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Customs patrols catch more people trying to cross border illegally

Renato Marques the importance of one of the Coloane. department’s main duties - to At that time, the secretary re- he number of illegal im- participate in the civil protec- ported a surge in the number migrants intercepted by tion of the MSAR and in emer- of illegal migrants, which grew

T marques renato Macau Customs Service sea gency operations together with by 64 percent between January patrols increased by 12.46% other entities. He stated that and September. These figures year-on-year from January to this has been assuming a more were considered as “very high” September, the head of Mariti- relevant role in many aspects of by Mr Wong, promising action me Enforcement Department, civil society, especially in what from the authorities involved Leong Wa Kan, revealed yes- has been referred to as the new to develop more approaches terday morning in a presenta- areas of reclaimed land, loca- to mitigating the surging flow tion to media representatives. ted on the outer harbor. of illegal immigrants. He also The total figures show that In a Times report published announced the introduction until September, the Mariti- on October 9, the secretary of police personnel patrolling me Enforcement Department for Security, Wong Sio Chak, the waters close to the shore in registered a total of 107 cases, accompanied by customs offi- speedboats. which resulted in the arrest of cials, claimed to have broadly After the presentation from 305 illegal immigrants. Accor- recognized the two entry point Leong Wa Kan, journalists ding to Mr Leong, the majori- The provision of services led marked the fourteenth anni- black spots for illegal migran- boarded one of the Class B Pa- ty of illegal immigrants were by Leong Wa Kan were also versary of the Customs Service ts: Coloane’s Long Chao Kok trol Boats where they had the intercepted between the pe- responsible for the detain- and to provide an opportuni- and the University of Macau’s opportunity to get a taste for ninsula and Taipa island in an ment of nineteen people who ty for the press to learn more Hengqin campus. He further the job by accompanying the area understood to be located were staying in Macau ille- about the equipment, duties claimed that they have in- Marine Enforcement Teams between the Friendship and gally on expired visas. and daily work of the force. tensified their anti-stowaway in one of their daily patrolling Sai Van bridges. Yesterday’s event also The official also highlighted watch along the shoreline of actions.

Billionaire Packer’s Crown buys Commissioner debuts with Nobu stake for USD100m positive future vision

Brett Foley Moody’s Investors Ser- Aries Un vice said in a statement rown Resorts Ltd., yesterday that the transac- he new Foreign Affairs Commis- bloomberg Cthe Australian casino tion is credit negative for Tsioner in Macau, Ye Dabo, said group controlled by billio- Crown Resorts, citing an that the region would continue to naire James Packer, bou- additional financial com- thrive despite the current economic ght a 20 percent stake in mitment at a time when downturn under the central govern- Nobu for USD100 million the company has an “ex- ment’s support. Ye Dabo (2nd from left) toasts with Chui Sai to extend its relationship tensive pipeline of projec- Ye succeeded Hu Zhengyue as the on and other top officials with the global restaurant ts” to be undertaken over new Commissioner and made his of- and hotel company. James Packer listens during a the next four years. Moo- ficial debut in an inaugural ceremony Ye continued: “Macau is now at a The other 80 percent news conference at the Studio dy’s said the investment yesterday afternoon in the presence of new historical starting point, and it will continue to be held by City opening has no immediate impact key local senior officials and represen- is now facing extremely important existing owners and enti- on the company’s ratings. tatives from the private sector. opportunities for development. I am ties associated with Nobu USD3.2 billion Studio City Crown Resorts’ shares The Commissioner firstly praised the deeply convinced that with the strong Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro resort in Macau, which fea- fell 1.7 percent to A$11.47 authorities for managing to “maintain backing of the motherland, as well as and Meir Teper, Crown tures a Batman ride and a yesterday, bringing their stable economic fundamentals, ensu- unity and concerted effort of the SAR said in a statement. Packer 400-foot Ferris wheel. The decline for the year to 9.6 re sound fiscal status and keep a rela- government and society, Macau will will be nominated to join opening was attended by percent. tively low-level unemployment rate” enjoy even greater prosperity and de- the Nobu board as one of De Niro, Leonardo DiCa- Packer, Australia’s third-­ under the Chinese government’s mul- velopment.” four directors. prio and Martin Scorsese. richest man who stepped tiple strategies. The mainland official’s address also The up-market Japa- “We see the Nobu brand down as chairman of As key Communist leaders yesterday touched on the central government’s nese eatery has outlets as complementary to Crown in August, is fo- wrapped up the fifth Party plenum pledges to maintain steady economic in Crown’s casino com- Crown Resorts’ global lu- cusing on developing the over the policy blueprint for the co- growth in the future, the nation’s role plexes in Melbourne xury entertainment po- group’s resorts, which in- ming five years, Ye believed the terri- on the international stage over regio- and Perth and there is a sitioning and the Nobu clude a planned casino in tory would “enjoy even greater pros- nal security, and its strengthened ties Nobu Hotel at the City of business has an attractive Las Vegas and a hotel for perity and development” together with other countries. Dreams in Manila, owned near-term growth profile, high-rollers on Sydney with the mainland. “I feel the full weight with which by Melco Crown Enter- with a number of new res- Harbour. He also holds an “The thirteenth five-year plan will this responsibility is entrusted to me. tainment Ltd., according taurant and hotel openings interest in movie-produc- put forward policies of how the cen- Based on the sound foundation laid to the statement. Melco planned,” Crown Chair- tion company Ratpac with tral government will support the de- down by my predecessors, I will ear- Crown this week opened man Rob Rankin said in filmmaker Brett Ratner. velopment of Macau,” said the com- nestly fulfill my duties and make pio- the Hollywood-themed the statement. Bloomberg missioner. neering efforts,” he vowed.

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Lionel Leong Vice director to temporarily take over gaming watchdog

Aries Un announced yesterday that the chosen candidate would be ecretary for Economy Paulo Chan (see box). Sand Finance Lionel Leong is Asked if Dore Group’s embe- seeking trilingual and law-sav- zzlement was behind Neves’ vy talents to succeed outgoing departure, the Secretary dis- Gaming Inspection and Coor- missed the allegation. “No, de- dination director (DICJ), Ma- finitely not. As he himself said, nuel Neves. Meanwhile, deputy he has worked in the public de- head Leong Man Ion is due to partment for 31 years, and he take over the helm until a suc- thought it’s time for retirement cessor emerges. and his family,” he stated. Following the DICJ head’s In addition, Leong told media unexpected announcement to that Neves’ departure would retire after his mandate ends not impact the bureau, whi- on November 25, the Secretary ch he said was “always firmly was pressed by media yester- structured” and under the de- day afternoon on the sidelines puty head’s supervision. of a ceremony to name possible “Following the adjustment in candidates to take up the posi- gaming, probably the works tion. that ensue have to be done Leong dropped hints that only cautiously to respond to social a candidate well-versed in the demand,” he conceded, while law with high language profi- stressing it would be fine. ciency would be considered, yet The secretary also added that stressing that so far he priori- the current regulation would tized no one. “We will consider prevent the outgoing director every possible direction based from working for gaming com- on the requirements of the po- panies six months after his re- sition,” he said. However, TDM signation.

tdm: paulo martins chan is new dicj head

Prosecutor Paulo Martins relevant because of the upcoming Chan will be the new Gaming In- gaming operators’ concessions spection and Coordination Bureau renewals. With a law degree from director, according to TDM. He the University of Macau - where will replace Manuel Neves, who he later became a part-time lec- will end his tenure on November turer – Paulo Chan was one of 25. With vast experience at the the first magistrates of the newly Public Prosecutions Office (MP), created Macau Special Adminis- Martins Chan is reported to have trative Region, having been ap- been hired because of his legal pointed to the position on Decem- knowledge which is considered ber 20, 1999. fri 30.10.2015

