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fri 13.02.2015macau well positioned in father accuses doctor of taiwan prisoner siege ends in suicide forbes star ratings medical malpractice Macau is doing well on the Forbes Having been left in a vegetative 1 ratings, with 8 five-star hotels state for a decade, Chan Kok and 9 five-star restaurants listed, Sam’s daughter eventually among other award winners passed away last March 17 P2 P3 MDT REPORT P13

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WORLD BRIEFS CNY CHINA The latest hot product in China’s renato marques renato shadow- banking industry is giving Chen Ruogang the convenience of Internet commerce, triple Crowd control measures the returns of deposits and regular free fruit hampers. It hasn’t bought him peace of mind. More on p12 may clear Senado Square China Relatives of P3 passengers on a missing Malaysia Airlines flight protested yesterday outside the carrier’s office in Kuala Lumpur, urging Malaysia to rescind a declaration that all on board have perished. More on p13 ap photo

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THE NETHERLANDS An atmospheric image of a gay couple in Russia by Danish photographer Mads Nissen was crowned the World Press Photo of the Year 2014 yesterday. The intimate image of Jon and Alex is part of a larger project by Nissen called “Homophobia in Russia” that highlights how life is increasingly difficult for sexual minorities in Russia. More on p19

SOUTH KOREA The inflight tantrum dubbed “nut rage” culminated Higher education yesterday in a one year prison sentence for Korean Air heiress Cho Hyun-ah. A Seoul bill approved court said Cho, 40, was guilty of forcing a flight to change its route, obstructing the amid doubts over flight’s captain in the performance of his duties. financing scheme More on backpage P4 AL PLENARY INSIDE 13.02.2015 fri

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UM students accuse Tourism five-star spas, including six in Macau. media of defaming “We are delighted to recog- professor Macau well positioned nize the 2015 Star Rating reci- pients, an incredible group of Fifty-two students from the hotels, restaurants and spas,” University of Macau (UM) issued a in Forbes star ratings said Gerard J. Inzerillo, CEO joint statement yesterday, alleging of Forbes Travel Guide. “The- some members of the local media se properties set a new stan- of defaming the head of the UM Forbes Travel Guide unvei- dard of excellence for hospi- department of government and led its 57th list of worldwide tality worldwide at an exciting public administration, Professor Star Rating recipients, inclu- moment in the global growth Wang Jianwei. The students wrote ding 18 new five-star hotels, of luxury hospitality.” in the statement that they are “very 46 new four-star hotels and 26 The announcement event angry” about the issue. The statement new hotels in the ‘recommen- was held at The Ritz-Carlton, criticized some of the local media for ded’ category. Naples. attacking the professor before the Macau is well positioned on result of the investigation had been the list, with eight five-star ho- published, and without giving any tels and nine five-star restau- five-star substantial evidence. Wang Jianwei rants listed (see table), among has previously admitted that he restaurants has been subjected to two sexual harassment complaints. He claimed five-star hotels Aurora, Altira Macau that some members of the local media Belon, Banyan Tree Macau, were trying to pressure the university Altira Macau Golden Flower at Encore Macau by naming him in their reports, which Banyan Tree Macau Il Teatro at Wynn Macau he argues is politically motivated. Conrad Macao other Star award winners. Forbes Travel Guide also Jade Dragon, Crown Towers Crown Towers Macau As new regions of the world named 10 new five-star res- Tenmasa, Altira Macau Encore Macau have been rated, the number taurants, bringing the total to The Tasting Room, Crown PSP to strengthen Four Seasons Hotel Macao of five-star hotels now totals 55. Seven new spas achieved Towers Mandarin Oriental Vida Rica, Mandarin Oriental interaction with 115 — the most in Forbes Tra- Forbes Travel Guide’s highest Wynn Macau Wing Lei at Wynn Macau media vel Guide’s history. honor, pushing the tally to 48

At a dinner with the media yesterday, Commissioner Leong Man Cheong of the Public Security Police (PSP) expressed his wishes for strengthened ARTS interaction between police and Delta Bridge operations in media outlets. “The PSP and the Literary Festival back media have developed a cooperative 2016 a ‘difficult’ scenario relationship as we’ve jointly faced from March 19 to 29 the opportunities and challenges in he chief of the Guangdong sed tube, which will form a 6.7 ki- the process,” he stated. “We have TProvince Development and lometer underwater tunnel. he Script Road – Macau Literary Festival changed our [way of communication] Reform Commission, Li Chu- To assemble the tunnel un- from the previously unilateral Tis back for its 4th edition, scheduled to take nhong, claimed that the construc- derwater, a 45-meter deep trench place from March 19 to 29, 2015 at the Old Court [information] release to interaction. tion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai- must be dug before sinking the We will continue to answer the Building. Macau Bridge (Delta Bridge) is components, each around 80,000 Around 30 writers, publishers, filmmakers, visual [inquiries of our friends in the media] facing many unexpected challen- tons, into the seabed. in an efficient and professional artists and musicians will take part in the event. ges, making it difficult for him to The fifteenth component was manner,” Leong added. According to the organizers, Chinese writer confirm if it can start operations scheduled to descend into the wa- Wang Anyi and Angolan author Ondjaki are at the end of 2016, according to ter in October last year, but was “among the star guests this year.” Filmmakers GDI chief TDM. postponed due to an accumula- Ann Hui and João Botelho will attend; two of announces “To say whether it [the Delta tion of marine sediment. Li said the latter’s films will be screened, including “Os Bridge] can be open to traffic at that the reason has yet to be de- Maias,” Botelho’s adaptation of one of the most resignation the end of 2016 or not, now that termined even after three months relevant novels in Portuguese Literature and a is very difficult, very difficult,” Li of analysis. The coordinator of the Infrastructure major box office success in Portugal. Authors said. The chief then stressed seve- Wong Bik-wan and Francisco José Viegas are Development Office (GDI), Chan Hon Li explained that the construc- ral times that the construction Kit has resigned from his position, also to be part of this year’s program, of which tion of segments above sea level is “too challenging.” In fact, he children literature is one of the highlights. Lo- citing health reasons. TDM Radio is making reasonable progress, reckons that the assembly of the reported that Mr Chan has taken cal writers will also take to the stage and visit as it is easier to control the cons- underwater tube is as complica- schools and universities. leave from the office for several truction quality of those parts. ted as an outer space rendezvous. months. Before the new coordinator The festival also extends to the field of music, However, the most complicated The authorities are still trying to is appointed, the assistant coordinator with rapper Gabriel o Pensador from Brazil hea- part of the project is assembling come up with an estimated cons- Chau Vai Man will be in charge of dlining a concert to be held on March 21. the 33 components of the immer- truction period. the office. Chan Hon Kit has been the Maestro António Victorino d’Almeida, known for GDI chief since November 2007, after his TV shows about music, will be giving two con- leaving the deputy directorship of the certs that are included in the event’s program. Land, Public Works and Transport The 3rd volume of the collection The Script Bureau. Similar to the current Road – Short Stories and Other Writings will be DSSOPT director Li Canfeng, Chan launched during this year’s edition. had testified in the Ao Man Long trial. The event was founded in 2012 by the newspa- The GDI chief drew criticism after per Ponto Final. According to its organizers, it contradicting his previous statement is strongly supported by the Macau Cultural Af- given to the Public Prosecution Office. fairs Bureau and Macau Foundation, as well as A judge stated that his testimony was several private entities. questionable and pointed out that it is a felony to give false testimony. The Delta Bridge is under construction

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PSP reveals crowd control measures Gaming VIP room employees Senado Square cleared seek help from DSAL

he Labour Affairs by the shuttering of during CNY if necessary TBureau (DSAL) VIP rooms and junket has received requests operators, so that the for assistance from 52 government can pro- former employees of vide timely assistance eople may be barred four VIP rooms that in employment and from entering Senado have closed or are training to affected Square as part of the Chi- undergoing business workers. He also ex- nese New Year crowd ma-

