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WORLD BRIEFS ap photo CHINA-USA Federal authorities early yesterday arrested Jason Shiao, a 65-year-old Southern California man they say Taiwan simulates posed as an attorney, and his 43-year-old daughter, Lynn Leung, on charges of conspiring to commit visa attacks by China P9 fraud by arranging phony marriages between Chinese citizens seeking legal residency and American spouses. Shiao and Leung’s Pasadena-based business filed more than 70 fraudulent immigration petitions since October 2006, authorities said.

JAPAN launched suicide prevention week, part of a global World Health Organization effort marking yesterday as World Suicide Prevention Day. Though the number of Japanese taking their lives has dipped in the past few years, Japan still has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

INDIA A shortage of brides is an increasingly common problem facing men in northern India, where years of sex-selective abortions have resulted in a skewed male-female ratio. More on p12

AUSTRALIA A medical group apologizes to surgeons and trainees in Australia and New Zealand after a report found that almost half had suffered discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment from senior surgeons.

Spain For a fourth consecutive year, hundreds of thousands of pro- independence Catalans are gearing up to rally today to break away from Young golfers Spain, kicking off a fresh secession bid. The massive rally for the Catalan National to test their Day holiday marks the kickoff of campaigning for secessionists who say Catalonia is culturally different limits in from Spain, doesn’t get back what it pays in taxes — and that independence is the only P5 way forward. Macau More on backpage INSIDE 11.09.2015 fri

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editorial ART Paulo Coutinho Chinese calligraphy Bon Jovi, two systems

The Bon Jovi China tour was trimmed to Macau following the abrupt cancela- masterpieces at MAM tion of their concerts in Shanghai and Beijing. The international press – from the n exhibition featuring Wu and Financial Times, to The Guardian and Aseals, calligraphy and The Washington Post – speculates that paintings of two late Qing Zhao were past political references to Tibet by the seal carving luminaries band, five years ago, are the probable opens today at the Macau both late Qing reason why the promoters decided to Museum of Art (MAM), call off the two shows on the mainland. called The Tension of Ta- seal carving Although last minute, the cancelation lent – Calligraphy, Pain- masters comes as no surprise. The regime in ting and Seal Exhibition Beijing doesn’t tolerate criticism, es- by Wu Rangzhi and Zhao pecially when it comes to Tibet or any- Zhiqian. portraits and landscapes, thing related to what it considers the MAM’s annual spe- greatly inspiring and in- country’s borders. Especially, when it cial exhibition of Chine- fluencing later artists like comes at a time when the Xi Jinping se calligraphy, paintings Ren Yi and Wu Chan- leadership is trying to demonstrate and artifacts showcases gshuo, and has been hai- their might – economically, territo- over 200 sets of works, led the trailblazer of the rially, militarily, historically even. including representative Shanghai School of Pain- I, myself, am not altogether fond of calligraphy, paintings and ting (Haipai). artists using the stage beyond their art seals by Wu Rangzhi and To facilitate a profound to proclaim political opinion – they are Zhao Zhiqian, and also discussion of the two late hired to sing their songs and play their masterpieces by the two Qing virtuosos’ works, music and that is how they fill rooms, artists’ teachers, friends, MAM will organize a arenas or stadiums. The message, wha- mentors and followers. 3-day symposium for ex- tever the message, is already bottled in Wu and Zhao were both perts and scholars, held their creations. late Qing seal carving painting. In 1853, in order 1884) started by emula- from October 27 to 29 at Let’s be clear: Jon BJ et al should be masters, who also excelled to escape the Taiping Re- ting the Zhe School of seal the Auditorium of the Ma- free to speak their minds whenever in calligraphy and pain- bellion, he fled to Taizhou, carving, but later switched cau Polytechnic Institute. and wherever they want – at the risk ting. Their artistic achie- where he made a living to the Wan School. While MAM will also host the of being redundant, I cherish the free- vements were profoundly from seal carving, calli- maintaining a distinct sty- 2015 calligraphy and pain- dom of expression. But that’s not the influential, particularly on graphy and painting until le, he studied traditional ting exchange program point. the development of mo- his death. The calligrapher scripts but also explored for Tertiary Schools. Arts The point is people go to concerts dern seal carving. studied seal and clerical other potential ones that students from a total of mostly because they empathize with The event is the 12th edi- script under Master Deng could be used in carving, 12 tertiary schools from their pop-rock idols. tion of MAM’s Ming and Shiru, while emulating thus becoming a pioneer China, Macau, Hong Kong Fans want to see their favorite stars Qing calligraphy and pain- Bao Shichen’s running in the field. In calligraphy, and Taiwan will deliver performing live because it’s a rare ting exhibition series lau- and regular script style. Zhao emulated the style of their presentations on the opportunity to interface with them and nched in 2004, and also He produced thousands Yan Zhenqing in his early afternoons of October 28 because they like their tunes, their lyri- one of MAM’s highlights of seal carvings in his life- years, later adopting the and 29. cs, their voices, their musicians. Looks, of the year. time, mostly without side style of steel inscriptions MAM will also set up the- fashion, hairstyle or lifestyle, whate- Wu Rangzhi (1799-1870) inscriptions. His works in- from the Six Dynasties to med outdoor installations ver, also play a part in the construction was a master seal car- clude Wu Rangzhi’s Self- form his own signature at Tap Seac Square and of a fan’s empathy. And a pop star’s ver, also adept at the four Criticism and Seal Impres- style, which proved very in front of St. Dominic’s stance on politics may also help build major styles of calligra- sions. popular. He was an ex- Church. The exhibition will a bond, yes. phy and freehand flower Zhao Zhiqian (1829- pert in flower painting, run until November 15. But that is not what a ticket to a Bon Jovi concert promotes and anticipates. It promotes and anticipates ‘the’ parti- cipation in a unique Bon Jovi live gig –­ the audience then becomes part of Cotai footbridge opens tomorrow that particular performance. Therefore part of the artist’s, their idol’s history. That’s the magic right there. footbridge built over the Istmo The footbridge, comprising 391 me- tunnel. It is part of the Taipa’s pedes- Having said that, it is good to know ARoundabout on the Cotai Strip ters, features five access points inclu- trian system, providing a connection the concerts in Macau are about to ha- is set to open tomorrow, according to ding both escalators and lifts. to old Taipa and Cotai. ppen – as scheduled on Sept 25 and the Infrastructure Development Offi- GDI said that existing crosswalks The landscape corridor has been 26. Not only because I may want to see ce (GDI). will be removed once users are ac- designed to enable users to see the Jon BJ, but because it proves that we, With the new infrastructure, GDI is customed with the new pedestrian Cotai Strip from a different perspec- in this town, live in a different system hoping to improve pedestrian safe- system. tive, featuring stairs, escalators and to the one on the other side of the nor- ty, and therefore current crosswalks The footbridge is part of the gover- glass-sealed lifts. thern border. placed near the roundabout will be nment’s plan to separate pedestrians Construction works began in the A system so different that Jon Bon removed. GDI added that the footbri- and vehicles, increasing safety for third quarter of 2013. 14 sections Jovi can sing here (and not on the dge features a “landscape corridor” walkers. The vertical system also fea- were combined to form a ring deck mainland) despite his political ideas. enabling users to enjoy the view out tures vehicle lanes beneath the bri- measuring 391 meters long, with a onto Taipa. dge as well as an underground road radius of 62 meters. CP

