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WORLD BRIEFS Reports ap photo Gov’t hired graduate Iraq The Islamic State group blew up a historic landmark in Mosul — the city’s famed 12th century al-Nuri mosque with its iconic leaning minaret through ‘special channel’ known as al-Hadba, from where the IS leader P3 proclaimed the militant group’s self-styled caliphate nearly three years ago. The explosion destroyed yet another piece of priceless Iraqi marques renato cultural heritage as U.S.- led coalition forces and Iraqi troops close in on IS. More on p14

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beneficial, when compared to si- milar exhibitions, as it is a “plat- MGS is getting ‘mature,’ 2017 form for local manufacturers and suppliers”. He adds that, “MGS is an opportunity for local manufac- turers to showcase their produc- edition aims to be record-breaking ts and services and go out to the world while participants from all parts of the world will come here to see this.” Chun continued, “this Renato Marques is happening, we see suppliers go abroad and selling not just to lo- he Macau Gaming Enter- cal integrated resorts but to other tainment Show (MGS) is pre- parts of the world.” T marques renato paring for its fifth edition, having recently been awarded the status of being a “UFI Approved Event” by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. Gaming The event’s organizers say that it equipment has is the fastest growing trade exhibi- tion in the global gaming industry always been and is “getting pretty mature now as we have a very regular [num- the core part of ber] of participants attending this meeting.” the exhibition. Jay Chun, the chairman of Ma- Jay Chun cau Gaming Equipment Manu- facturers Association (MGEMA), Noting the “soon to happen” na- in an interview with the Times, ture of expansion of the gaming said that growth is expected on industry in markets such as in Ja- the number of “the exhibitors, su- pan or Brazil, Chun said “at least ppliers and also of visitors.” if there are more casinos opening, The aim of the event is “to help Jay Chun there are more opportunities ha- the industry to continue growing,” ppening for Macau equipment said Chun, explaining that the mentioned that there has been a the same way that “now that the th for the MGS exhibition, which manufacturers although, of cour- event is not restricted to gaming noticeable increase in the “crea- revenues are growing, we don’t had over 170 exhibitors and arou- se, we know that in terms of ope- sector suppliers but that “all local tivity” sector that has contributed expect too much growth but at nd 14,000 B2B visitors arriving ration site, there will be a lot of suppliers [and service providers] greatly, providing ideas and input, least we are certain to be able to from over 60 countries. More re- competition on the market.” Chun who can in any way offer products which could be incorporated into see the results with more purcha- cords are expected to be broken added, “it helps as if the market is and services to the integrated re- gaming equipment. sing happening [when compared] this November. bigger as that’s always positive sorts, are very welcome.” Regarding last year’s edition, with last year.” He added that Remarking on the market sta- for the industry” that is currently Providing examples, Chun ci- Chun said, “it was the most “now that the market is getting bility, Chun noted that “mass worth about USD20 billion an- ted the sectors related to “souve- challenging one because we were stable I think people are willing to market represents already over 50 nually. nirs and furniture,” although he facing the issue of the revenues spend [invest] more.” percent and I think when it rea- In a month of major events in the mentioned that “gaming equip- going down and people become Despite Chun mentioning the ches about 70 percent the market region, the fifth edition of the MGS ment has always been the core conservative to spend money “less will to invest,” the 2016 edi- will achieve [full] stability.” will take place at The Venetian part of the exhibition.” He also [when this happens],” noting in tion marked another year of grow- Chun notes that MGS is more Macao from November 14 to 16.

EIU forecasts average growth of 7.8 percent

acau’s economy tion in 2015, with gross also likely to register a is higher than in Las Ve- Mis expected to grow domestic product falling similar trend, in this case gas, for example. at an average real rate by 21.5 percent, which due to higher tax reve- The EIU notes that Ma- bloomberg of 7.8 percent this year was followed by a nega- nues, with EIU analysts cau’s economy remains and 2018, boosted by the tive but more moderate saying that Macau will very vulnerable to shocks recovery in services ex- drop of 2.1 percent the continue to see signifi- as it is focused on a sin- ports, particularly those next year. cant budget surpluses, gle sector, the gambling related to gambling, ac- On the basis of predic- equivalent to 7.1 percent sector, and recalls central cording to the latest Eco- ted economic growth, the of GDP on average. government officials’ sta- nomist Intelligence Unit EIU expects an increase The document said tements about diversifi- (EIU) report. in household consump- that it would be practi- cation. The EIU, disaggregating tion, but gave no exact cally impossible for the Due to the anti-corrup- the average growth of figures. taxes levied on gaming tion campaign in Chi- Macau’s economy for the One of the areas where revenues to be revised na, as well as increased two years under review, household consumption downwards over the next competition from casi- expects a real rate of 10.3 is expected to increase two years, noting that nos opened in various not expected to return to growing by a modest 0.5 percent for 2017 and a will be in housing, where through direct taxes (35 parts of Asia, the docu- the previous high levels. percent in 2018, as major real rate of 5.3 percent prices have risen again percent) and indirect ta- ment now obtained by Gross fixed capital for- hotel developments are for 2018. after falling after the eco- xes, casino companies Macauhub predicts that mation, or investment, in the final stages, with Macau experienced a nomic downturn. would pay around 40 gaming revenues should is expected to contract 8 no new projects in the pi- severe economic contrac- Public consumption is percent in Macau, which continue to grow, but are percent this year before peline. MDT/Macauhub

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courts Bangsil vs Wynn hearing postponed

Daniel Beitler month, the hearing had been scheduled for yesterday (June he hearing yesterday for a 22). Tlawsuit by a Philippine ga- A representative of the Court ming regulator against Wynn of First Instance said yester- Macau has been postponed un- day that the hearing had been til January 30, 2018. cancelled, but was not able to Rogelio Yusi Bangsil Jr, a disclose the reason for the can- former executive at Philippine cellation. Amusement and Gaming Cor- The Times was informed that poration (Pagcor), a state-ow- the hearing has been postponed ned gaming company and ca- until next year on account of sino regulator, is suing Wynn Bangsil’s lawyer having fallen Reports: Graduate hired Macau over an unlawful and unwell and being unable to at- “wrongful” disclosure of his per- tend the session. sonal data. According to the Macau Cour- The former gaming regulator ts website, the relevant case through ‘special channel’ was named in a report com- number is no longer assigned missioned by a U.S. law firm in to the Bangsil vs Wynn Macau mainland student, guese translation at IPM, had departments through special 2011, regarding an alleged im- hearing. who graduated from been hired by a Macau govern- recruitment channels. proper relationship between Ja- In an interview with the Times the Macao Polyte- mental department. IPM also stated that it res- panese billionaire Kazuo Okada last month, Bangsil said that he chnic Institute (IPM), “Li, […] through the school’s pects the students’ freedom of and Philippine gaming officials. was seeking an apology from wasA reportedly hired by the lo- recommendation, already pas- speech, noting that students The report had relied on per- the company as well as unspeci- cal government. The student’s sed the interview that concerns applying for interviews is their sonal information transferred fied financial compensation. employment by a local public the special recruitment channel personal choice, and that the from Wynn Macau to a party The report wasn’t the only in- department has triggered con- of the Macau governmental de- school has no right to represent outside of the MSAR, and Ban- cident that may have tarnished troversies online. partment,” the report reads, ad- students by making further gsil claims that the leaked infor- Bangsil’s career. In 2012, Phi- Last Tuesday, many local Chi- ding that Li’s expected monthly comments. mation tarnished his professio- lippine legislators called for nese press agencies reported on salary is over MOP40,000. The student also refused a nal integrity and damaged his Bangsil’s dismissal based on his IPM’s graduation ceremony of However, according to a re- Macau Concealers’ interview. career. alleged failure to spot a cheating 650 students this week. port by Macau Concealers, IPM The Public Administra- According to a court docu- scam at Pagcor-run casinos that Macao Daily News said that claimed that it does not have a tion and Civil Service Bureau ment dated November 3, 2016 cost the government USD3.7 a mainland student, surnamed system in place to recommend (SAFP) has not replied to me- and reviewed by the Times last million. Li, who studied Chinese-Portu- students to enter governmental dia inquiries as yet. JZ

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Education Air Macau recruits Airbus IFT joins Cornell 320 captains in Brazil for executive

ir Macau officials are in training course ASão Paulo for a “South America Roadshow” to recruit acau’s Institute for ting engagements include a va- captains for Airbus A320 air- barbosa paulo MTourism Studies (IFT), to- riety of businesses related to the craft, the airline said in a state- gether with Cornell University’s hospitality industry around the ment. School of Hotel Administration, world. “Air Macau hopes to select organized an “executive develo- According to the IFT’s state- high-quality Airbus A320 cap- pment program” concerning fi- ment, Flannery has given nu- tains in São Paulo, Brazil. This nancial management in the hos- merous development seminars region has more high-quality pitality sector on Tuesday and in hospitality financial manage- professionals that can fulfill the Wednesday. ment, internal control, and ope- development of the Air Macau Titled “Hospital Financial Ma- rational issues affecting hotel fleet,” the statement said. nagement: Operations Decision- real estate. The interviews with potential Making,” the program focused The institution said that the captains will take place on June on the application of financial program helped participants to 28 and 29, followed by simula- management concepts useful to gain the ability and confidence tor tests in the first week of July. analyzing hospitality operations. to use financial-analysis tools to According to Air Macau re- neighboring countries in the rating in November 1995, em- Around 25 professionals from increase the profitability of cer- cruiting in Brazil is due to the region to take part in the scree- ploys 170 pilots of 32 different local hotels and mega resorts at- tain operations. fact that pilots from Portugue- ning process in São Paulo. nationalities and has a fleet of tended the course, according to a IFT has been ranked by the QS se-speaking countries and their The airline said in the state- 17 aircraft, all from European statement issued by the IFT. World University Rankings by families integrate easily into ment that there was no pre-de- manufacturer company Airbus, According to the education Subject 2017 as the second-best life in Macau, as it operates as termined number of pilots to four A319, three A320 and 10 institution, the program empha- higher education institution in a platform between China and hire, and that as many as neces- A321s. sized “communicating and in- Asia in the field of hospitality Portuguese-speaking countries. sary would be taken on to meet The company currently flies to terpreting financial data from a and leisure management and Air Macau also recalls that current needs and cover the Beijing, Tianjin, Chengdu, Nan- general manager’s perspective.” the 18th best higher education Brazil is the largest economy in company’s expansion plans. jing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Hang- The program’s keynote speaker institution in this same field in Latin America, has the largest “Air Macau is also considering zhou, Nanning, Hefei, Ningbo, was Professor Michael Flannery the world. number of civil aviation pro- more roadshows to take place in Chongqing, Guiyang, Taiyuan, from the Executive Education By organizing seminars and fessionals in the subcontinent, other places depending on pilot Shenyang, Zhengzhou, Tokyo, Faculty at the Cornell University workshops, the IFT seeks to and is also part of the Southern resources available,” the state- Osaka, Fukuoka, Seoul, Ban- School of Hotel Administration. share the most updated infor- Common Market (Mercosur), ment said. gkok, Da Nang, Hanoi, Kaoh- Flannery has managed hotels mation and research findings on which allows candidates from Air Macau, which started ope- siung and Taipei. MDT/Macauhub and restaurants and his consul- the sector with the industry. ad fri 23.06.2017

