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HONG KONG The Hong Kong Tourism Board, in conjunction with cycling’s world governing Casinos might ponder body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), is launching a major cycling event later this year, P2 according to a report by austerity measures the Radio Television Hong Kong. The first-ever Hong Kong Cyclothon, set for Oct. 10 and 11, invites professional cyclists from around the world to take part in races covering different parts of Hong Kong, the report said. The highlight of the event is the 35-km Challenge, which will see the Tsing Ma Bridge opened for the first time for competitive road racing.

ISRAEL A Palestinian man was killed yesterday morning during a clash between Palestinians and Israeli troops in the West Bank, a Palestinian hospital official and the Israeli army said. Falah Abu Maria, 53, was killed by three live bullets shot at his chest at close range, said Yousef Takrouri, deputy director of Al-Ahli Hospital in the West Bank city of Hebron. He said Abu Maria’s 22-year-old son was shot in the legs, and another one of his sons was brought to the hospital with light injuries to his face.

BURUNDI Witnesses say an opposition supporter was shot dead Wednesday night, a victim of electoral violence as Burundi awaits results of the country’s Behind the presidential election amid unrest due to President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office. scenes of the Nkurunziza is expected to win the vote because some opposition groups boycotted. Critics charge growing MICE that Nkurunziza’s effort to extend his time in power is unconstitutional. industry P6 MDT REPORT More on backpage INSIDE 24.07.2015 fri

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ASINO operator Melco EDUCATION | GAMING pleted the first step—the high CCrown Entertainment is school diploma,” she recalled. betting on life-long learning Akiko Takahashi, the com- programs to help staff mem- pany’s executive vice presi- bers develop their careers, as dent and chief human resour- a second batch of graduates Melco supports life-long ces-corporate social respon- from the “Back to School” pro- sibility officer, recalled that gram yesterday received their CSR has been part of Melco’s high school diplomas from learning programs strategy and vision from day Lawrence Ho, the company’s one. co-chairman and CEO. She stressed that the “Back The company hosted a gra- to School” program offers em- duation ceremony for the ployees an opportunity not recent graduates. The six only to complete high school, staff members are currently but also to allow them to fur- serving in positions ranging ther their studies at a univer- from dealers to pit supervi- sity if they so wish. sors. Ms Takahashi also stressed They had enrolled in the that Melco employees are “Back to School” program, encouraged to try out diffe- which was first launched by rent areas within the com- Melco in 2010. The in-house pany. high school diploma program Yesterday, Melco Crown was conducted in partnership Entertainment also annou- with the Luso-Chinese school nced the winner of its “Dare Luis Gonzaga Gomes, and the to Dream” program. Having Education and Youth Affairs partnered with the Tertiary Bureau (DSEJ). Education Services Office, The program’s classes are dule flexibility, as many em- hour classes five days a week of Dreams and one of the gra- the casino operator challen- taught at the company’s pro- ployees work on shifts. The over a three-year period. duates, said, “After leaving ged local students to design a perties to ensure greater sche- six graduates attended three- Ng Nga Leng, a dealer at City school for over 20 years, I villa set in a landscape for an never imagined I would have opportunity to undertake an another chance to finish my internship at the Zaha Hadid high school diploma. I also Architects headquarters in Operators might ponder austerity measures wanted to be a role model for London. my two sons studying at se- Five students were named fi- condary school.” nalists. Choi Cheng I, a fourth- HE co-chairman and CEO of Melco Crown Economy and Finance has said…this is kind of She added that the com- year student at the Glasgow TEntertainment, Lawrence Ho, has acknow- right at the level where the government might pany’s management gave the School of Art, won the Zaha ledged that if the local government is conside- need to look at austerity measures, which would participating staff members Hadid Design Competition ring austerity measures in case the gaming in- be less than ideal.” all the support they needed, and will start her internship dustry does not recover soon, then local busi- Nevertheless, Mr Ho recalled that City of making special shift arrange- later this year. nesses and gaming operators might have to do Dreams opened in June 2009 in the middle of a ments so that she could attend Melco Crown’s co-chairman the same. global financial crisis. “I think we’ve come to get classes. and CEO, Lawrence Ho, said: Speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony held used to the fact that we opened our properties “I have been offered a scho- “We have always put emphasis yesterday by Melco Crown, Mr Ho said, “If the during downturns,” he said, stressing that there larship to further my studies on developing our colleagues government is looking at austerity measures, are attractions that his company is bringing into at the Macau Polytechnic Ins- and helping them reach their maybe a lot of businesses or gaming operators the market that are something completely new. titute. Being able to get a ba- full potential. At the same will have to look at it as well.” Melco Crown Entertainment will be opening chelor’s degree was something time, we are also committed He recalled that “even if it starts stabilizing at Studio City, their new property on the Cotai I could only dream of, but to inculcating interests in arts this level and based on what the Secretary for Strip, later this year. thanks to this program I com- and culture in Macau.” CP

Letter to the Editor Taxis: Fishing is starting to creep back

Dear Editor ge to “do his job well” and “listen to very quick to praise them when they have been massively ameliorated, but citizens’ voices more” as well as ack- make positive decisions that in our the job is not yet done. Fishing is star- I read with great interest your ar- nowledge that it is “important … to opinion are for the good of Macau so- ting to creep back, with our estimate of ticle entitled “Raimundo do Rosário listen to more opinions from different ciety. It is great to hear Mr Lam say, Macau’s fishing prevalence rising from praises new Transport Bureau head’s parts of society”. The Secretary for “I think that when one is serving citi- around 10% to around 15% in the last ‘courage’” in yesterday’s Macau Daily Transport and Public Works, Mr Rai- zens as a civil servant, it’s legitimate to month or two. But that is still a massi- Times. Over the past 12 months the mundo do Rosário, is absolutely cor- receive their criticisms.” Let’s see how ve improvement on the abysmal 85% Macau Taxi Passenger Association, rect when he admits the DSAT top job that plays out in practice. fishing prevalence we estimated at the through its official Facebook group is a challenging, stressful and difficult Make no bones about it they both height of the problem in 2014. Macau Taxi Driver Shame, has at va- one. I’m glad to hear Mr Lam has al- have tough but incredibly important Lets hope with new leadership at the rious times been critical of the former ready steeled himself for criticism, for jobs. It was very encouraging to hear helm, Macau’s transportation woes Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Mr surely he will be receiving it given the Mr Rosário acknowledge that Macau can improve. We wish Mr Lam the best Wong Wan. Of course the criticisms shambolic nature of Macau’s transport has a taxi service “that needs to impro- of luck in his new position. were never personal and we wish Mr system. I can assure both Mr Rosário ve its service quality in order to have a Wong well in his future endeavors. and Mr Lam that the MTPA will only positive impact on Macau’s image”. He Andrew W Scott It is also very heartwarming to hear be criticizing their decisions if we ge- is absolutely correct. Since Mr Rosá- President the new DSAT Director Mr Lam pled- nuinely feel they are poor. We will be rio took office Macau’s taxi problems Macau Taxi Passengers Association

