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
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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
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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.
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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. Alexis Tam, together with other cultural Las Vegas Sands Sheldon affairs officials, granted funds to three people Adelson’s family in De- involved in cultural heritage. Folk musician and cember, Leven will also late Nanyin music artist, Ng Wing-mui, Taoist retire from the subsidiary, Ritual music artist, Ng Peng Chi, and religious fi- Sands China, to be made gure carving artist, Tsang Tak Hang, each recei- effective immediately. ved MOP30,000 in recognition of their past three Leven was named as LVS years of artistic endeavors. The money was given president in 2009 as the Michael Leven (center) by the Ministry of Culture to support their work in company was expanding preserving intangible art. its presence in Macau and 2013, Michael Leven re- ld come from the mass Ng Peng Chi told the media that he would use the eager to enter Singapore. cognized the need for Ma- Leven market and the mass-mass money to promote Taoist ritual music, but he admi- He presided over the offi- cau to diversify from ga- was named market in the future (tho- tted that no detailed plans have been made as yet. ce during one of the com- ming operations, stressing se betting mostly on slot Tsang expects to see more people willing to learn pany’s greatest periods of the potential to develop as LVS machines and electronic his craft. Moreover, he told the Times that “Hong growth, and acted as Adel- the Meetings, Incentives, tables), he also predicted, Kong and Singapore are the main customers when son’s ‘number two’. Conferences and Exhibi- president in “VIP [gaming] is going to it comes to religious carving because there are LVS informed the U.S. tions (MICE) sector. 2009 as the continue to have modera- more temples to be constructed when compared Securities and Exchange Pointing to the example te growth [in the future],” to the mainland. [...] The local market is relatively Commission yesterday of Las Vegas, which Ma- company about nine months befo- smaller,” said Tsang. [Macau time] but did not cau government officials re revenues started their Currently, Macau has eight items of National In- specify why Leven was re- have typically eyed with was unprecedented decline. tangible Cultural Heritage, namely Yueju Opera, tiring. He had been serving an enthusiastic willing- Leven was previously the Herbal Tea, Woodwork - Macau Religious Figure on the boards of directors ness to imitate, Leven expanding chief executive of U.S. Fran- Carving, Cantonese Naamyam (Nanyin music), for Las Vegas Sands and said, “it [Vegas] would its presence chise Systems Inc., a com- Taoist Ritual Music, Feast of the Drunken Dragon, Sands China since Decem- not be successful [today] pany he founded in 1995 Na Tcha Belief and Customs, and A-Ma Belief and ber 2014 when he formally if the mid-week business in Macau that franchised the Microtel Customs. Staff reporter retired as president. Ro- of meetings and conven- Inns & Suites and Hawthorn bert Goldstein succeeded tions, the MICE business, reliant only on one-day Suites hotel brands. He also Leven as president and wasn’t there.” trip gamblers.” served briefly as president chief operating officer. He also warned, “[if] Ma- While Leven prophesi- of Holiday Inn Worldwide, ILCM gears up for Speaking to the Times in cau is to be the Las Vegas zed that the biggest growth Days Inn of America and charity ball an exclusive interview in of Asia, you can’t be that in Macau’s gaming wou- Americana Hotels. DB
HE International Ladies Club of Macau (ILCM) Twill host their annual charity ball on Saturday night at Studio City Macau, hoping to best the rou- Indoor pollution worse than ghly MOP1.14 million that was raised last year. This year’s theme is ‘The Oscars’, and attendees are required to dress in black tie or as their favorite outdoor, HK study reveals movie character or movie star. “Our annual charity ball is the biggest fundraising event of the year,” public relations officer for the OLLUTANT levels in Hong Kong port stated that the median level of percent higher, at 138 million ppl. association, Barbara Ian, told the Times, “so it’s an Phave soared to 1,250 percent higher volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Conversely, a local scholar from important night for us […] which allows us to su- indoors than outdoors, and indoor le- carbon-based chemicals that easily USJ’s Institute of Science and Envi- pport local charity organizations and our partners.” vels of small-particle pollution, known evaporate at room temperature, ronment told the Times that Macau The evening will kick off at 6:30 p.m. in the Co- as PM2.5, are worse than outdoor le- exceeded the recommended maxi- is yet to conduct a study on indoor cktails French Garden at Studio City. Barbara Ian vels next to some of the busiest roads mum level for the city’s offices in 27 pollution in the territory, but belie- warned that tickets are not likely to be offered at the in the territory, according to a study by of the 32 homes tested. ves high levels are likely to be found, door so interested parties are advised to purchase Hong Kong Baptist University. A researcher revealed that the si- particularly in smaller properties. them by emailing ([email protected]) by Satur- Scientists have revealed that it tuation could be aggravated by fac- The expert said that in Macau, the day morning. could be making residents chroni- tors such as high-rise living, subdi- kitchen is the main source of pollu- The non-profit association, established since cally ill, as the level of PM2.5, which vided flats, a lack of windows and tants, as hazardous levels of toxins 1984, has run by English-speaking volunteers from can lodge deep into the people’s lun- ventilation in some rooms, and can be released when cooking. a variety of different national backgrounds. They gs, was on average nearly 10 percent restaurants occupying ground-floor “There are exhaust fans, but hou- continually support over 20 charity organizations higher indoors than the highest level premises in residential buildings. ses here in Macau are small so such in the MSAR, as well as provide funding for resear- found outdoors. Lai Ka Man from Baptist Universi- fans or chimney tubes are not effi- ch and scholarships for local students. One of the researchers even com- ty led the research in March and re- cient enough to extract pollutants, Among the charities supported are the Cradle of mented that indoor air pollution vealed that the highest outdoor mi- especially when frying,” the local Hope Association, which provides a home for aban- from perfumes, cleaning products cro-particle pollution register was scholar added. doned babies and children at risk, the Escola Cari- and cooking fumes have turned the 94 million particles per liter (ppl), Moreover, studies in other coun- tas de Macau day school for disabled children, and average Hong Kong home into a recorded at a junction in Causeway tries have also found that indoor air Asilo de Betania and Asilo Santa Maria, homes for “mini chemical warehouse”. Bay, while a flat in the New Territo- pollution levels can be higher than elderly men and elderly women respectively. DB A South China Morning Post re- ries recorded levels a worrying 46.8 those outdoors. Staff reporter 14.04.2016 thu
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cent years, the two places have JACKSON CHANG been co-operating closely in a Q&A IPIM PRESIDENT variety of areas. (…) IPIM has established co-operation with Guangdong trade and invest- ment departments in organi- zing business delegations on ‘Macau can serve as an ideal visits overseas and hosting numerous business exchange activities in Macau and Guang- platform for investors’ dong as well as overseas. - One of the most impor- HE Macau Trade and In- tant aspects of promoting Tvestment Promotion Ins- businesses is to create a titute (IPIM) aims to promote platform for entrepreneu- rs to meet. Do you plan to external trade and attract in- ARCHIVE PHOTO vestment to Macau. In an increase the awareness of MDT/Macauhub exclusive in- Chinese investors in Por- terview, IPIM’s president Jack- tuguese-speaking coun- son Chang stresses the develop- tries (PSC) to create a be- ment of the local MICE indus- tter understanding of Chi- try and the need to enhance the na’s potential and the role region’s role as a trade platform of Macao as a platform for between China and the Portu- their businesses? guese-speaking countries. JC - Since the 4th Ministe- rial Conference of the Forum - Do you think that more Macau in November 2013, should be done in the Macau’s role as a Commercial Pearl River Delta to put and Trade Service Platform SMEs in contact with between China and PSCs has other companies in the re- been further enhanced. The gion? “Three Centers” – “a com- Jackson Chang (JC) - mercial and trade service Guangdong and Macau are center for SMEs between Chi- situated on the Pearl River na and PSCs”, “a food pro- Delta, with a population of duct distribution center for around 55 million between PSCs” and “a center for con- them. The area is a major eco- ventions and exhibitions for nomic hub and one of China’s economic and trade co-ope- most affluent regions. In re- ration between China and