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Mainland waives taxes for 27 renato marques renato products

Under the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), 27 products will be charged zero taxes when exported to the mainland from Macau, as revealed by the Gongbei Customs District yesterday, according to a report by TDM. The list of products includes seasonings, wine and diamonds, with a few of the items originally manufactured in Macau. The tax-free policy will come into effect on June 1. According to Deng Weiguang, head of the Origin Management Office of Vincent Cheang Leo Wong Gongbei Customs, many of these 27 products are related to Portuguese- speaking Countries. The new policy is expected to attract companies from the Portuguese-speaking Local designers agree that countries to invest in Macau. 36 poultry sellers pop-ups are more advantageous accepted IACM support than physical stores Thirty-six local live poultry sellers, equal to 60 percent of those in Macau, have accepted the Civil Renato Marques he called “Kidadults,” Cheang As for the idea of partne- its main feature an asymme- and Municipal Affairs Bureau’s aims to attract people by the ring with the “Hush” Festival, tric cut highlighting the uni- (IACM) financial support proposal. ocal designers Leo revival of “vintage and legen- Cheang reported that they queness of the brand. According to a report by Macao Daily News, some of them have Wong (Soul) and Vin- dary pieces, like the baseball created a summer collection Wong managed to start the been moving their equipment cent Cheang (Worker jacket and the biker’s jacket.” in collaboration with the brand by receiving a grant away from their vendor spots. One Playground) are taking This business and production event. “And again [the sales] through the government sub- of the sellers claimed that most Lpart in a new installment of style would focus on small ba- of just two days were much sidy program for Fashion De- of his peers can only get between the “Brand Story – Macau tches and special editions tai- better than the whole summer sign and Sample Making from MOP200,000 and MOP300,000 Original Fashion Exhibition” lored to “niche markets,” with [in the shops],” he remarked. 2016. The designer acknowle- for their equipment. Chow Wah initiative. The Macao Fashion the main goal being to “just Cheang’s plan is to conti- dged that the grant is “a great Shing, vice-president of the Gallery (MFG) has been in enough to sell,” as the main nue cultivating more colla- help” and one of the reasons Macau Live Poultry Vendors charge of the project since last efforts are directed at “brand borations. Pop-up events are for Macau-born designers Association, considers the handling April, when it kicked off with building.” already in the plans of the to return to the region after of Macau’s poultry sales by IACM Macau-based brands Macon “Worker Playground” brand; more than 20 years of living, as unreasonable. He has already and Jade.L. Cheang also said that through studying and working in nei- delivered a letter to the related The initiative, promoted by his biker’s jacket collection, ghboring Hong Kong. government department asking for the government through the he has already managed to “When I established another another discussion between the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) The most take the brand to Beijing whe- business in Macau back in government and the poultry sellers. and the Macau Productivity re the community is also very 2016 [in uniforms] I realized and Technology Transfer Cen- important thing keen to see and possibly pur- there was much support from ter (CPTTM), aims to showca- is how to build chase these kinds of items. the government to local de- 58 arrested for se local brands in the fashion Unveiling a little about the signers so that gave me some industry, boosting their brand up your brand next project, a collaboration trust [to move forward with cross-region names and attracting business. between Worker Playgrou- my brand],” Wong said. “I be- illegal football Interviewed by the Times, image and let nd and the US-based Shark lieve in Macau it is easier than Leo and Vincent agreed that Sports watches, Cheang sha- in other regions,” he conti- betting the system of publicizing a everybody red that the idea for the col- nued, naming the current brand through “pop-up shops” know about it. laboration came directly from opportunity to exhibit and to The Macau and Zhongshan police and “event related” promo- the promotion of the brand sell directly at the MFG as one authorities arrested a total of Vincent Cheang tions has definite advantages during the Grand Prix. of those advantages. 58 people who had organized over physical stores for the “The director of the com- “Besides the space granted an illegal online football betting time being Cheang noted that the sales in pany just messaged me on [free of charge] and the sales, scheme involving people from “Now I’m focusing on even- the stores have been brushed Facebook saying he saw my we also have the support of both mainland China and Macau, ts… and on getting more aside over the events, ex- designs and proposing some the staff here that help us to as announced by the Zhongshan ideas,” said Cheang, who heads plaining two major successful collaboration. So my team collect data on the buyers and Public Security Bureau on the already well-established cooperation experiences (with will collaborate in designing a visitors [of the collection] in Wednesday. One of the leaders “Worker Playground” brand. the Macau Grand Prix and with crossover for a racing line of order to help us to target our of the criminal group is a Macau Cheang originally started the “Hush” rock music festival). watches,” an idea that Cheang market and study it better,” resident. The group started brand back in 2012 and had a “The Grand Prix [alone], had presented to the Sports Wong remarked, saying: “Ou- establishing online casinos back in 2010. Gambling options mainly physical store at Av. do Con- just four days, is much better Bureau (ID) where it was re- tside is more difficult in terms consisted of football betting and selheiro Ferreira de Almeida [in terms of sales] than ope- jected. He concluded, “that’s of man-power and capital.” lotteries. Until the end of last April, in Macau’s central district. At ning a shop for a whole year not a problem. I’ll do it by Choosing the online over the group’s online betting system this moment, he believes that [or more],” Cheang said. “All myself.” the physical store, Wong also had accumulated approximately having a physical shop is over- the items were already sold Another fashion designer, mentioned that he has just RMB200 million in bets. From its rated, since “to think on how out even before the grand prix Leo Wong, also agrees with started an online sale with the operations, the group obtained many pieces you sell is not [day]. During this event people the idea that a physical store mainland-based portal tao- RMB800,000 in profits. Six the most important thing. The are crazy about stuff [related is a “heavy burden.” Wong bao.com to get the brand some suspects were arrested in Macau. most important thing is how to to the event] and it was a cra- was the face behind “Soul,” visibility outside Macau and In total, the Zhongshan public build up your brand image and zy time in the factory and all, a brand targeting women be- “hopefully also to boost the security bureau deployed more let everybody know about it.” pushing them to produce more tween 18 and 40 years old sales” that are already “getting than 400 police officers to locate Targeting an audience that as we had nothing to sell.” with a style that presents as better and better.” the suspects. 23.06.2017 fri

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27 election Green Hotel Awards lists approved by CAEAL DSPA announces a

