macau air quality lawmakers focus on fostering worsens seek catholic values The weather bureau has Interview with Athanasius forecast that the air quality explanations Chan, who will be the in Macau will worsen over over al director of Saint Paul School the next few days sackings starting from next month P3 P3 P7

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WORLD BRIEFS Beijing isolates island foe China-Malaysia Multibillion-dollar China- financed projects in Malaysia have been canceled because they aren’t needed and will saddle the country with El Salvador shifts an unsustainable amount of debt, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told reporters on the final day of his visit to Beijing. More on p10 from Taiwan to China P11 ap photo xinhua

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Afghanistan Rockets were fired yesterday toward the presidential palace in Kabul as the Afghan president was delivering his holiday message for the Muslim celebrations of Eid al-Adha, police said, prompting a ferocious aerial response, with helicopter gunships bombing the house from where the rockets were reportedly launched. Asian Games Israel-Palestine The Israeli military says it is investigating two recent cases of lethal fire along the Gaza border that Wushu athlete Huang Junhua killed Palestinian teen protesters. P5 More on backpage collects 1st gold medal for Macau 22.08.2018 wed

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Football bettors Urban Renewal tend to be younger Gov’t launches public From the beginning of this year until consultation on plan for now, the Social Affairs Bureau (IAS) received 11 football betting partici- pants looking for assistance from the bureau. The number represents temporary housing a slight increase year-on-year, and it also represents 10 percent of the total number of people who sought is now in public consultation.” Although help from IAS due to a gambling di- he admitted, “the owners might not have sorder. IAS says that it will analyze financial capacity to acquire a new hou- the relationship between the increase sing with the [amount granted] by the and this year’s World Cup once the compensation.” department has the statistics for third On the topic, the Land, Public Works quarter. The gamblers tend to be you- and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) director nger, and are between the ages of 30 Li Canfeng hinted that more than simply and 39. Some are part-time students. removing whole buildings, what is more likely to happen is the reduction of the li- ving areas of some buildings following the restoration or rebuilding works. Accor- ding to Li, “the rebuilt [houses] can suffer Doctor wants a reduction in 20 to 30 percent in terms of size; this is a normal thing.” regulation on Questioned by the media on which land plots the government would consider for building these temporary lodging hou- Lao Pun Lap Lao Pun Lap medical aesthetical ses or trade housing units for the project of Urban Renewal, Li noted that for the devices Renato Marques housing buildings and continue to live time being, the only land plot available in them, and “If they can go back to the which met the conditions is the former The president of the Plastic Surgery he government, through its Po- original place that would be the ideal,” “Pearl Horizon” development. He added, Division of the Macau Surgical Asso- Tlicy Research Office, has officially he noted while remarking that in some “in the future we will claim back more ciation, Io Shun, wants the govern- launched from today and for a period cases that might not be possible due to [land plots] and there will be some land ment to regulate matters concerning of 30 days, a public consultation on “matters of public interest.” plots that we can consider.” devices for medical aesthetics. Accor- the “Juridical Regime of the tempo- These matters of public interest would Lam added also that the houses to ding to Io, in recent years, medical rary housing and trade housing units be land plots that might be targeted with practitioners administering unqua- regarding Urban Renewal.” The legal government projects to add value to the lified drugs to patients have been framework will be used to implement city, such as the creation of new or wi- reported frequently. However, Io said the government projects for the re- dening of streets and roads, or the esta- that the medical practitioners nor- newal of old neighborhoods. blishment of social equipment or public The amount of the mally don’t know that the drugs are The interdepartmental group responsi- services. spurious products, and the patients ble for its creation presented the public In such instances, the government pro- compensation to can only notice problems five years consultation document yesterday in a poses two options: the payment of com- pay to the owner later. Io also highlighted that medical press conference held at the Policy Re- pensation to the owners who would use aesthetics is not an independent sub- search Office in Taipa. the money to find a new home in another will be calculated ject in Macau. The document presents two different building or another area of the city; or a methods on how residents can make use trade-off, in which they would, instead, according to the of the plan for the reconstruction of the acquire one of the public housing units old buildings (over 30 years old), and built by the government which would market value of the Gov’t to hold 96 also establishes rules that will allow the become privately owned units under this unit. buyers of the “Pearl Horizon” develop- instance. Lam Chi Long percent of LRT ment in Areia Preta to acquire some of The document raised many questions, the housing units that the government most of them unanswered despite the be built by the government will have company shares plans to build on the very same land plot. presence of several government officials different rules from “normal” public Although the document is one of signi- from different bureaus. They justified housing in terms of the possibility ficant relevance for the implementation their silence, saying that “such details of trade, sale and rentals, Lam also The Macau SAR government will con- of the Urban Renewal project, in fact it should be a matter to be addressed by added the government “admits to gi- trol 96 percent of the city’s Light Rapid does not present many concrete measu- the legal regime or urban renewal,” in the ving some benefits and will not follow Transit company’s shares. The LRT res, being mostly a general draft of the words of Lam Chi Long, assistant com- strictly the market criteria” as well as public company will be set up before scope of the government’s intentions. missioner for the Commission Against “the criteria for decoration will also the LRT operation starts and will have The office coordinator, Lao Pun Lap, Corruption (CCAC). be different when compared to the three shareholders: the Macau SAR go- during the presentation of the public Questioned also about the expropria- public housing units built.” vernment, the Industrial and Commer- consultation document, said that the do- tion of the land plots for reasons of public As a final note, addressing the topic cial Development Fund (three percent cument aims to establish “a balance be- interest, Lam replied, “The amount of the of whether the government was estab- share) and the Science and Technology tween the public interest and the rights compensation to pay to the owner will be lishing a criteria of preference for Pearl Development Fund (one percent sha- of the private owners” in the process of calculated according to the market value Horizon buyers, Lao added, “It’s not a re). The city’s law requires a company “revitalizing the old neighborhoods.” of the unit,” noting once more that de- preferential regime for Pearl Horizon, we to have a minimum of three sharehol- As Lao said also in reply to the media’s tails regarding the procedures of com- are just creating the legal basis including ders. The two funds were selected be- questions, the government hopes that pensation or rehousing would, again, the case [of Pearl Horizon] and other si- cause the field that they are involved in in the large majority of cases, the owner “be addressed by the legal regime of the milar developments that might occur in relate to the LRT operation. can proceed with the renewal of their urban renewal and not by this one, that the future.”

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espite a series of initiatives to control Science major pollutants, Hong Center to Kong’s ozone pollution Tackling ozone pollution Dhas recorded a 20 percent surge increase wind since 2013, the highest figure for the past two decades. resistance The SAR’s NGO Clean Air Ne- remains a challenge twork notes that the figure had capacity climbed to 45 micrograms per The Macau Science Center cubic meter of air, up from 25 in has planned to increase the 1997. wind resistance capacity The average concentration in of its external walls. The the air of major pollutants, inclu- marques renato work is expected to be ding tiny particulates of nitrogen completed before October dioxide and sulphur dioxide, dro- 2019. Furthermore, the pped between 28 and 36 percent center’s curator, Pan Sio, from 2013 to 2017. noted that waterproofing These results may not differ works have already been finished. According to Pan, from neighboring regions, inclu- the damage to the Center’s ding Macau and Guangdong pro- external walls which vince. was caused during last The latest results released in year’s Typhoon Hato, is June from the joint Regional systematic, and will need Air Quality Monitoring Network to be repaired entirely. run by the governments of Hong Kong University of Science and conditions, such as asthma. tems, but scholars suggest that Kong, Macau and Guangdong Technology, said that ozone re- There is still no solid evidence the pollutant is a highly reactive province showed that average mains a huge problem. to demonstrate how the ozone gas that cannot be filtered even by Jiangsu annual ozone concentrations “But our understanding of the can affect cardiovascular sys- wearing a facemask. increased by 16 percent year-on components that cause it, and dismantles -year, hitting a six-year high last how to control them, is just not online year. adequate,” he said. air quality worsens in macau However, Hong Kong’s poli- Although researchers are gambling cymakers and scientists are still training people who can deal with The Meteorological and detected a sharp increase in fine seeking a solution as the SAR this, and marshaling resources to Geophysical Bureau (SMG) has particles (PM 2.5), which are syndicate continually chokes from deadly address the issue, studying ozone forecast that the air quality in harmful to health. The SMG says Jiangsu Province pollutants. remains a challenge. Macau will worsen over the next that sun and the lack of rain will dismantled an online As cited in South China Mor- This pollutant irritates the eyes, few days. Yesterday morning, all cause an increase in ozone pol- gambling syndicate which ning Post, Alexis Lau, a veteran nose and throat, and can worsen air quality monitoring stations lution. had been operating an atmospheric scientist at the Hong existing heart and respiratory online gambling site using the names of two casinos in Macau. Visitor spending soars Sixty-three suspects Lawmakers want have been arrested. The crimes involved more 20 percent in Q2 than RMB500 million. explanations over Jiangsu’s police authority otal spending of visitors from Singapo- started taking action Tvisitors (excluding re (MOP1,704), Japan in June 2017, when it sacking of senior gaming expenses) in (MOP1,681) and Taiwan arrested some suspects the second quarter of (MOP1,510) grew by 4.2 in Guangdong, Fujian 2018 soared by 20 per- percent, 9 percent and and Yunnan provinces, as legal advisers cent year-on-year to 4.8 percent respectively well as in Laos, Cambodia MOP16.5 billion, accor- year-on-year, whereas and the Philippines. The awmakers Pe- ding to information from spending of those from syndicate opened an online Lreira Coutinho, Ng the Statistics and Cen- Malaysia (MOP1,476) gambling site in Laos, and Kuok Cheong and Sulu sus Service (DSEC), and dropped by 17.7 percent. was accepting bets from mainland China through

