photos to raise case against ng ‘a world of social inclusion is ‘a big zero’ meats’ in macau A new photo exhibition aims Ng Lap Seng “threw his Interview with two Michelin to raise social awareness money in every direction he star award-winning chef Mauro about the underprivileged and was asked,” claims defense Colagreco, who will soon disabled communities attorney Tai Park present his cuisine in Macau P2 P2 P4 INTERVIEW

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mented by a Macau photography series consisting of “The Harmony Collection” and “The Dream Col- Photo exhibition aiming to lection,” which show the genuine face of disability through art. The “Harmony Collection” fea- promote social inclusion tures ten images that reflect the care and attention shown by vo- lunteers to children and teenager Lynzy Valles with disabilities during an event organized by the Taipa Village photo exhibition that aims to Cultural Association. Araise social awareness about Another ten images taken by the underprivileged and disabled members of the Macau Deaf As- communities in Macau and arou- sociation under the technical nd the globe kicked off yesterday guidance of the Macau Digital at the Taipa Houses Museum. Photography Association is also Following the Asian premier of showcased at the exhibition. the “11 Million Reasons” exhibi- Titled “The Dream Collection,” tion in Hong Kong last year, the the photos were developed arou- collection is debuting in Macau. nd the theme of “The World in My Presented by the Taipa Village Eye,” which aims to communicate Cultural Association in partner- the positive message that physical ship with the British Council and constraints do not affect personal the Macau Digital Photography ability. Association, the exhibition featu- Pamela Chan, director of the lo- res a total of 40 photographs divi- cal association’s executive board, ded into three sections. told the Times that art is the best “11 Million Reasons” is a part of way to promote social inclusion to the collective photography exhibi- the public. “We hope to increase social awa- tion of the Taipa Village Cultural Anthony Chan presents some works featured at the exhibition Association’s “Dream with Love” reness about the needy. We think campaign. a lot of people don’t have this “11 Million Reasons,” was con- During a media preview, An- Music, Grease and Billy Elliot. the perception of people who have mindset, which is why we want ceptualized by UK organization thony Chan, head of Arts and “The photos are a manifestation different abilities. It hopes to foster to use music and art to approach for community dance, “People Creative Industries of the British of courage and strength. We’re awareness of how people with di- the local community,” explained Dancing,” and presented by the Council, explained the reasoning looking at people with different sabilities can work and be integra- Chan. British Council. behind the exhibition title, noting disabilities, but actually they can ted in the community. “Since there is beauty and au- The UK collection was inspired that when it was initially con- be heroes of circumstances as “It’s not just about the artwork, dacity in art, [then] we can crea- by iconic dance moments from ceptualized in 2014, the UK had well,” said Chan. it’s about how we create the dialo- te social awareness [through this classic films. With 20 powerful 11.6 million disabled people in its “11 Million Reasons” offers a di- gue and address the social issue,” exhibition],” she concluded. and emotive images, the collec- country. fferent perspective on disability Chan reiterated. According to organizers, the tion offers a different perspective Thus, the exhibition aims to pre- and dance, as the subject of the The “Dream with Love” cam- campaign is centered on the key- on disability and dance. sent the physically disabled and images are mostly dance profes- paign consists of a series of art- note “Art in Unity.” The exhibition brings the visual impaired to the public through a sionals. related events and activities set Sponsored by the Macao Fou- and perfuming arts together into series of photographs. According to Chan, the exhibition against the cultural backdrop of ndation, the exhibition will be a dialogue that aims to create a The images recreated the highli- hopes to provide a platform for its Taipa Village, presented by the held until August 31at the Taipa greater awareness to lead towards ghts of 20 classical films including audience to discuss inclusion, di- local association. Houses-Museum – Exhibitions social inclusion. Singing in the Rain, The Sound of version and acuity, and to change “11 Million Reasons” is comple- Gallery.

Courts Defense: Case against Ng Lap Seng is ‘a big zero’

prosecutor on Tuesday She said the 69-year-old would build his legacy,” she as he derided the prose- bassador Francis Lorenzo Echenberg said if there Aurged a jury to convict Ng paid millions of dollars said. cution as “frankly outra- — for abusing their rela- was any doubt about why a Macau billionaire of bri- to two U.N. ambassadors Defense attorney Tai Park geous.” tionships with Ng. Ng was paying Lorenzo a bing two United Nations over a five-year period to raised his voice repeatedly “It falls by its own weight,” “Mr Ng literally threw his lot of money it was elimi- ambassadors so he could clear away red tape so he he said. “It’s a big zero.” money in every direction he nated in December 2012, build a U.N. facility in Chi- could build a conference Park reread aloud parts of a was asked,” Park said. when he promised him an na that would be as big as center in Macau that wou- U.N. Task Force report that Ashe, who died last year extra $30,000 monthly to the one in New York, but a ld be the “Geneva of Asia,” he said proved there were in an accident at home, had speed approval of the Ma- defense attorney dismissed where tens of thousands of Mr Ng no rules or prohibition asked Ng to rescue him in cau center. the case as “a big zero.” people would spend mo- literally against the kind of private- 2014 with a USD200,000 The prosecutor said Lo- “The defendant Ng Lap ney at his hotel, a marina, public partnership that Ng donation to pay for a con- renzo’s testimony was so Seng corrupted the United a condominium complex, threw his had forged with the United cert after another person damaging that Park spent Nations,” Assistant U.S. a heliport and a shopping Nations and its ambassa- who was supposed to fi- six days on cross-examina- Attorney Janis Echenberg center. money dors to build a multibillion- nance the event backed out, tion. told a federal court jury Echenberg said it was a dollar facility that would Park said. “You know he’s guilty just during closings at a trial project that would bring Ng in every serve developing nations. He said a $20,000-per- by the testimony of ambas- that has kept one of China’s and his family “fame and direction he He blamed the ambas- month salary paid to Lo- sador Lorenzo,” she said. richest men confined under more fortune.” sadors — former U.N. Ge- renzo was for his job as Lorenzo, who pleaded gui- 24-hour guard in a luxury “Brick by brick, bribe by was asked. neral Assembly President president of a media orga- lty to accepting and paying Manhattan apartment for bribe, the defendant built Tai Park John Ashe and suspended nization meant to benefit bribes, remains free on bail the last two years. the path that he thought Defense attorney Dominican Republic Am- developing nations. pending sentencing. AP

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The Macau Roosevelt gave it this ‘retro-twist’ In a statement pub- to bring alive the Macau lished in the Official Ga- Roosevelt Hotel.” zette last week, the Ma- “The second factor that cau Jockey Club (MJC) will set this property reported an operating City’s latest hotel promoted apart from the ‘big boys’ loss of MOP109 million [hotel operators] in Ma- in 2016. This brings cau is the amenities and the company’s accu- the sophisticated social mulated losses to more as ‘urban retreat’ than MOP4 billion, af- spaces. We have the swimming pool and the ter several consecutive art gallery… it’s a little years of poor revenue bit more relaxed [than performance. At the the others].” same time, last year the It’s design centers arou- company held assets of nd the concept of “Old MOP240 million and Hollywood,” merged liabilities amounting to with a 21st-century chic MOP1.3 billion. edge. The operating com- The government con- pany behind the hotel cession for horse-racing wants it to be known as at the Macau Jockey Club “the sexiest stay in Asia’s is due to expire at the end favorite playground.” of August. The company “Because of its unique has said it is currently in design and concept, a the process of applying large number of never for a renewal. used before in Asia ma- Asked about the im- terials were carefully se- pact of the hotel on the lected for the hotel such Jockey Club, Bichet con- Tables operating at the Macau Jockey Club were relocated to the new hotel Mike Lam (center) accompanied by Alexis Tam during the opening ceremony as metal erosion board, ceded that although the Italian marble, carved two institutions would marble parquet and “hopefully benefit” each Daniel Beitler at the official launch ce- leaving the views of the “Firstly, Gulla [Jons- more,” said Mike Lam, other, it was not the sole remony. Jockey Club, Hengqin dottir] is a very renow- adding that some par- purpose of the property. he city’s The five-star property and the South China Sea ned designer,” said Bi- ts of the furniture had “Look, we’re here newest ho- is seeking to distance unimpeded. chet. “She has [demons- been tailored especially trying to do something tel, the 1950s itself from Macau’s me- Marc Bichet, marke- trated] a strong commit- for the Macau Roosevelt. a little bit different in Hollywood-ins- garesorts, through of- ting director of GCP ment to this property to Meanwhile, represen- Macau. Whoever we Tpired Macau Roosevelt, fering guests a trendy, Hospitality, stylized the set it aside from the rest tatives of the Macau can benefit […] to crea- held its official launch private and more “rela- property as a “lifestyle” of the hospitality [de- Jockey Club refused to te this community to be ceremony yesterday, of- xed” experience, owners hotel yesterday. velopments] in Macau. comment yesterday on successful and help each fering a tour of its ame- say. GCP Hospitality is a She took a strong take the racetrack’s financial other… well, we will see nities to media and dis- It’s location, adjacent Bangkok-headquartered on 1950s Hollywood and difficulties. how it goes.” tinguished guests. to the Macau Jockey company in the areas The 368-room hotel, Club, affords the Macau of hotel management ad which is being promoted Roosevelt a sweeping and design and bran- as an “urban getaway view of the horse-race ding, which represents retreat” and an “all-day track, while its other the owners of the Macau playground,” has been amenities include an art Roosevelt. It also works in the works for nearly gallery, fitness center, with around two dozen three years after its con- and a private cigar and other properties in the cept inauguration in Oc- wine lounge. Asia-Pacific region, but tober 2013. Among the high-profi- le guests yesterday was The hotel is seeking the owner of the Macau Roosevelt, Mike Lam, to distance itself from chief executive officer of the Macau Jockey Macau’s megaresorts, Club Angela Leong, and through offering guests a several government of- ficials, including Secre- more ‘relaxed’ experience tary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam However, the resort’s this latest projct is the and Macau Government infinity pool can be truly company’s first in the Tourism Office head said to be its flagship MSAR, according to its Helena de Senna Fer- amenity. The swimming hotel management por- nandes. pool, which seemingly tfolio. “We are committed to clings to the perimeter “The fact that we are being a new urban re- of the third floor, crea- just next to the Macau treat for Macau,” said tes an illusion of water Jockey Club - and have Mike Lam, in his speech flowing over the edge, this infinite pool over- looking it - will definite- ly position the property as the preferred Macau new casino to host 30 sjm tables urban retreat,” said Bi- chet. THE MACAU Roosevelt the tables to the new hotel Speaking to the Ti- Hotel is home to the city’s from its own allocation. In mes, Bichet said that latest casino, containing 30 order to slow the growth in the property could dis- gaming tables and 90 slot the number of tables, the tinguish itself through machines. The gaming ta- MSAR government imple- principally two angles; bles were formerly located mented a gaming table cap it’s focus on trend and at the Macau Jockey Club, in 2013. 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Mauro Colagreco Q&A chef ‘Ingredients are key: I choose mine with my heart’

ways. First, it will allow us to showcase different pieces of premium meats, giving the guests a visual interaction. It is also a plus on the technical side, as it dry-ages the high quality meat in the best con- ditions to reach perfect ma- turity. What the salt does, is that it dehydrates the meat, leaving the meat with a more condensed and intense fla- vor. In addition, just looking inside the room itself is a sensorial experience because the room features a big block of Himalayan salt, which is the first in Macau.

