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Cambodia A lawyer says Cambodian opposition carrying 54 people senator has been charged with three counts that carry penalties of up to 17 years in prison for Facebook crashes in Papua P12 comments that criticized a 36-year-old border agreement with Vietnam. Sen. Hong Sok Hour was arrested over the weekend after Prime Minister Hun Sen had accused him of treason.

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PUBLIC CONSULTATION High-rise blocks on reclamation Zone B remain residents’ top concern

Catarina Pinto

he government’s plan to Tallow high-rise buildin- gs to be built on reclamation Zone B remains among resi- dents’ top concerns, accor- ding to a preliminary evalua- tion of the new reclamation zone blueprint public consul- tation, now in its third phase. The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) revealed on Friday that be- tween June and August, it had gathered a total of 218 written opinions on the five new reclamation zones. A preliminary assessment of residents’ opinions show that 117 views focused on poten- tial high-rise blocks planned for reclamation in Zone B, which some fear may have an impact on Macau’s landscape. 60 people oppose the deve- lopment of high-rise blocks Press conference - reclamation zones public consultation in Zone B, since these may obstruct the view to Penha Hill, where some of Macau’s DSSOPT said that two el- artificial island at the border nment’s intention to concen- UNESCO World Heritage 60 people derly nursing homes are crossing of the Hong Kong- trate public housing units monuments are situated. oppose the planned for Zone A and one Zhuhai-Macau bridge, while within Zone A, while other On the other hand, 57 res- for Zone E, in addition to also retaining space for the community facilities and pondents called for a “sustai- development other smaller elderly care fa- construction of the Light Rail green areas would be built on ned development” of Zone B, cilities. Two health centers Transit (LRT) system. other reclamation zones. claiming that construction of of high-rise will be built within Zone A. Dozens of residents expres- The public consultation’s too many low-rise buildings Potential traffic woes are sed their views on public third phase on the reclama- contravenes the principle of blocks in Zone another concern in residents’ housing policies, stating that tion zones’ blueprint will end rational land use. They called B, since these written opinions. They su- they expect the government on August 28. on the government to find a ggested that the authorities to reinforce public housing The five new reclaimed zo- solution. may obstruct carefully plan Zone A’s trans- resources. Moreover, they nes are expected to accom- DSSOPT’s deputy director, portation and road systems hope that the administration modate 162,000 inhabitants, Cheong Ion Man, told a press the view to in order to avoid further tra- implements its housing poli- 28,000 public housing units conference on Friday that ffic pressure. cies within the new reclama- and 26,000 private units. they would be able to balance Penha Hill Furthermore, they have tion zones under the princi- The current plan places all the opinions of experts with asked the government to give ple of “Macau land for Macau public housing units within those of residents. He added build more social services due consideration to planning people”. Zone A, which is projected that regarding Zone B, the facilities, and health centers, the links between Zone A and The public consultation pe- to have a residential density government is cooperating as well as recreational and other reclamation land areas, riod had been extended amid of 70,000 people per square with experts, some of whom sports venues. the Macau peninsula, and the public outcry over the gover- kilometer. specialize in UNESCO cultu- ral heritage. Community centers and faci- lities planned for reclamation Bridge option could be 24 percent cheaper Zone A also feature among re- sidents’ top concerns. he Macau government has not yet rea- overall budget. as it would have to be built 50 to 60 meters They fear that, in an area Tched consensus on whether to build a He said that the authorities hoped to build below sea level. that is expected to accom- bridge or tunnel as the fourth link between a link that could be used in severe weather The government would need a larger bu- modate 28,000 public and Macau and Taipa. The deputy director of conditions, with a special lane for motorcy- dget to build a tunnel that could be used by 4,000 private housing units, the Land, Public Works, and Transport Bu- clists. This could be modelled on the Sai Van both cars and motorcycles, with a particular the planned community fa- reau (DSSOPT), Cheong Ion Man, hinted bridge, comprising of a lower deck opening emphasis on the installation of a ventilation cilities might not meet resi- that Macau’s administration favours the on typhoon days, or a tunnel. system. dential demand. In addition construction of a bridge, since the cost of a However, he recalled that the tunnel op- The administration will make the final de- to public amenities, citizens tunnel could be at least 24 percent higher. tion – in addition to being more expensive cision after receiving the results of a resear- urged the government to Mr Cheong did not, however, disclose an – entails more complex construction works, ch study on the potential link.

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Foreign exchange reserves reach over MOP140 billion renato marques renato

Macau’s foreign exchange reserves reached MOP144.6 billion in July, showing an increase of 0.4 percent from the previous month. The Monetary Authority of Macau said that the city’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of July represented 13 times the amount of currency in circulation. The trade-weighted effective exchange rate index for the pataca, a gauge of the domestic currency’s exchange rates against the currencies of Macau’s major trading partners, rose 0.76 points month-to- month and 7.43 points year-on-year to 104.75 in July 2015. Reclamation Zone E Anti-drug law revision to enter legislature before Public fears harmful year-end Anyone in the region found in possession of drugs will be punished in the future, revealed the Social Welfare Bureau in its amendment of air from nearby waste the existing anti-drug regulations, which could reach the Legislative Assembly to be discussed within the year. Hon Wai, head of the anti-drug department of the Bureau, said the Legal Affairs incinerator Bureau has offered their opinions on the revision which, aside from the above addition, will grant greater authorization to police investigators in egarding the of harmful airborne disea- environment. However, tor reaches its limit, it will collecting evidence, as well as tightening penalties urban develop- ses, the public now fears several indicators suppor- have to be expanded along and jail terms for drug users and sellers. The new ment of the five the new land will turn out ting the EIA result were with the rest of the hazar- minimum imprisonment for drug vendors is new reclamation to be another ash-ridden criticized on the grounds dous goods processing expected to be increased to five years from three Rzones, the Land, Public Ka Ho village. that they lagged signi- center, as revealed by the years previously. It was also said that the current Works and Transport Bu- The artificial island of ficantly behind current DSSOPT. However, the ex- version of the law contained no specific definitions reau (DSSOPT) released Zone E will host housing realities, such as the pro- pansion was not included for certain scenarios, indirectly opening loopholes an environmental impact complexes, schools, and jected population increase, in the calculations, whereas for the criminals. assessment (EIA) report social facilities such as a re- waste increase, and mea- the measurement evalua- on its master plan last sidential care home for the surement standard for sus- tion on pollutants also used Local student wins Friday. In light of the lo- elderly, and a large under- pended particles. the outdated PM10 stan- cation’s proximity to was- ground sewage plant, in ad- According to the EIA re- dard instead of PM2.5. Microsoft Office Olympics te disposal and treatment dition to the existing refuse port, the current refuse inci- Senior engineer, Jiang facilities, concerns have incinerator and hazardous nerator will be able to cope Guoxiang of the China Aca- been raised over Zone E’s goods processing center lo- with the current amount demy of Urban Planning livability and the safety of cated 250 meters away in of waste until 2020, when and Design’s Shenzhen its air. Taipa’s Pec On area. more land needs to be reser- branch, told media that As the report was based The DSSOPT repre- ved for solid waste disposal. the assessment result, whi- on outdated and inadequa- sentatives cited the EIA However, the facility is ch identified a safe zone te data, the EIA has raised study conducted by the expected to reach its limit of 250 meters, was only doubts as to whether it re- China Academy of Ur- sooner, as the population based on the refuse inci- flects the actual challen- ban Planning and Design, data used as underlying nerator’s current scale. He ges of air pollution that stressing that the refuse variables in the assess- explained that the Macau residents might face in the incinerator would have no ment was already out of authorities didn’t mention area. With the possible risk impact on Zone E’s living date. The assessment re- the waste facilities’ future ferred to a projected popu- expansion, nor did they lation of 734,000 by 2031, provide assessors with the zone a reclamation delay still which underestimated the PM2.5 data apart from uncertain growth rate reflected in the PM10. Policy Research Office’s la- Despite only assessing the Macau’s five-person student delegation returned test population estimate of master plan’s environment with three awards last Saturday from the 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship regarding the waiting geological disposal works 750,000 by 2025. impact based on the refuse time for public housing con- have been laid out since the and the Adobe Certified Associate World Last year, the incinera- incinerator’s current scale struction, due to sedimenta- design phase to eliminate the Championship, both of which were held in Dallas, tor received an average of and PM10 pollutant stan- tion after the reclamation pre-subsidence of reclaimed USA. Out of 145 young contestants from across the of Zone A is completed, the land. Nevertheless, the Of- 1,240 tonnes of solid was- dard, the EIA report has globe, local high school student Chao Ka Hei took Infrastructure Development fice acknowledges Zone A’s te each day, treating 30 suggested controlling bui- home the honor of world champion, specializing in Office (GDI) says the new reclamation – now underway percent more waste than ldings’ heights and densi- Microsoft Excel 2010. The annual championship land will already be prepared – was delayed due to a short- in the previous year. As a ties in Zone E1 as well as was established to gauge students’ skills in Word, for infrastructural construc- age of sand. The exact length result, the facility’s usage increasing ventilation pas- Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator, and tion and other procedures of the delay cannot be as- was pushed to over 70 per- sages, so that residential InDesign. Last year, Macau’s Chan Ian Weng and upon the completion of sessed until the supply issue cent of its daily handling areas’ pollutant concentra- Lo Kin Ian were also announced the MS Office sand filling, as a series of is resolved. capacity. tion levels fall within safe- world champions in Word 2010 and Excel 2010 Once the refuse incinera- ty standards. BY respectively. 17.08.2015 mon

