thursday Night Football.” Ama- le games, Intuit Inc. The NFL and combined estimate for MLB ($1.1 ckages. zon and Facebook will determine zon Chief Executive Officer Jeff its clubs brought in a record $1.32 billion), the NBA ($585 million) “Roger’s aspirational target of whether the commissioner hits his Bezos personally held talks with billion in sponsorship in 2017- and the National Hockey League $25 billion is starting to look pret- revenue target. Goodell about the Thursday night 2018, according to consulting firm ($216 million), according to the ty good,” said Marc Ganis, a sports The NFL reaps about $5 billion package, which helped the league IEG, significantly more than the American Gaming Association. consultant who advises the NFL a year from its TV contracts with boost online viewing by 86 per- National Basketball Association Rolapp says the NFL, advertisers and a number of its owners on bu- CBS, NBC, Fox and ESPN. All in- cent. or Major League Baseball. That and networks have done research, siness strategies. dications are that the league will Online executives aren’t the only doesn’t count the league’s newest tracking people’s eyes while they According to the league, NFL get a lot more when the contracts ones clamoring for a tie-up with partners, including home-impro- watch games. regular-season games, excluding expire after the 2021-2022 season. the most visible and valuable U.S. vement giant Lowe’s Cos., which The conclusion was familiar: those played in London, averaged In November, Major League Ba- sports league. chose the NFL after exiting a 17- Like the football fans in his photo, 15.8 million viewers. Moreover, seball signed an extension of its When Papa John’s International year relationship with Nascar. they’re so focused on the screen 45 of the top 50 telecasts this sea- TV contract with Fox Sports, whi- Inc. and the league ended their “Let’s face it: The NFL is domi- that they probably wouldn’t notice son were NFL games. The AFC ch agreed to pay $5 billion over relationship after the company’s nant,” Lowe’s Chief Marketing Of- a fire either.Bloomberg

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urope’s retail nal AG began insolvency collapsed amid ever Debenhams Plc, which Ecrisis deepened as proceedings. They join tougher online compe- is in talks with lenders companies in the U.K. a growing list of Euro- tition. as it faces at least 300 and Germany are poised pean retailers that have The shift to internet million pounds ($395 to cut thousands of jobs shopping, slowing eco- million) of debt coming as online shopping acce- nomic growth and inse- due starting next year. lerates the erosion of sa- In curity in the U.K. over The U.K.’s shopping les from traditional bri- the country’s exit from districts have already cks-and-mortar stores. Germany, the European Union are been decimated by a Tesco Plc, the biggest eating into sales. Tradi- series of collapses, in- U.K. grocer, will elimi- politicians tional retailers like Tes- cluding the company nate about 15,000 po- have warned co are getting squeezed behind cake chain Pa- sitions and close meat, by German discounters tisserie Valerie, which is fish and delicatessen that inner Lidl and Aldi, while seeking a buyer. Sports in-store bakeries, and leria Kaufhof needs counters, the Mail on more people are buying Direct International Plc replace staff canteens comprehensive restruc- Sunday reported, citing cities may groceries online from Chief Executive Officer with vending machines, turing to cut costs, pa- unidentified industry home. Mike Ashley rescued the newspaper said. rent company Karstadt sources. Galeria Kau- turn into Retailers that were late department-store chain Tesco declined to com- Warenhaus said Fri- fhof, which has depart- wastelands to get online have strug- House of Fraser last ment on the size of cuts day. Gerry Weber, whi- ment stores in cities gled in the U.K., where year. outlined in the report. ch operates more than including Berlin and if the bricks- e-commerce has advan- Tesco’s job cuts will In Germany, politi- 1,200 stores in 60 coun- Munich, will cut about ced more rapidly than probably affect the ma- cians have warned that tries, had reported its 2,600 jobs, it said Fri- and-mortar the U.S. and other Eu- jority of its 732 larger inner cities may turn first full-year loss befo- day - the same day that ropean countries. That’s stores, according to the into wastelands if the re interest and taxes in German fashion chain onslaught fed concern over the fu- Mail on Sunday. The re- bricks-and-mortar ons- almost three decades in Gerry Weber Internatio- continues ture of retailers such as tailer will also overhaul laught continues. Ga- October. Bloomberg 29.01.2019 tue

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tions,” said Harukata Takenaka, international politics professor ap photo at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. “It would be difficult for Japan to make a de- cision by itself.” Abe did not mention Sou- th Korea as the key U.S. allies and close economic partners are currently locked in disputes over military issues and warti- me history. Japan’s Defense Mi- nistry is reportedly considering not participating in a multina- tional defense exercise planned in South Korea this spring. Abe said he seeks to achieve unresolved postwar legacies during his leadership — settling island disputes and signing pea- ce treaty with Russia and nor- malizing relations with North Korea, while cooperating with other countries toward achie- ving the North’s nuclear and missile program abandonment. The Soviet Union took the four southernmost Kuril Islands during the final days of World War II. Japan asserts territo- Abe vows to step up China rial rights to the islands, which it calls the Northern Territories, and the dispute has kept the ties but bolster defense countries from signing a peace treaty. Abe has held dozens of Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo amid escalating spats over his- 2012 during a dispute over east Japan, under pressure from meetings with Russian Presi- tory and alleged incidents be- China Sea islands controlled by President Donald Trump’s de- dent Vladimir Putin in recent apanese Prime Minister tween the two defense forces. Japan but claimed by China. mand for more American im- years in a bid to solve the dispu- JShinzo Abe pledged yester- Abe said Japan-China relations Yet, Japan still needs to ex- ports, is to start trade talks with te, and they agreed in November day he will further expand his have returned to “normal” since pand defense capability, espe- Washington later this year. Ja- to accelerate negotiations based country’s already improving he visited Beijing in October and cially in space and cyberspace, pan has already increased pur- on a 1956 Soviet proposal to re- ties with China but said Japan he now wants to further promo- Abe said. Japan has repeatedly chases of expensive U.S. missile turn two of the islands to Japan. still needs to bolster its defense te their cooperation in trade and said China’s growing military defense systems and other arms. Their talks this month in Mos- capability as far as space amid other areas. presence threatens regional se- Maintaining good ties with cow produced little progress. concern about Chinese military “Japan-China relations have curity and its recent rapid ad- China is one of most important The parliament’s ordinary ses- activity and uncertainty over fully returned to a normal orbit,” vancement in space technology diplomatic goals for Abe, but sion lasts for 150 days until late North Korea’s denuclearization. Abe said. “I will elevate it to a is an additional concern. Japa- analysts said it may be affected June. Abe, who took office in In a policy speech to Parlia- next level by deepening exchan- nese officials have also said Nor- by how things work out between December 2012 and is serving ment, Abe omitted references ges in every area in all levels.” th Korea remains a missile and the United States and China. his third term, seeks to lead his to South Korea, which he had Apparently drawn closer amid nuclear threat since it has not “Even if Prime Minister Abe party to win parliamentary elec- routinely mentioned as Japan’s shared trade friction with the taken concrete steps except for wants to further improve Ja- tions in July and strengthen his most important neighbor, as U.S., the two Asian rivals have a vague promise it made at the pan-China relations, it would be grip on power until 2021 or pos- Tokyo tries to distance itself improved their ties since a low in June summit with the U.S. influenced by U.S.-China rela- sibly beyond. AP