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PSCs” – are also being set up. One of the projects under the “Three Centers” is the Eco-
nomic & Trade Co-operation ARCHIVE PHOTO and Human Resources Por- tal between China and PSCs, a tool for economic and trade co-operation between China and PSCs. It provides infor- mation including: a databa- se of bilingual professionals fluent in Chinese and Por- tuguese; economic and tra- de data; and information on food products from PSCs. (…) At present, there are over 620 registered users on the Portal and the PSCs food database showcases around 1,300 food products from Angola, Bra- zil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique and Portugal. Since its launch in April 2015, the portal has received over 49,000 visits. We have also been carrying out a lot of promotion in Ma- cau, mainland and overseas, with the hope of increasing the usage and penetration of the Portal. Through online and offline support, we hope to encourage more collabo- ration between Chinese and PSCs enterprises, especially through Macau as a platform. and the development of the products from PSCs with dis- terms of areas of business merous projects according to - China’s strategy of the Guangdong–Hong Kong-Ma- tribution channels in Macau”. that could be successful, “The Framework Agreement “One Belt One Road” has cau Big Bay Area by means of Since its inception, “Macau especially now that diver- of Guangdong-Macau Co-ope- been a hot topic in Macau. different degrees of participa- Ideas” has received approxi- sity of the economy is a ration” including the cons- Everyone has said that tion, creating a more desirable mately 73,000 visitors. Over major issue? truction of the Co-operation Macau can participate in environment and exploration the past four years, many local JC - Macau is working Industrial Park on Zhuhai’s it, but so far we haven’t of business opportunities. enterprises have seized new towards becoming a World Hengqin Island, which will seen any concrete plans. business opportunities after Tourism and Leisure Centre create valuable opportunities Diplomats from China and - Often it seems that IPIM and promoting moderate eco- for business collaboration in the PSCs have said that and the Macau Forum are nomic diversification. Cur- areas of leisure tourism, con- this “Belt and Road” ini- doing the same job. Could rently, the city is speeding up vention and exhibition, cul- tiative should be extended you explain their comple- the development of its con- tural and creative industries, to the PSCs in Asia, Afri- mentary roles? A specific vention and exhibition, Tra- Chinese medicine as well as ca and Europe. The pre- JC - IPIM works mainly to department ditional Chinese Medicine, other sectors. vious ambassador of Chi- improve co-operation with cultural and creative indus- In April 2014, the government na in Portugal even said the PSCs in the areas of trade, dedicated to tries, as well as commercial recommended 33 investment that the road should end investment and enterprises, and trade services. In 2014, projects submitted by local in Lisbon. What do you with the aim of consolidating promoting revenue from non-gaming enterprises wishing to opera- think? Should this grand Macau’s role as a trade and sectors including wholesale, te in the 4.5 square-kilometer plan include the PSCs? economic co-operation service trade and retail, hotels, food and beve- “Guangdong-Macau Co-ope- JC - Due to its special geo- platform between China and investment co- rages, construction and finan- ration Industrial Park”, to the graphic location and its role as PSCs. We have also put a lot ce reached 190 billion patacas Zhuhai authorities. Until now, an economic and trade co-ope- of effort into promoting and operation with (around USD24 billion), whi- 19 projects have been signed ration platform for China and advertising the “Three Cen- le gaming revenue stood at and the land has been supplied. Portuguese-speaking coun- ters”. What is worth mentio- PSCs will be 360 billion patacas (around Meanwhile, the China tries, Macau possesses unique ning is that a specific depart- set up within USD45 billion). (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade advantages in the implemen- ment dedicated to promoting The completion of various Zone Hengqin Area was of- tation of the “Belt and Road” trade and investment co-ope- IPIM this year. large tourism, entertainment ficially launched on 23 April initiative. The “One Belt One ration with PSCs will be set up and resort facilities have also 2015. The policies for the Road” initiative is an inclusive within IPIM this year. accelerated the development FTZ create an international, project open to all countries. showcasing their products in of related industries such as market-orientated and legal As mainland China streng- - Has the Macau Pro- “Macau Ideas”, and expanded hotels, conventions and exhi- business environment, fur- thens its economic and trade duct Display Centre that their scope of business. For bitions, retail, food and be- ther abolishing barriers for connections with countries IPIM set up some years example, a souvenir manufac- verage. They have provided investors’ wishing to enter the along the Silk Road Econo- ago brought any results to turer received more purchase new opportunities for other market and actively promo- mic Belt and the 21st Century the diversification of the orders; a Portuguese pastry emerging sectors including ting financial innovation coo- Maritime Silk Road, Macau economy and promotion maker entered into a long-term environmental, cultural and peration. It will help Macau strives to make full play of its of local products in China contract as a supplier to several creative industries. With its and PSC businesses to expand strength, to be in line with the and the PSCs? food souvenir shops; a design fast growing service sector su- in all areas and help with the “Belt and Road” initiative. In JC - The government esta- and manufacturer of leather pported by a strong tourism city’s moderate economic di- particular, it has its role as a blished “Macau Ideas” – the goods enjoyed an increase in industry, Macau can serve as versification. Together with trade and economic co-opera- products display center – in business turnover and brand an ideal platform for investors the completion of several tion service platform between May 2011 and entrusted its awareness for its products af- to make greater inroads into major infrastructure projec- China and PSCs, to strengthen management to IPIM. The ter showcasing their products the mainland market. ts such as the Hong Kong – trade and economic partner- objective of “Macau Ideas” is in “Macau Ideas.” Zhuhai – Macau Bridge, which ships with ASEAN countries, to create brand awareness of - Do you believe that the will be completed in 2016, it and further assist mainland local products; it serves as a - If you are an investor new area of Hengqin can will further open up new busi- enterprises to go global and platform specializing in the and want to come to Ma- be a good space for the di- ness and co-operation oppor- tap the PSCs markets: in ad- promotion of “Made in Macau” cau looking to invest with versity of the economy? tunities to investors from the dition, enhance collaboration products, “Macau Brands”, an eye on southern China, JC - Macau and Guangdong mainland, Macau and PSCs. in the Pearl River Delta region “Macau Designs” and “Food what is IPIM’s advice in are currently working on nu- MDT/Macauhub exclusive