he Electoral Affairs Commission ‘platinum award’ next year Tfor the Legislative Assembly Elec- tion (CAEAL) has confirmed that as of Renato Marques his opening speech. “Ten cubic meters decrease), was- June 21 it has approved 27 applications years ago there were eight te reduction (30 percent per from respective nomination commit- he Environmental hotels awarded, today we are room), growth on collected tees, out of a total of 31 submissions. Protection Bureau awarding 47,” Tam announ- recyclable materials (over Of those applications approved, 21 (DSPA) celebrated ced. Next year will feature a 170,000 tons) and reduction marques renato included lists for the direct election the 10th anniversary brand-new “platinum award” on food wastes. process and six for the indirect election Tof the “Green Hotel Awards” which aims to continue to Tam also noted the progress process, the Chairman of the Commis- yesterday awarding the 2016 stimulate the industry to “go that has been achieved on sion Tong Hio Fong said, according to winners. beyond” the current targets. waste reduction as an indus- a statement from the Government In- In a ceremony that took pla- This year, the DSAP ack- try, claiming that the hotel formation Bureau. ce at the World Trade Cen- nowledged in particular the industry had reduced waste Campaign teams wishing to contest ter, the director of the DSPA, achievement in the fields of by “over 30 percent,” while the 2017 Legislative Assembly Election Raymond Tam, mentioned energy reduction (of over “significant results were also on September 17 were required to sub- the achievements obtained 3.000kWh), reduction of obtained relating to energy Raymond Tam (right) granting an mit their applications to form nomina- during the last 10 years in water consumption (300 and water savings as well as award tion committees by June 20. an increase in the number According to the statement, Tong said of environmental protection tion focus. that there were a number of reasons training activities.” “On the works regarding the why the adjudications on four appli- The top awardees that recei- food waste I think we still can cations were still pending. He said that MGTO closes eight ved the “Gold Award” of the do more. The same applies either the election team had submitted “Green Hotel” were seven ho- for the electric vehicles,” Tam applications containing fewer than the restaurants in Soho, tels: Conrad Macao, Banyan stated, and added that besi- required 300 voter signatories, or a Tree Macau, Sheraton Grand de the food waste, the focus team’s proposed logo was similar to an five more to be closed Macao, The St Regis Macao, should be on the collection existing registered trademark. Studio City, Holiday Inn Ma- and treatment of residues The Commission will now notify the n the sidelines of the “Green Hotel Awards,” held cao (Cotai Central) and Pou- “from the beddings. The top teams concerned and advise them to Oyesterday at the World Trade Center, the director of sada de Mong-Há, that re- of the residues collected from submit the necessary supplementary the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Helena ceived the golden certificate the hotels are related to the material within five days, starting from de Senna Fernandes, clarified that all eight restaurants valid for the period of three beddings.” Tam has previou- the date of notice. that were closed by order of MGTO in the Soho space, in years (2017 to 2019). sly mentioned that the bu- Once application processing has been City of Dreams Macau, were due to a lack of licensing. Tam mentioned that the reau will work together with completed, Tong said that the CAEAL Senna Fernandes explained that the establishments collection of food waste and the industry in order to im- will announce a list of all of the appro- opened in 2014 were without the proper licenses and “af- use of electric vehicles should prove on the treatment of this ved nomination committees. ter acknowledging that we started the sanctioning process be an environmental protec- kind of waste. Moreover, the Commission noted that resulted in the closure of the spaces.” Senna Fernan- that it has identified a total of 103 indi- des explained that “documents that were missing in the viduals signing the nomination papers processes of licensing had to do with works in the casino plan to curb high polluting scooters of more than one nomination commit- area, which have affected both Crown tower and Hard - tee, contrary to the electoral rules. This Rock Hotel.” exceeding expectations is a significant increase from the two She also noted that currently there are another five sanc- cases of double signatories reported by tioning processes that are still running and “when conclu- ON THE sidelines of the outcome of this plan is better the CAEAL on May 17. ded will all lead to the closure of the establishments.” “Green Hotel Awards,” the than expected,” he said. “We It was also decided by the Commis- The MGTO director explained that “both processes [of director of the Environmental predict to collect about 30 per- Protection Bureau (DSPA), cent and according to the latest sion on Wednesday, that they will licensing and sanctioning usually] run at the same time, Raymond Tam, remarked figures from yesterday [June return the same kind of translucent ending usually either with the granting of the license for on the results of the plan an- 21], there were a total of 5,100 curtains used in the 2013 Legislative operation or in the cases that this is not possible, with the nounced by the government in motorcycles collected already… Assembly election, which will “ena- order of closure.” February this year to reduce which represents an increase ble polling station staff […] to guard Senna Fernandes has acknowledged that a similar situa- the large number of high-pol- of 5 percent more [than the 30 against irregularities in voting, while at tion has happened before in spaces like Broadway Macau luting scooters and motorcycles percent expected], and we ex- the same time ensuring sufficient pri- in Galaxy but “currently it is all legal and all establishmen- on the roads in the region. “The pect that there will be more.” vacy.” ts have a proper license”. corporate bits sheraton and st regis honor graduates promotions, including Toby pullman to open first hotel in central tokyo se art and culture. . Chan and Doris Lou, who were The hotel is directly con- from city u promoted to assistant mana- nected to the Tamachi train gers in the housekeeping de- station’s east exit, operated partment, and Peter Cheong, by Japanese rail (JR), and is who became supervisor of the a three-minute walk from the guest service center. Toei Mita line. The hotel is Cheong was invited to speak 30 minutes away from Hane- on behalf of the students at the da international airport and graduation ceremony where is one stop from JR Shina- he stated, “we can find many gawa station to Osaka and opportunities in Macau, but we Kyoto via bullet train. must not forget who helped Patrick Basset, chief ope- shape us into the professionals rating officer for upper Sou- that we are today. [...] We will theast and Northeast Asia, Sheraton Grand Macao and of Macau, is designed to give continue to work hard and play AccorHotels, stated “Japan St. Regis hosted an official gra- students the opportunity to an important role in shaping keeps attracting more inter- duation ceremony for the first receive on-the-job training in the future of Macau’s hotel in- national travelers, [...] the time yesterday, honoring stu- hospitality while pursuing their dustry for the better.” increasing inbound market is dents from the City University degrees at school. The graduation ceremony a continuous positive trend of Macau who graduated from According to a press relea- recognized 41 graduates. The- Pullman Hotels and Resor- hotel features 143 rooms which will be amplified with the hospitality development se issued by Sheraton and re are currently 141 students ts is set to open a hotel in and includes meeting faci- the upcoming 2020 Summer program. The program, which St. Regis, 95 percent of the from 38 different high schools the area of Tamachi, Tokyo, lities and restaurants. The Olympic Games.” commenced in 2013 and is a graduates will continue to enrolled in the development in the fall of 2018. hotel connects the interna- Pullman is under AccorHo- partnership between Sheraton work for the two hotels. Se- program, with more expected According to a press re- tional style of Pullman with tels, and there are 12 hotels Grand and the City University veral graduates also received to join this summer. lease issued by Pullman, the a delicate touch of Japane- in its network across Japan. 23.06.2017 fri

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In the last article we discussed normal when renting an apart- Documentation to Provide: how to find a property. This week ment. To secure and confirm an • Copy of your passport or we look at what you must do to apartment, you would usually Macau ID make it yours; pay one month’s deposit imme- • A copy of your employ- The process is broken into 3 sec- diately. The second half of the de- ment contract or letter con- tions: posit can be paid later to make up firming employment the two months security deposit. • A copy of your blue card or Fees: You will also be required to pay blue card receipt If you have used an agent to find the current months rent in ad- • Sometimes references are the property and accompany you vance. For some owners this requested on viewings, you will have an means a whole month, and for agency fee to pay prior moving in others the remaining part of the Documentation to Sign: to the apartment. month (from the move in date to • Three copies of the tenancy In most cases the agency fee the end of the month). agreement is the equivalent of one mon- Combined with the fee outlined • Schedules and attachments th’s rent. Some agencies charge above, securing an apartment to the agreement or con- more, and you may find ‘dis- will require the equivalent of 4 tract count’ agents eager to close a months’ rent. You will not be • Documentation to obtain deal that will consider a lower handed the keys of the apartment and keep: fee. Most credible full service or allowed access until all of the- • Security deposit receipt agents will charge the one month se fees are paid and the correct • Copies of invoices that you fee. documentation process is com- have paid In some cases you may need to pleted. • Receipts for any monies contribute to a small building A point to note is that if you re- handed over to an agent or management fee to get the com- turn the apartment in the same landlord directly. munal areas cleaned and main- condition in which you entered, tained. In the larger buildings the two-month security deposit Next week join us to take a look with a dedicated building mana- should be returned to you. at Part 3 “The Process of Moving gement team, this is usually co- In”. vered in the rent and paid by the Documentation: owner. However in older buildin- There are three types of docu- For further information plea- gs, it may simply be a case of sha- mentation in these transactions. se call me on +853 2835 2699, ring the payment for someone to Firstly the documentation you E-Mail Juliet@JMLProperty. sweep the stairs. need to provide as a tenant, se- com or visit our website Www. condly the documentation you JMLProperty.com, or Facebook Deposits: need to sign and thirdly the docu- Www.Facebook.Com/JML- two month’s security deposit is ments you require for reference. RealEstate . fri 23.06.2017

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gaming Asia recovery US court rejects MGM lawsuit as company Swiss watch competes with tribes exports jump

GM Resorts Inter- lation that helps construc- first casino on non-tribal Mnational lost another tion plans by tribes does land. MGM’s lawsuit had round Wednesday in a not prevent other bidders sought to block that legis- most in four years court fight aimed at giving from entering Connecti- lation, claiming it was un- it leverage against Native cut’s casino market. constitutional. wiss watch exports had American tribes in Connec- In a statement, MGM Re- The Mashantucket Pequot their biggest monthly in-

ticut as they compete for ca- sorts legal counsel Uri Clin- and Mohegan tribes, whi- crease in more than four bloomberg sino customers. ton said company officials ch own the Foxwoods and years as a revival in Chinese The 2nd U.S. Circuit remained “undeterred Mohegan Sun casinos in Sdemand more than offset a conti- Court of Appeals in Ma- in our goal of having the southeastern Connecticut, nuing slump in the U.S. nhattan agreed that a Con- opportunity to compete in are planning to convert a Shipments rose 9 percent to 1.7 necticut judge was right Connecticut.” former movie theater com- billion francs (USD1.8 billion) in to dismiss MGM’s lawsuit The 2nd Circuit said the plex in East Windsor, Con- May, the Federation of the Swiss against the state. dispute might be ripe for necticut, into a USD300 Watch Industry said in a statement MGM Resorts claimed it court review once the com- million casino. The casi- yesterday. Exports to China rallied was placed at a competiti- pany can show that the no would be near a $950 34 percent, the third month of ve disadvantage after Con- harm it alleged was “suf- million MGM Resorts casi- growth exceeding 30 percent, and necticut created a special ficiently imminent.” Until no that’s slated to open late exports to Hong Kong increased 18 registration pathway for the then, it said, any disadvan- next year in Springfield, percent. state’s two federally recog- tage MGM might suffer in Massachusetts. The gain adds to evidence that nized tribes to build casinos future contract negotiations MGM also has expressed the worst may be behind an indus- on non-tribal land. was “purely speculative.” interest in building ano- try that has struggled with a slump “The May data should be taken The appeals court cal- Clinton said that moment ther casino in southwestern in China and a drop in tourism to positively near-term, but we ques- led MGM’s fears specula- may be near after the tri- Connecticut. Europe. The rebound in Asia is ou- tion whether trends are sustainable tive, noting that the deve- bes that run Connecticut’s In a statement, officials for tweighing weak demand in the U.S., in particular given they are mainly loper of casinos and other two casinos won approval both tribes said they were where a 1.1 percent decline was the driven by the high-end segment,” commercial gambling en- from state legislators this pleased with the ruling and 15th drop in 21 months. Last mon- wrote Thomas Chauvet, an analyst terprises has no specific month to open a third casi- looked forward to develo- th, Swatch Group AG Chief Executi- at Citigroup.Shares of Swatch, plans to develop a casino in no. Democratic Gov. Dan- ping an exciting new casino ve Officer Nick Hayek and LVMH’s which makes Omega timepieces, Connecticut. It also said it nel P. Malloy has said he and contributing to the sta- watch chief Jean-Claude Biver pre- and Richemont, the owner of the agreed with the lower court, plans to sign the bill, clea- te’s economy through jobs dicted global exports will rise this Cartier brand, both rose as much as which concluded that legis- ring the way for the state’s and tax revenues. AP year. 1.6 percent in Zurich. Bloomberg

