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WORLD BRIEFS Coloane ap photo CCAC wants gov’t to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an end to all foreign scientific research missions in a vast expanse of waters off the country’s northeast and revert plot ownership called on the military to P2 “chase out” unauthorized vessels, an official said yesterday. More on p12 ap photo

TAIWAN A 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted waters near Hualien County of Taiwan at 11.50p.m. yesterday. The quake struck at a depth of 11km. Local media reported that some buildings and roads in Hualien were damaged. ap photo

Indonesia A court sentenced an Islamic militant to 10 years in prison yesterday after finding him guilty of procuring weapons for his network to use in attacks.

Pakistan Police say an enraged crowd of thousands of Wazir tribesmen has torched the house and office of the commander of a pro- government militia in the country’s northwest. ap photo

Maldives The president of the Maldives said yesterday he ordered a state of emergency to investigate “this plot, this coup” involving a Supreme Court ruling last week that ordered the release of imprisoned Stock market turmoil: Billions wiped opposition leaders, including many of his political rivals. More on p13 off shares as sell-off gathers pace P9 More on backpage 07.02.2018 wed

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CCAC wants gov’t to revert Alto de Coloane plot ownership he Commission Against TCorruption (CCAC) released an “Investigation report on the construction project at Alto de CE visits Seac Pai Coloane”. The report highlights Van neighborhood the existing doubts concerning the exact location of the cons- On Monday evening, the chief truction project and how this executive, Chui Sai On, visited the Seac uncertainty has and will affect Pai Van integrated shopping center to the land plot’s title inheritance meet with residents living in nearby process. communities. In a video released by The plot involved with the the Government Information Bureau, construction project at Alto de Chui is seen having several short Coloane has land description conversations with some shoppers, number 6150 and was located asking the residents what they think of near Largo do Presidente An- the shopping center, and saying hello tónio Ramalho Eanes in the old to children, other shoppers and retail Coloane Village instead of being staff in the shopping center. at Alto de Coloane. According to CCAC, the actual area of the plot was, at the most, only a few Flooded taxis hundred square meters instead of 53,866 m2. and the registered allowed to extend plot owner, from 1903, was Chui licenses Lan. In July 1991, residents in Co- According to a report by TDM, the loane, Vong Tam Seng and vestigation that in the legal truction no. 01/DSSOPT/2009, concerning the title, location and Transport Bureau (DSAT) have Vong Tak Heng, represented proceedings of their eligibility the permitted maximum buil- area of the parcel where the Alto announced that taxis damaged by by lawyer Paulo dos Remédios, confirmation, there was lack of ding height should only be 8.9 de Coloane project is located, floods can extend their licenses for brought a suit claiming their eli- evidence for the verification of meters. the parcel owner might apply another half a year. In the aftermath of gibility as the heirs to this land statements,” the CCAC report However, according to the for a new planning proposal ac- Typhoon Hato, DSAT received many plot to the court, claiming that reads. street alignment plan issued cording to the Urban Planning applications requesting a change to Vong Tam Kuong, who was also Moreover, due to a complete by the DSSOPT, the permitted Law and subsequent approval the registration status of damaged named “Chui Lan,” was their lack of proof, the then-Depart- maximum building height was procedures might follow. Howe- taxis. After these applications were grandfather. Vong Tam Seng ment for Cartography and Ca- 100 meters, which obviously ver, since the parcel is State processed, 124 taxis were deemed and Vong Tak Heng made their dastre refused to issue a cadas- contradicted the planning terms property, whether the relevant damaged by the typhoon. 69 of them formal request to inherit the tit- tral map. set forth in the administrative street alignment plan is valid is were eight-year concession taxis. le of the land plot. In August 1994, Chong Fai instruction. now a minor problem.” According to DSAT, the six-month In April of 1999, the court ru- Limited, after already having “Moreover, the street align- Finally, the CCAC claims that extension is the period of time led that the two were the only purchased the plot, applied for a ment plan and the official buil- the plot at Alto de Coloane ad- suggested by the taxi industry and was heirs of Vong Tam Kuong, and land boundary survey. ding plan approved based on the jacent to Estrada do Campo and agreed to by DSAT. This extension they eventually inherited the tit- The then-named Department relevant cadastral information Estrada de Seac Pai Van, where can be used for the taxis’ examination, le of the plot. for Cartography and Cadastre information checking and other is also invalid. The street alig- the construction project at Alto believed the plot area was added necessary procedures. “One cannot rule out the pos- nment plan of the Alto de Co- de Coloane is located, is not re- sibility that some people made to the property registration and loane project went against the gistered in the Real Estate Re- use of judicial proceedings and that the location of the plot was planning terms provided for in gistry. 14 boat owners falsely claimed to be the plot confirmed by the transcription the administrative instruction. “Therefore, according to Arti- owner’s descendants and obtai- certificate issued by the Finan- Therefore, the DSSOPT (Land, cle 7 of the Basic Law, it is Sta- arrested for ned the title illegally,” the CCAC cial Services Bureau. The de- Public Works and Transport te property. The CCAC [have report says. partment issued a cadastral map Bureau) should reject the appli- suggested that] the Macau SAR smuggling waste Vong Tam Seng and Vong Tak for the plot as it was believed cation for the official building Government [should] recover Heng sold the plot to Chong that the plot’s location and des- plan,” the report writes. the land parcel following appro- Gongbei Customs handled a smuggling Fai Properties Investment tination were known. “The CCAC pointed out that if priate procedure and method,” case where owners of small cargo Company Limited for MOP150 The CCAC report notes that there was no problem or dispute the CCAC report reads. boats were caught transporting waste million in October 1993. since the information that the materials from Macau to mainland After obtaining the title of the land boundary survey was ba- China over an extended period. plot as an heir, Vong Tam Seng sed on was obviously at odds Gongbei Customs arrested 14 suspects, ce refers report to public applied for two land boundary with reality, the administrative all of whom were owners of cargo surveys, in 1992 and 1993 res- act of the confirmation of the prosecutions office boats. Recently, the suspects bought boundary was groundless. waste batteries, waste metals and pectively, where he claimed that THE CHIEF Executive, Chui rights of land owners. The is- waste plastics from several waste the plot was located at Alto de It continues by saying that the Sai On, has decided to refer sues raised in the CCAC report stations in Macau, once or twice Coloane adjacent to Estrada do cadastral map issued by the De- the report to the Public Prose- are “complicated and serious,” every week. After each purchase, they Campo and Estrada de Seac Pai partment for Cartography and cutions Office. According to a the statement read. Chui said transported two to four tonnes of the Van. Cadastre is invalid. statement from the Government he was highly concerned about waste from Macau to Zhongshan, Vong Tam Seng claimed in the The CCAC considered that sin- Information Bureau, Chui made issues raised in the report re- where a smuggling group would buy two applications that the area ce the southern part of the site of the decision after an analysis of garding the demarcation of land the waste and, in turn, sell it to other measured was 111,848 square the Alto de Coloane project ad- relevant laws, and with a view in general, and in particular, places. Gongbei Customs believes meters and 57,300 square me- jacent to Estrada do Campo fell to safeguarding public land the area involved in the Alto de that 1,000 tonnes of solid waste were within the area of the planning ters respectively. rights, as well as the legitimate Coloane construction project. transported. “The CCAC found in the in- laid down in Administrative Ins-

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UM wins 13 golds in Obituary swimming competition The University Professor Jao Tsung I of Macau Swimming Team recently won 13 gold medals, 12 passes away aged 101 silver medals, and 10 bronze rofessor Jao Tsung I, an medals at a local Pexpert of sinology and a for- inter-varsity mer recipient of an honorary doc- swimming torate from the University of Ma- championship. cau (UM), passed away yesterday Team members morning, at the age of 101. Chao Man Hou An erudite scholar and a prolific and Lei On Kei each broke two records in individual events. The team also broke writer, Jao was a renowned expert two records in relay events. The competition attracted students of sinology, a historian, archaeo- from the UM, the Macao Polytechnic Institute, and the University logist, writer, Confucian scholar, of Saint Joseph. Seventeen members of the UM Swimming Team educator, and painter. He dedi- participated in the competition. cated his whole life to promoting sinology, with remarkable accom- plishments in both art and litera- Cirque du Soleil to perform ture. Jao served as a chair professor in show in Shenzhen the School of Arts at the Universi- ty of East Asia (UEA), the prede- Cirque du Soleil, the world-renowned Canadian entertainment cessor of UM. He assisted with the The UM confered the titles of ‘honorary doctor’ and ‘honorary professor’ on Prof Jao company, will perform one of its classic shows, “Kooza,” in the establishment of the Department Tsung I in 2004 southern Chinese city of Shenzhen in March. Kooza tells the story of Chinese Literary History and of “The Innocent,” a melancholy loner who wanders through a strange world, guided by “The Trickster,” a charming genius, served as the department head a group of experts well-versed in of ‘honorary doctor’ and ‘honorary through a combination of acrobatics and clown performance. The and founding professor. Chinese language and literature. professor’ upon Jao, in recogni- show has been performed more than 100 times in Beijing and During the early days of UM, he He also pioneered research in the tion of his original academic con- Shanghai since the circus toured China in October 2017, according worked tirelessly to develop pro- history of Macau at UM. Later, tributions. to the company’s executive vice president, Jonathan Tetrault. The grams in the field of humanities, he actively supported the deve- According to statement from team consists of approximately 120 performers and staff from 18 which had a far-reaching impact lopment of Macaology, making a UM, “the outstanding achieve- countries. Since its debut in 2007, Kooza has been staged in 18 in laying the groundwork for the groundbreaking contribution to ments UM has attained in the field countries. Established in Québec, Canada in 1984, Cirque du Soleil development of teaching and re- UM in the establishment and de- of humanities would not have has performed in more than 450 cities across 60 countries. The search in the Chinese discipli- velopment of this discipline. been possible without the signifi- company had a resident show in Macau until 2012. ne, and in nurturing for Macau In 2004, UM conferred the titles cant contributions of Prof Jao.”