South China Sea Australia says Beijing has raised ap photo ‘anxiety’ in disputed waters

ustralian de- ce in China’s willingness na,” it wants Indo-Pacific with the Indo-Pacific, whi- Afense minister Chris- to support and champion countries to not have to ch is home to the world’s topher Pyne urged China a strategic culture that make “choices between busiest sea lanes and 50 today to resolve tensions respects the rights of all economic gain and sove- percent of its population. in the South China Sea in states,” he added. reignty,” Pyne said. It will invest more than accordance with interna- Pyne was speaking at a He added that the 90 billion Australian tional law, in a swipe after forum in Singapore at- growing rivalry between dollars (USD64.8 billion) Beijing’s sudden deten- tended by defense repre- the U.S. and China should in a fleet of attack class tion of a writer who holds sentatives from 24 coun- not be defined in “wholly submarines, frigates and dual citizenship. tries. He said Australia adversarial terms” or cha- other ships to strengthen Australian defense minister Christopher Pyne Pyne said the artificial was open to taking part in racterized as a new Cold its maritime capabilities. islands Beijing has been multilateral activities in War, as economies are far Pyne said the country ho- believe we need to choo- China has accused of en- building in the disputed the “international waters” more mutually dependent pes to grow its defense bu- se between security and dangering its national se- waters has “increased an- which are crucial for glo- than they were when the dget to over 2 percent of prosperity, and we haven’t curity. xiety” and “not increased bal commerce and rich in West contested the Soviet its gross domestic product in the past and we don’t Yesterday, Pyne said regional confidence in fish and potential oil and bloc. by 2021. intend to in the future.” consular access to Yang, China’s strategic inten- gas reserves. “There is no gain in sti- “Australia sees its role as Pyne visited Beijing last a 53-year-old novelist and tions.” China is pitted against fling China’s growth and one of being able to talk to week for a meeting with online commentator “has “On the other hand, re- smaller neighbors in tho- prosperity, and this is not both China and the United his Chinese counterpart been granted.” He did not solving disputes in the se waters that it claims an agenda in any capital States openly and frankly,” Wei Fenghe. They dis- give further details on the South China Sea in accor- almost in entirety. While that I know of,” Pyne said. he said. “We are clearly a cussed the detention of matter but said Australia’s dance with international Australia is “not interes- Instead, Australia hopes very close ally of the Uni- Chinese-Australian wri- relations with China were law would build confiden- ted in containing Chi- to increase its engagement ted States [...] but we don’t ter Yang Hengjun, whom in “positive shape.” AP tue 29.01.2019

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China’s banks are desperate for capital

