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Courts Crime Sulu queries gov’t plans to Suspect of Cotai homicide safeguard judicial integrity arrested on the awmaker Sulu Sou Lhas presented a written mainland enquiry to the Macau go- vernment calling for greater man has been on the floor of a hotel transparency in the judicial A detained on the room in Conrad Hotel. system now that the Legisla- mainland by local po- The next day, after a tive Assembly has approved lice authorities in re- preliminary analysis, a controversial bill barring lation to the homici- PJ criminal investiga- non-Chinese judges from de that occurred last tors identified the man ruling on matters of national week in a Cotai hotel, as a mainland resident security. the Judiciary Police surnamed Mui, adding The written enquiry con- (PJ) spokesperson dis- that he was known as tains three questions posed closed at a press con- a regular presence in to the government on the ference. local casinos. protection of the indepen- According to the PJ, On Friday, the PJ re- dence and integrity of the the suspect now in vealed that the victim courts and the promotion of custody is a 27-year- dedicated himself to judicial transparency. old male resident from exchanging currency Citing Article 83 of the Ma- Shanxi province. and gaming chips in cau Basic Law - which reads, The police autho- local casinos but could “the courts of the Macau rities also advanced not confirm if a dispute Special Administrative Re- that the man entered regarding such activity gion shall conduct trials in- the region on Satur- might be connected to dependently and obey only day, February 16 and the homicide, leaving the law without any interfe- left the region that ni- the uncovering of such rence” - Sou remarked that ght through the Lotus details to the Chinese judicial independence is “the of judicial independence lies the government whether it rency over the general ad- Flower Border che- police authorities, who most important spirit and in making decisions based on plans to take measures to ministrative operations of ckpoint in Cotai. are conducting part of cornerstone of the rule of law law and facts. Therefore, the safeguard the core value of the courts. For example, the He was detained on the investigation. in society.” independence of the system judicial independence. lawmaker requests the full the mainland in an The authorities also “Judicial independence and the [judges] are crucial.” The written enquiry conti- publication of “all the con- operation conducted revealed that an au- should be the universal value Noting the importance of nues with a request for grea- tents of the SAR courts” that with the cooperation topsy showed the cau- of human beings. There “winning the trust of society ter transparency in the judi- do not violate the personal of local police autho- se of death was a wou- should be no distinction be- with integrity,” Sou observed ciary system, including the data of the parties or are le- rities. nd to the heart caused tween national boundaries, that “in recent years, some justification for the appoint- gally required to remain con- For the time being, by a bladed weapon. regions, rich or poor, nor members of the public have ment or substitution of judi- fidential. man is the only sus- More details to the can judicial independence had doubts about whether cial officers over cases that Sou has requested a written pect in the case un- case will be revea- be defined as the exclusive the independence of Macau’s involve matters of national reply from Chief Executive veiled on February 17, led by the mainland Western or Eastern road,” judiciary has been shaken.” security. Chui Sai On within 30 days when a 41-year-old authorities, the PJ he wrote. “The significance The lawmaker has asked It also calls for transpa- of receiving the enquiry. DB man was found dead spokesperson said. RM

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The vote-counting process for the election of the fifth Chief Executive of Macau will be conducted electronically, similarly to the previous election, the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive (CE) Election revealed on Friday after its second meeting. The electronic counting system aims to improve work efficiency and save manpower. During the meeting, voting locations were also discussed. According to Song Man Lei, chairman of the commission, the commission will select the voting locations based on practical needs and convenience, among other factors. A decision regarding the voting locations will be announced once a consensus is reached. 31 penalties applied in food safety cases

In 2018, penalties were applied in a total of 31 cases where Tourism | Analysis 36 percent of interviewed res- the concerned party violated taurants and 39 percent of in- the city’s food safety law, the terviewed retailers registered a Municipal Affairs Bureau year-on-year increase in reve- (IAM) reported on Friday. nue in December 2018, while All of the penalties were less Many more visitors than MOP50,000. During the 33 percent of restaurants and 43 percent of retailers repor- year, the IAM examined a total ted a decrease. of 3,432 food samples from Retailers and restaurant ow- restaurants, with 11 samples spending much less failing to pass the IAM’s ners were more optimistic in standards. The percentage Daniel Beitler tourism problem. denly than visitor numbers in their expectations for January, of failed samples is similar with 73 percent and 78 percent The lawmakers’ calls come as the aftermath of the 2014 ga- to that of the previous year. acau retailers a string of recent policies from ming crunch. of those interviewed anticipa- The IAM pledges to continue saw little to no im- the mainland designed to curb It took seven consecutive ting revenue growth, respecti- inspecting and supervising food provement to their money laundering and capital quarters of year-on-year decli- vely. safety, while simultaneously business in the last outflows are beginning to take ne in visitor spending before a The first quarter of 2019 may combating behaviors that Mquarter even as tourism autho- effect. recovery was noted in the third also find a bounce in visitor violate food safety regulations. rities boasted a record number The policies, which include quarter of 2016. Meanwhile, spending from the holidays The bureau urged the food of visitors. facial recognition at ATMs to annual visitor arrivals have earlier this month. This Chi- industry to manage food safety The latest data from the Sta- match the identity on bank not fallen below the 30-million nese Lunar New Year Golden risks, adding that consumers tistics and Census Service cards and the mandatory de- mark post-2014, slipping just Week saw a record number of carefully select food online and shows that while the number of claration of valuables flowing 2.6 percent in 2015 and increa- tourists arrive in the city, bea- food from outside Macau. visitors increased by 13.8 per- across the border, have the sing 0.8 percent in 2016 and ting the tourism authority’s cent year-on-year in the fourth effect of deterring wealthy vi- 5.4 percent in 2017. preliminary estimates to climb quarter of 2018, tourist spen- sitors from bringing funds into The most recent business cli- 26.6 percent to more than 1.2 Amaral bus ding (excluding gaming activi- the Macau SAR and deflating mate survey on restaurants and million. It is yet to be seen how ties) climbed just 1.3 percent. per capita spending in the pro- the retail trade showed a simi- the significant jump this year terminal design Accordingly, per-capita spen- cess. lar sentiment among business will translate into visitor spen- expected later ding in the fourth quarter Moreover, the final quarter of owners in these sectors. About ding. decreased 11 percent year-on 2018 may be indicative of an this year -year to MOP1,844, with the emerging inverse correlation spending of same-day visitors between visitor spending and The design for the Praça leading the decline. visitor growth. de Ferreira do Amaral bus As reported by the Times last Tourist spending grew by Japan bringing the money terminal improvement is week, Macau lawmakers from 23 percent in 2017 to reach expected to be completed across the spectrum are fin- MOP61.32 billion, while visitor er-capita spending by visitors in the fourth quarter in 2019, according to the Transport Bureau’s reply to ding common ground on tou- arrivals were up 5.4 percent to declined almost as fast as the number of visitors grew, P lawmaker Lei Chan U’s written rism-related issues. 32.6 million. In 2018, the two according to information released yesterday by the Statistics enquiry. The improvement Lawmakers Pereira Coutinho metrics started to converge, and Census Service. plan for the terminal remains and Leong Sun Iok are calling with a 13.6 percent increase in Overnight visitors spent on average MOP3,064 in the four- unchanged. The bureau still on the government to be more non-gaming spending and a 10 th quarter and same-day visitors spent MOP678, dropping intends to build a large-scale strategic in tourism promotion, percent rise in the number of 4.2 percent and 17.3 percent respectively. shelter, adjust bus lanes, focusing on quality over quan- visitors. In per-capita terms, Visitors from mainland China spent an average of improve the platforms and tity. In the words of lawmaker visitor spending for the whole MOP2,091, down by 13.5 percent year-on-year, just as visi- traffic conditions. The bureau Leong Sun Iok, Macau needs year rose by 3.5 percent, des- tors from Singapore (MOP1,710), Malaysia (MOP1,594) and also stated that it will continue to “attract tourists of high con- pite the 11 percent decrease in Taiwan (MOP1,577) also saw declines. to improve the affiliated sumption [value],” rather than the final quarter. Conversely, average visitor spending was buttres- facilities at the terminal’s low-spend visitors who add li- The correlation is in part due sed by those from Japan (MOP2,281) and Hong Kong underground parking lots and ttle to the local economy while to the fact tourist spending (MOP1,053), which increased by 18.2 percent and 2.8 per- encourage more residents to contributing to a growing over- dropped harder and more sud- cent respectively. DB use said parking lots. 25.02.2019 mon

