andrew scott: ‘marketing and online gaming hacking threats xi targets competition is heating up’ growing tech elites With the gaming downturn and more As online gaming attracts countless for communist supply, marketing and competition is gamblers worldwide, businesses party heating up, which might benefit the operating these services have also outreach push media industry been subject to further hacking threats P2 MDT Interview P3 P10

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WORLD BRIEFS Forum Macau wikipedia CHINA A Beijing court yesterday sentenced two young men to up to five months in jail for dangerous driving after they crashed a Equatorial Guinea wants Lamborghini and a Ferrari in a late-night race through Beijing. The Chaoyang District Court found Tang BACKPAGE Wentian, 21, and Yu Muchun, to join, China blesses 20, guilty of dangerously operating motor vehicles, a court statement said. Neither would appeal the verdicts, which sentenced Tang to five months in jail and Yu to four, the court said.

China At least 15 people have been killed and thousands more forced from their homes by flooding in southern and central China and more rain has been forecast for coming days, officials said yesterday. Authorities said that Jiangxi province has been hardest hit, with eight people killed and 65,000 displaced. Just to the south, the Guangxi region suffered five deaths with six other people listed as missing.

INDONESIAN authorities blew up and sank 41 foreign fishing vessels Wednesday as a warning against poaching in the country’s waters. The boats, seized from Chinese, Malaysian, Philippine, Thai and Vietnamese fishermen, were blown up on National Awakening Day, which commemorates the first political movement toward Indonesia’s independence.

JAPAN Vying to keep pace with China’s rising influence and economic clout, Japan Law plans to provide USD110 billion to help develop roads, ports and other infrastructure Extradition treaty between in Asia in the next five years, Prime Minister Shinzo P5 Abe said yesterday. Abe SARs to be signed this year announced the commitment, which is on a par with the $100 billion China has set for its newly created Asian Crime Infrastructure Investment Bank, at a conference in Tokyo. Unlawful detention cases

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he World Gaming TGroup, which publishes World Gaming Magazine (WGM), has recently acqui- red Must Read Publications, the publisher of Inside Asian Gaming magazine. In an in- terview with The Times, An- drew Scott, CEO of World Gaming Group, shared his insights on Macau’s gaming industry and made assuran- ces that IAG will remain as it is.

Macau Daily Times (MDT) – World Gaming Group has acquired In- side Asian Gaming. What does this mean for the group and IAG? Andrew Scott (AS) – The publication will absolute- ly remain as it is. It’s a very successful publication. Ka- reem Jalal, who will remain as IAG’s editor, has done an excellent job. He founded it in 2005 and over the last ten years it has grown to be the must-read industry, B2B publication. Everybody has heard of Inside Asian Ga- ming, and he’s done a great job with it. So we will leave it essentially as it is. What we might do is add to it, using the wider resources of our Q&A with Andrew Scott, CEO of World Gaming Group merged company to allow Inside Asian Gaming to do things that they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to ‘Marketing and do.

MDT – There’s a growing number of pu- competition is heating up’ blications in Macau, but these are usually small operations. What are the AS - Well, short-term is pply was planned when times MDT - Some have sug- main challenges they’re very difficult to say, nobody were booming. gested that it might not facing? We have some really knows. In the longer- We have some challenging ti- be such a great idea when AS - Well, making a profit term I think Macau is still mes ahead in terms of infras- gaming revenue is down. from advertising is very dif- challenging safe and Macau will still be tructure and labor; we don’t AS - Well, they’ve talked ficult in Macau, because up the predominant gaming in- have enough skilled labor. about the limit being 21 until now the major custo- times ahead dustry in Asia. People are Macau is a difficult place to million mainland Chine- mers, the integrated resorts in terms of very quick to predict won- come to. You can come from se visitors. I actually think and their associated busines- derful times when things are Hong Kong – you’ve got the that we’re not going to hit ses, haven’t had any problem infrastructure going well, but they’re also ferry ride – but that’s not sim- the limit that they propose. getting business. So sure very quick to panic when ti- ple. Or you can come through They’ve also said that the they would advertise here and labor mes are a little harder. Peo- the Gongbei Border Gate, but limit is just until the infras- but they didn’t feel that there ple tend to overreact. that border can be a pretty tructure can handle more. was a pressing need for them hellish place sometimes. And that’s probably not a bad to do so. become easier for us. And I MDT - Are we overreac- thing. We don’t want 25 or Now with the downturn in think IAG is a must-adver- ting? MDT – What are your 30 million Chinese visitors the market and the issues tise magazine if you’re a se- AS - Yes, I would say we are. thoughts on the proposed coming here and having a of more supply coming on rious supplier to the gaming I think in the long term things visitor cap? horrible experience. We need board, marketing and com- industry. will be fine. But in the short AS - I think it’s a great idea, to provide them with an ex- petition is heating up in Ma- and medium term, there will because it will allow people to cellent tourism experience. cau. We at the WGM, we’ve MDT - Macau’s ga- be some really challenging ti- get through the Gongbei bor- We need easier border cros- always liked to be the ones ming industry is facing mes ahead of us. We’ve got a der gate much quicker. Any- sing; good taxi services; and that commented on the dif- new challenges with ga- lot of supply coming on the thing that brings customers good flights. If we want to di- ferent gaming offerings. Our ming revenue declining. market – there are currently to Macau quicker, easier and versify our economy we need role has now been firmly es- What’s your perspective about eight new properties more conveniently is a good to make it an easy experience tablished and I think it will on the industry’s future? about to open – and that su- thing. for people to visit Macau.

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G2E Asia ddos attacks prominent during Online gaming hacking threats growing political turmoil

Catarina Pinto particularly impatient, as they were being hit by more than 21 Distributed denial-of- want to access the site faster, attacks per month. service (DDoS) attacks are s online gaming attracts and when the service is disrup- “In 2014 we saw more volume- not only carried out against on- Acountless gamblers across ted they will move on to the next tric attacks, with attackers trying line gaming businesses but are the world, businesses operating company or game.” to knock people offline by satura- also used to disrupt online ser- these services have also been Mr Teo recalled that DDoS atta- ting their access to the internet,” vices during particular political- subject to further hacking threa- cks not only interfere with busi- Mr Anstee told the BBC last Ja- ly-sensitive events, such as the ts, namely distributed denial-of- nesses revenue but have also had nuary. Hong Kong protests, said Tony service attacks (DDoS), said Tony an impact on companies’ reputa- According to Mr Teo, DDoS Teo, Regional SE director for the Teo, Regional SE director for the tions. “Of course there are other attacks are targetting multiple Asia Pacific at Arbor Networks, Asia Pacific at Arbor Networks, repercussions, but I think the bi- businesses in different regions a U.S. based software company a U.S. based software company ggest one is loss of revenue, the across the globe, not only in that sells security systems. that sells security systems. loss of customer base and loss of Asia: “It’s a global problem, it’s Mr Teo shared his insights Giving a presentation with the reputation,” he reiterated. not really happening in a distant on denial-of-service attacks central theme of “Mitigating ne- Arbor Networks carries out an part of the world; it’s happening yesterday, focusing on online twork security threats for supe- annual report looking at the de- everywhere. I stressed during gaming, at the Global Gaming rior online availability in the iGa- velopment of distributed denial-­ my presentation that the Phili- Expo (G2E Asia). “DDoS does not affect only gaming. It can ming industry,” at the Global Ga- Tony Teo of-service attacks. According to ppines, for instance, have to deal also affect politically [sensitive] ming Expo (G2E Asia), running Darren Anstee, a senior analyst with a fair share of this problem.” regions. For example, when from Tuesday until yesterday at offer online services the most at Arbor, as quoted by BBC Figures compiled by Arbor Hong Kong has a protest there’s News, the early days of DDoS Networks suggest that although the Venetian Macao, Mr Teo re- crucial thing is availability (…) a DDoS going on. When Thai- called that denial-of-service at- You need to make sure that your saw cybercrime gangs extorting DDoS attacks are growing in size, land sees a protest, there are tacks have had a negative impact online offer is available 24/7, to cash from websites that are run businesses are also improving in also attacks being carried out,” on the revenue and reputation of ensure that your customers can by betting gambling companies, their ability to spot and block po- he recalled. numerous online businesses. access it at any time. So the ha- which could not afford to be tential threats. Forbes reported last year that DDoS attacks knock sites off-­ cker understands that this is the knocked offline. But now, he re- Gathering about 9,000 atten- DDoS attacks had been carried line by bombarding them with most crucial part of your busi- called, attacks are carried out by dees and accommodating a total out against independent news data. According to Mr Teo, DDoS ness and they try to disrupt it. different groups and have grown of 180 exhibitors, the Global Ga- websites during Hong Kong’s directly threatens one of the most And the simplest way to do it is substantially in size. ming Expo (G2E Asia), organi- Occupy Central movement, af- crucial features of online gaming by carrying out the DDoS,” he A report released earlier this zed by Reed Exhibitions and pre- fecting Apple Daily and PopVote, businesses: its availability. told The Times yesterday on the year by Arbor Networks showed sented by the American Gaming which set up mock chief execu- “DDoS attacks are very simple: sidelines of his presentation. that about 40 percent of sur- Association, came to an end yes- tive elections for Hong Kong. the hacker knows that when you He added that, “gamblers are veyed organizations said they terday at the Venetian.