MDT - What are the main highlights of the menu and how did you decide on those particu- Grill 58 restaurant rendering lar dishes? MC - The menu offers four different origins of mea- ghout the world. globalization with fusion cui- ts - Australia, USA, Japan, sine in my opinion. In fact, and France – which will be MDT - Ingredients often people have always travelled Renato Marques world Grill 58° is expected accompanied by garnishes, have an essential role, and exchanged cultures, and to become a world-renowned condiments and sauces from how do you choose you- cuisines have been telling hef Mauro Colagre- destination for food and wine the four respective countries, rs? that story for hundreds of Cco is a two Michelin star connoisseurs that is known allowing guests to “travel MC - Ingredients are key years, long before globaliza- award-winning chef, known for delivering exceptional [through different tastes] wi- to any cooking. And I choose tion became a concept... for Mediterranean-inspired steak dishes. Interviewed by thout moving.” The choice of mine with my eyes and taste dishes created with high qua- the Times, Colagreco talks such meats is obviously qua- buds, but also with my heart. MDT - What are your lity fresh ingredients. about what he proposes to lity-driven, and getting the Knowing the people who feelings about Macau and The World’s 50 Best Restau- bring to Macau. best meats from each [origin] make the ingredients I use its long traditions in mi- rants 2017, recently ranked is definitely our goal. and sharing their philosophy xing South American, Eu- his restaurant, Mirazur, in Macau Daily Times is just as important as tasting ropean, Middle Eastern Menton, France the fourth (MDT) - Grill 58° will be MDT - You have earned them. and Far-Eastern cuisine? best restaurant in the world. the first restaurant in over the years a wide and Is it the right place for a Mirazur moved up two posi- Macau to feature a Salt highly praised reputation MDT - What do you ex- gastronomy gathering? tions from its 2016 ranking. Meat-aging room. In including an accolade pect from the new trends MC - Macau is definitely Mauro Colagreco has signed what sense will this fea- from the world-famous in Asia, after observing a perfect setting for gastro- on to lead Grill 58°, a res- ture provide guests with Michelin Guide. How do how Asia has become the nomy, being at the cross- taurant which will be located a different experience in you describe your cuisi- setting for “world cui- roads of so many cultures. within the soon to be opened taste? ne? sine” and “Fusion Cui- Its location, its vibran- MGM Cotai property. With Mauro Colagreco (MC) MC - I like to describe my sine.” Are these trends cy and its spirit stimulate a menu planned to feature - The Salt Meat-aging Room cuisine as personal, intense a reflex from globaliza- creativity. In Macau, you premium beef sourced from at Grill 58° will enhance and influenced by my ex- tion? feel like there is no limit to the best ranchers around the guests’ experience in many periences [voyages] throu- MC - It is a bit tricky to link culinary art.

Gov’t wants to reclaim land for airport expansion acau Civil Aviation Chan said that the go- kilometers, which will were recorded. MAuthority (AACM) vernment made its re- raise the total area of the Chan further pointed President Simon Chan quest for land reclama- airport to 346 hectares. out that since the num- stated this week that the tion to the central govern- The revised plan also ber of passengers at the local government has re- ment in February, further forecasts the number airport now exceeds more quested the central gover- noting that there was no of passengers to rea- than six million per year, nment’s permission to re- current timetable for the ch 7 million by 2019, 11 land reclamation to ex- claim land for the expan- commencement of the million by 2037, and 15 pand the airport is the sion of the local airport. land reclamation project. million by 2040. only way to accommoda- The government is He added that the central The airport exceeded te the growing number of seeking to reclaim land government is still con- its designed maximum passengers. in the waters between sidering the plan for the passenger capacity in No- The airport has been in the airport’s two taxiways airport’s expansion. ment plan for the airport development will require vember last year, when service for 22 years since that link the runway and AACM released the revi- for the next 20 years in land reclamation of 172 six million passenger it first began operating in the apron. sed version of a develop- January. The airport’s hectares or 1.72 square arrivals and departures November 1995. thu 27.07.2017

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Julie Zhu merchants at home and abroad,” said Irene Lau, Executive Director ive booths run by Portuguese of Macao Trade and Investment Fenterprises will showcase Por- Promotion Institute (IPIM). tugal’s products in the upcoming This year makes the ninth edi- Guangdong and Macau Branded tion of both events. The venue of Product Fair 2017 (GMBPF 2017) this year’s GMBPF covers an area which will take place from tomor- of 9,000 square meters. A total of row until July 30. 345 booths have been set up for This year, 107 local enterprises this edition of GMBPF, of which, will showcase products made in 107 are intended for Macau’s exhi- Macau and products from Por- bitors, 194 for Guangdong, 30 for tuguese-speaking countries with Myanmar, and 14 for Indonesia. Macau enterprises as agents. Lau also noted that there will be The GMBPF will continue to be three booths for Brazil, and six for held as a carnival-style event em- Mozambique. bracing trade, cultural exchange, Another highlight of this year’s shopping, leisure, and entertain- exhibition is that the organizers, ment, offering merchants and con- IPIM and the Department of Com- sumers a variety of products from merce of Guangdong Province, Guangdong and Macau. have invited Li Ning, China’s pres- Both GMBPF and the Macao tigious gymnast, and the Macao Franchise Expo 2017 (MFE) will Convention and Exhibition’s Con- be held concurrently at The Vene- ference Ambassador, as a special tian Macao. guest speaker at the Forum. “According to our experience, Guangdong Province’s Commer- the concurrent holding of the two ce authority has organized 136 events will not only expand the enterprises to participate in the number of visitors and thus share exhibition. Nine enterprises have resources, but will also conden- obtained the titles of Famous Chi- se the atmosphere of both even- nese Brands and eight enterprises ts and create synergy, to provide are labelled as Notable Trade- new cooperation opportunities for marks of China.

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Gaming 36 school violence cases related to sexual abuse Wynn Resorts’ profit falls short Thirty-six cases of school violence recorded in the past three years concerned the sexual abuse or harassment of children despite rebound in Macau with special needs, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau said in a TDM radio

Christopher Palmeri, Daniela Wei g Wynn Macau Ltd. reported $298 show yesterday. Ten other registered million in property earnings, cases were linked to underage students ynn Resorts Ltd.’s new growing about 56 percent from who had consensual sex with each other. WMacau resort came up r bloombe last year, above the consensus, as One reported case concerned an underage short last quarter, failing to fully the beat in its Peninsula project student who was paid to provide sexual capitalize on the recovery in the offset the shortfall at the Palace. favors to another student who was already world’s biggest casino market as While the operator’s Peninsula a legal adult. In total, there were 261 school construction nearby kept some property Wynn Macau reboun- violence cases recorded in the past three years. guests away. ded as business from high rollers The USD4.2 billion Wynn Pa- was a bright spot, the Palace was lace, opened last August, helped below expectations due to disa- Kwan supports Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts ppointing mass market revenue deliver second-quarter sales that growth, JPMorgan Chase & Co. display of banners topped analysts’ estimates, ac- analyst DS Kim said in a note cording to a statement Tuesday. yesterday. in AL But earnings fell short, sending Wynn Resorts, led by billionai- siness continues to be hurt by “While management’s tone re- the stock lower in extended tra- re Steve Wynn, said profit exclu- construction on all sides of the mained upbeat as ever, we think Lawmaker Kwan Tsui Hang expressed ding. ding some items rose to $1.18 a resort that may not end until the initial stock reaction may be her opposition to the proposal to ban lawmakers from displaying posters and A strong recovery is under way share, missing the $1.19-a-share next year. That’s cut walk-in tra- negative given the significance of banners during Legislative Assembly in Macau, where industry reve- average of analysts estimates. ffic. Palace to the future profits and plenary meetings. Kwan said that regardless Revenue soared to $1.53 billion, “We’ve dealt with a severe han- nue rose 22 percent in the second cash flow,” said Kim in the note of whether or not lawmakers voice their quarter. After three years of de- beating projections of $1.45 dicap,” Wynn, the company’s on Wynn Macau. political opinions, the use of banners is cline, the market began growing billion. chief executive officer, said on Shares of Wynn Resorts, which a way for lawmakers to underscore their last year, in part thanks to new The new Wynn Palace genera- the call. generated 64 percent of its re- opinions. “In the past, even if lawmakers resorts. The outlook has been ted property earnings of $87.4 The company is in the midst of venue in Macau last year, fell as were satisfied [with something], they were clouded by Chinese government million. That was below the ave- construction boom, building a much as 4.3 percent to $133 in peaceful at displaying their tools, and they efforts to prevent money laun- rage estimate of $115.5 million new casino in Boston and a lake- extended trading after the resul- did not disturb the order of the meetings,” dering. The steps include facial from Consensus Metrix. On a themed resort behind its flagship ts were announced. The shares said Kwan. She also said that displaying recognition technology installed conference call with investors, property in Las Vegas. were little changed at $138.98 at banners at AL is not disrespectful to the at automated teller machines. Wynn executives said that bu- The company’s Macau unit the close in New York. Bloomberg Assembly’s gravitas.