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ELECTORAL BRIBERY CASE Chan Tak Seng petitions against Overseas associations CCAC’s sting operation mobilized to call for According to him, the region did not Canidrome closure allow authorities to carry out sting operations. In addition, Chan Tak OCAL animal rights Seng questioned whether the CCAC Lgroup Anima mobilized officers had adopted similar measu- 164 other overseas associa- res with regards to other campaign tions in a concerted effort teams. to call on the government to According to the director, the two pull the plug on greyhoun- CCAC investigators, Io Fu Chun and d-racing activities in the ter- Lam Kin Seng, joined Chan Meng ritory. Chan Tak Seng Kam’s organization as members and With the Canidrome’s con- volunteers separately within three cession set to expire within HE Macau Institution of Peo- days using pseudo personal informa- three months and after mul- Tple’s Alliance director Chan Tak tion. They were said to have been ser- tiple petitions against the Seng burst into tears yesterday after ving CCAC before their membership races, Anima earlier teamed the streets, said Albano Mar- people supporting us,” said submitting a petition to the Com- was approved, which could be a key up with another lobbying tins, president of the group. Martins, adding that 65 mission Against Corruption (CCAC). factor to sway the court’s sentencing. organization based in the “We did it a few times, groups were from the main- He was demanding for the anti-graft Chan has also sought out the CCAC United States, GREY2K USA around four or five, and we land. agency to come clean on its allegedly Discipline Committee to intervene Worldwide, to launch an collected that number,” he Aside from the Canidrome’s “orchestrated sting operation”, which in the saga, as he has handed in ano- online signature-collecting said. closure, Mr Martins also ur- was claimed to have been directed at ther petition to the committee’s head, campaign on Change.org to The group also enlisted glo- ged the government to re- his association. Kwan Tsui Hang, urging for an in- pressure the authorities to bal support for its resolution develop the dog track into a On the heels of CCAC’s response to quiry into the two investigators’ con- shut down the only racetrack to close down the facility that facility benefiting the surrou- the group’s furious condemnation duct during that period. for dogs in Asia. has euthanized 30 greyhou- nding densely populated nei- two days ago, Chan approached the Chan said that the pair were convic- The campaign has garnered nds each month, with 10 of ghborhood. commission’s headquarters and ur- ted in the case and he had suffered close to 300,000 signatures the 164 supporting organiza- “Now we have a letter sig- ged the authorities to disclose investi- enormous pressure since the court’s so far and will be presented tions turning up to last night’s ned by these 10 organizations gation outcomes of the 213 complain- ruling, pledging to appeal the verdict to the head of the Civic and media briefing to spell out plus Anima recommending ts received during the last Legislative at any cost until the truth came to light. Municipal Affairs Bureau, their collaborative efforts. the chief executive let the Ca- Assembly election. The disgruntled The alliance head abruptly wept while Alex Vong today. Moreover, “We asked them to support nidrome’s concession expire alliance head stressed that the two he was answering journalists’ ques- during the past two months our petition to spread the and not continue and trans- watchdog agents, whom he suspec- tions. He once again denied the claims in a separate campaign, the message to all communities. form that area for the com- ted of infiltrating their group in early that the group offered catering to the group also gathered roughly After we set up the petition, munities,” added the group’s 2009, committed an illegal act. three lawmakers’ would-be voters. another 3,000 signatures in we have almost 300,000 head. Staff reporter

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Prawns injected TV, since the broadcaster hadn’t proved that it suffered losses be- with jelly Gov’t told to pay MOP200 million cause of the public antenna com- allegedly sold panies’ activity. compensation to Cable TV The litigation with the public Prawns injected with jell are antenna companies ended with allegedly being sold at the an agreement sponsored by the Iao Hon market. According HE litigation between Macau antenna companies, which had Bureau of Telecommunication to several media reports, TCable TV and the local gover- never obtained legal permission Regulations (DSRT), according a customer has stated that nment regarding the latter’s failu- to air TV programs that are co- to which the TV signals wou- she discovered jelly-like re to prevent the broadcasting of pyright-protected. ld be provided by Macau Cable substances injected into the copyright-protected programs by Besides seeking compensation TV and transmitted through the prawns and subsequently public antenna companies seems from the government in a Court existing networks of the antenna filed a complaint to the Civic to have reached a conclusion. of Arbitration, Macau Cable TV companies. With that agreement, and Municipal Affairs Bureau The administration was trying filed a separate lawsuit to seek which lead to the creation of a (IACM). The woman says that to void a decision made by a Court compensation from 12 public publicly owned company to ensu- IACM mishandled the case, of Arbitration in 2012, which had The ruling was not yet made pu- antenna companies for acts of re the transmission of a package but a bureau representative ordered the government to pay blic, but the Times confirmed yes- unfair competition. In July 2012, of 49 basic TV channels, Cable told TDM that a series of MOP200 million compensation terday with a legal source that this the Court of First Instance ruled TV declared its waiver of seeking inspections are being held to Macau Cable TV. According to should put an end to a case that out the company’s compensation compensation from the antenna at different markets. “We newspaper Ponto Final, the Court pitted Macau Cable TV, which claims. The collective of judges companies. However, the claims are carrying out a thorough of Second Instance (TSI) judged has held an exclusive concession considered that “not all the requi- to compensation from the gover- investigation to see if we find the case on July 9 dismissing the for cable television services since rements” to ask for compensation nment continued to be analyzed similar prawns,” said Ung Sau government’s appeal. 1999, against the so-called public had been fulfilled by Macau Cable by a Court of Arbitration. PB Hong, a member of IACM’s Administrative Committee. IACM’s president, Alex Vong, STATISTICS also commented on the case, promising to pay attention to it: “After we receive the Tourist arrivals in June lowest in 32 months relevant information, we will carry out an inspection, and ISITOR arrivals in June recorded sed by 10 percent to 1.43 million, while tho- increased by 2.0 percent and 6.5 percent, we will study whether the food V7.6-percent year-on-year and 11.8-percent se traveling under the Individual Visit Sche- DSEC figures indicated. products were legally imported month-to-month declines, amounting to 2.24 me dropped by 4.2 percent as well. DSEC data showed that numbers of long-haul to Macau and check if they million, which is the worst number recorded According to DSEC’s data, visitor arrivals visitors from Canada and Britain registered hold official receipts. We will since September 2012, the Statistics and Cen- from most Asian countries or regions re- year-on-year increases, whereas those from also review how our frontline sus Service (DSEC) revealed yesterday. Same- corded year-on-year falls in June. Visitors the United States and Australia decreased. staff is handling the case.” Alex day visitors decreased by 9.7 percent year-on- from Taiwan, South Korea and India de- In the first half of 2015, visitor arrivals Vong also reminded consumers year to 1.15 million (52 percent of the total). creased by 5.9 percent, 24.8 percent and totaled 14.75 million, down by 3.5 percent not to buy any food products Visitors from the mainland, who accoun- 3.3 percent respectively year-on-year, while year-on-year. Overnight visitors decreased that seem odd. ted for over 60 percent of the total, decrea- those from Hong Kong and the Philippines by 6.6 percent to 6.61 million. ad fri 24.07.2015

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said. “I hope the junkets re- surrect but right now it doesn’t look promising.” Sands China jumps after profit Second-quarter net income at Sands China dropped 37 per- cent to $388.7 million, while tops estimates on mass market revenue fell 26 percent to $1.77 billion, according to the parent company. Sands China lifted its share of mass market gambling re- venue in the second quarter to

BLOOMBERG 31.8 percent from 31 percent in the first quarter, Barclays Plc analysts led by Phoebe Tse wro-

What you see in Macau very clearly, it’s a mass market, it’s premium mass ROBERT GOLDSTEIN

te in a note. “We expect its mass revenues to grow again as we believe further restrictive poli- cies are ending,” she said. A gondolier gestures to visitors, unseen, while rowing on San Luca canal in the Grand Canal Shoppes inside the Venetian Macao resort Mainland Chinese passport Annie Lee Index gained 0.5 percent. of the $2.7 billion Parisian Ma- “We see Sands’ second-quar- holders were told they could vi- Adjusted property earnings cao, Sand’s newest resort in the ter margin resilience as truly sit Macau more frequently and ANDS China Ltd. sur- before interest, taxes, depre- city, in about 12 months. remarkable, but company-s- stay longer while transiting the ged in Hong Kong tra- ciation and amortization at the Macau’s casino industry has pecific. We still expect margin city, reversing a policy that was ding after second-quar- Hong Kong-listed unit of Las fallen for more than a year hit decline for the other operators imposed a year ago. ter profit beat estimates Vegas Sands Corp. fell 30 per- by China’s economic slowdown which have less room for cost Still, visitors to Macau in June Sas the Macau casino opera- cent to USD564.5 million, bea- and campaigns against corrup- rationalization.” fell 7.6 percent to 2.25 million, tor gained share among mass ting the $508.5 million median tion that prompted Chinese Sands China reported adjus- the lowest level since Septem- market gamblers, which helped estimates of six analysts sur- high-stakes bettors, or VIPs, to ted property EBITDA margin ber in 2012, according to data offset declines in high rollers. veyed by Bloomberg. avoid the city. The downturn improved 150 basis points to from the Macau government. Sands China jumped 7.9 per- “The strength of our pre- has eased since February, and 31.7 percent quarter on quar- The new casinos offer hope for cent to HKD33.35 at close of mium direct business has off- a surprise move by the Chinese ter. The company has impro- the companies, which are focu- trading, the highest level since set a lot of the weakness in the government to relax traveling ved margins by cutting marke- sing more on the mass market April 21. Other Macau casino junket segment and enabled rules to Macau gave hope that ting and labor costs, Las Vegas gamblers, a segment that is companies also climbed, with us to outperform the Macau casinos are due for a recovery. Sands President Robert Golds- generally more stable and pro- MGM China Holdings Ltd. ri- VIP market,” Sands’ billionaire Sands China’s earnings “hand- tein said on the conference call. fitable, Bloomberg Intelligence sing 6.3 percent and Wynn chairman Sheldon Adelson said somely beat consensus,” Karen “What you see in Macau very analysts Margaret Huang and Macau Ltd. up 5.6 percent. The in a conference call after the re- Tang, analyst at Deutsche Bank clearly, it’s a mass market, it’s Tim Craighead wrote on July city’s benchmark Hang Seng sults. He expects a full opening AG, wrote in a note yesterday. premium mass,” Goldstein 16. Bloomberg