Sou have sent a let- barbosa paulo edged up by 0.5 percent Per-capita spending of ter to the board of the quarter-to-quarter. visitors from Australia bank cards and online Legislative Assembly Total spending of (MOP1,461), the United payment platforms. (AL) asking for expla- overnight visitors States (MOP1,284) and nations regarding the (MOP13.36 billion) the United Kingdom Sunday saw dismissal of senior le- and same-day visitors (MOP1,187) all registe- gal advisers Paulo Car- Paulo Cardinal (MOP3.14 billion) in- red marginal growth. new record dinal and Paulo Taipa. creased by 17.4 percent With regard to type The news broke Sa- in legal discussion, pro- te to the goal of impro- and 32.7 percent respec- of spending, visitors in border turday on Plataforma viding the AL with di- ving the work of the AL. tively year-on-year. spent mainly on sho- Media news outlet and fferent opinions and Furthermore, the whole In the second quar- pping (46.3 percent of crossings caused a general sense pluralistic interactions. process is highly un- ter of 2018, per-capita the total), accommoda- For the 24 hours between of incredulity within the Like many other legal transparent. Even the spending of visitors was tion (27.8 percent) and August 18 and August 19, legal community. advisers, they have used legislators were never MOP1,996, up by 11.6 food and beverage (18.7 the city’s border crossings Paulo Cardinal, 53, their deep understan- informed or consulted percent year-on-year percent) in the second broke new records, with came to Macau in 1990 ding in the law to imple- in the decision-making and 3.9 percent quarter- quarter of 2018. over 600,000 crossings and Paulo Taipa, 50, ar- ment the values of the process. Many of us in to-quarter. Per-capita shopping registered on Sunday alone. rived here in 1997. Car- Basic Law and various the AL, the legal com- Per-capita spending spending of visitors On Saturday, all ports dinal moved to the AL in legal documents. The munity and the public of visitors from main- grew by 20.2 per- registered a total of more 1992 and Taipa followed quality of the legislation are deeply concerned land China rose 9.5 cent year-on-year to than 580,00 crossings, in his colleague’s foo- and deliberations of the and confused.” percent year-on-year to MOP924. Among the va- exceeding the previous tsteps and joined the AL have been improving The lawmakers jointly MOP2,367 with spen- rious types of purchases, record of 570,00 which had been set on April 21. parliament in 2001. Car- over the years becau- urge the AL board to ding of visitors from spending on cosmetics The next day, more than dinal was the longest- se of their input,” the explain the reasons Guangdong Province and perfume (MOP287) 300,000 entries were serving legal adviser in (MOP2,178) increa- was relatively high, up lawmakers said in the the two senior advisers recorded, which broke the the AL. letter. were dismissed, the sing by 20.7 percent, significantly by 50.2 record (290,000) registered “Through countless Coutinho, Cheong and procedures by which and spending of those percent year-on-year, on April 21. Regarding the contacts in the past in Sou continue stating the decision is made, from Fujian Province followed by spending busiest border (Border various degree, we felt that “the unexpected and the people invol- (MOP1,260) decreasing on local food products Gate), more than 220,000 that the two advisors dismissals of the two ved in the decision- by 2.1 percent. (MOP231), up slightly entries were recorded, made countless input are completely opposi- making process. Per-capita spending of by 0.7 percent. which also broke the record. 22.08.2018 wed

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Human resources MGM marks accomplishments of employees

aming operator MGM and have visited hotels of MGM Gheld a graduation ceremony Resorts International in Las at MGM Cotai last week in recog- Vegas, where I have acquired nition of the accomplishments of loads of management knowled- nearly 900 employees who had ge which I have put into prac- participated in various training tice. I am also grateful to the courses. company for rearranging my Grant Bowie, chief executive work schedule to accommodate officer and executive director my study, which allows me to of MGM China, said during the achieve balance between work event: “Certainly, it is my privi- and family life.” lege and our privilege to be able As an integrated resort hotel in to create the opportunities that Macau, over 85 percent of MGM’s allow our team members, allow management team are Macau lo- citizens of Macau, to be able to cals. MGM has consistently put grow and develop to contribute an emphasis on developing local to our community.” talented people through its wide In 2017, MGM offered over Wendy Yu Glen Wai range of training programs. 200 training courses and provi- Graduates of MGM’s talent ded more than 569,000 training fill job vacancies within a short the company’s workers opportu- the benefit of both the company development programs are hours, with an average of 62 hou- period of time, when MGM plan- nities that range from theoretical and its employees. from three major categories: rs per team members. ned to open new facilities. learning to practicing abroad, Glen Wai, chef de cuisine of Local Leadership Development Wendy Yu, senior vice pre- In addition to having contribu- both across gaming and non-ga- In Room Dining of MGM Co- – MGM Management Associa- sident of MGM’s Human Re- ted to the meeting of MGM’s job ming sectors. tai, praised MGM for providing te Program (MAP) and PRIDE sources department, told the demand, the courses were ini- In the past, graduates were sent learning opportunities to its em- Program; Continuing Educa- Times a specific team from her tially established with the purpo- to the US, Singapore and Hong ployees. tion – MGM Academy, MGM department, consisting of more se of improving the competence Kong to gain practical experience “I have been in the culinary in- eAcademy and other diploma than ten people, are responsib- and knowledge of the company’s and participate in internships. dustry for more than 30 years. courses in collaboration with le for the development of these employees. Yu revealed that MGM will con- I had moved to the States for a tertiary and secondary educa- training programs, and in the “MGM hopes that the members tinue to organize these courses, while, but now I am back here tional institutions; Professional company, some 60 people are can get promoted, and that they and will send employee students and have been working at MGM Skills and Vocational Training certified trainers responsible for can learn while being in the com- to more places, including main- for more than four years. I am in partnership with Labor Af- delivering these training courses. pany, which is the most impor- land China. pleased to be given the oppor- fairs Bureau, Macau Federation According to Yu, these training tant aspect,” said Yu. In October, MGM will also lau- tunity to partake in the intensi- of Trade Unions and other edu- programs helped the company MGM’s training programs offer nch new training programs for ve 15-month PRIDE program, cational institutions. JZ ad wed 22.08.2018

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renato marques renato Macau wins first gold medal at Asian Games acau picked

up its first me- xinhua dal at the Asian Games cur- Mrently being held in Indone- sia. Wushu athlete Huang Junhua won a gold medal in the men's Nanquan-Nangun category in the Asian Games 2018, with a total score of 19.43 points. During the competition DSSOPT says Sin held yesterday morning, Huang scored 9.73 points in Fong Garden can be the Nangun category, 0.03 higher than his earlier score of 9.70 points in the same demolished soon category. A silver medal went to he Land, Pu- the judicial authority ding Sin Fong Gar- Quoc Khanh Pham from Tblic Works and completes the inspec- den’s reconstruction,” Vietnam, and a bronze me- Huang Junhua receives the gold medal Transport Bureau tion of the site. said Chan. “It is really dal was awarded to Yong- (DSSOPT) director However, the Macau difficult to unders- mun Lee, from South Korea. A total of 28 gold medals ckstroke category, set the lo- Li Canfeng said that Jiangmen Communal tand why the Land, From the host country, were awarded yesterday, in- cal record of 26.53 seconds. the demolition of Sin Society claimed that Public Works and wushu athlete Harris Hora- cluding seven in swimming, In the men’s 4x200 freesty- Fong Garden could there is no judicial Transport has not is- tius failed to secure a medal the women’s water polo fi- le relay, Lin Sizhuang, Ngou begin soon. order or judicial mea- sued a work permit in the category after he only nal, weightlifting, wrestling Pok Man, Chao Man Hou, The Macau Jiangmen sure preventing Sin yet.” scored 19.21 points. In the and taekwondo. and Chou Kit set a new Communal Society is Fong Garden’s demo- The total contract Nanquan category, he ma- On Monday, more athletes Macau record of 7 minutes calling on the gover- lition and consequent cost of the recons- naged to improve his score set new records for Macau in and 51 seconds, although nment to approve the reconstruction. truction of Sin Fong to 9.71 points from an earlier swimming. Ngou Pok Man, they failed to advance in the reconstruction of the “The Court of First Garden is estimated 9.50 points. in the Men’s 50-meter ba- competition. Sin Fong Garden. Ear- Instance already is- at MOP190 million. lier, Chief Executive sued a notice to the Owners have alrea- ad Chui Sai On said that owners informing that dy sought financing the local government there is no judicial or- from the bank, toge- had granted consent der or judicial mea- ther with the MOP100 to reconstruct Sin sure preventing the million loan provided Fong Garden in 2017, reconstruction of Sin by the association. and further noted that Fong Garden,” said According to Li Can- the Sin Fong Garden Chan Pou Sam, execu- feng, the relevant ju- is currently involved tive-vice chairman of dicial procedure is al- in two lawsuits. the Macau Jiangmen most completed, and According to the CE, Communal Society. DSSOPT has already the law does not allow “It means that there approved the demoli- Sin Fong Garden to are no issues concer- tion and reconstruc- be demolished before ning lawsuits regar- tion plans.

