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CHINA-US A man has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for importing counterfeit electronic components Macau bribery case from China and Hong Kong for use by American customers, including builders of the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarines. Peter Picone, 42, was sentenced rocks United Nations P2,3 in federal court in Hartford, Conn. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit military goods. In addition to the prison sentence, the judge ordered him to pay USD352,076 in restitution Grand Prix entry to 31 companies whose circuits he counterfeited.

CHINA The death toll from a powerful typhoon list revealed, top in southern China has reached 20 people, Chinese state media reported. The official racers to storm Xinhua News Agency said that the southern region of Guangxi reported an additional two deaths, in through Guia addition to the 18 deaths reported earlier from the neighboring province of Guangdong. Circuit P5 JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reshuffled his Cabinet to focus on reviving the world’s No. 3 economy. A newly appointed minister will steer programs aimed at achieving a strong economy and increased birth rate so the population stabilizes and the country can stay afloat. Nine ministers were replaced in the reshuffle.

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.S. officials say that The new charges may be con- the arrests of the nected to other cases, with Ng former president of last year having failed to com- the United Nations ply with a request from U.S. UN corruption probe at its ‘early stages’ UGeneral Assembly, John Ashe, prosecutors to answer ques- and Macau developer Ng Lap tions before a Nevada grand Seng are part of the early sta- jury in an overseas bribery Lorenzo was arrested outside ges of a probe into corruption investigation. His name also the midtown Manhattan offi- at the organization. came up in a lawsuit alleging ces of the South-South News. Preet Bharara, the U.S. at- Sheldon Adelson, the 82-year He’s the president of the news torney in Manhattan, issued -old billionaire founder and organization, which covers a warning to officials at the chairman of Las Vegas Sands global development issues as UN Tuesday as he announ- Corp., ordered secret investi- well as the United Nations. ced the charges against John gations in business and finan- “Ambassador Lorenzo acted Ashe, who’s accused of taking cial affairs of Macau govern- in good faith at all times,” said USD1.3 million in bribes, and ment officials. his lawyer, Brian Bieber. “He Francis Lorenzo, the ambas- Adelson said he didn’t know trusted the people he associa- sador to the UN for the Domi- Ng in testimony at a May hea- ted with and relied upon their nican Republic, who’s accused ring in Las Vegas. integrity in all business dealin- of helping Macau developer Ng, 68, who has a personal gs. He had no knowledge of Ng Lap Seng pay bribes to net worth of about $1.8 billion, any of their criminal actions.” Ashe and others. has been held in a federal jail U.S. Magistrate Judge James “There is a lot more work to in Manhattan since he was ar- Francis agreed to release Ashe do,” Bharara said at a press rested Sept. 19 in a separate U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announces an indictment against six United Nations on $1 million bond secured by conference, adding his team case, accused of bringing $4.5 individuals during a news conference his property and directed that had only scratched the sur- million into the country and he remain under house arrest face. “Is bribery business as lying about its purpose to U.S. what Ng did with the cash. Ashe sent $100,000 to the with electronic monitoring. usual at the UN?” authorities. Bharara said pro- “We’re looking at all the mo- prime minister in a series of Robert Van Lierop, Ashe’s The complaint lays out in de- secutors were investigating ney,” Bharara said. “We follow $20,000 checks and he sent lawyer, said his client had a tail a series of payments from the money.” about $13,000 to the prime “sterling reputation” and wou- Chinese nationals, as well as Ashe, the former ambassa- minister’s political party. That ldn’t leave the U.S. because Lorenzo, to Ashe, that were In February dor to the UN for Antigua and was part of the $170,000 in his family lives here. intended to get UN support Barbuda, was also accused total the prime minister recei- “We will fight the charges for a multibillion-dollar pro- 2012, Ashe of sharing some of the bribe ved from one of Ashe’s bank and he will be acquitted,” Van ject in Macau. Separately, submitted a money with the Caribbean accounts, the U.S. said. Lierop said after court. other Chinese nationals paid nation’s prime minister as he The Antigua mission to the Shiwei Yan and Heidi Hong Ashe hundreds of thousands document lobbied for the Chinese inte- UN didn’t respond to multiple Piao, whom the U.S. accused of dollars to open doors in his rests, the U.S. said. requests for comment. of arranging bribes for Ashe, native Antigua, according to to the UN “Going to Antigua on Thurs- Five of the Six defendants were both arrested at a Ma- the complaint. Ashe also in- day to vote and would need to named in the criminal com- nhattan residence near the troduced a Chinese business supporting take something for the PM,” plaint unsealed in Manhattan UN’s Manhattan headquar- executive to a UN counterpart Ng’s Macau Ashe wrote Lorenzo in a June federal court were arrested ters, Langmesser said. from Kenya, with the goal of 8, 2014, e-mail, according to and held without bail after Lawyers for the other four facilitating business invest- Conference the U.S. “Hope I can have the appearing in court, said Kelly defendants declined to com- ments in Nairobi, the U.S. $26 K in cash before then.” Langmesser, a spokeswoman ment on the charges. said. Center According to the complaint, for the FBI’s New York office. One of Ng’s lawyers is Guy Da-

HE latest on alle- Tgations that former United Nations Gene- The Latest: Ashe implicated himself ral Assembly President Josh Ashe accepted bri- bes to help a Chinese ter in the Chinese re- to secure his appearan- in connection with the real estate mogul and gion of Macau. ces in Manhattan fede- bribery conspiracy to other businesspeople AP PHOTO Arguing for deten- ral court on tax charges. have bail set. The others gain investments and tion, Richenthal said Prosecutors say Ashe were detained. government contracts more serious charges accepted $1.3 million in (all USA time): were possible. Defen- bribes from 2011 throu- 3:55 p.m. The gover- se lawyer Robert Van gh 2014 from Chinese nment of Antigua and 8 p.m. A prosecutor Lierop said the defense businesspeople to ob- Barbuda says a former says charges against a would assert Ashe’s im- tain his support for the United Nations Gene- former United Nations munity and Ashe will be construction of a multi- ral Assembly president General Assembly pre- vindicated. billion dollar conferen- who has been char- sident accused of ac- ce center in the Chinese ged in connection with cepting USD1.3 million John Ashe speaks at United Nations headquarters 7:15 p.m. Bail has region of Macau. a bribery conspiracy in bribes may be upgra- been set at $1 million It was unlikely he holds no position in the ded. his Dobbs Ferry home. charges. for a former United Na- would be released Tues- government. The prosecutor — Da- Ashe was arrested on Authorities say Ashe tions General Assembly day. His lawyer told re- A government state- niel Richenthal — told a tax charges that carry a conspired with Chine- president charged in porters outside court ment sent to The Asso- Manhattan federal ma- potential maximum pe- se businesspeople who connection with a bri- he expects Ashe to be ciated Press on Tuesday gistrate judge Tuesday nalty of six years in pri- paid him $1.3 million bery conspiracy. vindicated. The govern- says John Ashe was that John Ashe made son. A magistrate judge since 2011 to support John Ashe was also or- ment opposed bail. U.N. ambassador under incriminating state- set bail at $1 million, ci- building a multibillion dered Tuesday to wear Ashe was the only one the former United Pro- ments after his arrest at ting the relatively light dollar conference cen- an electronic bracelet of six people charged gressive Party govern-

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Manhattan. Ashe steered a Chinese tech- nology executive to a Kenyan UN corruption probe at its ‘early stages’ UN official in order to facilita- te meetings between the Chi- nese and government officials Ban “was shocked and deeply in Nairobi, according to the troubled to learn of the allega- complaint. The meetings took If proven, tions, which go to the heart of place and the U.S. suggests, the integrity of the UN,” Du- but doesn’t state explicitly, today’s charges jarric said. “Corruption is not that similar bribes were paid. business as usual at the UN.” Bharara’s corruption allega- will confirm The organization will coope- tions at the UN follow his pur- that the cancer rate with U.S. authorities, he suit of similar crimes in New said. York’s state capital of Albany of corruption In February 2012, Ashe sub- and come several months after mitted a document to the UN Loretta Lynch, the U.S. Attor- that plagues supporting Ng’s Macau Con- ney General, announced char- ference Center, the U.S. said. On this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, file photo, United Nations Secretary-General Ban ges against officials from the so many state Lorenzo used the document Ki-moon, left, shakes hands with John Ashe international soccer federation. and local in promotional materials with “If proven, today’s charges other officials and an invest- the course of years he accep- single order of custom-tailo- will confirm that the cancer governments ment bank to imply the center ted millions of dollars in bri- red suits, Bharara said. of corruption that plagues so was likely to be supported by bes in various forms, some of “For Rolexes, bespoke suits many state and local govern- infects the UN the UN, the U.S. said. which he admitted after he and a private basketball court, ments infects the United Na- Ban’s staff “have no recollec- was arrested today,” Richen- John Ashe, the 68th President tions as well,” Bharara said. as well tion of any discussion between thal said. of the UN General Assembly, The case is U.S. v. Ashe, 15- PREET BHARARA John Ashe and the Secretary- He may have residual immu- sold himself and the global mag-3562, U.S. District Court, General relating to a center nity for acts that were done institution he led,” said Preet Southern District of New York in Macau,” Dujarric said. within the scope of his official Bharara, the U.S. Attorney in (Manhattan). MDT/Bloomberg vid Singer, a partner at Orrick Ashe was also charged with positions, the U.S. said. Herrington & Sutcliffe who spe- failing to report $1.2 million Ashe received money for a cializes in foreign bribery cases. in income, including the bri- family vacation and the cons- Singer was also the lead prose- bes, to the Internal Revenue truction of a basketball court gov’t unaware of intention cutor of the government’s case Service. It’s the only charge at his house in Dobbs Ferry, to build center in macau against lobbyist Jack Abramoff, which wouldn’t be covered by New York, prosecutors said. who went to prison after bilking diplomatic immunity, althou- Some of the bribes went to Indian tribes. gh he waived that privilege bank accounts Ashe set up to THE MACAU government could issues no comment on cases that are The UN wasn’t told about when he applied to be a per- fund his presidency, accor- not provide any information on “the under legal proceedings.” In an ap- parent reference to the South-South the U.S. investigation and Se- manent resident in the U.S. in ding to the complaint. arrest of a MSAR resident in the USA.” In a statement issued by the Expo in Macau, which Ng wanted to cretary-General Ban ki-Moon 2000, according to the com- Money from those accounts Government Spokesperson Office, build in Macau under the auspices learned of the allegations also went to pay his mortga- plaint. which never names Ng Lap Seng of the UN, the government says that Tuesday morning, Stepha- After his arrest, Ashe told ge and other items such as a (who is a member of Macau’s Eco- it “has no details regarding the con- ne Dujarric, a spokesman for investigators he had accepted $40,000 lease on a new BMW, nomic Development Committee), it struction project mentioned in news Ban, told reporters at a daily bribes, prosecutor Daniel Ri- $54,000 for a pair of Rolex is mentioned that “the government coverage.” briefing. chenthal said in court. “Over watches and $59,000 for a