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Elderly call for more subsidies as gov’t plans support system

he public consultation for a dget and the exact number of hu- conditions. Tdecade-long action plan whi- man resources needed,” he told The policy framework under ch seeks to establish a Support Radio Macau. development will serve as a basis The public consultation on the Support System for the Elderly kicked off on Friday System for the Elderly kicked off To cope with Macau’s aging for the government’s future poli- on Friday as the Social Welfare society, the government set up cy-making strategies targeted at study conducted by the Policy site http://www.ageing.ias.gov. Bureau (IAS) held two briefing an inter-departmental research the elderly. Research Office. mo/consult. Opinions can also sessions, one addressing elderly group to develop an action plan Macau has entered an “aging The Public Consultation on the be submitted via fax (28355161) citizens and the other addressing focusing on four main catego- society” phase as 8.4 percent of Protection System for the Elder- or a 24-hour hotline recording the general public. ries: enhancing medical services; the population last year was re- ly runs until September 12. The system at 28357048. Residents The elderly hope to be granted protecting the interests and ri- corded to be aged 65 or older. government has called on all re- can also hand in their opinions in more subsidies, especially for ghts of the elderly; ensuring el- The elderly will make up 16.3 sidents to take part in the con- writing at IAS or Social Welfare healthcare, and demand public derly people’s social welfare and percent of the total population sultation by emailing ageing@ centers, among other public ser- buses and bus stops be properly activity; and securing their living by 2025, according to a research ias.gov.mo or visiting the web- vices. CP equipped to ease their mobility, Radio Macau reported. Some participants at Friday’s briefing said communication with IAS and neighborhood group demand greater government departments failed at times. They argued that public focus on market potential of local seniors officials do not communicate well with the elderly community. he Macau General Union of the Nei- phic to local youth starting their own busi- ch would be entrusted to local civil groups. The president of the Social Wel- Tghborhood Associations urged local nesses. According to the bureau, the elder- Employment of elderly individuals would fare Bureau (IAS), Iong Kong Io, youth to explore the potential benefits of the ly population is estimated to surge to over be made mandatory. acknowledged the difficulty of es- senior market in the region, while the Social 150,000 by 2036, suggesting that one in Choi also disclosed that a senior-care sub- timating the overall budget or fi- Welfare Bureau encouraged employment five people in the city will then be aged 65 or vention scheme for low-income households gures on human resources needed for the elderly within non-profit organiza- above. Lau described the phenomenon as a was under consideration by the authorities to set the plan in motion. tions. “direction [in which] to develop.” and that the results of the deliberation wou- “This is the first elderly support During TDM’s weekly forum held yester- Likewise, Choi Sio Un, who presided over ld be available in 2018. system implemented here. In the day morning, Lau Veng Si, the vice-presi- the region’s social solidarity affairs at the The government is currently seeking pu- first two years, we will conduct dent on the board of directors at the general bureau, said that the authorities would in- blic opinion on its action plan and its me- a step-by-step assessment and union, advised the government to take the vestigate the possibility of initiating non-­ chanism framework for the region’s aged provide an estimation on the bu- initiative to introduce the elderly demogra- profit business units, the operations of whi- population. Staff reporter ad mon 17.08.2015

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ne of the many open se- Gaming Alert Ocrets now tumbling into the media spotlight as part of the Louis Berger bribery case in- Money laundering in Goa’s casinos and volves Goa’s deeply unpopular casinos, via the accused Hawala operator, Raychand Soni, who the Macau experience - report was arrested by the Goa police last week for supplying tens of millions in cash to be paid in According to secret diplomatic money via the casino tables di- bribes to former chief minister cables released by the whist- rectly into the political system.” Digambar Kamat, and former le blowing website, Wikileaks, The paper states the case of state public works department Macau casinos’ “phenomenal Sheldon Adelson, “who makes minister Churchill Alemao,” success is based on a formula his fortune on the gaming ta- The Times of India wrote yes- that facilitates… money launde- bles in Macau” and is “a would-­ terday in an opinion article that ring, upwards of a phenomenal be political kingmaker in both draws many comparisons be- $200 billion per year.” the USA and Israel.” tween the Indian state and the There is much more in those The Times of India writer MSAR’s gaming industry. diplomatic cables on Macau that ends his analysis raising several According to the Indian pa- could also apply to Goa’s casi- questions about the existence per, the crime branch testified nos – “Facilitator organizations of casinos in Goa. that “casinos are running on work closely with organized cri- “Why does Goa have casinos? Soni’s funds.” It appears that me groups to identify customers Why are they bang in the mi- huge sums of cash have been Goa shores and collect debts. Junket opera- ddle of the river opposite Pa- continuously funneled throu- tors work directly with casinos naji? Why are images of gam- gh Soni’s shop in Panaji since minal named Pete Hoang gene- on the Trump Taj Mahal casino to buy gaming chips at discoun- bling allowed on billboards, 2009 – “all part of the ocean rated an estimated turnover of in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for ted rates, allowing players to and broadcast on the side of a of ‘black money’ that is awash USD1 billion between 2000 and similar violations. avoid identification.” casino right in the centre of the everywhere in India, where the- 2012. Just a few weeks ago, the In spite of that recent history, “Know-your-customer­ (KYC) state capital? Why does this ex- re is more unaccounted money US treasury department’s finan- “it should be noted that the- and record-keeping requiremen- tremely dirty, globally reviled, than the rest of the world com- cial crimes enforcement network re are strict regulations in the ts are significantly looser than in utterly degraded, extraordina- bined. Like the property market levied one of its biggest ever fi- USA, and [there] remains some other international gaming ve- rily dubious so-called industry – which has also seen a highly nes – an incredible $75 million - measure of oversight and law nues. Oversight…is limited and continue to hang on in a state inflated bubble in Goa.” against the Tinian Dynasty Hotel enforcement,” writes the paper. remains a serious weakness.” that does not need it, and des- “Make no mistake,” argues & Casino on the Northern Maria- “[In Goa], the situation is “A final comparison between pite a public consensus against the paper, “money laundering na Islands, a US commonweal- much more like that of Macau, Macau’s dangerously out-of- casinos that has only grown, is the bread and butter of the th, for “willful and egregious” where the casinos are rigged control casino industry, and strengthened and redoubled casino industry wherever it has violations of money-laundering as money laundry machines, Goa’s insidiously growing me- over the past decade? It’s the established itself in the world.” rules. This closely follows ano- and organized crime domina- nace, is the redirection of that money, stupid. Just follow the In Australia, a Vietnamese cri- ther $10 million fine imposed tes from behind the scenes.” pipeline of unregistered black money.” PC