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AL Plenary Effectiveness of new measures to cool down real estate market questioned Renato Marques

he Secretary for Eco- nomy and Finance, Lionel Leong, was yes- marques renato terday at the Legislative TAssembly (AL) to present two bills that aim to cool down the region’s real estate prices. The measures approved yester- day amend existing laws in what concerns tax payments and con- tributions. They were presented to the AL by order of the chief executive (CE) to be treated as a matter of urgency. However, many of the lawmakers con- sidered their content “insuf- ficient” and doubted the “ef- fectiveness” of such measures. Although there were two se- parate topics and two separa- te bills being discussed, it was in fact a “two-in-one” bill that Leong presented, proposing to change in one hand the rates of the urban property tax and in another, the amount of “stamp duty” in the acquisition of se- cond and subsequent housing units. As explained by Leong, the aim of the bills is to pry open some Ip Sio Kai was one of the lawmakers who questioned the need for the amendments 12,000 housing units that ac- cording to government studies changes to the urban property late. Even president Xi [Jiping] nho noted that the problem percentage. The major share [of have been purchased but are tax, many lawmakers expressed warned us about this.” arises from “the lack of ba- the housing units not in the ren- considered to be unoccupied, as concerns over the effectiveness According to Mak, property lance between demand and tal market] are in the hands of well as to deter investors from of the measure that proposes to owners would rather “put them supply,” remarking, “in one the developers, to which were acquiring several housing units. withdraw the exemption of tax in the bank, taking profit from year time you will be here granted land plots without a pu- These measures arose from an for the non-rental units, which them… The ones that have a again to approve another one.” blic tender, and where they only announcement from the CE in will now have a 6 percent tax le- good finance capacity rather not In his opinion the problem has build luxury units at low cost December, who, after a meeting vied. They also disagreed with a to [lease].” deeper roots that have to do with and then only sell 20 percent [of in Beijing, said that the govern- similar tax rate of 10 percent for Supporting this idea was An- the fact that the government did the units] because that is alrea- ment would enforce measures rental units. gela Leong, saying that she not launch, for several years, any dy enough to make profit, kee- to tackle the speculative use of Leong Sun Iok, Mak Soi Kun, agrees fully with Mak and that public tenders of land plots for re- ping the others to make prices housing units. Ho Ion Sang, Agnes Lam and what Macau needs “is to per- sidential housing construction. raise.” Although the approval of the Zheng Anting argued that some fect the renting market and to Coutinho agrees with Ho that “This is not like Hong Kong, in bills by the plenary was almost of these measures were “insuffi- improve the efficiency of the a “real incentive would be to Hong Kong there is rush to sell; consensual, there were several cient” and were unlikely to pro- judicial processes to put order exempt the rented housing units in Macau no, there is no rush, issues that raised questions, mote the expected effects. They to the market. That’s the incen- from paying this tax.” they can keep them to specula- starting with the need for the also questioned the government tive they [the owners] need.” te.” topic to be addressed as a matter on the reasons for the high num- As for Ho Ion Sang, he noted, Nevertheless Ng said he agreed of urgency. ber of unoccupied units. “this is a very light and simple with the fact that the proposal Lawmakers Kou Hoi In and Mak Soi Kun was one of the way to do it,” recalling that the taxes unoccupied units. Ip Sio Kai questioned from the most active lawmakers at this Secretary had promised before We know what Replying to the questions, start the need for the bills to the stage, questioning the govern- to reduce the tax to 10 percent is the reality Leong noted “we are trying addressed in this way, sugges- ment on the reasons that lead for rented units in order to in- possible methods to raise the ting that under normal proce- owners not to want to lease the centivize leasing them. Ho ques- of the market supply,” reaffirming in a reply dure, the topic could be addres- units, claiming that it often in- tioned what progress had been to Ho, that continues to exist sed in more depth resulting in volves a phenomenon that he made in regards to the promise. in Macau and the intention of reducing the “more quality.” called “scammer tenants.” Ip Sio Kai, definitely one of difference between both tax To the questions, the Secretary Mak added that the renting the most troubled by the mea- neighboring rates but “we need to consider explained, “this is a sensitive law does not protect owners and sure suggested that government regions. in between the people that are topic and that can lead to fluc- landlords from these “scammer should, “adopt an even solution taking income from the hou- tuations in the market,” adding, tenants” that fail to comply with for all but separate housing units Everyone buys ses and the ones that aren’t.” “we intend to treat this [topic] as rent payments and other pro- from commercial units,” adding, Nevertheless he agreed with the a combined package and we also blems, noting that the judicial “this measure [as it is presented] houses to majority of the opinions expres- intend this method or urgency processes that landlords need will affect all as a whole and if sed and said he would discuss in order to allow a healthy deve- to resort to in order to get their the legislative intention has to speculate. them with Secretariat of the lopment of the market.” units back are slow and time- do with housing units, we should Mak Soi Kun Administration and Justice in When it came to vote on whe- consuming. have a differentiated treatment order to see what can be done in ther the bill should be addres- “We need to have measures [for the non-residential ones].” As for Ng Kuok Cheong, the terms of a simplification of the sed as a matter of urgency, Kou to improve the renting law,” he Ip also pointed the finger to the pro-democrat lawmaker came judicial process regarding rental voted against the motion and Ip said adding, “We know what is bill saying, “This is a repressive to refute the accusations of Mak disputes. abstained. the reality of the market in Ma- measure, missing the incentive and Leong regarding the so-cal- The bill passed with all votes in In the discussion of the bills and cau and neighboring regions. measures.” led “scammer tenants,” accor- favor, except for one vote abstai- namely on the one regarding the Everyone buys houses to specu- Lawmaker Pereira Couti- ding to Ng, “that is a very small ned by lawmaker Ip. 07.02.2018 wed

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China Press Freedom Report 2017 IFJ expresses concern over treatment of journalists after Hato

Daniel Beitler blacklist for journalists, political survey conducted by the Macau activists or lawmakers, but that Portuguese and English Press he International Fede- the decisions are also not made Association (AIPIM), the China ration of Journalists has on an arbitrary basis by immigra- Press Freedom Report said that attacks on media personnel by In the conclusion of the China released its China Press tion officers. most journalists in Macau face “Chinese nationalists”. Press Freedom Report, the IFJ Freedom Report 2017, some form of restraints in repor- In one example at the Hong makes 15 recommendations for Twhich includes a brief reference ting on the judiciary, executive Kong Free Press, staff were sent mainland China and 10 for the to the problems foreign journa- The IFJ says and legislative branches of gover- threatening letters over the cour- Hong Kong SAR. The recom- lists faced when trying to enter that several nment. se of several months from a non mendations are strongly-wor- Macau last year in the aftermath As an example, the report re- -identified origin. Non-Chinese ded - even presumptuous - and of Typhoon Hato. journalists were called an incident on August 29 journalists were allegedly the dictate the changes that the cen- The report, which is subtitled when the Journalists Association primary target of such action and tral and Hong Kong local gover- “Ten-year edition: A decade of threatened, of Macau said the local govern- were told to leave Hong Kong, nments ought to implement to decline”, expressed concern with ment was pressuring at least five while ethnically Chinese staff better protect press freedoms. the fact that five Hong Kong jour- coerced and media outlets to report “positi- were reminded “not to follow the There are no recommendations nalists were barred from entering silenced in HK vely” on the government’s res- brainwashing through the distor- listed for the Macau SAR. Macau in the aftermath of Hato ponse to Typhoon Hato and not tions by foreigners of your mind. For Hong Kong, the report on the grounds that they “might to hold Chief Executive Chui Sai […] You have Chinese blood recommends that the HKSAR have posed a threat to internal The China Press Freedom Re- On responsible for any unprepa- running through your veins and government direct all civil ser- security.” port notes that the Macau go- redness or inadequacy. heart.” vants to uphold press freedoms Secretary for Security Wong vernment is “believed to closely Reviewing the situation in Hong On the government front, the- by directly answering media Sio Chak has said on several oc- follow the instructions of the Kong last year, the IFJ expressed re were numerous examples of questions, that police authorities casions that the ban was in ac- Central Government of China,” in considerable concern over cen- activists and journalists haras- should disseminate information cordance with the law and that particular through its barring of sorship and self-censorship. It sed and charged, with particular to the press in a timely manner, “other regions had also banned journalists when sensitive events also says that several journalists reference to involvement in or and that online media must be entry and Macau was not an ex- occur. were threatened, coerced and reporting on the 2014 Umbrella treated equally to print media in ception.” He adds that there is no Citing a recent press freedom silenced, and referred to several Movement. their access to official events.