renato marques renato consolidation, accor- plained that the clo- Pnagement measures, according ding to the Secretary sure and consolida- to an announcement made by the for Economy and Fi- tion of VIP rooms may Public Security Police (PSP) yes- nance, Lionel Leong. not be directly related terday. “We have been cons- to the shuttering of The authorities have predicted tantly monitoring the junket operators. that there will be large crowds in closure of VIP rooms Leong also reiterated the Central district and Border and whether it will that the consolidation Gate checkpoint vicinity between have a negative impact of the gaming indus- February 17 and 28. Apart from on [Macau’s] employ- try is a normal phe- dispatching extra personnel to ment environment,” nomenon. “What is maintain public order, the PSP will he said. “We are going important is whether implement crowd control measu- to see whether there this [consolidation] res at San Ma Lo (Avenida de Al- will be workplace dis- process in the gaming meida Ribeiro), Senado Square, level measures, includes enforcing Rua da São Domingos, as well as putes [triggered by the industry is going to and Border Gate. one-way flow of pedestrians. Peo- several side streets in the area lea- closure] and we will help Macau to become PSP has established three levels ple can only travel in a single di- ding to the Cathedral and the Mer- have the DSAL depart- a world tourism and of crowd control at San Ma Lo and rection in certain areas: sideways cado de São Domingos Municipal ment of employment leisure centre, as well Senado Square, depending on the on San Ma Lo between Bank of Complex. Pedestrians will only be matching to follow up as whether the indus- prevailing crowd situation. When China/BNU and the Civic and allowed to exit the area. on the situation.” try is developing heal- the first level of crowd control is Municipal Affairs Bureau/ Sena- The authorities also detailed “In fact, according to thily. I think these are implemented, use of the three pe- do Square, as well as on Avenida crowd management measures for the most updated fi- what people should destrian crossings at the intersec- da Praia Grande between Hotel the area near Ruins of St Paul’s, gures from the DSAL, pay attention to,” he tion of Avenida da Praia Grande Metropole and Si Toi Commercial such as implementing the one-way until yesterday [We- said. and San Ma Lo outside the Bank building. flow of pedestrians. Travellers, dnesday] afternoon, The deputy director of China and the Headquarters of When there is overcrowding at residents and people with special there are four VIP of the Gaming Ins- BNU will be suspended. both San Ma Lo and Senado Squa- needs will also be diverted into di- rooms that have [fi- pection and Coordi- If the overcrowding is not resol- re, the authorities will apply the fferent queues outside the Border led] some requests for nation Bureau, Leong ved, the authorities will apply the third level of crowd control and Gate checkpoint when the depar- assistance after their Man Ion revealed on second level of crowd control mea- impose partial or total closure of ture lounge begins to reach its ma- closure or consolida- Wednesday that the- sures, which, alongside the first the vicinity of Senado Square and ximum capacity. JPL tion, which involve 52 re are already five workers,” he said. junket operators that The secretary stres- have ceased to renew, sed that it is important or have surrendered in further treatment, and to establish mechanis- their licenses, since negligence,” Mr Chan filed ms to handle possible the beginning of this Father accuses doctor a complaint over medical unemployment caused year. JPL malpractice to the Conde de of medical malpractice, São Januário Central Hos- pital (CHCSJ). But the hospital insisted Junket HK listing demands accountability that it was the family that refused the earliest oppor- tunity for surgery and thus rejected Brook Yang Two days after, the daugh- let the best time for treat- ter was hospitalized again ment pass by. he Macau junket Cotai Central, City of ver nearly a deca- for the same condition. Last year, Mr Chan spent Toperator Iao Dreams and Le Royal Ode, Mr Chan Kok Sam She finally was subject to several months collecting Kun Group Holding Arc. Following the ei- has been running around surgery but never woke up over 10,000 signatures from Co Ltd., which is ght-month consecu- different medical and legal from the medical interven- citizens, and even appealed currently listed on tive drop of Macau’s departments in Macau to tion. Having been left in a to the Chief Executive. Ne- the NASDAQ Stock gaming revenue and appeal for the accountability vegetative state for a de- vertheless, six months after, Market in the United the mainland Chinese of his daughter’s vegetative cade, Mr Chan’s daughter he hasn’t heard a word from States, has had its government’s tough state, which was followed by Chan Kok Sam eventually passed away last the CE. listing application in crackdown on corrup- her death. The father belie- March 17. Now three times in a week, Hong Kong denied. tion, analysts were ves that the tragic outcome letting me show the burden “Usually the [initial] hor- Mr Chan sets up a demons- A Reuters report pessimistic about the was caused by the local pu- of proof,” he stressed. “If my monal therapy would be tration at the parking lot in suggested that the short-term prospec- blic hospital’s malpractice. judgment is true, the entire replaced by another type of front of the Chinese Liaison Hong Kong Stock Ex- ts of Macau’s gaming “The hospital harbored the chain of Macau’s judicial treatment after six months Office, hoping the depart- change rejected Iao industry. “With the doctor’s malpractice, then system is in foul,” he added. of implementation, but the ment will talk to the CE. Kun’s application due larger junkets now fa- the Health Bureau covered The deceased young girl doctor maintained it for as “All these 10,030 citizens to “overall market cing increasing sector up the hospital. I found a was diagnosed with a blee- long as 27 months,” said Mr agree that my signature on conditions and the pressures, we believe surgery consent form in the ding disorder back in No- Chan. the surgery consent form near-term industrial it is increasingly likely lawsuit later with a forged vember 2001, as she had “We asked for surgery the was forged when I showed outlook in Macau”. that ancillary non-ga- signature of my name,” Mr too few platelets in her first time she was hospi- them the photocopies. I According to the com- ming services will be Chan told the Times. blood. After 27 months’ talized for a headache and request the CE to urge the pany’s website, Iao scaled back or termi- “It was allegedly signed by treatment, the 15-year-old mobility impairment but judicial authorities to re- Kun is currently par- nated,” Daiwa Securi- the doctor to cover up his progressed to cerebral he- the doctor said it was no big veal the original copy and ticipating in the pro- ties analyst Jamie Soo negligence, but the Judi- morrhage. According to Mr deal and discharged her a do another appraisal,” he motion of five major said in Hong Kong. ciary Police [PJ] identified Chan, the doctor neglected few days later,” he added. said. “Besides, they were all luxury VIP gaming fa- This means that other it’s not forged. The PJ, the her deteriorating symptoms Having convinced that appointed by the CE, so he cilities in Macau at ve- non-gaming sectors prosecutor, the court… all and discharged her from the the tragedy was caused by is responsible for their ac- nues such as Galaxy, will take a hit from the refuted my appeal without hospital. the doctor’s “laziness, delay countability,” he said. StarWorld, Sands revenue slump as well. 13.02.2015 fri

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AL PLENARY on the lawmakers’ agenda

LRT DELAYS Continuous delays in the construction of the Macau LRT Higher education bill sections have triggered yet another verbal enquiry, this time by lawmakers Chan Meng Kam, who raised criticism over the management of public money approved amid doubts and resources. The legislator recalled that private companies, such as casino operators, have been effective in using money to quickly build new properties. over financing scheme “In Macau, private construction works conducted by gaming concessionaires run at a fast pace, when they apply Catarina Pinto funds appropriately, and in many situa- tions the facilities are up and running he bill governing higher edu- even before expected. This happens due cation in Macau passed its first to a specific reason: time is money!” he T reading yesterday, but legislators stressed. Chan Meng Kam said he cou- raised doubts regarding local uni- ldn’t understand why the government versities’ funding scheme, while also has failed to apply public money proper- expressing concern over the imple- ly in this particular public work, if lack mentation of an assessment system of money is not an issue. Furthermore, addressing local tertiary education the lawmaker recalled that several com- institutions. panies won tenders to develop different A recently published Commis- LRT sections’ construction works and – sion of Audit (CA) report - which although well-intentioned – the measu- showed that the University of Ma- re led to inconsistent designs between cau (UM) failed to properly mana- different LRT sections, prompting dif- ge public money - triggered a more ferent companies to also use different intense debate at the AL yesterday. materials when building the LRT. Lawmakers welcomed the drafting here the mechanisms and schemes it created a research institute in of the Higher Education Bill, parti- to supervise [universities’ work] and Zhuhai as a private company, and FUEL PRICES A limited decrease on cularly because the current legisla- for management control. Does the also in its handling of the University fuel prices prompted lawmaker Kwan tion dates back to 1991. However, government have any plan to meet of Macau Development Foundation, Tsui Hang to advocate for the revision they worry about the local univer- this goal?” he questioned. whose operation cannot be super- of principles now governing the oil sities’ financing scheme, as well as The Secretary for Social Affairs and vised or overseen by UM as it was market. She recalled that although the how the government intends to su- Culture, Alexis Tam, told lawmakers created as a private legal entity. international pricing of oil has decrea- pervise the correct implementation that the government pays great at- Alexis Tam said that his office has sed by 50 percent, the price only decli- and management of public money tention to the supervision and fi- already requested that the univer- ned by 20 percent in Macau. She em- and resources by both private and nancing of local tertiary education sity draft a report addressing the phasized the need to put an end to cartel public education institutions. institutions as Macau is in dire need Commission of Audit’s suggestions agreements. The legislator praised the José Pereira Coutinho recalled of talent and of investing in people’s and criticism. Furthermore, the se- government’s decision to re-adopt a that the current legislation men- professional training. cretary assured that his legal advi- licensing scheme to import petroleum tions which entity is responsible for Any budget allocation, he recalled, sers are already conducting a study products, but recalled that through this funding local universities, but in the should be closely monitored as it re- to understand whether UM incurred regime, it is impossible to put an end to drafted bill “it’s not made clear who gards “the use of the public treasury any illegality. “I ask you to give us a the oligopolistic industry, which implies [will be financing them].” and therefore [universities] have to little bit more time, as in one or two that the number of sellers is rather li- “How and who will be providing present requests [for funding] and weeks we will be able to release the mited. She advocated for a full revision funds to public and private educa- draft reports so that we conduct ri- results to society,” he said. of the current market principles, urging tion institutions? We are talking gorous supervision.” Meanwhile, lawmakers also raised the government to step up efforts to about public money, so we need to Mr Tam added that according to criticism over a particular norm in open up the market to new competitors. demand quality standards from pri- international standards, univer- the bill that could allow universities Lawmaker Ho Ion Sang also stressed vate universities. They need to have sities should be academically and to sell parts of its property. With se- that there are growing “deficiencies” in more responsibility since they’re financially autonomous, and that veral lawmakers raising the same current oil pricing policies. He urged the been funded with public money,” he Macau is following in the footsteps issue, Mr Tam acknowledged that government to revise and improve this stressed. of other countries in this matter. before the bill is tabled for a second mechanism, as petrol prices are among The lawmaker suggested that the Following a statement by lawmaker reading, they can further discuss the Macau population’s concerns. government unify entities providing Lei Cheng I, who raised doubts over this norm, and perhaps remove it funding to universities. “It’s better the financing schemes, the Secretary from the bill. Appointed lawmakers Vong to centralize so that only one insti- stated that when funding is granted The new piece of legislation comes Hin Fai has said that recent statements tution will provide the funding [to to universities, it does not mean that to introduce an assessment scheme pushing for a change in Macau’s current avoid donations coming from diffe- there’s no supervision afterward. for higher education institutions. governance model, namely voices raised rent parties],” he acknowledged. “We have a rigorous service in Ma- Lawmakers showed concern over against the CE-appointed lawmakers, Lawmaker Au Kam San also re- cau, and education institutions have whether the government is ready to go against the territory’s Basic Law. called that there should be a mana- to submit budget proposals to the implement the assessment system. He recalled that a group of individuals gement scheme to ensure that uni- government. There’s a proper de- Mr Sou Chio Fai assured legisla- took issue with a particular view to “go versities do not work “without any partment responsible for that task,” tors that instructions for the asses- against the governance model.” “The re- management [policies].” “The bill he recalled. sment scheme have been prepared quests of this group, based on claims in only states that universities will be The coordinator of the Tertiary and that they will have a plan ready favor of universal suffrage for the Chief granted academic, scientific and -fi Education Services Bureau (GAES), for this year. “We already prepared Executive and the Legislative Council nancial autonomy… but I fail to see Mr Sou Chio Fai, added that each work [on the assessment scheme] of Hong Kong, are against Macau’s Ba- education institution has to present as it is very important to ensure the sic Law and ignore the decisions of the annual reports regarding its finan- quality of local educations institu- Standing Committee of the NPC, and cial management. Funds are gran- tions,” he stressed. aims at dividing society,” he said. ted “only after the government revi- The local higher education insti- Furthermore, he assured that, How and who ses their budget plans.” tutions’ assessment scheme will be appointed lawmakers and directly and will be providing Lawmakers demanded further governed through complementary indirectly-elected legislators are re- clarifications from the government administrative decree. quired to do the same job. “There is no funds to public following the Commission of Audit “The assessment scheme is inten- difference between them in terms of report on UM’s management of pu- ded at support education institu- duties and work performed at the AL. and private blic resources. The report released tions to achieve defined goals and Every lawmaker is here to serve the education this week stated that UM failed to through this assessment we are population, [the citizens’] interests and better manage public money when looking to advance the quality of welfare.” institutions? granting housing units to staff who our higher education,” Alexis Tam José Pereira Coutinho already owned a home, or when reiterated. fri 13.02.2015