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ACAU-BASED Gunther Wolfs- Macau-based chef wins gruber, Executive Chef – Pastry at MGalaxy Entertainment Group, won an award earlier this Singaporean award of excellence month at the World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence 2016 in Singapore, entitled was additionally nominated Farrer Hotel and Spa in Sin- “Pastry Chef of The Year (Re- for the award in 2014, told the gapore. gional).” Times that his affinity with According to a statement Wolfsgruber has had an ex- the culinary arts possibly be- from the awards’ organizer tensive career as an executive gan back in his home country A La Carte Productions, this pastry chef in Macau having of Austria, where he grew up year saw an overwhelming held the role at the Grand in a town close to Salzburg, or number of public nomina- Hyatt, MGM Macau – where “the backdrop of The Sound tions, indicating the recogni- he worked until January this of Music, if you like.” tion and acknowledgement of year – and today at Galaxy. He explained that one of his the hard work and outstan- “[The award] is unrelated to father’s friends owned seve- ding service by industry pro- any of the properties,” Wol- ral bakery shops and that had fessionals. fsgruber explained to the Ti- ignited his fascination in the Accolades were presented mes. “It is an industry-wide art. under five main categories; award for the individual, that “I was also fascinated by chef awards, wine awards, was decided by public nomi- Asia; [a place] that has a mys- industry awards, restaurant nation, industry recommen- tical feeling,” he added in re- and service awards, and li- dation and finally, a panel ference to the nine years that festyle awards. This year decision.” he has spent in the MSAR. also featured new awards in- “The award means a lot to cluding specialized ones for me. It is recognition of my 22 Asian and Western cuisines. years of experience working Peter Knipp, the CEO of the in this industry [and it means group which owns awards’ a lot] to be appreciated by Diversity in organizer A La Carte Pro- your customers and your ductions, said at the cere- colleagues. It also serves as Macau is mony, “We congratulate our an inspiration point for the fascinating: we winners, who are exemplary junior [chefs],” he said. in raising the standards of To win the award, Wolfsgru- have the best excellence in the F&B [food ber beat Bryan Dimayuga of and beverage] and hospita- the Makati Shangri-La Mani- of both worlds. lity industries in Singapore la, Giovanni Iurig of the JW and around the region. As the GUNTHER WOLFSGRUBER Marriott Hotel in Bangkok number of our home-grown and Yves Matthey of the Man- talents progresses each year, darin Oriental Hong Kong. Speaking on the rise of Wes- we continue to focus on ca- Gunther was the only chef tern restaurants and cafes in pability development and nominated for an award from Macau in recent years, Wolfs- productivity enhancement to Macau, though there were gruber said that variety “has promote our home-grown ta- numerous nominations from changed through the years.” lents and push them towards neighboring HKSAR. “Actually, diversity in Ma- greater excellence.” The award, sponsored by cau is fascinating: we have The World Gourmet Sum- kitchen appliances supplier the best of both worlds,” he mit Awards of Excellence was KitchenAid, seeks “to re- added. “The Chinese [cuisi- inaugurated in 2001 with the cognize an individual who ne] dominates, of course, but aim of acknowledging the has exceptional talent in the there is also food from the efforts of key players in the pastry field.” The award’s smaller ethnic groups [here], food and beverage industry description added that the the South Asian influence, who deliver the best dining winner was required to have like in Indian and Malay food, with more disposable income, The recognition ceremony, experience and products to displayed the ability to drive and the Portuguese influence there has also been a growth formerly known as the Asian their guests. the consistency and quality in from the colonial period.” in Western-style cafes and Gastronomic Awards of Ex- The awards hope to motiva- pastries, desserts or bakery The award-winning chef bars.” cellence, recognized 31 other te talented individuals in the products and must be directly also noted a general trend in “It’s encouraging to see my food and beverage and hos- industry to excel in the culi- involved in both daily opera- the changing landscape of the colleagues go out and start pitality professionals, aside nary profession and promo- tions and quality checks. Macau culinary scene. “As re- their own bars or cafes,” he from Wolfsgruber, in this te the appreciation of dining Gunther Wolfsgruber, who sidents have grown wealthier remarked. year’s ceremony held at One across Southeast Asia.
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VER 200 masterpie- loped from the museum’s graphy, inscribing a new zerland in Hong Kong, Oces of graphic design own collection, which dis- chapter in world design the Hong Kong Design by international typogra- plays in various themes history. In the 1970s, he Institute, the Hong Kong pher Wolfgang Weingart Weingart’s experimental mounted halftone films Institute of Vocational will be showcased in the works of “Circular Compo- to form collages and had Education, and Connec- “Weingart Typography” sitions” and “Line Pictu- these printed in offset, ting Spaces Hong Kong – exhibition, which is set res”, various experiments anticipating the digital Zurich. to open tomorrow at Tap and studies of ‘The Letter sampling of the post-mo- The organizer aims to Seac Gallery. M’, as well as his teaching dern “New Wave”. share the creative accom- According to a press re- accomplishments. The exhibition has been plishments of the interna- lease, the exhibition, espe- The typography teacher organized by the Cultu- tional typographer with cially curated for Weingart at the Schule für Gestal- ral Affairs Bureau with the public. The exhibition by the Museum für Gestal- tung Basel revolutioni- the support of the Con- will be held until June 12. tung Zürich, has been deve- zed modern Swiss typo- sulate General of Swit- Admission is free. thu 14.04.2016
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OFFSHORES TRADE Organized crime prosecutors China exports up 11.5 percent in March, first raid Panama Papers firm office gain in nine months
RGANIZED crime prose- HINESE exports have weeklong holiday, which falls Ocutors raided the offices of risen for the first time in at different times in January AP PHOTO C the Mossack Fonseca law firm nine months, in a sign that the and February. yesterday [Macau time] looking outlook may be improving for Imports fell 13.8 percent in for evidence of money launde- the world’s No. 2 economy. March to $131 billion. ring and financing terrorism Customs data posted online In the first three months of following a leak of documents yesterday show that China’s this year, total exports and about tax havens it set up for exports rose 11.5 percent in imports fell 11.3 percent. wealthy international clients. March compared with a year China’s economy expanded Soon after news reports based earlier, to USD160.8 billion, by 6.9 percent in 2015, its on a trove of documents from the after slumping by 25 percent slowest rate in a quarter cen- firm began emerging more than A police officer stands outside Mossack Fonseca law firm while organized crime in February. tury, and is expected to slow a week ago, Panama’s govern- prosecutors raid the offices It’s the first year-on-year further this year as leaders en- ment had said it would investiga- gain in exports since June. gineer a transition away from te. A half dozen police officers set and anonymous shell companies working with the documents of- However, the performance unsustainable growth based up a perimeter around the offices for clients and was not involved fered details on how politicians, also reflects an unusually lar- on investment and export ma- while prosecutors searched insi- in how those accounts were used. celebrities and companies arou- ge contraction in exports in nufacturing. Beijing forecasts de for documents. The law firm said on its Twit- nd the globe were hiding assets March 2015. growth of 6.5 to 7 percent this The attorney general’s office ter account that it “continues to in offshore accounts and shell “A dramatic turnaround in year. said in a statement that the ob- cooperate with authorities in in- companies. [year-on-year] growth was An update on the state of the jective of the raid was “to obtain vestigations begin made at our “Finally the real criminals are always likely,” Marcel Thie- economy is expected tomor- documentation linked to the in- headquarters.” being