Greater Bay China ups the pressure on Taiwan sports independence

ven as China Asian Olympic Com- Hong Kong and Macau. Echarms Taiwan mittee announced that “China’s strategy is to with the promise of it was revoking Tai- keep Taiwanese [athle- inter-strait sporting chung’s right to host tes] ‘locked’ in China,” competitions, the the East Asian You- Tsai told the Taipei Ti- Central Government th Games in August mes. “Cross-strait ex- is stepping up pres- next year, on the basis changes are not every- sure on international of Chinese fears that thing. Our athletes organizations to isola- Taiwan’s Olympic team need to participate in te the island-state and will change its name to international competi- force Taiwanese athle- suggest a distinct na- tions.” tes to remain “locked tionality. According to the to China.” But the pressure co- newspaper, Taichung That’s according to mes in the context of mayor Lin Chi-lung Taiwan’s Democra- an increasing number said that the city will tic Progressive Party of inter-strait sporting take whatever steps lawmaker Tsai Shi-ying competitions – inclu- possible in order to re- who, speaking to the ding the Cross-Strait gain the right to host Taipei Times, said that Exchange Games - the East Asian Youth the efforts seek to tie some of which also call Games. At present, sports on the Chinese on the participation of there is no indication island to the mainland. the two special admi- that the Games will be On July 25, the East nistrative regions of held next year. 22.08.2018 wed

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Fr. ATHANASIUS CHAN Nowadays, the international Q&A community is more concer- Future Saint Paul School director ned with childhood educa- tion. We have read many materials on this and we have already prepared some- New principal of St. Paul to focus thing to implement. For the early childhood education, it’s really important for us to make a good foundation on fostering Catholic values for them. From Primary 4, they will start to use the ICT system, and then in the last Lynzy Valles lic school, thus it is based on But education is not like any sures]. Today we can say that three years of their studies, the gospel of Jesus. He is our other career, it’s really some- we are more mature about which is Form 3, we dedica- aint Paul School is set good example, so my goal and thing very dedicated. We un- this. In the future, we will con- te ourselves to help students Sto focus on nurturing stu- vision is to look at how Jesus- derstand the theory very well tinue to provide the best tech- prepare themselves to enter dents’ character and promo- served those who were around but to put it into practice is a nology for our students, mea- university. ting Catholic values within the him during his time. For me, big challenge. ning that we will provide the school’s teaching and learning education is like service. We best services and bring more MDT – How about the environment this new acade- serve our students; likewise, MDT - How do you plan convenience to our teaching new English curriculum? mic year. we also serve the parents and to provide the best kind of staff, students and parents. AC – We have already in- The school, which has fully our community. education services to the We know that ICT is a future vited experts from England, embraced e-learning, will be students? education type. We will conti- with a research team, and directed by Fr. Athanasius AC - That is the main goal nually make our things more they will continue to evalua- Chan, as its current principal that we cannot forget. We innovative. [With that], they te the curriculum and help Fr. Alejandro Salcedo is set to will continually improve the will easily adapt themselves our teachers decide upon and step down in September af- teaching and learning envi- and be more confident in the implement a new project. We ter heading the school for 21 DSEJ asked ronment. We try our best to society. Our goal is to help our already have an English pro- years. our school to provide the best place for tea- students develop a good fou- ject from Kindergarten 1 to Fr. Chan has been with Saint chers, staff and students, and ndation so they will be com- Primary 3, so step by step we Paul School for nearly 10 years open more that is an ongoing action that petitive in the market in the will fully implement it across as a chaplain, holding other we need to do. future. the whole school. Some of duties with student services, classes, or I already mentioned to our them have been involved in such as overseeing school’s accept more senior managers, even some MDT - During the first our school for many years al- clinic, library and religious of the staff and teachers that quarter of this year, the ready but starting from Sep- department. students but they should be the ones to ser- school received a total of tember, they [the team] will Speaking to the Times, Fr. ve and provide the best servi- MOP64 million from the only take the English project, Chan said that he will focus on we cannot ces to students and parents. Education and YouthAf- according to the new school promoting Catholic values in But we can only guarantee fairs Bureau (DSEJ) Are system. the school’s environment in a make it the quality of our service ba- we seeing an increase in bid to provide a higher level of because there sed on ourselves. [We] have to the latest or next quarter MDT – Are there any service to students. continually develop ourselves to come? plans to increase the Currently, the school has are no more across two aspects: your pro- AC - We are surprised that number of students? some 3,000 students, along fession as a teacher and also they have supported us a lot AC - We don’t have any with 350 staff. seats. your own character. If we gua- for the incoming school year. more classrooms. In fact, rantee these two things, then We’ll do our best to properly we want to have more class- Macau Daily Times Fr. Athanasius Chan it means we can deliver the use this money to bring out rooms. Two months ago, DSEJ (MDT) - As the new princi- best quality of our service to the best in our students, and asked our school to open more pal of the school, what are MDT – So the school will the students and teachers. contribute to the society. classes, or accept more stu- your plans and visions for first focus on nurturing dents, but we cannot make this upcoming academic Catholic values amongst MDT - The school has MDT – Fr. Salcedo had it because there are no more year? its students? fully implemented the previously said that the seats, unless we have a new Fr. Athanasius Chan (AC) AC - Yes, that is my major ICT, making the school school will likely soon building. My other plan is to - I will not implement many concern. Nowadays in dif- “paperless.” Is the school adapt the 6-6-3 system. provide more functional clas- plans or big changes during ferent careers, especially in continually progressing Can we expect that in this srooms both for teachers and the first year of the school. a small city like Macau, we in this system? upcoming academic year? students [in a bid to] improve There are some things that always talk about providing AC – Since 2011, we already AC – Yes. We’re moving the teaching and learning en- take time. St. Paul is a Catho- the best services to the people. implemented these ICT [mea- towards this system step by step. vironment. 22.08.2018 wed

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Cruz’s Democratic opponent in November, Representative Beto O’Rourke, has out-raised the bloomberg incumbent by more than $10 million. The DCCC said it raised a re- cord for July, $13.5 million. The committee said it has raised $191 million so far this election cycle and had $72.6 million in the bank, compared with $133.9 million raised at the same point in 2016, when it had $62 million in the bank. “There is no question that the grassroots are united around the goal of taking back the House,” said Representative Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, the DCCC chairman, in a statement. The NRCC took in $10.2 million, according to its FEC filing, $4 million of which came from the Republican National Committee. The campaign of Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the No. 3 House Republican and one of several potential successors to Ryan after he leaves Congress, gave $1 million to the NRCC, which ended the month with $67.8 million in the bank. Protect the House, a joint fun- draising committee that’s drawn Billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam Adelson donations from billionaire Elon Musk, the Tesla Inc. chief exe- cutive officer, gave the NRCC $797,840 in July. That’s down from the $2.1 million it provided Adelsons spent USD55 million to the previous month. Ryan Effect? Some GOP donors have sug- help GOP win battle for Congress gested that Ryan’s announced retirement without a successor in place has hurt fundraising, al- Bill Allison, John McCormick sional Campaign Committee has phen Jurvetson, who donated ge fund manager S. Donald Sus- though Trump and the RNC have raised more than the National $1 million to SMP, a super PAC sman of Paloma Partners Mana- helped fill the gap. Until July, the illionaire casino ow- Republican Congressional Com- that supports Senate Democrats. gement Co. It spent $5.2 million NRCC hadn’t raised more than Bner Sheldon Adelson and his mittee. The DCCC ended the Qualcomm Inc. co-founder Irwin and ended July with $8.2 million $10 million since Ryan said in wife, Miriam, delivered USD25 month with $4.7 million more in Jacobs and his wife, Joan Jacobs, in the bank. April that he would not stand for million to help Republicans try its bank account. combined to give $1 million to re-election in his Wisconsin dis- to hold the Senate in November’s the group, while Deborah Simon, Planned trict. congressional elections, adding Special Elections an Indianapolis philanthropist Parenthood’s Effort The RNC raised $14.2 million to the $30 million they previous- Took Toll ranked among the top ten do- Planned Parenthood Votes rai- in July, which it said was a record ly gave to bolster the GOP’s cam- That marks a turnaround from nors this cycle by the nonparti- sed $2.5 million, including do- for any month in a non-presi- paign to keep the House. early in 2017, when the NRCC san Center for Responsive Poli- nations of $1.1 million from phi- dential year. That included $4.7 The Las Vegas Sands Corp. raised more in the first four tics, gave $500,000. SMP raised lanthropist Richard Rosenthal million from small-dollar donors chairman and chief executive of- months of the year on its way to $7.4 million in July and ended of Ohio, and another $1 million giving $200 or less. Trump Vic- ficer and his wife were among the building a $14.7 million cash ad- the month with $23.9 million in from Andrea Soros Colombel, tory and Trump Make America big-dollar donors who lavished vantage, before a series of expen- the bank. the daughter of billionaire Geor- Great Again, which benefit the millions on political committees sive special elections drained its Priorities USA, a Democratic ge Soros. The super PAC ended party and the president’s re-e- in July ahead of the first major coffers. super PAC focusing on voter July with $6.5 million in the lection campaign, transferred $4 political test of Donald Trump’s Democrats need a net gain of engagement and turnout, repor- bank. million to the RNC. presidency, disclosures filed by 23 seats to win a majority in the ted raising $4.1 million, with $2 Richard Uihlein, a packing The national committee, which Monday night with the Federal House, while they have to gain million of that coming from hed- supply magnate and a descen- ended July with $41.9 million Election Commission show. two seats in the Senate to control dant of one of the founders of in the bank, spread the wealth Their donation went to the Se- that chamber. the Schlitz beer company, gave around, transferring $10 million nate Leadership Fund, a super The House Majority PAC, whi- The Adelsons $900,000 in July to Restoration to other party committees. The political action committee, and ch supports Democrats, repor- PAC. The group was one of seve- National Republican Senatorial follows the couple’s earlier con- ted $3.7 million in donations gave USD82.5 ral entities he funded in a losing Committee, like the NRCC, re- tribution to the Congressional and started August with $22.8 effort to try to help businessman ceived $4 million from the RNC, Leadership Fund, a super PAC million in the bank. Renaissance million to and Marine Corps veteran Kevin while state GOP committees split aligned with House Speaker Paul Technologies LLC board chair- conservative Nicholson win the Aug. 14 Repu- a little less than $2 million. Ryan. man James Simons contributed blican primary for U.S. Senate in The Democratic National Com- The two parties and their allied $1.7 million. Michael R. Bloom- causes and Wisconsin. mittee reported raising $7.2 political committees are furious- berg, the founder of Bloomberg Uihlein also contributed million in July and ended the ly raising money as the campaign LP, the parent of Bloomberg candidates in $200,000 to the Tea Party Pa- month with $7.9 million cash on for control of Congress enters News, made an in-kind con- triots Citizens Fund, which has hand but $6.7 million in debt. a crucial phase. The main De- tribution of polling data worth the 2015-16 supported Nicholson and nine The Adelsons gave $82.5 mocratic committee that backs $456,975. He has pledged to give election cycle, other Republican candidates. million to conservative causes House candidates has built its millions of dollars in 2018 to help Billionaire Robert Rowling and candidates in the 2015-16 biggest cash-on-hand advantage Democrats retake control of the according to and his company, TRT Holdin- election cycle, according to the over its Republican counterpart House. gs Inc., each gave $250,000 to Center for Responsive Politi- so far in the 2018 campaign, the Other large donors on the De- the Center for the super-PAC Texans Are, set cs. That ranked them second in filings show. mocratic side included Karla Responsive up by allies of Senator Ted Cruz the U.S. for individual donors, July was the sixth consecutive Jurvetson, a psychiatrist and the of Texas. The group ended July behind liberal billionaire Tom month the Democratic Congres- ex-wife of venture capitalist Ste- Politics with $2.6 million in the bank. Steyer, for that cycle. 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China Railways takes on rail project connecting Mozambique to Zimbabwe

