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A still from the film (the text is an excerpt from Yasunari Kawabata’s “Snow Country”) CHEONG KIN MAN Local short film recognized at Canada International Film Festival

F inherent creativity and told the Times that his lack of through cinematography. fickle filmmaker initially could which he found difficult to Iyears of experience in vi- filmmaking background com- Born and raised in the for- not settle on a particular idea explain in words. deo production was all it took bined with encouragement mer Portuguese enclave, the for his production project. He Following the Canadian film to produce a good film, local from his lecturer and super- film enthusiast expressed finally decided to present his festival’s recognition of his translator and interpreter visor enabled him to think how he felt compromised by lifelong dilemmas and strug- efforts, the filmmaker would Cheong Kin Man’s success outside the box, setting him the overwhelming power of gles to the audience. His inten- like to express his heartfelt would surely challenge that free from traditional cinema- language and complex cul- ded idea was to continue a pre- gratitude to those who helped kind of thinking. His latest tographic approaches. tural divisions throughout vious project on local Macau him along the way. Cheong award-winning short film has “I did not really have an an- his life, which he sought to identity, which he called an said: “There are too many premiered at the Canadian thropological nor filmmaking reflect in what he described “amateur documentary” and friends to whom I really wish International Film Festival. format in my mind,” said as “a series of multilayered was completed in 2009. to thank. First of all, I need The Macau-born language Cheong. “My supervisor, Lau- fictive or true stories throu- The film’s English name, “A to say thank you to my mo- enthusiast will receive his rent Van Lancker, encouraged gh visual, [aural] and textual Useless Fiction,” was actually ther Ho Hang Fan for her en- 2015 Rising Star Award for me not to do a film in a tradi- manipulations.” a translation from the official dless support and love, [also] “A Useless Fiction” this co- tionally structured way, and “In the film, I tried to show international title in Portu- to songwriter and singer Hsu ming April in the Canadian Kristian Petersen, my poetic how I had been struggling guese. Cheong told The Ti- Shi-tien from the United Sta- city of Vancouver. As part of framing teacher, told me in among many kinds of con- mes how baffled he felt while tes for her beautiful voice, and his graduation project for a the very beginning of the fil- trasts from different cultures editing the film and writing Dabin Park from Korea for master’s degree in Visual and mmaking process that I could and ways of thinking throu- its thesis, yet it was this con- her patience in rewriting my Media Anthropology at Freie do whatever I would want to. gh languages,” said the fil- fusion that gave birth to the script in Korean.” Universität Berlin, Cheong I felt totally free throughout mmaker, who also described film’s name. The Canadian International [the process].” himself as “too greedy” since “The idea came from the Film Festival ranks among According to the filmmaker, he intended to squeeze his nothingness in Buddhism the top film festivals in Ca- the 31-minute short took less longtime struggles against explained by the Japanese nada. It is running for the than three months to finish cultural complexity in the monk, Mumon Yamada.” ninth consecutive year, brin- I tried to show before it entered the film festi- half hour film. “I was very confused during ging Canada the very best of how I had been val’s “Experimental Film Com- Inspired by Kon Ichikawa’s the editing and thesis wri- world cinema from over 90 petition.” For Cheong, it was film and Michio Takeyama’s ting process where I saw my countries around the world. struggling nothing more than a fruitful novel, and the multicultura- film as totally useless,” he Each year, the festival awards result after two years of studies, lism in Singapore (where he said, adding that the film also the top films and filmmakers, among which offered him fresh insigh- spent two months on a sociolo- showcases his confusion and writers and actors in all main contrasts ts into perception of this world gical research internship), the bafflement during that time, categories. Staff reporter from different cultures Illustrator’s artwork to be displayed and ways ALENTED local artist Eric Fok will fall – Works by Eric Fok,” is the young included in the “Bologna Illustrators of thinking Tpresent a new collection of artwork illustrator’s brand new series, “1513.” Exhibition,” where only 77 out of 3147 in his first solo exhibition for the year, According to the artist, the idea of the participants from around the globe through which will be held at AFA Macau from title originated from the year when Por- had their illustrations on display. He 26th March to 25th April. tuguese voyagers first set foot in the city, was one of the only two Chinese artists languages Making its first appearance this Thur- illustrated through Western painting. in the internationally renowned exhi- CHEONG KIN MAN sday at the exhibition, called “Land- In 2013, the local artist’s work was bition.

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T was an uneventful af- ternoon at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday, Uneventful debate at the where the chief executive Iwas, for the second consecuti- ve day, tasked with answering lawmakers’ questions. They AL, diversification and were mostly non-controversial questions, even from outspoken lawmakers like Pereira Coutinho and Ng Kuok Cheong. The main cooperation top concerns topics addressed were economic diversification, regional coope- ration and elderly care. It was so So Chio Fai approached the humdrum that some of the at- regional cooperation debate by tendees found time to take a nap commenting that the round-the- or play video games while the CE clock border brought positive was replying to the lawmakers. results. The CE added that the The session began with easy HK-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is also questions: Kou Hoi In was one expected to enhance the coopera- of the lawmakers to note that the tion, as are the “high level meetin- local economic structure is too gs” between the Pearl River Delta dependent on gaming, saying that regions. “now is the time to promote the Regarding public works, Ho diversified development of the Ion Sang said there’s a “vicious economy.” cycle” that results in low-quali- In response, Mr Chui Sai On ty projects due to under-budge- said the new government is pla- ting and delays. The CE agreed, cing great importance on econo- although he declared that go- mic diversification and professio- vernment law experts advised nal training. “We noticed a fast him against addressing the light development of the gaming in- rail transit issue. He said that a dustry in the past few years. The compensatory measure should government actions were plan- be introduced in future public ned bearing in mind that the ga- contracts in order to safeguard ming sector was driving the other the government’s interests. economic activities,” he stated, The troubles faced by the local adding that the local authorities middle class were brought up by hadn’t predicted such a fast pace As expected, another topic that lawmaker Wong Kit Cheng. She of gaming development. consultative bodies with shorter mandates tops the list of concerns for seve- said that youths that own their Appointed lawmaker Cheang ral lawmakers is the increasing property are “slaves to their ho- Chi Keong expressed concerns THERE WAS almost no reference to the creation of a municipal body number of non-resident-workers mes” and those who don’t own with the gaming slowdown and devoid of political power, as announced by the CE on Monday. Regard- (TNRs), with Lei Cheng I asking asked about the factors that led to ing consultative bodies, the CE said that several of them were created about a report on labor import such a massive fall. during the 15 years of the MSAR’s existence and it is now “time to review that had been promised one year “The government will do what those bodies, whose members shouldn’t have mandates superior to two, ago (Chui said that it will be made it can to stabilize the situation. three years.” public soon); and Kwan Tsui The gross The gaming sector has a relatively Hang stating that the importing gaming revenue high weight in the local economy. sonnel” for security forces. measure, introduced in 2007, but of labor results in the shrinking of (…) The new [gaming] projects Adaptation strategies seem to also mentioned “scholars and ex- residents’ wages. “There is an ex- is still MOP20b continue to be developed and will be arising, given the “new nor- perts” who say it “is not in accor- treme irrationality in the wealth have a major influence in gaming mal” in Macau. The CE said dance with the economic laws.” distribution and the residents are per month; and non-gaming activities. The that the government wants to Chui hinted at a possible review not pleased,” the lawmaker said. percentage of VIP rooms/mass promote non-gaming related of the program, highlighting that The CE answered with a gover- comparing with market has been changed, with activities along with regional co- “it is not a regular mechanism” nment motto: “We always act ac- other countries the latter gaining importance. But operation. “In order to diversify and is seen as a way to distribute cordingly to the principle that the the gross gaming revenue is still the economy we hope to deve- public income, and could be in- non-resident workers import is where gambling MOP20 billion per month; com- lop works related to regional co- dexed to it. intended to overcome the market paring with other countries whe- operation and use vacant land to Head of the Macau Civil Ser- shortages.” But he also said that is legal, we are re gambling is legal we are still on overcome the problem of lack of vants Association Pereira Couti- the secretaries for finance and pu- top,” the chief executive said. space. We also need to promote nho denounced what he deemed blic works should work together still on top However, Chui Sai On admitted the training of talents,” he said. “unequal treatment” of public ser- to review the labor import mecha- CHUI SAI ON that there is “structural change” Chui Sai Peng said “the high vants, who consequently want an nism for the major public cons- in the gaming sector, and praised speed development registered early retirement. The CE replied tructions, in order to tackle illegal the fact that the number of touris- during recent years has caused di- that the authorities are increasing work – a problem on the rise in a flat face surging rents. The CE ts didn’t go down – a fact that, ac- fficulties in governance,” and then benefits, especially to front line the public works sector. Chui ad- argued that “the government pre- cording to him, will be beneficial inquired about the cash handout workers, adding that the career mitted there’s a need to import dicted the fall of housing, food and to Macau’s major industry. program. Chui Sai On said that progression for public servants workers and, at the same time, to other prices.” He also mentioned The government leader noted the population has welcomed the will be revised. promote the local workforce. the introduction of mechanisms that the local economy’s entering targeting the middle-income ear- a “normal adjustment phase,” ners, such as medical benefits and and said the region is ready for Space available for elders in Hengqin tax exemptions. the challenge through measures The “tragic reality” of public like the creation of an investment ARLY retirement was one of the issues der people should be able to live in the same housing was mentioned by Au fund to better manage the re- Eup for debate, with the issue raised by neighborhood where they lived [during their Kam San, who said that over gion’s financial reserves. both New Macau Association representatives, active life].” The CE pledged more investment 40,000 families had applied to Chui also said there would be “a Au Kam San and Ng Kuok Cheong. The for- to create more elderly care homes and streng- the scheme and couldn’t get a certain budget control” due to the mer said that elderly people were led to belie- then the healthcare. flat. The CE indicated that the new financial prospects. Despite ve that they wouldn’t suffer financial loses if Concerning local elders gone to live on affordable housing law should be that, he said that the administra- they retired earlier, before the latter revealed the mainland, he mentioned that, should amended, but also that many of tion intends to hire more staff in that they, in fact, had lost money. they want to return to Macau, they could those families weren’t eligible for the health and, especially, securi- “We will put in efforts so that the elderly be housed in Hengqin, and said that he the scheme, or could find a place ty sectors. The priority given to have a dignified life after retirement,” answe- would ask the Secretary for Social Affairs in one of the 19,000 units built security was explained by the fact red Chui. “Respect for the elderly is a good and Culture to look into the introduction under the scheme, since some of that “it takes longer to train per- feature of ancient Chinese culture and the ol- of the measure. them remain vacant. 25.03.2015 wed