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Adventure Kitesurfer to attempt delta crossing for ocean cleanup fundraiser Renato Marques with 30 other kitesurfers to stops and my kite drops, then I ching a defined ‘finish line’ and For tomorrow’s attempt, Siu is fundraise for the ocean [protec- won’t be able to put it back up from there go with the crew to hoping to depart Cheung Chau illian Siu is to attempt tion] cause.” to continue [the trip].” do a proper immigration che- in the early morning and arrive Hsomething never befo- Speaking to the Times, Siu Another major challenge con- ck.” in Macau in the early afternoon re done: a solo crossing of the advanced that there are a few cerns maritime traffic in the She said that, technically, the “if the wind allows.” Pearl River Delta starting at conditions necessary for the area. “We are definitely avoi- crossing will be done by boat. Hong Kong’s Cheung Chau success of the attempt - most ding the ferry routes and trying “But there is nothing that says Beach and arriving at Macau’s decisively, the wind conditions. to do the crossing all the way that I can’t do a watersports ac- Ha Sac Beach in Coloane using out as much as possible, from tivity during this boat trip.” only kitesurfing equipment. Cheung Chau Island and in the As Siu noted, the purpose Aside from the crossing being There are a direction toward Hac Sa.” is meaningful - just as in the a first-of-a-kind adventure, the The solo crossing will count case of Holliday’s crossing – challenge has another meanin- few conditions on the support of a small team “seeking funding for an inno- gful objective, the kitesurfer ex- of five, who will travel nearby in vative project related to ocean plained to the Times. necessary for a boat and offer assistance in an cleanup, which is to be the [fi- “I aim to raise awareness of the success of emergency. nal] beneficiary of the fundrai- the problem of ocean plastic Simon Holliday, a Hong Kong sing event.” and garbage,” said Siu. the attempt - resident who swam the crossing “If a 45-kilogram tiny woman Scheduled for tomorrow, the between the two regions a few can do this, I think that it more crossing “will be a trial run most decisively, years back, encountered an im- than proves that any other ki- prior to a fundraising event migration issue upon reaching tesurfer can do it too,” she said that I’m planning,” serving as the wind his Macau beach destination. laughing. a safety check and a way to test Regarding the immigration Depending on the wind condi- the conditions and collect data “The wind is really the major issue, Siu said, “we are aware tions, the equipment used and for the bigger event planed for aspect. We need to see if we can of the [bureaucratic] difficul- the personal skill of the kitesur- November. get enough wind to perform ties and our plan is in fact not fer, Siu estimated that the cros- For the main event in Novem- the crossing as we rely entirely to reach land in Macau but to sing could take from one hour Hillian Siu ber, Siu hopes to surf “together on that,” she said. “If the wind jump back on the boat after rea- up to five.

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ROMA 54 restricted knives seized Domestic workers see their reality from border crossers

A mainland resident and reflected in Oscar-nominated film a Macau resident have been caught carrying a total of 54 knives across the border from Zhuhai. Last week, the Gongbei customs authority spotted the Macau resident while she was crossing the border from Zhuhai to Macau. Three knives were seized from her belongings. She claimed that the knives were for her home use. The other 51 restricted knives, which belonged to a mainland resident, were seized from two luggage bags at the Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macau Bridge. DSEJ pledges to Lynzy Valles marked, “it is good that there are groups had a meeting with the who do this work and are not pro- films that give visibility to the Labour Affairs Bureau calling for tected by our labor laws,” said Ai- continue ome domestic workers hard work and everyday stru- a review of policies on domestic jen Poo, executive director at the anti-bullying in the SAR are keen on ggles of domestic workers. I’m workers, including an outdated alliance, an organization founded the Oscar-nominated film, happy that it was nominated in housing allowance, and reques- in 2007 that promotes the rights training Roma, noting that it is rare the Oscars, as it could show our ting a review of the minimum of domestic workers in the Uni- Sfor the community to have their reality.” wage proposal. ted States, The Associated Press The Education and Youth experience be given the spotlight The film is inspired by the chil- The movie has given domestic reported. Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) in the film industry. dhood of film director Alfonso workers global visibility and star- “They are taking care of our fa- has reiterated that the The Netflix movie depicts the Cuarón, who dedicated the movie ted a conversation about the im- milies, but they can’t take care bureau will continue life of a domestic worker in black to his domestic helper. portance of their job after years of their own families doing this training teachers, and white. Cuarón himself has advocated of being poorly paid and margi- work. We think this is a huge consultants and students Recently shown at the third edi- for domestic workers’ rights and nalized. opportunity to expand our su- in order to prevent tion of the Macao International has spoken against racial discri- It stars Yalitza Aparicio as Cleo, pport for making these jobs digni- school bullying. Last Film Festival, the Mexican movie mination in Mexico, where the a domestic worker for a Mexico fied and for valuing the workers,” week, nine local youths has been nominated for 10 Aca- success of lead actress Yalitza City middle-class family in the she said. were transferred to the demy Awards. Aparicio — a newcomer of indige- turbulent early 1970s. Since its August debut at the Ve- prosecution authority following cruel actions “These kinds of films raise awa- nous origin and the daughter of a Aparicio, a 25-year-old pri- nice Film Festival, where it ear- towards a 12-year-old reness of the situation of domes- domestic worker — has generated mary school teacher, is nomina- ned the Golden Lion, the film has girl. According to the tic workers. At the same time, it derogatory remarks. ted alongside Glenn Close, Lady received accolades and awards bureau, the school also tackles racism and discrimi- Cuarón has also made public Gaga, Olivia Colman and Melissa at the Golden Globes and the attended by the victim nation, so it’s very realistic,” said service announcements calling McCarthy at today’s Oscars. British film academy’s BAFTAs, of the bullying case will Benedicta Palcon, chairperson of on employers of these workers to Meanwhile, the U.S. National among others. deliver a report to the a local migrant group. “pay fairly, set clear expectations, Domestic Workers Alliance has Meanwhile, two other films that DSEJ. The DSEJ will also “It also shows […] the bravery of and provide paid time off.” organized a red carpet event whe- also starred at the third IFFAM, arrange police officers women that work in this position, The director’s urgings echo re dozens of domestic workers “Green Book” and “The Favouri- to conduct bullying so it is really something that we the calls of the city’s domestic will be honored today as the “he- te,” have been nominated in the prevention educational could connect to,” she added. workers for basic rights. roes of our homes.” same award category. The win- campaigns at the Another migrant worker re- Just this month, several migrant “There are two million women ners will be announced today. concerned school.

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he third edition of the International Venice and had huge, huge successful TFilm Festival and Awards (IFFAM) responses there, in Venice. ‘Green Book’ opened with “Green Book,” a film nomi- was in Toronto and won the People’s nated for the Oscar’s Best Picture, Best Choice Award. So, they know now that original Screenplay and Best Film Edi- the films will be well received,” he added. ting, among other awards. Commenting on the Netflix film IFFAM’s artistic director, Mike Goodri- “Roma”, Goodridge said that Alfonso dge, expected that “The Favourite” wou- Cuarón’s new film is “one of the most ld get a Best Picture nomination as well, exquisitely beautiful films you’ve ever which it is currently nominated for. seen.” “We work very hard to get these films Meanwhile, the production crew at to play here and it’s not easy to get the the Oscars yesterday had its last dress right’s holders to agree or the studios to rehearsal, when the musical acts from agree, but you know, they obviously want ‘Queen’ to Lady Gaga ran through the exposure for these films,” Goodridge told numbers one more time before the ca- the Times in December. meras go live to the world for the 91st “‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ were in Oscars today. LV 25.02.2019 mon

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Education ILA will compete with Macau schools, since local students will need to cross the border in Zhuhai to get to school, Farley said that “we think that the Har- Harrow School Zhuhai confident row ILA is not the best school in the world, but it’s the school for some people.” in attracting Macau students “Some families will choose to use other international schools Julie Zhu, Zhuhai and there are some very good private, international, national arrow Interna- [schools] in the area and in Ma- tional (China) has cau,” said Farley, adding that presented its new “we are very confident in the bilingual schools in quality of what we are providing HChina-Innovation Leadership and the uniqueness of what we Academies (ILA) with an ad- are providing,” mission plan for students from “Our school develops wonder- mainland China as well as those ful young people, so we are very from Macau and Hong Kong. confident that some families Yesterday, during an introduc- will choose to use the Harrow tion session held in Zhuhai, Har- ILA; some won’t,” said Farley. row presented ILA’s three new “We are quietly confident, but campuses – one in Hengqin, one we are not aggressive.” in Tangjiawan (Zhuhai), and a In mainland China, internatio- third in Chongqing. nal schools are currently catego- On the sidelines of the session rized into different groups ac- sharing Harrow’s new programs cording to Chinese law. Accor- in mainland China, Michael Michael Farley (right) dingly, the schools’ curriculums Farley, Director of Group Ope- are different. rations for Asia International Farley, after being asked whe- locations as well as other parts Macau students would probably Discussing the curriculum at Schools Limited, told the Times ther the organization has an ad- of the Southeast and, certainly, be split evenly between day and Harrow, Farley remarked that that the school is confident it can mission plan for students from even central China,” said Farley, board students. ILA seeks to blend the Chinese attract students from Macau. Macau. adding that “we are a boarding “We think our school will be and the British curriculums. “One of the core reasons why Hong Kong, which already has school. […] We very much belie- really attractive to Macau resi- Providing bilingual K-12 edu- we focused on the wonderful one Harrow School, is also on ve in the house system, […] both dents,” Farley said. cation, ILAs offer day and boar- opportunities we have in Zhuhai the list of admission targets of day students and boarding stu- Currently, Macau has both ding schooling to families in the and why we decided to establish ILAs in Zhuhai. dents.” traditional Chinese schools and Greater Bay Area. two ILAs in Zhuhai is the access “Hong Kong, I should men- According to Farley, he ima- schools that provide a western ILA Tangjiawan and ILA Hen- to not just Hengqin and Tang- tion as well. We think that we gines that Hong Kong students education. gqin are both planned to open in jiawan, but also Macau,” said will attract students from those would be all boarded, whereas When questioned about how September 2020.