hina Railways has tries, such as those being built proposed the cons- to connect the ports of Mom- truction of a rail link basa and Dar-es-Salaam in bloomberg connecting Mozambi- the Indian Ocean, to countries Cque to Zimbabwe via Zambia, without direct access to the a project costing an estimated sea in the Great Lakes region. USD2.5 billion that will give Mozambique could be one companies in the latter two of the major players in this countries easy access to Mo- second railway revolution as, zambique’s ports. while its railways serve pri- The Trans-Zambezi line pro- marily to carry coal, they cou- ject led a delegation from Chi- ld also serve to support the na Railways, headed by Vice growth of cross-border trade. President Shao Gang, to con- Railway lines carrying coal tact with the local government from South Africa and Bo- in late July along with local tswana for export may be partner Global Power Bridge used to transport other pro- International, according to a ducts and the lines that exist report in the Harare press. in the north-central region of The first phase of the pro- the country may also be used ject will consist of a 400-ki- to transport the products that lometre link between Shamva the landlocked countries in in Zimbabwe and Moatize in the region, such as Malawi Mozambique, from where a The China Railways project foundations of the rail project US$200 million in the mo- and Zimbabwe, need to ex- 900-kilometre line will rea- also involves the construc- and we are ready to start it,” dernisation of its rail network port. ch the port of Nacala (Nacala tion of a 1,700-kilometre line said Shao. over the next three years. In addition to the Sena line Logistics Corridor, where coal directly connecting Binga, The project also involves A recent article in China-Lu- linking Moatize to the port is transported from the Moa- on Zimbabwean border with China’s New Century Ener- sophone Brief (CLBrief), a of Beira, in Sofala province, tize mine, produced by Brazi- Zambia, to the port of Nacala. gy International, which has a news service on China and the there is another line that was lian company Vale), a project China Railways stated its in- US$500 million large-scale Portuguese-speaking coun- built in the colonial period inaugurated in May 2017 by terest in the project in Mar- soybean production project tries, suggests Mozambique linking the port to Zimba- the President of Mozambique. ch this year in a letter to the in Zimbabwe. The president may have a role to play in the bwe, Zambia and the Demo- The construction of new sec- Zimbabwean government sig- of Mozambique’s port and new generation of railways in cratic Republic of Congo, tions of this line and the re- ned by Gang Shao, according railway company CFM, a sta- Africa. which although it is in ope- construction of others began to the Financial Gazette. “We te-owned company that has The article notes that the ration as far as Zimbabwe in 2012 and include a 200-ki- have been working closely stakes in all the country’s por- new wave of railway construc- needs a massive investment lometre stretch that runs with Global Power Bridge In- ts, recently announced that tion pays more attention to in order to serve its original through neighboring Malawi. ternational to establish the the company intends to invest the real needs of African coun- purpose. MDT/Macauhub

croeconomic stabiliza- tion policies and refor- Beijing interested ms implemented by the bloomberg Angolan government in entering Brazilian are adequate to pro- mote economic growth aviation market and diversification of economic activity des- pite the adverse envi- hina announced the small cities of the in- ronment. Cat the LABACE 2018 terior of Brazil. For two weeks, the aviation exhibition in AVIC presented at the Angolan Government Congonhas, São Pau- event, which had more and the IMF mission lo, that it is interested than 100 companies, a analysed recent econo- in selling in Brazil its model of the Y-12 turbo- mic developments and Harbin twin-engine tur- prop that has a sale pri- Angola economic and the fi- boprop airplane with a ce in the order of US$5 nancial outlook and ad- capacity of 18 passen- million. Santos also said dressed issues related gers, a reach of 3,000 that this type of airpla- Gov’t requests financial to the Policy Coordina- kilometers and cruising ne along with the Y-12F tion Instrument (PCI). speed of 250 kilometers and Y1-2E models are The PCI is a non-fi- per hour. suitable for use as air support from the IMF nancial program that José Santos, a repre- taxis and in the medical provides technical as- sentative of the Aviation transport and agricultu- he Angolan gover- plementation of the from 1 to 14 August, sistance for the imple- Industry Corporation re sectors. Tnment has asked Macroeconomic Stabi- and which was invited mentation of measures of China (AVIC), said The export version of the International Mo- lisation Program and to visit Angola again in in the country’s main during the biggest bu- the turbo-prop plane is netary Fund (IMF) to the 2018-2022 Natio- October 2018, in order macroeconomic mana- siness aviation fair in called the “Twin Panda” adjust its support pro- nal Development Plan, to start negotiations gement documents such South America that the and the largest buyers gram, including a fi- according to a press re- under a two-year Ex- as the Macroeconomic possibility of opening are located in Africa nancing component, lease from the Ministry tended Fund Facility Stabilisation Program, a factory to build the and Asia. LABACE was Angolan state news of Finance. (EFF), which may be initiated in January Harbin in Brazil has not attended by Brazilian agency Angop reported. The request from the extended for another 2018, also serving to in- been ruled out. aviation company Em- The financial support Angolan Government is year. crease Angola’s external Santos said that there braer, which presented stems from the need part of a working visit The Ministry of Fi- credibility, with positi- are huge air connections 47 different types of air- to cope with the most to Angola by a mission nance notes that the ve effects on attracting between the big Brazi- craft with prices ranging recent economic deve- of the International IMF’s working visit Foreign Direct Invest- lian cities but there are from $2 to $ 60 million. lopments for the im- Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded that the ma- ment. MDT/Macauhub no connections between MDT/Macauhub 22.08.2018 wed

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ap photo FBI reveals Chinese man kidnapped after business meeting in Los Angeles

he FBI is looking for may have been an acquain- Tthree suspects who ki- tance of Liao. The man, dnapped a Chinese man who the FBI identified after a business meeting in only as “David,” had at- the Los Angeles area last tended the business mee- month, but authorities ha- ting with Liao, according ven’t heard from the kid- to Matthew Lombard, an nappers since they deman- attorney for Liao’s family. ded a USD2 million ran- Investigators are exa- som and the man remains mining several theories missing, investigators said in the case, including the yesterday [Macau time]. possibility that Liao was Ruochen “Tony” Liao, involved in a business 28, was abducted by three dispute and Liao had pre- men on July 16 in San Ga- viously been involved in briel — about 16 kilome- business deals with people Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (center) ters east of downtown Los who “were not the most re- Angeles — according to putable,” Kowel said. Gene Kowel, an assistant Although the kidnappers special-agent-in-charge at had reached out initially the FBI’s office in Los An- to demand the ransom, Malaysian PM says geles. Liao’s family has not heard Liao, who owns a Sou- from them in about a mon- thern California car th, he said. China-financed dealership that sold high “Our hope is that Tony is -end cars, such as Porches still alive. We’re operating and Bentleys, had just fi- under the premise that he nished an evening mee- is still alive,” Kowel said. projects canceled ting with several business “However, we do become associates when three men concerned as these cases pulled up in two vehicles progress the chance of so- Christopher Bodeen, Beijing pay “substantial” penalties to ted infrastructure across Asia, — a Toyota minivan and a meone remaining alive can extract itself from the projec- often built by Chinese con- Range Rover — and abduc- diminish.” ultibillion-dollar ts and also needs to “find out tractors and financed by loans ted him, officials said. Liao’s relatives, who live MChina-financed projects where money that has been from Chinese state banks. After they kidnapped in China, are offering a in Malaysia have been cance- paid for the projects have gone At a news conference with Li him, the abductors con- $150,000 reward, in addi- led because they aren’t needed to,” Mahathir said. on Monday, Mahathir said he tacted Liao’s family and tion to a $25,000 reward and will saddle the country appreciated China’s unders- demanded that they pay being offered by the FBI with an unsustainable amount tanding of Malaysia’s need to a $2 million ransom, but for information that could of debt, Malaysian Prime Mi- Both deal with its “internal fiscal the money was not paid, lead them to locating Liao. nister Mahathir Mohamad problems,” but also hinted at Kowel said. “He is a deeply loved told reporters on the final day President Xi the threat of Chinese econo- On Monday, the FBI re- person by his family,” of a visit to Beijing yesterday. and Premier mic domination. leased a sketch of one Lombard said. “He’s their Mahathir told Malaysian re- “We should always remem- of the men they believe only child and they are porters that both Chinese Pre- Li understood ber that countries’ level of was involved in the kid- very, very concerned for sident Xi Jinping and Premier development ... are not all the napping, who they suspect him.” AP Li Keqiang understood the the reasons same,” he said. “We do not reasons behind the cancella- want a situation where there tions and “accepted them.” behind the is a new version of colonialism