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niCredit SpA said hackers accessed about UniCredit says 400,000 accounts 400,000 client bank accounts in Italy, taking Ubiographical and loan data in one of the biggest breaches in Europe were hacked, exposing data to date. The incidents occurred in Sep- tember and October of 2016 and year, two people familiar with the by adding or subtracting a zero to g June to July of this year, the bank matter said, asking not to be iden- every balance, or even deleting en- said on yesterday in an emailed tified discussing a possible crimi- tire accounts.” r bloombe statement. Unauthorized access nal matter. In May and June, two ran- was gained through an Italian “I expect that this case will lead somware attacks dubbed Wanna- third-party provider to some to all Italian banks reviewing their Cry and Petya swept the globe and customer data related to perso- IT systems,” said Francesco Con- temporarily crippled operations nal loans, with the lender saying fuorti, chief executive officer of in entities ranging from Britain’s IBAN numbers and other perso- Advantage Financial SA, a Milan- National Health Service to oil nal data may also have been rea- based investment firm. “This is companies and automakers. Whi- ched. A spokesman declined to the first attack targeting an Ita- le Western banks were unaffected, identify the third party involved. lian bank and confirms that IT the Petya attack penetrated 80 Banks are boosting cyber-defen- systems, particularly in Italy, need Ukrainian banks. Cybersecurity se budgets and hiring former inte- massive investment to avoid a loss experts are bracing for more hacks lligence and law enforcement offi- of confidence.” of this magnitude in the months to cials to build up defenses against Banking industry leaders are come. hackers as lenders open their ne- worried about more than the The breach at UniCredit invol- tely blocked the intruders, closed upgrading and strengthening its tworks to connect with new money- theft of customers’ data or mo- ved customers with financing and the breaches and upgraded the IT systems, has started an audit management apps and other fin- ney. Cybercriminals might also consumer-credit loans, Daniele system, he said. and will file a report with the Mi- tech offerings. In the U.K., banks damage account databases and Tonella, CEO of UniCredit Busi- “There aren’t material damages lan prosecutor, it said. The bank’s such as Barclays Plc and Deutsche render them unusable, said Becky ness Integrated Solutions, the IT for the bank and its clients from IT investments include the streng- Bank AG have joined forces with Pinkard, vice president of service unit of the bank, said in a phone these attacks,” Tonella said. “No thening of infrastructure through law enforcement in a unit called delivery and intelligence at Digital interview. The bank’s IT depart- data, such as passwords allowing digitalization activities, technolo- the Cyber Defence Alliance. Shadows Ltd., a London-based ment discovered anomalies while access to customer accounts or gical development of core systems The most recent attacks were cyberdefense firm. conducting checks, finding that allowing for unauthorised tran- and the continuous updating of detected between Monday and “Banks are justified in their fear some users from an external com- sactions, has been affected.” the infrastructure, while ensuring Tuesday and led to the discovery of corrupted data,” Pinkard said. mercial partner were accessing UniCredit, which is investing 2.3 compliance with regulatory requi- of the incidents that took place last “Attackers could harm the bank client data. UniCredit, immedia- billion euros (USD2.7 billion) in rements. Bloomberg

earlier as Chinese consu- Hyundai Motor’s profit halved to lowest level since 2010 mers shunned Korean cars due to Seoul’s decision to Youkyung Lee, Seoul Hyundai Motor said. dai’s forte, to snap up deploy a U.S. missile defen- The result was worse than SUVs, where it lacks a va- se system. China is opposed yundai Motor said expected. Analysts had pre- ap photo ried lineup. to deploying the anti-missi- Hyesterday its quarter- dicted a net profit of 1.4 Hyundai offered bigger le system in South Korea ly profit was halved to its trillion won ($1.2 billion), sales incentives to coun- because it worries that its lowest level since 2010 as according to FactSet, a fi- ter weakening demand for powerful radars would peer its auto sales in China and nancial data provider. It passenger sedans in the into its territory. During the U.S. plunged as the was also the smallest profit U.S. market earlier this the first half of this year, South Korean automaker for Hyundai Motor since it year. Hyundai’s sales in China paid dearly for lagging in its began reporting quarterly In China, the automaker dropped 42 percent. SUV lineup. results under new stan- suffered from political ten- The company is expanding Net income for the April- dards in 2010. sions between Beijing and its SUV lineup and counting June period was 816.9 Operating profit sank 24 ($20.9 billion). a shift in consumer prefe- Seoul over a U.S. missile on its newly launched Kona, billion won (USD728.8 percent to 1.3 trillion won Hyundai Motor’s eroding rence toward sports utility defense system. its first subcompact SUV, million), down 51 per- ($1.2 billion) during the profit over the past three vehicles. Many consumers The maker of Genesis saw which will be released in Eu- cent from 1.7 trillion won period, while sales fell 2 years has been attributed have ditched passenger China sales sink 64 percent rope and the U.S. in coming ($1.5 billion) a year earlier, percent to 24.3 trillion won to its failure to respond to sedans, which were Hyun- in April-June from a year months. AP

corporate bits mgm receives award from dsal and ias it welcomed four of the pro- air macau celebrates th cau to Osaka, which was gram’s participants to work 10 the first approved route to in the Food & Beverage and anniversary of macau-osaka route Japan. Floral departments. Through According to a press relea- its participation in this pro- se issued yesterday by the gram, MGM hopes to provide aviation firm, over 500,000 the students with the oppor- passengers were transpor- tunity to gain practical work ted by Air Macau during the experience. past ten years. A celebration MGM also garnered four was also held in the Osaka awards at “The 2nd Family- station. Friendly Employers Award The statement recalled Scheme” hosted by The Wo- that the number of flights to men’s General Association Osaka increased from two of Macau. The accolades times a week to a daily ser- MGM was awarded at the At present, MGM has 38 include “Family-Friendly Em- vice. biennial “Hiring Disabled Staff employees with disabilities ployer for Supporting Nursing “Over the years, Air Macau Recognition Scheme,” orga- working in seven depart- Mothers,” “Family-Friendly has been publicizing the nized by the Labor Affairs Bu- ments. Employer for Supporting Paid overall city image of Macau reau (DSAL) and the Social For four years, MGM par- Paternity Leave,” “Excellent to attract more and more Ja- Welfare Bureau (IAS) for the ticipated in the DSAL’s Family-Friendly Employer,” panese traveling to Macau, fifth time. “Summer Work Experience and “Excellent Family-Frien- exploring the unique charm This accolade also recog- Program 2017” which is de- dly Employer – Gold Award.” Air Macau celebrated the veling to Osaka via flights of this city, which facilitates nizes MGM as an outstan- signed specifically for secon- The final award is a recogni- 10th anniversary of the Ma- NX856 and NX855. the traveling of local citi- ding employer that welcomes dary school students with tion only received by two en- cau-Osaka route by presen- Ten years ago, Air Macau zens,” the firm concluded in employees with disabilities. disabilities. During this time, terprises in Macau. ting gifts to passengers tra- opened the route from Ma- a statement. 27.07.2017 thu

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fic measures in a new resolution need to be measured against US and PRC report progress on achieving those three objectives. Haley said she was pleased with China’s response to the initial draft the U.S. proposed. new North Korea sanctions “We were waiting to see if it was going to be weak or strong, and I think they’re showing some Edith M. Lederer seriousness with it,” Haley said. “We are constantly in touch with he United States and Chi- ap photo China and I can say that things Tna said Tuesday they are are moving, but it is still too early making progress on a new U.N. to tell how far they’ll move.” resolution that would impose ad- Liu said “the most important ditional sanctions against North thing is to have [...] a draft re- Korea following its test of an in- solution that everybody can su- tercontinental ballistic missile. pport.” The U.S. gave China a propo- One possible stumbling block is sed resolution several weeks ago, whether the new resolution will and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Ha- refer to North Korea’s test of an ley told reporters that China has intercontinental ballistic missile. been negotiating with its close Russia has questioned whe- ally Russia on possible new sanc- ther the missile actually was an tions. ICBM, though China did not. “The true test will be what “I think that everyone that we they’ve worked out with Russia,” have dealt with acknowledges it’s she said. an ICBM,” Haley said. “Whether China’s U.N. Ambassador Liu they’re willing to put it in wri- Jieyi told two journalists that “we ting or not is going to be the real are making progress” and “we question.” are working as hard as we can.” Liu noted that previous resolu- But neither Haley nor Liu wou- tions referred to ballistic missiles ld estimate how long it will take “without going into further cate- before they agree on a draft that Chinese Ambassador to the UN and current Security Council President Liu Jieyi (right) gorization of the missiles.” can be circulated to the rest of “And I do not think that for the the 15-member Security Council try’s rapidly advancing nuclear At the time, China was blocking gress, so we are actually talking purpose of working out a resolu- and then put to a vote. and ballistic missile programs. tougher measures pushed by the about different sanctions,” she tion you need really to go to the “There is certainly light at the The most recent sanctions reso- United States. said. technical nitty gritties of things,” end of the tunnel and we are lution to be adopted, on June 2, But North Korea raised the Haley refused to say what mea- he said. working towards that light, and added to the U.N. blacklist 15 in- stakes with its launch of an in- sures were being discussed. But Liu said China is still working I can’t really tell how much time dividuals and four entities linked tercontinental ballistic missile as earlier this month she told the to convince other governments we would need,” Liu said. to the North’s nuclear and missi- Americans celebrated Indepen- Security Council that if it is uni- to support its suspension-for- He wouldn’t confirm that Chi- le programs. dence Day on July 4. ted, the international community suspension proposal in which na is working with Russia on the The test marked a significant can cut off major sources of hard North Korea would suspend nu- text, saying “there is always a step toward young North Korean currency to North Korea, restrict clear and missile tests in exchan- process of working out the reso- leader Kim Jong Un’s goal of de- oil to its military and weapons ge for the U.S. and South Korea lution, and in due course I think There is veloping a missile with a nuclear programs, increase air and mari- suspending their joint military the resolution will be discussed warhead capable of reaching the time restrictions and hold senior exercises. at a wider circle.” certainly light United States — and it changed officials accountable. The package proposed by Chi- Haley said “I think we are mo- the reality for the Trump admi- Liu said “there is going to be na and supported by Russia also ving. It’s not as fast as I would like at the end of nistration, which moved quickly more than the last resolution.” includes denuclearization of the but these are pretty serious sanc- to give China a new draft resolu- But he stressed that for China, a Korean Peninsula and “a peace tions and so I think that there is a the tunnel and tion with tougher sanctions. resolution must serve to promote and security mechanism” in pla- lot of thought going into this.” we are working Haley stressed that the United denuclearization and peace and ce for both North Korea and Sou- The Security Council has al- States wants to ensure that a new security on the Korean Peninsu- th Korea, Liu said. ready imposed six rounds of towards that resolution is “a strong resolution, la, and a negotiated solution to “We just hope that the other progressively tougher sanctions because that’s what we think we North Korea’s nuclear and missi- relevant parties will be forthco- against North Korea, but so far light. need to have.” le programs. ming because we don’t see any that has failed to halt the coun- Liu Jieyi “I think we are making pro- Therefore, Liu said, the speci- alternative,” he said. 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Sopheng Cheang, Phnom Penh Telephone fraud suspects deported to Beijing olice in Cambodia Phave deported to Chi- fferent Chinese provinces tizens and 25 Taiwanese of the group detained in na 17 telephone fraud sus- for prosecution, he said. — suspected of running a Cambodia as Taiwanese, pects, among hundreds of The gang would target telephone scam, they said but Chinese police said ap photo alleged scam artists who rich people and civil ser- the perpetrators made they were all Chinese ci- have been caught and ex- vants in China, contact calls over the internet in tizens. It was not clear if pelled in recent years. women over social media, which they claimed to be the Chinese assertion was The 17 were flown out trick them into exchan- banking officials and ac- based on Beijing’s lon- yesterday from the air- ging nude or sexy photos cused their targets of fi- g-maintained claim that port in Sihanoukville in then extort money from nancial crimes. Taiwan is one of its pro- southern Cambodia, said them by threatening to The targets would then vinces. the Interior Ministry’s circulate the pictures on- be put in touch with a Cambodia last Septem- immigration investiga- line, he said. They also fake police officer — also ber deported 63 suspects, tion chief, Gen. Ouk Hai- used phone calls made at the gang’s headquar- including 13 Taiwanese, seila. Another 14 suspects over the internet for their ters — and be told they to China over an alleged are scheduled to leave activities, he said. could escape arrest by internet scam. Kenya A Chinese national arrested over an alleged internet scam, is this weekend from Siem Phone scams come in transferring the allegedly and Malaysia have also escorted by police officers to be deported at the immigration office Reap in the northwest, he many variations. When stolen money to a bank deported Taiwanese in- in Phnom Penh said. the authorities in Thai- account belonging to the ternet scam suspects to The two groups were land this week annou- scammers. China despite protests by Taiwanese authorities say exercises over Cambodia being repatriated on nced the arrests of 44 Ouk Haiseila said police Taiwanese officials. such deportations reflect through aid and invest- commercial flights to di- people — 19 Chinese ci- initially identified seven Rights activists and the great influence China ment. AP thu 27.07.2017