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Las Vegas judge to allow claims against Wynn board in Okada suit CEO of Meg-Star Group Thomas Pang (middle), group’s spokesperson Julian Cheung Chi Lam (left), and creative director Mann Lao (right) Las Vegas judge will now Tokyo-based Universal Enter- Aallow claims against cer- tainment Corp., where Okada tain members of Wynn Resor- was formerly chairman. bloomberg ts Ltd.’s board to go forward According to Jones, that Meg-Star holds fundraiser, in the long legal battle with alleged discussion took place ousted director and sharehol- months before an investiga- unveils new image der Kazuo Okada. tion into Okada’s alleged mis- The ruling Monday by Ne- conduct was concluded. The eg-Star Group released Deficientes Intelectuais e Seus Fa- vada District Court Judge results of that investigation Mits new brand image this miliares. Elizabeth Gonzalez reverses formed a primary justification week during a charity night and Sponsored by overseas partners, an earlier decision that would for the Wynn board’s decision reunion gala dinner, held at the more than one hundred prizes, have prevented claims against to remove Okada from the Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel. such as travel packages to Austra- the directors based on their company in early 2012. Nearly 3,000 guests attended the lia, Korea and other destinations, 2012 vote to remove Okada Gonzalez said she won’t event. were handed out at the event. All from the board and redeem allow claims to proceed Hong Kong star Julian Cheung the prizes aligned with the theme his shares. against one Wynn director Chi Lam was invited as the spokes- of “Exploring the World.” Several Steve Wynn and Okada have who had no part in the No- person of the brand to witness the singers, including Yu Quan from been feuding for about six vember 2011 discussion re- launch of a new corporate video. China, Sammi Cheng, Lam Fung, years, since Wynn pushed Kazuo Okada garding Okada. Thomas Pang, CEO of Meg- and the Grasshopper from Hong Okada out of Wynn Resorts, Steve Wynn and Okada once Star Group, spoke about how he Kong gave live performances. alleging he bribed Philippine weak corporate governance called each other best friends, has focused his attention on the According to the press release, gaming officials. The setback and deference to its founder but according to Okada, thin- education and development of Meg-Star Group “has expanded comes amid a broader con- and chairman. gs have been strained since children in impoverished areas. its business to overseas markets, troversy surrounding Wynn, At issue Monday was whe- 2010, when Wynn’s divorce According to a press release issued to cover high-end travel and VIP who was the subject of a Wall ther Gonzalez should allow a cut his stake in the company by the company, Meg-Star Charity entertainment service, real estate, Street Journal expose on Jan. sealed document, produced in half and made Okada the raised over HKD15 million at the aircraft leasing, premium retail, 26 that detailed various alle- late into evidence, that alle- largest shareholder. That re- event and donated a total of HKD1 IT, cultural art, food and beve- gations of sexual harassment gedly shows several Wynn sulted in Wynn ousting Okada million to support five Macau cha- rages, red wine distribution, and and coercion against the ca- Resorts directors intended to as “unsuitable” and Okada in rity associations, including; Tung more.” Meg-Star Group claims it sino magnate. He has denied oust Okada from the company turn questioning the purpo- Sin Tong, Charity Fund from the will continue leveraging its resour- any wrongdoing. as far back as November 2011, se of Wynn’s USD135 million Readers of Macao Daily News, ces to the premium market and The ruling also revives scru- according to J. Randall Jones, donation to the University of Macao Holy House of Mercy, Ma- will strive to demonstrate a com- tiny of Wynn Resorts’ board, an attorney for Aruze USA Macau Development Fund in cao Heritage Ambassadors Asso- munity-minded corporate model which has been criticized for Inc. Aruze is the U.S. unit of 2011. Bloomberg ciation and Associação de Idosos, through its actions. ad wed 07.02.2018

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but in an environment where growth is good and earnings are expected to rise globally, there Global stock markets tumble are decent underpinnings,” said James Knightley, chief interna- tional economist at ING. The catalyst for the latest sell- after Wall Street battering off came in jobs figures last Fri- day showing that wage growth Pan Pylas, Elaine Kurtenbach in the U.S. was creeping higher. For many traders, that was a tock markets around ap photo sign that the Fed will have to the world took a batte- pick up the pace of its rate hikes ring yesterday, following — higher wages have the capaci- a dramatic sell-off on ty to fuel inflation. SWall Street that triggered con- Much could hinge on the open cerns that a potentially healthy on Wall Street and futures pullback from record highs cou- markets are predicting a modest ld turn into a protracted bear improvement — Dow futures market. and the broader S&P 500 futu- However, signs that Wall Street res are up 0.6 percent at 1.2 per- will stabilize when it opens later cent, respectively. helped ease the selling pressure On Monday, the Dow finished during European trading hours. down 4.6 percent at 24,345.75, The drop, which gathered pace while the S&P 500 sank 4.1 per- Monday when the Dow Jones cent, to 2,648.94. Falls like this industrial average posted its bi- have not been registered sin- ggest percentage decline since having earlier been down a mas- to 5,209. Germany’s DAX was 500, for example, has fallen 7.8 ce August 2011 when investors August 2011, has been fueled by sive 7 percent. All other Asian down 1.9 percent at 12,445. percent since it set its latest re- were fretting over Europe’s debt fears the U.S. Federal Reserve bourses tanked, too, including Though many stock indexes cord high on Jan. 26. crisis and the debt ceiling impas- will raise interest rates faster the Shanghai Composite index, are close to where they started “Seemingly the only hope for se in Washington that prompted than expected due to a pick-up which closed 3.4 percent lower the year, the losses mark a ma- the markets at the moment is a U.S. credit rating downgrade. in wages. at 3,370.65 and Hong Kong’s jor reverse following a sustained that investors suddenly deci- Still, while stocks take a ham- “If investors look at underlying Hang Seng, which skidded 5.1 period of gains, a pullback that de that the sell-off has been mering, other financial assets earnings growth and the funda- percent to 30,595.42. Austra- market pros have been predic- a bit overdone,” said Connor are becoming more attractive mentals of the global economy, lia’s benchmark S&P ASX 200 ting for some time. Campbell, a financial analyst at to investors. Gold, for example, there is reason for optimism,” slid 3.2 percent to 5,833.30 and Stephen Schwarzman, the Spreadex. was up 0.5 percent at USD1,343 said Neil Wilson, senior market South Korea’s Kospi declined 1.5 chairman and CEO of Blacksto- Despite the sea of red in global an ounce. analyst at ETX Capital. percent to 2,453.31. ne, warned recently at the Wor- stock markets, there are hopes The U.S. dollar remained fair- “However once this kind of The selling persisted into Eu- ld Economic Forum of a poten- that the retreat won’t last long ly resilient despite the stock stampede starts it’s hard to ropean trading hours, though tial “reckoning” in markets. given the fact that global grow- market sell-off, which at one stop.” there were some signs of reco- A 10 percent drop from a peak th has picked up pace and the stage Monday saw the Dow shed Among the biggest fallers on very. The FTSE 100 index of is often referred to as a “correc- financial system is more robust 1,597 points. The euro was up yesterday was Tokyo’s Nikkei leading British shares was 1.6 tion” while a bear market is ge- following the financial crisis. 0.4 percent at $1.2415 while the 225 stock average, which ended percent lower at 7,221 while the nerally defined as a 20 percent “That is not to say that we won’t dollar rose 0.1 percent to 109.22 4.7 percent lower at 21,610.24, CAC 40 in France fell 1.5 percent or so drop in indexes. The S&P see further falls in coming days, yen. AP

