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PHILIPPINES Four people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed in a roadside bombing in the southern Skilled expats stall, Philippines by suspected Muslim insurgents who wanted to attack military reinforcements, police said yesterday. The non-skilled soar 160 pct victims were in a van in P2 MDT REPORT Datu Saudi Ampatuan town in Maguindanao province Tuesday night when the improvised bomb went off. GOOGLE MAP China deploys missiles AP PHOTO on disputed island P10,11

AUSTRALIA A Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Los Angeles was diverted after the airline received a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, the airline said. The plane was forced to land in the eastern city of Brisbane yesterday after the threat was called in. Police searched the plane and determined there was no danger. The plane resumed its flight to LA. AP PHOTO

AUSTRALIA The prime minister warned that resettling asylum seekers in New Zealand instead of deporting them to the Pacific atoll of Nauru could encourage more asylum seekers to try to reach Australian shores by boat. The plight of 267 asylum seekers facing deportation from Australia to Nauru will be discussed when Malcolm Turnbull meets his New Zealand counterpart John Key for annual talks in Sydney tomorrow.

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Ho: AL facing ‘multiple HUMAN RESOURCES challenges’ Skilled expats stall, while non-skilled soar 160 percent

The Legislative Assembly’s (AL) president, HE number of non-re- Ho Iat Seng (pictured), said yesterday that sident workers in Ma- the parliament’s projects have been facing cau has risen unaba- “multiple challenges.” “The constant social tedly over the last five BLOOMBERG changes, together with historical issues Tyears, largely due to the growth inherited from the past and other problems, of the gaming industry over the have contributed to the appearance of past decade. numerous interests and demands. As a Over the same period, the result, the Legislative Assembly is facing number of skilled imported more complex tasks,” the president said at workers in Macau has grown yesterday’s Spring Festival lunch, organized only marginally, which has by the AL for the local press. Speaking to been attributed to difficulties in journalists on the sidelines of the event, Ho criticized some local public departments, renewing work permits for fo- commenting that some officials did not know reign workers. how to apply the law. He also said that the According to data from the government is taking too long to amend its Statistics and Census (DSEC), proposals if the AL’s committees oppose them. there were around 70,000 fo- Hence, the 10 draft laws currently under reign workers in mid-2010. The discussion may not be approved before the Public Security Police (PSP) summer. reported up to 181,415 as of Ja- nuary 31, 2016, an increase of ‘Pop-up Canada’ event almost 160 percent in just over half a decade. A man pulls a handcart loaded with boxes along a street in Macau to boost Macau interest Foreign workers in Macau ef- fectively account for just over been a rise in skilled foreign workers who are currently avai- The Consulate General of Canada in Hong a quarter of the territory’s total workers from France, due to lable. As such, it facilitates the Kong is hosting the first “Pop-Up Canada! population. the country’s growing status as employment of foreigners whi- in Macao” event at the Grand Lapa Macau This growth is mostly dri- a key supplier of cosmetics, lu- The le also protecting local citizens’ hotel between February 22 and 24. The event, ven by the arrival of mainland xury goods, wine and spirits. importation of jobs.” modeled after the successful pop-up store Chinese workers, who are lar- Howard Stribbell is the Head “Anecdotally, it seems like the concept sweeping many countries, will give gely involved in non-skilled of School at The International non-resident number [of expat workers] is the Consulate General a greater presence labor. By late January 2016, School (TIS) of Macau and Pre- remaining the same or slightly in Macau and offer the public the chance PRC nationals accounted for sident of the Canadian Cham- workers is only decreasing,” he added. to take part in several events and seminars approximately 63.7 percent of ber of Commerce in Macau; In contrast, Kam Man Ho on Canada. The seminars will include talks the imported labor workfor- both positions keep him infor- allowed on estimated that the size of Ma- on studying in the country, immigration to ce (115,688), while those from med about the recruitment of cau’s French population might Canada, and Canadian tourism, trade and a temporary investment. The information booth will be the Philippines (24,934), Viet- workers from abroad. have doubled over the last five open to interested parties on all three dates, nam (14,989) and Hong Kong “We continue to see expats basis (…) years, despite government figu- while the seminars will be held on Tuesday, (8,821) accounted for roughly coming into Macau,” Stribbell when the local res revealing little change in the February 23. 13.7 percent, 8.3 percent and told the Times. “However, we number of aggregate foreign 4.9 percent, respectively. are also hearing of some expa- workers from Europe, the Ame- However, while non-skilled ts’ [applications] being declined labor force is ricas, and Oceania. Zika to be recognized as labor is on the rise, the propor- when their work visas are due insufficient or This may be a deliberate po- tion of imported labor that falls for renewal.” licy on the part of government infectious disease under the category of “profes- The exact reasons for the decli- non-existent. agencies. A DSAL representati- sional” (skilled, qualified em- ne remain unclear in some ins- ve told the Times that the Hu- ployees) has steadily declined tances. A representative of the DSAL man Resources Office “adopts proportionally from 7 percent Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) a pragmatic attitude to appro- in January 2011 to 3.68 percent told the Times that under the few difficulties securing em- priately adjusting the number in November 2015, according to law, “the importation of non-re- ployment. of non- resident workers in res- DSEC. sident workers is only allowed Furthermore, the growing ponse to social economic deve- Most foreign workers from the on a temporary basis under the population of wealthier and lopment trends.” The inclusion of Zika on the official list of Americas (683), Europe (985) conditions of equal cost and ef- better-educated local residen- Imported skilled workers infectious diseases was approved yesterday and Oceania (355) are involved ficiency when [the] local labor may find it difficult to obtain at the Legislative Assembly following the ts (the average wage reached outbreak of two cases in mainland China. in skilled employment. force is insufficient or non-exis- MOP15,000 in November) long-term employment in the The Health Bureau has now enacted a Kam Man Ho, the PR and tent.” According to the bureau, is looking at occupations in MSAR if the Human Resour- serious of preventative measures, including Communications Manager at this policy is in place to protect the service sector, crowding ces Office someday deems the the suspension of the acceptance of blood the Consulate General of France employment opportunities for out skilled imported workers local labor market sufficiently donations from persons who have visited in Hong Kong and Macau, told locals. from the market. qualified for job postings. affected territories, unless the persons have the Times that many French With the unemployment rate On the government’s grants of However, with a growing been back in Macau and symptom-free for nationals in the MSAR are “in- hovering around a healthy 2 work visas to skilled foreigners, number of qualified local resi- more than 28 days. Secretary for Social Affairs volved in trade and retail activi- percent (the rate stood at 1.9 Stribbell said: “The government dents, Macau’s population of and Culture, Alexis Tam, said that authorities ties (wholesale, retail, import/ percent throughout the se- acknowledges that the demand imported non-skilled workers must prepare for the occurence of imported export, logistics).” cond half of 2015), local Ma- for service sector workers ex- is set to continue its upward cases of Zika in the region. Kam added that there has cau residents reportedly have ceeds the number of Macau trajectory. Staff reporter

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Macau gaming industry has to enhance its adaptability and MGM and Polytechnic Institute celebrate increase investment in diversi- fication, as well as acquire and retain high-quality talent.” first joint course for pit managers “Together [IPM and MGM] we will strive so that when the next ROUND 60 students of MGM managers have completed growth phase of the gaming in- Athe Foundation of Casino the program since its inception in dustry comes you can be prepa- Management Program (FCMP), June 2015. Yesterday’s event ce- red to fly even higher with your a course co-organized by MGM lebrated the first graduating class’ career,” Lei added. and the Macau Polytechnic Ins- successful completion of the cour- The graduation ceremony fea- titute (IPM) – Gaming Teaching se. A similar event has been plan- tured a video collage of course and Research Center, graduated ned in the near future for 60 more participants and some indivi- yesterday at a ceremony atten- graduating pit managers. dual classes. Student represen- ded by MGM China’s CEO and “MGM is proud to offer our tatives Danny Mui and Echo executive director Grant Bowie, team members the best avai- Chan took to the stage to share as well as the President of IPM, lable training and resources so their experience of the program Professor Lei Heong Iok. that they may reach their career and what they had learned. The course is designed to su- aspirations and achieve great- Students taking the course are pport casino pit managers throu- ness,” Grant Bowie said. required to complete a compul- gh a range of training and career Addressing the graduates, Lei sory three-day Skills Enhance- advancement programs. Over 260 Heong Iok commented: “[The] ment and Development Pro- gram during normal working hours. Participants are instruc- ted in “Theory and Common Knowledge of Table Games Making ‘a positive difference to Macau and China’ Management”; “Introduction to Management & Leadership EI Heong Iok and Grant Bowie have change would likely be driven by local His sentiments were echoed by MGM and Roles”; “Responsibilities Lboth stressed Macau’s role in contri- operators’ hospitality and tourism ele- China’s CEO and executive director of Frontline Management”; and buting to the Greater China region. ments, rather than gaming. Grant Bowie, who said, “our mission is to “Handling Conflicts & Stress “MGM, along with the other big-name “[Mainland Chinese tourists] come make a positive difference to Macau and Management.” [casino operators], have changed Macau here to learn new things, to see new to China.” Participants must also com- […] and if we try hard, Macau may chan- things – like world-class hotels. As I “That’s a very big challenge. So how do plete a two-week theory cour- ge China,” said Lei, before adding that the said, there are around 30 million main- we make a difference?” Bowie questioned. se and a four-week shadowing territory’s future is in the hands of the ga- land tourists coming every year,” he ex- “Well, we start with ourselves […] we can program in specific roles, in or- ming concessionaires. plained, implying that Macau can give turn Macau into a significant tourism des- der to improve customer servi- He clarified that the industry’s contri- these tourists something to take back tination [and contribute to China by] bui- ce and skills in building rapport bution could extend beyond Macau to in- which could “contribute” to the main- lding a service sector here in Macau with with management and subordi- clude the whole of China. However, such land’s development. skills [that are] transferable to China.” nate staff. Staff reporter ad thu 18.02.2016