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Christopher Bodeen Health are not. Further moving on from the hina is on track to days when foreigners could fly lead the world in organ to China with briefcases of cash transplant surgeries by to receive often risky, no-ques- 2020 following its aban- China to lead in organ tions-asked transplant surgeries, Cdonment of the much-criticized China has also taken measures to practice of using organs from stamp out organ trafficking and executed prisoners, the architect so-called “transplant tourism,” of the country’s transplant pro- transplants by 2020 including by limiting transplants gram said yesterday. to Chinese citizens. Chairman of the China Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee Huang Jiefu told The ap photo The country Associated Press that voluntary civilian organ donations had ri- is seeking to sen from just 30 in 2010, the first expand the year of a pilot program, to more than 5,500 this year. number of That will allow around 15,000 people to receive transplants this willing organ year, Huang said. The U.S. cur- donors, but has rently leads the world in organ transplants, with about 28,000 run up against people receiving them each year. “We anticipate according to the some cultural speed of the development of the organ donation in China, the mo- barriers mentum, in the year 2020, Chi- na will become the No. 1 country At a conference on transplanta- in the world to perform organ In this 2013 file photo, 28 year old Fang Hui shows off the scar from a living donor organ transplant operation where she tion at the Vatican In February, transplantation in an ethical received a portion of her sister’s liver Huang submitted an outline for way,” Huang said in an interview a Chinese-backed task force to at his office in an ancient cour- look into organ trafficking with tyard house inside Beijing’s old nering with AliBaba, China’s needed, along with improved ensure it is keeping to its pledge. the support from the transplan- city. virtually ubiquitous online sho- connections between the 173 Critics have questioned China’s tation committee that Huang China is seeking to expand the pping and payment platform, to hospitals certified to perform claims of reform and suggested heads. That proposal was endor- number of willing organ donors, allow people to register in just 10 such operations, Huang said. that the World Health Organi- sed in a June letter to Huang sig- but has run up against some cul- seconds, Huang said. Huang said “It’s still a newborn baby, not yet zation should be allowed to con- ned by the WHO’s Jose Ramon tural barriers: Family members more than 210,000 Chinese have a perfect system,” he added. duct surprise investigations and Nunez Pena and president of the are still able to block a donation, expressed their willingness to Huang said China has adhered interview donor relatives. The Transplantation Society, Nancy even if the giver is willing, and become donors, although that’s a to a complete ban on the use of U.N. health agency has no autho- Ascher. Chinese are adverse to registe- drop in the bucket compared to organs from executed prisoners rity to enter countries without In a further sign of importance ring as donors by ticking a box the country’s population of 1.37 that went into effect in 2015, al- their permission. to the field, China is hosting a on their drivers’ licenses, consi- billion. though some in the field outside Chinese officials say China major conference on transplan- dering it to be tempting fate. More qualified transplant coor- China have called for the country shouldn’t be singled out for such tation in the southwestern city of Instead, authorities are part- dinators and doctors are also to allow independent scrutiny to treatment while other countries Kunming next month. AP

Concerns increase in Wisconsin ap photo over deal for Foxconn plant

Scott Bauer looking to build the coun- game that they lose sight Still said. try’s first liquid-crystal of the costs these incenti- Whether it’s worth the oncerns are in- display factory and pos- ves incur. Wisconsin has cost is “a calculation that Ccreasing among sibly other operations in historically not played that policymakers will have to lawmakers and others in the U.S. An announcement game.” make,” Still said, but he Wisconsin over what in- on Foxconn’s plans could thinks it would be a good centives the state may of- come as soon as this week. deal “because of what a ga- fer to become the first U.S. Walker has refused to Foxconn me-changer this could be home of Taiwanese elec- even confirm that he’s in for Wisconsin.” A worker looks out through the logo at the entrance of the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen tronics giant Foxconn. negotiations with Foxconn, has replaced Democrats who are in the Little has been revealed let alone disclose what en- minority in the Legislature about what tax breaks, ticements he’s extending. at least have been kept in the dark, bolster his resume as a job- ge companies often allow subsidies, free land and State lawmakers have said 40,000 of its said two members of the creator as he heads into re- them to escape paying pro- other financial incentives “huge, big numbers” are budget-writing committee. election next year — may perty taxes, which pay for or promises Republican being discussed, but even workers in State Sen. Jon Erpenba- give up too much. Walker some local services. Gov. Scott Walker and sta- they don’t know the details. ch is worried that Walker ran in 2010 on the promise There are also unanswe- te economic development Michigan recently appro- China with may make promises that to create 250,000 jobs, but red questions about the officials may be extending ved a USD200 million an- require legislative appro- still hasn’t hit the mark. quality of jobs that wou- to seal the deal with Fox- nual job-creation tax incen- robots val, then blame lawmakers “If I was in the gover- ld be created, how much conn, the biggest contract tive package to sweeten its Tom Still, president of if they don’t go along be- nor’s shoes, I would be they would pay and how assembler of smartpho- offer to Foxconn. the Wisconsin Technology cause of the cost. making a very sweet offer long they would last. Fox- nes and other devices for “I hope that cooler heads Council, examined deals “It’s a balance between from the perspective of the conn has replaced at least Apple and other brands. prevail when putting the- made in six other states to making sure taxpayers are company,” Deller said. “A 40,000 of its workers in Foxconn has said Wis- se incentive packages land large manufacturers. protected and we’re not sweet offer from the pers- China with robots. consin is competing with together,” Steve Deller, Based on those, if Fox- giving away the store for pective of Wisconsin tax- But Democratic state Michigan, Ohio, Pennsyl- a University of Wiscon- conn is looking to build a the political gain for Scott payers? Maybe not.” Rep. Gordon Hintz said vania, Illinois, Indiana sin-Madison professor of plant that employs 10,000 Walker,” Erpenbach said. Deller said in addition to he’s optimistic because of and Texas for its first U.S. agriculture and applied people in Wisconsin, the “If it’s a deal for both sides, the cost to state taxpayers, what a large factory could factory with billions in in- economics, said Tuesday. state may have to offer $2 that’s great.” schools and local govern- mean to the state. vestments and thousands “Sometimes states get so billion in incentives to be Deller is also concerned ments could also be pin- “I just hope we get this ri- of new jobs. Foxconn is caught up in playing the paid over a period of years, that Walker — eager to ched because deals to lar- ght,” he said. AP 27.07.2017 thu

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Philippines administrative officer of the Min- danao Interfaith Foundation Inc. that runs indigenous schools in the south, said that Duter- Rights groups ask Duterte to te’s threats have heightened fear among the Lumad people alrea- dy feeling the brunt of attacks by the military and security forces retract threat to bomb schools of big mining companies because of their resistance to mining. The Jim Gomez, Manila military has denied involvement. “The words uttered by President uman rights groups asked ap photo Duterte are frightening because Hthe Philippine president yes- they give a go-signal to the armed terday to retract a threat to order forces to bomb our schools,” said airstrikes against tribal schools he Magbanua. accused of teaching students to Magbanua is among 300 tea- become communist rebels, war- chers, students and parents who ning such an attack would consti- have traveled to Manila days befo- tute a war crime. re Duterte’s speech in Congress to U.S.-based Human Rights Wa- protest and file complaints before tch said international humani- the Commission on Human Righ- tarian law “prohibits attacks on Young Indigenous People known as Lumads form the words “Save Lumad schools” as they join a march of thousands of protesters to coincide with the state of the nation address ts for alleged shootings and mili- schools and other civilian structu- tary encampments in indigenous res unless they are being used for schools. military purposes,” adding that delivering his annual state of the ment, the Safe Schools Declara- as mayor of southern Davao city. She said there are around 200 deliberate attacks on civilians, in- nation address, Duterte condem- tion, that commits government to He has remained popular despi- Lumad schools in the southern cluding students and teachers, “is ned the insurgents for destroying support the protection of studen- te thousands of deaths in his na- Philippines, with around 4,000 also a war crime.” bridges and torching schools in ts, teachers and schools in times of tionwide anti-drug crackdown, students and 88 teachers. One Left-wing Rep. Emmi de Jesus the countryside. But he said that armed conflict. and his continuing popularity and campus has been recognized by of the Gabriela Women’s Par- the insurgents were sparing Lu- the ineffective opposition have the Department of Education, ty asked Duterte to retract the mad schools, which he alleged apparently emboldened him. while the rest have been issued threat, saying government troops were operating under rebel con- Duterte On Monday night, Duterte also permits to operate, she added. may use it as a pretext to attack in- trol without government permits. called for abolishing the Commis- Magbanua said the indigenous digenous, or Lumad, schools and “Get out of there, I’m telling the said that the sion on Human Rights, an inde- schools follow government’s cur- communities in the country’s sou- Lumads now. I’ll have those bom- pendent agency created under the riculum, but have added a subject th which have come under threat bed, including your structures,” insurgents were constitution to investigate rights called ancestral land to teach stu- from pro-military militias in re- Duterte said. “I will use the armed sparing Lumad violations. He demanded that the dents to value their home region. cent years. forces, the Philippine air force. I’ll commission and the ombudsman She denied they teach students to Angered by recent communist really have those bombed [...] be- schools, which — an anti-graft prosecutor — rou- become communist rebels. rebel attacks on government for- cause you are operating illegally te requests to investigate police “We only hold chalk, ballpen ces, including a road gunbattle last and you are teaching the children he alleged were and military personnel through and paper,” she said. “If [Duterte] week that wounded five members to rebel against government.” him and laid down conditions un- wants to find out, he should come of his elite presidential guards, Carlos Conde of the Human Ri- operating under der which he would allow those to our school and observe.” Duterte has called off peace talks ghts Watch said that Duterte, by rebel control investigations. Save Our Schools Network, a with the Maoist guerrillas and calling for an attack on schools, “is Duterte said if the ombudsman non-government group advocating threatened their perceived sym- directing the military to commit Duterte ascended to the presi- failed to address atrocities com- children’s right to education, said pathizers. war crimes.” dency last year after campaigning mitted by insurgents, “then do not there have been at least 68 military In a televised news conference Conde urged Duterte to sign a on his extra-tough approach on investigate my army and police.” attacks affecting 89 Lumad schools he called late Monday shortly after 2015 international political state- crime as a prosecutor and later Junance Fritzi Magbanua, an since July last year. AP Maldives urged to restore parliament’s independence