ment and was replaced prosecutor’s claims that conspiracy case against United Nations Gene- when the Labor Party a bribery case against a a former United Na- ral Assembly President Lykketoft: government was elected former United Nations tions General Assembly John Ashe took more in 2014. General Assembly pre- president, a billionaire than $500,000 in bri- ‘Corruption has It says the government sident and five others Chinese real estate mo- bes from a Chinese real learned of Ashe’s arrest might just be the tip of gul and four others. estate mogul and other no place in the from media reports. the iceberg. U.S. Attorney Preet businesspeople. It noted that the com- The spokesman for Bharara in New York In exchange for the plaint also identifies U.N. Secretary-Gene- said Tuesday that John money, federal prose- United Nations’ senior officials in the ral Ban Ki-moon told Ashe sold himself and cutors say, Ashe used former government as reporters Tuesday that the global institution he his position as Perma- OGENS Lykke- well as the former pri- “corruption is not bu- led while he served in nent Resident to the toft, the U.N. Ge-

M AP PHOTO me minister, Baldwin siness as usual at the the largely ceremonial United Nations for An- neral Assembly’s current Spencer. U.N.” post for a year in 2013 tigua and Barbuda and president, told reporters The statement says, Spokesman Stephane and 2014. He also was General Assembly head Tuesday that member “The present govern- Dujarric spoke shortly an ambassador from to help the business- states would decide ment of Antigua and after U.S. Attorney Antigua and Barbuda at people gain investmen- whether to create more Barbuda has imple- Preet Bharara told re- the time. ts and government con- transparency for the mented and upholds porters his investiga- The prosecutor says tracts from 2011 throu- world body. Mogens Lykketoft, president of the UN General Assembly the highest standards tion was continuing the charges show that gh 2014. “Corruption has no pla- of good governance and and his office plans to the “cancer of corrup- Prosecutors say some ce in the United Nations the office of the General accountability.” The be asking if bribery is tion that plagues too of the bribe money was or anywhere else,” he Assembly president had government says it will “business as usual at many local and state used to pay for Ashe’s said. transparency issues. continue to monitor the the U.N. as the probe governments infects family vacation and to Prosecutors said two A U.N. internal audit situation. proceeds.” the United Nations as construct a basketball other arrested indivi- warned in 2010 that Former President well.” It was not imme- court at his home in duals were involved with some General Assembly 3:40 p.m. The cur- John Ashe was arrested diately clear who will Dobbs Ferry, New York. Ng. They were identified presidents had supple- rent president of the Tuesday, a year after fi- represent Ashe in court. In all, six people, in- as Sheri Yan, 57, and mented their office’s bu- U.N. General Assem- nishing a yearlong stint The billionaire bu- cluding another diplo- Heidi Park, 52, both na- dgets with “direct agree- bly says it will be up to in the largely ceremo- sinessman, Ng Lap mat, were ensnared in turalized U.S. citizens ments” with member member states to decide nial post. It wasn’t clear Seng, and his chief as- the probe. who reside in China states and that the presi- whether to create more who will represent Ashe sistant were arrested Ashe was arrested and helped facilitate the dents were not required transparent vetting and in court against char- two weeks ago. Their Tuesday and is being scheme, prosecutors to report that money. It disclosure requiremen- ges he accepted over $1 lawyers didn’t imme- held. said. Both were ordered gave no details. ts for the world body. million in bribes. diately return messages No one answered a held without bail. Their “The lack of transpa- seeking comment. phone call to the mis- lawyers did not com- rency concerning such 12:55 p.m. The Uni- 11:55 a.m. A federal sion for Antigua. Ashe’s ment outside court. funds may pose a repu- ted Nations is defen- prosecutor has formally 9:05 a.m. U.S. pro- legal representation The United Nations tational risk for the orga- ding itself against a announced a bribery secutors say former isn’t clear. AP has known for years that nization,” the audit said. 08.10.2015 thu

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ADONNA has annou- 17 show were sold-out within Mnced a second Bangkok 30 minutes of going on sale on date for her “Rebel Heart” September 25. The SCMP re- world tour, after the first show Madonna tour adds ported this as a record for the sold out in under an hour. fastest Hong Kong concert to With this world tour, Ma- sell out. Subsequently, a se- donna is promoting her la- second date in Bangkok cond date was announced for test album of the same name. February 18. It is the pop-queen’s tenth After the Asian leg of the world tour after her record Madonna’s world tour co- tour, Madonna will head to -breaking “The MDNA Tour” mes to Asia in February, with Oceania in March for a num- in 2012. shows in Taipei, followed by AP PHOTO ber of dates in Auckland, Mel- Tickets for the first show on Bangkok, Tokyo, Hong Kong, bourne, Sydney and Brisbane. February 9 went on sale on Sa- Macau and Manila. Her previous world tour had turday and reportedly sold out The “Queen of Pop” will per- been scheduled to include within an hour. A second show form twice in Macau at Melco Australia in January 2013, but was announced yesterday for Crown Entertainment’s soon- the shows were cancelled. February 10 at the 15,000-seat to-be-opened property, Studio Madonna’s album has recei- Impact Arena. City, on February 20 and 21. ved generally good reviews The first show will be Ma- The shows will be held in the from the press. The NY Dai- donna’s debut performance in 5,000-seat Studio City Event ly News said: “Rebel Heart’s the Thai capital. Thai media Center. best moments boast some of have heralded the Bangkok Organizers also recently ad- the most finely structured pop show capital as a “once-in-a ded a second date in Hong melodies of Madonna’s 32- -lifetime experience.” Kong. Tickets for the February Madonna performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles year career.” Staff Reporter

ARTS TOURISM CCM highlights winter performances MGTO wins award in Thailand HE Macau Cultural Centre T(CCM) has released the hi- HE Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) ghlights for its winter season per- Thas been presented with the Best National Tou- formances. This year will include rism Office of Travel Services Award at the 23rd performances of “Anna Karenina” Incentive Travel & Conventions and Meetings Asia from Boris Eifman’s ballet com- (IT&CMA 2015) conference that took place in Thai- pany, as well as Edward Lam’s land from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. “Art School Musical” – an adapta- MGTO led a delegation of local industry partners tion of a classic Chinese tale. as part of its plans to promote Macau as a destina- The CCM will showcase the tion for business travel. The office’s booth was ba- two performances on a number sed on the theme “Touching Moments, Experience of dates throughout November Macau” and partnered with around 30 enterprises and December. “Anna Karenina,” to present products and facilities relating to Ma- Tolstoy’s acclaimed masterpiece, cau’s tourism business opportunities. The MGTO is the classic tale of one of lite- also took the opportunity to advertise its “Travel rature’s most charismatic women Stimulation Program” among incentive travel or- and the love triangle between ganizers. Anna, her husband, and her lo- On the closing day of IT&CMA 2015, MGTO was ver. Driven by passion, Anna is ballet. legend “The Butterfly Lovers.” awarded the Best National Tourism Office of Travel the fearless protagonist who de- This winter will mark Eifman’s Having premiered last May, this Services Awards in acknowledgement of its exce- fies social norms when she aban- return to Macau after their debut humorous and personal vision is llent work as a tourism-promoting entity. MGTO dons domestic safety to pursue a at CCM with “Red Giselle” back performed in Mandarin and ad- had been selected as the winner through a selection passionate affair with an aristo- in 2004. In addition, members dresses a variety of themes, inclu- process by tourism industry professionals. cratic officer. of Eifman’s company will host ding gender issues and the essen- IT&CMA 2015 was hosted in Bangkok, providing Set to Tchaikovsky’s composi- a workshop on November 29 to ce of ingenuity. a platform for industry partners to promote incen- tions, the ballet’s choreography introduce their methods to local The cast for the performance in- tive travel. It was attended by around 900 exhibi- reflects the psychological twists dancers. cludes 18 actors, who are mostly tors, and 400 industry buyers from about 50 coun- and turns of the story, exploring “Art School Musical” is a thou- from Taiwan and Hong Kong but tries and regions. International industry buyers controversial topics through a ght-provoking reflection on love also feature Macau’s rising star, from India, Poland, and the U.S. accounted for the highly physical and glamorous and art inspired by the Chinese Jordan Cheng. biggest proportion of participants this year. ad thu 08.10.2015