Christopher Balding, Bloomberg

In the past decade, China has relied primarily on credit growth to fund its economic ambitions. The country’s banks are now feeling the constraints of this lending binge and need to raise a lot of capital over the next couple of years. Li Wenzu, wife of Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang reacts after Wang’s sentencing, at her house in Beijing The way China handles this challenge will determi- ne its economic health. With 267 trillion yuan ($39.4 trillion) of total assets, and home to the world’s four largest banks by this measure, the country’s finan- Wang Quanzhang cial system doesn’t operate in isolation. Whatever happens in China will have a global impact. Major Chinese banks raised or announced plans to raise 343 billion yuan in 2018, according to a re- Prominent human cent note by Nomura Holdings Inc. That’s well below the estimates of UBS Group AG, which just last year said these firms would need 1 trillion to 3 trillion yuan, depending on the targeted capital-adequacy level. Neither forecast counts the additional funds the big rights lawyer four banks need to meet Basel III requirements for systematically important institutions by 2024. The fundamental problem is the conflicting pres- sures on the sector. Despite talk of deleveraging in sentenced to 4½ years 2018, as nominal GDP growth slowed to 9.7 percent, total loans outstanding grew 13.5 percent. To prop up Dake Kang, Beijing pursued land rights cases counted against his sen- na opened up its society the economy, Chinese banks have been lending well on behalf of poor villagers tence. and economy in the late in excess of deposit growth. Since the beginning of rominent and represented members The subversion charge is 1970s, as lawyers defended 2016, as loans outstanding grew 41 percent, deposits Chinese human ri- of the banned Falun Gong only hazily defined, and it the disenfranchised and rose just 29 percent. That put balance sheets under ghts lawyer Wang meditation sect. wasn’t clear what specific contributed to a nascent increasing strain. Officially, capital adequacy ratios Quanzhang was Rights groups condem- acts Wang had been accu- civil society. improved to 13.8 percent in 2018 from 13.4 percent two years earlier. In reality, this was only achieved Psentenced to 4½ years in ned the verdict, with Am- sed of committing. The au- While these lawyers fre- with an accounting sleight of hand. prison on the charge of nesty International China thorities regularly try peo- quently faced intimidation With the Chinese economy slowing, Beijing has subversion of state power researcher Doriane Lau ple accused of such char- and harassment from the been leaning on banks both to absorb the build-up yesterday, more than three calling it a “gross injusti- ges behind closed doors authorities, the roundup in in shadow assets and continue lending to drive in- years after he was detained ce.” on the presumption that 2015 marked a severe tur- vestment-dependent growth. With new loans out- in a sweeping crackdown “It’s outrageous that opening them to the public ning point, displaying Xi’s pacing new deposits by 20 percent in 2018, and a on the legal profession. Wang Quanzhang is being might expose state secrets determination to crush similar trend expected this year, capital is becoming The No. 2 Intermediate punished for peacefully — a practice activists say is any potential challenges to increasingly constrained. Almost every cut to banks’ Court in the northeastern standing up for human ri- a thin excuse for a failure his authority. reserve requirements over the past year has coinci- city of Tianjin announced ghts in China. He must be to provide solid evidence. The crackdown made ded with a significant repayment to the central bank. In other words, banks are borrowing from themselves the sentence in an onli- immediately and uncondi- Trials for rights activists clear that human rights to reimburse the People’s Bank of China. ne statement, adding that tionally released,” Lau said in China often draw out lawyers would come to Banks simply don’t have the ability to continue len- Wang’s political rights in a statement. over years while the accu- face the kinds of charges ding as much as they do without additional capital. were also being withheld Human Rights Watch sed are held under harsh previously reserved for Chinese banks and regulators thus need to esta- for five years. said the sentence made a conditions that can endan- those they defended. The blish a plan to raise funds. They’ve made a start: Wang’s wife, Li Wenzu, “mockery of the ‘rule of ger their health, including coordinated sweep left On Thursday the PBOC announced measures to told The Associated Press law’” being championed frequent accusations of lawyers detained, disbar- help banks raise capital by issuing perpetual bonds. she is worried about her by the ruling Communist torture, while being rou- red, under house arrest or Whether officials also consider convertible bonds husband’s health while he Party under President Xi tinely denied the right to facing vague charges. It’s or secondary offerings — to name just a few of the is incarcerated. Jinping. hire their own legal repre- known as the “709 crack- possibilities — they need to speed up approvals “Wang Quanzhang has “Authorities’ treatment sentation and receive visits down” for the date, July 9, and encourage firms to address their balance-sheet weaknesses more promptly. Waiting for an econo- never committed a crime, of him [...] is the true me- from family members. on which the majority of mic slowdown or external event to raise capital isn’t but they still forcibly char- tric of rule of law in Chi- China’s best-known pri- them were taken. a wise strategy. ged him with a crime,” Li na,” the group said in a soner of conscience, No- Most of the lawyers have As Beijing comes under fire for favoring state-ow- said. “I think this is becau- statement. bel Peace Prize winner Liu since been released, thou- ned firms over private ones, it should urge the larger se he wouldn’t compromi- Wang was tried in a clo- Xiaobo, was serving an 11- gh they can no longer prac- dinosaurs to deleverage faster, making it easier to se with them, wouldn’t ad- sed hearing last month year sentence for “inciting tice or talk openly with the allocate credit to smaller enterprises. China needs to mit any crime.” after being held without subversion of state power” media. Wang is believed move away from favoring the firms that consume the “So I firmly refuse to re- access to his lawyers or fa- when he died of liver can- to be one of the last to be largest amounts of capital inefficiently. cognize or accept this re- mily since 2015, when he cer in 2017. He helped wri- tried. Bank-capital levels may not grab headlines, but sult,” Li said. became one of more than te Charter 08, a manifesto Wang’s wife was kept continuing to lend faster than deposits are growing and reducing the ability to cushion a slowdown can Wang was a member of 200 legal activists detai- calling for political and from attending his trial by only continue for so long. Regulators need to address the Fengrui law firm that ned during a crackdown. economic liberalization. security agents who blo- this problem before it becomes a crisis. was well known for its ad- It wasn’t clear whether his Legal advocacy flou- cked the exit of her apart- vocacy work. 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On Saturday, after six days of meetings with the Taliban in Qa- ap photo tar, Khalilzad on his official twit- ter account said: “Meetings here were more productive than they have been in the past.” “We made significant progress on vital issues,” he tweeted, wi- thout offering details. Abdul Hakim Mujahid, a for- mer Taliban official and cur- rently a member of the High Peace Council, an independent body of clerics and respected Af- ghan figures, said he believes the Qatar talks resulted in a “good understanding between both si- des” but that more discussions are needed in the coming weeks or months. “Afghanistan’s problem is not so simple that it can be solved in a day, week or month, it needs Afghanistan more time and more discus- sions,” Mujahid told The Asso- ciated Press. The Taliban have in the past President Ghani assures people refused to negotiate directly with Kabul — a standing that does not appear to have changed. They as US envoy reports progress have maintained that they are prepared to talk with U.S. of- ficials only and only about the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (center) speaks to U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad (third left) at the presidential palace in Kabul pullout of foreign forces from Af- ghanistan. Rahim Faiez, Kabul ban commit to guaranteeing that ment, Ghani’s office said that the cent months — most recently last Afghan political analyst Afghan territory is not used as a U.S. envoy shared details of his week in Qatar where the Taliban Waheed Muzhda says he belie- he Afghan president “platform for international terro- latest round of talks with the Ta- have a political office — in the la- ves that Khalilzad and the Tali- yesterday assured his rist groups or individuals.” liban in Qatar. It quoted Khalil- test bid to end America’s longest ban have reached agreement on people that their rights The deal, the envoy said, could zad as saying he had discussed a war. The U.S. invaded Afghanis- both the withdrawal of U.S. for- will not be compromi- lead to full pullout of American cease-fire deal with the Taliban tan after the Sept. 11, 2001 atta- ces from Afghanistan and a cea- Tsed in the name of peace with the troops in return for a cease-fire but that there was no progress on cks to topple the Taliban, who se-fire deal, but that neither side Taliban, days after the U.S. envoy and Taliban talks with the Af- the issue. were harboring Osama bin La- is prepared to say so at this point. tasked with resolving America’s ghan government. Khalilzad and the U.S. Embas- den and al-Qaida. “But peace talks are not possib- longest war reported significant Ghani, in turn, apparently tried sy in Kabul did not immediate- yesterday’s statement from le unless both sides first agree on progress in talks with the insur- to assure Afghans that no deals ly respond to AP’s requests for Ghani’s office also claimed that a cease-fire,” Muzhda said. gents. would be made without Kabul’s comment. the Taliban demanded from Ghani, in yesterday’s address President Ashraf Ghani’s re- awareness and full participation The Taliban have been staging Khalilzad the withdrawal of all to the nation, also stressed that marks came as U.S. envoy Zal- in negotiations. near-daily attacks targeting Af- foreign troops from Afghanistan, American and other foreign for- may Khalilzad told the New York “Our commitment is to provide ghan forces, causing scores of but that there was also no agree- ces are in Afghanistan because Times that American and Tali- peace and to prevent any possi- casualties every week. Their of- ment on that issue. they are needed here and that if ban officials have agreed in prin- ble disaster,” President Ashraf fensive has not let up despite the The statement added that there is to be any downsizing or ciple to the framework of a peace Ghani said in his address to the severe Afghan winter and the Ta- Khalilzad has no authority to pullout, the Kabul government deal with the insurgents. nation. “There are values that are liban now hold sway over nearly discuss issues such as a future will have to play a role in the The newspaper yesterday quo- not disputable, such as national half of the country. Afghan administration but that talks. ted Khalilzad as saying the “fra- unity, national sovereignty and That has made peace an even his goal is to facilitate an intra- Ghani also reiterated his call on mework deal, which still has to territorial integrity.” more pressing issue. Afghan dialogue, meaning direct the Taliban to engage “in direct be fleshed out before it becomes Ghani and Khalilzad met late Khalilzad met with the Taliban talks between the Taliban and talks with the Afghan govern- an agreement,” will see the Tali- on Sunday in Kabul. In a state- on a number of occasions in re- Kabul. ment.” AP

Nepal Disoriented pilot, bad runway ap photo approach cited in crash

Bangladeshi airliner 28 Bangladeshi, 22 Ne- that led to maneuvers Also, the pilot was under Awas misaligned with palese and one Chinese in a very dangerous and stress and emotionally the runway and its pilot national, and 20 others unsafe altitude to alight disturbed and had lack was disoriented and tried were injured. The pilot with the runway. Landing of sleep in the preceding to land in “sheer despe- and co-pilot were among was completed in a sheer night. ration” when the plane the dead. desperation after sighting The report also cited a Nepalese rescuers stand near a passenger plane from Bangladesh crashed last year in Ne- The investigation report the runway, at very close lack of assertiveness from that crashed at the airport in Kathmandu on March 12 pal, an investigation re- compiled by Nepalese of- proximity and very low controllers at Kathmandu port said. ficials and made available altitude,” it said. airport in monitoring the communicated about the desh civil aviation autho- US-Bangla Airlines Fli- yesterday said the proba- The report also said the flight path and failing to landing runway, the re- rity to reassess the phy- ght BS211 from Dhaka ble cause of the crash was pilot had been released issue clear instructions to port said. sical and psychological crashed on its second the pilot’s disorientation from the Bangladesh Air carry out a standard mis- The report recommen- status of grounded pilots landing attempt at Ka- and loss of situation awa- Force in 1993 due to de- sed-approach procedure. ded that assertiveness in before their licenses are thmandu’s Tribhuvan reness. pression and was only The flight crew and the such situations become renewed and that all airli- International Airport “Contributing to this, allowed to fly civilian pla- controllers also lacked part of the training for air ne pilots undergo psycho- on March 12, 2018. The the aircraft was offset to nes from 2002 after a de- a clear understanding traffic controllers. logical evaluation during 51 people killed were the proper approach path tailed medical evaluation. of each other when they It also asked the Bangla- training. AP tue 29.01.2019