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Aries Un Chui forms ber’s operation in committee to the territory would Wong Sio Chak links enhance city’s exacerbate the alrea- dy rampant pheno- int’l role Umenon of arbitrary charging in taxi overcharging to The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, the taxi industry, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak clai- has assembled a new committee med yesterday afternoon. to formulate policies in line with Wong’s remarks came a day the region’s role as a world travel Uber operation and leisure center. The committee, after the Public Security Police chaired by Chui, will study and lay Force fined two local drivers out plans for the following five years. working for the transporta- Wong Sio Chak urged citizens Other members on the committee to respect the enforcements. tion services company, which include: the Secretary for Economy ap photo started running in Macau last “Citizens and companies have and Finance, Lionel Leong; the Thursday. their obligations to abide by the Secretary for Social Affairs and “Legally speaking, Uber pro- laws, and enforcers have their Culture, Alexis Tam; the Secretary bably would rationalize and po- own ones too,” said Wong. for Transport and Public Works, pularize the individual cases of Asked if sting operations wou- Raimundo Arrais do Rosário; arbitrary charging found in the ld be introduced in the revised the government’s spokesperson, legal taxi industry,” said Wong law to clamp down on the over- Victor Chan; the chief of Chui’s on the sidelines of an inaugu- charging taxis, the security of- office, O Lam, along with another ral reception for the region’s ficial said it would be an open representative from the same new commissioner from China. question, yet expressed his office; and a representative from belief that the chance of imple- the government’s think tank. The mentation was slim. committee has been financially, He later added that a public technologically and logistically consensus might make it ha- supported by Chui’s office and, if Legally A woman leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco, Calif. ppen, while recognizing the necessary, Chui may enlist human need to facilitate investigations support from other public or private speaking, “[This is because] you can’t re- regulation for the taxi industry into violators with that measure. entities for the committee’s projects. Uber probably gulate Uber’s fares in its opera- would be amended within pu- The government’s immediate tions, unlike taxi’s.” blic departments is underway, anti-Uber response, which oc- Foreign consuls would The secretary reiterated the Wong pledged to eliminate the curred shortly after the firm’s authorities’ firm opposition to misconduct prevalent in the service launch, has caused a tour Macau cultural rationalize and the on-call taxi service, which taxi industry with the prospec- stir among the service’s propo- samples he believed would most likely tive revised ordinance. nents, Wong stressed that the popularize be prohibited in the region in The official also cited the taxi authorities reacted to all illicit On the occasion of the International the individual the near future. drivers’ protest against Uber in operations on the road in the Music Festival (MIMF), consuls of Moreover, he said that the Portugal, which involved litiga- same manner. various countries were invited to cases of authorities’ main efforts at tion, as a means of supporting They called a press conference take part in a tour organized by the present were to “improve the the authorities’ crackdown. “Yet yesterday to comment on the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). The arbitrary legal industry in response to in light of the whole world, at Uber operation in Macau, whe- tour took place on October 24 and citizens’ expectations towards least over half of all countries re it was announced that the involved a visit to Cinematheque charging. taxis.” As deliberations over don’t allow [such operations],” pair involved in three cases was Passion, Woodcraft Works of Wong Sio Chak the degree to which current he claimed. fined MOP30,000 each. Both Master Lu Ban Exhibition Room, drivers were dispatched by a and the heritage exhibition of a travel agency, which supplies traditional pawnshop business. The delegations then headed to Mount manpower to Uber. Fortress where they were presented Uber: ‘We’re surprised and disappointed’ The vehicles adopted for the with a concert of “O-Kai Singers” rides are also registered with from Taiwan and “Charatay”, a eacting to the crackdown on Uber’s dings. Uber stands by our local partner travel the travel agency. One of the group hailing from Hong Kong. At Rride sharing services in Macau, the com- agencies and their drivers 100 percent and arrested individuals is on the the Cinematheque Passion, the pany’s spokesperson Harold Li sent the Times are continuing to work with them to provide firm’s payroll as a tourist gui- delegations watched a short film the following statement: “Given that we’re safe and reliable rides to the people of Macau. de while the other one was said entitled, “The Tricycle Thief”, which working with the same local travel agencies We’ve been overwhelmed by the tremendous to be a part-time driver. Both had been filmed in Macau. Finally, and drivers that have long been providing positive response from the Macau public since receive daily remuneration of the IC hosted an evening reception transportation to Macau residents and visi- our launch and will continue to work hard on MOP600, TDM reported. led by its vice-president, Leong Hio tors, as well as hotels and casinos, and there meeting your transportation needs.” The Tourist Office also noted Ming, and the chief of the Cultural are clear legal provisions for them to do so, Regarding pricing, Uber fares are transpa- that travel agencies found su- Events Department, Kent Ieong. we’re surprised and disappointed at how the rently presented to riders before each trip be- pplying vehicles for other par- police are attempting to prevent drivers from gins, eliminating any uncertainty. If riders en- ties for non-tourism purposes providing such transportation services. counter any questions or concerns about this again would face license revoca- CE’s Office launches We will continue to work with legal counsel or other matters, our customer service team is tion. The police authorities also mobile app to address what we believe are misunderstan- available 24/7.” vowed to continue their probe. The Chief Executive’s Office has launched a free mobile application called “GCE Macao” as a way for Gaming residents to keep up with the latest information and updates about the Chief Executive (CE). According to a MGM China quarterly revenue drops press release, the app aligns with the government’s policy of diversifying its communication channels, taking n the three months ended September 30, the low end of the range in the third quar- over 85pct gross floor area of non-gaming advantage of the growing use of mobile devices and new technologies MGM China reported a total revenue of ter. During the latest period, the main elements, MGM Cotai remains on target I to provide information promptly. It HKD4.1 billion and an adjusted Earnings floor contributed over 70 percent of profit. for fourth quarter 2016 opening,” MGM features access to frequently updated Before Interest, Taxation, Depreciation and Regarding the MGM Cotai project, whi- China stated. information on the CE, the CE’s Amortization (EBITDA) of HK$1.1 billion, ch is currently under construction, the ga- Grant Bowie, Chief Executive Officer Office, and the MSAR government. signaling a sequential decrease of 5pct and ming operator stated that it has achieved and Executive Director of MGM China GCE Macao has eight sections: News; 3pct respectively from the second quarter. “a milestone event” of topping off the ho- said: “Our goal is to provide our local ta- Chief Executive; Word from the Chief According to a press release issued yes- tel towers, an event that will be celebrated lents with the opportunity to be future Executive; Photos; Videos; Comments terday by the gaming operator, revenue in the coming week. leaders as we look to support Macau’s de- and Suggestions; Policy Highlights; accumulated from VIP table games was “We have completed the structural steel velopment into an international tourism and Policy Address. 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Tourism 50 chefs develop new Region promoted Chinese cuisine dishes in Kuala Lumpur

he Macau Government ver 50 chefs from Sands TTourist Office (MGTO) is OMacao and Sands Resorts staging a “mega roadshow” Cotai Strip Macao attended an under the theme “Experience event called “Sands China Wor- Macau”, to be held in Kuala ld of Chinese Cuisine”, held Lumpur between Oct. 27 and yesterday at the Sands Macao Nov. 1. This event is expec- ballroom. The event involved ted to provide an opportunity more than 50 chefs presenting for Malaysian locals to get a around 100 “innovative and glimpse into tourism oppor- creative” dishes currently being tunities in Macau. MGTO has considered for the menus at partnered with local travel MGTO’s head Helena de Senna Golden Court, Canton and Dy- agencies to offer special tra- Fernandes (center) attended the nasty 8, which are Chinese res- vel packages at the event. event in Kuala Lumpur taurants owned by the Sands them together.” to keep our menus relevant The roadshow is being held group. “We have been experimenting and updated,” said Alen Chow at the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, social media. In addition, Sands is currently in the pro- for about three months, and we Len Yeun, Executive Chef of the Malaysian capital’s fa- there is a Grand Prix simula- cess of selecting which of the want the team to be recognized Convention catering, Food and mous shopping mall. The tor which permits visitors to 100 new dishes will be inclu- for what they have done,” he Beverage, at Venetian Macao. venue was decorated in such experience the challenges of ded on the menus of their res- said, before adding: “This is a “One of the best ways to up- a way as to recreate the en- the Guia Circuit first-hand. taurants. However, the chosen rare opportunity to get 50 che- date a menu is to talk to other vironment of Senado Squa- During a trade networking dishes will only be made avai- fs together – this doesn’t nor- chefs about what trends we are re, and featured a variety of dinner hosted by MGTO on lable from Spring. mally happen!” currently seeing in the industry interactive exhibits for locals Wednesday, the director, The purpose of the event was According to Sands Macao, as well as to talk to them about to experience the elements Senna Fernandes, exchan- to allow the main and junior the event is the first in a series their particular specialties, whi- Macau has to offer. ged ideas with representati- chefs to develop their creativi- that is designed to enable culi- ch can lead to a crossover with The event features a range ves of Malay travel agencies ty. Emmanuel Souliere, Execu- nary teams at Sands Macao and techniques and ingredients.” of special experiences inclu- about attracting visitors to tive Chef at Sands Cotai Cen- Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Ma- Kan Kai Wing, Chef at Gol- ding on-demand persona- Macau. The roadshow and tral, said, “The idea behind the cao to continually develop their den Court restaurant in Sands lized caricatures and inte- dinner are expected to raise event is to tap into the diversity respective menus so guests are Macao, said of the event, “I en- ractive photo zones, which Macau’s profile as a tourist of cooking talents across the constantly presented with inno- joyed sharing my experience allow roadshow visitors the destination and to encoura- three hotels and to create a sy- vative and delicious dishes. and knowledge with friends and chance to win prizes in re- ge and facilitate travel to the nergy of creativity by bringing “As a chef it is very important peers where I can.” Staff reporter turn for sharing pictures via SAR among Malaysians. ad fri 30.10.2015

