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PHOTOGRAPHY MAM exhibition explores historical Macau

From left to right: dancers Yao Jin and Ryo Kato, and artistic director Madeleine Onne

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Macau ‘Nutcracker’ final HE Macau Mu- chairman of the Tseum of Art board of the Pho- (MAM), together tographic Society tour for HKB director with the Black- of Macau, a consul- And- White Photo- tant of the China graphic Society of Photographers As- Daniel Beitler helm and that it will also be ly studied in Portugal, whi- completely different. It took Macau, is holding sociation, as well as the last. She has also worked ch he said “is stronger with a little while for the dancers an exhibition of the the honorary presi- HE Hong Kong Ballet with ballet dancers, inclu- contemporary pieces, rather to get comfortable with that photography works dent of a number of T(HKB) will return to Ma- ding children, from Macau than classical.” [experimenting with their of Lee Kung Kim. other associations. cau this weekend for three in previous recitals of “Swan Founded in 1979, the HKB own style],” added Onne. The exhibition, tit- The works on performances of one of the Lake”. is one of Asia’s most cele- She joked that her perfor- led “Love of Ma- exhibition were most popular classical works Onne was joined yesterday brated classical dance com- mers today may go too far in cao – Photographs “unconditionally in ballet, “The Nutcracker”, by lead dancers Yao Jin from panies, with a repertoire that their own expression and in- by Lee Kung Kim,” donated” by his which will be among the final Jilin, China and Ryo Kato includes 19th – 21st century terpretation, and may need features 150 pho- family members, shows under the leadership from Japan, who will portray classical pieces, contempo- some reining in. tographical works notes a statement of the company’s director. the characters of “Ballerina” rary works and newly-com- “I tried to make a group documenting the issued by the Cultu- Produced by the Hong and “Nutcracker,” respec- missioned ballets. The ballet that works well together and people of Macau, ral Affairs Bureau Kong Ballet, the piece tively, in the performances company has performed in I think I have succeeded.” exploring aspects of (IC) yesterday, with was conceived by Terence tonight and on Sunday. Macau on several occasions, There are about 50 dancers life in the city in the respect to the pho- Kohler, a young Australian “Hong Kong ballet made including a rendition of in the group, comprised of 1960s and 1970s. tographer’s wishes choreographer who has my dream,” said Yao, who “Cinderella” in 2009. about 11 nationalities. About Lee Kung Kim and “in support of constructed a revised visual trained at the Beijing Dance “When I took over [as HKB 60 percent of them are from (1930-2015), an cultural activities.” approach to his interpreta- Academy before joining the head], I saw a company of China and six are from Hong experienced Maca- The inauguration tion of the classic tale. National Ballet of China. “In incredible technical ability, Kong. nese photographer, and exhibition pre- Swedish-born Madeleine China, I learned a lot and re- [but] I saw all the dancers “That doesn’t sound like was born in Mei- view session was Onne, the artistic director of ceived good training but that trying to copy each other a lot, but it really is,” said zhou and started held this week. the HKB, sat down with the was not enough. I wanted to exactly,” said Onne, reflec- Onne, “because dancers taking photographs The exhibition is press yesterday at the Ma- go out and touch Western ting on her career in Hong really like to move around in the 1950s. From open to the public cao Cultural Center to recall culture. I started with Hong Kong. “Where I come from, and go to different coun- a career spanning from tonight until how Macau has been an im- Kong because that’s easier we don’t have that brilliant tries.” over half a century, July 9. It will be portant destination during for a Chinese [person].” technique so we [compen- The three performances Lee is a much awar- open daily from 10 her eight years at the HKB. Meanwhile, her colleague sate] by bringing our own will be held tonight, tomor- ded and respected a.m. to 7 p.m., and She said it was the first pla- Ryo Kato expressed how styles.” row night and on Sunday figure in the field. is closed on Mon- ce that the ballet company much he had learned from “Now, if you see 10 ‘Nu- afternoon at the Grand Au- He was also the days. Admission is had toured with her at the the HKB. He had previous- tcrackers’ they will all be ditorium of CCM. president and free of charge.

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Daniel Beitler SPORT OCAL football cham- pions Benfica Macau will probably be staying at home this year when 47 Football association drops the Lother Asian clubs advance to the play-off and preliminary rounds of the 2017 Asian Football Confe- deration (AFC) Champions Lea- ball on tournament registration gue tournament. Having topped the local football league for the third consecutive and the AFC admitted that there year, Benfica Macau was once was a miscommunication from again eligible to compete in the in- both sides,” he explained. ternational tournament, reputed But the miscommunication does for bringing together some of the not stop there. While the director strongest football clubs in Asia. of Benfica Macau told the Times Many expected the team’s par- last week that multiple attempts ticipation following their entry in to contact the Macau FA had yiel- 2015, and after the team set a new ded nothing but silence, Delgado record in last year’s tournament de Sousa said that he and Alves to become the first Macau club have been in regular communica- to win a match in the AFC Cham- tion over the last few weeks. pions League with a 4-2 victory “We still don’t have an official over Rovers FC of Guam. answer,” claimed Alves. “For Drawing on their growing suc- three weeks I’ve formally asked cess over the last two years, the the association and there has top Macau club would have auto- been no reply.” matically qualified for the group “I am disappointed with what stage this year alongside 31 of the happened,” he said, adding that finest Asian football teams. Mo- the experience has shaken his reover, three international mat- confidence in Macau institutions. ches from the competition would “Not being able to go to the tour- have been hosted in the MSAR, nament because someone looked with the potential to attract tou- Duarte Alves (left) holds a trophy for the 2014 season at the paper incorrectly – maybe rists and sports fans to the city. due to a lack of English [language None of this is expected to ha- knowledge] – I think that’s very ppen now however, as the club clubs,” Alves told the Times in an non-local competitors.” it included teams that had already serious.” was never registered to compete interview last week. “I checked The AFC Champions League is qualified,” said Delgado de Sousa. Asked about the allegations in the tournament. The reason: with the AFC multiple times [over the ideal platform for acquiring “We assumed that the changes of ‘radio silence’, the Macau FA an administrative or communi- a period of a] few months and this sort of experience, but with would not apply [in this case].” vice-president insisted that the cation error between the AFC and they told me there had still not the team sitting this one out, it “Immediately after discovering association and Benfica Macau the Macau Football Association been any communication. Howe- will be another year before Benfi- the problem, we sent a letter to have been in contact on several (Macau FA). ver, the deadline was in Septem- ca Macau can be tested in such a the AFC to get more information occasions “in the last few weeks.” Benfica Macau representatives ber [2016] and Macau did not tournament. say that the Macau FA is to blame. apply in time.” Daniel Delgado de Sousa, vi- They allege that the association “I don’t know if its negligence at ce-president of the Macau FA, misunderstood registration docu- this point,” he continued, “but for admitted to the Times last night the premier asian club tournament ments and failed to nominate the 30-something countries to reply that the failure to register Benfica club for the tournament which re- and Macau not to reply to a let- Macau in the tournament was the THE AFC Champions League is an nals. Duarte Alves said that, had the sulted in the forfeiture of its spot. ter… I think it’s embarrassing.” result of a “miscommunication” annual football competition organized Macau Football Association submit- However, the Macau FA lays the For a football team that has between the local football asso- by the Asian Football Confederation ted the relevant documents, his team blame squarely on the shoulders ciation and the AFC. (AFC) for the top performing club would have automatically qualified of the AFC, which it claims has al- However, he argued that a let- teams across much of the Middle East this year for the group stage because ready admitted partial responsi- ter from the AFC – sent after the and the Asia-Pacific. It is commonly of their recurring presence and strong bility for the “miscommunication initial qualification rounds for the regarded as the premier club tourna- performance in previous editions. from both sides.” For tournament - did not specify that ment in Asia, equivalent to Europe’s Moreover, due to the improvement in Duarte Alves, the director of 30-something the new regulations would apply UEFA Champions League. Each year, Macau football in the past few years, Benfica Macau who describes to teams that had already quali- more than 45 club teams compete the territory would have been permit- himself as being responsible for countries fied, such as Benfica Macau. for a spot among the 32 sides of the ted to send two teams to the tourna- the daily operations of the club, “The letter did not mention that group stage of the tournament’s fi- ment, he claimed. told the Times that the adminis- to reply and trative failure arose because of a Macau not change in the way that clubs are ‘Missed opportunity’ for sport, enlisted in the tournament this to reply to year. Unlike in previous years where eligible clubs registered a letter… tourism development themselves, last year the policy was amended so that local asso- I think it’s ITH the Macau titleholder’s non-parti- highly beneficial to the club itself. ciations must enlist teams directly Wcipation in the AFC Champions League, Alves claimed that it would have provided a with the AFC. embarrassing. Benfica Macau director Duarte Alves said that great deal of experience to the team’s players, Alves blames the Macau FA for DUARTE ALVES authorities have effectively passed up the chan- helped to secure sponsorship for the club and the failure which he regards as BENFICA MACAU DIRECTOR ce to host three international matches in the boosted their chances of progressing through an “embarrassment”, “a missed city, which could have been conducive to both the tournament due to the sporting “home ad- opportunity to promote Macau” topped the local rankings for sport and tourism development. vantage.” and a letdown for the football the last three consecutive years, Benfica Macau “would have gone straight to “Hosting three home matches also inspires the players of Benfica Macau, most of Alves says that going abroad to the group stage and played a minimum of six youth in Macau [to take up sports],” he said. whom are local residents. face tougher, international oppo- international matches,” he explained. “Three of “It’s a chain reaction that could have been tri- “After the [AFC] Champions nents is the only way to grow the those would have been played in Macau [which] ggered.” League last year, I spoke to the team’s players as professional would have fit in with the government objective Delgado de Sousa would not comment on Macau Football Association to get footballers. “We are playing at of promoting the MSAR as an international city. whether the missed opportunity to host three us a spot in this year’s [2017] tour- an international level with lo- This could have been a big sporting-tourism international matches in the territory was a di- nament. The association wasn’t cal players,” he said, claiming event brought to the city.” sappointment to the Macau FA. He said that he aware that a change in the policy that such an act requires regu- “This is 100 percent a missed opportunity to is “grateful for having sent a team to the quali- had occurred […] which means lar training and development. promote Macau for both tourism and sport,” he fying round,” and that his association can not that the AFC speaks with football “That’s not like the Grand Prix, said. “only focus on one team […] we must look at associations now, not with the where we are [mostly] the host for Meanwhile, the opportunity would have been Macau football development in general.” 13.01.2017 fri