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HIMELONG Ocean King- Cdom, the largest of China’s 39 ocean theme parks and si-

tuated just across the border BARBOSA PAULO from Macau, attracted 80,000 visitors in a single day last year, according to a report published by the Washington Post. Howe- ver, the U.S. newspaper pointed out that China’s ocean parks have drawn criticism from ani- mal protection groups. The Post paints a dim por- trait of the conditions found in the neighboring region’s water park: “Beluga whales nod in time to loud music, ‘kiss’ chil- dren or spit plumes of water toward the gasping crowd. A walrus blows a trumpet, seals catch Frisbees and dolphins propel their trainers through the water on their beaks. Polar bears pace back and forth in their enclosure, heads lolling as they turn, their distress appa- rent. Chinese tourists crowd The Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is located in Hengqin around display windows to snap quick close-ups on their REPORT phones,” the report reads. “Whale sharks swim in a giant aquarium beside the park’s fan- ciest restaurant, while outside, Chimelong animal care concerns roller-coaster rides, carousels and parades of ocean-themed floats follow the formula popularized 41 bottlenose dolphins, accor- captivity are often kept in con- ch is allegedly “the only ocean Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is by SeaWorld in Florida, rendered ding to a new report by the Chi- ditions that are “inadequate to theme park in China that pro- one of the world’s largest aqua- with a dash of Disney and a Chi- na Cetacean Alliance (CCA), a meet the complex physical and vides public information about riums. It opened in Hengqin in nese twist,” it continues. coalition of international animal behavioral needs of cetaceans”. financial support for the con- 2014 as part of a huge tourism The largest of China’s 39 ocean protection groups. According However, the article is not servation of cetaceans in their complex that includes three ho- theme parks has 18 belugas and to the report many animals in wholly critical of the park, whi- natural habitat.” tels. PB

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Macau strengthens STATISTICS regional ties through tourism Q4 real estate sales up

HE volume of real estate Ttransactions in the four- th quarter of 2015 registered BLOOMBERG quarter-on-quarter growth, ac- cording to information released yesterday by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The bureau attributes the growth to an increase in the number of parking space transactions; meanwhile, the HE Macau Government nal cooperation in tourism total value of these transac- TTourism Office (MGTO) between Zhongshan, Zhuhai tions declined. For the whole this week attended a prepara- and Macau in 2016. All three of 2015, real estate transac- tory work meeting in Nansha, parties approved the plan. tions decreased year-on-year Guangzhou to determine this The three tourism autho- both in terms of volume and year’s “multi-destination” rities will promote their value. promotional activities for shared image of “Fragrant Stamp duty records indica- tourism between Macau and Hill in the past: Zhongshan, te that a total of 2,482 buil- Nansha. Zhuhai and Macau today.” ding units and parking spaces Macau and Nansha’s tou- They will also roll out joint changed hands in the fourth rism authorities will explore promotional activities in quarter, up 6.8 percent quar- possible ways to boost tou- mainland cities along the hi- ter-on-quarter, during which rism, such as by launching gh-speed rail routes between time parking spaces recorded 11 percent quarter-on-quarter multi-destination tours to Wuhan and Guangzhou, in an increase of 49.8 percent. A total of to MOP75,557 per square me- Macau and Nansha. order to encourage tourists However, the total value of the ter. Among the 569 small-sized The Macau delegation dis- to visit all three destinations transactions decreased by 11.7 9,771 building residential units with floor area cussed the joint tourism pro- in a single trip. percent to MOP11.04 billion. units and of less than 50 square meters, jects rolled out between the Moreover, authorities plan The purchase and sale of re- the average price dropped by three destinations in 2015, to commemorate the 150th sidential units totaled 1,461, parking spaces 3.3 percent to MOP71,561 per prompting the Zhongshan anniversary of the birth of of which existing residential square meter. Municipal Tourism Bureau Chinese political leader Sun units and pre-sale residential were transacted Statistics from DSEC also to suggest a plan for regio- Yat-Sen. units dropped by 12 and 64 indicate that the average pri- respectively. last year for ce per square meter of office The average price of residen- units (MOP101,803) and in- tial units was MOP76,126 per MOP51.66b, dustrial units (MOP38,253) square meter of usable area in down by decreased by 1.1 percent and ONE SHOT NEWS the fourth quarter, down by 23.8 percent respectively 9.7 percent quarter-on-quar- 26.1 percent quarter-on-quarter. ter. The average price of pre- A total of 9,771 building units sale residential units decrea- ce of MOP98,217, MOP88,799 and parking spaces were tran- sed by 9.2 percent quarter- and MOP92,466 respectively sacted, amounting to MOP51.66 on-quarter to MOP103,404 per square meter. billion in 2015, down by 26.1 per square meter. The average The average price of existing percent and 38.3 percent res- price in Taipa dropped by 22.5 residential units decreased by pectively year-on-year. percent, while prices in Coloa- 7.4 percent quarter-on-quar- The sale of residential uni- ne and the Macau peninsula ter to MOP71,063 per square ts totaled 5,976 at MOP33.45 decreased by 7.2 percent and meter, with those in the Macau billion, down by 21.6 percent 0.6 percent respectively. peninsula and Taipa dropping and 32.8 percent respectively. According to the data released by 7.9 percent and 6.1 percent The number of existing resi- by DSEC, many of the pre-sa- respectively. dential units (4,891) and pre- le residential units transacted Analyzed by usable floor area, sale residential units (1,085) were in Coloane (110 units), there were 703 residential units decreased by 1,452 and 197, Ilha Verde (18 units) and Novos with a floor area of 50 to 99.9 with the respective total values Chui Sai On toasts with guests at yesterday’s Spring Festival gathering held Aterros da Areia Preta (NATAP) square meters, and amongst dropping by 31.6 percent and by the Macau Chamber of Commerce (13 units), with an average pri- these the average price fell by 35.5 percent.

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Hong Kong retailers XINHUA suffer from slump

reported a 19 percent decline in sales as the number of tran- sactions by Chinese tourists BLOOMBERG sank 18 percent, according to a separate statement. China’s economic slowdown Gold monkey figurines sit on display and campaigns against graft at a Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group and extravagance have hurt Ltd. jewelry store in Hong Kong luxury retailers in Hong Kong and Macau, as Chinese tou- Kyoungwha Kim rists avoided those cities. The number of mainland visitors People visit a temple fair in Longtan Park of Beijing on Feb. 8 ONG Kong retailers Chow to Hong Kong slumped about HTai Fook Jewellery Group 16 percent from a year earlier Ltd. and Sa Sa International in November and December, China’s ‘happiness economy’ Holdings Ltd. reported slum- capping seven months of decli- ping sales over Chinese New nes, according to latest figures Year as the number of main- from the city’s tourism board. land tourist visitors tumbled. Chow Tai Fook’s management intact in CNY spending Same-store sales over Jan 25 - “anticipates the retail business Feb. 14 was 28 percent lower environment will continue to Jeff Kearns than the new-year period in be challenging for the fourth lunar new year highlights 2015, Chow Tai Fook said in quarter and the sales perfor- HINA’S consumers in- a Hong Kong exchange state- mance will be worse than that Ccreased spending on travel * TOURISM revenue was up 16 percent from last year, the National ment yesterday, as it warned of the third quarter,” the com- and entertainment as hundreds Tourism Administration said. of a worse performance in pany said in its statement. The of millions of people traveled to * TRAINS carried a record 10.3 million passengers on Sunday, accord- the current quarter compared jewelry retailer’s financial year spend time with family during ing to the state-run rail network. with the previous one. Sa Sa ends in March. Bloomberg the week-long holiday last * THREE times as many people as last year went on luxury cruises, week. travel website Ctrip.com said. People spent at least 312 billion yuan (USD48 billion) in motion the world’s largest percent, to a record 3.1 billion Aston Martin gets boost from during the lunar New Year pe- annual human migration. yuan, according to entertain- riod, when schools and busi- “The tourism market expan- ment research firm EntGroup China for first electric car nesses shut down. That record ded rapidly, driven by long- Inc. in Beijing. The most po- spending came to 31 percent term consumption upgrades to pular film was `The Mermaid,’ tory in Gaydon, England, the more than during last year’s the ‘happiness economy’ and which earned 1.79 billion yuan. companies said in Frankfurt holidays, according to China good weather across China,” While mainland Chinese tou- yesterday. The planned joint UnionPay Co., which runs the China International Capital rists poured into Macau, the BLOOMBERG venture secures financing national bank card network. Corp. analysts wrote. world’s largest gaming cen- to take the battery-powered Travel transactions were up Movies also got a boost as ter, in greater numbers during version of the current Rapi- 42 percent, with the govern- the holiday came in a Mon- the holiday week, gambling de sports car from concept to ment projecting that people will day-to-Sunday period this year revenues extended an almost production. make 2.91 billion trips during while coinciding with Valenti- two-year slump as high-rollers A close-up view of Aston Martin’s the 40-day festival, which sets ne’s Day. Ticket sales rose 67.7 stayed home. Tourism from the RapidE concept vehicle Sports-car makers are in- creasingly being lured into mainland to Hong Kong dro- STON Martin Lagonda the electric-car market, pped over the holidays. ALtd., maker of sports cars drawn by Tesla Motors Inc.’s hk transactions decrease There was even good news up such as the DB9, plans to team emergence and tightening in the frigid northeast, often up with LeEco of China to help environmental regulations. THE NUMBER of transactions on a strong preference for China Union- called China’s Rust Belt for its bring its electric RapidE vehicle While electric motors offer China UnionPay cards in Hong Kong Pay cards, resulting in a significant struggling mines and facto- to market by 2018. the promise of rapid accele- appears to have decreased over the growth in transactions during that ries. Visitors to the annual ice LeEco intends to provide ration, they lack the bone- Chinese New Year period, although time. Payments for transportation festival in Harbin climbed by the powertrain and battery tingling sound of traditional no specific figures have been dis- services increased by 42 percent. about 16 percent, to more than closed. Macau, Taiwan, Japan, and Food consumption alone contributed pack for the vehicle to be combustion-powered sports 300,000, according to the or- Korea, however, have been showing more than RMB 50 billion. built at Aston Martin’s fac- cars. Bloomberg ganizers. AP