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Residential policy address mortgage loans FAOM urges tackling to take place on rose by 9.7 pct mar 23 New residential mortgage loans (RMLs) approved by Macau illegal employment The CE will deliver his 2015 banks increased 9.7 percent Policy Address at the Legislative month-on-month, reaching Assembly (AL) on March 23 and MOP3.7 billion in December. João Pedro Lau will answer questions from the 95.3 percent of these were lawmakers in another AL session extended to residents. In terms of epresentatives the day after, according to TDM. value, new residential mortgage from the Macau Federa- The five government secretaries R will also attend various AL ses- loans to residents and non- tion of Trade Unions (FAOM) sions on March 26, 30 and 31, as residents increased 7.1 percent met with Chief Executive Chui well as April 9, 13, 14, 16 and 17 to and 116.6 respectively. Compared Sai On yesterday and provided to a year ago, new approvals of debate policies with the lawmak- him with 10 opinions and su- ers.The 2015 Policy Address was RMLs witnessed an increase of ggestions regarding govern- 23.8 percent. New commercial postponed last November to this ment policies, in the lead up loans (CRELs) increased by 74.4 March, after the re-election of to the CE’s preparation for the percent month-on-month to Chui Sai On. In his Policy Address MOP6.3 billion, 87.7 percent of Policy Address next month. in November 2014, he reviewed which was granted to residents. After the meeting, FAOM pre- his works and achievements dur- On an annual basis, new sident Chiang Chong Sek told ing his first five-year term. approvals of CRELs rose by 172.7 the media that one of the is- percent. At the end of December, sues that most concerned the the outstanding value of RMLs federation was the import of the policy, which was to subs- from the local workers, some DSAL. reached MOP152.9 billion, an non-resident workers (TNRs) titute for the manpower shor- construction sites have sus- Moreover, the president increase of 1.3 percent from and the lack of proper mecha- tage in the local work force,” pended their operations due pointed out to the CE the high one month earlier. The resident nisms to monitor the regula- he said. to various reasons. But why inflation rate in recent years, component made up 94.1 percent tion of TNRs. Mr Chiang said that the are [these sites] still alloca- which has far exceeded the of the total. “There is a lack of transpa- number of TNRs approved to ted so much TNR quota and growth of salaries. He also rency in the current policy of work in Macau has reached where are those TNRs’ current asked the government to ta- Taxi caught TNRs’ importation. The cur- 200,000. However, there are workplaces?” He asked. The ckle various issues including rent situation [of TNRs’ im- only around 170,000 TNRs president has called for this housing, healthcare, transpor- fire on road, no portation] is also different who really work in Macau. issue to be tackled legally and tation, education and the age injuries from the initial objective of “From what we have heard have the cases referred to the pension system.

A taxi was engulfed in flames last night at around 8 p.m. when it was running on the Avenida da Amizade near the Grand Macau agrees to Prix Grand Stand. Information OCBC Group 2014 net suggested that the driver and three passengers heard some exchange financial unusual noises before the profit increases 39 pct fire started. They were able information with to escape from the vehicle unharmed. The driver told valued at SGD1.28 billion as of De- UK, US and Russia TDM that he was first notified cember 31, 2014, up 3 percent when by another driver from behind compared with SGD1.24 billion a year acau has signed memorandums of the taxi’s abnormalities. He ago, but 4 percent lower than the figu- Mof understanding with the United then stopped on the side of the re of SGD1.34 billion recorded in the States, Russia and the United Kingdom, road and tried to combat the previous quarter. Excluding the con- to exchange financial information as fire with an extinguisher, but solidation of OCBC Wing Hang, the part of a joint effort to curb and pre- the flames later reemerged. group’s non-performing loans fell 4 vent money laundering crimes, as well Firefighters later arrived at the percent year-on-year. Geographically as the possible financing of terrorism scene and extinguished the fire. speaking, the increase was largely from activities. It is suspected that the incident Greater China (primarily from the con- According to data published by Ma- was caused by a mechanical solidation of OCBC Wing Hang) and cau’s Financial Intelligence Office malfunction. The authorities Singapore, which was partly offset by (GIF), MSAR recently signed agree- had to shut down part of the Avenida da Amizade and re- the declines in other Asia Pacific na- ments with the Financial Crimes Enfor- route some of the traffic. The tions and rest of the world. cement Network of the United States of incident caused serious traffic Moreover, OCBC’s private banking America, the Russian Federation’s Fe- congestion in the area. business continued to grow, with asse- deral Financial Monitoring Service, and ts under management rising 11 percent the United Kingdom’s Financial Intelli- to a value of USD51 billion (SGD67 gence Unit. UM’s billion) as of 31 December 2014, up GIF has already signed protocols of postgraduate from USD46 billion (SGD58 billion) a cooperation with China, Portugal, Hong he net profit after tax of the Over- year ago. Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, the Phi- programs Tsea-Chinese Banking Corporation OCBC Bank’s private banking services lippines, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, now open for Limited (OCBC Back) has increased by are provided by the subsidiary Bank of Singapore, Fiji Islands and Australia. 39 percent, reaching SGD3.84 billion Singapore, which has received increa- According to recent data published application for the end of the financial year on De- sing industry recognition as Asia’s Glo- by GIF, between January and June cember 31, 2014. The group made the bal Private Bank, and was voted Outs- last year Macau recorded 877 notices The University of Macau’s PhD OCBC Wing Hang Bank (formerly Wing tanding Private Bank in Southeast Asia of suspicious transactions related to programs, master’s programs, Hang Bank) its wholly owned subsi- in 2014 by Private Banker Internatio- money laundering or the financing of and postgraduate certificate programs for the 2015/2016 diary of the group in October 2014. nal. terrorism activities, 100 more than in academic year are now open According to a statement released “We are very pleased with our full- the first six months of 2013. 76 of these for application. In the new by the group this week, after consoli- year performance,” said the group’s cases were referred to the Public Pro- academic year, UM’s Faculties of dating OCBC Wing Hang, profit befo- CEO Samuel Tsien. “Our results de- secutions Office (MP) for investigation. Arts and Humanities, Business re tax contribution to the group from monstrated the diversity and resilience 75.6 percent of the complaints refer- Administration, Education, Law, the Greater China region increased to of our core businesses in commercial red to transactions relating to the ca- Health Sciences, Social Sciences, 12 percent, up from 6 percent in 2013. banking, wealth management and in- sino industry, followed by complaints Science and Technology, and Greater China customer loans more surance, which lifted earnings to a new regarding the financial sector, banking, the Institute of Chinese Medical than doubled to SGD56 billion from high. We will continue with our strate- and insurance companies (24.3 per- Sciences will collectively offer SGD27 billion one year ago. gy of prudent growth, focusing on our cent). more than 80 postgraduate The group’s asset quality remained key markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Data from 2014 is due to be released degree and certificate programs. strong. Non-performing assets were Indonesia and Greater China.” in May. fri 13.02.2015

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Travel Automobile GM to build Expedia buying rival Orbitz 200-mile electric car at for about USD1.33 billion Michigan plant

n electric car with a 200- Michelle Chapman Amile range and a price tag of AP Business Writer, New York USD37,500 will be built at a General ap photo Motors factory north of Detroit, the xpedia is buying rival on- company announced yesterday. line travel site Orbitz for The small hatchback will be based approximately USD1.33 on the Chevrolet Bolt concept car billion, adding to the stable shown at the Detroit auto show last Eof brands it has snapped up recently month. GM has said it would be built in order to extend its reach and keep starting in 2017. The price does not pace in the fiercely competitive travel include a $7,500 federal tax credit. -booking industry. The car, which hasn't officially Expedia's acquisition of Orbitz is its been named, will be made at a fac- second major deal in the past month tory in Orion Township, Michigan, as the industry continues to consoli- and sold in all 50 states. date. Expedia announced the $280 It's designed to compete with Si- million acquisition of another rival, licon Valley automaker Tesla Mo- Travelocity, in late January. It also tors, which plans to start selling a follows the company's July announ- 200-mile-per-charge car about the cement that it was buying Wotif.com same time. The price of Tesla's Mo- for $658 million. del 3 including the tax credit is likely By bringing Orbitz into the fold, to be well below $30,000. Expedia gains access to the Orbitz The Bolt looks like a cross between namesake brand, as well as brands a Volkswagen Golf and BMW's like CheapTickets and HotelClub. Ex- funky electric i3. Designers said it pedia's portfolio already consists of Expedia analytics team workers Mike Brown, left, Saurin Pandya and Prashanti Tata chat in an alcove will have SUV-like cargo room and a nearly a dozen brands such as Hotels. set up for employees, in Bellevue, Wash. high seating position, two attributes com and Hotwire. that have made small SUVs popular Speculation swirled last month that cognized brands and loyal customers. sites like Priceline, Booking.com, in the U.S. Orbitz may be bought, when a me- Expedia also likes Orbitz' loyalty pro- Kayak and OpenTable. And there are "We are moving quickly because dia report said that the company was gram, with plans to invest in it and new pressures from sites like airfare of its potential to completely shake considering selling itself. An Orbitz grow it further. search Hipmunk and last-minute deal up the status quo for electric vehi- spokesman declined to comment at Khosrowshahi, along with Chief Fi- site HotelTonight. cles," GM North America President the time. nancial Officer Mark Okerstrom, said The Expedia executives said that Alan Batey said yesterday in a sta- Expedia, based in Bellevue, Washin- that the deal will help Expedia better they are very optimistic they won't tement. AP gton, said Thursday that it will pay compete for customers in a sector run into any major resistance from $12 per share, a 25 percent premium that is constantly seeing new players regulators on the Orbitz deal, with to Orbitz' closing price of $9.62 We- emerge. Khosrowshahi noting that consolida- dnesday. "We believe Orbitz can add to scale tion is natural in a highly fragmented ap photo Shares of Orbitz Worldwide Inc., ba- and add to our ability to run a more marketplace. sed in Chicago, soared $2.05, or 21.3 efficient machine," Khosrowshahi The boards of both companies have percent, to $11.67 in morning trading. said. approved the deal, but it still requi- Expedia's stock surged $9.23, or 11.8 Okerstrom said that these types of res a nod from the majority of Orbitz percent, to $87.45. acquisitions are important, as it pro- shareholders. Expedia, which antici- Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi vides a way to avoid being overtaken pates $75 million in savings from the The Chevrolet Bolt EV electric concept said during a conference call that Or- by rivals like Google and TripAdvisor. buyout, said it is currently unable to vehicle is driven onto the stage at a bitz was an attractive acquisition op- Expedia is also up against competi- project when the transaction will clo- presentation during the North American tion in part because of its highly re- tors like Priceline Group, which owns se. AP International Auto Show, in Detroit

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cam representatives visit zhuhai airport ‘world baccarat master of macau’ icahn commits to loan trump casinos championship usd13.5m