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Philippines separatist rebellion that has left 150,000 people dead. Although most Muslim areas approved the autonomy deal, voters in Duterte visits site of fatal Sulu province rejected it. The province is home to a rival rebel faction that is opposed to the deal as well as smaller militant bombings, Abu Sayyaf suspected cells that are not part of any peace process. Jim Gomez, Manila of the victims at a military camp A statement by the Islamic in Jolo where coffins were laid State group posted on social resident Rodrigo ap photo side by side. media claimed the attack was Duterte and his top se- Defense Secretary Delfin Lo- carried out by two suicide bom- curity officials yesterday renzana, who was with the pre- bers who wore explosive belts, visited a Catholic cathe- sident, blamed the attack on one detonating at the gate and Pdral in the southern Philippines Abu Sayyaf commander Hatib the other in the parking lot. where suspected Islamic mili- Sawadjaan, who he said has ple- Police said at least 20 people tants set off bombs that killed dged allegiance to the Islamic died and 111 were wounded. The at least 20 people and wounded State group. fatalities were 15 civilians and more than 100. “This is an act of terrorism,” five troops. Among the woun- The first blast sent people, Lorenzana said. “This is not a ded, about 90 are civilians. some of them wounded, fleeing religious war.” The United Nations and out the church’s main door. Sawadjaan is based in the jun- others denounced the attack. Army troops and police were gles of Patikul town, near Jolo, In a statement attributed to a rushing inside when the second and has been blamed for ran- spokesman, Secretary-General bomb exploded a minute later. som kidnappings and behea- Antonio Guterres called for the The explosions scattered woo- dings of hostages, including perpetrators to be brought to den pews inside the main hall, two Canadian men, in recent justice and reiterated the U.N.’s President Rodrigo Duterte (center) condoles with relatives of bombing victims blasted out window glass pa- years. support for the Philippines’ ef- nels and hurled human remains Police put forces around the forts to fight terrorism and to and debris across a town square beheadings and have aligned were ripped off by the blasts. country on heightened alert to carry forward a peace process fronting the Cathedral of Our themselves with the Islamic Duterte ordered the armed prevent similar attacks. in the Muslim region. Lady of Mount Carmel, witnes- State group, which claimed res- forces to crush the Abu Sayyaf. The bombings came nearly a Western governments have ses said. ponsibility for the attack. The group has an estimated week after minority Muslims welcomed the autonomy pact in The attack occurred in the Duterte walked slowly into the 300 to 400 members, mostly in in the predominantly Roman part to ease concerns that Fili- Sulu provincial capital on Jolo bombed cathedral, where the Sulu where it is holding several Catholic nation endorsed a new pino militants could ally them- island, where Abu Sayyaf mi- wooden pews were still in disar- foreign and Filipino kidnap vic- autonomous region in the sou- selves with foreigners and turn litants have carried out years ray. At one point he looked at tims. thern Philippines in hopes of the southern region into a bree- of bombings, kidnappings and the ceiling, where many panels Duterte later met with families ending nearly five decades of a ding ground for extremists. AP

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AP-NORC poll Most Americans oppose ap photo Trump’s foreign policy

Deb Riechmann & Hannah Fingerhut, old truck driver from Ogden, troops out of Afghanistan. For- Washington Utah, disagrees and wholehearte- ty-one percent said they would dly backs Trump and his foreign approve of a pullout from Afgha- majority of Americans disa- policy. nistan versus 30 percent who di- Approve of the way President “I think he’s doing a good job sapprove. Donald Trump is handling U.S. with North Korea. He’s done be- The nation’s partisan divide is foreign policy and about half tter than anybody else has ever evident when it comes to Ameri- think the country’s global stan- done. Nobody else has even got cans’ views of the United States’ ding will deteriorate during the it this far with North Korea,” he role in the world, its global stan- next year, according to new poll said referring to Trump’s meeting ding and its relationships with that highlighted the nation’s par- last year in Singapore with the other nations. tisan divide on foreign issues. North Korean leader to discuss Democrats are far more likely The poll, conducted by Associa- Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons than Republicans to say the U.S. ted Press-NORC Center for Public program. should play a more active role in Affairs Research, also found the Turing to U.S. involvement in solving the world’s problems. public split about the president’s foreign wars, the poll showed 39 Forty-three percent of Democra- plan to remove U.S. troops from percent of Americans approve ts think the U.S. should be more Syria and possibly Afghanistan — of pulling the 2,000 American active, compared with 23 percent and about a quarter don’t have an troops from Syria, and 35 percent who think it should be less active; opinion one way or the other. say they disapprove. The presi- another 32 percent of Democra- Overall, the president receives dent’s decision is supported by ts say the nation’s current role is low marks from the public for his 56 percent of Republicans and 26 about right. job handling foreign policy — 35 percent of Democrats. Republicans see it differently. percent approve, while 63 percent “I think it’s time for our troops to Four in 10 Republicans say the disapprove. Like other issues, the come home — Iraq, Afghanistan, U.S. should be less active in sol- partisan divide is startling. While Syria,” said Cleaveland, who was ving the world’s problems, while 76 percent of Republicans appro- interviewed on speaker phone as 46 percent think the current role ve, just 8 percent of Democrats he drove his semitrailer through in world affairs is right. Just 13 say the same. western Kansas. “I lost a lot of percent of Republicans think the “I just think that any time you good friends when I was in Viet- U.S. role abroad should be more buddy up with Russia or North nam. I think that was a stupid war active. Korea, it’s going to be bad busi- too.” Republicans also think the na- cans consider militant extremist most consider both countries’ in- ness,” said Samantha Flowers, a Last month, Trump announced tion’s global standing and rela- groups to be very or extremely fluence around the world to be at 30-year-old third-grade teacher that Islamic State militants had tionships with other countries concerning, with another 29 per- least moderately concerning. from Columbia, Missouri. been defeated in Syria and that will improve or stay the same cent calling the threat moderately The AP-NORC poll of 1,062 “Also, the way that he’s han- American troops would be brou- during the next year. Democrats concerning. adults was conducted Jan. 16 dling our neighboring countries ght home “now.” The plan trig- largely expect U.S. relations with —About half say they are signifi- to 20 using a sample drawn — Mexico in particular. I think it gered the resignation of Defense other nations will worsen. cantly concerned over the threats from NORC’s probability-ba- just goes against our American Secretary Jim Mattis and criti- Forty-four percent of Republi- of North Korea’s nuclear program sed AmeriSpeak Panel, which values in general. We’ve been a cism from U.S. allies and national cans say the nation’s standing in (52 percent) and Iran’s nuclear is designed to be representati- welcoming and compassionate security experts. Later, Trump the world will improve and ano- program (48 percent). ve of the U.S. population. The country,” she said before starting and others appeared to adjust the ther 35 percent say it won’t chan- —While nearly half of Ameri- margin of sampling error for all to recite words emblazoned on timeline, saying it will likely take ge. By comparison, 77 percent of cans — 47 percent — consider respondents is plus or minus 4.1 the Statue of Liberty, which reads several months to safely with- Democrats think the country’s Russia’s influence around the percentage points. Responden- in part: “Give me your tired, your draw American forces from Syria. global standing will get worse. world to be extremely or very ts were first selected randomly poor, your huddled masses year- Americans have similar views In assessing global threats to the concerning, slightly fewer — 40 using address-based sampling ning to breathe free.” about the president’s expected United States, the poll found: percent — say the same of China’s methods, and later interviewed Richard Cleaveland, a 65-year- decision to pull at least some U.S. —Fifty-five percent of Ameri- influence around the world. Still, online or by phone. AP