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Gov’t introduces Group calls for milder new travel illegal parking penalties regulations for civil servants Julie Zhu responsible for inspecting the cases will distinguish between INE representatives of two situations: those regar- HIEF Executive Chui Sai On has signed a Nthe Macau Federation ding private vehicles and tho- Cnotice regarding new travel regulations for of Transportation, together se regarding vehicles for other MSAR government officials, according to a no- with lawmakers Lei Cheng I purposes. tice published in the Official Gazette this week. and Kwan Tsui Heng, visited The letter also says that The regulations, which come into effect in the Transport Bureau (DSAT) many professional drivers are February, concern two types of public service yesterday calling for the go- middle-aged and are the pri- missions in external trips: study visits and se- vernment to revise its latest mary breadwinners in their minars. penalties for illegal parking. families. If the authorities From February 1, civil servants who travel for The group claimed that hea- unfairly punish them, the dri- either of the above purposes must submit a re- vy vehicles are forced to park vers’ families will struggle to port within 60 days of their return to Macau. on the side of the roads be- survive. The report must include the results attained cause their large sizes render While there are further con- during their trips, the civil servants’ departmen- them unable to legally park in Macau Federation of Transportation representatives pose for a picture siderations the association ts, the mode of travel, travel locations, and de- the city’s parking lots. hopes DSAT will address, its parture and return times. Association president Chio test within the same year. loss caused by factors beyond final appeal is for the gover- It must also be uploaded to the public service Pou Wan said: “We support The association condemned their control should be estab- nment to reduce or waive the departments’ websites and be available for pu- the government’s policy in a the government for being lished. current penalties for illegal blic viewing. general way, but some parts completely unable to ensure if The association also hopes parking. The new regulations apply to all trips where lack communication between vehicles are roadworthy after that the government can im- Speaking to the media, more than one person is travelling. all the parties involved.” the tests. prove the city’s public trans- lawmaker Lei Cheng I said Only trips that are considered confidential may The current policy revision The association suggested portation network and build the transportation authori- have the publishing requirements waived, sub- not only increased the penal- that the government should additional parking lots of ties had announced that 100 ject to approval by supervising departments. The ty for illegal parking, but also ensure the quality of opera- different types to reduce the parking spaces will be added Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau increased the cost of vehicles’ tions conducted at vehicle chance of drivers breaking in Parque Industrial da Con- (SAFP) must also be informed of any exceptions annual inspection. If vehicles testing centers instead of in- the law. córdia and in Estr. Flor de made. do not pass the preliminary creasing fees. They further In the letter delivered to Lotus in February and March. All government departments and entities must test each year, the vehicles’ suggested that a reporting the DSAT director, the asso- The group delivered the le- submit an annual report of their external trips to owners will be required to pay mechanism that allows car ciation expressed their hope tter to DSAT director Kelvin the SAFP every August. The SAFP is also obliged a higher amount for a second owners not to suffer from that law enforcement officers Lam Hin San in person. to complete a statistics report every October.

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Zhuhai mayor Zheng Renhao pledged in the city’s government work report that service legalization Zhuhai’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita will be double that of 2010 in five years. He predicts that Zhuhai’s Lynzy Valles Gate, Cotai Strip and the Outer her confidence that the ride- GDP will exceed RMB350 billion in five Harbor Ferry Terminal were hailing industry would be re- years, and that the city will be a hub in O concrete dialo- the top three destinations in gulated in Macau – saying that the west coast of the Pearl River within gues have yet been 2016. over 100 jurisdictions globally that time period. Zhuhai’s current GDP established between Walsh noted that the ride- have implemented ridesharing is approximately RMB220 billion, having the controversial ri- hailing app currently has over regulations. registered an average annual increase Nde-hailing app Uber and the 3,000 registered drivers – a “We are confident that in of 9.4 percent in recent years. Zhuhai’s government. figure which continues to in- Macau, we are going to deve- Trasy Lou Walsh China’s People’s Political Consultative Uber Macau general mana- crease. lop into a more diversified in- Conference also said that the city needs ger Trasy Lou Walsh told the As the “special taxis,” which dustry,” she said. “And that’s to withdraw on September 9 if to pay attention to its aging population. press yesterday that the com- can be hailed by phone, online why ride-sharing is one of the it failed to reach an agreement One-third of Zhuhai Hu Kou holders are pany has been communicating or mobile app, will be running solutions that Macau can take regarding the company’s lega- aged over 60. with a government entity, and in the region at the start of and we’re confident that it will lization and fines, which alle- expressed her hope for a cons- April, but Walsh suggested happen.” gedly amounted at the time to AACM presents new tructive dialogue with them. that it would not significantly Walsh said that there were more than MOP10 million. “Unfortunately I really can- affect Uber’s business. over 23,000 signatures in su- However, in early September, publicity materials not disclose much at this stage “Our drivers are able to get pport of its petition in July Uber re-affirmed their inten- because there isn’t really a con- online in a flexible time [and] 2016 calling for the legaliza- tion to “continue to serve the The new publicity materials for security-control items and dangerous crete update,” Walsh admitted. our pricing, and number of tion of Uber. riders and drivers of Macau.” goods at the Macau International Uber Macau presented a drivers depends on the de- The Times enquired about Prior to this announcement, Airport have been installed and were 2016 ‘year in review’ yester- mand and supply situation in the number of drivers who several groups wrote to the go- made known to public by the Civil different points of time, [so] were fined last year, but Wal- day, stating that the average vernment asking to help Uber Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM). estimated vehicle arrival time this is also one of advantages sh responded that she did not remain in the territory, and To renew the publicity materials at the decreased from 8.1 minutes at that we have,” she explained. have the exact figures. She a demonstration supporting local airport, AACM started the renewal the beginning of 2016 to 4.4 Back in September, the also refused to reveal the exact Uber was held. project of producing new posters and minutes at the end of the year. Transport Bureau (DSAT) an- amount that Uber was fined in DSAT issued a statement a video since the second half of last According to Uber Macau’s nounced that the “special taxi 2016. yesterday informing that the- year, as stated in a press release issued data, riders from 385 cities license” entitles Radio Taxi Uber said in August that it re was a meeting with Uber by AACM. The publicity materials for have taken an Uber ride in the Macau Taxi Service Ltd. to would discontinue its Macau in October during which the security-control items and dangerous territory. Local riders have run 100 special taxis in the re- operations, primarily due to bureau reitareted that Uber is goods at the local airport comprises traveled a total distance of 3.3 gions. hefty fines for its drivers. providing an illegal service in of three major areas: the carriage of million km and the Border Meanwhile, Walsh expressed The company was supposed Macau. liquids, aerosols and gels.

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PROPERTY a finale of cultural performan- ces and a fireworks display. A ceremony will be held in front Non-resident of the Macau Science Center at 8 p.m. to launch the parade. The parade will feature 14 loans soar floats and 688 performers in different groups from nearly EW approvals of residential mortgage 10 countries and regions, all Nloans (RMLs) increased in November of whom will pass through 2016, while those of commercial real estate Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen and loans (CRELs) decreased during the month, end at Sai Van Lake Square in according to data released by the Monetary Au- front of Macau Tower. Specta- thority of Macau. Both RMLs and CRELs saw a tor seats will be set up at three slight increase in outstanding balance. locations: the roundabout in In November 2016, new RMLs approved by front of Macau Science Cen- banks in Macau increased by 57.1 percent mon- ter, the front square of Kun th-to-month to MOP4.5 billion. Of these new Iam Ecumenical Centre and RMLs, those granted to residents accounted the front square of Rua da for 78.2 percent of the total and increased by Torre de Macau. 25.5 percent to MOP3.5 billion. Loans granted For the finale, cultural per- to non-residents surged by more than 1,500 ENTERTAINMENT formances will be staged at Sai percent to MOP983 million, the increase being Van Lake Square at 9 p.m. Lo- mainly attributed to larger approved loans. cal singers Ari, Alan Tse and New CRELs shrank 67.1 percent month-to- Viviana Lo will join pop band month to MOP2 billion, of which new CRELs C AllStar and Hong Kong sin- to residents, accounting for 97.7 percent of the CNY parade returns gers Fred Cheng and Joyce total, decreased by 67.9 percent. In contrast, Cheng at the show, presented new CRELs to non-residents soared more by Hong Kong celebrity hosts than 1,450 percent from the previous month to on January 30 Bob Lam and Sarika Choy. MOP47.4 million. From 8 p.m. on the night When compared with the same period in of the parade, MGTO will 2015, new approvals of RMLs increased by 84.9 broadcast the parade live at percent in November, while new approvals of HE Chinese New The organizers, Macau annual event of the city. This different locations on LED CRELs declined by 51.1 percent year-on-year. Year parade will be Government Tourist Office year, it revolves around a story screens. TDM and Macao Ca- As at end-November 2016, the outstanding held on the third (MGTO), held a press confe- about golden eggs prepared ble TV will also broadcast the value of RMLs was MOP179.6 billion, up 0.6 (January 30) and ei- rence yesterday at the Tou- by the God of Wealth in cele- parade live. percent from the previous month or 5.3 per- Tghth days (February 4) of the rism Activities Centre. bration of the New Year. The second float parade and cent from a year ago. Meanwhile, the outstan- Lunar New Year. The event MGTO director Maria Hele- On the third day of the Lunar finale will be held at its usual ding value of CRELs was MOP173.1 billion, up will include float parades and na de Senna Fernandes said New Year, there will be a float location in the city’s northern by 0.9 percent month-to-month or 6.4 percent a fireworks display, among that the parade, now in its fifth parade and procession of per- district on the eighth day of compared to a year ago. other attractions. year, has become a signature formance groups, followed by the Lunar New Year.