The much-anticipated mo- Trump Entertainment Resorts the balance of a $20 million ment has arrived: the “World Inc., the owner of two Atlantic bankruptcy loan Icahn also Baccarat Master of Macau- City, New Jersey, casinos, took made. The $20 million loan, Master Championship” will be two long strides toward winning approved on Jan. 30, has launched during the period from approval of a reorganization plan allowed the Taj Mahal to con- 2 to 5 April. From July 2014 up that would give ownership to an tinue operating. The 906-room Dr. Deng Jun, Chairman of the CNY visit this year is to Zhuhai until now, the tournament has affiliate of Carl Icahn. An Icahn Trump Plaza closed before Executive Committee of Macau Airport, just 35km away. The accepted all challenges from in- entity, IEH Investments I LLC, bankruptcy in September. The International Airport Co., Ltd. two neighboring regions have terested parties. Galaxy Macau agreed to provide a loan to finan- new loan will be up for appro- (CAM) led a delegation to pay a different culture and operate stated in a press release that it cial emergence from bankruptcy. val at a March 4 hearing. The a courtesy Chinese New Year differently. Spring greetings, in- “is ready to give away the grand At the same time, the casino hearing, upon confirmation of visit, and the first port of call was ter-discussion, and exchange prize HKD$5 million in cash to owner agreed to settle claims by the Icahn-sponsored reorga- Zhuhai Airport. Both sides ex- on the management and ope- the final Champion and throne he has also been invited to the the U.S. Treasury Department’s nization plan, has been set for changed dialogue on the opera- rational experience took place him with the remarkable Cham- Quarter round of the Master Financial Crimes Enforcement March 12. tion and management of the two in the meeting, deepening un- pion diamond ring.” Championship, accompanied Unit that the 2,000- room Trump airports. derstanding of the basics of In the February of Monthly by the 64 participants who Taj Mahal had violated the Bank As soon as Mr. Wan Jing Ping the profession. They agreed Championship section, Mr. were ranked first to eighth in Secrecy Act. assumed the post of the chair- to continue promoting the coo- Huang, Galaxy Privilege Club the previous eight monthly When Trump Entertainment is man of the board of Zhuhai Air- peration of the Five Airports in Pavilion Black card member championships. The new en- ready to implement the propo- port Group Corp., he led a team the Pearl River Delta region, from Zhejiang, China, won and rollments will battle each other sed reorganization plan, Icahn to visit Macau International Air- as well as China’s civil aviation was awarded the cash prize of for the title of “World Baccarat will lend them USD13.5 million, port (MIA) this January. Their first industry. HKD1,000,000. Apart from that, Master of Macau.” together with enough to pay off 13.02.2015 fri

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Real Estate Matters The Cost Of Selling Clarifying Costs For Owners Selling A Property PROJECT POKER Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. by ElkY Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties for owners and investors, and providing attractive and Visiting the next home of poker comfortable homes for tenants.

www.JMLProperty.com After the traditional EPT London, very well deserved! [email protected] Juliet Risdon I was lucky enough to be able to go The main difference with Las Vegas, to Macau again in 2014, for the Asia besides the fact that the poker scene is Championship of Poker (ACOP). The just beginning, is the real focus on the In many ways, selling a property is a leaving inside, and then stating how property. Lawyers usually charge ad- lot easier than buying one. After all, much the items will cost new. ministration and translation fees whi- ACOP is the biggest annual tourna- city with gaming and gambling. The the assumed risk is on the part of the If the buyer wants the furniture, they ch are split between buyers and sellers, ment series in Macau. The new poker night life and party scene also pale in person acquiring the property and the can then purchase from you at price dis- and these do not normally exceed MOP room in the City of Dreams complex comparison to Sin City, and you are ra- bank that is lending money against counted from new. This saves the buyer 5,000. is one of the most comfortable rooms pidly aware that the only thing most of that property. money and re-coupes part of your cost. If a property is being sold within two I've ever played poker in. Everything the Chinese visitors are interested in is Selling costs can be broken down into 3 years of its purchase, there is a special is brand new, from the large leather gambling and only gambling. Even so, I different areas; Promotion Costs sales tax to pay that at present is 20% Property Costs - Improvements and 1-Keeping a tenant happy of the sale price in year one, and 10% of office chairs, to the shuffling machine, was surprised to discover a culinary ex- furnishing, negative cash-flow If you have a tenanted property for the price in year two. to even the PokerPro tables. Poker- perience as good as the Las Vegas one, Promotion Costs - Advertising and sale, it may be difficult to get into the As these fees are updated regularly, do Pro is electronic poker against human with the added bonus of having most showing the apartment property for viewings. consult with your lawyer ahead of the opponents, which is in my opinion the of the restaurants - despite really being Administration Costs - Legal Fees, One ‘promotion’ cost is a potential in- transaction to get a full breakdown of best of both worlds. Deals are instan- world class - always open and almost Agency Fees centive for the tenant to open the door the fees taneous and free of mistakes, because always half empty. Getting a table at a and allow prospects to see inside. For 2-Mortgage Loan Release Fees Property Costs example, two weeks rent if they allow The release of the mortgage loan can even though dealers are excellent at Michelin starred restaurant at 8.30pm When selling an apartment, it’s a good people to view the property by appoint- be costly, depending on the size of the all the PokerStars tournaments, the on a Saturday evening? Booking is only idea to make it as attractive as possible ment, and subsequently the apartment loan and the period that it has left to long hours and days unfortunately optional. or you may find yourself discounting is sold. run. leave place for mistakes, which could Personally, I like the fact of not having the price due to ‘the work required to 2-Marketing The calculation and fees can be advised happen to all of us. I would love to be that many distractions and to be able to bring it up to standard’. Very few sellers pay to market their by the bank, and look out for an early 1-Improvements property. Macau prices have been ri- termination penalty if the property is able to play an entire poker tourna- focus on the game of poker itself. It wou- Sellers want to get the best price for sing so quickly over the past three years sold within the first three years of ow- ment on those tables. ld probably be hard to stay for few mon- a property. Whilst pricing in Macau that there has been no need to spend nership. Macau is a very modern city, growing ths like Las Vegas every summer, but is generally done on a sq ft basis, the money promoting a property, it will sell 3-Agency Fees really fast. Even if poker isn't part of Chi- the last couple of weeks went by really condition of the apartment will often anyway. Agency fees vary from country to coun- nese culture as much, when you know fast. In case you get kinda bored and determine the speed and level of the However, in a buyers market, the try. In Macau, the standard agency fee their passion for gambling, it is only a are looking for something else, there is offers received. market that we have just entered into is equivalent to between one & two Two apartments may look the same now, promoting a property is impor- percent of the sales price depending on matter of time. The continuous growth always the opportunity to go to Hong from the outside, but the more attracti- tant. the contractual agreement between the of tournaments (the ACOP main event Kong, which is an hour away by ferry, ve one inside will sell quicker and for a The agency should be able to give you agency and the seller, and the obliga- grew +40% compared to the previous a wonderful city where I always wish I higher amount, all things being equal. a cost to market the property through tions of the agency. one) in terms of buy-in and players, as could stay longer. There are things for 2-Furnishing web promotions, newsletters, flyers well as a field composed of a lot of be- everyone in HK, no matter what you are Furnishing is usually a forgotten cost, and other methods. That concludes our series to outline the ginners, which is a rare thing to see ou- looking for! and like any cost, the lower the better. fees paid during property transactions. When an apartment is put up for sale, Administration Costs A copy of this article can be seen on the tside of Asia nowadays. The PokerStars Macau is a unique experience and city it is a good idea to make a full inventory 1-Legal & Tax Costs Macau Daily Times website or down- Asia team led by Danny McDonagh does to discover, and probably the future of list of everything that you don't mind Legal costs are minimal when selling a loaded from the JML Property website. a fantastic job, and those successes are poker! ad fri 13.02.2015

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advertorial Portuguese-speaking countries rise in Index of Economic Freedom bloomberg

An OAS SA welder cuts a piece of steel during the construction of a bridge over Guanabara bay, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

ix of the eight Portu- appears in 64th place with Sguese-speaking coun- 65.3 points and an impro- tries recorded increases in vement of 1.8 points over the 2015 Index of Economic 2014. Freedom, drawn up by the The other Portuguese-s- US Heritage Foundation, peaking countries came far the exceptions being Brazil behind these first two, with and Mozambique, accor- Brazil in 118th place (56.6 ding to the document that points and 0.3 points down was published recently. on last year), Mozambique The Index of Economic in 125th place (54.8 points Freedom takes into account and 0.2 points down) Sao legal issues (property rights Tome and Principe in 136th and freedom from corrup- place (53.3 points and 4.5 tion), limitations imposed points up) and Guinea- by governments (fiscal free- Bissau in 145th place (52.0 dom and government spen- points and 0.7 points up), ding), regulatory efficiency all in the “mostly unfree” (business freedom, labour category. freedom and monetary In the “repressed” cate- freedom) and open marke- gory is Angola in 158th pla- ts (freedom of trade, invest- ce with 47.9 points and 0.2 ment freedom and financial points more, and finally, freedom). East Timor in 167th place The first five places on with 45.5 points and an im- the index are occupied by provement of 2.3 points. Hong Kong, Singapore, Although Sao Tome and New Zealand, Australia and Principe registered the big- Switzerland, and the first gest increase in the group of Portuguese-speaking coun- eight Portuguese-speaking try to appear is Cape Verde, countries, the result was which received 66.4 out of still below the world average 100 possible points with an and was ranked 29th among improvement of 0.3 points 46 countries in sub-Saharan on the previous year. Africa in the Heritage Foun- In addition to Cape Verde, dation study in partnership the only other Portugue- with the Wall Street Jour- se-speaking country that nal, which analyzed 186 is classified as “moderate- countries, and ranked 178 of ly free” is Portugal, which them. MDT/Macauhub Angola mines 10 million carats of diamonds in 2014

he 10 million carats of diamonds mined in Angola in T2014 generated revenue of USD1.6 billion, according to provisional figures from the Ministry of Geology and Mines. The numbers figure includes the industrial mining, ex- ports and artisanal mining, in which small-scale miners are provided with a mining license from the state. The ministry’s figures showed that 8.75 million carats of industrial production were exported, providing revenue of US$1.308 billion. Each carat (equivalent to 0.2 grams) of these diamonds was sold, on average, for around US$150. Artisanal mining, according to the same figures, in 2014 accounted for production of 934,500 carats, which ear- ned US$332.2 million, with a price per carat of US$355. Angola is the Africa’s third largest diamond producer by quantity and value, only surpassed by Botswana, the world’s largest producer with about 38 million carats, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 30 million carats. MDT/Macauhub 13.02.2015 fri