Bharatha Mallawarachi, independence, days af- mentary speaker. as the EU delegation led for Monday. It said control over parliament Colombo ter the opposition said Sri Lanka-based em- to Sri Lanka and the forces were called in to is threatened by an parliament was locked bassies from the U.S., Maldives, said in a sta- strengthen security in agreement reached this utside govern- down on orders from Canada, Britain, Ger- tement that they were the parliament building year between former Oments yesterday the president in an at- many, France, Italy, the “alarmed by the recent because some parties strongman Maumoon asked the Maldives to tempt to prevent a vote Netherlands, Norway incidents in Maldives,” were calling for protests Abdul Gayoom — a half restore its legislature’s to impeach the parlia- and Switzerland, as well which “seriously dama- nearby. brother of the current ge and undermine de- Some opposition president — and the mocracy.” lawmakers broke throu- Maldives’ first democra- ad The Maldives’ opposi- gh the barriers, but they tically elected president, tion accused members were forcibly thrown Mohamed Nasheed. of the armed forces of out by military troops A similar opposition padlocking the gates and police officers, bid to oust the speaker of parliament on Mon- some of whom used pe- was defeated in Mar- day on orders from pper spray. ch with no dissenting President Yameen Ab- The foreign embassies votes after opposition dul Gayoom to prevent said in their statement lawmakers were either a vote on a no-confi- that the closure of par- evicted or walked out dence motion against liament and the haras- from the vote following Speaker Abdulla Ma- sment and intimida- a dispute over problems seeh Mohamed. It said tion of lawmakers were with the electronic vo- the motion had support “deeply troubling.” They ting system. from 45 lawmakers in called on the Maldives’ The opposition coali- the 85-member house, government to “respect tion’s plan to wrest the and that it would have fundamental freedom.” parliamentary majority challenged the presi- Yameen has been accu- was aimed at reforming dent’s power had it suc- sed of rolling back de- the judiciary, elections ceeded. mocratic gains the Mal- commission and other The government, dives has made since bodies perceived as however, said no vo- becoming a multiparty being partial toward Ya- ting had been schedu- democracy in 2008. His meen. AP thu 27.07.2017

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Kaweewit Kaewjinda Thailand ormer Thai Prime Mi- nister Yingluck Shinawa- tra, whose bank accounts were frozen this week, Ex-prime minister vows to Fsays she will fight to prove her in- nocence as a trial that could put her in prison for 10 years enters its final stages. fight negligence charge Yingluck was ousted as prime minister in 2014 when a court being persecuted by the army wrote. “I will look to the moral ruled that a personnel transfer and by other political opponents support from all of you as it will involved nepotism. The action of her brother, former Prime Mi- ap photo give me the much-needed stren- against her, widely conside- nister Thaksin Shinawatra. gth and patience to fight on.” red politically motivated, came Thaksin, a telecommunica- Last Friday, Yingluck was gree- shortly before the army ousted tions mogul, was ousted in a se- ted by almost 1,000 supporters her government in a coup. parate 2006 military coup after at the most recent hearing of her A court on Aug. 25 is to issue a demonstrations accused him of case at the Supreme Court. verdict on whether she was crimi- corruption, abuse of power and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan- nally negligent as prime minister insulting the then-monarch, late ocha, who led the coup that in implementing a rice subsidy King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Thak- toppled her elected government, policy which allegedly caused the sin’s ouster set off sometimes- warned her supporters Tuesday government billions of dollars in violent battles for power between to tread carefully. losses. An administrative ruling his supporters and opponents, “The court and judicial process holding her responsible for about including the military. He has are looking at it, you cannot be USD1 billion of the losses led to been in self-imposed exile since offensive or speak ill of the cour- her accounts being frozen. Her 2008 to escape a prison sentence Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court ts. I’m telling you,” he said. “The assets were listed in a statutory on a corruption charge. His su- on July 21 for the last day of her hearing in Bangkok government will not prevent declaration in 2015 as being wor- pporters say the country’s poli- people from going, but everyo- th 611 million baht ($18 million) tical establishment opposes him few weeks before the Supreme page. She said she filed a petition ne must show restraint and ask in total. She is to give her closing because his electoral popularity Court’s verdict on the Rice Sub- challenging the freezing of her themselves, ‘Why am I going, statement to the court on Aug. 1. threatens their entrenched pri- sidy Scheme case. It seems to me accounts. what will I get out of this?’” Yingluck has also been ban- vileges. that this is a desperate attempt “I will stay strong and I will “Whether there are lots of peo- ned from political office for five “The government has chosen to by the government to do every- continue to prove my innocence ple or just a few people that go, or years after the national assembly exploit its power to freeze my as- thing that it can to influence the to the best of my ability in the if a situation arises, it would not appointed by the military gover- sets without waiting for the Ad- case prior to the final verdict,” closing statements this coming make a difference in the verdict. nment impeached her. ministrative Court’s ruling. The Yingluck wrote in a statement Aug. 1, 2017, because I know that Then why would you go? Let the Her supporters believe she is timing of their decision comes a posted Tuesday on her Facebook I have done nothing wrong,” she court decide,” Prayuth said. AP

Sri Lanka Boris Johnson welcomes Army deployed to distribute Australian tech entrepreneurs fuel during strike ritish Foreign BSecretary Boris Johnson assured ap photo Bharatha Mallawarachi concerned Australian tech entrepreneurs ri Lanka’s government de- ap photo yesterday that they Sployed army troops yesterday will be welcome to to restore fuel distribution cri- continue working in ppled during a strike launched his country after it by trade unions who want to stop leaves the European Johnson (left) during a visit to the Tyro Fintech leases of oil tanks to India and Union. technology Hub in Sydney China. Johnson was qui- Long lines have formed at ga- zzed by technology Seatfrog is expan- Sydney Opera Hou- soline stations across Sri Lanka Workers Union spokesman D.J. Cabinet spokesman and health bosses when he visi- ding into the Britain se ahead a bilateral since Monday evening due to the Rajakaruna said that along with minister Rajitha Senarathna told ted the Tyro Fintech and its chief executi- meeting with Austra- strike by workers at the state-run the agreement, China will get 11 reporters that the strike is poli- Hub shared space for ve is worried Brexit lian Foreign Minister petroleum company. oil tanks at the port. tically motivated and the gover- startups in Sydney. could reduce the Julie Bishop. Military spokesman Brig. He also said the government nment is ready to face it. “These PayDock founder country’s talent pool. Today, Johnson Roshan Seneviratne said troops was moving to give 99 oil tanks in are political demands and not and chief executive Johnson said his and Bishop will be entered the country’s main dis- the eastern port city of Trincoma- trade union demands,” he said. Rob Lincolne asked government wanted joined by British tribution facility and refinery at lee to India. “A country can’t be governed by if there will be mi- to ensure that “peo- Defense Secretary Kolonnawa and Muthurajawela The tanks were built by the the demands put forward by tra- nisterial support for ple who have energy Michael Fallon and outside Colombo early yesterday British during World War II but de unions.” Australian staff to get and talent of ideas Australian Defense and they are now working in dis- were unused until some were gi- The Cabinet approval Tuesday visas, while Seatfrog can still come to the Minister Maris Payne tribution facilities alongside the ven to Lanka IOC, a unit of Indian involved a long-delayed agree- boss Iain Griffin rai- U.K.” for annual talks. workers not on strike to resume Oil Corp., in 2002 as part of a pri- ment to sell to China a 70 percent sed concerns about “Of course there will Australian officials the distribution of fuel. vatization deal, giving Indians a stake in a $1.2 billion Chinese- the supply of highly be pressures to try to said Thursday’s mee- The army deployment followed presence at the strategic port. built port in the southern town of skilled workers in constrain the overall ting would focus on a government decree issued Rajakaruna said the govern- Hambantota. Britain after it exits immigration num- counterterrorism, Tuesday night that the supply ment is now trying to lease out In January, hundreds of far- the EU. bers because they are Europe’s future and and distribution of fuel, including 14 of the 99 tanks to Indian com- mers and opposition supporters Johnson, who had very, very high at the the threat posed by petroleum products and gas, panies and have a joint venture protested the government’s plan advocated for Bri- moment,” Johnson North Korea, as well were an essential service. for the other tanks. to lease the port, saying the pro- tain’s EU departure, said. “But that does as British and Aus- The trade unions’ announce- He said the tanks are a prime posed partnership was akin to a seemed surprised by not mean we want tralian military ope- ment yesterday that it would national asset of Sri Lanka but sellout of the country. The agree- Griffin’s concerns, to see a reduction in rations in Iraq and continue the strike came a day af- the agreements would benefit ment on the deal is to be signed asking him, “Are you the number of tech Afghanistan. ter the government approved of only Chinese and Indian com- by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority really worried?” people who come to Johnson arrived in selling a large stake in a southern panies, adding that the moves and the state-run China Mer- “Every business has London.” Sydney on Tuesday port to China. would severely affect Sri Lanka’s chants Port Holding Co. over the difficulty finding peo- Earlier yesterday, after visits to Japan Ceylon Petroleum Common economy in the long run. weekend. AP ple,” Griffin replied. Johnson toured the and New Zealand. AP 27.07.2017 thu

