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of Taiwan’ stickers P4 United Nations The U.S. and China have reached agreement on a U.N. resolution that would impose tougher sanctions

on North Korea as ap photo punishment for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, U.N. diplomats say. The council will likely discuss the draft today. More on p11

China A Chinese media report says a detained Christian human rights lawyer has confessed to breaking the law by disturbing social order, endangering state security and engaging in unprofessional behavior. The report by a semi- official news website in the eastern city of Wenzhou accuses Zhang Kai of numerous instances of stirring up trouble, although it didn’t appear that he has been formally charged.

USA-Southeast Asia President Barack Obama signs a bill that includes a provision banning U.S. imports of fish caught by slaves in Southeast Asia, gold mined by children in Africa and garments sewn by abused women in Bangladesh. More on p14 ap photo

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the Macau Forum. The return of the Volleyball World Grand Prix is one of Volleyball Grand Prix returns the major events planned for the year and is the fulfillment of one of the three major goals to Macau this June for the newly appointed pre- sident of the ID. Pun’s two other goals are the organiza- tion of the Macau Grand Prix and the expansion of the pu- blic sports facilities’ network. “Besides our traditional sports activity, this year’s Macau Grand Prix will be organized by the ID and we will do the best we can, ho- ping to reach great achieve- ments,” Pun said. “Regarding the public sports facilities’ network, we are planning to expand it, adding more faci- lities into this network,” he commented. When questioned by the Ti- mes regarding which of the goals would represent a big- ger challenge, the president of ID said: “I feel no pressure with any of them since I have a good team at the ID, and in- dependently of which activity we have to work with I know that everyone will do the best Pun Weng Kun A Volleyball Grand Prix in Macau to [make each a] success.” The fact that it will be the Renato Marques tional teams of China, Brazil, Brazil will take on Serbia. The The tournament will close first time that ID organizes Serbia and Belgium, playing official opening ceremony is on Sunday afternoon (June such a major event as the GP he president of Ma- for the Pool D1 of Group 1. set to be staged ahead of the 19) following the game be- doesn’t seem to intimidate Tcau Sports Development The opening game will oc- second game of the day (Chi- tween China and Brazil. All Pun Weng Kun: “I trust our Board (ID), Mr Pun Weng cur on June 17 at 4 p.m. when na vs Belgium) at 8 p.m. the games will be played at team in this matter.” Kun, confirmed that the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix would return to the ter- ritory this year after a year of Dragon boat races with ‘cultural parade’ boost absence. Pun was speaking on the sidelines of the press he 2016 edition of the Macau In- “contacting the foreign teams [in order conference for the 2016 Ma- Tternational Dragon Boat Races, set to get their confirmation]. We hope in cau International Dragon to take place on June 4, 5 and 9 at the the beginning of March we can confirm Boat Races. Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre, will be their names.” According to information re- slightly different this year. A “cultural The dragon boat races organizing leased by the Volleyball Inter- parade” is planned to occur during the committee is led by the ID with the su- national Federation (FIVB), event to complement it. pport of the Civic and Municipal Affairs the event in Macau is set to The president of ID, Pun Weng Kun Bureau (IACM) and Public Administra- happen between June 17 and said on the sidelines of the press con- tion and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP). 19, and will feature the na- ference that the bureau is currently Team registration will open on March 1.

rown Resorts’ Gaming Craigie. CUSD2 billion six- Although Craigie ho- star hotel and casino, pes he can expedite the will experience an 18 Crown Resorts suffers Sydney construction schedu- month delay in its ope- le, he believes that the ning, pushing the laun- budget for Crown Syd- ch of the Crown Sydney casino construction delay ney may increase none- to 2021. This delayed theless. “It is still four construction raises the to five years away so we possibility of an increa- Melco Crown Entertain- for the larger Baranga- bal project. alone project. Progress will be trying to catch up se in the construction ment, seems to appear roo South development, “We can’t lodge is being made, but it is as much as possible,” he budget. increasingly hamstrung according to the Sydney our approval until self-evident, compared said. “The broad answer The company, control- by the planning process, Morning Herald. Packer Lend Lease lodge their to the original planning [on costs] would be yes. led and owned by billio- which has seen develo- has reportedly named approval for Barangaroo for opening, it is going Construction costs can naire James Packer, who per Lend Lease submit- the casino complex as South and all of that is to be running late,” rise, but your revenue is also a stakeholder in ting a broader proposal his most important glo- complicated for a stand- said Crown CEO Rowen projections rise as well.”

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dropping 2.3 percent and Sands Raymond Tam China down 0.8 percent amid a broader sell-off in Hong Kong to head DSPA Sands China sees and China stock markets. The benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 1.6 percent. Sands China’s Parisian, which Macau recovery as is targeted to start operations in September, could see some fa- cilities such as a replica half the size of Eiffel Tower open befo- Raymond Tam Vai Man, Parisian opening looms rehand, as part of a promotional the former head of Civil and push to draw tourists, according Municipal Affairs Bureau to Wong. (IACM), has been appointed ands China Ltd.’s new The 82-year-old Adelson had to head the Environmental chief, hired by billionai- said in December he hoped to Protection Bureau (DSPA).

re Sheldon Adelson for bloomberg get government approval for 250 According to a statement his experience in gover- new gambling tables for the Pa- issued yesterday by the Snment, expects Macau’s casino risian. Sands “won’t complain” Secretary for Transport and industry to snap a losing streak if it was allocated that amount, Public Works, a notice of the as early as this month as the but hoped to be allowed to set up appointment will be published company prepares to open the more tables, taking into account soon in the Official Gazette. USD2.7 billion Parisian Macao the project’s investment into its Tam was put under trial and resort by September. non-gaming facilities, said Wong, found not guilty after being “It’s scary that Macau’s gross a 15-year veteran of China’s top accused of involvement in the gaming revenue has seen de- lawmaking body the National irregular granting of cemetery clines for 20 months but I have People’s Congress. grave plots. confidence the drop could end in His job interview with Adelson February,” Wilfred Wong, who took place over 30 minutes in Ma- MTEL to cover took over as president and chief Wilfred Wong, president and COO of Sands China cau, Wong said, during which the operating officer in November pair discussed his background 70pct of the and is the first Chinese in those mance” during the Lunar New casino industry starts to recover, with the Chinese government city’s network roles at the company, said in an Year period earlier this month, Wong said, without specifying. and previous job as chief execu- interview in Macau. as more tourists from mainland Analysts expect the company’s tive officer of Hong Kong-based MTEL Telecommunication The world’s biggest gambling China visited Macau, boosting revenue this year to decline 2.5 Hsin Chong Construction Group Company Ltd, recently hub saw a “satisfying perfor- both the mass market and VIP percent from 2015, and for net Ltd., which has been involved in announced that it expects segments, Wong said this week. income to drop 8.5 percent, ac- the construction of Sands China’s to reach 70 percent of the Gambling revenue in Macau, cording to estimates compiled by casinos, Wong said. network coverage of Macau the only place in China where Bloomberg. Wong, who also served as a by the end of 2016, MTEL, Some Macau casinos are legal, have been in Echoing Wong on an expected member of the Hong Kong Ba- Journal Va Kio reported. The a downward spiral since June recovery for Macau, Galaxy En- sic Law Consultative Committee, fixed line operator’s chairman officials already 2014 when the country’s slowing tertainment Group Ltd. Deputy said he spent his first few months Michael Choi stated that the economy and campaigns against Chairman Francis Lui said yes- with Sands China calling on all company has been transmitting know my name, corruption led high-stakes VIP terday the company “feels quite the Macau government depart- data to some governmental departments, organizations gamblers to avoid the city. Sands positive” about gambling reve- ments related to the casino in- and residential buildings. which makes China, one of Macau’s biggest nue in February, after it repor- dustry. my work much operators with four casinos, has ted fourth-quarter earnings that “As Macau and Hong Kong seen revenue slump for six quar- were better than analysts expec- work quite closely with each MSAR promotes easier in the ters. ted, boosted by its new casinos other, some Macau officials alrea- business Sands China’s results in 2016 [see page 6]. dy know my name, which makes city. are expected to be relatively flat Casino shares mostly closed my work much easier in the city.” tourism in Wilfred Wong compared with last year as the lower yesterday, with Galaxy Bloomberg Australia

