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China For 15 years, Yalqun Rozi skillfully navigated state bureaucracies to publish textbooks that taught classic poems and folk tales to millions of his fellow minority Uighurs in China’s far western region of Xinjiang. More on p12 PLA NOT Thailand’s ombudsman has ruled that the prime minister’s failure to recite a key sentence in his oath of office was unconstitutional, and NEEDED will refer the matter to the Constitutional Court to rule on whether the government is legally installed. TO QUELL Pakistan More than a thousand students have rallied in the capital of Pakistan-held Kashmir to denounce India’s downgrading of the UNREST special status of the portion of the disputed Hong Kong leader Carrie region it controls. Lam says her gov’t can handle protesters P8,9 AP PHOTO

Iran’s president back- pedaled yesterday on possible talks with Donald Trump, saying the U.S. president must first lift sanctions imposed on Tehran, otherwise a meeting between the two would be a mere photo op. AP PHOTO

Sudan For the first time in three decades, Sudan has charted a path out of military rule following the formation of a power- sharing government by the pro-democracy movement and the generals who overthrew Environmental longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir. impact? Public Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández is warning that up to 70,000 foreigners could be stuck asked about in the Central American country as a result of a recent crackdown on proposed tidal illegal immigration by the United States and Mexico. barrier More on backpage P3 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 28.08.2019 wed

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Business WE CORRECT Dear readers, RENATO MARQUES RENATO veteran On the behalf of Ma- cau Daily Times, I wish to correct an error in running in our article “UM hosts western Greater Bay te- chnology alliance forum” by-election (August 20), where it is ONG Sai Man, a ttee consists of 95 of the incorrectly stated that Wlocal business sec- total 107 legal entities the University of Macau tor veteran, is running to within the sectors. The (UM) operates four State fill the seat left vacant by formation was led by the Key Laboratories in Ma- cau. Chief Executive-elect Ho Macau Chamber of Com- In fact, two State Key Iat Seng, after the latter merce. Laboratories in Macau resigned from the Legisla- Local Chinese me- are operated by UM, tive Assembly (AL) in July. dia is confident in Wong Municipal Affairs Bureau while a third, the State Ho was indirectly elec- being elected, given the Key Laboratory of Lu- ted to the legislature overwhelming feedback to repaint headquarters nar and Planetary Scien- through the functional from his sector. It is not ces, is operated solely by constituency represen- expected that any other HE Municipal Affairs a local construction com- graffiti might cost the bu- the Macau University of ting the industrial, busi- candidates will put their TBureau (IAM) is re- pany to work on the refur- reau MOP37,000. At the Science and Technology ness and financial sectors. names forward. painting its headquarters bishment. time, the president of the (MUST). Macau’s fourth His departure from the Wong is the vice di- at a cost of 1.26 million Prior to the designa- bureau’s Administrative State Key Laboratory, the State Key Labora- AL has created the need rector-general of the In- patacas to celebrate the tion, the bureau invited Committee, José Tavares, tory for Quality Resear- for the functional consti- dustrial Association of 20th Anniversary of the quotations from 12 com- expressed that he did not ch in Chinese Medicine, tuency to hold an internal Macau, director-gene- Macau Special Adminis- panies. The work will take like the idea of merely is jointly operated by vote to elect a replace- ral of the Macau Textile trative Region, local me- 25 days. covering the area of con- MUST and UM. ment. As required by the Merchants’ Association dia outlet Macau Con- In May this year, a Por- cern. We offer our sincerest law, the by-election, will and a member of the cealers reports. tuguese tourist graffitied In February, Secretary apologies to MUST, as elect a replacement to Standing Committee of The outlet wrote that the exterior of the IAM for Social Affairs and Cul- well as to our readers for complete the remainder Directors of the Macau the information was dis- Building, which is a World ture Alexis Tam stressed this unfortunate error. of Ho’s term. Chamber of Commerce. closed on August 12 in Heritage site. The tourist that any damage caused to The error was already Wong is nominated by He is also a member of the bureau’s reply to a was arrested by the police heritage sites will be inves- corrected on our website. a committee representing the Standing Committee lawmaker’s question. In and prosecuted. tigated and violators will Paulo Coutinho the interests of Macau for the Coordination of the reply, the bureau said Previous reports had be prosecuted if sufficient Editor-in-Chief employers. The commi- Social Affairs.AL it had already designated indicated that fixing the evidence is found. AL

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Located at the highest point of Guia Hill, next to the Guia Lighthouse, a mast is used for hoisting typhoon signals to warn the public about the severity of an approaching tropical cyclone. At the entrance of the Guia Fortress, where the lighthouse and the mast are located, the current signals are displayed to signal the intensity of the tropical cyclones, as well as monsoons. Today, there is a small museum open to visitors with information on the signals and some of the more powerful typhoons to have struck Macau in the past. The current warning signal, indicated by numbers and corresponding graphics code, was created in 1912 by the Port Authority of Macao in line with the system used in the coastal areas of China and Hong Kong. Before that, a complex flag system developed by the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau was used. RM

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Sulu Sou asks gov’t to respect online Public consultation on tidal poll results Lawmaker Sulu Sou submitted his interpellation to the SAR government, asking for the barrier resumes today government to respect the results of the New Macau Association’s HE second phase of the online poll on universal suffrage. public consultation on Sou explained that despite it not the environmental im- being legally binding, the results pact assessment for the showed that a large number of Tconstruction of a tidal barrier residents wished for political in the Inner Harbor area star- reform, with 93.9% of voters ts today and will be held until supporting universal suffrage for September 10, the Land, Public the Chief Executive election. Sou works and Transport Bureau asked the government whether it (DSSOPT) informed. would refer to the voting results During this period, the public in future when carrying out may download from the DSSOPT work on political reform. He also asked whether the current SAR website the “Report on the envi- government would pass their ronmental impact of the cons- relevant conclusions to the next truction of the Macao Inner Har- government, in order for them bor Tidal Dam” as well as the opi- to submit a report to the central nion form to submit their views government soon. and suggestions to the govern- ment on the topic. Opinions can be sent via letter, fax and e-mail. Jardim de Luís de This is the second phase of the Camões to undergo public consultation on the topic A rendering of the proposed tidal barrier renovation after a first one held in April this year, gathered a total of four opi- Jardim de Luís de Camões will nions received. the area covered by the construc- mosphere and noise. tion of the work to the stipula- undergo renovation and facility The tidal barrier idea was ad- tion.” It proposes that the authorities ted time only; and properly treat upgrades starting September vanced by the government as “The construction will also specifically address the problems waste building materials.” 3. The project is expected to be completed in the first part of a shared flood control not cause significant adverse im- of “wastewater generated at the The report was designed to quarter of next year. During system with Guangdong Provin- pact on aquatic and terrestrial construction site prior to dispo- analyze the impact of the propo- this period, the garden will be ce. Local authorities say that the ecological systems,” the report sal,” as well as “perform the work sed project on the existing cha- partially open to the public. The flood control system could redu- adds. in a phased manner so as not to racteristics of the environment, children’s playground and some The document notes that the- affect the reproduction of fish including the ecological situa- ce the flooding risk and impact in of the garden’s entrances will re will likely be a large impact and shrimp; control pollution tion. the vulnerable Inner Harbor area. remain closed. According to the According to the report avai- on the environment during the to prevent suspended sediment The DSSOPT said it will also Municipal Affairs Bureau, the lable on the DSSOPT website, construction period of the dam, from excavation; install siding for post the information compiled garden has already sustained after the construction of the tidal especially in the area covered by the works and use sprinklers to in the report to a display board different types of damage. There barrier, “there will be no signifi- the construction site and related reduce the dust that will be felt in located next to the Maritime Mu- will be major upgrades to the cant hydrological impacts on the to the ecological environment, the area; install acoustic barriers seum in Barra in order to facilita- children’s playground and other upper reaches of the river and the water environment, the at- around the site; limit the execu- te public viewing. RM entertainment facilities. Fitness equipment for adults and a shelter will also be built. The lighting and water supply systems will be upgraded, and the floor will be and travelling or entering repaved. the paid areas of stations LRT law published, violations face with pets, except guide dogs, will be punished Water bureau with a fine of MOP5,000. following fines of up to 10,000 patacas The law also estab- microplastics lishes fines of as much research RENATO MARQUES as MOP100,000 for the operator in case the com- The Marine and Water Bureau HE law that regulates pany fails in its duties. said that the bureau will closely Tthe operations and Among its stated duties monitor international research and procedures of the Light MARQUES RENATO are: transporting pas- developments on microplastics. In Rail Transit (LRT) was sengers as long as they reply to lawmaker Lei Chan U’s published on Monday in possess a valid ticket; pu- interpellation, the bureau said the government’s Official blishing information on that Macau’s water treatment Gazette. fares, operation schedules process is able to remove the The regulations esta- and timetables, as well as majority of suspended solids, blish hefty penalties that frequency of the trips at including microplastics, and is range from MOP5,000 to all ticket selling places, capable of ensuring the safety of drinking water. The marine MOP10,000 for passen- as well as on their websi- authority noted that the World gers breaching the regu- te; informing travelers of Health Organization does not lations. any temporary suspen- include microplastics and some The punishable offen- sions of services; clearly other substances in health-related ces are outlined in a list of marking seats reserved and monitoring parameters, and seven behaviors subject for those who are disab- that research on the toxicity and to fines. These range from led, elderly, pregnant and impact of microplastics is still throwing objects onto emergency or safety de- or displaying posters, thout the LRT operator’s those carrying small chil- insufficient. In addition, the bureau the LRT tracks; opening vices without a reasona- pamphlets or other publi- permission; fundraising, dren; as well as assisting recommended that the public the train doors, platform ble cause; all punishable cations without permis- collecting signatures or passengers with mobility and related industries should screen doors or ticket ga- with a fine of MOP10,000. sion by the LRT operator; conducting surveys in requirements in the paid thoroughly clean fish and seafood, tes without permission, or Additionally, advertising engaging in profitable the paid areas of stations areas of stations with both and remove the viscera before preventing their normal in the paid area of stations activities in the paid area or trains without the LRT boarding and alighting cooking to reduce the risk of operation; and activating or on trains, distributing of stations or trains wi- operator’s permission; trains. consuming microplastics. page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 28.08.2019 wed

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Government attention wanted for online scam BLOOMBERG

The government has been urged to pay attention to the increased importance of online scams. Lawmaker Chan Hong wrote to the government, highlighting that different and new types of online scams require attention from both the government and society. According to statistics released by the Secretariat for Security, in the first quarter of 2019, a total of 283 online scams were reported, representing an increase of more than 20% year-on-year. Sexual services scams increased the most. Chan asked the government about its measures for cracking down on online scams and its promotional campaigns to help residents defend themselves from online scams.

