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Chinese Pressure Seen in Taiwanese Deportations from Kenya MOTHER ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY MICHAEL LEVEN STEPS LOCAL CHEF WINS AWARD ABUSING THREE-YEAR OLD SON DOWN OF EXCELLENCE A local 27-year-old woman was arrested Former Las Vegas Sands Gunther Wolfsgruber won an yesterday by the Judiciary Police, under president Michael Leven has accolade at the World Gourmet suspicion of sexually assaulting her three- decided to retire from the Summit Awards of Excellence year-old son company’s board of directors 2016 in Singapore P2 P3 P6 MDT REPORT THU.14 Apr 2016 T. 22º/ 27º C H. 80/ 99% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 7.50 2537 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS REPORT AP PHOTO CCAC probes mostly CHINA Though it has been dismissed by a court, the country’s first legal challenge to a law limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples has galvanized relate to civil servants many of the hundreds of P2 young Chinese gay rights supporters who gathered at the courthouse. More on p10 TAIWAN A Mormon Chinese pressure seen in missionary from North Ogden has died after he was hit by a car in Taiwan while riding a bike. Taiwanese deportations Mormon church officials said yesterday in a news release that 18-year-old P11 David Smith Hampton died from Kenya Tuesday near Taichung, Taiwan. He began his two- year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints four months ago. AP PHOTO SOUTH KOREANS voted in parliamentary elections that are expected to hand a decisive win to President Park Geun- hye’s conservative party, and enable her to push ahead with controversial economic reforms. Exit polls, however, indicated her party would not regain its majority in the National Assembly. More on p13 AP PHOTO PHILIPPINES In a bustling, densely populated corner of Manila, fruit vendor Coring Gutierrez reads USD35 due from her latest water bill, more than triple what her family of six paid 15 years ago. Water was not supposed to become so expensive for Manila under a 1997 World Bank deal that privatized the seaside city’s water and sewage management. More on p12 More on backpage AP PHOTO 14.04.2016 thu th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 HE Commission Against REPORT TCorruption (CCAC) received a total of 793 complaints and re- ports in 2015, including 262 alle- gations of criminal corruption and 482 administrative com- CCAC probes mostly relate plaints which have been pursued. Of all complaints, 568 cases have been finalized, including 256 cri- to civil servants infractions minal cases which have been re- ferred to the Public Prosecutions Office or closed upon completion businessmen to commit bribery to pursue such cases under the of the investigation. A total of 312 in conspiracy during construc- law.” The Commission therefo- cases referred to the ombudsman tion work, procurement, and re stressed that it is necessary have been completed and closed. outsourcing of services in the to improve the law relating to Moreover, the CCAC received a the prevention and suppression total of 1,104 enquiries about a of bribery in the private sector variety of topics. and to further enhance awa- The CCAC 2015 report was reness of matters of integrity published yesterday in the Of- All public among citizens. ficial Gazette after being sub- One of the cases mentio- mitted by the commissioner departments ned in the report occurred André Cheong Weng Chon to between March and June of the Chief Executive. The report should 2015, and involved two prison summarizes the activities of the strengthen officers who provided benefi- commission in fighting corrup- ts to a prisoner. Another case tion, the ombudsman’s services the discipline concerned one official in char- and the promotion of integrity. ge of the Transport Bureau It also includes summaries of and conduct (DSAT) and one staff member the parts of the cases that were who received a bribe in order investigated and handled by requirements of to ensure that three pre-de- Macau’s corruption watchdog. public servants. termined management com- According to the report, most panies would win the contract of the cases investigated invol- CCAC REPORT for the construction of a public ved crimes committed by public CCAC Commissioner André Cheong parking lot. One of the com- servants. A wide range of crimes panies was then found to have were involved, including active public sector.” It is mentioned plug loopholes that might trig- last year. The main reason for the two suspects among its and passive bribery, document in the report that “all public ger corruption.” this, according to the CCAC, is shareholders. There were