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foothold there. It plans to open a new training facility across the Hong Kong Jockey Club looks border in Guangdong province next year. Twice the size of the Jockey Club’s facility in Hong Kong’s New Territories, the site overseas as bets show decline will be able to host about 660 horses. Worldwide, the club has broa- Bruce Einhorn, Daniela Wei dened its reach through what’s known as commingling, or

efore Hong Kong’s return bloomberg allowing people overseas to bet Bto Chinese rule, Commu- on Hong Kong’s horses. In the nist leader Deng Xiaoping had 2013-14 season, the Jockey Club a reassuring message for those began taking bets from Austra- worried about the departure of lia, New Zealand, Singapore and the British from the capitalist Macau. It has also expanded enclave. Don’t fret, the architect its reach to South Africa, Ire- of the handover said: “Horses land, Canada and parts of the will still run, stocks will still siz- U.S., where Hong Kong’s Ha- zle, dancers will still dance.” ppy Valley races are available The dancing has continued, via simulcast on Wednesdays the stock market isn’t far off its at 8 a.m. New York time throu- record high, and the horses in- gh TVG Network’s online bet- deed still run. Yet 20 years after ting site and cable channel, one the handover to China, one of of several operators in the U.S. the city’s most-venerable insti- with Jockey Club deals. tutions, the Hong Kong Jockey Last November, the Jockey Club, which has been called an Club announced an expan- “ATM for the government” for sion to the U.K. that enables its huge contributions to the ci- customers of Ladbrokes Coral ty’s tax coffers and charity effor- Group Plc and another betting ts, is facing trouble. shop operator to bet on Hong Disinterest among many you- Kong races. The Jockey Club ng people and an upcoming bri- announced a similar agreement dge link to the glittering casinos last year with Canadian race- of Macau threaten the future of track owner and online betting the money-spinning gambling services provider Woodbine En- monopoly. Already the amount tertainment Group. bet on racing fell 1.7 percent Hong Kong is attractive for in the latest season for which global gamblers, according to numbers are available, ending Ken Kirchner, former executive mid-July 2016, from the pre- director of the Pennsylvania Ra- vious year. While it’s still a lot of cing Commission and president money — that HKD106.1 billion of consulting firm FalKirk Inter- (USD13.6 billion) was almost 30 People look at a newspaper during the first racing day of the season at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Tuen Mun betting retail outlet national. Bettors can wager on percent more than the total of unusual options such as a triple the most-common type of bet- government is also relying on utilities and infrastructure buil- and beers at the track, especially trio, three consecutive trifectas, ting on thoroughbreds in all of the club rather than the legisla- ding, along with other business on payday. Those days are long and get huge payouts because the US — gambling on horse ra- ture to fund a controversial mu- luminaries: Li Ka-shing, Lee past. “Who do you see reading Hong Kong’s gambling pool is cing has grown an anemic 1 per- seum project. Shau Kee, Henry Cheng, Stanley the horse-racing page in the large, he said. cent a year on average for two “It has become a kind of Ho, Allan Zeman and Canning newspaper and going to the Jo- “They’re run under strict regu- decades. ATM for the government,” Fok. ckey Club to buy tickets? Old-ti- lation and authority, so you feel “The pressure is on them to said Tanya Chan, a Legislative Major powerhouses of politi- mers!” like you’re betting into a very remain relevant,” said David Council member and govern- cs are there, too: Former Chief The club also faces competi- honest product,” Kirchner said. Dodwell, chief executive officer ment critic. “The government Justice Andrew Li; former Fi- tion from across the Pearl River Hong Kong offers more data of Strategic Access Ltd., a Hong knows very well where to go if nance Secretary and Chief Se- Delta, where Macau’s casinos on horses than other venues, Kong-based public policy con- they want a substantial sum of cretary Henry Tang; former “are now aggressively targeting including the only consistent sultancy. “An awful lot of the money.” head of the Hong Kong Mone- Hong Kong,” Jockey Club CEO publishing of veterinary reports, welfare infrastructure that has tary Authority, Joseph Yam, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bres- said Ron Luniewski, president been built over the decades in who yesterday was appointed to ges wrote in the most recent an- of Xpressbet, a Washington, Pa.- Hong Kong is attributable to it.” The Jockey the city’s Executive Council, or nual report. With the expected based company that provides Finding new sources of cash cabinet; and former Legislative completion later this year of a online betting. from allowing simultaneous be- Club accounted Council President Rita Fan. bridge linking the two cities for “That’s a big deal. I give them tting in places like London and for about 7 “For a long time, it has been a the first time, traveling to Sands a lot of credit for that,” he said. New York, as well as increasing place where entrepreneurs and China Ltd.’s Venetian and Mel- “In a lot of ways, Hong Kong the appeal to younger people percent of officials can mix together and co Resorts & Entertainment Lt- racing is the gold standard glo- at home, are critical to keeping have the same status,” said Ed- d.’s City of Dreams will be even bally.” a major funding engine of the Hong Kong tax die Chu, another LegCo mem- easier. The bridge “will undou- Commingling now accounts Hong Kong government racing ber and government critic. “The btedly exacerbate the problem” for about 6 percent of the Jo- ahead. The Jockey Club is also revenue last Jockey Club maintains its power already facing the club, Engel- ckey Club’s betting income, expanding into China, a move year — not by horse racing but by its ne- brecht-Bresges wrote. according to Richard Cheung, that could position it well shou- twork of powerful people gathe- The Jockey Club has found head of marketing, and is fore- ld betting on horses, halted after equivalent to ring together.” ways to keep the money flowing. cast to top 10 percent by the end the 1949 revolution, someday With two race tracks, more One solution has been to expand of the decade. return. a third of the than 100 off-track betting outle- the number of races per season. “Hong Kong is a very small pla- The Jockey Club accounted ts, soccer-wagering services Back in the mid-1990s, there ce,” Cheung said. “To seek grow- for about 7 percent of Hong city’s education and a lottery, the club can be were 75 days in a season, with th we must go elsewhere.” As it Kong tax revenue last year — budget generous because generations 595 races; now there are 88 in expands globally, the Jockey equivalent to a third of the city’s of Hong Kongers grew up spen- the season, with 807 races. The Club will still have a challenge education budget and 35 per- ding their money and time at the club also moved into soccer in winning back people like Yu, the cent of its social welfare spen- The Club’s voting members track. 2003. Such wagering accounted construction manager. ding. It donated HKD3.9 billion and stewards read like a Who’s “My friends and I were crazy for HKD86.8 billion in bets in “Now I seldom bet because to schools, hospitals and other Who List of Hong Kong’s richest about horse gambling 20 years the most recent fiscal year, up 11 there are so many other op- charities, making it the largest and most powerful, including ago,” said Tony Yu, 40, a cons- percent from the previous year. tions,” he said. “I earn more donor in Asia and the sixth lar- billionaires who control vir- truction company manager who While mainland China doesn’t money than before, so I can af- gest worldwide, according to tually all of the city’s significant used to spend several hundred yet allow betting on horses, the ford to invest money in the stock the World Charity Index. The property, retail, entertainment, Hong Kong dollars on tickets Jockey Club is establishing a market.” Bloomberg fri 23.06.2017

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Taiwan Foxconn founder says United States expansion might top USD10 billion

he chairman of with the White House and ex- Expansion into the United choice of another bidder as its Taiwanese electroni- pects to conclude negotiations States would reduce Foxconn’s preferred buyer. cs giant Foxconn said ap photo by the end of July or early Au- reliance on China, where it has Toshiba said earlier this week yesterday it may spend gust, Gou said. He said the first the bulk of its operations and it picked a bid totaling about 2 Tmore than USD10 billion to set investment agreement should employs about 1 million peo- trillion yen ($18 billion) by a up manufacturing in the United cover at least three states, with ple. U.S.-Japan consortium. Toshi- States, and will announce in- at least three others to be added ba is selling the lucrative opera- vestment plans by early August later. tion due to losses at its U.S. nu- for at least three states. The display panel factory, if The company clear power unit, Westinghouse Terry Gou gave no new infor- built, would be a political tro- plans to Electric Co. mation about where Foxconn phy for U.S. President Donald “It is not a done deal yet. I be- will locate a U.S. display panel Trump, who has promised to develop lieve there is still a chance for factory he said in January wou- revive American manufactu- Foxconn,” Gou said. ld cost up to $7 billion to build. ring in the Midwest. operations in He noted that Toshiba’s choi- That announcement triggered a Gou mentioned Ohio, Pennsyl- ce of the U.S.-Japanese consor- flurry of lobbying by state lea- Terry Gou, Foxconn Technology Group vania, Michigan, Illinois, Wis- the US […] in tium faced opposition, inclu- ders hoping to attract the in- Chairman consin, Indiana and Texas technologies ding from Japanese banks. vestment, which he said might as manufacturing states with Western Digital of the United generate as many as 50,000 The company plans to deve- which Foxconn hopes to work including States also opposes the choice. jobs. lop operations in the U.S. that but gave no indication whether It owns SanDisk chip opera- Foxconn is the biggest con- combine hardware manufactu- any of them might be in the in- artificial tions that have a joint venture tract manufacturer of smar- ring and software development vestment agreement. Gou said intelligence and with Toshiba in Japan and says tphones and other devices for in technologies including arti- in January that Pennsylvania the company has no right to Apple, Sony, Blackberry and ficial intelligence and automa- was the leading candidate for automation transfer that venture without other brands. Its success has tion, Gou said at a meeting with the panel factory, which would the American partner’s con- made Gou Taiwan’s richest bu- shareholders. Asked later at a work with Sharp. sent. sinessman. The company rai- news conference how much Fo- Details for each state were not Also yesterday, Gou said there Western Digital said it filed sed its profile with its purchase xconn might invest during the settled, but overall, “we will pro- is “still a chance” Foxconn mi- a request for arbitration last in March 2016 of struggling Ja- five-year plan, he said it might vide at least tens of thousands ght be able to buy Toshiba Cor- week. Toshiba has accused panese electronics brand Sharp exceed $10 billion. of job opportunities,” said Gou p.’s memory chip business des- Western Digital of interfering for $3.5 billion. Foxconn has been in touch at the news conference. pite the Japanese company’s with its sales efforts. AP