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Gov’t invites parental involvement for teenage anti-drug efforts

arental involvement rents experiencing the same Pplays a crucial role in the issues to come forward to ask government’s anti-drug cam- for help from the government. paign directed at local youth, “Many parents feel helpless who nowadays have moved upon discovering some of the away from using outdoor ve- clues. They also don’t know nues to their own private ho- what to do. They could feel mes when consuming drugs, more reassured when they see said Hon Wai, the head of De- these parents’ stories and solu- partment of Prevention and tions,” said Hon adding that a Treatment for Drug Dependen- majority of them might also opt ce, at the launch ceremony of to shy away from the issue as it an event yesterday that sought would be a family disgrace if it to invite parental intervention came to light. in combating juvenile drug The department bureau also abuse citywide. revealed its intention to com- The results from research pre- pile teaching materials for local viously conducted, as Wai no- parents, such as adapted bed- ted, suggested a tendency for time stories and picture books drug abuse to occur in private think that they were responsib- the usually rebellious stage of Furthermore, the mobile based on well-known fairytales, venues such as homes. While le. They didn’t know what to do adolescence. Currently, around application, referred to as the to guide their children. drug education during early or when to start talking about 90 percent of local elementary “Anti-Drug Information Sta- Regarding the program, starting childhood is influential and sig- [it to their kids]. Some paren- schools have begun to partici- tion” created by the Macau either on May 22 or June 8, par- nificant, it is still overlooked by ts only brought up the topic of pate in a program launched by Welfare Bureau last year is now ticipants only need to register on many people. “The most effec- drug abuse to their kids when the department in 2000 that undergoing interface updates. the website (healthylife.ias.gov. tive prevention is parents’ con- they reached adolescence.” instills positive life messages to The updated version will fea- mo) in order to claim a figurine cern and involvement, which The authority advised lo- schoolchildren. Together with ture some accounts of real-life of the organization’s mascot, Ha- are important,” said the depart- cal parents to start educating the education of parents on the experiences from parents who- rold. Last year, the first edition of ment head. “In the past when their children about drugs as matter, Hon believes the anti- se children had previously used the event saw its maximum num- we conducted workshops for early as during childhood, as drug efforts could be more pro- drugs to excess. Hon believed ber of 5000 participants met wi- parents, many parents didn’t it could avoid conflicts during ductive and effective. that this could encourage pa- thin two days. Staff reporter ad fri 22.05.2015

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Inflation in April Extradition treaty declines year-on-year ata from the between SARs to be DStatistics and Census Service (DSEC) showed that the composi- signed this year te consumer price index (CPI) for the previous mon- he upcoming extra- th has climbed dition treaty between 4.51 percent com- Macau and Hong Kong pared to the same along with a mutual le- period last year. Tgal assistance agreement will be Growth in rentals signed this year, the director of and in rising costs the Law Reform and Internatio- for eating out remained the major drivers of the in- nal Law Bureau, Chu Lam Lam, creased CPI index. declared in a written reply to Compared to the same month in 2014, a notable in- lawmaker Kwan Tsui Hang. crease was observed mainly in terms of housing, fuels, Once the treaty comes into ef- health and food and non-alcoholic beverages; these fect, fugitives who take refuge were explained in a manner similar to the above rea- in one of the SARs to avoid pu- sons. However, consumption in recreation and culture, nishment in the other city will be alcoholic beverages and tobacco was recorded as having returned. The mutual legal assis- fallen. tance scheme will allow for the Yet in comparison to last month, the CPI index has collection and exchange of infor- dropped by 0.31 percent. The price index of clothing, mation on criminal matters. Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung was convicted in Macau footwear and transport, caused by the new arrival Chu said that Hong Kong and of summer clothing and footwear, higher rentals for Macau have reached a consensus land China was conducted in Bei- February, lawmaker Kwan Tsui parking spaces and dearer charges for maintenance and and will complete negotiations jing in February. It is expected Hang requested from the gover- vehicle repair, have increased by 2.81 percent and 0.67 this year with the signing of both that a second round of negotia- nment an update on negotiations percent respectively. agreements. tions will be launched in the first between Macau and Hong Kong The average composite CPI for the first quarter of the Meanwhile, the first round of half of this year, with the aim of on the topic of the surrender of year has risen by 4.91 percent year-on-year, with the negotiations on the mutual legal implementing the relevant works fugitives, as well as for the sig- index for housing and fuels, health as well as food and assistance and extradition agree- at this point. ning of a mutual legal assistance non-alcoholic drinks rising by 10.68 percent, 5.44 per- ments between Macau and main- In a written enquiry issued last scheme with the mainland. CP cent and 5.11 percent respectively. Staff reporter

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3,588 crimes in Q1 Unlawful detention cases nearly double

Brook Yang the gaming industry has affected Macau’s social public security.” law amendment riminal cases of unlawful According to the Judiciary Poli- needed to tackle Cdetention and loansharking ce that oversees and investigates surged significantly year-on-year into illegal activities in casinos, taxi irregularities in the first quarter of this year, as cases of gaming-related crimes well as cases of arson, document rose by 22.45 percent in the during the first quarter of forgery, and “crimes jeopardi- first quarter to 310 cases year-­ this year, the authorities pros- zing the territory.” on-year. The annual sums have ecuted a total of 1,724 cases of The Secretary for Security, grown from 667 in 2012 to 1,054 taxi irregularities, which has Wong Sio Chak, revealed the po- in 2012; however, the annual exceeded the number recorded lice’s latest crime statistics yes- growth in 2013 was as high as for the entirety 2014. Cases of terday, indicating that the num- 28.9 percent. overcharging and refusing to ber of criminal cases recorded in “That means the cases of ga- take passengers accounted for the first quarter rose by 2.4 per- ming-related crimes increased at 29.7 and 22.1 percent respec- cent compared with the same pe- a lower rate during the gaming tively. Wong Sio Chak acknowl- riod last year to stand at to 3,588. revenue decline in 2014 than in edged that the police’s law Amongst these, the number of 2012 and 2013 when the revenue enforcement is “only alleviating unlawful detention cases near- was continuously growing,” ar- the problem without solving the ly doubled from 34 to 67, whilst gued Wong. underlying cause,” whereas the loansharking increased by 25.9 The Secretary added that the penalty procedure is inefficient percent to 68. In addition, the number of loansharking cases and the fine amount fails to case numbers of arson (10) and was on a downward trend during deter, thereby an amendment is needed to the law. grievous bodily harm (4) were the first three months of this year, respectively 1.5 and one point hi- Secretary Wong Sio Chak while cases of unlawful detention gher than the numbers recorded rose slightly. Additionally, the casinos,” he said. a year earlier. gal entry, as the number of ille- Regarding the growth in overall police haven’t received any ab- The police also recorded decli- Meanwhile, “crimes against the gal migrants from the mainland crime cases, the Secretary stated normal signal on triads brought nes in the incidences of extortion, territory” - including offenses to rose by 47.8 percent to 427. On that Macau’s public security re- by the industry downturn. intimidation, drug-trafficking the authorities and obstructions the other hand, since the Macau mained in a stable situation, as “Respectively 37 and 54 percent and drug abuse. The number of to justice - surged by 37.9 percent authorities tightened the amount the serious violent crimes of mur- of both types of criminal cases extortion cases dropped by 46.4 to 280 cases. Of these 190 were of time in which visitors entering der and kidnapping remained at were opened as the police proac- percent to 15, whereas those of of disobedience with 72 for false with Chinese passports can stay zero occurrences. Furthermore, tively launched enforcement ac- intimidation fell by 13.2 percent declaration, respectively deno- in Macau, the number of overs- he believed the growing numbers tions; and most of those cases to 46. Cases of drug-trafficking ting a 38.7% and 63.6% increase. taying mainlanders plunged by of illegal detention and usury ca- occurred inside casinos, which and selling were halved, whilst The first quarter also saw a sig- nearly 35 percent from 11,575 to ses are “still not enough evidence means the crimes haven’t affec- drug abuse reduced by 58.1 per- nificant year-on-year rise in ille- 7,565. to say the current adjustment in ted the public security outside cent.