also forgery, the abuse of power, departments should pay great The CCAC stressed that cor- that the related crimes are semi- two reports made by motor breach of confidentiality and attention to such situations and ruption and bribery cases in the public offences and the private vehicle driving license exami- unexplained wealth. The CCAC strengthen the discipline and private sector showed a decrea- sector opts “to smooth thin- ners, who informed the CCAC commented that the most con- conduct requirements of public sing trend and that no private gs over and not to exercise the that students had offered them cerning issue is “the collusion servants, as well as improve the bribery cases were successfully right to file a complaint, resul- money in order to facilitate pas- between public servants and relevant laws and regulations to referred to judicial institutions ting in the CCAC not being able sing the exam. Staff reporter CRIME Kick off meeting for the 2016 Sands Mother accused of China Macau Eco TrailHiker sexually abusing three-year-old son local 27-year-old woman was arrested yes- Aterday by the Judiciary Police (PJ), under suspicion of sexually assaulting her three-year- old son. According to the PJ, the woman, unemployed, recorded the assault and shared the video in a parents’ group-chat via her mobile. A school re- ported the incident to the police. The suspect stated that she was offered MOP200,000 by a man, whom she claimed to have met online. The man told her that if she had sex with her son, videotaped the whole pro- RGANISERS of the annual Ma- clude a 10km “Family & Fun Event” will be the Rotary Club of Macau and cess, and gave him her password to the mobile Ocau TrailHiker yesterday met with and a 30km “Corporate Challenge.” the Richmond Fellowship Associa- chat application, she would receive the money. the necessary departments of the local The Macau TrailHiker press conferen- tion. Last year the 2000 participan- A PJ officer informed the press that the suspect government, including the Macau Spor- ce will take place on June 15 and teams ts and 500 teams helped contribute lives separated from her husband, with whom ts Development Board, to kick start the will be able to register on a first-come MOP400,000 to Special Olympics the son had been living. She had taken the boy count down process for the 2016 7th first-served basis from July 1 by going Macau and the Association of Mentally to a friend’s house, where the crime took place. Edition Sands China Macau Eco Trail- to the dedicated website at www.ma- Handicapped. The woman never received the money promi- Hiker. This year’s event will take place cautrailhiker.com. The two nominated Macau Daily Times is the media sed by the mysterious man. The PJ is now inves- on Saturday October 29 and will in- Macau benefiting charities this year partner for the event. tigating his identity. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] MDT’s Website has logged over CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] 120 million page views DESIGN EDITOR_João Jorge Magalhães [email protected] | NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_ SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] since January 1st, 2012 up to today. Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, Irene Sam, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. 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CONTRIBUTORS_JML Property, MacauHR, MdME Lawyers, PokerStars | NEWS AGENCIES_ Associated Press, Bloomberg, For subscription and general issues: Lusa News Agency, MacauHub, MacauNews, Xinhua | SECRETARY_Yang Dongxiao [email protected] [email protected] | Printed at Welfare Printing Ltd Like us? facebook.com/mdtimes SEND NEWSWORTHY INFORMATION AND PRESS RELEASES TO: [email protected] WEBSITE: WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO thu 14.04.2016 th Anniversary 澳聞 MACAU 3 Agreement inked on MIKE LEVEN ‘cultural cooperation’ Former Las Vegas Sands number two steps down AS Vegas Sands (LVS) announced yesterday [Macau HE Ministry of Culture of China and Macau time] that longtime Tauthorities signed a cooperation agreement Lboard member and former at Mandarin’s House yesterday. The agreement president, Michael Leven intends to implement a plan for cultural exchan- has decided to retire from the ge and cooperation between China and Macau, company’s board of directors. followed by a ceremony to gift funds to national According to the Las Ve- intangible cultural heritage representatives. gas Review-Journal, whi- The cooperation program includes an exchan- ch was incidentally bought ge of human resources and enhanced communi- by Chairman and CEO of cation.
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