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Human resources them to engage or disengage AACM creates with the company, but money alone is not what contributes official WeChat most to employee disengage- account Employee training and ment. Career goals, corporate culture, the organization’s mis- The Civil Aviation Authority of sion, and employees’ passion for Macao SAR (AACM) launched their work also affect commit- its official WeChat account development crucial to ment levels. yesterday, stating in a press Mr Cosgrove acknowledged release that the application that recognition and culture was created “in view of the matter more than money to increased popularity of local job market most employees, and suggested new media applications.” that managers care for their em- “The number of people in ployees and treat them as valua- mainland China or elsewhere Catarina Pinto ble people with skills. He also who are now using WeChat recommended that employees to obtain information and he implementation of start viewing employers as em- for social needs is increasing employee training and ployers with difficulties, rather tremendously. According to development programs than difficult employers. a study on new media usage is particularly crucial Mr Cosgrove assured that the among Macau residents, 90 percent of the Macau Tfor the local job market as the ci- fundamentals used to impro- population is using WeChat. ty’s unemployment rate remains ve employer-employee rela- In addition, more and more tionships are similar in Asian low, according to Mark Cosgro- government entities have ve, Director of Training at Dale and Western countries. “I think adopted WeChat to publish Carnegie Hong Kong. what we always have to look for their news,” the statement Mr Cosgrove conducted a se- is culturally appropriate ways reads. In addition to minar yesterday on “How to to approach [employees]. So publishing updates from the turn challenging employees into the fundamentals are the same, office, AACM will use WeChat productive contributors” in an Mark Cosgrove we must take an interest in our to educate readers on issues event organized by the France employees, we must make our that concern passengers; for Macau Business Association gement. But companies need to the world’s best baccarat dealer, employees feel valued and im- example, explaining Macau’s (FMBA), attended by dozens of guarantee that supervisors and but do you know how to manage portant,” he said. aviation laws and regulations. hotel managers and employees line managers get the support dealers?” he questioned. The training expert suggested Interested subscribers to in other local industries. and tools needed to manage The training expert acknow- nine ways for participants to AACM’s official WeChat “Training is critical here in par- people. ledged that Macau’s economic change their employees’ beha- can search the Wechat ID ticular because of the numbers “Do they have the tools and downturn puts added pressu- vior, namely by praising the sli- “MacaoCAA”. you’re dealing with. You still understand how to motivate re on both managers and em- ghtest improvements, giving the have almost full employment, and inspire people? You can be ployees. There is added pressu- other person a fine reputation and that means you’re compe- re to find alternative revenues to live up to, using encourage- Industrial ting for frontline staff,” he told and explore different ways of ment, helping them to feel that revenue up the Times on the sidelines of the doing business too, he said. mistakes are easy to correct, or seminar. Yesterday’s seminar urged par- making the other person feel ha- The revenue of industrial He suggested managers in You have ticipants to reflect upon what ppy to do what you’ve suggested. establishments in Macau Macau companies “train em- makes employees become dif- When problems with em- increased by 15.2 percent ployees, and grow them inside nearly full ficult and disengaged with the ployees arise, Mr Cosgrove re- year-on-year to MOP10.91 the organization. That’s how you employment, organization they work for. Mr commended that managers ask billion in 2014, according to keep people. One major way to Cosgrove then discussed with questions instead of making an industrial survey released do that is through training and so you’re his audience how to increase assumptions, while focusing on by the Statistics and Census development.” understanding and improve re- the problem and not the person. Service (DSEC). A total of 864 Mr Cosgrove recalled that in competing for lationships between employees Giving employees clear direc- establishments were operating specifically large organizations, and employers. tions and implementing accoun- in industrial production in 2014, a decrease of 52 year- CEOs rely on their line mana- frontline staff Some participants argued that tability measures is also a key on-year. Statistics indicate that gers to ensure employee enga- Mark Cosgrove employees’ salaries can drive feature of good management. the total number of employees in the sector dropped by 461 to 12,526. Report Three Firework Authorities allegedly shelve land Displays on reserve for developers’ profit Sept 19

t least four stretches of land long idle in ter area made up of plots C16 and D4, which Athe hands of the government could have was earmarked for construction of two office been developed much earlier, according to a blocks for public services, ended up undeve- report by online newspaper All About Ma- loped for at least 25 years. As a consequence cau. The media outlet concludes that this is the government currently has to spend hun- another case of collusion between the autho- dreds of millions in rent for its offices stret- rities and property developers. ching across the territory. The Portuguese fireworks According to the report, the available land Macau might have seen its second massive team, which could not reserve is located in the district between the theater long ago on plot D3, complementing perform on September 5 Nam Van Lake and the Sai Van Lake, which the Macao Cultural Centre, All About Macau due to technical reasons, is now scheduled to present connects the controversial reclaimed Zone reports. their fireworks display on B. The regulation introduced in 1991 by the Instead, a large proportion of the plot is set September 19 (Saturday). Portuguese administration significantly con- to become a profit-making zone for property With the fireworks teams from fines buildings to be erected in that area in developers. The report suggests that a total Korea and Italy scheduled terms of permitted coverage, height and pur- move sparked speculation over his under- of MOP130 billion might flow into the po- for performances as well, pose of use, which AAM suspects was for fu- lying intention to pave the way for construc- ckets of those land concessionaires. there will be three firework ture cultural and recreational development. tion of lucrative high-rises in that area. Besides, it also claims that the authorities displays on the same night. Nevertheless, All About Macau says that in C15 and C16, as indicated in the illustration, had previously been colluding with property The 27th Macau International 2006 the city’s former leader Edmund Ho is- cover a combined area of 9,300 square me- developers to withhold 14 of their already ex- Fireworks Display Contest sued an order that overthrew the regulation. ters. The former land plot was allegedly in- pired land concessions from the public whi- is held in front of the Macau Despite justifying the law’s repeal “for local tended for a museum together with a gallery. le relaxing their planning conditions in the Tower on September 5, 12, 19 social and economical development,” Ho’s Another approximately 39,000-square-me- meantime. AU and 27 as well as October 1. 11.09.2015 fri

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Teachers’ Day Exhibition offers glimpse into CE: More resources Manuel Vicente’s work for education

hief Executive Chui Sai yesterday. Catarina Pinto ges with the development of five COn said yesterday that DSEJ’s head, Leong Lai, new reclamation zones, Rui Leão the government will continue thanked local teachers for he non-profit organization said that the work of the late Ma- to invest more resources in their input in shaping stu- Docomomo Macau and the nuel Vicente is a testament to education to sustain the city’s dent morale and for men-

T marques renato Macau Design Center have joi- what Macau has achieved, and new phase of development. toring them throughout the ned forces to launch an exhibi- how the city is able to make thin- Mr Chui praised teachers’ years. According to a state- tion featuring the work of archi- gs possible. dedication and contributions ment, DSEJ and the Macau tect Manuel Vicente. The exhibi- “It’s becoming harder to pre- toward improving the quality Post have issued a series of tion was inaugurated yesterday serve the city’s memory. It seems of education in his speech at stamps and other philatelic at the Macau Design Center that in the past things were pos- a banquet marking Teachers’ products to mark Teachers’ Gallery and will remain on dis- A kindergarten designed by Manuel sible in Macau, and that’s why Day 2015. The Chief Executi- Day. play until October 10. Vicente, located at Praia Grande Manuel Vicente liked the city so ve said teachers were the core The Secretary for Social “Architects and former collabo- much, because things were made of education and that the Affairs and Culture, Alexis rators of Manuel Vicente wanted how he and his collaborators dis- possible here,” he recalled. government would enhance Tam, presented the stamps to introduce a wider overview of cussed ideas. So we launched the Mr Leão concluded by saying their career development by to representatives of the edu- the [late] architect’s work: why exhibition with a collection of ob- that instead of turning to Hong setting more favorable regu- cation sector, while congratu- was he so important for Macau? jects. We are also trying to show Kong and Singapore for urban lations and policies in place, lating them on their efforts to So our idea was to invite as many how he designed his projects, planning solutions, we should and by providing more pro- educate Macau’s youth. people who worked with him as and his thoughts on the city’s look to Macau and find solutions fessional training. DSEJ has launched a DSEJ possible, so that we could disco- planning,” Mr Leão explained. within the city. The Education and Youth website for teachers and the ver his thoughts about the city The exhibition will also feature For many, Portuguese architect Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) laun- general public to provide and his projects,” said Rui Leão, eight mockups of Manuel Vicen- Manuel Vicente – who passed ched a series of activities to their opinions on education architect and chair of Docomo- te’s projects, providing different away in 2013 – has greatly in- commemorate Teachers’ Day in Macau. mo. insights into his work. A film by fluenced the city’s architecture. The “Discovering Manuel Vi- Rosa Coutinho Cabral on Manuel Some of his most famous projec- cente” exhibition is intended to Vicente and architect Manuel ts and designs include an archi- further debate about his contri- Graça Dias will also be aired. The tectural intervention program bution to the way we now see the exhibition also features a photo on the St Paul’s Ruins, the crea- city’s urban planning strategies. collection of Vicente’s buildings tion of the Sai Van and Nam Van “There’s an educational side of by architect Nuno Assis. Lakes, as well as several residen- it. We want people to learn about As Macau faces new architectu- tial and government buildings Chui Sai On attends the banquet celebrating Teachers Day 2015 hosted by how his projects were designed, ral and urban planning challen- across the city. the Chinese Educators’ Association of Macau ad fri 11.09.2015

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venetian macau open Taiwanese golfer Pan Cheng-tsung to test his limits in town

Aries Un g es Pan has ising Taiwanese gol-

Getty Ima made steady fer Pan Cheng-tsung wants to extend his progress winning streak in next Rmonth’s Venetian Macao Open. since turning The 23-year-old player scored a two-shot win over Sweden’s professional Robert Karlsson with 11-under- earlier this year par at the PGA Tour Canada’s Players Cup, one month after turning professional in June. The victory propelled him into among Asian players,” he said. the world’s top 600 for the first Born and raised in Taiwan, time. the now-American national Pan told journalists during a exhorted teenage golf-lovers phone interview that he looks there to look overseas to broa- forward to the 17th edition of den their horizons and develop the tournament, to be held on their passion into a real career. October 15 to 18. “Winning a Nonetheless, the communica- golf tournament as a pro defini- tions graduate, who insisted on tely helps [build] my confiden- finishing his studies while pur- ce and makes me know that I suing his dream career, likewi- can compete with all the guys, se advised that university edu- I can win tournaments and I cation was vital to one’s growth. know what to do under pressu- When asked which golfer he re,” he said. was most eager to team up with, Defending champion Indian Pan Cheng-tsung Pan picked top names such as Anirban Lahiri, 2013 winner Gary Player, Luke Donald and Scott Hend from Australia, ever-top amateur said his pen- days. gain eligibility for the Rio 2016 Rory McIlroy. and four-time winner Ernie Els chant for golfing began in those “I didn’t feel I could compete Olympics as it seems a little late Traveling for different compe- from South Africa, who have early days. against a load of college kids. I for him, after just turning pro titions as a professional player confirmed their presence on the “When I was younger, I didn’t was young […] I just didn’t feel three months ago. exposes Pan to different cultu- fairway of the championship know if I was really interested confident about my game, and His eye-opening experience in res and novelties, but it keeps earlier, will be formidable in it, but I thought it was really I didn’t know the language very the United States also stoked him away from his family and opponents to Pan as a new pro- a fun sport and I loved playing well,” he said in fluent English. his ambition to shine as he tes- friends, whom he misses badly. fessional player. it and I enjoyed every moment Yet Pan holds the record for the ted his mettle against top gol- “Pursuing golfing is not easy. Encouraged by his golf-loving on the golf course,” he said. most career victories among fers. You don’t always play the way father, who took young Pan and However, his confidence on university-aged men’s golfers. “I could see in the eyes of tho- you want it to be,” he said. his brother to a golf club where the fairway during his time at His main goal at the moment se top golfers their perseveran- his mother worked – starting the University of Washington is to scale the rankings as fast ce and passion for this sport, Macau Daily Times is the as early as the age of five – the was not as high as it is nowa- and far as possible, in order to which I sometimes couldn’t see tournament’s official media partner.