Hung’s ‘ultra-luxury’ hotel named ‘The 13’

he “ultra-luxury” Louis XIII hotel ex- Tpected to open later this year has been The Macau Government named “The 13,” according to a press sta- Tourism Office (MGTO) tement from the Louis XIII Holdings. The participated this week in the company has also released the first images Asia-Pacific Incentives and of the property’s interiors. Meetings Expo 2016 (AIME “As the business and the brand have 2016) in Melbourne. According developed, we felt that the name ‘The 13’ to a statement, MGTO is most accurately reflected our Macau ho- striving to diversify the scope tel’s combination of Baroque inspiration of Macau tourism to cater and contemporary accents,” said co-chair- “Diamond Series Furniture – Living Room” “Royal Bedroom” to different tourist markets. man Stephen Hung in a press release is- Through various tourism sued yesterday. of a global luxury lifestyle based on strong bathroom, and 24-hour butlers certified by incentive schemes, MGTO “Thirteen is my lucky number and the bespoke traditions while embracing mo- the Guild of Professional English Butlers. hopes to encourage more new name along with the new logo fit per- dern elements that enhance these tradi- As reported by the Times in 2014, Ste- visitors, organizations and fectly with my vision,” he added. “There is tions,” said Stephen Hung. “We are proud phen Hung purchased 30 Rolls-Royce enterprises to choose Macau a hint of tradition while also suggesting a that Macau will be establishing a new wor- Phantoms, with the luxury resort in mind. as a destination of choice for chic and fun edginess.” ld standard for ultra-luxury hotels through Each has subsequently been custom-­ weddings and student tours, among other events. The company has also announced its in- its native brand, ‘The 13’.” designed by his team of designers. “The tention to change its corporate name to Of the ‘all-villa’ hotel’s 200 rooms, most team and I put every ounce of creativity “The 13 Holdings Ltd,” subject to approval will be Villa du Comte suites, or the luxury and passion we had into this project to en- Talk on film by its shareholders and other relevant au- property’s entry-level accommodations. sure every detail was perfect,” said Hung. thorities. Each of these rooms will be approximately The Rolls-Royces are expected to be used festivals Released photos of the hotel’s interior re- 2,000 square feet in gross floor area. for the complimentary transfer of hotel The Cinematheque Passion is veal intricate design details that evoke the The Villa du Comte rooms will be split-­ guests to and from Macau transportation hosting its second talk this year, Baroque style. According to the company, level one-bedroom suites, the company hubs, the company said in a statement. titled “How film festivals are almost every design detail in the hotel is says, furnished with a range of luxury featu- The fleet of Phantoms will be the world’s organized.” Conducted by Hong bespoke, including sculptures, fabrics, res and facilities. Among these luxury fea- largest and will provide guests with “li- Kong filmmaker Jonathan wall coverings, furniture and tableware. tures are a private elevator lobby, a roman mousine service, with chauffeurs specially Hung, the event will be held “Our brand represents a unique vision bath, a stained glass and marble-decked trained in England.” Staff reporter tomorrow from 3 to 5 p.m. 26.02.2016 fri

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European one,” he said. Pai calls for revitalization The writer has always shown 15 refused entry a particular enthusiasm for of traditional Chinese opera love stories. He recounted how he was touched when he due to ‘Republic of first watched Peony Pavilion, a masterpiece of Kun opera. Taiwan’ stickers The Chinese traditional per- formance promoter is one of the most famous literary gurus ince the beginning of the port was still under a process to have been granted an ho- Syear the Macau police has of validation, the document norary title by UM. According denied entry to 15 Taiwane- holder cannot be allowed to to Wei Zhao, UM Rector, the se citizens holding passports enter Macau.” school is showing a strong with “Republic of Taiwan” sti- The Ministry of Foreign Af- preference to make the Chi- ckers attached, the China Post fairs of the Republic of China nese language and literature reported. The stickers are (Taiwan) advised members key areas of study. “One of our considered to be a politically of the public not to change most established, strong and controversial and sensitive their passports. In 2014, three Pai Hsien-yung academically influential disci- matter. Taiwanese residents were re- plines is Chinese. A top univer- A diplomatic source told portedly denied entry to Singa- riter Pai Hsien-yung,­ Pai discussed the need to re- sity can’t go without a strong Taiwanese media that a wo- pore for holding passports with Wa recent recipient of the vitalize Kun opera, which has program of language and lite- man had been denied entry in the aforementioned stickers. Doctor of Letters honoris cau- declined in popularity since rature studied in the mother Macau twice in a few days. She According to the China Post, sa degree from the University the ravages of the Cultural Re- tongue of that place, and in our first arrived at the local- air the ongoing campaign to alter of Macau (UM), delivered a volution, and the challenges in case, Chinese.” port this month to attend the passport covers with tailor- lecture titled ‘My Kun Opera accomplishing this task in an Pai Hsien-yung, born in wedding of a friend and con- made Republic of Taiwan sti- Journey’ this week at the UM’s age where people crave cons- Guangxi, moved to Chongqing, sented to the removal of the ckers (that replace the R.O.C. new campus. tant change. to Nanjing and to Hong Kong offending stickers after being emblem on the document’s Pai Hsien-yung, son of Chi- According to him, similarly to before finally settling down in denied entry. However, au- cover) was launched by na’s former Kuomintang Beijing Opera, Kun opera has Taiwan. His novels focus on thorities proceeded to deport Taiwanese pro-independence (KMT) General Bai Chongxi, been fading away from Chine- sophisticated narratives that her, despite her willingness to groups. discussed the decade of his life se memory. “British people see introduce controversial and see the stickers removed. Two “Chen Chih-hao, the initia- that he devoted to promoting Shakespeare as the greatest groundbreaking perspectives. days after the incident, the tor of the sticker campaign, Kun opera, a traditional form man in their history. It is not They additionally portray ima- woman, now carrying a pass- previously said the idea was of Chinese opera. “I took our the political figures that people ges of the Chinese living in the port without any stickers, was launched last year and more artists abroad to perform in remember over there, but the U.S. His most famous fiction denied entry into Macau a se- than 300,000 of the stickers the U.S., U.K. and many other artist himself. I sincerely hope “Taipei People” ranks seventh cond time. In response, police have been produced so far,” countries, it is so heartwar- that one day, the Chinese tra- in the 100 best Chinese lan- reportedly claimed that “since the Taiwanese newspaper ming looking at the people who ditional art could experience guage novels of the 20th cen- the authenticity of the pass- reported. praise Kun opera,” he said. its own renaissance, like the tury. Staff reporter

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Statistics Number of overnight Local water tourists growing ourist arrivals ted primarily from consumption rises Ttotaled 2,445,876 Guangdong Provin- in January 2016, down ce (764,835), up by slightly by 0.8 per- 8.2 percent, followed he supply demands cent year-on-year and by Fujian Province of large-scale enter- down by 7.1 percent (67,210) and Hunan tainment facilities and month-to-month. Province (60,618). infrastructure cons- According to infor- Mainland visitors tra- Ttruction projects has led to an mation from the Statis- velling under the In- increase in water consumption tics and Census Service dividual Visit Scheme by 1.7 percent over the last year, (DSEC), the number increased by 2.6 per- stated Macao Water executive of overnight visitors cent to 784,958, with director, Kuan Sio Peng, at a has increased by 5.3 73.6 percent coming media luncheon yesterday held percent year-­on-year from Guangdong Pro- in honor of the Chinese New to 1,145,902. Same- vince. Hong Kong visi- Year (CNY). day visitors dropped tors (448,193) decrea- During her speech at the lun- by 5.6 percent leaving sed by 5.3 percent, and cheon, Kuan said that 2015 “was the total number at yet overnight visitors a year of significance for Macao 1,299,974 over the du- (207,271) rose by 9.3 Water,” as it marked the 80th ration of January. The percent. Visitors from anniversary of the moderniza- average length of stay the Republic of Korea tion of the region’s local water of visitors increased by (69,233) and Taiwan supply. 0.3 of a day year-on-­ (85,939) increased by It was also a significant year year, to 1.2 days. 0.6 percent and 11.6 because the newly constructed The number of vi- percent respectively. MSR III Water Treatment Plant sitors from main- Long-haul visitors commenced operations in Sep- land China decreased from the United States tember. This has increased local slightly by 0.7 per- (14,009) and the Uni- water production from 330,000 cent year-on-year to ted Kingdom (4,003) cubic meters per day to a total 1,658,634 in January increased by 3.5 per- capacity of 390,000 per day. 2016. Within this sta- cent and 4.5 percent “[This] is sufficient to cope tistic, overnight vi- year-on-year, while with the development needs [of sitors (757,426) rose those from Australia Macau] for the next five to 10 by 3.1 percent. Main- (9,425) declined by years,” Kuan said, especially as land visitors origina- 6.6 percent. a fourth water treatment plant is scheduled to commence cons- truction this year. The fourth plant will be based in Seac Pai Van to secure the bloomberg supply of water to Taipa and Coloane, in conjunction with a fourth raw-water pipe co-cons- tructed by Macau and Guang- Kuan Sio Peng dong authorities. According to an agreement se one by the end of this year adjustment has “effectively ea- signed between the two local and aim to put it into operation sed the pressure on our ope- authorities in November, the in 2019,” said Kuan. “By then, ration,” despite Macau’s slow- Macau government will pick there will be raw-water pipes down in economic growth. In up the estimated RMB528 connecting [the] mainland and 2015 the government agreed million tab for the project, whi- Macau, which stabilizes local to increase the subsidy to Ma- le Zhuhai authorities will over- water supply services and lays a cao Water by 4.28 percent to see its construction and future solid foundation for the future MOP5.12 per cubic meter of wa- maintenance. development of Macau.” ter in order to compensate for “We are endeavoring to com- The executive director also inflationary changes in the cost mence the construction of pha- said that last year’s water fee of supplying water. Staff reporter