investigated,” co-founder liant and Mark Williams of row when officials are set to formation published in news ar- The search came a day after Roman Fonseca said in a messa- Capital Economics said, also release first-quarter GDP data. ticles that establish the use of the intellectual property prosecu- ge to The Associated Press earlier because of the effects of the The trade report follows firm in illicit activities.” It said tors visited Mossack Fonseca to this week. Lunar New Year holiday, whi- other recent data that point searches also were made at other follow up on the firm’s allega- Fonseca has maintained that ch “extended into early March to possible stabilization in subsidiaries of the firm in Pana- tions that a computer hack led to the only crime which can be last year but was confined to China’s economy, including ma and at the telephone com- the leak of millions of documents taken from the leak was the com- February this year.” an official monthly survey pany’s computer support center. about tax havens. puter hack itself. He has said he Chinese economic data in released earlier this week of Mossack Fonseca has denied The firm filed a complaint char- suspects the hack originated out- the first months of the year factory purchasing managers any wrongdoing, saying it only ging the security breach shortly side Panama, possibly in Europe, are distorted because many that showed a strong rebound set up offshore financial accounts before the first media reports but has not given any details. AP businesses close during the in activity. AP ad thu 14.04.2016
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Marcy Gordon, Washington
EDERAL regulators AP PHOTO say five of the biggest banks in the U.S. ha- ven’t worked out strong Fplans for how they might resha- pe themselves in case of failure, which could leave them unable to survive without another tax- payer bailout. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Bank of New York Mellon and State Street Bank were cited yester- day by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for gaps in their bankrup- tcy plans known as “living wills” that they were required to submit. The five banks — with a total of about USD5.6 trillion in assets — were among eight Wall Street behemoths whose plans were evaluated. The two agencies found the five banks’ plans are “not cre- dible” or insufficient for an or- derly restructuring in the event People walk past a branch of Chase Bank, in New York of bankruptcy. The regulators gave the banks an Oct. 1 dea- dline to fix the problems or face BANKING possible “more stringent” re- quirements. That could include ordering the banks to beef up their capital cushions against Five US big banks get failing unforeseen losses. If the re- gulators still weren’t satisfied, banks eventually could be for- ced to sell off assets. grades for crisis plans The news comes in a week when several major banks are expected to report weak earnin- ley. The agencies’ assessments set off the Great Recession. It sessments are part of the regu- bank noted that the regulators gs for the first quarter. differed. Only the FDIC dee- is designed to check that big lators’ effort to avoid another acknowledged that it had taken “We are going to do everything med Goldman’s plan “not cre- banks — which received hun- taxpayer bailout of Wall Street steps to correct the problems. we can to fix this issue,” JPMor- dible,” the more serious label, dreds of billions in bailouts — banks in a crisis and to end the “We view the feedback as gan CEO Jamie Dimon said in a while only the Fed accorded the are prepared in case of financial marketplace perception that the constructive and valuable,” San conference call with reporters. “not credible” finding to Mor- disaster and aren’t “too big to government would step in and Francisco-based Wells Fargo The biggest U.S. bank, with gan Stanley. . fail.” rescue them. Under the 2010 said in a statement. some $2 trillion in assets, re- The agencies also found shor- The big banks are in strong overhaul law, the FDIC has the The two agencies already had ported yesterday that its first- tcomings to be fixed in Citi- financial shape and are facing authority to seize and dismant- put the big banks on notice in quarter profit fell more than group’s plan, but they didn’t no threat of collapse. They sit le big financial firms that could mid-2014 that they had to cor- 8 percent from a year earlier, rise to the “not credible” level. on sturdy bases of capital that collapse and threaten the broa- rect serious deficiencies in their hurt by weak performance in its All eight banks must file the the regulators ordered them to der system. The banks’ “living “living wills” — such as a lack investment business. next round of plans by July 1 of shore up in recent years. The wills” could serve as guidelines of details and relying on unrea- In their 18-month review, the next year. banking industry as a whole for possible breakups by the go- listic assumptions. The banks Fed and the FDIC also found The exercise was mandated has recovered steadily since the vernment. were told to go back to the weaknesses that must be ad- under the financial overhaul financial crisis, marking clim- Wells Fargo said it was “di- drawing board. Only the FDIC, dressed in the plans of Gold- law enacted in the wake of the bing quarterly profits. sappointed” by the regulators’ not the Fed, used the “not cre- man Sachs and Morgan Stan- crisis that struck in 2008 and Rather, the “living will” as- assessment of its plan. Still, the dible” wording at that time. AP
corporate bits ‘guangdong, hk and macau power herbalife seminar tomorrow ‘the voice of legends’ to arrive to macau industry summit’ to be held in nanning Herbalife is set to hold the “The Voice of Legends” live “Herbalife Asian Region Tour show is set to perform in the Seminar” with David Heber, city on May 14 at The Vene- Chairman of Herbalife Nu- tian, Cotai Arena. Liza Wang, trition Institute and Nutrition Lo Ka Leung, Teresa Carpio, Advisory Board, at the Land- Elisa Chan, Danny Summer mark Hotel Lagoon Ballroom and Kenny Bee will bring the tomorrow. glamour of decades past to A press release issued by Macau when they perform Herbalife stated that accor- together on the same stage ding to past research con- for a night. ducted in Macau, the region The stars will sing a selec- The annual “Guangdong, May 11 to 13, with the theme constitutes an aging socie- tion of their all-time greatest Hong Kong and Macau of “Strengthening Coopera- ty, thus medical problems such as “The Best Doctors in hits at the arena. According Power Industry Summit” tion to Achieve Mutual Bene- will ensue, mainly relating America” and “Who’s Who in to a statement, Liza Wang, involving China Southern fits and Win-Win Situations”. to poor diet and daily routi- America.” According to the Elisa Chan, Teresa Carpio, the show, while rock singer Power Grid Company Limi- Hosted this year by CSG, nes. Therefore, maintaining press release, he is also a Gallen Lo will bring their Danny Summer will share a ted (CSG), CLP Holdings the summit will invite exper- a healthy weight has beco- leading figure in obesity re- “powerful signature voices” night filled with classic tu- Limited, China General ts and guests to probe into me a high priority to many search, primarily focused on to the audience. Hong Kong nes. Nuclear Power Group and the current trending topics, people, especially the older how to effectively prevent singer and songwriter Kenny In addition, a special guest Companhia de Electricidade including “the 13th Five Year generation. obesity, and understanding Bee will bring the vocals star will appear on stage to de Macau (CEM) will be held Plan” and “the Belt & Road The speaker has repea- the relationship between that made legendary band perform with “The Voice of in Nanning, Guangxi from Initiative”. tedly been included on lists obesity and aging. The Wynners famous to Legends.” 14.04.2016 thu