corporate bits mia sees highest single-day traffic on record new reality tv show films episode at venetian The Macau International Air- “Lady Bees,” a brand new port (MIA) had a bustling start to reality TV show, was in Ma- the Chinese New Year (CNY), cau between February 13 welcoming 160,000 passengers and 16 filming an episode and handling 1,200 flight move- of its inaugural season. ments between February 8 and Supported by the Venetian 14. The number of passengers Macao, the cast and crew grew by 23 percent compared spent three days at various with the same period last year, locations around the city while flight movements edged and inside the Venetian Ma- up 6 percent year-on-year. cao casino resort. The airport also set the hi- Fortune blessings and distri- to provide passengers with a Among those visiting ghest single-day record since buting candy in the terminal. comfortable and convenient the MSAR were Taiwane- operations began at MIA on Additionally the airport orga- travel experience. se singer-actor Nicky Wu, February 13, recording over nized calligraphy performan- It added that the airport will and award-winning actor, 29,000 passengers and 204 ces, quick portrait drawing, continue to cooperate with re- Nicholas Tse, the show’s flight movements. henna tattoos, and the offering levant organizations and ope- contestants as well as five the outdoor lagoon area. new TV show and its trailer To enrich the seasonal at- of spring couplets to travellers. rational partners to ensuring judges from the program. They were also taken to the were revealed to the media mosphere, MIA adorned the In a press statement MIA the smooth running of MIA, Wu and Tse led the con- ruins of St. Paul’s and other for the first time. terminal building with festive said that it will continue to and in order to facilitate the testants around locations Macau attractions. The first episode of “Lady CNY decorations and arran- uphold its mission statement, expansion of its route network such as the San Luca Canal On Tuesday the cast par- Bees” will be broadcast via ged a series of CNY-themed “Safety, Efficiency, and Effec- to offer passengers more tra- at Shoppes at Venetian, the ticipated in a press confe- Zhejiang TV at 10 p.m. on activities, including God of tiveness,” in future in order vel options. main lobby of the hotel and rence at which clips of the March 12. 18.02.2016 thu

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Obama opposes bill SOUTH CHINA SEA to rename Chinese Embassy address Obama, SE Asian leaders seek AP PHOTO resolution to maritime disputes

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The Obama administration said that RESIDENT Barack Oba- the president would veto legislation Pma and the leaders of Sou- to rename the area in front of the theast Asia called yesterday Chinese Embassy in Washington after [Macau time] for peaceful re- a prominent Chinese political prisoner. solution of the region’s mari- State Department spokesman Mark time disputes as they conclu- Toner told reporters that the bill ded a summit in California. proposed by Republican presidential Obama told a news con- candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, ference that disputes must which has passed the Senate, would be resolved by legal means, only complicate efforts to impress upon China the need to respect human rights including a case brought by and release Liu Xiaobo. Liu is a Nobel the Philippines challenging laureate serving an 11-year sentence on China’s sweeping claims over the conviction of inciting state subversion most of the South China Sea. after calling for democratic reforms The China has refused to take proposal has already raised hackles in part in the proceedings, but China, which said it violated fundamental Obama said parties to the President Barack Obama (center), waves as he poses for a group photo with leaders of ASEAN, the 10-nation Association principles of international relations. U.N. law of the seas are obli- of Southeast Asian Nations, at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in California gated to respect the ruling, ex- pected later this year. fused to withdraw its ships despite China’s territorial diplomatic processes” in re- US firm’s Chinese Obama has been hosting 10 from a disputed shoal under claims. solving disputes. subsidiaries to pay leaders of the Association of a U.S.-brokered deal. Despite Obama said the U.S. will Singapore Prime Minis- Southeast Asian Nations, or China’s refusal to participate, continue to fly, sail and opera- ter Lee Hsien Loong told a USD14.5 million to ASEAN, in the U.S. for the the arbitral tribunal based in te wherever international law working dinner of the leaders resolve case first time. That sends a subt- The Hague has agreed to hear allows, and it will support the that China’s role in the region le message to China that the the case. right of other countries to do is expected to grow. Loong Chinese subsidiaries of a Massachusetts U.S. remains an important China says it has a histori- the same. said China’s larger presence software company have agreed to pay force in the region. cal right to virtually all of the The U.S. has long argued for will likely lead to occasional more than USD14.5 million to resolve But the leaders’ joint state- South China Sea and has built the maritime rights issue to frictions, uncertainties and the federal government’s allegations ment after two days of talks seven artificial islands, some be resolved peacefully and is anxieties, including on the that they illegally provided recreational avoided direct reference to with airstrips, to assert its so- looking for ASEAN to take a South China Sea, but the- travel to Chinese government officials. China, reflecting the careful vereignty. Taiwan and ASEAN unified stance on the issue. se issues must be managed Federal prosecutors allege the Shanghai path that ASEAN members members Brunei, Malaysia, The diverse group of coun- peacefully to preserve regio- and Hong Kong divisions of Needham- tread in their diplomacy with Vietnam and the Philippines tries includes governmen- nal stability and security, the based PTC Inc. violated the Foreign the world powers. also claim land features in ts that lean toward either Singapore-based Channel Corrupt Practices Act. Admissions “Any disputes between these potentially resource- Washington or Beijing. Only News Asia reported. made in resolution documents show the companies, through local business claimants must be resol- rich waters, an important tho- four ASEAN members are The summit is the latest ef- partners, arranged and paid for ved peacefully through legal roughfare for international South China Sea claimants, fort by Obama to deepen U.S. employees of Chinese state-owned means such as the upcoming shipping. leading to sometimes conflic- ties with the fast-growing eco- enterprises to travel to the United States. arbitration ruling under the Though not a claimant, the ting views on how to handle nomies of Southeast Asia — a The travel was supposedly for training U.N. Convention of the Law of U.S. has spoken out against long-simmering rifts. commitment he described as in Massachusetts but in reality was for the Seas, which the parties are China’s conduct and has an- The U.S.-ASEAN joint state- “strong and enduring.” Oba- recreational travel to areas around the obligated to respect and abide gered Beijing by sailing U.S. ment did not refer directly to ma plans to visit Vietnam in U.S. Prosecutors say the cost of the trips by,” Obama said. Navy ships near some of the the arbitration case brought May, and then in the fall, be- was routinely hidden within the price of The Philippines brought its artificial islands to demons- by the Philippines, but it does come the first U.S. president PTC China’s software sales. case in 2013 after Beijing re- trate freedom to sail there urge “full respect for legal and to visit Laos. AP Spanish police raid Chinese bank in Vietnamese gather to commemorate border war with China money laundering probe ORE than 100 people gathered in they “appear to forget about the border war Hanoi yesterday to commemorate with China and the days when China occu-

M AP PHOTO Spain’s Civil Guard police are searching the anniversary of the start of Vietnam’s pied Hoang Sa and Truong Sa,” said one offices of China’s ICBC bank in brief but bloody border war with China. participant, Nguyen Huu Hop. downtown Madrid as part of a money Thirty seven years ago, 600,000 Chinese Hop said he volunteered to go to the bor- laundering and tax fraud probe. A police troops invaded northern Vietnam to “teach der fight the Chinese, but that his unit was statement said yesterday’s search of Vietnam a lesson” for ousting the Beijing- instead stationed in the capital Hanoi. He the Industrial and Commercial Bank backed Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. China said many young men in his neighborhood of China was a follow-up on a police withdrew its troops after a month. were killed in the war. operation in 2015 that targeted gangs The residents lit incense yesterday and After China withdrew its troops, perio- using the bank to launder to China A Vietnamese woman prays as more than 100 some 40 million euros (USD45 million) laid flowers at the statue of King Ly Thai Vietnamese people gather in central Hanoi dical fighting continued along the border proceeding from Chinese-run bargain To, a Vietnamese hero, in a ceremony for another 10 years before the communist stores across Spain. The statement that lasted an hour. They chanted “down The commemoration took place even neighbors normalized diplomatic relations said the operation was carried out in with the aggressors,” and “Hoang Sa, though large gatherings without govern- in 1991. coordination with Spain’s anti-corruption Truong Sa,” the Vietnamese terms for the ment approval are often stopped by the China is now Vietnam’s largest tra- prosecutors’ office. It said a judge in Paracel and Spratly islands in the South police. ding partner, but relations have plunged Parla, a town in the southern part of China Sea. There have been no official government following China’ parking of an oil rig near Madrid where many of the Chinese store The Paracels are claimed by Vietnam, commemorations of the war. the Paracels in May 2014. wholesalers are located, had ordered the China and Taiwan, while the Spratlys are The Vietnamese Communist Party and The countries have since then tried to raid and placed a secrecy order on the claimed in all or parts by those three along government celebrated the victories over mend ties by exchanging high-level visits, investigations. with the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. the French and then the Americans, but but tensions remain over the islands.AP thu 18.02.2016