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Francisco Coelho businesses, you started with Q&A the ‘Dark Knight’ the D, the original D at Jai Alai. FC - I started my first enter- tainment business at Jai Alai Show Palace, about 23 years ago. ‘Macau’s economy will come I still have that. That is a table dance bar. back better and better’ MDT – And the first “D”, the original “D”? FC - The disco, the first one Paulo Coutinho was UFO. UFO at the Jai Alai, my first club ever. It was about icknamed the “godfa- 20 years ago with Thai bands on Nther” of Macau’s nightlife, the stage. I think I will put that Francisco Coelho, 56, has been back soon. running the hottest clubs in town, namely D2 and DD3, for MDT – Will it be the same over two decades. Mr Coelho is style, the same model? confident that the city’s current FC – No. I’m [reviewing that] economic downturn will reverse because Macau is changing. You “in one and a half to two years” see, Pacha [at Studio City] opens with a vengeance. That is why tomorrow. I’m thinking of chan- his stance on new investments ging it a little bit; something like is “wait and see,” and expanding “UFO memory lane” at D2; that to casino-land may be an option will be good. in “three-four years’ time, when Cotai will be fully-developed as MDT - When did you move an entertainment center.” from Jai Alai to Sintra? Francisco Coelho runs his busi- Francisco Coelho (left) and a party at D2 (right) FC - Before Sintra, we need to ness with a thousand staff gene- remember [there was] also For- rating around MOP100 million MDT – So there’s competi- of the casino industry, even two years, affected business tuna club on the 6th floor. I had in gross revenue. He invested tion from Zhuhai? with competition, it was be- too? two bands at that time, [when] MOP30 million in moving the FC – Very strong competition, tter for you in terms of bu- FC – In the first year, it affected nobody was doing two bands. famous D2 to the Fisherman’s yes. So before when the border siness. us a lot. But now it’s getting bet- One Canadian and one Thai Wharf where he also did reno- closed at midnight people after FC – Yes because everywhere ter day-by-day. People are more band. So after the Canadian, the- vations in the nearby DD3, the midnight […] wouldn’t think of you looked - busy, busy, busy. educated. It takes a little bit of re was a 15-minute break, [then branch targeting younger pa- going to China. Well now, even Everybody was making money, time to adjust. on] comes the Thai band. trons. at dinner time [they go]. The not only me. Everybody. But The move to the Wharf was, restaurants in Macau are being now, once things turned down, MDT - This is the 1990s ri- also, aimed at having access to affected; some restaurants are of course, [we watch each other]. ght? the board-walk and so to accom- losing 50%. [Watching whether] you have FC - It’s 1990s, yes. Then, af- modate an open-air smoking customers or not. They also know Macau now ter that, we moved to Sintra’s area – which will open by De- MDT – Do you plan any [if] you have problems. This one must really basement for eight years. There cember or January at the latest. ventures there, in Zhuhai, has a problem, now everybody we had the “guei-lo” side and the Broadening his vast interests, Hengqin? has a problem. wait - at least “big disco” side [smiles]. After the “dark knight” ventured into FC – Actually, a long time ago Sintra, we moved to AIA Tower, a lighter form of the “pleasure-­ people were pushing me to Chi- MDT – Over the last 15 one and a half where we stayed for seven years. business” by opening ice-cream na, but I didn’t feel good about it. years or so, the nightlife and We’ve never stopped moving. and chocolate franchises from top I didn’t feel [positive about it] be- the society in general was a to two years to In the Fortuna days, the [hotel] brands in Macau: Häagen-Dazs cause once you put up a business very safe place. Is nightlife come back … boss called me one day and he and Godiva, of which he currently in China, you need to go [live the- still safe in Macau? told me, “I’m sorry, your busi- has a total of 10 shops. Plans are re], but I don’t feel safe there, you FC – Yes. Macau actually is slowly, not like ness brings people like crazy to in place to open another three- understand?! safe, really safe. Everywhere you […] Fortuna. This is good. But, four outlets of these yummy fran- go is safe: no problem. before. you know, you sell sound and al- chises in two years’ time. MDT – The rules were not cohol. I sell rooms for people to Going down memory lane, Mr that clear? MDT – But with less mo- MDT – Another business sleep.” [laughs] Coelho aims to bring back the FC – The rules were always ney, business coming down, issue for Macau is rental 1990s UFO-style Thai bands to changing. [But] if I’d gone back do you foresee any dangers prices. Do you think the ren- MDT - You had a clash of D2 “soon enough”. For Coelho, ten years ago, I’d be there and in the nightlife sector? ts will go down? interests... The noise. nightlife now “is a safe place.” [would have made] a lot of mo- FC - Not for the night business, FC - Yes, just a little bit. Now FC - Yes. He complained, you see The interview. ney, without even staying close to but I think you’ll see problems we are facing an economy going [we were on] the sixth floor. So, Macau, even in Shanghai. where people used to make mo- down and maybe the landlords from the eighth floor there were MDT – Does the ongoing ney in the casino. That’s now will adjust rents. I think 10% to rooms [all the way] to the top, so decline in gaming revenues MDT – So you think that stopped. Then what they do, they 15%, something like that. every night [guests] would call the affect the nightlife business? these actions Xi Jinping will do. resident manager: blah, blah, blah. Francisco Coelho (FC) – took against a lavish lifesty- MDT - Was that one of the He’d come to me and complain: Yes, business went down after le and corruption and “vice” MDT – Are you talking reasons you moved from blah-blah-blah. This happened the casinos started to slow down. is affecting a lot of Macau about the junket operations? AIA Tower to the Fisher- for years and when the contract The VIP clubs have been losing businesses, gaming and FC - Junkets and other casino man’s Wharf? finished - not because business customers. Before that, the PRs otherwise? business. FC - No, AIA has not renewed wasn’t good or the rent too high, from the junkets - even when FC – Of course. Gambling is my rental contract because AIA the issue was - says the manager people [VIPs] win or lose money “the head”. So when the head is MDT - Do you foresee the doesn’t want to have this kind of – “I can’t go on having complaints - anyway, [the PRs] would bring going down all businesses down emergence of security trou- entertainment in the building. every night.” So we moved. them to the club to entertain to the smallest of businesses fall. bles such as we saw in the They want just restaurants and them, to get a closer relationship, Macau now must really take time late 1990s? offices and that’s why I moved to MDT – You also had com- to accompany and follow their to wait - I think, at least one and FC - Not so much, because Ma- the Fisherman’s. And secondly, plaints when you moved to customers - so this was the way a half to two years to come back. cau has also changed. Macau is wi- we moved to the Fisherman’s Sintra… the nightlife was booming in To come back slowly, not like thin China. Especially now the po- because we were looking for ou- FC – Yes. We had another set Macau. But besides [the gaming before. And it will come back, lice and everything involves China. tdoors areas also. So I will have of complaints when DD opened crash] there’s another very im- better and better. But after two So it makes [the rule of law] stron- [at D2] an outdoor bar. It will be at Sintra Square basement. Not portant factor affecting busines- years or so. ger, not like before. It’s difficult to open, I think, by December or because of the noise, but becau- ses: since Macau[‘s border] ope- do something [crooked]. January next year. se of the proximity of the Portu- ned up for 24 hours many people MDT – From what you’re guese School. Sometimes [at odd are going to China, to Zhuhai to saying, it seems that befo- MDT – Has the smoking MDT - Going back to your hours] parents would bump into have fun... re with the huge expansion ban, now in place for about career in Macau running their children arriving to class... 30.10.2015 fri

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MGM Resorts creates REIT Google’s Internet-beaming for hotels to cut debt, boost value balloons to take off in Christopher Palmeri Indonesia GM Resorts International, Mthe Las Vegas casino owner that’s been under pressure from Michael Liedtke, Technology Writer, an activist investor, said it will Mountain View Calif. put its properties into a real estate investment trust to help cut debt oogle’s Internet-­ oon/ G oogle and boost the stock price. beaming balloons