REPORT China feared CIA used casinos to snare officials hina feared that US they have penetrated and ve payments to a Macau fied that Sands Macau “is the “a collection of meanin- gather information on Cintelligence may have utilized the US casinos to lawyer and lawmaker on primary subject” of claims gless speculation.” Macau’s Chief Executive used Macau casinos ow- support their operations,” the grounds that they may by Chinese officials of collu- The company’s senior Chui Sai On, including ned by Sheldon Adelson the document said, as ci- breach US bribery laws. sion with US intelligence. vice-president for global details on his reputation, to entrap and blackmail ted by The Guardian. He also claims that he was According to the docu- communications and cor- and attitude toward the Chinese officials, accor- The report, uncovered fired because he refused to ment, “a reliable source porate affairs Ron Reese company and the casino ding to a highly confiden- by the Investigative Re- do business with groups has reported that central said that, “as for the do- industry. Furthermore, it tial report for the gam- porting Program at the tied with organized crime. Chinese government of- cument’s narrative that wanted “to identify any bling industry, British University of Califor- The report, which is avai- ficials firmly believe that Sands is a front for US in- weakness which might newspaper The Guardian nia, Berkeley, was fou- lable via The Guardian’s Sands has permitted CIA/ telligence efforts, well that compromise his ability to reported yesterday. nd among a collection of website, is marked with FBI agents to operate sounds like an idea for a function or his loyalty to The report prepared and Sands China documen- the words “Steve Jacobs from within its facilities. movie script.” the [Communist] Party.” drafted by a private inves- ts filed with a Las Ve- Copy.” The Guardian sta- These agents apparently He stated that the report The report concluded tigator in 2010 revealed gas court as part of an ted that the investigation ‘monitor mainland gover- “is a document that Steve that Mr Chui is a widely that Beijing suspected ongoing lawsuit filed by had been commissioned nment officials’ who gam- Jacobs actually ordered for respected man raised that US-owned estab- former Sands China CEO by Sands China amid con- ble in the casinos.” his own personal purposes among one of Macau’s ri- lishments in Macau were Steven Jacobs. cerns that “the enclave’s The report, however, and is simply a collection chest and most politically working with the CIA. Jacobs is suing the com- government was increa- does not state that Sands of meaningless specula- connected families. “It “Many of the (Chinese) pany for wrongful dis- singly hostile to the gam- was complicit with CIA/ tion. In essence, it is much is most unlikely that any officials we contacted were missal. He argues that he bling industry in general FBI activities. It only sta- ado about nothing.” form of scandal or alle- of the view that US intelli- was fired in 2010 becau- and Sands in particular.” tes that Chinese officials The Guardian also re- gation made against him gence agencies are very se he opposed to what Citing well-placed sources believed it. counted that Sands wan- would stick,” the docu- active in Macau, and that he thought were excessi- in Beijing, the report speci- Sands called the article ted the investigator to ment added. CP 24.07.2015 fri

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Fion Lai and Gene Capuano The Cotai Arena being prepared for this week’s event

BEHIND THE SCENES to first prepare the room for a it’s Chinese names, because of meeting and then turn it into a the similarities. We figured it dinner venue. It involves a lar- out, but that’s one challenge I ge number of teams. We have to remember,” he conceded. Developing staff to foster take care of all logistics, becau- Hosting larger events has ad- se there’s a lot at the back that ded a few more challenges in we need to handle,” she stres- terms of human resources, with sed. the resort having to hire part- local MICE industry Succeeding in passing on cru- time workers in addition to its cial information internally is in-house staff too, in order to another key aspect. “Because get the job done. “We need to there will be changes; it never give them a very clear briefing Catarina Pinto all geared up to receive larger opened, 1,000 to 2,000 people stops. So I think that to com- and monitor their work step by groups of participants. were considered big groups. municate the latest informa- step,” said Ms Lai. S the MICE sector “This is the first event whe- But since Sands Cotai Cen- tion, and how to communicate Although human resources evolves, organizing an re we had to partner with five tral opened we started getting the changes to internal depart- are a challenge the industry has 8,000-person confe- hotels, including the Venetian, 4,000 to 5,000 people. When ments is a challenge the team had to deal with in recent years, rence is becoming the Holiday Inn, Sheraton, JW we reached 6,000-person even- has to face. We always need Mr Capuano stressed the need newA normal for casino resort Marriott and Ritz-Carlton [the ts, we needed to start thinking to find a very effective way to to develop professionals alrea- employees. last two located within Galaxy about logistics,” she said. communicate with all depart- dy working within the industry. From turning a 15,000 seated properties],” she said. Challenges inevitably arise ments,” she acknowledged. “The next couple of years will be arena into a large conference Ms Lai acknowledged that the when trying to put on ever-lar- The vice president of conven- interesting but it’s really going venue, to preparing thousands casino operator is expecting ger conferences. tion & exhibition operations, to be based on the experience, of meal boxes, or setting up more large groups looking to According to Ms Lai, from the Gene Capuano, recalled at one growth, and development of the special venues for breakfasts, a organize events in Macau. operations side, preparing ve- point a group coming over for people here to be able to execu- casino resort like the Venetian Looking back, she recalled nues for different kinds of even- an event that had 500 name te bigger and bigger events,” he Macao has to call on at least 15 how the industry has evolved ts while meeting tight deadlines changes. “You can imagine a said. different departments to put on since she joined the Venetian in is one of the challenges often group in the process of being Mr Capuano described how large events. 2007. encountered. checked for 500 name changes many working for his depart- The Times took a tour to learn “Group sizes are getting bigger “With very limited time we under reservations as they’re ment have started at entry-le- more about all the ‘behind the and bigger. We are hosting lar- sometimes need to change the coming in. It’s a big adjust- vel but managed to progress in scenes’ operations prior to an ger events now. When Venetian setup of a room completely; ment for a hotel, especially if their careers. “When I started event. I was a banquet server, and I The casino resort this week learned the most about the hosted a conference for a Chi- industry when I was serving nese healthy products com- food to people. It’s taken me pany accommodating a total of MICE to grow gradually 24 years to go from banquet 8,000 participants. server to Vice President,” he The Venetian Macao’s execu- ENE Capuano believes that Macau’s grow in the coming years—it’s not something recalled, adding that the path tive director of convention & GMICE sector will grow gradually in the that will happen suddenly,” the executive ack- of growth in Macau is fast-pa- exhibition, Fion Lai, said that coming years. He recalled that the local go- nowledged. ced. 15 departments had worked vernment has been pushing for economic di- Looking back, he said that, so far, the indus- He recalled how, for instance, together to prepare and host versification, and that MICE is often highligh- try has grown steadily in recent years. “The Ms Lai started working for the the event this time around. As ted as a key sector. first couple of years after the opening, 1,000- company as a manager and af- larger groups eye Macau to or- “We understand that more buildings are to-2,000-person events were a lot, then we’ve ter seven years made it to exe- ganize conventions, exhibitions going to open; the labor force will have to ex- seen a gradual increase. It hasn’t been some- cutive director. Mr Capuano and conferences here, casino pand [so that Macau] becomes an internatio- thing that has really hit us to the point where indicated that it is crucial for resorts look for solutions to en- nal MICE destination for 20,000 or 25,000 we haven’t been able to handle it,” Mr Capua- fresh graduates to understand sure that their properties are groups coming in. That’s going to gradually no assured. the operation as a whole. fri 24.07.2015