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Aries Un AST year’s Formula Top racers to storm through 3 Macau Grand Prix champion, Felix Ro- senqvist, is slated to Lreturn to the Guia circuit this Guia Circuit for 62nd year November to defend his title when the starting flag is wa- ved for Macau’s 62nd race. The newly-crowned FIA F3 European winner will be among the 28 racing drivers to be lining the grid on No- vember 22 for the 15-lap race. The Swedish driver will be in his number-one racer repre- senting Italian-based SJM Theodore Racing by Prema Powerteam, ready to catch up to Edoardo Mortara, the only two-win record-holder in 32 years. Joining him on the track will be Britain’s Jake Dennis and Canada’s Lance Stroll on their maiden visits to the territory. The former is a multiple race winner in Eu- ropean F3 this season while Stroll, from Ferrari Driver Academy, is a rising star who is under the spotlight for his breathtaking speed. Another highlighted race, the Guia Race 2.0T (TCR In- ternational Series), will see seven-time WTCC winner Rob Huff from England and three- time champion Alain Menu Felix Rosenqvist celebrates the 2014 victory. He will return to the F3 race this year speeding around the circuit with other newcomers, com- and Italy’s Gianni Morbidelli. possibly falling on Stuart champions in the race. compete against Leong Ian peting for the trophy. Other Up to 31 racers will compete Easton, Ian Hutchinson, The schedule for the four- Veng, who was the first to have celebrated racers include in the 49-year-old Motorcycle Michael Rutter and John day event also includes four crossed the line in the four- Swiss driver Stefano Comini Grand Prix with the focus McGuinness – all common other supporting races. The round qualifying stage earlier. CTM Macau Touring Car Cup In addition, Hong Kong and welcomes 34 drivers from Taiwan’s show biz entertai- Macau, Hong Kong and the ners Chrissie Chau, Shawn Costa Antunes supervises last GP mainland, with the 1,600cc Yue, Alex Fong, Christine fleet to be unveiled, ranging Kuo and Wu Chun will com- from Chevrolet and Ford, pete in the Celebrity Cup OÃO Manuel Costa Antu- the Sport Development Board by to Peugeot and Mini. The Race, a new addition to the Jnes, coordinator of the Macau the end of the year, after an admi- defending champion from race program. Grand Prix Committee, has told nistrative reshuffle. Hong Kong, Andy Yan, will Returning to the race pro- media that this would be his last As the Times reported earlier, be in his Peugeot RCZ ready gram for the second year, the time assisting with the annual car Mr Antunes will serve as an ad- to break his own record of Chinese Racing Cup conti- -racing event, saying he would now viser to the Secretary for Social 2.087 seconds over his clo- nues to serve as a platform be able to spare more time for his Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam. sest challenger last year. for 21 racing drivers from family and his favorite sport, golf. He will be providing advisory ser- For the Road Sport Challen- the mainland, Taiwan, Hong The Portuguese engineer started vices for two of his Secretariat’s ge, which is entering its eigh- Kong and Macau to gauge serving the commission in 1988. main projects: the Hotel Estoril th year, the previous winner each other’s capabilities whi- The committee will be managed by and the new public hospital. Wong Wan Long, a local, will le promoting sportsmanship.

Five former champions confirmed for FIA GT World Cup

IVE former cham- race each other for the be racing on the challen- Audi Sport Team WRT, Fpions from Macau’s GT3 machinery, accor- ging 6.2-kilometer Guia has clinched 18 major annual car race will set ding to the car-racing Circuit in an Audi R8 race victories over the their eyes on claiming the committee’s entrant list. LMS for one of the lea- previous four seasons, trophy for the first-ever Two-time Macau winner ding teams from German while the latter, a fre- FIA GT World Cup. The Keita Sawa will also be manufacturer Audi Sport quent racer in Macau, championship is slated seen during the race, whi- Team Phoenix. competes with the Audi to make its debut during ch has attracted a total of Belgium’s Laurens Van- Hong Kong squad. this year’s Grand Prix. 24 drivers from around thoor and Hong Kong’s The first winner of Ma- Edoardo Mortara, Dar- the globe. Marchy Lee will be the- cau’s 2008 GT Cup will ryl O’Young, Maro Engel Mortara, twice a winner re on the circuit to race take a spin in one of the Local driver André Cou- for the World Cup. He and Andre Couto, each of the F3 Macau Grand against the 28-year-old, three Aston Martin V12 to, a regular in the MGP will be driving a McLaren representing one of the Prix and three-time victor also in Audi racers. The Vantages entered by Cra- for the past 20 years, has 650S GT3 for the FFF Ra- five manufacturers, will in the Macau GT Cup, will former, who drives for ft-Bamboo. joined McLaren’s roster cing Team. 08.10.2015 thu

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Qatar Airways looks MGM praises Beijing’s to recruit in Macau Qatar Airways, the national airline of Qatar, is hosting a cabin crew assistance to local economy recruitment event in Macau on October 18. The airline highlights the job benefits for its cabin crew in Aries Un Rather than simply depend scandal, which has been on its advertisement, including: world on Beijing’s assistance, Mr the news for almost a month. travel opportunities; competitive GM China head Grant Bowie believes that self-po- He said that now is an appro- compensation; and a tax-free MBowie yesterday welco- sitivity, innovation and com- priate time for all the indus- remuneration package including med Beijing’s helping hand petence in offering quality try’s stakeholders and the au- accommodation, allowances and to Macau’s flagging economy, services would always lead the thorities to “improve and con- transportation for duty. Applicants must be willing to relocate to Doha, and highlighted its significan- industry to success. solidate the industry,” while Qatar. The event will be held at the ce in boosting mainland tou- Furthermore, he likened the also stressing that the group Sofitel Macau. rists’ confidence in and access economic adjustment that runs its business within regu- to the city. the territory has been going lations. Late last week, the top liai- through to a “marathon,” whi- During yesterday’s conferen- CTM: Submarine son official in Macau, Li Gang, ch requires persistence and ce, MGM China stressed that hinted that Beijing would roll concentration if Macau aims it is seeking to forge business cable fixed out a set of supporting policies to extend its previous heyday. partnerships with local small Part of the SMW3 submarine cable for Macau’s economy. “I think we all need to be very and medium-sized suppliers located near Singapore was damaged on On the sidelines of a press focused, diligent and determi- in the run-up to the opening of the afternoon of September 24, affecting conference on business part- ned to work hard every day,” its new premises on the Cotai he added. “It’s now going to Strip. A matching session will access to international websites among nerships co-hosted with the CTM Internet customers. According to be up to us in Macau, Macau be held on November 30 for Macau Chamber of Commer- a CTM press release, restoration work people, to reinvent themsel- interested enterprises. ce, Grant Bowie, who is MGM took place on the damaged submarine China’s chief executive officer ves and deliver the outcomes “The critical point is to open cable yesterday between midnight and that’d make us successful.” the door, to hand out invita- and executive director, noted Grant Bowie 5 a.m. CTM stated that during that that efforts to bring more tou- Although the golden week tions and encourage people period, telecom services of Shan Tou, rists into the region could be The Chinese consumers are came with squally weather to not be put off just because Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, the more crucial than any others obviously, I think, a little bit that might take a toll on ca- of their size, or just because Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore – especially at a time when confused about their ability to sinos’ earnings, the CEO clai- you might not appreciate how were affected. The telecom operator the world’s gambling hub has travel to Macau,” said Bowie. med that the group was still to engage with us both, but to added that it has now put in place started to diversify its appeal “That would be the simplest “satisfied with the performan- start building a relationship so a number of contingency measures towards being a more versati- and the best thing we could ce they have seen during the that we can actually collabora- to ensure the stability of its internet le entertainment destination. achieve […] for the Chinese holiday period.” te, work on exploring oppor- services, including increasing bandwidth “I think the critical point for consumers to feel comfortable Mr Bowie also commented tunities,” the CEO explained resources and rerouting data traffic via us is consumer confidence. about coming to Macau.” on the Dore Group’s theft during the event. alternative means.