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Banking Online loans offer 9 pct return to twitchy investors: China Credit

he latest hot product in TChina’s shadow- banking industry is giving Chen Ruo- gang the convenience of Inter- net commerce, triple the retur- ns of deposits and regular free fruit hampers. It hasn’t bought him peace of mind. The 58-year-old film maker is earning a 9 percent return on an online platform connecting individuals with businesses in need of cash, higher than the 2.75 percent benchmark sa- vings rate and the 6 percent he used to make on similar offline wealth-management products. The peer-to-peer lending site he invests with, called Lufax. com, finances everything from property to infrastructure, with some products carrying guarantees from China’s se- cond-largest insurer. “I don’t care what the projec- ts are about, I care more about the returns,” Chen said in a Feb. 8 phone interview from Chengdu city. “But if I read many news stories about such companies defaulting and ma- nagement vanishing without repaying investors, I’ll liqui- date my investments.” Chen has reason to be wor- tions that allow people to in- created by China Credit Trust online and offline, has contri- case, Sohu.com Inc.’s peer- ried as research company Yin- vest amounts lower than the Co. for a coal miner was bai- buted to deposit growth plum- to-peer platform pledged last gcan Group says 275 of the 50,000 yuan regulatory floor led out days before maturity in meting from its peak in 2009 month to guarantee a wealth P2P platforms went bankrupt for wealth-management pro- January 2014, averting what to the least on record in De- -management product related or had difficulty repaying ducts. For instance, an in- would have been the nation’s cember. This may curb bank to Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., money in 2014, up from 76 a vestor can put a minimum first trust non-payment in at lending and make monetary a developer that was teetering year earlier. People’s Bank of 10,000 yuan into a one-year least a decade. policy less effective at a time on the brink of default. China Deputy Governor Pan project for 7.84 percent in ex- Chinese banks’ bad-loan ra- when economic expansion has Regulations will likely focus Gongsheng last commented pected annual returns. This tio jumped the most in at least slowed. on evaluating the credit risk of in November that the autho- series of products is backed a decade in the fourth quarter “As we’re observing a trend borrowers, said Chris Powers, rity will seek to regulate In- by a guarantor owned by Ping as a property-market slump where more and more wealthy an associate at consultancy ternet finance while allowing An, and investors will get the and a slowdown constrained investors are pouring money Z- Ben Advisors Ltd. in Shan- it room to grow. The unwin- borrowers’ repayment abili- into online P2P for higher re- ghai. He added that the Inter- ding of coal investment trusts ty. The world’s second-lar- turns, banks will be increa- net offers some advantages, a year ago shored up investor Lufax is one gest economy may expand 7.2 singly challenged in the futu- with the availability of an on- confidence because holders of percent this year, the Chinese re,” said Wang Weidong, an line secondary market impro- the failed products got most of about 1,400 Academy of Sciences said last analyst at Internet consultan- ving liquidity. of their money back, encoura- loan platforms month, after growing 7.4 per- cy iResearch in Beijing. Lufax user Chen -- who says ging risk taking. cent in 2014, the weakest pace Internet finance has fulfil- he has received gifts from P2P Lufax is one of about 1,400 that have since 1990. led diverse funding needs companies including 2000- loan platforms that have “Do people know what including micro and rural yuan gift cards for gas sta- emerged in China, luring emerged in they’re buying?” said Kevin financing, the PBOC’s Pan tions, fruit hampers and wine more than 110 billion yuan Yeoh, Hong Kong-based ma- Gongsheng said Nov. 26. Re- -- is following the news keenly (USD17.6 billion), according China, luring naging director at investment gulators need time to observe for any updates on regulations to the PBOC. Financial inno- more than 110 research firm J Capital Re- and understand the industry’s or performance. He has subs- vation designed to get around search. “With financial inno- developments, and will nur- cribed to the platforms’ posts loan restrictions, known as billion yuan, vation in China, there’s some ture it with market thinking, on messaging service WeChat shadow banking, contribu- skepticism initially, but gra- he added. The monetary au- and keeps himself informed ted to a quadrupling in total according to dually a crowd builds up arou- thority didn’t respond to a fax by looking at industry sites. debt in China to $28 trillion nd it and those that think they seeking comment. Lufax.com says on its home- in June last year, or 282 per- the PBOC are in the know, think they In December, the police page that all investors in its cent of the economy, from $7 know which are more reputab- started a fraud investigation three-year history have recei- trillion in 2007, according to remaining principal and some le, when none of them are that at Zhonghuizaixian.com, a ved the expected returns on McKinsey & Co. compensatory interest pay- reputable.” peer-to-peer lending website their purchases. The value of the nation’s ments even if the borrower de- The popularity of Internet that partners with Sina Corp., “I’m always concerned about peer-to-peer lending transac- faults, according to the websi- finance has drawn cash from after claims it misappropria- my money, but the high retur- tions surged almost 13-fold te and an e-mail from Lufax. offline shadow-banking pro- ted bankers’ acceptances that ns are just irresistible,” Chen since 2012 to $41 billion last The risks from online sha- ducts, which also originally backed a wealth product Sina said. “The service is so much year, according to Yingcan dow banking, like its offline arose to lend to debtors una- helped sell. The website said better than at banks. The ma- Group, which tracks the data. inspiration, are exacerbated ble to borrow from traditional it received claims from 120 nagers are willing to help me Ping An Insurance (Group) by a lack of defaults in China. banks, Yeoh said. The unre- investors demanding as much and they give me gifts on holi- Co.’s Lufax.com has op- A 3 billion yuan trust product gulated financial system, both as 55 million yuan. In another days.” Bloomberg fri 13.02.2015

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ix inmates led by a mob boss committed suicide at a prison in Inmates commit suicide Taiwan early yesterday Safter a failed breakout attempt in which they seized weapons and held a warden and guards after failed prison breakout hostage, officials said. All the hostages were safe. The inmates started their at- son guards taken hostage as tempt Wednesday afternoon police took up positions arou- in the southern port city of ap photo nd the prison. Kaohsiung. In a telephone The inmates demanded safe interview with a newspaper passage from the prison while during the overnight stando- holding Warden Chen Shih- ff, the 46-year-old ringleader chih and head guard Wang said the six had long planned Shih-tsang after the pair of- the move and were prepared fered to swap themselves for to die. He also complained earlier hostages. about long sentences and un- At one point, Cheng's mother fairness in the granting of me- spoke to him by phone, ur- dical paroles. ging him not to act rashly. The Deputy Justice Minister group also demanded and re- Chen Ming-tang said officials ceived two bottles of sorghum rejected the group's demands liquor, but continued to refuse for safe passage out of the pri- to hand over their weapons. son and had tried to convince The United Daily News said them to surrender peacefully that in the phone call with during hours of negotiations. Cheng he also had complained "We tried to give them as- about the tendency of judges surances so they wouldn't do to presume guilt, and to give something stupid and to re- long sentences to repeat of- consider, but sadly they com- fenders. mitted suicide and we feel Chen said the inmates fired deep regret," Chen told a news guns at about midnight to try to shoot down drone cameras deployed by media outlets and again at about 3 a.m. to warn Ambulances wait outside of a prison after a standoff hostage situation in Kaohsiung off police. We tried to The ministry said it had re- give them conference in Taipei. tes shot themselves first and from 25 years to life. jected demands that the police Chen said five prison sta- that the remaining two had According to a timeline given force be withdrawn and that assurances so ff were slightly injured in the fired additional shots at them by the Justice Ministry, the two vehicles be provided to standoff, but did not elaborate. to make sure they were dead incident began at about 3:10 allow the prisoners to leave in they wouldn't By the pre-dawn hours, the before shooting themselves, at p.m. Wednesday when the six exchange for the safety of the do something inmates had released all hos- about 5:30 a.m. Thursday. attacked staff at the prison detainees. tages except the warden. They The inmates ranged in age infirmary and stole a prison The inmates used the need stupid, but then shot themselves, and the from 37 to 63 and were ser- skeleton key in an attempt to for medical care as a pretense warden was able to walk free, ving sentences for homicide, escape. to lure prison guards before sadly they Chen said. burglary and drug crimes. After finding they were una- kidnapping them, the official The ministry did not offer The ringleader, Cheng Li- ble to open the prison's outer Central News Agency said. committed any video or other evidence of te, was known as head of the door, they attacked other sta- The ministry said Deputy suicide and the suicides, but there was no Kaohsiung branch of the noto- ff with knives and broke into Warden Lai Chen-jung and sign during the standoff of a rious mafia-type organization the prison armory where they head guard Wang volunteered we feel deep raid by police who ringed the Bamboo Union and was ser- stole four rifles, six handguns to swap with the two guards Kaohsiung Prison in scenes ving a 28 ½-year sentence for and ammunition. who were initially taken hos- regret. that were broadcast by Taiwan homicide, the ministry said. By about 4:15, negotiations tage. Later, Chen, the prison Chen Ming-tang stations. The other five inmates were were underway over their de- warden, offered to exchange Deputy Justice Minister Chen said four of the inma- serving sentences ranging mands and the release of pri- with Lai as a hostage. AP

Flight 370 of the plane's fate. to demand answers, and "I cannot accept it. more are expected to arri- Where is the debris? ve before the Lunar New Chinese relatives protest in Where are the bodies? Year. Most of the passen- Nothing is found, why gers were from China. declare it an accident?" Wearing red T-shirts Malaysia over missing plane said Wang Rung Xiang, with the words "Pray for 58. Her only son, Hou MH370," they held pos- Bo, 35, was on the plane. ters outside the airline's hinese relatives of in the southern Indian "My daughter is still office reading, "Who can passengers on a mis- Ocean off western Aus- alive," another relative tell us what happened?"

C ap photo sing Malaysia Airlines tralia. A search is on- wailed, as she was con- Three representatives flight protested yester- going but no confirmed soled by others. from the group later met day outside the carrier's debris has been found. Transport Minister with the airline's mana- office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's government Liow Tiong Lai said yes- gement. urging Malaysia to res- on Jan. 29 formally de- terday that the decla- The airline said in a cind a declaration that clared the plane an ac- ration was intended to statement that it is in all on board have pe- cident and said all 239 allow families to move constant communication rished. people on board were on and assured the rela- with victims' families, Flight 370, which di- presumed dead, paving tives that the internatio- but is "in no position to sappeared last March 8 the way for compensa- nal search will continue. provide any further cla- while flying from Kua- tion claims. It upset vic- An unidentified Chinese family member of a passenger on board Fifteen Chinese relati- rification or technical la Lumpur to Beijing, is tims' families, who are the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 stands behind a placard ves of passengers arrived information" at this time believed to have crashed still waiting for evidence outside of the Malaysia Airlines office in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday in Malaysia on the airplane's fate. AP 13.02.2015 fri