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gh Prometheus Radio Project. One participant is Jawad Al Artist uses Iraq refugees, war Amiri, an Iraqi refugee who came to the United States in the 1980s. He said silence in Iraq has been a way of life for many decades. veterans in radio project “Silence is a way of survival. Silence is a decree by the Baath regime, not to tell what you see Kristen de Groot spaces. in front of your eyes. Silence is After nearly five years of resear- synonymous with fear. If you tell, n 2016, an Iraqi-American ar- ch, Rakowitz distilled his project ap photo you will be put through agony,” he Itist sat down with Bahjat Ab- into a radio broadcast that would said at a preview Tuesday of the dulwahed — the so-called “Walter involve putting the vivacious and live broadcast. He said he saw his Cronkite of Baghdad” — with the caramel-voiced Abdulwahed back own sister poisoned and die and idea of launching a radio project on the air, and using Philadelphia- wasn’t allowed to speak of it. that would be part documentary, area Iraqi refugees and local Iraq When he came to the U.S. in part radio play and part variety war veterans as his field repor- 1981, his father told him: “We show. ters. It would feature Iraqi music, send you here for education and Abdulwahed was the voice of remembrances of the country and to speak for the millions of Ira- Iraqi radio from the late 1950s vintage weather reports from a qis in the land where freedom of to the early 1990s, but came to happier time in Iraq. speech is practiced.” Philadelphia as a refugee in 2009 “One of the many initial titles Lawrence Davidson is an Army after receiving death threats from was “Desert Home Companion,” Michael Rakowitz poses for the media at the National Gallery in London veteran who served during the insurgents. Rakowitz said, riffing on “A Prai- Iraq War and works with War- “He represented authority and rie Home Companion,” the radio how much of the country they left first recording session with Ab- rior Writers also contributed to respectability in relationship to variety show created by Garrison behind was slipping away and to dulwahed, as well as interviews the project. He said the project is the news through many different Keillor. help fight cultural amnesia. with his wife and other Iraqi refu- a place to exchange ideas and ho- political changes,” said Elizabeth Rakowitz recorded an initial Rakowitz recalibrated the pro- gees living in Philadelphia. nestly share feelings with refugees Thomas, curator of “Radio Silen- and very informal session with ject, which became “Radio Si- Rakowitz and Thomas also and other veterans. ce,” a public art piece that resul- Abdulwahed in his living room in lence,” a 10-part radio broadcast worked with Warrior Writers, a The project kicks off on July 29 ted from the meeting with Ab- January 2016. Two weeks later, with each episode focusing on a nonprofit based in Philadelphia with a live broadcast performance dulwahed. Abdulwahed collapsed. He had to synonym of silence, in homage to that helps war veterans work on Philadelphia’s Independence Thomas had invited artist Mi- have an emergency tracheostomy Abdulwahed. through their experiences using Mall — what Rakowitz calls the chael Rakowitz to Philadelphia and was on life support until he “The voice of Baghdad had lost writing and art. symbolic home of American de- to create a project for Mural Arts died seven months later. his voice,” Rakowitz said, calling The first episode, on speechles- mocracy. It will feature storyte- Philadelphia, which has been ex- At Abdulwahed’s funeral, his him a “narrator of Iraq’s history.” sness, will launch Aug. 6 is. It will lling, food from refugees and dis- panding its public art reach from friends urged Rakowitz to con- It will be hosted by Rakowitz be broadcast on community radio cussions from the veterans with murals into new and innovative tinue with the project, to show and features fragments of that stations across the country throu- Warrior Writers. AP

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John Carucci, New York Climate Change l Gore admits he was frustrated upon hea- ring the news last month that President Al Gore on ‘Inconvenient Sequel,’ TrumpA was pulling out of the Pa- ris Climate Accord, but since then he’s become more optimistic. Gore worried that a U.S. wi- Trump, and the environment thdrawal from the treaty would compel other nations to opt out “The truth about the climate cri- office, but by almost any measure of the historical pact for adopting sis is still inconvenient for the big it put the words global warming clean energy solutions. But that’s ap photo carbon polluters, and the politi- and climate crisis on the map for not what happened. cians that they support with their the entire world,” Shenk said. “The whole rest of the world has big campaign contributions and In order to keep the information redoubled their commitment. lobbying activities are scared to timely, producers changed the And in this country, the governors cross them. That’s the main rea- ending from what audiences saw and the mayors and the business son. They’ve spent a lot of money at the Sundance Film Festival to leaders have all said, ‘We’re still in trying to put out false information reflect Trump’s announcement the agreement, and we’re gonna about it,” Gore said. about withdrawing the United fill the gap. We’re gonna meet the Still, he remains confident that States from the global climate U.S. commitment, regardless of the problem can be fixed. agreement in time for the film’s what Donald Trump does,” Gore “People are seeing through this limited release on July 28 and its told the Associated Press last now. Two-thirds of the American wide release on Aug. 4. week at a special screening for people want to solve this big time. Gore also said he’s recently “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth We are gonna solve it. We just spoken to Hillary Clinton, and to Power.” need to move faster on it,” Gore that’s “She’s gonna be fine.” It follows the 2006 Oscar- said. Clinton won the popular vote, winning documentary, “An In- Gore feels that change will come but lost the Electoral College to convenient Truth,” and continues from the “grass roots up.” That’s Trump, just as Gore lost to Geor- the conversation of finding so- why he spends a great deal of time ge W. Bush in 2000. lutions for the effects of climate This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Al Gore in “An Inconvenient training climate activists around As for Trump’s continued atta- change, including an emphasis on Sequel: Truth to Power” the globe. cks on the news media, Gore feels renewable energy. Much like the “We need to get more people disheartened by them. first film, Gore is front and center Gore said. temperature continues to rise, involved. That’s one of the real “Well, I think that’s really un- in leading the discussion. CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey due in part to an increase in gree- purposes of this movie. To tell fortunate. We need someone It’s been a remarkable second Toobin, who also attended the nhouse gasses. So while global people what they need to know, who will unite us and not divide act for Gore since winning the po- premiere, agrees that Gore “had warming is immune to politics, to show them that there is hope us. The press obviously plays an pular vote, but losing the Electo- done pretty well for himself” after the topic remains a partisan issue and there are solutions now, and absolutely crucial role in making ral College in the 2000 presiden- the disputed 2000 presidential in the United States. That’s some- inspire them to get involved,” our democracy work. If the press tial election. There’s no question election. thing the former vice president Gore said. isn’t free to get out there and tell that Gore was devastated from “Al Gore could have done many blames on corporate funding for Davis Guggenheim directed the people what’s going on, then we the loss, but his stature as an im- things after he was not inaugura- political campaigns. first film to box office and Oscar can’t make the changes we need portant voice for environmental ted in 2001, but what he did was glory, bringing climate change to know about and then change,” issues has proven equally succes- become the leading global spokes- into the mainstream. The sequel, Gore said. sful, as he amassed a Nobel Prize, man for perhaps the most impor- directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Part of the news coverage cal- Academy Award, an Emmy, and a tant scientific and environmental The truth about Shenk picks up the conversation led into question surrounds the Grammy for his relentless dedica- cause of our lifetime, and he won with more of a battle cry for sa- constant flurry of revelations in tion to climate change activism. a Nobel Prize in the bargain. So I the climate ving the planet. the ongoing investigation of pos- “I’m under no illusion that the- don’t think anyone could quarrel Knowing he was stepping into sible collusion with the Russian re’s any position with as much with how Al Gore has decided to crisis is still big shoes for this film, Shenk no- government by the Trump admi- chance to do good as president live his life,” he said. inconvenient for ted the importance of his prede- nistration. of the United States, but I’m very A big part of Gore’s mission cessor’s film. “Every day there seems like grateful to have found another depends on convincing people the big carbon “An Inconvenient Truth” was there’s something different and way to serve the public interests. that climate change is not a hoax. one of the most successful docu- they’re not getting anything good I’m devoting my life to this and Instead, it’s based on science that polluters. mentaries in history. Not only did done. That’s a problem,” Gore hoping to make a big difference,” shows the global mean surface Al Gore it do fabulously well at the box said. AP

Heritage Ruling lets Italy hunt abroad for new Colosseum chief

he international logical sites. renowned Italian institu- the Domus Aurea. search for a new di- “We lost some time, lu- tions and making them Franceschini said 30 per-

T ap photo rector for Rome’s Colos- ckily just a little,” in the more user-friendly and cent of the Colosseum’s seum will go forward after search for the Colosseum’s innovative has faced resis- revenues will help fund a legal challenge by the next director, Franceschi- tance in Italy’s entrenched operations of museums city that had halted it was ni said. art and archaeology com- and archaeology sites un- dismissed by a national So far 82 applicants munities. der Rome’s jurisdiction. administrative tribunal, are seeking the post, 16 The city of Rome this Rome officials had expres- Italy’s culture minister of them non-Italians, he spring persuaded a re- sed concern that with the pledged Tuesday. said. The goal is to have gional administrative reform, the Colosseum’s Culture Minister Dario the successful candida- tribunal to block reforms revenues would no longer Franceschini hailed the te start on Jan. 1, 2018, planned for the Colos- help local museums. ruling Monday by the na- Franceschini said. seum. As well as allowing The number of visitors to tional Council of State, Bringing in experts a foreign director, the the Colosseum increased which overturned the de- from outside Italy is part proposal would have 12.5 percent during the cision of a regional body of Franceschini’s efforts made the ancient arena first half of the year com- that had blocked his plan to modernize Italy’s mu- part of an archaeological pared to the same period to consider hiring non- seums, including the Uffi- park along with the Pala- last year, while ticket sales Italians to lead some of zi in Florence. But the cul- tine Hill and the extensi- and similar revenues in- art-rich Italy’s museums, ture minister’s stated goal ve ruins nearby of Empe- creased by nearly 11 per- A view of the Colosseum after the first stage of the restoration work monuments and archaeo- of having foreigners run ror Nero’s fabled palace, cent, the minister said. AP was completed in Rome 27.07.2017 thu