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N ambitious Pacific Rim trade deal an- Vietnam set to be Pacific chored by the U.S. promises to boost theA economies of its 12 parti- cipating countries by opening trade pact’s big winner their markets to one another, but not all the gains will be spread evenly. Zealand, Peru and Singapore. Among the biggest winners By 2025, Vietnam's economy of the Trans-Pacific Partner- AP PHOTO will be 11 percent, or $36 ship is Vietnam, where boo- billion, bigger than without ming garment and shoe in- the trade deal while exports dustries are poised to benefit will be 28 percent larger, ac- from the elimination of tariffs cording to a Eurasia Group re- in the United States and other port released in July. major importing nations. "This percentage increa- Experts say Japanese car and se dwarfs the gains made by auto parts makers and Malay- any other country," the report sia's electronics and semicon- said. Vietnam will become ductor industry will also bene- the "preferred destination" fit from the trade deal, which for low-cost manufacturers was agreed this week after looking to stay competitive, more than five years of nego- with industries relying on tiations. cheap labor, chiefly clothing, The pact, which still needs shoes and textiles, set to reap ratification from individual the biggest gains, it said. countries, aims to liberalize Manufacturers, especially commerce and tighten labor garment makers, are scram- and environmental standards bling to move part of their across member nations that production to Vietnam in an- account for two-fifths of the ticipation that the deal will re- world economy. quire sourcing materials from The Trans-Pacific Partner- participating countries. ship is central to President Ba- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks about the agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal at his official "What we're now seeing is rack Obama's policy of greater residence in Tokyo that some of the upstream parts of manufacturing, yarn, engagement with Asia to offset nomist at IHS Global Insight. pean Union free trade agree- fabrics is now shifting to Viet- rising Chinese influence in the "They're going to get a very big ment, is expected to accele- nam as well, so that they're region. In theory, China cou- advantage over many other rate foreign investment into getting a more significant part Vietnam’s ld eventually join the pact if it exporters of garments into the Vietnam. Manufacturers such of the total output. So there's met environmental and labor U.S. market," which currently as Samsung Electronics have a lot of positioning going on going to get standards. As a result of being imposes a 17 percent duty on been setting up new factories right now," said Biswas. a very big outside the club, some trade clothing imports, he said. in Vietnam for several years, Hong Kong-based contract opportunities are likely to slip Vietnam's gains are likely to underscoring its rising attrac- garment maker Lever Style, advantage away from Chinese manufac- come at the expense of jobs in tiveness over China, a long- whose clients include Hugo turers, particularly as more Mexico's apparel and footwear time global manufacturing Boss and J. Crew, has been over many Asian countries sign up. industry as well as the last powerhouse that's been hit by shifting production from sou- Many of the benefits of the outposts of those industries surging labor costs. thern China to Vietnam in re- other exporters free trade deal will flow to in Canada and the U.S. Pro- Biswas and other analysts cent years. The trade pact "will of garments Vietnam, where the economy ponents of the deal say those say Vietnam's economy will encourage us to migrate even has been growing at a decent three countries will see bene- get the biggest proportionate more production," Chairman into the U.S. clip as manufacturers beef up fits in other industries such boost because of its relatively Stanley Szeto said. their presence. as agriculture, machinery and small per-capita GDP. Other However, he said its effect market. "This is really transformatio- electrical equipment. countries signing up to the on the company's bottom line RAJIV BISWAS nal for Vietnam," said Rajiv The trade pact, combined deal include Australia, Brunei, would be neutral and "possi- IHS GLOBAL INSIGHT Biswas, Asia Pacific chief eco- with a recently signed Euro- Canada, Chile, Mexico, New bly negative." AP

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HONG KONG won't achieve anything. After Occupy, neither democracy, universal suffrage nor the sepa- One year on, mixed views on ration of powers were successfully achieved. I believe this has made a small amount of Hong what Occupy Central achieved Kongers know only a more radical way of pro- tests can fight against Vincent Yu, Hong Kong authorities."

year ago, Hong AP PHOTO KELVIN LEE, 22 A Kong's famously THEN: "It has made busy streets were shut many students begin to down by pro-democra- show political aware- cy protesters in the so- ness. ... Honestly, in the called "Umbrella Mo- imminent short term, vement" — a moniker Hong Kong will not have that came from the too many changes. But umbrellas used by de- in the long run, this mo- monstrators to fend off vement is an important pepper spray used by milestone." police early in the nearly NOW: "Even though 80-day face-off. the end of Umbrella Re- Students, retirees and volution did not make others took to the stree- any significant chan- ts to express their oppo- ges, it increased the at- sition to Beijing's plan tention of society. And to restrict candidates in though there were many elections for the city's contradicting opinions top leader. Hong Kong Jay Koon, 19, a university law student, posing for a portrait in a tent on a main road in an occupied area outside government headquarters in made, it awoke people, is a semiautonomous Hong Kong on Oct. 11, 2014, and Koon posing for a portrait in a protest area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong almost one year especially teenagers, part of China, with its later Sept. 28, 2015 to how the society was own legal system, free changing." -wheeling press and ttle physical sign of them, "How has Occupy ... Hong Kongers will be concerns and actions local government, but Hong Kong's biggest changed Hong Kong? more concerned with of a large group of you- HACKEN TSE, 39 is ultimately under Bei- turmoil since its hando- And what's the future issues on rights, and be ng Hong Kong people THEN: "It has increa- jing's rule. ver from Britain in 1997, of the movement after more careful on its po- toward current affairs sed people's civil aware- The movement, also but the event appears to the protest?" Nearly a litical policy. They will and politics." ness, but the youngsters called Occupy Central, have sparked a political year later, Yu took pho- not simply allow others have yet to learn many saw thousands of peo- awakening among many tos of the same group to represent them ... but MO, 23 things. ... The develop- ple gathering at rallies of the city's younger ge- and asked, "Has the instead will express their THEN: "Many Hong ment of the movement and camping out in the neration amid signs of Umbrella Movement ac- views by themselves." Kong people have woken has come to a time when streets. The demonstra- mainland China's tigh- complished anything? If NOW: "It has no result up. ... I firmly believe they should take a turn, tions fizzled out as the tening grip. so, what?" practically. However, af- Hong Kong people will but they still haven't government stuck to a Last year, Associated ter the 79 days (of) Oc- fight for the things they realized it. Some peo- hard line and authori- Press photographer Vin- MELVIN LEE, 43 cupy, we can see clearly want." ple just want to get the ties eventually cleared cent Yu captured ima- THEN: "We have ne- whether a person is a NOW: "I think Occupy aura of glory, yet have out the protest camps. ges of a number of the- ver been this resolute, man or demon. As far tells Hong Kong people done nothing since the Today there is li- se protesters and asked never this determined. as I can tell, it provoked that peaceful protests beginning. They don't know their rights and duty." NOW: "The Umbrella AP PHOTO Movement has brought out an answer for those selfish people who hate politics that civil educa- tion, political livelihood and civil obligations are inevitable. After the handover, democra- tic politics and the rule of law are something that every Hong Konger Summer Tsang (left), 24, a student, posing for a portrait in front of a wall with anti-government Left, Suen Yuk Ming, 20, a student, posing for a portrait in front of a first aid booth on a main should learn about in his slogans in an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 22, road in the occupied area of the Mong Kok district in Hong Kong on Oct. 11, 2014, and Suen lifetime." 2014, and Tsang (right), 25, a property salesman, posing for a portrait outside government Yuk Ming (right), 21, now a graduated student, posing for a portrait near his home in Hong headquarters in Hong Kong almost one year later on Sept. 28 Kong almost one year later on Sept. 27 TABRIS HO, 26 THEN: "Firstly, it ex- poses to public know- ledge that the youths in Hong Kong are not like hothouse flowers. They can stand the test of hard- ships and challenges." NOW: "Speaking of the result, it achieved nothing at all. It couldn't fight for any change on political reform plans. Yet it had great influence. ... More civic society organiza- Left, Tabris Ho, a salesperson, posing for a portrait with his “I love HK” T-shirt on a main Hacken Tse, 38, a freelance photographer, posing for a portrait on a main road tions and political groups road in the occupied areas at Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong, on Oct. 10, 2014, and in an occupied area near government headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 10, sprang up, showing in- right, Ho posing for a portrait near a subway station in Hong Kong almost one year later 2014 and Tse posing for a portrait at the same place almost one year later on creased political partici- on Sept. 27 Sept. 26 pation of citizens." thu 08.10.2015

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New York judge has ordered the Bank of Bank of China ordered to release China to hand over detailed information aboutA Chinese bank accounts counterfeiters’ records used by a counterfeiting ring that allegedly sold millions of dollars of fake Gucci handbags and wallets in the U.S. his decision was a stinging mation about how to mitigate The decision could have far-­ dismissal of China's legal sys- risks that may arise from dis- reaching impact on the abi- AP PHOTO tem and existing international closure, he said. lity of U.S. courts to extract mechanisms for judicial infor- "It gets you over the initial information about criminal mation sharing. hump, but there are still going activity from Chinese banks, "Forcing Gucci to initiate to be challenges, particularly which serve as safe havens this process in China would be in actually collecting a dama- for counterfeiters and money significantly less efficient, ex- ges award," he said. "The bi- laundering on a large scale, tremely time consuming, and ggest question of all is: Are investigations and lawsuits in potentially fruitless," he wrote you ever going to be able get the U.S. and Europe show. in the Sept. 29 order. your hands on counterfeiters' Chinese banks have put up Chinese banks have been funds in the control of Chinese a fierce fight, claiming that facilitating payments for Chi- banks?" such disclosures would be an nese counterfeiters, said Geo- Even if Gucci ultimately gets affront to China's sovereign- ffrey Potter, an intellectual the information it wants from ty. The case has drawn poli- property lawyer at New York's the Bank of China, it is likely tical attention from both si- Patterson Belknap Webb & to hit a legal firewall when it des, prompting inputs from Tyler. If the banks can be com- tries to collect damages, shou- both the Chinese Embassy in pelled to reveal details about ld any be awarded. Washington and the U.S. Jus- client accounts, it will be more Tiffany & Co., which has tice Department. difficult for counterfeiters to been mired in litigation of its At stake are fundamental do business. own against Chinese coun- questions about whose rules "Counterfeiting is a crime terfeiters, offers an instruc- Chinese banks operating in committed in order to make tive lesson. In two recent the U.S. must play by. Major money," he said. "In order to cases, Tiffany won large de- state-run Chinese banks are get paid you need to be part of fault judgments, one in June frequently used by counter- the banking system." for USD52.3 million and the feiters to move their ill-got- The decision, which could be other in September, for $26.5 ten gains beyond the reach of appealed, may "be helpful to million. Western law enforcement, the other plaintiffs that want this Now Tiffany faces the tricky Associated Press showed in an type of information from the task of actually collecting the article this year. Bank of China in the future," funds from the defendants, China's financial system is said Dan Plane, an intellectual none of whom bothered to also used to launder money, property lawyer at Simone IP show up in court. Most are be- both by members of the Chi- A security guard stands outside a Bank of China branch in Beijing Services in Hong Kong. lieved to be beyond reach, in nese diaspora and criminal But he cautioned that any China, where U.S. court judg- groups of other nationalities, investigators trace the flow of jurisdiction over the Bank of victory, should the judgment ments have no sway. lawsuits and investigations in criminal profits and to freeze China, which has four bran- stand, could prove hollow. Tiffany and Gucci declined Europe and the U.S. show. Yet illicit funds. ches in the United States and The Bank of China is likely to to comment. Bank of China under China's legal system, In the Gucci case, U.S. Dis- claims to be the top choice for disclose as little information lawyer Andrew Rhys Davies it's difficult to get detailed trict Judge Richard Sullivan U.S. dollar wire transfers to as it can, while comforting did not respond to requests banking records that can help ruled that U.S. courts have and from China. Underlying its own customers with infor- for comment. AP