4,000 money changers arrested and deported In the first half of 2019, 4,039 GAMING | JAPAN people involved with illegal money exchange activities were arrested and deported, according to the Office of Lui welcomes more city the Secretary for Security’s reply to lawmaker Leong Sun Iok’s interpellation. During competition in casino race this period, 706 thieves were HE deputy chairman of Ga- are considering entering the race be allowed under a law passed sagreement over regulations and also deported. A total of 3,109 Tlaxy Entertainment Group for an integrated resort,” Lui told last year. public concern over compulsi- money changers and 569 Ltd (GEG), Francis Lui, said that GGRAsia. The casino operators’ an- ve gambling pushed the plans thieves were banned from he welcomes more competi- “Competition is always good nouncements came hours after back. entering Macau for between tion between cities in Japan, for business, as it will be for the Yokohama, located about 30 mi- These cities need to find part- one and three years. During following the mayor of Yokoha- IR process in Japan. It will ensure nutes south of Tokyo, formally ners in the private sector first, the whole of 2018, the security ma’s announcement that the city Japan gets the most impressive announced it wants to take pro- before applying to the national authority deported 3,050 money would bid to host a casino. and innovative IRs ever built.” posals for an integrated resort to government for the right to have changers and 1,342 thieves The executive said that the Yokohama is now one of the be built on its Yamashita Pier. such facilities. to their home countries. Of gaming operator was continuing potential cities in Japan in the At present, all six of Macau’s However, the cities can only them, a collective 3,168 were banned from entering Macau for to study the candidate cities in a race to host a casino resort, gaming operators have expres- apply for IRs after Japan provides between one to three years. bid to develop a global landmark amongst Osaka, Nagasaki and sed an interest in bidding for a further details on the “IR basic integrated resort (IR). Wakayama. Japan license, with Osaka the policy,” which will probably be GEG confirmed that it hopes Back-to-back announcemen- most attractive of three cities ready by the end of March 2020. Unemployment rate to collaborate with Monaco casi- ts from international gaming touted as likely contenders. Earlier this month, brokerage edges up to 1.8% no firm Société des Bains de Mer operators last week marked the The Japanese government Sanford C. Bernstein forecasted et du Cercle des Étrangers à Mo- latest steps in a delicate dance passed a bill in 2018 that laid out that two big-city IRs, along with The general unemployment naco and Japanese partners to between cities seeking to host a roadmap for gaming. The goal a small regional center, could rate for the three-month bid for a Japan license. casino resorts and operators was to open the first casino by generate a gross gaming reve- period between May and July “We are encouraged to see looking to bid on the locations. A the time Tokyo hosted the 2020 nue of USD7 to USD8 billion an- 2019 was 1.8%, according to that in recent weeks more cities maximum of three locations will Summer Olympics, however di- nually. LV data newly released by the Statistics and Census Service, while the unemployment rate of local residents was 2.4%. Both indicators rose 0.1 percentage points from the previous three- month period between April Six casino licenses are enough, says Ambrose So and June 2019. From the total labor force of 394,100, the MBROSE So, Chief sole candidate Ho Iat more, it will stir unsettle- that gross gaming reve- Nevertheless, in So’s number of employed residents Executive Officer of Seng secured 392 votes ment in the labor market, nues amounted to more estimation, the gam- amounted to about 281,700, A casino concessionaire from a possible 400. So as the greater number of than MOP300 billion last bling sector will conti- down by 600 compared to the Sociedade de Jogos de is an elector representing casinos implies a greater year, which he thinks suf- nue to be the leading previous period. Analyzed by Macau (SJM), has recom- the industrial, commer- demand for workers. ficient to support the bu- industry of the city. The industry, employment in gaming and junket activities decreased mended the next govern- cial and financial sectors. He also pointed out dget of the government. government should the- while that in wholesale and retail ment to further diversify He said that given the that land resources are “Let’s save some land for refore make full use of trade increased. The number of the economy. He also size of Macau’s gambling scarce in Macau. If the other [industries],” he the proceeds from the the unemployed was 7,000, up said the city can take no sector, it would be coun- government requires ca- told Shimin Daily. industry to help diversi- by 400 from the previous period. more than six casino li- terproductive to the goal sino operators to enrich So said that the casi- fy the economy. With fresh graduates entering censes, reports local me- of economic diversifica- their offerings by deve- no sector is supportive of He also expressed his the labor market, the proportion dia Shimin Daily. tion to issue extra gam- loping non-gambling fa- the various policies of the hope that the new Chief of new labor market entrants His comment was bling licenses. Extra li- cilities, more land will be government, and that it Executive-elect will lead seeking their first job increased made on the sidelines of censes, he said, will lower needed. is aligned with the gover- the process of Macau’s by 4.1 percentage points to last Sunday’s Chief Exe- the incentive to diversify So further supported nment’s aim to develop integration with the 15.2% of the total unemployed. cutive Election, when the economy. Further- his view by citing the fact non-gambling products. Greater Bay Area. AL www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 wed 28.08.2019 廣告 ADVERTISEMENT

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HEALTH OBITUARY Celebrated Macanese figure Cases of imported Ritchie passes away dengue fever climb to 14 RENATO MARQUES HE Health Bureau LFREDO Maria Sales Ritchie, (SSM) was notified yes- Aa celebrated figure of the Ma-

terday of the diagnosis AP PHOTO canese community, passed away of an imported case of on August 26 at the age of 73 after Tdengue fever in a 43-year-old a long battle with illness. male resident, who lives in Co- Ritchie, a physician by tra- loane and who travels daily to de, was someone who dedicated Hong Kong for business purpo- much of his time to the preser- COURTESY MIGUEL DE SENNA FERNANDES COURTESY ses. vation of Macanese culture and The patient visited Thailand language. Over the past few years, between August 17 and 22, ac- he encouraged this through per- cording to information recei- formances with the theatre group ved by the SSM and published Dóci Papiaçám di Macau. in a statement yesterday. After year, five cases were imported te stagnant water in their homes According to a statement issued returning to Macau, the patient from Cambodia, two from Ma- or places of work, thereby redu- yesterday by the group, Ritchie joi- times until he became a general developed symptoms such as laysia, two from the Philippines, cing the opportunity for mos- ned the group in 2002 and became practitioner at the Macau Health fever, muscle aches and joint one from Singapore and four quito and larval proliferation. one of the people responsible for Bureau in 1983. pain on August 24. A day later, concerning Thailand. Moreover, the public shou- the group’s revitalization. He beca- His career peaked in 1996, when he presented himself to Kiang The family with whom the ld consider installing mosquito me a mentor to many of the young he became the Chief of Service at Wu Hospital Emergency De- patient lives has no similar netting on windows, as well as Macanese people who had joined the Health Bureau. In January 1999, partment, where he was subse- symptoms. The SSM said it will turning on the air conditioning the group in recent years. he ceased his duties within the go- quently diagnosed with type II conduct mosquito elimination in order to reduce the likelihood Ritchie was also a member of vernment and was commended by dengue fever. works in the area that the pa- of mosquito bites. the board of the Association of Deputy Secretary for Social Affairs The patient is in a stable cli- tient lives. When traveling to destina- Macau Portuguese Speaking Phy- and Budget José Troni. nical state, according to the SSM The bureau also calls on re- tions where outbreaks of dengue sicians (AMLPM) and held the Until recently, Ritchie con- statement. sidents to take preventive mea- fever are known to occur, espe- position of vice president of the tinued practicing at his private This latest diagnosis is the sures against mosquitoes, as cially the countries of Southeast General Assembly. rooms in central Macau. 14th case of imported dengue they can transmit the fever to Asia and South Asia, the po- In 1974, Ritchie began working According to information provi- fever in 2019, according to the humans though their bite. It pulation is urged to wear long- as a physician in the military in ded to the Times, Ritchie’s funeral local health authority. So far this appeals to the public to elimina- sleeved clothes of light colors. Macau and was promoted several will be held on September 1. ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 wed 28.08.2019 大灣區 GREATER BAY