MGM Resorts will contribute are ready to take off L P roject the real estate associated with 10 on the next phase of of its properties, including than Gtheir mission to deliver online 24,000 hotel rooms, and the REIT access in regions where most will assume approximately USD4 people live offline. billion of debt, according to a sta- The balloons will begin hove- tement yesterday. The shares rose ring in the stratosphere above 8.5 percent to $23.60 yesterday in Indonesia in an expansion of early trading. the project announced We- The casino owner is joining com- dnesday (yesterday, Macau panies including Penn National time). About 250 million peo- Gaming Inc., Caesars Entertain- ple live in the country compo- ment Corp. and Pinnacle Enter- sed of about 17,000 islands in tainment Inc. in creating a REIT. that part of Southeast Asia, al- Land & Buildings Investment though only 42 million have In- Management LLC, an activist in- ternet access, according to the vestor, has been pushing MGM CIA’s estimates. Resorts to restructure, and Chair- Google’s 2-year-old “Project man and Chief Executive Officer Loon” program aims to chan- Jim Murren had said a decision ge that by transmitting high-­ would come this year. speed Internet signals from Google’s Project Loon balloon just prior to launch, during their Central Valley Research Flights. The company is in the middle of clusters of balloons floating an effort to boost profit by $300 about 60,000 feet above the potential audience that can phones don’t connect to the ted territory’s Internet-re- million annually through a com- Earth. query its search engine, wa- Internet because users can’t ceiving range, another one bination of cost-cutting and steps Although the project is still tch video on YouTube, cor- afford data plans, or more will float in to fill the void. to increase revenue. MGM Resor- being funded primarily by mo- respond through Gmail and frequently, live in remote or The Indonesian expansion ts has had to cope with a steep ney that Google makes from click on digital ads. rocky terrains where it’s im- follows extensive testing drop in business from the Chi- digital advertising, it recently Project Loon is still testing practical or too expensive to in New Zealand, Australia nese enclave of Macau, one of its became part of an independent its technology, so there is install the equipment need and remote areas in Califor- largest markets, as well as weak lab called X that is run by Goo- still no estimate when it will to deliver high-speed Inter- nia and Brazil. Indonesia’s betting at home. gle’s new parent company, Al- start selling the Internet ser- net access. sheer size and geographic MGM Resorts also reported phabet Inc. vice to households and busi- If things pan out as envi- sprawl makes it Project third-quarter earnings that beat Alphabet frames Project’s nesses within range of the sioned, Project Loon will Loon’s most ambitious step analysts’ estimates after reducing Loon as a noble endeavor stri- balloons. deploy hundreds of balloons yet. expenses. Profit totaled 12 cents ving to get about 100 million The Internet access will be that serve as cell towers Eventually, Project Loon a share, excluding items, compa- currently unconnected people sold through wireless servi- in the sky, invisible to the envisions dispatching its red with a loss of 4 cents a year tapped into the vast reservoir ce providers in Indonesia, naked eye. To pull it off, the balloons to other uncon- earlier. Analysts were forecasting of knowledge, entertainment where there the number project’s engineers must nected regions in the world, profit of 4 cents, the average of and conveniences available of mobile phones — about choreograph a high-altitude ranging from small villages 17 estimates compiled by Bloom- online. But it could also enri- 319 million — outnumber dance, ensuring that as one in Africa to the woods of Ca- berg. Bloomberg ch Google by expanding the people. But most of those balloon drifts out of a targe- lifornia. AP

corporate bits tap dogs dance show arrives at the venetian macao ctm launches ‘m.wallet+’ and ‘wifi bus+’ services

hop and toe stand their way CTM yesterday announced, through a routine from the in collaboration with Macau show. Pass and MOME, the launch Created by renowned Aus- of “M.wallet+” (which is in- tralian choreographer Dein corporated with Macau Pass Perry, the show is an 80-minu- card) and “WiFi Bus+” servi- te non-stop dance and music ces. With the new application performance that combines services, Macau residents will workmen, tap dancing and be able to enjoy network ac- drummers to create a live cess anytime anywhere plus theatrical performance. In wa- mobile payment service. ter, on ladders, upside-down The CTM “M.wallet” & “WiFi or jumping through scaffol- Bus+” launch ceremony was the “E-Commerce and Ne- cau Pass service points for con- ding, the Tap Dogs move to the held yesterday afternoon at twork Business Partnership” sumption or top-up with specific groove of their own beat as the Telecentro, CTM. Officiating framework formed by the three Android handsets that support team work together to bring guests included Ebel Cham, parties early this year. the NFC feature. In addition, Australian tap dancing sen- Square at The Venetian for a the steel-works construction VP of Commercial, CTM, Da- “M.wallet+”, launched in through CTM Buddy, customers sation Tap Dogs is gearing surprise performance that saw site alive. The tap dance show vid Lao, Executive Deputy Macau for the first time, de- can inquire as to their balance up to perform at The Venetian dancers Chris Erk, Anthony has played to sell-out crowds General Manager of Macau monstrates a breakthrough in and consumption record, sett- Theatre from today until Nov. Russo, Richie Miller, Justin around the world and will add Pass, and Joe Liu, Direc- mobile payment. In the first le CTM service bills, or top-up 8. Myles, Aaron Burr, Jacob Sto- Macau to its list of over 330 ci- tor of MOME. The launch of stage, the Macau Pass card BEST Prepaid cards. Users can To announce their arrival in nebraker, Kurt Csolak, Phillip ties on six continents when the “M.wallet” & “WiFi Bus+” is a will be incorporated into the top-up the “M.wallet+” service at Macau, several cast members Russo and musicians Noriko show’s limited run kicks off at result of CTM, Macau Pass “M.wallet+”. Customers can use all CTM shops or Macau Pass danced their way to St. Mark’s Terada, Nerida Wu heel tap, The Venetian Theatre today. and MOME combining under the M.wallet+ at over 3,000 Ma- service points. 30.10.2015 fri

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Five more facts about Macau Pro- 13. Why many old buildings 14. The responsibility to perty that you may or may not al- in Coloane & Taipa are falling maintain the apartment. ready know: down The responsibility to maintain the If you have looked at the old sea infrastructure, such as the water, 11. Rental yields in Macau are front buildings in Coloane Villa- electricity, sewage etc belongs to very low ge or the low rise houses in Taipa the landlord. Rents may seem high at times, but Village and wondered why they are He or she must maintain these rental yields in Macau are some of not fantastic restaurants, trendy elements to a reasonable standard the lowest in the world. Why ? cafés or just extremely nice houses, unless some other provision is Other major cities around the wor- you are not alone. made explicitly between the two ld have diverse but mutually be- There are two reasons that the pro- parties. neficial industries such as finance, perties have remained in a similar The upkeep of the apartment itself educational institutions, advanced condition for such a long time. is the responsibility of the tenant, healthcare facilities and the like. The first is that there is no clear le- who must hand back the apart- Macau has none of these indus- gal title on some of the properties. ment in the same condition that it tries, which incidentally also requi- Property ownership on the islands was handed over in. re skilled and well-paid professio- of Taipa and Coloane is slightly di- This even includes cleaning the nals to run them. fferent from the Macau peninsula, apartment before leaving IF it was Instead, Macau has only casinos and and many of the village properties handed over in a clean state at the hotels, and whilst service professio- do not have a legal binding title. beginning. nals may earn reasonable salaries, Buying a property under these cir- they are certainly not enjoying the cumstances represents a great risk 15. When your neighbor cau- 6 figure bonuses that come hand in for the buyer, who would not be ses damage to your apartment hand with other industries. able to secure bank financing be- When a neighbor causes damage to cause of the legal issue. your apartment through a burst or 12. Rental increases & limits The second reason is because some leaking pipe for example, they are The rent may be adjusted once the of the buildings are ‘protected’. duty bound to fix the problem but agreement comes to an end, and Now that should be a good thing are not obliged to fix the damage it there is no cap on the amount that shouldn’t it? has caused. the rent may be adjusted both up Well in this case, protected means Apartment living can be hazar- or down. that it is not actually protected and dous, especially if the block is old In some countries, the amount that maintained, but rather that it can- and in need of attention, and this rents can be increased is limited to not be ‘improved’ unless it beco- would help to explain the reluc- a certain percentage; say 10% for mes dangerous and unstable. tance of some people to move into example. However in Macau, once Hence, owners are incentivized to older buildings no matter how well the agreement comes to an end all leave the buildings until they fall appointed they are. subsequent agreements are treated down after which they can build a as a new agreement. nice, new building... Next week: the Top 5 fri 30.10.2015

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Party decides to abolish one child policy

Louise Watt, Beijing ld’s largest population at 1.4 Couples who have broken the billion people, introduced the rules were forced to pay a fee in hina’s ruling Communist ap photo one-child policy in 1979 as a proportion to their income. In CParty announced yester- temporary measure to curb a some cases, rural families saw day that the country will start then-surging population and their livelihood in the form of allowing all couples to have two limit the demands for water their pigs and chickens taken children, abolishing an unpo- and other resources. Soon af- away. pular policy that limited many ter it was implemented, rural In November 2013, the party urban couples to only one child couples were allowed two chil- announced that it would allow for more than three decades. dren if their firstborn was a couples to have two children if The decision is the most signi- girl. Ethnic minorities are also one of the parents is a single ficant easing of family planning allowed more than one child. child, the first substantial ea- policies that were long consi- sing of the policy in nearly three dered some of the party’s most decades. onerous intrusions into family The country The decision announced yes- life. The restrictions led to an terday removes all remaining imbalanced sex ratio because will start restrictions limiting couples to of a traditional preference for only one child. boys, and draconian enforce- allowing all “The good news is, it is here. ment that sometimes included The bad news is, it is too little forced abortions. couples to have too late,” said Cai Yong, a socio- A communiqué from the par- A child bends over in a public park in Yinchuan in northwestern China’s Ningxia Hui two children logy professor at the University ty’s Central Committee carried autonomous region of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. on the official Xinhua News “It’s better late than never,” Agency said that the decision policy’s enforcement. Previous and social development throu- Chinese families with a strong said Willy Lam, an expert on to allow all couples to have two easings of the one-child policy gh 2020. In recent years, it has preference for boys have some- Chinese politics at the Chinese children was “to improve the have spurred fewer births than been unusual for such plenary times resorted to aborting fe- University of Hong Kong. “It balanced development of po- expected, and many people sessions to result in major de- male fetuses, a practice which might serve to address the cur- pulation” and to deal with an among China’s younger genera- cisions. They generally focus on has upset the ratio of male to rent imbalance in the sense that aging population. tions see smaller family sizes as economic topics and there was female babies. The imbalance if they do not boost the growth The move may not spur a ideal. no indication that this one wou- makes it difficult for some men rate then very soon, within 20 huge baby boom in part becau- The communiqué followed ld take action on the one-child to find wives, and is believed to years or less, the working po- se fertility rates are believed to the panel’s meeting this week policy. fuel the trafficking of women as pulation will be supporting four be declining even without the to chart the country’s economic China, which has the wor- brides. aged parents.” AP