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Robert Carroll, Hong Kong strongest point, the stabs at magical realism - although lau- T’S been a long-awaited and dable pieces of cinematogra- Iwelcome return to the mo- Macau-born Isabella phy - the underwater dream vie theatre for both veteran sequences come across as a actress, screenwriter, and di- little forced. The justification rector Sylvia Chang and lead Leong triumphs in HK for these and the thread that actress, Macau-raised Isabella takes us there comes from the Leong in “Murmurs of the fact that the mother used to tell Heart”, this year’s premiere of them fairly tales of mermaids the Hong Kong International film festival premiere when they were children. The Film Festival. Ang Lee hit-mo- sea is used again as a metaphor vie star Chang has not directed for separation and works better a film since 2012 and Leong bic setting for the protagonists. when mother and daughter are has not made a movie since Through a weaving of flashba- caught in a ferry in the middle appearing in the final part of cks and contemporary stories, of a terrible storm where disas- the Hollywood “Mummy” trilo- Chang’s empathetic tale of lo- ter looms. A pity that scene was gy, “The Mummy: Tomb of the sers seeks to reveal the trage- not prolonged. Dragon Emperor”. In between dy of unfulfilled lives trapped The boxing scenes are likewi-

filming, Leong remained the JURISOVA DANIELA COURTESY in unhappy childhoods, unable se very well acted and choreo- subject of intense public inte- to make sense of a terrible fa- graphed and, mercifully, lack rest as the mother of three Li mily split which saw on the one any melodrama or over acting Ka-shing grandsons, fathered hand, brother and father, and seen in many a boxing mo- by son and heir Richard Li. on the other, sister and mother, vie. Hsiang’s sad slide away “Murmurs” takes on the sub- separated - more, torn apart from his fighting goals despite ject of dysfunctional families - by their mother’s decision to his best efforts in training are through the past and present leave her boy behind. made more poignant by the fact lives of two generations. It sees Leong and Chang as the two that he’s an athlete who’s still lost soul Yu-mei (Leong) as an main protagonists, the an- smoking and drinking beer. artist living in Taipei struggling guished artist and the boxer, While the two main charac- to maintain a relationship with produce tour de force per- ters are engaging, the mother an equally lost Hsiang (Joseph formances evoking empathy Jen (Angelika Lee Sinje) of Chang), who’s losing a battle to despite their weaknesses, sur- the separated siblings has too remain a professional boxing prisingly in the case of fighter little room to gain much of our contender. Hsiang, a largely unlovable sympathy. Neither does the Yu-mei was cruelly sepa- island home to the mainland ner demons and reconcile. cold character who is only able brother appear enough, nor rated from brother Yu-nan of Taiwan. So a second nar- Imprisoned in the past as to connect to his real emotions is allowed to spread his ac- (Lawrence Ko) with whom she rative strand through the film they are their childhood home, when his world is falling arou- ting wings sufficiently; never- was very close when her mo- is whether the two estranged Green Island, a former prison nd him. theless competent and belie- ther took her away from their siblings can deal with their in- island is a fittingly claustropho- While the acting is the film’s vable performances by both. ad wed 25.03.2015

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MURONG XUECUN Red Dust,” delved into the secretive world of China’s CE to attend legal system, and has been translated into French and annual Boao Chinese dissident English. According to a source, Forum in Hainan the writer was sent by The Script Road to USJ Monday HIEF writer speaks at USJ morning, replacing another CExecutive speaker – children’s litera- Chui Sai On ture author Joe Tang – at will be in Hai- URONG Xue- the last minute. nan Province cun, one of The same university stun- this weekend China’s first ned local society and acade- for the ope- web-based no- mia last year in its dismissal ning of Boao Mvelists, social critic, and now SCRIPT ROAD THE of Eric Sautede, a senior lec- Forum, held contributing opinion writer turer of Political Science, for as part of Asia for The New York Times, his active comments on local Annual Con- delivered a speech at the political affairs. Rector Peter ference 2015. University of Saint Joseph Stilwell saw Sautede’s com- The Chief (USJ) on Monday as part of ments as putting the univer- Executive will attend the four day forum, The Script Road. sity’s pursuit of a new cam- themed “Asia’s New Future: Towards a As one of the most vocal York Times. However, web writing in China.” pus project in danger. The Community of Common Destiny,” this Fri- writers against censorship publications of his opinion The writer, whose real event that triggered the sa- day and Saturday. in China, Murong is known pieces are blocked in main- name is Hao Qun, was born cking, according to Sautede, O Lam, Chief-of-Office of the Chief Exe- for his defense of freedom of land China. Under the tense in 1974 to a farming family was a dispute over a lecture cutive’s Office; Chan Chi Ping, Director of expression. In recent years, circumstances, Murong left in Northern China’s Jilin with historian Frank Diko- the Government Information Bureau, and he’s also gained notorie- Beijing and is now based in Province, and studied law tter – whose books show a Fung Sio Weng, Director of Protocol, Pu- ty for his fearless blogging Hong Kong. at the China University of critical view of communist blic Relations and External Affairs, will ac- and opinion pieces. He had Sewell Chan, deputy edi- Political Science and Law China. company the CE to the conference. about 8.5 million followers tor of the newspaper’s op-ed in Beijing, graduating in The Times sought com- The Commissioner of the Ministry of Fo- on Weibo, China’s equiva- section, previously told Fo- 1996. His debut novel “Lea- ments from the USJ’s vice reign Affairs of the People’s Republic of lent of Twitter, before cen- reign Policy that the paper ve Me Alone: A Novel of rector yesterday, as Stilwell China in the Macao Special Administrative sors shut down his account decided to invite Murong Chengdu,” first published is currently out of town, but Region, Hu Zhengyue, was also invited to in May 2013. “because of the literary ac- online in 2002, propelled did not receive a reply by join the delegation. Shortly after, the dissident claim his fiction has recei- him to stardom and later press time. USJ’s News & The Secretary for Administration and author gained a powerful ved, as well as the popularity sold more than one million events website page has not Justice, Chan Hoi Fan, will serve as Ac- platform for his views with of his essays, his blogging, print copies. His 2008 mentioned the presence of ting Chief Executive when the CE is out The International New and his other non-fiction novel, “Dancing Through Murong on campus. BY of town.