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of the CPC had already outlined a plan for making Shenzhen a Former mainland official says “pilot area” from 2018 to 2035. Long, who was the chief ne- gotiator for China’s accession to Shenzhen is not replacing HK the World Trade Organization, explained that Shenzhen was de- HE former vice minister of pendent on its relationship with Tthe Foreign Trade Ministry Hong Kong. of China, Long Yongtu, has said “Shenzhen has what it has to- that many opinions have misin- day precisely because Shenzhen DANIEL BEITLER DANIEL terpreted and misunderstood has Hong Kong. It is still true up China’s recent proposal to make until today. Shenzhen can beco- Shenzhen an example zone of a me the city with the most poten- pilot area of socialism with Chi- tial because it has a unique ad- nese characteristics as a move to vantage – that of being next door replace Hong Kong with Shen- to Hong Kong.” zhen. “Shenzhen’s fate is closely at- Long’s statement came during tached to Hong Kong’s fate. Don’t the first Global Conference on think that there being some pro- Innovation and Entrepreneur- blems in Hong Kong is Shen- ship and during the Grand Bay zhen’s opportunity. This is an Innovation and Entrepreneu- incorrect view,” said Long. rship Expo Press Conference, “I can reiterate that it’s impos- which were both organized in sible to sacrifice Hong Kong in mainland China. exchange for Shenzhen’s deve- According to Long, the fact lopment,” argued Long. “This is that the Chinese central gover- completely false logic.” nment supports Shenzhen in “Only when Hong Kong is be- becoming an example zone of a The Shenzhen city skyline tter will Shenzhen be better. If pilot area of socialism with Chi- there is a problem in Hong Kong, nese characteristics is a great Shenzhen will inevitably be dra- opportunity. However, Long em- of the Communist Party of Chi- Hong Kong amid the ongoing continue to step out of line. gged down,” added Long. phasized that the idea China is na and the State Council, the protests in the city. These outle- However, the goal of making In Long’s opinion, “whether trying to replace Hong Kong with government outlined goals for ts suggest that the timing of the Shenzhen a “pilot area of socia- Shenzhen can become a pio- Shenzhen and build Shenzhen making Shenzhen a pilot area of release was a signal from China lism with Chinese characteris- neering demonstration area as into an innovation and financial socialism with Chinese charac- that the central government was tics” was first proposed in May the central government expects center is a “total misinterpreta- teristics. willing to siphon benefits away 2017 by the Shenzhen Municipal depends, to a large extent, on tion and misunderstanding.” The release of this document from Hong Kong and towards Committee of the Communist whether Hong Kong can restore In a document issued on Au- was interpreted by some media other municipalities in the Grea- Party of China (CPC). In 2018, the its stability and unity as soon as gust 9 by the Central Committee outlets as China’s warning to ter Bay Area, should the HKSAR Shenzhen Municipal Committee possible.” JZ ad page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo GREATER BAY 大灣區 28.08.2019 wed

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ZHUHAI

Promotional clip AP PHOTO released to mark 39th year as SEZ

To mark its 39th anniversary as a special economic zone (SEZ), the neighboring city of Zhuhai has launched a three-minute promotional video telling the story of its growth from the perspective of a foreigner. In the video clip, the foreigner sets out to explore the old and new parts of Zhuhai with a camera in hand. According to director Xing Chuan, the promotional clip was designed to help international audiences understand and learn to love the coastal city. The Greater Bay municipality has also released a new logo, which invokes the likeness of the Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, as well as the hills, sea and natural landscape that can be experienced from the city.

GUANGZHOU A demonstrator looks at a taxi with the Chinese flag draped across its hood in Hong Kong Global Lawyers Forum set for December ANALYSIS The Global Lawyers Forum will be held on December 9 and 10 in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, according to the All Three ways China benefits China Lawyers Association (ACLA). Hosted by the association, the forum centers on the progress from the Hong Kong protests of science and technology and DEANA ROHLINGER, 1. REPRESSION AND CONTROL Shenzhen, China, that is visible this rate is still high compared to legal services, aiming to enhance FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY While China is well known for from Hong Kong. most world economies, contrac- the exchanges and cooperation its overt and covert repression This show of force is a remin- tions such as these increase citi- between the lawyers’ circles of China HE summer of 2019 has against its citizens, in the case of der to Hong Kong’s citizens that zen dissatisfaction, particularly and the world. Six sub-forums will Tseen week after week of Hong Kong, Beijing can argue it Beijing is willing – and prepared in nondemocratic countries. be held focusing on the Belt and protest in Hong Kong. is not directing Lam’s response, – to assume control of the ter- While China has historically Road Initiative and legal services, The protests began June but is simply standing by if she ritory through the use of force. stymied popular protests, it has international trade and compliance, 9 when as many as a million calls on Beijing for assistance. That may provide enough of an been harder to do so as more cross-border investment and people marched against a bill China has little to lose by incentive for demonstrators to of its citizens gain access to the mergers and more. Around 600 that could allow suspects to taking this approach. If conflict find a way to work with Lam and internet. Some Chinese citizens lawyers, judicial department officials and experts from home and abroad be extradited to China. Hong between the police and citizens encourage a resolution more in have moved away from politely are expected to attend the forum, Kong’s chief executive, Carrie resumes and the political system Beijing’s favor. protesting local officials to di- said the ACLA. Lam, who was appointed by destabilizes, China can swoop in Arguably, this has already in- rectly challenging government Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and try to remake Hong Kong in fluenced some demonstrators’ authority online, which is harder in 2017, proclaimed the legis- its own image. behaviors. While protesters are for government officials to con- SHENZHEN lation dead days later. But she This is certainly a possibility. still calling for Lam’s ouster and tain. Huawei to deepen also declined to withdraw the State repression, even when it in- more democratic freedoms, one The protests in Hong Kong 5G cooperation legislation, spurring additional volves violence against demons- of the leaders of the pro-demo- give China an opportunity to with Uruguay – larger – protests that at times trators, does not always end cracy Civil Human Rights Front quell that discontent by redi- disrupted financial and trans- protest movements. If residents told American news media that recting their attention toward a China’s tech giant Huawei has signed portation systems, leading to of Hong Kong sense that their the group was working hard to common enemy – the demons- a memorandum of understanding clashes with police. window of opportunity to effect ensure that the demonstrations trators, who, according to gover- with Uruguay to deepen cooperation Many in the West have won- change is closing, they may risk would once again be peaceful. nment accounts broadcast on on 5G, industrial digitization dered why China hasn’t taken their lives to push back against However, participants in mass state television, are violent and and talented people training in firmer action to quell the pro- the government. That kind of demonstrations rarely share a often paid provocateurs doing information and communication tests. violence between police and single vision on how to effect America’s bidding. technology, according to the As an expert on social mo- demonstrators can escalate and political change. It is clear that Beijing’s efforts to mobilize company. The memorandum vements and political change, create a political crisis. some protesters continue to the citizenry around a Chinese was inked during a recent visit to I believe that the conflict in Chaos in Hong Kong enables believe that violence will help identity seem to be working. On the company’s headquarters in Hong Kong – and its resolu- Beijing to continue to exert more them. the social media site Weibo, users Shenzhen by a delegation led by tion – may have implications control over the region – possi- Another potential benefit to circulated a post that personifies Guillermo Moncecchi, minister for America and the rest of the bly crushing the pro-democracy Beijing is the message their show China as a “little brother” whom of industry, energy and mining world. If China brings Hong movement once and for all – all of force sends to the Trump ad- its citizens are rallying around of Uruguay. The minister said his Kong under its thumb, this while letting it deny its intent to ministration – proof that China and willing to defend against country hopes to deepen strategic shift would alter the territory’s do so. can engage in video-ready shows the demonstrators’ disparaging partnership with Huawei on emerging technologies such as 5G, politics and economic deci- of global military might. Such characterizations. At least in the artificial intelligence, the Internet of sion-making. Such a change 2. A SHOW OF spectacles are one way that po- short term, this surge of natio- Things and cloud computing. Huawei would undoubtedly ripple MILITARY MIGHT litical leaders can buttress their nalism will quell discontent at has been operating in Uruguay since through the global economy Even if it remains on the side- authority and send a warning to home. 2005. Fernando Lugris, Uruguayan and affect the ability of Ameri- lines, China’s central government other countries. ambassador to China, who was can companies to do business can use the protests to influence Editor’s Note: This article is re- accompanying the minister, said abroad. other outcomes in its favor. 3. BUILDING published from The Conversation Huawei products are very popular Yet, for now, China’s respon- Over the last week, it has im- SUPPORT AT HOME under a Creative Commons licen- among Uruguayans and the Chinese se is fairly subdued. That may plied that it might intervene to Trump’s trade war is hurting se. The Conversation is an inde- company is welcome to explore be because China is benefiting end the demonstrations by mo- China’s economy. In fact, Chi- pendent and nonprofit source of more cooperation opportunities in from not appearing to be in- ving military equipment and na’s economic growth stalled to news, analysis and commentary Uruguay. volved. 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HONG KONG Lam convened 19 senior city leaders and community figures Saturday to discuss how to broker a dialogue with protesters. More than half of the participants ur- Carrie Lam sees no need for ged her to meet at least some of the protests’ demands, including launching an inquiry into the un- rest and formally withdrawing a Chinese troops to quell unrest now-suspended extradition bill NATALIE LUNG & STEPHEN TAN that sparked the demonstrations, the South China Morning Post ONG Kong’s leader newspaper reported, citing three said her government BLOOMBERG people with knowledge of the can handle unrest wi- meeting. thout assistance from Lam and her Chinese over- HChinese forces, and still wants to seers have refused to make any hold talks with protesters despite concessions until the turmoil a flare up in violence. subsides. She said yesterday that “To this day, the SAR govern- it would be inappropriate to ac- ment is still confident it’s able to cept protesters’ demands in the solve the disturbance that’s gone face of violence, but reiterated on for two months,” Chief Exe- that work on the extradition bill cutive Carrie Lam told a regular has stopped. She said an inde- briefing Tuesday before a weekly pendent inquiry was “not suita- meeting of her top advisers. Lam ble” since the city already has an was responding to a question Independent Police Complaints about whether declaring a state Council, rejecting a move favored of emergency was more effecti- ponsibility to intervene militarily firing a weapon and using water sunk to its lowest since she took by 77% of the population, accor- ve than calling in the Hong Kong to halt what it said had become cannons. Clashes resulted in 86 office, according to the latest sur- ding to a previous HKPOP poll. garrison of China’s People’s Libe- a “color revolution,” even though arrests and left 21 officers injured. vey released Tuesday by the Hong Lam also said she wouldn’t re- ration Army, amid concerns Bei- analysts said such a move remai- There are calls for another mass Kong Public Opinion Program. sign her post, another key protes- jing will seek to intervene more ned a last resort. protest march this weekend. Only 17% of 1,023 people inter- ter demand. directly in quelling the city’s un- Tensions flared as the former “Some thought there’d be no viewed expressed confidence in “A responsible Chief Executive rest. British colony was rocked by a more basis for dialogue after this Lam, down from 20% in a similar at this point in time should con- On Sunday, Beijing issued its 12th straight weekend of pro- weekend’s escalation of protests, survey earlier this month. Satis- tinue to hold the fort and do her most direct warning yet, saying in -democracy protests, beginning but my colleagues and I are still faction and trust in Hong Kong’s utmost to restore in law and order a Xinhua News Agency commen- with the formation of a peaceful doing our best to construct a pla- government fell to its lowest since in Hong Kong,” she said. “I woul- tary that the central government human chain across the city and tform for dialogue,” Lam said. the city returned to Chinese rule dn’t say my government has lost had the legal authority and res- ending two days later with police Public confidence in Lam has in 1997, the poll found. control.” BLOOMBERG