‘China’s Hawaii’ has a gambling bloomberg plan: These may be winners eijing’s ambitions versary of China’s embrace 2018. China’s third-largest build an international air- Bto bring more tourists of foreign investment, it’s developer by sales, China port on Hainan’s western and gambling to an island local companies already Evergrande Group, is buil- coast. The island now has billed as China’s Hawaii is on the ground that have ding Ocean Flower Island, three airports, all on the sparking visions of a rapid the most to gain. Here are a cluster of hotels, theme east coast. transformation for an im- the ones best positioned to parks, malls and conferen- HNA Infrastructure Co., portant provincial region. capitalize on the plans. All ce centers on an artificial which provides airport Motorcyclists drive past residential and commercial buildings in The plan for Hainan in- the companies either decli- archipelago off Hainan’s services, surged as much Boao, Hainan cludes relaxing visa rules ned to comment or didn’t northwest coast. The de- as 13 percent on Friday and building a new airport respond to requests for a velopments appeal to fa- after Bloomberg reported pkeepers, restaurants and take some business away to draw foreign cash to the comment. milies and holiday makers, on the proposal to legalize travel agents. from Macau, where casino southern Chinese province, the same demographic that gambling on Hainan. The Department-store opera- companies are enjoying Bloomberg reported Fri- REAL ESTATE AND authorities want to draw in company has a home-field tors including Wangfujing booming business. day, citing people familiar RESORTS their bid to transform Hai- advantage, as its parent Group Co. should benefit. Some analysts say Macau with the matter. It also may Real-estate and resort de- nan. Companies with land is based there. Another Dalian Wanda Group Co. is strong enough to withs- allow for gambling, poten- velopers would be imme- will benefit the most if the HNA-related company that owns a shopping and lei- tand competition, and any tially paving the way for ca- diate beneficiaries, as ope- government pushes ahead could benefit is Hainan sure complex in Haikou, moves to open another sinos on the island. ning up tourism and gam- with its plan. “Land will be Airlines Holding Co. The the capital of Hainan. The Chinese-controlled region “If the model developed bling would spark a wave needed to build casinos, re- airline services about 1,400 company no longer has ho- to casinos could be years in Macau is tapped, then of development across the sorts, hotels,” said Steven domestic and international tel assets in the province, away. Infrastructure im- tourism and entertainment island. Leung, executive director routes reaching more than having sold them to Guan- provements will also boost industries may be boosted Fosun International Ltd. at UOB Kay Hian (Hong 110 cities worldwide, accor- gzhou R&F Properties Co. tourism to the gaming hub, along with gambling,” said has built a 10 billion yuan Kong) Ltd. “It will boost ding to its website. It and last year. Travel companies said David Bonnet, part- Wendy Liu, a Shanghai-ba- (USD1.6 billion) luxury land prices in Hainan.” six other HNA units have would theoretically benefit, ner at Delta State Holdin- sed analyst with UOB Kay Atlantis Sanya resort on the been suspended from tra- said Leung, but it would gs Ltd. Las Vegas Sands Hian Investment Co. “The island’s southern coast. En- INFRASTRUCTURE ding amid mounting finan- depend on the scale of the Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd. province may attract more compassing a hotel, water PROJECTS cial pressure. casino resort. “It has to be and other Macau casino shopping malls, hotels, park, aquarium, shopping Development will help Malls and Travel Agents very big,” he said. operators would still need providing an opportunity arcade and entertainment construction companies An influx of mainland to adjust to competition for for related developers.” performances, the com- and others tied to infras- Chinese tourists will have a CASINO RESORTS the $33 billion in gaming While the push is inten- plex is targeted to open tructure. China’s leaders widespread impact beyond Mainland Chinese touris- revenue the city brings in ded to mark the 40th anni- in the second quarter of are said to have agreed to hotels, benefiting local sho- ts drawn to Hainan could annually. Bloomberg 07.02.2018 wed

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to encourage adoption of re- newable energy. ap photo “That possibly could start a ‘green energy trade war,’” he China solar supplier grows in said. “That is, with the whole world concerned about clima- te change, what people who India to avoid trade controls want to solve energy problems and realize green development aren’t willing to see.” Longi, headquartered in the western city of Xi’an, ranked No. 7 among global solar panel producers by 2017 output, ac- cording to PV Tech, an industry journal. The South Korean-Ger- man supplier Hanhwa-Q Cells was the only non-Chinese com- petitor in the Top 10. India is regarded by the so- lar industry as one of the most promising markets but low-cost Chinese imports have undercut the New Delhi government’s ambitions to develop its own solar technology suppliers. Go- vernment data show imports, mostly from China, account for 90 percent of last year’s sales, up from 86 percent in 2014. India’s Finance Ministry said Jan. 5 it was considering adding a temporary 70 percent “safe- guard tariff” on solar equipment from China and Malaysia to pre- Joe McDonald, Beijing newable energy by driving down Xia’s comment represented dule factory in the Indian state vent “further serious injury” to costs. But the United States, Eu- an unusually explicit statement of Andhra Pradesh. The latest the Indian industry. The minis- ne of China’s biggest rope, India and others complain by the Chinese industry that it investment will double produc- try said Chinese exporters shif- Omakers of solar panels said unfairly low-priced exports hurt is moving production to avoid tion there, the company said. ted their focus to India in early yesterday it will invest USD309 their manufacturers and threa- trade controls. Other Chinese Xia repeated warnings by Chi- 2017 after the United States and million to expand manufactu- ten thousands of jobs. producers have set up factories nese manufacturers that import Europe stepped up import con- ring in India in a move to guard The United States, Europe in India and Southeast Asia but controls are hampering efforts trols. AP against what it complained is a and other non-Chinese marke- usually say they are getting clo- rising threat of import controls ts account for only 10 percent ser to customers or taking ad- in the United States and other of Longi’s sales, according to its vantage of local talent and su- markets. strategy director, Max Xia. But pply chains. senior foreign policy adviser to meet tillerson Longi Solar Technology Lt- he said Longi wants to promote That migration has complica- d.’s announcement follows the global sales of its latest techno- ted efforts by the United States, China’s senior foreign policy nomic and diplomatic partner, but Trump administration’s Jan. logy this year. the European Union and other adviser will meet with U.S. Secretary has also backed increasingly strict 24 decision to impose an extra “We think sooner or later anti- governments to control imports of State Rex Tillerson later this week, U.N. sanctions on Kim Jong Un’s 30 percent duty on imported dumping and trade protection from China. state media reported, amid concerns regime. The statement cited foreign solar modules. An Indian re- will be happening in several Some Chinese solar manu- over North Korea and growing trade ministry spokesman Geng Shuang as gulator says it is considering a countries,” said Xia at a news facturers responded to ear- tensions. The official Xinhua News its source. He said Yang, a state coun- “safeguard tariff” of 70 percent conference. “This is why we lier U.S. and European trade Agency gave no further details in its selor and former foreign minister, report this week, but the meeting would visit the U.S. on Thursday and on solar panels from China and choose to do the investment in measures by supplying those between Tillerson and Yang Jiechi Friday. The visit comes amid rising Malaysia. Malaysia and also in India, be- markets from factories outside comes as both sides are upping U.S.-China economic tensions under- Chinese manufacturers domi- cause we don’t know when and China, avoiding higher tariffs pressure on North Korea over its scored by Washington’s move to raise nate global solar panel produc- where it will happen, this kind of and quotas on Chinese-made nuclear weapons program. China tariffs on imported solar modules, tion. Their explosive growth has anti-dumping. So we prepare to products. has long been the North’s main eco- most of which come from China. helped to propel adoption of re- counter it.” Longi already has a solar mo-

Defense Mid-course missile interceptor test successful

hina said yesterday ballistic missile while it is tem known as THAAD be of the SC-19 system that instead to other regional tween their armed forces. Cit successfully tested flying in space before re- in South Korea, saying it was believed to have been players. The two are also locked in a mid-course anti-missi- entering the atmosphere. would respond with coun- used in knocking out a “This missile system is an increasingly tense ri- le defense system within The defense ministry termeasures. Chinese satellite in a 2007 designed to intercept me- valry for influence in the its own territory, a move said the test was “defensi- Beijing has also rapi- test, said Sam Roggeveen, dium-range ballistic missi- Indian Ocean. that comes amid tensions ve and does not target any dly expanded its military a senior fellow with the Sy- les, and Washington does The ability to inde- over North Korea’s nu- country.” presence on manmade dney-based Lowy Institute not deploy those in the pendently manufacture clear weapons program China is North Korea’s islands in the South Chi- international policy think Asia-Pacific,” Roggeveen advanced armaments, and China’s own military closest economic and na Sea, most of which it tank. said. “On the other hand, including stealth figh- developments in disputed diplomatic partner but claims, despite rival claims However, the exercise both North Korea and In- ters, aircraft carriers and regional waters. has signed on to increa- from other nations. It has may not have included an dia do have such missiles, missile defense systems, The defense ministry said singly tough United Na- also repeatedly sent coast actual interception utili- so this test is more about is key to China’s rise as in a brief statement on its tions sanctions aimed at guard vessels into waters zing the missile’s kill vehi- them,” he said. a global military power, website that Monday’s test curbing the North’s nu- controlled by Japan arou- cle, but might have simply India, China’s nu- Roggeveen said. achieved its “preset goal,” clear weapons program. nd uninhabited islands in been a test of the missile’s clear- armed southern “It is clear that China is while offering no further Despite that threat, it has the East China Sea that booster, Roggeveen said. neighbor, has a border striving to become a mi- details. adamantly opposed the China claims as its own. He also warned against dispute with Beijing that litary-industrial super- Mid-course intercep- deployment of an advan- Given the description, assuming that the test was resulted in a weekslong power of equal standing tion involves destroying a ced U.S. anti-missile sys- Monday’s test was likely to aimed at the U.S., pointing standoff last year be- to the U.S.,” he said. AP wed 07.02.2018