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lawyer from an informal group of legal professionals called AP PHOTO the Rainbow Lawyers network. “But young people are the most passionate. This will hopefully direct them to become more in- volved with the right training.” For Chen, the English student, yesterday’s hearing seemed like an awakening. She attributed the Internet to her knowledge of LGBT issues, saying she had read voraciously about every- thing from the battle over sa- me-sex marriage in the United States winding its way to the Supreme Court to news of ho- mophobic attacks in Russia. Chen said she had long wan- ted to join some sort of organi- zation or cause but had no idea how to participate in Changsha, which had no organized gay community to speak of. “I’m going to become active, but I’m just worried that as a college student we have no fi- nancial power to do anything real,” Chen said. “But this case definitely gave a lot of people courage to stand up. For gay people in China to make that first step was really not easy.” For the past week, Sun and Hu Sun Wenlin (right), sits with his partner Hu Mingliang at home a day before going to court to argue in China’s first gay marriage case in Changsha in central China have been tracked by two colle- ge students who are making independent documentaries about them. Yang Dangling, 22, who traveled from the eastern Despite court ruling, gay city of Nanjing with her came- ra, said LGBT student clubs were forming on campuses rights movement makes gains across the country in the past five to 10 years. Despite a surge in their natio- Gerry Shih, Changsha in China on the topic of sexual Some supporters, who had tream media coverage of LGBT nal profile, Sun and Hu have orientation. traveled overnight from nei- issues. sought to maintain a low-key OR years, Chen Tiantian The lawsuit that was dismis- ghboring provinces to line up In 2014, a Chinese court ruled lifestyle in Changsha. Several Fcould only read about the sed was brought by 26-year-old at 5 a.m. to attend the hearing, that gay conversion treatments months ago, police came to the gay rights movement in fa- Sun Wenlin against the civil said they felt energized because were illegal. Earlier this week, house to urge Sun to drop his raway places. She knew that affairs bureau for refusing to having a gay marriage lawsuit a labor arbitration panel in the case, but left after he reiterated there were activists in Beijing issue him and his partner, Hu argued in a Chinese court for southern province of Guizhou his determination to press on. and a vibrant community in Mingliang, a marriage regis- the first time was a small but heard China’s first transgender Sun said his parents have been Shanghai, and that in San Fran- tration certificate. The judge’s significant victory in itself. Un- job discrimination case and is fully supportive of his legal ba- cisco, a distant mecca, gay pride ruling against the couple came like in most politically sensitive expected to make a ruling in the ttle, while Hu’s mother and parades took up entire streets. legal cases, security outside the coming weeks. father, who live in the Hunan But yesterday, the 20-year-old courthouse was light and the Ying Xin, the director of the countryside, are more conser- English major sat on the steps atmosphere was relaxed. Beijing LGBT Center, said the- vative but have come to accept of a courthouse and spoke fer- More seasoned activists said re was a sharp uptick in aware- their son’s sexual orientation. vently about how the struggle I’m going to they too had reason to be op- ness of gay issues compared to The night before the hearing, for equality had arrived in her timistic given a pickup in legal 2009, when the group started Sun and Hu spoke to local re- central Chinese hometown — become active, challenges, even if successes in doing street performance art in porters before settling down for and how she planned to take but I’m just court remained few and far be- Beijing. 10 yuan (USD2) bowls of rice part. tween. “This is a moment because and fried peppers in a nearby “It’s hard to believe, but we’re worried that Chinese society and the gover- of all the news coverage, and eatery, where they contempla- right in the middle of this,” said nment have generally frowned people are gaining exposure,” ted the progress of China’s gay Chen, who came with several as a college on nontraditional expressions Ying said, pointing out recent rights movement. friends to support a local couple of gender and sexuality, but coverage of LGBT issues and Sun insisted he didn’t want to who had challenged the city’s student we awareness of lesbian, gay, bise- lawsuits in domestic online and be a spokesman for all gay peo- civil affairs bureau after they have no xual and transgender issues is broadcast news outlets. ple in China, but only fight for were denied a marriage certifi- rising. Central China Television, the his individual rights and set a cate. “It’s like I’m finally ente- financial power China doesn’t legally recog- state broadcaster, has covered legal precedent. Social attitudes ring the struggle myself.” nize same-sex marriage, and gay issues on several occasions can only change with economic Though it was dismissed by to do anything officials with the central gover- and sent a reporter yesterday development, he said. the court in Changsha, China’s nment have said they do not see to interview Sun after the court Hu, the more soft-spoken of first legal challenge to a law li- real. the law changing soon. It also decision. the two, interjected to rebut the notion. He recalled bringing miting marriage to opposite-sex CHEN TIANTIAN remains unclear how far gay As he left the courthouse amid couples has galvanized many of rights activism will be allowed applause and cries of “Hero,” Sun home to the countryside the hundreds of young Chinese to go under the current political Sun, the plaintiff, told reporters several months ago, where he gay rights supporters who ga- down after a three-hour hea- climate in China, where lawyers and scores of supporters that he introduced him to some old thered at the courthouse, some ring — but that didn’t dampen groups and feminist activists would continue to appeal un- friends, who shrugged off the of them waving small rainbow the mood of many of the hun- have been jailed in recent mon- til all of his legal options were revelation that he was gay. flags. The hearing’s sizable pu- dreds of young Chinese who ga- ths. exhausted. “These people knew me for 20 blic turnout and coverage by thered outside the courthouse But many gay rights activis- “The bigger significance of this years,” Hu said. “If you know usually conservative Chinese hoping for a chance to “witness ts in China say they feel public case is that it will let more peo- someone who is gay, that chan- media appeared to reflect early history,” in the words of one su- attitudes are shifting substan- ple know about their rights,” ges your perspective. It just signs of shifting social attitudes pporter. tially given the growing mains- said Gou Gou, a Beijing-based takes exposure.” AP thu 14.04.2016
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Chinese pressure seen in Taiwanese deportations from Kenya
Christopher Bodeen, Beijing follow the agreement we made Analysts before for dealing with this kind HE deportation of near- AP PHOTO of case together,” Taiwan’s top ly four dozen Taiwane- say China’s China envoy, Andrew Hsia, said se from Kenya to China, about Tuesday’s phone conversa- where they’re being inves- specific goal tion with his Chinese counterpart Ttigated over wire fraud allegations, is to extract Zhang Zhijun. is focusing new attention on Bei- An Fengshan, a spokesman for jing’s willingness to assert its sove- concessions the Chinese Cabinet’s Taiwan reignty over self-ruled Taiwan, and Affairs Office, reiterated China’s the leverage it wields over smaller from Taiwanese jurisdiction in the case, but also nations to achieve that. President-elect sought to reassure people on the A Chinese spokesman said yes- island. “The legal rights and inte- terday that under Chinese law, Tsai Ing-wen rests of the criminal suspects will Beijing has jurisdiction in the case be guaranteed according to the of the 45 Taiwanese because the been more than willing to com- law,” he said at a news conference victims of the crimes they’re sus- Chinese suspects involved in wire fraud (center), sit in a plane as they arrive at the ply with Chinese demands that yesterday. pected of committing were Chine- Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing the Taiwanese be turned over to An also said the authorities in se. They’re part of a larger group Beijing. Along with massive in- Taiwan haven’t done enough to of 117 Taiwanese and mainland amid civil war in 1949, and China ged Beijing to open immediate ne- vestment in Kenyan infrastructure crack down on Taiwanese-led Chinese detained by Kenya on sus- has threatened to use force to gain gotiations on the matter. and businesses, China has chosen gangs that China says have defrau- picion of trying to swindle money control over the self-governing is- “The Beijing authorities’ ignoran- the capital, Nairobi, as the African ded its citizens and companies of