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ration, a roundtable discussion will be held particularly for the Pan-Pearl Delta River region on air pollution prevention poli- cies and treatment technology. In addition, a Green Chemical Forum will be held to streng- then the oil industry’s standar- dization management and ex- plore a green road suitable for the sustainable development of Chinese petrochemical enter- prises. “The purpose of MIECF is to highlight Macau’s role as a pla- tform for idea exchanges and industry networking in the en- vironmental protection field, in order to facilitate more coope- ration in the green industry,” said Ms Lau. The Environmental Protec- tion Bureau (DSPA)’s acting director, Vai Hoi Ieong, also stated that the event hasn’t just been a platform, but also a dri- ving force, behind Macau’s en- vironmental industry. rience with participants during “It has also been very edu- MIECF a special interview session on cational for our government the afternoon of 27 March. officials and business leaders. “More and more scholars Many of our government of- have been attracted to the ficials have become aware of Environmental fair to MIECF with the purpose to environmental issues through meet the speakers,” said the this event, such as myself; they Executive Director of the Ma- expanded their horizons in ter- cao Trade and Investment Pro- ms of environmental protection focus on air quality technologies,” he said. motion Institute (IPIM), Ms Irene Lau, at a press conferen- The exhibition has grown sig- ce held yesterday. nificantly in its scale from 25 Brook Yang national forum, exhibition, as tegizing climate change mitiga- This year’s MIECF has also exhibitors in its first edition. well as business matching and tion – innovation in policy and attracted over 450 exhibitors Meanwhile, a total of 180 bu- HE annual Macao In- networking activities, aiming technology,” and “Clean urban from 22 countries and regions siness protocols have been sig- ternational Environ- to provide a green platform de- air – lessons learnt and future to showcase their products and ned over the past seven editions mental Co-operation signed to promote the environ- trajectories.” services at the “Green Show- of MIECF; during the fair this Forum and Exhibition mental industry’s development. For this year’s keynote spee- case.” In the venue that covers year, 22 more will be signed. T(MIECF) is set to take place During the three-day event, ch, the organizer has invited an area of 16,900 square me- The budget for the event has from tomorrow to Saturday, more than fifty environmental the “mother of sustainable de- ters, international brands and stood at between MOP25-26 hosting its eighth edition at the experts, corporation executi- velopment,” Ms Gro Harlem environmental technology su- million for the past five years. Venetian Macao. For the first ves, and policy makers from Brundtland, who served as for- ppliers will present solutions Ms Lau said this was attribu- time, “air quality” has become different countries and regions mer Prime Minister of Norway, for energy efficiency, renewable table to the organizer’s efforts the focus of MIECF’s activities. will deliver speeches in a se- former Chair of the World energy, green building, green in reducing marketing costs as Themed “Green Economy – ries of sessions; namely, “The Commission on Environmen- transportation, and waste and well as reducing waste. “95 per- Solutions for Clean Air,” the fair business case for better air tal Development (WCED), and water management, as well as cent of the construction mate- will emphasize the solutions quality: solutions for the com- UN Special Envoy on Climate air purification technology and rial used on the Macao Pavilion and business opportunities mercial and industrial sectors,” Change. Besides a speech in the the monitoring and treatment is recyclable. This is how we available in the pursuit of clean “Reviewing air quality and the morning of the opening day, of atmospheric emissions. are going to educate our Macau air. It will consist of an inter- transportation industry,” “Stra- she will also share her expe- To strengthen regional coope- people,” she said.

Gov’t to implement minimum All students poisoned with carbon wage for all sectors in 2019 monoxide released from hospital

minimum wage will which stipulates the mi- legislative process for the LL the schoolchildren from a lo- chers to the bread factory for a baking Abe fully implemented nimum wage for cleaners amendment of laws and Acal international school suffering session. With the air-conditioning in all sectors during Se- and security guards, is regulations on the mana- from carbon monoxide poisoning running, all windows and doors inside cretary for Economy and passed by the AL in May, gement of buildings, and during a field trip to a bread factory the workshop were kept closed until Finance Lionel Leong’s it will come into force in will launch the legislative located at Rua da Praia do Mandu- the stove was turned on. Later, three term of office, emphasized December this year. Ac- process for regulating the co two days ago have been dischar- students displayed symptoms of nau- Cheang Chi Keong, chair- cordingly, he expects a property management ged from the hospital last night after sea and were rushed by ambulance to man of Legislative Assem- full implementation of the sector in May. treatment. the Hospital Conde S. Januário for bly (AL)’s third standing minimum wage in 2019. In a Q&A session with the According to a statement released blood tests. The remaining students committee, citing the se- The committee conti- AL on the Policy Address yesterday by the Health Bureau, the also went to the hospital with their cretary yesterday. nued discussing the mi- yesterday, the Chief Execu- authorities have already ordered the families, with some of them claiming According to the chair- nimum wage bill for clea- tive Chui Sai On also stres- factory to suspend its entire operation illness. man, Leong reiterated his ners and security guards sed that the government until further notice for safety reasons. Dizziness, nausea and vomiting promise that minimum yesterday, where gover- will proactively implement Meanwhile, the bureau urged other might arise as symptoms of carbon wage will be fully imple- nment representatives the minimum wage. He ex- education institutes to cease baking monoxide poisoning. It can also in- mented no later than three introduced lawmakers pects the bill will be passed classes or activities at the factory in- duce a coma and even death. As part years after the new law on to the enactments of su- and that the scheme could volved. of standard safety practices, stove minimum wage takes ef- pporting laws for imple- be extended from the first On Monday morning, ten students users must keep the room ventilated fect. The lawmaker also menting this bill. The go- two professions to all sec- from the international school, around while using related equipment. Staff estimated that if the bill, vernment has started the tors in Macau. BY nine years of age, followed their tea- reporter wed 25.03.2015

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ANALYSIS Can smoke-free casinos still cash in?

HE boom times are Bank of St. Louis in 2009, eco- over in Macau. The nomists Thomas Garrett and Chinese gambling Michael Pakko argued that a BLOOMBERG hub’s gross domestic statewide ban in Illinois, imple- Tproduct plunged a horrifying mented in 2008, led to a $200 17.2 percent in the fourth quar- million loss in tax revenue ter, and the government has during its first year and a 20 curbed its projected casino re- percent to 22 percent decline in venue for the year by 27 per- casino turnover. They blamed cent. China’s slowing economy the revenue drop on a combina- and the government’s anticor- tion of lost gambling time due ruption campaign are largely to smoking breaks and former being blamed for fewer big attendees opting not to come spenders hitting the casinos. to casinos at all. Other resear- But there’s another factor con- ch corroborates those findings, tributing to the woes of casino but not all studies do: Accor- operators such as Sands Chi- ding to the Tobacco Control na and Wynn Macau: a ban on Legal Consortium’s 2007 study, smoking on the main floors of smoking bans don’t hurt busi- Macau casinos. ness. Citing a report on the im- The policy took effect last pact of smoking restrictions on October, and it’s leading some racetrack casinos in Delaware, casino guests to go outdoors they wrote “going smoke-free to light up. For casino opera- did not adversely impact ga- tors, that lost playing time “is ming revenues.” crucial,” says Tim Craighead, In Macau, given the drag on re- an analyst in Hong Kong with venues from the anticorruption Bloomberg Intelligence. “If I campaign and the Chinese eco- have to get off the table every nomy’s slowdown, the smoking hour to smoke a cigarette, that’s ban is the least of casino ope- 20 percent of the time I would rators’ problems, says Aaron be playing that I’m not.” For Fischer, an analyst with CLSA now, the restriction on cigarette in Hong Kong. “When people smoking is limited to the main decide to go to Macau, they are gaming floors, with people still higher than in offices and 1.5 to for Nonsmokers’ Rights. Ohio in Las Vegas and other Nevada fairly focused on gambling,” he allowed to light up in VIP rooms 11.7 times higher than in res- prohibited smoking indoors, cities, and Pennsylvania casi- says. “They’re not there for re- and smoking lounges. The go- taurants,” the report said. including casinos, in 2006, no operators are encouraging tail, shows, other things. They vernment is readying a propo- Macau’s policy isn’t exactly se- and North Dakota prohibited lawmakers to “reject any le- are really there to gamble.” The sal for lawmakers to implement tting a trend in Asia: Singapore smoking in public (casinos in- gislation prohibiting smoking visitors will still travel to Ma- a complete ban next year. allows smokers to light up in cluded) in 2012. Last month, at casinos.” While a ban on cau. They’ll just “smoke outside The policy is a victory for designated areas of the city-s- Montana’s Supreme Court ruled smoking in New Orleans bars, the casino,” he says. Macau casino workers, who tate’s two casinos, and the Phi- that “smoke shacks,” structures restaurants, hotels, and other That will still hurt venue ope- were fed up with breathing se- lippines and other Asian gam- that casino operators had added workplaces is scheduled to go rators, Bloomberg Intelligence condhand smoke hour after bling hubs are smoker-friendly. to buildings to provide gamblers into effect on April 22, Caesars analyst Craighead and his collea- hour. Workers in casinos often But it does reflect a move that’s with indoor smoking venues, Entertainment-owned Harrah’s gue Margaret Huang argued in a suffer much higher exposure to been affecting casinos across violated state law. In Canada, the New Orleans hasn’t given up on report published last week. “Even secondhand smoke than other North America. In the U.S., 19 Caesars Windsor casino in On- getting permission to operate a if smokers continue to gamble at types of workers, according to states, along with Puerto Rico tario is smoke-free following a smoking section. baccarat,” they wrote, “hourly a 2007 report published in the and the U.S. Virgin Islands, ban 2012 provincial government ban. It’s unclear how big of an im- 10-minute cigarette breaks could Tobacco Control Legal Consor- smoking in all state- regulated There’s still plenty of opposi- pact smoking bans have on ca- cut playing time by about 20 per- tium. The exposure level in ca- casinos and other gambling ve- tion to clearing the air in U.S. sino revenue. In a report pub- cent, directly impacting gaming sinos “can be 2.4 to 18.5 times nues, according to Americans casinos. Smokers can puff away lished by the Federal Reserve activity.” Bloomberg