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hina’s Huawei is set to take the wraps off Huawei set to unveil 5G a new folding-screen phone, joining the la- Ctest trend for bendable devi- ces as it challenges the global phone with folding screen smartphone market’s dominant players, Apple and Samsung. Huawei is making its push at The company plans to unveil a time that both Samsung and the device, which can be used bloomberg Apple are struggling with decli- on superfast next-generation ning smartphone sales amid a mobile networks that are due lull in industry innovation that to come online in the coming is causing more consumers to years. hold on to the devices until they Huawei will reveal the phone wear out instead of upgrading on the eve of MWC Barcelona, to the latest model as quickly as a four-day showcase of mobile they once did. devices, as the company battles The company sells high-priced U.S. allegations it is a cyberse- smartphones as well as an ex- curity risk. tensive range of cheaper models Device makers are looking to priced from $200 to $600 that folding screens as the indus- offer a good camera and other try’s next big thing to help them features most consumers want, break out of an innovation ma- analysts said. laise, although most analysts But Huawei wouldn’t be where think the market is limited, at it is today if it had been content least in the early days. focusing merely on China and Samsung recently revealed other Asian markets. its own highly anticipated fol- The company took a huge dable smartphone, the Galaxy step forward several years ago Fold, which comes complete when it began pouring millions with a hefty price tag of nearly into promoting its brand and USD2,000. building partnerships in major Huawei Technologies is trying European markets such as Ger- to raise its profile in the fier- many, France, Britain, Spain cely competitive smartphone and Italy. Research firm Gartner market. Almost everyone with a estimates it now sells about 13 smartphone has heard of Apple percent of its phones in Europe. and Samsung, the top device As for the U.S., Huawei can makers, and Google, the power firm International Data Corp. sales from Apple and Samsung The cloud over Huawei also only make so much headway behind Android’s pervasive sof- Huawei came third, though in in China and Europe. includes U.S. criminal charges as long as the government is tware. some quarters it took second But Huawei’s products are filed last month against the casting the company as a cyber- Huawei, a Chinese company place, IDC data showed. few and far between in the U.S. company and its chief finan- villain, said Gartner analyst with a name many people in The company stealthily beca- The scarcity stems from long- cial officer, Meng Wanzhou, Tuong Nguyen. the West don’t know how to me an industry star by plowing running security concerns that who U.S. prosecutors want to “Brand building is a long-term pronounce, wants to join the into new markets, honing its te- the company could facilitate di- extradite from Canada. They exercise, but it’s going to be market’s upper echelon. chnology, and developing a line- gital espionage on behalf of Chi- accuse her of fraud and say the especially difficult in the U.S. It’s getting close. Samsung up of phones that offer affor- na’s government. Washington company stole trade secrets, in- because of the way they have was the No. 1 smartphone seller dable options for low-income has been lobbying European cluding technology that mobile branded all of China,” he said. for all of last year, followed by households and luxury models allies to keep its equipment out carrier T-Mobile used to test “The barriers in the U.S. are just Apple, according to research that are siphoning upper-crust of new 5G networks. smartphones. getting more difficult.” AP

Singapore dollar bulls eyeing MAS hawkish path he Singapore The MAS tightened poli- in January. Tdollar’s three-month cy in both of its decisions The central bank’s April winning streak is facing last year, spurred by ri- policy decision is still its stiffest test yet as glo- sing inflation underpin- “live,” Mohamed Faiz bal growth headwinds ned by an improving la- Nagutha, an economist dim the outlook for fur- bor market and a robust at Bank of America Mer- ther central bank tighte- economic expansion. rill Lynch, wrote in a Feb. ning. An above-consen- The country’s leading 19 note to clients. The sus inflation report to- index suggests growth is central bank could sur- day would go a long way set to remain steady, even prise the market with a toward ensuring the cur- amid increased down- hawkish bias given core rency’s advance remains side risks to the global inflation at or above the on track. economy. Similar gau- historical average, he A gauge of the coun- ges tracking the OECD wrote. try’s nominal effective nations and China show Still, increasing uncer- exchange rate, which the waning momentum. tainty over the global Monetary Authority of Resilient domestic de- growth outlook has taken Singapore (MAS) gui- mand will continue to some of the wind out of des to conduct policy, is put pressure on core in- the Singapore dollar’s showing signs of weak- flation, which is hove- sails. The International ness amid continued glo- ring at the highest since Monetary Fund cut its bal trade tensions and a 2014. Should growth ac- forecast for the world slowdown in China. On appreciation for a third Unlike most central its counterparts, adjus- celerate, there could be economy for the second the flip side, strong do- straight time in April. banks that use interest ting the pace of apprecia- a greater pass-through of time in three months in mestic demand and resi- The clashing signals rai- rates to tackle inflation tion, known as the slope, import and labor costs to January, while warning lient inflation are keeping se the stakes for econo- and growth, the MAS the width of the target consumers, the MAS and rising trade tensions cou- alive wagers that the MAS mic data due in the run instead steers the local band and the level at whi- Trade Ministry said in ld spell further trouble. will accelerate the pace of up to the decision. dollar against a basket of ch that band is centered. their last inflation report MDT/Bloomberg 25.02.2019 mon

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Since the launch of such “joint punishment,” the system ap photo has caused 3.5 million people to “voluntarily fulfill their legal obligations,” the Information Center said. It said that inclu- ded 37 people who paid a total of 150 million yuan (USD22 million) in overdue fines or confiscations. The report gave no details of how many people live in areas with “social credit” systems. “Social credit” is one facet of efforts by the ruling party to take advantage of increased computing power, artificial in- telligence and other technology to track and control the Chine- se public. The police ministry launched an initiative dubbed “Golden Shield” in 2000 to build a na- tionwide digital network to tra- People check on travel packages offered by travel agencies during the Guangzhou International Travel Fair in Guangzhou ck individuals. Human rights activists say people in Muslim and other ethnic minority areas have been compelled to give blood samples for a genetic database. Beijing bars millions from travel Those systems rely on foreign technology. That has prompted criticism that U.S. and Euro- for ‘social credit’ offenses pean suppliers might be ena- bling human rights abuses. Joe McDonald, Beijing ving China due to unpaid taxes. breaking the law or, in some and access to education. A slo- This week, Waltham, Massa- The ruling party says “social areas, offenses as minor as gan repeated in state media chusetts-based Thermo Fisher kipped paying a fine in credit” penalties and rewards walking a dog without a leash. says, “Once you lose trust, you Scientific Inc. said it no longer SChina? Then forget about will improve order in a fast- Human rights activists say will face restrictions everywhe- would sell or service genetic buying an airline ticket. changing society after three de- “social credit” is too rigid and re.” sequencers in the Muslim-ma- Would-be air travelers were cades of economic reform have might unfairly label people as Companies on the blacklist jority region of Xinjiang in blocked from buying tickets shaken up social structures. untrustworthy without telling can lose government contracts the northwest following com- 17.5 million times last year for Markets are rife with counter- them they have lost status or or access to bank loans or be plaints they were used for sur- “social credit” offenses inclu- feit goods and fraud. The sys- how to restore it. barred from issuing bonds or veillance. ding unpaid taxes and fines un- tem is part of efforts by Presi- U.S. Vice President Mike Pen- importing goods. As many as 1 million Uighurs, der a controversial system the dent Xi Jinping’s government ce criticized it in October as “an Offenses penalized under “so- Kazakhs and other Muslim ruling Communist Party says to use technology ranging from Orwellian system premised on cial credit” last year included fal- minorities in Xinjiang are de- will improve public behavior. data processing to genetic se- controlling virtually every facet se advertising or violating drug tained in political education Others were barred 5.5 million quencing and facial recognition of human life.” safety rules, the government camps, according to U.S. offi- times from buying train tickets, to tighten control. The ruling party wants a na- information center said. Indi- cials and United Nations ex- according to the National Pu- Authorities have experimen- tionwide system by 2020 but viduals were blocked 290,000 perts. The government says blic Credit Information Center. ted with “social credit” sin- has yet to say how it will ope- times from taking senior mana- those camps are vocational In an annual report, it said 128 ce 2014 in areas across Chi- rate. Possible penalties include gement jobs or acting as a com- training centers designed to rid people were blocked from lea- na. Points are deducted for restrictions on travel, business pany’s legal representative. the region of extremism. AP