Immigration policy Casino worker unions jointly urge IPIM promises ‘a for trade union law legislation more transparent system’ number of gaming sions, while some were Aindustry trade in favor of the legisla- he head of the Macau Trade and Invest- unions held their first tion but eventually deci- Tment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Cheong joint meeting yesterday, ded against it because of Chou Weng, responded to lawmaker Lei Cheng organized by the Power the lack of consultation. I’s written inquiry by stating that the institute of the Macao Gaming As- Representatives from was willing to receive feedback from the public sociation. Together they six different groups in- in order to optimize the related system for im- demanded that the go- cluding the Forefront of migration through investment. However he fai- vernment legislate a tra- Macao Gaming, the New led to mention if the authority would conduct de union law and ensure Gaming Employees Ad- an overall review over the existing policies, whi- the casino workers’ right vance Association, and ch the lawmaker accused of being “outdated.” to collective bargaining. the staff union of Galaxy Implemented in 1995, requirements for appli- The Power of the Ma- Entertainment Group cants stipulated in the policy have not been cao Gaming Associa- joined the roundtable subjected to any revision. Following the nei- tion’s honorary presi- meeting held at Fisher- ghboring SAR government’s decision to scrap dent, lawmaker José man’s Wharf. its immigration scheme, Lei questioned in her Pereira Coutinho, stres- The organizer stated inquiry if the government would modify its cur- sed in the meeting that that “Macau’s gaming rent examination mechanism to make it more a trade union law is still industry is now in an ad- open and standardized. This was in contrast to absent in Macau, and justment period; when a the current mode where approvals could only also that workers cur- problem appears, many be made by authorized officials. rently do not possess the casino workers will However, the department head stressed that reasonable right to ne- turn to the gaming in- the authorities have been making their way to gotiate. dustry’s trade unions to a more transparent system in conformity with The lawmaker has re- seek help, besides com- the law. peatedly submitted a plaining to the gaming Previously, numerous other government au- draft bill to the Legisla- corporates. We hope thorities have revealed in response to other tive Assembly which has to facilitate more com- inquiries that IPIM has been taking referen- been vetoed five times. munication and solida- ces from other countries concerning reform. Some lawmakers ques- rity among the gaming However, aside from immigration via purcha- tioned the necessity and industry associations sing properties that was repealed in 2007 under motive of such an enact- through organizing this public pressure, no changes have been made so ment on previous occa- meeting.” BY far. Staff reporter fri 22.05.2015

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Real Estate Matters The most important questions to ask when you sell: part 2

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www.JMLProperty.com [email protected] Juliet Risdon One of my favourite aspects of playing thrilled when I was invited to visit the poker for a living is freedom. I can ma- installations. nage my own schedule, set my own goals, Around 300 people work in the Costa In the last three parts of this series we look If you don’t already have a purpose for any doing. But do they have a track record ? and go on vacation whenever I want. Sin- Rica offices. I was given a tour where I at the final stage of home ownership or pro- excess funds, it is a very good idea to come If you are going to sell your property, you ce I became a professional poker player was able to learn about the responsibi- perty investment. The part where you sell ! up with a plan. are looking for the highest price in the shor- All property transactions are sizeable when In the absence of anything else, putting test time, and sometimes this can be gross- less than two years ago I have traveled lities of each department and talk to the compared with most other decisions. the money in a high interest investment ly misunderstood. more than in my whole life, and 2015 has employees, and honestly I was impres- It follows then that we should give these account may keep it safe in the short term. The agent normally wants to lower the pri- been no exception so far. My year started sed by the high level of professionalism transactions the extra time and attention There is always a temptation to spend ce and get the deal done, whilst the seller in the Bahamas, and as soon as I came and the strong customer orientation. But that they warrant, but this does not always funds if they are sitting around doing no- generally wants to wait to see if they can get back I was already booking a flight for what surprised me the most is that the happen. thing, and it nearly always seems like a a better price. another wonderful trip: a whole month commitment PokerStars shows to players In many instances it isn’t so much an issue good idea at the time. Somewhere in between lies a point that all of motivation, but rather not knowing the Re-investing in property or funds is a good parties can accept, but sometimes it takes in Costa Rica. is the same toward their employees. right questions to ask. This series deals idea in the long term, even if it is not the an experienced agent to find that point. I spent March in Tamarindo, a pictures- PokerStars is among the top companies with key questions that we CAN, and some- most exciting. que town near the Pacific Ocean. What a to work for in Costa Rica, something you times SHOULD, ask. How will you market my property? wonderful place! The sun shines every can feel as soon as you enter the building. Knowing the answers to these questions What costs are involved for the You will want to know how, where and day, the ocean is warm, and the relaxed After the tour I was able to play a poker can help to avoid misunderstandings and, seller when your property is being promoted. in many cases, will save time, money or Selling costs vary according to which law Is it going to be sent to a database, pro- atmosphere makes it an amazing town tournament with the employees, and both. office is used, but in general you will find moted in the media, floated around the to rest and spend some time away from it was a blast. I was a little worried that that fees for selling are relatively low. internet ? There should be a clear marke- everything. But it was the lifestyle the everyone would hate me because I was The 15 questions you MUST ask when There is an agency fee of course. In other ting plan that is pointed towards the target best part by far: I would go to the beach running like never in my life (sorry about you are selling a property parts of the world agency fees for selling market. in the morning, play online poker in the the bad beats, guys!). But I had a lot of If you decide to sell for whatever reason, property reach 5% - 6%, wheras in Macau Clearly a hip studio apartment is going afternoon, and relax during the evening, fun, and I am very thankful to everyone it is natural to be concerned that you are the standard amount is 1% - 2%. to have a different audience than a large, making a good decision and getting the ma- There will be a ‘mortgage cancellation fee’ sprawling family penthouse. my only concern being where to go out for having me in their workplace and ximum value at the time for your property. charged by the bank for finishing the mor- for dinner. being so kind and warm. The trouble is you may sell and find your- tgage loan. This fee depends on how long How long should it take to sell my Believe it or not, even though there was My trip is sadly over, but living for a self without property. the loan still has to run and the amount property ? so much to do and see, I was able to focus month in Costa Rica was an experience Of course it is important to do your ho- outstanding. If you can ask this question in more detail, on poker and had a very good month at I will never forget. There are two words mework about any potential property you Lawyers fees include a translation fee should the answer may give you a more complete are considering to sell, and with so many the contents need to be translated into En- picture. the tables. I played around 71,000 hands; that summarize the Costa Rican way of things going on you may forget to ask your glish, and a general legal administration fee. For example, if you want to sell for top pri- maybe less than my usual volume but de- life: “Pura Vida.” A literal translation agent the most important questions about You can ask your agent to list and clarify all ce, it may take 6 months. But if you want cent for someone who is on vacation. would be “pure life,” but its meaning is selling. of these fees prior to the day of the sale, and to sell just below market price it may take However my trip wasn’t just surfing and much deeper than that: it refers to being The list below is in no particular order and they should be able to provide the informa- 7 days. sunbathing. PokerStars has offices in se- thankful for what you have, having a po- tion for you and avoid any nasty surprises. Once you have a handle on the information this week we look at five more questions veral locations around the globe, and one sitive attitude, and enjoying life. I will that may help you as a seller; you are better situated to make a decision, What’s your experience ? and at the same time you will have a verbal of them is in San José, the capital of Cos- certainly miss the sun, the waves, and What am I going to do with the mo- You might take it for granted that the agent commitment from the agent of what is to ta Rica. I had always wanted to see how having a tan, but it is the “Pura Vida” phi- ney after it’s sold ? looking after you knows what they are be expected. PokerStars works behind scenes, so I was losophy what makes me want to go back. ad fri 22.05.2015