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Welcome to Part 2 of the ‘Rental the owner. However in older bui- the 2-month Security Deposit process for tenants series’ ldings, it may simply be a case of should be returned to you. Last week we discussed how to sharing the payment for someo- find a property. This week we ne to sweep the stairs. Documentation: look at what you have to do to There are two types of docu- make it yours; Deposits: mentation in these transactions. The process is broken into 3 sec- 2 months’ security deposit is Firstly the documentation you tions: normal when renting an apart- need to provide as a tenant and - Fees ment. To secure and hold the secondly the documentation you - Deposits apartment for a short period of need to sign. - Documentation time, you would usually pay 1 Documentation to provide: month’s deposit immediately. - Copy of your passport or Macau ID Fees: The second half of the deposit - A copy of your employment If you have used an agent to find can be paid later to make up the contract or letter confirming em- the property and accompany you 2 months security deposit. ployment on viewings, you will have an You will also be required to pay - A copy of your Blue Card or agency fee to pay prior moving in the current months rent in ad- Blue Card Receipt to the apartment. vance. For some owners this - Sometimes references are re- In most cases the agency fee is means a whole month, and for quested the equivalent of 1 month’s rent. others the remaining part of the Documentation to sign: Some agencies charge more, and month (from the move in date to - 3 copies of the tenancy agree- you may find ‘discount’ agen- the end of the month). ment ts eager to close a deal that will Combined with the fee outlined There is also a third category. This consider a lower fee. Most credi- above, securing an apartment is Documentation to receive, such ble full service agents will charge will require the equivalent of 4 as copies of invoices, and of course the 1 month fee. months’ rent. You will not be do make sure you are given a re- In some cases you may need to handed the keys of the apart- ceipt for any monies handed over contribute to a small building ment or allowed access until all to an agent or Landlord directly. management fee to get the com- of these fees are paid and the munal areas cleaned and main- correct documentation process Next week join us to take a look at tained. In the larger buildings is completed. Part 3 “The process of moving in”. with a dedicated building ma- A point to note is that if you re- nagement team, this is usually turn the apartment in the same (Based on a similar article origi- covered in the rent and paid by condition in which you entered, nally published March 2014) fri 24.07.2015

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Nicholas Paphitis and Menelaos Hadjicostis, Athens South Korea’s growth slowest in REECE’S radi- Greece clears final more than 2 years cal left-led go- vernment saw off South Korea’s quarterly growth another revolt by reform hurdle before slowed to the lowest in more than Grebels in the early hours of two years as a severe drought hit yesterday that should pave agriculture and an outbreak of the way for the imminent Middle East respiratory syndrome start of bailout discussions new bailout talks sapped consumption. The economy with European creditors. expanded 2.2 percent in the second The reforms to the judiciary quarter over a year earlier, the Bank and banking systems were of Korea said yesterday. That’s the the final hurdle the coun- lowest since the first quarter of try had to clear before talks AP PHOTO 2013. Asia’s fourth-largest economy can start over a third bailout eked out 0.3 percent growth from the previous quarter. The bank worth around 85 billion eu- said private consumption turned ros (USD93 billion). negative as spending on services Without the money Greece dropped while agricultural output would be unable to pay the plunged due to a drought. South debts due over the coming Korea’s economy was expected three years and would likely to ebb last quarter as foreign be forced to leave the euro. tourists cancelled visits and people Discussions over the details stayed home because of the MERS of the bailout program, whi- outbreak which began in May ch will involve economic tar- and has killed 36 people. No new gets as well as potential debt confirmed cases of MERS have been relief for Greece, should be- reported in South Korea since July gin “as swiftly as possible,” 4 and tourist numbers have begun according to the European to recover. Union’s executive Commis- sion. Singapore’s The hope on both sides is that the discussions will Tigerair makes conclude by Aug. 20 when turnaround in Q1 Greece has a payment of a A street vendor pushes his trolley as he passes a banner, depicting a wrecking ball that reads: “NO” and destroying a little more than 3 billion eu- wall with anti-austerity measures, in Athens Singapore’s budget carrier Tigerair ros ($3.2 billion) due to the reported an operating profit European Central Bank. week among his Syriza par- the reforms as a betrayal of euro. of 600,000 Singapore dollars The European Commis- ty lawmakers, but had no the anti-austerity platform “We have chosen a compro- (USD440,040) in the first quarter sion welcomed the Greek trouble passing the draft that brought their party to mise that forces us to imple- of its 2016 financial year, reversing Parliament’s vote in favor legislation with the backing power in January, shrunk ment a program in which we a loss of 16.4 million Singapore of further reforms, saying it of pro-European opposition slightly compared to last do not believe, and we will dollars (about $12 million) in the previous quarter, the airline has had taken “another impor- parties. week’s similar vote — from implement it because the al- said. Tigerair’s total expenses for tant step toward implemen- Government spokeswoman 38 to 36. Former finance ternatives are tough,” he told the first quarter ending in June fell Olga Gerovasili conceded minister Yanis Varoufakis lawmakers. “We are summo- ting its commitments” made 10.8 percent from the previous one there is a clear rift within voted in favor this time ned today to legislate under during the summit of Euro- to 167.7 million Singapore dollars pean leaders last week. Syriza, but would not say following his vote against a state of emergency.” ($123 million). Total revenue was Lawmakers voted 230-63 whether rebels would be ex- last week’s austerity measu- Tsipras also ruled out re- 168.3 million Singapore dollars in favor of the measures, pelled. Tsipras has accused res that included big increa- signing. ($123.4 million), a 2 percent decline following a whirlwind deba- party critics of acting irres- ses in sales taxes. “The presence of the left in compared with the previous year. te that ended at 4 a.m. local ponsibly. Though the number of re- this government isn’t about The airline said Wednesday that time. Another 5 members “From this point on, party bels diminished, it’s still the pursuit of office, it’s a lower expenses, partly due to a of the 300-seat house voted procedures will be followed roughly a quarter of all party bastion from which to fight decline in fuel costs, contributed to present, a kind of absten- in order to deal with the lawmakers. for our people’s interests,” the turnaround, although Tigerair tion. problem,” she said after the Addressing parliament be- he said. “And as far as I’m believed this was partially offset Prime Minister Alexis vote. fore the vote, Tsipras said concerned, I won’t abandon by an increase in expenses arising Tsipras was unable to fo- The number of disaffected the reforms were a necessary this bastion, at least of my from accounting changes and a restall a second revolt in a Syriza lawmakers, who see price to keep Greece in the own free will.” AP stronger U.S. dollar.

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To improve the standard of hazard warning tiles or blocks The 17th edition of the Vene- service quality, Macau Interna- in front of the doors, lifts, ele- tian Macao Open returns to the tional Airport (MIA) has cons- vators and staircases in the Macau Golf & Country Club one tantly upgraded various facili- public areas of the Passenger week earlier than usual, from 15 ties in the Passenger Terminal Terminal Building. Visitors with to 18 October. Building to satisfy different visual impairments can now be With the continued commit- visitors. Up to this month, MIA warned of certain construction ment of title sponsor – The Ve- has installed tactile warning features by walking stick or un- netian Macao, the tournament’s strips through the use of tactile derfoot. prize purse sees a third conse- cutive increase, taking it to the BNU launched the “BNU Cre- BNU’s Main Branch. USD1 million mark – a rise of dit Card Grand Lucky Draw” Ronald Kan, Executive Di- US$100,000 on 2014, making it players’ favorites, the tournament promotion, including trips for rector of BNU, hosted the ce- one of the most lucrative tourna- continues to go from strength to two to the USA, New Zealand, remony presented the prizes ments on the Asian Tour. strength with a further increase in France, Australia, Japan, South to the winners, along with other Speaking ahead of the offi- prize purse and growing popularity Korea and Thailand. For every BNU representatives: Avril Lee, cial announcement of the 2015 among the general public. I wou- MOP5,000 spent with their BNU Head of the Retail Banking Di- edition of the tournament, José ld like to take this opportunity to credit card before 15 March vision, Fatima Chan, Deputy Tavares, President of the Macao thank our partners: Golf Associa- 2015, cardholders were entitled Head of the Retail Banking Di- Sport Development Board said, tion of Macao, The Venetian Ma- to one entry in the lucky draw. vision and Fiona Sou, the Retail “Once again we’re delighted to cao, who I’m sure, together with The prize presentation cere- Banking Division’s Head of Bu- see the return of the Venetian IMG, will create another top quality mony was held on 21 July, at siness Development. Macao Open. Already one of the sporting spectacle for Macau.” 24.07.2015 fri

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Netizen HONG KONG population hits 668 million In quirky voting system,