Doc’s appointment black market 21 killed in bus accident Gov’t to use facial recognition at largest silver mine to thwart scalpers

total of 21 people ning Co. in the sprawling Stock Exchange, and hinese hospitals the day they wish to see a of personal information A have been killed and Inner Mongolia region produces around 201 Care using facial recog- doctor, creating a lucrati- about individual citizens. 29 injured in a bus ac- occurred when a bus car- tons of silver annually, nition to identify people ve secondary market for Such data is being fed cident blamed on faulty rying 50 miners to the according to state media. who sell doctors’ appoint- scalpers to sell them better into a system of “social brakes at China’s largest underground operation China is the world’s ments at an illegal markup, numbers and save on wai- credit” that rewards or pe- silver mine in the coun- crashed into the side of third-largest producer of the latest application of an ting time. nalizes individuals based try’s north, the Emer- the tunnel. The mine silver, producing 2,500 emerging technology that China’s markets are rife on their behavior. Tho- gency Management Mi- also produces lead and tons of the metal in 2017, is being used in places to with counterfeit goods se with offenses ranging nistry said yesterday. zinc. a little more than twice tighten Communist Party and fraud, and China has from failure to pay taxes Meanwhile, five fisher- A working team from what the U.S. produces. control over the country’s been aggressively applying and fines to walking a dog men were missing after the ministry was sent to Photos posted online 1.4 billion people. facial recognition techno- without a leash can face their boat collided with a “guide and assist” in the showed what appeared More than 30 hospitals logy in everything from punishments including cargo ship almost ten-ti- rescue and investigation to be the scene where the in Beijing have installed distribution of toilet pa- being barred from buying mes its size on Saturday at the accident site. bus rammed head-on the technology and have per by public lavatories to tickets for flights or seats afternoon in the sea off Executives of the com- into an outcropping in already identified more identifying jaywalkers — on the country’s high-s- the eastern province of pany have been placed the narrow tunnel. than 2,100 individuals virtually in real time. peed trains. Zhejiang. under travel restrictions Despite huge safety who appear regularly to It’s among the techno- Human rights activists A search was underway while the investigation is improvements in recent make appointments, then logies that President Xi say “social credit” is too and further investiga- underway, the ministry years, scores of Chine- turn around and sell them Jinping’s government is rigid and might unfairly tions into both incidents said. se miners die each year, to others for a profit, sta- deploying — also inclu- label people as untrus- are ongoing. Yinman is a subsidiary largely in gas explosions, te media said yesterday. ding the processing of big tworthy without telling Saturday morning’s ac- of Inner Mongolia Xin- underground floods and Chinese public hospitals data, buying habits and them they have lost sta- cident at the mine ope- gye Mining Co., Ltd. lis- collapses due to structu- require patients to line genetic sequencing — to tus or how they can win it rated by the Yinman Mi- ted on China’s Shenzhen ral defects. AP up for appointments on increase the party’s store back. AP mon 25.02.2019

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Peeking on neighbours, half a mile away: tourists sit on the riverbank looking into North Korea from the Chinese border city of Dandong in Liaoning Province

Dake Kang, Dandong prices have been going up in anticipation of detente on the hen a green-and- Korean Peninsula. “Their eco- Wyellow train carrying nomy could pull Dandong up North Korean leader Kim Jong along with it. If they open up, Un rolled slowly over a bridge then we can invest a lot into into the Chinese city of Dan- their economy.” dong late Saturday, few locals China’s economy is facing its took notice. worst slowdown since the glo- “I didn’t really know much bal financial crisis amid a brui- about it,” a 79-year-old reti- sing trade war with the United red farmer who gave only his States. Strict U.N. sanctions surname, Shi, said yesterday, on North Korea have hit Dan- pausing during a walk along dong’s traders and shippers the river Kim crossed on his hard in the past few years, way to Vietnam to meet Pre- with some cutting employees sident Donald Trump for their or pivoting toward other busi- second summit. nesses, a former freight com- Over the past few decades, pany executive told The Asso- North Korea has receded into ciated Press. irrelevance as the contrast But the sudden thaw in ten- with China has grown starker sions on the Korean Peninsula and starker. Many Chinese over the past year has raised now regard North Korea as a anticipation that the sanctions curious relic of the past, and may soon be eased. Investors Dandong does a roaring trade rushed in to snap up apart- in tourism centered on China’s ments, prompting Dandong’s neighbor across the water. government to enact new re- Street vendors hawk binocu- gulations on real estate last lars, boat tours and booklets of May. On the North Korean North Korean currency during side of the river, a tall, rou- the day, while digital bill- nd concrete building is under boards light towering apart- construction — a rare sign of ments at night. Sinuiju, less development. than a kilometer away across Shi believes if North Korea the Yalu River, lays silent, with follows China’s lead by refor- few signs of activity among its ming its economy and opening motionless cranes, marooned up to trade, it could boom. He ships and squat, unlit apart- thinks the reason why North ments. Korea struggled while China But some in this border city surged ahead was because of of over 2 million expect that Pyongyang’s overemphasis on if North Korea opens up, they military spending. will be among the first to be- “They put so much effort into nefit. missiles and nuclear weapons “Dandong is the biggest bor- research,” Shi said. “If they di- der city in China,” said Liu dn’t focus on this research so Yujun, a former trader from much, they might not be so ba- Dandong who says real estate ckward.” AP 25.02.2019 mon

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Kim-Trump Hanoi summit nightmare scenario: Bad deals and little change Foster Klug, Hanoi highlight a particular risk: missiles aimed at America, That Trump, burned by cri- for instance, or his main nu- he nightmare sce- ticism that the results of clear reactor — in return for ap photo nario heading into his June meeting with Kim an easing of harsh sanctions. the second summit in Singapore were vague at There’s also fear that Trump between President best and an outright failu- will eventually orchestrate TDonald Trump and North re at worst, will ignore his some sort of drawdown of Korean leader Kim Jong Un more cautious aides and try U.S. troops from South Ko- isn’t so much “fire and fury” to strike a deal that’s cobbled rea or an extended halt to and millions dead. Rather, together on the fly with little U.S.-South Korean military some experts fear the mee- preparatory work. drills. ting could result in an ill- Why is this potentially dan- For Trump, such a deal cou- considered deal that allows gerous? Because when it co- ld generate a much-needed North Korea to get every- mes to North Korean nuclear rush of “breakthrough” hea- thing it wants while giving diplomacy, all deals are not dlines to help distract from up very little, even as the created equal. swirling investigations in mercurial leaders trumpet a A look at some of the anxie- Washington while helping blockbuster nuclear success. ties that are swirling ahead assure his supporters that There’s little argument that of the Hanoi summit: he’s protecting the American just sitting down together mainland. again in the same room this WORRY NO. 1: Kim, for his part, would be week in Hanoi is a positive A PIECEMEAL DEAL taking a huge step toward sign for two men who seemed South Korean papers have cementing the North as a nu- to be flirting with a second been filled with unidentified clear weapons state and, as a Korean War in 2017, and government sources sugges- bonus, driving a wedge in the there is, as the White House ting that Trump and Kim mi- U.S.-South Korea alliance trumpeted ahead of the sum- ght strike a deal that stops that the North maintains is mit, “a tremendous oppor- far short of the road map aimed at the overthrow of the tunity” here to address a for the full denuclearization Kim family — all without ad- monumental problem that’s of the North that the United dressing the North’s arsenal flummoxed generations of States has long insisted on. of short- and mid-range nu- policymakers. Instead, Kim could agree to clear armed missiles aimed But with the stakes so high, give up only part of his ar- at Seoul, Tokyo and other a growing chorus of experts senal — his intercontinental parts of Asia.

tests and unilaterally dis- Vietnam on Sunday was mantled its nuclear tes- Russian Foreign Minister North Korea leader Kim Jong Un ting ground and parts of Sergei Lavrov. Russian Fo- a rocket launch facility reign Ministry spokeswo- without the presence of man Maria Zakharova boards train to summit outside experts, but none said that Lavrov will pay Dake Kang, Dandong of those steps were seen an official visit ahead of a as meaningful cutbacks to Russia-India-China mi- orth Korea leader ap photo the North’s weapons capa- nisterial conference in NKim Jong Un was on bility. China, according to Inter- a train Sunday to Vietnam While North Korea has fax news agency. for his second summit repeatedly demanded that Meanwhile, Vietnam has with President Donald the United States take announced a traffic ban Trump, state media con- corresponding measures, along Kim’s possible arri- firmed. including sanctions relief, val route. Kim was accompanied Washington has called for The Communist Party’s by Kim Yong Chol, who more concrete steps from mouthpiece Nhan Dan has been a key negotiator Pyongyang toward denu- newspaper quoted the in talks with the U.S., and clearization. Department of Roads as Kim Yo Jong, the leader’s Hanoi has been gearing saying the ban will first sister, the North’s offi- up for the summit with apply to trucks 10 tons or cial Korean Central News beefed-up security. Offi- bigger, and vehicles with Agency reported. TV foo- cials say the colonial-era nine seats or more on the tage and photos distribu- Government Guest House 170-kilometer stretch of ted by the North’s state- Kim Jong Un waves from a train before leaving Pyongyang Station, North Korea, for Vietnam in central Hanoi is expec- Highway One from Dong run news agency showed ted to be the venue for the Dang, the border town with Kim inspecting a guard of ments on the North’s nu- China to Vietnam. tial sanctions relief while Trump-Kim meeting, with China, to Hanoi from 7 p.m. honor at the Pyongyang clear disarmament and Vietnam’s Foreign Mi- trying to minimize any the nearby Metropole Monday to 2 p.m. Tuesday, station before waving triggered a months-long nistry announced Satur- concessions on his nuclear Hotel as a backup. Stree- followed by a complete ban from the train. stalemate in negotiations day that Kim would pay facilities and weapons. ts around the two places Tuesday on all vehicles Late Saturday, an Asso- as Washington and Pyon- an official goodwill visit While Kim wants to le- have been beautified with from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. ciated Press reporter saw gyang struggled with the to the country “in the co- verage his nuclear and flowers and the flags of The People’s Commit- a green-and-yellow train sequencing of North Ko- ming days” in response to missile program for eco- North Korea, the U.S and tee in Lang Son provin- similar to one used in the rea’s nuclear disarma- an invitation by President nomic and security bene- Vietnam. ce, where the Dong Dang past by Kim cross into ment and the removal of Nguyen Phu Trong, who is fits, there continue to be Workers were also put- railway station is located, the Chinese border city of U.S.-led sanctions against also the general secretary doubts on whether he’s ting final touches on the issued a statement Friday Dandong via a bridge. the North. of Vietnam’s ruling Com- ready to fully deal away an International Media Cen- instructing the road ope- The Trump-Kim meeting Kim’s overseas travel munist Party. arsenal that he may see as ter. Vietnam’s Foreign rator to clean the highway is slated for Wednesday plans are routinely kept In his upcoming meeting his strongest guarantee of Ministry says some 2,600 stretch and suspend road and Thursday in Hanoi. secret. It could take more with Trump, experts say survival. members of the foreign works, among other thin- Their first summit last than two days for the Kim will seek a U.S. com- Last year, North Korea press have registered for gs, from yesterday to June in Singapore ended train to travel thousands mitment for improved bi- suspended its nuclear the event. Thursday as “a political without substantive agree- of kilometers through lateral relations and par- and long-range missile Also expected to land in task.” AP mon 25.02.2019