SUEN YUK MING, 21 about Hong Kong's futu- people have been figh- Hong Kong's society, or like carnivals, but the nario from happening. THEN: "Even if we re, underpinning social ting more fiercely than incubate larger protests." future movements will There is a huge impact can't achieve democra- movement in the future." before, that from now never be the same." to individuals as well. cy, this movement will on it will never again be JAY KOON, 20 NOW: "It's unfair to Participating in the pass down through his- SUMMER TSANG, 25 as tranquil as it was be- THEN: "More youths say the Umbrella Mo- movement provided us tory and become a re- THEN: "More people fore." now care for Hong Kong. vement hasn't achie- opportunities to distin- ference for other social will be concerned about NOW: "Occupy Cen- ... If needed, a large ved anything. For guish between right and movements, paving a politics, more people tral has no result at all! crowd of citizens are Hong Kong, the poli- wrong, it also helped us path for future protest." will stand up. ... This ... Young people start to ready to come out and tical reform proposal realizing what kind of NOW: "It provided a time it's an irreversible question whether they sacrifice. The previous is vetoed and we have persons we would like to space for people to think change. So many young should be less involved in demonstrations were prevented the worst sce- be in the future." AP AP PHOTO

Left, Kelvin Lee, then a student studying aviation management, posing for a portrait in front of a makeshift tent on a Mo, 22, an accountant, posing for a portrait in front of a makeshift tent on a main road in an occupied main road in an occupied area near government headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 10, 2014, and right, Lee, now a area in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district on Oct. 14, 2014, and right, on Sept. 25, 2015, Mo posing for graduated student, posing for a portrait near a subway station in Hong Kong almost one year later on Sept. 25 a portrait in front of a subway station in Hong Kong almost one year later 08.10.2015 thu

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Spent nuclear fuel rods are stored in a storage pool at the Rokkasho nuclear fuel reprocessing plant, run by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. in Rokasho village in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan

NUCLEAR WARFARE entered into the negotiations. "The message for partners in East Asia or anywhere else is that decisions about enrich- US experts warn plutonium ment and reprocessing tech- nologies must be transparent, must be economically logical and must be defensible on the stocks could soar in East Asia basis of the physical security and the safeguarding of such fissile material," he told the Matthew Pennington & used as the building blocks for sition to nuclear weapons. It in Seoul in 2012. hearing. Mari Yamaguchi, Washington nuclear weapons," Democratic is the only nation to have su- But Robert Gallucci, a for- Whether the Rokkasho plant Sen. Ed Markey told the Sena- ffered an atomic attack, and mer chief U.S. negotiator with meets those standards is dou- XPERTS warn that te Committee on Foreign Re- unlike nuclear-armed China, North Korea, has criticized btful. Northeast Asia could lations last week. it has an impeccable nonpro- the administration for failing The operator, Japan Nuclear see a dangerous grow- Reprocessing is the method liferation record. Like South to address the threat posed by Fuel Ltd., or JNFL, says go- th in stocks of wea- by which spent reactor fuel is Korea, Japan relies on U.S. what he calls a "tsunami of ri- vernment and U.N. surveillan- Epons-usable plutonium — and recycled chemically to separa- nuclear deterrence in the face sing plutonium stocks." ce would make illegal removal U.S. lawmakers say Obama te nuclear waste from pluto- of the growing threat from China, which has its own mi- of plutonium "impossible." administration policies could nium that can be used as fuel. North Korea. litary stockpile of 1.8 metric But the economic fundamen- be making matters worse. But experts say that if Ja- tons of plutonium, has yet to tals of the delay-plagued plant Japan plans to open as ear- pan opens the Rokkasho Re- decide to reprocess spent nu- are lousy. ly as next spring a plant that For the first processing Plant when it's clear fuel on a commercial Now scheduled to be comple- could reprocess enough spent unclear how it would use the scale for its fast-growing ato- ted in March 2016, it has cost reactor fuel to make as many time, China has plutonium, alarm bells would mic energy industry. But its USD22 billion so far — four ti- as 1,000 nuclear bombs a ring in Beijing and Seoul, whi- new 30-year agreement with mes the planned cost in 1989. year. The plutonium that is prior consent ch are already suspicious of the U.S., negotiated by the Further delays are likely be- produced is supposed to be for the current government's tou- Obama administration, allows cause of stricter safety scree- generating electricity, but Ja- to extract gher national security postu- for that eventuality. ning by the nuclear regulators pan already has tons on hand plutonium from re. Some fear a regional fissile The proposed 20-year U.S. required after the Fukushima and no use for it, with its reac- production race could ensue. agreement with South Korea, disaster. The plant depends tors at a virtual halt following the spent fuel "It sets a bad example, pre- currently under congressional on nine regional utilities for the 2011 Fukushima Dai-i- cisely because Japan is such review, provides a pathway funding, based on their reac- chi disaster. Local politicians generated in a well-respected country in toward reprocessing as early as tor operations, the prospects are aggressively backing the terms of non-proliferation. If 2021 pending the results of a for which are uncertain. Most plant, eager for investment in U.S.-designed in future a different country joint study into the viability of experts contend it would make a remote northern region. reactors starts to stockpile — could be a method of recycling nuclear more sense to bury the nuclear Meanwhile, the U.S. is re- enriched uranium, it could be waste called pyro-processing. waste in concrete casks rather newing civil nuclear agree- plutonium — that country cou- Republican Sen. Bob Corker than try to recycle it. ments with China and South From the inception of its ld cite Japan as a precedent," of Tennessee said the Oba- But local pressure to proceed Korea on less restrictive terms. nuclear energy program, Ja- said James Acton, author of a ma administration was lea- with the plant is intense. The For the first time, China has pan decided to pursue repro- new report on Japan's repro- ding Seoul "with a bread trail local prefecture wants the jobs prior consent to extract plu- cessing to provide a self-sus- cessing policy at the Carnegie toward reprocessing" and and has threatened to demand tonium from the spent fuel taining nuclear fuel source. Endowment for International undermining the goals of the removal of the more than generated in U.S.-designed But technical hurdles and Peace think tank. nonproliferation. 3,000 tons of spent fuel if the reactors. The plutonium could the growing availability of President Barack Obama, "It's as if they are being trea- project falls through. AP potentially be used for nuclear uranium on the international who has made international ted less well (than Japan) if we weapons, though the agree- market has diminished the nuclear security a policy priori- did not allow them to do this," ment bars the use of American economic rationale. ty, has highlighted the dangers said Corker, the chairman of technology for military pur- Japan has already accumu- of stockpiling fissile material. the Senate Foreign Relations poses. South Korea could also lated a massive stockpile of "The very process that gives Committee. get permission to reprocess plutonium it sent overseas for us nuclear energy can also put Thomas Countryman, U.S. within six years. reprocessing. There are 11 me- nations and terrorists within assistant secretary of state for Some lawmakers say that tric tons in Japan and another the reach of nuclear weapons. the Bureau of International 6,000 sends the wrong message. 36 metric tons reprocessed in We simply can't go on accu- Security and Nonprolifera- "We should not leave doors Britain and France waiting to mulating huge amounts of the tion, said it was a "reasonab- There are 11 metric tons of plutonium open for our partners to use be returned to Japan — in all very material, like separated le compromise" with Seoul to in Japan and another 36 metric tons reprocessed in Britain and France U.S. technology to process enough for nearly 6,000 ato- plutonium, that we're trying postpone the decision on the waiting to be returned to Japan — in all spent nuclear fuel in ways that mic bombs. to keep away from terrorists," right to reprocess. 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MYANMAR late husband and two chil- dren are British. There are no obvious alter- natives within her party’s ranks. Suu Kyi says she will lead “I’ve made it quite clear that if the NLD wins the elections and we form a government, gov’t if party wins polls I’m going to be the leader of that government whether or not I’m the president,” Suu YANMAR opposition Kyi told Indian television leader Aung San Suu channel India Today TV.