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hina’s three yuan depre- Economy Cciation moves over three consecutive days last week have not only sent shockwaves rippling through global marke- Gaming operators’ stocks dented ts, but have also triggered fluc- tuations among local casinos’ shares on Hong Kong’s stock market to varying extents. by weakened Chinese currency The statistics provided by the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong indicate that the region’s listed Macau Gaming Stocks some investors regarded such ted as recognizing the Chinese gaming companies have recor- an occasion a “buying oppor- devaluation as a concern, yet ded their first conspicuous de- tunity,” saying the gaming si- saying that last week “nothing cline in share prices since the tuation in the region was “an fundamental and long-term currency devaluation announ- undervalued asset and the sto- changed for the U.S. stocks” cement last Tuesday, followed cks might have been oversold,” as the market internals are by another announcement the according to Reuters covera- an area of greater concern. following day. However, sha- ge. The managers of Longleaf Staff reporter/Agencies res picked up on Thursday, Partners Small-Cap Fund, ad- defying the further 1.1 percent vised by Southeastern Asset drop of middle rate between Management, even wrote that the renminbi and the dollar. “weakness in the Macau (Chi- tourism and Their trading volume has also na) gaming market provided inflation affected demonstrated a decline since the opportunity to purchase Tuesday. Wynn Resorts at a substantial by yuan devaluation It was reported that casino discount to our appraisal” in operators such as Wynn Re- their latest commentary. The Monetary Author- sorts and Las Vegas Sands Nonetheless, other investors ity of Macau (AMCM) has ac- were sold off last week amid MGM China Holdings Ltd. SJM Holdigns Ltd. Melco International Development Ltd. Hang Seng have already sold their holdin- knowledged that the decision concerns that less cash would Wynn Macau Ltd. Sands China Ltd. Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. gs in the gaming operators, on by China’s central bank to to flow in from the VIP gaming the grounds of the central go- devalue its currency may affect rooms. Wynn shares closed at vernment’s threatening anti- Macau’s tourism sector and in- USD94.62 on Thursday, down The sale was justifiable, as made to mainland high rollers graft campaign. flation rate. from their high above $246 last local junkets were said to not were in patacas, which are pe- Although more resorts in the “The weakening of the RMB year, while Sands shares closed have reaped their expected gged to the greenback (via the Cotai Strip are slated to be might reduce the MSAR’s attrac- at $53.12, down from their peak repayment in yuan from their Hong Kong dollar). unveiled soon, Shawn Naran- tiveness as a tourism destina- of above $87 last year. debtors when the loans they Despite the share tumbles, cich, executive vice-president tion for mainland visitors,” the of equity research and portfo- AMCM stated last week, adding lio management at Ferguson that tourism is a key sector for Wellman Captial management, the local economy, and mainland Bloomberry Resorts: Devaluation may expressed his concerns that the tourists account for over half of supply might outstrip demand, Macau’s visitor arrivals. hurt Philippines’ fledgling casino sector especially amid different hea- AMCM estimates that tour- ism and retail businesses will dwinds negatively impacting be negatively impacted in the he recent devaluation of the Chinese Eng Securities. the region’s gaming revenue short-term following the yuan yuan is “casting a shadow over the Phili- Amid falling exports, China started to de- T at the moment. The firm sold devaluation. ppine gaming industry, which aims to attract value the yuan earlier in the week, battering roughly 360,000 shares of Las Furthermore, AMCM believes more gamblers from China and other parts of regional currencies including the Philippine Vegas Sands last year after that imported prices will be fur- the [Asia-Pacific] region,” the Nikkei Report peso and South Korean won. For the Philippi- their value slid. ther lowered, leading to “mod- proposed in a dispatch over the weekend. nes, South Korea is the country from which “Without a firm or impro- erate inflationary pressure.” The weaker yuan will “probably reduce the the majority of its tourists hail. ving business environment for Short-term returns will also spending power of the Chinese and Koreans, Weaker spending by tourists could hurt ga- gaming companies, it is very be adversely affected while ap- who are the main targets of these Philippine ming companies that already posted lackluster difficult for casino stocks to propriate risk-control measures gaming companies,” Lexter Azurin, research first-half results, due to stiff competition and perform well,” explained ma- have been taken, it revealed. head at Unicapital Securities, told the Japane- mounting expenses. nagers from Wintergreen Fund The Monetary Authority re- se agency. According to Nikkei, Melco Crown reported a who sold their Wynn Macau marked that in the past few The analyst was referring to the three biggest loss of 4.91 billion pesos (USD106 million) for shares in the first quarter of years, the return provided by players in the fledgling sector: Bloomberry the six months ending in June, while Bloom- the year, in a written commen- the RMB was generally attrac- Resorts, which runs the Solaire Resort and berry recorded a loss of 1.31 billion pesos. Tra- tary. tive, leading authorities to allo- Casino; Melco Crown Philippines, owner of vellers saw earnings slide 18%, to 2.36 billion Last week’s phenomenon cate the Fiscal Reserve’s assets City of Dreams Manila; and Travellers Inter- pesos, partly due to forex losses stemming proved that the weakened into RMB assets. It is expected national Hotel Group, the company responsi- from the weak peso. yuan’s impact on stocks was that the RMB’s weakening ble for Resorts World Manila. Two additional large casinos, worth at least limited and temporary, as sha- against the USD will lower the However, another analyst, who was quoted $1 billion each, are set to open in the next three res on the United States’ stock annual rate of return for the by Nikkei Report, played down the yuan’s im- years, as the Southeast Asian nation strives to market finished 0.7 percent or first eight months of 2015. The Monetary Authority said pact, noting that the bulk of gaming revenues become a major global gaming hub. even higher by Friday’s close, this year’s performance will still originates from domestic gamblers - not “The Philippine gaming sector is coming unintimidated by China’s su- depend on the global financial foreign tourists. “There could be some effect, from zero,” Azurin said. “It has just started, cker-punch policy. market, although they expect but it should not be significant or alarming,” compared with Macau and Singapore. Looking Richard Weeks, a partner at positive returns for 2016. CP said Rommel Rodrigo at Maybank ATR Kim at the horizon, it’s still a promising industry.” Hightower Advisors, was ci-

open in the second half of 2016. It will include a Sands China first-half net profit slides 46pct gaming area, a hotel with over 3,000 rooms and sui- tes, and retail, entertain- ands China Ltd repor- said in a statement that viously. The company did rating in a report last sed shares of Sands China ment, dining and meeting Sted a 46 percent drop in it recorded a net profit of not declare an interim di- month. They noted that from a “sell” rating to a facilities. The costs – in- its half-year net profit last USD734.5 million for the vidend. the move was a valuation “hold” rating in a resear- cluding payments made week, as a corruption cra- first half of the year, down A number of analysts call. Deutsche Bank rai- ch note last week. for the land premium and ckdown and a weakening from $1.37 billion a year have weighed in on the sed shares of Sands China Sands is engaged in de- the expected design, deve- economy on the mainland earlier. stock. Barclays upgraded from a “sell” rating to a veloping its new large-­ lopment and construction have interfered with its bu- Its half-year net revenue shares of Sands China “hold” rating in a resear- scale property in Cotai, of The Parisian Macao – siness in Macau. fell 30.7% to $3.52 billion from an “equal weight” ch note in the beginning The Parisian Macao, whi- will be approximately $2.7 The casino operator from $5.08 billion pre- rating to an “overweight” of July. Finally, Zacks rai- ch is now anticipated to billion. MDT/Agencies 17.08.2015 mon

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macau ap photo IFT sweet treat wins annual Fonterra Pastry Challenge

aking the words of 18th Pere”, while Wynn Macau came Tcentury French queen Ma- in as 1st runner-up, receiving a rie Antoinette to heart, local Silver award for its “Vero Amo- pastry chefs were battling it re” creation. Sheraton Hotel out on Friday showcasing their Macao won the 2nd runner-­ baking skills so they could in- up title, obtaining a Bronze deed let the public eat cake. In a award for its “Story of Diamond flurry of whipping, mixing and Cake”. Meanwhile, represen- icing, the annual Fonterra Pas- tatives from Fonterra Manage- try Challenge, now in its fourth ment, Angliss Management, the year, took place at the Macau media and fellow contestants University of Science and Tech- judged the “Angliss Excellence This image provided by Disney parks shows the Star Wars-themed lands that will be coming to Disneyland park in nology (MUST). Award”, presenting it to MGM Anaheim, Calif., and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Fla. Providing a platform for pastry Macao for its “Dream of Sou- chefs to showcase and exchange theast Asia” cake. Macau Daily skills in a competitive environ- Times’ editor-in-chief was one ment, 18 finalist chefs battled it of the media jurors. out in a three hour competition, The panel of pastry chef ju- ‘Star Wars’ themed making mouthwatering cakes dges included Jean Francois and beautiful baking art. Arnaud M.O.F., Mr Danny Ho, Under this year’s theme of Executive Pastry Chef of Ho- “Let’s Celebrate”, 9 teams of tel Icon, Mr Roger Luk, Pastry land planned at finalists had to select one sea- Chef of Disneyland Hotel, and son of the year and produce Mr Bruno Jen, Deputy Mana- two identical cakes showcasing ging Director of the Taiwan Ga- its characteristics, using cream teaux Association. Disney parks cheese, whipping cream and In addition to the prize mo- butter as the main ingredients ney, Gold, Silver and Bronze for their masterpieces. Award winners stand to re- Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer, ted by aliens and droids. The- Disney will also be adding the The Institute for Tourism ceive a complimentary pastry Anaheim, Calif. re will also be a Cantina and interactive Star Wars Launch Studies (IFT) was crowned training course conducted by the chance to take control of Bay and introducing a new champion and nabbed the Gold the prestigious Meilleurs Ou- isney theme the Millennium Falcon — one seasonal event, Season of award for its cake named “Le vriers de France (MOF). parks have their si- of the signature attractions. the Force, which will update ghts on a galaxy far, One adventure also promi- Space Mountain to become far away. ses to put guests “in the mi- Hyperspace Mountain where D“Star Wars” is getting its own ddle of a climactic battle be- guests will participate in an themed lands at Walt Disney tween the First Order and the X-Wing battle. World in Orlando, Florida, Resistance.” Walt Disney Parks and Re- and Disneyland in Anaheim, Since 1987, Disney parks sorts Chairman Bob Chapek California, Disney CEO Bob have only had the Star Tours announced an upcoming Iger announced at the D23 ride as their “Star Wars” the- Toy Story Land at Disney’s Fan Expo on Saturday. med attraction, and even that Hollywood Studios, featuring “We are creating a jaw-dro- will be getting a facelift to re- exaggeratedly large objects pping new world,” Iger said. flect the new characters and to make guests feel as though The 14-acre attractions re- worlds from December’s “Star they are actually in Andy’s ba- present the largest single the- Wars: The Force Awakens.” ckyard. med land expansion ever. The ride was previously up- Filmmakers James Came- Iger also said that the Star dated in 2011. ron and Jon Landau also pre- Wars land will be “every bit as More comprehensive brand viewed the currently-under thrilling as the films” and will integration into the parks has construction World of AVA- include attractions and enter- been expected since Disney TAR at Disney’s Animal King- tainment in an area popula- acquired Lucasfilm in 2012. dom. AP

corporate bits sands china participates in one day volunteer for seventh consecutive year