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In March last year we touched Buses fail to stop upon passenger te of the light rail network is not de- upon the serious challenges faced requests. In the most recent in- signed to move locals around and by Macau, and how these challen- cident I’m aware of, passengers reduce traffic. No, it’s designed for ges will almost certainly affect screamed a bus driver to allow a visitors. property prices either directly or teenager to disembark after mis- Nevertheless, it must work for indirectly. sing two stops in a row. some Macau residents right ? If growth in Macau is going to be OK, that’s the buses out. What The rail network only covers Taipa sustainable in the long term, the about a taxi ? and Cotai at present, and with no transportation infrastructure, Now rarer than an honest politi- clear dates or plans outlining a link planning and execution will have cian, the Macau taxi is an elusive with the Macau peninsula, we can to undergo a dramatic change to creature that lurks in the shadows only assume that this might mate- avoid Macau grinding to a comple- of casino departure areas, picking rialize many years later. te halt. up its prey with surgical precision. In the meantime, traveling from At present, the only method of If you are lucky enough to spot Macau or Coloane to Taipa will mass transportation is by bus. one outside of its natural habitat, involve driving over to Taipa in a However, the buses have some ma- you will only attract it through a vehicle, parking, and then taking a jor drawbacks; series of skillful maneuvers similar train to cover the last 1km or 2km. They are often so crowded that to those of a aged angler hunting a Thus, people in Taipa will still have they can’t stop at the designated particular trout at dusk. to use a vehicle to get to Macau & bus stop without overloading Then there’s the light rail system. Coloane, but CAN use the rail sys- Driving standards leave a LOT to be ‘Hooray’ you say, ‘at last, a train’ ! tem in Taipa if they leave their car desired. For example, bus drivers However, before we kick-off the parked. People in Macau & Coloa- now have the habit of stopping on celebrations and wipe the beads ne can use the rail system by tra- roundabouts to allow other buses of worry-induced sweat from our velling to Taipa and then parking. to pull out. This is illegal elsewhe- brows, lets take a closer look. Either way, more vehicles will be re as it causes massive congestion As written in March; Under cons- parked in Taipa. issues. No vehicle should ever stop truction, but already a point of ri- We haven’t even touched on the voluntarily on a roundabout. Police dicule in the community, the light bridge that will connect Macau action ? Nothing. rail has been handled in a manner with Hong Kong and Guangdong Using the road system makes them that has left experienced engineers by ………..road ! That’s right, more slow and subject to the ever-in- and railway contractors shaking cars. More parking. creasing traffic jams that have now their heads. Next week: More problems…….but become a part of everyday life. Upon inspection, the planned rou- with some possible solutions. fri 13.01.2017

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ELCO Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MCE) last night announ- MCE appoints Crawford to the Mced the appointment of John William Crawford as an in- dependent non-executive di- rector of the company with board as two others depart immediate effect. Crawford will also become a member of the audit and risk committee, “We are extremely fortunate tement, both MacKenzie and compensation committee and to have John [Crawford] join Mactier have resigned becau- the nominating and corpora- the Board at MCE. He has ex- se “they wish to reduce their BLOOMBERG te governance committee of ceptional experience and we workloads so as to be able to MCE, according to a state- look forward to the benefit of devote greater time and focus ment from the casino opera- his thought and counsel,” said to their many other busines- tor. chairman and chief executive ses and charitable commit- The newly appointed execu- officer of MCE, Lawrence Ho. ments.” tive has been the managing Separately, two incumbent According to MCE, both of director of Crawford Consul- executives in MCE’s upper the independent non-execu- tants Ltd and International management have tendered tive directors said that their Quality Education Ltd since their resignations. resignations are not in any 1997 and 2002 respectively. Robert Mactier, who was way linked to disagreements He has been broadly invol- appointed as an independent with the company. ved in the education sector in non-executive director in Last month, James Packer’s Asia, including the setting up December 2006, has tende- Crown Resorts sold down its of international schools and red his resignation with im- stake in the MCE joint ventu- providing consulting servi- mediate effect, while James re as part of a general retreat ces to them. Crawford was a MacKenzie, also appointed to from the company’s interna- member and a governor for the same position in Decem- tional assets. The total value many years of the Canadian ber 2006, will leave the com- of the sell-off amounted to International School of Hong pany next month to assist around USD1.9 billion and Kong and remains active in MCE in the transition of his saw Crown Resort’s stake in overseeing other similar, pre- responsibilities. MCE drop from 27.4 percent university schools. According to the MCE sta- to 11.2 percent.

a note. duction in discounting The better-than-expec- over the holiday period Marks & Spencer rebounds as ted clothing sales indica- fueled the better-than- te that Marks & Spencer expected sales grow- clothing sales top estimates CEO Steve Rowe’s price th, along with impro- cuts and efforts to im- ved availability and a prove availability of po- more attractive range of Sam Chambers ming of Christmas boos- pular lines are winning styles. Fourth-quarter ted sales in that business shoppers back. Some results will be hurt by

ARKS & Spen- BLOOMBERG unit by 1.5 percentage of those customers are the timing of sales and Mcer Group Plc re- points, M&S said. The likely to be coming from a later Easter holiday, it ported its best clothing shares rose as much as rival Next Plc, which said. sales in more than five 5.7 percent in early Lon- reported disappointing “In clothing, we are re- years, delivering a con- don trading. Christmas sales, and moving a number of pro- fidence boost to the em- “Although like-for department-store chain motional events, which battled British retailer -likes were flattered BHS Ltd., which collap- will have an impact in after a tumultuous year by a shift in reporting sed in June. Rowe ex- the short term but we are marred by management periods, clothing and pects clothing sales to focusing on making sure overhauls, store closures home still would have return to growth in the our full-price business and plunging shares. delivered positive grow- long term, he said on a is strong,” Rowe said on Same-store sales in its the third quarter ended day, beating the median th,” Richard Lim, chief conference call, without the call. “In the longer clothing and home divi- Dec. 31, the London-ba- analyst estimate for un- executive officer at Re- providing specifics. term we will get back to sion rose 2.3 percent in sed retailer said yester- changed sales. The ti- tail Economics, said in The retailer said a re- growth.” Bloomberg

corporate bits ctm offers promotions at cny day. Air France-KLM Group air france klm downbeat on Chief Executive Officer Jean- - shopping and food expo New subscribers to the 4G+ prospects for difficult 2017 “City Link” (Macau, HK & Marc Janaillac delivered a ‘ ’ Mainland China) Service Plan downbeat assessment of the will be entitled to a special carrier’s prospects for 2017, monthly rate of MOP138. saying it faces “difficult” times A special redemption price in the year ahead amid rising is also available for subs- oil prices and an ongoing cribers to redeem selected struggle to rein in expenses. handsets. Weak margins combined Customers who subscribe with high debt remain the to the Mobile Service Plan greatest challenges to Euro- will receive a free MOMAX pe’s biggest airline, Janaillac 1-World USB/AC Adapter. said in an address at a press Customers may receive up reception in Paris late Wed- to MOP2,000 of discounts nesday. He declined to com- the option of appealing to after predecessor Alexan- on selected handsets, up to ment on the status of talks our shareholders, given our dre de Juniac quit following 3,000 CTM bonus points for with pilots linked to the cost- weak stock valuation,” the clashes with unions over subscribing to “No.1 Home cutting drive, citing the need CEO said. plans to pare expenses and Fiber Broadband” and a spe- to build trust with unions. Air France-KLM had sa- move more flights to Air Fran- cial offer to redeem the AKAI “We will have to face the les of about 25 billion euros ce-KLM’s Transavia discount Anti-Allergy UV Vacuum. increase of oil prices, of the (USD27 billion) last year and unit, amid a squeeze from CTM will set up a sales boo- ts at promotional prices. They may also enjoy a spe- dollar, and an increase in a positive net result, he said. Mideast carriers on long-haul th at the Lunar New Year Sho- The expo will be held at The cial discount of up to 55 per- interest rates, and this while That’s in line with analyst fo- and routes and discount spe- pping and Food Expo, offering Venetian Macao Cotai Expo cent to redeem CTM Bonus our profitability is weak and recasts. cialists such as EasyJet Plc telecom services and produc- Hall A from today until Sun- Points for selected products. we have a high debt without Janaillac took over in July in Europe. 13.01.2017 fri

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to $3.9 billion each. Spending in the U.S. fell 7 per- cent, to $58.6 billion, as developers Clean energy spending drops slowed their ambitious building pace after lawmakers extended in late 2015 tax breaks for wind and most on record as growth slows solar projects. Investments in Eu- rope rose 3 percent, thanks in part to the $1.3 billion Fosen wind farm Joe Ryan in Norway. Aside from lower prices, another

LOBAL investments in re- AP PHOTO reason for the discrepancy be- Gnewable power dropped the most on record in 2016 as demand in China and Japan faltered. Worldwide spending on clean China is really energy fell 18 percent from 2015’s record high to USD287.5 billion, the driver of according to a report yesterday by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. clean energy It was the first decline since 2013 and comes as environmental po- investment. licies face pressure from populist ABRAHAM LOUW movements that have fueled the ANALYST rise of Donald Trump, the U.K. In- dependence Party and others. tween declining investments and Even as spending ebbs, the rising installations is timing. Some amount of wind and solar energy projects built in 2016 were finan- connected to power grids arou- ced during 2015, according to New nd the world continues to surge, perspective, there is reason for fuel plants and accomplish those analyst, said in an interview. Spen- Energy Finance editor Angus Mc- gaining 19 percent in 2016, ac- concern over any slowdown.” goals. ding in Japan slumped 43 percent Crone. cording to New Energy Finance. The decline comes as nations Spending in China tumbled 26 to $22.8 billion. Developers are forecast to build That’s in part because investors worldwide begin to implement percent to $87.8 billion from an One bright spot was offshore a record 134 gigawatts of wind are getting more bang for their policies established under the Pa- all-time high in 2015. The slump wind, which drew a record $29.9 and solar in 2017, as rising de- buck as competition and techno- ris accord to reduce greenhouse comes as China’s electricity de- billion, up 40 percent from 2015. mand in India, the Middle East logical advances have dramatically gases and stave off catastrophic mand stagnates and the govern- That included Dong Energy A/S’s and South American offsets the reduced prices for photovoltaic pa- flooding, drought and other extre- ment reduces subsides for wind $5.7 billion, 1.2-gigawatt Hornsea slowdown in China, according to nels and wind turbines. me weather patterns linked to cli- and solar power, lowering demand project off the U.K., which will be New Energy Finance. Yet com- “At the end of the day, invest- mate change. The total spending in a market accounting for about the largest offshore wind farm on petition is expected to continue ments in renewables are still out- on clean energy in 2016 is more one-third of all global clean energy Earth. Investors are also backing driving down prices. While BNEF pacing conventional energy by two than 40 percent below the $484 spending. 14 other 100-megawatt-plus de- hasn’t completed its 2017 fore- to one,” Michael Liebreich, foun- billion in annual investments New “China is really the driver of clean velopments in the U.K., Germany, cast, McCrone said investments der of New Energy Finance, said in Energy Finances estimates is ne- energy investment,” Abraham Belgium, Denmark and China, this year appear likely to be on par an interview. “But from a climate cessary to displace enough fossil Louw, a New Energy Finance that are budgeted at $390 million with 2016 levels. Bloomberg