The number of China’s online population, the world’s largest, hit 668 fishermen play key role million in June, with 594 million of those using mobile devices to Kelvin Chan go online. Figures from Business Writer, Hong Kong

China Internet Network AP PHOTO Information Center INCE China took con- (CNNIC) showed that trol of Hong Kong from China’s total Internet Britain in 1997, the city’s population rose by 18.9 billionaires have played million in H1. Mobile Sa leading role in hewing the Internet users grew by 36.8 million and mobile Asian financial center to Bei- phones are now the main jing’s priorities. So too have a vehicle for accessing the dwindling band of fishermen Internet in China, with and farmers. 88.9 percent of the total The desire of China’s com- online population doing so munist leaders to enlist the via their phones. Online tycoons’ cooperation is unders- payments, shopping and tandable given the influence travel booking services they have through their con- via mobile phones trol of large swathes of the se- rose 26.9 percent, 14.5 miautonomous Chinese city’s percent and 25 percent, economy. Chinese President Xi respectively. According Jinping last year summoned a to the report, there is still group of them for an emergency room for growth as more meeting as political tensions in people in rural areas have Hong Kong mounted. Hong Kong fisherman Lai Kam-shing catches a fish in his farm in Ma Wan come online. Some 186 Less known outside Hong million Internet users Kong, however, is the political allowed all adults to vote for a can’t sell then it’s a loss. This a legacy of the British, who in are rural residents, 27.9 role of fishermen and farmers, leader, but only for candidates is the biggest reality. We know the 1980s introduced legislative percent of the total online remnant industries in Hong that met with Beijing’s appro- what bitterness is like.” elections that gave seats to the population. Kong that form a large slice of val. In the end, Hong Kong’s Now, he said, “it’s better, peo- business and interest groups, the 1,200-member committee feisty legislature vetoed that ple have started coming back to known as functional consti- Xinjiang that selects the southern Chine- idea. Pro-democracy lawmakers Hong Kong, they’re eating fish, tuencies. se city’s pro-Beijing leader. They regarded it as no improvement the environment is better.” The Chinese liked the system sweats in also have their own representa- on a status quo already rigged Lai said he supported the idea so much they kept it after rea- record heat tive in the territory’s legislature. in China’s favor. of a territory-wide election race lizing they could use it to exert Fishing and farming make Crouching on the wooden de- among Beijing-approved can- influence and keep loyalists wave up less than 1 percent of Hong cking of a fish farm floating off didates. But “it was vetoed so in power, said Simon Young, Kong’s USD274 billion eco- one of Hong Kong’s small is- there’s nothing you can do,” he a Hong Kong University law A record heat wave nomy but command 60 votes lands, Lai Tak-chuen, whose fa- said. school professor who wrote a continued yesterday in the leadership committee, far ther was also a fish farmer, pou- Sentiments like Lai’s add wei- book about the city’s elections. to scorch northwest more than groups or industries red pellets from a 20 kilogram ght to the pro-democracy camps Over the past year, it’s become China’s Xinjiang Uygur with much greater economic or bag into one of his pens as saba, complaints that the system is apparent that China’s leaders Autonomous Region, social significance. or mackerel, snapped furiously stacked heavily in favor of pro don’t want to tinker too much. forcing people to stay Their outsized role is a source at the water’s surface. -Beijing groups. Fishing and Beijing has “indicated great indoors and leaving air of discontent in a city that was farming are among 38 groups concerns with adopting too conditioners out of stock rocked by pro-democracy pro- in shopping centers. represented on the election open, too democratic a system The 10 hottest cities in tests over the past year as many Fishing and committee, but seats are distri- that allows the people to choose Hong Kongers chafed against a China were all in Xinjiang farming make buted unevenly and arbitrarily, representatives,” he said. on Wednesday. The rising tide of mainland Chinese experts say. The 60 seats alloca- Another complaint is the sys- maximum temperature influence. up less than ted to fishing and farming are, tem’s lack of transparency. in most cities was above “The system is totally unfair,” for example, more than triple In 2011, some 159 registered 37 degrees Celsius, said Drake Leung, one of an 1 pct of HK’s the 18 seats allotted to finance, electors from Lai’s Ma Wan according to the Central estimated 48,000 people who the mainstay of Hong Kong’s Fisheries Rights Association and Meteorological Station. turned out for an annual pro- economy but freewheeling economy. 75 other obscure leagues chose Turpan Prefecture, also democracy march on July 1. Hong Kong’s fishing indus- their group’s 60 representatives, known as “Fire State,” Leung said fishermen and far- command 60 try relies on access to Chinese who all ran uncontested. But li- topped the chart with mers served only as “rubber votes in the fishing grounds and assistance ttle is known about these groups temperatures reaching stamps” for Hong Kong’s pro-­ from mainland authorities in and what they do. Only six peo- 46 degrees Celsius Beijing leadership. leadership case a ship gets into trouble, ple named to the committee left yesterday. The maximum “Maybe 30 or 40 years ago the- making it unwise to go against contact information with the temperature there has re were actually more fishermen committee Beijing. election commission. remained above 45 degrees or farmers in Hong Kong. Now Lai, 68, acknowledges that Committee members mostly Celsius since July 15. The society has changed so much Lai, who has served on three nowadays few young people vote according to Beijing’s surface temperature at a but they still retain this system, election committees since want to go into fishing, instead wishes, although Lai said he di- highway toll station was this framework to oppress the 2000, reflected on how his bu- opting for more stable jobs. dn’t receive instructions in the as high as 69 degrees views of the people,” he said. siness has recovered after the Government figures show 2012 selection of current lea- Celsius, according to Hua Pro-democracy activists, who so-called Umbrella Movement Hong Kong had 8,800 fisher- der Leung Chun-ying. He said Feng, a Turpan traffic blocked streets for more than police officer. “The soles protests, which gripped Hong man in 2013, down from about he made up his mind after wa- of my shoes cracked due two months last year to demand Kong from late September to 50,000 in 1970 before the tching two televised debates in to the heat after being on a free election for Hong Kong’s mid-December. city began its transformation which Leung’s rival performed duty for six hours, even leader, want to modify or elimi- “During those 70-80 odd days, into a wealthy Asian financial poorly. though I stood under a nate the system, saying it’s opa- many hotels came to a complete powerhouse. He wasn’t sure if he would be shade,” said Hua. The heat que and heavily skewed toward stop. Our brothers and sisters The prospects for fish farming asked to serve on the committee is expected to last until pro-Beijing business interests from the mainland didn’t travel are also just “so-so,” said Lai, that will choose Leung’s succes- Sunday, according to the and trade groups. down here,” he said. “Business who earns about HK$15,000 sor in 2017. regional meteorological They opposed a government completely stopped, no one was ($1,900) a month on average. “We’ll see if it’s convenient for station. proposal that would have eating fish. If you have fish you The quirky election system is the fishermen,” he said. AP fri 24.07.2015

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Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo though some improve- ment has emerged since Chinese envoy yes- Abe and Chinese Presi- A terday warned Prime dent Xi Jinping met last Minister Shinzo Abe not November. to shirk responsibility “We will be watching for Japan’s wartime ag- how Japan sums up its gression in his statement past and shows sincerity marking the 70th anni- to the victimized coun- versary of the end of the tries, especially the peo- hostilities. ple who suffered from Cheng Yonghua, Chi- Japan’s wartime ac- na’s ambassador to Ja- tions,” Cheng said. “Any pan, told a news con- downplaying or shirking ference that Beijing is Japan’s responsibility closely watching if Abe’s would be tantamount to statement would stick to opening up the victims’ Tokyo’s past expressions wounds and rubbing salt of remorse and show on them.” “sincerity” to the victims In a landmark 1995 sta- of Japanese wartime tement issued by then brutality. He said it will -Prime Minister Tomii- be a sign determining chi Murayama for the Japan’s future direction 50th anniversary of the and relations with Asian war’s end, Japan offered neighbors. its clearest and most ex- Abe is expected to make tensive apology to the a statement before the victims of its wartime ag- Aug. 15 anniversary. gression. Relations between Ja- Abe has repeatedly up- pan and China have been set its neighbors over his strained over historical historical view defending and territorial disputes, Japan’s wartime actions. He has said there is no clear definition of ag- gression, and that he was not necessarily standing We will be by the 1995 statement, although he later promi- watching sed to keep the statement following protests from how Japan China and South Korea. Abe is still seen as re- sums up luctant to repeat the its past same apology and wants to stress Japan’s postwar and shows achievements. In March, Abe appoin- sincerity ted a panel of experts to discuss his upcoming to the statement, asking its 16 victimized members to review a study of Japan’s warti- countries me history, its economic CHENG YONGHUA progress and future con- CHINESE AMBASSADOR tributions. Its final re- TO JAPAN port is pending. AP 24.07.2015 fri