an Cheng-tsung and PGuan Tian-lang, two of Greater China’s most Young golfers show promising future talented young golfers, are hoping to shine at this year’s Venetian Ma- from the Portuguese ting events that attracts taking it to the all-impor- g es cao Open as they take to acronym) and the Golf some of the best golfers tant USD1 million mark. the fairways of the Macau Association of Macau. in the world and it will Defending champion Golf & Country Club for Getty Ima Sanctioned by the latter provide a great platform Anirban Lahiri of India, the first time. and the Asian Tour, The for the two youngsters to among others, has alrea- China’s Guan made Venetian Macao is su- gauge where they are with dy confirmed his partici- headlines in 2013 when pporting the iconic event their game,” he said. pation. he became the youngest as title sponsor for the Dave Horton, global Since its inauguration in ever player to make the fourth consecutive year. chief marketing officer of 1998, many world-class cut at a Major, finishing In a press release issued Las Vegas Sands Corp. golfers have graced the 58th at The Masters at by the organizers, ID’s and Sands China Ltd., fairways of the Macau 14 years of age, having president José Tavares commented: “We are very Golf & Country Club, in- qualified for the tourna- welcomed Pan Cheng-­ pleased to welcome both cluding 2013 champion ment through a dramatic Guan Tianlang tsung and Guan Tian-­ Pan and Guan as first-ti- Australian Scott Hend victory at the Asia-Pacific lang. me participants in the Ve- and four-time Major Amateur Championship tell you how surreal the ty to keep learning. I will “Pan and Guan are two netian Macao Open. The- winner Ernie Els of Sou- in 2012. Despite a weal- whole Masters experien- continue to work hard to of the biggest emerging re is no doubt they will th Africa, Lee Westwood th of experience, Guan is ce was for me. It turned achieve my life long am- talents from the Greater wow golf fans with their (1999 winner), Colin in no hurry to turn pro- a childhood dream into bition,” the Guangzhou China region right now on-course magic and Montgomerie (2003 win- fessional and has instead a reality and I am hun- native said. so it is very exciting to see make this year’s event the ner), Nick Faldo, Padraig continued to develop his gry for more. I am very The tournament, which both of them joining us best to date.” Harrington, Fred Cou- game on the junior and pleased to be able to play will be held from October for the first time in their The 17th edition of the ples, Ian Woosnam, Mark amateur scene. at the Venetian Macao 15 to 18, is once again careers. The Venetian tournament will see the O’Meara, and Chinese “I will never forget Au- Open this year as it offers organized by the Sport Macao Open is one of our prize fund increase for a stars Zhang Lian-wei and gust 2013 and I can’t the precious opportuni- Development Board (ID, most iconic annual spor- third consecutive year, Liang Wen-chong. 11.09.2015 fri

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corporate bits Moody’s challenges Hong Kong cem and mso hold “cem brightening stars” internship program regulator over China report

Kelvin Chan g because it used the un- Business Writer, Hong Kong conventional “red flags” methodology to rate com- bloomber oody’s Investors panies. MService is challen- “Our argument is we are CEM and Macau Special Olympics (MSO) have been jointly ging a USD3 million fine not providing credit ratin- organizing the “CEM Brightening Stars” internship program since 2010. The program is aimed to improve the work abi- by Hong Kong’s securities gs” with the report, which lities of mentally handicapped persons, explore their em- regulator, which accuses was aimed at preparing ployment opportunities and promote a positive attitude and the credit rating agency for a possible review of support towards their work abilities among the public, thus en- of misconduct over a 2011 existing ratings, said couraging more employers to hire them. A total of 33 trainees report that flagged poten- Adrian Huggins, a lawyer have completed the program so far. Moreover, two trainees have been hired at CEM after the internship program. tial problems at Chinese representing Moody’s. companies. Traders work on the trading floor of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange In its 25-page report, Lawyers for Moody’s in Hong Kong Moody’s screened Chi- bigbang 2015 world tour Hong Kong unit and the nese companies, many [made] in macao sold out Securities and Futures mainland as well as a se- paring and issuing credit of them listed on Hong Tickets for the Commission outlined parate legal and financial ratings, an activity it is Kong’s stock exchange, third show and side their arguments at a two- system. licensed to carry out in for 20 “red flags” to sniff view tickets for all 3 day appeals tribunal hea- The regulator’s com- Hong Kong by the regu- out weak corporate gover- shows of BigBang ring that began yesterday. plaint last year accused lator. nance, opaque business 2015 World Tour [Made] in Macao The case is the first of its Moody’s of breaching its Rating agencies came models, too-fast growth sold out within 3 kind and, together with code of conduct when it under the regulator’s su- and poor quality earnings hours of going on a separate case against issued its report “Red Fla- pervision in June 2011, a or financial statements. sale. Citron Research, has rai- gs for Emerging-Market month before the Moo- Some of the companies The tickets of the third show and side view tickets of all 3 sed fears about a chilling Companies: A Focus on dy’s report was issued. have since run into trou- shows went on sale at 10am yesterday and were snapped up by music fans in 3 hours. effect on critical financial China,” which found “red Government lawyer Ben- ble, notably Kaisa Group BigBang will become the first ever foreign artist group to research in the semiauto- flags” at 49 of 61 com- jamin Yu said the agency’s Holdings, a fast-growing hold three consecutive shows at The Venetian Macao, attrac- nomous Chinese city. panies it screened. report was “part and parcel property developer that ting over 28,000 fans in the process. As a former British co- The case hangs on whe- of credit rating services.” defaulted on its U.S. “BigBang 2015 World Tour [Made] in Macao” will be held on lony, Hong Kong retains ther the report is consi- However, Moody’s ar- dollar debt earlier this October 23 – 25 (Friday to Sunday) at the Venetian’s Cotai Arena. civil liberties such as free dered part of Moody’s gued it was supplemen- year as China’s hot pro- speech not seen on the primary business of pre- tal to its main business perty market slowed. AP ad fri 11.09.2015

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China auto sales shrink again in August

Joe McDonald g percent to 453,000, the group their outlook to as little as 1.7 Business Writer, Beijing said. Meanwhile, sales of more percent. traditional sedans slumped 16.4 Global automakers also face bloomber hina’s auto sales de- percent to 762,000 vehicles. competition from newer Chine- clined in August for a Despite the slowdown, au- se brands that struggled in re- third month but some tomakers are pushing ahead cent years but have rebounded brands reported gains with multibillion-dollar plans this year with a wave of new Cfollowing a market downturn to expand production and crea- models priced below foreign that shook the global industry. te models to suit Chinese tas- rivals. Sales of sedans, SUVs and mi- tes, adding to competition in a Defying the downturn, total nivans fell 3.4 percent from a crowded market. sales by Chinese brands rose 2.5 year earlier to 1.4 million vehi- In July, GM announced a percent in August over a year cles, according to an industry USD5 billion plan to create earlier, according to CAAM. It group, the China Association vehicles with its main Chine- said their overall market sha- of Automobile Manufacturers. se partner to be sold in China, re expanded by 0.5 percentage That dragged down the grow- Brazil, India and Mexico. That points to 39.4 percent. th rate for the first eight mon- came after Ford Motor Co. and “I think it’s going to be a fierce ths of the year to 2.6 percent a local partner in April commi- war between the Chinese local following declines of 6.6 per- tted to spend $1.1 billion on an brands and the foreign brands,” cent in July and 3.4 percent in With new car sales falling in August it seems likely that oversupply will haunt additional factory in China. said Xu. AP June. China’s auto market for the foreseeable future Companies were preparing for China’s auto market has been slower growth, but the squeeze cooling since growth peaked ve future revenue. Sales also have been dented by hit faster than many expected. at 45 percent in 2009 but With the Chinese economy measures imposed by Beijing, In a report last week, resear- this year’s plunge prompted cooling, buyers are putting off Shanghai and other major cities ch firm Bernstein said Chi- analysts to cut growth forecas- purchases, said analyst Xu Qian to curb smog and congestion by na’s downturn is so severe that ts and General Motors Co. and of AlixPartners, a research firm. limiting new vehicle registra- German automakers, heavily 1.7m Volkswagen AG to reduce pri- He said automakers will be lu- tions. reliant on this market, are likely ces. cky if the market achieves sin- Total vehicle sales, including to issue profit warnings in co- Total vehicle sales, The deceleration is especially gle-digit growth this year. trucks and buses, declined 3 ming weeks. including trucks and wrenching for global brands “If the overall economy keeps percent from a year earlier to Analysts had expected grow- that are looking to China, the struggling, we might not even 1.7 million, according to CAAM. th of 7 to 8 percent this year buses, declined 3 pct biggest global auto market by see growth but a decline,” said Sales of SUVs, a bright spot in Chinese auto sales but after from last year number of vehicles sold, to dri- Xu. for the industry, soared 45.6 June’s contraction, some cut

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Real Estate Matters All you wanted to know about property investment – Property purchase step by step (part 4 of 8)

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties for owners and investors, and providing attractive and comfortable homes for tenants.