The projects, comprising a happening because poor coun- ap photo USD20 billion East Coast Rail cancellations tries are unable to compete Link and two energy pipelines and ‘accepted with rich countries in terms worth $2.3 billion, had alrea- of just open free trade. It must dy been suspended pending them’ also be fair trade.” renegotiation. Belt and Road projects in “It’s all about pouring in too Trade and economic coope- Thailand, Sri Lanka and other much money which we cannot ration between China and Ma- countries have run into com- afford, we cannot repay and laysia have provided tangible plaints that they are wasteful, also because we don’t need the- benefits to both, although “it too costly, give too little work se projects for Malaysia at this is inevitable for countries to to local companies or might moment,” Mahathir said. encounter various problems facilitate embezzlement and While the projects could be and have disagreements in other graft. restarted in the future if con- different stages,” Chinese Fo- Also during his news confe- sidered necessary, Malaysia’s reign Ministry spokesman Lu rence, Mahathir said he didn’t current focus is on reducing the Kang told reporters at a daily raise the issue of fugitive fi- national debt, he said. briefing on Tuesday. nancier Low Taek Jho during “With that debt, if we are Such disagreements should his visit. He said Low is “pro- not careful we can become be handled “in a proper man- bably” hiding in China but he bankrupt,” Mahathir said, ner through friendly consulta- has no proof of this. blaming the “stupidity” of the tion,” Lu said. The U.S. Justice Depart- administration of his prede- Days before heading to Bei- ment alleges Low was a key cessor, Najib Razak, whom he jing, Mahathir was already figure in the theft and inter- ousted in elections earlier this saying Malaysia didn’t need the national laundering of $4.5 year and now faces charges of projects, part of Xi’s Belt and billion from Malaysia’s 1MDB massive corruption. Road initiative to build ports, investment fund by associates This photo provided by the FBI shows Ruochen “Tony” Liao, who was Malaysia will still have to railways and other trade-rela- of Najib. AP kidnapped in San Gabriel, Calif. by three men on July 16 wed 22.08.2018

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aiwan broke off di- plomatic ties with El Salvador yesterday as ap photo the Central American Tcountry defected to rival Beijing in the latest blow to the self-ruled island China has been trying to isolate on the global stage. The break in ties means Taiwan is recognized as a sovereign na- tion by only 17 mainly small, developing countries. In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that his govern- ment had established ties with El Salvador. “History will prove that estab- lishing diplomatic relations with China is in full accordance with the fundamental and long-term interests of the country and the people of El Salvador,” Wang said. Taiwan split from mainland China amid civil war in 1949, and Beijing, which considers Taiwan its territory, campaigns El Salvador’s Foreign Minister Carlos Castaneda signs documents at a signing ceremony to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between El Salvador and China in Beijing relentlessly to isolate the island globally. It cut off relations with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing Hard Power -wen’s government shortly after she took office in 2016 and has been steadily ratcheting up both diplomatic and economic pres- sure. El Salvador, Taiwan break ties Earlier this year, the West Afri- can nation of Burkina Faso and the Dominican Republic broke ties with Taiwan and resumed or as Beijing isolates island foe established diplomatic relations with China. priate development plan that in decades, seems determined history books alongside Mao Ze- it had complained to the U.S. Taiwanese Foreign Minister risks causing both countries to to bring Taiwan under Beijing’s dong. over Taiwanese President Tsai’s Joseph Wu condemned what he fall into great debt,” Wu said, control during his time in office, The island’s 23 million residen- visits this month to Los Angeles called China’s campaign of luring noting that some developing which would place him in the ts are strongly in favor of main- and Houston while in transit to away Taiwan’s allies with promi- countries were increasingly con- taining their de facto indepen- diplomatic allies Paraguay and ses of vast financial aid and in- cerned about the risks of unsus- dent status, but Xi has previously Belize. vestment. tainable debt linked to Chinese Taiwanese warned a Taiwanese envoy that The administration of Presi- Taiwan is willing to consider investments. the issue of unification cannot be dent Donald Trump has been cooperating with its allies in edu- Wu said El Salvador’s ruling FM Wu put off indefinitely. boosting relations with Taiwan cation, farming or even infras- party was also expecting Taiwan Salvadoran President Salvador amid a brewing trade war with tructure initiatives, Wu said, but to provide funds to help it win in condemned Sanchez Ceren said on national Beijing. refuses to compete with China in elections, but Taiwan refused. television that China and El Sal- Tsai urged the island’s people buying diplomatic support. “It is irresponsible to engage in what he vador would discuss ways to coo- to unite despite the pressure the Wu said that El Salvador had financial aid diplomacy or com- called China’s perate in trade, investment and government was facing diploma- repeatedly sought large amoun- pete with China in cash, or even infrastructure development. tically. ts of funding from Taiwan for in providing illegal political mo- campaign of “It will give great benefits to the “Taiwan will not yield because a port project that a Taiwanese ney,” Wu said. “My government country and provide extraordi- of pressure,” Tsai said in a televi- team of engineers dispatched by is unwilling to and cannot do so.” luring away nary opportunities on a personal sed address. “We will be stronger the government thought wasn’t Some analysts say Chinese level to each one of you,” he said. and more united, and this will economically feasible. President Xi Jinping, one of the Taiwan’s allies The move comes just a day af- strengthen Taiwan’s determina- “We think this is an inappro- most powerful Chinese leaders with [money] ter China’s foreign ministry said tion to go out.” AP

Xu Lin Image-conscious China appoints AP PHOTO new global propaganda czar

hina’s increasingly militarization of island bal issues such as climate ture projects. Cimage-conscious go- claims in the South China change. Critics say that Meanwhile, China’s enti- vernment has appointed Sea. contradicts China’s roles rely state-controlled media a trusted member of the Xu’s appointment to the as the most restricted ma- has been aggressively ex- ruling Communist Party position of head of the jor economy and a leading panding overseas in hopes to head up its international Cabinet-level State Coun- polluter. of countering unflattering propaganda operation. cil Information Office was Chinese President and images of the country and Former top internet re- announced by state media party leader Xi Jinping promoting Beijing’s take gulator Xu Lin will be in outlets yesterday. has also gone to lengths on global political, econo- charge of efforts to portray Since President Donald to promote his trademark, mic and cultural matters. China as a progressive for- Trump took office in 2017, trillion-dollar “Belt and Xu, 55, had earlier been ce for good in the world Beijing has sought to draw Road” initiative that seeks brought in to enforce Chi- at a time when it’s facing a contrast with his admi- to link China with other na’s strict regulations on criticism over its allegedly nistration by emphasizing parts of Asia, Europe, Afri- the internet after predeces- unfair trading practices, its role in promoting free ca and beyond through sor Lu Wei was ousted in a human rights abuses and trade and addressing glo- transport and infrastruc- corruption scandal. AP Xu Lin 22.08.2018 wed

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away her tears when she said, “Let’s live together even at ap photo least one minute after unifica- tion before we die.” South Korean participants at past reunions have com- plained that the heavy mo- nitoring presence of North Korean officials and intense media coverage made genui- ne conversations difficult or impossible. The North sees the reunions as a crucial tool to win con- cessions from the South, but it has rejected the South’s de- mands to increase the number of reunions and the people participating in them. The North also ignores the South’s proposals for letter exchanges and hometown vi- sits, something currently ban- ned. Pyongyang doesn’t want the reunions expanded becau- se it fears they would give citi- zens a better awareness of the outside word and weaken its grip on power, analysts say. The North uses the reunions for propaganda purposes, ca- refully choosing participants based on loyalty and instruc- ting them to praise the autho- North Koreans arrive to meet their South Korean family members during a separated family reunion meeting at the Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea ritarian leadership during the meetings. But Koh Yu-hwan, a Koreas North Korea expert at Seoul’s Dongguk University, said it could become harder for the North to maintain previous Separated families have second levels of control because the participants are so old now that it’s harder to train them day of emotional reunions to do what the government wants. Nearly 20,000 people have Kim Tong-Hyung, Seoul tives. The relatives have been “That’s a lie,” the nephew leave her alone.” participated in 20 rounds of given a total of 12 hours to- replied, waving both hands. After sleeping separately face-to-face reunions held mother wails as she em- gether, including three hours “The Korean War was some- Monday night, the relatives between the countries since A braces a son she hasn’t in private. Another 337 South thing the Americans did. “We had private meetings at hotel 2000. No one has had a se- seen since the 1950-53 Korean Koreans and accompanying fought against (our enemies) rooms yesterday morning be- cond chance to see their re- War. A woman weeps as she family members will partici- with our own strength.” fore meeting again in group latives. Past participants ex- greets a grandfather she never pate in a second round of reu- Cha Jae-geun smiled and sessions later in the day. Yes- press frustration and anger got to know. nions from Friday to Sunday. quickly changed the subject, terday’s exchanges were less that their final conversations The scenes of Koreans mee- After the initial tears at Nor- as South Korean officials urge emotional and more amicable with North Korean relatives ting this week, likely for the th Korea’s Diamond Moun- their reunion participants to than Monday’s. included so little genuine con- last time before they die, are tain resort, Cha Jae-geun, an do if politics come up. South versation. heartbreaking, but they often 84-year-old South Korean, and Korea’s government instruc- Hong Yong-gee, who went bely a highly political and ti- his 50-year-old North Korean ts participants not to critici- with his mother for a 2015 ghtly controlled event in whi- nephew began an awkward ex- ze the North’s leadership and reunion at Diamond Moun- ch participants often struggle change Monday over interna- economy during the reunions. [My aunts] tain and met his three North to have genuine conversa- tional politics surrounding the Some North Korean parti- Korean aunts, said that it see- tions. Korean Peninsula and the ori- cipants, who are reportedly praised the med his North Korean relati- Much of the awkwardness gins of the war that split their chosen for the reunions based leadership of ves were working off a script. centers on the defining fact of family apart and killed and in- on their loyalty to their autho- “They praised the leadership the Korean Peninsula: For de- jured millions. ritarian rulers, were eager to Kim and life in of Kim Jong Un and life in cades it has been divided be- The Koreas should “drive the show their government com- North Korea so frequently that tween the authoritarian Nor- American bastards out,” Cha mendations to their South Ko- North Korea so any genuine conversation be- th, originally backed by the Song Il, the nephew, said, ac- rean relatives. In at least once came impossible,” Hong said. Soviet Union and then, during cording to South Korean pool case, this resulted in another frequently that “It was difficult for my mother the war, communist China, reports. He accused the Uni- awkward exchange. any genuine and aunts to talk freely when and the U.S.-backed capita- ted States of being unfaithful Ju Yong Ae, a 52-year-old several North Korean officials list South. Citizens from both to the commitments of a June North Korean who came to conversation stationed themselves so clo- nations, especially the elderly summit between North Ko- meet her 86-year-old South se to our table, listening in to who remember the bitterness rean leader Kim Jong Un and Korean aunt, steadfastly refu- became whatever we were saying.” and bloodshed of the war, of- U.S. President Donald Trump, sed when a South Korean offi- impossible. Choi Ho-seok, 83, also said ten wear their nationalism on in which they expressed an as- cial who had come to the Nor- that his 76-year-old sister their sleeves, and some Sou- pirational goal for a nuclear- th to help manage the meeting Hong Yong-gee kept praising the North’s go- th Koreans have complained free peninsula without des- repeatedly asked her to put South Korean vernment when they met in that their relatives take every cribing when or how it would her “Kim Il Sung commenda- 2015 under the watchful eyes chance to score propaganda occur. tion,” a public service medal, “Isn’t my younger sister pre- of North Korean officials. points for their authoritarian The elder Cha reminded his below the table. tty?” 88-year-old South Ko- “There were things closer to nation. nephew that it was North Ko- “How can you put down our rean Kim Byung-oh said of his our hearts that we couldn’t About 200 South Koreans rea’s founder, Kim Il Sung, the supreme dignity?” Ju asked. 81-year-old sister from North talk about because we were and their family members grandfather of the current lea- A North Korean official in- Korea, Kim Sun Ok. He smiled being watched closely at all crossed the border on Mon- der, who triggered the war by tervened, telling the South and fed his sister a snack bar. times,” he said. “It would be day for three days of meetings ordering a sneak attack on the Korean official, “She’s just During their first encounter painful if that’s the last time I with their North Korean rela- South in June 1950. trying to show it to her family; Monday, Kim Sun Ok wiped get to see her.” AP wed 22.08.2018