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New visa system makes Angola more attractive to investors and tourists HE ongoing process of streams,” added the EIU. Tfacilitating the allocation In a cash crunch situation, of visas by Angola makes the Given the rapid caused by the breakdown of country more attractive to in- oil prices, which led to the in- PAULO BARBOSA PAULO vestors and tourists, creating decline of its troduction of austerity mea- new sources of revenue at a sures in the state and in the time when oil revenues are in oil revenue, state oil company itself, the decline. [Angola] Angolan authorities have been Thanks to the modernisation trying to remove constraints process of its Immigration needs to do to business activities. Service, Angola is starting to In recent months, Angola an- grant multiple-entry tourist everything it nounced the facilitation of bu- and ordinary visas, a measure siness visas for Portugal and “warmly welcomed by visitors can to become Brazil. entrepreneurs and investors,” more attractive Under the agreement with according to the Economist Brazil, business visas are valid Intelligence Unit (EIU). to investors for multiple entries over two “Given the slow pace of busi- years, allowing the holder to Luanda ness in Angola, a month is not ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE stay up to 90 days that cannot always enough for an investor due to problems at the issuing has become urgent and the Tou- UNIT be extended, in each period of to meet with the relevant peo- bodies. rist Development Institute of one year. ple in government and addi- According to the EIU, the Angola (Infotur) estimates that international arrivals, which In the face of current diffi- tional flexibility is certainly creation of a tourist visa is an tourism may represent an added are also time-consuming. culties, said the EIU, Ango- more attractive,” says the la- important measure that can value to GDP of at least USD4.7 “These measures are welco- la’s priority should be its re- test report from the EIU. “help unlock the high tourist billion annually from 2020. me in a country that, given the lationship with international Currently, ordinary visas potential of Angola, which lar- Another modernisation an- rapid decline of its oil revenue, partners such as, “China, the last only 30 days and can be gely remains untapped.” nounced by the authorities needs to do everything it can to United States and European renewed within the country In the current difficulties, the to facilitate entries into the become more attractive to in- Union,” and countries in the twice, but the process is slow diversification of the economy country is the acceleration of vestors and create new revenue region. MDT/Macauhub

EAST TIMOR Minister restates gov’t plans to process gas from the Greater Sunrise field

HE Minister of Pe- mor-Leste (East Timor) began to discuss options feasible,” he said, ex- Ttroleum and Natural and 450 kilometres nor- for the field in 2007, oil plaining that the studies Resources of East Ti- thwest of Darwin, Aus- companies ‘sold’ the idea included the work of a mor, Alfredo Pires, res- tralia. that the development submarine, to 3,000 feet tated in Dili the gover- Processing LNG in Ti- in Timor-Leste was the deep, to map the path of nment’s plan to process mor-Leste would cost most expensive option: pipeline. Minister Alfredo Pires liquid natural gas (LNG) USD13 billion while the $19 billion compared to With 5.1 trillion cubic from the Greater Sunri- Australian option would US$15 billion in Darwin feet of gas, the field may of fairness. They (Aus- one,” he said. se field in Timorese ter- cost an estimated US$20 and $12 billion for a represent revenue – be- tralians) have a pipeli- Despite disagreements ritory, instead of the gas billion in addition to the floating platform. tween exploration and ne to Darwin, the Bayu that have dragged on for being piped to Darwin, cost of the pipeline, ac- “All the studies we have downstream revenues Undan, which is giving eight years, Pires said he Australia. cording to the minis- done show that the Ti- – of more than $100 many benefits, tangible believed that in the oil The Greater Sunrise ter, cited by Portuguese mor-Leste option is the billion. and very positive bene- sector, “everything can field is located 150 kilo- news agency Lusa. best, which is econo- “It’s not just num- fits and we think it’s fair be solved” through nego- metres southeast of Ti- Pires said that when he mically and technically bers. It is also a matter that we have the other tiations. MDT/Macauhub ad

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IOC commissioners AP PHOTO begin inspections of Beijing’s 2022 bid

Christopher Bodeen, Beijing In all, Beijing plans to spend The Chinese government has USD3.9 billion on infrastructure pledged full support for the OC evaluators began a five- and operations, a small fraction 2022 bid and will provide solid Iday inspection tour of Bei- of the $51 billion spent by Rus- financial and legal guarantees, jing’s bid for the 2022 Winter sia on the 2014 Sochi Games. Vice Premier Liu Yandong told Olympics yesterday, in a key evaluators at a ceremony yes- test of the city’s status as a terday morning. front-­runner in the competition Beijing is Evaluation Commission for hosting rights. Chairman Alexander Zhukov Following meetings, the competing noted the bid’s incorporation 19-member Evaluation Com- of some of the Olympic Agenda mission was visiting Beijing’s against Almaty, 2020 reforms. indoor sites for hockey, skating “You have maximized the use and curling, along with the ico- Kazakhstan, of existing world-class spor- In this photo taken Friday, Jan. 16, a Chinese girl waves the Chinese national nic Bird’s Nest stadium used and is seeking ts venues; you have taken ad- flags and wears the 2022 Olympic bid logo to show her support at the ski resort for the 2008 Summer Games. vantage of your experience,” in Yanqing, a suburb of Beijing, where the speed mavens of Alpine skiing and the Later in the week, they’ll check to become Zhukov said in a speech at the sliding events - bobsled, skeleton and luge - have been proposed to be held in the proposed skiing and sliding ve- ceremony. bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics nues further outside the city. the first city to In a reminder of Beijing’s se- Beijing is competing against host both the rious air pollution problems, and those where Nordic skiing ttee says it’s natural for groups Almaty, Kazakhstan, and is the benchmark PM2.5 air qua- and other outdoor events will to raise issues, but wants to se- seeking to become the first city summer and lity reading topped 150 around be held. Work has already be- parate politics from sports. to host both the summer and midday yesterday, more than gun on a high-speed rail line The Communist Party-backed winter games. winter games six times what the World Heal- that will reduce travel time newspaper Global Times was Chinese organizers say Beijing th Organization considers safe. from Beijing’s northern subur- less diplomatic, accusing bid hosting the games would be a Beijing organizers plan to ta- bs to just 50 minutes. critics of stirring up trouble and boon for winter sports globally The inspectors concluded a ckle the problem by closing Pro-Tibetan and human righ- “ignoring Chinese reality.” by raising their profile in the visit to Almaty last month, af- factories and coal-fired power ts groups also argue that Chi- “These groups need to unders- world’s most populous nation. ter which Kazakh organizers plants, and junking heavily na’s record of abuses should tand the majority Chinese view Most of the proposed venues announced venue changes they polluting vehicles. Holding the rule Beijing out as candidate, about human rights,” the paper are left over from the 2008 say will make the games more Olympics will put added mo- citing the IOC’s strengthened said in an editorial yesterday. Games, leading to significant efficient and save more than mentum behind those efforts, support for basic human rights “Chinese people are already ti- cost savings in keeping with the $500 million. they say. embedded in the 2020 Agenda. red of their constant manipula- IOC’s Olympic Agenda 2020 The International Olympic Other concerns include a lack Rights groups have also called tion and quibbling and the day goals for a more frugal, athlete-­ Committee will select the host of natural snow and the roughly for Kazakhstan’s record to be can’t be far off when the Wes- oriented games adopted last city on July 31 in Kuala Lum- 200-kilometer distance be- scrutinized. tern world gets sick of them year. pur, Malaysia. tween Beijing’s indoor venues The Beijing 2022 Bid Commi- too.” AP