Trump Presidential standoff may worsen Venezuelans’ misery

he U.S. recognition of Venezuelans are likely to legal and financial entan- approach is adopted by opposition leader Juan suffer. glements. the European Union, some

T ap photo Guaido as Venezuela’s in- Maduro, who so far Directives sent Friday of whose members have terim president is being appears to have the ba- to the U.S. Federal Reser- threatened to recognize touted by the Trump admi- cking of the decisive mili- ve will make it very hard Guaido if Maduro doesn’t nistration as the only way tary, has dug in, accusing for Maduro to access Ve- announce new elections in to restore the country’s de- the U.S. of orchestrating nezuela’s overseas assets eight days, it could bring mocracy. But as Elizabeth a coup by encouraging and earnings, including oil production to a stands- Pineda was stocking up on Guaido to declare himself those from Houston-based till, heaping more hard- staples yesterday [Macau interim president and then Citgo, a subsidiary of sta- ships on the 29 million time] at a sidewalk market leading a chorus of nations te-owned oil giant PDVSA Venezuelans already stru- near a Caracas slum, she that immediately recogni- and the major source of ggling with hyperinflation, was bracing for things to nezuelans are on the road neda said while sharing a zed his rule. revenue for the bankrupt widespread food shortages get a lot worse, not better. to ridding themselves of bowl of beef soup with two The high-risk and seldom government. Also at risk and anemic economic acti- A retired secretary, Pine- socialist President Nicolas friends, none of whom can -used strategy of recogni- is $1.2 billion in gold re- vity. da survives on a monthly Maduro, she doesn’t ex- afford the $1.50 meal on zing an alternative gover- serves — 15 percent of Ve- “If Maduro stays in pension of just 18,000 bo- pect him to go quickly or their own. nment that doesn’t alrea- nezuela’s foreign currency power, Venezuela could livars, or about USD6. She quietly. Economists agree that dy have de facto power is reserves — stored in the suffer a humanitarian ca- supplements her income “The government is going the longer the standoff tantamount to blocking vaults of the Bank of En- tastrophe,” said Francisco working as an astrologer, to strangle us even more between the U.S.-backed Maduro’s access to Ve- gland. Rodriguez, chief econo- and although the stars with their bad decisions Guaido and Maduro dra- nezuela’s all-important oil If the Trump adminis- mist of New York-based have been telling her Ve- and shamelessness,” Pi- gs on, the more regular revenue, with enormous tration’s confrontational Torino Capital. AP tue 29.01.2019

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Egypt sovereignty and not cut it off because that could drive it fur- ther into the arms of the West’s authoritarian rivals, Russia and Macron to press counterpart China, which el-Sissi has cour- ted. Asked specifically if human ri- ghts issues could affect specific on human rights arms sales, such as one under discussion for additional Rafale Brian Rohan, Cairo “I think what is happening advanced fighter jets to Egypt, here sooner or later threatens Macron said such matters were

rench President ap photo the stability of Egypt,” Macron separate. Emmanuel Macron is to said. “That’s to say, I think that “I would differentiate between hold talks today [Macau the policies as they are being the two subjects, they are not time] with his Egyptian done are perceived by intellec- linked for us and they never Fcounterpart in Cairo, saying befo- tuals, the Egyptian civil society, were.” rehand that he wants to boost ties as being even stronger than [un- Macron arrived Sunday in with an important ally to fight der] the Mubarak regime.” Egypt and visited the country’s terrorism but also use the visit Macron also said that he would south, where he toured the fa- to encourage respect for human raise specific names with el-Sis- med temple of Abu Simbel and rights. si in a confidential discussion. other archaeological sites. He is Macron, heading a large de- Aside from heightened public to meet el-Sissi later on Monday, legation on a three-day trip to emphasis on human rights, he when he will sign several bilate- the Arab world’s most populous did not mention raising any new ral accords. country, said he wants to “pursue specific levers to try and incen- His delegation includes go- a truthful dialogue on topics of rights record has been widely adding that better treatment for tivize the Egyptian leader, who vernment ministers, two dozen public freedoms and human righ- condemned and is seen as wor- political opponents was in the in- has faced no real competition in representatives from academic, ts” — an area he feels Egypt has sening. terest of el-Sissi and Egypt. parliament or elections. cultural, and scientific fields, not progressed enough on since Macron said that too many nor- Macron said he felt the cur- Rights groups and activists and a dozen business leaders he raised it with officials earlier in mal people “who do not threaten rent crackdown on opposition in have urged France and other - including the heads of Rafale his mandate. the regime’s stability” were being Egypt, begun after el-Sissi over- Western powers to halt weapons producer Dassault. France, which considers itself jailed. threw his elected but divisive Is- sales to Egypt, a major purcha- Macron will also dine with local the birthplace of human rights, “It is on this area of what is ha- lamist predecessor in 2013, had ser, until it shows improvement business leaders and meet the has come under pressure by ad- ppening in Egypt that I will con- become worse than under the on the way it treats its own ci- heads of Egypt’s Christian and vocates to raise the matter with tinue to focus things. I will do it country’s longtime autocrat Hos- tizenry. But Macron dismissed Muslim communities during general-turned-President Abdel- more openly during this trip,” ni Mubarak, who was overthrown using such pressure, saying it the trip, his first to Egypt since Fattah el-Sissi, whose human Macron told reporters yesterday, in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. was important to respect Egypt’s taking office in 2017.AP