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Gaming Green fair focuses on Galaxy earnings decline less waste management than expected on new casinos he 2016 Macao In- Tternational Envi- ronmental Co-operation Daniela Wei Forum and Exhibition (MIECF) will be held at alaxy Entertainment the Venetian Macao Re- bloomberg GGroup Ltd.’s fourth-quarter sort Hotel from March 31 earnings fell 7 percent from a to April 2. year earlier, less than the decline Themed “Green Eco- analysts expected, as the opening nomy – Opportunities for of new Macau resorts last year Waste Management,” the nities in the environmen- boosted its non-gambling sales event serves as a multila- tal industry. and casino market share. teral platform for exchan- Last year, the MIECF Adjusted earnings before interest, ges on eco-friendly com- Green Showcase took pla- taxes, depreciation and amorti- Lui Che Woo, chairman and founder of GEG, center, waves as he stands for photographs merce and technology in ce in an area of around zation, or adjusted Ebitda, was with Francis Lui, deputy chairman, second right, and Michael Mecca, president, right, the Pan-Pearl River Delta 16,900 square meters and HKD2.5 billion (USD322 million), during a news conference in Hong Kong Region and international attracted more than 9,600 compared with the HKD2.36 billion markets. visitors over three days. median estimate of five analysts ged a 20th straight month in Ja- its share of mass market table ga- According to a state- More than 3,600 people surveyed by Bloomberg. That was nuary amid China’s economic mes revenue to 19 percent in the ment by the organizers from nine countries at- also more than the HKD2.1 billion slowdown and crackdown on fourth quarter, up from 16 percent this week, the fair will fea- tended the forum, which earned in the third quarter. corruption, which led high-end in the second quarter, Deutsche ture various activities, se- featured talks by more “Profit improvement for Galaxy VIP gamblers to avoid the world’s Bank AG analyst Karen Tang wrote minars and presentations than 50 environmental can be sustained in 2016 because largest casino hub. Still, revenue in a note dated Jan. 20. to strengthen commercial pioneers, leaders of mul- it has among the best non-gaming declines in the mass market gam- Galaxy is “cautiously optimistic” and technological exchan- ti-national environmental products in Macau, especially its bling sector have eased, as ope- that the Macau gaming market is ges on regional advances enterprises and regional hotel and retail offerings,” CLSA rators shifted their focus to draw stabilizing and “remains confident in environmental protec- policymakers. Ltd. analyst Aaron Fischer said be- more tourists. in the long term potential of Chi- tion. This will promote The event will be hosted fore the results. Galaxy has focused Galaxy shares have risen 6.5 per- na,” it said in a statement yester- cooperation and develop- by the local government on improving the tourist-oriented cent this year through Wednesday, day. Its billionaire Chairman Lui ment in international en- and coordinated by the Galaxy Macau Phase 2 and Broa- making it the only gainer among Che Woo has said the company vironmental protection, Environmental Protec- dway projects since they opened in Macau casino stocks and the best will see stable growth as it actively publicize environmental tion Bureau and the Ma- May, he said. performer in the Hang Seng Index. develops the non-gaming business. protection concepts, and cau Trade and Investment Macau’s gambling revenue plun- New projects helped Galaxy boost Bloomberg create business opportu- Promotion Institute.

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Real Estate Matters The Challenges Facing Macau What is it going to take to restore confidence?

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties for owners and investors, and providing attractive and comfortable homes for tenants.

www.JMLProperty.com Juliet Risdon [email protected]

Anyone living in this part of the world is fa- thing becomes 100 percent clear. Forecasting Now the fun really starts. You need premises. miliar with the extraordinary pace of change and solving issues proactively is far more di- Rents are very expensive, and landlords know that has become a trademark of Macau over fficult and goes mostly unnoticed since ‘pro- that once you have spent a small fortune fit- the past ten years. blems’ are solved before they hit the radar of ting out the place, they have you over a barrel. Macau residents (and by resident we mean the general public. Every renewal the rent is going up. In business ‘anyone living in Macau’) have seen an evolu- school across the world, a rule of thumb is that tion that has been nothing short of spectacu- Small Business Growth or ’di- rent should be a maximum of 10 percent of lar, and of course it is mostly, if not comple- versification’ your revenue. Good luck. tely, a product of the opening of the gaming ‘Diversification’ seems to be a difficult word to If you overcome this hurdle, you still have licenses. understand for a lot of people. the most difficult challenge. You need people. What lies ahead for Macau? Is staging a sports event at a Casino ‘diversi- Where are they going to come from? The 1.7 The new integrated resorts on the Cotai strip fication’? No, it most certainly is NOT. This is percent unemployed? No. What about some from Sands (The Parisian) and Wynn are due ‘Vertical Integration’, another economic term work permits? Sure, how many Macau ID to open this year, whilst MGM and SJM are for adding a supply chain to an existing busi- holders do you already employ? scheduled for some time in 2017. ness. In this case it is the supply of customers The energy of the entrepreneur should be on Then there is the bridge linking Macau with into the hotels and casinos. the business. In Macau, it is fighting bureau- Hong Kong and Guangdong, and something Companies use vertical integration in all walks cracy. that we cant help feeling does not get as of life and there is nothing wrong with it. But much attention as it should, the growth of the it is important to understand the difference. Possible Solutions ‘MICE’ or convention business. Diversification in Macau means creating ser- In no particular order; Sands alone will have 12,000+ rooms on the vices and products not directly dependent on 1. Use public land to create a subsidized retail Cotai strip within 2016, and with critical mass or related to Casinos. and commercial space to allow new business achieved Macau has a golden opportunity to Make no mistake, diversification in Macau to launch and test for a finite period of time, become the venue of choice for regional con- is almost impossible under the current cir- two years for example. Business must move ventions, shows and exhibitions. cumstances. Why? A small business needs after the fixed period, and if it cant work in Overall, and despite the current slow down four things; that period of time, there is no chance of it in gaming industry revenue, the long-term 1. An entrepreneur to conceive, create and lau- going further. future for Macau looks positive. But Macau nch the business 2. Spouse-dependent work permits. Macau is facing some serious challenges, and these 2. Money to fund the business has so few resources, why let those at its dis- challenges will almost certainly affect proper- 3. A place to start the business posal go to waste? Secondary work permits ty prices either directly or indirectly. 4. People to work in the business for spouses would allow those people who are One of the most telling surveys recently was Anyone who has ever tried to start a business currently here going crazy, to work. Making the exit poll of mainland Chinese tourists, knows how hard it is. the work permit on the primary permit will asking thousands of visitors whether or not Want to start a restaurant in Macau? Well you mean that the person cannot stay indepen- they will return to Macau. The result ? Appro- may be confident that, as an award-winning dently, but at least they can work whilst they ximately 1 person in 12 or just 8 percent of chef, you stand a better chance than most. are here. those asked said they would return. Now you have to find the money. 3. Realize that poor service is a major reason When 92 percent of your customers don’t In other countries, go and talk with the bank. for non-returning customers. When staff are want to repeat the exercise, it does not take In Macau, the banks will not fund a new bu- not motivated to do a great job, the company an economist to figure out that any business siness. They already know what the outcome and service levels both suffer. Over protection would be in trouble ! will be in 95 percent of the cases, so they don’t of jobs creates a dangerously indifferent work- Over the coming weeks we will look at some lend money to new business. force and service levels suffer. Instead, why issues that Macau must address and ask But, money is arguably relatively easy to sol- not operate a dual tax and benefit system that what can be done. If Macau is going to pros- ve in Macau, and credit where it’s due, the heavily favours Macau ID holders and encou- per long-­term and enjoy a healthy property government do support small businesses rages employers to look for ID holders FIRST, market, hard questions have to be asked and financially. but also makes it easier to employ work per- hopefully answered. Anyway, lets say that you find someone who mit holders at a higher cost? It is worth bearing in mind that it’s easy to be has more money than sense, and likes your critical, especially in hindsight when every- cooking. He agrees to put up some money. To be continued… FORUM

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China facing pressure to reassure on economy at G-20 meeting