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European countries with little waste resources that should be manufacturing pay for Chine- focused on high-risk products ap photo se goods by selling ham, apples such as dairy. and other food to China. The June 12 letter appeals Chinese food imports in the to Chinese regulators to alter the first four months of this year rose proposed rules to allow imports 17 percent over a year earlier to from foreign suppliers that are USD39.4 billion. approved by government inspec- Foreign governments have been tors without requiring a separate lobbying Beijing since last year to certificate for each shipment. scale back the proposed regula- The rules would apply to items tions. European officials complai- from meat and dried fruit to co- ned they appeared to be intended coa and spices, according to the to shield Chinese suppliers from document. competition and allow Beijing to Foreign officials earlier expres- block imports from individual sed concern they might extend countries if it chose. to such products as coffee, wine, China submitted its proposed pasta and chocolate, but it was regulations to the World Trade unclear whether the list submi- A vendor takes stock of imported food at a mall in Beijing Organization as an official no- tted to the WTO included such tice to other governments, whi- processed foods. ch have 60 days to comment China contends the inspection AP Newsbreak on them. They were posted this requirement is supported by the week on a WTO website. Codex Alimentarius, the “Food In a possible concession to fo- Code” of the U.N. Food and Agri- reign appeals, the regulations culture Organization and World on the WTO website say ins- Health Organization. The Codex US, EU urge China to pection certificates would be sets quality standards but other required to say food items were nations say it recommends cer- made by a supplier supervised tificates only for risky products. limit food import control by government regulators and The EU and other governments were fit for human consump- arranged for the president of the tion. That appeared to be a sig- Codex council, Awilo Ochieng Joe McDonald, Beijing to farm-related biotech in vio- safety rules in ways that hamper nificant change from an earlier Pernet, a Swiss lawyer, to attend lation of its free-trade commit- access for beef and other goods proposal to require inspectors an April 6 seminar with Chine- ood exporters including the ments. in violation of its market-ope- to confirm that food complies se officials in Beijing to explain FUnited States and European The letter, dated June 12 and ning commitments. with China’s quality standards, a its standards. Union are stepping up pressure seen by The Associated Press, AQSIQ did not reply to a re- provision to which foreign gover- The proposed rules follow an on China to scale back plans for was sent by an unusually broad quest for comment or questions nments objected. avalanche of scandals over Chi- intensive inspections of imports group including the 28-nation sent by fax about how regulations The latest version still says each nese suppliers caught selling that they say would hamper ac- European Union, the United Sta- might be changed in response to “batch of food” would require a tainted milk and other shoddy or cess to its fast-growing market. tes, Japan, Australia, Argentina foreign appeals. certificate, a step foreign officials counterfeit food products. The group, which also inclu- and Israel and four other coun- The depth of U.S. concern about previously complained would Western officials say the pro- des Japan and Australia, sent tries. It is addressed to the direc- the impact on American farmers posed food rules appear meant a joint letter to Chinese regula- tor of the General Administra- and food processors is reflected to shift responsibility away from tors asking them to suspend a tion of Quality Supervision, Ins- in Washington’s decision to take The letter AQSIQ, which Chinese consu- proposed requirement, due to pection and Quarantine, known part in the group at a time when mers often blame for safety fai- take effect Oct. 1, for each food as AQSIQ, and the Chinese com- President Donald Trump has says the rules lures. shipment to have an inspection merce minister. A foreign official downplayed trade disputes with Beijing already is at odds with certificate from a foreign go- who asked not to be identified Beijing to gain Chinese support would affect the U.S. and Europe over low- vernment. They say that wou- further due to the sensitivity of in dealing with North Korea. billions of priced exports of steel and alu- ld disrupt trade and ask Bei- the issue confirmed the letter The EU role highlights the minum they say are hurting fo- jing to follow global practice by was sent to Chinese regulators. broad scope of foreign anxiety. dollars’ worth reign competitors. applying the requirement only to The letter says the rules would Action by the EU requires unani- In the Trump administration’s higher-risk foods. affect billions of dollars’ worth of mous agreement by its members, of meat, fruit, first trade complaint, a group for The dispute, about which go- meat, fruit, dairy and other pro- which means nations including American aluminum producers vernments have said little in pu- ducts and thousands of suppliers Greece and Hungary that want to dairy and asked March 9 for higher import blic, adds to complaints Beijing is who look to China as a growing attract Chinese investment con- thousands of duties on Chinese-made alumi- reducing market access for goods export market. Foreign suppliers sider the threat serious enough to num foil to counter what it said ranging from medical technology complain Beijing already uses risk a possible backlash. Eastern suppliers were improper subsidies. AP Beijing to levy 100pct tax on overseas football transfers

hina will effectively ciation announced that gue’s summer transfer win- Super League clubs have double the cost for its any club that pays more dow on July 14. shaken up international

C ap photo clubs to buy foreign football than USD6.63 million for Transfers for Chinese football in recent years players in a move aimed at a player transfer must pay players valued at over $3 by offering astronomi- slowing the influx of pricey the same amount to a CFA million will also be taxed at cal transfer fees and wages overseas stars and encoura- youth development fund. 100 percent. for players from European ging homegrown talent. The tax will be in place until Flush with cash from cor- teams. China’s Football Asso- the end of the Chinese lea- porate backers, Chinese The new policy could potentially derail mooted deals from Chinese clubs germany mulls letting china under-20s play league soccer to acquire English Premier League stars such as Wayne THE GERMAN soccer federation is mulling receive about 15,000 euros (USD16,700) in Rooney and Diego Costa. a proposal to allow China’s under-20 team compensation for two home games against Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent to play friendly matches in the fourth tier of the Chinese side, if the plan is approved. said in December that the its league system. Because the Southwest Re- The Chinese are planning on a base near Hei- Portuguese forward turned has also proposed a new national team results, gional League is comprised of 19 clubs, each delberg in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. down an overture from a rule that would require President Xi Jinping has currently has two match-days free that can be Southwest Regional League members are Chinese club for a trans- teams to play an under-23 pinpointed improving Chi- used for friendly games. The one-off action meeting on July 11, when a decision will likely fer worth hundreds of Chinese player for every fo- nese football as a top prio- would allow China’s under-20 team to prepare be made in consultation with the German soc- millions of euros. reign player on the field. rity to boost national self- for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Clubs would cer federation, Wiedemann said. In recent weeks the CFA After decades of dismal confidence and prestige.AP fri 23.06.2017

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Afghanistan here and then there was the ex- plosion.” President Ashraf Ghani cal- led the attack deplorable, and assailed the attackers as “ene- Taliban claims deadly Helmand mies of humanity.” He said the relentless assaults that have been carried out throughout the country are particularly offensi- blast, at least 29 dead ve during the holy month of Ra- madan, when the faithful seek he Taliban claimed forgiveness for their wrongdoin- responsibility for a gs. powerful suicide car ap photo “These brutal terrorist attacks bomb that killed at [...] prove that they [insurgents] Tleast 29 people, mostly civilians, have no respect for any religion yesterday in southern Helmand or faith. They are enemies of province. humanity,” Ghani said in a sta- In an email, Qari Yusuf Ahma- tement. di, said the Taliban carried out Afghan has faced a series of the attack but he denied that large-scale attacks as the Tali- any civilians died, saying only ban stepped up their war against Afghan National Security per- the Kabul government after sonnel died as they went to the launching this year’s summer bank to collect their salaries offensive. Also, the emerging ahead of the Muslim holiday of Islamic State group affiliate in Eid al Fitr. Afghanistan has tried to increa- Most of the casualties in the ex- se its footprint in the country plosion near the Kabul Bank in Afghans carry the bodies of men after a suicide car bombing in Helmand province southern of Kabul yesterday with attacks in cities and bigger the provincial capital of Lashkar urban areas. Gah were civilians, according to onto Lashkar Gah and its envi- the Eid-al-Fitr holiday, which “We are taking children to the The worst attack occurred in Hayatullah Hayat, the provin- rons in efforts to take the city. follows the holy month of Ram- hospital,” said Esmatullah, who the Afghan capital of Kabul on cial governor in Helmand. The In recent weeks, the Tali- dan, expected to end later this like many Afghans uses only one May 31, shortly after Rama- bombing also wounded at least ban have overrun Helmand›s weekend. name. dan began, when a truck bomb 60 people, he said. key Sangin district, where both Esmatullah, an Afghan bor- Twelve-year-old Hosnia, was exploded in the heart of the Helmand has been at the cen- British and U.S. troops had fou- der policeman, who was at the crying outside the bank as she city, killing 150 people. It was ter of bitter battles between ght for years to keep them at scene of the explosion said the searched for her father who had the worst attack since the Tali- the Taliban and Afghan security bay. noise from the blast was deafe- brought her to buy shoes ahead ban ouster in 2001. forces, aided by NATO troops. The attacker struck as scores of ning. He said many are missing of the Muslim holiday. Pakistan also condemned the The insurgents, believed to people, including many Afghan in the ensuing chaos as witnes- “I couldn’t find anyone, my suicide bombing, saying that control nearly 80 percent of the soldiers and civil servants, were ses, survivors and ambulances brother and my father,” she “we firmly stand with our Af- province’s countryside, have in- waiting near the Kabul Bank to struggled to ferry first the most said. “My father told me he will ghan brothers in this hour of creasingly been pressing a push collect their salaries ahead of seriously wounded to hospital. take me to buy shoes. We came grief and anguish.” AP

Australia Thailand Canberra lifts suspension of Line messaging digital theme airstrikes against IS in Syria park to open in Bangkok he text-messaging service TLine plans to inaugurate an ustralia indoor digital theme park in Thai- ap photo said yesterday it land’s capital, seeking to squeeze