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SAUDI ARABIA SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND Red Sea development seeks to raise $3.5 billion Norway wants to add up to The firm that’s transforming an archipelago, desert and mountains - an area about the size of Belgium - on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast into a global $100 billion in US stocks tourism destination is talking to banks to raise $3.5 billion, according to people with knowledge of the SVEINUNG SLEIRE matter. The Red Sea Development Co. started & MIKAEL HOLTER discussions with local lenders for a 13 billion- ARVID MALDE ARVID riyal loan in what would be its first borrowing, the ORWAY’S wealth fund people said, asking not to be identified because Nproposed overhauling the matter is private. The loan may have a 15-year its global holdings, calling tenor and is likely to be backed by the kingdom’s for a shift away from Eu- sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment rope in a move that would Fund, some of the people said. The terms of the allow it to boost its U.S. sto- financing may change and the company hopes to ck investments by as much complete a deal by the end of the year. The first $100 billion and take a larger phase of the Red Sea project is expected to be chunk of the biggest techno- completed by 2022. logy companies. In a letter sent to the Fi- SPAIN nance Ministry released yes- terday, the $1 trillion fund Brexit to blame recommended that its in- for beer not flowing vestments “be adjusted fur- People gather on and around the Oslo Opera House ther towards float-adjusted The beer isn’t flowing like it used to in Spain’s market weights by increa- in the GPFG and it is impor- string of big changes for the consider when it decides. tourist hotspots, and Brexit is part of the problem. Sterling’s decline has made U.K. travelers even sing the weight of equities in tant that the framework for fund, which recently raised In Norway, there’s a deba- more price sensitive this summer holiday North America and reducing these investments is appro- its equity holdings to 70%, te on whether the country’s season, pushing some to choose cheaper beach the weight of equities in Eu- priate and updated,” Finan- decided to dump emerging overall risk should be consi- destinations in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia. Fewer ropean developed markets.” ce Minister Siv Jensen said in market debt, scaled down dered when setting invest- British visitors means not as many cold brews being The response comes after a statement. plans for real estate, is dives- ment guidelines, which was downed. Tourists from the U.K. and elsewhere the ministry last year asked The current setup gives ting some oil stocks and is a major factor in the fund’s drink around 25% of the beer consumed in Spain the fund to review the geo- European stocks a factor of working on starting to invest decision to recommend di- annually. British tourists have an outsized impact graphical weighting that had 2.5 and a share of 33.8% of in renewable energy infras- vesting oil and gas stocks. on Spain. It’s their top destination and about 18.5 been in place since 2012. The the portfolio. North Ame- tructure. In fact, one the bank’s million visited in 2018. That makes their ebbs and ministry on Tuesday said it rican stocks only have a The fund’s current regio- board members, Kjetil Stor- flows important not just for beer and food, but the would present its response factor of 1, so despite being nally adjusted index has had sletten, introduced a “spe- entire tourism industry, which accounts for nearly in the “spring of 2020” and a bigger market they only an annual return of 9.2% sin- cial remark” in the letter, 12% of Spain’s economy. that any changes would be have a share of 41.2%. Asia ce 2003, while a float-adjus- agreeing that the advice implemented gradually. and Oceania and emerging ted market weight index has works if the fund is conside- THAILAND The fund is overweight markets have a bigger factor returned 9.3%. red in isolation, but changes Europe to better match of 1.5 and shares of 14.6% The recommendation to when a broader perspective Strong baht helps Norway’s trade flows, but and 10.1%, respectively. move toward market weigh- is taken on the nation’s weal- Thai iPhone retailer this has been questioned U.S. stocks are already ts isn’t based on any market th. since it has missed out on the fund’s biggest holdings, outlook for future returns “This perspective indica- While Thailand’s surging currency is squeezing the bigger returns in U.S. with $245 billion at the end but “a structural evaluation,” tes that higher weights shou- exporters, the nation’s largest consumer-electronics retail chain is benefiting as the strong baht attracts markets. A change could set of 2018. If it were to move said Egil Matsen, the deputy ld be assigned to countries customers by making iPhones and Samsung off an investment spree in to float-adjusted market governor at Norway’s cen- and markets with a lower smartphones cheaper. Com7 Pcl’s 72% total return U.S. stocks, including in te- weights, that would jump to tral bank, who’s in charge of correlation with Norwegian this year through Monday on its stock ranks as the chnology giants such as Mi- $345 billion. The biggest re- overseeing the fund, in an government revenue and world’s best performance among electronics sellers crosoft Corp., Apple Inc. and duction would come in U.K. interview. Norwegian economic ou- with a market value of at least $500 million, according Amazon.com Inc., which stocks, where the share wou- He also said it made a tput, and lower weights to to data compiled by Bloomberg. Earnings growth will are already the fund’s largest ld be cut to about 5% from conscious choice not the re- countries and markets that enjoy “strong momentum” for the rest of this year, holdings. 9% now. commend specific weights move more closely in line partly helped by the baht, after a record profit in the “Equities make up the A potential shift in wei- since there are a lot of risk with Norwegian income,” he second quarter, according to the company. majority of the investments ghts will be the latest in a factors for the ministry to said. BLOOMBERG

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charge relates to Yang’s demo- cracy activism. “He’s a blogger and that’s what he does, he’s an Australia concerned writer faces academic, he’s of a different ilk,” Stary said. Yang has held Australian ci- tizenship since 2002 and has a espionage charge in Guangzhou doctorate from the University of Technology Sydney. He had been ROD MCGUIRK, CANBERRA living in New York as a visiting scholar at Columbia University.

HE Australian govern- AP PHOTO Payne said she had discussed ment said yesterday it with Chinese Foreign Minister was “very concerned Wang Yi the Australian govern- and disappointed” that ment’s concerns about Yang’s de- Ta Chinese Australian writer had tainment. been formally arrested in China “We have serious concerns on suspicion of espionage. for Dr. Yang’s welfare and about Yang Hengjun has been in the conditions under which he Chinese custody since he arrived is being been held,” Payne said. in southern China’s Guangzhou “It is important, and we expect, from New York on Jan. 19 with that basic standards of justice his wife, Yuan Xiaoliang, and his and procedural fairness are met. 14-year-old stepdaughter. China I respectfully reiterate my pre- revealed in July that the 54-year- vious requests that if Dr. Yang is old academic and former Chine- being held for his political belie- se government official had been fs, he should be released.” detained. Payne said Australia expects “The government is very con- Yang to be treated in accordance cerned and disappointed to learn with international human righ- that Australian citizen and aca- ts law, including the Universal demic Dr. Yang Hengjun [...] was Declaration of Human Rights, formally arrested in China on with special attention to those suspicion of espionage,” Foreign provisions that prohibit torture Minister Marise Payne said in a and inhumane treatment, guard statement. She described him as against arbitrary detention and being held in “harsh conditions” that protect the right to freedom without access to his lawyers or of thought, conscience and reli- family visits, though embassy of- gion. ficials have visited him. Before Yang was moved into China’s foreign ministry has said yesterday. tralia’s statement on the case.” “We think it relates to espio- criminal detention, he had been said Yang is suspected of enga- “The Chinese state security or- “The Australian side should nage on behalf of Australia, but held under so-called residential ging in criminal activities that gans handled the case according earnestly respect China’s judicial it’s not specified on the charge surveillance at a designated loca- endanger China’s security. to law and fully guaranteed the sovereignty and must not inter- sheet,” Stary said. “We’d obviou- tion. This can involve being guar- Yang was formally arrested various rights of Yang Jun. Yang vene in China’s handling of the sly be disturbed by that if it was ded 24 hours a day with lights Friday by the Beijing branch of Jun is currently in good health,” case in any way,” he said. the allegation, because there is on continuously and torture in- China’s National Security Bureau Geng said at a daily briefing. Yang’s Australian lawyer, Rob absolutely no foundation for it at cluding sleep deprivation, being on “suspicion of espionage,” mi- Geng also expressed China’s Stary, said the basis of the espio- all.” tied to a chair or forced to stand nistry spokesman Geng Shuang “strong dissatisfaction with Aus- nage charge remains unclear. Stary suspects the espionage for hours. AP