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Indonesia ap photo Woman irked by mosque noise convicted of Australia Ministers resign after blasphemy leader survives challenge n Indonesian court has

ustralian Prime against Peter Dutton for ha- sentenced a woman who ap photo AMinister Malcolm Tur- ving stood up and challen- complained about a noisy nbull called on his govern- ged me today,” Turnbull mosque to 18 months in ment to unite behind him said at a news conference prisonA for blasphemy. after he survived an inter- with deputy party leader The ethnic Chinese woman, Meilia- nal leadership challenge Julie Bishop, who retained na, burst into tears as presiding Jud- yesterday. But several mi- her position unopposed in ge Wahyu Prasetyo Wibowo annou- nisters who backed the fai- the ballot. nced the sentence yesterday. She was led challenger offered their “We know that disunity taken from the court in handcuffs. Ethnic Chinese woman Meiliana weeps during her sentencing hearing resignations in a move that undermines the ability of Prosecutors said the 44-year-old widens the rift in govern- any government to get its defendant violated the criminal code sentence was too light. by Human Rights Watch. The num- ment ranks. job done and unity is ab- by committing blasphemy against The maximum sentence for blas- ber of cases has slowed since 2014 His challenger, Home solutely critical,” Turnbull Islam, the dominant faith in Indone- phemy is five years. under President Joko “Jokowi” Wi- Affairs Minister Peter Du- added. sia, the world’s most populous Mus- Indonesia’s Constitution guaran- dodo’s administration. tton, resigned from the Ca- But Assistant Minister to lim nation. tees freedom of speech and religion, Last year, the minority Christian binet after the vote but the the Prime Minister James Mobs burned and ransacked at least but in recent years blasphemy cases and ethnic Chinese governor of amount of support he gai- McGrath, Minister for In- 14 Buddhist temples throughout have been filed against people per- Jakarta, the capital, was convicted of ned surprised many people. ternational Development Tanjung Balai, a port town on Suma- ceived as offending Islam in a possi- blasphemy and imprisoned for two Turnbull ruled out any re- and the Pacific Concetta tra, in a July 2016 riot following re- ble sign of a more conservative brand years after massive street protests tribution against ministers Fierravanti-Wells, and As- ports of Meiliana’s complaint about a of the religion gaining ground in In- over comments seized upon by his suspected of supporting sistant Treasurer Michael mosque’s noisy loudspeakers. donesia. The overwhelming majority political opponents. Dutton and said he had in- Sukkar confirmed within The woman’s lawyer, Ranto Sibara- of cases end with guilty verdicts. Judges imposed the sentence vited Dutton to remain in hours that they had offered ni, said the sentence would be appea- Since 2004, 147 people have been despite prosecutors downgrading the senior security portfolio. their resignations after ba- led. A conservative group, Islamic imprisoned under blasphemy or re- the blasphemy charge to a lesser “I don’t bear any grudge cking Dutton. AP Community Forum, said Meilana’s lated laws, according to monitoring offense.AP

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Cybersecurity hacking of both the Democra- tic National Committee and the Clinton campaign. “We have no doubt in our Microsoft uncovers more Russian minds” who is responsible, Smith said. Microsoft has waged a legal battle with Strontium since attacks ahead of midterms suing it in a Virginia fede- ral court in summer 2016. The company obtained court Matt O’Brien approval last year allowing it to seize certain fake domains icrosoft said yes- ap photo created by the group. It has Mterday it has uncovered so far used the courts to shut new Russian hacking attempts down 84 fake websites crea- targeting U.S. political groups ted by the group, including ahead of the midterm elec- the most recent six announced tions. yesterday. The company said that a ha- cking group tied to the Rus- sian government created fake The hacking internet domains that appea- red to spoof two American attempts mirror conservative organizations: the Hudson Institute and the similar Russian International Republican Ins- titute. Three other fake do- attacks ahead mains were designed to look of the 2016 as if they belonged to the U.S. Senate. election Microsoft didn’t offer any further description of the fake Microsoft has argued in court sites. that by setting up fake but The revelation came just realistic-looking domains, the weeks after a similar Micro- hackers were misusing Micro- soft discovery led Sen. Claire soft trademarks and services McCaskill, a Missouri Demo- to hack into targeted compu- crat who is running for re-e- ter networks, install malware lection, to reveal that Russian ping one political party over Both conservative think tanks Institute is led by a board that and steal sensitive emails and hackers tried unsuccessfully another, “this activity is most said they have tried to be vi- includes six Republican sena- other data. to infiltrate her Senate com- fundamentally focused on gilant about “spear-phishing” tors, and one prominent Rus- Smith also announced that puter network. disrupting democracy,” Brad email attacks because their sia critic and Senate hopeful, the company is offering free The hacking attempts mirror Smith, Microsoft’s president global pro-democracy work Mitt Romney, who is running cybersecurity protection to similar Russian attacks ahead and chief legal officer, said in has frequently drawn the ire for a Utah seat this fall. all U.S. political candidates, of the 2016 election, which an interview this week. of authoritarian governments. Microsoft calls the hacking campaigns and other political U.S. intelligence officials have Smith said there is no sign “We’re glad that our work is group Strontium; others call organizations, at least so long said were focused on helping the hackers were successful in attracting the attention of bad it Fancy Bear or APT28. An as they’re already using Mi- to elect Republican Donald persuading anyone to click on actors,” said Hudson Institu- indictment from U.S. special crosoft’s Office 365 producti- Trump to the presidency by the fake websites, which could te spokesman David Tell. “It counsel Robert Mueller has vity software. Facebook and hurting his Democratic oppo- have exposed a target victim to means we’re having an effect, tied it to Russian’s main inte- Google have also promoted nent, Hillary Clinton. computer infiltration, hidden presumably.” lligence agency, known as the similar tools to combat cam- This time, more than hel- surveillance and data theft. The International Republican GRU, and to the 2016 email paign interference. AP