Auto market has bumper year Credit growth but 2017 outlook is weaker exceeds estimates

HINA’S broa- AG in Hong Kong. Kelvin Chan FORD Cdest measure of Aggregate finan- Ford and its two local new credit expanded cing remained robust HINA’S auto market AP PHOTO partners say sales rose faster than expected, at 1.63 trillion yuan Chad a bumper year 14 percent to a record bringing the total ($236 billion) in De- in 2016 as sales grew by 1.27 million vehicles. of new loans exten- cember, compared 15 percent, with drivers Demand for the Lincoln ded last year to rou- with a median estima- rushing to buy cars befo- brand — a relatively new ghly equal the size of te of 1.3 trillion yuan re a tax break expired at arrival — was particu- Italy’s USD1.8 trillion in a Bloomberg sur- the end of the year. larly strong, with sales economy. vey and 1.74 trillion The data released yes- surging 180 percent to The rapid pace of yuan the prior month. terday showed that auto- 32,558 vehicles. lending is at odds New yuan loans stood makers sold 24.4 million with recent pledges at 1.04 trillion yuan, cars, minivans and spor- VOLKSWAGEN by policy makers to exceeding all 37 esti- t-utility vehicles in China. The German brand curb excessive bor- mates in the survey. Booming sales, driven delivered 3.98 million rowing and reduce “Beijing continues by strong demand for vehicles in Greater Chi- risk in the financial to say deleveraging, SUVs, were helped by the In this April 20, 2016 file photo, workers setup ahead of Auto China na, a region that also system. The economy but time and time Chinese government’s cut 2016 in Beijing includes Hong Kong. ended 2016 on a again its own num- in the sales tax. However, Audi’s sales climbed 3.6 strong note as produ- bers simply do not the rebate ended on Dec. phoning off market share Here’s a look at some in- percent to 591,600 while cer prices rebounded, match what they’re 31, and industry analysts from German and Japane- dividual auto brands’ sales Porsche deliveries grew factory activity stabi- trying to sell,” said predict sales growth will se brands, the association performances in 2016: 12 percent to 65,200. lized and corporate Christopher Balding, cool in 2017. said. profit recovered. an associate pro- Numbers from the Chi- Total vehicle sales in GENERAL MOTORS GEELY “The government fessor at the HSBC na Association of Auto- 2016, including trucks and The U.S. auto giant and Sales of China’s big- said it would main- School of Business mobile Manufacturers buses, expanded nearly 14 its joint venture partners gest privately owned car tain a neutral mone- at Peking University showed that passenger percent to 28.1 million. sold a record 3.87 million brand soared 49 percent tary policy and curb in Shenzhen. “The- car sales rose 9.1 per- Sales of Chinese SUVs vehicles in China in 2016, to 760,000. Decem- financial risks, but re’s a reason there cent in December to 2.7 jumped 58 percent to 5.27 up 7.1 percent from 2015. ber sales doubled from there’s no sign of that are increasing levels million. million for the year, ac- China is the company’s bi- the year-ago period to in the credit data,” of worry and risk wi- Sales of Chinese brands counting for about half of ggest market and accoun- 108,230, the second said Wang Tao, head thin the Chinese eco- grew 21 percent to 1.26 all domestic-brand auto ts for more than a third of straight month that sales of China economic re- nomy.” million last month, si- sales. its global sales. exceeded 100,000. AP search at UBS Group MDT/Bloomberg fri 13.01.2017

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ned to retire after her term HONG KONG ends June 30, was raised in a walk-up apartment in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district, and recalls doing her homework No. 2 official quits, becomes on the bed because she lacked a desk. While studying socio- logy at the University of Hong Kong, she showed an activist favorite for top post streak, supporting a group called the Yau Ma Tei boat people, and upon graduation, David Tweed she joined the government. In her four years as Leung’s ONG Kong’s No. 2 AP PHOTO top deputy, she had a reputa- official, Carrie Lam, tion for championing China’s announced plans to policy goals without inspiring seek the chief exe- the same animosity from the Hcutive’s post, a move buoyed opposition. When protesters by perceptions she’s the per- opposed to a China-backed son China prefers to lead a city election overhaul occupied wracked by political turmoil. swaths of the city two years Lam, 59, said she told Chief ago, it was Lam who met with Executive Leung Chun-ying their leaders. Although she yesterday that she would step gave no ground in the talks, down as chief secretary and she acknowledged the move- seek his job, if the government ment’s support and avoided in Beijing approved. “There escalating the stand-off. is only one reason for me to Her reputation took a hit resign at this juncture,” Lam last month after announcing told reporters. “I intend to during a visit to Beijing plans prepare to contest in the upco- to build a branch of the ca- ming chief executive election.” pital’s Palace Museum with Lam has long enjoyed strong HKD3.5 billion (USD450 approval ratings in the former million) from the Hong Kong British colony despite stead- Jockey Club. The surprise fast support for her Beijing- move prompted a backlash backed and unpopular boss, with lawmakers accusing her who decided last month not of failing to consult the public to pursue a second, five-year about the project or her choice term. That reputation makes of architect. her the favorite to succeed Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Lam’s approval rating fell to Leung in a March vote by 51.1 out of 100 this week from 1,200-member election com- tensions, including his refu- it. Other candidates include Morning Post. The poll had a 53.5 in December, according mittee dominated by China sal to meet with student lea- lawmaker Regina Ip, 66, a margin of error of 3.1 percen- to a survey of 1,004 residents loyalists. ders behind the mass Occupy former security minister, and tage points. released by the University of The next chief executive protests in 2014 and ongoing a former judge, Woo Kwok- Nonetheless, Tsang was the Hong Kong’s Public Opinion will face sharp divisions over efforts to oust as many as six hing. most popular contestant in Programme. That’s the lowest Chinese rule and whether the opposition members from the More than 45 percent of peo- a hypothetical five-way race since she became chief secre- Communist Party is backsli- Legislature, some of whom ple believed Lam had the best including former Legislati- tary in 2012. ding on its post-colonial pro- advocated independence. chance of winning the job, ve Council President Jasper Lam said she go on leave mise to maintain the city’s au- While the city’s financial se- compared to 19.9 percent for Tsang, who hasn’t announced starting Friday. Labor and tonomy under the “one coun- cretary, John Tsang, 65, has Tsang, according to a Chinese a bid. The financial secretary Welfare Secretary Matthew try, two systems” framework. also tendered his resignation University of Hong Kong poll has support from 27.6 per- Cheung will serve in her place Leung’s hardline approach to mull a run, the central go- of 1,024 residents published cent, versus 23.2 for Lam. from Friday, Leung said in a has been blamed for inflaming vernment hasn’t yet accepted yesterday by the South China Lam, who had earlier plan- statement. Bloomberg

Brendan Scott and Ting Shi formal ties to Taipei. Taiwan protests Nigeria order to Nigeria has been seeking AIWAN accused Chi- Chinese support after a Tna of interference after slump in oil prices pushed the Nigerian government move trade mission from capital the African nation to the ordered the island to move brink of its first full-year its trade mission from the foreign ministry strongly broke off ties with Taiwan recession since 1991. The capital Abuja to Lagos. protests and condemns the and established formal re- two countries have been Nigerian Minister of unreasonable, rude and lations with China, leaving AP PHOTO discussing various deals Foreign Affairs Geoffrey outrageous act of politi- the self-ruled island with spanning oil production to Onyeama announced cal hype carried out by the just 21 diplomatic partners. infrastructure, with Nige- the move Wednesday af- Nigerian government in The Communist Party rian President Muhamma- ter meeting with Chinese complying with mainland considers the self-governed du Buhari returning from a counterpart, Wang Yi, Chi- China’s political goals,” the island a province and has visit to Beijing in April with na’s official Xinhua News ministry said. criticized President Tsai Ing- promises of USD6 billion in Agency said. Onyeama China has shown a willing- wen’s refusal to accept that loans. said Taiwan would stop en- ness to use its growing eco- both sides belong to “One Wang told Buhari on joying privileges because it nomic and military might China,” its precondition for Wednesday that China wasn’t a country recognized to put pressure on Taiwan’s ties. China had refrained “appreciates that the Nige- under international law, Xi- ruling Democratic Progres- from actively wooing away Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi (left) is welcomed by Nigeria’s rian side made good on its nhua said. During the talks, sive Party, which swept the any of Taiwan’s diplomatic President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja pledge to implement the Onyeama also reaffirmed more Beijing-friendly Kuo- partners during the eight- One-China principle, and his country’s commitment mintang from power last year tenure of Tsai’s prede- Tsai is wrapping up a week- matic friends. The Nigerian carried out concrete and to the “One-China” policy. year. The move comes less cessor, Ma Ying-jeou, who long Central American tour, move suggests she also mi- decisive measures to clear Taiwan’s foreign ministry than a month after the tiny advocated increased ties in which she has been sho- ght need to be concerned political obstacles to the protested the decision in a West African island nation with the world’s second-lar- ring up relations with her about Taiwan’s business in- development of bilateral statement yesterday. “The of Sao Tome and Principe gest economy. dwindling roster of diplo- terests in countries that lack relations.” Bloomberg 13.01.2017 fri