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has also gone on at Woody and the commander of the U.S. Pa- other Chinese holdings in the cific Command, said he was AP PHOTO Paracels. unable to confirm the missile “The military will pay close reports, but added the issue attention to subsequent deve- “concerns me greatly.” lopments,” the Taiwanese mi- “This could be an indication, nistry statement said. Relevant if there are missiles there, it parties should “work together could be an indication of mili- to maintain peace and stability tarization of the South China in the South China Sea region Sea in ways that the president to refrain from any unilateral of China, that President Xi said measure that would increase he would not do,” Harris said. tensions,” the statement added. Called Yongxingdao by Chi- U.S. network Fox News also na, Woody island is also clai- said China had moved surface- med by Taiwan and Vietnam. to-air missiles to the Paracels, Along with an artificial harbor, identifying them as two batte- it boasts an airport, roads, army ries of the HQ-9 system, along posts and other buildings and with radar targeting arrays. The recent satellite imagery appears missiles have a range of about to show it is adding a helicopter 200 kilometers, making them base likely dedicated to anti- a threat to all forms of civilian submarine warfare missions. and military aircraft. Taiwan and China claim al- Following talks with his most the whole 3.5 million- Australian counterpart Julie square-kilometer South Chi- Bishop, Wang said he had beco- na Sea, including the Paracel me aware of the missile reports chain. Vietnam and the Phili- just minutes before. ppines claim much of the ocean, “We believe this is an attempt as well. Brunei and Malaysia by certain Western media to have smaller claims. create news stories,” Wang Home to some of the world’s said. busiest sea lanes, the ocean is Echoing claims that the de- also rich in fisheries and may velopment was largely civilian hold oil and natural gas reser- Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (L) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi oriented and benefited the re- ves under the seabed. gion, Wang pointed to the cons- China’s move is likely to ra- truction of light houses, wea- ttle Vietnam the most because SOUTH CHINA SEA ther stations, and rescue and of its proximity to the Paracels shelter facilities for fishermen. and because of a history of ma- “All of those are actions that ritime tensions with China that China, as the biggest littoral spiked in 2014 with a standoff Foreign minister Wang state in the South China Sea, after China moved a massive oil has undertaken to provide rig into disputed waters. more public goods and services China regards Australia and to the international community the U.S. as unwelcome outside downplays missile and play its positive role there,” interlopers in regional waters. Wang said. Wang and Bishop engaged in Wang said China’s construc- a testy exchange in December tion of military infrastructure 2013 after Australia criticized deployment reports was “consistent with the right China’s unilateral declaration to self-preservation and self- of an air defense zone in the protection that China is entit- East China Sea. Christopher Bodeen na’s development of its mariti- atop reefs and then adding led to under international law, Analysts say China’s military & Ralph Jennings, Beijing me claims. airstrips and military installa- so there should be no question moves in the South China Sea Taiwan’s Ministry of National tions. They are seen as part of about that.” are primarily aimed at intimi- OREIGN Minister Defense said in a statement it Beijing’s efforts to claim vir- Bishop reiterated that, like the dating the Philippines and Viet- Wang Yi yesterday had “grasped that Communist tually the entire South China U.S., Australia does not take si- nam, while solidifying its hold sought to downplay re- China had deployed” an uns- Sea and its resources, which des on the issue of sovereignty, on the islands and boosting its ports that China had pecified number of missiles on has prompted some of its wary but urges all sides to maintain ability to project force. Fpositioned anti-aircraft missi- Woody Island in the Paracel neighbors to draw closer to the peace and stability. Australia That is meanwhile streng- les on a disputed South China group. The Philippines said the U.S. welcomes statements by Chi- thening those in the U.S., es- Sea island, accusing the media development increased regio- The most dramatic work has nese President Xi Jinping that pecially in the Pentagon, who of hyping the issue and saying nal tensions. taken place in the Spratly Is- “China does not intend to mili- “will want to more vigorously more attention should be paid The move would follow Chi- land group, where the milita- tarize these islands,” she said. challenge China,” said Thomas to what he called “public goods na’s building of new islands in ries of four nations have a pre- Speaking to reporters in Berger, an expert on the region and services” provided by Chi- the disputed sea by piling sand sence, although similar work Tokyo, Adm. Harry Harris Jr., at Boston University. AP

Chinese ship to leave Australia to search for Flight 370

HE first Chinese ship drop off personnel at the crashed on March 8, 2014. during a flight from Kuala Tto search for the Malay- port of Fremantle befo- The search has had seve- Lumpur in Malaysia to sian airliner that vanished FILE PHOTO re departing for the vast ral setbacks through crew Beijing. A wing flap found almost two years ago is due search area 1,800 kilo- illness and equipment fai- in July on the other side to depart Australia today meter to the southwest, lures in recent months. of the Indian Ocean when for the southern Indian the Australian Transport More than 85,000 squa- it washed up on Reunion Ocean equipped with state- Safety Bureau said in a re kilometers of the sear- Island is the only debris of-the-art sonar, a search statement. ch area have been scou- recovered. agency said. The Chinese ship will be- red since late 2014, with Most of the 239 people The Dong Hai Jiu 101 come the fourth ship scou- Australia and Malaysia aboard Flight 370 were had been testing its Syn- ring a 120,000-square- sharing the cost. Chinese. Australia is con- thetic Aperture Sonar off kilometer expanse where The Boeing 777 va- ducting the search on the west Australian coast China’s rescue ships sail different ways as they conduct a search Malaysia Airlines Flight nished after mysteriou- behalf of Malaysia, where in recent days and will operation for a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, flight MH370 370 is thought to have sly flying far off course the plane was registered. AP 18.02.2016 thu

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MYANMAR But none of the more than 20 armed insurgencies have given up their weapons. The Shan general said the armed groups Insurgents fight on despite in total field some 100,000 sol- diers, although analysts believe the figure may be less. “The government has always advent of democracy said, ‘Put down your guns and we will talk politics,’ while the insurgents said, ‘Let’s talk Denis D. Gray, Mong Ark politics and then we will put down our guns, maybe.’ That N a freshly scarred battle- AP PHOTO issue is still there,” says David Ofield, a diehard rebel army Steinberg, an American author is facing off at gunfire range of several books on Myanmar. against a military that for de- Suu Kyi’s party promise to cades has imposed iron-fisted expunge the legacy of nearly rule over this Southeast Asian seven decades of hatred, suspi- nation. Overhead, vultures cir- cion and blood may prove dif- cle the mountainous terrain ficult. while insurgent soldiers crouch While some rebel groups have near deep foxholes, prepared, committed unlawful acts, inclu- they say, to throw back another ding the recruitment of boy sol- possible assault. diers, international agencies, Myanmar’s civil war — the the United Nations and others longest in modern world his- have over several decades de- tory — hasn’t ended, even with tailed widespread rape, torture democracy triumphant in re- and extra-judicial killings of ci- cent elections and the winner, vilians, even crucifixions, by the Aung San Suu Kyi, pledging to military. Villagers have been end hostilities between the cen- used as human minesweepers. tral government and a host of More than half a million people autonomy-seeking ethnic mi- have been driven from their ho- norities. Prospects for stopping mes just in eastern Myanmar. the bloodshed are balanced on The former government ack- a knife’s edge. nowledged that some atrocities Suu Kyi, whose National Lea- did occur while its forces were gue for Democracy swept No- fighting what it called “terrorist vember’s elections, has promi- organizations.” But nobody has sed that bringing peace will be Ethnic Shan women who were displaced due to fighting between the Myanmar government army and ethnic Shan State Army been brought to justice, Suu Kyi the top priority when her gover- North (SSA-N) has announced no plans to do nment assumes power April 1. so and the military continues “We will try for the all-inclusive ters and helicopter gunships square kilometers) of territory. miles (eight kilometers) from to operate in its former fashion, ceasefire agreement,” the Nob- strafed and bombed military Like the other major insur- Wan Hai, soldiers wield every- although the scale of atrocities le Prize laureate said recently. and civilian targets. They swept gencies — notably the Kachin thing from Czech pistols to U.S. appears to have lessened. “We can do nothing without into villages, driving more than and Karen — this Shan group -made grenade launchers from “We ran away with only the peace in our country.” 10,000 from homes they loo- is not a classic guerrilla outfit the Vietnam War. A 24-hour clothes we were wearing. We But suspicions of the country’s ted and sometimes destroyed, swooping down from jungle alert is in force, and at night the are afraid to go back,” said Pa military were again aroused as according to refugee and Shan soldiers observe the campfires Phit, a 45-year-old woman who it battled the Shan State Army- army accounts. of the Burmese military dug fled with all other 60 residents North in these remote hills of Both sides accuse one another The rebel into a range of undulating hills. when government troops ente- northeastern Myanmar just as of sparking yet another rou- The fighters sleep burrowed red Ho Nam village while firing voters were casting their ballo- nd of warfare in an insurgency armies into tiny molehill-like shelters their guns. “We have nothing ts across the country. As the that erupted in the early 1960s camouflaged against aerial at- left, not even a small spoon.” countdown to democracy pro- among the Shan, the largest of represent tacks by withered brown lea- Among more than 1,400 refu- ceeds, so do clashes with the 135 officially recognized ethnic ves. Use of airpower is a recent gees encamped on a bare hill- Kachin Independence Army, minorities that make up 40 per- various ethnic development in the fighting, top was 102-year-old Nai Nang, the Ta’ang National Liberation cent of the population. The first groups that for and some powerful ordnance carried over the hills by grand- Army and others. uprising, that of the Karen, was appears to have been dropped: children after the troops occu- The rebel armies represent launched 67 years ago, shortly decades have one bomb crater measured some pied her village. various ethnic groups that for after the country’s 1948 inde- 1.5 meters (five feet) in depth. With such acts, the insurgents decades have been fighting pendence from Great Britain, been fighting The soldiers talk of combat do not lack for fresh recruits to for autonomy while resisting followed by numerous others. for autonomy in October and November that their cause, even if a private in “Burmanization,” a push by The generals ceded power to killed 70 of their comrades. the Shan army earns just USD8 the Burman ethnic majority to a military-backed government while resisting They file past a shattered hou- a month. propagate its language, religion in 2011, paving the way for the se where they killed a Burmese “We have been facing injusti- and culture in ethnic minority recent elections. But the ar- ‘Burmanization’ commander with a rocket-pro- ce, bullying and oppression sin- regions. med forces remain the coun- pelled grenade. A few meters ce I was young,” said Sao Siha “No, no, no we don’t trust try’s most powerful institution, hideouts but more akin to a (yards) away, stretching across as he walked around a Wan Hai them,” Shan army Maj. Gen. stoking fears they will take or- state within a state. It runs 28 a beautiful valley carpeted by monastery where damage from Hso Hten said of Myanmar’s ders not from the elected gover- departments, including health terraced rice fields, begins a no- mortars and air-launched ro- military, vowing they wou- nment but their commander- and agriculture, schools, a hos- man’s land sown with mines. ckets had been freshly repaired. ld only lay down their arms if in-chief. pital and orphanage, and even “We have this small piece of After years of witnessing their goals were fully imple- Hso Hten, who joined rebel issues its own vehicle license territory and want to live in pea- killings of innocent people, mented, the foremost of whi- ranks in 1958, expressed some plates. ce but they still come and atta- he finally had enough when in ch is a federal system in which hope in Suu Kyi’s future gover- The Shan treasury, which ga- ck us,” said Lt. Sao Mong. “They October the military attacked ethnic minorities are granted nment, given her overwhelming thers revenue from taxes on re- are all over these mountains. his town of Maing Naung. The genuine autonomy. That would popular support. sidents, can purchase weaponry If they don’t intend to attack abbot of a Buddhist monastery include use of ethnic languages “We are compelled to trust her on the black markets of China, again why are they still here, and a monk for 36 of his 45 in schools and greater control because we don’t have any choi- Thailand and Cambodia. Some why don’t they withdraw?” years, Sao Siha made what he over forests, hydro-power and ce,” said the 80-year-old gene- groups in the Shan State and The Shan State Army- said was a wrenching decision — other natural resources. ral in an interview in the town elsewhere in Myanmar have North, one of two main Shan to exchange his robes for a Shan During the battles in Shan of Wan Hai from which his traditionally financed their in- rebel armies, refused to sign a army uniform. state, which ended with a fra- rebel army says it commands surgencies through drug traffi- ceasefire agreement last Oc- “I wanted to take action gile ceasefire at the end of No- more than 10,000 troops and cking. tober between the government against injustice,” he said. “I vember, government jet figh- 18,000 square miles (46,600 On the frontline, some five and eight insurgent groups. had no choice.” AP thu 18.02.2016