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M ap photo ght month in May as demand re- mained soft, raising the chances of more stimulus to prop up growth in the world’s No. 2 economy. HSBC’s preliminary manufac- turing index, based on a monthly survey of factory purchasing ma- nagers, came in at 49.1 for May. That’s slightly better than 48.9 in April but still in contractionary territory on the 100-point index. Numbers above 50 indicate expan- sion. ewlett-Packard Co. sold a majority The report released yesterday Hstake in its Chinese server, storage and tech- said that factory production fell to nology assets for USD2.3 billion to Tsinghua Uni- its lowest level in 13 months, after versity. holding steady last month. A group owned by the Chinese university, Tsin- New export orders also declined, ghua Holdings, will purchase the 51 percent stake swinging from an increase in April, in a new business called H3C. The deal values the although overall new orders con- businesses at $4.5 billion net of cash and debt, the tracted at a slower rate. Vendors browse their smartphones as they wait for customers at their store selling Chinese companies said yesterday in a statement. Softer domestic and overseas de- made souvenirs at the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing HP will maintain ownership of its other busines- mand and factory job cuts indicate ses in China, including business services, software, that China’s outsize manufacturing growth target for the year. investment and other investment, HP Helion Cloud and other operations. industry, which employs many Strong deflationary pressures, as improving short- term growth mo- H3C will have about 8,000 staffers and $3.1 millions of people, “may find it dif- seen in falling prices for both raw mentum.” billion in annual revenue. ficult to expand at least in the near materials and finished goods, “lea- Premier Li Keqiang’s government The U.S. company is the first major foreign firm term,” said Annabel Fiddes, an ve plenty of scope” for further sti- is balancing structural reforms in- to pass control of Chinese operations to local ow- economist at Markit, which con- mulus, Fiddes said. cluding new fiscal arrangements ners since the government stepped up restrictions ducted the survey. Policy makers are considering re- and moves to open the nation’s ca- on overseas hardware companies. Companies are tempering pro- laxing rules for bond sales in a bid pital account with the need to keep China has been encouraging the use of local su- duction plans in line with weaker to boost growth, while banks have economic growth ticking along ppliers and aims to purge most foreign technology demand, she said. been instructed to keep funding rapidly enough to sustain employ- from the country’s banks, military and govern- The latest numbers raise expecta- projects that were approved before ment. ment enterprises by 2020, people with knowledge tions that policymakers in Beijing year-end 2014, even if borrowers “Despite the strong desire from of the matter said in December. will roll out further measures to can’t make repayments. policy makers to accelerate Chi- Hewlett-Packard’s networking units had “a rou- shore up growth in China’s eco- “Overall growth remains weak, na’s structural reforms, stimulus gher than anticipated” quarter, Chief Executive nomy, which expanded at its but we do see some tentative signs to reverse the economic down- Officer Meg Whitman told analysts in late Fe- slowest quarterly pace in six years of improvement,” Zhao Yang, chief turn is the priority for now,” Shen bruary, noting that they struggled in China espe- in the first quarter. China economist at Nomura Hol- Jianguang, chief Asia economist cially. Networking sales in the three months ended China has already cut interest ra- dings Inc. in Hong Kong, said in an at Mizuho Securities Asia Ltd. In January 31 fell 11 percent from a year earlier. tes three times in six months and e-mail. “The loosening fiscal policy Hong Kong, wrote in a note We- Hewlett Packard Co. is undergoing a broader slashed the bank reserve require- will lead to rapid growth of infras- dnesday. “Taking more concrete restructuring as it prepares to split into two com- ment ratio in April as the gover- tructure building and thus partially steps will be difficult until the eco- panies by Oct. 31. nment tries to meet its 7 percent offset the slowdown in property nomy stabilizes.” AP/Bloomberg

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encourage more young Chinese to found startups. Chen Tong, a vice president Xi targets tech elites for for Xiaomi; Zhu Guang, a vice president for search engine Baidu Inc.; and Chen Danqing, Communist Party outreach push a vice president for video site Youku Tudou Inc., were among the technology executives who Ting Shi attended a seminar on “new so- cial classes” this week that was f Chinese technology tycoons also organized by the United bloomberg Isuch as Jack Ma and Lei Jun Front Work Department. It was didn’t already realize their spe- the first time technology lea- cial significance to the Commu- ders, who made up one-third of nist Party, Xi Jinping has made attendees, were invited to such it official. an event, the department said The Chinese president for the on its official WeChat account. first time Wednesday desig- Qian Gang, director of the Chi- nated “representatives of new na Media Project at the Univer- media” as a key focus for the sity of Hong Kong, said expan- ruling party’s outreach, accor- ding the united front to include ding to the official Xinhua News technology elites formalizes an Agency. The move elevates eli- existing outreach campaign by tes in China’s booming Inter- leaders in Beijing. “The party net sector to a level of strategic has already been ’uniting’ big importance on par with ethnic bosses anyway,” he said. minority leaders or Taiwan’s The conference came against political parties. the backdrop of mounting Technology leaders should challenges to the party’s agen- “demonstrate positive energy in da, including pro-democracy purifying cyberspace,” Xi said protests last year in Hong Kong, at the end of the party’s first na- ethnic unrest in the far western tional United Front conferen- region of Xinjiang and pushba- ce in almost a decade, Xinhua ck against closer ties in Taiwan. reported. He called for regular In addition to new media re- contact with new media repre- Chinese President Xi Jinping presentatives, Xi also selected sentatives to build support for Chinese graduates returning the party’s agenda. takes a different, softer approa- nister, Ling Jihua - a former top Holding Ltd., the e-commerce from overseas universities and “The addition shows the par- ch from the usual crackdowns.” aide to ex-President Hu Jintao giant, and Lei’s Xiaomi Corp., non-party intellectuals as “new ty is treating the Internet and United front efforts date back - was removed and detained on China’s biggest mobile phone areas of effort” for the party, ac- new media as strategically im- to the early days of the Commu- corruption allegations. maker, grew to industry lea- cording to Xinhua. portant,” said Qiao Mu, a media nist Party and aim to spread in- Technology has received in- ders. Xi has created the Cybers- In his speech, Xi vowed to studies professor at Beijing Fo- fluence and build support out- creasing Communist Party pace Administration of China “develop the widest patriotic reign Studies University. “It also side its ranks. The agency came attention as China’s Internet to strengthen censorship of the united front” to support “the indicates a change of tactics. under new leadership in De- ballooned to almost 650 million country’s Internet, as Premier great Chinese renaissance.” The so-called united front work cember, after its previous mi- users and Ma’s Alibaba Group Li Keqiang pushes policies to Bloomberg

xinhua US group: Foreign authors censored without knowing

pervasive Chinese cen- ts and publishers do not plot in the book. The pu- the kinds of compromises sorship could affect wri- have sufficient knowle- blisher cut several pages, foreign authors and pub- ters outside the country dge of the workings of and in other places repla- lishers may make and the as China takes an increa- Chinese censorship to ced the dissident’s name impact this can have on singly prominent place ensure books aren’t cen- with “L.” free expression. in the global publishing sored. Many have signed The New York-based “If we don’t act, how industry. China will be contracts that promise agent of author Barbara long will it take before a the regional focus of this the preservation of the De Angelis consented to wide swath of writers be- year’s BookExpo America author’s original content the removal in Chine- gin to simply avoid taking in New York next week, but leave the translation se translation of about up topics that could com- with a delegation of hun- to the Chinese publisher 30 percent of the text of plicate access to readers dreds of state writers and and fail to vet the resul- her “Secrets About Men in China or elsewhe- publishers. ting copy. Other authors Every Woman Should re once their books are China is one of the lar- consent to some censor- Know,” without the au- translated?” said Suzanne gest book publishing ship, reasoning that even thor’s knowledge, accor- Nossel, PEN Executive Readers select books during a book exchange event markets in the world, in diluted form, getting ding to the report. The Director. with total revenue pro- new ideas into China will Chinese publisher found In response to a request Matthew Pennington, Center says translated jected to exceed USD16 help the cause of free ex- the sections dealing with for comment, Chinese Washington versions of foreign books billion in 2015 and a pression. bedroom secrets and ad- Embassy spokesman Zhu may be excised because growth rate of roughly American novelist Paul vice too sexually explicit, Haiquan said the Chinese U.S.-based advoca- of political sensitivities, 10 percent per year, ac- Auster told PEN he did it said. government protects its Acy group is warning like Taiwan, Tibet and the cording to the report. not discover the chan- PEN said it interviewed citizens’ right of freedom Western authors to be 1989 Tiananmen Square Chinese publishers ac- ges made to the transla- dozens of authors, pub- to publish, but those exer- vigilant of censorship of crackdown on democracy quired 16,115 foreign ted version of his book lishers and literary agents cising that freedom must their work in China’s fast- protesters. But references titles in 2012, up 60 per- “Sunset Park” until after in the United States, Chi- abide by Chinese law. He growing book publishing to sexually explicit mate- cent from 2004. Ame- publication in China last na, Taiwan, Australia, and said a growing number industry, which is some- rial and gay and lesbian rican and British books November. He said he felt Europe for the report. It of foreign publications times done without their issues are also frowned are the most popular. his book was “mutilated.” says that as book advan- have been translated into knowledge. upon. The report says that in The plight of dissident ces and royalties paymen- Chinese and they are wel- A report Wednesday The report intends to many instances, foreign and Nobel peace laurea- ts rise in China, there are comed and well received from the PEN American draw attention to how authors and their agen- te Liu Xiaobo is a minor serious concerns about in China. AP fri 22.05.2015