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The 19th Macau International Salon of Photography Time: 9am-7pm Until: July 28, 2017 Venue: Chun Chou Tong Pavilion, Lou Lim Ioc cinema Garden, No. 10, Est. de Adolfo Loureiro cineteatro Admission: Free 27 Jul - 2 Aug omic legend ob Enquiries: (853) 2857 2770 2003 C B PriPara The Movie Hope dies room 1 2:15pm American icon and legendary comedian Bob Hope has Director: Okubo Is Male died, just two months after celebrating his 100th birthday. Starring: He had been ill with pneumonia, and died in his sleep at Offbeat Language: Cantonese (Chinese) home in Toluca Lake, California, with his family at his bedside. Duration: 58min US President George Bush led the tributes which poured in from around the world. “Today America lost a great citizen,” Fires force evacuation of 12,000 DEspicable Me 3 he said. room 1 in rench iviera towns “Bob Hope made us laugh. He lifted our spirits. Bob Hope 3 F R 3:30, 7:45pm served our nation. We will mourn the loss of a good man.” Director: Eric Guillon, Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin A spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace said the Queen, Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker Language: Cantonese who met British-born Hope many times, was “very sad” to Duration: 90min hear the news and would be sending a private message to his widow, Dolores, who was married to Hope for 69 years. The war of the planet of the apes couple had four children. room 1 Film-maker Woody Allen also joined the tributes, saying, 5:15, 9:30pm “It’s hard for me to imagine a world without Bob Hope in it.” Director: Matt Reeves Film critic Derek Malcolm said he was a talented comic actor. Starring: Woody Herrelson, Sara Canning, Judy Greeer “Many comics are depressed in real life, but he wasn’t - unless Language: English (Chinese) he’d had a bad round of golf,” he said. Duration: 140min Birthday celebrations were held in May to mark Bob Hope’s centenary, but with failing eyesight and hearing, the comedian French authorities ordered the evacuation of up to 12,000 peo- was not well enough to attend. ple around a picturesque hilltop town in the southern Cote d’Azur He was born Leslie Townes Hope in south-east London in region as fires hopscotched around the Mediterranean coast for 1903, the son of a stonemason and a Welsh concert singer. a third day Wednesday. He lived in Britain until he was four, when his family emigra- A raging wildfire began late Tuesday in the dry Mediterrane- ted to Ohio, in the United States. an forests around La Londe-Les-Maures before being pushed He trained in vaudeville, the American form of music hall by the southern Mistral winds to Bormes, a tourist magnet with entertainment, and became increasingly well-known through houses clustered on a hill surrounded by dense forests of scrub his film, television and radio work. and trees. With Bing Crosby, he created one of the big screen’s most The local Var Matin newspaper reported that 12,000 people memorable partnerships, with such classic comedies as were forced to take refuge in gymnasiums and other places, “Road to Singapore”. including thousands of campers. It said some people sought Valérian and the city of a thousand planets He was a close friend of many US presidents, including Ken- safety on local beaches. nedy, Nixon, Ford and Reagan, and was especially known for Col. Eric Martin of the Var firefighting unit said Wednesday on room 2 2:30, 5:00, 9:30pm his tireless work entertaining American troops wherever they BFM-TV that nearly 600 firefighters were trying to contain the Director: Luc Besson were stationed around the world. flames that had run through 1,300 hectares (3,210 acres) around. Starring: Dane DeHann, Cara Delevigne, Clive Owen He was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honour in 1962 Four tracker planes and a fire-fighting aircraft were sent in as Language: English (Chinese) and received an honorary knighthood from the Queen in 1998. thick black smoke billowed above the skyline. Duration: 137min But he never won the prize he most wanted - the Oscar. The airport in Toulon, a city 30 kilometers from La Londe, was Introducing the Oscars ceremony in 1968, he joked: “Wel- briefly closed on Wednesday, as well the Fort de Bregancon, Cars 3 come to the Academy Awards. Or as it’s known in my house which sits on a rock off the coast of Bormes. room 2 - Passover.” The wildfires began raging along France’s Mediterranean coast 7:00pm He was, however, given four honorary Oscars for his contri- on Monday, forcing smaller, scattered evacuations with flames room 3 bution to show business. reaching a corner of Saint-Tropez. Since noon Tuesday, French 4:30pm firefighters had conducted about 100 operations. Director: Brian Fee Further east, reinforcements were sent in to battle a blaze in Starring: Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Chris Cooper Courtesy BBC News Artigues that burned up to 1,700 hectares (4,200 acres) of forest. Language: Cantonese Another fire was contained Tuesday evening in La Croix Valmer Duration: 102min after burning two villas, seriously injuring one firefighter and de- vouring about 500 hectares. MEOW In context France’s Mediterranean coast is particularly vulnerable to fires, room 3 2:30, 7:30pm Bob Hope was buried on 31 July in a private ceremony in suburban Los with its massive back-country forests, often dry in the summer, Angeles. His coffin was draped with the United States flag for the 30-min- and Mistral winds blowing across the sea to fan the flames. Director: Benny Chan Starring: Louis Koo, Mary Ma, Jessica Liu, Andy Huang ute service. Smoke from the fires blew across bays on the picturesque coast, Mourners gave a spontaneous standing ovation at the conclusion of the Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) frightening some. But firefighters warned against panic — and Duration: 109min ceremony. unnecessary phone calls. No injuries have been reported among President Bush ordered flags to be flown at half-mast on the White House, residents and vacationers. all US government and military buildings, naval vessels and US posts Spider-man: Homecoming around the world for the day of the funeral. Further south, flames ate through 2,000 hectares of forest on room 3 the northern end of the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, A larger memorial service took place on 27 August, attended by Holly- 9:15pm wood stars and prominent political figures including former US President in what was the largest blaze in France. Director: Jon Watts Gerald Ford. Summer fires, propelled by high temperatures, winds and Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr. A Los Angeles airport has since been renamed Bob Hope Airport in his drought — and often caused by careless humans — are not Language: English memory. new to Europe. Both Portugal and Italy were also battling blazes. Duration: 133min thu 27.07.2017

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Ciaran Fahey, Budapest 1956 Olympic match in alone. Melbourne, Australia, A guttural roar from he spirit of the arguably the most well Varga before the game T1956 Olympics li- known game of water set the fans off again, ves on in the Hungary polo ever played. But and an early goal from men’s water polo team. memories are long. Norbert Hosnyanszky Some 61 years after the “Everyone in Hungary kept their spirits high. infamous “Blood in the remembers this match. “Ria, ria, Hungaria!” Water” game against The politics, the history they chanted, again and the Soviet Union, Hun- is played in the pool,” again. gary routed Russia 14-5 said Krisztina Kelemen, With less than two to book a place in the whose fingernails were minutes remaining in semifinals at the wor- painted in the Hunga- the first quarter, it was ld championships on rian colors of red, white 4-0 to Hungary, the Tuesday. and green. same score at the end Hungary captain De- It seemed as if it was in 1956. Russia, which nes Varga scored four on the players’ minds, then hit the post, was to set up a match with too, as they tore into left reeling when Mar- Roman Shepelev of Russia (right) is challenged by Krisztian Manhercz of Hungary for the ball during Greece on Thursday. Russia. Their names ton Vamos made it 5-0 the men’s water polo quarterfinal match Hungary vs Russia at the 17th FINA Swimming World Defending champion had been greeted with before the first break. Championships Serbia and Croatia, the thunderous applause Punches were thrown 2015 finalists, are in the and cheers from the at the beginning of the ted, screamed and yel- Zsombor Nagy said. asylum in the United other semi. partisan crowd, while second, but it didn’t led, then danced and Leslie Rethelyi was States. He said the ma- Most of the specta- the silence that greeted stop the Hungarian kissed as the home 16 at the time of the tch never turned perso- tors on Tuesday we- the Russians’ names advance, or the party. team’s goals kept co- “Blood in the Water” nal. ren’t around for the left them very much Fans whooped, chan- ming. Hosnyanszky also match and he still re- scored four. members it vividly. ad The goal-frame and “It was a very strong inspired goalkeeping and rude water polo We love the from Viktor Nagy en- match,” Rethelyi said. sured a night to forget It was played just sport. We for Russia. Nagy had weeks after Soviet for- the final say, another ces invaded Hungary don’t know brilliant save before the to crush an anti-com- final whistle started the munist uprising, and it why. party. was ended early as the Sports Fan referee feared the figh- ting among the fired-up “It should be clear that No country players in the pool wou- we never had any ill fee- ld spread to the stands. lings toward the Rus- has taken to It came to symboli- sian people. It was just water polo ze Hungary’s struggle a match at the wrong against Soviet rule. time and the wrong pla- quite like The match was riddled ce,” he said at a reunion with punches low and of the sides in 2002. Hungary. high, head-butts, and Zador died in 2012, in With nine grabbing. Players came California at age 76. out of the pool blee- Hungary and the So- Olympic ding. The sight of blood viet Union appeared in sent the already heated three of the first four titles, it’s spectators wild. The world championship fi- game was ended with nals. But despite appea- the most less than a minute to rances on Tuesday and successful go with tensions close the teams’ history, to breaking point. Hun- Hungary coach Tamas nation gary, which was leading Marcz said the 1956 4-0, was awarded the game played no part in “We’re going to win victory, and Australian motivating his side. the title!” fan David De- police escorted the Rus- “We only think of the meter boasted. sians to safety. next match. We don’t No country has taken The Hungarians think about the semi- to water polo quite like went on to their four- final or final, we only Hungary. With nine th Olympics win. The think about this match. Olympic titles and five image of star Ervin We want to play for a world crowns between Zador’s blood-stained medal,” Marcz told The the men’s and women’s face was published in Associated Press. “The teams, it’s the most suc- newspapers around the motivation for these cessful nation. world. Zador and other guys is to be the best, “We love the sport. We 1956 Hungarian Olym- better than the opposite don’t know why,” fan pians received political team.” AP thu 27.07.2017

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or more than a year, No- ap photo vak Djokovic’s right elbow hurt when he hit serves or forehands. The pain kept Fgetting worse, and now he’s going to give his arm a chance to heal by sitting out the rest of 2017. Djokovic will miss the U.S. Open, ending his streak of participating in 51 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, and aims to return to the ATP tour in January. He made the announcement Wed- nesday — exactly a year to the day after Roger Federer said he would be sidelined for the second half of last season. “This is one of those injuries where nothing can really help instantly. You just have to allow natural rehabilitation to take its course,” Djokovic said. “Professio- nally, this is not, obviously, an easy decision for me.” Since entering his first major Tennis tournament at the 2005 Austra- lian Open, Djokovic has never missed one, the third-longest ac- tive run among men and seventh- longest in history. Djokovic will sit out rest of In that time, the 30-year-old Serb has won 12 Grand Slam titles, in- cluding the U.S. Open in 2011 and 2015. Only three men have won 2017 because of injured elbow more major tennis singles cham- pionships: Federer (19), Rafael and at a news conference in Bel- nated at Roland Garros in 2016. jury requires rest. A prolonged top 10 in the rankings. Nadal (15) and Pete Sampras (14). grade, Serbia. “I was searching for myself, for break from the sport is inevitable,” But Federer was rejuvenated at “The remarkable series has come His last match was on July 12, motivation,” he said. Djokovic said. “I’ll do whatever it age 35 when he returned at the to an end,” Djokovic said. “My when he stopped playing during Djokovic made it past the quar- takes to recover.” beginning of this season and won body has its limits, and I have to his Wimbledon quarterfinal terfinals at only one of the past the Australian Open to end a 4½- respect that and be grateful for all against Tomas Berdych because five majors: last year’s U.S. Open, year Grand Slam drought, plus that I have achieved so far.” the elbow was too painful. Djoko- where he lost in the final to Stan titles at Indian Wells and Miami. He said that Andre Agassi, with vic said then he had been strug- Wawrinka. He took more time off after that, whom he recently began working gling with the elbow on his racket- Djokovic, who also mentioned Professionally, missing the clay-court circuit, and on a part-time basis, will be his swinging arm for about 1½ years, Wednesday that his wife is expec- this is not, returned for the grass, winning coach after the hiatus. Djokovic which he reiterated Wednesday. ting their second child, reached at his eighth Wimbledon cham- plans to start with a tuneup tour- He said he does not need surgery. least the semifinals at Arthur Ashe obviously, an pionship and 19th major title ove- nament ahead of the Australian Since winning the 2016 French Stadium each of the past 10 years. rall this month. Open at the start of 2018. Open to become the eighth man to That includes seven appearances easy decision “Well, I hope it’s not a trend,” Fe- “He supports my decision to take complete a career Grand Slam and in the final. derer said about lengthy absences, a break and remains my head coa- the first man in nearly a half-cen- Henri Laaksonen of Switzerland, for me. the day after he won Wimbledon. ch,” Djokovic said about Agassi, tury to win four consecutive major who is ranked 95th, will get Djoko- Novak Djokovic “You’ve got to have the same is- also noting that he’ll be looking for trophies, Djokovic’s form has di- vic’s spot in the field at Flushing sues that I had. I didn’t just walk a new fitness trainer. “He is going pped. His ranking dropped from Meadows. This year’s U.S. Open Federer demonstrated the bene- away from the game for six mon- to help me get back into shape and No. 1 to No. 4; he failed to defend starts Aug. 28. fits of a break last year, sitting out ths last year just because I was in bounce back strong after the reco- any of those major titles. “All the doctors I’ve consulted, after Wimbledon to let his surgi- the mood to. I actually had to, so very period.” He acknowledged Wednesday and all the specialists I have vi- cally repaired left knee heal fully. it’s a big difference there, as well. Djokovic made his announce- that he “felt worn out” and “flat” sited, in Serbia and all over the He missed the Rio Olympics and But, yes, everybody needs to ma- ment via Facebook, his website after the run of success that culmi- world, have agreed that this in- U.S. Open and dropped out of the nage their own schedules.” AP