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INDONESIA Muslim leaders reject support AP PHOTO for any LGBT groups

The council’s statement said the cleri- cs and other Muslim leaders supported the government’s rejection of foreign

WIKIWAND.COM funding of LGBT causes and they cal- led for bans on promoting and funding LGBT activities in Indonesia. The UNDP’s representatives in Jakar- ta could not be reached for comment. Most of Indonesian society is tole- rant, but homosexuality is a sensitive issue and leaders in Indonesia’s se- Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla cular government have made high- profile attempts to dim LGBT visibility. NDONESIA’S most influential It recently told instant messaging apps IMuslim leaders said yesterday they to remove stickers featuring same-sex Four U.S. F-22 stealth fighters fly over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea reject all promotion and support for couples, and a government minister lesbian and gay groups and encoura- last month said openly gay students ged the government to make gay sex should be banned from the University and the promotion of LGBT activities of Indonesia campuses. illegal. Some people worry that overseas The statement by the Indonesian funding could encourage a campaign US stealth jets fly Ulema Council and leaders of other to legalize same-sex marriage in the Islamic organizations followed the go- country. vernment’s move on Monday urging Activist Poedjiati of Gaya Nusanta- the U.N. Development Program to ra, an LGBT advocacy group, said it is over S. Korea amid deny funding to programs regarding clearly a human rights violation to ban lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and criminalize their activities. She also people. did not see any chance for the country Indonesian Vice President Jusuf to move toward same-sex marriage. N. Korea standoff Kalla said the government respected “So far no one here ever talked about individual rights of sexual expression, that,” Poedjiati, who uses a single Lee Jin-Man, Osan Air Base not say how long the F-22s Park made the speech “but it is wrong to encourage other name, told The Associated Press. “The will be deployed in South while defending her gover- people ... and to campaign for legaliza- issue of such marriage is still very, very OUR of the most Korea. nment’s decision to shut tion of same-sex marriage.” far for Indonesia.” AP advanced U.S. fi- The United States often down a jointly run factory ghter jets flew over sends powerful warplanes park in North Korea in South Korea yester- to South Korea in times response to the North’s AFGHANISTAN Fday in a clear show of force of tension with North Ko- rocket launch. Pyongyang against North Korea, a day rea. Last month it sent a retaliated by expelling all UN says children are being after South Korea’s presi- nuclear-capable B-52 bom- the South Koreans there, dent warned of the North’s ber to South Korea after Nor- put its military in charge recruited to fight in war collapse amid a festering th Korea defiantly conducted of the area and cut off key standoff over its nuclear its fourth nuclear test. communication hotlines and missile ambitions. The international stan- between the Koreas. HE United Nations yesterday con- The stealthy, high- doff over North Korea dee- It is unusual for a top Tdemned all sides in Afghanistan’s tech F-22 planes capable pened earlier this month South Korean official to conflict for using child soldiers, noting AP PHOTO of sneaking past radar un- when Pyongyang ignored publicly touch on such a that while government forces have re- detected landed at Osan repeated warnings by re- government collapse be- duced the number of under-age recrui- Air Base near Seoul after gional powers and fired cause of worries about how ts, insurgent groups continue to train the flyover escorted by a long-range rocket car- sensitive North Korea is large numbers of fighters under the other U.S. and South Ko- rying what it calls an Ear- to talk of its authoritarian age of 18. rean fighter jets. th observation satellite. government losing power. The Afghan government had made Pyongyang will likely Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang has long accu- progress on the issue, said Leila Zer- view the arrival of the pla- others consider the launch sed Washington and Seoul rougui, special representative of the nes flown from a U.S. base a prohibited test of missile of agitating for its collapse. U.N. Secretary General for children Relatives of an Afghan boy lay his body in in Japan as a threat as they technology. After the rocket laun- and armed conflict. However, she ad- the grave during his funeral procession in are a display of U.S. air- Foreign analysts say the ch, Seoul announced that ded that Afghan Local Police — who Uruzgan province power apparently aimed North’s rocket launch and talks would begin with often operate independently from cen- at showing what the Uni- nuclear test put the coun- Washington on deploying tral oversight and have been widely ter the New York-based Human Rights ted States can do to defend try further along it its a sophisticated U.S. missi- criticized as unprofessional and cor- Watch released a report accusing Tali- its ally South Korea from quest for a nuclear-armed le defense system in South rupt — are major perpetrators of child ban forces of boosting the number of potential aggression from missile that could reach Korea and that the allies’ recruitment among Afghan forces. children in their ranks since the middle North Korea. the U.S. mainland. annual military drills in Insurgent groups recruited more of last year, in violation of international “The F-22 ‘Raptor’ is the South Korea’s president the spring will be the big- children in areas where the fighting laws against the use of child soldiers. most capable air superiori- on Tuesday warned Nor- gest ever. is fiercest, she said. The Taliban, who The report said insurgents “have been ty fighter in the world, and th Korea faces collapse if The deployment of the have been fighting the government for training and deploying children for va- it represents one of many it doesn’t abandon its nu- Terminal High-Altitude over 15 years, mainly recruit children rious military operations” in Afghanis- capabilities available for clear bomb program, an Area Defense, or THAAD, in provinces bordering Pakistan, she tan, including making and deploying the defense of this great unusually strong broadsi- is opposed by North Ko- added. bombs. nation,” Lt. Gen. Terren- de that is certain to infu- rea, China and Russia. The border with Pakistan is long and It found that children between the ce J. O’Shaughnessy, de- riate Pyongyang. Opponents say the system porous, and Pakistan’s government ages of 13 and 17 were given military puty commander of the In a speech at parliament, could help U.S. radar spot has been accused of protecting and su- training in madrassas, or religious U.S. military command in President Park Geun-hye missiles in other countries. pporting Taliban fighters while using schools South Korea, said in a sta- said South Korea will take Pyongyang has also cal- the group to fight a proxy war. The use of child soldiers is illegal in tement. unspecified “stronger and led regular U.S.-South The Pakistani authorities have denied Afghanistan, which ratified the U.N. “The U.S. maintains an more effective” measures Korea military exercises a connections with the insurgent group, Convention on the Rights of the Child ironclad commitment” to to make North Korea rea- rehearsal for a northward and have levelled similar accusations in 1994, committing the country to end the defense of South Ko- lize its nuclear ambitions invasion. The allies say at Afghanistan’s government. the recruitment and use of child sol- rea, he said. will result only in accelera- their drills are defensive in Zerrougui spoke to reporters a day af- diers. AP The U.S. military would ting its “regime collapse.” nature. AP 18.02.2016 thu