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Hyung-Jin Kim ORMER U.N. Secretary- Ex-UN chief back in S. Korea, FGeneral Ban Ki-moon said yesterday he’ll soon announce whether to run for South Korea’s top job as he returned home and hints at presidential bid strongly hinted at his political ambitions before hundreds of cheering supporters. in an explosive corruption scandal. But critics say Ban would not have

Ban’s return will likely heat up XINHUA South Korea is originally schedu- assumed the U.N. post without local politics as he’s considered led to hold a presidential election the help from the government of as the only major conservative in December. late President Roh Moo-hyun, contender in a possible early elec- Ban, who ended his 10-year which reportedly made massive tion to replace impeached Presi- service as U.N. chief last month, efforts to make him a first South dent Park Geun-hye. Dozens of is a soft-spoken career diplomat Korean U.N. chief. lawmakers already bolted from known for a gentle image and an Ban denied an allegation in the Park’s conservative ruling party ability to avoid making enemies. media that he took bribes from a and want to align with Ban, while But he also faced criticism that he businessman who was at the cen- the main liberal opposition party ter of a corruption scandal that is escalating political offensive Opinion polls led to Roh’s suicide in 2009. Two against him. relatives of Ban were charged in “Many people have asked me show Ban is the U.S. an indictment unsealed whether I have a will for power. Tuesday with plotting to bribe a If ‘will for power’ means uniting one of the Middle East official to influence a divided country into one and the USD800 million sale of a bui- making it a first-class country favorites to lding complex in Vietnam. Ban Ki-moon (center) passes through an automatic ticket gate of the Ban’s main potential rival is again, then I have already said I Incheon Airport succeed Park am ready to burn my body in de- Moon Jae-in, a former leader of votion to this and my mind hasn’t lacks charisma and experience in the largest opposition Democratic changed,” Ban told a televised get diverse opinions about his the favorites to succeed Park, who domestic politics. Party who lost the 2012 election to conference upon his arrival at In- return to South Korean politics. is now on trial at the Constitutional Many South Koreans have taken Park. A survey released this week cheon International Airport near “Based on my talks will people, I Court that will determine whether great pride in him because they by Realmeter showed Moon had Seoul. will make a decision that will be to formally end her rule and hold a think Ban’s top U.N. job repre- 27.9 percent approval rating com- As his supporters shouted his free from selfish motives. That new election. The opposition-con- sents their country’s rise in the pared to Ban’s 20.3 percent. The name, Ban, a former South Ko- decision won’t take long,” he said. trolled parliament impeached her international arena from the rub- survey of 1,511 respondents had a rean foreign minister, said he’ll Opinion polls show Ban is one of last month over her alleged roles bles of the 1950-53 Korean War. margin of error of 2.5 points. AP

INDONESIA jority are banks and telecom- munications companies. No sign of Japan Grab has teamed up with li- First billion-dollar startup censed operators in Indonesia related radiation to provide its own GrabPay service, which it’s taking to found in Alaska races to kill cash other Southeast Asian coun- tries. Uber has chosen to work waters with independent payment on their mobile phones, like a services rather than introdu- digital debit card. Customers cing its own. Andrew Macdo- TATE officials have announced that tes- can add to their Go-Pay ac- nald, Uber’s regional manager ts of Alaska seafood continue to show no

BLOOMBERG S counts from bank accounts or for Latin America and Asia Pa- detectable amounts of radiation, five years ATMs, or if they don’t have cific, said the company sees an after a deadly earthquake and tsunami set a bank account they can give advantage in letting customers off a nuclear disaster at a Japanese power Go-Jek’s drivers cash and have choose cash, credit cards or di- plant. it transferred immediately to gital payment services. “You’ll More than 16,000 people were killed in their accounts. The payment continue to see us work to ex- 2011 after Japan’s 9.1-magnitude earth- service can now be used on pand choice,” he said. “There quake, which led to nuclear meltdowns at Go-Jek services, including ri- is no specific plan for Uber the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. des and grocery deliveries, and Wallet right now.” Since then, U.S. and international agen- it will be opened up to other Still, there’s plenty of compe- cies have been conducting tests to determi- merchants this year. tition in digital payment servi- ne the health of marine life along the U.S. Yoolim Lee “We’ve never seen a market “In Indonesia, people are ces. Indonesian conglomerate and Canada, KTVA-TV reported. Testing adoption like Go-Pay,’’ said already using the Go-Jek app Lippo Group and Ascend Mo- regions in Alaska include the Aleutian Is- O-JEK became Indone- Makarim, a former McKinsey and it’s convenient to have an ney, a venture between Alibaba lands and Bering Sea, Bristol Bay, the Gulf Gsia’s first billion-dollar & Co. consultant who co-foun- e-wallet, so it won’t be difficult Group Holding Ltd.’s affiliate of Alaska and the southeast region. startup by offering ride-hailing ded Go-Jek in Jakarta in 2010. to convert them,” said Fransis- Ant Financial and Thai con- The Alaska Department of Environmental services that became ubiqui- Makarim’s company is in a ca Widjaja, an analyst at Mac- glomerate Charoen Pokphand Conservation said Monday testing last year tous in the country. Now the three-way battle for dominan- quarie Capital Securities. Group, are both entering the confirmed Alaska seafood hasn’t been af- company is planning a second ce in the ride-hailing business To keep pace with demand market in Indonesia. fected by radiation from the nuclear plant. act in digital payments amid in Southeast Asia, one of the for payments as well as food Their interest underscores “Testing performed in previous years rising competition from local fastest-growing regions in the and parcel deliveries, Maka- the market opportunity. In- showed no detectable levels of Fukushi- rival Grab and Uber Techno- world. Grab, based in Singa- rim plans to double the num- donesia is the world’s fourth ma-related radionuclides,” according to a logies Inc. pore and run by Makarim’s ber of engineers in India to most-populous country with a statement from the department. “Testing in Go-Jek, backed by Sequoia Harvard Business School clas- more than 200. He also plans young, tech-savvy citizens rai- 2016 also confirmed the quality and health Capital, KKR & Co. and War- smate Anthony Tan, has been to continue acquiring startups sed on smartphones and apps. of Alaska seafood has not been impacted by burg Pincus, rolled out the expanding its reach, while for talent after absorbing four Yet it has the second highest the Fukushima nuclear disaster.” technology in April to let cus- Uber has had more resources Indian firms in 2016. The firm dependency on cash in the While Alaska appears to be in the clear for tomers pay for rides and other to invest locally after selling its has about 100 engineers in In- world after India, according to now, the department has detected radia- services with digital payments money-losing China business. donesia and about 10 in Sin- the World Bank. Only 1.6 per- tion in Canada and said radionuclides have instead of cash. Since then, Makarim sees digital pay- gapore, in addition to its India cent of adult Indonesians had been found in “ultra-low” levels in samples the Go-Pay service has grown ments as a way to stand out staff. a credit card in 2014, accor- from Tillamook Bay and Gold Beach in to account for more than 50 from the competition and Go-Jek is one of 21 com- ding to the World Bank. Oregon. percent of the company’s tran- build a potentially lucrative panies that have a digital pay- “It’s early days, but the popu- State officials are still advising Alaska -re sactions, according to Chief business. Go-Pay is integrated ments license from Indone- larity of Go-Jek’s app gives it a sidents to be aware that “fish and shellfish Executive Officer Nadiem with the Go-Jek app so custo- sia’s central bank and the only good chance to win,” said Mac- are still subject to local toxins, such as those Makarim. mers can keep money stored ride-hailing service. The ma- quarie’s Widjaja. Bloomberg that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.” AP fri 13.01.2017

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Abe reaches out his hand beside his wife Aika as they arrive at Manila’s airport

Teresa Cerojano, Manila railed at President Barack Obama’s outgoing adminis- APANESE Prime tration for raising alarm over Minister Shinzo Abe human rights concerns. The arrived yesterday brash-talking Duterte has re- for a two-day visit to peatedly vowed to scale back JManila as the Philippines joint military exercises and has boosted ties with China other defense engagements while taking a hostile stance with the U.S., his country’s toward Tokyo’s main ally the treaty ally, but has walked United States. back on many of his threats. The Philippines is Abe’s Duterte visited Japan in first stop in a four-nation October when he and Abe swing as the Japanese leader agreed to cooperate in pro- presses efforts to boost his moting regional peace and country’s trade and security stability and acknowled- engagements amid China’s ged the importance of their rise to Asian dominance. He alliances with Washington. will later travel to Australia, About two dozen activists Indonesia and Vietnam. led by four women who were Accompanied by his wife forced into sexual slavery by and a business delegation, Japanese troops in World Abe is the first head of state to War II protested outside the visit since President Rodrigo Japanese Embassy, calling Duterte took office in June. for justice for their sufferin- It’s an important affirmation gs in a call that has largely of Duterte’s leadership at a been muted by the blosso- time he faces domestic and ming relations of the Asian international criticism for a neighbors. brutal crackdown on illegal Narcisa Claveria, 87, said drugs that has claimed more she and other former sex sla- than 6,000 lives. ves were treated “like pigs” by “Japan is one of our stron- Japanese troops during the gest friends and ally and war, lamenting that many of partner in this part of the her fellow victims had died world and we value this without getting justice. friendship,” Duterte’s foreign “Shinzo Abe, end the issue secretary, Perfecto Yasay Jr. of women now,” Claveria said ahead of Abe’s visit. said at the protest. “You are The two sides plan to sign meeting again with the pre- agreements to bolster coope- sident, will you bring forces ration in agriculture, infras- of aggression here again? tructure and security. After Are you going to make wo- Manila, Abe will travel to men here like pigs again?” southern Davao city, Duter- It’s not clear if the demand te’s hometown where Yasay by the former sex slaves said the president may host would be raised by Duterte breakfast for the Japanese in his talk with Abe. premier at his home. Japan is now among the Japan may also provide top trading partners of the help in the construction of Philippines and one of its rehabilitation centers for largest aid providers. It has drug addicts, Yasay said. also provided patrol ships China has backed Duterte’s to help the Philippines pro- bloody crackdown on drug tect its territory amid longs- users and pushers, and a tanding territorial rifts with Chinese real estate magnate China. financed the construction of Japan has expressed rea- the biggest drug rehab cen- diness to finance a major ter in the country, drawing railway project in the south, praises from the president. where Duterte hails from, While Duterte has cozied up something that China also to China and Russia, he has pledged. AP 13.01.2017 fri