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what’s ON ... TV canal macau this day in history Assemblage of Treasures - Exhibition of the 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) Macau Museum Collection for Celebration 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) of the 20th Anniversary 15:00 Mistura Fina Time: 10am-6pm (ticket booth closes at 5:30pm; 15:45 Zig Zag closed on Mondays) 16:00 Os Compadres ntil U : February 24, 2019 16:45 Quem Quer Ser Milionário Venue: Macau Museum 17:40 João Semana Admission: MOP15 (free admission on Tuesdays and on the 15th of every month) 18:30 TDM Desporto (Repetição) Enquiries: (853) 2835 7911 19:35 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 20:30 Telejornal Sparkling Garden – Guan Huai Bin Works 21:15 TDM Entrevista ime T : 10am-7pm (last admission 6:30pm; closed on 21:50 O Contrato Sr.1 Mondays) 22:35 Viajante da Música Until: February 24, 2019 Venue: Macau Museum of Art 23:15 TDM News Admission: Free 23:50 Filhos da Nação Sr.2 Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 00:25 Telejornal (Repetição) 01:10 RTPI Directo Discover Macau: Museum of Taipa and Coloane History Time: 10am-6pm daily (last admission at 5:30pm; closed on Mondays) Address: Rua Correia da Silva, Taipa Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8988 4000 cinema cineteatro La Parisienne Cabaret Francais 24 Jan - 30 Jan Time: 8pm (except on Mondays) 1959 Fog brings 5pm (Sundays) transport chaos Until: February 3, 2019 Venue: The Parisian Theatre Admission: MOP188, MOP388, MOP488 Dense fog - the worst for seven years - has brought road, Cotai Ticketing: (853) 2882 8818 rail and air transport in many parts of England and Wales to a virtual standstill. ong eng icketing K S T : (853) 2855 5555 London has been worst affected - but many areas of the Midlands, East Anglia, southern England and east and south Surface Revealed - Drone Photography by Wales have also been shrouded in fog and frost for most of Chan Hin Io the day. Time: 12pm-8pm (closed on Tuesdays) In 1952, London suffered from what became known as The Great Smog - fog intensified by thick smoke. More than 2,000 ntil U : February 8, 2019 glass people died in the week ending 6 December mostly from chest Venue: Taipa Village Art Space room 1 and lung-related illnesses. Admission: Free 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30 pm The Meteorological Office is predicting the latest “smog” Enquiries: (853) 2857 6118 Director: M. Night Shyamalan will persist during the next 24 hours in the London area and Starring: Bruce willis, James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson possibly in some parts of South Wales, Birmingham and the Language: English industrial Midlands. otions of rush and nk alligraphy M B I – C Duration: 112min An AA spokesman said 28 hours of fog in the capital had left Exhibition of Ho Lai Sim and her Students a nil-visibility ring around London. second act Time: 9am-10pm He said: “It is a motorist’s nightmare as rush-hour drivers room 2 Until: January 31, 2019 2:30, 7:30, 9:30 pm grope their way through nil visibility in the Hendon, Finchley, Venue: Team Building, IFT Main Campus, Mong-Ha Director: Peter Segal Northolt, Wandsworth, Bromley and Sidcup districts.” Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens Traffic patrols have reported nose-to-tail jams and vehicles Hill travelling at a crawl from all parts of the capital. dmission Language: English A : Free Duration: 89min At least six people were injured in three collisions on the ice- Enquiries: (853) 2856 1252 covered Kingston by-pass in Surrey. Thirty-five vehicles were involved in a collision in dense fog at Hampton Hill in Middlesex. A London Transport spokesman said many buses had been unable to leave their garages because crews could not get to work on time. London airport was closed with visibility down to 20 yards. Many flights were diverted into Gatwick. Many long-distance trains from London were cancelled. Su- burban services were also seriously disrupted. There are some businesses benefiting from the smog. One Birmingham travel agent has reported bookings up 10% on last year and the number of inquiries has gone up since the fog descended. Chemists are also reporting a boom in the sale of smog More than blue masks. One chemist in the centre of Manchester had sold out of masks by 1000 this morning. room 2 Offbeat 4:30 pm Director: Gavin Lin Courtesy BBC News Starring: Jasper Liu, Ivy Chen Czech dog sled race hit by severe Language: Putonghua (Chinese & English) weather Duration: 105min

Severe weather conditions have caused about half of the 100 Take point n context competing drivers to give up the five-day Sedivackuv Long dog room 3 I 4:30, 4:45, 9:30 pm sled race, organizers said. In response to the smog of December 1952, the Clean Air Act was intro- Director: KIM Byung-woo The 23rd edition of one of the toughest dog sled events in Eu- duced in 1956. Starring: Ha Jung-woo, LEE Sun-kyun rope took place last week with around 100 drivers and 700 dogs It restricted the burning of domestic fuels in urban areas with the intro- Language: Korean (Chinese & English) duction of smokeless zones, but fogs continued to be smoky after the act as from eight countries racing in deep snow and frozen conditions Duration: 95min in the Orlicke Mountains, a range in the northeastern Czech Re- residents and operators were given time to convert. The act was revised in 1968 when industries burning coal, gas or other public that forms the border with Poland. More than blue fuels were ordered to use tall chimneys. In 1974 the first Control of Air Organizers said the last time conditions were as bad as this room 2 Pollution act introduced regulations on the composition of motor fuels. was in 2004. Three years ago, the race had to be cut short due 4:30 pm By the 1980s and ‘90s the increasing use of the motor vehicle led to a new to warm weather. Director: Gavin Lin kind of smog caused by the chemical reaction of car pollutants and the In the race — part of the European extreme dog sled race series Starring: Jasper Liu, Ivy Chen sunshine. — competitors are expected to cover at least 200 kilometers and Language: Putonghua (Chinese & English) The 1995 Environment Act introduced new regulations for air pollutants. spend one night sleeping out in the snow. Duration: 105min tue 29.01.2019 th Anniversary

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Rugby Academy Auspicious U6 debut in HK festival Donald Shaw Special to MDT

return to rugby festival ac- Ation saw the Macau Bats send seven teams to Hong Kong for the latest round of games. It was the U6’s competitive debut and it did not take them long to find their feet, drawing their first game 3-3 against Tuen Mun Sharks before winning their next three games against South China Athletic (3-1), Aberdeen (4-1) and Valley Fort (4-3) for an impressive first rou- nd of results. The U7s performed well winning 4-0 against TaiHung Tung, before suffering a simi- lar reverse to Valley Fort (0-4), a draw against Sandy Bay (2-2) and a close 2-3 defeat from Sou- th China Athletic. The U8s had a free scoring 6-6 draw against Tsuen Wan Rhinos before finding the going tougher against Valley Fort (2-7), Cau- seway Bay Monkeys (0-4) and USRC Tigers (5-7). Meanwhi- le the U9s were making their first appearance in the HK top division and started with a clo- se 4-5 loss to HK Football Club then two draws against Valley Fort (2-2) and Sandy Bay (2-2) before a narrow defeat by Sai Kung Stingrays (1-3). The two draws and the fact that the team was competitive in all their ga- mes should give the youngsters great confidence for their future games in the top tier. The U10s had also been pro- moted to the top tier in their age group and despite 4 defeats they also showed good techni- que and battling spirit in their games against Discovery Bay Pi- rates (1-2), Valley Fort (2-3), Sai Kung Stingrays (1-5) and Sandy Bay (2-4). The performances of the Macau team suggest that they also will have future suc- cess in the higher tier. Meanwhile the U12s played in the 2nd Division of the Richard Hawkes Cup and started with a very good 2-2 draw against eventual league winners HK football Club. The Bats then came up against a strong USRC Tigers team and lost 0-4 in a game that was closer than the score reflected. The Bats boun- ced back with a 1-0 win against Sandy Bay before a close 1-2 loss in their final game to Valley Fort. The Bats remain in the se- cond tier for the next round of games in February. Finally the U16s played in the inaugural rugby 10s tourna- ment at Tin Hau and had two wins against USRC Tigers (17- 0) and Kowloon Lions (43-19). The Bats again joined forces with the Pirates and Kukris for this tournament, however the team narrowly lost their last game 14-15 against Sai Kung Stingrays and had to settle for the runners-up berth. tue 29.01.2019