Volvo’s Polestar opens Chengdu factory to export to Europe, US JOE MCDONALD, BEIJING world, and I think each po- The Polestar 1 promises litician should embrace as a range of 150 kilometers on

MID rising trade ten- AP PHOTO well, is really very much a charge, with a gasoline- Asion, Volvo’s electric working on the environmen- -powered engine to supple- brand, Polestar, is going tal question,” he said. “That ment that if needed. ahead with plans to export its is where all the energy and all The company is taking first Chinese-made model to the discussion should be.” advance orders for its second the United States next year, Regulators in Europe, model, the pure-electric Po- the automaker’s CEO said China and other markets lestar 2, due to go into pro- yesterday. are promoting electrics with duction next year. That is to Polestar opened a factory subsidies, sales quotas and be followed by a pure-elec- yesterdayin the western city other tools. tric SUV. of Chengdu to produce the Last year’s global sales of Polestar joins an increa- Polestar 1, a two-door, ga- pure electrics and hybrids singly crowded luxury elec- soline-electric hybrid coupe totaled 2.1 million, according tric market dominated until with a carbon-fiber body. to the International Energy now by U.S.-based Tesla Inc., European sales of the Agency. That was equal to which is building a Chinese Polestar 1 start this year, pri- about 2.3% of global auto sa- factory in Shanghai. ced at about 150,000 euros les of 86 million vehicles. It isn’t clear how many (USD165,000), said Polestar Polestar’s goal is to “bring consumers want electri- CEO Thomas Ingenlath. He this internal combustion cs despite official pressure said U.S. sales are due to start ports in November following China exports few vehi- China to avoid Trump’s tariff market over to the side of on automakers to develop early next year. an investigation into whe- cles to the United States, but hikes. electric mobility,” Ingenlath them, according to Bernstein Volvo Cars has been ow- ther they harm national se- Trump has imposed punitive “We obviously would said by phone from Cheng- analysts Max Warburton and ned by Chinese automaker curity. Trump said Washin- duties of up to 30% on other really like political leaders to du. Thanos Hadjiantonis. Geely Holding since 2010. gton would hold talks with Chinese imports in a fight bring equal tariffs to develop Volvo also has a factory in “Consumer enthusiasm U.S. President Donald the European Union, Japan over trade and technology. fair and free trade between Chengdu but Polestar’s fac- for EVs remains quite li- Trump is due to announce and possibly others that will Some manufacturers are all countries,” Ingenlath said. tory was built from scratch in mited,” they wrote in a re- possible action on auto im- likely seek to reduce imports. shifting production out of “The task ahead for the the same city. port. AP page 12 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 28.08.2019 wed

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disappearing, as did the officials who used to supervise his work. AP PHOTO Colleges held political meetings to denounce “problematic tex- tbooks,” including Rozi’s, calling them “treasonous” and a “great scourge” that poisoned Uighurs with ideas of splitting China. “Those textbooks weren’t poli- tical at all,” Kamaltürk said. “The- re were things in there about taking pride in being ethnic Ui- ghurs, and that’s what the Chine- se government was upset with.” The intensity of Beijing’s cra- ckdown caught many by surpri- se, shocking even hardened dis- sidents. “In retrospect, it was a signal,” said Abdurehim Dolet, Rozi’s clo- se friend and former business partner who now lives in Turkey. “We all thought this was only temporary, that things would get better. He was made an exam- ple.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry referred questions about Rozi’s case to regional authorities, who did not respond to a fax for com- ment. Experts say the campaign against Rozi’s books is part of a systematic effort by Beijing to distance young Uighurs from their language and culture, in- cluding by putting thousands of China ban on some textbooks Uighurs in Mandarin-only or- phanages and boarding schools. “It’s a slow process of cultural seen as aimed at Uighur culture reengineering to reshape Uighur culture from top to bottom — to DAKE KANG, BEIJING paign of surveillance and deten- cy movements that were roiling in charge of compiling Uighur li- eradicate most fundamentally tion underway in Xinjiang. China and avoided socializing terature textbooks, he leapt at the the Uighur language, or to erode OR 15 years, Yalqun Rozi skill- “He had many friends among with known activists. chance. it to the extent that among you- Ffully navigated state bureau- government officials. He was able He shot to fame among Ui- He and his family moved into nger generations, it might po- cracies to publish textbooks that to use his connections to sell his ghurs after tangling with famous a housing compound with Xin- tentially die out,” said James Lei- taught classic poems and folk books,” said Abduweli Ayup, a writers, winning people over jiang Education Press editors and bold, a scholar of Chinese ethnic tales to millions of his fellow mi- linguist who knew Rozi through a during heated debates on televi- schooling officials, debating wor- studies at LaTrobe University in nority Uighurs in China’s far wes- Uighur bookstore Ayup once ran. sion. He cultivated ties with state ld events over dinner with others Melbourne. tern region of Xinjiang. “Those books sold very well.” officials that allowed him to write in the tight-knit community of Today, Kamaltürk, his sister That all changed three years China’s 11 million Uighurs are on sensitive topics like Islam and Uighur scholars and writers. Rozi and mother are trying to draw ago when the ruling Communist culturally, linguistically and re- Uighur identity. kept a large study overflowing attention to Rozi’s case from a Party launched what it says is a ligiously distinct from the coun- Rozi urged his people to be- with books, shutting himself in cramped two-bedroom apart- campaign against ethnic separa- try’s overwhelmingly ethnic Han come educated to counter ste- on weekends to focus on writing ment in Philadelphia. tism and religious extremism in majority, who have increasingly reotypes of Uighurs as backward, and editing. Kamaltürk, who once had the Xinjiang. Suddenly even respec- migrated to the resource-rich exotic or extremist. Rozi was accustomed to highest college entrance exam ted public figures like Rozi were region and occupy most of the “It seemed like on TV and dealing with the government’s scores in Xinjiang and won a spot being arrested, caught up in a well-paid jobs and fears of an indepen- to study chemistry at China’s crackdown that critics have said powerful govern- dent Uighur identity, most prestigious university, has amounts to cultural genocide. ment positions. Ui- Colleges held political and though he some- put dreams of medical school An estimated 1 million Ui- ghurs speak a Turkic times quarreled with on hold to support his family. He ghurs have since been detained language and many meetings to denounce censors, his works now squeezes in time to lobby in internment camps and prisons are practicing Mus- ‘problematic textbooks,’ always made it to pu- members of Congress between across the region, and advocacy lims. blication. 14-hour days at a pharmaceu- groups say that includes more For decades, Ui- including Rozi’s, calling The family’s fortu- tical company testing animal than 400 prominent academics, ghur intellectuals nes and those of the blood samples. writers, performers and artists. maneuvered care- them ‘treasonous’ and Uighurs as a whole He’s creating a website de- Critics say the government is tar- fully, working to ad- a ‘great scourge’ that took a dramatic turn dicated to his father, and plans geting intellectuals as a way to vance their culture after a string of terror one day to finish translating dilute, or even erase, the Uighur while avoiding being poisoned Uighurs with attacks in Xinjiang what’s left of his father’s works culture, language and identity. tarred as separatists in 2014, shortly after into English to show the world After being taken away by po- or extremists. They ideas of splitting China Chinese President why many Uighurs consider him lice in 2016, Rozi, 54, was senten- thrived even as the Xi Jinping came to among their most significant in- ced to more than a decade in pri- government periodically relaxed in state propaganda, all we did power. In response, Beijing ki- tellectuals alive. son on charges of incitement to and tightened its grip on the re- was sing and dance,” Rozi’s son cked off its suffocating security One of Kamaltürk’s biggest re- subvert state power. gion. Kamaltürk Yalqun said from Phi- crackdown. grets is that he didn’t take all of As one of the first prominent Rozi’s friends, family, and for- ladelphia, where he and other Rozi was arrested soon after his father’s textbooks with him people to be detained, Rozi’s story mer classmates describe him as family members live in exile. “My Chen Quanguo, a hard-line poli- when he left China. He worries illustrates how even Uighurs who sharp, disciplined and very care- father didn’t like this label. He tician, became Xinjiang’s top of- some may be lost forever. toed the party line and were ac- ful, standing out for his political wanted us to become entrepre- ficial in 2016 and his books were “Nobody thought they could cepted by the government have and business savvy. As a college neurs, scientists, intellectuals.” pulled from shelves. be a target, that they could va- been rebranded enemies of the student in the 1980s, he stayed When the government tapped Soon his former colleagues at nish one day,” he said. “It’s sho- state amid the widening cam- away from the pro-democra- Rozi in 2001 to head a committee Xinjiang Education Press began cking that they’re gone.” AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 13 wed 28.08.2019 亞太版 ASIA PACIFIC