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Hong Kong ‘Umbrella Movement’ activists walk free ong Kong’s highest activists block major thorough- court yesterday over- fares for 11 weeks, fizzled out but turned prison senten- ap photo spawned a youth-led opposition ces for three young movement that gained political Hpro-democracy activists convic- traction while facing increasing ted for their roles in kicking off resistance from Hong Kong’s 2014’s “Umbrella Movement” Beijing-backed government. protests in the semiautonomous Law was elected to the semi- Chinese city. democratic legislature in 2016 A panel of five judges sided but was one of six pro-democra- with Joshua Wong, Nathan Law cy lawmakers disqualified after and Alex Chow in their appeal a government legal challenge. against monthslong prison ter- Wong had plans to run for office ms for unlawful assembly. was forced to put them on hold The case sparked controversy to fight the prison sentence, because a magistrate initially which barred him from standing gave the three lenient senten- for office for five years. ces but the justice secretary re- Another member of their De- quested a review that resulted mosisto political party, 21-year- in prison time ranging from six old Agnes Chow, was blocked to eight months, raising wor- last month from a March elec- ries about judicial independen- tion by officials who said their ce and rule of law in the former party’s political platform ad- British colony. vocating self-determination or The Court of Final Appeal’s ru- independence for Hong Kong ling was an unexpected victory violated the city’s constitution. for the city’s youthful opposition Wong may still end up behind movement after recent setbacks. bars. He is also appealing a But the activists said they feared three-month prison sentence it would have a chilling effect on for a separate contempt case re- future protests because the jud- Pro-democracy activists (from left) Joshua Wong, Alex Chow and Nathan Law, walk out of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong lated to the 2014 protests. ges also said they endorsed the Kong yesterday Last week a dozen U.S. lower court’s view that a new, lawmakers nominated Wong, tougher sentencing approach ld be inappropriate to retroac- steps after the decision. “We just trict elections, kicking off Hong Law, and Chow along with was needed for unlawful assem- tively apply harsher penalties urge people to continue to fight Kong’s most turbulent period in Hong Kong’s entire pro-demo- blies. to the three, who were initially for democracy. At the same time decades and putting Wong, then cracy movement for the Nobel “Hong Kong is on the whole a given community service or it’s not the time for any congra- still a teen, in the global spotli- Peace Prize, in an effort to re- peaceful society and elements of suspended sentences according tulations or celebrations.” ght. cognize what they said were disorder and violence must be to sentencing guidelines at the The three were convicted on Wong, Law, 24, and Chow, 27, peaceful efforts to bring politi- deterred,” Chief Justice Geof- time. unlawful assembly charges for had already served about two cal reform to Hong Kong and frey Ma said. “Even a low degree “Maybe more and more acti- their part in storming a cour- months of their sentences be- uphold its rule of law and hu- of violence” requires an imme- vists will be locked up because of tyard at government head- fore they were bailed for their man rights. Officials in Beijing diate prison sentence, he said. this harsh judgment,” Wong, 21, quarters in September 2014 to appeal. and Hong Kong decried it as He added, though, that it wou- told reporters on the courthouse protest Beijing’s plan to res- The 2014 protests, which saw foreign meddling. AP

Gui Minhai Sweden FM slams Beijing as ap photo missing bookseller row escalates

weden has condem- dish support measure was officials to seek medical house arrest in October in Sned China’s “brutal” implemented despite Chi- treatment. Stockholm’s the eastern city of Ningbo detention of Swedish citi- nese repeated assurances initial silence over the in- after Chinese authorities zen Gui Minhai, escalating that Gui Minhai was a free cident drew criticism from said he turned himself in a standoff sparked two man at the time,” Walls- activists and the media in over a hit-and-run acci- weeks ago when Chinese trom said. Sweden and beyond. dent allegedly committed agents seized the Hong Hours later, yesterday, Gui, 53, sold gossipy years before. Kong-based bookseller as Chinese foreign ministry books about Chinese lea- Western officials say blic with its criticism. the support of all of us as he was traveling with Swe- spokesman Geng Shuang ders in the semi-autono- they had assurances early “The Swedish side shou- members of the EU.” dish diplomats. hit back at Sweden for mous city of Hong Kong this year from China’s fo- ld know well about the U.S. State Department In a sharply worded sta- “irresponsible” comments before he disappeared reign ministry that Gui’s seriousness of the case, spokeswoman Heather tement, Foreign Minister and told reporters at a re- for the first time in 2015, liberty had been restored, as well as the disgraceful Nauert and European Margot Wallstrom ques- gular briefing that Gui was when he was believed to but agents believed to be roles that certain Swedish Union ambassador Hans tioned the rule of law in being held lawfully under have been abducted by from China’s state securi- people played in the case,” Dietmar Schweisgut have China and characterized “coercive measures,” wi- Chinese agents from his ty apparatus, possibly fea- Geng said. “China will by also called on China to im- Gui’s detention on Jan. thout giving details. The seaside home in Thailand. ring that Gui would leave no means accept the irres- mediately release Gui. 20 on a Chinese train as term is a euphemism for At the time, speculation the country, seized him a ponsible remarks made by Gui was one of five Hong “contrary to basic inter- detention. swirled in publishing cir- second time in January. the Swedish side repeate- Kong booksellers whose national rules on consular Wallstrom’s statement cles that Gui was on the Geng, the ministry dly in defiance of our no- disappearances symboli- support.” She demanded marks a tougher stance verge of releasing a new spokesman, did not res- tice.” zed China’s determination that China disclose Gui’s from Sweden two weeks book about a former mis- pond yesterday to Swe- Germany’s ambassador to enforce its hard line whereabouts and his alle- after 10 Chinese security tress of the Chinese pre- den’s demand that Gui’s to China, Michael Clauss, on squelching political ged crime. agents seized Gui as he sident, explaining the all- alleged crimes be disclo- backed Sweden’s state- dissent and a free press “The brutal intervention traveled to Beijing accom- out efforts to silence him. sed and instead chastised ment, saying “there is no despite international cri- in January against a Swe- panied by two consular He was released into Stockholm for going pu- doubt that Sweden has ticism. AP 07.02.2018 wed

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Afghanistan barriers and empower girls to learn to code as a way to change their lives. The school houses over 80 First female coders bring it girls, both high school and uni- versity students. They learn to create their own websites, mobi- le applications, games and other on: Fight against Opium web development projects. “It’s not easy for a girl to find a job and go to work outside of Ahmad Seir & Rahim Faiez, Heart her home in Afghanistan,” said Hasib Rassa, the CTI project group of young Afghan wo- ap photo manager. “Now, with just one Amen in the deeply conser- laptop at home, she can work vative western Herat province is online and earn money and help breaking traditional barriers as her family.” their war-torn country’s first fe- “The plan is to go big, to have male coders in an overwhelmin- more schools across Afghanis- gly male-dominated tech field. tan,” he added. The game they created at As young Afghans increasingly the Code to Inspire computer use social media, 20-year-old training center in the city of He- Frahnaz Osmani, a student of rat, the provincial capital, un- graphic designer at the CTI, de- derscores Afghanistan’s struggle cided to develop Afghan female to eradicate vast opium poppy character stickers. Her stickers fields ruled by the Taliban. show a little girl in colorful tra- For 20-year-old Khatera ditional Afghan clothing, a red Mohammadi, one of the stu- dress and a green headscarf, dents at the center, it was more with the sticker messages in than just a game: “Fight against Dari, one of Afghanistan’s two Opium” was based on her bro- official languages. ther’s real-life experience years “I wanted the world to see that ago as a translator for U.S. Afghan girls can do something, troops in Helmand province and mimics a real-life mission in smuggling route to neighboring one day the opium poppy would and that we can have our own the stories he told her. Helmand to clear out drugs. The Iran and beyond. be replaced by the saffron crocus creations,” she said. “Each time he came back home, soldier encounters various obs- The Taliban, who have been — so she put that in the game, For 18-year-old Samira Ansari, he would tell us about the poppy tacles in the process: the enemy waging war against the Afghan having the soldiers encourage another student at the center, fields, the terrible mine blasts, hiding in tall corn fields, land government since 2001, are hea- local poppy farmers to cultivate coding was an unfamiliar, stran- battling opium traffickers and mines, drug traffickers and hid- vily involved in poppy growing, saffron instead. ge word. Now, it’s a pathway to drugs,” Mohammadi recounted den heroin labs. which has increased in recent “Saffron is more expensive and her dream of becoming a web to The Associated Press. Afghanistan is the world’s top years, all but halting govern- it would be better for the coun- designer — which she hopes to She and her colleagues at the cultivator of the poppy, from ment eradication efforts. try,” she says. study after a two-year course at center thought that if they crea- which opium and heroin are Mohammadi says she and her The Herat girls-only computer the center. te a game, it would raise awa- produced. The country produ- teammates completed the game programing school, Code to Ins- “When I first heard about co- reness, especially among the ces more opium than all other in one month and her brother pire or CTI, was the brainchild ding, I laughed and wondered young. It’s not dropping bombs countries combined, according was the first person she showed of Fereshteh Forough, who was what it means,” she said. form planes or battling insur- to U.N. estimates. The southern it to. She declined to give her born an Afghan refugee in Iran “But when I found out that all gent in the battlefields, but it’s a provinces of Helmand and Kan- brother’s name, fearing for his and only returned to Herat af- these creative and skilled people way to combat drugs — through dahar are where most of the safety and the family’s because ter the 2001 fall of the Taliban. designing websites had started a computer game. poppy fields are and where the he worked with American sol- A former Herat university pro- from coding, I became very inte- In the game, with five suppor- majority of the production takes diers. fessor now living in the United rested,” she said, breaking into a ting lives, an Afghan soldier place while Herat lies along a key Her dream, she says, is that States, she seeks to break gender smile. AP