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Censors suspend TV ap photo drama over plot of crotch grenade

Chinese television dra- Ama got pulled off the air following a public outcry over a plot in which a hidden grenade is pulled from a woman’s crotch during an amorous scene. The country’s regulating agen- cy — the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television — also be- gan to review the TV drama “Let’s Beat the Devils,” which tells about Chinese people’s re- sistance to Japanese invaders, the official Xinhua News Agen- cy said. The World War II fight against the Japanese is a popular genre of programs, which are consi- dered patriotic and a safe bet to clear China’s strict censors and get decent ratings among the Chinese television viewers. However, the shows’ producers have been criticized for taking liberties under the cloak of pa- triotism. Audiences, and even state media outlets, have com- plained of plots that are absurd or lewd. In “Let’s Beat the Devils,” a Former police officer and mayor Abner Afuang, sets fire to a Chinese flag in protest against the recent reclamation activities by China in the contested Spratly Chinese woman is visiting her islands in the S China Sea Thursday, April 23 in Manila, Philippines lover locked up by the Japane- se. He fondles her and finds a grenade hidden in her crotch. It is meant for a suicidal act of resistance against his Japanese Beijing warns US plane captors. But before he pulls out the grenade, the lovers exchange several lines of ambiguous se- away from disputed xual innuendo that might also refer to the later suicidal act. For example, the man says he would erupt one more time islands, CNN reports with ecstasy. “They are using sex and vio- lence to entice the audience David Tweed ld on what it claims is its so- ries some of the world’s bu- the “former” Fiery Cross under the cover of national sen- vereign territory and has re- siest shipping lanes and is Reef, and described it as timents,” read a Xinhua edito- hina ordered a served the right to establish subject to competing claims having an early warning ra- rial that lashed out at ludicrous U.S. military plane an air defense identification by six governments. dar, an airport tower and a plots in such dramas. “They are away from islands zone over the area. The U.S. The Pentagon allowed a runway long enough to han- reveling on the scars of the his- it’s building in the contends that ships and air- TV crew on the flight to dle any plane in the Chinese tory.” CSouth China Sea, CNN repor- craft should have freedom “raise awareness about the military. Quoting an unnamed playwri- ted, in the latest example of of navigation in the region. challenge posed by the is- “We were just challen- ght, Xinhua said the patriotic the country’s efforts to assert The USS Fort Worth met a lands and the growing U.S. ged 30 minutes ago and genre has become a cover for sovereignty over the area. Chinese vessel earlier this response,” the report said. the challenge came from sex and violence on the televi- The Chinese navy issued ei- month while patrolling in The aircraft flew at 15,000 the Chinese navy, and I’m sion screen. ght warnings Wednesday to waters around the Spratly feet at its lowest point. The highly confident it came Heroic acts by Chinese are a a P8-A Poseidon conducting Islands, Admiral Michelle U.S. is considering flying from ashore, this facility staple of other such dramas, in- surveillance flights over the Howard told reporters on even closer surveillance here,” Capt. Mike Parker, cluding plots where the Chine- islands, according to the ne- Tuesday in Singapore. Stars missions, the report said. commander of P8 and P3 se are able to kill Japanese sol- twork, which was aboard the and Stripes reported on May U.S. Defense Secretary surveillance aircraft fleet in diers with their bare hands. AP plane. A radio message recei- 13 the Chinese frigate Yan- Ashton Carter has asked the Asia, told the network. ved by the U.S. plane said: cheng trailed the Fort Wor- Pentagon to consider op- China’s Foreign Minis- “This is Chinese navy. You th while it was in the area. tions for using extra land- try spokeswoman Hua Since December, China has and sea-based surveillance Chunying said May 13 that xinhua are approaching our military alert zone. Leave immediate- quadrupled to 2,000 acres aircraft and naval vessels while China supports the ly.” The P8 crew responded its land reclamation in the to underscore the freedom freedom of navigation in the that the aircraft was flying Spratlys, an operation des- of navigation in the waters. South China Sea, that “free- through international airspa- cribed by a U.S. admiral as Those may include expan- dom definitely does not ce, the report said. a “great wall of sand.” The ding U.S. patrols in the sea, mean that foreign military The incident illustrates reclamation work has set including into a 22 kilome- vessels and aircraft can en- growing tensions between off alarms that China seeks ter radius of reefs where ter one country’s territorial the U.S. and China, which control of the surrounding China is building. waters and airspace at will.” asserts the authority to bui- South China Sea, which car- The CNN report identified Bloomberg 22.05.2015 fri

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Eileen Ng and Jocelyn Gecker, Rohingya trafficking Kuala Lumpur

alaysia’s pri- me minister said Malaysia finally orders sea yesterday he has ordered the navy Mand the coast guard to comb the sea to look for stranded migran- search-and-rescue for migrants ts, the first country to announce it will search for the refugees in desperate need of help instead to take in Rohingya refugees as of waiting for them to wash up part of international efforts to on Southeast Asia’s shores. cope with the crisis. Spokeswo- In a positive sign, Myanmar man Marie Harf said that the — the country which many of U.S. is prepared to take a lea- the refugees, ethnic Rohingya, ding role in any multi-country are fleeing — said it will attend effort, organized by the United a regional meeting in Bangkok Nations refugee agency, to re- next Friday, creating a chance settle the most vulnerable refu- for the nations most affected by gees. the crisis to discuss long-term solutions. Earlier, it hinted it would skip the meeting, which In will bring together more than a dozen governments from the Washington, region and beyond. the State The decision came as Ma- laysia’s foreign minister was Department scheduled to visit Myanmar. The ministry issued a delicate- said the US ly worded statement saying the two would “exchange views on was also irregular movements of people willing to take ... in Southeast Asia,” using po- litically correct language so as Migrants sit on their boat as they wait to be rescued by Acehnese fishermen on the sea off East Aceh, Indonesia in Rohingya not to offend Myanmar — whi- ch refuses to shoulder any bla- U.N. refugee agency believes even the name Rohingya is ta- “This is not an ASEAN pro- refugees me for the crisis or discuss the there are 4,000 still at sea, al- boo. Myanmar officials refer to blem,” Malaysian Foreign Mi- matter if the word “Rohingya” though some activists put the the group as “Bengalis” and in- nister Anifah Aman said Wed- is mentioned. number at 6,000. sist they are illegal immigrants nesday, referring to the 10-na- The tiny African country of In the past three weeks, more Prime Minister Najib Razak from Bangladesh, even though tion grouping of Southeast Gambia has also said it was than 3,000 people — Rohingya addressed the concern via Twi- most have lived in the country Asian countries. “This is a pro- willing to take in Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution tter, saying that he had ordered for generations. blem for the international com- refugees. “As human beings, in Myanmar and Bangladeshis the navy and coast guard “to Over the past few years, munity.” more so fellow Muslims, it is trying to escape poverty — have conduct search and rescue ef- Myanmar’s Rohingya have fa- Indonesian Vice President Ju- (our) sacred duty to help,” the landed in overcrowded boats on forts (for) Rohingya boats. We ced increasing state-sanctioned suf Kalla said his government presidency said in a statement. the shores of Indonesia, Malay- have to prevent loss of life.” discrimination. They have been was ready to shelter Rohingya The No. 2 U.S. diplomat, cur- sia and Thailand. After initially Aid groups estimate that thou- targeted by violent mobs of Bu- for one year, while the Ban- rently visiting Southeast Asia, pushing many boats back, Ma- sands are adrift on vessels wi- ddhist extremists and confined gladeshis would be sent back said he will raise the humani- laysia and Indonesia annou- thout food and water, following to camps. At least 120,000 have home. “A year is (the) ma- tarian crisis of the Rohingya nced on Wednesday that they a crackdown on human traffi- fled to sea, and an unknown ximum,” he said. “But there when he meets with senior will offer temporary shelter to ckers that prompted captains number have died along the should be international coope- Myanmar government leaders all incoming migrants. and smugglers to abandon their way. ration.” Malaysia has also set a on Thursday. Although the announcement boats. While Indonesia and Malay- one-year time limit. “The only sustainable solution was seen as a major break- The U.N. says the Rohingya sia said Wednesday they would So far there have been two to the problem is changing the through, rights groups said the are one of the most persecuted temporarily take in some re- offers from the international conditions that let them put proposal addressed only part of groups in the world. Neither fugees, they also appealed for community. their lives at risk at the first pla- the problem, and urged coun- Myanmar nor Bangladesh re- international help, saying the In Washington, the State De- ce,” Deputy Secretary of State tries to start actively searching cognizes them as citizens. In crisis is a global, not a regional, partment said Wednesday the Anthony Blinken told reporters for those stranded at sea. The Buddhist-majority Myanmar, problem. United States was also willing in Jakarta. AP