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T was a bombshell story, emer- Iging on the eve of Donald- Newly leaked dossier on Trump Trump’s first news conference as president-elect: U.S. intelligence officials had presented Trump with circulated in DC for months unsubstantiated claims that Rus- sia had amassed compromising personal and financial allegations munity “has not made any judg- came aware of the allegations about him. ment that the information in this but decided it was impossible to

The purported Russian efforts AP PHOTO document is reliable.” verify them without a proper in- were described in a newly relea- The dossier contains unproven vestigation, according to a report sed and uncorroborated dossier information about close coordina- Wednesday by The Guardian. The produced in August. But they had tion between Trump’s inner circle newspaper reported McCain was circulated more widely in Washin- and Russians about hacking into reluctant to get involved because it gton in October — following early Democratic accounts as well as could be seen as payback for insul- reports and opaque warnings from unproven claims about unusual ts Trump made about the Arizona elected officials that something sexual activities by Trump among Republican during the campaign. was afoot involving the Kremlin other suggestions attributed to and Trump. anonymous sources. The Associa- In October, Mother Jones ma- ted Press has not authenticated The dossier gazine described how a former any of the claims. Western spy — assigned to look In October, then-Senate Minority contains into Trump’s Russian ties for a Leader Harry Reid wrote to the FBI claims about private American firm — had pre- asking it to publicly disclose what it sented his findings to the FBI in knew about any Trump campaign unusual sexual August. Those findings, the maga- ties to Russia. zine said, were produced for poli- “It has become clear that you activities by tical opposition research and said possess explosive information that Russian intelligence had com- about close ties and coordination Trump among promised Trump during his visits after hours at Orbis Business Inte- president-elect.” Other news outle- between Donald Trump, his top other to Moscow — information that, if lligence, at a five-story stone buil- ts withheld publishing most details advisers, and the Russian govern- true, could be used to blackmail ding across from London’s Lower about the unverified claims becau- ment — a foreign interest openly suggestions him or undermine his presidency. Grosvenor Gardens, about two blo- se they couldn’t confirm them. hostile to the United States, whi- The Wall Street Journal on We- cks from Buckingham Palace. The- Shortly after reports were pu- ch Trump praises at every opportu- attributed to dnesday identified the dossier’s re was no listed number for Steele’s blished late Tuesday about the nity. The public has a right to know author as Christopher Steele, a address in Wokingham, about 30 dossier, Trump tweeted: “FAKE this information,” Reid wrote on anonymous director of London-based Orbis miles west of London. NEWS - A TOTAL POLITICAL Oct. 30. sources Business Intelligence Ltd., whom CNN reported Tuesday night WITCH HUNT!” The president-e- He said he learned of the infor- the Journal said declined repeated that Trump had been briefed in a lect said at a combative news con- mation from FBI Director James requests for interviews through an classified setting about a summary ference Wednesday that the allega- Comey and from other top U.S. The summary of the dossier alle- intermediary. Another Orbis direc- of the investigator’s findings. tions were “phony stuff” leaked by national security officials. It wasn’t gations was appended to a classi- tor told the Journal he wouldn’t Meanwhile, BuzzFeed published “sick people.” immediately clear how much Reid fied assessment of Russia’s suspec- “confirm or deny” that Orbis had the 35-page dossier Tuesday night. Director of National Intelligen- knew specifically of the compromi- ted attempts to meddle in the U.S. produced the report. The website defended publishing ce James Clapper said in a sta- sing information versus Russian presidential election. Trump and Efforts to reach him by The Asso- the report because it said Ame- tement later that he had spoken hacking activity in general. President Barack Obama were ciated Press were not immediately ricans “can make up their own with Trump Wednesday evening A few weeks later, in mid-No- briefed on the intelligence commu- successful. There was no answer minds about allegations about the and told him the intelligence com- vember, Sen. John McCain be- nity’s findings last week. AP

driven by SoftBank’s $32 of support for the startups billion acquisition of ARM attending the CES event in July. was “a source of embarras- BLOOMBERG The year was also a re- sment.” cord for tech M&A, with A group of prominent more than 71 billion pou- U.K. tech investors and en- nds worth of deals comple- trepreneurs in December ted in the U.K., according also published a public let- to London & Partners. ter to British Prime Minis- Data compiled by Bloom- ter Theresa May, laying out berg showed $61.5 billion their concerns for the local of technology deals inked technology industry after in the U.K., still a record the country’s eventual exit Data suggests Brexit failed to and up 67 percent from the from the European Union. previous high in 2006. The U.K. is not the only A third of venture capital place enjoying a rise in knock tech investment in UK and private equity invest- venture capital. The U.S. ment was directed at the venture industry raised U.K. capital. Sadiq Khan, $41.6 billion last year, the Giles Turner based on data compiled by part in the investment into U.K. tech sector. the Mayor of London, said highest since 2001, ac- research firm PitchBook the U.K., said Russ Shaw, However, Shaw said that in a statement yesterday cording to a report from .K. tech companies Data, showed that private the founder of Tech Lon- he’d been “blown away by that it was “not surprising PitchBook Data and the Uraised more capital equity and venture capital don Advocates, an indus- what we have seen over that London continues to National Venture Capital than any other European firms invested more than try body. Sterling collap- the past six months,” citing go from strength to stren- Association, a U.S. trade country in 2016, while 6.7 billion pounds (USD8.1 sed an unprecedented 8.1 the recent hiring plans of gth as the undisputed tech group. SoftBank Group Corp.’s billion) in U.K.-based com- percent on June 24, when Google, Facebook Inc. and capital of Europe.” Tech investment in the acquisition of ARM helped panies, up from 5.6 billion the result of the U.K. to Snap Inc., who have all an- However, the U.K. has U.K. has also started stron- Britain achieve a record pounds in 2015. leave the European Union nounced plans to expand recently been under fire gly this year. Funding Cir- year for tech deals, accor- The closest rival was the was announced. in London. for failing to do enough to cle Ltd., the biggest online ding to a survey conducted Netherlands, which pulled He added that the futu- The two quarters promote its tech sector. lender for small busines- by the U.K. capital’s pro- in 1.3 billion pounds over re of European nationals following the U.K.’s vote to Gary Shapiro, president ses in the U.K., has raised motional company, Lon- 2016. working in London re- leave the European Union of the Consumer Techno- $100 million in equity fun- don & Partners. The depreciation of the mains a major issue for the were also the strongest of logy Association, said last ding, it said in a statement The report, which was pound played a significant continued growth of the the year for deal-making, week that the U.K.’s lack yesterday. Bloomberg fri 13.01.2017

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REPORT POLAND Opposition ends blockade of More than 16,000 Iraqis parliament Polish opposition party Civic Platform ended its blockade of the speaker’s podium in parliament yesterday, stepping back in what had been a bitter standoff with the populist ruling party. Lawmakers killed by violence in 2016 from Civic Platform and another centrist party, Modern, had staged the blockade since Dec. 16 over a plan to curb media access to parliament — which has since been dropped — and then over a Last year, the greatest causes of dea- budget they say was passed illegally. Civic Platform leader Grzegorz th were execution and gunfire, which Schetyna said his party was ending the protest, declaring it at least AP PHOTO accounted for more than half of all a partial success because it pushed the ruling party to abandon the civilian deaths, it said. media restrictions. He vowed to continue to oppose the budget vote Iraqi Body Count, which began in other ways, and appealed to the president not to sign the budget. documenting civilian deaths in Iraq after 2003, compiles reports from FRANCE media outlets, non-governmental organizations and Iraqi government Ex -Kosovo premier freed Men wait in line for fuel distributions at Sewdinan Camp for the displaced near Khazer, Iraq sources. The report comes only days after pending extradition decision the United Nations in Iraq released IOLENCE and military Nineveh’s capital Mosul and sur- a report that found 6,878 civilians operations claimed the li- rounding areas fell into the hands of were killed by violence in 2016. But AP PHOTO ves of more than 16,000 the Islamic State group in mid-2014 the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq, civilians in Iraq last year, during an onslaught that ended with known as UNAMI, said the numbers aV research group that tracks civilian the seizure of territory in northern didn’t include casualties among civi- deaths in Iraq said yesterday, making and western Iraq. Iraqi troops have lians in Iraq’s western Anbar province it one of the deadliest years for war since dislodged IS militants from ma- for the months of May, July, August -weary Iraqis since the 2003 U.S.-led jor areas in a massive military opera- and December. It said it was hinde- invasion. tion that started in mid-October. red from verifying casualty numbers A French court has ordered the release of a jailed former prime In its annual report, the London-ba- Comparatively, in 2015 17,578 peo- in conflict areas and those killed from minister of Kosovo pending a decision on whether to extradite him sed Iraqi Body Count reported that ple were killed and in 2014, 20,218 secondary effects of violence. to Serbia, where he’s wanted on war crimes charges. Overturning an 16,361 civilian Iraqis died in 2016, were killed, the report noted. The deadliest IS attack came in July, earlier decision, the court in the eastern French city of Colmar said in with the northern province of Nine- The group considers five broad cau- when a massive suicide bombing in a a statement yesterday that Ramush Haradinaj can leave jail but must veh the worst hit at 7,431 people kil- se-of-death categories: executions bustling market area in central Ba- stay in France under judicial supervision while his case is studied. led. The Iraqi capital, Baghdad, was by militants; suicide attacks; bomb ghdad killed almost 300 people, the Serbia’s government formally requested his extradition after French next with 3,714 civilians killed, the explosions; gunfire not involving exe- bloodiest single attack in the capital police detained Haradinaj last week at Basel Mulhouse Frieburg research showed. cution, and air attacks and shelling. in 13 years of war. AP airport.