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Steve Douglas Football in its last 12 games, a run whi- ch has included a 6-2 home loss icknamed the to Tottenham that could easily “Mini-Mourinho” have been bigger. after his illustrious Silva’s team has tried to play compatriot, Mar- Silva struggling to revive an attractive style but the cen- Nco Silva arrived in the Premier tral midfield — in his favored League in January 2017 as the 4-2-3-1 — looks too open, with slick, sharp-suited and smooth- big-spending Everton anchorman Idrissa Gueye often talking coach with progressive isolated and overwhelmed. Up ideas and a track record of suc- front, Everton has never pro- cess. perly replaced Romelu Lukaku,

Two years and three clubs la- ap photo who joined Man United in the ter, English soccer is starting offseason of 2017, and Silva has to wonder if he is worth all the resorted to playing Richarlison acclaim. as sole striker despite the Brazi- Silva is the latest top-flight coa- lian better coming in off the left ch to come under big pressure, wing. after Everton’s slump in results Another area of concern is the in the league was followed this inconsistency of goalkeeper Jor- weekend by elimination from dan Pickford, who hasn’t been the FA Cup by an opponent in able to reproduce his impressive the lower reaches of the second performances with England at tier. last year’s World Cup. It isn’t even February and Silva rose to prominence with Everton’s season already has Estoril in Portugal, which he been reduced to a fight for se- guided from the second tier to venth place in the Premier Lea- the Europa League. Since then, gue. he’s had one-season spells with Hardly the return Everton’s Sporting, where he won the Por- majority shareholder, Farhad tuguese Cup, and Olympiakos, Moshiri, was expecting after where he won the Greek league spending an estimated USD350 title. million on players in the last In the Premier League, he three transfer windows. spent six months at Hull, which If the Silva experiment fails, Everton manager Marco Silva he failed to keep from relegation you start to wonder where despite improving its results, Moshiri and the club go next. Everton eventually got its No. 1 how many men, how many big “I look at the table and it is and then another six months at The Portuguese coach was target in the offseason after mu- characters you have, how many just not good enough, I think we Watford. targeted by Moshiri more than ddling through the second half big personalities you have,” Sil- know that,” Moshiri added. “We Everton supporters couldn’t a year ago as the man to take of last season with a temporary, va said. need to go up the table. We need wait to see the back of Allardyce, Everton, which last won a tro- and unpopular, coach in Sam Everton is 11th in the league to utilize the fans’ impatience to whose defensive and pragmatic phy in 1995, to the next level. Allardyce. But there’s been no after two wins in the last 10 ga- drive the club.” style of play got the results nee- Even if that meant waging what upturn under Silva. mes, three points off seventh But there is no sign things are ded to push Everton away from turned out to be an ugly battle After its first 23 league games place but 14 points off sixth-pla- about to get better. relegation trouble but was never for his services with Watford, under Silva, Everton has won ce Manchester United. Lose to- One of Everton’s weak points going to endear himself to a fan where Silva was the manager at 30 points. Allardyce, and indeed day against Huddersfield — the has been its defending, espe- base eager for attractive soccer. that time. previous managers Ronald Koe- last-place team without a win cially on set pieces, and conce- Silva’s Everton is at the other Aware of Everton’s interest, man and Roberto Martinez, all since November — and the heat ding two late goals off free kicks extreme, with the team now Silva lost focus and after a won more in the same period. will increase on Silva. to lose at Millwall underlined looking fragile and so easy to strong start to last season — Wa- It is only now, after Saturday’s Speaking at the club’s recent the point. Silva is known for his penetrate. tford at one stage was fourth in 3-2 loss to Millwall in the FA annual general meeting, Moshi- strong work ethic and intensity If results don’t improve, Silva the Premier League — the team Cup, that the criticism is really ri said he had “put a big bet on on the training ground, but he could be looking for yet another went on a slide. Silva was fired ramping up on Silva. Marco” and that he retained his seems to have a blind spot. job, probably away from En- in January, a year ago last week. “In the bad moments, you see “total support.” Everton has one clean sheet gland this time. AP

Tennis Australian Open champ Osaka is Asia’s 1st No. 1 ustralian Open tch I play, so the ranking Wozniacki did it at 20. from No. 35 to No. 23. The champion Naomi doesn’t really matter,” Ha- “People were talking woman she upset in the