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This is the fourth installment of an ei- some banks will not loan to non-resi- contract signed by both parties to get ght part series identifying the key fac- dents, so shop around. the transaction underway. tors in choosing the right investment Rates are still competitive, but the Bear in mind that after paying the property and putting your money to banks have a lot of requirements that deposit, if you withdraw from the con- work. must be met if they are to loan money. tract the deposit is forfeited. Likewise, Purchasing property in Macau is not a In general banks in Macau will loan if the seller withdraws from the con- difficult process. However, before em- you 50-70% of their valuation. tract, they must pay back double the barking on a property venture, it helps 4. Check for outstanding tax and deposit amount. to gain a clear understanding of the utility bills 8. Complete a promissory con- steps involved. You may have to go back several years tract The following information can clarify because bills can mount up and ac- This is a contract drawn up by your the process and assist your planning. crue. Be aware that outstanding bills lawyer. Once you have identified a target pro- are accrued against the property, not It will include; full details of the ven- perty, the next steps are: the individual. dor, your own details as the buyer, 1. Obtain the government regis- 5. Do a comparative market the agreed price, any special terms tration document known as the analysis and conditions of the contract and the “Busca” Your agent will help you by providing completion date. You can obtain this Certificate at the the average price per square foot for You will have to make a down pay- Macau Land and Real Estate Registry apartments in that complex or for a ment at this stage, usually 10%-20% of Office (Conservatoria do Registo Pre- similar property. the purchase price, but this figure can dial de Macau). This will allow you to establish what vary according to mutual agreement. This document is not only invaluable price you want to offer the vendor. 9. Sign the sales and purchase when sourcing a bank valuation, but it 6. Negotiate the price. deed also provides property specifications Prices are of course negotiable. To complete the purchase of your (the actual useable area etc) as well as How much a seller will negotiate de- property you must sign the Sales and owner’s name, registered address and pends on many different factors such Purchase Deed as well as the Mortgage whether or not the property has an ou- as the urgency with which they must Deed in person and in front of a Macau tstanding debt against it. sell, the terms and conditions and Notary Officer. The information may also help you to what they paid for the property. The official documents will be prepa- identify any illegal structures. 7. Sign a provisional contract red in Chinese or Portuguese and a 2. Obtain a bank valuation on the and pay a deposit further copy will be made in English at property Having found the property that meets your request. Your lawyer will be res- Be careful here and note that the loan your criteria and completing the nego- ponsible to attend all post completion, amount is based on either the bank tiation process - remembering to only stamping registration etc. valuation or the negotiated purchase make an offer on a property after you There are also fees and taxes to be paid price, whichever is the lower of the have obtained your bank valuation - a which we covered in previous articles two. deposit must be paid. “Who is buying macau? And what are Therefore we recommend that you In Macau the initial deposit amount the costs of buying?”. should only make an offer on a pro- is usually 10% - 20% and the timing perty after you have obtained a bank for final payment, whilst negotiable, Next week do join us for Part 5 of All valuation. is normally 30 – 60 days from deposit you wanted to know about property 3. Obtain Finance payment. investment – Two mistakes to avoid Interest rates vary from bank to bank, The provisional contract is the initial when buying an investment property. fri 11.09.2015

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Wally Santana, Hsinchu Taiwan

aiwan’s military blasted shells into the ocean yesterday, one Taipei simulates attacks in a series of exercises Tthis week to simulate attacks by political rival China after Beijing staged what appeared by political rival Beijing to be a mock strike against the presidential office in Taipei. The exercises, larger this year mainland, although it has not than in the past, follow televi- openly threatened Taiwan sin- sed images from China on July ap photo ce 2005. 22 depicting a staged ground The two sides have set asi- troop attack on a red tower and de their political dispute since attached low-rises that resemb- 2008 to open a dialogue that led Taiwan’s presidential com- has led to more than 20 agree- pound. ments on trade, transit and in- China is Taiwan’s only ma- vestment. But the deals have jor potential military threat, failed to help Beijing’s hopes though the two sides have shel- of endearing Taiwan’s public to ved political differences since the idea of unification. 2008. They are separated by In early 2014, tens of thou- an ocean strait that is 160 km sands protested after they felt across at its narrowest point. one of the agreements, a ser- “Our most crucial goal is to vice trade liberalization agree- simulate safeguarding against ment, was moving too quickly a possible attack from main- through parliament. About 70 land China, whether on Taiwan percent of Taiwanese prefer itself, an outlying island post, today’s degree of autonomy our marine military space or from China, a government- our airspace,” deputy Defen- conducted public opinion sur- se Ministry spokesman Chen vey found late last year. Chung-chi said. China’s military is the third China’s military, meanwhi- most powerful in the world and le, yesterday announced three Taiwan’s is No. 15, according to days of its own live-firing exer- statistical database GlobalFire- cises in the Taiwan Strait, part power.com. of a program of more realistic “The president reiterates training scenarios involving in- that although Taiwan-main- tegrated units from the navy, Taiwan’s military fire artillery from self-propelled Howitzers during the annual Han Kuang exercises in Hsinchu, land China relations are at air force and ground troops. northeastern Taiwan their most stable in 66 years, It was not clear if the exercises we absolutely will not let na- starting today were related to the ocean strait facing China, 63 drills will emphasize land- to stop arms sales. tional defense slack one single Taiwan’s drills and China’s De- Taiwanese army troops fired sea-air coordination. Taiwan’s proposed 2016 bu- bit,” Ma’s office said in a state- fense Ministry did not imme- howitzer shells, leaving a haze Some drills are testing ho- dget includes USD92.5 million ment yesterday. diately respond to faxed ques- of smoke on land. President Ma megrown military hardware, for developing diesel-electric Relations with China could go tions seeking comment. Mi- Ying-jeou wore a helmet and including a drone system and submarines over four years, as into a freeze after a new pre- nistry spokesman consistently flak jacket to the staging area. Taiwan’s first indigenous steal- well. sident takes office in Taipei in respond to such queries by The Taiwanese drills, running th missile corvette warship, China has claimed sovereign- May. The Jan. 16 election fron- saying that exercises are part Monday through today and Chen said. ty over Taiwan since the 1940s, trunner has proposed no me- of scheduled routine training known as the Han Kuang Exer- Taiwan has shifted to desig- when the Communists routed chanism for dialogue that Chi- and not directed at any third cise, involve 69 more aircraft ning its own hardware since the Nationalists in a civil war. na would accept. Current Pre- parties. than last year, Taiwan’s gover- 2010 as China mounted pres- The Nationalists rebased in sident Ma Ying-jeou must step From a hillside in northern nment-funded Central News sure on the United States, the Taiwan, which China says must down next year due to term Taiwan about 1 kilometer into Agency reported. Many of the island’s chief overseas supplier, eventually be unified with the limits. AP g

Li says gov’t to open currency bloomber market to central banks

hina plans to allow “In our next step, we change rate more market-­ banks and a handful of Cforeign central banks will open the interbank oriented. foreign entities, said Tan, into its interbank curren- foreign exchange market Wider use of the yuan a former Chinese central cy market, the country’s to non-mainland central would reduce costs bank analyst. She said No. 2 leader said yester- bank-type institutions,” for China’s traders and expanding the pool of day, in a new move to said Li at the World Eco- encourage sales of Chine- institutions that submit expand use of the tightly nomic Forum in the eas- se goods abroad, econo- information will more controlled Chinese yuan. tern city of Dalian. mists say. accurately reflect supply Speaking at a business Beijing controls the The interbank foreign and demand. conference, Premier Li yuan’s exchange rate and exchange market is “Including the central Keqiang gave no time fra- limits movement of money used for setting the ex- bank-type institutions Chinese Premier Li Keqiang me for the change or de- into and out of China but change rate of the yuan, will improve the rationa- tails of what foreign insti- has been encouraging use but buying and selling lity of the exchange rate,” the basket of currencies that China wait until at tutions would be allowed of its yuan abroad, mostly takes place in a separa- said Tan. used by the International least October 2016 to be to do. The move follows for trade. The central bank te market, according to Financial analysts say Monetary Fund to set the added to the basket that Beijing’s decision in Mar- said its surprise Aug. 11 Tan Yaling, director of moves to making the value of its internal cur- includes the dollar, yen, ch to allow some foreign devaluation of the yuan, the China Forex Invest- yuan more market-orien- rency, known as Special euro and pound. The investors into the market which rattled global fi- ment Research Institute. ted also are part of Chine- Drawing Rights. Fund’s board is due to in which its state-owned nancial markets, was part Until now, participan- se efforts to win acceptan- The IMF staff recom- consider that recommen- banks trade bonds. of efforts to make the ex- ts were mostly Chinese ce for the yuan as part of mended last month week dation in October. AP 11.09.2015 fri