from Chinese victims using elec- land. ce of [Taiwan’s] own sovereignty hub for state broadcaster CCTV’s hundreds of millions of dollars. tronic communications. Part of Beijing’s approach is to and jurisdiction over the case has African operations. Kenya says it acted appropria- Yet legal experts say Chinese law isolate Taiwan internationally, deeply hurt relations across the “Kenya has diplomatic relations tely, and a government official on is not quite so explicit and the ca- excluding it from global institu- Taiwan Strait,” she wrote. with China and it regards Taiwan Tuesday denied Taiwanese claims se’s handling appears to be based tions like the United Nations and One of the first signs that China as China’s Taiwan,” said Beijing that tear gas was used to force mainly on the “one-China princi- leaving it with just 22 formal di- was hardening its attitude came lawyer Li Fangpin, noting that some of the Taiwanese to board ple” that insists Taiwan be viewed plomatic allies. Kenya and Taiwan last month when China estab- Chinese law about jurisdiction in the flight to China. as part of China — and Taiwanese have never had diplomatic rela- lished diplomatic relations with such cases is not very explicit. “The Some of the Taiwanese depor- as Chinese for legal purposes. tions. the Taiwanese ally of Gambia. In deportation may be based on the tees have already arrived, but the “I think the Chinese are taking a Although Beijing eased the that case, Beijing said only that it bilateral agreements between Chi- detention center in Beijing belie- hard approach to these matters,” pressure under Taiwan’s China- was acceding after months of re- na and Kenya.” ved to be holding them declined said Joseph Cheng, a scholar of friendly outgoing president, Ma quests from the small African na- Taiwan has strongly protested, to confirm their presence. The Chinese politics formerly at the Ying-jeou, indications are it’s re- tion. saying Kenya ignored due process spokesman’s office for the city’s City University of Hong Kong. deploying such tactics to influence As a major investor in Africa, and China violated a tacit agree- police department did not imme- “They are saying we can play hard Tsai ahead of her May 20 inaugu- China has used its influence with ment not to interfere in legal ma- diately respond to faxed questions ball and in places like Kenya, we ration. several of the continent’s gover- tters involving Taiwanese abroad. about the issue. have a lot of influence.” “They are saying that unless we nments to further its own aims. However, officials say it will send Cheng, the scholar of Chinese Analysts say China’s specific goal is get an agreement, we will do what South Africa has barred the Dalai a legal team to Beijing to look into politics, said he expects China to to extract concessions from Taiwa- we want without consulting you,” Lama, a nemesis of Beijing, while the matter in response to a Chine- continue employing such pressu- nese President-elect Tsai Ing- Cheng said. Zambia has used force to suppress se invitation. re until Tsai concedes, but will use wen, who has refused to endorse Commenting on Facebook, Tsai anti-management protests against “Of course I have expressed our legal and diplomatic justifications Beijing’s position that Taiwan and warned the incident would dee- Chinese-run copper mines. deep disappointment about the to avoid the appearance of direct the mainland are part of a single pen negative sentiments among Kenya is a particularly close ally whole process. What they have threats. “They don’t want to create Chinese nation. The sides split Taiwanese toward China and ur- and its government may have done was rude and they didn’t a negative impression,” he said. AP
SOUTH CHINA SEA Spain court releases Beijing summons G7 diplomats to AP PHOTO two ICBC executives protest ministers’ statement with conditions EIJING summoned di- was issued, we indeed found alter the status quo and in- Bplomats from the Group some things were correct and crease tensions.” Spanish court The case has been of 7 industrialized countries some were incorrect,” Lu told China’s massive project to A has ordered the placed under a se- to protest a statement from reporters at a regularly sche- create islands by piling sand A Chinese man is reflected in glass conditional release crecy order but their foreign ministers cri- duled news conference. “As on coral reefs and topping as he reads China’s nationalistic of two executives of police said it was ticizing China’s island-buil- part the ritual of the exchan- them with airfields and ports tabloid Global Times’ front page China’s state-ow- a follow-up on one ding activities in the disputed ges among countries, when has been criticized by the U.S. article with a headline that reads: ned ICBC bank in in 2015 that tar- South China Sea, the Foreign we find something wrong, we and others as militarizing the “the U.S., Philippine and Japanese Madrid that were geted gangs using military steer tension in the Ministry said yesterday. will definitely clarify to the region, an accusation China disputed South China Sea” among six arrested the bank to laun- Ministry spokesman Lu relevant country our opinion flatly rejects. in February in a der to China some Kang said China “solemnly and stance.” The statement, which didn’t issues and fueling tensions in money laundering 40 million euros clarified” to the diplomats its Unconfirmed reports said mention China by name, also the region.” and tax fraud pro- (USD45 million) position on the issue. In an China summoned the Japa- expressed concern about the Yesterday, Lu complained be. proceeding from earlier statement, Lu defen- nese ambassador and the No. East China Sea, where Japan that some media have not The Madrid court Chinese-run bar- ded China’s land reclamation 2 ranking diplomats from the and China both claim a string fully reported on China’s po- said this weeky only gain stores in Spain. work in the Spratly islands other six on Tuesday. of uninhabited islands. sition and said China would one of the six detai- The court said the as within its territorial rights The statement issued by Lu’s statement issued Tues- not be pressured into altering ned still remains in two ordered relea- and accused the G-7 of di- the G-7 foreign ministers on day and posted on the mi- its policies on the South China preventive custody. sed must hand in verging from its mission of Monday expressed strong nistry’s website said the G-7 Sea. China claims almost the Three others were their passports, stay safeguarding the global eco- opposition to any “intimida- countries should have focu- entire strategically vital wa- allowed out on bail in Spain and appear nomy. ting, coercive or provocative sed on global economy ins- terway and its island groups within days of their before court twice a “After this [G-7] statement unilateral actions that could tead of “hyping up maritime as its own territory. AP arrest. month. AP 14.04.2016 thu
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Katy Daigle & Teresa Cerojano, PHILIPPINES Manila
N a bustling, densely popu- Ilated corner of Manila, fruit Manila water plan draws US rep’s vendor Coring Gutierrez reads USD35 due from her latest wa- ter bill, more than triple what her family of six paid 15 years criticism for World Bank role ago. “As long as we get water,” she sighs, reflecting the relief many nila Water to cut rates, saying of the Philippine capital region’s it was overcharging customers. nearly 12 million residents feel AP PHOTO The company refused, took the about having a steady and safe case to the International Cham- water supply. ber of Commerce for arbitration, Water was not supposed to and lost. The 2015 ICC ruling become so expensive for Ma- said the IFC-brokered contract nila under a 1997 World Bank violated Philippine law. deal that privatized the seaside “Ironically, the World Bank - city’s water and sewage mana- an institution with a poverty gement. alleviation mission - has aligned That arrangement is under fire its own financial interests more by the U.S. congressional com- closely with large private corpo- mittee that oversees the interna- rations than with the millions tional development bank, which of people who desperately need is now questioning whether the clean, safe drinking water,” said World Bank and its lending arm, Nathaniel Meyer of the Boston- the International Finance Corp., based watchdog Corporate Ac- should join in such “public-pri- countability International. vate partnerships.” Manila Water’s spokesman, In a letter sent this week to Jeric Sevilla, said the company the World Bank’s president, the