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Kim-Trump The best example may be government, and is there- Trump’s stunning announce- fore working to split South ment in Singapore of the sus- Korea from its U.S. protec- pension of annual military tor and enshrine its nuclear Hanoi summit nightmare scenario: Bad deals and little change drills by Seoul and Washin- program, even if partially, gton that North Korea rails as a way to eventually coerce forces Pyongyang to list the against as “invasion prepara- Seoul into doing its bidding. particulars of its nuclear pro- tion.” North Korea has famous- gram, then allows outsiders Trump called the drills ly called its nuclear arsenal to verify the list and see the “very provocative,” mirro- a “treasured sword.” And a program demolished. ring North Korean language. senior North Korean official “Ad hoc deals or piecemeal Although his lieutenants said last year that dialogue negotiations absent an agreed- say the removal of American won’t continue “if the U.S. is on road map would allow troops isn’t on the agenda in trying to drive us into a cor- Pyongyang to dictate the Hanoi, Trump has said that ner to force our unilateral terms, pace and duration of he wants to eventually bring nuclear abandonment.” the diplomatic process wi- home the 28,500 troops sta- Asked at a recent press thout making a dent in Nor- tioned in the South. Just this briefing if the North was th Korea’s nuclear arsenal,” month Trump said: “South negotiating in good faith, a Duyeon Kim, a Koreas expert Korea — we defend them and senior U.S. official who re- at the Center for a New Ame- lose a tremendous amount of fused to give his name un- rican Security, recently wrote. money. Billions of dollars a der White House rules said: “There is a serious risk of year defending them.” “I don’t know if North Korea Trump ad-libbing his way has made the choice yet to into a bad deal, as he did WORRY NO. 3: NORTH denuclearize. But the reason in Singapore in June 2018, KOREA HASN’T CHANGED why we’re engaged in this is by relinquishing vital bar- There’s also alarm that because we believe there’s a gaining chips that disadvan- Trump and South Korea’s possibility that North Korea tage U.S. interests and Asian dovish president are misrea- can make the choice to fully allies’ security,” she added. ding North Korea. denuclearize.” “Kim is not going to unila- Still, there are big doubts WORRY NO. 2: KIM AND terally surrender his nuclear about the North’s intentions. TRUMP ARE TOO ALIGNED weapons,” Vipin Narang, a When the two leaders meet There’s a joke being shared North Korea nuclear expert in Hanoi, Kim “will further by some North Korea exper- at MIT, said in an interview. ensnare Trump on his march ts: Did you hear that Kim “It is now pretty clear that toward full nuclearization, Jong Un and Donald Trump Trump doesn’t care that Kim compelling Trump to make both want the same thing isn’t going to unilaterally di- more concessions like a pea- from their Hanoi summit? sarm, so long as he doesn’t ce agreement and drawdown The United States out of Sou- embarrass Trump by visi- of military support for South th Korea. bly flight testing missiles or Korea,” said Sung-Yoon Lee, Funny or not, the dark hu- openly testing nuclear wea- a Koreas expert at Tufts Uni- Those in favor of this kind or freeze the program’s most mor gets at serious doubts pons.” versity. “’Peace’ sounds very of piecemeal deal say it’s worrisome aspects and then churned up by Trump’s re- Despite the positive spin pleasant, even hypnotically simply a matter of accepting work toward total denuclea- peated public expressions on North Korean intentions alluring, but a peace agree- reality: North Korea won’t rization. of a deep wariness about by the liberal government ment between the U.S. and give up nukes it sees as cru- Skeptics say this would give the U.S.-South Korea allian- in Seoul, critics say, Pyon- North Korea and allowing cial to deterring what it calls the North too much in re- ce that many in Seoul and gyang, as it has since the Ko- Kim Jong Un to buy more U.S. hostility, so the wise turn for too little. They want Washington see as a lynchpin rean War, still claims to be time only increases the chan- move is to work to first limit instead something that first of Northeast Asian security. the sole legitimate Korean ce of war.” AP

time in the city due to the country and I wonder if Trump/Kim summit and they ever will under the- Kim, Trump impersonators draw that our impersonation se conditions,” he wrote was causing a ‘disturban- on his Facebook page. “If ire of Vietnam’s authorities ce’ and suggested that we the Vietnamese autho- do not do the impersona- rities are willing to give ietnamese au- tion in public for the du- this kind of harassment thorities are not ration of our stay as the- over something as tri-

ap photo V amused by the antics of se presidents have many vial as an impersonation two impersonators of enemies and that it was to a high profile foreig- North Korean leader Kim for our own safety.” ner, imagine what all the Jong Un and President According to Howard X, Vietnamese artists, musi- Donald Trump. there was a back-and-for- cians, film producers and The duo has been th with an unnamed Viet- all the political activists making rounds of Ha- namese officer who “did have to endure for sim- noi, taking pictures with not seem pleased with ply wanting to release a curious onlookers ahead my answer” and threa- controversial film, songs of the second summit tened the impersonators or for simply speaking up of the two leaders next with deportation, saying about real injustices in week. they were breaking im- this country.” However, on late Fri- migration rules. Finally, Vietnam is a tightly day, a Kim lookalike, the he said they were driven controlled communist Hong Kong-based im- back to their hotel and country that tolerates no personator who uses the told to stay put until au- dissent. name Howard X, posted thorities decide how to Howard X was also ques- on Facebook that about treat them. tioned by Singaporean 15 police or immigra- “Although I am not sur- immigration authorities tion officers demanded prised that I got detained when he and his colleague a mandatory “interview” for doing my impersona- appeared in the city-state with them following a tion in Vietnam, it’s still for the first Kim-Trump talk they gave at the sta- pretty annoying. What it summit last June. te-run VTC station. shows is that Vietnam has The impersonator’s real Donald Trump impersonator Russell White, and Kim Jong-un impersonator Howard X pose for photos “They then said that a long way to go before name is Lee Howard Ho outside the Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam this was a very sensitive they will be a developed Wun. AP 25.02.2019 mon