Joe McDonald, Beijing their counterparts from Euro- pe, Japan, South Korea, India hina faces pressure ap photo and South Africa. to reassure nervous The global economy is world markets about growing at its slowest rate in its economic and cur- two years and private sector Crency management at today's forecasters say the danger of a gathering in Shanghai of fi- worldwide recession is rising. nance ministers and central "Global growth is at a highly bankers from the United Sta- precarious point," Citigroup tes, Europe and other major economists Ebrahim Rahbari, nations. Willem Buiter and Cesar Rojas Such meetings of the Group said in a report yesterday. of 20 major rich and develo- "The longstanding fragilities ping economies tend to yield in the world economy relate no major policy changes. But to the structural and cyclical with anxiety rising over la- slowdowns in China and its ckluster global growth, inves- unsustainable exchange rate tors are looking for reassuran- regime, the excessive level of ce from Beijing. debt across many countries Chinese leaders want a bigger and sectors and ongoing re- role in guiding global finance gional and geopolitical uncer- and trade but their reputation tainty." for economic competence has At the Shanghai meeting, been battered by turmoil in U.S. officials will urge G-20 their financial markets. Eco- countries to avoid altering nomists and other govern- "exchange rates for competi- ments complain Beijing has tive purposes," a senior U.S. fueled global market volatility Treasury official told repor- by failing to communicate po- ters in Washington. licy changes clearly. Chinese officials meanwhile A collapse in Chinese sto- are trying to downplay atten- ck prices last year wiped out tion on the yuan and their eco- some USD5 trillion in pa- nomic policies. per wealth, and the country's "The G-20 should not discuss main market index fell by an A Chinese investor naps in front of electronic displays at a brokerage house in Beijing a specific country's currency unusually large daily margin policy at its gathering," said a of 6.4 percent yesterday. urged G-20 leaders to support "The global economic issue like," including greater clarity Finance Ministry official quo- Beijing has allowed its yuan China's economic reforms but of the day is China's industrial from Beijing about its plans. ted in the state-run China Daily to decline against the dollar also called on Beijing to "en- restructuring and the conse- However, Lew said he did newspaper. The meeting shou- since August, sparking con- sure clear communication of quences of the slow pace at not expect the discussions ld "only touch on principles, cern, despite repeated Chinese their exchange rate policies." which it is proceeding," Con- to produce specific plans of not specific national policies." denials, that the currency will Companies and investors don said. "what each country is going to Japan's finance minister, be weakened further to boost want at least a statement that U.S. Treasury Secretary Ja- do and how." Taro Aso, and European exports. That has driven an "makes it possible to reduce cob Lew said in an interview Other officials due to attend Union officials have expressed outflow of capital from China uncertainty" about Chinese broadcast Wednesday by include U.S. Federal Reser- hope for "policy coordination" that spiked to a record $135 industrial and currency poli- Bloomberg Television that the ve Chairwoman Janet Yellen; to reassure global markets. billion in December. cy, said Tim Condon, head of meeting would likely produce China's finance minister, Lou But they have yet to say what In a report ahead of the Asian research for investment "a more stable understanding Jiwei, and its central bank go- they might ask for at the Shan- Shanghai meeting, the IMF bank ING. of what the future may look vernor, Zhou Xiaochuan, and ghai meeting. AP

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South China Sea Five other Asian govern- opinion ments have territorial claims there. Harris' use of the term "he- Editorial gemony" in his testimony is excerpts Beijing accuses US especially grating to Beijing, which has long made its self-­ avowed aversion to that goal a centerpiece of its foreign poli- commander of using cy message. he ew ork T N Y China claims it is entitled Times on Chinese like any other nation to de- media restrictions smears to seek funds ploy whatever defensive sys- tems it sees fit on its island The Chinese media have ne- claims. Despite that endorse- ver had much freedom to pursue muckraking stories, or even to Christopher Bodeen, Beijing ment of the sovereign rights dutifully report the facts. Now, of nations, Wu reiterated Chi- President Xi Jinping is going to hina's Defense ap photo na's strong opposition to the extraordinary lengths to rein the Ministry says the potential deployment in Sou- press in even further. commander of U.S. th Korea of a defensive missile Mr Xi recently visited the three forces in the Pacific main newsrooms in the country to convey in unmistakable terms Csmeared China while seeking that journalists are expected to additional defense funding Adm. Harris behave like apparatchiks. That from Congress, in the latest message, which predictably re- accusation in a war of words described ceived fawning coverage, came accompanying rising tensions Chinese a few days after the government in the South China Sea. announced it would further res- Ministry spokesman Col. Wu trict foreign media, too. militarization Under rules Beijing says it will Qian yesterday strongly criti- start enforcing next month, fo- cized Adm. Harry Harris Jr.'s as being ‘as reign companies will be barred testimony before Congress, from publishing online content — in which Harris said China certain as a including text, videos, maps and was militarizing the econo- Adm. Harry Harris, Jr., US Navy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, testifies on games — in China without prior traffic jam’ mically and strategically vital Capitol Hill in Washington approval from the government. The regulations, which could af- waterway and seeking "he- fect major American companies gemony" in East Asia. China adamantly denies such accu- and other infrastructure and defense system against North including Amazon, Microsoft and sations and says Washington deploying surface-to-air mis- Korea. Apple, are intended to “promote and its allies are responsible siles on some. China says the system's ra- core socialist values.” for raising tensions. Harris described Chinese dar coverage would extend Those stifling steps will add to "I have noted that according militarization as being "as into China, harming its na- the information barriers Chinese According to media reports, Adm. Har- certain as a traffic jam" in tional security interests. Har- people already face. Major si- ris made his remarks while Washington, D.C. On Tues- ris said it was "preposterous" tes, including Google, Facebook to media and Twitter, which hundreds of seeking additional defense day, he told senators that to that China would try to "wed- millions of people around the reports, Adm. budget funds from Congress," believe otherwise, "you have ge itself" between South Korea globe use, are already blocked in Wu told reporters at a mon- to believe in a flat Earth." and the U.S. over the issue. China. The Chinese government Harris made thly news briefing. He has also dismissed as Despite raising fears of a began blocking access to the "We don't interfere in your "tone deaf" a Chinese gover- confrontation at sea, the re- English and Chinese websites of his remarks seeking defense budget funds, nment official who compared cent frictions don't appear to The New York Times in 2012, in but you can't carelessly smear China's deployment of defen- retaliation for an article that expo- while seeking be having a lasting effect on sed the hidden wealth of relatives China while asking for more se facilities on land features in U.S.-China military exchan- of Wen Jiabao, who was then pri- additional money," Wu said. the South China Sea to what ges. Wu said China remained me minister. In his testimony before the the U.S. does in undisputed fully committed to taking part Mr Xi may feel pressure to res- defense House of Representatives yes- Hawaii. in this June's Rim of the Pa- trict the worldview of his citizens at terday [Macau time], Harris In all, China has reclaimed cific naval drills that the U.S. a time when the Chinese economy budget funds commented on the Chinese more than 1,200 hectares of Pacific Fleet hosts every two is under strain. An article on Mon- day in the country’s official English from US armed forces' construction land in the South China Sea as years. -language newspaper, China Dai- and extension of islands in the it looks to assert what it con- "U.S.-China military-to- ly, said news organizations were Congress. highly disputed South China tends is its historical right to military relations are main- “essential to political stability.” Wu Qian Sea. China is also adding airs- sovereignty over most of tho- taining stable development “It is necessary for the media to Defense Ministry spokesman trips, harbors, radar stations se waters. momentum," Wu said. AP restore people’s trust in the party, especially as the economy has entered a new normal and sug- gestions that it is declining and dragging down the global eco- nomy have emerged,” the article said. Vietnam protests Chinese It is during trying times, of cou- rse, that societies benefit most from a press that is free to scru- actions in contested waters tinize questionable policies and expose ineffective leaders. Mr Xi’s new guidance is likely to make the official press even ietnam is protesting recent ac- security and freedom of passage in the Binh said Vietnam has "undisputab- more docile than it traditionally Vtions by China in the disputed region. le" sovereignty over the Paracels and has been. But the approach will South China Sea, saying they threaten "Despite protests and concerns by Spratlys. be self-defeating for the gover- peace in the region. Vietnam as well as the international Vietnam, China and Taiwan claim nment in the long run. In an in- The commander of U.S. forces in the community, China has continued with all of the Paracels, and the three creasingly interconnected world, Pacific, Adm. Harry Harris Jr., said actions that not only seriously violate along with the Philippines, Malaysia it is harder to control the flow of information across borders and this week that China has installed new Vietnam's sovereignty, escalate mi- and Brunei claim all or parts of the within countries. New mecha- radar on Cuarteron Reef in the Spratly litarization of the East Sea, but also Spratlys. nisms of Internet censorship are Islands, and media reports say Beijing threaten peace, stability in the region, Massive land reclamation by China typically met with creative tools to has sent fighter jets to Woody Island and maritime and overflight security, in the Spratlys and its other recent bypass them. And each new effort in the Paracels, where it has deployed safety and freedom," Binh said in a sta- actions have caused concern among to keep Chinese people ignorant anti-aircraft missiles. tement on the ministry's website. East countries in the region and in the Uni- about their government and the outside world will make them only Asked about the reports, Foreign Sea is the Vietnamese name for the ted States. more determined to learn. Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said South China Sea. U.S. officials say they take no side in The New York Times, Feb 24 yesterday that China is conducting ac- He said Vietnam is protesting the ac- the territorial disputes, but support (via AP) tivities that seriously violate Vietna- tions and urging China to act responsi- freedom of passage through the area, mese sovereignty and threaten peace, bly to maintain peace and stability. one of the world's busiest sea lanes. AP fri 26.02.2016