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No charge for journalist ap photo held for online posts in 2013

Beijing prosecutors have decided not to indict a Chinese journalist detained more than two years ago during an aggressive government campaign to crack down on online rumors and rein in China’s social media. Liu Hu was detained in August 2013 for his whistleblowing posts on senior government officials. He said yesterday he was formally notified by the prosecuting office that he will not face any charge. The decision was somewhat expected since Liu was released on bail This combination of undated photos taken from the Islamic State group’s online magazine Dabiq purports to show Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, from Oslo, Norway, left, and Fan Jinghui, 50, from Beijing in August 2014. Unnerved by the rapid growth of social media and the duating from college. He said new media’s potential to he joined an advertising firm usurp the state’s power in 1994 but left after about over public discourse, Mainlander reportedly a year and later worked odd Beijing in 2013 launched jobs, including as an off-the-­ a crackdown to hush books assistant producer at outspoken, independent state TV broadcaster CCTV. voices online. Liu held by Islamic State In 2002 he registered his own apparently was implicated advertising company, Beijing in the campaign. He said Chinese man reportedly verifying the identity of the freedom really gave me a jolt. Jingcai Yinsu Advertising Co. his life had been turned held hostage by the Islamic Chinese hostage. But the Sohu That great spirit can be seen as upside down. A Ltd., according to a corporate State group worked in adver- news portal reported that the powerful motive for me to database run by the Beijing go- tising and TV production and Fan was interviewed in 2001 go after freedom.” vernment. However, the licen- Inflation describes himself as a free spirit by China National Radio as A transcript of the interview se was revoked from Septem- rises on and reader of Greek philosophy. part of a feature about people is available on the Sina online ber 2003 until at least 2009, The radical group released a without fixed careers. portal. and it’s unclear if was later re- higher pork, poster on Wednesday with an Another man who appeared The Islamic State group an- newed. That business, whose vegetable image of the man, identified as on the program, Pang Fei, nounced the capture of the two address was given on the Isla- Fan Jinghui, and the address told The Associated Press that men in posters in its magazine, mic State poster, specialized in costs of an advertising company re- he remembered being inter- Dabiq, but did not say when or design and organizing exposi- gistered by him in Beijing. The viewed alongside Fan, and that where the two were captured. High prices for pork and tion and cultural activities. fresh vegetables pushed group also announced the cap- he recognized him from the The group controls large parts Reporters gathered yesterday up China’s inflation in ture of a Norwegian, identified photo released by the Islamic of Iraq and Syria, and has kil- at the address of the adverti- August but to a relatively as Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofs- State group. led several captives in grueso- sing company, which was also low 2 percent that leaves tad, and demanded a ransom “I love reading about the his- me videos released online. believed to be Fan’s residen- Beijing room to stimulate for both. tory of science,” Fan said in the Fan said in the radio inter- ce. An outdated CCTV parking the slowing economy if Chinese Foreign Ministry interview at the time. “And the view that he was born in 1965 pass could be seen through needed. The rate reported spokesman Hong Lei said yes- ancient Greek great philoso- and worked as a high school the window of an old red Jeep yesterday was an increase terday that authorities are still phers’ pure spiritual pursuit of teacher for six years after gra- parked there. AP over July’s 1.4 percent. That was due largely to a 3.7 percent increase in food costs, which included a 15.9 percent rise for fresh vegetables Social media celebrity Guo Meimei and 9.3 percent for pork. Producer prices, measured as goods leave the factory, jailed for running gambling ring declined 5.4 percent from a year earlier. Lower inflation leaves room woman who marred the reputation members of the public dropped. for Beijing to boost the A of China’s Red Cross with social me- x i nhua Red Cross officials have tried to distan- economy if needed with dia posts on her extravagant lifestyle was ce the charity from the woman, yet her interest rate cuts or sentenced yesterday to five years in jail name has become a byword for lack of other measures with less for running gambling activities. credibility on the part of Red Cross, who- concern about igniting Dongcheng District Court in Beijing se operations remain opaque. politically dangerous price said Guo Meimei ran casino operations Guo was detained by police in July 2014. rises. Analysts expect out of private apartments in the capital Because of the high public attention Guo Chinese inflation to rise in coming months but to with bets totaling nearly 3 million yuan commands, the court streamed updates still-modest levels. “The (USD500,000). on yesterday’s proceedings, including benign inflation outlook Guo became notorious when she clai- A screenshot of Guo Meimei’s microblog page in photos from the courtroom, in China’s so- in China keeps the door med in 2011 to have connections to the December 2011. The Red Cross denied any connection to cial media. Comments left on the court’s open for Beijing to further Red Cross Society of China and posted the young woman but has failed to win back public trust updates praised the woman for exposing ease monetary policy to photos on social media flaunting her ex- China’s Red Cross, even incidentally. support growth,” said travagant lifestyle, including a Maserati ty had misused the donations. Although The court photos showed Guo in a plain, Commonwealth Bank of and a Lamborghini. Guo later retracted her claims of Red white blouse and wearing no makeup, in Australia economist Wei Her posts quickly fueled public anger Cross connections, the damage was done contrast to the more flirtatious selfies she Li in a report. and raised concerns whether the chari- and donations to the organization by had posted in the past. AP fri 11.09.2015

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advertorial Japan Helicopters pluck residents to safety as rains lash country

Mari Yamaguchi and Ken Moritsugu, Joso ap photo aging floodwa- Rters broke throu- gh a flood berm yes- terday and swamped a city north of Tokyo, washing away houses, forcing dozens of peo- ple to rooftops to await helicopter rescues and leaving one man clin- ging for his life to a uti- lity pole. There were no im- mediate reports of ca- sualties, but rescue of- ficials said they were overwhelmed by pleas for help. As heavy rain pum- meled Japan for a se- cond straight day, the Kinugawa River broke A resident is rescued from through a flood berm at a flooded residential area 12:50 p.m., sending wa- in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, ter gushing into the eas- northeast of Tokyo tern half of Joso, a city of 60,000 people about over buildings. Photos 50 kilometers northeast from Japan’s Kyodo of Tokyo. News service showed Aerial footage showed people waiting for help a wide swath of citys- on top of cars and a cape underwater, more 7-Eleven delivery tru- than one-story deep in ck, surrounded by water some places. The rains that nearly submerged came on the heels of the cars. Tropical Storm Etau, Kyodo reported that which caused flooding 60 people had been res- and landslides elsewhe- cued by helicopter, and re Wednesday as it cros- rescue work was conti- sed central Japan. nuing as the sun began Japanese broadcasters to set five hours later. showed live aerial foo- Akira Motokawa, a city tage of rescuers being evacuation official, told lowered from helicop- national broadcaster ters and clambering NHK that rescuers have onto second-floor bal- been unable to keep up conies to reach stran- with the volume of calls ded residents. for help. In one dramatic scene, The Transport Minis- the rescuer descended try estimated that up four times from a mili- to 6,900 households in tary helicopter over 20 a 37 square-kilometer minutes to lift up four could be affected by the people one by one, as a flooding, Kyodo said. deluge of water swept Only about 2,500 of around their home. the city’s residents had Nearby a man clung to reached shelters by 2 a utility pole as the wa- p.m., the news service ters rose before being said. taken up by a rescue Tokyo was drenched worker who had to be with rain, but the har- first lowered into the dest-hit area was to the rushing water so he north in Ibaraki and To- could make his way over chigi prefectures. One to the man. woman was missing Others waved cloths hours after a landslide from their decks or roo- hit houses at the foot of fs to get attention as tor- a steep, wooded incline. rents of water washed Bullet train service was away cars and knocked partially suspended. AP 11.09.2015 fri