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PHILIPPINES group, through its Maligaya Development Corp. that ope- rates the Philippine Arena, fi- led the fraud complaint before Chris Brown confused about the Department of Justice on Tuesday. The 101-year-old religious group, believed to have more why he’s stuck in Manila than a million members in the Philippines and overseas, is known to vote as a block. Politicians often seek endor- Teresa Cerojano, Manila sements by church leaders during elections. News of infi- RAMMY award- AP PHOTO ghting within the church hie- winning singer Chris rarchy has, however, emerged Brown says he’s con- Thursday fused about why A copy of the complaint alle- Ghe’s stuck in Manila, where ged Brown and his Canadian his departure has been de- promoter, John Michael Pio layed by a fraud complaint Roda, swindled MDC throu- over a canceled concert gh their fraudulent acts, in- last New Year’s Eve. cluding false promises that Immigration bureau spokes- Brown would perform at the woman Elaine Tan said yes- concert. The complaint said terday that the R&B singer re- the contract was worth a to- mained in the Philippines af- tal of USD1,006,250 and ter he was prevented from lea- that Brown and his promo- ving on Wednesday following ter were paid in full. It said a concert the day before. MDC promoted the concert “He is still in the country,” and sold tickets based on the Tan said in a text message. guarantee that Brown would Brown has not applied for the perform. emigration clearance he needs “It was a misunderstanding to be allowed to leave the that has since been cleared country, she added. up,” said a spokeswoman for In videos posted on Insta- Brown, Nicole Perna said We- gram, Brown clowns around, dnesday. “Chris leaves tomor- asking, “Can somebody please row for Hong Kong to continue tell me what the (expletive) is his planned performances.” going on?” Tan said a lookout bulletin is “I don’t know, I’m reading not on its own a bar to depar- headlines after headlines, ture, unlike a hold departure what the (expletive)! ,” he order. added, smiling as his compa- She said the Justice Depart- nions lying on sofas in the ba- ment order directs the bureau ckground laughed. to “take prudent steps to veri- In another video, he says Philippine Bureau of Immigration, Deputy spokesperson Dana Mengote holds a copy of the Immigration Lookout Bulletin for fy on the status of the criminal when he gets to customs, he Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown in Manila case against the subjects.” will say he did nothing wrong. “If the concerned agency He then slumped on the car- background. 55,000-seat Philippine Arena day before the scheduled event. raises no objection to the de- peted floor and broke into a The singer canceled a at the last minute, reportedly The politically influential parture, then we will allow the dance amid laughter in the New Year’s Eve concert at the because he lost his passport the Iglesia ni Cristo religious subject to leave,” Tan said. AP

Jason Gale and DRINKING CULTURE Suttinee Yuvejwattana HAILAND will ban Beer sales outpace economic growth in Asia Talcohol sales near universities and techni- cal colleges, putting the gen Rehm, professor and and have averaged 6.2 Asia-Pacific will contri- nation at the forefront chair of addiction policy percent annually across bute more than 70 per- of efforts in Asia to curb at the University of To- the region since 2009, ac- cent of global beer grow- consumption. ronto’s Dalla Lana School cording to Euromonitor th in the next five years, Under amendments to of Public Health. International. Heineken’s regional pre- the Alcohol Control Act Thailand’s government Anheuser-Busch InBev sident, Roland Pirmez, LI ZIHENG/XINHUA PRESS LI ZIHENG/XINHUA endorsed by the govern- has a taxation mecha- NV, the world’s largest told a conference in Mar- ment yesterday and to be nism that “enables them brewer, opened a brewery ch 2014, citing Canadean implemented nationwi- to tax the hell out of any near Ho Chi Minh City projections. de late next month, bars, beverage which is at- in May, bolstering its su- Per-capital alcohol con- clubs and retailers will be tractive to youth,” said pplies of Budweiser and sumption averaged 29 li- prohibited from selling Rehm, who has worked Beck’s beer. ters in the region in 2013, alcoholic beverages wi- with Thai authorities on “Asia Pacific is now the compared with 59 liters thin a 300-meter radius alcohol programs for the third largest zone of AB in Europe and 48 liters of colleges. The measures The 23rd Qingdao International Beer Festival in Qingdao, in east past decade. InBev in terms of volume, in the rest of the world, are aimed at promoting China’s Shandong Province Vietnam, Philippines, and Vietnam is conside- presenting “untapped a healthy lifestyle and Indonesia, China and red the next turning point growth potential,” Pirmez tackling alcohol-related cific, the fastest-growing 200 diseases and injury some states of India have for us in Southeast Asia,” said. The Amsterdam-ba- problems, including un- beer market for brewer conditions that the UN also introduced policies said Michel Doukeris, the sed company increased derage sex, the Ministry Heineken NV. The Wor- agency says kill about 3.3 over the past few years Belgian brewer’s Asia-Pa- its stake in United Brewe- of Public Health said. ld Health Organization million people a year. to sap alcohol demand. cific president, at an ope- ries Ltd., India’s biggest Thailand is moving fur- has called for a 10 percent “Thailand has the stron- Beer sales in Vietnam ning ceremony. The plant beermaker, to 42.1 per- ther than other gover- reduction in the harmful gest tradition of trying to have been climbing at will eventually produce as cent on July 7, less than nments in countering use of alcohol by 2025 curb alcohol consump- least double the pace of much as 1 million hecto- a week before opening a growing demand for al- from 2010 levels, impli- tion and reduce alcohol-­ gross domestic product liters a year of the amber USD60 million brewery cohol in Asia and the Pa- cating it in more than related harms,” said Juer- growth the past five years liquid. near Yangon. Bloomberg fri 24.07.2015

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SPACE Rocket with crew from US, Russia, Japan docks at international station

Lauren Thomas Aeronautical University in Day- mos on hundreds of experi- tona Beach, Florida. ments in biology, biotechnolo- Russian spacecraft AP PHOTO NASA has awarded contracts gy, physical science and Earth carrying three astro- to SpaceX and Boeing Co. to science. nauts docked with the start ferrying astronauts into Another crew is scheduled to International Space orbit by 2017. Those would be travel to the station on Sept. 1. StationA after a successful lau- the first crew-hauling missions They will stay for only 10 days nch that contrasted with fiery for the U.S. space program, after delivering a new Soyuz ro- failures by two for-profit U.S. following the use of commercial cket to the station so Kelly and operators. providers to loft satellites and Kornienko will be able to return The Soyuz TMA 17M craft con- freight. in 2016. The Soyuz spacecraft nected yesterday, about 400 The U.S. search for alternati- can remain docked at the sta- kilometers above Earth, accor- ves to Russian lift vehicles for tion only for about 180 days, so ding to a live feed on NASA TV. manned flights is based on “les- new vessels must be rotated in The crew from the U.S., Rus- sons learned from single-sour- and out, NASA said. sia and Japan docked at the cing anything important” and The two failed U.S. missions orbiting lab after a flight of five on a desire to end a reliance on to the station both involved re- hours and 43 minutes. The spa- Vladimir Putin’s government, supply missions. cecraft had from the Baikonur rather than any concern over On June 28, a SpaceX Falcon Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz program, Erickson 9 blew up after takeoff, possi- the home for Russian manned said. bly stalling NASA’s timetable missions. The three astronauts - Kjell for awarding the next round of The U.S. hasn’t had its own Lindgren from the U.S., Oleg space-cargo delivery contracts. manned launches since the Kononenko of the Russian Fe- NASA previously postponed National Aeronautics and Spa- deral Space Agency and Kimiya the awards in October, when ce Administration retired the Yui of the Japan Aerospace Ex- an Orbital rocket exploded on space shuttle in 2011. While ploration Agency - will remain a resupply mission. Orbital’s NASA plans to reduce its re- in space for five months. unmanned Antares supply ro- liance on the Soyuz program NASA’s television feed of the cket crashed shortly after laun- with commercial providers, the launch showed the trio waving ching from Virginia. effort has been complicated by to the video camera while, from Adding to the setbacks, an accidents with cargo-carrying the ground, the bright-orange unmanned Russian Progress rockets at Orbital ATK Inc. and glow of the Soyuz engines dim- 59 craft spun out of control in Elon Musk’s SpaceX. med and then disappeared as April and failed to make its way “The continued success of the spacecraft climbed through to the station. The spacecraft, the Russian Soyuz is benefi- the skies of central Asia. carrying more than three tons ting everyone flying to the ISS The astronauts will work with of supplies, exploded abruptly because of its reliability,” said Commander Gennady Padalka in Earth’s atmosphere. Another Lance Erickson, program coor- Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, top, U.S. astronaut Kjell Lindgen, center, and of Roscosmos and flight engi- Russian craft delivered goods dinator for commercial space Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, wave before boarding their Soyuz TMA-17M neers Scott Kelly of NASA and to the station earlier this mon- operations at Embry-Riddle rocket, in Kazakhstan Mikhail Kornienko of Roscos- th. Bloomberg