South Korea Gov’t confirms 3 cases of Mideast respiratory virus

outh Korea said MERS, agency chief Yang agency. is thought to be primarily Syesterday it has con- Byung-Guk told repor- Additionally, 64 hospi- acquired through contact firmed three cases of a ters. tal workers and family with camels, but it can respiratory virus that has The first patient was not members of the confir- also spread from human killed hundreds of people isolated initially because med MERS patients have fluids and droplets. A in the Middle East. it wasn’t known why he been quarantined, Yang number of cases in Sau- A 76-year-old man was was ill. said. di Arabia have involved diagnosed yesterday with Yang said the first pa- MERS was discovered in health workers caring for Middle East Respiratory tient had visited Saudi 2012 and has mostly been MERS patients. Syndrome, according to Arabia, Bahrain and the centered in Saudi Arabia. There have been a total the Korea Centers for United Arab Emirates. It belongs to the family of 1,142 cases of the virus Disease Control and Pre- His wife also contracted of coronaviruses that in- worldwide and 465 have vention. the disease. cludes the common cold died, according to the Eu- The patient shared a All three are being trea- and SARS, and can cau- ropean Center for Disease A thermal camera monitor shows the body temperature of hospital room with a man ted in hospitals and they se fever, breathing pro- Prevention and Control. passengers arriving from overseas against possible MERS virus at who was South Korea’s are not in critical condi- blems, pneumonia and Of the fatalities, 428 have the Incheon International Airport in Incheon first confirmed case of tion, according to Yang’s kidney failure. The virus been in Saudi Arabia. AP fri 22.05.2015

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slamic State militants ap photo overran the famed ar- chaeological site at Pal- myra early yesterday, Ijust hours after seizing the central Syrian town, activis- ts and officials said, raising concerns the extremists mi- ght destroy some of the pri- celess ruins as they have done in neighboring Iraq. The Islamic State’s capture of the town of Palmyra late Wed- nesday was a stunning trium- ph for the militant group, only days after it captured the stra- tegic city of Ramadi in Iraq’s largest Sunni province. As IS took Palmyra, govern- ment forces collapsed in the face of the attacks and Syrian soldiers were seen fleeing the area, activists said. In Damas- cus, state TV acknowledged that pro-government forces had This file photo released on Sunday, May 17, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, northeast of Damascus withdrawn from the town. Rami Abdurrahman of the Bri- Syria which includes Palmyra, told tain-based Syrian Observatory The Associated Press that the for Human Rights said the ex- Syrian army is now outside the tremists overran the archaeolo- town, from where it is targeting gical site, just to the southwest Islamic State in control Islamic State reinforcements. of the town itself, shortly after “We have not received any midnight Wednesday. news about (the archaeological An activist in Homs who goes site’s) destruction,” Barazi said. by the name of Bebars al-Ta- of Palmyra ruins “We hope that there will be no lawy also said that IS now con- massacres in the city or damage trols the ruins at Palmyra. Both to the ruins.” activists said that the militants troy them as they did major ar- less artifacts. Before the war, Many Palmyra residents were Palmyra has a population of had not damaged the site so far. chaeological sites in Iraq. The thousands of tourists a year vi- fleeing the town toward the city some 65,000 people, according The ruins at Palmyra are one UNESCO world heritage site is sited the remote desert outpost, of Homs and the capital, Damas- to Barazi. He added that 1,300 of the world’s most renowned famous for its 2,000-year-old a cherished landmark referred cus, according to Talal Barazi, residents fled over the past days historic sites and there were towering Roman-era colonna- to by Syrians as the “Bride of Barzai, the governor of the and more were trying to leave fears the extremists would des- des and other ruins and price- the Desert.” central province of Homs, yesterday. AP

Qatar USA Amnesty: Little progress made California oil sop-up starts, on labor reforms thousands of gallons gathered

Adam Schreck, Dubai med by a building boom number of labor inspectors, Christopher Weber and Brian Melley, was at the site of the spill Wed- fueled by its vast oil and provide better housing for Goleta nesday and apologized for it. atar is failing to de- natural gas wealth. Like workers and crack down on “We deeply, deeply regret that Qliver on reforms for its other energy-rich Gulf na- employers and labor recrui- ore than 22,700 liters of this incident has occurred at migrant workers a year after tions with relatively small ters who break Qatari law. Moil had been raked, skim- all,” Chairman and CEO Greg L. the wealthy Gulf nation an- local populations, it relies In May 2014, officials outli- med and vacuumed from a spill Armstrong said at a news con- nounced plans to improve on well over a million guest ned plans for legislation that that stretched across 15 kilo- ference. “We apologize for the conditions for low-paid la- workers, many of them could end in its current form meters of California coast in a damage that it’s done to the wil- borers building its highways, drawn from South Asian the kafala system that ties cleanup effort that is now going dlife and to the environment.” hotels, stadiums and skys- nations including India expatriate workers to a sin- 24 hours a day, officials said, Armstrong said the company crapers, Amnesty Interna- and Nepal. gle employer. but that’s just a fraction of the had received permission to tional said yesterday. Qatar responded to Amnes- The draft law also wou- sticky, stinking goo that esca- continue cleanup operations In a new briefing paper, ty’s latest report by saying it ld allow workers to obtain ped from a broken pipeline. around the clock and vowed the London-based rights disagrees with some of the exit visas without having Investigators took stock of the that they “will remain here un- group criticized the 2022 claims and asserting it has to secure their employers’ scope of the spill on Wednesday til everything has been restored World Cup host for making made “significant changes” consent. Rights groups say (yesterday, Macau time) a day to normal.” no substantive changes on to improve working condi- the existing policies leave after the pipeline break, fin- Crude was flowing through the some labor issues, including tions. workers open to exploitation ding that up to 400,000 liters pipe at 206,700 liters an hour the controversial “kafala” The government believes and abuse. may have leaked out, and up to at the time of the leak Tuesday, employee sponsorship sys- that promoting human ri- Amnesty says the reforms a fifth of that amount —80,000 the company said. Company tem, and delivering only ghts for guest workers and aren’t coming fast enough. liters — reached the sea, accor- officials didn’t say how long it partial progress in other others is a “strategic choi- “We’ve had a year, and ding to estimates. leaked before it was discovered areas. ce and the backbone of the not much has changed. For Federal regulators were inves- and shut down. The report was released a comprehensive constitutio- us that’s a really impor- tigating the leak as workers in There was no estimate on the day after three major World nal, economic, social and tant thing,” Amnesty’s Gulf protective suits raked and sho- cost of the cleanup or how long Cup sponsors — Adidas, Co- cultural reform policy” of migrant rights researcher veled the black sludge off the it might take. ca-Cola and Visa — publicly the country, the Ministry Mustafa Qadri said in an beaches, and boats towed booms Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednes- pressured soccer’s world go- of Labor and Social Affairs interview. “The situation into place to corral the two sli- day night declared a state of verning body FIFA to push said. has probably gotten wor- cks off the Santa Barbara coast. emergency because of the spill, Qatar to do more to improve It cited a number of chan- se because you have more The chief executive of the com- a move that frees up additional labor conditions. ges made over the past year, workers now. ... There’s a pany that runs the pipeline, state funding and resources to Qatar is being transfor- including efforts to boost the matter of urgency.” AP Plains All American Pipeline LP, help in the cleanup. AP 22.05.2015 fri