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Gender imbalance “Now I speak very good Haryanvi, almost as well as anyone else in the village. No one believes that I’m from Ke- Bride shortage in north India rala. I speak like a native,” she said as she served lunch to her two school-age children and her aged father-in-law, who drives men to look far afield lives with them. Anita’s neighbor Sreeja Berwal, who shares the same Nirmala George, Sorkhi last name but is unrelated, agreed to marry a Haryana hen Sadhuram ap photo man because of her family’s Berwal wanted dire financial straits. Sreeja to get married, says her father lost his eyesi- his family went ght following an illness and aboutW it in the traditional In- then lost his job. dian way, asking relatives, “We were four sisters. What neighbors and local temple could my poor mother do? priests to suggest a young wo- The stigma of having four man. But after an extensive unmarried daughters was too search among women of his much for her. When this offer caste in his area, no suitable came from Birbal’s family, my bride could be found. mother said I was lucky,” she A larger factor had narrowed said, referring to her husband. the field sharply: a skewed The wedding was fixed af- male-female ratio that is par- ter both Sreeja and her future ticularly pronounced in his husband had seen each other’s home state of Haryana, in In- photographs. Such arranged dia’s north, due to sex-selecti- marriages are very common ve abortions in a society where in India, but not usually over many families prize boys over such great distances. girls, mostly for economic rea- “His uncles spoke to my mo- sons. ther over the telephone. Then Through a friend, Berwal they came to Kerala and met eventually found a woman me and my family,” she said. 2,700 kilometers to the south, “Within a couple of days, I was in the state of Kerala, who was Sreeja Berwal, who is from the Indian southern state of Kerala, stands outside a rural bank in Sorkhi, 150 kilometers west of married and I came here.” willing to marry him. But with New Delhi, in the northern state of Haryana With its high female litera- a different language and pro- cy rates, Kerala affords wo- foundly different customs, she still flourishes underground. sonable comfort,” said Viren- in India, promising them jobs men a greater degree of free- was overwhelmed by her new Mobile medical vans made der Berwal, another villager or a husband, and sell them to dom when it comes to work life. sex-determination tests ac- as he took slow drags on his brokers in Haryana. or speaking out. But discri- That dramatic decision more cessible even in the remotest hookah pipe. The caste surna- “This is happening on a large mination against women is than 10 years ago shocked his villages. Female infanticide is me is common in the village. scale,” said Jagmati Sangwan, more severe in Haryana and village of Sorkhi at the time also a contributing factor. The arrival of Berwal’s wife general secretary of the All In- elsewhere in the north, whi- but has become increasingly In Haryana, the state with started a trend in the village as dia Democratic Women’s As- ch is generally less developed common these days in nor- the most imbalanced sex ra- more men sought wives from sociation. and where people are less edu- thern India, where the dearth tio, there are 834 girls per Kerala, usually through perso- India’s National Crime Re- cated. Girls are more likely to of eligible women is starkest. 1,000 boys age 6 and under, nal connections and word of cords Bureau statistics reveal be deprived of food, education In Sorkhi, buffaloes roam according to census figures. mouth. There are also women that nearly 25,000 girls and and health care, and women the dirt roads, winding their Across India, the ratio has from Bihar and West Bengal women ages 15 to 30 were ki- are expected to always defer way to a massive pond, the fallen to 919 girls for every states to the east. dnapped and sold into marria- to the menfolk. main feature of the sleepy 1,000 boys for the same age ge across the country in 2013. Being an educated woman, village. Women go by driving group, the most uneven level Last month, New Delhi police a rarity in Sorkhi, Sreeja has slow-moving oxcarts, loaded since modern India was foun- In Haryana, busted a human trafficking found employment at the local with grass and other fodder ded in 1947. ring that was selling girls to farmers’ bank, helping people for cattle. It’s as if life has not Boy babies are preferred the state with men in Haryana. fill out forms and complete changed over the decades in among many Indian families Women who move to Harya- other banking business. But Sorkhi’s bucolic routine, al- because of the heavy economic the most na to get married — especially she’s had to get used to other though the village of 7,000 burden girls bring with their those from the better-off sou- customs, such as keeping her is just 150 kilometers west of dowries, which often include imbalanced sex th — face enormous adjust- head covered with a stole in New Delhi, India’s capital. refrigerators or motorcycles in ratio, there are ments. public. What has changed, however, addition to large sums of mo- When Sadhuram Berwal’s “Back home in Kerala, only is the glaring shortage of you- ney and gold. While Indian law 834 girls per wife, Anita, arrived in Sorkhi Muslim women covered their ng women, says Om Prakash, prohibits giving or receiving at age 28, she spoke her nati- faces, while here, I was told a retired schoolteacher and dowries, the tradition persists. 1,000 boys age ve Malayalam language, just a married women had to cover influential village elder. Daughters are also considered smattering of Hindi and not their faces,” said Sreeja. At “In Sorkhi alone, there are less desirable because they will 6 and under a word of the local Haryanvi her workplace, however, she around 200 to 250 young men most likely move away from language. Her 35-year-old tru- is very much the bank official, who wish to get married, but home after marriage and be Several Kerala women who ck driver husband was regu- brisk and businesslike, with their weddings are not taking unable to care for parents in agreed to marry men in Harya- larly away for half the month, her head uncovered most of place since they can’t find girls their old age. na told The Associated Press making the first few months the time. to marry,” said Prakash, as se- Given the imbalance, families they did it partly to avoid the lonely and nearly unbearable, And compared to the mild veral elderly men sitting on ro- of young women in Berwal’s oppressive dowry demands. she said. climate in the south, the extre- pe-strung cots nearby nodded area have gotten pickier. The grooms’ families agreed Her female neighbors were me weather in Haryana — tor- their heads in agreement. “Earlier, families with girls of to pay all wedding expenses kind, though, and taught her rid summers and cold winters India banned prenatal sex a marriageable age would seek and did not take any dowry. words for everyday objects — was also hard to get used determination tests in 1994 out boys and entice them with Activists say another conse- like broom and stove, she said. to. Sorkhi in the rainy season after it became evident that rich dowries. Now, it’s the quence of the shortage of wo- “When I first came here, I di- is hot and humid. Mosquitoes families were aborting fema- other way round. The girl’s fa- men in northern Indian states dn’t much care for the place. I create a constant buzz and the le fetuses. It is also illegal for mily checks out the boy. They such as Punjab and Haryana is couldn’t go out, I couldn’t con- still air reeks of buffalo dung medical doctors or techni- want to know how much land that human trafficking has be- tact anyone,” said Anita, dres- and steamy vegetation. cians conducting sonograms the boy has, whether he has a come a lucrative trade. Agen- sed in a long tunic and loose “This is when I miss my home to reveal the sex of a child government job and whether ts procure girls and young pants, a long scarf covering the most,” Anita said wistfully. before birth, but the practice their daughter will live in rea- women from different states part of her face. “But that was another life.” AP fri 11.09.2015

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Hamza Hendawi, Molivos European migrant crisis

he 26-year-old Syrian economics graduate knew exactly what to For savvy Syrians, social media do and where to go. TAmr Zaidah, with the aid of GPS, helped pilot the inflatable boat that brought him and about helps ease trip to the West 30 more migrants to the closest spot to the village of Molivos on Lesbos, one of several Greek islands that have this summer served the tens of thousands ap photo of migrants as a first stop on the journey to western Europe. Molivos, he knew, was where buses were taking migrants to the capital of Lesbos, Mytilene, some 50 kilometers to the sou- th. The alternative would be a punishing trek on narrow dirt tracks hugging the coast and li- ned by olive trees, a stretch of highway and a narrow road that cuts through rolling hills. At Mytilene, Zaidah also knew, he and the eight friends he came with could seek the official document that allows them to continue their journey. “I have researched our journey for more than two months,” said Zaidah, a native of the Syrian city of Aleppo who has worked the past two years as an accountant in Istanbul. “I used social media networks to look into where to go, who is the best smuggler to hire and what stuff we needed for the trip,” he said as he had Syrians land with others refugees on the island of Lesbos, as they arrive aboard a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to Greece chocolate cake and coffee at a posh seafront cafe, his sneakers senger on a dinghy sends a dis- one hill after another, taking the woods looking for the desig- said he profusely apologized to still wet from the landing. tress call. The advice covers the occasional breaks in the shade nated departure point for their the smuggler before he and his “I familiarized myself with journey beyond Greece to Ma- on the side of the road. Jouan, boat north of the Turkish coas- group walked away. weather forecasts, wind patter- cedonia, Serbia, Hungary and a 29-year-old English teacher tal city of Izmir. Their Syrian The group finally connected ns and how to avoid being con- Western Europe. Zaidah and from Syria, arrived in Mytilene guide couldn’t speak Turkish with their own smuggler. They ned out of our money by smu- his group already know which after a 16-hour walk, chafed and or figure out how to work his had to spend another night ou- gglers.” border points they will cross, exhausted. “No one stopped for GPS. After nearly 12 hours, they tdoors, sleeping in the rocks Zaidah is one of the thousands hotels they can stay in and sto- me, though they did pick up old stumbled on a departure area — on the edge of a farm. Then at of mostly young Syrians and res where they can get clothes people or families,” he said We- only to discover it was run by a dawn, the smuggler made them Iraqis who have been taking more suitable for the fall wea- dnesday, speaking on condition rival smuggler. The Turkish carry the heavy boxes containing advantage of social media ne- ther as they head north. he be identified only by his first smugglers divide up the coast the dinghy and a new engine for tworks and smartphone apps to The advantages of such groups name to protect family back in into territories that they fierce- it down to the beach, where they guide their journey across the are evident. Syria. ly defend. had to assemble it as well. The sea from Turkey and onward to While Zaidah and his friends The social media-savvy among The rival smuggler was furious smuggler then left them to pilot Western Europe. headed straight to Molivos for the migrants are constantly and pulled a gun on one of Zai- the craft themselves. On one Facebook group, for the free bus rides, many others on their phones. They line up da’s friends, Mohammed Seraj. All along the route, impromp- example, Syrians and others set off on the journey to Mytile- outside the offices of mobile “He pointed it at my head and tu businesses crop up. In Izmir, who already made the trip ne on foot under the merciless providers at Mytilene and buy said, ‘I can kill you now and no shoe shops sell lifejackets, and across the Aegean Sea share the summer heat and humidity. Greek numbers that allow data one will know, or I can call my street hawkers sell plastic bags names and telephone numbers For families with elderly and and roaming elsewhere in Eu- coast guards friends who will for wallets and mobile phones, of good smugglers in Turkey, children, it can take up to three rope so they can connect to the alert the police to your group Zaidah and Seraj said. Even warn of pitfalls and give other days to reach the town, unless Facebook and WhatsApp apps and come and arrest you.’” floaties are sold for children. advice. along the way they happen they use to communicate with Seraj, a 25-year-old Syrian, In Lesbos, signs in Arabic Called “al-Mushantateen,” a upon a kind-hearted Greek or others. have gone up on storefron- play on the Arabic words for NGO worker, who sometimes During the sea journey, whi- ts. Prices for basic goods like “suitcase” and “diaspora,” the give families a lift. ch can take up to two hours in bottled water have gone up. group includes posts by volun- Halfway through the walk, good weather, they keep their For a while, some Syrians and teers who offer services like the migrants look dazed, dra- phones in plastic bags to keep I used social Iraqis sold forged versions of calling the coastguard if a pas- gging their feet up and down them dry. Landing in Lesbos, the documents that all the mi- chanting, “Thanks be to God,” media networks grants need to get, for up to 50 the first thing they do is fish to look into euros. But they were put out of hungarian army gets ready to patrol border their phones out, joyously hug business when Greek authori- and take group selfies on the where to go, ties sped up the process for is- shore. Then with the Turkish suing the real documents, whi- Hungary’s armed forces Hungarian Parliament is expected signal still strong here, they ch are free. are taking part in exercises near to approve legislation on Sept. 22 who is the call loved ones back in Turkey, Lesbos residents have found the country’s border with Serbia authorizing the army to help police best smuggler to prepare soldiers to assist police at the border, where 2,000 soldiers Syria or Iraq, shouting, “We ar- another way to profit. Some with controlling the huge flow of are already working on the con- rived in Greece!” to hire and wait on the coast with bino- migrants reaching the country. struction of a 4-meter high fence But the exhaustive research culars, and as soon as a boat Defense Minister Istvan Simicsko to stop migrants from walking in done by Zaidah and his friends what stuff we lands, they swoop down in a said Thursday that around 2,000 from Serbia. Police say more than didn’t spare them serious hic- pickup truck, grab the boat’s soldiers are being trained near the 176,000 migrants have entered cups during the early stages of needed for the engine and the dinghy itself or southern cities of Baja and Hod- Hungary so far this year, over four their journey in Turkey. scour through the abandoned mezovasarhely to help police. The times as many as in 2014. They and nearly 50 others, in- trip lifejackets for the good brands cluding 15 children, got lost in Amr Zaidah, 26 for sale. AP 11.09.2015 fri