Philippines Duterte wants foreign research ships out of its waters

Jim Gomez, Manila insinuation that it is open some believe could be why the Duterte adminis- to everybody should end harboring undersea gas tration allowed a group hilippine Presi- with this declaration,” Pi- and oil deposits aside ap photo from China to undertake Pdent Rodrigo Duterte nol quoted Duterte as te- from its rich fishing areas. scientific research in the has ordered an end to all lling Cabinet members. Benham Rise lies on the waters given Manila’s foreign scientific research Benham Rise is an of- other side of the Philippi- long-simmering territo- missions in a vast expanse f-shore frontier facing ne archipelago from whe- rial conflict with Beijing of waters off the country’s the Pacific Ocean that is re Manila, Beijing and in the South China Sea. northeast and called on approximately 24 million four other governments China has also defied and the military to “chase out” hectares in size and is in have been locked for de- refuses to comply with unauthorized vessels, an the Philippines’ exclusive cades in territorial dis- an international arbitra- official said yesterday. economic zone, an area putes in the South China tion ruling that heavily Duterte issued the or- where nations have in- Sea. favored the Philippines in der in a Cabinet meeting ternationally recognized Duterte’s spokesman, the disputed South China late Monday after doubts exclusive rights to exploit Harry Roque Jr., told a Sea. were raised over the coun- fish and fuel resources, news conference yester- About 30 existing re- que said. But tensions between try’s sovereign rights in and continental shelf fur- day that all foreign scien- search permits would be While the Philippine China and the Philippines the offshore region called ther out in the ocean. tific groups, including deemed revoked and fo- could halt foreign scienti- over South China Sea ter- Benham Rise, which the Philippine security of- from China, Japan, Sou- reign scientific research fic research, foreign ships ritories have eased consi- government has renamed ficials raised concerns th Korea and the United groups may try to reapply could freely pass through derably since Duterte took Philippine Rise, said Agri- about intrusions when a States, have concluded but should get additional the waters under an inter- office in mid-2016 and be- culture Secretary Emma- Chinese ship was moni- their research work in the permission from Duter- national maritime treaty gan reaching out to China. nuel Pinol. tored crisscrossing the waters and the president te’s national security ad- but could not tap its re- He has placed the dispute “Let me be very clear waters early last year, wanted Filipinos to carry viser due to the security sources or lay submarine on the backburner while about this: The Philippi- drawing public attention out research works from implications of their pre- cables, Roque said. seeking Chinese trade and ne Rise is ours and any to the territory, which now on. sence in the waters, Ro- Critics have questioned economic aid. AP wed 07.02.2018

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Mohamed Sharuhaan, Male The surprise, unanimous Su- preme Court ruling last week he main political rival ap photo ordering the release of the im- to the president of the prisoned opposition leaders has Maldives called on India led to increasing turmoil, with yesterday to send an en- Yameen lashing out at the court, Tvoy — backed by its military — to opposition protests spilling into free imprisoned Supreme Court the streets of Male, and soldiers justices and opposition leaders, in riot gear stopping lawmakers as political turmoil battered the from meeting in the parliament Indian Ocean nation. building. The request from exiled former The United Nations, United President Mohammed Nasheed States and other foreign gover- came as Maldives security for- nments have urged the Maldives ces stormed the Supreme Court to respect the court order. building overnight, arresting two During Gayoom’s rule, he was judges and later a top opposition repeatedly the only candidate for politician, after the government Maldivian opposition supporters shout slogans during a protest as they the urge the government to obey a Supreme Court order the presidency. declared a state of emergency. to release and retry political prisoners Nasheed resigned during his The government of President presidential term following pro- Yameen Abdul Gayoom has mo- tests over the arrest of a judge. ved to assert its power since the Maldives He lost the 2013 election to Ya- Supreme Court ordered several meen, then was convicted under imprisoned opposition politi- Maldives’ anti-terrorism laws in cians to be freed late last week. a trial widely criticized by inter- The government announced a Ex-leader wants India to national rights groups. 15-day state of emergency Mon- He was granted medical leave day night, giving it sweeping in 2016 and traveled to Britain powers, including to make arres- where he was granted asylum. ts, search and seize property and intervene to free judges Nasheed said last week after restrict freedom of assembly. the court ruling that he would Nasheed, who was among the power in 2013, imprisoning or being driven away. 1978 to 2008, when the Maldives mount a fresh challenge for the opposition politicians ordered forcing into exile nearly every Shortly before his arrest he sent became a multiparty democracy. presidency this year. freed by the Supreme Court and politician who opposes him. a message on Twitter saying a The Maldives is an archipelago China, Australia and the United who is now in neighboring Sri Hours after the emergency was large deployment of police had of more than 1,000 islands with States updated their travel advi- Lanka, denounced the govern- declared, security forces in riot surrounded his house: “To pro- fewer than 400,000 citizens, ce during the latest unrest. China ment’s actions. gear and blue camouflage stor- tect me or to arrest me? No idea.” more than one-third of them li- urged people to avoid travel the- “President Yameen has illegally med the Supreme Court buil- ving in the crowded capital city, re and Australia and the U.S. told declared martial law and overrun ding, arresting two of its judges, Male. Tourism now dominates citizens to be cautious. the state. We must remove him including Chief Justice Abdulla There is the economy, with wealthy fo- There is a history of Indian mi- from power,” he said in a state- Saeed. It was not immediately a history of reigners flown to hyper-expensi- litary involvement in the Maldi- ment, calling for the Indian en- clear what charges they faced, ve resort islands. ves. voy and military to be sent. “We if any. The whereabouts of the Indian military But it remains, in many ways, In 1988, Sri Lankan militants are asking for a physical presen- court’s other two judges were not a small community. Gayoom, working for a Maldivian busi- ce.” clear yesterday. involvement in the former dictator, is the half nessman tried to take control of He also called on the U.S. to Later, former dictator and brother of President Yameen. the country and seized control of stop Maldives government offi- opposition politician Maumoon the Maldives The two men are now political many government buildings. cials from making transactions Abdul Gayoom was seen on ce- enemies. Nasheed, the opposi- Then-President Gayoom asked through U.S. banks. llphone video shot by his dau- His lawyer, Maumoon Hameed, tion leader, unseated Gayoom for Indian military help to drive There was no immediate res- ghter being quietly escorted said Gayoom faced charges in- in the country’s first democratic back the militants. India dispa- ponse from India. from his home by security for- cluding bribery and attempting elections in 2008. But he and tched 1,600 paratroopers to the Yameen has cracked down on ces, hugging friends and family to overthrow the government. Gayoom are now political allies Maldives, who quickly restored civil liberties since coming to and waving to supporters before Gayoom was president from in an opposition alliance. Gayoom’s control. AP

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hen an erroneous ter on Oahu island — and possibly around the wor- The AP took the photo in Walert was sent out people mistakenly thou- ld.” July 2017 to accompany a last month telling people ght Wong was the “button Wong said he wanted to story about Hawaii prepa- in Hawaii that there was -pusher” who sent out the set the record straight so ring for a North Korean an incoming ballistic mis- alert, wrongly accusing the public knows he didn’t missile threat. The news sile, Jeffrey Wong was an him in online commen- send out the alert. The agency did not resend island away from the sta- ts of causing widespread employee who did has it after the false missile te’s emergency manage- panic and confusion. been fired. That man, who alert, but people found it ment agency office where Wong told The Asso- spoke to reporters separa- online and recirculated it Jeffrey Wong, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency’s operations officer he works as an operations ciated Press last week he tely on the condition that on social media. officer. quickly learned how cruel his name not be revealed, Some of their comments lating the photo after the a first-degree terroristic Wong helped gather the internet can be: “A lot said he was devastated for called for Wong to be shot false alert pointed out as threatening and harass- hundreds of panicked of anger, a lot of ignoran- causing panic but belie- and water-boarded and a reason to criticize the ment investigation, said guests at his hotel on the ce came out as a result of ved at it was a real attack there were also racially emergency management police spokeswoman Mi- island of Kauai to seek that.” at the time. derogatory comments agency — prompting even chelle Yu. shelter in a restaurant un- He added: “It’s very hur- Wong, who oversees with some people questio- more online rage. While Wong has been til he confirmed the alert tful to be wrongly accu- day-to-day operations at ning his loyalty to Hawaii Fearing for his safety, overwhelmed by the cri- was a mistake. sed, wrongly marked as the agency, said he nei- and the U.S., he said. Wong took screen-shots ticism he has endured, Then an Associated an individual that’s res- ther hired the other man The photo also included and print-outs to Honolu- guests at the hotel where Press photograph circula- ponsible for actions that nor did the man report di- a yellow sticky note in the lu police and filed a police he was attending a ci- ted picturing Wong mon- affected, in a negative rectly to him. He said the background that appea- report four days after the vil air patrol conference ths earlier at the agency’s way, a lot of people within former employee’s super- red to have a password Jan. 13 false alert. Au- praised his efforts to keep Honolulu operations cen- the state of Hawaii and visor does report to him. on it, which people circu- thorities are conducting them safe. AP 07.02.2018 wed