provides full services to 99 per- committee’s ranking member cent of its coverage area and is accuses the IFC of conflict of in- upgrading its distribution ne- terest for its equity stake in one twork with some 5,000 kilome- of two companies set up under Filipino subcontractors of Manila Water Co. covers a pipe next to a garbage filled creek in suburban Mandaluyong, east of Manila ters of new pipelines. the 1997 Manila water deal. The roughly 700 percent in- The IFC’s stake in Manila Wa- mixed. nila where prices were bound to “In these cases, we assist the crease in rates since 1997 is in ter Co. is “leading to warped in- Through much of the 1990s, soar, as profits were prioritized government in finding a pri- line with costs and less than centives that negatively influen- supplies reached only about a above the bank’s mission to alle- vate partner to do this through what the poor would pay on the ce the institution’s ability to fo- quarter of the population, whi- viate poverty. She worries Mani- a public-private partnership, black market, he said. cus on expanding water access,” le the city utility lost up to 62 la is being touted as a model for or PPP,” he said. “Our job is to But customers complain of U.S. Representative Gwen Moo- percent of its supply to leaks, other cities in Africa and Asia. support governments and help weak or erratic water pressure re, a Democrat from Wisconsin, illegal meter tampering and ad “I am increasingly uneasy with find a solution that works for and occasional shutdowns. says in the letter to World Bank hoc connections. Sewage con- water resource privatization in them, whether it is a private- or “Even at night, very little wa- President Jim Yong Kim. tamination made tap water un- developing countries, and do public-sector led solution.” They ter flows from the tap,” said Moore wants the World Bank drinkable. not believe that the current ring- might prefer private manage- Michael Eleazar, a rice trader and the IFC to “cease promo- Today, the IFC cites Manila as fencing policies separating the ment if, for example, they are from Manila’s San Andres dis- ting and funding privatization a success story, with relatively investment and advising func- seeking management expertise, trict who earns $660 to $1,000 of water resources,” pending an reliable services, though costs to tions of the IFC are adequate,” he said. a month. He buys bottled water evaluation of the IFC’s conflicts consumers have soared. Worry over privatizing access for drinking, but still pays $19 a policy and practices and con- In 1997, the city paid the IFC to water is growing, as dozens of month to Manila Water for wa- gressional hearings on the sub- $6.2 million to restructure ma- Water was municipalities terminate priva- ter for bathing and for laundry, ject. nagement of its troubled water te management contracts or let just once a week. The IFC welcomed Moore’s and sewage systems. Twenty-fi- not supposed them expire without renewal. In “No matter how we try to save letter as a chance to discuss the ve-year concessions were awar- 2011, Italians voted in a referen- water, the bill is still high,” he issues, saying “the World Bank ded to two companies: Maynilad to become so dum against privatizing control said. Group takes real or perceived Water Services Inc. and Manila expensive for of water. Eleazar counts himself lucky to conflicts of interests very seriou- Water Co. A year earlier, Paris took con- have water at all. Many remain sly,” according to the IFC’s chief The IFC opted to provide $60 Manila under trol over its supply back from off the water grid. communications officer, Geo- million in loans to Manila Water the water giants Suez Environ- “It is difficult not to have water. ffrey Keele. In an email to The Co., which took over wealthier a 1997 World ment and Veolia Environment, It’s better not to have electrici- Associated Press, he noted that districts where customers were which provide water services to ty,” said 65-year-old Leoncia the IFC’s role in advising the more likely to pay. The IFC also Bank deal nearly 200 million people wor- Duka, lighting a makeshift fire privatization deal was done se- bought a $15 million chunk of that privatized ldwide. to cook a pot of rice for her gran- veral years before it invested in equity, or about 2.5 percent, in As urban populations expand dchildren in the scrap-wood the company, and that “the risk Manila Water. The company the seaside while resources run dry, optimi- shanty they call home. of perceived conflicts of interest became profitable within two zing water use and sewage ma- “The dishes remain unwashed,” was examined at each stage of years, launched a public offering city’s water nagement is crucial for public Duka said, chuckling. “So I said, the Manila Water investment in 2005 and has invested in wa- health and quality of life. let’s just eat on banana leaves.” approval.” ter systems in other countries, and sewage The U.N.’s International Re- Asit Biswas, founder of the Me- Privately owned water utilities including India, Vietnam and management source Panel warned last month xico City-based think-tank Third have existed for centuries in Eu- Indonesia. that nearly half the world’s po- World Center for Water Mana- rope and the United States, but Politicians who fear making pulation could be under severe gement, says it’s hard to assess have recently ballooned into a unpopular decisions about uti- water stress by 2030, with pro- Manila Water’s record. There huge industry. lity tariffs tend to favor privati- her letter says, noting that the jected demand outstripping su- are no independent studies and Worldwide, one in 10 people zation. Even some U.S. commu- IFC was contracted to orches- pply by 40 percent. the company refuses to provide lack access to clean water, and nities are turning to the private trate programs in Benin and It’s a tough balance to strike: technical data for analysis. for cash-short governments, sector to fix outdated systems or Mozambique. If water is too cheap, there is “The emotional argument, that privatization can help close that improve oversight and counter Keele, the IFC spokesman, said little incentive to conserve. Too water is a human right, is a bit gap. But critics contend that pri- troubles such as the recent hea- the World Bank Group, in most costly, and the public suffers. ridiculous. Food and shelter are vatizing water can make it more vy metal contamination of tap cases, supports publicly run uti- Philippine law caps the rate of also considered human rights, expensive, limiting access of the water in Flint, Michigan, and lities with investments for up- return on public utility assets yet we pay for those without a poor to the basic human right to New York City. grades and expansion. But so- at 12 percent, and in 2014 the thought,” he said. “But private clean water. Moore says the IFC and World metimes governments seek out Metropolitan Waterworks and management is usually going to The record in Manila has been Bank created a situation in Ma- private operators. Sewerage System ordered Ma- be more expensive.” AP thu 14.04.2016
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sures against North Korea, inclu- SOUTH KOREA ding economic sanctions and the shutdown of a factory park in the North that had been jointly run by the rivals. Parliamentary elections seen Since losing its second consecu- tive presidential election in 2012, the Minjoo Party has struggled with factional infighting and as key for president Park lawmaker defections, and saw its seats decline from 127 to 102 in the current assembly. Kim Tong-Hyung, Seoul conservatives by allowing them In this year’s general election, to highlight their hard-line the Minjoo has been forced to OUTH Koreans voted in AP PHOTO approach against the North. compete for mainstream libe- parliamentary elections Liberals have traditionally ba- ral votes with the People’s Party yesterday that were ex- cked rapprochement policies led by its former co-chairman, pected to hand a decisive with the North. Ahn Cheol-soo, who is seen as a Swin to President Park Geun- Officials from the main- oppo potential candidate for the 2017 hye’s conservative party, and sition Minjoo Party had expres- presidential election. enable her to push ahead with sed concerns that Saenuri could Ahn’s People’s Party has focu- controversial economic reforms. achieve something close to a sed its campaigning efforts in the Exit polls, however, indicated two-thirds supermajority in the southwest Jeolla region, which her party would not regain its National Assembly. has traditionally been the core majority