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render his passport, ending his hopes of doing a tour of Europe ap photo in April. Kelly defiantly schedu- led concerts in Germany and the Netherlands despite the cloud of legal issues looming over him. Greenberg denied that any tour was planned. The recording artist, whose legal name is Robert Kelly, has been trailed for decades by alle- gations that he violated unde- rage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves. He was charged with 10 counts of aggra- vated sexual abuse. Kelly, who was acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008, has consistently denied any sexual misconduct. He broke into the R&B scene in 1993 with his first solo album, “12 Play,” which produced such popular sex-themed songs as “Bump N’ Grind” and “Your Bo- dy’s Callin’.” He rose from poverty on Chi- cago’s South Side and has retai- ned a sizable following. Kelly has written numerous hits for him- self and other artists, including Celine Dion, Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga. His collabora- tors have included Jay-Z and Usher. The jury in 2008 acquitted Kelly of child pornography charges that centered on a gra- phic video that prosecutors said showed him having sex with a girl as young as 13. He and the R. Kelly leaves his Chicago studio on his way to surrender to police young woman allegedly seen with him denied they were in the 27-minute video, even though USA the picture quality was good and witnesses testified it was them, and she did not take the stand. Kelly could have gotten 15 years R. Kelly met underage girl in prison. Charging Kelly now for actions that occurred in the same time while on trial for child porn frame as the allegations from the 2008 trial suggests the accusers Michael Tarm, Chicago The prosecution released four his pants and instead tried to managed his wealth. Still, he are cooperating this time and detailed documents — one for force her to give him oral sex. said he expected that Kelly wou- willing to testify. hile on trial for child each accuser — outlining the ba- The woman, who was 24, was ld be able to come up with enou- Because the alleged victim 10 Wpornography in 2008, sis for the charges. able to pull away, but Kelly eja- gh money for bail. years ago denied that she was on R. Kelly still found time to talk The 16-year-old girl who at- culated on her and spit in her The judge called the allegations the video and did not testify, the to fans, give autographs and to tended Kelly’s trial got his au- face, the documents said. “disturbing.” The singer-son- state’s attorney’s office had litt- meet an underage girl he later tograph after a court session. Prosecutors also described a gwriter looked down at the floor le recourse except to charge the invited to his home, according He later invited her to his home witness who had access to vi- as the judge spoke. lesser offense under Illinois law, to prosecutors who depicted the in the Chicago suburb of Olym- deotapes showing Kelly having child pornography, which requi- R&B star as manipulative and pia Fields, where they had sex sex with a 14-year-old girl. The red a lower standard of evidence. sometimes violent. multiple times, according to the witness turned a tape over to au- The recording Each count of the new charges Other accusers included a girl documents, which said he also thorities and identified the girl, carries up to seven years in pri- who met Kelly at her 16th birth- slapped, choked and spit on her. who repeatedly stated her age artist has son, and the sentences could be day party and a hairdresser who In 1998, another girl reported on the footage, according to the been trailed served consecutively, making expected to braid the singer’s meeting Kelly at a restaurant documents. it possible for him to receive up hair only to find that he wanted where she was having a 16th Kelly’s DNA was found in se- for decades to 70 years. Probation is also an oral sex instead, court docu- birthday party. Kelly’s mana- men on one of the accuser’s shir- option. ments said. ger gave her the singer’s busi- ts, and semen found on a shirt by allegations The walls began closing in on The accounts emerged Satur- ness card and suggested she call worn by another was submitted Kelly after the release of a BBC day as Kelly made his first court Kelly. The girl’s mother heard for DNA testing, Cook County that he violated documentary about him last appearance since being accused the exchange, took the card and State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said. underage girls year and the multipart Lifeti- of sexually abusing four people told the manager her daughter It was not clear when the accu- me documentary “Surviving R. in a case that could produce was 16. sers turned the shirts over to au- and women and Kelly,” which aired last month. another #MeToo reckoning for But her daughter later retrie- thorities, whether it was shortly Together they detailed allega- a celebrity. ved the card from her purse. She after the abuse or more recently. held some as tions he was holding women A judge gave Kelly a chance to contacted Kelly, who gave her At the bond hearing, Kelly’s at- against their will and running a go free while awaiting trial, set- instructions and money that she torney, Steve Greenberg, said his virtual slaves “sex cult.” ting bond at USD1 million. That assumed was for the taxi fare to client is not a flight risk. He told #MeToo activists and a so- means the 52-year-old Grammy his studio, where they had sex the judge, “Contrary to the song, After the hearing, Greenberg cial media movement using the winner must post $100,000 to periodically for a year, the docu- Mr. Kelly doesn’t like to fly.” One told reporters that Kelly did not hashtag #MuteRKelly called be released or remain behind ments said. of Kelly’s best-known hits is “I force anyone to have sex. on streaming services to drop bars until he is tried on the alle- In early 2003, a Chicago hair- Believe I Can Fly.” “He’s a rock star. He doesn’t Kelly’s music and promoters not gations that date back as far as dresser told prosecutors that she Greenberg said Kelly “really have to have nonconsensual to book any more concerts. Pro- 1998 and span more than a de- thought she was going to braid doesn’t have any more money,” sex,” Greenberg said. testers demonstrated outside cade. 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Iran much as 238 percent. Hard-liners stopped parliament speaker Ali Larijani, an ally of Rou- hani, from addressing a crowd in Karaj, only 40 kilometers west of President faces calls to Tehran. Rouhani’s Foreign Minis- ter Mohammad Javad Zarif, typi- cally collected, appeared visibly frustrated at times during a recent resign over economic crisis security conference in Munich. Hassan Abbasi, a retired general Nasser Karimi, Tehran ral or anybody else,” said Qassim in Iran’s hard-line Revolutionary Abhari, who sells hats and socks Guard, which answers to Supre- s Iran marked the ap photo on the streets of Tehran. “We need me Leader Ayatollah Ali Kha- 40th anniversary of its someone who creates jobs and fir- menei, gave a speech after Karaj Islamic Revolution, a mly pushes the brake pedal on ri- saying he believed people will spit white-turbaned Shiite sing prices.” on Rouhani, Larijani and Zarif in clericA at one commemoration tar- It’s been a long fall for Rouhani, the streets over the nuclear deal geted President Hassan Rouhani, who secured the 2015 nuclear deal after they leave office. He said a fellow clergyman, with this sign: after two years in office and won they are “shivering” over the ac- “You who are the cause of infla- the praise of Iranians, who flooded cord’s collapse. tion; we hope you won’t last until the streets to celebrate it. Under “Mr. Hassan Rouhani, Mr. Za- spring.” the deal, Iran limited its enrich- rif and Mr. Larijani, go to hell,” Already lashed by criticism over ment of uranium in exchange for Abbasi said to applause. his collapsing nuclear deal and re- the lifting of economic sanctions. Tension between hard-liners newed tensions with the U.S., the But the benefits of the deal ne- and more-moderate forces within relatively moderate Rouhani faces ver reached much of the Iranian Iran are nothing new. The Islamic anger from clerics, hard-line forces public. Even before President Do- Republic’s political structure mu- and an ever-growing disaffected nald Trump pulled America from ddles who wields power between public that now threatens his po- the accord in May, uncertainty paramilitary forces within the sition. over its future caused the rial to Guard and the country’s civilian Iranian presidents typically see crater, fueling sporadic, nationwi- government. their popularity erode during de protests. Iranian law also allows Rouhani their second four-year terms, but Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in an open session of parliament, in Now the rial is dropping again, to resign, and criminal charges Tehran, Iran earlier this month analysts say Rouhani is particular- down to 133,000 to USD1. It had could push him from his post. His ly vulnerable because of the eco- been 32,000 to the dollar at the brother, Hossein Fereidoun, is on nomic crisis assailing the country’s Though such a move only has streets throughout Iran now could time of the deal. On social me- trial over corruption charges that rial currency, which has hurt or- happened once in the Islamic make it possible. dia, hard-liners share price lists his supporters call politically mo- dinary Iranians and emboldened Republic’s four-decade history, “I don’t care who is in the pre- showing food staples like beans, tivated. Rouhani’s four-year term critics to openly call for his ouster. the popular discontent heard on sidential palace: a cleric, a gene- rice and tomato paste rising as runs until 2021. AP

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TV canal macau this day in history No Where There – Works by Tang Jing 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) Time: 11am-1pm & 2pm-6pm (closed on Sundays) 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) Until: March 16, 2019 15:00 Mistura Fina Venue: 1844 Macau Photography Art Space 15:50 Os Compadres Admission: Free 16:35 Grande Entrevista - Dulce Maria Cardoso nquiries E : (853) 6311 1390 17:30 Tempo Final Micro View – a Collective Exhibition of 18:15 Contraponto (Repetição) Paintings 19:20 Aqui Há História (Repetição) Time: 12pm-7pm (closed on Wednesdays) 19:35 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 Until: March 2, 2019 20:30 Telejornal Venue: At Light, Pátio do Padre Narciso nº 1, R/C 21:15 TDM Desporto dmission A : Free 22:20 Impostores Sr.1 Enquiries: (853) 6595 7203 23:15 TDM News Macau Giant Panda Pavilion and Pavilion 23:50 Magazine Liga dos Campeões 2018/2019 of Rare Animals 00:25 Telejornal (Repetição) Time: 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm daily 01:10 RTPi Directo Venue: Seac Pai Van Park Admission: MOP10 (Pavilion of Rare Animals) Enquiries: (853) 2888 0087 3rd Macau Printmaking Triennial 1982 Parents can stop Time: 10am-7pm (no admittance after 6:30pm, school beatings closed on Monday) Venue: Macau Contemporary Art Center - Navy Corporal punishment in Britain’s schools has been dealt Yard No.1 a blow by the European Court of Human Rights. Exhibitions Gallery and Nostalgic House It has ruled that beating schoolchildren against their pa- of the Taipa Houses rents’ wishes is a violation of the Human Rights Conven- Until: March 16, 2019 tion because parents should have their children taught Venue: 1844 Macau Photography Art Space “in conformity with their own religious and philosophical dmission convictions”. A : Free It is a legally binding decision and ends a four-year court Enquiries: (853) 2836 6866 cinema battle brought by two Scottish mothers, Grace Campbell and Jane Cosans. cineteatro In 1979, Mrs Campbell brought her private case to court 21,22, 24 - 27 Feb when Strathclyde regional education authority refused to Offbeat guarantee her 11-year-old son would not be beaten with Mobile Suit Gundam NT (NARRATIVE) the tawse, a leather strap used to beat the palm of the room 1 hand. Oscars: US Latinas rally around 2:30, 7:30 pm Strathclyde has since banned the tawse. Director: Toshikazu Yoshizawa Mrs Cosans’ son was suspended for refusing to report ‘Roma’ actress Yalitza Aparicio Starring: Junya Enoki, Tomo Muranaka for the belt after breaking a rule and Fife regional edu- Language:Japanese (Chinese & English) cation authority also refused to guarantee he would not Yalitza Aparicio, the Duration: 88min be beaten. Oscar-nominated, first- David Hart, general secretary for the National Associa- fate/stay night: heaven’s feel ii tion of Head Teachers said the judgement - which does time actress in “Roma,” lost butterfly is finding strong support not ban caning - will cause confusion in schools which room 1 will have to distinguish between children who are allowed among Mexican-Ameri- 4:30, 9:30pm can women who identify Director: Tomonori Sudô to be beaten and those who are not. with her indigenous roots Starring: Yu Asakawa, Mai Kadowaki, Hiroshi Kamiya “You cannot have one section of pupils who may be despite backlash she is Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) subject to punishment and another section who cannot receiving in Mexico. Duration: 117min be punished,” he said. Some Mexican-Ameri- “My advice to members is - carry on caning.” can women say they are dumplin’ Tom Scott of Stopp, the Society of Teachers Opposed glad Aparicio’s high-pro- room 2 to Physical Punishment, welcomed the ruling. file role is challenging 2:30, 4:30, 9:30 pm “It is a tremendous day for children, parents, teachers typical images of light- Director: Anne Fletcher and society as a whole because corporal punishment is skinned Latinas in Spa- Starring: Danielle Macdonald, Jennifer Aniston, not only nasty and humiliating, it is counter-productive,” nish-language films and Yalitza Aparicio Odeya Rush he said. TV shows, and they are Language: English (Chinese) Mrs Campbell said she was pleased by the judgement. expressing pride that she’s the first indigenous woman to Duration: 110min “The result of the case will benefit all British children,” be nominated for best actress at the Oscars. she said. U.S. Latina Aparicio fans are holding Oscar watch par- Alita: Battle Angel Britain is the only country in western Europe that still room 2 ties, commenting to each other online with excitement and allows corporal punishment in schools. 9:30pm sharing on social media every move Aparicio makes. It was outlawed in the Republic of Ireland last year and room 3 has been banned in France since World War I. “She’s brown girl magic,” said Jennie Luna, a Chicana/o 4:45pm A third of Britain’s 35,000 schools already ban beatings. Studies professor at California State University Channel Director: Robert Rodriguez Islands in Camarillo, California. “My students can’t stop Starring: Christopher Waltz, Mahershala Ali The government says it will have to study the 40-page talking about her.” Language: English (Chinese) ruling before it can make any decision on changing the The praise north of the U.S.-Mexico border among fans Duration: 122min law. of Mexican descent comes as Aparicio, who is from the Mexican state of Oaxaca, faces racist attacks online in Courtesy BBC News her homeland and scorn from some Mexican actors. More recently, Mexican actor Sergio Goyri was caught on video criticizing Aparicio’s nomination and using a racial slur to describe her. He later apologized. After she appeared on the cover of Vogue México last year, Aparicio was hit with a tirade of online racist com- ments that criticize her physical appearance. “I am proud to be an Oaxacan indigenous woman and it In context saddens me that there are people who do not know the In 1986, beatings in state schools were outlawed. correct meaning of words,” Aparicio, who is of Mixtec des- The ban was not extended to fee-paying schools until March 1998. cent, said in a statement earlier this month. All physical punishment of children - at home or at school - is In “Roma,” Aparicio plays Cleo, a domestic worker for banned in eight European countries: Sweden, Cyprus, Latvia, Croa- a Mexico City middle-class family in the turbulent early tia, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Finland. From January 2005, a law came into force banning parents in En- 1970s. She speaks in an indigenous dialect and in Spa- Kursk nish and works to navigate the different worlds for her own gland and Wales from smacking children hard enough to leave a room 3 mark on the skin. survival. 2:30, 7:15, 9:30pm But children’s charities in Britain and the United Nations Commit- Aparicio, a 25-year-old primary school teacher, is nomi- Director: Thomas Vinterberg tee on the Rights of the Child continue to put pressure on the gov- nated alongside Glenn Close, Lady Gaga, Olivia Colman Starring: Léa Seydoux, Colin Firth, Michael Nyqvist ernment for an outright ban on smacking of children and give them and Melissa McCarthy at Oscars’ night [this morning, Ma- Language: English (Chinese) the same legal rights as adults. cau time]. Duration: 117min mon 25.02.2019 th Anniversary