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ap photo Court sentences Korean Air nut rage exec to 1 year in prison Officials: Famed Thai temple Youkyung Lee, Seoul in South Korea who regularly dulgent of the second and third flew first class, was adjusting generation members of high doesn't abuse he inflight tantrum du- ap photo to the basic conditions in pri- -profile business families. Heirs tigers Tbbed “nut rage” culminated son and reflecting on her life. to fantastic fortunes such as yesterday in a one year prison “I know my faults and I’m very Cho quickly ascend the executi- Thai wildlife protection officers sentence for Korean Air heiress sorry,” Cho said in her letter. ve ladder but few believe their say they found no mistreatment of Cho Hyun-ah, a humiliating re- Cho’s high-and-mighty beha- rise is based on merit. more than 100 tigers housed at a buke that only partially quelled vior, dubbed nut rage, caused “Most second or third genera- Buddhist temple that is a popular public outrage at the excesses an uproar in South Korea. The tions of chaebol in South Korea tourist attraction, though charges of South Korea’s business elite. incident was a lightning rod for think of themselves as mem- have been pressed for keeping Cho, the daughter of Korean anger in a country where the bers of royal families or in the rare birds there. About 50 officials Air’s chairman, achieved wor- economy is dominated by fa- special aristocratic class. So from the wildlife department Members of the media try to get ldwide notoriety after she or- pictures of Cho Hyun-ah, the former vice mily-run conglomerates known they think they can do whatever and local religious affairs office, dered the chief flight attendant president of Korean Air Lines, outside as chaebol that often act abo- they want,” said Yonsei Uni- along with soldiers, made a three- off a Dec. 5 flight, forcing it to of the Seoul Western District Court after ve the law. The sentencing did versity psychology professor hour inspection yesterday of return to the gate at John F. her trial in Seoul, South Korea not entirely douse that outra- Whang Sang-min. the Luangtamahabua Buddhist Kennedy Airport in New York. ge: One year in prison is a “bit Cho is the eldest of the three temple compound in the western Cho was angered she had been found her not guilty of interfe- short,” said Jo Young-sang, 24. children of Korean Air chair- province of Kanchanaburi. The offered macadamia nuts in a ring with a transport ministry Chaebol chiefs convicted of man Cho Yang-ho. After gra- so-called "Tiger Temple," famous bag instead of on a dish. A hea- white collar crimes have typi- duating from Hotel Manage- for its tame-looking big cats living investigation into the incident. alongside Buddhist monks, had ted and physical confrontation Cho pleaded not guilty and pro- cally received suspended prison ment School at Cornell Univer- been accused of drugging the with members of the crew in secutors had called for three sentences and later on, presi- sity, Cho in 1999 joined Korean creatures to keep them tame. The first class ensued. years in prison. dential pardons. Courts have Air, which was founded by her monks and the veterinarian who A Seoul court said Cho, 40, Cho, in custody since Dec. 30, often acknowledged the contri- grandfather. Also known as takes care of the animals have was guilty of forcing a flight to wiped away tears with a tissue bution of such industrialists in Heather Cho, she enjoyed fas- denied the allegations. A wildlife change its route, obstructing as a letter expressing her re- transforming South Korea from t-track promotion and became department raid last week found the flight’s captain in the per- morse was read to the court by an economic backwater into a an executive in 2006 at the age that the temple was illegally formance of his duties, forcing head judge Oh Seong-woo. developed economy. of 32. Her two younger siblings keeping 38 hornbills and other a crew member off a plane and It included details about how But the Cho case indicates also became executives at a pre- protected bird species. assaulting a crew member. It Cho, one of the richest women South Korean society is less in- cocious age. AP ad fri 13.02.2015

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Pakistan: 12 Taliban involved Vietnam allows second in school attack arrested blogger to leave jail ietnamese autho- a letter to police requesting Vrities have released a the medical parole, saying Asif Shahzad, Islamabad the past decade. second blogger jailed more he had suffered brain inju- Bajwa, the army spokes- than two months ago for ries in a 2001 traffic accident akistan announced ap photo man, said Pakistan has also posting comments deemed that paralyzed the left side Pthe arrest of 12 members been working closely in the critical of the Communist of his body and he needed of the Pakistani Taliban mi- Afghan government over the Party in a rare gesture as the family members to help with litant group over their alle- hunt for Pakistani Taliban country prepares to celebra- his daily needs. ged involvement in a deadly chief Mullah Fazlullah — te the Lunar New Year, whi- State-run Tuoi Tre (You- attack on a Pakistani school, who is believed to be hiding ch is often an occasion for th) newspaper quoted Maj. an army spokesman said in Afghanistan. He showed prisoner amnesties. Gen. Le Dong Phong, Ho Chi yesterday. taped confessions from two Police in Ho Chi Minh City Minh City’s chief security Another nine members of the arrested militants, released Hong Le Tho, 65, investigator, as saying that of what is believed to be a who said Fazlullah orde- pending an investigation police decided to put Lap 27-member cell have alrea- red the attack and assigned into his writings, according under house arrest because Members of Pakistan’s civil society dy been killed, Maj. Gen. groups light candles and shout commanders. He also iden- to a prosecutor in the sou- of his “sincere confession” Asim Saleem Bajwa told a anti-Taliban slogans to condemn the tified a mosque prayer lea- thern commercial hub who to having committed illegal media briefing. militant group’s attack on a military- der who sheltered the atta- spoke yesterday on condi- acts. Bajwa credited the coope- run school in Peshawar ckers the night before they tion of anonymity because Tho was arrested in No- ration by neighboring Af- stormed the school. he was not authorized to vember, and police said then ghanistan — where six of the issues. Previously the two Bajwa claimed that an on- speak to the media. He de- that he had posted “online men were arrested based on neighbors routinely traded going Pakistani army of- clined to give details. articles with bad content tips from Pakistani intelli- accusations that each was fensive launched last June That comes on the heels and false information that gence. harboring the other’s mili- against militants in the Nor- of the release of Nguyen discredit and create distrust “Our cooperation is tant fugitives in lawless tri- th Waziristan tribal region Quang Lap, who is partially among people about state growing,” Bajwa said — par- bal areas along their mutual was progressing well, saying paralyzed, on Wednesday. agencies, social agencies and ticularly since the Dec. 16 as- border. that the insurgents had been He said he was released on citizens.” sault on an army-run school The Taliban are a loose squeezed into a corner. medical parole but is still International human righ- in the city of Peshawar that umbrella of dozens of lo- But he sought internatio- being investigated for alle- ts groups and some Western killed 150 people, mostly cal militant groups bent nal community support for gedly spreading propaganda governments, including the schoolchildren. on toppling the Pakistani the ongoing fight against the against the government. United States, have critici- In the wake of that attack, government and installing militants. Lap, 58, often reposts other zed Vietnam for jailing peo- both Pakistan and Afgha- their own harsh brand of Is- “I want to say that this bloggers’ political and social ple for peacefully expressing nistan mutually pledged lamic governance. Taliban is time for the world to do writings critical of the gover- their views. Hanoi says that to work together more di- attacks have killed tens of more for Pakistan,” Bajwa nment. He was jailed in early only law breakers are put rectly on counter-terrorism thousands of Pakistanis in said. AP December, and his wife sent behind bars. AP fri 13.02.2015

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Mike Corder, Amsterdam n atmospheric image Image of gay couple in Russia of a gay couple in Rus- sia by Danish photo- grapher Mads Nissen wasA crowned the World Press wins World Press Photo Photo of the Year 2014 yesterday. The intimate image of Jon and Alex is part of a larger project by said in a statement. sing images. Nissen called “Homophobia in Contest organizers also critici- While the winning image was Russia” that highlights how life ap photo zed the large number of photos of an intimate moment, the wor- is increasingly difficult for sexual submitted for the prestigious ld’s hotspots of unrest and des- minorities in Russia. awards that had been subjec- pair also featured prominently Nissen said he sees the ima- ted to too much manipulation, in the prizes with images from ge, shot in St. Petersburg, as “a saying they rejected 20 percent the conflicts in Ukraine, Syria modern-day Romeo and Juliet of images that reached the penul- and Gaza as well as the Ebola story” about two people in love timate round of judging. crisis in Africa. but facing outside forces who “It seems some photographers Bao Tailiang of China’s Cheng- want to deny them their feelings. can’t resist the temptation to aes- du Economic Daily won first pri- Its sensitivity also appeared in- thetically enhance their images ze in the Sports Singles category tended to act as a counterpoint during post-processing either by with a photo of Argentina star to gruesome photographs and removing small details to ‘clean Lionel Messi gazing at the World video spread by terrorists that up’ an image, or sometimes by Cup trophy after his team lost 1-0 increasingly come to dominate excessive toning that constitutes to Germany in the final in Rio. the news. a material change to the image,” The contest drew 97,912 ima- “Today, terrorists use graphic said World Press Photo mana- ges from 5,692 photographers images for propaganda. We ging director Lars Boering. from 131 countries. Nissen wins have to respond with some- He said photojournalists a 10,000-euro (USD11,330) cash thing more subtle, intense and The World Press Photo of the Year 2014 by Mads Nissen, Denmark, for Scanpix/ around the world need to find prize. The World Press Photo thoughtful,” World Press Photo Panos Pictures, shows Jonathan Jacques Louis, 21, and Alexander Semyonov, 25, a “common ground” on accepta- exhibition will be showcased in jury member Alessia Glaviano gay couple during an intimate moment in St. Petersburg, Russia ble standards for post-proces- Macau in a date to be announced. ap photo

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Iran Drug abuse rising despite executions, police raids

Ali Akbar Dareini, Verdij Iran’s health ministry Officials say Iran’s tas- Those at the clinics tell was slow to finance rehabi- te for illegal narcotics is tales of their profoundly ran is breaking bad. ap photo litation clinics nationwide, certain to expand into misguided notions about IOfficials say metham- but a growing network of greater abuse of heroin, taking meth, specifically phetamine production and private camps has sprung simply because next door that it would help them abuse of hard drugs are up that partly receive state is Afghanistan, maker of stay awake and wouldn’t skyrocketing in the country financing, some of them three-fourths of the world become addictive. despite potentially lethal run by former or recove- supply. “I used to work on board criminal penalties for users ring addicts. Abbas Deilamzadeh, a train and had to stay up if they are caught. The in- “When I set up this shel- whose Rebirth Society or- every night until mor- crease is partly because of ter, authorities didn’t su- ganization runs dozens of ning,” said Javad, a meth Iran’s status as the gateway pport me. But after several rehabilitation centers, pre- addict who didn’t give his for the region’s top drug years of hard work, they dicts that more people cur- last name to protect his exporter, Afghanistan — were convinced that it’s rently experimenting with identity. and partly because Iranian better to provide care and meth soon will be using Javad said he used meth dealers are profiting so A drug addict smokes cigarette at a drop-in center and shelter shelter to addicts,” said heroin, simply because for six years in hopes of handsomely from sales to Majid Mirzaei, manager of Iran is the main route for earning more money by overstressed students and more money.” of every 10 executions. a Tehran shelter for drug Afghan heroin dealers to working longer hours. But exhausted double-jobbers. Anti-narcotics and me- Parviz Afshar, an anti- addicts and a former ad- export the drug worldwide. last year, he collapsed on a Ghazal Tolouian, a psy- dical officials say more narcotics official, said for dict himself. His facility The United Nations drug train midway through one chologist who treats do- than 2.2 million of Iran’s every lab they detect, two provides free food, syrin- agency said the total area night’s work and was fired. zens of meth addicts at a 80 million citizens already more might spring up, ges, condoms, medical under opium poppy cul- For the past four months, therapy camp in a moun- are addicted to illegal dru- often involving small-s- care and a place to sleep tivation in neighboring he’s been getting help at a tain village northwest of gs, including 1.3 million cale “cooks” operating in to addicts in a crowded Afghanistan in 2014 was Tehran clinic. Javad says Tehran, says most of her on registered treatment residences where meth neighborhood in south estimated at 224,000 hec- he had no idea how badly clients fall into two catego- programs. They say the production is particularly Tehran. tares, a 17 percent increa- his life would become as an ries: students “who want numbers keep rising an- hard to detect. He said po- “Drug addiction is a fact. se from 2013, producing addict. “At first,” he said, to pass university entrance nually, even though use of lice found and destroyed It can’t be eliminated but about 7,054 tons of opium. “it was a lot of fun to use.” exams successfully,” and the death penalty against at least 416 meth labs in you can manage it cor- Most is grown in the of- Iran has also stepped up a “people who have to work convicted smugglers has the 12-month period up to rectly,” Mirzaei said as he ten-lawless Helmand and public awareness campaign a second and third shift to increased, too, and now ac- March, up from 350 in the changed a bandage on an Kandahar provinces in the to prevent and slow down make ends meet and earn counts for more than nine previous 12-month period. addict’s wound. south. the dangerous trend. AP 13.02.2015 fri