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Maggie Michael, Cairo OBITUARY OUTROS Boutros- Ghali, a veteran Egyp- tian diplomat who hel- ped negotiate his coun- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, first Btry’s landmark peace deal with Israel but then clashed with the United States when he served a single term as U.N. secretary- UN chief from Africa, dies general, died Tuesday. He was 93. Boutros-Ghali, the scion of effective role in a world no lon- and became an academic, spe- a prominent Egyptian Chris- ger divided into warring Cold cialized in international law. In tian political family, was the War camps. AP PHOTO 1977, then-Egyptian President first U.N. chief from the African In a 2005 interview with The Anwar Sadat named him mi- continent. He stepped into the Associated Press, Boutros- nister of state without portfolio, post in 1992 at a time of dra- Ghali called the 1994 massa- shortly before Sadat’s landmark matic world changes, with the cre in Rwanda — in which half visit to Israel to launch peace collapse of the Soviet Union, a million Tutsis and moderate negotiations. the end of the Cold War and the Hutus were killed in 100 days — Sadat’s rapprochement with beginning of a unipolar era do- “my worst failure at the United Israel brought harsh criticism minated by the United States. Nations.” from across Egypt’s political His five years at the helm re- But he blamed the United spectrum. His foreign minis- main controversial. He worked States, Britain, France and Bel- ter, Ismail Fahmi, resigned to establish the U.N.’s indepen- gium for paralyzing action by in protest. So Sadat turned to dence, particularly from the Boutros-Ghali, naming him ac- United States, at a time when ting foreign minister and minis- the world body was increasin- ter of state for foreign affairs. gly called on to step into crises The mark he Boutros-Ghali played a ma- with peacekeeping forces, with jor role in subsequent nego- limited resources. Some blame has left on the tiations that produced the him for misjudgments in the Camp David peace framework failures to prevent genocides organization is agreements in September 1978 in Africa and the Balkans and and the Egyptian-Israeli peace indelible. treaty in March 1979, the first mismanagement of reform in such between an Arab state the world body. SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN After years of frictions with KI-MOON and Israel. the Clinton administration, Israelis considered Boutros- the United States blocked his Ghali a hawkish negotiator. renewal in the post in 1996, setting impossible conditions But he also staunchly defended making him the only U.N. for intervention. Then-U.S. Egypt’s peace efforts against secretary-general to serve a sin- President Bill Clinton and other Arab opposition. At one African gle term. He was replaced by world leaders were opposed summit, he retorted to Alge- Ghanaian Kofi Annan. to taking strong action to beef rian criticism, saying, “Algeria In a U.N. Security Council up U.N. peacekeepers in the wants to fight Israel to the last session, the 15 members held tiny Central African nation or Egyptian soldier.” a moment of silence upon intervening to stop the massa- President Hosni Mubarak, news of his death in a hospi- cres. Boutros Boutros-Ghali who succeeded Sadat in Oc- tal in the Egyptian capital. He The Bosnian War also brou- tober 1981, kept Boutros-Ghali had been admitted after suf- ght the same contentious mix gram for Iraq, which he played “Unvanquished” that he “mis- as minister of state but didn’t fering a broken pelvis, Egypt’s of issues: U.N. peacekeeping, a large role in creating. Three takenly assumed that the great promote him to foreign minis- Al-Ahram newspaper reported world powers’ intervention and suspects in the probe were powers, especially the United ter. Putting a Christian to the last week. limits, and the need to protect linked to him either by family States, also trained their re- post was considered too con- “The mark he has left on civilians from atrocities. During relationship or friendship. presentatives in diplomacy and troversial. the organization is indelible,” a December 1992 visit to Bos- Boutros-Ghali frequently took accepted the value of it. But the After leaving the United Na- Secretary-General Ban Ki- nia’s capital Sarajevo, under a vocal stances that angered the Roman Empire had no need for tions, Boutros-Ghali served moon said. Ban pointed to Bou- brutal Serbian siege, he insisted Clinton administration — such diplomacy. Neither does the from 1998 to 2002 as secretary- tros-Ghali’s landmark 1992 re- to angry local journalists that as his strong criticism of Israel United States.” general of La Francophonie — a port “An Agenda for Peace,” a upcoming peace talks were the after the 1996 shelling of U.N. Noted for his dignified bea- grouping of French-speaking proposal for how the U.N. could solution and told them he knew camp in Lebanon that killed ring and Old World style, nations. In 2004, he was na- respond to and prevent conflict. of at least 10 places where con- some 100 refugees. Boutros-Ghali was the son of med the president of Egypt’s Many of his proposals are still ditions were far worse than Sa- In writings after leaving one of Egypt’s most important new human rights council, a used by the United Nations. rajevo — the sort of answer that the U.N., he accused Washing- Coptic Christian families. His body created by Mubarak amid In his farewell speech to deepened his reputation for ar- ton of using the world body for grandfather, Boutros Ghali U.S. pressure to adopt demo- the U.N., Boutros-Ghali said he rogance. its own political purposes and Pasha, was Egypt’s prime mi- cratic reforms. had thought when he took the His legacy was also stained by said U.S. officials often tried to nister from 1908 to 1910. He was married to Lea, an post that the time was right for investigations into corruption directly control his actions. Born Nov. 14, 1922, Boutros- Egyptian Jew. They have no the United Nations to play an in the U.N. oil-for-food pro- He wrote in his 1999 book Ghali studied in Cairo and Paris children. AP

German leader renews call for Syria no-fly zone AP PHOTO

Albert Aji, Damascus ment’s consent. Munich last week. national rivals are clashing In Damascus, over 100 U.N. envoy Staffan de over a crucial strip of land ERMAN Chance- trucks loaded with hu- Mistura has been trying to linking Syria’s largest city Gllor Angela Merkel manitarian aid were ex- secure aid deliveries to im- to the border with Turkey. yesterday reiterated her pected to head out to five prove the chances of res- The violence in Aleppo proposal for a no-fly zone besieged areas in in the tarting peace talks before and lack of improvement in Syria where civilians country, part of an ef- the end of February. But on the humanitarian front would be protected, a sug- fort described by a Rus- those efforts have been led to the collapse of in- gestion that was promptly sian official as a first step clouded by the intense fi- direct talks between the rebuffed by Moscow, whi- toward implementation ghting north of Aleppo, Syrian government and its Angela Merkel speaks at the ‘Supporting Syria and the Region’ ch said it can only be done of an agreement reached where various forces ba- opponents in Geneva ear- conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London with the Syrian govern- among world powers in cked by regional and inter- lier this month. AP thu 18.02.2016

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Michael Weissenstein, guez signed the deal in leisure travelers flew Havana a ceremony at Havana’s to Cuba last year, along Hotel Nacional. “It re- with hundreds of thou- HE United States presents a critically im- sands of Cuban-Ame- Tand Cuba signed a portant milestone in the ricans visiting family, deal restoring commer- U.S. effort to engage with mostly on expensive, fre- cial air traffic for the Cuba.” quently chaotic charter first time in five decades, The U.S. Department of flights out of Florida. allowing dozens of new Transportation expects “The adoption of this daily flights to bring hun- to award the new rou- memorandum is an im- dreds of thousands more tes by the summer. The portant step that will American travelers a year winning airlines then soon permit the estab- to the island as early as must negotiate their own lishment of regular fli- this fall. deals with Cuba. ghts between the United Immediately after the Yzquierdo declined an States and Cuba,” Yz- signing, the U.S. Depart- interview request but quierdo Rodriguez at the ment of Transportation Foxx said after mee- signing ceremony. opened bidding by Ame- ting with the Cuban Commercial flights rican air carriers on as minister that he belie- make travel to Cuba far many as 110 U.S.-Cuba ved Cuba was eager to easier for U.S. travelers, flights a day — more than restore commercial air with features such as on- five times the current service as quickly as pos- line booking and 24-hour number. All flights ope- sible. customer service that rating between the two “Every indication I have are largely absent in the countries today are char- in the conversations charter industry. ters. we’ve had today is that U.S. visitors to Cuba will Barring other major an- the Cubans want to move still have to qualify under nouncements, the restart as fast as we’re able to one of the travel catego- of commercial flights will move,” Foxx said. “Peo- ries legally authorized be the most significant ple will actually be able by the U.S. government. development in U.S.- to go buy a ticket and fly Tourism is still barred Cuba trade since Presi- to Cuba on a commer- by law, but the num- dents Barack Obama and cial airline. That’s a pre- ber of legal reasons to Raul Castro announced tty big step. We haven’t go to Cuba — from or- in late 2014 that they been able to do that in 50 ganizing professional would begin normalizing years.” meetings to distributing ties after a half-century The agreement allows information to Cubans — of Cold War opposition. 20 regular daily U.S. fli- has grown so large and The Obama administra- ghts to Havana, in addi- loosely enforced that the tion is eager to make ra- tion to the current 10-15 distinction from tourism pid progress on building charter flights a day. The has blurred significantly. trade and diplomatic ties rest would be to other Commercial travel will with Cuba before the pre- Cuban cities. give travelers the ability sident leaves office. The Foxx said Cuban offi- to simply check an online coming weeks are seen cials know they have to box on a long list of au- as particularly crucial improve Havana’s trans- thorized categories. to building momentum portation infrastructure, The deal does not ahead of a trip he hopes which is already badly contemplate flights to make to Havana by the strained by the surge in by Cuba’s national airli- end of March. visitors since the 2014 ne to the United States, “Today is a historic declaration of U.S.-Cuba where lawyers for fami- day in the relationship detente. “Obviously with lies and businesses that between Cuba and the the demand spiking as have sued Havana over U.S.,” U.S. Transporta- a result of this there’ll decades-old property tion Secretary Anthony be capacity issues that confiscations are eager Foxx said after he and they’ll have to address on to freeze any of its asse- Transportation Minister this end,” he said. ts that they can get their Adel Yzquierdo Rodri- Nearly 160,000 U.S. hands on. AP 18.02.2016 thu