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Saturday Boonie Bears 10:45 maze runner: the scorch trials_ 11:40 Young Adult room 1 12:00 Cooking 2.30, 4.45, 7.315 9.30 pm Director: Wes Ball 12:30 Cooking Starring: IDylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) Brodie-Sangster 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast Language: English (Cantonese) Duration: 131min 14:30 Soap Opera 18:05 News no escape_ 2001 US rocked by day room 2 18:30 Contest 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm of terror 19:20 Miscellaneous Director: John Erick Dowdle The United States is in a state of shock after a day 19:50 Macau 360° (Repeated) Starring: Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson of attacks which have left thousands dead and New Language: English (Cantonese) Main News, Financial & Weather Report York’s World Trade Center destroyed. 20:30 Duration: 103min 21:00 Drama The Pentagon was also severely damaged by one of the three civilian airliners which hijackers turned 21:50 Drama into flying bombs. A fourth plane crashed in a field 23:00 TDM News near Pittsburgh. 23:30 Shorts A state of emergency has been declared in Washin- gton D.C. and the US has closed its airspace and its Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) 00:30 borders with Mexico and Canada. American forces are on one of their highest states of alert and the Sunday Pentagon has deployed a naval battle group off the 10:30 Young Children country’s east coast to bolster air defenses. American Airlines Flight 11 was hijacked at 0825 11:00 Sunday Mass Eastern Daylight Time (1225 GMT) and 18 minutes 12:00 Miscellaneous later crashed into the north tower of the World Trade 12:30 Miscellaneous Center. United Airlines Flight 175 - which had been 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) hijacked within minutes of the first plane - was flown into the south tower at 0903 EDT (1303 GMT) causing 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast another devastating explosion. 14:30 Zig Zag The second crash was captured live on news ca- 16:30 Miscellaneous meras trained on the burning north tower. At 0940 EDT (1340 GMT) a third hijacked airliner - American 17:20 Documentary Series all you need is love_ Airlines Flight 77 - was flown into the side of the Pen- 17:40 Miscellaneous room 3 tagon in Washington. 2.30, 9.30 pm An hour after the Boeing 767 slammed into the sou- 18:20 Miscellaneous Director: Richie Jen th tower of the World Trade Center the 110-storey 18:45 Miscellaneous Starring: Richie Jen, Shu Qi, Ti Lung building collapsed. 19:40 Comedy Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) Duration: 104min The north tower followed minutes later, compoun- 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report ding the destruction and loss of life. Witnesses re- 21:00 Contraponto ported seeing people jumping from the towers just before they collapsed. 22:00 Caribbean with Simon Reeve President Bush was reading to pupils at a Florida 23:00 TDM News school when his chief of staff whispered news of the 23:30 Non-Daily Portuguese News attacks to him. He was flown to the US Strategic Command Cen- 23:45 UEFA Europa League 2015/2016 Magazine Programme tre at Nebraska - where the country’s nuclear wea- 00:40 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) pons are controlled - but is now on his way back to Washington. He is expected to address the nation later this evening. New York mayor Rudy Giuliani said the final number offbeat of dead may be “more than any of us can bear”. Courtesy BBC News

Canadian couple watches beach love detective_ home burglary via web cam room 1 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm In context Director: Wong Pak-Kei A Canadian couple watched via web cam as a man broke Starring: Ivana Wong, Pakho Chau, Ram Chiang The final number of people killed in the suicide attacks on 11 into their Florida vacation home on Fort Myers Beach be- Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) September was about 3,000. fore turning the video over to authorities. It took almost nine months to clear the millions of tons of Duration: 105min rubble at “Ground Zero” where the World Trade Center had The surveillance tape helped Lee County sheriff’s depu- stood. ties arrest 45-year-old Thomas Hinton on Sunday, the day The biggest criminal investigation in history quickly identified after the burglary. He’s charged with burglary and grand macau tower the hijackers, and linked them to al-Qaeda - the Islamic mili- theft and was jailed on USD160,000 bond. tant group set up by Osama Bin Laden. 10 Sep - 30 Sept The News-Press of Fort Myers (newspr.es/1OykK9O) re- President Bush declared a worldwide war on terror, and on 8 ports the couple reported the crime from their home in On- maze runner: the scorch trials_ October the United States and Britain hit targets in Afghani- tario, Canada, on Saturday night after seeing the man on 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm stan, where Bin Laden was believed to be hiding. The regime in Afghanistan fell quickly in the face of American a web cam. Deputies later learned the man might also be Director: Wes Ball connected to other area burglaries. military might, but Osama Bin Laden remained at large for Starring: IDylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas years. President Bush extended his global campaign against A deputy spotted the suspect Sunday and arrested him. Brodie-Sangster terror to Iraq in March 2003, when a coalition dominated by A hearing is scheduled for Oct. 5. It’s not clear whether Language: English (Cantonese) US and UK forces invaded. Hinton has a lawyer. Duration: 131min fri 11.09.2015