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the chief prosecutor in the case. 1MDB Najib set up 1MDB when he took power in 2009 to promote economic development, but the fund amassed billions in debts Prosecution rests in first case and is being investigated in the United States and several other countries for alleged cross-bor- der embezzlement and money against Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib laundering. U.S. investigators say more ALAYSIAN prose- Najib is accused of using his than $4.5 billion was stolen from cutors yesterday position to receive the money 1MDB by associates of Najib be- wrapped up their AP PHOTO for approving a government gua- tween 2009 and 2014, including case against former rantee for a government loan to the money that landed in Najib’s MPrime Minister Najib Razak in SRC, committing criminal brea- bank accounts. They say the ill- his first corruption trial, paving ch of trust and accepting pro- gotten gains were laundered the way for his second court case ceeds from unlawful activities. through layers of bank accoun- to begin. His lawyers say Najib is the ts in the United States and other Prosecutors told the High victim of a conspiracy by rogue countries to finance Hollywood Court that they were resting bankers including one identi- films and buy hotels, a luxury their case against Najib after fied by U.S. investigators as the yacht, art works, jewelry, and questioning 57 witnesses since mastermind behind the 1MDB other extravagances. the trial began April 3. The jud- fiasco. Public anger over the scan- ge will hear closing arguments Prosecutors say Najib, who dal eventually led to the ouster from both prosecutors and de- set up 1MDB in 2009, was the of Najib’s long-ruling coalition fense lawyers on Oct. 22 and will real power behind the fund and in May last year, ushering in the rule on Nov. 11 whether Najib SRC. first change of power since Ma- should enter his defense. In his second trial due to be- laysia’s independence from Bri- Najib faces 42 charges of cor- gin today, Najib faces four coun- tain in 1957. ruption, abuse of power and ts of abusing his power to receive The new government reope- money laundering in five sepa- a total of 2.3 billion ringgit ($547 ned investigations stifled under rate criminal cases linked to the million) from 2011 to 2014, and Najib and barred him and his multibillion-dollar looting of the 21 other charges of receiving, wife from leaving the country. 1MDB state investment fund using, and transferring illicit Police also seized jewelry and that contributed to his shocking ment of seeking political ven- ggit (USD10 million) from SRC funds linked to 1MDB. hundreds of handbags and other election ouster last year. geance. International, a former 1MDB The trial could be delayed valuables estimated at more Najib, 65, denies wrongdoing The seven charges in his first unit, into Najib’s bank accounts again as the defense is challen- than 1.1 billion ringgit ($264 and accuses Prime Minister trial specifically relate to the sus- via intermediary companies be- ging the government’s appoint- million) from properties linked Mahathir Mohamad’s govern- picious transfer of 42 million rin- tween 2011 and 2015. ment of a former senior judge as to Najib. AP ad page 14 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo ASIA PACIFIC 亞太版 28.08.2019 wed

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earlier this month. Although there were no details Thai palace shares photos of king, accompanying Monday’s official photos, the palace also posted a biography of Sineenatra, who newly named royal consort was born in the northern provin- ce of Nan. HAILAND’S royal palace has noble consort since 1921, during who reigned for 70 years. During ghter jet, aiming a rifle on a firing It said that after serving as Treleased photos of King Maha an era of absolute monarchy. his decades as crown prince, Va- range and preparing for what an army nurse from 2008-2012, Vajiralongkorn and his recently The king married longtime jiralongkorn’s personal life was appears to be a night-time para- she joined the Royal Household anointed royal consort, though companion Suthida Vajiralon- often the subject of hushed gos- chute jump. Bureau, working at the palace’s the official website hosting the gkorn Na Ayudhya in May a few sip, though public discussion was Others show her and the king handicraft store. She later trans- images became inaccessible wi- days before his coronation and hampered by the country’s harsh holding hands, unusually inti- ferred to the offices of Vajiralon- thin a few hours. named her his queen. Like Sinee- lese majeste law, which manda- mate photos for members of the gkorn, then the crown prince. Va- The photos released Monday natra, she has been serving as a tes prison terms of up to 15 years royal family. jiralongkorn assumed the throne show the 67-year-old monarch senior officer in palace security for those found guilty of insulting Unflattering unauthorized after the 2016 death of his father, and Sineenatra Wongvajirabhak- units. some members of the royal fa- photos of the king and his con- King Bhumibol Adulyadej. di in formal regalia as well as in Vajiralongkorn was married mily. sort taken by paparazzi in Ger- Sineenatra was said to have casual settings. She was named three times previously, fathering Some of the new palace ima- many, where the monarch main- undergone rigorous mili- Chao Khun Phra Sineenatra Bi- seven children. ges show 34-year-old Sineenatra, tains a residence, have circulated tary training as well as taking lasakalayani last month on the Vajiralongkorn assumed the who holds the army rank of ma- widely on social media. The most flying lessons, and holds seve- king’s birthday, becoming the throne after the 2016 death of his jor general, engaging in activities recent such pictures were pub- ral positions in the palace bu- first to receive the title of royal father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in uniform such as piloting a fi- lished by the German tabloid Bild reaucracy. AP

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KRISHAN FRANCIS, for the attacks. all manners, including face COLOMBO Farook urged Muslim veils.

women not to rush into Emergency rule had AP PHOTO SLAMIC clerics in Sri wearing their veils again. been extended each mon- ILanka asked Muslim wo- “They have managed in th until last week, when men yesterday to continue the past and we are asking Sirisena allowed the law to to avoid wearing face veils them to do it the same lapse. He issued a separate until the government clari- way,” Farook said, adding order allowing the military fies whether they are once that some women have re- to maintain peace. again allowed now that fused to be seen in public In the wake of the Easter emergency rule has ended without covering their fa- attacks, gangs mostly from four months after a string ces because they had been the majority Sinhalese of suicide bomb attacks. accustomed to it. community attacked mos- Clerics are wary of the After the Easter atta- ques and Muslim-owned Muslim community being cks on three churches shops, killing at least one targeted again for violence, and three tourist hotels, person. Muslims also were as it was in the afterma- Sri Lanka’s government subjected to hate speech in th of April’s Easter Sunday brought the country un- public and on social media. attacks that killed more der emergency rule, giving Farook said clerics were than 260 people, said Fa- sweeping search, arrest asking the Muslim com- zil Farook, spokesman for and detention powers to munity to remain calm. All Ceylon Jammiyyathul the military and police. “[Think of] what happe- Ulama, Sri Lanka’s largest President Maithripala Si- ned in the past and don’t group of Islamic clerics. risena also used the emer- allow racial elements to Two local radical Muslim gency law to issue a decree take things to another le- groups have been blamed banning covering faces in vel,” he said. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 15 wed 28.08.2019 分析 WORLD

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leaders discussed involved Russia. Other members of the Group of Seven besides France, Canada, Italy and the U.S. are Britain, Germany G-7 summit achievement: Trump and Japan. Canada’s Trudeau told reporters he had privately aired his objection to Russian readmittance. declares, ‘We got along great’ “Russia has yet to change the DARLENE SUPERVILLE down awkward differences and behavior that led to its expulsion in & ZEKE MILLER, BIARRITZ said that what the G-7 leaders were 2014, and therefore should not be AP PHOTO “really keen on was to convey a po- allowed back into the G-7,” he said EVER mind his differen- sitive and joint message following at a news conference. ces with world leaders our discussions.” For all the courting of Trump by on China, trade, Russia, The French leader stressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Iran and more. Presi- that everyone had worked “toge- Abe, Trump wouldn’t adopt Abe’s Ndent Donald Trump’s takeaway ther, hand in hand, with President position that short-range ballistic message from the Group of Seven Trump over these two days.” missile tests by neighboring North summit in France was “unity.” In For all of the happy talk, though, Korea violate U.N. resolutions. fact, “flawless” unity. Trump came under pressure to end Trump insisted that he and Abe During this year’s gathering of his lengthy trade dispute with Chi- were on the “same page” — but he leaders of the world’s wealthiest na that is hurting other nations as appeared to defend the missile tes- democracies, Trump went to great well. ts by North Korea’s Kim Jong Un by lengths to portray it as something of negative drama out of the headli- re from the 2018 communique after Macron said the dispute had saying a lot of other people were a lovefest, papering over significant nes. complaining he had been slighted served to “create uncertainty” that testing missiles, too. disagreements on major issues. First came the decision by Fren- by Canadian Prime Minister Justin is “bad for the world economy.” “We’re in the world of missiles, “If there was any word for this ch President Emmanuel Macron, Trudeau, the host that year. Differences over Russia didn’t folks, whether you like it or not,” he particular meeting of seven very the summit host, to scrap the an- “I think it’s against that back- stay hidden, either. said. important countries, it was unity,” nual practice of issuing a lengthy ground that Macron decided it’s not Trump, as he had before last Trump also claimed that “great Trump said at a news conference joint statement, or communique, worth it” to issue a statement, said year’s summit, said he would like to unity” existed on Iran, but he lar- Monday closing out the two-day at the summit’s conclusion. Thomas Bernes, a distinguished see Russia re-admitted to the club. gely just restated his long-held gathering in the French resort of The document typically spells fellow at the Center for Internatio- The former G-8 kicked Russia out views about the country, some of Biarritz. out the consensus that leaders have nal Governance Innovation in Ca- after President Vladimir Putin an- them hardly shared. “We got along great,” he said. reached on issues on the summit nada. nexed the Crimean Peninsula in France, Germany and other “We got along great.” agenda and provides a roadmap for Instead, the leaders issued a fi- 2014. G-7 members are unhappy that After Trump disrupted the last how they plan to tackle them. nal “declaration” that began, “The While his affinity for Russia has Trump withdrew the U.S. from a two G-7 summits with his erratic Trump roiled the 2017 meeting G7 leaders wish to emphasize their been questioned at home, Trump 2015 international pact that eased behavior, other world leaders see- in Italy over the climate change great unity and the positive spirit of said Monday he’d prefer Russia be sanctions on Iran in exchange for med determined to play along this passage in that summit’s final state- their debates.” “inside the tent” rather than outsi- the Iranians agreeing to limit their year in the interest of keeping any ment. And he withdrew his signatu- Macron also sought to play de since so many of the issues the nuclear program. AP ad page 16 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo INFOTAINMENT 資訊／娛樂 28.08.2019 wed