Sands China Ltd. par- held at Sands Cotai Cen- ticipated in two activities tral Sunday: Madagas- organized by the Macau car Summer Feast and Youth Volunteer Asso- DreamWorks Experien- ciation as part of its One ce Cool Collection. They Day Volunteer 2015 pro- were given the opportuni- gram yesterday, where 35 ty to interact with Mada- Sands China Care Ambas- gascar characters such sadors (SCCA) spent a as penguins Skipper and day with members of the Kowalski, and joined them Macau Deaf Association at for a summer lunch buf- Sands Cotai Central. Yes- fet. Then, they headed to terday’s activities marked the DreamWorks Expe- Sands China’s seventh rience Cool Collection, a year of participation in the free-admission treasure annual One Day Volunteer hunt to find some of the program. DreamWorks Animation Around 25 children and characters. Each child parents from the Macau who participated received Deaf Association and their a souvenir from Sands families were invited to China to commemorate take part in two activities the day. 17.08.2015 mon

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Beijing ap photo plays down US human rights concerns

Matthew Pennington, Washington

hina is open to talking Cabout human rights at a September leadership summit with the U.S. but the two world powers should not let the issue “dominate” the discussions, a senior Chinese official said Fri- day. The State Department’s top official on human rights said Thursday there’s growing alarm in the U.S. over the si- tuation in China and vowed that it would be a prominent topic at the Washington sum- mit between President Bara- ck Obama and President Xi Jinping. Li Junhua, a senior official at China’s Foreign Ministry, responded Friday. “If our American colleagues In this Aug. 6 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, chat after the group photo session before the East Asia suggest that next month during Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur the summit our leaders should discuss this issue, then we are open to this proposal,” Li told SOUTH CHINA SEA WATCH se others have been doing reporters, a day after he led the the same for years. Chinese delegation at a human Other claimants have up- rights dialogue with the U.S. graded their island facilities, “Yet this issue should not do- Beijing rejects island however, China’s recent work minate our discussion about appears to have outpaced our relationship,” Li said, ac- any other construction and cording to an English transla- could fundamentally change tion of his comments in Chi- building freeze the features, in some cases nese. “We should see a bigger enlarging them three-fold. picture: How do we seek more BEIJING IMPOSES LI- cooperation between each he dispute over the stra- shores, while Beijing’s allies U.S. Secretary of State John MITS ON NAVIGATION other while shelving these dif- Ttegic waterways of the Cambodia and Laos worked Kerry and his Chinese coun- In a sign that tensions with ferences?” South China Sea has inten- to dilute the tone of the final terpart, Wang Yi, also atten- the U.S. could escalate, Chi- U.S. Assistant Secretary of sified, pitting a rising Chi- wording, according to diplo- ded the meetings in Kuala na’s ambassador in the Phi- State Tom Malinowski on na against its smaller and mats present. Lumpur, but remained far lippines, Zhao Jianhua, took Thursday pressed Beijing to militarily weaker neighbors The ministers said in their apart in their views on what issue with Washington’s po- improve its deteriorating hu- who all lay claim to a string joint statement that they to do with the South Chi- sition that freedom of navi- man rights record to set a po- of isles, coral reefs and la- “took note of the serious na Sea. gation in the South China Sea sitive tone for the summit, Xi’s goons mostly in the Spratly concerns expressed by some In a speech, Wang repea- must never be questioned. first state visit to the U.S. since and the Paracel islands. ministers” on land reclama- ted China’s position (“the While China said previously he became president in 2013. Only about 45 of them are tions in the South China Sea, South China Sea islands it has never threatened inter- Li contended that human ri- occupied. The area is one of without mentioning China by are China’s territory”), and national navigation, Zhao said ghts conditions were impro- the world’s busiest shipping name. They did say that the said that the U.S. proposal there are limits when it comes ving daily in China and that the routes, rich in fish and po- offshore constructions “have for Beijing to stop construc- to military ships and planes, U.S. should resist what he cal- tential gas and oil reserves, eroded trust and confidence, ting artificial islands while and referred to a recent over- led “megaphone diplomacy.” but it has now emerged as a increased tensions and may their status remains dispu- flight of a U.S. Navy P-8A. Asked about U.S. objections possible flashpoint involving undermine peace, security ted “is not feasible.” “Freedom of navigation to a draft law policing non- world powers and regional and stability.” They also cal- “For instance, what is to be does not mean to allow other government organizations, Li claimants. led on all parties to “exercise stopped? As parties have dif- countries to intrude into the said that was due to a misun- A look at some of the most self-restraint in the conduct of ferent positions, what are the airspace or the sea which is derstanding of the law’s pro- recent key developments: activities that would compli- criteria for stopping? Who sovereign. No country will visions. Washington says that DIVISIONS AMONG cate or escalate disputes” — a will set the specific criteria? allow that,” Zhao said. “We unless the law is revised or ASEAN MEMBERS WA- standard line which has been There is no answer to these say freedom of navigation shelved it could jeopardize a TER DOWN ANTI-CHI- used repeatedly in the past. questions. That said, Chi- must be observed in accor- large array of U.S. engagemen- NA STATEMENT The wording is a compro- na still welcomes construc- dance with international law. ts in China. At a meeting of foreign mi- mise between two ASEAN tive suggestions from all No freedom of navigation for Li also said the U.S. has exa- nisters from the 10-member factions. Above all, the group countries on maintaining warships and airplanes.” ggerated a crackdown on pu- Association of Southeast wanted to avoid a repetition peace and stability in the LAST WORD blic interest lawyers. The State Asian Nations, divisions over of a 2012 fiasco, when de- South China Sea. But such “In fact, China is a victim Department says more than how to deal with China again legates for the first time in suggestions must be feasi- on the South China Sea issue. 250 people have been roun- split the regional bloc. The ASEAN history failed to come ble and, more importantly, Yet, with a view to upholding ded up recently and some are Philippines and Vietnam up with a common position should not impose double peace and stability in the still being held. Li said about demanded a more robust on the South China Sea. standards,” he said. South China Sea, we have 20 lawyers have been detained statement condemning Chi- CHINA SAYS NO TO He also said that singling exercised utmost restraint.” and prosecuted for violating na’s island-building in dis- U.S. PUSH FOR FREEZE out China for changing the — Chinese Foreign Minister the law and it is now a matter puted waters close to their OF ISLAND ACTIVITIES status quo was unfair becau- Wang Yi. AP for the courts. AP mon 17.08.2015

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Paul Traynor, Tianjin

uthorities pul- led more bodies from Tianjin blast zone blocked over a massive blast site in the Chinese port ofA Tianjin, pushing the death contamination fear; 112 dead toll to 112 yesterday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination. Hundreds of people were in- staff for the People’s Liberation jured and 85 firefighters and 10 Army’s Beijing district, said au- others are missing since a fire ap photo thorities believe there were “se- and rapid succession of blasts veral hundred” tons of cyanide late Wednesday hit a warehou- at the warehouse. He said that se for hazardous chemicals in a leaked chemicals were being mostly industrial area of Tian- neutralized and those still in pa- jin, 120 kilometers east of Bei- ckages removed from the site. jing. He also said that 3,000 sol- By yesterday, authorities con- diers had been dispatched to firmed there were “several hun- the disaster zone to clean up dred” tons of the toxic chemical any leaks of hazardous mate- sodium cyanide on the site at rials. the time of the blasts, although Authorities temporarily detec- they said there have not been ted the highly toxic hydrogen any devastating leaks. cyanide in the air slightly above Sodium cyanide is a toxic che- safety levels at two locations, mical that can form a flammab- Tianjin environmental official le gas upon contact with water. Bao Jingling told a news confe- Earlier state media reports said rence yesterday morning. The the warehouse was storing 700 contamination Saturday after- tons of the chemical — 70 times noon, at 4 percent and 50 per- more than it should have been cent above the safety level, was holding at one time. no longer detectable later Sa- Angry relatives of the missing turday, Bao said. “These levels firefighters and local residents are actually very low,” he said. whose homes are destroyed by Bao said the cyanide was yet to the blasts showed up at a gover- be detected in water samples. nment news conference yester- A man walks past the charred remains of new cars at a parking lot near the site of the warehouse explosion in Tianjin municipality Authorities were keeping re- day to demand information and sidents, journalists and other accountability. bustible on contact with water on her husband. tical infrastructure, clearly in people not involved in the di- The death toll includes at least — was properly taken into ac- “(They) have said nothing. violation of the Chinese rule saster response outside a 3-ki- 21 firefighters — making the di- count in the way the firefighters We know nothing,” the woman that hazmat storage should be lometer radius around the site saster the deadliest for Chinese responded. said. “We’ve been told nothing.” 1,000 meters away from homes of the explosions in what media firefighters in more than six de- The massive explosions We- Another man demanded in- and public structures. reports said was an operation to cades. About 1,000 firefighters dnesday happened about 40 formation from a government Homeowners of the nearby clean up the sodium cyanide. responded to the disaster, and minutes after reports of a fire at official. “We’ve been here for Qihang residential compound Rescuers pulled out a survivor 85 of them remained unac- the warehouse and after an ini- three days, and we’ve not had yesterday unfurled banners de- from a shipping container on counted for yesterday. tial wave of firefighters arrived one piece of information,” he manding government accoun- Saturday, state media reported. The public has raised concer- and, reportedly, doused some said. tability and proper compensa- Footage showed the 56-year ns whether firefighters were put of the area with water. Local officials have been har- tion for their damaged homes. -old man being carried out on a into harm’s way in the initial Outside the Mayfair Hotel d-pressed to explain why au- Many were wearing masks, and sketcher by a group of soldiers response to the fire and whe- where the authorities hold re- thorities permitted hazardous some had bandages, possibly wearing gas masks. He remai- ther the hazardous material gular news conferences, a wo- goods warehouses so close to over cuts. ned in critical condition yester- — including compounds com- man pleaded for information residential complexes and cri- Yesterday, Shi Luze, chief of day, local media reported. AP