M AP PHOTO Kyi said yesterday if her par- “Why not?” she asked with ty wins upcoming elections a smile. “Do you have to be she will lead the country from a president in order to lead a behind the scenes — circum- country?” venting a clause in the consti- Myanmar began moving tution that bars her from the from a half-century of mili- presidency. tary rule toward democracy If the Nov. 8 vote is credi- in 2011. Though there are ble, most observers believe many concerns, including the Suu Kyi’s National League for exclusion of a million ethnic Democracy party will win the Rohingya Muslim voters, most seats in the country’s most observers believe next parliament. month’s election is the best By forming a coalition with chance the country has had in smaller parties, it could con- decades for free and credible trol a majority. polls. A clause in the 2008 cons- Under the constitution, titution, drafted when the however, the military will country was under military hold 25 percent of the seats in rule, prevents Suu Kyi from parliament regardless of the taking the top job because her Supporters holding flags of Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party outcome of the vote. AP

PHILIPPINES such as the Anti-Torture Oliver Teves, Manila Act and the Anti-Enfor- ced Disappearance Act, HE son of late strong- were inspired by “the rich Tman Ferdinand Mar- Dictator’s son says Filipinos care experiences of the peo- cos said yesterday that ple’s struggle” against Filipinos are no longer less about Marcos abuses President Marcos. concerned about human “The mindset (Marcos rights abuses committed Jr.) instills among the under his father’s rule, hundreds of millions of people is to keep them ig- angering activists who dollars in Swiss banks, norant of the truth,” she said he wants people to AP PHOTO before he died in Hawaii said. “It is the height of forget his father’s dicta- three years later. His wi- political arrogance and torship, which a popular dow, Imelda, and their elitism, so much like his revolt ended 29 years three children were even- father.” ago. tually allowed to return In an interview with Speaking to reporters home. ABS-CBN television two two days after announ- A Hawaii court has fou- months earlier, Marcos cing he is seeking the vice nd the elder Marcos lia- Jr. did not directly apo- presidency in next year’s ble for human rights vio- logize to the victims of elections, Ferdinand lations and awarded $2 abuses. “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. billion from his estate to “We have constantly said Filipinos these days compensate more than said that if during that are more concerned 9,000 Filipinos who filed time of my father, there about their livelihood, a lawsuit against him for were people who were crime and other day-to- torture, incarceration, ex- knocked down or who day problems. tra-judicial killings and were not provided assis- Retired Commission on disappearances. tance or they were vic- Human Rights Chairwo- More than 75,000 Fili- timized in some way or man Loretta Ann Rosa- pinos have filed compen- another, of course we’re les, who was tortured and sation claims under the sorry that that happened. detained under President law providing reparations Nobody wants that to Marcos, said Marcos Jr., for victims of human ri- have happened,” he said. a senator, was glossing Philippine Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ghts violations, according Bonifacio Ilagan, vice over a law passed in 2013 to the government board chairman of Selda, a recognizing and com- “They are concerned re no agricultural develo- Marcos.” reviewing the claims. group of former political pensating victims of hu- about their lives to- pment? This is what peo- President Marcos decla- Marcos Jr. said he lea- detainees, who was seve- man rights abuses during day,” he said. “We want ple are worried about.” red nationwide martial ves the events of 1986 to rely tortured by Marcos’s Marcos’ 14-year strong- answers. Why are there He said the Marcos law in 1972, a year befo- historians to judge while military, said “much of man rule. drugs in our streets? Why name will not be a hin- re his term was to expire. he focuses on being a pu- the Marcos regime is still In a wide-ranging fo- is the crime rate going drance to his election He padlocked Congress, blic servant. with us,” alleging human rum, the 58-year-old up at an alarming rate? campaign. ordered the arrest of po- “In my heart of hearts, rights are still being vio- senator acknowledged Why is our educational “I am the luckiest person litical rivals and left-wing I truly believe that I was lated. yesterday that there have sector miserable? Why is that I know, and being a activists, and ruled by put on this Earth to serve, He said Marcos Jr.’s been many allegations of the distribution of wealth Marcos is part of that,” decree until a “people to be a public servant and vice presidential aspira- human rights violations not happening? Why is he said. “I have never felt power” revolt drove his that is what I will conti- tion shows the “Marco- against his father but that the government not doing it to be a burden. I have family into exile in 1986. nue to do until the day ses’ delusion of returning Filipinos “are not con- anything about it? Why only felt it to be an advan- He denied any wrong- that I die,” he said. to power to re-establish cerned about that” these is there no infrastructure tage, a blessing, and I am doing, including charges Rosales said other laws their brand of anti-people days. development? Why is the- very thankful that I am a of amassing and hiding to protect human rights, and fascist rule.” AP thu 08.10.2015

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HE deadly U.S. atta- ck on a hospital in Af- Did US strike on Afghan clinic ghanistan, which U.S. officials have called Ta "mistake," leaves open the possibility that the decision to exceed combat authority? open fire exceeded the autho- rity under which American for- ces have operated since their provide (airstrikes) was a U.S. nistan have changed since Oba- combat mission ended nearly a decision, made within the U.S. ma announced his plan in 2014 year ago, officials say. AP PHOTO chain of command," Campbell to cut the current U.S. force U.S. officials have declined to said. "The hospital was mis- of 9,800 to an embassy-based discuss most circumstances of takenly struck. We would never security contingent of about the attack in Kunduz that kil- intentionally target a protected 1,000 in Kabul post-2016. Oba- led 22 civilians, since American medical facility." ma has vowed to a war-weary and Afghan investigations are Defense Secretary Ash Carter, nation to end the U.S. war in under way. who was traveling in Europe, Afghanistan and get American Gen. John F. Campbell, the issued a statement promising a troops out by the time he leaves top U.S. commander in Afgha- full and transparent investiga- office in January 2017. nistan, told a Senate committee tion. "We will do everything we Campbell said, however, that earlier this week that he is re- can to understand this tragic Afghanistan remains engaged quiring that every U.S. service incident, learn from it and hold in a violent battle against the member in Afghanistan be re- people accountable as neces- Taliban, military operations trained on the circumstances sary," he said. in Pakistan have pushed figh- in which U.S. firepower can be Some international groups, ters, including those linked used. including Human Rights Wat- to al-Qaida, into eastern and "To prevent any future in- U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Resolute Support Mission Commander Gen. John ch, are calling for an indepen- northern Afghanistan and the cidences of this nature, I've Campbell, walks past a map of Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, dent investigation. emergence of Islamic State fi- directed the entire force to Oct. 6, 2015, after testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing "The U.S. should establish ghters has further complicated undergo in-depth training in on the Situation in Afghanistan an independent panel outside the conflict. order to review all of our ope- the military chain of command Reducing the U.S. presence rational authorities and rules of or the defense of U.S. and allied not directly threatened at the with the aim of establishing to just a 1,000-person contin- engagement," he said. troops; support of missions time, and there is no indication the facts and assessing possib- gent based at the U.S. Embassy Campbell did not elaborate, targeting remnants of al-Qaida that al-Qaida was present. le culpability for the strike that in Kabul would leave the Uni- but his statement pointed to in Afghanistan; and assisting In a report to Congress in killed at least 22 medical staff ted States with limited ability the possibility that the U.S. at- Afghan forces in extreme si- June, the Pentagon said U.S. and patients and wounded do- to train and assist the Afghan tack mission was undertaken in tuations where they faced mass forces were no longer authori- zens more," the group said. forces and even less capacity to error, even if the target had not casualties. zed to target individuals based In his testimony, Campbell conduct counterterrorism ope- been a hospital and there had It's not clear whether any on affiliation with the Taliban also recommended Obama re- rations. He said the options he been no civilian casualties. of those three circumstances or any group other than al-Qai- vise his plan and keep more has provided to his superiors are Campbell said Afghan forces applied in Kunduz. Campbell da. It said U.S. forces are per- than 1,000 U.S. troops in the for troop levels beyond 1,000, fighting to retake Kunduz from has said that U.S. forces were mitted to take action against country beyond 2016. but he declined to reveal how the Taliban had requested U.S. individuals that "pose a direct Campbell said security and many troops he believes may be air power, and that a U.S. spe- threat" to U.S. and coalition political conditions in Afgha- needed or for how long. AP cial operations unit in the "clo- forces. se vicinity" was communicating "For example, U.S. forces no with the crew of the heavily ar- To prevent longer target individuals solely doctors without borders seeks med AC-130 gunship that pum- any future on the basis of their member- meled the hospital. ship in the Taliban; however, if fact-finding mission U.S. forces do not have blanket incidences of a member of the Taliban threa- authority to fulfill every Afghan tens U.S. or coalition forces, this nature, I’ve DOCTORS WITHOUT Borders time such a fact-finding mission request for U.S. firepower. or provides direct support to is appealing to the United States, would be commissioned under the When President Barack Oba- directed the al-Qaida, U.S. forces may take Afghanistan and other countries Conventions. ma ended the U.S. combat mis- appropriate action," the report to launch an independent fact- The group’s international presi- sion he directed the remaining entire force to said. finding mission under rules of the dent, Joanne Liu, told reporters U.S. forces to focus on training Campbell told the Senate Ar- Geneva Conventions into the U.S. yesterday that the weekend strike and advising Afghan security undergo in- med Services Committee that air strike on a hospital in Kunduz. “was not just an attack on our forces and on counterterro- although Afghan forces reques- The medical aid group, known by hospital, it was an attack on the rism missions. Authority to use depth training. ted U.S. air power, final respon- its French language acronym MSF, Geneva Conventions. This cannot force was limited to three cir- GEN. JOHN F. CAMPBELL sibility lay with U.S. forces. said its call would mark the first be tolerated.” cumstances: "force protection," US COMMANDER, AFGHANISTAN "To be clear, the decision to