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Paintings and Calligraphy Donated by Jao Tsung-I Time: 10am-6pm Daily (No admission after 5:30 cinema pm; Except on Mondays, open on public holidays) cineteatro Venue: Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de 18 Feb - 24 Feb Almeida, No. 95 C-D, Macau Admission: Free ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: ROAD CHIP_ room 1 Enquiries: (853) 2852 2523 (18 Feb) 2.00, 5.30 pm 7.30 pm Manuel Cargaleiro-pintura: 1954-2006 Director: Walt Becker Time: Starring: Jason Lee, Jesica Ahlberg, Josh Green 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays) Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) Until: March 3, 2016 Duration: 92min Venue: Casa Garden Orient Foundation Admission: Free MERMAID_ Enquiries: room 1 (853) 2855 4691 (18 Feb) 4.45, 7.30, 9.30 pm 2.15, 4.00, 5.45, 9.30 pm Children’s Paradise – Celia Lei Solo Director: Stephen Chau Exhibition Starring: Deng Chao, Show Lo, Zhang Yu Qi ime Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) T : 10:30am-6:30pm (Closed on Mondays and Duration: 92min public holidays) Until: March 6, 2016 FROM VEGAS TO MACAU III_ Venue: Calçada da Igreja de S.Lázaro, 10, Macao room 2 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm dmission A : free Director: Andrew Lau, Wong Jing 2005 Ban on hunting Enquiries: (853) 2835 4582 Starring: Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung, comes into force Jacky Cheung Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) Fox hunting with dogs is now illegal in England and Duration: 112min Wales after a ban on the activity came into force overnight. Offbeat (18 Feb) THE GOOD DINOSAUR_ The law faces a stiff test this weekend, with the room 3 German shorthaired pointer CJ 2.30, 4.30, 7.15 pm Countryside Alliance saying many hunts will be out Director: Peter Sohn in force. wins Westminster dog show Language: English (Cantonese) Chief police officers spokesman Nigel Yeo said he Duration: 93min expected most people would obey the law - by drag hunting or chasing foxes then shooting them. Now appointed Ame- He said police would challenge the “one or two iso- rica’s top dog — CJ, lated hunts” which are threatening to break the law. the German shorthai- The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, has so far red pointer. issued no instructions to police on how they should CJ won best in show deal with hunters who violate the law. at the 140th Westmins- He said he will consult the Director of Public Prose- ter Kennel Club this cutions and the police “in the near future” to decide week, beating a cou- (19 Feb - 24 Feb) CROUTCHING TIGER, HIDDEN what measures to take with regards to hunting pro- ple of top favorites at a DRAGON: SWORD OF DESTINY_ secutions. nearly packed Madison room 3 He has rejected a “blanket policy” of not enforcing Square Garden. 2.15, 4.00, 5.45, 9.45 pm the ban until the House of Lords has considered its The three-year-old CJ Director: Yuen Woo-Peng legality. Starring: Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh bested 2,751 other en- Anti-hunting activists are celebrating the introduc- tries in 199 breeds and Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) Duration: 120min tion of the ban. varieties to win the na- Hounds can be used to follow a scent and to flush tion’s most prestigious THE MONKEY KING 2_ out a fox and foxes can still be shot, or killed by birds dog competition. of prey, after being tracked by a pair of hounds. CJ certainly comes room 3 (18 Feb) 9.15 pm from championship 7.30 pm Courtesy BBC News stock. His grandmo- Director: Pou-Soi Cheang ther, Carlee, was one of Starring: Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, Feng Shaofeng two previous German Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) shorthaired pointers to Duration: 120min In context win Westminster, taking the title in 2005. A borzoi called Lucy finished second. A year after the ban came into force hunt supporters contin- ued to call for it to be repealed. CJ also topped a Skye terrier, German shepherd, bulldog, macau tower The Countryside Alliance described the legislation as “derid- shih tzu and Samoyed to win the prized silver bowl. There is 04 Feb - 02 Mar ed, discredited and damaged beyond repair”. Countryside Al- no prize money for the win, but there are valuable breeding liance chairman and Labour MP Kate Hoey warned that more rights in the near future and a legacy in dogdom forever. foxes were being killed now than when hunting was legal. THE GOOD DINOSAUR_ Charlie the Skye terrier finished second at Westminster 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm She told the Daily Telegraph newspaper that the law was bro- ken inadvertently as dogs continued to kill foxes. last year to Miss P the beagle. Rumor the German she- Director: Peter Sohn pherd was ranked as the No. 1 show dog in the country last But animal welfare groups and ministers praised the law, say- Language: English (Cantonese) ing there were no loopholes or grey areas. year and had won 101 times. Duration: 93min thu 18.02.2016 th Anniversary

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AP PHOTO Jelavic becomes latest player to leave Europe for China COURTESY BBC COURTESY

Croatian striker Nikica Jelavic (pictured, right) has become the latest player to leave European football for China. The 30-year- old Jelavic has joined Chinese second-tier club Beijing Renhe from Premier League side West Ham. Jelavic has spent less than six months at the London club after previously playing in England for Hull and Everton. Jelavic’s task will be to return Renhe to the Chinese Super League where the financial clout of clubs has this year seen Jiangsu Suning pay USD56 million for Brazilian midfielder Alex Teixeira and Colombian striker Jackson Martinez join Guangzhou Evergrande for $47 million.

TENNIS PSG’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates with PSG’s Maxwell after his opening goal during Sears blames bad Benfica’s Jonas Oliveira celebrates after scoring the late winner the Champions League round of 16 sushi for Australian Open collapse FOOTBALL | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAST 16 Benfica, PSG victorious AP PHOTO

Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic talks with her coach at home in first leg Nigel Sears Tennis coach Nigel Sears says his collapse at the Australian Open was down to some ONAS scored in chance to return to Russia right. Zlatan Ibrahimovic put bad sushi, not heart problems. Sears, added time to give with a blank scoresheet. With 20 minutes to go, PSG ahead with a powerful who coaches Ana Ivanovic, blacked out Benfica a dramatic “We’ll need to create more Gaitan beat two defenders free-kick in the 39th minu- during the Serbian player’s third-round 1-0 win over 10-man chances than today,” he before blasting the ball te, only for Chelsea to level match last month with Madison Keys of JZenit St. Petersburg in the said. “We held on well ... against Lodygin from short on the stroke of halftime the United States. Sears, whose daughter Champions League yester- We weren’t as good in the range. with a rare goal from mid- Kim was expecting a baby with husband day, heading home a free second half.” Just as the match looked fielder John Obi Mikel. Andy Murray, was taken to the hospital in kick awarded after Domeni- “It was a fair result,” Ben- destined to finish in deadlo- Courtois made a string of Melbourne. Tests in Australia and Britain, co Criscito was shown a red fica coach Rui Vitoria said. ck, Jonas rose to give Ben- saves to keep Chelsea in where he lives, indicated his heart is fine. card for the visitors. “We wanted a bigger win, fica a valuable lead for the contention heading into He told The Times [London] yesterday: Brazilian striker Jonas, but we didn’t concede a goal second leg in three weeks’ the second leg, and Spanish “I had sushi for lunch 10 days in a row in Benfica’s and the Portugue- and that’s important.” time. winger Pedro almost spoi- Melbourne and was fine. But I suppose the se league’s top scorer, net- Benfica is looking to ad- In the night’s other match, led the home celebrations law of averages dictates you get one dodgy ted for the 26th time this vance from the last 16 for struggling striker Edinson in injury time with a rasping bit of raw fish in that time.” Murray lost to season with a glancing hea- the first time in four years, Cavani came off the bench drive into the side netting. Novak Djokovic in the final before dashing der from a free kick in 91st while Zenit is pursuing its to score the winner as Paris “This is a very strong PSG, home for his daughter’s birth. minute. first quarterfinal appearan- Saint-Germain beat Chelsea so I think the performan- That was awarded after ce. 2-1 in a pulsating first leg ce of our players was very SWIMMING Criscito picked up his se- Benfica had most of the in the last 16 of the Cham- good,” Chelsea coach Guus Prosecutors raid South cond yellow card of the possession but Argentine pions League. Hiddink said. “But we could game for a foul on Andre playmaker Nicolas Gaitan’s Cavani, who has lost his have been more lethal in the Korea’s swimming Almeida. neat footwork went nowhe- place in the side in recent four or five counters that we federation Neither team really sho- re against the visitor’s com- weeks, latched onto a su- made.” ne in the first leg, last 16 posed defense. perb pass over Chelsea’s PSG is unbeaten in domes- South Korea’s swimming federation game at the Stadium of With Hulk tightly marked, stretched defense from tic competition since Mar- says prosecutors have searched its Seoul Light in Lisbon, though Zenit turned to Danny’s winger Angel Di Maria and ch and in all competitions headquarters and confiscated computer the win spared Benfica pace to try and break throu- slotted through the legs of since a 1-0 reverse away to hard disk drives and paper documents. what looked likely to be a gh, without success. goalkeeper Thibaut Cour- Real Madrid in the group Federation officials gave no further details, goalless draw and a tough Benfica looked dangerous tois from a narrow angle in stage on Nov. 3 — a run of and the Seoul prosecution office couldn’t time in Russia. in the 18th as Almeida broke the 78th minute. 23 games. immediately confirm yesterday’s raid. Zenit, despite not playing down the right but when he “I’m happy for Eddy. I’ve Still, Blanc’s side could re- South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says an official game since De- turned the ball inside, Pizzi said it often, because people gret a host of missed chan- the raid was related to suspicions that cember due to its domestic hesitated before attempting doubt his scoring abilities, ces and Chelsea will fancy swimming officials misappropriated official league’s winter layoff, pro- a weak chip over goalkeeper but he’s always shown he its chances at Stamford Bri- funds and engaged in other unspecified duced a confident perfor- Yuri Lodygin. can score goals,” PSG coach dge in three weeks’ time. misconduct. Yonhap says some 20 mance to keep Benfica at At the other end, Axel Wi- Laurent Blanc said. “He was “It’s up to us to go and other organizations linked to the Korea bay for 90 minutes. tsel produced a low shot in going through a very diffi- score at Stamford Bridge, Swimming Federation were also raided by Zenit’s Portuguese coa- the 52nd shot that forced cult period and I hope that we will get chances and prosecutors and reported, without citing a ch Andre Villas-Boas rued Benfica keeper Julio Cesar scoring this goal gives him we must take them,” Blanc source or giving further details, that some what he saw as a missed to dive quickly down to his his confidence back.” said. AP officials had been detained. THE Foreign holdings of US Treasury Station18.02.2016Air quality thu th Anniversary BUZZ debt rose to record Roadside 55-75 20 Moderate Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securi- debt, reduced its holdings 1.5 percent to $1.25 ties rose in December to a record high despite trillion. Japan, No. 2 foreign holder of U.S. High cutbacks by China and Japan. government debt, trimmed its holdings by 2 Density 55-75 Foreign ownership of Treasury securities in- percent to $1.12 trillion. Residental creased 0.7 percent in December to a fresh re- The declines were offset by Caribbean Moderate cord of USD6.17 trillion, up from $6.13 trillion banking centers such as the Bahamas and the Area opinion in November, the Treasury Department repor- Cayman Islands, which boosted their holdings ted yesterday. by 4.5 percent to $351.6 billion. Ireland and Ambient 55-75 China, the biggest foreign holder of Treasury Switzerland also expanded their holdings. Moderate HK Observer DSMG SOURCE: Robert Carroll WORLD BRIEFS Roots of riot Extradition to US for The number of riots in Hong Kong over the last