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Residents who are relocated from a drought-prone region sort out maize stalks at their new home in Hongbusi in northwestern China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region

Paul Traynor, Dacha Climate change

illage elder Yang Zhenjun isn’t ready to move out from the Answer for drought-plagued valley where his peo- pleV have herded sheep and ten- ded crops for generations amid arid, drought-prone mountains area: Move residents out of China’s northwest. Still, he acknowledges that life as he has known it is all but over. The community’s 60 families empty and overgrown with nment has identified resettle- now have running water and a ple out of “inhospitable” cli- have dwindled down to 11 in re- plants and trees; walls and roo- ment as a way to adapt. shower. He barely thinks any- mates to “help put them on the cent years. Others have left this fs have crumbled. As people There are about 60 million more of his old village, where path to success.” area, which is almost comple- leave, schools and other faci- people worldwide living in what going long distances to fetch He dismissed any claims that tely dependent on often-scarce lities in villages like Dacha are the UNHCR terms “climate water was a daily task. some are unhappy about lea- rainfall, and have headed north forced to shutter, making life change hotspots,” and China is “We would have to go down ving their ancestral homes. to plains with better infrastruc- tougher for those left behind. one of the worst affected, agen- into the valley, and carry the “They are incredibly happy ture and more accessible water. cy spokesman Andreas Nee- water with a pail on our backs. and absolutely are in favor of “The village has complete- dham said in Geneva. We would go every day, but if the government implementing ly died,” says Yang Zhenjun, About “UNHCR is calling for explicit there was something special ha- these livelihood projects,” he a fifth-generation resident of recognition” of people displa- ppening at home then we would says. Dacha village in Ningxia pro- 60m people ced by climate change at the have to go four or five times a Some migrants, however, vince’s Xiji County. Still, he is Paris meeting “to enable states day,” Hai said. struggle to adapt, said Wang not eager to move. “I was born worldwide are to prevent further displacement Not all the moves were vo- Yuxiao, head of the Yinchuan in this village. I grew up in this living in what in the future,” Needham said. luntary. Wang Ziyi, 52, said he Green Sustainability Develop- village. Everyone struggles with The agency wants to push for moved to Pingluo in December ment Centre, a nongovernmen- these same feelings.” the UNHCR individual states to address the 2014 from Huoshizhai in Xiji tal agency. Most former residents of Da- issue of displacement in clima- County because the govern- “There are many old people cha have moved under a gover- terms ‘climate te change policies, in hopes that ment claimed the village’s land who do not want to leave their nment plan to relocate 350,000 planning will help reduce both to plant forests to make a tou- old homes,” Wang said. “Ano- people to lift them out of grin- change internal and cross-border dis- rist site. ther problem the migrants are ding poverty which, for their hotspots,’ and placement. Some families tried to live in facing is the problem of finding region, has been worsened by The UNHCR says an avera- tents on the outskirts of the old work once they’ve moved to an increase in average tempe- China is one ge of 26.4 million people have community, Wang said. “But their new homes.” ratures of 2.2 degrees Celsius been displaced by natural di- it’s cold. If you tried to put up a Ma Bingfu, 52, who moved to (4 degrees Fahrenheit) over the of the worst sasters every year since 2008. house the government wouldn’t Pingluo from Taobao Village past half-century that leaves Of the 19.3 million thought to let you build it, so there was no in Xiji County in October 2011, the land more parched. affected be displaced last year, more choice but to leave.” said the young adjust better The U.N. refugee agency says than 85 percent were in Asia, Wang said he misses his old than older people. that people being displaced be- On the other hand, some of including 5 million in the Phi- town but that the “economy “This area that we’re living cause of climate-related reasons the parched land can recover lippines and 3 million each here is better than the economy in now? There’s water and the are a growing global problem. now that fewer people are using in China and India. in the mountains of Xiji. It’s roads are good, and young peo- It’s pushing for greater aware- its scarce water. Many who have moved in Nin- more convenient. Here, it’s a ple are fine here. But old people ness of their plight during a cli- “Resettlement and climate gxia are for the most part con- bit easier to find manual labor don’t like it. We can’t find work. mate change conference in Paris change are becoming more clo- tent with the result. jobs.” We have no land to grow on and opening Nov. 30. The UNHCR sely entwined,” said Sarah Ro- Hai Yanhu, 71, who moved in The government is proud of we can’t find work.” says long-term planning can gers, an Australian geographer July 2012 from Panwan village the relocations. Zou Yuzhong, “Lots of old people want to go help minimize such displace- who has studied the effects of in Xiji County to a resettlement deputy director of Ningxia Po- back,” he said. “In our old villa- ment in the future. climate change on China, ad- project in Pingluo County in verty Reduction Bureau, says ges we had land we could work. Many of Dacha’s houses are ding that the Chinese gover- the north, said he is happy to the government is moving peo- Here we have nothing.” AP fri 30.10.2015

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Statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand above soldiers during a military parade in Pyongyang

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ens of thousands of North Koreans are being sent Tto work abroad in conditions that amount to forced labor to circumvent U.N. sanctions and earn foreign currency for the country, amounting to between USD1.2 billion and $2.3 billion annually by one estimate, a U.N. investigator said early yesterday (Macau time). Marzuki Darusman, the special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea, said in a report to the U.N. Gene- ral Assembly and at a news conference that the workers are providing a new source of money to a country facing a “really tight financial and economic situation.” He accused the North Korean government of violating the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which it has signed and which bans forced labor. And he said that companies hiring North Korean workers “become complicit in an unacceptable system of forced labor.” Darusman said more than 50,000 North Korean workers are currently employed in foreign countries, mainly in the mining, logging, textile and construction industries, according to various studies — and he said the number is rising. The vast majority are working in China and Russia, he said, but they are reportedly also employed elsewhere in Asia, Africa, the Mideast and Europe. He listed Al- geria, Angola, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Poland, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Darusman said civil society organizations report that workers from the reclusive Asian nation earn $120- $150 per month on average, don’t get enough food, and are sometimes forced to work up to 20 hours a day, with only one or two rest days a month and insufficient food. Employers pay “significantly higher amounts” to the North Korean government, he said. Former workers interviewed by the organizations said jobs are assigned according to the worker’s state-as- signed social class with those in lower classes assigned the most dangerous and tedious tasks, he said. The ex -workers also reported being under constant surveillan- ce by North Koreans in charge of ensuring that they comply with government rules and regulations, he said. Darusman praised a construction company in Qatar for dismissing 90 North Korean workers in May — near- ly half its workforce — for alleged repeated violations of domestic labor legislation. According to the company, which was not named, supervisors were forcing them to work more than 12 hours a day, he said. Darusman cited a report by the International Ne- twork for the Human Rights of North Korean Overseas Labor in 2012 that North Korea is believed to earn be- tween $1.2 billion and $2.3 billion annually from these workers. AP 30.10.2015 fri