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Football | EPL Preview Villas-Boas to quit as Zenit coach at Chelsea missing Terry end of season with captain’s place ndre Villas-Boas said yesterday he Awill quit as Zenit St. Petersburg coa- ch at the end of the season after he was blocked from leaving in the summer. under scrutiny The Portuguese coach won the Russian Premier League with Zenit last season in his first full campaign, but his time in St. Steve Douglas gled to create chances, let Petersburg has swiftly turned sour and Sports Writer alone score goals in the he is currently serving a six-game ban for ap photo league this season. The assaulting a match official. Saturday, 7:45pm team has scored two goals European media linked Villas-Boas Chelsea v Everton in three games, one of them with major clubs in various countries, H 2.05, D 3.62, A 4.2 being an own goal. including Real Madrid, but he said Zenit United visits Swansea management refused to let him resign. on Sunday for a match be- Villas-Boas said he has refused a contract ohn Terry ended tween two unbeaten teams. extension and now plans to leave. last season as still Swansea took six points off "The club made me an offer at the end of the best center back United last season. last season. I answered with a refusal and in the English Pre- RECORD IN SIGHT. at the end of the season I will leave the Jmier League. Manchester City will break club," he said in comments on Zenit's we- Three games into the new its century-long record for bsite. "But in any case we are continuing campaign, the Chelsea cap- successive top-flight wins if our work. We must try to get points, ca- tain's stock has fallen to such John Terry (center) will miss the match tomorrow it beats Watford at Etihad tch the ones who are above us and try to an extent that critics are Stadium. do well in the Champions League." questioning how much lon- maining link to the past in a By then, Stones may be a City is the only team with The St. Petersburg club has had a rocky ger he can cut it at this level. new-look Chelsea team un- Chelsea player, too. He has a 100 percent start to the start to the season and sits third in the The 34-year-old Terry der Jose Mourinho, but his already put in a transfer re- season after beating Ever- Russian table after seven league games, has endured a miserable days could be numbered. quest, which was rejected ton 2-0 on Sunday. That six points behind leader CSKA Moscow. start to Chelsea's title de- It's not just Terry's form by Everton on Thursday. was City's ninth straight Zenit visits CSKA on Saturday in a cru- fense: Substituted at half- that is putting his place Chelsea has had as un- win, matching the club re- cial clash that will take place without time against Manchester under scrutiny. He is 35 comfortable a start to the cord that has lasted since Villas-Boas on the touchline after he was City. Sent off against West in December so age is not season as Terry, with four 1912. banned by the Russian Football Union Bromwich Albion. Now on his side, and Chelsea's points from a possible nine BALOTELLI GONE. for striking fourth official Ivan Saraev suspended for the visit of pursuit of Everton center leaving the team already Mario Balotelli completed during a defeat to Krylya Sovetov Samara Crystal Palace tomorrow. back John Stones signals five behind Man City. Pala- his season-long loan move last month. AP It will be the first time in that Mourinho is looking ce has won two of its ope- to AC Milan from Liverpool 17 months that Terry has to the future. Chelsea has ning three games and is a on Thursday. It's unlikely missed a meaningful Pre- reportedly had three offers dangerous team away from he'll be missed at Anfield. mier League game — he for Stones rejected, and is home with its pace on the In summer signing Chris- ap photo played every minute last weighing up a fourth po- counterattack. tian Benteke, Liverpool has season — and leaves Chel- tentially worth 40 million ROONEY REVIVAL. a much more physical and sea without any of the so- pounds (USD62 million). Wayne Rooney's 10-game threatening striker than it called "old guard" that has Terry still has much to of- scoring drought for Man- had last season when Ba- been the backbone of the fer Chelsea and could have chester United ended with lotelli and Rickie Lambert club's success for the past two or three more years at a hat trick against Bruges in failed to shine and Daniel decade. Stamford Bridge. But his a Champions League quali- Sturridge was mostly inju- Central midfielder Frank role could be changing, fying match on Wednesday, red. Lampard left at the end of and good performances by but he'll need to start net- Liverpool, which hosts the 2012-13 season, center Gary Cahill and Kurt Zou- ting in the Premier League West Ham tomorrow, has forward Didier Drogba's se- ma — the likely center-ba- to get the critics completely started the season with cond spell at Chelsea ended ck pairing against Palace off his back. two wins and an impres- in May, and Petr Cech was — will give Mourinho some Rooney has been part of sive display in a 0-0 draw sold to Arsenal in the off- thinking to do over the in- an underperforming Uni- at Arsenal on Monday. season. Terry is the last re- ternational break. ted attack that has strug- AP / Oddschecker.com Coach Andre Villas-Boas

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“austerity”, which is better rendered by 撙節 (zun- ap photo ith wars, atrocities dy has something to say. RUSSIA-SYRIA Iran has jie), that better conveys the notion of frugality? and the desperation Everybody.” W granted permission for But then, jinsuo is also clearly used to express a of refugees dominating the The first cut of the movie “drastic” reduction, such as “credit crunch”, so it Russian planes to fly was 12 hours long. With does not seem to be an overstretch to translate daily news, it’s easy to feel over its territory en route 緊縮計劃 as “austerity plan”, and Macau Daily despair about human natu- some regret, the director has to Syria, Russian news 緊縮政策 News indeed refers to when it describes re. trimmed it to just over three agencies report, a bypass “austerity policies” put in place in debt-ridden Eu- French filmmaker Yann hours. needed after Bulgaria ropean countries. Arthus-Bertrand hopes to “Human” is a passion pro- refused overflights When did we start talking about “austerity” for restore movie-watchers’ fai- ject for the 69-year-old di- amid signs of a Russian Macao? Back in June 2014 at the very start of the th — or at least awaken their rector, who says he has fou- military buildup in Syria dwindling of the gaming industry? In December compassion — with “Hu- nd that with age “you like to 2014 when the Budget Law for 2015 was passed? that has concerned the man,” a documentary that go to essential things, to go U.S. and NATO. Nope. compiles the extraordinary to what is important.” Only in April 2015, precisely when the budget of stories of ordinary people The film wants viewers the government was being re-examined and revi- sed. At the time, a vaguely worried Chan Chak Mo, from around the world. to reflect on fundamental Arthus-Bertrand, the aerial questions: Why is there war the president of the second permanent committee ap photo of the Legislative Assembly in charge of supervi- photographer behind best-­ and hatred? Why do some sing public accounts, raised a pale orange flag to selling coffee-table book Director Yann Arthus Bertrand have too much and some too say that if monthly gross gaming revenues (GGR) “Earth From Above,” inter- little? Why is humanity des- fell below MOP17 billion then Macao could face a viewed hundreds of people heart,” the director said poiling the Earth? budget deficit by year-end. By his sophisticated cal- from more than 60 coun- during an interview at the “I know it is not going to culation, MOP20 billion in GGR per month would tries, including Rwandan ge- Venice Film Festival, where change with a movie,” Ar- total MOP240 billion for the year, and given the tax nocide survivors, American “Human” plays for the pu- thus-Bertrand said. “But I on gambling of 35%, that would in turn translate into army veterans, Syrian refu- blic on Saturday. am doing my job.” MOP84 billion in government’s revenues… almost exactly the amount envisioned by the revision of gees, Afghan farmers and The documentary — en- Funded by French charity USA Apple stakes a the Budget Law in May! the president of Uruguay. dorsed by United Nations the Bettencourt-Schueller new claim to the living Why the MOP17 billion threshold? Because then, Victims and perpetrators tell Secretary-General Ban Ki- Foundation, “Human” will room, as the maker we might really have a deficit – a “crisis” in Chan’s stories of killing and ven- moon — screens inside the have a wide cinema release of iPhones and other vocabulary – but no explanation (other revenues? geance, while other subjects U.N. General Assembly hall and TV broadcast later this hand-held gadgets actual execution of the budget?) was given re- speak of love, forgiveness in New York the same day. month in France, and will be unveils an Internet TV garding the MOP3 billion discrepancy. In the new and pride. The onscreen interviews distributed free to charities, system that’s designed Budget Law, prospective revenues were revised The subjects are presented are interspersed with aerial community groups and local downward, from MOP154.7 to about MOP120 as a beachhead in close-up and without con- shots of cities and deserts, authorities willing to arran- for the tech giant’s billion, but then expenses went up slightly (!), from text — we never even learn oceans, forests and crowds, ge screenings. MOP83.72 to MOP83.76 billion… broader ambitions to their names. The aim is to whose almost abstract beau- It’s backed by the global Ultimately, if need be, Chan revealed that expen- deliver a wide range ditures could “easily” be cut across the board by make viewers look these dis- ty gives viewers a chance to heft of Google — which will of information, games, 5%, without affecting social welfare-related spen- parate strangers in the eye pause and digest what they devote a Google Doodle and music and video to the ding or heavy investments. This is, albeit slightly and listen to their words. have heard. a mini-site to it on Saturday home. pumped up regarding minor investments (-10%), “I think the only way to Arthus-Bertrand shot more — and accompanied by an what was announced on September 1st and Chief make people think is throu- than 2,500 hours of footage array of online clips, resour- Executive Chui Sai On has confirmed that these gh emotions. Not through over two years, speaking to ces and background infor- cost-cutting measures were here to stay. the brain — through the more than 2,000 people. He mation. AP ap photo By any account, the seemingly resolute acts taken in the wake of the bad results of the first ei- ght months of 2015 – we are now below the not- so-thin red line of MOP20 billion per month – do not equate to austerity, which is defined as a set of times square by rodrigo policies aiming at, by way of spending cuts or tax increases or a mix of both, the reduction of gover- nment budget deficits. In the case of Macao, this is an (inflated) “anticipated” deficit: we ran a surplus in 2014 and then we have more than MOP350 billion accumulated in fiscal reserve – not even impacted, USA After a five-day so we are told, by the ongoing financial turmoil now stint in jail for refusing to affecting Shanghai and Shenzhen. Moreover, the issue marriage licenses government expects these cuts to save MOP1.4 to same-sex couples, billion, a mere 1.7% of the budgeted expenditures Kentucky county clerk – so much for the rigor of the measures! Kim Davis will return to Finally, the Execution of the Budget is only 60% work as soon as today – if we rely on the 2013 figures as the most recent to face another day of ones have yet to be examined by the Assembly – meaning the government spends, in any case, less reckoning. than 2/3 of the money it said it would! Taking a stand and publicly explaining what these SINGAPORE Air pollution spending cuts actually mean – the shy first steps in in Singapore reached its eliminating waste within public administration and highest level in a year restoring trust of the citizenry in its public service yesterday as smog from – can only benefit Lionel Leong. Resolutely and Indonesian forest fires personally taking the lead in pushing through the shrouded the island nation ongoing revision of the new Budget Law, thus posi- in a veil of gray, irking tioning himself as a manifest proponent of greater transparency and efficiency regarding public finan- tourists and alarming ces, might not hurt either. authorities with hours left before general elections.