Chechnya IS claims responsibility for ap photo deadly attack on Chechen police

he Islamic State radic raids in Chechnya ckers were brainwashed Shali, two attackers tried Tgroup has claimed in the past, defying the by Islamic militants and to blow up a truck loa- responsibility for a se- rule of the Kremlin- don’t have any public su- ded with gas canisters in ries of attacks on Che- friendly leader Ramzan pport in Chechnya. a suicide attack, but the chen police in Russia’s Kadyrov. Dzhambulat Umarov, vehicle failed to explode, Northern Caucasus. The violence indicated the information minister Kadyrov spokesman Alvi In this video grab provided by the RU-RTR Russian television, The attacks yesterday the Islamist insurgen- in the regional govern- Karimov said on Kom- investigators inspect a car that was allegedly used to attack police [Macau time] in three cy remains active in the ment, told the Tass news mersant FM radio. He in the regional capital, Grozny locations in Russia’s mostly Muslim provin- agency the attackers said the two were shot predominantly Muslim ce despite authorities’ were aged between 11 dead by police. driving a car hit two tra- have accused Kadyrov Chechnya left several claims that it has been and 16. He said the Isla- Russian news agencies ffic police officers, inju- of rampant rights abu- policemen injured. Five eradicated. It follows an mic state has increasin- also reported an attack ring them, officials said. ses, including arbitrary militants, aged between attack on a Russian Or- gly focused on teenagers in the village of Mesker Police later shot and kil- arrests and extrajudicial 11 and 16, were killed. thodox church in May in its efforts to recruit -Yurt, outside Shali, in led the driver. killings by his feared se- IS claimed responsibi- that left four attackers, supporters in the region. which an attacker blew The Kremlin has relied curity forces. lity later on for the atta- two policemen and a The regional police himself up near a police on the strongman Ka- Radical Islamic mi- ck in the regional capital churchgoer dead. said in a statement that checkpoint. Police were dyrov to stabilize Che- litants, some of whom Grozny and in the Shali Chechnya’s regio- two knife-wielding atta- unhurt and Kadyrov said chnya after two sepa- have sworn allegiance to area just south of Gro- nal leader, Ramzan ckers broke into a police the suicide bomber sur- ratist wars in the 1990s the Islamic State group, zny. Kadyrov, sought to station in the southern vived and was hospitali- and has provided gene- have conducted spora- Radical Islamic mi- downplay the attacks, town of Shali and sta- zed. rous subsidies to help dic raids in Chechnya, litants, some of whom saying they were quickly bbed two officers. Police And in yet another atta- rebuild the region. defying Kadyrov’s assu- have sworn allegiance to fended off by police. He shot and killed them. ck in the regional capital International human rances that the region is IS, have conducted spo- insisted the young atta- In another clash in of Grozny, an attacker rights groups, however, stable. MDT/AP wed 22.08.2018 th Anniversary

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Annual Arts Exhibition between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries - Alter Ego 1966 ICI announces big nylon job Time: 10am-7pm (closed on Mondays) losses Until: September 9, 2018 cinema Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Old Court Building, cineteatro Britain’s largest manufacturing company Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) is cutting 1,000 staff at its Tap Seac Gallery, Taipa Houses Museum 16 Aug - 22 Aug nylon-fibre producing factories. Admission: Free Six hundred jobs will go at Doncaster, 200 at Glou- Enquiries: (853) 2836 6866 cester and 250 at Pontypool in Monmouthshire. About half the staff will be given notice on Friday - the other half will be told a week later. The company has blamed the government’s tough economic measures for a fall in demand for nylon. Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced a pay and price freeze last month in an attempt to control ru- naway inflation. hotel transylvania 3: a monster vacation A statement issued by ICI said: “Economic condi- room 1 tions are unlikely to improve for some time and fur- 2:15, 4:00, 7:30pm ther, the tax changes and the various deflationary Offbeat Director: Genndy Tartakovsky measures are beginning to be felt and will subject Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez industry and commerce to a period of considerable Language: English (Chinese) financial stringency.” Madonna’s rambling Aretha Duration: 97min The redundancies come as a surprise after the com- ranklin tribute earns backlash pany said last year it wanted to take on 2,200 extra F Along with the gods: staff to cope with an expected growth in demand for the last 49 days The backlash was nylon. room 1 It means many of the staff being laid off will not swift for Madonna’s 9:30pm qualify for severance pay - but they will be given a rambling, egocen- Director: Kim Yong-hwa tric tribute to Aretha Starring: HA Jung-woo, JU Ji-hoon, KIM Hyang-gi week’s wages - about £15 to £18 for someone who Franklin at the MTV Language: Korean (Chinese & English) has been employed six months. Video Music Awards, The union representing nylon workers, the Trans- with media and Queen port and General Workers, says it has not been con- -of-Soul fans wonde- sulted about the reductions. ring why she got the Ron Mathias, South Wales regional organiser, said: gig in the first place. “It is the old story of areas like South Wales, the Nor- Dressed in flowing th-East and Scotland being hit first of all by a gover- black with grandiose nment measure. flourishes of African “Already there is a scarcity of skilled men and if, as jewelry, Madonna’s usually happens, some of the workers move away send-off came before to the Midlands it could put us in a worse position,” she presented the vi- he said. deo of the year award Thomas & Friends ICI still makes more nylon than all the other Bri- to Camila Cabello yes- big world! big adventures! the movie tish producers put together - but it is facing growing room 1 terday [Macau time]. competition from Courtaulds, British Enkalon and 5:45pm She spoke at length about her own start in the business and Chemstrand. In addition, there are new manmade Director: David Stoten fibres coming onto the market with a wide range of her own career before thanking Franklin for “empowering all Starring: Dona Adwera, Peter Andre, Richie Campbell uses from clothing to industry. of us. R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” Language: English (Chinese) Cabello then collected the biggest award of the night for Duration: 85min her “Havana” video with a bow to Madonna, dedicating the Courtesy BBC News trophy to, you guessed it, Madonna. doraemon the movie: There was a short video of early Franklin that played befo- Nobita’s treasure island re Madonna said that the icon who died Thursday “changed room 2 the course of my life,” and Franklin’s “Respect” played as the 2:30pm night’s closing credits rolled. But there was no live musical Director: Kazuaki Imai performance honoring the legend. Starring: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ohara, Yumi Kakazu Some accused Madonna, in her spiky silver headpiece, hea- Language: Cantonese (Chinese) vy necklaces and beaded bracelets, of cultural appropriation. Duration: 109min In context Far more accused her of making the show’s only tribute to The Meg Emergency talks between management and unions followed but ICI Franklin all about herself. pressed ahead with the cuts. room “I’m so lost,” radio host Charlamagne Tha God tweeted. “I 2 Speculation in the newspaper business pages was that ICI had misread the thought Madonna was supposed to be paying homage to 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm economy and gone ahead with big capital investment in new machinery Aretha but all I heard was her paying homage to herself.” Director: Jon Turteltaub - aimed at cutting production costs long term - when all the signs were Starring: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson After describing her teen exit from Detroit to make her name profits were about to be hit in the short term. Language: English (Chinese) The government’s pay and price freeze failed to halt inflation. In Novem- in show business, Madonna said at one point, “So, you are Duration: 113min probably all wondering why I am telling you this story.” ber 1967, the government was forced to devalue the pound and tighten the credit squeeze by raising borrowing rates and taxes. Why, yes. Before she got to the point (she sang “(You Make THE DARKEST MINDS Nylon became less popular as a fabric and it was not until 1983 when it Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman” acapella at an audition of room 3 was re-designed and launched as Tactel that it became fashionable again. yore), Madonna meandered through references to Paris, po- 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm The Tactel brand became so successful it was a major attraction for the verty, guitar lessons and finally her backside hanging out at a Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson American giant DuPont which bought out the ICI Fibres business in 1992. VMAs show after breaking a stiletto. Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Harris Dickinson ICI now employs more than 36,000 people worldwide. Its main products “Does Madonna know Madonna didn’t die?” ESPN’s Katie Language: English (Chinese) include paints, food and fragrances. Nolan tweeted. Duration: 104min wed 22.08.2018

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Steve Douglas Football y placing the captain’s armband on Paul Po- gba, Manchester United manager Jose Mou- Pogba’s future at Man United Brinho might have thought he would quell growing speculation about the World Cup-winning mired in uncertainty midfielder’s future at the En- glish club. Comments by Pogba him- ck tweets yesterday from Mino could still be sold to a leading In discussing Pogba’s impres- “otherwise I will get fined.” self, and the player’s outspoken Raiola, Pogba’s larger-than-life European club this month — the sive displays for France at the Mourinho insisted last week agent, over the last two days representative, who said Scho- transfer window remains open World Cup, Mourinho tempered that he “couldn’t be happier” have only added to the uncer- les “wouldn’t recognize a leader in Spain, for example — and praise of the player by saying: “I with Pogba, but the midfielder’s tainty. if he was in front of Sir Winston Barcelona have been linked with don’t think it’s about us getting explanation for his performance After what he acknowledged Churchill.” It was a reference a move for Pogba. the best out of him, it’s about against Brighton didn’t shine a was a poor individual perfor- to the British prime minister Raiola knows his tweets will be him giving the best he has to positive light on his manager. It mance in United’s 3-2 loss at during most of World War II. widely picked up and only serve give.” has come at a time when Mou- Brighton in the Premier League Raiola followed that up with to fuel talk of Pogba’s reported Mourinho’s decision to give rinho is back under scrutiny af- on Sunday, Pogba said he “shou- a post that was as scathing as it unrest at United. “Mino Raiola” Pogba the captaincy for the start ter being at odds with United’s ld have done much better” and was intriguing. was trending in Britain throu- of the season, while regular cap- board over the club’s transfer that his “attitude wasn’t right.” “Paul Scholes should become ghout yesterday. tain Antonio Valencia is injured, strategy in the offseason, having United’s sloppy display — and sports director and advise Woo- The relationship between Po- was notable. Pogba responded failed to get the center back he Pogba’s central role in it — in- dward to sell Pogba,” he wrote, gba, signed for a then-world re- by scoring in United’s opening- craved. variably attracted plenty of referring to United vice chair- cord fee of USD116 million from day 2-1 win over Leicester in the Throughout his managerial ca- criticism, as with anything in- man Ed Woodward, the most Juventus in 2016, and Mourinho Premier League on Aug. 10, but reer, Mourinho’s third season at volving Britain’s biggest soccer powerful figure at the club be- appeared strained last season. muddied the waters when res- a team is usually when problems club. One of its greatest players sides members of the Glazer fa- The midfielder was dropped for ponding to reporters’ questions begin to surface. It happened in of recent years, Paul Scholes, mily. “Would be sleepless nights crucial matches, notably home after the game about his current both of his spells at Chelsea, and lamented the “lack of leaders in to find Pogba a new club.” and away against Sevilla in the situation. also at Real Madrid. the team,” a not-so-subtle con- The fact that Raiola veered last 16 of the Champions Lea- “There are things and there It is also Pogba’s third season demnation of Pogba. toward the topic of Pogba’s futu- gue when United exited in meek are things that I cannot say,” back at United. The debate is on: That prompted back-to-ba- re is significant. The midfielder fashion. he said, somewhat cryptically, Who will survive longer? AP