50 years could be counted on one hand. A thorou- AP PHOTO gh examination of the causes of the most recent is Spanish dealer in big needed, although the government doesn’t seem to agree. Chief Executive Leung believes that every- thing will be explained following the courts’ prose- art fraud case cutions of the rioters and a police investigation. That’s not enough. before-exhibited and previou- CUBA-USA The United First of all, criminal courts are not there to dis- sly unknown works of art, States and Cuba sign a

cover why rioters riot, but to judge whether the AP PHOTO deal restoring commercial eventually attracting more law has been broken and to penalize or absolve air traffic for the first time than $80 million from unsus- the accused accordingly. Rioters’ motivations may in five decades, allowing come to light in the proceedings without providing pecting customers. dozens of new daily a real understanding of the causes. Secondly, the The Bergantinos Diaz bro- flights to bring hundreds enquiry into police actions has been organized by thers are accused in the in- of thousands more the commissioner’s right-hand man, who was chie- dictment of taking part in the American travelers a year fly responsible for policing the riot. How can we ex- 15-year scam with New York to the island as early as pect the man most likely to be held responsible for art dealer Glafira Rosales, this fall. More on p15 mishandling the situation to find fault with himself? who pleaded guilty in 2013 Was it mishandled? and said she arranged for sa- Firstly, wasn’t there a gross insensitivity in the les proceeds to be transferred arrests of fish-ball sellers at the start of Chinese AP PHOTO New Year, when goodwill should prevail? Turning a to Spanish banks. blind eye to a few hawkers selling popular fish-balls Tuesday’s ruling did not af- is reasonable. Street fish-balls is an iconic part of fect Jose Bergantinos Diaz, local tradition, a cheap treat for those at the lower who is being sought by U.S. end of the social scale and nostalgic for those who authorities for extradition but USA Jeb Bush, John have risen up the ladder. Why spoil the city’s big- Domenico De Sole, a chairman of the board at Sotheby’s, gestures towards has asked to be tried in Spain, Kasich and Marco gest party? his fake Mark Rothko painting during a civil trial in New York, last month the court official said. Rubio are locked in a Should the vendors even be clamped down on A civil trial brought forward high-stakes political anyway, when the rules are far too strict? The au- Alan Clendenning, Madrid Kline and Robert Motherwell. by clients who bought some of chess match in South thorities have been trying to eliminate street hawkers It could take months for the paintings ended last week Carolina, strategically for decades in the name of hygiene. Only existing PAIN’S National Court him to be sent to the United in New York with an undis- moving money and other licensees and their children are allowed to operate campaign resources ruled that a businessman States because he can appeal closed settlement just before their business, but at the expense of choice, con- S around in a bid to pull accused of being part of a and Spain’s government must the once highly respected pre- venience and the free market principles of which ahead in the Republican group that commissioned and also approve the extradition, we are supposed to be a glowing example. That sident of a gallery was about primary race — or at least sold USD33 million in high- said a court official who spoke Hong Kong does not have the wherewithal to check to testify. keep their campaigns and ensure street food quality is a poor excuse and priced fake art passed off as on condition of anonymity The Knoedler & Company afloat if they don’t. dishonest to boot. It disguises the greater motivation famed expressionist works because of a rule preventing gallery closed in 2011 and had of not wanting the stalls to compete with covered can be extradited to the Uni- the official from being named. defended itself against claims premises paying high rents, benefitting landlords ted States to face charges in Also charged in the U.S. is resulting from $69.8 million who were already dominating the economy. New York City. his brother, Jose Bergantinos in sales from the collection of AP PHOTO The admonition ‘pick your fights carefully’ seems The court issued the ruling Diaz, and Pei Shen Qian, the bogus paintings, saying it was appropriate. It’s too soon to understand how such for Jesus Angel Bergantinos Chinese artist who allegedly a minor event escalated into a clash that resulted duped by the fakes. in over a hundred injuries, mostly to police officers. Diaz, who is indicted in New painted the works from a The trial focused on claims What is surprising is how well-prepared the protes- York on federal charges of home studio in the New York from Domenico De Sole, MEXICO Pope Francis tors appeared to be, and how seemingly unprepa- being part of the ring that borough of Queens. chairman of the board at So- wraps up his trip to red the police were. Moreover, as one police officer created, and sold to Manha- Qian collected only hun- theby’s auction house and a Mexico today with some complained, why were traffic police at the front lines ttan art galleries, fake art at- dreds or thousands of dollars former Gucci CEO, who said of his most anticipated not issued with sufficient riot gear? tributed to artists such as Ja- each for the fakes. He has the gallery refused to return events: a visit in a Juarez Policing protests is about crowd management ckson Pollock, Mark Rothko, fled to China. His paintings $8.3 million he spent on a prison just days after a and pacification, requiring police to prevent esca- Willem de Kooning Franz were promoted as never- fake painting. AP deadly riot in another lation. Apart from the highly controversial and sen- lockup and a stop at sitive tear-gassing of protestors that sparked the the Texas border when huge escalation of the Occupy protests of 2014, the immigration is a hot issue police showed remarkable and laudable restraint in the U.S. presidential in the weeks after the protest. Time will tell whe- campaign. ther sensible restraint was exercised over Chine- THE se New Year. Many rioters weren’t moderate, and DECISIVE MOMENT Xinhua/Ng Wing Kin ZIKA The World Health those apprehended will be judged accordingly in Organization says it may the courts. be necessary to use There are bigger questions: what’s at the root of controversial methods all this, and what can be done to prevent repeat like genetically modified incidents? Timing was bad, as was the choice of fish-ball stalls at that particular time, but that was mosquitoes to wipe the flashpoint. The real questions are why is the- out the insects that are re such ill feeling among youth and are we seeing spreading the Zika virus them metamorphosing from, arguably, the world’s across the Americas. most peaceful demonstrators into markedly more violent ones?

Poor economic prospects and unaffordable hou- AP PHOTO sing, a hyper-competitive education system, and gross inequality – all leading to a sense of hope- lessness – are surely factors; as would be wholesa- le anxiety about increasing mainland control, both real and imagined. GREECE Hundreds There are no magic wands, but we must alleviate of trucks and cars the terrible pressure placed on Hong Kong’s youth. were stranded at two The alienation of young generations in other deve- Greek-Bulgarian border loped societies should come as a stark warning. Ig- crossings yesterday, after nore marginalization at our peril. Can we stomach a a blockade by Greek multigenerational, unemployed criminal underclass farmers was met with a like in the UK, France or the US? Or will we make People take photos of colorful lanterns yesterday at the Hong Kong Cultural Center Piazza to greet retaliatory blockade by every effort to give today’s youth a say in their futu- the upcoming Chinese Lantern Festival. Several celebrations will take place in Hong Kong during the angry truck drivers on the re before it’s too late? celebration, which will fall on Feb. 22. Bulgarian side.