A ap photo had lifted a suspen- maximum advantage from its po- sion of its airstrikes pularity in the country, its second against Islamic State biggest market after Japan. targets in Syria that Line Village Bangkok will begin was imposed amid operating today as a retail store, tensions with Rus- selling dolls and similar merchan- sia after a U.S. figh- dise, but later this year will expand ter jet shot down a to a three-story amusement com- the culture of cute — there is alrea- Syrian warplane this plex with virtual reality rides. Line dy a Hello Kitty cafe located there. week. stores already exist in Japan, Sou- Since its launch in 2011, Japan- The Defense De- th Korea, China and Taiwan, but based, Korean-owned Line has partment revealed the Thai location will be the first amassed more 200 million users earlier this week with an indoor park. worldwide. Thailand has around that the six Austra- Kampanart Wonghongkul, the 44 million cellphone users and lian F/A-18F Super A Russian combat fighter bomber Su-34 unloads its bombs over a target in Syria (Aug 2016) project’s chief executive, said 94 percent of them have the Line Hornets based in the he hopes the 500 million baht application installed on their pho- United Arab Emira- department state- Binskin said on We- most in our minds” (USD14.7 million) theme park nes, Kampanart said. tes had been suspen- ment said . “The sus- dnesday the opera- in deciding when will attract more than 12 million Sakdipat Thanee, a 27-year-old ded from Syrian ope- pension has since tions were halted to resume missions visitors a year. Tourism is a major lawyer, was one of several sho- rations after Russia been lifted.” while the Austra- over Syria. revenue earner in Thailand, brin- ppers invited for a special store warned the U.S.-led The department lians examined what Binskin said the jet ging in $71.4 billion last year. preview yesterday. coalition not to fly has not specified was happening in fighters had been Much of Line’s appeal comes “I think it’s hard to find Line over Syrian army how long the sus- what he had descri- occupied recently from its stickers that can be at- merchandise in Thailand,” he positions west of the pension lasted. It bed as a “complex supporting Iraqi tached to messages, especially said. “You can only buy them from Euphrates River. did not say if Austra- piece of airspace” security forces in the company’s anthropomorphic aboard or ask someone to bring “This was a pre- lian airstrikes had over Syria. retaking the city of animal figures, such as Brown the them in. For people who love Line cautionary measure resumed or when or Defense Minister Mosul, so the sus- bear and Cony the rabbit. Line characters like me, having a Line to allow the coali- if they would. Marise Payne said pension had little Village is located in Siam Square, store here means that I can easily tion to assess the Australian Defen- Australian “force effect on their ope- for decades a hangout for young shop here. I can meet Brown and operational risk,” a se Force Chief Mark protection is upper- rations. AP Thais enthralled with fashion and Cony much more easily.” AP 23.06.2017 fri

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UK Once May leaves, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, will give his assessment of the start of talks, and the 27 May to outline post-Brexit leaders will discuss their next steps. The EU is demanding that Eu- ropean nationals who move to citizens’ rights plan at summit Britain before it leaves the bloc keep the same rights as they currently have throughout the Ian Wishart & Robert Hutton Europe, trying to persuade them continent. This could give them to turn back during the journey. higher protection than those enjoyed by British citizens, so-

rime Minister Theresa bloomberg While she’ll attend discussions PMay’s first European Union on topics including counter-ter- mething that the U.K. is likely to summit since her disastrous rorism, defense cooperation and say is unacceptable, EU officials election could mark the scene migration at the two-day sum- said. of the first big row of the Brexit mit, she will be asked to leave Central to this is the right to negotiations as she outlines how immediately after she’s addres- bring a non-EU spouse to the the U.K. proposes to treat the sed leaders on Brexit at the end U.K., which, when Home Secre- bloc’s citizens after it leaves. of the dinner. She won’t receive tary, May made more difficult May will run her fellow lea- any feedback and will be warned for Britons. European citizens ders through the principles of that any attempt to negotiate face far fewer hurdles and the her approach toward EU na- on the U.K.’s withdrawal will EU is demanding that this con- tionals over dinner in Brussels be given short shrift and could tinues. yesterday before publishing a undermine the goodwill built up “I am not going to say we are detailed plan on Monday. Whi- by officials this week, diplomats going to make concessions,” le this week’s opening round of said. Barnier said Tuesday. “I have a Brexit negotiations was consi- mandate to defend the EU, whi- dered by the two sides to be ge- ch the U.K. has decided to lea- nerally constructive, diplomats UK’s stance ve.” said May’s plan for expats may on the rights of Then there is the matter of lay bare the divisions between whether the European Court of Theresa May them. 4.5m European Justice should have a role if dis- Citizens’ rights have “been an putes emerge over how citizens important issue; we’ve wanted would be willing to discuss the might be in trouble.” and British are being treated after Brexit. it to be one of the early issues trade accord May wants. May on Wednesday unveiled May has identified ending the that was considered in the ne- While both U.K. and EU of- a two-year program of govern- nationals living court’s say in British law among gotiations. That is now the case, ficials say they want to end the ment that contained eight new in each others’ her Brexit red lines. that work is starting,” May told uncertainty for the millions of laws to help the U.K. unravel it- The EU also wants the rights reporters as she entered the people involved, there are obsta- self from EU membership after countries is to apply to people who may not summit, sidestepping the ques- cles. They include what the righ- 44 years. In the Belgian capital have the paperwork to prove tion of whether she would offer ts are, which citizens get to enjoy she will face the likes of German expected to they have been residents and to compromise. them and whether Europe’s top Chancellor Angela Merkel ha- to make March 2019 the cut-off The U.K.’s stance on the righ- court will have the power to en- ving lost the confidence of her fall short of EU date for people to claim the pri- ts of an estimated 4.5 million force them. May must find a mi- Conservative Party after failing expectations vileges. European and British nationals ddle way between satisfying EU to win the popular mandate for While officials welcomed the living in each others’ countries governments without running the hard Brexit she promised. calm start to negotiations on is expected to fall short of the into opposition from euroskep- The prime minister needs to “It’s important for the U.K. Monday, EU diplomats are ex- EU’s expectations, officials in tics at home. mend fences after claiming EU just to inform where they stand, pressing pessimism that the Brussels said. Failure to find “It’s an early test,” said Jo- officials were trying to sabota- what kind of relationship they U.K. will agree a deal before it common ground quickly wou- nathan Portes, professor of ge her election campaign. In want,” Swedish Prime Minister leaves the bloc. One senior offi- ld jeopardize Britain’s ability to economics and public policy an effort to show Britain is still Stefan Lofven told reporters in cial close to the talks predicted strike a Brexit deal by the time at King’s College London. “If working with its continental Brussels yesterday. “Then it’s the collapse of negotiations at it leaves the bloc in March 2019 we can’t get a sellable deal on partners, she’ll pledge assistan- up to both of us - the U.K. and some point because of what he and would likely at the very least this issue, which is less pro- ce with discouraging African re- European Union - to deliver a described as the U.K.’s incapaci- delay when EU governments blematic than others, then we fugees from attempting to get to pragmatic result.” ty to be realistic. Bloomberg

Iraq IS militants destroy 12th century mosque in Mosul

he Islamic State se said the militants de- The Associated Press. revealed to the Prophet group blew up a his- tonated explosives plan- The al-Nuri mosque, Muhammad during the

T ap photo toric landmark in Mo- ted inside the structures which is also known Muslim holy month of Ra- sul — the city’s famed 12th yesterday [Macau time]. as Mosul’s Great Mosque, madan, which is now un- century al-Nuri mosque Prime Minister Haider is where IS leader Abu derway. with its iconic leaning mi- al-Abadi tweeted that the Bakr al-Baghdadi made An IS statement posted naret known as al-Hadba, destruction was an admis- a rare public appearance, online shortly after the from where the IS leader sion by the militants that declaring a so-called Isla- Ministry of Defense repor- proclaimed the militant they are losing the fight mic caliphate in the sum- ted the mosque’s destruc- group’s self-styled cali- for Iraq’s second-largest mer of 2014, shortly af- tion blamed an airstrike phate nearly three years city. ter Mosul was overrun by by the United States for ago. “Daesh’s bombing of the the militants. The mina- the loss of the mosque and The explosion destroyed al-Hadba minaret and the ret that leaned like Italy’s minaret. This image provided by U.S. CENTCOM shows the al-Nuri mosque another piece of priceless al-Nuri Mosque is a formal Tower of Pisa had stood The U.S.-led coalition destroyed by the Islamic State group, in Mosul Iraqi cultural heritage but declaration of their de- for more than 840 years. rejected the IS claim. also sent a strong message feat,” al-Abadi said, using The IS blew up the mos- Spokesman, U.S. Army tempted to destroy the on the area and formed to U.S.-led coalition forces the Arabic acronym for que during the celebra- Col. Ryan Dillon told the minaret in July 2014. The a human chain to protect and Iraqi troops closing the Islamic State group. tions of Laylat al Qadr, the Associated Press coalition militants said the struc- it. IS has demolished do- in on the last stronghold “It is a shock, a real big holiest night of the year planes “did not conduct ture contradicted their zens of historic and ar- of IS, in Mosul’s Old City shock,” Amir al-Jumaili, a for Muslims. The “Night strikes in that area at that fundamentalist interpre- chaeological sites in and neighborhood. professor at the Archaeo- of Power” commemorates time.” tation of Islam, but Mo- around Mosul, saying they Iraq’s Ministry of Defen- logy College in Mosul told the night the Quran was IS fighters initially at- sul residents converged promoted idolatry. AP fri 23.06.2017