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Elaine Kurtenbach Myanmar and Esther Htusan, Yangon

fter Myanmar’s mi- litary yielded to a ci- Open-for-business factories vilian government in 2010, foreign inves- torsA rushed to set up factories and raze old neighborhoods to struggle for global foothold build luxury housing estates. Five years on, the country has only a precarious foothold in After decades of isolation and pected to do well in the Nov. 8 the global economy. underdevelopment under mili- election. It won a sweeping vic- The government has loosened ap photo tary rule, Myanmar’s factories tory in a 1990 election but was curbs on the media and politi- face excessive costs for trans- denied a role in government by cal dissent. Many people have port and electricity, relying on the military junta. access to the Internet and cell costly diesel-fueled generators A big risk for Myanmar’s eco- phones for the first time. New due to constant power outages. nomic development is if the re- hotels and shopping malls stand The lack of even basic industries sults of the election create grea- like beacons among the ruined means apparel makers must ter uncertainty or instability, colonial mansions and crum- import everything they use to which would discourage foreign bling socialist era apartments of make garments: thread, cloth, investors, said Sean Turnell, Yangon, the biggest city. zippers, buttons. a Myanmar expert and profes- Elections in November will “They’re deeply inefficient and sor at Macquarie University in provide the U.S. and other that’s exacerbated by a lack of Sydney. nations that eased sanctions infrastructure,” said Bowman. The location of garment ma- with a key test of whether Myanmar needs millions of nufacturing is “fairly footloose” Myanmar’s generals are relin- jobs to grow its economy and and driven by which country quishing power as promised. to absorb legions of migrant can offer the lowest wages and The ruling Union Solidarity workers, many of whom are setup costs. and Development Party, allied displaced by land seizures and “It can move out quite qui- with the country’s former mili- Day laborers traveling in the back of a truck pass a abandoned government owned natural disasters or fleeing their ckly,” Turnell said. “Western in- tary rulers, can point to econo- factory on their way to a construction site in Yangon villages to escape debt collec- vestors are hanging back, and if mic growth of over 8.5 percent, tors or ethnic conflict. things go wrong, they’d want to and foreign direct investment perks and bonuses. Hundreds co and Madagascar. They are all The hopes of many wind back.” topping USD8 billion this year, of female workers were laid off, hoping to replicate the Chinese in Myanmar for an alternative The garment workers who as evidence its reforms are and hundreds more went on industrialization strategy throu- to the military-allied govern- went on strike said they now making progress. strike. Eventually the striking gh low-cost manufacturing. ment rest with Aung San Suu take home about 130,000 kyats But more than a third women went back to their While the Hlaing Thayar gar- Kyi’s opposition National Lea- (about $100) in pay, including of Myanmar’s 51.4 million peo- sewing machines. Some inco- ment workers complain of pay gue for Democracy, which is ex- overtime, slightly below their ple still live on less than $1.25 a me, they reasoned, was better cuts, factory owners gripe that earlier earnings but more than day. Their reality is rural pover- than none. the higher wages are too heavy they could make if they stayed ty or urban slums dominated by “We were excited and thought a burden. in their rural villages. gangs, factories paying workers that the minimum wage would Both are right, said Vicky “I am always in debt by the end barely enough to get by, and a make things better, but it ac- Bowman of the Myanmar Cen- We were of the month,” said Zin Mar Aye, near absence of public services. tually made things worse,” said ter for Responsible Business 31, a widow with a young son. The reaction of em- 17-year-old Thae Ei Kyaw, who and a former British ambassa- excited and After a decade of working in ployers to a September hike followed her older sister’s exam- dor to Yangon. Hlaing Thayar, Ei Thein Oo said in Myanmar’s minimum wage ple in quitting school to work in “If workers are unlucky and thought that the that however bad conditions to 3,600 kyats ($2.80) a day has a garment factory. “Everyone have really poor management are in their trash-strewn slums, highlighted the meager rewards needs money, even if it’s less they will end up with less mo- minimum wage the past five years have brought for workers on the road to in- than before. They have to survi- ney. In most cases, they pro- would make some improvements. dustrialization. ve. So they accepted what they bably won’t end up with more With Ei, her sister Thae Ei Some international clothing are getting.” money,” said Bowman, whose things better, Kyaw, Ei’s husband and mo- companies backed the mini- Three decades after Chi- center works to help local busi- ther now able to work, the fa- mum wage law, expecting it na began transforming it- nesses improve their corporate but it actually mily earns enough to feed the would help ensure better pay by self into the world’s factory governance. seven-member household and their local subcontractors. Ins- floor, Myanmar faces tough At the same time, “The gar- made things pay schooling costs for the two tead, many garment companies competition from other low-wa- ment manufacturers are screa- worse. youngest children, both boys. in the Hlaing Thayar industrial ge developing countries such as ming not entirely without justi- “There are so many more jobs zone near Yangon cut hours, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Moroc- fication,” she said. Thae Ei Kyaw, 17 now,” said Ei. AP

Nepal Kathmandu turns to China for ap photo fuel after India restricts supply

Binaj Gurubacharya, Chinese oil amid severe ted Oil Corporation, said Violent protests and Kathmandu shortages has brought the Nepal Oil Corporation of- road blockades over the northern giant a step clo- ficial Deepak Baral. recently adopted Nepa- uel-starved ser to Nepal, which tradi- Details on how much fuel lese Constitution by sou- FNepal has signed an tionally is more influen- Nepal would receive, pri- thern Madhesi ethnic agreement with China to ced by India in the south. ces and other arrangemen- groups, which have close import gasoline, diesel The two Asian rivals have ts still need to be worked cultural ties with India, In this Sept. 24 file photo, Nepalese oil tankers and commercial and cooking gas, effecti- been jostling for influence out, Baral said, but confir- have strained relations trucks stand stranded near a gate that marks the Nepalese border vely ending monopoly on in landlocked Nepal. med the supply would be with India. with India supply from India, which Nepal sent a team of on a regular basis. Delhi has restricted has restricted fuel con- officials to Beijing this It would be the first time fuel supplies after pro- border crossing point. India’s External Affairs voys as a result of political week, where they signed for Nepal to import Chi- testers, demanding more Other crossings are free Ministry spokesman protests in the Himalayan a memorandum of un- nese fuel. It has so far re- rights for their traditio- of protesters, but India Vikas Swarup declined nation. derstanding Wednesday lied exclusively on India nally marginalized ethnic has refused to resume the comment on Nepal’s The decision to import with China National Uni- for its energy needs. groups, blocked a key supply of fuel. agreement with China. AP fri 30.10.2015

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Human rights Syria crisis Jailed, flogged Saudi blogger China, Germany appeal for Badawi wins EU rights prize political solution

Lorne Cook, Brussels people and organizations erman Chancellor Angela Merkel and that are defending human GChinese Premier Li Keqiang appealed yes- Saudi blogger senten- rights and fundamental terday for a political solution to Syria’s civil Aced to 10 years in pri- freedoms. war as diplomats prepared to meet in Vienna son and 1,000 lashes for Badawi was one of three for new peace efforts. The talks among diplo- insulting Muslim clerics has nominees for the prize this mats from the United States, Russia, Iran and won the European Union’s year, along with the Ve- other governments are aimed at reviving a pea- prestigious Sakharov Prize nezuelan opposition mo- ce process toward an end of the 4-year-old war for human rights. vement Mesa de la Unidad between President Bashar Assad’s government Raif Badawi was honored Democratica and assassina- and rebel factions. “We both agree that we with the award as a symbol ted Russian opposition lea- should work out a political resolution through of the fight for freedom of der Boris Nemtsov. diplomatic channels,” said Merkel at a news speech — an announcement “The European Parlia- conference with Li. “I hope that we can soon greeted with a standing ment has sent today a have all the important parties sit down together ovation yesterday at the Eu- strong political and huma- to discuss the issues and offer substantial help ropean Parliament assem- nitarian message to Saudi to the Syrian people.” Diplomats are trying to bly in Strasbourg, France. Members of the Austrian Greens attend a protest against the detainment of Arabian authorities,” said revive the 2012 Geneva Communiqué, which “I urge the king of Saudi Saudi blogger Raif Badawi in Vienna, Austria Guy Verhofstadt, leader of called for creating a transitional government Arabia to free him, so he the Liberal bloc. “We urge in Syria to oversee elections as part of a politi- can accept the prize,” Par- year sentence after being tional outrage. His Majesty King Salman cal transition. Also taking part in the talks are liament President Martin convicted of insulting Islam Western governments to release Raif Badawi from Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Germany, Europe’s Schulz said. and breaking Saudi Ara- have condemned Badawi’s prison and in any case to biggest economy, is not part of the talks but Schulz described Badawi bia’s technology laws with treatment, and rights end the barbaric punish- Merkel is under political pressure to stem the as “an extremely good man, his liberal blog. He also was groups including Amnesty ment of flogging.” flow of thousands of refugees from Syria and an exemplary man who has sentenced to 1,000 lashes, International have cam- In February, the EU par- other countries into the country. Syria over- had imposed on him one of spread over 20 installmen- paigned for his release. liament voted a resolution shadowed efforts by Germany and China to use the most gruesome penal- ts, and fined USD266,000. The freedom of thought calling for Badawi’s imme- Merkel’s visit to forge closer commercial ties. ties that exist in this coun- The flogging has been sus- award is named after the diate and unconditional re- Merkel, who was on her eighth visit to China try, which can only be des- pended since he received 50 Soviet scientist and dissi- lease from jail. They called since taking office in 2005, attended a signing cribed as brutal torture.” lashes in January, a punish- dent Andrei Sakharov. It his flogging a “cruel and ceremony with Li at which China committed to Badawi is serving a 10- ment that sparked interna- was set up in 1988 to honor shocking act.” AP buying Airbus jets worth USD17 billion. AP