Kelvin Chan Business Writer, Hong Kong Report says mainland manufacturing HINA’S manufactu- Cring fell to the lowest level in nearly a year as at lowest in nearly a year new orders shrank, ac- cording to a report yes- economic data because this year and the next. terday that underscored it falls at a different time “Today’s weaker-than-­ the weakening outlook AP PHOTO in January or February expected PMI reading is for the world’s second bi- each year. the latest in a string of ggest economy. “A renewed fall in total disappointing data out HSBC’s preliminary new business contribu- of China and strengthens manufacturing index ba- ted to weaker expansion our view that the eco- sed on a survey of factory of output while manufac- nomy likely slowed shar- purchasing managers turing companies conti- ply” in the first quarter, dropped to an 11-mon- nued to trim their work- said Julian Evans-Prit- th low of 49.2 in March force numbers,” said chard, an economist at from February’s 50.7. Annabel Fiddes, an eco- Capital Economics. The index is based on a nomist at Markit, which Policymakers have ac- 100-point scale on which conducted the survey. ted in recent months to numbers below 50 indi- The weakness in Chi- counter slowing growth cate contraction in acti- na’s massive manufac- by cutting interest rates vity. turing industry, which and lowering minimum The numbers signaled a employs millions, is a reserve levels for banks “slight deterioration” in challenge for Beijing as it and Evans-Pritchard said Chinese manufacturing, tries to prevent the eco- he expected more of the said the report, which nomy from slowing too same in coming months. found decreases in sub-­ sharply. The preliminary results indexes for new orders, China’s economy ex- of HSBC’s survey covers new export orders and panded 7.4 percent last 85-90 percent of respon- employment. It was the year, its slowest pace in ses from more than 420 first report since the Lu- nearly a quarter century, manufacturers. The final nar New Year holiday, and economists predict version is due out April which tends to distort A man checks on a shirt at a garment factory in Jinjiang in southeast China’s Fujian province growth will slow further 1. AP wed 25.03.2015

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Authorities execute 3 over Kunming knife attack that killed 31

UTHORITIES in prison on the charges of joining southwestern Chi- a terror group and murder. na yesterday executed AP PHOTO Authorities said Ehet, Toh- three men convicted tunyaz and Muhammad were ofA masterminding a knife attack arrested two days before the a year ago that killed 31 people attack while attempting to flee outside a railway station in the across the Chinese border. Ha- city of Kunming. ving lost contact with the three Iskandar Ehet, Turgun Toh- men, the other five members of tunyaz and Hasayn Muhammad the group mounted the attack were put to death after Chi- as planned, the Kunming court na’s Supreme Court upheld said. their convictions for the crimes Beijing has blamed Uighur se- of murder and organizing and paratists and religious fanatics leading a terrorist organization, for a spate of recent violence the Kunming City Intermediate that has caused hundreds of People’s Court said in a notice. deaths over the past year. Five knife-wielding assailants Critics say heavy-handed Chi- hacked 31 people to death and nese rule and economic disen- injured 141 on March 1, 2014, franchisement have pushed some an act of violence that shook the Uighurs toward extremism. country as tensions between the Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for Uighur Muslim minority and the Germany-based World Uy- the majority Han ethnic group ghur Congress, said he did not spread beyond the Uighurs’ ho- believe the defendants had a fair meland of Xinjiang. trial. “China is evading the root Four of the assailants were cause for the problem through shot dead at the scene and the the political means of the dea- fifth, a pregnant woman, Pati- th sentence,” Dilxat Raxit said. gul Tohti, was captured alive In this March 3, 2014 file photo, a man holds up a poster with slogans urging fights against terrorists on a square outside the “The defendants were not gran- and later sentenced to life in Kunming Train Station after an attack by knife wielding men left 31 people dead, in Kunming, in western China’s Yunnan province ted a dignified trial.” AP

Ai Weiwei, Joan Baez honored Christian pastor stands by Amnesty International trial over cross removals Christian pastor who questioned authorities

A AP PHOTO Isolda Morillo and comment on the in eastern China over the for- Jack Chang, Beijing award, but said Chi- ced removal of rooftop cros- AP PHOTO na hopes Amnesty can ses went on trial yesterday in UMAN rights regard China “objecti- Zhejiang province. Hgroup Amnesty vely.” Huang Yizi was charged in International awar- Ai made his first big the city of Pingyang with ga- ded its top honor splash by helping de- thering crowds to disrupt the yesterday to Chine- sign Beijing’s iconic social order, lawyer Zhang se dissident artist Bird’s Nest stadium Kai said. If convicted, Huang Ai Weiwei, who has for the 2008 Sum- could face up to seven years spent years shining mer Olympics. He fell in jail. light on his country’s afoul of Chinese au- restrictive political at- thorities after taking mosphere, and to U.S. up causes such as tho- Authorities ghts advocates say the Chris- folk singer Joan Baez Ai Weiwei se of parents angry tian faith was being targeted for her civil rights ac- over what they said in Zhejiang because its rapid growth in tivism. around us concerned Amnesty for her in- was shoddy construc- China unnerves the ruling Both were named re- about basic issues” volvement in the U.S. tion of schools that tore down Communist Party. cipients of Amnesty’s while answering a civil rights activism collapsed in the 2008 about 400 Huang, an outspoken pas- Ambassador of Cons- question about five since the 1960s. Sichuan earthquake, tor, brought some parishio- cience Award, which women’s rights acti- Over the past four killing hundreds of rooftop ners to a local government recognizes lifetime vists who remain in years, Ai has paid a children. building last summer to de- human rights leader- custody for planning high price for his ac- Ai said yesterday crosses last mand answers about a clash ship. anti-sexual harass- tivism, having been that he hasn’t had year in which police attacked con- Ai told The Asso- ment protests. beaten by the autho- a passport since his gregation members who had ciated Press that the “I think as an artist, rities, imprisoned and 2011 arrest for tax been keeping a night vigil award reminded him I use my own way to blocked from leaving evasion, which he has A woman who answered over their cross atop their of his social respon- fulfill my responsi- the country. In the called politically moti- the court’s phone and gave sanctuary. Police took him sibilities as an artist, bility to society,” the process, he’s become vated, but still hoped only her family name, Li, away after that incident. especially as the Chi- bearded 57-year-old one of China’s most he would be able to at- confirmed that the trial be- He also had urged local nese government ti- said. “Whether we internationally known tend the May 21 award gan yesterday afternoon. It’s church leaders to put back ghtens its grip on free have compassion for figures, a fame that ceremony in Berlin. unclear how long it will last. the toppled crosses. expression and acti- our own people or has partially protected Previous award win- Authorities in Zhejiang Zhang said before the trial vism. other countries, we all him. ners include Myanmar tore down about 400 rooftop that Huang would plead in- He noted that the have to take responsi- Foreign Ministry dissident Aung San crosses last year in a cam- nocent. Noting that he was repression was affec- bility.” spokeswoman Hua Suu Kyi and Irish rock paign against building-code surrounded by police, he de- ting “ordinary people Baez was cited by Chunying declined band U2. AP violations, but religious ri- clined to elaborate. AP 25.03.2015 wed

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AFGHANISTAN Police say 18 people have been arrested and 13 police officers have been suspended, though many suspect that fi- Thousands protest woman’s gure will rise as the investiga- tion continues. The demonstrators also cal- led for action against officials mob killing in Kabul and religious leaders who had initially supported the attack on Farkhunda by saying her HOUSANDS marched killing was justifiable if she through the Afghan capital had burned pages of a Quran.

T AP PHOTO yesterday, demanding justice The country’s Interior Mi- for a woman who was beaten nistry said the spokesman for to death by a mob after being the Kabul police, Hashmat falsely accused of burning a Stanikzai, had been fired over Quran. comments he made on social Men and women of all ages media supporting Farkhun- carried banners bearing the da’s killers. Stanikzai could bloodied face of Farkhunda, a not be immediately reached 27-year-old religious scholar for comment. killed last week by the mob. Among the crowd were pro- Farkhunda, who went by one minent rights activists, inclu- name like many Afghans, was ding Fatana Gailani, the head beaten, run over with a car of the Afghanistan Women’s and burned before her body Council, who said she hoped was thrown into the Kabul Ri- the incident would be a ca- ver. talyst for change in a society Organizers of yesterday’s traumatized by war, corrup- march estimated 3,000 peo- tion and lack of leadership. ple took part, calling it one of “We are getting fed up,” Gai- the biggest demonstrations lani said. “The new genera- in Kabul’s history. Marchers tion has known nothing but chanted “Justice for Farkhun- Afghan women chant slogans during a protest demanding justice for a woman who was beaten to death by a mob after being war, they are not educated, and da!” and “Death to the killers!” falsely accused of burning a Quran last week, in downtown Kabul now they have no jobs.” AP

MYANMAR PHILIPPINES Police reject lawsuit Trial begins of US Marine against government charged with murder minister Jim Gomez, Manila ness, hotel worker Elias Gallamos, who identified OLICE in northwestern U.S. Marine charged AP PHOTO Pemberton as the man who Myanmar have rejected a with murdering a trans- was with Laude shortly be-