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Prosperous years 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) Time: 10am-8pm (Closed on Mondays) 13:30 Volta ao Mundo Until: September 25, 2019 14:00 Linha da Frente Venue: Old Court Building 14:30 Joias Para Que Vos Quero? Admission: Free 15:00 Água de Mar Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 15:30 Zig Zag MGM Presents: Hua Yuan Exhibition 16:20 Sim, Chef! Sr.2 Time: 24 hours 16:50 Quem Quer Ser Milionário Until: September 3, 2019 17:50 Amor Maior (Repetição) Venue: MGM Cotai 18:35 Castelos e Palácios da Europa - Fim Admission: Free 19:30 Ouro Verde Sr.1 Enquiries: (853) 8802 3333 20:30 Telejornal Oneness: Calligraphy by Professor Jao 21:15 Linha da Frente Tsung-I 21:50 Filhos da Nação Time: 10am-6pm (No admission after 5:30pm, 22:25 Amor Maior closed on Mondays) 23:15 TDM News Until: September 30, 2019 23:50 Motel Bates Sr.3 - Estreia 1963 King’s dream Venue: Jao Tsung-I Academy 00:35 Telejornal (Repetição) Admission: Free for racial harmony Enquiry: (853) 8598 6718 The fight for racial equality in the United States moved a step closer to victory today as Martin Lu- The Golden Age of Arabic Science: ther King spoke of his dream for freedom in an ad- Exhibition from 1001 Inventions dress to thousands of Americans. Time: 10am-6pm (Closed on Thursdays) Reverend King was greeted with rapturous Until: October 27, 2019 applause as he delivered his heart-felt words to a Venue: Gallery 2, Exhibition Center, Macau Science 250,000-strong crowd of civil rights protesters at Center cinema the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. He spoke of the need “to rise from the dark and Admission: MOP25 (several discounts available) cineteatro desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of nquiries: (853) 2888 0822 E 22 - 28 Aug racial justice”. He promised that the struggle for equality would ONE PIECE STAMPEDE Aquatic Beauties - Floral Art Exhibition continue until “justice rolls down like waters and room1 on riental otus lowers O L F 2:30, 7:30, 9:30pm righteousness like a mighty stream”. Time: 10am-7pm Director: Takashi Otsuka Rev King, who has worked tirelessly for an end to Until: September 6, 2019 Starring: Chô, Hiroaki Hirata, Katsuhisa Hôki racial discrimination through non-violent means, Venue: Macau Tea Culture House Language: Japanese (Chinese) spoke repeatedly of his dream for equality. “I have a dream,” he said. “I have a dream that my Admission: Free DORAEMON THE MOVIE: Enquiries: (853) 2888 0087 NOBITA’S CHRONICLE OF THE MOON EXPLORATION four little children will one day live in a nation where room1 they will not be judged by the colour of their skin 4:30pm but by the content of their character. Director: Jeong-beom Lee, Shinnosuke Yakuwa “I have a dream that one day every valley shall Starring: Wasabi Mizuta, Sang Hyun Uhm, Jung-jae Lee be engulfed, every hill shall be exalted and every Language: Cantonese (English & Chinese) mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plains and the crooked places will be BODIES AT REST room2 made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be 2:15, 5:50, 9:30pm revealed and all flesh shall see it together.” Director: Renny Harlin Dr King, who is president of the Southern Chris- Starring: Nick Cheung, Richie Jen, Zi Yang tian Leadership Conference (SCLC) first came to Language: Cantonese (English & Chinese) prominence in 1955 when he led a 382-day bus Duration: 94min boycott in an attempt to end segregation on city Offbeat TOY STORY 4 buses. room2 Since then he has endured numerous arrests, anish city puts ikings 4:00pm violent harrassment and a bomb attack on his D V Director: Josh Cooley home. at crossing signals Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott But his struggle continues and it is believed to- Language: Cantonese day’s speech will have a lasting impact on all who Duration: 109min heard it.

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Missy Elliott honored Panda pregnant at AP PHOTO at MTV VMAs Berlin’s zoo, birth expected soon

AP PHOTO ERLIN’S zoo is hoping they were about 85% sure Bto hear the patter of Meng Meng was expec-

AP PHOTO tiny panda paws soon. ting. Panda pregnancies The zoo yesterday relea- typically last four to six sed a few seconds of foo- months. tage from an ultrasound The zoo said keepers scan of its 6-year-old pan- used a few pieces of apple, da Meng Meng, which it panda cookies and honey said shows “a mini-panda water to persuade Meng with its heart beating fast.” Meng to lie on her back Prince’s estate will It said that the birth isn’t for a few minutes Tuesday far off, but didn’t specify for the scan. It said that operate studio when. pandas typically deliver Meng Meng mated for one, two or occasionally complex Paisley Park the first time with 9-year- even three cubs, and al- HE incomparable ca- Newark, New Jersey. -old partner Jiao Qing in though only one was dis- RINCE’S estate will end of September. She Treer of Missy Elliott, the She even sported the infla- April, and was also arti- covered during the scan Ptake over manage- says the family is not rapper-singer-songwriter- ted trash bag she wore with ficially inseminated to it’s still possible that there ment of the late rock unhappy with Grace- producer-dancer whose confidence and charisma increase the likelihood are more. star’s studio complex land Holdings or making music videos have moved in the video for “The Rain of pregnancy. Exper- Meng Meng and Jiao near Minneapolis. the decision because of the needle over the last two (Supa Dupa Fly)” in 1997 ts working with the zoo Qing arrived from China Graceland Holdings, economic reasons. decades, was honored at during the performance. said in mid-August that in June 2017. which runs Elvis Pres- The Star Tribune re- the 2019 MTV Video Music “I’ve worked diligently ley’s tourist attraction ports Nelson says there Awards, where Taylor Swift for over two decades and I in Memphis, Tennes- are differences of opi- also took center stage with never thought I would be see, had been operating nions among the heirs, her gay pride anthem, “You standing up here receiving AP PHOTO Prince’s Paisley Park in so the estate’s adminis- Need to Calm Down.” this award,” Elliott said. Chanhassen as a mu- trator, Comerica, will be Elliott earned the Michael The 48-year-old game- seum since October making the final deci- Jackson Video Vanguard -changer also dedicated her 2016. sions on how to operate Award and brought her co- award to the dance com- Prince’s oldest sibling, the landmark. lorful, eccentric and grou- munity and said her music Sharon Nelson, says Prince died at age 57 ndbreaking music videos video inspirations included the family will manage of an accidental overdo- to life, from “Work It” to Janet Jackson, Madonna, Paisley Park because the se of fentanyl at Paisley “Lose Control,” on Monday Peter Gabriel and Busta contract expires at the Park April 21, 2016. at the Prudential Center in Rhymes.

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That’s all forgotten about now. Born in New Zealand but now AP PHOTO an adopted Englishman after mo- ving at the age of 12, Stokes has become a national sporting hero in a summer of redemption for a player whose career was plunged into uncertainty two years ago when he was involved in a street brawl in which he knocked a man unconscious. According to Stokes, he was ac- ting in self-defense in his reaction to the man who was verbally abu- sing two gay men outside a club in Bristol, southwest England. Stokes was found not guilty by a court of affray in August last year, yet was handed an eight-match suspension by the England and Wales Cricket Board and fined 30,000 pounds ($38,000) for brin- ging the game into disrepute. He had already been dropped from England’s Ashes squad for the 2017-18 tour Down Under — a series Australia won 4-0. The late-night fracas solidified England’s Ben Stokes celebrates victory on day four of the third Ashes cricket Test match against Australia at Headingley his reputation as the bad boy of English cricket, which had grown for various incidents, including CRICKET arrest and a night in a prison cell in 2011 for obstructing a police officer. Stokes, now known for his high fitness levels, recently said he had Stokes becomes national hero dealt with his off-the-field issues and is just “trying to make better decisions” in his life. He made plenty of those Sunday under the after making most of 2nd chance most extreme pressure possible EN Stokes leant back on steered England into a rare Su- nal team’s biggest fourth-innings ever test run-scorer with 12,472, at Headingley. aching legs and thrust per Over eliminator against New chase in test cricket in a one-wi- including 33 centuries — who On Saturday evening and into his clenched right fist Zealand and, ultimately, to beco- cket win over fierce rival Australia. struck two of his five double hun- Sunday, he scored 3 runs off his into the air, letting out ming world champion for the first With England still needing 73 dreds in Australia, both unbea- first 73 balls, knowing he had to Ba guttural roar as thousands rose time. runs with one wicket left, Stokes ten, like Stokes was. stay around come what may if inside Headingley to acclaim one Six weeks after what was wi- had the clarity to hog the strike in Stokes described it as “one of England was to pull off a victory. of English sport’s greatest indivi- dely labeled the greatest cricket the last-wicket partnership with the top two feelings I’ve ever had He reached his fifty off 152 balls, dual performances. match ever, and about 170 miles No. 11 Jack Leach, scoring 74 of a on a cricket field,” clearly bracke- his slowest test half-century. Then It was an image that adorned (274 kilometers) north in Leeds, 76-run stand that ended with him ting it with his recent World Cup he accelerated as he lost partners the front or back of nearly every Stokes produced an almost-su- slashing a four through the covers exploits. at the other end, hitting 74 off 45 British newspaper on Monday, perhuman innings that might to seal victory and spark the ima- It seemed inevitable that balls — including seven sixes — keeping cricket atop the agen- have been even better, keeping ge that went everywhere. Stokes was the central figure in an in that last-wicket stand during da in a summer like no other for England alive in an Ashes series “Outrageous,” said England English cricketing drama. After which he basically reverted to a sport often mocked for being when all hope appeared to be captain Joe Root. all, it was Stokes who was redu- playing an ODI-style innings. quaint and dull but which has su- lost. “The most extraordinary test ced to tears after being hit for four There was a reverse slog sweep ddenly become gripping viewing. On the hottest August bank innings ever played by an En- straight sixes by Carlos Brathwai- for six, a clip off his legs off Josh Stokes’ once-in-a-lifetime holiday weekend ever recorded gland batsman,” purred former te in the last over of the Twenty20 Hazlewood for six, and even a innings supposedly came in last in England, Stokes displayed re- England skipper Alastair Cook in World Cup final against West In- ramp shot cleared the boundary month’s Cricket World Cup final silience, courage and no little his role as a radio commentator. dies in 2016 as England fell to an rope. at Lord’s, when his pressure-filled skill and flair to score 135 over 5½ That is some praise coming improbable loss at Eden Gardens In these positions, Stokes can and incident-packed knock of 84 hours, masterminding the natio- from Cook — England’s highest in Kolkata. appear invincible. MDT/AP