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arco Rubio bid forcefully Mfor control of the Republi- Trump, Carson defend seriousness can Party’s establishment wing in Wednesday night’s (yesterday, Macau time) third Republican debate, deflecting jabs from Jeb of White House bids Bush, who desperately sought to right his floundering campaign. Insurgent outsiders Donald He bristled when asked by a de- of flat tax system to pay for fede- Trump and Ben Carson defended bate moderator if his policy pro- ral programs. the seriousness of their White ap photo posals, including building a wall The Republican nominee will House bids. along the U.S.-Mexico border most likely face Hillary Rodham Bush, the former Florida gover- and deporting everyone who is in Clinton, former first lady and nor and son and brother of for- the U.S. illegally, amounted to a secretary of state. The overwhel- mer presidents, was once seen “comic book” campaign. ming favorite for the Democratic as the top Republican contender. “It’s not a very nicely asked nomination, her candidacy recei- But he entered the debate in the question, the way you ask it,” ved a boost from a strong debate midst of the most difficult stret- Trump responded. Then he de- performance two weeks ago. ch of his White House campaign. fended his proposals as reasona- Ohio Gov. John Kasich and By attacking Rubio, a senator, ble. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for his spotty voting record on Carson, a soft-spoken retired are each seeking to break through Capitol Hill, Bush signaled that Republican presidential candidates, from left, John Kasich, Mike Huckabee, Jeb neurosurgeon, stuck to his low with more mainstream Republi- he sees his fellow Floridian as the Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, and Ted Cruz take the -key style and sought to explain can voters. Kasich in particular candidate most likely to block his stage during the CNBC Republican presidential debate his vague tax policy, which he has was aggressive from the start in political path. compared to tithing, in which fa- bemoaning the unexpected stren- “Marco, when you signed up for Bush and Rubio clashed for where the first of the state-by-s- milies donate the same portion gth of unorthodox candidates. this, this was a 6-year term and control of the party’s more tate contests will be held. Neither of their income to their church Also on stage were former you should be showing up for mainstream wing in the debate, Trump nor Carson are career po- regardless of how much they Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, work,” said Bush, who is strug- which comes some three months liticians but both have capitali- make. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and gling to right his campaign after before the first votes are cast in zed on anti-Washington, anti-es- Carson said in an earlier deba- former technology executive being forced to slash spending in the race, leaving much time for tablishment feeling among many te that someone making USD10 Carly Fiorina, the star of the se- response to slower fundraising. things to change. conservatives. billion would pay $1 billion in ta- cond Republican debate. Fiori- Rubio, who has had a close re- Trump, a brash billionaire busi- Trump largely refrained from xes. Wednesday night he floated na, the former Hewlett Packard lationship with Bush, responded nessman, dominated in the polls personal attacks on his rivals, the idea of a 15 percent flat rate. CEO, has struggled to capitalize sharply: “Someone has con- for months, but Carson has re- which has been a signature of Critics have questioned whether on that strong performance and vinced you that attacking me is cently taken the momentum and his campaign, even taking a light the government could still raise has faded toward the back of the going to help you.” overtook Trump in polls in Iowa, touch with Carson. enough revenue under that type pack. AP

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TV canal macau cinema this day in history Friday cineteatro 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 29 Oct - 04 Nov 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 14:30 RTPi Live 18:20 Trail of Lies (Repeated) 19:10 TDM Talkshow (Repeated) 19:40 Soap Opera 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 21:15 News 21:45 Miscellaneous 22:10 Trail of Lies 23:00 TDM News 23:30 Portuguese Movie 01:10 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) 01:45 RTPi Live

Saturday 10:45 Boonie Bears S.2 11:35 Young Adult are you here_ room 1 12:00 Cooking 2.30, 9.45 pm 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) Director: Jill Wong Starring: Nina Paw, Helena Law, Susan Shaw News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 13:30 Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) 14:30 Soap Opera Duration: 114min 16:40 Liga Nos: Tondela - Benfica (Repeated) our times_ 18:10 News room 1 18:30 Contest 4.30, 7.15 pm 1981 Euthanasia chief 19:20 Miscellaneous Director: Ding Sheng Starring: Andy Lau, Liu Ye, Wu Ruofu, Wang Qianyuan jailed over suicides 19:50 Macau 360° (Repeated) Language: Mandarin (English/Cantonese) 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report Duration: 134min The secretary of the UK’s pro-euthanasia group Exit 21:00 Drama has been jailed for two and a half years for aiding and bridge of spies_ abetting suicide. 23:00 TDM News room 2 Nicholas Reed was found guilty on three counts of 23:45 Rugby World Cup 2015 (Final): New Zealand vs Australia (Live) 2.15, 4.45, 7.15, 9.45 pm Director: Steven Spielberg aiding and abetting suicide and one of conspiracy to 01:15 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda aid and abet. Language: English (Cantonese) Mark Lyons, 70, Mr Reed’s co-accused and the man Duration: 141min who helped people commit suicide by providing pills Sunday and alcohol was given a two-year suspended sen- tence. 10:30 Young Children “If you get into trouble in the next two years you are 11:00 Sunday Mass going to cop it,” the judge told him. 12:00 Miscellaneous He was spared a jail term after the judge took into 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) account his age and the fact he had already served 325 days awaiting the trial. 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast “I take into account the fact that you are not as 14:30 Zig Zag young as you used to be. But you are not as old as I 16:50 Young Adult am,” said the judge, Mr Justice Lawson. The judge added that he believed Mr Lyons had Documentary Serie 17:20 learned his lesson and was “not going to start mes- 17:55 Miscellaneous sing around with plastic bags and pills anymore”. 18:50 Action The pair were tracked down after the death of a multiple sclerosis sufferer. As a matter of routine her 19:40 Comedy death was reported to the coroner and a post-mor- 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report tem revealed she died from taking a barbiturate drug 21:00 Contraponto with alcohol. 22:10 Documentary Two women at the inquest, who had been at the dead woman’s house the day before she died, iden- 23:00 TDM News bride wars_ room 3 tified Mr Lyons as a visitor to the house. 23:30 Non-Daily Portuguese News 2.15,5.45, 9.30 pm When police went to Mr Lyons’ flat in West Hamps- 23:45 UEFA Europa League 2015/2016 Magazine Programme Director: Tony Chan tead they found thousands of pills and tablets and Starring: Angelababy, Ni Ni, Chen Xiao several diaries that outlined visits to people wanting 01:15 Main News, Financial & Weather Report Language: Mandarin (English/Cantonese) to commit suicide. Duration: 90min In court Nicholas Reed described how he had sent Mr Lyons on missions to “comfort and console” peo- are you here_ ple but said he had no idea that he was helping peo- offbeat room 3 ple commit suicide. 4.00 pm Director: Jill Wong Courtesy BBC News In scramble for political finance, Starring: Nina Paw, Helena Law, Susan Shaw Bolivians turn to coca Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) Duration: 114min While U.S. politicians are scrambling for ways to pay goosebumps_ In context for campaigns, few are likely to adopt the latest Bolivian room 3 tactic. 7.30 pm Following the verdicts Exit released a statement reiterating Backers of President Evo Morales say they’re bolste- Director: Rob Letterman their aim to change the law “so that everyone in Britain will ring their finances with donations of potatoes and coca, Starring: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush have a right to medical help to secure an easy death if life has the crop that’s a traditional stimulant in Bolivia but is Language: English (Cantonese) become intolerable because of incurable, painful or incapaci- tating illness”. banned abroad as the raw material of cocaine. Duration: 103min The president’s partisans are seeking a constitutional The British Medical Association responded by saying: “The guidance given by Exit is squalid and bears no comparison amendment eliminating a ban on Morales seeking ano- macau tower with the help which can be offered by the NHS for those in ther term in 2019. 15 Oct - 04 Nov need.” Coca growers’ vice president Leonardo Loza says his Nicholas Reed had his sentence reduced on appeal to 18 members are pledging 20 tons of coca to be sold to raise the martian_ months. money for the effort. They hope to raise USD120,000 and 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm Exit started out as the Voluntary Euthanasia Society in 1935 say none of the crop will go toward cocaine. Morales is Director: Ridley Scoot but changed its name to give itself a more punchy and dy- namic image. honorary president of the growers’ union. Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara Other growers’ groups are pledging potatoes and rice In 2002, Holland became the first country to legalise eutha- Language: English (Cantonese) nasia. for the campaign. Duration: 141min fri 30.10.2015