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Sunday 7.45, 9.30 pm (14-15 fev) 11:00 Sunday Mass Language: Cantonese (english and Chinese) A BBC spokesman said: “We are sorry to lose her, but we will do nothing to stop her.” 12:00 Miscellaneous Duration: 127min Miss Ford is expected to receive an annual starting salary 12:30 Miscellaneous from vegas to macau 2_ of £14,000 from ITN, compared with her £10,000 contract 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) room 1 at the BBC. 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 7.30 pm (14-15 fev) She will make her debut on ITN’s News at One program- Language: Cantonese (english and Chinese) 14:30 Animation Duration: 90min me on 9 March. 15:25 Miscellaneous Miss Ford joined Tomorrow’s World from the BBC docu- jupiter ascending_ mentary series Man Alive last autumn after working as a 16:20 Miscellaneous room 2 researcher for Granada Television. 16:50 Miscellaneous (2D) 2.30, 4.45, 9.45 pm (12-13 fev) Before her career in television, she was a staff tutor in 17:05 Miscellaneous (3D) 7.15 pm (12-13 fev) social studies at the Open University in Northern Ireland. Director: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Miss Ford, who is a niece of Lord Winstanley, studied at 18:40 Miscellaneous Starring: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie 19:35 Comedy Redmayne Manchester University, where she attained a BA honours degree in economics. 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report Language: English (Chinese) Duration: 127min ITN newsreader Reginald Bosanquet welcomed her 21:00 Non-Daily Portuguese News appointment. 22:00 Documentary Series kingsman: the secret service_ “I have never been averse to working with ladies,” he 23:00 TDM News room 2 said. 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm (16-17 fev) 23:30 News Director: Matthew Vaughn “But I judge all my colleagues on professionalism. I do 23:45 Miscellaneous Starring: Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Samuel L. Jackson not know Anna but I have heard that she is a very compe- Language: English (Chinese) tent and professional lady.” 00:40 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Duration: 127min Miss Ford will be in direct competition with the presenter 01:15 RTPi Live of BBC Nine O’Clock News Angela Rippon. the con artist_ Miss Rippon has had a high public profile since she be- room 3 2.30, 9.30 pm (12-13 fev) came the first female newsreader on TV in 1975. offbeat Director: Kim Hong-sun ITV bosses are now hoping Miss Ford can fill a similar role Starring: Kim Woo-bin, Lee Hyun-woo, Ko Chang-seok in their news schedule. Animal keeper dies in lion attack Language: Korean (Chinese/English) at Seoul zoo Duration: 116min Courtesy BBC News jupiter ascending_ An animal keeper died yesterday after apparently being atta- room 3 cked by two lions at a zoo in South Korea's capital, officials said. 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There were no witnesses or visitors at the time of the attack Miss Ford continued to work for ITN until 1981 when she because the zoo has been closed since last week to prevent the 12 Feb - 18 Feb moved over to ITV’s breakfast programme TV-AM. spread of avian flu, Lee said. She returned to the BBC in 1986 and went on to present the Six O’Clock News in 1989. The park said Kim had 20 years' experience as an animal jupiter ascending_ Miss Ford then became the presenter of the BBC’s One keeper and had been working with dangerous animals such as 2.30, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30 pm O’Clock News when it re-launched in May 1999. lions, tigers and leopards for the past three years. Director: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski In July 2003 she received a doctorate from Queen’s University Starring: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie in Belfast for her services to journalism and in 2004 she was Lee said the zoo is waiting for police to examine security ca- Redmayne presented with the royal charter by the Queen for the formal mera video and other evidence before deciding what to do with establishment of the University of Manchester. Language: English (Chinese) She retired from newsreading in 2006. the lions. Duration: 127min fri 13.02.2015

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Mar. 21-Apr. 19 April 20-May 20 You need to slow down and You are feeling a surge of romantic remember that patience really is energy — and it feels terrific! a virtue. Things are looking good No matter where you are on the for you, and that means that just a spectrum, from single to partnered, little longer is all you need to wait you should feel yourself moving before things really take off! closer to the place you want to be. Gemini Cancer

May 21-Jun. 21 Jun. 22-Jul. 22 Try to think hard today — things You need to deal with large groups are going your way for sure, but you of people today — maybe in real may need to focus more on stuff life, maybe online or maybe just that you find boring. It’s not the end trying to get from place to place. of the world; in fact, this could be Your energy is perfectly suited for really good for you! this kind of socializing. SUDOKU Weather Leo Virgo Min Max Condition Jul. 23-Aug. 22 Aug. 23-Sept. 22 China You need to avoid the temptation Try branching out a bit — you need Easy Easy+ to get all riled up over perceived to spice up your life and make sure slights today. Your ego is a bit that you’re not just going through Beijing -5 10 clear more fragile and exposed, so keep the motions. Fortunately, your Harbin -16 -5 cloudy that in mind when you’re trying to awesome energy makes it easy to respond to people. get out in the world. Tianjin -1 9 clear Urumqi -7 -1 cloudy/heavy snow Libra Scorpio Xi’an 2 16 clear Sep.23-Oct. 22 Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 Lhasa -4 2 snow Your tendency toward An extremely unusual — but not Chengdu 3 17 cloudy overindulgence is somewhat once-in-a-lifetime — occurrence Chongqing 15 cloudy/overcast troublesome today — but don’t makes life a little weird, but you 9 worry too much about it! Your need to just roll with it and wait for Kunming 4 19 cloudy social life is sure to take off, and the other shoe to drop. It doesn’t there’s nothing wrong with that. take long to make sense. Nanjing 3 16 cloudy/clear Shanghai 5 12 clear/cloudy Sagittarius Capricorn Hard Wuhan 4 20 clear/cloudy Medium Hangzhou 5 19 clear Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Dec. 22-Jan. 19 It’s the small stuff that is getting Your kids — or those you’re closest Taipei 17 21 clear you down today — but you still to — are more fun than ever, and you Guangzhou 9 24 haze need to deal with it! Just make should make sure to give them all sure that you’re really focused the time they need. It’s one of those Hong Kong 15 20 cloudy and not just going through the days when you feel part of something motions. That can cost you! larger than yourself. world Aquarius Pisces

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow -2 0 sleet Your capacity for learning never A beautiful illusion is all it takes to Frankfurt 0 9 clear seems to get used up, and on a day get you misty-eyed or excited for 6 like today, you should find that the future — but because it starts Paris 13 clear you’re taking in new information with a dream doesn’t mean it isn’t London 2 8 drizzle like a bright kid on the first day totally real! Don’t ask too many of school. questions today. New York -14 -5 flurry/clear

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aris moved a step clo- ser to bidding for the Paris takes step toward 2024 Olympics yester- day when Mayor Anne PHidalgo welcomed the results bidding for 2024 Olympics of a feasibility study on brin- ging the games back to the ca- pital after a 100-year absence. Hidalgo, who received the feasibility study during a cere- Rome and mony at city hall, said "decisive ap photo Boston are the steps" have been made toward a Paris candidacy. With the only declared support of French President Francois Hollande already se- candidates so cured, convincing Hidalgo to give her approval has been the far for 2024. main task of French Olympic officials in recent months. its candidate. Other possible Last November, Hidalgo said contenders include a city or she was concerned about the region in South Africa; Doha, costs, the environmental im- Qatar; Baku, Azerbaijan; and pact and the specter of white Budapest, Hungary. elephants if France hosted the The deadline for submission games. of preliminary bids to the IOC Although she did not give her is Sept. 15. The host city will be go-ahead, the mayor seemed selected in 2017. to embrace the project brought After recently saying France forward by Bernard Lapasset, would be unable to bid for both who heads the French Commi- the 2025 World Expo and the ttee for International Sport and 2024 Olympics, Hidalgo ba- would lead the French bid with Mayor Anne Hidalgo delivers her speech after receiving the results of a feasibility study on hosting the 2024 games in Paris ckpedalled Thursday and said IOC member Tony Estanguet if the two events could be pur- Paris decides to go forward. "The fact that the IOC recently ture budget for the Olympics only contribute up to 50 per- sued at the same time. Hidalgo said she was pleased adopted 40 proposals in favor of 3 billion euros ($4.5 billion), cent of the operational costs. The mayor said seeing the glo- with the financial and environ- of sustainability and that the with operational costs of 3.2 Paris last hosted the Olympics bal reaction to the terror atta- mental guarantees in the study, Olympic movement will fund billion euros ($4.8 billion). in 1924 and mounted unsucces- cks in Paris that left 20 people but still needs to consult with the bid up to 1.8 billion euros Because of France's economic sful bids for the 1992, 2008 and dead last month made her rea- members of the Paris city cou- (USD2 billion) has boosted struggles, no public money will 2012 Olympics. lize how much people care for ncil and nearby cities that could everything," Hidalgo said. "But be spent if the country decides Rome and Boston are the only the French capital. be involved before making a de- we still need to define precisely to go ahead, officials have said. declared candidates so far for "It was a determining fact that cision on whether to bid. An an- our economic model." If Paris gets the games, sta- 2024. Germany will decide be- sped up our work," Hildago nouncement is expected in April. Paris estimates an infrastruc- te and local authorities would tween Hamburg and Berlin as said. AP