USA th-grade textbook ac- companies a map of the AP PHOTO U.S. in a section about Publisher apologizes for textbook immigration. It reads: "The Atlantic Slave Trade between the 1500s and calling slaves ‘workers’ 1800s brought millions of workers from Africa to the southern United Sta- the wording went unno- revisions and new supple- tricts use the textbook, vin said in a letter to em- tes to work on agricultu- ticed during the state's mental lessons about the according to state offi- ployees. "While the book ral plantations." combative and politically Atlantic slave trade. Roni cials. The publisher di- was reviewed by many Dean-Burren, a former Roni Dean-Burren charged classroom curri- Dean-Burren, whose son dn't respond to questions people inside and outsi- English teacher who is culum reviews. pointed out the wording about how many other de the company, and was now a doctoral candi- NE of the biggest pu- Instead it was the mo- in his world geography classrooms in the U.S. made available for public date at the University of Oblishers in the U.S. ther of a 15-year-old high textbook to his mom, ig- purchased copies with the review, no one raised con- Houston, found out about apologized yesterday for school freshman near nited outrage on social same phrasing. cerns about the caption. the caption when her son calling slaves brought to Houston who prompted media last week after pos- "We are deeply sorry that Yet, clearly, something texted her picture of the America "workers" in a McGraw-Hill Education ting her disbelief. the caption was written went wrong and we must page, telling her, "We was geography textbook used to take the unusual step Roughly a quarter of this way," McGraw-Hill and will do better." real hard workers weren't widely in Texas, where of promising immediate Texas' 1,200 school dis- Education CEO David Le- The caption in the nin- we." AP 08.10.2015 thu

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World Tourism Day – Macau x LEGO® Exhibition Time: 9am-6pm Until: December 28, 2015 cinema cineteatro Venue: MGTO Tourist Information counter in Senado Square 08 Oct - 14 Oct Admission: Free THE MARTIAN_ Enquiries: (853) 2833 3000 room 1 (2D) 2.15, 4.45, 9.45 pm 1990 Britain’s first full day (3D) 7.15 pm Ox Warehouse Children’s Artland 2015 Director: Ridley Scoot in ERM – Jolly Joint Exhibition Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara Britain’s first day as a full member of the Exchange Language: English (Cantonese) Time: 12pm-7pm Rate Mechanism (ERM) of the European Monetary Duration: 141min System has been marked by hectic trading in the City. (Closed on Tuesdays, open on public holidays) More than 500 million shares were traded in the first Until: November 1, 2015 two hours and by the end of the day the turnover was Venue: No Cruzamento da Avenida do Coronel 1.08 billion shares - the highest daily volume since Mesquita com a Avenida Almirante Lacerda Macau the 1987 stockmarket crash. Sterling and share prices then settled down towards Admission: Free the end of the day as a reflection of profit taking, with Enquiries: (853) 2853 0026 the pound up 1.75pf against the DM at 3.0312. While the pound today ended comfortably within its 6% bandwidth of value against the DM, the Bank of Macau Science Centre England has warned the limit will eventually need to Time: 10am-6pm daily (Except Thursdays) be narrowed. Address: Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen THE WALK_ Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Governor of the Bank of room 2 England said a 2.5% band should be Britain’s objec- Admission: Exhibition Centre: MOP25 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm tive, but only once interest and inflation rates reflec- Planetarium (Dome/Sky Shows): MOP50 Director: Robert Zemeckis ted that of other EC members: Planetarium (3D Dome/3D Sky Shows): MOP65 Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, “I think until we’ve settled down, until our economic Charlotte Le Bon performance, our indicators have converged more nquiries: (853) 2888 0822 E Language: English (Cantonese) closely with the other members, it was absolutely ri- Duration: 123min ght to go in at 6%.” The Chancellor, John Major, has said ERM entry is THE INTERN_ primarily a counter-inflationary measure, but busi- room 2 7.15 pm ness analysts were not convinced when he dropped Offbeat Director: Nancy Meyers interest rates last week 1% to 14%. Starring: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway However, home buyers are likely to benefit alongsi- Language: English (Cantonese) de consumers after building society giant Halifax de- US: Art lovers stage mock anti- Duration: 121min cided to cut its mortgage rate from 15.4% to 14.5%, underlying the strengthened pound. Renoir protest at Boston museum Business leaders have warned membership could mean widespread job losses unless UK firms keep wage costs down. Piers Morgan, from the Institute of Directors said: “To stay competitive our costs can’t go up any more AP PHOTO than Germany’s, if they do our companies will beco- me unprofitable.” Some European ministers have expressed concerns Britain’s entry is a ruse to slow down EC progress towards full monetary union and a single currency. Speaking in Luxembourg, Mr Major argued such a SAVING MR WU_ strategy would be illogical: room 3 “It would seem to be rather a rum thing to get into 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm the ERM which is a pretty substantive step...purely Director: Sheng Ding as a wrecking tactic,” Starring: Andy Lau, Ye Liu, Wu Ruofu, Qianyuan Wang EC Commission President Jacques Delors said: Language: Mandarin (Cantonese/ English) “Frankly I am happy about the decision of the British Duration: 105min Government but I remain vigilant.”

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2_ Courtesy BBC News Renoir didn’t leave much of an impression on a group room 3 of art lovers in Boston. 7.30 pm Protesters gathered outside the Museum of Fine Arts Director: Genndy tartakovsky In context in Boston to stage a mock demonstration against the Language: Cantonese (Chinese/English) French impressionist painter. Duration: 89min The ERM was established in 1980 to bring stability to Euro- Some carried signs that read, “God Hates Renoir” pean currency markets and encourage trade and business. and “Aesthetic Terrorism” and chanted, “Other art is Member states agreed to keep their currency value tied to the worth your while! Renoir paints a steaming pile!” macau tower German mark requiring them to adopt German anti-inflation The Boston Globe reports (bit.ly/1FViOZl ) that Mon- policies, with a view to eventual monetary union. 01 Oct - 14 Oct day’s playful protest was organized by Max Geller, The UK crashed out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism in Sep- creator of an Instagram account called Renoir Sucks tember 1992 when recession and massive currency speculation THE MARTIAN_ saw the pound take a heavy battering. at Painting. Geller says he wants the MFA to take down 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm its Renoirs and replace them with works by other ar- Britain did not rejoin the ERM after the day which became Director: Ridley Scoot known as “Black Wednesday”. tists. Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara The ERM is history, and the euro is now the official currency The museum isn’t commenting, and the demonstra- Language: English (Cantonese) for some 300 million citizens in 12 European countries. tors acknowledge they were just trying to be ironic. Duration: 141min thu 08.10.2015

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IFA presidential con- tender Chung Mong- FIFA presidential contender joon called Sepp Blat- ter a "hypocrite and a Fliar" yesterday and said he is planning to sue the outgoing Chung calls Blatter ‘hypocrite’ president for at least USD100 million. The 79-year-old Blatter is lange, which mistakenly arri- "I can assure you that I'll being investigated by Swiss ved at FIFA. Blatter's action stop on Feb. 26, 2016," Blatter authorities for financial AP PHOTO "may have been clumsy" but was quoted as telling German misconduct. He denies any was not misconduct, a FIFA lifestyle magazine Bunte in an wrongdoing and told a Ger- ethics report found. interview published yester- man magazine that he will "At FIFA, money and power day. "That's definitely the end. stay in power until the elec- have blinded Mr. Blatter to But not a day sooner. By then tion on Feb. 26. But Chung the values of sportsmanship," we'll have found a really good said he believes Blatter shou- added Chung, a former FIFA candidate who'll make a great ld pay for the damage he has vice president. "Preposterous- new president." caused FIFA during a 40-year ly, Mr. Blatter and his associa- In the interview, Blatter said career, including the last 17 as tes are under the delusion that he is being "convicted without president. they are above human values any evidence of any wrong- "Mr. Blatter is a hypocrite and norms." doing on my part." and a liar," Chung, a member But Chung himself is cur- Blatter was questioned last of the FIFA executive commit- rently the subject of an ethics month by Swiss investigators tee until 2011, said in a speech committee investigation for about broadcasting contracts in London. "I plan to sue Mr. breaches relating to South Ko- sold to disgraced former FIFA Blatter on his embezzlement rea's failed bid for the 2022 vice president Jack Warner in court." World Cup and for openly cri- in 2005 that were supposedly Chung said his legal action ticizing the investigation. undervalued. would be launched in the Chung calls it an attempt by The investigation also cen- Swiss courts, and pledged to FIFA his undermine his candi- ters on whether Blatter appro- return any damages to FIFA. dacy to replace Blatter and he ved a "disloyal payment" of 2 "My understanding is the said he plans to pursue a se- million Swiss francs in 2011 amount of money I can claim parate legal case to ensure he from FIFA to UEFA Presi- against President Blatter is in FIFA President Sepp Blatter can stand in the election. But dent Michel Platini for work proportion to the amount of he wasn't even sure if he had carried out at least nine years damage he inflicted on FIFA," ttlement in 2007 after soccer's the kickback scandal of FI- five federation nominations earlier. Chung said. governing body was sued by FA's former marketing agency required. "This is just an investigation, Some of that damage, accor- ousted sponsor Mastercard partner ISL. "I hope I do. That's a very no charges. I'm dealing with ding to Chung, is Blatter being for not honoring contractual As general secretary in Mar- good question," Chung said. the process and cooperating paid an undisclosed salary agreements when rights were ch 1997, before being elec- Blatter is determined to stay with the authorities," Blatter which was not approved by awarded to Visa. ted leader the following year, in power until the election, but said. "I'm well. I'll survive it. the FIFA executive committee. Chung went on to reference Blatter returned a 1.5 million he could also be suspended by FIFA is still functioning well Chung also highlighted FI- one of the most toxic elemen- Swiss franc payment from ISL the FIFA ethics committee be- and the elected president is FA's $90 million damages se- ts of Blatter's FIFA career: to then-president Joao Have- fore then. staying in office." AP

RUGBY | WORLD CUP Wales to have full squad selection against Australia

ALES will have a Liam Williams and prop down as Japan head coa- nament, we have shown full squad to select Paul James both likely to ch after this World Cup, we can compete," McKee