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TV canal macau cinema this day in history Friday cineteatro 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 21 May - 27 May 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 14:30 RTPi Live 18:10 Brazil Avenue (Repeated) 19:00 TDM Talkshow (Repeated) 19:30 Soap Opera 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 21:30 Revenge S2 1972 President Nixon 22:10 Brazil Avenue arrives in Moscow 23:00 TDM News America’s President Richard Nixon has arrived in 23:30 Portuguese Film Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders. 01:00 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) He was given a modest welcome as he stepped off the plane at Vnukovo airport with his wife earlier to- day. Saturday The welcome party consisted of Soviet president 10:15 Boonie Bears tomorrowland_ Nikolai Podgorny, Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin and 11:10 Documentary Serie room 1 Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. 2.15, 4.45, 7.15, 9.45 pm A twenty-minute ceremony, during which the pre- 11:45 Documentary Serie Director: Brad Bird sident briefly inspected a guard of honour, was held 12:00 Cooking Starring: George Clooney, John Walker, Britt Robertson and broadcast live by Moscow television. 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) Language: English (Chinese) The national anthems of both countries were played Duration: 130min and a carefully selected group of Soviet citizens du- 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast tifully, but silently, waved American and Soviet flags. 14:30 Soap Opera President Nixon, the first US president to visit Mos- 19:00 Contest cow, was said to be surprised that Leonid Brezhnev, general secretary of the Communist Party, was not 20:00 Miscellaneous at the airport. 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report But Soviet officials said Mr Brezhnev’s absence was 21:10 Drama according to protocol, as he does not hold a gover- 22:10 Comedy nment position. However, following a high-speed motorcade throu- 23:00 TDM News gh Moscow, President Nixon was invited to unsche- 23:30 Shorts duled talks with Mr Brezhnev at the Kremlin. 00:20 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) The meeting lasted 105 minutes and, although US officials would not give details, Ronald Ziegler, the White House press secretary, said the two men dis- Sunday cussed “international issues”. Many observers were hoping the war in Vietnam and 11:00 Sunday Mass the nuclear arms race would be high on the agenda. 12:00 Miscellaneous For the first time in history the stars and stripes flag 12:30 Miscellaneous of America flew over the Grand Palace of the Kremlin to mark the visit. 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) mad max: fury road_ This evening President Nixon and his wife attended 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast room 2 a banquet at the Kremlin. The couple walked along a (3D) 7.15 pm 14:30 Animation red carpet and up a 60-step staircase into the Grano- (2D) 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm vit banqueting hall, where the two presidents drank 16:00 Miscellaneous Director: George Miller toasts to peace. 16:55 Miscellaneous Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult There are known differences between the two men Language: English (Chinese) on such issues as the war in Vietnam and the Middle 17:45 Documentary Series Duration: 120min 18:45 Miscellaneous East. President Nixon spoke about the need for co-ope- 19:30 Comedy Dragon Ball z: resurrection “F”_ room 3 ration and reciprocation between the two countries 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm in their efforts to conquer disease, improve the envi- 21:00 Non-Daily Portuguese News Director: Tadayoshi Yamamuro ronment, and to expand bilateral trade and economic links. 22:00 To Walk Again - A Medical Miracle Starring: Ji-tae Yu, Yûsuke Iseya, Ye-ryeon Cha Language: Japonese (Chinese/English) He said he was eager to make the summit a memo- 23:00 TDM News Duration: 93min rable one for its substance. 23:30 News During his speech he alluded to Vietnam: “We Pitch perfect 2_ should recognise that it is the responsibility of great 23:45 Documentary Series room 3 powers to influence other nations in conflict or crisis 00:15 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) (23-25 May) 7.30 pm to moderate their behaviour.” Director: Elizabeth Banks He also spoke of a possible arms agreement which, Starring: Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson he said “could begin to turn our countries away from Language: English (Chinese) a wasteful and dangerous arms race and towards Duration: 141min more production for peace”. offbeat President Podgorny said the Soviet Union wanted one hugs n armony rapper not just good but friendly relations with the US. B T - -H macau tower The US president is due to remain in the Soviet helps driver in diabetic shock 21 May - 10 Jun Union until 29 May.

Rapper Lay- tomorrowland_ Courtesy BBC News zie Bone of the Director: Brad Bird ap photo Grammy Award- Starring: George Clooney, John Walker, Britt Robertson winning group Language: English (Chinese) Bone Thugs-n- Duration: 130min In context Harmony helped a driver who went During the week-long summit several agreements between the two countries were reached. into diabetic sho- On 26 May a treaty to halt the nuclear arms race, known as the ck and nearly ran Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt), was signed in the Kremlin into the perfor- by President Nixon and Mr Brezhnev. mer’s vehicle in Wyoming. The agreement, which was the culmination of nearly three years of Casper news station KCWY-TV reports (bit.ly/1R28xfi) talks between the two superpowers limited each superpower to 200 that Steven “Layzie Bone” Howse was heading to a concert defensive nuclear missiles and froze the number of intercontinental in Riverton last week to promote his new album “Perfect ballistic missiles for the next five years. Timing” when he saw a car swerving across the roadway. It An agreement designed to establish more favourable conditions for spun to a stop in front of the rapper’s vehicle. developing commercial and other economic ties between the USA and the USSR was also reached. Layzie Bone told the station that he rushed to the man The two countries also agreed to make their first joint manned and offered him apples and oranges to help his blood sugar venture into space in June 1975. while they waited for paramedics. The rapper says he was Other agreements relating to incidents at sea, science and technol- scared for the man and glad he could help. ogy, health and the environment were also made. Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Chris Schell says a medical Little progress was made on the Middle East or Vietnam although emergency causing erratic driving is rare. the two sides did agree to further negotiations on both subjects. fri 22.05.2015

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Steve Douglas, apple cart? Let’s hope competition. Manchester we can do it,” Bruce Arsenal hosts West said. “We have to be- Bromwich Albion and he Premier Lea- lieve we can beat Man- could rest some key Tgue is set for an af- chester United.” players ahead of the FA ternoon of goodbyes on Even that might not Cup final on May 30. Sunday — to either Hull be enough for Hull, The two Europa Lea- or Newcastle as the rele- which is also relying on gue spots for fifth and gation places are decided a result at St. James’ sixth place will go either and to two of English Park going its way. Liverpool, Tottenham soccer’s top midfielders. Newcastle is two poin- or Southampton. Cur- Most of the focus in ts clear of Hull hea- rently, fifth-place Li- the final round of ga- ding into a home mat- verpool has 62 points, mes will be on which ch against West Ham, Tottenham has 61 and team joins Burnley and whose manager won’t Southampton has 60. Queens Park Rangers be short of motivation The team that places se- in losing its status in even if his mid-table venth will also be in the the world’s most lucra- team is. Sam Allardyce Europa League if Arse- tive league. was fired by Newcastle nal wins the FA Cup. Hull is in most dan- in 2008, just months It will be an emotio- ger. Occupying the fi- into his job. nal day for two Pre- nal relegation spot, the Hull will finish above mier League stalwarts, northern club needs a Newcastle should they Steven Gerrard and win to stand a chance end the season on the Frank Lampard, who of staying up — and the same points because of a will play in Major Lea- schedule hasn’t been superior goal difference. gue Soccer next season kind to its manager, There are two other for the Los Angeles Steve Bruce. loose ends to tie up be- Galaxy and expansion Manchester United fore the season is over. team New York City is the visitor to the KC Third place — and FC, respectively. They Stadium and Bruce has automatic qualifica- have made a combined never beaten England’s tion for the Champions 1,317 Premier League most successful club in League — is still up for appearances. his 17 years as a mana- grabs for either Arse- Gerrard will play his ger. Bruce spent nine nal or United. Arsenal 710th and final game years as a player at Uni- is three points ahead for Liverpool at Stoke, ted, appearing in more and has a superior goal while Lampard — the than 300 games, and difference of seven, so former West Ham and said his old team owes United is likely to fi- Chelsea midfielder — him after “wrecking his nish fourth and need ends his one-year loan knee, hip and ankle.” to win a playoff in Au- spell with Manchester “Is there one final gust to reach the group City in a match against twist? Can we upset the stage of Europe’s top Southampton. AP THE Court awards some USD1.8 million Station22.05.2015Air quality fri