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Pan Pylas, London UK here can rarely have Tbeen a more complicated time to set interest rates for Brexit uncertainty to stay the U.K. economy. While high inflation, low unemployment and stable growth would usually prompt Bank of England’s hand the Bank of England to rai- se interest rates again soon, concerns over Brexit are world, and those advocating likely to stay the hand of its only modest changes in the Monetary Policy Committee, ap photo relationship with Britain’s whose decision is due tomor- biggest trading partner, un- row. certainty is flaring up once “Uncertainty over how again. Brexit talks will pan out Earlier this week, a closely means that the MPC won’t watched survey of business want to make a strong com- activity in the manufactu- mitment regarding the ti- ring, construction and servi- ming of the next rate hike,” ces sectors fell to its lowest said Samuel Tombs, chief level since August 2016, the U.K. economist at Pantheon immediate aftermath of the Macroeconomics. Brexit vote. With the next stage in the “Brexit continues to be Brexit discussions with the mentioned as a source of un- European Union due to start certainty, and that’s likely to soon, there’s a sense of con- persist over coming months fusion over what Britain’s until there is greater clarity exit from the bloc in a little on the future trading rela- over a year’s time will entail. tionship,” said James Smith, Chief among the concerns is developed markets econo- the terms of a transition pe- mist at ING. riod that Britain wants in Should some certainty re- place after it is due to leave in emerge by the springtime, in March 2019 in order to smoo- the form of a Brexit transi- th out its exit and give it time tion deal, the case for a rate to adjust to a new economic hike would grow. relationship with the EU. thy pace. The biggest complication ded between those who want But the current infighting Bank of England Governor As a result, many in finan- for rate-setters is Brexit-rela- a clear split with the EU that in the British government Mark Carney has said that cial markets are predicting ted. With the minority gover- will allow the country to car- suggests we’re nowhere near the outlines of the transition the Bank of England will rai- ning Conservative Party divi- ve out trade deals around the there yet. AP deal should be agreed upon se rates again as soon as May, by the end of this quarter especially if an agreement on so that firms across sectors a Brexit transition period is — particularly in the crucial secured. EU says May must make her financial services industry Last November, the Bank of — can start planning. Doing England hiked its main in- mind up on future trade relations so, he has said, will limit the terest rate by a quarter per- risks of a shock on Brexit day: centage point to 0.5 percent, he European Union’s “The sooner the better.” its first increase in a decade, Brexit negotiator warned

T ap photo Despite a lack of clarity over to bring inflation down. It that the time has come for Britain’s economic outlook hinted of more to come. Pri- the U.K. to clarify what rela- after March 2019 and whe- ce increases became more tionship it wants with the bloc ther firms will continue to acute after the Brexit vote as once it leaves, and warned have access to the European the plunge in the value of the that exiting its customs union tariff-less single market, the pound raised import costs, would hurt trade. British economy proved last notably of energy and food. Michel Barnier shook his year to be more resilient than Inflation hit an annual rate head as he outlined the resul- many had forecast. That has of 3.1 percent in November, ts of a meeting with the U.K. emboldened many Brexit ba- from around 0.5 percent at Brexit chief David Davis. With ckers to discredit warnings the time of the Brexit vote. Britain set for departure on about the future. The Bank of March 29, 2019, Barnier said England itself was one of the it was time for Britain to deci- more high-profile forecasters There’s been de whether it wants. A pensive Theresa May to get it badly wrong in the no recession “The only thing I can say, run-up to the Brexit referen- without a customs union and within Prime Minister There- Mogg, a prominent Brexiteer. dum in June 2016, warning partly because outside the single market, sa May’s Conservative Party. “It’s deeply unattractive that that a vote in favor of Brexit barriers to trade on goods With only months befo- the only reason they want to could lead to recession. the fall in the and services are unavoidable.” re Britain is to leave, May’s leave #CustomsUnion is to There’s been no recession Barnier said. “The time has party has been split between chase unicorn trade deals,” — not even close — partly pound helped come to make a choice.” those who want a complete she tweeted. because the fall in the pound boost exports Davis, by contrast, said tried break from the EU and those The government position helped boost exports, parti- to assert the British position who want to keep Britain’s was important because being cularly to the 19-country eu- Though above-target infla- was clear: The U.K. wanted economy closely aligned with part of the customs union af- rozone, which is currently in tion is likely to remain a key a comprehensive free trade the bloc and its market of 500 fects how members trade with the midst of its strongest up- feature during this week’s in- agreement while still having million people. countries outside it. turn in a decade. terest rate deliberations, it’s the opportunity to make deals Business leaders have been Political leaders who pushed In the final three months not expected to result in ano- across the rest of the world. pleading with May to have for Britain’s exit pledged to of 2017, the British economy ther hike. Carney will likely “It’s perfectly clear what we close alignment with the EU. strike new trade deals with grew by a quarterly rate of buy time by stating that the want to do. There’s no doubt Lawmaker Anna Soubry ur- the United States and others. 0.5 percent, a better than ex- recent firming of the pound about it, we are leaving the ged May to pay attention, Such deals wouldn’t be pos- pected outturn that means it to over USD1.40 as well as customs union but we are ai- taking to Twitter to urge her sible while remaining in a expanded by 1.8 percent ove- the softening in the housing ming for a good future for Bri- to reject the so-called “Hard customs union because the rall last year. While slower market will help the bank get tain.” Brexit” vision espoused by EU executive negotiates trade than the neighboring eurozo- inflation back toward its tar- The comments come after the European Research Group deals on behalf of members of ne or the U.S., it’s still a heal- get rate of 2 percent. weeks of political infighting lawmakers, led by Jacob-Rees the bloc. AP wed 07.02.2018 th Anniversary

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Offbeat (3D) 07:15pm Many European governments regard the treaties as Director: Wes Ball a compromise between those who want to move ra- Starring: Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster pidly towards full union and those - especially Britain Detectives vie to re-interview Language: English (Chinese) - who want a looser arrangement. husband in atalie ood death Duration: 142 min Britain has opted out of the new social chapter - N W concerning workers’ rights and pay, but people in all 12 countries are now European citizens with rights to live and work in any other EU state. 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North Korean dele- Winter Olympics gation, including 229 members of a state- trained cheering group, willA arrive in South Korea today for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympi- North Korean cheering group to cs, officials said. North Korea told the South that the 280-member group, which plans to cross the land border this arrive in South for games morning, will also include officials from North Korea’s Olympic com- tal city about an hour’s drive away, mittee, journalists and members of will host the hockey, skating and a taekwondo demonstration team, curling events. ap photo Seoul’s Unification Ministry said. Yesterday’s announcement came Security health hours before a North Korean ferry About 1,200 people working se- carrying a 140-member art troupe curity at the Olympics are being was expected to arrive in the South kept in their rooms while they’re Korean port of Mukho after being tested for norovirus. escorted by South Korean naval Lee Hee-beom, chairman of the vessels. Pyeongchang Olympics organi- The art troupe, led by Hyon Song zing committee, said yesterday Wol, also the leader of the famous that they’ll be sequestered until Moranbong girl band hand-picked they’re declared well. by North Korean leader Kim Jong He says results of tests on the Un, will perform in Gangneu- workers will come out soon. ng and Seoul on Feb. 8 and Feb. Pyeongchang’s Olympic organi- 11, respectively, before returning zing committee said that officials home. started investigating a norovirus The war-separated rivals are coo- outbreak after 41 security guards perating for a series of conciliatory suffered diarrhea and vomiting. measures during the Olympics Officials are examining food and in the South, which Seoul sees an water sources at a mountainside opportunity to ease tensions with facility in Pyeongchang where the Pyongyang following an exten- guards had been staying and also players are among 32 Russian If the Russian athletes force Belov and Valeri Nichushkin, who ded period of animosity over its inspecting 18 other facilities that athletes who filed appeals yester- the IOC to invite them, it wou- had been considered possible can- nuclear ambitions. Skeptics say rely on groundwater. day seeking spots at the Pyeong- ld mean the medal contenders didates for the Russian team in that the North is trying to use the Norovirus is a contagious virus chang Olympics. in some sports change dramati- Pyeongchang. Olympics to weaken U.S.-led sanc- that causes stomach pain, nausea The 32 athletes all failed to pass cally only days before the games If figure skater Ksenia Stolbova is tions and pressure and buy more and diarrhea. The most effective the mandatory International open on Friday. invited, she could compete as soon time to advance its nuclear wea- way to stop the spread is to practi- Olympic Committee vetting — CAS added that as well as short- as Friday morning in the pairs pons and missiles program. ce good hand-washing and perso- imposed as a result of Russian track speedskating great Ahn, the short program component of the The Olympics will begin Fri- nal hygiene. doping at the 2014 Sochi Olym- 32 include world cross-country team event. day with an opening ceremony in pics — and weren’t invited to the skiing champion Sergei Ustyugov Some of the 32 Russians are al- Pyeongchang, a relatively small Russians waiting in games. and world biathlon champion An- ready in Far East countries like ski resort town that will host the Japan The Court of Arbitration for ton Shipulin. Japan so they will be acclimatized skiing, snowboard and sliding Six-time Olympic gold medalist Sport said it would likely hear Also on the list are former NHL and ready to travel to Pyeong- competitions. Gangneung, a coas- Viktor Ahn and three former NHL the case today in Pyeongchang. players Sergei Plotnikov, Anton chang if invited. MDT/AP