USA Iran deal brings thousands to Times Square protest

Verena Dobnik, New York return for measures to House Committee on prevent the country from Homeland Security, said HOUSANDS of pro- building nuclear wea- he attended a classified AP PHOTO Ttesters packed into pons. briefing with Secretary of Times Square on Wed- President Barack Oba- State John Kerry and “is nesday evening (early ma has said the U.S. con- still convinced that this is yesterday, Macau time) siders Iran an adversary a bad deal for America.” to demand that Congress whose activities will be “It was entirely wrong vote down the proposed closely monitored. and arrogant for the Oba- U.S. deal with Iran. At the rally, Alan Der- ma administration to sub- As the crowd loomed showitz, a prominent mit the deal to the U.N. behind police barricades, Jewish attorney, said he before Congress voted on chants of “Kill the deal!” was “opposing the deal as it,” he said. “It is definite- could be heard for blocks. a liberal Democrat.” He ly my intention to vote no The event, billed as the said he believed democra- on this deal with Iran.” “Stop Iran Rally” consis- cy was “ignored” because Desiree Soper of Long ted mainly of pro-Israel the Obama administra- Island said she was drawn supporters, though orga- tion negotiated the deal to the protest because she nizers said it represents without congressional wanted to voice her oppo- Americans of all faiths input. sition. Supporters react to a speech by Republican presidential candidate former New York Gov. George Pataki at and political convictions. “That is not the way de- “I don’t trust Iran,” she the ‘Stop Iran’ protest near Times Square in New York The group is asking Con- mocracy should operate,” said. “They’ll find loopho- gress to reject the deal un- he told the crowd. les.” tend the protest, promp- has not yet decided how comment. der which the U.S. would In a statement Wednes- Demonstrators also took ting chants of “Where is he will vote. His spokes- Organizers estimated agree to lift economic day, Rep. Peter King, a note that U.S. Sen. Char- Chuck?” from the crowd. man did not immediately about 10,000 people at- sanctions against Iran in former chairman of the les Schumer did not at- Schumer has said he respond to a request for tended the event. AP 24.07.2015 fri

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TV canal macau cinema this day in history Friday cineteatro 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 23 Jul- 29 Jul 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 14:30 RTPi Live 18:20 The Illusionist (Repeated) 19:10 TDM Talkshow (Repeated) 19:40 Soap Opera 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 21:20 Revenge S2 - Final 22:00 Publicity 22:10 The Illusionist 23:00 TDM News 23:30 Portuguese Film 01:00 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated)

Saturday INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3_ 10:45 Boonie Bears room 1 2.15, 4.00, 5.45, 7.30 pm 11:35 Documentary Serie Director: Leigh Whannell 12:00 Cooking Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Angus Sampson 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) Language: English (Chinese) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast Duration: 97min 1959 Khrushchev and Nixon 14:30 Soap Opera have war of words 18:10 Non-Daily Portuguese News Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and US Vice-President Contest 19:00 Richard Nixon have had a tense exchange of words about 20:00 Miscellaneous the merits of communism versus capitalism. 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report This is the latest and most public of a series of impromp- tu debates between the two leaders which started yester- 21:10 Drama day on Mr Nixon’s arrival in the USSR at the start of his 22:45 Documentary Series 11-day visit. 23:00 TDM News This time, the two men were touring the American trade 23:30 Shorts exhibition in Moscow’s Sokolniki Park ahead of its ope- ning this evening. They stopped in front of a mock-up 00:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) American kitchen displaying the latest gadgets - washing machines, toasters and juicers. Sunday Mr Khrushchev dismissed the exhibits and said: “You MINIONS_ 10:45 Young Children Americans expect that the Soviet people will be amazed. room 1 It is not so. We have all these things in our new flats.” 11:10 Miscellaneous 4.00 pm Mr Nixon replied: “We do not claim to astonish the So- 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda viet people. We hope to show our right to choose. We do Language: Cantonese (Chinese/English) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast not wish to have decisions made at the top by govern- Duration: 91min ment officials who say that all homes should be built in 14:30 Animation the same way.” 16:20 Miscellaneous ANT-MAN_ Reporters, government officials and workmen putting room 2 the finishing touches to the stands looked on amazed and 17:15 Documentary Series (2D) 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm then began to applaud their respective leaders. 17:45 Non-Daily Portuguese News (3D) 7.15 pm Mr Khrushchev went on to demand both sides remove 18:10 Miscellaneous Director: Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas “foreign bases”. “The one who is for putting an end to 19:40 Comedy Language: English (Chinese) foreign bases is for peace. The one who is not, is for war,” 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report Duration: 117min he said. Mr Nixon retorted: “The moment we place either one of Cougar Town S.3 21:00 INSIDE OUT_ these powerful nations, through an ultimatum, in a posi- 22:00 Ireland Lost babies room 3 tion where they have no choice but to accept dictation 23:00 TDM News (2D) 2.00, 3.55, 5.50 pm or fight, then you are playing with the most destructive (3D) 7.45 pm power in the world.” 23:30 Documentary Series Director: Pete Docter Pointing his finger just inches from Mr Nixon’s face, Mr 00:05 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Language: Cantonese (Chinese) Khrushchev replied sternly, “Who is giving the ultima- Duration: 94min tum?” He said Russia would answer threat with threat and had MINIONS_ the means to do so. “Ours are better than yours,” he said, room 3 referring to Russia’s rockets. offbeat 9.45 pm “We are well aware of that. We have some too,” said Mr Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda Nixon. Language: Cantonese (Chinese/English) In the end, Mr Nixon apologised for being a poor host Obese man biking across US Duration: 91min and the two men agreed to thank the exhibit hostess for to lose weight letting them argue in her kitchen. macau tower The exhibition was formally opened this evening, with Mr Nixon passing on a message of goodwill from President A 254-kilogram man biking 16 Jul - 29 Jul Eisenhower and Mr Khrushchev inviting the president to across the United States to visit the USSR. AP PHOTO lose weight hit a snag in Rho- ANT-MAN_ de Island. 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm Courtesy BBC News The Newport Daily News Director: Peyton Reed reports (bit.ly/1JfwEFz) a Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas bent rim on Eric Hites’ bicy- Language: English (Chinese) cle has kept him in Tiverton Duration: 117min since late last week, 145 ki- In context lometers from where his ride began in Falmouth, Massa- The so-called “kitchen debate” took place during a time of increas- chusetts. ing tension in the Cold War, starting with the Russians’ launch of Newport Bicycle is outfi- Sputnik in 1957 and ending with the U-2 spy plane affair in 1960. tting Hites with a new bike The American company Ampex filmed the exchanges on the first that can withstand his wei- videotape recorder. ght. In two weeks on the On 1 August, Mr Khrushchev allowed Mr Nixon to speak on Soviet national television. In an event unprecedented in the USSR, Nixon road, the 40-year-old says he’s lost 27 kilograms. criticised communism and warned against any attempt to spread Hites says he’s always been a big person. He hopes to the ideology beyond the borders of the Soviet Union. lose hundreds of pounds and gather material for a second In September, Mr Khrushchev went to the US and met with Presi- book. dent Eisenhower. He previously authored a humorous cookbook entitled The debate added to Vice-President Nixon’s prestige at home. He “Everybody Loves Ramen,” which includes 50 recipes he returned to the USSR in May 1972 - this time as president. developed in college. fri 24.07.2015