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FT: Carson Yeung freed from jail bloomberg

arson Yeung, the The article by Ben Bland and that Yeung did not wealth came from the Ccolorful tycoon and details how Hong Kong’s want to comment at this hair salons as well as sto- part owner of English highest court ruled on time. He added that Yeu- ck market investments football club Birmingham Friday that Yeung could ng would be released by and winnings at the casi- City, was freed from a launch an appeal, which Saturday. no tables in neighboring high-security prison in will be heard next May, At his trial last year, Yeu- Macau. Hong Kong and given the and freed him on bail of ng’s barrister, Graham While Yeung, who dro- right to appeal his convic- HK$7m and cash sureties Harris, said that the ty- ve a Maybach car worth Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung tion for money launde- of HK$6m. coon had “gone from rags US$750,000 and owned ring, the Financial Times He is not allowed to to riches and he is likely an 88ft yacht, will be free 2014 but he still owns 28 FT detailed. reported on Friday. leave Hong Kong and to return to rags”. for now, Birmingham per cent of Birmingham Yeung has contested the According to the Lon- must report to the police Furthermore, accor- City remains mired in un- International Holdings, appointment of the re- don-based newspaper, station near his luxury ding to the newspaper, certainty about its future. the club’s Hong Kong-lis- ceivers in a Hong Kong the former hairdresser home on The Peak three in his trial testimony, the Yeung bought the club ted parent company, ac- court, while the receivers was jailed for six years in times a week, according 55-year-old described in 2009 when it was in cording to the latest filing have also launched legal March 2014 after being to Derek Chan, a lawyer how he set up five hair sa- the top-flight Premier from the club. action against Yeung. convicted of laundering at Plowman Chambers, lons, including one in the League, but it was relega- Trading in the shares of In June, the receivers HKD721m (USD94m) which is acting for Yeung. luxury Peninsula Hotel in ted in 2011 and remains BIH has been suspended entered exclusive takeo- between 2001 and 2007 Mr Chan told the FT Kowloon, after returning in the second-tier of En- since December and the ver talks with a group cal- in a high-profile trial that that the appeal would be to Hong Kong following glish football. company appointed EY as led Trillion Trophy Asia hit the headlines from based on a questioning of several years in London He resigned as chair- receivers in February to Limited, with the nego- Hong Kong to Birmin- the “elements of the mo- and Paris. man of Birmingham City “protect the company and tiations about a possible gham. ney laundering offence” Yeung claimed that his before his conviction in to preserve its assets”, the deal ongoing. 17.08.2015 mon

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Niniek Karmini, Jakarta Indonesia like many Indonesians goes by one name. He said about 150 n airliner carrying rescuers were heading to the re- 54 people went mis- mote area, which is known for sing yesterday during Airliner with 54 aboard its dense forest and steep cliffs, a short flight in bad and would begin searching for weatherA in Indonesia’s moun- the plane early today. tainous easternmost province of Okbape is about 24 kilometers Papua, and rescuers were hea- goes missing in Papua west of Oksibil. ding to an area where villagers A plane was sent yesterday to reported seeing a plane crash look for the missing airliner, into a mountain, officials said. but the air search was suspen- The Trigana Air Service plane ded due to darkness and limi- was flying from Papua’s provin- ap photo ted visibility and will resume cial capital, Jayapura, to the Pa- this morning, Susanto said. pua city of Oksibil when it lost Much of Papua is covered contact with Oksibil’s airport, with impenetrable jungles and said Transportation Ministry mountains. Some planes that spokesman Julius Barata. The- have crashed there in the past re was no indication that the have never been found. pilot had made a distress call, Dudi Sudibyo, an aviation he said. analyst, said that Papua is a The ATR42-300 twin tur- particularly dangerous place to boprop plane was carrying 49 fly because of its mountainous passengers and five crew mem- terrain and rapidly changing bers on the scheduled 42-mi- weather patterns. “I can say nute journey, Barata said. Five that a pilot who is capable of children, including two infants, flying there will be able to fly an were among the passengers. aircraft in any part of the wor- Local media reports said all ld,” he said. the passengers are Indonesians. Indonesia has had its share of The airline did not immediately airline woes in recent years. release a passenger manifest. Last December, all 162 people Oksibil, which is about 280 aboard an AirAsia jet were kil- kilometers south of Jayapura, led when the plane plummeted was experiencing heavy rain, into the Java Sea as it ran into strong winds and fog when the stormy weather on its way from plane lost contact with the air- Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-­ port minutes before it was sche- largest city, to Singapore. duled to land, said Susanto, the That disaster was one of five head of Papua’s search and res- suffered by Asian carriers in a cue agency. 12-month span, including Ma- Residents of Okbape village in laysia Airlines Flight 370, whi- Papua’s Bintang district told lo- ch went missing in March 2014 cal police that they saw a plane with 239 people aboard during flying low before crashing into An airport official checks a map of Indonesia at the crisis center set up by the local authority for the missing AirAsia flight a flight from Kuala Lumpur to a mountain, said Susanto, who QZ8501 last December Beijing. AP

Japan Emperor offers ‘remorse’ on ap photo WWII surrender anniversary

Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo That ceremony started cing pledge. prosperity are built. with a moment of silence Even though they are Abe did promise, howe- mperor Akihito at noon to mark the radio subtle and still rather ver, to “face the past” and Eexpressed rare “deep announcement by Empe- neutral, remarks by the “never to repeat the cala- remorse” over his coun- ror Hirohito, Akihito’s fa- emperor on Japan’s war- mity of the war.” try’s wartime actions ther, of Japan’s surrender time past in recent years On Friday, Abe issued in an address Saturday on Aug. 15, 1945. have caught attention, a closely monitored sta- marking the 70th anni- “Reflecting on our past often portrayed in the tement, acknowledging An activist dressed as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe poses versary of Japan’s World and bearing in mind the media to contrast Abe’s damage and suffering with Japanese military flags reading “Japan must apologize” during War II surrender, a day feelings of deep remorse nationalist and hawkish on innocent people but an anti-Japan protest outside of the Japan trade office in Taipei after the prime minister over the last war, I ear- image, especially as he falling short of apologi- fell short of apologizing nestly hope that the ra- pushes to give Japan’s zing in his own words to Friday’s statement drew uproar from China and in his own words to the vages of war will never be military an expanded role the victims of Japan’s ag- mixed reactions from South Korea. However, victims of Japanese ag- repeated,” Akihito said and change Japan’s paci- gression. overseas — including cri- two of his Cabinet minis- gression. in his speech. Japane- fist constitution. His statement had been ticism from China and ters prayed at the shrine, Prime Minister Shinzo se media said it was the Abe, who also spoke at widely anticipated becau- South Korea, and praise and a group of about 60 Abe, meanwhile, stayed first time he had used the the memorial service, se of his past remarks on from the United States. national lawmakers also away from the conten- words “deep remorse” in avoided any reference to historical issues that sug- South Korean President visited Yasukuni on Sa- tious Yasukuni shrine reference to the war in his the damage caused by Ja- gested a revisionist stan- Park Geun-­hye said the turday. that honors war criminals annual war-end anniver- pan’s aggression for the ce. He has repeatedly said statement “left a lot to be The lawmakers say they among other war dead. sary speech. third year in a row since there is no clear definition desired,” and China cal- merely wanted to pay res- He instead prayed and Akihito also emphasi- he took office in Decem- of aggression, and has de- led it evasive. pect to those who sacri- laid flowers at a nearby zed that Japan’s peace ber 2012. nied that Japan’s wartime On Saturday, Abe dona- ficed their lives for their national cemetery for and prosperity stand on Instead, as if talking government coerced fo- ted Shinto-style religious country. But because Ya- unnamed fallen soldiers “the people’s tireless en- to the spirits of the war reign women to become ornaments for the shri- sukuni enshrines mostly ahead of the annual cere- deavors and their earnest dead, Abe thanked them military prostitutes, ci- ne, as he has done since soldiers, many see it as mony at Tokyo’s Budokan desire for peace,” and for the sacrifice on which ting lack of documentary his last visit, in Decem- a symbol of Japan’s past hall. renewed his war-renoun- he said Japan’s peace and evidence. ber 2013, which triggered militarism. AP mon 17.08.2015