W AP PHOTO from for Saturday's Pool be available after missing where the team has alrea- says. "There was a lot of A decider against Austra- the match against Fiji dy performed beyond ex- talk before the tourna- lia at Twickenham, in a with injuries. pectations with an histo- ment on our set plays and reverse of fortunes in an "We've had a longer tur- ric upset win over South our fitness and whether injury-marred campaign. naround for this Australia Africa and another pool we would cope, but we The Welsh lost six game, which has benefi- stage win over Samoa. have proved that we are a players from their initial ted the lads a lot," Wales McKee, a New Zealan- competitive nation." 31-man squad, including team conditioner Paul der, was appointed to the star fullback Leigh Hal- Stridgeon says. "We are Fiji job in May last year, NEW ZEALAND fpenny, but the squad has all fully fit. We have got four months after Inoke New Zealand will be wi- evolved and is unbeaten a couple of bumps and Male was fired while the thout injured captain Ri- in three matches, inclu- bruises, but generally we national union had its chie McCaw against Ton- ding a comeback 28-25 are good to go. funding suspended by ga in its final pool-stage win over England that "England losing at the Wales' Jamie Roberts, left, is tackled by England's Sam Burgess World Rugby. At the time, game at the Rugby World contributed to the host weekend took a bit of during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between England and McKee was Fiji's high Cup tomorrow, but na- team's pool-stage exit. pressure off us, but our Wales at Twickenham stadium in London performance director. med an otherwise strong Australia, which finished goal has always been to The Fijians were divi- lineup that included Ma'a off any hopes England top the group." to the soon-to-be-vacant campaign finished with a ded and dispirited at the Nonu for his 100th test had of advancing with a The winner of the Aus- Japan position, and says 47-15 win over Uruguay 2011 World Cup in New appearance. 33-13 win last weekend, tralia vs. Wales match he'd like to take Fiji to the in Pool A. Zealand, but in the last McCaw is missing with a will be without vice-cap- will top the pool, and 2019 Rugby World Cup. "I'm contracted until 18 months, he's helped to sore hip, having hobbled tain Michael Hooper, who likely avoid a quarterfinal "I am committed to 2017 at the moment, and transform their set-pie- off during the 43-10 win is suspended, and likely against South Africa. Fiji, and when I return I I want to stay there until ces to genuinely threaten over Georgia with what without injured outside want to discuss with the then, but I feel if I've gone England, Australia, and he said were shin and backs Israel Folau and FIJI board the possibility of all that way with them I Wales at this tournament quad injuries. Rob Horne. Fiji coach John McKee extending my contract (to should really stay until without losing their flair. Prop Charlie Faumui- Wales had more posi- has dismissed media 2019)," he said at Milton after RWC 2019 at least." "For Fijian rugby, it's na (hamstring) is the only tive news, with fullback speculation linking him Keynes, a day after Fiji's Eddie Jones is standing been a very positive tour- other unavailable player. AP THE Time Out defends Meryl Streep Station08.10.2015Air quality thu th Anniversary BUZZ T-shirt in ‘slave’ row Roadside 10-30 20 Good Time Out magazine has defended its use of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. The photos a slogan including the word slave on a T-shirt triggered controversy, as critics said the words High worn by Meryl Streep to promote the movie belittled the suffering of slaves in America. Density 10-30 “Suffragette,” arguing that critics have taken Time Out says the original quote aimed to Residental the quote out of context. “rouse women to stand up against oppres- Good The magazine’s London edition last week pu- sion,” and was not intended to refer to Ame- Area opinion blished a story including photos of Streep and rican slavery or the American civil war “as her co-stars wearing T-shirts reading “I’d ra- some people who saw the quote and photo Ambient 10-30 ther be a rebel than a slave,” a 1913 quote from out of context have surmised.” Good World Views DSMG SOURCE: Editorial Board, Bloomberg WORLD BRIEFS Reform is working Scientists win Nobel

for Portugal AP PHOTO If no good deed goes unpunished, then Por- chemistry award for work tuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coe- lho got off lightly in Sunday’s elections. After overseeing reforms that kept the Portuguese on DNA repair economy from getting worse, his ruling coali- tion is much smaller ---- but for now, at least, it looks like he will still be at the head of the SOUTH KOREA Prosecutors was thought to be a stab- government. are investigating a New le molecule until the 1970s York University student

Politicians in Greece (and other economi- AP PHOTO cally struggling European nations) take note: when Lindahl showed that freed this week by North Voters will put up with painful economic re- it decays at a fast rate. Our Korea on suspicion that he violated a law that prohibits forms so long as the remedy seems to be DNA is damaged by ultra- South Korean citizens working. For the past four years, Portugal violet rays from the sun and carcinogenic substances. from traveling to the North has been striving to honor the terms of the without permission, officials 78 billion euro bailout it received in 2011 Sancar mapped a mecha- said yesterday. The student, from the International Monetary Fund and nism that cells use to repair Won Moon Joo (pictured, the European Union. Its efforts have made ultraviolet damage to DNA center) was questioned by it a star reformer among Europe’s struggling while Modrich showed how Seoul’s National Intelligence economies. the cell corrects errors when Service upon his arrival in Opposition parties - including the Commu- DNA is replicated during cell South Korea on Monday. nists and the Left Bloc - weren’t so impres- division, the academy said. sed. Though the economy has begun turning Professor Sara Snogerup Linse, left explains why the laureates were It said their research “has around, and the government has recently

awarded as Goran K. Hansson, centre and Claes Gustafsson, members of not only deepened our AP PHOTO said it will ease back on austerity, the left the Nobel Assembly sit, during a press conference at the Royal Swedish knowledge of how we func- has called for debt restructuring and a new Academy in Stockholm tion, but could also lead to approach to fiscal policy based on shifting the development of life-sa- taxes on to business. Their message also Karl Ritter & Malin Rising, cell functions.” Their findin- ving treatments.” resonated with austerity-weary voters: In an Stockholm gs can be used for the deve- The award will be handed election that saw record low levels of voter lopment of new cancer treat- out along with the other turn-out, over half of the votes went to parties HREE scientists from ments, among other things, Nobel Prizes on Dec. 10, the that had opposed austerity. Sweden, the U.S. and anniversary of prize foun- Granted, debt restructuring might yet be ne- T the academy said. Turkey won the Nobel Pri- Lindahl, 77, is an emeritus der Alfred Nobel’s death in AUSTRALIA Police cessary. The IMF has warned that the gover- arrested 4 people in nment’s plans may be insufficient to make the ze in chemistry yesterday group leader at Francis Cri- 1896. for showing how cells repair ck Institute and Emeritus This year’s medicine prize connection with the debt sustainable. More austerity, on the other slaying of a civilian police hand, might be counter-productive even if it damaged DNA, work that director of Cancer Research went to scientists from Ja- worker in a Sydney were politically feasible. But the left’s call to can be used to develop new UK at Clare Hall Laboratory pan, the U.S. and China who suburb that officials have shift the burden of fiscal adjustment on to bu- cancer treatments. in Britain. discovered drugs to fight said they believe was siness is plainly not the answer: This would Swedish scientist Tomas Modrich, born in 1946, is malaria and other tropical linked to terrorism. More hit investment and employment just as the Lindahl, American Paul Mo- an investigator at Howard diseases. Japanese and Ca- than 200 officers swooped economy is starting to get back on its feet. drich and U.S.-Turkish na- Hughes Medical Institute nadian scientists won the into homes in western Sydney and arrested the Coelho’s government has instead put in tional Modrich Aziz Sancar physics prize for discove- and professor at Duke Uni- men, aged 16 to 22, as place labor-market reforms - cutting overge- shared the 8 million Swe- versity School of Medicine ring that tiny particles called part of their investigation nerous redundancy payments by more than dish kronor award. in Durham, North Carolina. neutrinos have mass. into the killing of Curtis half, for example, and giving small employers The Royal Swedish Aca- Sancar, 69, is a professor at The Nobel announcements Cheng, New South Wales more flexibility in collective bargaining nego- demy of Sciences said their the University of North Ca- continue with literature on police said. A fifth man tiations. Tax reform, with an emphasis on work on DNA repair “has rolina School of Medicine in Thursday, the Nobel Peace was also arrested during simplification and cuts to corporate rates, is provided fundamental Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Prize tomorrow and the eco- the raids on unrelated fraud charges. helping as well. These changes were needed knowledge of how a living The academy said DNA nomics award on Monday. AP to improve competitiveness and boost jobs. Voters seem to have understood that they must be given time to work. Exports have increased. Unemployment is AP PHOTO down and the economy is expanding. Last THE year the government announced it was lea- ving the bailout mechanism, regaining its ac- DECISIVE MOMENT AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar cess to capital markets. Portuguese officials have always rejected comparisons with Greece, insisting that Por- tugal has done far more to restore its eco- RUSSIA-SYRIA Russian nomy than Greece was willing to. They’re Defense Minister Sergei right - but they must understand that their Shoigu says Russia is work is by no means finished. Voters have using warships in the offered to be patient a little longer. Their lea- Caspian Sea to target ders should resolve to justify that confidence. the Islamic State group in Syria. Russia last week began carrying out airstrikes in what it said was a pre- emptive operation against terrorism in the Middle East. Shoigu told President Putin in televised remarks that Russia yesterday carried out 26 missile strikes from four warships of its Caspian Sea flotilla. He insisted the operation destroyed all the targets J Lopez MC. Jennifer Lopez (above, performing in May at the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco) is and did not launch any taking on hosting duties at the American Music Awards, on Nov. 22. Producers say Lopez will host and strikes upon civilian perform at the show, set to be broadcast live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. areas.