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Demographics “Europe has the lowest fertili- ty level, estimated at 1.6 births per woman in the most recent period, while Africa has the hi- ghest fertility, with around 4.7 UN says world population births per woman,” he said. The report said birth rates in the 47 least developed coun- tries remain relatively high, will reach 9.8 billion in 2050 with population growth around 2.4 percent a year. While this ndia’s population is to total growth,” the report rate is expected to slow signi- expected to surpass Chi- said. ficantly in the coming decades, na’s in about seven years ap photo During the same period, it ad- the U.N. said the combined po- and Nigeria is projected to ded, the populations of 26 Afri- pulation of the 47 countries is Iovertake the United States and can countries are expected to at projected to increase by 33 per- become the third most populous least double. cent from roughly 1 billion now country in the world shortly be- Nigeria, currently the world’s to 1.9 billion in 2050. fore 2050, a U.N. report said seventh largest country, has More and more countries now yesterday [Macau time]. the fastest growing population have fertility rates below the The report by the Department of the 10 most populous coun- level of roughly 2.1 births per of Economic and Social Affairs’ tries worldwide, and the report woman needed to replace the Population Division forecasts projects it will surpass the U.S. current generation, the report that the current world popu- shortly before mid-century. said. During the 2010-2015 pe- lation of nearly 7.6 billion will The new projections also fo- riod, fertility was below the re- increase to 8.6 billion by 2030, recast that China, which cur- placement level in 83 countries 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 rently has 1.4 billion inhabi- comprising 46 percent of the billion in 2100. tants, will be replaced as the world’s population, it said. It said roughly 83 million peo- world’s most populous country The 10 most populous coun- ple are added to the world’s around 2024 by India, which tries with low fertility levels India’s population is expected to surpass China’s in about seven years population every year and the now has 1.3 billion inhabitants. are China, United States, Bra- upward trend is expected to The report, titled “The Wor- zil, Russia, Japan, Vietnam, continue even with a continuing “The population in Africa is no- The U.N. agency forecasts ld Population Prospects: The Germany, Iran, Thailand and decline in fertility rates, which table for its rapid rate of growth, that from now through 2050 2017 Revision,” said fertility United Kingdom, the report have fallen steadily since the and it is anticipated that over half the world’s population has been declining in nearly all said. 1960s. half of global population growth growth will be concentrated in regions in recent years. A quarter of Europe’s popula- John Wilmoth, director of the between now and 2050 will take just nine countries — India, Ni- Between 2010 and 2015, Wil- tion is already aged 60 or over, Population Division, said at a place in that region,” he said. “At geria, Congo, Pakistan, Ethio- moth said, “the world’s women and that share is projected to news conference that the report the other extreme, it is expected pia, Tanzania, United States, had 2 1/2 births per woman reach 35 percent in 2050 then includes information on the po- that the population of Europe Uganda and Indonesia. Those over a lifetime — but this num- remain around that level for the pulations of 233 countries or will, in fact, decline somewhat nations are listed in the order ber varies widely around the rest of the century, the report areas of the world. in the coming decades.” of their “expected contribution world.” said. AP

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Saturday 10:40 Comedy 11:15 Blaze Riders 12:00 Miscellaneous 12:30 Miscellaneous 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast (PT) 14:50 Soap Opera hancellor orders 18:35 Miscellaneous 1972 C 18:55 Miscellaneous pound flotation Resident Evil: Vendetta 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) room 2 21:00 Non-Daily Portuguese News 2:30, 4:30, 9:45pm The Chancellor, Anthony Barber, has announced his de- 21:10 Drama (PT) Director: Takanori Tsujimoto cision to temporarily float the pound. 22:00 Comedy Starring: Orion Acaba, Erin Cahill, Darin De Paul The news comes only a day after the bank lending rate 23:00 TDM News Language: English (Chinese) was increased by 1% - and four days after an interview 23:30 Miscellaneous Duration: 93min on the BBC’s Panorama programme in which he denied 00:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Britain was in danger of devaluation. 01:05 RTPi Live Labour MPs will see his decision to float the pound - rather than trade within a broad band linked to other cur- rencies - as a first step towards devaluation. Mr Barber told MPs the trade balance had deteriorated in the past couple of months and it had become neces- Sunday sary to shore up sterling by using the Bank of England’s 10:35 Young Adult reserves. 11:00 Sunday Mass (Live) He told MPs he was determined not to “allow ourselves 12:00 Miscellaneous to slide into a situation where we would have to borrow substantial sums”. 12:30 Miscellaneous “One of our underlying causes of this situation has un- 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) doubtedly been the concern about inflation... To curb in- 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast flation remains our first priority,” he added. 14:50 Zig Zag The immediate crisis was sparked by heavy selling of 18:15 Miscellaneous the pound on the markets, which began on 16 June. 19:30 Documentary Serie Investors’ unease about high inflation in Britain has been 19:45 Miscellaneous exacerbated by recent highly publicised pay settlements 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) for coal miners and railway workers, taking the average 21:00 Non-Daily Portuguese News public sector wage increase to 9%. The Government has 22:00 Documentary Serie also become locked in two disputes over its industrial a family man relations act, further damaging its image abroad. 23:00 TDM News room 3 The Chancellor accused his shadow Denis Healey of 23:50 Champions League Highlights 2:30, 4:30, 9:30pm Director: Mark Williams adding to pressure on the pound by speculating about a 00:10 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) possible devaluation in a speech on Monday evening. In 00:45 RTPi Live Starring: Alison Brie, Gerard Butler, Willem Dafoe Language: English it, Mr Healey said there would be a devaluation by July Duration: 118min or August. Amid Conservative jeers, leader of the opposition Ha- rold Wilson denied his shadow chancellor’s remarks had anything to do with the pressure on the pound. Macau Tower Labour front benchers also claimed the decision to float was in direct contradiction of the Government’s agree- 22 Jun - 5 Jul ment to keep the pound’s exchange rate within a narrow band as a first step towards economic and monetary union with the other Common Market countries. Mr Barber insisted the flotation would be temporary. The foreign exchange market will be closed today (Fri- Offbeat day) and Monday in order to prepare for the new arran- gements. Empty NYC transit bus rolls down Courtesy BBC News street, hits church, cars

An empty New York City transit bus rolled backward n context down a hilly Brooklyn block and smashed into a church I and parked vehicles during a crash caught on video. The Chancellor went to Luxembourg on 26 June to explain his One person on the street received minor injuries when decision to float the pound to the finance ministers of the six the bus got loose yesterday [Macau time] in the Bush- Common Market countries. wick neighborhood. He assured them the pound would return to operating within Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman fixed trading bands in time for Britain to join its European part- Amanda Kwan says the brake was not engaged. ners in 1973. Bennie Garcia told the Daily News (nydn.us/2rREaW8) Transformers: the last knight Britain did join the Common Market, but the economy went from bad to worse. Mr Barber imposed a 90 day price freeze from 6 that he was in bed when he heard a “massive bang” and room 1 the driver yelling for help. He saw his neighbor who’d November. 2:00, 4:45, 9:30pm 1973 saw more industrial action and petrol rationing as a result of been doing a car repair lying on his back and bleeding Director: Michael bay a Middle East oil embargo. from his nose. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel Prime Minister Edward Heath was finally forced to call a snap The union that represents transit workers says it was Language: English election in February 1974 - which he lost to Harold Wilson. the driver’s third day on the job and she was very upset. Duration: 148min fri 23.06.2017

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Motorsport “Everyone is in a good mood, and we’ll try to get some funky stuff happening,” he said. “It’s good to get the community to- gether, have a good vibe, good Return of ‘Great Montreal Raft event. Get the pressure down, and that’s what it’s all about.” McLaren easily won the race Race’ put the fun back in F1 — good for a chuckle, since the team has struggled all season in Formula One itself . That didn’t Jimmy Golen, Montreal stop them from celebrating with the traditional champagne spray t’s time to put the fun back ap photo from a makeshift podium. in F1. Formula One’s new ow- ners are hoping to dial down some of the intensity of the Ihigh-power and high-pressure ra- We take cing circuit this season, swapping the paddock for paddling at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix this month with the return of the Great Mon- very seriously; treal Raft Race. Just hours before strapping that doesn’t rock star drivers into multi- mean we million-dollar cars traveling at more than 200 mph, team crews should take — and executives — traded their firesuits for life preservers in a ourselves beer-soaked beach party on the erstwhile Olympic rowing venue seriously. next to the Circuit Giles Villeneu- Sean Bratches F1 executive ve. In this image from video, competitors take part in the raft race at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal earlier this month There were no protests, no post- race inspections, no constructor “It’s a good message for Formu- points. — meaning fun — approach to den pallets for the structure and relations department. Crews were la One: To all work together to Just a few dozen team members the events. (Executives were also some empty plastic water jugs for given rope to hold the craft toge- make Formula One great,” said — from mechanics to principals careful to stress that they want to flotation. (There also was no shor- ther, a megaphone for taunting Ross Brawn, the circuit’s mana- — soaked but smiling as they pa- maintain the cachet that makes tage of beer.) opponents and paddles. ging director for motorsports. ddled their hastily assembled cra- the races popular with its Euro- They had 45 minutes. Other than the mandatory life “It’s a serious business; we know fts across the murky lagoon with pean base.) “Please build with the spirit of vests, and the goal of paddling up that. But evenings like this make nothing at stake except bragging So when the traveling circuit re- the event in mind,” teams were and back across the canal, there it all worthwhile as well.” rights. turned to Canada this month, so told. “Utilization of that secret didn’t seem to be many rules. Ten- Bratches said the raft race was a “We take Formula One very did the raft race. America’s Cup project file you nis balls were lobbed back and natural, because it had a history seriously; that doesn’t mean we A staple of the Canadian Grand have tucked away on your laptop forth like inert cannonballs; a fire and the lagoon was already the- should take ourselves seriously,” Prix until the late 1990s, the raft will be frowned upon.” hose sprayed teams that got too re next to the track. He said he’d said Sean Bratches, F1’s mana- race fizzled out when the de- They were required to have se- far in front or otherwise looked like to see other fun events added ging director of commercial ope- mands on the mechanics increa- ven people on the boat and en- too comfortable. during the season, “taking advan- rations. sed and they became too busy to couraged to include the team “There may be something you tage of unique circumstances like “We let our hair down a little bit design and build their own crafts. principal among them. (Haas think is a shark in the water,” rowing lakes that somebody else — or let our hair get wet today,” he Before it was discontinued, the worked around this by having a li- they were warned by the annou- might have.” said after toweling off and taking a “rafts” grew increasingly compli- fe-sized cardboard cutout of prin- ncer, who also served as the DJ “This is just a Montreal thing. swig from a beer bottle to wash the cated; in 1990, for example, Fer- cipal Guenther Steiner, in full ya- and gave updates during the race. But I think there’s other creative taste of the lagoon from his mou- rari brought in a one-man craft cht club attire, at the stern.) Toro “Please don’t get too violent with things where we can engage one th. “And it was quite enjoyable.” with an outboard engine . Rosso wore silly wigs, Renault it. It is a bloke in a black suit.” another and really extend the Since taking over Formula One To eliminate the technological had jaunty sailor’s caps, a third Micah Desforges, who waved community,” he said. “It’s a great this year, new owner Liberty Me- arms race and maintain the focus group went with a pirate theme. the checkered flag, was part of the community of people at Formu- dia has said it wants to liven up on fun, this year’s competitors Formula One management also Tribu event-planning team that la One, and this was a fantastic race week with a more American were each given a couple of woo- floated a team, as did the media was hired by Red Bull. event.” AP