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Italy victims,” Interior Minister An- gelino Alfano told reporters. Tozzi said the survivors in- cluded three children and 45 At least 40 migrants dead women, some of whom “were crying for their husbands (and) their children who died in the crossing.” at sea, 320 others rescued The navy said that the survi- vors were later transferred to a Norwegian ship with the Fron- tex mission, a European effort Frances D’Emilio and to save migrant lives in the Mike Corder, Rome Mediterranean. The survivors ap photo were being brought to a sou- t least 40 migran- thern Italian port. ts died Saturday in the Elsewhere in the Mediterra- hold of an overcrow- nean, migrants on a Turkish ded smuggling boat in beach scuffled over places on theA Mediterranean Sea north of one inflatable dinghy and fran- Libya, apparently killed by fuel tically bailed out another to fumes, and some 320 others keep it from sinking during a aboard were saved by the Ita- dramatic night that highlighted lian navy, the rescue ship’s their desperation to reach the commander said. Greek island of Kos — and the Migrants by the tens of thou- safety of Europe. sands are braving the perilous The scenes, captured early journey across the Mediterra- Saturday by Associated Press nean this year, hoping to reach journalists on a moonless night, Europe and be granted asylum. came as Turkish authorities re- They are fleeing war, persecu- ported that 2,791 migrants have tion and poverty in the Middle been caught in the Aegean Sea East, Africa and Asia. in the past five days alone, most “The dead were found in the This image taken from video provided by the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) Saturday, shows an Italian Navy RIB rescuing of them Syrians. hold,” said Cmdr. Massimo To- migrants from a fishing boat, off the coast of Libya Kos is only 4 kilometers from zzi, speaking from the navy ship Turkey at its closest point, its Cigala Fulgosi while the rescue Tozzi said “it appears to be from aboard the boat, the bodies the hold, Tozzi said. twinkling lights at night an irre- was still ongoing. Asked by Rai- inhaling exhaust fumes.” of migrants were “lying in wa- The death toll was not yet final. sistible beacon to those fleeing News24 how the migrants died, When rescuers stepped ter, fuel, human excrement” in “They are still counting the war or poverty. AP

Gov’t Surveillance USA-Cuba Snowden documents reveal A festive flag-raising, then details behind AT&T-NSA tough talk on human rights partnership Michael Weissenstein and Bradley Klapper, Havana nder a decades-old ap photo program with the go- jubilant flag-raising at the reope-

U ap photo vernment, telecom giant Aned U.S. Embassy in Havana is gi- AT&T in 2003 led the way ving way to serious talk about the road on a new collection capa- ahead in improving relations between bility that the National Se- the United States and Cuba. curity Agency said amoun- Capping off a Friday (Saturday, Ma- ted to a “’live’ presence on cau time) in Havana that began with the global net” and would the Stars and Stripes being hoisted ou- forward 400 billion Inter- tside the embassy, Secretary of State net metadata records in A sign stands outside the National Security Administration (NSA) John Kerry met with Cuban dissidents campus on in Fort Meade, Md. one of its first months of in the evening and said the island will In this photo taken through a window, Cuban operation, The New York not see an end to the despised U.S. videographers film the U.S. flag from a crane Times reported. ternal agency newsletter in a story posted Saturday trade embargo if Cuba’s single-party after it was raised at the U.S. Embassy in Havana The Fairview program cited by the NY Times. on its website. The Times government does not make progress was forwarding more than Intelligence officials have and ProPublica jointly re- on human rights. While the three tracks will proceed 1 million emails a day to told reporters in the past viewed the documents, Cuban and U.S. negotiators are to simultaneously, Kerry said, Cuban the NSA’s headquarters that, for technical reasons, which date from 2003 to meet in Havana in early September to leaders should not expect to see pro- in Fort Meade, Maryland, the effort consisted mostly 2013. begin talks on normalization of the re- gress on the embargo without im- the newspaper reported. of landline phone records, While it has been long lationship between the two countries, provements in civil liberties in Cuba, Meanwhile, the separa- the newspaper reported. known that American te- which includes topics ranging from which does not allow independent te Stormbrew program, The NSA spent USD188.9 lecommunications com- maritime security to the embargo to media, political parties other than linked to Verizon and the million on the Fair- panies worked closely human rights, Kerry told reporters. the ruling communist party or direct former company MCI, was view program, twice the with the spy agency, the He said negotiations will follow three election of anything but low-level still gearing up to use the amount spent on Storm- newspaper reported, the tracks. The first will encompass areas municipal posts. new technology, which brew, its second-largest documents show that in which rapid progress is expected, “There is no way Congress will lift appeared to process fo- corporate program, the the government’s rela- such as cooperation on naval matters, the embargo if we are not making pro- reign-to-foreign traffic. newspaper reported. tionship with AT&T has climate change and the environment. gress on issues of conscience,” he said. In 2011, AT&T began Such details from the been considered unique The second will tackle more complex Kerry made a nationally broadcast handing over 1.1 billion decades-long partnership and especially productive. topics like the establishment of direct call for democratic change on the is- domestic cellphone calling between the government One document described airline flights and U.S. telecommuni- land, saying that “we remain convin- records a day to the NSA and AT&T emerged from it as “highly collaborati- cations deals with Cuba. The last will ced the people of Cuba would be best after “a push to get this NSA documents provided ve,” while another lauded take on the toughest problems, inclu- served by a genuine democracy, where flow operational prior to by former NSA systems the company’s “extreme ding the embargo, human rights and people are free to choose their leaders, the 10th anniversary of analyst Edward Snow- willingness to help,” the each country’s desire to have fugitives express their ideas, practice their fai- 9/11,” according to an in- den, the Times reported newspaper reported. AP returned by the other. th.” AP mon 17.08.2015

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Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE doraemon the movie: tion into land deals by Hillary and Bill Clinton when Admission: Free nobita and the space heroes_ he was governor of Arkansas. room 1 It moved onto his personal life when Mr Starr be- nquiries (853) 8802 8888 E : 4.05 pm gan to investigate allegations that Mr Clinton had Director: Yoshihiro Osugi had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky and then Exhibition ‘Foam Tip by Arlinda Frota Language: Cantonese (Chinese/English) lied about it under oath in a sexual harassment case and Transmutation by Carol Kwok’ Duration: 100min brought by Paula Jones in 1994. Time: 12pm-8pm (Closed on Tuesdays) The president’s confession follows months of de- attack on titan_ nial. On 26 January this year, Mr Clinton categorically Until: September 30, 2015 room 2 denied having sexual relations with Miss Lewinsky. Venue: SIGNUM Living Store, Rua do Almirante 2.15, 4.05, 5.55, 9.45 pm Appearing serious and contrite, Mr Clinton told the Sérgio, no. 285, R/C, Macau Director: shinji Higuchi American people: “I misled people, including my Starring: Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara Admission: Free wife. I deeply regret that. Language: Japonese (English and Chinese) He concluded: “This matter is between me, the two Enquiries: (853) 2896 8925 Duration: 90min people I love most - my wife and my daughter - and our God.” “Saudade” Art Exhibition doraemon the movie: nobita and the space heroes_ He said he had not come clean earlier because he Time: 24 hours room 2 was embarrassed but he denied he had asked anyo- Until: September 30, 2015 7.45 pm ne to lie about the relationship. Venue: L2 Showcase / MGM MACAU, Director: Yoshihiro Osugi He also criticised Mr Starr and the investigation, which so far has cost £25m. Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE, Macau Language: Cantonese (Chinese/English) Duration: 100min On 6 August this year Ms Lewinsky told the jury Admission: free that she had an 18-month sexual relationship with Guided Tours: 12pm-9om (Mondays to Fridays); doraemon the movie: the President and that the pair had discussed ways 11am to 9:00 pm (Saturdays and Sundays) nobita and the space heroes_ of concealing the relationship. room 3 Enquiries: (853) 8802 8888 She also presented one of her dresses as evidence, 2.30 pm stating it had been stained with Mr Clinton’s semen Director: Yoshihiro Osugi during one of their sexual encounters. Language: Cantonese (Chinese/English) If it is proved that he lied he faces possible impea- Duration: 100min Offbeat chment hearings on Capitol Hill. to the fore_ Courtesy BBC News room 3 uinness year old cat in 4.30, 7.15, 9.30 pm G : 26- - US Director: Dante Lam is world’s oldest alive Starring: Eddie Peng, Siwon Choi n context Language: English (Chinese) I Duration: 117min A 26-year-old cat named Corduroy has been named On 21 September President Clinton’s Grand Jury testimony was released to the public. the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records. On 9 December 1998 the House Judiciary Committee pro- The cat is owned by a family in the Oregon city of macau tower posed four articles of impeachment against the president. Sisters. His owner, Ashley Reed Okura, has had him 30 Jul - 19 Aug Ten days later - after a bitter debate between republicans and since he was a kitten and she was 7. democrats - the House of Representatives voted to confirm Okura told The Oregonian (bit.ly/1JhCCrj ) that Cor- Mission Impossible rogue nation_ the recommendation. duroy is still active and in good health, except for 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm Bill Clinton became only the second president in American some kidney problems. He still hunts on the family’s Director: Christopher McQuarrie history to face such an indictment, but he refused to resign. His trial began on 7 January 1999 and ended on 12 February 160-acre property. Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, For his birthday Aug. 1, Okura bought him a live white when senators voted to acquit him of the impeachment charg- Rebecca Ferguson es of perjury and obstruction of justice. mouse and says he enjoyed it “right away.” Language: English (Chinese) mon 17.08.2015