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The motorcycle races will be held on a completely new 4.32-kilome- tre street circuit which, according Indonesia’s Lombok to host two to released project information, will have 18 corners and will, at least in part, be used as regular major motorsports events in 2021 circulation roads throughout the year. This announcement, confirming Renato Marques many long-standing rumors, follows Thailand’s MotoGP debut he Indonesian island of last year. Lombok, sadly famous due Motorsports has been fast- T marques renato to last year’s deadly earthquakes growing in Southeast Asia, where and tsunamis, is preparing to it has very strong support from re-enter the spotlight for a more fans and where most manufactu- positive reason: the tourist re- rers, namely the Japanese ones, sort island is set to host not one, hold important industrial produc- but two of the most significant tion units. motorcycle racing events on the Last month, media also repor- planet. ted that in Australia’s New South The official announcement was Wales State, Bathurst Regional made over the weekend when councilor Warren Aubin expres- Dorna Group, the exclusive com- sed interest in receiving the Wor- Motorsport fans in Sepang, Indonesia mercial and TV rights holder ldSBK event at the city’s famous for the both MotoGP and World 4.5-kilometre-long permanent Superbike Championships, an- ld Championship (WorldSBK) unique project this will be, having very excited to have partnered up Mount Panorama Motor Racing nounced a final agreement with starting 2021 and valid for three an urban, world class circuit in a with Dorna and are delighted to Circuit. Indonesia’s integrated tourism years, to the island of Lombok, country where MotoGP has such be able to bring world-class mo- According to Aubin, this circuit developer and operator ITDC more specifically to “The Man- a huge following. Indonesia is a torsport events to Indonesia and usually hosts only car racing even- to bring both motorcycle racing dalika”, a large-scale integrated key market for us with a conside- the Mandalika in Lombok toge- ts but sits alongside the existing events to the island of Lombok in tourism estate. rable percentage of motorsport ther.” road course, conditions that cou- 2021. Another novelty of this annou- fans living here and the MotoGP Besides pursuing the natural ld provide the “ideal home for the According to a statement from ncement is that this will be the atmosphere will be even stronger tourism advantages related to WorldSBK series in the future.” Dorna, the agreement was finali- first time that MotoGP and Wor- once the circuit is complete,” ad- such events, the project was said Aubin also noted the value of zed during a visit of the represen- ldSBK categories race on a “street ding, “including Lombok to the to intend to help the island reco- hosting the WorldSBK event in tative of ITDC to Madrid on Ja- circuit,” as racing events in these WorldSBK calendar makes this ver from the severe damage in- a different location than the one nuary 28, but was only now made two top categories have always offer more attractive for local fans flicted by the 2018 earthquakes used by MotoGP (Phillip Island) official. been restricted to permanent cir- having two world-class events in that killed over 500 people in located in Victoria, Melbourne. The contract confirms that In- cuits. the area during the year.” July and August and collapsed a Media reports hint that a Wor- donesia will welcome MotoGP On the topic, Dorna Group CEO The CEO of ITDC, Abdulbar significant number of the island’s ldSBK in Bathurst could happen and the FIM Superbike Wor- Carmelo Ezpeleta said, “What a M. Mansoer also noted, “We are most fragile facilities. as early as 2021. ad mon 25.02.2019

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Rugby Wales overcome England 21-13 to be last unbeaten team in Six Nations Foster Niumata, Cardiff

arren Gatland ap photo loves training camp. The Wales coach especially lovesW a good training camp. After two weeks on the road — and two opening wins — Gatland was happy to be back at their Vale Resort base west of Cardiff to prepare for the Six Nations rugby showdown with England. To Gatland, the longer they’re together, the better they are. Before the match yesterday [Macau time] between the cham- pionship’s only two unbeaten teams, Gatland said Wales pre- pared great and looked sharp. “We went through some pain in terms of how hard we trained,” he said. “I told the players there’s no way anyone else is training as hard as us. It paid off.” Wales Liam Williams is tackled by England’s Jack Nowell In a big way. Wales overcame England 21- 13 in a dramatic last quarter to said with pride. Lineout throw-ins were stolen, fewer but more effective, Wales out Principality Stadium were become the only unbeaten team The stunning victory put the balls were knocked on, and ki- played the phases with pick-and- roused for the first time sin- halfway through the Six Nations. Grand Slam in sight, with a visit cks from hand were wasteful and goes, and sustained pressure was ce the opening kickoff. George As well, their first win over En- to Scotland in two weeks, then too often, when men were lined put on England, who coughed up North took it to the right corner gland in six years was their 12th back home for the last round up and England was on the back penalties. flag, then Dan Biggar, who had straight overall, a new national against defending champion foot. It all conspired to give relief In quick time, England prop just replaced Anscombe, played record. Ireland. That ought to be a cra- to England, which grabbed its Kyle Sinckler was penalized for scrumhalf for a charging Hill, In a match high on tension but ckling atmosphere to rival, when first try-scoring chance, from a obstructing Wales flyhalf Gareth who burrowed his 1.96-meter low on quality, Wales made all England came to Cardiff favored Welsh turnover. Anscombe, and choking Wales frame under two defenders to the running but was losing un- and in dazzling form. Hooker Ken Owens had the ball captain Alun Wyn Jones in a ta- score and put Wales ahead for til its first try 12 minutes from Gatland doubted England’s swiped from his grip by Courtney ckle. Anscombe kicked Wales to the first time. the end by lock Cory Hill. Then ability to win the biggest games, Lawes, and in a flash England set within a point, while Sinckler, Hill was picked to improve Wales finally showed on the sco- having also ruined England’s up a ruck in the Wales 22, and whom Gatland called an “emo- Wales’ lineout, and he played reboard how dominant they were Grand Slam decider in 2013, and flanker Tom Curry popped out tional timebomb” in the run-up himself into the ground. The try by adding a second and final try beaten the English in the 2015 and beat the sole defender to the for brain fades, was yanked off. was his last act on the field. to wing Josh Adams. Rugby World Cup. try-line. The Welsh stood arou- “The world hasn’t ended,” Ed- With still more than 10 minu- After an error-ridden first half “When it’s really mattered, I’ve nd wondering where the defense die Jones said. “I guarantee you tes to go, Wales began spearing by the Welsh, who kept letting questioned whether they can win was. the world’s still out there and through the flagging England England off the hook, they kept these big games,” he said. “We’ve The defense showed its true co- we’ll learn from this.” defense. better control of the ball in the had a record of being pretty good lors in an extended injury time Without any ball, Owen Farrell Biggar, the British Lion saved second and pounded the visitors in them.” when England threw an 11-man wasn’t having much influence by Gatland to finish off England, into submission. It took more Even though Wales won its first scrum at Wales, which just held but kicked a penalty to extend did just that with a crosskick that than an hour, but Eddie Jones’ two matches, it was flaky in both out to trail 10-3. England’s lead to 13-9. Adams rose above Elliot Daly to men finally broke. against France and Italy and con- Just as against France, overco- Wales, with fresh props Nicky catch and score in the 78th mi- “Not just from a physical tinued in that vein through the me from 16-0 down at halftime, Smith and Dillon Lewis, charged nute. point of view, from a mental first half against England despite the Welsh clicked in the second into the visitors for 34 phases, Moments later, Wales was point of view, too,” Gatland its great preparation. half. Catches stuck, kicks were and the home fans in the sold- walking a lap of honor. AP