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night of conflict and controversy ended with referees surrou- Guardado lifts Mexico past angry nded by security and anotherA win by Mexico surrou- nded by suspicion. Andres Guardado scored two Panama, 2-1, in Gold Cup goals on penalty kicks, inclu- ding the tiebreaker in extra time, and six-time champion tage after forward Luis Tejada Mexico beat short-handed and drew a red card and was ejec- angered Panama 2-1 in the AP PHOTO Jamaica upset ted for his contact with Mexi- Gold Cup semifinals yesterday co's Francisco Rodriguez about (Macau time). defending 25 minutes into the match. Turmoil on the field incited Similar controversy surrou- fans — among the 70,511 at the champion nded Mexico's 1-0 win over Georgia Dome — to hurl drinks United States Costa Rica in the quarterfinals and other debris onto the field Sunday night. The win came on two occasions. 2-1 and will be on Guardado's penalty kick in Tensions rose after a foul was the final minute of extra time called on Panama's Roman appearing in its after Roy Miller was called for Torres for touching the ball a questionable foul on Oribe with his hand in the penal- first final Peralta. ty area late in the second half "We didn't produce football," when Panama was protecting appearing in its first final. Herrera said. "We had nothing a 1-0 lead. There was a de- "This is not the ideal situa- to do with that." lay as cups were thrown from tion," Mexico coach Miguel Panama was denied its second the stands. Players from both Herrera said. "It wasn't the straight final. It lost to the U.S. teams argued on the sideline ideal way to win." in the 2013 final after beating and appeared to be on the ver- Mexico midfielder Andres Guardado Panama's Roman Torres sco- Mexico in the semifinals. ge of an all-out melee before red on a header early in the se- A win by Panama's win would being separated. mense sadness." ned and I wonder if this really cond half, and the 1-0 lead held have been an upset, but not on The call set up Guardado's "I ask myself why did this happened." until Guardado's penalty kick the level of Jamaica's shocker first penalty kick in stoppage happen?" Gomez said through Mexico will play Jamaica in in stoppage time. The penalty over the U.S. Mexico is No. 40 time. a translator. "We were doing the final Sunday in Philadel- kick, which followed a 10-mi- in the world rankings and has Panama coach Hernan Go- everything well. It is very sad. phia. Jamaica upset defending nute delay as tempers flared, appeared in seven of 12 finals mez called it a "stolen goal" "We are people of football and champion United States 2-1 in set up the extra time. in the CONCACAF tourna- and said he was left with "im- I still can't believe this happe- the first semifinal and will be Panama played at a disadvan- ment. Panama is 62nd. AP

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Too many ways to be No. 1 AP PHOTO NIGERIA Bomb blasts at Being in the news for allegations of vote-buying two bustling bus stations during election time is never a great thing in ter- killed 29 people and ms of image, to say the least. This is even worse wounded 105, officials said when it concerns the leading contender—being Thursday after Nigeria’s a tainted number one will always make you look new president warned that like a loser—and then it can turn into a disaster the U.S. refusal to sell his when what is alleged eventually becomes proven country strategic weapons and established beyond reasonable doubt. This is partly the situation of the not-for-profit group is “aiding and abetting” Aliança do Povo de Instituição de Macau (API), or Boko Haram. 民眾建澳聯盟 in Chinese, which I would translate into English as the Alliance of the People for the Strengthening of Macau—the flagship organiza-

tion of legislator and executive council member AP PHOTO Chan Meng Kam. However, the condemnation of two members of the association for vote-buying during the 2013 elections has unraveled almost two years after the casting of the vote. The asso- ciation today, in effect, is distinct from the list that CHINA IRAQ-USA U.S. Defense was then led by the strongman of the Fujianese Secretary Ash Carter community, the Association of the United Citizens arrived unannounced in of Macao, although the logos are pretty similar— the people 民 is made of people 人人人! Half-naked ‘Spartans’ Baghdad on Thursday to Beyond the debate about the nature of the alle- assess the government’s gations (buying meals and transporting supporters progress in healing to voting booths), the way the proof was obtained attract attention of the country’s sectarian (a CCAC agent going undercover and interviews divisions and hear the being conducted in a suggestive manner) and the latest on support for condemnation proper (targeting two elderly su- Beijing police the Iraqi army’s coming pporters and being supposedly politically motiva- attempt to recapture the ted on the part of the government), one can easily key city of Ramadi from the understand why the secretary for Administration salad store paraded men attracted crowds of te their 1-year anniversary Islamic State. It is Carter’s and Justice, Sonia Chan, would promise to amend dozens of half-naked onlookers and posed for generated far more interest first visit to Iraq since he the electoral law before the end of the next legis- A Western men dressed as photos with women that than expected. It said in a took office in February. lative session, in the wake of the tumult: irrespon- Spartans through China’s circulated widely on social statement posted online sibility and lack of accountability appear to prevail media. that store representatives because of the time lapse and confusing identities, capital as a publicity stunt, causing a stir and drawing Police were less amused. spoke with police to clear up and actually weaken the one and only institution AP PHOTO in the whole institutional design of our SAR that a crackdown by police who They dispersed the parade any “misunderstanding.” demonstrates a slight democratic component. were photographed res- at the Sanlitun shopping “We chose Spartans and While Song Pek Kei, the third member of Chan training some of them on area, and photos in state invited foreign models who Meng Kam’s winning list in 2013 and vice president the ground. media showed police on are physically fit simply of the API, has started to voice her discontent at About 40 mostly blond top of two of the Spartans because we wanted to en- the judgment made public on Friday—that the API and brown-haired men who apparently had been courage our customers to USA A woman whose is appealing—along with the very vocal Chan Tak wearing bronze shorts, arm wrestled to the ground. pursue the beauty of being death in a Texas jail has Seng, the API director who organized a very com- and leg guards and capes Police said in a statement healthy,” the store said. raised suspicions about bative press conference on Tuesday, several media styled after the attire of yesterday that they had to The incident follows on the official conclusion outlets have highlighted the contrasting fact that Mr people in the ancient Greek control some “foreigners in the heels of another that that she hanged herself Chan Meng Kam and his number two, Si Ka Lon, city of Sparta marched in short pants” to restore pu- drew attention from social told a guard during are nowhere to be seen. Coming in as the fourth- Beijing’s central business blic order. It said the mat- media users and police — a the booking process best funded association in the first quarter of 2015 by the Macau Foundation after the Federation of district and an upscale ter was still under investi- home-made sex video pur- that she had tried to Trade Unions, the General Union of Neighborhood shopping area Wednes- gation. portedly taken in a Uniqlo kill herself in the past, and the General Association of Women, there is no day. Bearing plastic tubs The store, Sweetie Salad, fitting room, also in Sanli- according to the county doubt that the API has all the characteristics of a of salads, the bare-chested said the stunt to celebra- tun. AP sheriff. Waller County quasi-political party at the service of Mr Chan Meng Sheriff Glenn Smith Kam, who is the honorary president, whereas Si Ka said Wednesday that Lon serves as its current president. two jailers interviewed Looking at the statutes of the association, whi- times square by rodrigo Sandra Bland after ch was only established in March 2008, one can her arrest. He said the read that the raison d’être of the whole group is 28-year-old black woman not only to foster the love of the motherland and from Illinois told the Macau, to serve the “one country two systems” second interviewer that principle as well as to ensure that the “people of she was not depressed Macao govern Macao” according to “a high de- but was upset about her gree of autonomy”, but also to provide social and welfare services. The statutes further indicate that arrest, which occurred beyond the full support it ensures to the Macau following a confrontation SAR government when it comes to law, economic with a white officer who development, people’s livelihood, the promotion stopped her for a minor of democracy (sic!) and the advancement of unity, traffic violation. long-term prosperity and stability, API should also explore and initiate new perspectives! UK Pearson PLC, the The good news is that people care. Despite the owner of the Financial delay, the citizenry is paying attention by eager- Times, says it has agreed ly following the twists and turns of the affair via to sell FT Group to Nikkei the press. The judicial system, the government Inc. for 844 million pounds at large and even the perpetrators—contesting (USD1.3 billion). It says the is being attentive—are in full battle mode. In a amount is payable in cash. banana republic, nobody cares, but even a very truncated democracy, an increasingly vibrant civil Nikkei Inc. is the largest society, supported by more sophisticated citizens, independent business is remarkably looking for greater meaning and ul- media group in Asia, with timately vaster purpose. The government cannot flagship newspaper Nikkei fail to respond to that call. as its core.