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Macau’s Top Lean Mass By Renato Marques

The 2015 edition of the Macau Open Bo- dybuilding Championships, organized by the Macau Bodybuilding and Fitness As- sociation, took place yesterday at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion and saw a good number of fans attending the event, cheering for their fa- vorite athletes. Also appearing these Championships were nu- merous VIPs who came to show their support. Among them were the President of MBFA Mr. Che Kuong Hon and Ms. Ines Yeung Sai Ip, one of the most prominent figures of the Macau Bo- dybuilding scene and a Member of the Women’s committee of the Asian Bodybuilding Federa- tion. With over three dozen athletes competing in several categories in both the male and fema- le heats, the Championships were successfully held before an attentive jury and a cheerful crowd, showing the best Macau has to offer in terms of bodybuilding. In the end and once again, the Championships crowned probably the most popular Macau bodybuilder of all time, Joe Iao, who took home four first prizes in different categories. On the women’s side, the competition was even more fierce with the 1st prizes in several cate- gories being split among contestants no.82 and 130. The upside of the event, besides dishing out the glory to the big winners, was to realize a clear- ly rising interest for this sport by many young athletes who, although still unable to beat the masters, gave the impression of a bright future for the sport in Macau. mon 17.08.2015

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opinion Tennis | Rogers Cup Sports Views Jim Litke, Sports Columnist, AP Serena Williams falls No joke – a Samoan walks onto in Toronto semifinals a golf course and... The family business, at least on the athletic side of the Finau family, was pro football or basketball. op-ranked Serena Tony Finau, all 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds of him, was deter- Williams stumbled in the mined to play golf. Rogers Cup semifinals ap photo So if nothing else, his play Saturday was further validation yesterday (Macau time), of a story that begins with two poor kids learning to play the Tfalling 6-3, 5-7, 4-6 to Swiss teena- game by banging balls against a mattress in their garage and ger Belinda Bencic. one of them winding up with a shot at a major title on the final The 18-year-old Bencic beca- day of the PGA Championship. me the youngest player to beat “It was a tough finish, I’ve got to be sharper,” Finau (FEE- Williams in a completed match now) said after bogeying the final two holes at Whistling Straits since Maria Sharapova at 17 in the for a 69 that left him at 10 under, five strokes off the pace set 2004 WTA Finals. by leader Jason Day. “But I also learned a lot. "I can't describe the feeling right “I learned I can play in this kind of environment, that I can now," said Bencic, the winner this control my emotions in contention at a major. ... I’m five shots year at Eastbourne for her first ca- back and a lot of really good guys ahead of me. But at least,” he added, brightening, “I’m still in the conversation for tomorrow.” reer title. "I was very overwhelmed Growing up in Salt Lake City of mixed Tongan and American from the situation on the court, but Samoan descent, Finau looked more like a candidate to follow I'm just so happy the (winning) fo- second cousin Jabari Parker into hoops and maybe someday, rehand landed in and she couldn't the NBA. And he had more than one Division I suitor tossing reach it anymore. It was an incre- scholarship offers his way. dible feeling. I have no words." The other option was to pack more pounds onto that lean The winner of the first three Serena Williams frame and try to catch the same express train that another Grand Slam events of the season, cousin, longtime Pro Bowler Haloti Ngata of the Detroit Lions, the 33-year-old Williams lost for sealing the second one on a double seeded Caroline Wozniacki, Sa- rode all the way to the NFL. only the second time in 45 mat- fault — to get back on serve. bine Lisicki and fifth-seeded­ Ana The story of how the 25-year-old wound up on PGA Tour ches this season. She won titles in "I was very nervous in that mo- Ivanovic. instead is a beauty. Toronto titles in 2001, 2011 and ment," Bencic said. "But I told my- Halep has three victories this “We lived in a tough neighborhood and we didn’t know a 2013. self today is my chance and I really year. thing about golf,” said his father, Kelepi, one of seven family "I think I played really crappy have to stay focused and be men- "I've had a great week," Halep members at the course this week. “The idea was to find some- today," Williams said. "I'll try to tally tough, even if I didn't do it on said. "And you know, when you thing that would keep Tony and Gipper (11 months younger) be politically correct. And I don't the first try." come to the tournaments without out of trouble. They’re the middle two of our seven kids and we think you would disagree." In the final game, Bencic deli- expectations, you are more relaxed already had a few others playing team sports. But they were In the other semifinal, second-­ vered a driving backhand that and you have to play without pres- passionate about it right away. ranked Simona Halep of Romania Williams couldn't return to get to sure, play (like) during the prac- “And,” he added, “they were both pretty good right away.” beat Sara Errani of Italy 6-4, 6-4. match point and hit a stinging fo- tices and just trying to play your It was Kelepi, who worked in the cargo depot at the Salt Lake Williams had 16 aces to just one rehand winner to seal the victory. best every match. So I did this and City airport, who went to the library and picked up a copy of for Bencic, but the American dou- "This is why I worked for 15 I don't know how I'm in the finals, Jack Nicklaus’ book, “Golf My Way” and taped pictures of the Golden Bear’s swing sequence to the walls of the garage. ble-faulted 12 times. years," Bencic said. "I mean the to be honest. But it's nice and I Because the family couldn’t afford too many buckets of balls at "I just really didn't play up to par practice is not always easy. It was have just enjoyed it." the local driving range, he propped up mattresses against the today — what a professional tennis hard, it was tough. Sometimes I In the doubles semifinals, four- door and put down strips of carpet to hit off so his sons could player should play like. I played didn't want to and sometimes you th-seeded Caroline Garcia of practice as long as they wanted. like an amateur, to be honest. ... feel very motivated. And all this France and Katarina Srebotnik of “It was all they wanted to do,” Kelepi laughed. “I don’t think "Today was not my day and hope- work paid off today I think and Slovenia beat top-seeded Martina it was until Tony was 15 or 16, when he made it out of state fully I can rectify that going into this feeling is indescribable." Hingis of Switzerland and Sania qualifying in the junior PGA events, that I started to believe next week and then going into ho- Bencic, ranked 20th, has kno- Mirza of India, 6-3, 6-2; and third- ‘Hey, maybe he really does have the ability.’” pefully the (U.S.) Open," Williams cked off three seeded players en seeded Bethanie Mattek-Sands of Along the way, there were stops at the “Ultimate Game,” a said. "Hopefully, I can have a few route to her first career appea- the United States and Lucie Safa- $50,000 ante-up-front competition in Las Vegas where Lee Tre- more better days." rance in a Premier-5 Level event. rova of the Czech Republic topped vino first saw both Finaus crash drives in the very exclusive nei- Bencic nearly let the third set slip She opened with a victory over Kristina Mladenovic of France and ghborhood of 400 yards. And then a successful cameo on “The away. She raced to a 5-1 lead, but Canada's Eugenie Bouchard and Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Re- Big Break,” Golf Channel’s reality TV show, which Tony lost in Williams picked up two breaks — followed with wins over fourth- public 6-4, 7-6 (5). AP the final with a PGA tournament invite at the end of the rainbow. But there were tough times, too: Turning pro at 17 (Gipper did so at 16) in hopes of making some badly needed cash in quickly. A handful of tries and misses at the tour’s Q-school. A car crash that took his mother’s life and left Finau with an Football ulcer, but only deepened his resolve. Seven years of beating the bushes on a variety of minor-league golf circuits, with a growing family back home to feed. Casillas keeps clean sheet Finau finally made it to the big leagues this year and he’s made plenty of every opportunity: four top-10 finishes, highli- ghted by a pair of seventh-place ties and a tie for eighth at in debut win for Porto the Memorial. He was two shots off the lead heading into the weekend at the U.S. Open, his first-ever major, and wound up in a tie for 14th. ormer Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Ca- form during the past two seasons. “I think that was the one that made the difference,” recalled Fsillas kept a clean sheet in his Portuguese The Spain captain had a placid night in front caddie Greg Bodine. “Tony told me then he already knew he league debut on Saturday, when FC Porto beat of his new fans at Porto's Dragon Stadium, could stack up on normal tour courses. Once he played Cham- Guimaraes 3-0 to start its season. responding well withthe few saves he had to bers Bay, he knew he could stack up on places like this, too.” Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar struck make. A long putt away from the scoring trailer, Kelepi Finau leaned his first of two goals from Alex Sandro's de- Elsewhere, defender Goncalo Brandao scored against a fence and waited for his son to emerge. flected pass in the eighth minute. Maxi Pereira for both his Belenenses side and netted an own “For us to be out here is something else,” he began, his voice set him up in the 61st for a second goal. goal in a 3-3 draw with Rio Ave. softening. “It’s unfortunate his mother never got to see this, but Silvestre Varela netted in the 84th to secure On Friday, former Benfica coach Jorge Jesus green was her favorite color and he’ll be wearing it tomorrow.” the first three points of the campaign for Julen began his stint at rival club Sporting Lisbon He paused. “He once told me every time the wind blows, he Lopetegui's side. with a 2-1 win over promoted Tondela thanks feels his mom is with him.” Here’s hoping the wind blows strong and steady the entire Casillas left Madrid last month after 16 sea- to Adrien Silva's penalty deep in injury time. final day. sons, three Champions League trophies and Benfica begins its league title defense at home five Spanish league titles, following a dip in against Estoril early today (Macau time). AP Station Air quality THE ristiano onaldo s sister makes bid 17.08.2015 mon C R ’ th Anniversary BUZZ Roadside 10-30 20 to be Eurovision singer Good Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Katia Aveiro, has Aveiro now wants to sing in the international launched a Twitter campaign asking fans to music contest to be hosted by Sweden in May High back her bid to represent Portugal in the Euro- 2016. Her Twitter account says “Eurofans, I Density 15-35 vision Song Contest. would like you to back me to represent Portu- Residental The soccer star’s 38-year-old sibling began gal — A dream!” Good her musical career in 2005 under the stage Ronaldo, the youngest of four children from Area opinion name Ronalda. She became known in Portugal Funchal, Madeira, plays for Real Madrid, cap- after taking part in the 2014 edition of the “Sur- tains Portugal’s national soccer team and has Ambient 20-40 vivors” television series. won FIFA World Player of the Year three times. Good World Views dsmg source: Financial Times WORLD BRIEFS Asia should focus more on Facebook page offering to the future than the past ap photo In Europe, the more time that passes from the overseas Filipino workers terrible events of the second world war, the more the rancour diminishes between the warring nations. In north-east Asia, sadly, the opposite Pakistan Hamid Gul appears true. The more the events of 70 years denounced as online scam (pictured), who led Pakistan’s ago recede, the more enmity there is. powerful Inter-Services Partly, this is because of genuine feelings Intelligence spy agency as among Chinese and South Koreans that Japan it funneled U.S. and Saudi has never fully repented for the horrors it inflicted. cash and weapons to Afghan Partly, it is because of a cynical exercise to keep jihadis fighting against the the flames of hatred alive. That is particularly true Soviets and later publicly of China’s Communist party, which uses anti-Ja- supported Islamic militants, panese sentiment to bolster its own legitimacy. Its died late Saturday of a brain constant demands that Japan square up to the hemorrhage. He was 78. past would be more convincing if it were not so wantonly dishonest about its own bloodstained Pakistan A Cabinet minister history. resigned from his post on In recent decades, Japan has become locked Saturday after claiming in an into an unedifying spectacle of “apology diplo- interview that the country’s macy”. Its leaders make statements of contrition, former spy master Gen. Zaheerul Islam wanted to which are parsed for evidence of genuine remor- overthrow Prime Minister se. That is the background against which Shinzo Nawaz Sharif through violent Abe, prime minister, gave a speech to mark the rallies in Islamabad last year. 70th anniversary of the end of the war. Background image of the Facebook scam page OWWA Loan The government received For months, there had been speculation that Mr the letter of resignation from Abe, known for his revisionist views, would re- Philippine government Rebecca Calzado stated that issued by OWWA on Friday, Mushahidullah Khan, a senior draw some of the central tenets of previous apo- Aagency, the Overseas OWWA was not responsib- the Facebook page has al- leader of the ruling Pakistan logies. In the end, however, he stuck mostly to Workers Welfare Adminis- le for the scam and said the ready been deactivated, and Muslim League-N party, the script. He used all the key words, including tration (OWWA), has war- agency had launched an in- OWWA has already reported Information Minister Pervez “aggression”, “deep remorse” and “apology”. He ned Filipino employees in vestigation accordingly. the fake account to Facebook Rashid said, but it was not explicitly endorsed previous statements in which clear if Sharif would accept it. Hong Kong and Macau of an Upon its investigation, management. Japanese prime ministers spelt out Japan’s cri- online scam using the agen- OWWA said it was able to mes. True, he did not add his own apology. Mo- The OWWA Administrator reover, some phrases were couched in overly ca- cy’s name to solicit money in trace the source of the re- further reminded the public reful language. He was particularly coy about the exchange for loans. ports to a Facebook account to refrain from giving any ap photo “comfort women” forced to become sex slaves by The loan scam, under the named OWWA Loan, which information to unidentified the Imperial Army. guise of a new OWWA sche- used the OWWA agency logo persons and restrict transac- Emperor Akihito, by contrast, issued a more me, requires an applicant as its profile picture without tions to government offices straightforward statement of remorse that Mr Abe to deposit HKD1,000 into a the necessary authorization. in order to protect themsel- would have done well to emulate. The question is bank account order to release A similar report was re- ves from scams. SYRIAN government what comes next. the cash. As a result, the Phi- ceived from Labor Attaché “OWWA is reminding all warplanes attacked a busy market in a rebel- Almost inevitably, Beijing and Seoul expressed lippine Overseas Labor Offi- Vivian Tornea of POLO-Ma- overseas Filipino workers held suburb of the capital dissatisfaction. Xinhua, mouthpiece of China’s ce (POLO) in Hong Kong and cau, as a Facebook page cal- and the public to be vigilant Damascus yesterday, Communist party, said Mr Abe’s speech was in- Macau has been receiving in- led OWWA Loan used the of scams used by swindlers killing at least 82 people sincere and filled with “linguistic tricks”. Park Geu- quiries from Filipino migrant agency’s logo as its profile to deceive people, and not to and wounding more than n-hye, South Korea’s president, said it did not live workers asking whether they picture to make similar offers give any information, espe- 200 in one of the deadliest up to her expectations. By previous standards, could avail of the loans after to overseas Filipino workers cially financial [information], single incidents involving such criticism was mild. For now both Beijing and paying the deposit. on social media. to unidentified persons,” she government airstrikes since Seoul want calmer relations with Tokyo. The dan- The agency’s Administrator According to a statement stressed. BY the crisis began nearly five ger is that, when it suits their domestic agenda, years ago, activists said. they will pick again at history’s scab. That is not the way to proceed, particularly when the region IRAQ Islamic State militants faces so many divisive issues, including territorial launched an attack against disputes. Instead, China and South Korea should The government troops yesterday look to other Asian nations, such as the Philippi- outside the militant-held city nes, Singapore and Indonesia. They were also decisive moment AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim of Fallujah, killing at least 17 victims of Japanese aggression, but they have troops, officials said. moved on. Certainly, Japan has not apologised as une- quivocally as Germany. Inexcusably, some of its

leaders, including Mr Abe, have visited Yasukuni ap photo shrine. Home to the “souls” of some Class-A war criminals, as well as millions of ordinary soldiers, it is an inappropriate place for Japan’s leaders to commemorate their war dead. Still, Japan should be judged by the country’s USA Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham actions. Its armed forces have not fired a single Clinton reiterated Saturday bullet at an enemy in 70 years. Pacifism is deeply that she did not send or ingrained. receive emails marked Mr Abe had some words about the future too. classified from her home- Young generations of Japanese, he said, born based email server while decades after the war, should not have to keep secretary of state, an issue apologising for the sins of their forefathers. His- that continues to overshadow tory, he said, “should be engraved in our hearts”, her campaign. Clinton told but should not be continually evoked to browbeat reporters at the Iowa State the young who bear no responsibility for those Fair that she would let the events. Though history’s lessons must never be inquiry into her email use forgotten, there is a time to draw a line under the continue, while she blamed past. For the prospects of peace in Asia, that time Celebration. China’s Zhao Yunlei, right, and her partner Zhang Nan celebrate after defeating China’s Liu her Republican challengers is now. Cheng and Bao Yixin in their mixed doubles final match at the Badminton World Federation championships and House Republican MDT/Financial Times exclusive at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, yesterday. members for turning the issue into a partisan affair.