th Anniversary BUZZ to phone hacking victims Roadside 20-40 20 Good Britain’s High Court has awarded actress Justice George Mann says the victims suffe- Sadie Frost, sports star Paul Gascoigne and a red a “serious infringement of privacy.” High group of other claimants some 1.2 million pou- Trinity Mirror PLC said yesterday it would Density 40-60 nds (USD1.8 million) in damages after their consider an appeal. It has apologized. Residental phones were hacked by journalists seeking Britain’s phone-hacking scandal erupted in Good scoops for the Mirror Group Newspapers. 2011 with the revelation of eavesdropping by Area opinion Frost received 260,250 pounds, while former the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the Wor- soccer star Gascoigne won 188,250 in the law- ld. The furor led to the closure of that paper and Ambient 40-60 suit filed by eight victims. the arrests of dozens of journalists. Good Bizcuits dsmg source: Leanda Lee WORLD BRIEFS A cap in hand is worth Equatorial Guinea hopes JAPAN The fishing town of two in the bush Taiji will not stop its dolphin to join Forum Macau hunts, the mayor said The cap on the number of casino tables in Ma- yesterday, after Japan’s cau - “the Table Cap” - is still a conundrum to aquariums decided to stop many and being raised by more commentators Paulo Coutinho* as the seven new casino properties due to come na’s largest bank by assets, buying captured dolphins on line by end 2017 start to polish their ribbon- granted to Equatorial Gui- under international pressure cutting scissors with Galaxy Broadway first to quatorial Guinea 100r.org nea in order to finance work sparked by cruelty concerns. open next week. The Macau Government has Ewants to join Forum Ma- carried out by Chinese com- now long insisted that the Table Cap will remain cau and “apparently it has panies in the country, as part Libya A total of 19 Libyan in place calculated at 3% compound growth China’s blessing,” a diploma- of a mechanism endorsed by soldiers were killed over the each year. From a theoretical 5,500-table base tic source told the Times. The the presidents of both coun- at the beginning of 2013 (an actual of 5,711 at past 24 hours in the eastern end 2014 and 5,504 end Q1) we are looking at membership of Eq. Guinea, a tries. city of Benghazi, during a new around 175 new tables available for 2015, 180 Franco-Lusophone-Spanish The Ministry of Mines, In- Libyan army push to retake for 2016 and 186 tables for 2017. country, “may be formalized dustry and Energy signed the city from Islamic militants, Galaxy II has space for 500 gaming tables but by the third quarter this year,” three agreements for projects officials said yesterday. word has it that they will be allocated 150. Given during the next Ministers’ in the country, including with Elsewhere in Libya, a local the Macau government’s stand, this number is a Conference of the organiza- China Dalian International Islamic State affiliate claimed proportionately large allocation of the 175 tables tion to be held in Macau. Cooperation Group (CDIG) to potentially available considering Macau Studio responsibility for a pair of City, with investor expectations of 400 tables, is About to celebrate its first start technical studies for the suicide bombings. still in the pipeline to open by year end. Appa- anniversary as a member of development of the industrial rently, however, there are allocations from 2014 the Community of Portuguese city of Mbini, which the go- Latvia European Union unused suggesting that Studio City will also get Speaking Countries (CPLP) in vernment intends to make an leaders yesterday were to 150. Then, in 2016 there are Sands China’s Pa- July, the west central African A neighborhood in central Malabo, economic benchmark in that seek new ways to bolster risian, Wynn Palace, MGM Cotai, followed by country, with a population capital of Equatorial Guinea African region. SJM’s Lisboa Palace in 2017. If the Table Cap ties with six post-communist proves to be overly restrictive, we are likely to of 1.6 million, is becoming a The China State Construc- nations in Eastern Europe, a see some lead-time drift on property openings. magnet for Chinese invest- Li Keqiang said that Equato- tion Engineering Corporation year and a half after a previous On the face of it the situation seems dire but ment in Africa. rial Guinea has “developed re- will also be involved in the summit of the Eastern there are more ways to fill a space with gaming According to our sources, latively well” with the govern- development of oil facilities in Partnership ended with a infrastructure than new table allocations. Althou- “other countries in Africa” are ment “supporting the expan- the town of Luba, extending fateful standoff over Ukraine. gh these are new casinos they are not new con- willing to join Forum Macau, sion of investment in infras- the local port to make it a lo- Just ahead of the two-day cessions: the existing 5,704-odd tables are likely even though they are not part tructure, of which the country gistics hub for the oil and gas to be reallocated across properties by concessio- summit, the EU promised naires as we saw with the opening of Cotai Cen- of the CPLP. “We are talking has a great need,” Macauhub industry and other industrial grants of 200 million euros tral in April 2012 as Sands China shifted tables of countries that claim to have reported this week. activities. (USD223 million) over the next across the road. The number of tables aside, the- Portuguese influence in the During the visit, which also Equatorial Guinea’s mem- 10 years to promote small and re are other methods to increase revenue on the past,” the diplomat said, “al- marked the 45th anniversary bership of the CPLP was con- medium-sized businesses floor: increases in productivity through enhanced though they don’t have Portu- of the establishment of di- firmed at the organization’s utilisation can be achieved through more players, in Georgia, Moldova and guese as an official language.” plomatic relations between latest summit in July 2014 in Ukraine. less staff, higher limits per table, even continuing The recent five-day visit to the two countries, agreemen- Dili, at a time when it had im- the growth in slots play upon which there is no ts were signed with Chinese cap (for the moment). Beijing by the president of portant economic links, espe- Latvia The U.N.’s fund for Then there are the tables themselves. As with Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro companies for power gene- cially with Brazil. climate aid to developing ration and industrial develo- any imposed restriction or threats upon an in- Obiang, resulted in a credit The country’s membership countries says it now has dustry, it responds up and down the value chain. pment projects, which are an line of USD2 billion and the has added nearly $20 billion enough cash to kick off Between 2010 and 2014, we’ve seen a growth essential part of the govern- release projects of at least to the combined GDP of Por- projects before a key climate in revenue on traditional Baccarat of 305%, and ment’s objective to diversify three major Chinese busi- tuguese-speaking countries, summit in Paris. Green 157% for VIP Baccarat which constituted 30% the economy beyond oil. and 60% of revenue in 2014. In comparison, ness groups, at a time when which currently represents Climate Fund officials said Central to this objective is revenue from Live Multi Game terminals has the African country is dealing close to 4 percent of the world a Japanese commitment the USD2 billion credit line total, and is expected to conti- increased by nearly 15 times (1475%). Gran- with difficulties due to the oil yesterday of USD1.5 billion ted, the base is low but these terminals are now price breaks, its main export. that the Industrial and Com- nue growing. pushed the fund’s resources close to Black Jack in terms of proportion of re- The Chinese Prime Minister, mercial Bank of China, Chi- *With Macauhub venue, and double that of either Stud Poker or beyond the threshold at Roulette, all of which have been growing at ra- which they can start financing tes less than overall gaming revenue. Upstream projects in developing producers of electronic table games (ETGs) countries. such as Aruze, Bally, and Aristocrat, and Live The Multi Game terminals such as LT Games are ITALY-TUNISIA The mystery meeting the need for floor productivity lost to the AP Photo/Jerome Delay Table Cap by increasing the number of players decisive moment over the migrant-turned- per table through technological innovation; up to suspect in Tunisia’s Bardo 10 players with the Live Multi Game Terminals Museum massacre intensified and up to 100 on Stadium-style ETGs as can yesterday amid questions be seen in the Hard Rock Hotel Gaming Area. about his movements after The real problems for the Macau gaming in- arriving in Italy with a boat dustry at the moment are not Table Cap issues. full of rescued refugees a Indeed, the Table Cap, together with the tight labour market, might be putting appropriate month before the attack. As restrictions on the industry, forcing innovations Italian officials defended their which will increase the size and nature of the su- handling of Abdelmajid Touil, pply chain and peripheral businesses, diversify indications pointed to his offerings and the customer base away from the presence in Italy in the days traditional high-stakes baccarat-table mainland before and after the March 18 punter. With all the doom and gloom, the Macau ga- massacre. ming industry is still profitable. The continued in- vestment is sufficient proof of that. Although we UK Scotland Yard has are not seeing straight-line growth, we are still charged eight suspects with seeing growth in individual segments and the conspiracy to burgle in the industry is being brought kicking and screaming well-planned Easter weekend into a healthier stage of quasi-maturity. We have break-in at a safe-deposit a table cap, a potential visitor cap, restrictions on labour – all very clear indications that the box facility in London’s famed government is not encouraging over-investment diamond district. Police say in the sector, forcing structural diversification a ninth man has been freed (whether intentional or not) and thus allaying on bail but is still facing A masked Protester waits for police during clashes in the Nyakabyga neighborhood of Bujumbura, Burundi, yesterday. future allegations of promises unfulfilled. questions.