P AP PHOTO A lawsuit filed by two Buddhist gender Filipino after allege- fore she was found dead, monks against Myanmar’s dly discovering her gender according to Ethel Avisa- home minister and police chief, when they checked into a do, a lawyer for Laude’s saying they are protected by hotel went on trial in a Phili- family. law. ppine court Monday. The case reignited a deba- In declining to accept a first U.S. security escorts brou- te over custody of American information report, which is ght Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott military personnel accused needed for a lawsuit to pro- Pemberton, wearing hand- of crimes in the Philippines. ceed, the police said no lawsuit cuffs, into a heavily secu- The dispute was eased after can be brought against any offi- red courtroom in Olongapo Washington agreed to move cer who carries out acts in good city, northwest of Manila, Pemberton from a U.S. war- faith. for the trial after an earlier ship to the Philippine mili- Human rights lawyer Aung In this March 16, 2015 file photo, plea-bargain negotiation tary’s main camp in metro- Thein said yesterday that the lawyer Aung Thein speaks during a with the family of the victim, politan Manila, where he is two Buddhist monks, among press conference in Yangon Jennifer Laude, reportedly held under American custo- scores seriously burned during collapsed, lawyers for Lau- dy but with an outer ring of a 2012 police crackdown on in northwestern Myanmar. de’s family said. Protesters from the militant Filipino guards. protests at a Chinese-backed The protest in November Pemberton is charged with women’s group Gabriela display Weeks before the trial, the- copper mine, registered the 2012 drew international at- murder, which carries a placards during a rally at the US re was talk that the two sides first information report at the tention. Authorities say police maximum penalty of life in Embassy yesterday in Manila were quietly discussing a Hsalingyi police station. used only tear gas and smoke prison. The court registered possible plea-bargain agree- Aung Thein, who works with grenades. a not guilty plea for him last sile operator from New Bed- ment in which Pemberton Justice Trust, said a letter was This past December, a villager month after he refused to ford, Massachusetts, is ac- would reportedly plead gui- also sent to President Thein was shot dead during a con- enter a plea. cused of strangling Laude lty to a lower charge in ex- Sein asking that the lawsuit to frontation as police and Chine- Government prosecutors and then drowning her in change for money for the be opened against government se workers erected a fence on expressed confidence they a hotel toilet last October Laude family. Both sides on ministers. land that villagers say is theirs. could win a conviction. after discovering she was a Monday denied initiating He said the purpose of the The Letpadaung mine is “We will prove the elemen- transgender woman. Prose- the talks. lawsuit was “to fight for justice a joint venture between a ts of murder,” state prose- cutors say they checked into Laude’s mother, Julita, and to highlight human rights Myanmar military-controlled cutor Emilie de los Santos the hotel after meeting in a told reporters she would not violations and the lack of rule holding company and Chi- told reporters, referring to bar in a red-light district. drop the case against Pem- of law in Myanmar.” na’sWanbao Mining Copper what she has described as Pemberton was bar-ho- berton even if she was offe- More than 100 monks suffe- Ltd., a unit of weapons manu- “treachery, abuse of supe- pping with fellow Marines at red a million dollars. red serious burns from smoke facturer China North Indus- rior strength and cruelty” the time after participating “What they did to my child bombs that reportedly contai- tries Corp. Villagers say the in the attack on the victim, in joint U.S.-Philippine mi- was gruesome,” she said. ned white phosphorous when mine causes environmental, who was formerly known as litary exercises. “Just because we are poor police dispersed the protesters social and health problems, Jeffrey Laude. Government prosecutors doesn’t mean we can’t fight at the Letpadaung copper mine and want it closed. AP Pemberton, an anti-tank mis- presented their first wit- for justice.” AP wed 25.03.2015

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Katy Daigle, New Delhi INDIA ting comments on Facebook he attributed to a top state minister. NDIA’S top court affirmed The student, jailed for two days people’s right to free speech before being released on bail, in cyberspace yesterday by Court rejects ban told reporters he was happy the striking down a provision provision was scrapped, though Ithat had called for imprisoning he was still recovering from “a people who send “offensive” very rough time.” messages by computer or cell- on ‘offensive’ Former finance and home mi- phone. nister P. Chidambaram welco- The provision, known as Sec- med the court’s ruling, although tion 66A of the 2008 Informa- his son had filed a police com- tion Technology Act, had made Internet messages plaint in 2012 against a busines- sending such messages a crime sman for allegedly disparaging punishable by up to three years him in Twitter messages. in prison. “The section was poorly drafted In its ruling, the Supreme Court and was vulnerable,” Chidamba- said the provision was “clear- AP PHOTO ram said of the law, which was ly vague” in not clarifying what passed while his Congress party should be construed as offensive. was in power. “It was capable of It also said the provision violates being misused and, in fact, it was people’s freedom of speech and misused.” their right to share information. Cyber analysts said the ruling “The public’s right to know is marked a positive step in en- directly affected,” the judges said suring that the Internet would in deeming the provision un- be governed by the same nor- constitutional. ms and laws as newspapers, TV A law student who filed the commentary and other forms of challenge in 2012, Shreya Sin- communication as India’s Inter- ghal, applauded the court’s rejec- net users increase from today’s tion of a provision she said was 100 million online. “grossly offensive to our rights, “This sets the tone for the futu- our freedom of speech and ex- re of India’s democracy and par- pression.” ticipation in this medium,” said “Today the Supreme Court has Samir Saran of the New Delhi upheld that, they have supported think tank, Observer Research our rights,” Singhal said. “I am Foundation. “It’s the ethos arou- ecstatic.” nd freedom of expression that is The law has been invoked in at being reaffirmed. It tells us that least 10 recent cases, most often arbitrary executive infringemen- involving criticism of political ts of the constitution will be stru- leaders. ck down.” In 2012, a chemistry professor He and other analysts said, and his neighbor in Kolkata were however, that there was still arrested for forwarding a cartoon more work to be done in guaran- that made fun of West Bengal’s teeing the Internet was governed top elected official, Mamata Ba- fairly, including a provision that nerjee. allows the government to block Police arrested a man last year websites without announcing or for saying on Facebook that Pri- explaining its decision to do so. me Minister Narendra Modi, The Supreme Court yesterday then still a candidate, would start upheld that part of the law. a holocaust in India if elected to “That’s wrong. That’s bad,” office. Saran said, calling for a review And last week, police in the nor- to decide criteria for “why so- thern state of Uttar Pradesh ar- mething should be blocked and rested a teenage student for pos- An Indian man sits on a staircase and looks at his smartphone in New Delhi when it should be blocked.” AP

AFGHANISTAN Gunmen kill 13 as suspected US drone strike kills 9

Amir Shah and bus traveling from Kabul gence officials in Pakistan Drone strikes have killed Ishtiaq Mahsud, Kabul and heading to Ghazni said the suspected U.S. civilians in the region in AP PHOTO province, said Attahullah drone strike in Afghanis- the past. UNMEN in eastern Khogyani, a spokesman tan’s Nangarhar province Ahmad Zia Abdula- GAfghanistan killed for the provincial gover- killed at least nine mili- zai, a spokesman for the at least 13 people during nor. He gave the death tants with the Pakistani provincial governor in a midnight assault yes- toll and said the gunfire terror group Lashkar- Nangarhar, said he was terday on a highway as wounded at least two ci- e- ­Islam. That group re- only aware of an airstrike a suspected U.S. drone vilians. cently announced it wou- Monday afternoon that strike near Pakistan kil- Last month, gunmen in ld join forces with the killed two suspected in- led at least nine militants, southern Afghanistan ki- Pakistani Taliban to fight surgents. authorities said. dnapped 30 members of government forces in that U.S. officials rarely dis- The highway attack the Hazara ethnic com- country. cuss their drone strikes in happened in Wardak munity traveling on a hi- The officials spoke on Afghanistan and Pakistan province’s Sayad Abad ghway in Zabul province. condition of anonymity as as many are run by the district, where Taliban Wounded Afghani men and children lie on the ground in a tent after Security forces have been they weren’t authorized CIA. Afghan forces have fighters hold much terri- a deadly attack targeted a checkpoint, in Lashkar Gah, capital of the trying to secure their re- to discuss the strike. taken the lead in securing tory and launch frequent southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 lease ever since the at- It wasn’t immediately their country after U.S. attacks on security for- tack, the latest to target possible to corroborate and NATO troops for- ces. However, no group which comes after several The gunmen opened fire Shiites in the predomi- the officials’ claims about mally ended their combat immediately claimed res- recent attacks targeting on three separate vehicles nantly Sunni country. the strike in the rural, missions in the country at ponsibility for the assault, buses in the country. in the attack, including a Meanwhile, two intelli- mountainous region. the start of this year. AP 25.03.2015 wed