ch, the team is well po- sitioned to challenge for Cambodia vs. Macau Man U set for 1st annual a top four finish in the Premier League.” in 2018 World Cup The shares have risen loss since 2012 U.S. IPO 8.4 percent this year. It’s qualifying had losses in three of the anchester last eight quarters. United, the record United last season fired he first qualifying matches to be played M ap photo 20-time English soccer Ferguson’s replacement, Tfor the 2018 World Cup in Russia have champion, is seen hea- David Moyes after its been drawn in Asia. ding for its first annual worst start since the be- India will host Nepal on March 12 in the loss since a 2012 U.S. ginning of the Premier pick of six preliminary-round, first-leg ma- initial public offering League. Dutchman Lou- tches drawn Tuesday by the Asian Football after the team failed to is van Gaal took over this Confederation. reach the top European season and has guided Sri Lanka will be at home first against Bhu- club competition. the team to third place tan, which is ranked 209th and last among Four analysts estima- after 25 games. FIFA member federations. te the club will lose 11 The club, controlled by The other pairings: Yemen vs. Pakistan, million pounds (USD17 the Glazer family, will East Timor vs. Mongolia, Cambodia vs. Ma- million) in the year en- benefit from the league’s cau, and Taiwan vs. Brunei. The return mat- ding June 30. The team new U.K. television con- ches will be played on March 17. had a loss of 47.5 million United is trying to fill the gap left by Alex Ferguson (pictured), who tracts with Sky Plc and The draw included the 12 lowest-ranked pounds in fiscal 2010, retired after 26 years as the most successful coach in English history BT Group Plc. The broa- teams in Asia. Winners advance to a 40-team according to Bloomberg dcasters will pay a com- group stage which starts in June. data. tches declined 39 per- hasn’t been able to re- bined 5.14 billion pou- FIFA will hold the main World Cup qualifying Manchester United had cent without Champions create his success on the nds for the 2017-19 sea- draw on July 25 in St. Petersburg, Russia. a fiscal second-quarter League exposure. field, finishing seventh sons, an increase from The CONCACAF region began the qualifying loss of 55,000 pounds in United is trying to fill last season. the 3 billion pounds of process last month, pairing teams for its first the three months ended the gap left by Alex Fer- “Notwithstanding no the current deal. two preliminary rounds. Seven first-round Dec. 31, compared to guson, who retired after European football this The team estimates re- matches will be played between March 23 net income of 19 million 26 years as the most suc- season, our revenues and venue of 385 million pou- and 31, and 10 second-round matches from pounds in the same pe- cessful coach in English Ebitda remain strong nds to 395 million pounds June 8-16. riod in 2013, according history with 38 trophies. and demonstrate the un- for the fiscal year, with The Oceania region begins qualifying in to a BusinessWire sta- The team has built up derlying strength of our adjusted earnings before June, while Africa and South America start in tement. Revenue decli- its commercial income business model,” Execu- interest, taxes, deprecia- October and Europe in September 2016. ned 14 percent to 105.8 and will benefit from the tive Vice Chairman Ed tion and amortization of FIFA has said all 209 eligible teams have million pounds and in- Premier League’s record Woodward said in the 90 million pounds to 95 entered qualifying. Four did not play in the come from televised ma- broadcast contrast but statement. “On the pit- million pounds. Bloomberg 2014 World Cup qualifiers. AP THE Russia, US, Europe lose ground in Station13.02.2015Air quality fri BUZZ media watchdog’s report Roadside 170-200 24 Bad Reporters Without Borders says Russia, the a year earlier. United States, Japan and many parts of Euro- Western Europe, while top-ranked, lost the High pe lost ground last year in its ranking of global most ground as a region. Three Nordic coun- Density 170-200 press freedoms. tries headed the list, but there was slippage Residental War, the rise of non-state groups, crack- in Italy — where mafia and other threats wei- Bad downs on demonstrations and economic cri- ghed on journalists — and Iceland, where the Area opinion ses provided a backdrop for a tough 2014. The relationship between the media and politicians Paris-based media watchdog said two-thirds soured, the group said. Ambient 150-180 of the 180 countries surveyed in its annual China, Iran and North Korea all remained Bad source: dsmg source: Kapok World Press Freedom index scored worse than among the 10 lowest-ranked countries. Eric Sautedé WORLD BRIEFS Is that normal? Adelson welcomes EGYPT A court ordered One thing is certain: it is indeed pervasive! And the release of Al- it is meant to be so! It has almost become a Jazeera journalists mantra, one that everybody repeats in all cir- Romney, now that he’s Mohamed Fahmy and cumstances, as if it could clearly identify, ac- Baher Mohamed, though curately characterize, precisely define, and ulti- charges against the mately allow us to anticipate, not to say predict, not running for president two, including aiding a what was to come, for each and every situa- terrorist group, have yet tion, whatever the focus, regardless of the topic weeks after the two-time to be dismissed, state under discussion. What is that magic formula? media reported. What is that epitome of clear and unmediated presidential candidate de- understanding? cided against running in 2016 after three weeks of BRAZIL Two bodies were Taxis have stopped fishing on the fringe of found inside an oil ship casinos, are routinely queuing outside the fer- testing the waters. Adelson, that exploded off Brazil’s ry terminals and the airport, and have stopped 81, has made it clear that he coast, increasing the overcharging and have started to provide the likes Romney, but doesn’t death toll to five. The service that was rightly expected of them: this consider him the best Repu- Oil Workers Union of the is the new normal. A new line up of secretaries blican to lead the country. have started to tackle public policy issues head- In fact, his family inves- state of Espirito Santo, on; they are proving competent, reactive and ted some USD15 million in where Wednesday’s swift in their approach to policy making: this is Newt Gingrich’s 2012 cam- explosion took place, the new normal. The economy is slowing down, paign to win the Republican said rescue teams are and yet with the ambition (under serious pressu- Sheldon Adelson Mitt Romney presidential nomination. searching for four who re) to become more diversified and sustainable: That cash, spent through a remain missing. It said 10 this is the new normal. The ongoing fight against Julie Bykowicz Strip. super-PAC, kept Gingrich workers were injured in the corruption of “flies”, “tigers” and “foxes” alike Perry, Cruz, and Pence are afloat until about April, far the blast. on the other side of the Portas do Cerco and ow that Mitt Rom- considering a run for the longer than he would have beyond is the driving force of that decline in re- ney’s no longer running 2016 Republican nomina- survived without it. At the venues and profits of the gaming industry: this is N for president, billionaire tion. They follow in the foot- time, Adelson said he didn’t

the new normal. Gaming stock prices are in cor- ap photo Sheldon Adelson is happy steps of other presidential consider Romney a “bold rection mode and the prospects for a rebound in the mid-term — let’s exclude Chinese New Year to have him over for din- hopefuls who entertained decision maker.” and the new openings — have become bleak, to ner. The Republican Jewish the RJC last year: former “Every time I talk to him, say the least: this is the new normal. Coalition, to which Adelson Florida Governor Jeb Bush, he says, ‘Well, let me think Gaming analysts and bankers, be they Ame- is a top donor, yesterday New Jersey Governor Chris about it,’” Adelson said in a rican, Australian, German, Swiss, Japanese or (Macau time) announced Christie, Wisconsin Gover- brief hallway interview with British abusively resort to the expression. Jour- the lineup of speakers for its nor Scott Walker, and Ohio the Jewish Journal during UKRANIAN President nalists are no exception either, and despite the spring meeting; Romney has Governor John Kasich. the 2012 RJC meeting. Petro Poroshenko says lack of metaphoric beauty of the wording, they the coveted VIP dinner slot. Although they addressed a “Everything I’ve said to Mitt talks in Minsk did not find it far more palatable and overall purpose- Also making the trip to the crowd of several hundred —’Let me look into it.’” He include any agreement on ful than the more cryptic “China dream”. Even RJC meeting April 23-25 in prominent Jewish leaders then compared Romney to autonomy for the rebel- scholars — some more than others — relish Las Vegas are former Texas and conservative donors, President Barack Obama, held areas in eastern the evocative power of the formula: on January Governor Rick Perry and Kasich made plain who saying both men tried to Ukraine. The Ukrainian 22nd, the Center for Macau Studies of the Uni- Senators Ted Cruz and Rob his real audience was: His avoid establishing a record leader earlier said the versity of Macau organized an entire forum Portman. The Washington remarks were laced with for themselves. parties in Minsk agreed to bringing together 11 distinguished academics Times reported that former references to his friend Nevertheless, once Rom- withdraw heavy weaponry to discuss “Macao and China’s economy new President George W. Bush “Sheldon,” and he repeate- ney emerged victorious from the front line and normal”. And then of course, Xinhua, the China and Indiana Governor Mike dly gazed toward the casino from the primary, Adelson help Ukraine reclaim the Daily, the People’s Daily, the Wen Wei Po or Pence will address the RJC, magnate as if the two were and his money were ready control of the border with our own Macao Daily News abound in titles and too. Most of the events are alone in the room. to assist. All told, he was Russia. op-eds adorned with this prescriptive depiction. held at Adelson’s Sands The announcement of the election’s biggest spen- But where does that “new normal” — what I convention center-resort- Romney’s inclusion in this der, putting up $93 million. Ukraine reached a perceive as a rebranded “society of moderate casino complex on The year’s meeting comes a few Bloomberg preliminary accord to prosperity” on steroids — come from? In Chine- se, the expression xin changtai 新常态 was first expand an International used to characterize China’s economy today in Monetary Fund-led a speech given by Xi Jinping at the occasion of bailout to USD40 billion the Central Economic Work Conference in May The to avert default as the 2014. What are now branded as “hot words” 10-month conflict in the by the news website of the Communist Party decisive moment Paulo Coutinho nation’s east damages of China itself were meant to describe the “big the economy and drains logic” at work behind the credo of a new natio- resources. nal economic policy. And this new economic ra- tional was to “endure and accept the economic GREECE’s prime minister slowdown”, “resolutely face the contradictions sounded a conciliatory of the industrial structure”, “level up the govern- tone ahead of his first ment’s objective knowledge and rationality in summit with European the development of the economy and the socie- leaders Thursday, hours ty”, “display self-confidence in providing serene after the country’s talks answers”, while at the same time “acknowled- with eurozone creditors ging that this new normal requires good prepa- on overhauling its bailout ration and a mature approach to succeed”. broke down. Mind you, I am not saying that this “new normal” is not doing us good, even though some of the FRANCE Paris moved a more immediate and bankable benefits seem to step closer to bidding suffer in the process. Diversification? If not a chi- mera, it was definitely a distant dream — Chine- for the 2024 Olympics se, but distant. More transparency in the gaming yesterday when Mayor operations? Uh? Good faith and accountability Anne Hidalgo welcomed on the side of all the stakeholders? Uh-uh? The the results of a feasibility question remains though: if that’s an imperative, study on bringing the what will it really take to make it both achievable Tap Seac Square, Wednesday night. The opening of the Chinese New Year Market with a variety show. games back to the capital and sustainable in the short-term? Local talents on the stage before an enthusiastic audience. Nice atmosphere. after a 100-year absence. More on p23