Football | EPL before jinking into the box, exchanging passes with Roberto Pereyra and Conte’s future as Chelsea manager doubtful keeping his cool to finish past Courtois. With Chelsea commi- after Watford crushes ‘The Blues’ 4-1 tting players forward, Deulofeu capitalized to ntonio Conte’s fu- manager Javi Gracia as xpected, Hazard dancing lead a counterattack whi- ture as Chelsea ma- the team climbed to 11th past Etienne Capoue be- ch he started and finished

A ap photo nager was cast into fur- place. fore finishing perfectly with a well-taken 88th- ther doubt when the stru- The challenge became past Watford goalkeeper minute strike. ggling English Premier harder for Conte and his Orestis Karnezis from 25 Pereyra compounded League champion was players when Bakayoko yards. Chelsea’s misery with a thrashed by Watford 4-1 was dismissed. But Watford was back fourth in stoppage time yesterday [Macau time]. It went from bad to wor- in front two minutes later as Watford won in the The west London club, se for Chelsea Watford as Daryl Janmaat collec- league for the first time which lost 3-0 at home to received a penalty when ted the ball on the right since Dec. 26. Bournemouth last week, Chelsea goalkeeper Thi- was poor again as Tie- baut Courtois burst from moue Bakayoko was sent his line to close down the english premier league mulls off inside half an hour for onrushing Gerard Deu- winter break to emulate europe a second yellow card for a lofeu, the new arrival on second woeful tackle. loan from Barcelona who The English Premier The Premier League says it’s Chelsea has lost three fell over too easily. League could emulate other been looking at the “chal- of its last four games in Troy Deeney, who- European competitions by lenges of the increasingly all competitions, and sits our start was very poor.” statement [...] to say they se only previous league introducing a winter break. congested English football fourth in the league, a Conte again deployed trust me in my work,” goals this season were The Premier League says it calendar, and ways in which has been in talks for several we can work together to ease point above Tottenham. Eden Hazard as Chelsea’s but it was another dismal penalties against Arsenal months about finding a gap fixture congestion while also “Our performance was main attacking option evening for the titlehol- and Manchester United, in the soccer calendar with giving players a mid-season very bad from the start,” stuck home the resulting with new signing Olivier der, which is 19 points the Football Association and break.” January would be the Conte said. “Maybe I Giroud on the bench. adrift of leader Manches- spot kick to give Watford English Football League, most likely time for a break, made a mistake in the Ahead of the game, ter City. a deserved halftime lead. which organizes the three given the significance of the starting XI. My choices Conte called on Chelsea’s It was the perfect home Chelsea’s equalizer was divisions below the top-flight. fixtures around Christmas. were very poor because hierarchy to “prepare a debut for new Watford as brilliant as it was une- THE UK will consider pardons for Station Air quality BUZZ convicted suffragettes Roadside 50-70 Moderate Britain will consider pardons for suffraget- Tuesday marked the 100th anniversary of tes convicted during the struggle for women’s the Representation of the People Act, which High right to vote, the interior minister said Tues- extended voting rights to all British men aged Density 45-65 day, a century to the day since some female 21 and up, and to millions of women over 30. Residental voters won the right to go to the polls. British women did not get the same voting ri- Moderate Home Secretary Amber Rudd said she would ghts as men until 1928. Suffragettes used pu- Area opinion “take a look at” the cases of women who were blic protests, civil disobedience and occasio- prosecuted during the pro-suffrage campaign nally violence in their campaign for women’s Ambient 50-70 more than 100 years ago. votes. Moderate World Views dsmg source: The Editors, Bloomberg WORLD BRIEFS A compromise on immigration John Mahoney, who that makes sense Afghanistan A played cranky dad on group of young Afghan It seems increasingly likely that, on immigra- women in the deeply tion, Congress will face a stark choice in the conservative western Herat province is weeks ahead. It can either pass a narrowly ‘Frasier,’ dies at 77 breaking traditional drawn bill that attends to border security and barriers as their war- provides legal status for Dreamers, the undo- Lynn Elber, Los Angeles torn country’s first cumented immigrants who were brought to the female coders in an

U.S. as children. Or it can fail across the board. ap photo ohn Mahoney, who as overwhelmingly male- Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona dominated tech field. the cranky, blue-collar and Democrat Chris Coons of Delaware have J More on p14 introduced legislation designed to achieve the dad in “Frasier” played coun- better outcome. Their bill is similar to a bipar- terpoint to pompous sons Balkans The European tisan effort already introduced in the House, Frasier and Niles, has died. Union yesterday warned Balkan countries hoping where it is co-sponsored by 27 Republicans Mahoney was 77. to join the bloc that and 27 Democrats. The actor died Sunday in Chicago after a brief hospitali- none will be invited It would grant legal status to Dreamers who’ve until they have resolved been in the U.S. since 2013, a population of zation, Paul Martino, his ma- nager for more than 30 years, all disputes with their approximately 1.8 million. The legislation wou- neighbors. ld require the secretary of Homeland Security said Monday. The cause of to produce a southern border security strategy, death was not immediately including “physical barriers,” to gain operatio- provided. nal control and “situational awareness” along In “Frasier,” the hit “Cheers” ap photo the border. spinoff that aired from 1993 In other words, it requires construction of a to 2004, Mahoney played strategic plan to improve security rather than Martin Crane, a disabled ex- construction of a wall, built willy-nilly at fantas- policeman who parked him- tic expense, to feign security. self in a battered old armchair John Mahoney, who stars as Martin Crane, appears on the set during the Naturally, a basic immigration compromise in Frasier’s chic Seattle living room. filming of the final episode of “Frasier” in Los Angeles in 2004 Poland’s president that accomplishes sensible goals has com- announced yesterday Kelsey Grammer’s Frasier mitted enemies. President Donald Trump has that he will sign red with Mahoney is the 1989 credits. already announced his opposition. And this bill and David Hyde Pierce’s legislation that outlaws film “Say Anything,” tweeted The actor was born in 1940 is certainly far from the kind of comprehensi- Niles, both psychiatrists with blaming Poland as a that he was a great actor and in Blackpool, England, during ve solution, involving limits on family sponsor- lofty views of their own inte- nation for Holocaust a “lovely kind human — any World War II. That’s whe- ships and a bigger emphasis on skills, that is llect, squabbled constantly crimes committed by time you saw him you left fee- re his pregnant mother had Nazi Germany, defying required. with their dad but, when nee- ling better.” been evacuated for safety both criticism from Israel Nonetheless, it represents progress. Sena- ded, the family closed ranks. Mahoney’s recent TV credits from Nazi attacks, but the and a warning from the te Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised Martin’s beloved dog, Eddie, included a recurring role as family soon returned to its United States. to allow a debate on immigration if no deal is also took up residence to an- Betty White’s love interest on home in Manchester. reached and Democrats help him keep the noy the fussy Frasier. Mahoney, a British native “Hot in Cleveland” and a 2015 One of his four sisters, who Switzerland’s government open for a few more weeks. It’s President Alain Berset guest appearance on “Foyle’s moved to the Midwest after a measure of how degraded the Senate has who made Chicago his home said his country supports War.” On the big screen, he marrying a U.S. sailor, was become that even debate on a vital national town, was a two-time Emmy the full implementation was in “The American Presi- responsible for Mahoney’s issue is up for negotiation, but there’s no use nominee for “Frasier,” won of the recommendations dent,” ‘’Eight Men Out” and decision to make his life in pretending the Senate is the great deliberative a 1986 Tony Award for “The made by an advisory “Tin Men,” with 2007’s “Dan America. He visited Chicago body of yore. House of Blue Leaves,” and commission on resolving in Real Life” starring Steve as a college student and fell in the Rohingya crisis. Democrats should meet McConnell’s demand, worked steadily in movies. Carell among his last movie love with it. AP voting later this week to keep the lights on, and John Cusack, who appea- McConnell should in turn fulfill his promise. It’s

entirely possible that there are 60 votes in the ap photo Senate to do the right thing. Coons is already The proposing to add more security provisions to entice more Republicans to support the bill. decisive moment AP Photo/Andre Penne A win in the Senate would then focus attention on the House. Speaker Paul Ryan has so far shown every inclination to allow his party’s ex- While tremists to ruin any chance of success – even Britain high inflation, low though the existence of 27 Republican co-s- unemployment and ponsors signals that a simple compromise on stable growth would Dreamers and border security could win ma- usually prompt the Bank jority support. of England to raise Of course, if Congress were sensitive to ma- interest rates again jorities, the Dreamer and border security provi- soon, concerns over sions, supported by large majorities of voters, Brexit are likely to stay would already be law. If Ryan and company can the hand of its Monetary break out of their partisan straitjacket for a day Policy Committee, or two, perhaps they still can be. whose decision is due tomorrow. More on p14

Venezuela Four prominent Venezuelan bloomberg journalists have fled the South American country after being sued by a politically connected businessman over an article alleging irregularities in food Sao Paulo carnival: yes, we can. This year, Sao Paulo, the metropolis that many have traditionally seen as too sales to President serious to host a good party expects 4 million people to flood the streets, making the celebrations in Brazil’s Nicolas Maduro’s financial capital competitive with those in Salvador and Rio de Janeiro. socialist administration.