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he United States and TChina have reached agreement on a U.N. reso- lution that would impose tougher sanctions on Nor- th Korea as punishment for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, U.N. diplo- mats say. The council likely South Korean protesters shout slogans during a will discuss the draft today rally to oppose the possible [Macau time]. deployment of the United One Security Council States’ advanced defense diplomat called the draft system THAAD in Seoul resolution "significantly substantive" and expressed missile technology. hope that it will be adopted Over the past 10 years, in the coming days. Ano- North Korea has conduc- ther said the draft had been ted four nuclear tests and circulated on Wednesday launched six long-range to the three other perma- missiles — all in violation nent council members — of Security Council resolu- Russia, Britain and France. tions. The council is scheduled South Korea's U.N. Am- to hold closed consulta- bassador Oh Joon has ur- tions yesterday on com- ged the Security Council pliance with the North Ko- to adopt "extraordinary" rean sanctions resolutions, measures to make clear to and the U.S.-China draft the North "that it will no could be discussed then longer tolerate its nuclear with the 10 non-permanent weapons development." council members. The U.S., its Western Both diplomats spoke on allies and Japan, also pres- condition of anonymity be- sed for new sanctions that cause all discussions on the go beyond the North's nu- proposed resolution have clear and missile programs. been private. But China, Pyongyang's Their comments follow a neighbor and supporter flurry of activity in Washin- on the council, is reluctant gton, including meetings to impose measures that between China's Foreign could threaten the stability Minister Wang Yi and U.S. of North Korea and cause Secretary of State John the country's economy to Kerry, and with National collapse. Security Adviser Susan Wang said earlier in the Rice this week. week that a new U.N. reso- National Security Council lution alone cannot resolve spokesman Ned Price said the North Korean nuclear Rice and Wang agreed "on issue and that dialogue was the importance of a strong needed. and united international He said China was urging a response to North Korea's "parallel track" in which the- provocations, including re were both talks on denu- through a U.N. Security clearization — the top prio- Council resolution that rity of the United States — goes beyond previous reso- and replacing the armisti- lutions." ce that ended the 1950-53 "They agreed that they Korean War with a formal will not accept North Korea peace treaty, a key demand as a nuclear weapons sta- of Pyongyang. te," Price said. While the U.S. and Chi- Earlier on Wednesday, na were discussing a new Kerry told a Congressio- U.N. resolution, the United nal hearing: "We're on the States took tougher steps of brink of achieving a strong its own against North Ko- United Nations Security rea, tightening sanctions Council resolution." and announcing it will hold North Korea started off formal talks with South Ko- the new year with what it rea on deploying a missile claims was its first hydro- defense system that China gen bomb test on Jan. 6 fears could be used against and followed that up with it as well North Korea. the launch of a satellite on South Korea and Japan a rocket on Feb. 7 that was have also announced new condemned by much of the measures against Pyon- world as a test of banned gyang. AP 26.02.2016 fri

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Philippines the 1,220 pairs of shoes she left behind in the presidential pala- ce after her husband's downfall, she and her children enjoy a de- gree of popularity, particularly 30 years after Marcos’ fall, his in her late husband's northern political stronghold of Ilocos Norte province. She has faced some 900 civil son aims for vice president and criminal cases in Philippine courts since 1991 but has never Jim Gomez, Manila president," said Gerard Finin of served prison time. Many of the East-West Center in Hawaii. the cases have been dismissed hree decades after a ap photo "The longing for a stronger and for lack of evidence and a few "people power" revolt more effective Philippine state convictions were overturned on ousted his dictator fa- has not faded." appeal. ther, Sen. Ferdinand Still, sidestepping the past is Nearly 10,000 Filipinos won TMarcos Jr. was wooing voters on daunting in a country that still a U.S. class-action suit in 1995 the campaign trail this week in celebrates the Marcoses' down- against the Marcos estate for his bid to become the Philippi- fall each year as a national re- torture, summary executions nes' next vice president. minder of how Filipinos once and disappearances with jurors He has a decent shot at fulfilling stood up to a dictatorship. awarding USD1.9 billion to the that ambition — polls show he is In 1986, years before the era of victims. More than 7,000 have in second place among six rivals. Facebook, Twitter and cellpho- been compensated after years of If he wins, that would put him nes, unarmed Filipinos rapidly waiting. one step away from the presi- massed along a highway in Ma- Imelda Marcos twice ran un- dency his father and namesake nila by word of mouth and anti- successfully for president but lost in the army-backed public government radio broadcasts to won seats in the House of Repre- uprising in February 1986 amid protect the defense minister, the sentatives, where she is running allegations of plunder and wides- military deputy chief of staff and for re-election to a third and final pread human rights violations. their forces who defected from term in May 9 elections while a Thirty years ago yesterday, Fer- Vice presidential candidate Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. waves to supporters an ailing Marcos. daughter is running unopposed dinand Sr. and Imelda Marcos during his campaign sortie in Muntinlupa city, southeast of Manila The Marcoses lived in exi- as Ilocos Norte governor. and their family fled the country le in Hawaii for several years Left-wing activists, including after four days of massive street Marcos Jr. made no mention of lor associated with his family. and Ferdinand Sr. died there in those detained during the pe- protests that saw rosary-clut- the uprising when he addressed "I'm fighting to start a move- 1989. riod of martial law, gathered at ching nuns and ordinary citizens listeners earlier this week in a ment to unite the Filipino peo- Imelda Marcos returned to a university Monday to launch kneeling before tanks and pro- poor village near Manila where ple," he said on a sparse stage the Philippines in 1991. Her a coalition against Ferdinand testers sticking yellow flowers supporters of his father live. where he stood with a handful husband's remains were brou- Marcos Jr.'s vice presidential into the muzzles of assault rifles Instead, he talked about how of local town officials, a far cry ght home later to his northern run, dubbed the Campaign of pro-government troops. people have suffered under lea- from the scenes of his family's hometown of Batac, where his Against the Return of the Mar- At a ceremony yesterday at- ders since his father's departu- heyday. glass coffin has become a tourist coses to Malacanang, or CAR- tended by President Benigno re, tapping into disillusionment Marcos, 58, appears to have a attraction. MMA. Malacanang is the presi- Aquino III, protest leaders and over persistent poverty and cor- strong following among younger Imelda, now 86, went to a po- dential palace in Manila. others re-enacted events from ruption that plague the country, people who did not witness abu- pular Roman Catholic church Coalition leader Bonifacio Ila- that historic revolt near a monu- as well as an ongoing Islamic ses during the 1972-81 period in suburban Baclaran district gan, who was imprisoned and ment commemorating it. insurgency in the south. He did of martial law under his father of Manila in a wheelchair Wed- tortured during martial law, Aquino condemned the abuses, not utter the name of Aquino, a or the popular revolt that over- nesday to hear Mass with her ai- warned that if the young Marcos including the 1983 assassination scion of a political clan whose threw him. When asked if he des, apparently unaware that a was elected, he would be tantali- of his father, opposition leader longstanding rivalry with the would eventually seek the presi- group of Marcos-era human ri- zingly close to capturing the pre- Benigno Aquino Jr. He criticized Marcoses has shaped the coun- dency, he refuses to answer ca- ghts victims were inside holding sidency, which would give him a the younger Marcos for refusing try's political scene for decades. tegorically. a program and recalling how chance to redeem his family's to even acknowledge his family's "Our leaders, instead of nur- Filipino voters cast separate they were tortured and abused name by rewriting history. misdeeds. turing and helping us, sowed ballots for president and vice by troops. Imelda Marcos, who "He's the number one de- "If he couldn't even see what infighting and divided us into president, so often candidates appeared stoic, quietly left after fender of his father's regime," was wrong in what their family groups," Marcos told the crowd from different parties are elec- the communion, according to Ilagan said. "If he wins as vice did, how can we expect that he of a few hundred villagers, many ted. The vote is May 9. witnesses. president, it's almost a comple- won't repeat these?" Aquino of whom chanted his nickname, "I am perplexed by the viability Despite her reputation for ex- te reversal of what was won in said. Bongbong, and wore red, the co- of Bongbong's candidacy for vice travagance, best exemplified by 1986." AP