Rugby Ireland makes six changes for test against Japan

reland coach Joe Sch- tion vacated by the injured midt made six changes to Simon Zebo. teams

ap photo I his starting lineup to face Ja- Meanwhile, lock Luke pan in tomorrow’s rugby test, Thompson has been recalled JAPAN: Ryuji Noguchi, Akihito Yamada, Kotaro the final of the visitor’s three- by Japan head coach Jamie Matsushima, Yu Tamura, Kenki Fukuoka, Jum- match summer tour. Joseph. pei Ogura, Yutaka Nagare, Amanaki Lelei Mafi, Kieran Treadwell and Ja- Wing Akihito Yamada, Shuhei Matsuhashi, Michael Leitch, Uwe Helu, mes Tracy come in for their back from injury, and flanker Luke Thompson, Takuma Asahara, Yusuke Niwai, first starts. Treadwell won his Shokei Kin were also ad- Shintaro Ishihara. Reserves: Shota Horie, Keita first cap off the bench during ded to the squad for the test Inagaki, Takayuki Watanabe, Kotaro Yatabe, last week’s 50-22 win over Ja- against their 2019 World Cup Yoshitaka Tokunaga, Fumiaki Tanaka, Rikiya pan pool rivals. Matsuda, Ryohei Yamanaka. Josh van der Flier returns at Wing Shota Emi, flanker IRELAND: Andrew Conway, Keith Earls, Garry openside flanker while Luke Hendrik Tui and center Ti- Ringrose, Luke Marshall, Jacob Stockdale, Paddy Marshall and Jacob Stockda- mothy Lafaele are out with in- Jackson, Kieran Marmion, Cian Healy, James le return at outside center and juries, while William Tupou is Tracy, John Ryan, Kieran Treadwell, Devin Toner, on the left wing, respectively. unavailable after he was given Rhys Ruddock (captain), Josh van der Flier, Jack Keith Earls returns to the ri- a three-match ban for a dan- Conan. Reserves: Niall Scannell, Dave Kilcoyne, Andrew Porter, James Ryan, Sean Reidy, John ght side and Andrew Conway gerous play during the loss to Ireland and Japan players vie for the ball on a throw-in during a test in Cooney, Rory Scannell, Tiernan O’Halloran. Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, last Saturday takes over the fullback posi- Ireland last weekend. AP THE Prosecutor: Champs-Elysees Station Air quality BUZZ attacker pledged allegiance to IS Roadside 10-30 Good A French prosecutor says a man who was Molins says evidence from the investigation killed when he drove a car packed with arms shows the suspect wanted to join IS forces in High and explosives into a police convoy had pled- Syria and Iraq. Density 15-35 ged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State The driver in the latest attack on one of the Residental group. French capital’s busiest shopping and tourist Good Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said yester- districts set off a fiery blast when he drove his Area opinion day the attacker had a huge cache of weapons car into police patrolling the Champs-Elysee. both at home and in the vehicle used in Mon- Police officials earlier identified the suspect as Ambient 25-45 day’s rampage. 31-year-old Adam Djaziri. Good Kapok dsmg source: Eric Sautedé WORLD BRIEFS Half-full, I say! NBC says ‘Downton Turkey-US Turkish Most things in life are about perspective. Even officials said yesterday a supposedly clear-cut situation can be seen with Abbey’ movie production that U.S. Defense very different eyes. Secretary Jim Mattis has Back in 2008, then American senator Barack written to his Turkish Obama remarked in Philadelphia that he had been to start in 2018 counterpart, reassuring deemed by commentators as “either ‘too black’ or him that arms provided ‘not black enough’”. to Syrian Kurdish In my home country, France, the recent abso- Annabelle Liang, fighters would be taken lute majority won in the legislature by Emmanuel Singapore back once Islamic State Macron’s former political movement — after being ap photo militants are ousted from elected President he had to resign from “On the their main stronghold in Move!” — was construed as either “massive” (with “Downton Abbey” mo- Syria, the city of Raqqa. 308 seats out of 577, it is one of the biggest since A vie is in the works, the founding of the Fifth Republic in 1958, whe- with production likely reas the movement was created only in April 2016) to begin in 2018, an NB- or “disappointing” (given the abstention rate of CUniversal executive said ap photo 57.4 percent the highest ever, and the somewhat yesterday. under-performance when considering pre-ballot Michael Edelstein, presi- predictions). dent at NBCUniversal In- Clearly, the glass can be seen as either half-full ternational Studios, said it or half-empty, and this is usually determined by ini- hopes to assemble 20 cast tial expectations and never-ending commentaries. The same could be said of the just announced members from the popu- lar TV series. new leadership in Hong Kong. South Africa On Wednesday, Carrie Lam, the soon-to-be “There’s a movie in the The cast and producers of Downton Abbey on the red carpet at the President Jacob Zuma sworn-in Chief executive, unravelled 21 members works. It’s been in the launch of an exhibition about the television series at the Marina Bay yesterday sparred with of her cabinet that will start working after July 1. works for some time,” Sands in Singapore opposition lawmakers Doubters regarding her promise to herald a “new Edelstein said in Singa- in a parliamentary style of governance” have stressed the elements pore at a red-carpet event McShera, who played as- such historical events as debate over presidential of continuity: the top three principal officials will for “Downton Abbey: The sistant cook Daisy Mason. the sinking of the Titanic scandals and an stay the same — that is Chief Secretary Matthew Exhibition,” which featu- “But we would all love to and World War I. It has economy in recession, Cheung, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen and res costumes, locations be part of the film if it was become one of the most laughing dismissively at Financial Secretary Paul Chan — and most of the criticism and declaring and never-before-seen to happen, for sure.” popular TV shows in the positions will be filled by promoting under-secre- of his job performance: taries, senior civil servants or deputy-commissio- footage from the TV show. Laura Carmichael, who world, airing in at least “I’m fit and I’m doing it ners, while another three will remain in their po- The exhibition opened in played Lady Edith Crawley 150 countries. very well.” sitions — Lau Kong-wah as Home Affairs chief, the city-state last week in the series, quipped: Fans lined the red carpet Wong Kam-sing as environmental chief and Ni- and ends July 31. “Well, tell my agent, be- at Singapore’s Marina Bay Portugal Official cholas Yang as innovation chief. Critics are thus “We are working on ge- cause we’re still waiting to Sands to catch a glimpse reports into Portugal’s talking about musical chairs at best, and rumours tting the script right and know. We’re hoping that of the stars. Student Jes- deadliest natural are rife: did the Liaison Office veto some names or then we’ve got to figure out will happen soon.” sica Nobleza, 15, held up disaster in decades did some people plainly and simply refuse? how to get the [cast] toge- Emmy-winning wri- a sign that read, “You hel- have described freak Yet, the very fact that one — only one, killjoys ther. Because as you know, ter and creator Julian ped us pass history.” conditions that drove would say — of these senior officials has been people go on and do other Fellowes also said he ho- “When I got into the the wildfire that killed drawn from the pan-democratic camp is truly 64 people, while ground-breaking, although it was somewhat to be things. But we’re hopeful ped a film would be made. show, it was kind of exam Portuguese authorities expected. By recruiting Democratic Party co-fou- to make a movie sometime “I think we’ve got a film in period. And season one said yesterday they have nder and former lawmaker Law Chi-kwong as the next year,” Edelstein said. us. I hope it happens,” he and two involves World contained a second fire new secretary for labour and welfare, Mrs Lam is Cast members at the said. War I, and how it affected that raged for five days indeed on the side of innovation; something that exhibition said they were “Downton Abbey,” which the whole era,” she explai- close by. would never have crossed the mind of CY Leung. not aware of the movie. concluded in 2015, por- ned. Would it have, it most probably would never have “Oh, well, you’ve got con- trays the lives of the aris- The “Downton Abbey” been accepted by the pan-Dems, as “689” (one of firmation before us. We tocratic Crawley family in exhibition is to travel to Mr Leung’s most amiable nicknames) had come have no idea if that’s ha- England and their servan- the U.S. and Australia at a ap photo to embody everything that was wrong in Hong ppening,” said Sophie ts amid the backdrop of later date. AP Kong’s political past, present and future. Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive from 2005 to 2012, mi- ght have, and actually was advised to do so, but either lacked the courage or the proper credentials to follow suit; his long years of service in the British times square by rodrigo colonial administration led him to be more Catholic than the Pope! EU European Union Mrs Lam must find ways of mending the severely leaders are gathering damaged relations between state and society in to weigh measures Hong Kong, and recruiting Mr Law is but a first to tackle terrorism, step. The same could be said of the nomination on closer defense ties and Thursday of Ronny Tong, a former pro-democracy migration. Ahead of lawmaker from the Civic Party and a co-founder the two-day meeting of the Article 23 Concern Group, to the Executive in Brussels, summit Council, the consultative body that meets every chairman Donald Tuesday to “[assist] the Chief Executive in poli- Tusk trumpeted the cy-making”. Pessimist observers will argue that resurgence of the EU, Mr Tong has become too “moderate”, just like his even as Britain launched think-tank “Path of Democracy”, but if not him, who talks this week on else? leaving. More on p14 Now, could we ever imagine the same for Ma- cao? Of course not, as this is a process in which Colombia Leftist pressure is coming from above AND below. Far rebels say they will free from validating the common-sense aphorism that two Dutch journalists “high expectations lead to great disappointments,” kidnapped while Macao is actually creating a proverb of its own: reporting in a restive “no expectations at all prompt absolute cynicism”! region of northeastern In the end, this can only be conducive to a rude Colombia. The National awakening, unless of course legislative elections Liberation Army said become meaningful… that they are in good health.