Asian Games | Swimming Liu breaks 50-meter backstroke world record

iu Xiang swam a banned. bronze in 27.91. “This gold medal and world-record time of “My main focus is ac- Fu won the 50 and 100 world record will give me

L ap photo 26.98 seconds to win the tually the 50-meter frees- backstroke titles at the more confidence when women’s 50-meter backs- tyle,” Liu said through a 2014 Asian Games, was competing in the freesty- troke gold medal yesterday translator. “I didn’t expect world champion in the 50 le,” she said. night at the Asian Games. to break the world record backstroke in 2015 and pi- The 50 backstroke is not The 21-year-old Liu, at all. cked up an Olympic bron- raced at the Olympics, so who prefers swimming “Because the focus is on ze in the 100 backstroke at the world and continental the freestyle, became the freestyle, I didn’t have any Rio de Janeiro in 2016. championships hold some first woman to break 27 pressure. I could concen- Liu, who had a previous significance for those who seconds in the event, lowe- trate on my own perfor- best of 27.40 and was a enjoy the one-lap sprints. ring the record of 27.06 set mance.” bronze medalist in the 50 “Still kind of an achie- by fellow Chinese swim- Fu Yuanhui took silver backstroke at the 2015 vement in swimming,” mer Zhao Jing at the world in 27.68 in a 1-2 finish for world championships, said Liu said, adding that the championships in Rome in China and Japan’s Natsu- she still had other events event’s absence from the Women’s 50m backstroke gold medalist China’s Liu Xiang (center) 2009 before the conten- mi Sakai, the 2017 wor- so wouldn’t celebrate for a Olympic program, “doesn’t stands with silver medalist China’s Fu Yuanhui, (left) and bronze tious rubberized suits were ld junior champion, won while. make any difference.”AP medalist Japan’s Natsumi Sakai on the podium THE Trump plan scales back Obama’s Station Air quality BUZZ coal emissions standards Roadside 65-95 Moderate The Trump administration yesterday came out it “empowers states, promotes energy independen- with new rules scaling back Obama-era constrain- ce, and facilitates economic growth and job crea- High ts on coal-fired power plants, striking at one of the tion.” Density 65-95 former administration’s legacy programs to rein in Combined with the EPA’s proposal earlier this Residental climate-changing fossil-fuel emissions. month to ease mileage requirements for vehicles, Moderate The Environmental Protection Agency called the the move may actually increase the country’s cli- Area opinion Obama-era regulations on coal power plants “over- mate-changing emissions, according to some for- ly prescriptive and burdensome.” mer top EPA officials, environmental groups, and Ambient 75-105 The Trump administration plan broadly increa- other opponents. Bad source: dsmg source: Animal Farm ses the leeway given states to decide how and how The Natural Resources Defense Council called the Albano Martins much to regulate coal power plants. The EPA says replacement proposal Trump’s “Dirty Power Plan.” WORLD BRIEFS Does anyone understand? Cinema Serbia’s air force 1. The non-renewal of contracts for two yesterday took the delivery of two Russian lawyers of the Legislative Assembly is, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ MiG-29 fighter jets, part if nothing else, at least strange. First, of an arms purchase because they are two well-known legal that could heighten professionals, both widely recognized by hoopla elicits mixed tensions in the Balkans the legal fraternity. Secondly, there is no- and increase Moscow’s thing known to indicate any doubt about influence in the region. their professional honesty. Finally, it is feelings in Asia The absurd to invoke a potential restructu- Greece ring of the legal framework to justify the government has launched a new bid non-renewal of the two most experien- to engage Britain in ap photo ced lawmakers of the Legislative Assem- talks over the return to bly who could prepare new generations Athens of a celebrated for future challenges. group of ancient This is, I repeat, at the very least, stran- sculptures originally ge when the Assembly will demand even ornamenting the more quality in the very near future, with Parthenon Temple on new, more complex laws shimmering on the Acropolis. the horizon and the tender for the ga- ming licenses to descend soon.

We are still in the second system, but ap photo sometimes I have the impression that we are already in the first and a half sys- tem, with less than half of this 50-year showdown! The rest will eventually come as people Malta-Italy The persist in renouncing their authenticity. Italian coast guard China will not gain anything from it. ship Diciotto has made port in the Sicilian city On the contrary. And, of course, Macau of Catania with 177 loses much more, if it marches quickly Director John Chu and his wife Kristin Hodge pose for photographers as they arrive for the red carpet migrants awaiting word towards a de-characterization! screening of the movie “Crazy Rich Asians” in Singapore yesterday on which countries will Patriots, we all should be, but this is take them following something else! another standoff Derek Cai, Singapore 2. I have read for a couple of days now tions, said Fiona Xie, who are servants,” said Nicholas between Malta and Italy. in two local newspapers, including the plays the starlet Kitty Pong Yong, a Singaporean journa- he craze for “Crazy as one of 12 Singapore-ba- list and author who saw the Macau Daily Times, about an insinuation Ireland The Vatican Rich Asians” is hitting sed members of its cast. It’s movie before its Singapore said yesterday that in the Chinese press regarding the Chief T Asia, with a premiere in Sin- “liberating to just be part of premiere. Pope Francis is Executive’s wife’s intervention in the gapore followed by openings a powerful positive move- Even though its glamo- expected to meet with Canidrome issue, apparently due to the in several neighboring coun- ment,” she told The Associa- rous depiction of Singapo- victims of sexual abuse fact that she may have some relationship tries later this week. ted Press. re could give its tourism a during his weekend visit with Anima. It’s the silly season. There is Much of the movie was set “As an Asian actor, I think boost, it was not entirely to Ireland and speak out no fresh news or imagination. about the problem. in this wealthy city-state. it’s great, and a step in the ri- welcomed. Anima and this matter with Mrs. Winnie The red carpet premiere yes- ght direction,” Nat Ho, who “To us, ‘Crazy Rich’ should Chui, I personally never addressed. Nor terday night for the over-the- plays a small role in the film, not just be about the opulen- would it be in good form or taste. I have top romantic comedy was told The AP. ce and luxury showcased in ap photo already said this to the written press it- expected to draw an enthu- the film, but Singapore’s ac- self. siastic crowd after its box- tual richness in terms of our Anima has long been calling for greater office bonanza in the U.S. Critics say diversity,” said Singapore involvement in the greyhound issue, and Directed by John M. Chu, Tourism Board’s spokesper- the fact that it has been invited to take an the film was adapted from it misses a son Lynette Pang. Brazil At least 11 active part in the adoption process is due Singaporean author Kevin chance to While the country has en- suspects and two only to its proven ability to have options Kwan’s best-selling novel of joyed economic progress, soldiers died during shootouts with military that nobody else has. the same name. It follows showcase the wealth gap in the city 3. When I wrote this piece, late yes- personnel and police in Chinese-American Rachel is widening, and the super greater Rio de Janeiro terday morning, data on inflation in July Chu as she travels with her Singapore’s rich with their extravagant as violence erupted in were not yet available. I recall what I boyfriend Nick Young to ethnic lifestyle are a tiny, privileged several areas of the city wrote in July 2018: “In July, the inflation Singapore to meet his family minority. that hosted the Summer rate is expected to be between 2.32 and and discovers they are ultra- diversity Writing in the South China Olympics two years ago. 2.34 percent! Even if I miss a hundredth wealthy. Morning Post of Hong Kong, of a point, it was always going to be 2.3 The movie is drawing a mi- The film has drawn criti- which has more than its sha- US At least three dozen percentage points!” Or, did I? I remem- xed reaction. Admirers of the cism for its inaccurate por- re of tycoons and elite weal- immigrant recruits who ber that in June the official inflation rate film say that as the first ma- trayal of Singapore’s ethnic thy families, commentator were booted from the U.S. Army after enlisting was 2.13 percentage points! jority Asian-cast film in over diversity, with some calling Alex Lo said he enjoyed the with a promised 4. The recent disclosure of losses of two decades to be released it a misrepresentation of the film with “guilty pleasure.” pathway to citizenship semi-public or public companies and the by a major Hollywood studio country’s minority races. “But amusement aside, it are being brought back non-existence of standards that compel it upends Hollywood’s usual Even though a majority of strikes me the whole purpo- to serve, according to them to accountability does not entertain stereotypes of Asian charac- its residents are Chinese, a se of the film exercise is to court records. me, being only a cause to cry. First, be- ters. Critics say it misses a quarter of its population are glamorize and legitimize the cause they do not necessarily have to chance to showcase the city’s Malay, Indian, or Eurasians, super-rich in Asia, many of United Nations The make a profit, and secondly because it is ethnic diversity. with many migrant workers whom are ethnic Chinese in outgoing U.N. human one thing is to makes losses and another The USD30 million War- from surrounding countries real life,” he said. rights chief said that the to be managed financially in the best way ner Bros. film has grossed like Bangladesh or the Phi- “Should we, as the audien- Security Council’s five permanent members with properly organized accounts. more than $35 million since lippines. ce and hoi polloi, be tantali- its Aug. 15 world debut in wield too much power It seems we have people who do not “There’s this whole notion zed and awed by the display at the United Nations, understand about these matters. Maybe Los Angeles and came out of the movie being a trium- of mega wealth, which has warning the imbalance they are just “innocent” or maybe suffi- tops with its release in U.S. ph for representation, which been described, by most ac- must change to avert ciently incompetent! theaters over the weekend. is very problematic. The only counts, as accurate. Or shou- possible “collapse” of That surpassed expecta- Indians and Malays you see ld we rather be repelled?” AP the world body.