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Top court finds two guilty of sex abuse of students ap photo

ndonesia's Supreme Court has ted the 2007 Child Protection Law," said "This decision is unjust, given the many Ioverruled the acquittals of two teachers, Suhardi, who uses a single name. "It did grave irregularities throughout the va- a Canadian and an Indonesian, on char- not only reinstate the District Court's ver- rious proceedings in this case and the fact ges they sexually abused three children dict but also lengthened the sentence to that all evidence presented by the defense at a prestigious international school, and 11 years." has systematically been rejected," Cana- ordered longer prison terms for them, a The two teachers at the Jakarta Inter- dian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane court official said yesterday. national School, now called the Jakarta Dion said in a statement. Canadian teacher Neil Bantleman (right) walks Canada and the United States both ex- Intercultural School, also were ordered "Mr. Bantleman and Mr. Tjiong were with Indonesian teaching assistant, Ferdinant pressed shock and dismay over the verdict. to pay a fine of USD7,440 each or serve not provided the opportunity to demons- Tjiong prior to the start of their trial hearing at Neil Bantleman and Ferdinant Tjiong six more months in jail, Suhadi said. trate their innocence. Despite Canada's South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta had been sentenced to 10 years in prison Chandra Saptaji, head of the general repeated calls for due process, this case last April by the South Jakarta District crime section at the South Jakarta Prose- was not handled in a fair and transparent Four male janitors at the school were Court. They appealed to the High Court, cutors' Office, said Tjiong was taken from manner," Dion said. already sentenced to eight years in pri- which acquitted them in August, ruling his house yesterday and is now serving U.S. Ambassador Robert O. Blake also son in that case and a woman received there was insufficient evidence to support his sentence at Cipinang Prison in eas- expressed shock and disappointment a seven-year sentence as an accomplice. their conviction. tern Jakarta. over the verdict, saying it would impact Police said a sixth suspect killed himself Supreme Court spokesman Suhadi said "We are still looking for Bantleman, international views about the rule of law in custody by drinking bathroom cleaner. a three-member panel of judges handed who is actually under a ban to leave the in Indonesia. Under Indonesian law, both Bantle- down a verdict Wednesday based on the country," Saptaji said. Bantleman and Tjiong were arrested in man and Tjiong still could challenge the prosecutors' appeal. The Canadian government said it was July 2014 following allegations from the sentence by filing for a judicial review by "The judge panel concluded that the "deeply dismayed and shocked" by the parents of a six-year-old student that he the Supreme Court if they have new evi- defendants were proven to have viola- court's ruling. had been sodomized. dence. AP fri 26.02.2016

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W ap photo the subjects featured in nor killing after viewing resident Barack Obama sig- her latest Oscar-nomina- Obaid-Chinoy's film. ned a bill that includes a provi-

P ap photo ted documentary, Shar- "If you're cynical about sion banning U.S. imports of fish meen Obaid-Chinoy had the Oscars, think about caught by slaves in Southeast Asia, an advantage. that for a second," she gold mined by children in Africa and "It helps to be an Aca- told the crowd at the mo- garments sewn by abused women in demy Award winner," tion picture academy's Bangladesh, closing a loophole in an joked Obaid-Chinoy, who headquarters. 85-year-old tariff law that has failed won the best documen- "A Girl in the River" is up to keep products of forced and child tary Oscar for her 2012 against the Ebola clean-­ labor out of America. short film "Saving Face" up chronicle "Body Team An expose by The Associated Press about the suffering of wo- 12," the Vietnamese artist last year found Thai companies ship men disfigured by acid at- profile "Chau, Beyond the seafood to the U.S. that was caught tacks in the Middle East. Lines," the behind-the-­ and processed by trapped and ensla- The Pakistani filmmaker scenes-of-"Shoah" saga ved workers. As a result of the repor- was among the nomina- "Claude Lanzmann: Spec- ts, more than 2,000 trapped fisher- ted documentarians on tres of the Shoah" and the men have been rescued, more than a hand for this week event animated post-traumatic dozen alleged traffickers arrested and at the motion picture aca- stress disorder narrative millions of dollars' worth of seafood demy honoring this year's "Last Day of Freedom." and vessels seized. documentary Oscar no- "The Look of Silence" Until now, U.S. customs law banning minees ahead of Sunday's An Oscar statue is seen during filmmaker Joshua Oppe- imports of items produced by forced President Barack Obama ceremony. setup for the 88th Academy nheimer similarly raved or child labor had gone largely unen- Obaid-Chinoy is up for Awards in Los Angeles that his work about Indo- forced because of two words: "con- and Border Protection to ensure they another Academy Award nesian genocide promp- sumptive demand" — if there was not begin enforcing the new rules when this year for her short do- married a man he did not ted the government to sufficient supply to meet domestic the law takes effect in 15 days. cumentary "A Girl in the approve of, is among this recognize the mass killin- demand, imports were allowed regar- "It's embarrassing that for 85 years, River: The Price of Forgi- year's documentary no- gs of communists and dless of how they were produced. the United States let products made veness." The film, which minees affecting change ethnic Chinese following Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who with forced labor into this country, is about a girl who was in the world. the release of his previous offered the amendment eliminating and closing this loophole gives the shot and thrown in a ri- Pakistan's Prime Minis- film, 2012's "The Act of that exception, said Wednesday his U.S. an important tool to fight global ver by her father after she ter Nawaz Sharif vowed to Killing." AP office is already asking U.S. Customs slavery," he said. AP

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Deepti Hajela, New York USA n a nation accustomed to demonstrations over police shootings of unarmed bla- ck men, this was something Asian Americans debate Icompletely different: more than 10,000 mostly Chinese-Ameri- cans rallying in support of the Chinese-American officer who support for convicted NYC cop pulled the trigger. The rally this past weekend for up to 15 years in prison, or as li- zed for failing to quickly interve- Peter Liang, a rookie New York ttle as probation. ne when black activists organi- officer convicted of recklessly ap photo "I believe, a lot of people belie- zed a boycott of Korean grocers. firing a bullet that killed anin- ve, they're using him as a scape- The city has a large and growing nocent man in a dark stairwell, goat," said Steve Chung, a de- Asian population but still relati- marked an unexpectedly large monstrator from Brooklyn. vely few Asian politicians. Asians outpouring of activism from an Annie Tan, an activist and make up 13 percent of the popu- ethnic group that often has to educator in Chicago, said she lation and 6 percent of the New struggle to be heard above the sympathizes with those who see York Police Department's unifor- din in the city. injustice in the way so many med force of around 35,000 offi- Many said they believe Liang white officers who have shot bla- cers. The judge who presided over is being made a scapegoat for ck men have been acquitted or Liang's trial was born in Korea. acts of police brutality largely have not faced charges. She said There are likely to be more committed by whites. Demons- Asian-Americans have also been demonstrations, both for and trations were also held in Phila- ill-treated by the criminal justice against Liang, before he is sen- delphia, Phoenix, San Francisco Protesters attend a rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York in support of former system, citing the case of Vincent tenced on April 14. and Seattle. NYPD police officer Peter Liang, who was convicted of manslaughter for the 2014 Chin, who was beaten to death in Steph Yin, 25, said she has had Yan Sun, a political science pro- shooting death of Akai Gurley, in a housing project stairwell Michigan in 1982. The attackers, arguments with her parents and fessor from Queens, said she and two white men, were given three family friends who support le- other demonstrators believe that Other Asian-Americans have startled by a noise. The bullet ri- years' probation. niency for Liang. Yes, she said, prosecutors looking to make a looked on the protests with cocheted and struck Akai Gurley, "But does that mean we free Asian-Americans are often been point about police accountability dismay, saying Liang is no vic- 28, killing him. Liang testified it Peter Liang for what he did? No, unheard and wrongly stereo- felt free to make an example out tim and the demonstrators are was an accident, but prosecutors absolutely not," she said. typed as quiet and passive. But of Liang because he comes from taking on the wrong fight. said he was reckless to have his New York City has a long his- that doesn't make Liang's con- a community that isn't thought The officer was on routine pa- gun out and his finger on the tri- tory of fraught racial politics, and viction a cause to rally around, to carry a lot of political clout. trol in a public housing project gger, and failed to help Gurley as complaints by Asian-Americans she said. "We feel of one of our own is when he entered the stairwell he lay dying. about being ignored politically "At the end of the day, he killed sacrificed because we don't make with his gun drawn and acciden- A jury convicted Liang of mans- are not new. In 1990, Mayor Da- somebody who didn't deserve to noise," she said. tally fired a shot when he was laughter on Feb. 11. He could get vid Dinkins was heavily critici- be killed," she said. AP