A ap photo Osaka is the first player lep said. about [me] being No. 1 if fourth round, three-time from Asia to top the men’s Halep said the year-end I win this tournament. I major champion Angeli- or women’s tennis rankin- ranking is what is “more was able to accomplish que Kerber, dropped from gs — and the youngest wo- important” than where that,” Osaka said. “But the No. 2 to No. 6. man to make her debut at things stand now, “so I will ranking was never my real Novak Djokovic’s record No. 1 in nine years. not stress myself about goal. It was just to win this seventh Australian Open “I feel like I’m literally just this.” tournament.” title allowed him to stay at still learning,” the 21-year- Osaka’s second consecu- The runner-up at Mel- No. 1 in the ATP rankings, old Osaka said. “Everyone tive major title, following bourne Park, Petra Kvito- and Rafael Nadal’s runner- kind of adjusts to being No. her success at the U.S. va, jumped from No. 6 to up showing kept him at 1 in a different way.” Open last year, helped her No. 2. No. 2. Simona Halep’s 48-week rise three spots. Sloane Stephens is No. But 2017-18 champion stay atop the WTA rankin- She was born in Japan 4, and Karolina Pliskova Roger Federer’s fourth- gs ended yesterday as she — her mother is Japanese, went from No. 8 to No. 5. round exit took him from slid to No. 3 after a four- her father is Haitian — and Williams missed the 2018 No. 3 down to No. 6. th-round loss to Serena moved to the United States tournament after having a The player who beat Fe- Williams, one year after when she was 3. She has baby; her quarterfinal run derer, 20-year-old Stefa- getting to the final at Mel- dual citizenship and now is this time pushed her up nos Tsitsipas of Greece, bourne Park. based in Florida. five places to No. 11. turned his first run to a “The main goal is just to Osaka is the youngest Surprise semifinalist Da- Grand Slam semifinal into play as good as I can every woman to reach the top nielle Collins, a 25-year- a career-best ranking of Japan’s Naomi Osaka holds her trophy after winning the women’s match, to win every ma- since 2010, when Caroline old from Florida, climbed No. 12. AP singles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne THE Postal Service honors entertainer Station Air quality BUZZGregory Hines with stamp Roadside 40-60 Moderate The U.S. Postal Service is ho- Hines, who was known for his noring entertainer Gregory Hi- unique style of tap dancing, won High nes with a Black Heritage Series a Tony Award in 1992 for “Jelly’s Density 40-60 stamp. Last Jam.” He died of cancer at Residental Acting chief postal inspector age 57 in 2003. Moderate Gary Barksdale is hosting the first The forever stamp features Hines Area opinion day of issue ceremony yesterday at smiling on one knee with one foot the Peter Norton Symphony Space raised to show the taps on the bot- Ambient 40-60 in New York. tom of his shoe. Moderate Our Desk dsmg source: Daniel Beitler WORLD BRIEFS Demographics and the Singapore says Pakistan The lawyer of a 20th anniversary Pakistani Christian woman American leaked awaiting the final ruling on This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the her fate vowed he would founding of the Macau SAR and possibly a turning fight the last legal hurdle point in the demographic development of the city. for his client who had faced Macau has welcomed successive waves of Chine- 14,200 HIV records death threats from Islamist se immigration in the two decades since the hando- radicals following her ver to an extent not seen since World War II, when Annabelle Liang, Singapore acquittal in a blasphemy the city’s population reportedly swelled from about case. 200,000 to 700,000. ingapore’s heal- Police yesterday Today, the city is home to a combined permanent bloomberg Russia Sth ministry accused found the painting that and foreign worker population of about 650,000, an American yesterday of was stolen a day earlier which has stood mostly unchanged since 2015. stealing and leaking the re- from Moscow’s famed The non-resident component has also stabilized at cords of 14,200 people in- museum of Russian art around 180,000 workers. fected with HIV, the virus in broad daylight before The reality is that borders - whether geographic that causes AIDS, before unsuspecting visitors. or artificial - create nations, ethnicities, cultures and January 2013. so on. The longer a splinter society lives apart, the It said Mikhy K. Farrera Afghanistan The more distinct it tends to become from its mother so- Brochez recently put the president yesterday assured his people that ciety. From our local perspective in China, this is official records of 5,400 their rights will not be also the case for Taiwan and Japan, whose peoples Singaporeans and 8,800 compromised in the can trace their roots or culture back to different pe- foreigners online. These name of peace with the riods in Chinese history. included HIV test results, Taliban, days after the Though Macau has long had its own culture – a names, identification num- Ler Teck Siang, a Singapo- The ministry said it reali- U.S. envoy tasked with variation of Chinese culture apart from the traditio- bers, phone numbers, ad- rean doctor who has been zed last May that Brochez resolving America’s longest nal definition of the “Macanese” - successive wa- dresses and other health charged under the Official “still had part of the re- war reported significant ves of Chinese immigration have brought a certain information, it said. Secrets Act for failing to cords” from 2016 but they progress in talks with the “mainlandization”, born out of decades of political “While access to the con- take reasonable care of con- hadn’t been disclosed in insurgents. More on p12 and ideological differences between the People’s fidential information has fidential information rela- any way. It said it lodged Republic of China and Portuguese-administered been disabled, it is still in ting to HIV-positive patien- another police report and

Macau. Mainland immigrants brought with them the possession of the unau- ts. The charge is pending notified the affected indivi- ap photo their own sensibilities that inevitably diluted the Ma- thorized person, and could before the courts. duals. cau variation of Chinese identity; a phenomenon still be publicly disclosed in Ler was convicted last The ministry said it was exaggerated by the relatively small population of the future,” it said in state- September of helping Bro- notified last week that the territory. ment. “We are working with chez cheat and providing “more information” could Now, not only might that be coming to an end, it relevant parties to scan the false information to the be in Brochez’s possession France Some 10,000 may well reverse. internet for signs of further police and health ministry, and that it had been disclo- people wearing red It might be said that second-generation immigran- disclosure of the informa- the statement said. He was sed online. scarves marched ts - particularly those hailing from the same ethnic tion.” sentenced to 24 months in Police are investigating through Paris to protest and cultural background - are far more likely to The ministry said Brochez jail but has since filed an and the authorities are acts of violence and vandalism on the sidelines assimilate into the local culture variation than their worked in Singapore as a appeal which will be heard seeking help from foreign of anti-government parents, who spent their formative years in another lecturer for a period befo- in March. counterparts. demonstrations by the place. For example, one Macau-based researcher re he was jailed for several The ministry said it disco- The ministry said it has yellow vest movement. recently found that permanent residents had a drug and fraud-related of- vered that Brochez had ob- put more safeguards in pla- stronger preference for democracy and universal fenses and deported last tained the confidential re- ce to prevent information Britain Pro-Brexit British suffrage than non-residents. Thus there are some year. His partner, who hea- cords in 2016, and reported from being mishandled. lawmakers were mounting Values that hold together a local identity. ded the ministry’s National it to police. Both Brochez Since September 2016, the a campaign yesterday As the city enters into its third decade as a special Public Health Unit from and Ler’s properties were downloading and decryp- to rescue Prime Minister administrative region of China, we might expect to March 2012 to May 2013, searched and “all relevant ting of information from Theresa May’s rejected see a strengthening of a Macau identity, providing had access to the confiden- material found were seized the HIV registry requires European Union divorce that the population continues to hold stable. The tial information, it added. and secured by the police,” the approval of two people deal in a parliamentary showdown this week. cultural distinction is certainly not cause for sel- It identified his partner as it said. instead of one, it said. AP f-rule, and Macau can have its own identity while remaining, in political terms, a semi-autonomous or even prefecture-level city within the People’s Re- ap photo public of China. This is the case for many stateless The cultures, ethnicities and nations around the world, AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko including my home country. decisive moment But from the perspective of the Central Govern- ment in Beijing, it is far easier to have a uniform cul- Brazil Firefighters ture in Macau with a single loyalty (albeit it’s a holy yesterday carefully moved trinity of loving the people, party and country) than a over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, distinct culture that views the rulers and the ruled as sometimes crawling, in different peoples and whose loyalty must be earned. search of survivors or Looking at recent regional developments from a bodies, four days after demographic perspective makes for an interesting a dam collapse that exercise. The Central Government’s encroachment buried mine buildings into the autonomous affairs of Macau has the purpo- and surrounding se of reducing the potential for social conflict born out neighborhoods with iron of differences between China and Macau, including ore waste. the varying degrees of political and social freedoms. The Macau SAR could hardly accommodate a new Cuba A tornado and influx of Chinese immigrants to weaken a localized pounding rains smashed into the eastern part of sense of identity – there is just not enough space - Cuba’s capital overnight, but it could be incorporated into the southern China toppling trees, bending region in a way that borders would matter less or not power poles and flinging at all. The Greater Bay Area might not be integration shards of metal roofing via economic initiatives, but a question of sustaina- White Square. Snow covered Red Square with the Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil’s Cathedral after a through the air as the storm ble demographics. snowstorm in Moscow yesterday. The storm dropped about 44 cm of snow on Moscow over the weekend. cut a path of destruction across eastern Havana.