ad THE Okada released ‘unconditionally’ by Station Air quality BUZZHK anti-corruption agency, Azure says Roadside 50-70 Moderate Kazuo Okada has been released unconditionally came to light in August. by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency after “Mr Kazuo Okada is pleased to announce that High being arrested for unspecified offences, the media Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Density 35-55 reported over the weekend. Corruption has released him from bail uncondi- Residental The reports were based on a statement released tionally,” the statement said as reported by SCMP. Moderate on Friday by one of Okada’s companies, Aruze Ga- In a separate development, Macau’s Court of Area opinion ming. Second instance dismissed an appeal filed by the Okada, known as “the king of pachinko,” had Japanese billionaire against a negative ruling by Ambient 40-60 been granted bail by the Independent Commis- the first court over a billion-dollar lawsuit invol- Moderate source: dsmg source: Words Views sion Against Corruption (ICAC) since his arrest ving Wynn Macau, as reported by MDT last week. Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer WORLD BRIEFS A bumpy road to the Oscars Documentary about USA While on trial for could end in triumph for Netflix child pornography in 2008, R. Kelly met an The most tumultuous Oscar season in memory might 1939 Nazi rally in underage girl he later pale in comparison to the aftermath. invited to his home, The best picture race to the 91st Academy Awards according to prosecutors remains unpredictable, but odds makers peg Alfonso who depicted the R&B Cuaron’s “Roma” as the film most likely to triumph at New York up for Oscar star as manipulative and the end of the night. That would hand Netflix, the insur- sometimes violent. gent streaming service, the most prestigious honor in a crowd of 20,000 gives More on p14 movie business it has thoroughly disrupted. the Nazi salute while A ap photo Change is everywhere at this year’s Academy swastikas flank a giant por-

Awards, from the nominees to the show, itself. For the trait of George Washington. ap photo second time in 30 years, there will be no host at Sun- Unimaginable to most Ame- day’s show, which begins airing live on ABC at 9 a.m. ricans, the pro-Hitler rally that (Macau time, on TVB Pearl). The lead-up to the Oscars took place 80 years ago this has been dominated by dispute over the academy’s week inside New York’s Madi- own attempts at innovation to counter last year’s record -low ratings. But after uproar from academy members, son Square Garden is the sub- USA Retired astronaut those plans — not showing some awards live, introdu- ject of a short documentary Mark Kelly (pictured) that’s up for an Oscar. kicked off a “mission cing a “best popular film” category — were abandoned. This Feb. 20,1939 file photo shows a crowd of demonstrators outside The seven-minute film for Arizona” as he Even if the Oscars end up proceeding more conven- New York’s Madison Square Garden as they seize a uniformed member of launched his U.S. Senate tionally, the winners promise to be untraditional. Marvel shows Fritz Kuhn, the leader the German American Bund stands to win its first Oscar for either “Black Panther” of the pro-Nazi German Ame- campaign with a rally in (up for six Oscars including best picture) or the anima- rican Bund, decrying “the Tucson, the city where ted favorite, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse.” Spike Jewish-controlled press” and percent increase in hate cri- tails including his name and his wife, Gabrielle Lee, aiming for his first competitive Oscar, could beco- demanding “a socially just, mes in the city over the past Kuhn’s are not spelled out in Giffords (right), survived a shooting when she was me the first black filmmaker to win best director. white, gentile-ruled United year, with anti-Semitic crimes the documentary, which im- “Roma,” which comes in with a co-leading 10 nomi- a congresswoman. That States.” making up almost two-thirds merses the viewer in the rally nations, is favored to win best picture, best director, attack in 2011 led Kelly to best cinematography and best foreign language film. Documentary filmmaker of the total of 55. rather than having a narrator leave NASA and become If “Roma” won best picture, it would be the first foreign Marshall Curry said that af- In “A Night at the Garden,” explain it. a political activist, pushing language movie ever to do so. ter learning about the 1939 mounted police officers hold Curry said he considered for gun control. For Hollywood, the most significant milestone would Bund rally, which he could back protesters outside the using a narrator but “ultima- be Netflix triumphing at the Academy Awards, an achie- barely believe had happened, Garden, about a mile north of tely almost on a whim I edited vement the streaming giant has fervently pursued. Net- he asked a researcher friend the arena’s present-day loca- it together as if it were a verite ap photo flix, which has previously only won one feature-length to help him locate archival tion and where the marquee documentary where you dro- film Oscar (in 2018 for the documentary “Icarus”), has footage of the Feb. 20, 1939, advertises “Pro American pped the audience into this spent more than $25 million on a lavish campaign to event. Rally” along with a New York rally and you had to figure out propel “Roma.” It hired veteran Oscar campaign stra- “Once he pulled it all toge- Rangers hockey game the what was going on. I found tegist Lisa Taback. It even purchased a Los Angeles following night. that it was more compelling billboard company to help promote its many films and ther and I saw it, I thought it Venezuelan migrants series, including “for your consideration” ads along the was very surreal and frighte- Inside, people in suits and that way.” yesterday helped clean Sunset Strip for “Roma.” ning, and I wanted to find a dresses cheer as Kuhn calls Daniel Greene, a Northwes- debris from a bridge “I’m very grateful for Netflix,” Cuaron said in an inter- way to make something of it for “gentile-controlled labor tern University historian who where troops loyal to view ahead of the Oscars. “On paper, this is a film that and share it with the world,” unions, free from Jewish curated an exhibit at the U.S. President Nicolas Maduro wouldn’t have this life. It’s a Mexican film in Spanish Curry said. Moscow-directed domina- Holocaust Museum on Ame- a day earlier fired tear and Mixtec with no recognizable actors when it was Curry sees parallels to 2019, tion.” A protester rushes ricans’ response to the Holo- gas on activists trying to done. Black and white. A drama. What I’m so apprecia- when Republican President the stage and is tackled and caust, said the Madison Squa- deliver humanitarian aid tive is that they saw through all those filters to the core Donald Trump calls news beaten by uniformed Bund re Garden rally was one of the in violent clashes that left two people dead and of what the film was about and they saw the potential organizations enemies of the troops. most important events in the and they really believed in the film.” some 300 injured. people and anti-Jewish atta- The protester, 26-year-old relatively short life of the Ger- Cuaron noted that “Roma” has played for months in theaters, longer than it might otherwise have done. cks are increasing. The anni- Isadore Greenbaum, was man American Bund, which Major theater chains, however, have refused to screen versary of the rally comes as later arrested and charged aimed to build support for a ap photo Netflix releases since the company won’t adhere to the New York police report a 72 with disorderly conduct. De- fascist America. AP traditional 90-day theatrical exclusivity window. Netflix altered its own policies for “Roma,” playing it exclusi- vely in theaters in limited release for three weeks before streaming it. The company declined to release box-o- The Prince Harry ffice results. MDT/Renato Marques Morocco “Roma” would be the first best picture winner ever to decisive moment and Meghan, the Duchess be primarily streamed, something some in Hollywood of Sussex, flew up to vehemently oppose. Steven Spielberg has said Netflix a village in Morocco’s movies are really “TV movies” that should be eligible for rugged Atlas Mountains Emmys, not Oscars. yesterday to visit a school After “Roma” won best picture at the British Academy and encourage girls to Film Awards, J. Timothy Richards, the founder and pursue an education chief executive of Vue, one of Europe’s largest theater no matter what the chains, criticized the British film academy for “choosing obstacles. to endorse and promote a ‘made for TV’ film.” Fran- ce’s Cannes Film Festival, where “Roma” was set to make its world premiere, also refused to enter any film ap photo without theatrical distribution into competition, causing Netflix to pull “Roma” from the festival. Winning best picture would prove to the filmmakers Netflix is trying to attract that their releases can garner just as much respect as traditional ones. Netflix, which last year spent USD12 billion on original content for its Cinema Filmmaker 139 million subscribers, will this year release (among Stanley Donen, a giant of many other films) Martin Scorsese’s much-anticipated the Hollywood musical “The Irishman.” who through such classics Oscar producers, though, are looking to emphasize as “Singin’ in the Rain” box-office hits like “Black Panther” and “Bohemian and “Funny Face” helped Rhapsody.” give us some of the most joyous sounds and [Abridged] The world-famous “limos” for The 13 have arrived! They are right behind the blue trailer. images in movie history, has died. He was 94.