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hen the great Victor WMatfield was sent into but also the most resilient the Rugby World Cup semifi- nal last weekend with South Africa down by five and a whole Just before this World Cup, won two World Cups, the Wal- quarter to go, he sized up New South Africa was overturned in labies under John Eales had a Zealand and didn’t like what he ap photo Johannesburg, blowing a three supreme belief in themselves, saw. -point lead with seven to go. and New Zealand was mentally “I have been fortunate enough All Blacks coach Steve Hansen fragile. to play in teams where you just said after the semifinal he was The turnaround began in know you are going to win the confident his side would pull 2000, when then-All Blacks game. It doesn’t matter how far through against South Africa. coach Wayne Smith invited you are behind, you know you “I’ve got a lot of faith in our Gilbert Enoka, a former inter- are going to win the game in composure,” he says. “We’ve national volleyballer, into their the end,” Matfield says. “I must been in tight spots a lot over the setup. Enoka was to the fore say when I went on, I never saw last four years, and the years in regarding mental skills as panic in their eyes.” before that, and when you’ve important as passing and cat- That the All Blacks prevailed got the experience that we’ve ching. He was retained by coa- by two points over Matfield and got ... ch Graham Henry, then Han- the Springboks to reach the fi- “A lot of people have made sen, who has Enoka on his staff nal this weekend surprised very South Africa’s Victor Matfield, left, and New Zealand’s Samuel Whitelock compete noises about guys being too old, at this tournament. few. for the ball in a line out but they’re in good form, and Enoka was there in Cardiff in Yes, they are filled with ins- if they’ve been around a long 2007 when the All Blacks lost pirational leaders, world-class edged them in the four years try deep in injury time. time they bring a lot of expe- to France in the quarterfinals, players with an abundance of since the last Rugby World Cup. Last year, the Wallabies were rience. Most of our experiences and lost their heads so to speak. skills, speed, ambition, and de- They were down to 14 men in rolled over after leading by 10 are positive ones, therefore you That won over remaining skep- termination, but they are also Christchurch in 2012 when they with 11 minutes to go in Bris- get a lot of inner self-belief with tics among the players. Former the most resilient team in world beat Ireland with a last-minute bane, the same point at which that.” lock Brad Thorn says they wou- rugby. dropped goal. Ireland should Wales was run down in Cardiff The All Blacks haven’t always ldn’t have beaten France in the It doesn’t matter whether they have beaten them for the first after being up by one, promp- been this way. They have been 2011 final without Enoka. The are chasing or being chased in time in 2013 in Dublin but con- ting Wales lock Alun Wyn Jo- the best team for most of the All Blacks were mentally at a match, they hardly ever crack. ceded a penalty with 28 seconds nes to say “they are probably last 30 years, but they choked their collective best in not con- They have had to tip their hat to left, and that was all the All Bla- 20 minutes ahead of everybo- regularly in World Cups. Throu- ceding a penalty in the last 10 only three opponents who have cks needed to score a converted dy else.” gh the 1990s, when Australia minutes. AP / Oddschecker.com

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th Anniversary BUZZ climate change in Gulf Roadside 60-80 24 Moderate Speaking from a Gulf nation whose skys- project in Abu Dhabi. Hammond applauded crapers rose on oil wealth, Britain’s foreign the Emirates for investing in the technology, as High secretary called yesterday on the rest of the well as its pledge to have 24 percent of its elec- Density 110-140 wealthy Arab world to put their money toward tricity come from clean energy sources by 2021. Residental renewable and clean energy ahead of the land- “I suppose the romantic in me says there is Bad mark climate change conference in Paris later something rather nicely symmetrical about Area opinion this year. the idea that the wealth that’s been generated Philip Hammond’s comments while on a Mi- from years of successful exploitation of fossil Ambient 110-140 deast tour came as he visited the Masdar City fuels would be reinvested ... in the energy te- Bad source: dsmg source: Bizcuits renewable energy and sustainable technology chnologies of the futures,” Hammond said. Leanda Lee WORLD BRIEFS ap photo America’s not the greatest S KOREA’s highest court country in the world sentences the head of a ferry anymore operator to seven years in prison over a ship sinking last If you are truly lucky enough with children year that killed more than 300 (and students and employees, for that mat- people. ter), you experience those rewarding momen- ts when you’re offered a glimpse of the way they are developing and the internalisation of INDIA Prime Minister the values that you have guided and mentored Narendra Modi described them in. I just had one of those moments. India and Africa as bright My charge came to show me a video of an ex- spots of hope and economic cerpt from HBO’s TV series “The Newsroom”. opportunity and offered I had seen this masterpiece of fictional oration technology and credit to when it hit the airwaves and went viral the first match rival China at a summit time around. Apparently, it’s still making peo- with more than 40 African ple stop and think. The speech by the TV news leaders yesterday. anchor character, Will McAvoy, is fundamen- tally about testing assumptions, not merely BELGIUM French far-right swallowing received wisdom or thoughtlessly repeating rhetoric. leader Marine Le Pen faces In the episode the question put to a panel a parliamentary probe over of American journalists is “Why is America the voting irregularities at the greatest country in the world?” We of a diffe- This July 2012 photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows methamphetamine disguised as a European Union’s legislature. chocolate candy bar in Los Angeles rent time and place we might pause to pon- Le Pen acknowledged der but nationalistic pride, hubris and a dash yesterday she left her voting of jingoism have a way of blinding people: we various consumer me- card at her desk and that generally don’t think to question the question thods. Depending on how a Dutch group colleague – the validity of it. Chocolate meth? much experience they’ve voted in her place during The brilliance in McAvoy’s “it’s not” speech the plenary in Strasbourg, is in the interrogation of what greatness might had, (officers have) pro- look like. McAvoy cleverly (as only a script can) US customs agents bably seen every consu- France, this week. Voting expounds upon the virtues and attributes that mer method under the is strictly personal at the make up a great nation and in doing so de- sun,” said Anthony Bucci, European Parliament mands his audience compare America today have seen it all the public affairs specia- and infractions must be against others. He flings an endless stream list for Customs and Bor- investigated. of such damning statistics that “the greatest der Protection’s New York country in the world” mantra is exposed as a omething about tens of thousands of drug regional office. lie. He dares question the question. In the face Sthe dozens of indivi- seizures made by customs Customs officials made of the belief of a nation he stands up to and dually wrapped chocolate agents each year at the na- 153,000 drug seizures ap photo demands that the audience demand evidence to test the criteria. bars in the luggage of a tion’s airports, including from people trying to en- With the opening of Studio City this week, we man flying from Califor- many where drugs were ter or leave the country have been privy to some of Lawrence Ho’s simi- nia to Japan struck a fe- hidden inside food. between the 2011 and larly straight-shooting speeches, not all of whi- deral Customs and Bor- Customs officers stopping 2015 fiscal years in the top ch have been reported as assertively as they der Protection officer as travelers coming and five ports of entry alone, USA Republicans rallied were said. Although future competition for an odd. Sure enough, when going from the United Sta- according to the agency. behind Rep. Paul Ryan uncertain number of gaming concessions is im- unwrapped, they turned tes have found drugs dis- Officers in the New (pictured) to elect him to buing such public presentations with a political out to be more than 4 pou- guised as cream filling in York region — including the powerful post of House agenda - of which we are likely to see a great nds of methamphetamine cookies, in bags of coffee, Kennedy, LaGuardia and speaker yesterday as the deal more - we were again reminded by Ho, as covered by a “chocolate- bottles of rum, and stuf- Newark airports — made we have by Steve Wynn before, that diversified splintered party turned to like substance.” fed inside bricks of frozen more than 72,000 stops offerings in entertainment and retail are only the youthful but battle-tested That bust at Los Ange- meat, among other places. over the five-year span, granted by the largess of the gaming dollar. lawmaker to mend its self- les International Airport “Drug smugglers, mules, and Chicago had more This diversification is pretend industry di- inflicted wounds and craft in July 2012 was one of what have you, they use than 36,000. AP versification, for these industries could never a conservative message to stand on their own business-model feet; they woo voters in next year’s are mostly subsidised by the gaming table elections. In a roll call, 236 dollar. Unless we consider the family-based customer, it’s drawing a long bow to call the Republicans called out the activity we are seeing a diversification of cus- Ryan — a former Republican tomer base, for Macau is still targeting the hor- times square by rodrigo vice presidential candidate — des over that Lotus Bridge. For industry (ra- as their pick for the top job. ther than offering or customer) diversification to occur, it would need to happen as viable Germany A 32-year-old and separate from the gaming industry and not German man arrested in subsidised by it: education (tertiary in particu- the disappearance nearly lar), and tourist attractions that draw their own a month ago of a 4-year- crowds for instance. old Bosnian migrant has In Macau, we continue to conspire in going confessed to killing the boy, along with the diversification mantra but rarely do I hear us question the question. Either we authorities said yesterday. should demand clarification of what success Prosecutor Michael von looks like and set some clear, specific and Hagen told reporters that measureable targets for diversification regar- the man, whose identity dless of how relatively miniscule they could wasn’t released, was turned only possibly be against the gaming jugger- in by his mother after she naut, or get over the rhetoric about diversifi- recognized him in video cation and accept that nothing of great subs- released by police. Police tance is going to happen in Macau without the were interviewing the mother gaming industry propping it up. at her home in the state of As the news anchor says, “The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is Brandenburg, outside Berlin, one.” Ours is that we haven’t a clue where when the suspect showed we’re supposed to be going, what success in up there yesterday morning industry diversification looks like and who’s su- and confessed, telling police pposed to take us there. that he had the child’s body in the car.