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TV canal macau cinema this day in history cineteatro Friday 12Jan -18 Jan 13:00 TDM News (Repeat) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast ARRIVAL 14:50 RTPi Live room 1 17:00 Happy Endings Sr.2 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm 17:40 Castle S6 (Repeated) Director: Denis Villeneuve 18:20 Precious Pearl (Repeated) Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker Language: English 19:10 TDM Talk Show (Repeated) Duration: 116min 19:30 Soap Opera 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report CHERRY RETURNS 21:15 Documentary Serie room 2 22:10 Precious Pearl 2:30, 9:30pm 23:00 TDM News Director: Chris Chow Starring:Song Jia, Lam Ka Tung, Cherry Ngan, Hu Ge 23:30 Portuguese Movie Language: Cantonese (Chinese, English) 00:55 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated)

Saturday 10:35 Comedy 11:05 Blaze Riders 11:30 Documentary Serie 12:00 Miscellaneous 12:30 Documentary Serie 13:00 TDM News (Repeat) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 14:50 Soap Opera 18:40 Documentary Serie 19:10 Miscellaneous 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report A STREET CAT NAMED BOB 21:00 Non-Daily Portuguese News room 2 21:10 Drama 4:30, 7:30pm Director: Roger Spottiswoode 22:00 Revenge S.4 Starring: Luke Treadaway, Joanne Froggatt, Ruta 22:45 Miscellaneous Gedmintas 23:00 TDM News Language: English 23:30 Musical Duration: 103min 1964 Riots in Calcutta leave 00:10 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) more than 100 dead

Sunday More than 100 people have been killed following 10:35 Young Children Hindu-Muslim rioting in the Indian city of Calcutta. 11:00 Sunday Mass (Live) Over 7,000 people have also been arrested and 12:00 Miscelllaneous 438 injured in the clashes which have spread to the surrounding districts. 13:00 TDM News (Repeat) The Indian Government claims that the trouble in 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast Calcutta has taken “a huge toll of life.” A 24 hour 14:50 Zig Zag curfew has been extended to five areas of the city 16:35 Miscellaneous occupied by police officers following arson atta- 17:00 Documentary Serie cks and looting against Muslims. 17:30 Miscellaneous The armed forces and police have also been gi- 18:30 Documentary Serie ven orders to “shoot to kill” by the government in 18:55 Miscellaneous any cases where Hindus are seen to be attacking 19:20 Non-Daily Portuguese News (Repeated) Muslims. Officials have expressed their determi- 19:30 Comedy nation to stamp out the violence and troops have been taking tough action against trouble makers. 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report SING room 3 Unfortunately the move backfired when three po- 21:00 Non-Daily Portuguese News 7:30pm liceman died trying to protect a group of Muslims 22:00 Greece With Simon Reeve Director: Garth Jennings and their homes when they opened fire on a huge 23:00 TDM News Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, mob. More than 110 people were taken to hospital 23:30 Non-Daily Portuguese News Seth MacFarlane following the shootings and firemen had to deal 23:50 Miscellaneous Language: Cantonese (English) with 200 cases of arson. 00:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report Duration: 108min Although there have been several incidents of stabbing and bomb throwing, most of the riots 10000 MILES have resulted in the looting and burning of Mus- room 3 lim property. Two rubber factories were set on fire Offbeat 2:30, 4:30, 9:30pm along with a number of shops and dwellings. Director: Simon Hung Buses and trams have been taken off the road and Starring: Yuan Huang, Megan Lai, Darren Wang Language: Mandarin (Cantonese, English) most shops and markets have been shut down. india outraged over national flag Duration: 103min So far more than 70,000 Muslims have fled their homes in the city, and 55,000 are sleeping in the doormats sold on amazon open under army protection. India’s foreign minister demanded an apology Wednesday from Relief organizations are struggling to provide Amazon.com Inc. for selling doormats depicting the Indian flag Macau Tower food, water and sanitation to large groups of re- on the online shopping giant’s Canadian website. fugees. 12 Jan - 18 Jan External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj warned on Twitter that she could deny Indian visas to Amazon employees if the com- Courtesy of BBC pany did not apologize and “withdraw all products insulting our national flag immediately.” “If this is not done forthwith, we will not grant an Indian visa to any Amazon official. We will also rescind the visas issued earlier,” In context Swaraj tweeted. The Hindu-Muslim riots proved to be a major setback in In- The doormats were being sold by a third party and other mats dia’s 16 year struggle to establish and maintain a secular state showed other national flags, including the U.S., U.K. and Can- with freedom and equality for all religions. ada. It was the first incident of religious violence since 1950. Swaraj ordered the embassy in Canada to take up the matter The clashes erupted in January 1964 after the disappearance with Amazon “at the highest level.” of a precious relic from a mosque in Srinagar, which was the The site removed the Indian-themed product, following Swaraj’s capital of the Indian-held area of the disputed state of Jammu Twitter threat. and Kashmir at the time. The doormats had outraged many people among the Indian di- As a result anti-Hindu riots broke out in east Pakistan and 29 aspora in Canada, who posted pictures of them on social media people were killed. ARRIVAL This sparked retaliation against Muslims in rural areas of and urged the foreign minister to formally object. 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm West Bengal and from there the riots spread. In India, insulting the national flag is punishable with fines and Director: Denis Villeneuve The rioting was eventually quelled later that month but it imprisonment. Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker erupted again in March when around 100 Muslim mill work- Last year, there were protests after the online marketplace of- Language: English ers were attacked and 21 killed. fered doormats depicting Hindu gods. AP Duration: 116min fri 13.01.2017 th Anniversary

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NFL ders. The fact-finding meetings mostly centered on the Raiders’ plan for a potential move to Neva- da. No filings for relocation were made; Oakland has until Feb. 15. Chargers plan to announce “There was little to no discussion on the topic of the Chargers,” lea- gue executive Eric Grubman said. And no decisions were planned move to Los Angeles nor made at the meeting, in which all members of the two commit- tees took part, some by teleconfe- Bernie Wilson, San Diego rence. Those owners are finance chairman Bob McNair of Houston, AP PHOTO HE Chargers appear along with Atlanta’s Arthur Blank, ready to leave San Die- Tampa Bay’s Joel Glazer, Kansas go, their home of 56 sea- City’s Clark Hunt, Indianapolis’ sons, for the potentially Jim Irsay, Jacksonville’s Shahid Tmore lucrative but crowded Los Khan, New England’s Robert Kra- Angeles market. ft, Philadelphia’s Jeffrey Lurie and Hours after the Chargers were Miami’s Steve Ross. granted a two-day extension to Participating from the stadium exercise their option to relocate to committee were chairman Art Los Angeles, a media report sur- Rooney of Pittsburgh, Arizona’s faced Wednesday night that the Michael Bidwill, the Jets’ Woody team plans to move. Johnson, Dallas’ Stephen Jones, The Chargers had called a staff Chicago’s George H. McCaskey meeting for Thursday, a team em- and San Francisco’s Jed York. ployee said. The employee spoke The owners did talk about pos- on condition of anonymity becau- sible relocation fees, though Roo- se of the sensitivity of the matter. ney said no specific numbers were The employee said the topic of the discussed. PJT Partners, which meeting hadn’t been divulged. analyzed what the relocation fee Team chairman Dean Spanos for the Rams’ move from St. Louis didn’t return a message left at his crises. billion in increased hotel occupan- his intention to seek a move to Las last year should be, has been hi- home. If the Chargers announce that cy taxes to help fund a $1.8 billion Vegas. red by the league to do the same Citing league sources, ESPN. they’re leaving, it will surely put a downtown stadium and conven- The Chargers would have to find job again. The Rams paid $550 com reported Wednesday night damper on Mayor Kevin Faulco- tion center. a temporary home in L.A., either million to move to L.A. that the Chargers plan to annou- ner’s state of the city address. They would leave behind a loyal the Coliseum or the 27,000-seat Much of the meeting was taken nce that they are moving to Los Faulconer formed a task force in fan base that cheered for Dan Fou- StubHub! Center in Carson. up with the Raiders presenting Angeles. According to the report, 2015 to try to find a stadium solu- ts, Charlie Joiner and Kellen Wins- San Diego was given the option financial updates. Rooney and the Chargers have notified NFL tion, but the Chargers didn’t like low during the Air Coryell years in to move to L.A. after owners rejec- Grubman said there was no dis- Commissioner Roger Goodell, and its recommendation and walked the 1970s and early 1980s, and for ted a proposed shared stadium for cussion of Las Vegas casino owner the owners of other teams, of their away from negotiations with the Junior Seau, Stan Humphries and the Chargers and Raiders in Car- Sheldon Adelson’s potential role intent to move to Los Angeles for city and county. Faulconer recently Natrone Means on the Chargers’ son, and accepted the Rams’ plans in the Raiders’ relocation. Rooney the 2017 season. met with Spanos, and helped co- only Super Bowl team in 1994. for Inglewood. The owners gave noted NFL rules and policies that ESPN.com reported that nothing bble together a USD375 million San Diego would become a te- the Chargers and Raiders each an would prohibit a casino owner was final. However, relations have package from the city, county and nant in the stadium being built additional $100 million to try to from having ownership of a fran- been strained for years between San Diego State, which also plays in Inglewood for the Rams if the make stadium deals in their home chise. the Chargers, who’ve sought a big football at Qualcomm Stadium. Chargers exercise that option. If markets. “It would have to be in complian- public subsidy to replace aging If the Chargers leave, it will come not, the Oakland Raiders would The NFL’s stadium and finance ce with our rules,” Rooney said. Qualcomm Stadium, and City less than three months after voters have the option to join the Rams committees met Wednesday for “The Raiders are looking at the po- Hall, which has been beset by resoundingly rejected a team-s- in the L.A. area, though Raiders about 3 1/2 hours to discuss re- tential of doing without Mr. Adel- scandals and various economic ponsored measure asking for $1.15 owner Mark Davis has indicated location of the Chargers and Rai- son if it comes down to that.” AP