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Saturday mermaid_ room 1 Boonie Bears - Sr.2 10:30 2.15, 4.00, 5.45, 9.30 pm 11:30 Young Adult Director: Stephen Chau 12:00 Miscellaneous Starring: Deng Chao, Show Lo, Zhang Yu Qi Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) 13:00 TDM News (Repeat) Duration: 92min 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 14:30 Soap Opera 18:20 Fillers 18:25 Contest 19:20 Miscellaneous 19:50 Documentary Serie 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Robert Runcie talking to Margaret 21:00 Drama Thatcher 22:00 Intelligence S.1 22:45 Documentary Series 23:00 TDM News 1987 Synod says ‘yes’ 23:30 Brother’s and Sisters S5 to women priests Sunday The Church of England’s General Synod has voted by a huge majority to clear the way for the ordination of women alvin and the chipmunks: road chip_ Young Children priests. 10:30 room 1 The Church of England has been debating the issue for 11:00 Sunday Mass 7.30 pm 10 years and the final go-ahead is still some years away. 12:10 Miscelllaneous Director: Walt Becker Starring: Jason Lee, Jesica Ahlberg, Josh Green The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, su- 13:00 TDM News (Repeat) Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) pported the yes vote but was careful to point out the 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast Duration: 92min Church would study an inquiry to be carried out by a committee of bishops before it reached a final decision. 14:30 Zig Zag He also said those who warned the issue would cause 16:45 Miscellaneous a split the Church were suffering from “premature panic”. 17:50 Non-Daily Portuguese News The Bishop of London, Dr Graham Leonard, who is against the move retracted earlier threats to leave or di- 18:20 Documentary Serie vide the Church. 19:15 Non-Daily Portuguese News But talk of a split in the Church dominated the debate 19:40 Comedy today in the Synod. The Government Junior Agriculture Minister John Gum- 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report mer, a lay member, said: “It would no longer be the church 21:00 Contraponto into which I was born, which I love and in which I pray to 22:00 Documentary die. 23:00 TDM News “That is not a threat, it’s a statement.” Sister Carol, a nun from Worcestershire, told those pre- 23:30 Non-Daily Portuguese News sent women had a right to become priests. 23:45 Miscellaneous She said: “Am I called to walk tall in society and to walk small in the Church?” A spokesperson for the Movement for the Ordination of Women said members would be “absolutely delighted” the finest hours_ by the vote. offbeat room 2 The synod is divided into three houses - bishops, clergy (2D) 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm and laymen. Overall 317 (68%) voted for and 145 against. (3D) 7.15 pm Only the House of Clergy had less than the significant Woman bites rare pearl while Director: Craig Gillespie two-thirds majority. The final vote will require a two-thirds dining at Italian restaurant Starring: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric majority in all three houses. Bana A woman bit down on a rare Language: English (Cantonese) Courtesy BBC News pearl while eating a meal of Duration: 117min clams and other seafood at an Italian restaurant in Washin- The secret_ gton state. room 3 In context KOMO-TV reports (goo.gl/ 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm The synod voted in favour again in 1992 and the first woman priest ohETuU) Lindsay Hasz and Director: Barbara Wong ChunChun was ordained in Bristol on 12 March 1994. her husband Chris were ea- Starring: Leon Lai, Wang Luodan, JJ Lin The issue threatened to hamper efforts to forge closer links with ting at Montalcino Ristorante Language: Mandarin (Cantonese/English) the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches and caused prominent Italiano in Issaquah recently when she bit into something hard Duration: 107min Conservative politicians Ann Widdecombe and John Gummer to in her entree. defect to the Catholic Church. Hasz says she wasn’t sure what it was but put it in her pocket macau tower By April 1998 there were more than 1,700 women priests. But a survey carried out by the Manufacturing, Science and Finance and went home to do research. 04 Feb - 02 Mar She took it to a gemologist, who determined it was a Quahog Union in six out of 44 dioceses found that many complained of bul- purple pearl worth about USD600. lying and even sexual harassment from male colleagues. the good dinosaur_ The Church of England set up a working party in 2000 to consider Ted Irwin of Northwest Geological Laboratory says the find 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm the licensing of women bishops. The general synod will vote on the is rare, with only one in a couple million being of gem quality. Director: Peter Sohn issue in summer 2005. Montalcino owner Cindy Nardone says she’s happy for Hasz. Language: English (Cantonese) Anglican churches in the USA have had women bishops since 1989. Hasz says she may have the pearl made into a necklace. Duration: 93min fri 26.02.2016 th Anniversary

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Aquarius Pisces world

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow -7 0 overcast/flurry You need to avoid the temptation Treat yourself to something lavish Frankfurt -2 3 flurry/drizzle to reach for your credit cards every today — you know you deserve it! time a problem arises today. It’s far This kind of energy is impossible Paris 1 6 drizzle too easy to just spend your way into to squander, and you shouldn’t feel London 0 7 clear/cloudy deep debt without realizing quite selfish if you choose to spend some what you’re doing. of it on personal stuff. New York -5 13 flurry/clear

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Cricket ap photo South Africa Bowler Tsotsobe investigated in fixing case

outh Africa fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe is repor- Stedly under investigation in a match-fixing case that has already seen one of the country's former international players banned for 20 years. Tsotsobe told the Wisden India website yesterday that he had handed over his bank account and cellphone records after being asked for them by national federation Cricket South Africa. Former South Africa limited-overs batsman Gulam Bodi was banned last month after admitting he conspired to re- cruit players to fix matches, or parts of matches, in South Africa's domestic Twenty20 league last year. Documents leaked to the South African media show ei- ght players were approached by Bodi. Media reports have named former South Africa wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile and now Tsotsobe, who are both former teammates of Bodi in domestic cricket, as two of those players. "I've given them [Cricket South Africa] everything they want. My phone bills, my messages, my bank accounts, everything," Tsotsobe was quoted as saying by Wisden In- dia. "They said they would get back to me." Tsotsobe denied taking money from Bodi to fix. Tsolekile has previously denied being under investigation. AP

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England’s George Kruis reaches out to score the opening try of the game against Scotland, during the 2016 Six Nations rugby American Peter Uihlein match at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh takes first-round lead Rugby | Six Nations in Perth

merican Peter Uihlein shot a 7-under 65 to take a Aone-stroke lead after the first round of the Perth In- More injuries for Italy ternational. India's Shiv Kapur, recovering from a shoulder injury, and Romain Wattel of France shot 66s, both in morning match against Scotland groups when the conditions were more conducive to low scoring. Australian Rhein Gibson was in fourth place after a 67, taly coach Jacques juries, including Andrea Masi, straight win under new coach while Australian Brett Rumford and Northern Ireland's Brunel has again been Tommaso Allan, Simone Fa- Eddie Jones. Cormac Sharvin were among those three strokes behind forced to change his in- varo, Quintin Geldenhuys, Mi- Itoje, a former England un- after 68s on the Lake Karrinyup Country Club course. jury-hit side ahead of the chele Rizzo, Luca Morisi, and der-20 captain and widely re- Uihlein was among the few afternoon starters to move up Ivisit of Scotland tomorrow, Andrea Manici. garded as a potential star of the leaderboard in tough, blustery conditions. He bogeyed with both teams looking for The match is traditionally the future in English rugby, his first hole, the par-4 first. their first win of the Six Na- seen as the wooden spoon de- got his chance after fellow lock "When the wind is blowing the way it was, you've got to tions. cider. Joe Launchbury was ruled out expect to hit a few bad shots," Uihlein said. "Just accept it Lock George Biagi fractured Tim Visser has been recal- of contention on Wednesday and move on." a rib during Italy's 40-9 defeat led to the Scotland team as it with a hamstring injury. Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion to England and is sidelined looks to avoid losing 10 strai- The only other change from playing for the first time in Australia, shot 70. Defending along with fly-half Carlo Can- ght Six Nations matches when the 40-9 win over Italy in champion Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark had a 71. na, who has a muscle injury. it faces Italy. Rome saw Joe Marler return Oosthuizen started strongly with three birdies in his first Ornel Gega is also out after Visser has recovered from a at loosehead prop in place of six holes, but bogeyed his 11th hole to fade from the leading fracturing a cheekbone. hamstring injury and repla- Mako Vunipola. Elliot Daly groups in the European and Australasian PGA tour event. Biagi will be replaced by ces veteran Sean Lamont, who could make his England debut "I hit it really well all day, but just found myself on the Joshua Furno, who missed the drops to the bench in coach off the bench at Twickenham. front nine in awkward spots on the greens," Oosthuizen first two Six Nations matches Vern Cotter's only change to The team was announced said. "I just need to think a bit better around it. I left my- with injury, while Kelly Hai- the team which lost to Wales yesterday. self with a few shockers to try and make birdies. I found mona comes in for Canna and two weeks ago. England started the Six Na- the places on the green you're not supposed to be." will partner Edoardo Gori, Uncapped Rory Sutherland tions by beating Scotland Kapur almost didn't play yesterday because of his linge- who makes his 50th appearan- also is on the bench with Mo- away, so is still on for the ring shoulder injury. He injured his right shoulder while ce for Italy at the age of 25. ray Low, Ryan Wilson and Pe- Grand Slam in the first season lifting his golf bag at Singapore airport two weeks ago, but Hooker Leonardo Ghiraldi- ter Horne. under Jones. some treatment just before his opening round eased the ni has also recovered from an Italy won in Scotland last Ireland won the last two Six pain enough for him to play. injury he sustained during the year to avoid the wooden Nations tournaments but is "I was really struggling on the driving range this mor- World Cup and is back for his spoon and avenge defeat in without a win heading into ning with my shoulder," Kapur said. "The first few shots first appearance since Novem- the previous tournament. Round 3. that I hit I couldn't really hold the club at the top of my ber. Scotland hasn't won in the Six "Playing our first game at backswing. The chiropractor here did a great job to get me Mogliano back David Odiete, Nations since beating Italy in Twickenham after two away fit to play, and I popped a couple of pills. Sometimes when who made his Italy debut in Rome in February 2014. fixtures will be huge for us," you drop expectations and you don't think about your golf the narrow defeat in France in In another Six Nations’ ma- Jones said. "We're determined swing, it seems to work pretty well." the tournament opener, retur- tch tomorrow, Maro Itoje to put in a strong performance Australian Marcus Fraser, who won last week's European ns from an ankle knock. will make his first start for against a clever Irish side who Tour event in Malaysia, shot 69. European Ryder Cup Italy still has a number of England side against Ireland are the benchmark of Euro- player Victor Dubuisson of France birdied his final hole on other regulars sidelined by in- as the team looks for a third pean rugby." MDT/AP an otherwise forgettable day in which he shot 77. AP THE Australia’s planned military buildup Station26.02.2016Air quality fri th Anniversary BUZZ focuses on navy Roadside 45-65 20 Moderate Australia’s prime minister says his country three additional air warfare destroyers, nine will bolster its naval strength with more sub- anti-submarine frigates and 12 patrol boats. High marines and warships as part of a long-term The naval increase is at the center of a plan- Density 45-65 military buildup needed to maintain peace in ned 20-year military buildup to deal with fu- Residental the Asia-Pacific region. ture threats, including tensions in the South Moderat Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yester- China Sea where China, Australia’s most im- Area day that Australia plans to double the size of its portant trade partner, is aggressively staking submarine fleet to 12 as well as commissioning territorial claims. (See p10) Ambient 50-70 opinion Moderate source: dsmg source: Kapok Eric Sautedé Chart-topping Adele gets WORLD BRIEFS MALAYSIA A woman sues Bottoming at last? Malaysia Airlines and the “Bottoming” is the new buzzword that has emotional with big Brit government for USD7.6 been on everyone’s lips for a few months now. million in damages over It intends to convey the positive outlook that our the loss of her husband whole economy could soon be recovering after Awards win on Flight 370, which 20 straight months of dwindling gaming reve- disappeared mysteriously nues. Although it is a very large step away from in 2014. Lawyers said more the more robust “upturn” or “recovery”, one gets fighting to get out of a con- lawsuits are expected over the feeling that there is finally some light at the the next few days ahead of end of the tunnel—even if the light is still distant tract with record producer ap photo a two-year filing deadline and the “bottoming” stage surely prolonged. Dr. Luke, who she says se- Beyond the necessary confidence bolstered xually assaulted her. over air accidents set by a by casino operators to reassure investors, the The Brits ceremony, per- global aviation agreement. “bottoming” credo rests on two main arguments. formed to music-industry fi- First, that the shift towards the mass market is gures and thousands of fans finally happening, and that revenues from what