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passenger jet car- AP PHOTO rying 150 people crashed yesterday in the French Alps as it flewA from Barcelona to Dues- seldorf. As search-and-rescue teams struggled to get to the remote, snow-covered region, France’s president warned that no survivors were expected. There was no obvious rea- son why the Germanwin- gs A320 plane should have crashed in the middle of its flight and German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged people not to speculate on the cause. The crash left officials and families across Europe in sho- ck. Sobbing, grieving families at both Barcelona and Dus- seldorf airports were led away by airport workers and crisis counselors. “We still don’t know much beyond the bare information on the flight, and there should be no speculation on the cause of the crash,” Merkel told re- porters at a briefing in Berlin. In this Oct. 16, 2014 an Airbus A320 belonging to the German airline Germanwings is parked at the airport in Cologne, Germany “All that will be investigated thoroughly.” AVIATION The plane left Barcelona at 9:55 a.m. Germanwings CEO Thomas Winkelmann said it began descending again Jet crashes in Alps with 150 shortly after it reached its cruising height of 38,000 feet following takeoff from Barce- lona Airport. The descent las- aboard; no survivors expected ted eight minutes, he told re- porters in Cologne. Radar and air traffic control contact with with a chilly rain falling. after about 30 seconds.” In addition, the safest part Merkel told reporters she the plane broke off at 10:53 Germanwings is a lower-cost Polizzi said the plane crashed of a flight is when the plane is would travel to the crash site a.m. at an altitude of about unit of Lufthansa, Germany’s about 5-to-8 kilometers from at cruising elevation. Just 10 region today, and that Ger- 6,000 feet. biggest airline, and serves his place, which is closed for percent of fatal accidents oc- many’s foreign and transport The plane crashed in a mostly European destina- the season. cur at that point, according ministers were already en rou- mountainous zone in the tions. It has been operating “It’s going to be very difficult to a safety analysis by Boeing. te. She said her thoughts were French Alps at an altitude of since 2002, part of traditional to get there. The mountain is In contrast, takeoff and the “with those people who so su- about 2,000 meters, said Pier- national carriers’ response to snowy and very hostile,” he initial climb accounts for 14 ddenly lost their lives, among re-Henry Brandet, the French competition from European said. percent of crashes and final them many compatriots.” Interior Ministry spokesman. budget carriers. The municipal sports hall of approach and landing accoun- “The crash of the Ger- Winkelmann said the pi- Family members arriving Seyne-les-Alpes, 10 kilome- ts for 47 percent. man plane with more than 140 lot had more than 10 years’ at Duesseldorf airport were ters from the Val d’Allos ski In a live briefing yesterday in people on board is a shock that experience working for Ger- taken from the main terminal resort, was being set up to Paris, French President Fran- plunges us in Germany, the manwings and its parent airli- to a nearby building, which take bodies from the crash, cois Hollande called the crash French and the Spanish into ne Lufthansa. Airbus said the airport employees partially according to Sandrine Julien “a tragedy on our soil.” deep sorrow,” Merkel said. A320 was delivered to Luf- covered with sheets for pri- The aircraft was delivered to thansa in 1991. vacy. At Barcelona airport, Lufthansa in 1991, had appro- Germanwings said Flight police escorted several crying ximately 58,300 flight hours 9525 carried 144 passengers, women to a secure part of the The crash of the in some 46,700 flights, Airbus including two babies, and 6 airport. One woman held a ja- said. Airbus technical advisers crew members. Officials belie- cket over the head of another German plane with more than were being sent to assist the ve there were 67 German na- woman, who was sobbing. French Accident Investigation tionals on board. The Germanwings logo, nor- 140 people on board is a shock bureau. The crash site was at Meo- mally maroon and yellow, was The A320 plane is a workhor- lans-Revels, near the popular blacked out on its Twitter feed. that plunges us in Germany, the se of modern aviation. Similar ski resort of Pra Loup, accor- The owner of a campgrou- French and the Spanish into to the Boeing 737, the single ding to Eric Ciotti, the head nd near the crash site, Pierre -aisle, twin-engine jet is used of the regional council in sou- Polizzi, said he heard the pla- deep sorrow to connect cities between one theast France. The site is 700 ne making curious noises and five hours apart. Worldwi- kilometers south-southeast of shortly before it crashed. ANGELA MERKEL de, 3,606 A320s are in opera- Paris. But with mountains all “At 11.30, I heard a series of tion, according to Airbus. around and few clear trails loud noises in the air. The- The A320 is certified to fly into the area, access to the re are often fighter jets flying of the town hall. The last time a passenger up to 39,000 feet but it can crash site was expected to take over, so I thought it sounded “The plane is disintegrated,” jet crashed in France was begin to experience problems time. just like that. I looked out- Gilbert Sauvan of the local the 2000 Concorde accident, as low as 37,000 feet, depen- Brandet told BFM television side, but I couldn’t see any council told the Les Echos which left 113 dead — 109 ding on temperature and wei- he expected “an extremely fighter planes,” he told The newspaper. “The largest de- in the plane and four on the ght, including fuel, cargo and long and extremely difficult” Associated Press in a phone bris is the size of a car.” ground. passengers. search-and-rescue operation interview. “The noise I heard Capt. Benoit Zeisser of the Merkel spoke with both The A320 family also has because of the area’s remote- was long — like 8 seconds — nearby Digne-le-Bains police Hollande and Spanish Prime a good safety record, with ness. The weather in the area as if the plane was going more said there were some clouds Minister Mariano Rajoy about just 0.14 fatal accidents per deteriorated yesterday after- slowly than a military plane. in the morning but the cloud the crash, immediately cance- million takeoffs, according to noon, hours after the crash, There was another long noise ceiling was not low. lling all other appointments. a Boeing safety analysis. AP 25.03.2015 wed

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USSIAN teenager Eli- zaveta Tuktamysheva is looking to cap a do- Russian, American women minant season with a Rgold medal at the world figure skating championships starting today in China, while Gracie square off at China worlds Gold and Ashley Wagner are attempting to bring home an individual medal for the Ameri- "It was a disappointment, just ze, Hanyu recovered to finish can women for the first time in because I set high expectations second and went on to win the nearly a decade. AP PHOTO for myself," the 19-year-old Grand Prix Finals weeks later. In the men's event, Yuzuru Gold told reporters via telepho- In his absence from compe- Hanyu of Japan returns to the ne before departing for Shan- tition, however, Fernandez Shanghai arena where he was ghai. "I just kind of crumbled and Ten have emerged as se- bloodied in a frightening colli- under my own pressure." rious threats to take the gold sion with another skater several "I've just been sort of all over in Shanghai, with the Spaniard months ago to defend his title the place this year," she added. capturing the European Cham- against chief rivals Javier Fer- "I just need to finish the season pionships for the third straight nandez of Spain and Denis Ten on a really good note at the wor- year and the Kazakh skater of Kazakhstan. ld championships." taking the title at Four Conti- Despite being at the tail end Wagner, the 23-year-old ve- nents. of an exhausting season, the teran of the team, is coming Also in the field are Russian 18-year-old Tuktamysheva is off a career-rejuvenating per- Maxim Kovtun, who has two the heavy favorite in the ladies' formance at the U.S. nationals, quads in his short program competition after sweeping to where she produced a flawless and is the only man to win two victory at the European Cham- long program to capture her Grand Prix events this season, pionships and Grand Prix Fi- third title. She believes the U.S. as well as Americans Joshua nals. is in good position to get back Farris, second at Four Conti- Overall, she has won seven of on the podium. nents, and Jason Brown, the the nine events she's entered "It's just a natural process for reigning U.S. champion. this season — a year after fai- different countries to be stron- Canada is favored in both the ling to make the Russian team ger at different times," she said. pairs and ice dancing events. for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia "For the U.S., it's uncommon to In the pairs, Meagan Duhamel Besides the fatigue factor, the have such a long drought, but I and Eric Redford are undefea- main question for Tuktamyshe- Her main competition could sner and Sasha Cohen finished think we now finally have a very ted this season, having captu- va is whether she decides to come from 16-year-old coun- first and third, respectively, in talented field we are sending to red titles at the Grand Prix Fi- attempt a triple axel she's been trywoman, Elena Radionova, 2006. worlds." nals and Four Continents. working on in practice. who handed Tuktamysheva her Gold has struggled with her On the men's side, the 20-year Their toughest competition "I hope that after the Euro- only two defeats this season at form since pulling out of the -old Hanyu will be competing will likely come from European pean championships, I've ma- Skate America and the Russian Grand Prix Finals in Decem- for the first time since under- champions Yuko Kavaguti and naged to recharge my batte- championships. She also fell ber with a stress fracture in her going surgery on his bladder to Alexander Smirnov of Russia, ries," she told Russia's R-Sport just short of capturing her first foot. She failed to defend her alleviate abdominal pain in late and the Chinese pair of Peng agency last week. "It seems like European title in January, fi- title at the U.S. Championships, December. Cheng and Zhang Hao. I've got myself psychologically nishing second to Tuktamyshe- finishing second to Wagner, His season began in dramatic In ice dancing, Canadians prepared, so I'm not feeling va by less than a point. and then turned in a poor per- fashion with a scary accident at Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew too much tiredness just yet. My Gold and Wagner head a formance at the Four Conti- the Cup of China in November Poje also come to Shanghai un- body understands that there's strong American squad that nents Championships in South when he crashed into Chinese defeated, with five titles in five no choice and that it's got to will be looking for its first wor- Korea, placing fourth at a com- skater Yan Han during warm-­ international events this sea- work." lds medal since Kimmie Meis- petition she was favored to win. ups. His head wrapped in gau- son. AP