ad Person at Munich airport the detained after bypassing security Police at Munich airport detained a passenger who left a terminal via Affected passengers, who had already been through securityBUZZ checks an emergency exit instead of going through passport control, promp- for their departing flights, had to go through the process again, Wi- ting a temporary partial shutdown of one of Germany’s busiest airpor- lhelm said. ts Tuesday. Munich airport is one of Germany’s busiest aviation hubs and the Up to 5,000 passengers were affected by the disruption as federal po- shutdown came during peak summer travel season. lice searched for the unnamed passenger, Munich Airport spokesman Wilhelm said the passenger arrived on a flight from outside the Eu- Robert Wilhelm said. ropean Union and was due to transfer at Munich airport. Before boar- OPINION Terminal 1 and parts of Terminal 2 were closed during the police ope- ding the connecting flight the passenger had to go through security ration. They were re-opened a few hours later. controls, but instead unlocked an emergency door and left through it World Views Some 130 incoming and outgoing flights were canceled, German despite setting off an alarm. It was not immediately clear from which Mihir Sharma news agency dpa reported. country the person had arrived.

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on the economy AP PHOTO Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a Moscow prison, India’s economic numbers have for some time looked be- was in breach of basic tter than the facts warranted, feeding an overconfidence in human rights, a European New Delhi about the country’s prospects. Thankfully, that’s court ruled in its latest begun to change. The Reserve Bank of India, the Internatio- rebuke to Russian nal Monetary Fund, investment banks and ratings agencies President Vladimir Putin. have all recently cut their estimates of 2019 growth sharply. While some believe India’s official statistics may overstate growth by as much as 2.5 percentage points, even govern- AP PHOTO ment statisticians are expected to release this week a more sober estimate for GDP growth between January and March of around 5.8%. The best news is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go- vernment, which has loudly touted its stewardship of the In- dian economy, appears to have woken up to the scale of the problem. Many would argue that the slew of administrative and tax changes that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Poland Dozens of former announced as stimulus measures last Friday weren’t bold Polish ambassadors are telling President Donald enough. But that misses the key point: Sitharaman and her Trump that Poland’s ministry at last seem to be willing to take criticism on board democracy is at risk and and to adopt a more realistic view of India’s economic posi- urging him to pressure tion. That’s the first step toward fixing the economy. the country’s populist Indeed, some of the reasons for disappointment are them- Administration government during a selves grounds for optimism. The auto industry, for example, coming visit to respect had hoped for tax cuts or budgetary support of some kind. ends protection for human rights and stop You can see why they’re panicked; they’ve just had the worst flouting the constitution. month since December 2000, with sales of new passenger cars dropping by 35% year-on-year. migrant medical care Smartly, though, the government resisted frantic lobbying AP PHOTO from some of India’s most powerful companies. Instead of HE Trump administra- palsy, muscular dystrophy, has been trying to dismantle. handing out a big tax break, the new measures addressed Ttion has eliminated a epilepsy and other serious The agency estimates it some of the regularity fuzziness that might have been su- protection that lets immi- conditions, said Anthony receives about 1,000 defer- ppressing demand for new cars. The government’s chief eco- grants remain in the coun- Marino, head of immigra- red action requests per year nomist had some harsh words for bailout-seekers not just in try and avoid deportation tion legal services at the Irish that are related neither to the the auto sector but finance and real estate: “If we basically while they or their relatives International Immigrant military nor to DACA. Most expect the government to use taxpayers’ money to intervene receive life-saving medical Center, which represents the of them cite medical or fi- every time when there are some ‘sunsets,’ then I think you in- treatments or endure other families. nancial hardships, the agen- France President Emmanuel Macron troduce possible moral hazards as well as the possibility of a hardships, immigration offi- Advocates say similar le- cy said. situation where profits are private and losses are socialized.” is calling for a new cials said in letters issued to tters from Citizenship and Going forward, applican- global economic That would be, as he correctly noted, “anathema to the way families this month. Immigration Services have ts will be able to seek depor- order, decrying an the market economy functions.” Critics denounced the been issued to immigrants tation deferrals from a dif- “unprecedented crisis” One reason the government seems to have embraced reality decision as a cruel change in California, North Carolina ferent agency, Immigration in the market economy. is that the revenue numbers in the federal budget are now that could force desperate and elsewhere. Customs and Enforcement, Amid uncertainty over known to have been massively overstated. There was, in fact, migrants to accept lesser “Can anyone imagine the according to the spokeswo- U.S. trade policies, a revenue shortfall in the last financial year of 1.7 trillion Macron said the market treatment in their poverty- government ordering you to man. rupees ($24 billion), almost a full percentage point of GDP; economy has become stricken homelands. disconnect your child from Letters sent to Boston-a- none of that was visible in the numbers laid before Parlia- too finance-driven, Mariela Sanchez, a na- rea families last week and ment. That’s a scandal, and probably part of the reason why life-saving care — to pull creating inequalities the seniormost bureaucrat in the finance ministry has been tive of Honduras who re- them from a hospital bed reviewed by The Associated “that are shaking up our political order.” made to fall on his sword. Those who argue that India is in a cently applied for the special — knowing that it will cost Press, however, do not men- sustained demand slump aren’t wrong. But the government exemption, said a denial them their lives?” Marino tion that option. They simply would amount to a death said. order applicants to leave the Norway’s USD1 trillion doesn’t have the fiscal firepower to pull the economy out of it. wealth fund proposed sentence for her 16-year-old “This is a new low,” De- country within 33 days or Most of us feared that, faced with this revenue shortfall and changes to how its demands for both corporate and individual welfare paymen- son, Jonathan, who suffers mocratic Sen. Ed Markey face deportation, which can holdings are weighted ts, Modi’s government would respond as it has in the past -- by from cystic fibrosis. They are said. “Donald Trump is li- hurt future visa or immigra- geographically, calling getting its tax officials to put the squeeze on taxpayers. After among many families who terally deporting kids with tion requests. for a reduction in all, it looked like the government would have to raise revenue settled in Boston to seek care cancer.” The elimination of the investments in Europe by 1.1% of GDP in 2019-20 if it were to make its fiscal targets. at some of the nation’s top A Citizenship and Immi- special status for medical to take a bigger chunk But Sitharaman has been touring the country asking tax hospitals. gration Services spokeswo- care is one of several ag- of the U.S. stock market dominated by the officers to cool it and to trust taxpayers more. Some of the Sanchez, who arrived in man said the policy change gressive steps the Trump biggest technology measures she announced on Friday were meant to reduce the U.S. with her family in administration has taken in was effective Aug. 7. companies. More on p10 tax officials’ arbitrary powers. The government seems to have 2016, said she lost a daughter It affects all pending re- recent weeks to crack down reversed course following widely publicized criticism of “tax to the same disease years ago quests, including from tho- on immigrants. terrorism” even by businesspeople friendly to the ruling par- after doctors in her home se seeking a renewal of the Without the discretionary ty. Modi himself hailed “wealth creators” in his speech to the country failed to diagnose it. two-year authorization and deferrals, immigrant fami- AP PHOTO nation on India’s Independence Day, August 15. The disease, which is he- those applying for the first lies facing serious health is- Of course, nothing in India goes exactly as one would wish. reditary, affects the lungs and time. The only exception is sues have few other options Ideally, the government would now focus on structural re- digestive system and has no for military members and for relief, medical experts in form to energize demand and reinvigorate the tax base, while cure. their families. Boston argued Monday. keeping to the fiscal straight and narrow. Instead, it seems “He would be dead,” if the The special status is simi- The deferrals, they ad- content to make up the revenue gap through handouts of its family had remained in Hon- ded, do not provide families own from the RBI: On Monday, we learned that the central lar to the Deferred Action for USA Up to 30 women bank -- led, after the quietly acrimonious departure of two duras, she said of her son. “I Childhood Arrivals program a pathway to citizenship, have panic attacks over this that then-President Barack though they can qualify for were expected to successive independent governors, by a former finance mi- take a judge up on his every day.” Obama created in 2012 to government-funded health nistry bureaucrat -- would transfer, yes, 1.7 trillion rupees to invitation to speak at a the government this year. Hopefully, a newly realistic gover- In Boston alone, the de- shield immigrants brought benefits and receive legal hearing after financier nment will realize that such coincidences can’t be counted cision could affect about 20 to the country as children permission to work while Jeffrey Epstein killed on forever. families with children figh- from deportation — another their children receive medi- himself before facing sex ting cancer, HIV, cerebral policy the administration cal treatment. MDT/AP trafficking charges.