Cricket India 399-3 after Dhawan’s 190 ap photo

ndia finished day Their innings were con- broken thumb — when he said. “I think destiny had Ione of the opening test trasting ones, though. dropped a catch early in a different plan for me.” against Sri Lanka in the While Dhawan was qui- Dhawan’s innings. Dhawan reached his commanding position of ck to punish the loose Dhawan went on to century when he swept 399-3 yesterday after a balls, smashing his 190 make a fifth test century Dilruwan Perera for four. powerful 190 from ope- off just 168 balls, No. 3 and Pujara a 12th test The century came off 110 ner Shikhar Dhawan. Pujara anchored India ton, with India going at a deliveries, but from 100 Dhawan hit his career- with a 247-ball knock rapid 4.4 runs an over. to 150 he needed just 37 best score in an exhibi- that took the tourists to Dhawan was only a late deliveries. He was out in tion of aggressive batting stumps. replacement in India’s the last over before tea India’s Shikhar Dhawan as top-ranked India took Seamer Nuwan Pradeep test squad for the tour when he was caught by a firm grip on the game, took all three wickets after Murali Vijay got in- Angelo Mathews off Pra- re tea. But the way I was runs between lunch and with Dhawan backed up for Sri Lanka, but the jured. deep. playing, I was confident tea, the second most by by Cheteshwar Pujara, host had a tough start to “My plans were to go “Of course I was disa- that I could clear the mid- an Indian batsman in a who was 144 not out. the three-match series, to Melbourne and spend ppointed that I got out off fielder and I was al- session, behind Viren- They had a partnership bullied by India’s bats- time with my family, do for 190,” he said. “I got most hitting a boundary der Sehwag’s 133, also of 253 for the second wi- men and losing allroun- training and get fit for the out at the wrong time. It per over.” against Sri Lanka, in cket. der Asela Gunaratne to a one-day series,” Dhawan was the last over befo- Dhawan made 126 Bombay in 2009. MDT/AP THE Mayweather-McGregor to be Station Air quality BUZZ shown live in movie theaters Roadside 20-40 Good Movie theaters around the U.S. will show the ting spectacle of the year are being sold at $40 per Aug. 26 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and adult in advance. A complete list of participating High Conor McGregor. theaters can be found at www.FathomEvents. Density 25-45 The bout between the undefeated boxer and the com. Residental Irish UFC champion will cost USD99.95 on high- Fathom Events and Mayweather Promo- Good definition pay-per-view TV. Tickets for the fight at tions announced the partnership on Tuesday. Area opinion Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena will range from $500 Mayweather is coming out of retirement for a to $10,000 — and there aren’t many $500 seats. boxing match against a UFC star who has never ce: d smg Ambient 20-40 Meanwhile, movie theater tickets for the figh- boxed professionally. Good Girl About Globe sou r Linda Kennedy WORLD BRIEFS T8 from Pyongyang Blind Aboriginal musician Egypt’s Interior If there’s something coming at you from the sky, Ministry says security and it’s from North Korea, no need to worry. It’s dies in Australia aged 46 forces have killed four just a typhoon. suspects who were Hong Kong Observatory recently tweeted ‘addi- blind Aboriginal musi- behind the killing of five tions to the list of tropical cyclone names’. cian renowned for sin- policemen earlier this

A ap photo All typhoons are labelled in accordance with ging in his native Yolngu lan- month in an attack near Cairo. suggestions from different countries, and the na- guage with a heart-rending mes have special meanings. The recent Roke is a Chamorro man’s name, from Guam (Didn’t know voice and a unique guitar- playing style has died, his re-

that when your shoes were getting ruined in the ap photo rain afterwards, did you?) cording label said yesterday. New names are chosen to replace cyclones He was 46. which caused considerable loss of life. So, out Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunu- went Soudelor, Mujigae, Melor and Koppu. And pingu, whose is now referred in came… well, what are the new names, appro- to by local media as Dr. G. ved by Asia’s cloud bosses, aka the United Na- Yunupingu because of cultu- tions Economic and Social commission for Asia, ral sensitivities among nor- and Pacific/World Meteorological Organization thern Australian Aborigines Aboriginal singer Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Cyprus Authorities in the breakaway north Typhoon Committee? Here’s the list: around naming the dead, Saudel, meaning a trusted guard or soldier. This of ethnically divided died Tuesday after a long ill- Prime Minister Malcolm tal last week over concerns he name was suggested by Micronesia. Cyprus say they have Koguma, what the Japanese call the star Little ness in a Darwin Hospital, Turnbull tweeted that Yunu- may not have been receiving lifted restrictions on Bear. west of his ancestral coun- pingu was “a remarkable renal treatment more than Maronite Christians Cempaka, a flower from Malaysia. (yes, ano- try known as Arnhem Land, Australian sharing Yoln- 500 kilometers away at Elcho reclaiming homes and ther Malaysia name. They’re a meteorological Darwin-based Skinnyfish gu language with the world Island. property in villages powerhouse) Music said in a statement. through music.” Williams said he felt the that have been under And, er, Surigae, suggested by the DPRK. It “Yunupingu is remembered Turnbull’s predecessor, death was “preventable,” Turkish military control means ‘a kind of eagle’ but that’s not the important today as one of the most im- Tony Abbott, tweeted: “A which made it more crushing. for over four decades. bit. Are lines of communication sufficiently open portant figures in Australian hauntingly beautiful voice is “I feel he was trapped in the The Belgrade with Pyongyang that they get to name potentially music history, blind from bir- now still.” same cycle of bad health that Serbia destructive forces of nature? It would appear so. airport says a th and emerging from the re- More comfortable speaking so many indigenous people passenger plane flying Further investigation in this atmospheric area mote Galiwin’ku community in his native language than in are trapped in,” Williams reveals that there’s a lot of names-in-waiting for from Germany to Egypt on Elcho Island off the coast English, Yunupingu avoided told Australian Broadcasting tropical cyclones – in addition to the new ones - has made an emergency already contributed by cities, SARs and countries of Arnhem Land to sell over media interviews and lived Corp. landing in the Serbian across Asia. From Macau, the names include ‘lin- half a million copies of his most of his life on remote El- Aborigines are the most di- capital because of an fa’, the city flower. And ‘Bebinca’, the Macanese albums across the world, sin- cho Island. sadvantaged ethnic group in “indication of smoke” in milk pudding. From Hong Kong, names include ging in his native Yolngu lan- He first picked up a guitar as Australia. They die younger the aircraft cabin. Dolphin and Lionrock. The length of the list rather guage,” the statement said. a 6-year-old, learning to play than other Australians and makes one wonder: why not change the policy His debut album “Gurru- it upside down because he suffer higher incarceration wherein it’s just cyclones that get named? There mul” released in 2008 hit was left handed. He suffered and jobless rates. ap photo are plenty of other weather extremes that could triple platinum in Australia, years of ill health, having con- Skinnyfish managing di- be given a backstory. Why not ‘Hot Weather War- silver in Britain and topped tracted Hepatitis B as a child, rector Mark Grose declined ning Dolphin?’ ‘Amber Rainstorm Milk Pudding?’ charts in other countries. which left him with liver and to detail Yunupingu’s health Controversy over names is bit of a theme at the He released another two kidney disease. problems, which he descri- moment. In the UK, the bargain store Poundland top-five studio albums is set to sell its ‘own brand’ version of a Toblero- In 2012, he had to cancel a bed as “quite complex.” ne. The Poundland pretender comes in the same —”Rrakala” and “The Gos- number of European perfor- “His health issues are issues US President Donald Trump said yesterday triangular chunks, with similar packaging, but the pel Album” — and perfor- mances due to illness, inclu- that have come from chil- he wants transgender name is Twin Peaks. med around the world for ding performing at the Lon- dhood illness,” Grose told re- people barred from Which all got me thinking. Cyclones get named audiences including former don Olympic Games. porters. “His early childhood serving in the U.S. by countries: how about companies naming other President Barack Obama and Friend Vaughan Williams is really what’s marked him military “in any famous natural concepts of Hong Kong? Like Queen Elizabeth II. took Yunupingu to the hospi- out for passing away early.” AP capacity,” citing hikes. The ‘Twin Peaks Twin Peaks’? It would rai- “tremendous medical se brand awareness of a new chocolatey snack, costs and disruption.” and provide energy. Or rest zones? ‘Picnic’ area. Names sure seem to matter. The proof is Celine ’s Tam, a nine-year-old force of nature, who went The Venezuela intelligence agency from Hong Kong to #AGT stardom on social me- AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit detained two more dia. That hashtag stands for America’s Got Talent, decisive moment judges Tuesday that where Celine sang ‘The Heart Will Go On’ and the government- won smiles and plaudits from all the judges inclu- stacked Supreme ding Simon Cowell. Court had threatened This was serious social media fame. Billboard with arrest after they tweeted: ‘Nine-year-old stuns #AGT with Celine were appointed by the Dion cover.’ opposition-controlled And JustJared – the site with up to the minute National Assembly. coverage of today’s hottest young stars – was as super-excited. It tweeted: ‘Nine-year-old singer Brazil’s Attorney Celine Tam (who was named after Celine Dion) General’s office sings “My Heart Will Go On” for ‪#AGT audition! announced that it has She even won a #goosebumps from one viewer. tripled its 2018 budget ‘Awesome take on one for the most icons songs for the investigation of @celinedion #goosebumps’ into a sprawling Celine Tam was named by her parents after Ce- corruption scandal line Dion. She then went on to success singing a that has engulfed Celine Dion song. Coincidence? Fate being in- political and business fluenced by her name? If so, what next? Will a leaders across Latin typhoon, because it’s named by North Korea, turn America. Federal out to be a lot worse than we thought? Would ‘Hot prosecutors decided Weather Warning Dolphin’ delight and do leaps? to boost spending on Incidentally, Celine Tam’s sister is called Dion the so-called Car Wash Tam. Will she just sing the second verses? investigation from Passengers sleep in a train bound for the northen province of Chiang Mai at Hua Lampong railway station in USD165 million to more Bangkok, Thailand. Hua Lampong is the main railway station in the country. than $500 million.