ATHLETICS FOOTBALL Coach: Russia has turned over UEFA chief Platini new leaf after doping scandals warns of rising

USSIA has put years of intensive anti-doping enfor- no president after Valentin extremism, hooliganism Rdoping scandals behind cement and education pro- Balakhnichev, who had been it and now has a clean team grams. in charge since the breakup of EFA President Michel ahead of next year's Olympics "The athletes even have a the Soviet Union, resigned last Platini was warned

U AP PHOTO in Rio de Janeiro, the coun- certain fear of the manage- month in connection with the that nationalism and hoo- try's new head track and field ment and of me personally race-walking doping scandal. liganism is threatening Eu- coach said. because I've made sure the Russian success in track and ropean football. Yuri Borzakovsky, the gold guys understand that it's fi- field has long been dogged Rising extremism in Eu- medalist in the 800 meters nished, that that page has by doping cases. Of the 15 ropean society is an "in- at the 2004 Athens Olympi- been turned," he said. "Alrea- Russians who won individual sidious trend (that) can cs, was appointed head coach dy (doping scandals) are last athletics medals at the 2012 also be observed in our last month after his prede- century and we've started a London Olympics, six have stadiums," Platini told UE- cessor, Valentin Maslakov, new life." since been banned for doping, FA's annual meeting yes- resigned following a doping Borzakovsky has been head including discus thrower terday. scandal in which three Rus- coach in a temporary capacity Darya Pishchalnikova, who The France great, who FIFA president Sepp Blatter, right, sian Olympic champion race since last month and is likely was stripped of her silver me- witnessed the Heysel Sta- and UEFA president Michel Platini walkers were banned. to be formally confirmed on dal. dium tragedy in 1985 "The guys now understand a permanent basis by the end Two other Russian meda- playing for Juventus, said sports police force," Platini that the past should stay in of the week after receiving pu- lists from London are un- recent violent incidents re- said. the past," Borzakovsky said at blic backing from athletics fe- der investigation as part of a vived "certain images that I The UEFA leader should a news conference in Moscow deration officials and Russia's World Anti-Doping Agency thought were a thing of the be re-elected unopposed earlier this week. "Now we influential Sports Ministry. probe into allegations that the past." today (Macau time), thou- have a new team and everyo- His appointment comes at a country operated a systematic "We need tougher sta- gh he ignored commen- ne in it is clean." time when Russian track and doping program organized by dium bans at European le- ting on the upcoming FIFA Borzakovsky said his messa- field is in transition. The Rus- Russian athletics federation vel and, I will say it again, election and President ge was accompanied by more sian athletics federation has officials. AP the creation of a European Sepp Blatter. AP THE Russia to resume space tourism Station25.03.2015Air quality wed

th Anniversary BUZZ in 2018 Roadside 50-70 20 Moderate Russia officials say they will resume space tou- Soyuz rockets in order to get into orbit. Rus- rism in 2018 after years of sending into space sia, however, has made an exception for Bri- High only professional cosmonauts and astronauts. tish soprano Sarah Brightman who is due to Density 60-80 Russia had sent seven paying guests to the blast off on Sept. 1. Residental International Space Station since 2001 befo- RKK Energia, a state-controlled rocket ma- Moderate re curtailing the program in 2009. Sending a nufacturer, said in a quarterly report released Area opinion tourist has been all but impossible since 2011 yesterday that it plans to make up for an ex- when the United States shut down its Space pected drop in demand for manned flights by Ambient 50-70 Shuttle program and had to rely on Russian resuming space tourism in 2018. Moderate World Views DSMG SOURCE: Philip Elliott, AP TUBE WAR WORLD BRIEFS ruz s fiery message has C ’ PAKISTAN needs short-range limited appeal to some Are you willing to pay to “tactical” nuclear weapons epublicans to deter arch-rival India, a R top adviser to its government says, dismissing concerns it As a messenger, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has watch video clips online? could increase the risk of a fire. It’s the message that’s the question for him. nuclear war. Cruz opened his official campaign for U.S. president Monday, becoming the first Republi- Michael Liedtke ths, debuts Tuesday. Anyone AFGHANISTAN Thousands can to formally enter what is expected to be Technology Writer who signs up with Vessel by 3 march through the Afghan a crowded race for the party’s nomination. In AP PHOTO a.m. EDT Friday will receive a capital demanding justice for a speech at a leading Christian university, the OULD you pay to see one-year subscription for free. a woman who was beaten to first-term senator sought not to build a coali- some of the Internet’s Vessel’s ambitions sound death by a mob after being tion of voters, but instead rally into action those W best video clips first? Vessel, like wishful thinking to For- falsely accused of burning a who share his deeply conservative beliefs. It’s a new service trying to chan- rester Research analyst Jim Quran. More on p12 an approach that’s gotten him nowhere in the ge the way that short video Nail, who doubts many peo- Senate and puts added pressure on his rheto- pieces make money on the ple will pay to watch a video MYANMAR Police reject a rical gifts to win over those who don’t share his Internet and mobile devices, that will be available for free lawsuit filed by two Buddhist uncompromising ideology. is betting on it. within a few days. monks against Myanmar’s Cruz, 44, has become an effective spokes- Instead of free-for-all dis- “That kind of restriction only home minister and police man for the small-government, less-tax tea chief, saying they are party movement, but not one who has advan- tribution supported solely works when you have content protected by law. More on p12 ced an agenda in Congress, where he is a by advertising, Vessel will Vessel CEO and co-founder that people are really kno- divisive figure even within his own party. He charge USD3 per month for Jason Kilar, right, and co-founder cking down the doors to see,” SYRIA The Nusra Front, says he would disband the Internal Revenue exclusive early access to clips Richard Tom Nail says. “It is going to totally Syria’s al-Qaida affiliate, is Service tax collecting agency, scrap President of musicians, sporting events, come down to what kind of quietly consolidating power Barack Obama’s health care law and seek to comedians and many other while its audience has nearly content that they can get. Un- in territory stretching from overturn abortion rights. forms of entertainment not tripled to 57 million custo- less they have the content that the Turkish border to central Other Republicans expected to enter the available on YouTube or any mers from 20 million in the justifies paying $3 a month, and southern Syria as the 2016 race, including former Florida Gov. Jeb other digital video service for past four years. nothing will save them.” Islamic State group gets Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, are far at least three days. CEO Jason “We think this is going to Vessel so far has about most of the world’s attention. more likely to secure support from the party Kilar, formerly head of Hulu be a really big deal, like the 70,000 video clips separated leadership. Whoever wins the nomination wou- Plus, believes Vessel’s model advent of cable-and-satellite into about 160 categories, ld likely face Hillary Rodham Clinton, the heavy will be able to pay video pro- television in the 1970s,” Kilar, including sports, comedy,

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John Cornyn, de- state and needs a backup clined to endorse him on Monday. Sen. John execution method in case McCain of Arizona once called Cruz one of the THE a shortage of the drugs “wacko birds” of the Senate. And after Cruz AP Photo/Warrick Page, persists. spoke in the Senate floor for 21 hours and 19 DECISIVE MOMENT International Women’s Media Foundation minutes straight in September 2013, in a qui- VENEZUELA Doctors xotic attempt to starve the health care law of say that the economic money, many colleagues considered it a stunt. crisis plaguing Venezuela The ensuing partial government shutdown hurt revived a medical practice the Republican Party’s standing with the public. rarely seen in developed As well, the fiery rhetoric can come across as countries since the 1970s: too harsh for many moderate, deep-pocketed the radical mastectomy. and establishment-minded Republicans. They With radiotherapy machines still make up the Republican majority, for all the in short supply, doctors are influence that conservative activists wield early turning to the disfiguring in the primary contests and beyond. surgery to save breast Cruz, the son of a Cuban immigrant and a cancer patients’ lives. U.S.-born mother, shows little interest in ca- librating his views for moderates at this early stage of his White House run. For all the talk UK Researchers have about the Republican Party being a big-tent found fossil remains of a coalition with many divergent corners, Cruz previously unknown species seems to be focused on convincing those who of crocodile-like “super don’t share his views that they are wrong. salamander” that roamed His outreach remains on the right, extending the Earth more than 200 to Christian conservatives from his tea party million years ago. University roots. of Edinburgh researchers He’s hoping those blocs may be enough This handout photo shows Heidi Levine in Jerusalem. A women’s media group will honor freelance say the species discovered for him to cobble together the primary votes photographer Heidi Levine as the inaugural winner of an award for courage named after Associated in Portugal was among the making him the nominee. Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, who was killed on assignment in Afghanistan. Earth’s top predators.