S the football world di- FOOTBALL Agests FIFA’s decision to expand the World Cup, a look at the some of the be- Benefits and pitfalls of a 48-team World Cup nefits and pitfalls of a 48- team tournament in 2026:

PROS cause there will no longer won’t increase as the four making it to the World — With 16 more teams be final rounds of group semifinal teams will still Cup, qualifying could be joining the World Cup par- games kicking off simulta- play a maximum of seven AP PHOTO devalued, particularly in ty, feel-good stories should neously. matches. the Americas. There will keep flowing in football. — FIFA estimates its be less uncertainty about Just look at Costa Rica’s commercial income will CONS whether the big teams in run to the 2014 World Cup climb 20 percent, and rai- — There will be no rest CONMEBOL and CON- quarterfinals and Wales se profits by $640 million day for players or fans un- CACAF could miss out on reaching the European compared to the equivalent til the quarterfinals. And the World Cup, so matches Championship semifinals rates for the $5.5 billion there’s a grueling rate of will be less captivating for in 2016. FIFA President 2018 World Cup. This four games per day — up fans considering watching Gianni Infantino believes would help guarantee the from the current three — qualifiers on television or this generates “football USD5 million grants from for each of the first 16 days, in stadiums. fever” far beyond the host each World Cup for each including a new round of — FIFA expects World nation(s). of the 211 FIFA member fe- 32. Cup profits to rise $640 — With 16 additional ga- derations, and create extra — There could be fewer million but European mes, there’s more football for development projects. top quality matches. FIFA clubs will want a bigger for fans to watch in sta- — The 80 games can be acknowledged that higher pular 32-team format used be tenser if only the group share of the increased re- diums and on television, squeezed into 32 days, -ranked teams will meet since 1998. winner advances. Two will venues. Currently $209 generating additional cash the current length of the less often in the 48-game — A group stage allowing go through, creating a new million per tournament is for FIFA. For broadcasters, 32-team World Cup, ac- group stage, leading to a too many teams to advance round of 32 where the ex- distributed under a Euro- there are 24 extra broad- cording to FIFA. The in- tournament of lower “ab- reduces the drama. The 16 citement should ramp up. pean Club Association deal cast slots, not just 16, be- dividual players’ workload solute quality” than the po- three-team groups would — With more teams with FIFA. AP THE France restricts travel for Station13.01.2017Air quality fri BUZZ minors over jihadi trip fears Roadside 65-95 Moderate France’s government has quietly backtracked on a to streamline bureaucracy. policy that allowed children to leave the country wi- At the time, the war in Syria was picking up and High thout their parents’ permission, after years of com- France became Europe’s largest source of recrui- Density 65-95 plaints from families of radicalized teens who left to ts in the war zone, notably for the Islamic State Residental join extremist groups. group. Families said they were blindsided when Moderate The new rules requiring parental permission go their teenage sons and daughters were allowed to Area opinion into effect Sunday, five years after the government pass through border control no questions asked and lifted the restriction with little fanfare, citing a need even leave Europe’s passport-free zone for Turkey. Ambient 65-95 Moderate Kapok DSMG SOURCE: Eric Sautedé Scientists hear voice WORLD BRIEFS he missing links T AFGHANISTAN The Taliban release a video The results of the public consultation pertaining to of ancient humans in showing an American the “Macao Tourism Industry Development Master and an Australian who Plan”, conducted from May to July 2016, have just were kidnapped in been released. Although their full integration into the baboon calls August, the first time final draft of the overall plan should not be known un- they have been seen til mid-2017 (phase 3!), they make for an interesting since their abduction. read (a long one too: 843 pages!): everybody who says the contrary is a liar! From what I have read in latory skills already present the press, my feeling is that these 1,185 opinions col- in our last common ancestor AP PHOTO lected over two months have been grossly underre- ... about 25 million years ago.” AP PHOTO ported by the press. Laziness? Cynicism? Contempt? The authors say the fin- A bit of all three? dings “reveal a loose parallel As has been noted before in this column, public between human vowels” and consultations have become the alpha and omega baboon vocalizations produ- of non-democratic governance, which is trying so- ced in such communications mehow to pay lip service to the concepts of enga- mass gement on the one hand, and accountability on the as sounding alarm or calling NORWEGIAN murderer Anders Behring other. The bottom line is to provide an occasion for to copulate. Breivik, who killed 77 the people — the residents more than the citizens A similar study on monkeys published last year also iden- people in a 2011 bomb- — to have a say, voice their concerns and make and-shooting rampage, suggestions. It is of course extremely positive, as it tified five vowels suggesting a told a court yesterday implies a form of participatory outlook aiming at bon- link to the origins of human that his isolation in ding the community together and avoiding the usual language. prison has hurt him, symptoms of disenfranchisement. People can blame Professor Scott Moisik of the causing him to become themselves if they don’t seize that opportunity, and Max Planck Institute for Psy- even more radicalized. the government is somehow forced to act with ad- ABOON grunts and ma- ch suggests that the human cholinguistics in the Nether- The 37-year-old right- ded transparency and make room for more varied Bting calls may hold secrets vocal system developed from lands, who was not involved wing extremist, who has interests. Convenient, for sure. about human speech, accor- been held in solitary Of course, the level of inclusion of opinions expres- abilities already present in in the new study, said its fin- confinement since being sed by residents is discretionary and entirely up to the ding to a new study sugges- ancestors such as the Guinea dings fit with other research sentenced in 2012 to 21 powers that be. In terms of decision-making, consul- ting that the origins of human baboon. — and his own experience lis- years in prison, talked tation corresponds to the very first and short steps of language could reach back as They also found similar tening to primates in zoos and calmly in court before a a long and tedious staircase. In some instances, the much as 25 million years. muscles in baboon tongues online animal videos. three-judge panel and hope is that nobody will react and thus the consulta- The barks, yacks and wa as human tongues — which “When I hear a cat on You- complained that he had been forced to strip tion process amounts to little more than pretence and -hoos of the Guinea baboons are key to our ability to make Tube produce a vocalization formality. In Macao, the number of consultations has naked in front of prison reveal distinct human-like vowel sounds. that very much sounds like officials as frequently as inflated tremendously in the past few years, especially vowel sounds, according to “Language is a key diffe- ‘oh long Johnson,’ or the ‘no five times a day. since their due processes were revised in 2011 — 86 the study published Wednes- rence between humans and no no’ cat, or a dog that gets are marked as completed and accessible on the go- day in the journal Plos One by vernment’s website. The executive intent has become the rest of the natural world, pretty-darned close in imita- scientists from six universities XINHUA even clearer since the website gathering these PR but the origin of our speech ting ‘I love you’ ... I am led to campaigns started to include at its bottom the “advi- in France and Alabama. remains one of the greatest believe that, to use the words sory bodies” (47 such committees) placed under the The authors, led by Dr. Lou- mysteries of science,” the of Boe and company, ‘speech authority of the Chief Executive (CE) and his five se- is-Jean Boe of Grenoble Alpes scientists wrote. precursors’ (however rudi- cretaries: everybody is entitled to an opinion, but how University, studied the acous- “The evidence developed in mentary or limited) go back and why it makes its way into a public policy is entirely tics of 1,335 baboon sounds this study does not support further than 25 million years up to people who make the actual decisions — peo- and the animals’ tongue ana- the hypothesis of the recent, ago,” he said in an email to UK Chelsea Football ple who are unfortunately not elected. Yet sometimes tomy. sudden, and simultaneous The Associated Press. Club, the Premier League soccer team owned by these consultations end up blocking a project too They cast doubt on theories appearance of language and He and colleague Dan Dediu blatantly associated with the usual enduring vested Russian billionaire Roman that language developed only speech in modern Homo sa- noted that vowels are just part Abramovich, was granted interests of family businesses in Macao. Miracles do after the appearance of hu- happen. piens,” the study says. “It su- of the equation — and called approval to demolish Reviewing the almost 1,200 opinions collected by manoids with a low larynx. ggests that spoken languages for more research on tougher- its stadium at Stamford the Macao Tourism Office would go beyond the sco- Instead, they say their resear- evolved from ancient articu- to-make consonants. AP Bridge in London to build a pe of this column, although it is worth noting that the larger one. Hammersmith report encloses extremely stimulating remarks by & Fulham borough council approved plans to build numerous residents, among them (a few) academics the 60,000-seat stadium, and business stakeholders — including, notably, one about a third more of the licensed casinos. Doubts are cast over ways to capacity than it currently achieve the four goals, but suggestions are always times square by rodrigo has, late yesterday. made — and the original document released for con- The club has agreed to sultation was generous in pointing out the numerous contribute USD4.33 million challenges ahead. For me, the main issue resides in toward affordable housing the lack of clearly delineated convergence between in the area as part of the the master plan and the five-year plan announced by deal. the CE last September. It is not too late! There are, however, two flagrant absences in this ISRAEL’s prime minister report — quite unacceptable ones indeed. The first said yesterday that an one concerns academic institutions, which are only upcoming conference in present through (fortunately very stimulating) indivi- Paris aimed at reviving dual contributions. Policy recommendations have peace talks with the to be assessed by academia; otherwise, institutions Palestinians was “rigged” are defaulting in their duty to socially engage with the and that Israel was not community, and are thus malfunctioning. The other bound by the meeting. one has to do with the outright absence of the Por- Dozens of countries tuguese community and especially the Portuguese are set to attend the newspapers: out of almost 600 pages of raw opinions conference on Jan. 15, republished in Section Five, not ONE (!) is written in where they may endorse Portuguese, except for two pages of an interview an international framework with Samuel Tong reprinted from Hoje Macau! Being for peace between Israel snubbed for lack of relevance means that you have and the Palestinians. Israeli to proactively assert yourself and participate in public Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently debate: otherwise, what is the use of having three opposes such a move, Portuguese dailies read by fewer than 500 people? saying it would undermine Folklore? the negotiating process.