constitutes now half of the pie is slowly but su- at London’s O2 Arena, also ap photo rely making gains—only VIP rooms are still stee- featured performances from ply declining; and second that the downward Coldplay, Justin Bieber and trend is decelerating—gaming revenues shrank Rihanna — joined onstage by 21.4 percent in January 2016 whereas they by Drake for a sultry “Work.” plummeted by a record 48.6 percent in February Singer-songwriter James 2015. With that perspective in mind, and despi- te an overall staggering contraction in gaming Bay was named best British revenues of 34.3 percent for 2015, one could Singer Adele cries as she accepts the award for Global Success onstage male solo artist, while Bieber MYANMAR A grassroots say that we are now falling at half the pace of at the Brit Awards 2016 at the 02 Arena in London was named best internatio- anti-drug organization a year ago. nal male artist. The 21-year-­ whose members are All this is very well: casino operators are still tearful Adele was crow- Grammy Awards was unse- old Canadian star, who has marching through northern turning hefty profits and with an estimated Aned queen of the British ttled when a microphone fell endured some wayward Myanmar to destroy opium MOP350 billion in GDP for 2015, Macao should music scene — and banished into a piano during the ten- behavior and scrapes with poppies in farmers’ fields still be No. 2 on the world listing of GDP per say 14 of their members capita—don’t ask me about distribution though memories of Grammy der song “All I Ask.” the law, thanked his fans, were wounded when they as the last time we “extrapolated” a Gini Index Awards sound glitches — There were no such gli- saying “everybody has their in the SAR was in 2011. with four prizes and a sou- tches during her perfor- own journey. Everybody has were attacked by unknown Yet, the “bottoming out”, the real change on the lful performance at the Brit mance of “When We Were their ups and downs.” men with automatic road to recovery, is heavily dependent on the Awards yesterday [Macau Young,” though the singer The prize for best British weapons and hand success of the oft-repeated “diversification” and time]. choked up as she accepted group went to dependable grenades. transformation of Macao into “a world centre of “Not bad for a girl from the Global Success award — crowd-pleasers Coldplay. tourism and leisure”. The diversification here can Tough-talking Tottenham that don’t like presented by astronaut Tim Singer Chris Martin dedi- Cambodia be either “path dependent” and/or resolutely no- prime minister Hun Sen cated the award “to all the vel. The first direction considers the development flying,” said the North Lon- Peake from the Internatio- says he has authorized of tourism as the extension and necessary com- don-born singer as she ac- nal Space Station. young men and women helicopters to fire rockets plement of the gambling industry. Huge proper- cepted the Global Success “You’re getting... bored of musicians in refugee camps at smugglers of illegally cut ties have already been built, more are scheduled Award. me,” she quipped, acciden- around the world. We could timber. He announced the to open (with further delays) in 2016/2017 in Co- The world-conquering diva tally slipping an expletive be them and they could be tai, and then many more will mushroom in Hen- policy at the inauguration gqin—Maldives- or Bhutan-­like, but all mega in also took trophies for British into the live telecast. us.” yesterday of a new size. Upper mass market is the target, and more female solo artist of the year; “I got really lost for a whi- The awards — which cele- Environment Ministry in line with the VIP heritage that is presently res- British single of the year, le — I didn’t know if I’d ever brate international as well building in the capital, tructuring. And then there is the entirely new rou- for lovelorn ballad “Hello”; come back,” she added. as British acts — have been Phnom Penh. te: think Marina ripping the benefit of an exten- and album of the year for 15 “And for you all to be so kind accused of failing to repre- sion of our maritime borders; think business and million copy-selling “25.” to me...” sent the industry’s ethnic Fijians in remote places finance in Shizimen; think creative industries in Adele has seen “25” — her Later she apologized for lo- diversity, in an echo of the are urged to immediately Xiangzhou Culture Street; think medical tourism bury loved ones who died investments from well-­established local com- first album in almost five sing her composure. debate raging around the panies; think industrial park; think transportation years — top charts arou- Adele also sent a messa- Academy Awards. All the in a powerful cyclone hub connected with China’s fastest network; etc. nd the world, though her ge of public support to “Tik British nominees this year rather than waiting for In the meantime, local SMEs are being pampe- performance at last week’s Tok” singer Kesha, who is were white. AP autopsies. red. Energetic young people are opening cafés all around town with generous government fun- Indonesia The Australian ding, and creative industries of all guises are government warned being given the nod. yesterday that terrorists Indeed, how can one doubt that the next sta- times square by rodrigo may be in the advanced ge of development for Macao has to be found stages of preparing attacks in the periphery if we want to spare the suffo- in Indonesia, and urged cation of Macau’s heart and soul while making the whole ‘MSAR experience’ something that travelers to exercise a visitors remember and possibly come back to? high level of caution when But the question of the short- and medium- visiting the Southeast term remains. When will this periphery be up Asian nation, including the and running? What about the sustainability of popular tourist island of all these small service outlets enriching our Bali. neighborhoods? Who will actually benefit in the end? Unimaginative and greedy vested interes- USA Harvard University in ts are also a Macao specialty. the US is going to remove As of now, we had only marginally fewer touris- the word “master” from ts in 2015 (30.7 million) than in 2014, but tourists still stay on average 1.1 nights per visit (against academic titles, after 3.3 in Hong Kong) and visitor expenditures have protests from students gone drastically down with the per capita ave- who claimed the title had rage registering a staggering 15 percent con- echoes of slavery, BBC traction—so much for the “upper mass market” reported. House masters, drive! And then general retail is down too, by in charge of residential 10.4 percent year-on-year—the first yearly de- halls at the university, will cline since 1999! Providing Macao citizens with become known as “faculty incentives to consume cannot hurt—“Macao lo- deans”. Harvard Law ves locals”—but long-term recovery goals will School is also deciding require bigger sweeteners and a thorough up- grade of the operating system if innovation and whether to change its talent are to prevail. official seal, because of links to slavery.