in the National Assem- Official figures show household liberal support base. bly. debt at new highs and the unem- South Korea’s electorate is dee- Pollsters had predicted that the A local resident with her child comes out of a polling booth to cast her ballot for ployment rate for people un- ply divided along generational ruling Saenuri Party would crush parliamentary elections at a polling station in Seoul der 30 approaching levels not and ideological lines, and also by a divided opposition and raise its seen since the late 1990s, when fierce regional loyalties. Voters expectations to take the presi- by those who defected from results are expected today. millions lost their jobs during a in the southeast Gyeongsang re- dency in 2017, after Park’s single Minjoo, taking 31 to 43 seats. There has been disappointment crippling financial crisis. gions have for decades overwhel- term expires. Such an outcome would jeopar- among South Koreans over a In a survey of 1,000 adults un- mingly voted for conservatives in But exit polls by three national dize Park’s plans for economic sluggish economy, but it seems veiled last week by Gallup Korea, parliamentary and presidential television networks unveiled af- reforms and blow open next that criticism of Park’s economic the percentage of respondents elections. ter voting ended at 6 p.m. showed year’s presidential race. policies has taken a back seat to saying Park was doing a good job The National Election Commis- Saenuri managing 118 to 147 sea- It remained to be seen whether national security issues following as president rose by 5 percentage sion estimated that 58 percent of ts in the 300-seat assembly. The the exit polls would prove to be North Korea’s recent nuclear test points from the previous week to the country’s 42 million voters networks projected the main accurate. South Korean tele- and long-range rocket launch. 43 percent. participated in yesterday’s elec- opposition Minjoo Party winning vision networks have a spotty Hostility between the rival The survey showed that Park’s tion, a higher turnout than four 97 to 128 seats, and the People’s record of predicting election re- Koreas in election years has supporters highly rated her di- years ago, when 54.2 percent of Party, a new party created mostly sults with their exit polls. Official often been seen as helping the plomatic policies and stern mea- the electorate voted. AP
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used knowledge of the embar- SPAIN UK rassing relationship to exert influence over Whittingdale, Police arrest suspect tied who is under pressure to intro- to Jan 2015 Paris attacks duce tighter regulation of the Story of minister and press in the wake of the tabloid phone-hacking scandal. Labour Party lawmaker Chris AP PHOTO Bryant said it looked as if “the dominatrix sparks press were quite deliberately holding a sword of Damocles over John Whittingdale.” La- Spain’s Interior Ministry says police have bour culture spokeswoman arrested a Frenchman they believe supplied debate over media Maria Eagle said Whittingda- the arms to Paris attacker Amedy Coulibaly for le “must now recuse himself use in the January 2015 attacks in the French capital. A ministry statement yesterday said from any decision-making” Jill Lawless, London Antoine Denive, 27, from the northern French over press regulation, “to allay town of Sainte Catherine was arrested Tuesday
AP PHOTO any concerns about percep- AVE you heard the in the southern coastal town of Rincon de la tions of any undue influence.” Victoria on a European arrest warrant. It said a one about the Bri- Whittingdale became cultu- Serbian man and a Montenegrin man were also tish politician and re secretary in 2015, after the arrested. It said Denive left France several weeks the dominatrix? after the January 2015 attacks and moved to the relationship ended. But at the HProbably not until now — and southern Spanish province of Malaga, where he time of the affair he was chair- critics of the government and allegedly continued illegal activity under a false man of Parliament’s Culture, the press say that is a problem. identity. The January 2015 attacks in Paris left Media and Sport Committee, Opposition politicians called 17 victims and three attackers dead. which investigated press ethi- yesterday for a Cabinet minis- John Whittingdale, Culture Secretary cs after revelations of tabloid ter to give up authority over USA wrongdoing, including eaves- press regulation after he ack- was a bit embarrassing at the dropping on the mobile phone State judge rules Cruz nowledged that he had a rela- time,” Whittingdale said in a voicemails of celebrities and tionship with a sex worker se- statement. “The events occur- eligible for presidential people in the public eye. veral years ago — and that se- red long before I took up my [It seems] Some media-watchers have nomination veral newspapers knew about present position and it has ne- found it hard to believe Bri- it but kept quiet. ver had any influence on the the press tain’s tabloids would pass up a Culture Secretary John Whi- decisions I have made as cultu-
were quite story involving sex and politi- AP PHOTO ttingdale says he had a rela- re secretary.” cs, two of their favorite topics. tionship in 2013-14 with a wo- None of Britain’s scandal- deliberately But Bob Satchwell, executive man he met online and later hungry newspapers ran the director of the Society of Edi- learned was a sex worker. He story of Whittingdale’s sex life holding a tors, said he did not believe says he ended the liaison when at the time, although several newspaper editors had collu- he learned someone was trying investigated it. The story re- sword of ded to suppress the story. to sell the story to a tabloid surfaced this week online and Damocles Satchwell said that in the wake newspaper. in the satirical newspaper Pri- A New Jersey judge has ruled that Texas of the hacking scandal, which No laws were broken, and vate Eye, which questioned Republican Sen. Ted Cruz meets the over John has seen newspapers sued for constitutional requirements to be president and the government is standing by why no newspaper had thou- invasion of privacy, “papers may appear on the state’s presidential primary Whittingdale, saying he is en- ght it newsworthy. Whittingdale. have become extremely careful ballot. Judge Jeff Masin ruled that a child of titled to a private life. Critics of the government CHRIS BRYANT about stories involving anyone a citizen-father or citizen-mother is “indeed a “This is an old story which say newspapers may have natural born Citizen within the contemplation of LAWMAKER, LABOUR PARTY in public life.” AP the Constitution.” Cruz, who was born in Calgary, Alberta, to a Cuban father and American mother, faced challenges to being on the June 7 primary OBITUARY ballot from Catholic University of America law professor Victor Williams and the South Jersey Concerned Citizens Committee. The challengers Prolific British playwright argued Cruz was a naturalized citizen because he was not born on U.S. soil. Arnold Wesker dies at age 83 CUBA Havana opens state Danica Kirka, London Wesker helped broaden the appeal of theater to a new generation. wholesale market to ROLIFIC British playwright Arnold AP PHOTO His plays have experienced a revival of some private businesses PWesker, who drew on his heritage as late, with “Chicken Soup” performed in a working-class Jew to create plays that 2011 at London’s Royal Court Theatre. captured the dialogue and struggles of the Dominic Cooke, the Royal Court’s artistic AP PHOTO common man, has died, his son Lindsay director at the time, said Wesker unders- said yesterday. He was 83 and had Parkin- tood theater “is always metaphorical, even son’s disease. when the social context of the play is rea- Wesker, who wrote more than 40 plays listic and detailed.” that were translated into 18 languages, British playwright Arnold Wesker “In ‘Chicken Soup,’ for example, the gra- first gained prominence with a trilogy dually disintegrating family stands for the fading political idealism of the 20th cen- Cuba says it is opening its state-controlled about the lives of Jewish socialist intellec- Discs” program in 2006. wholesale market to a limited number of private tuals: “Chicken Soup with Barley” (1958), Born on May 24, 1932, Wesker never tury, but the daily life of the family on stage business owners in response to rising prices that “Roots” (1959) and “I’m Talking about Je- went to college but instead had a string is brought to life with insight and honesty,” have angered many ordinary Cubans. Without rusalem” (1960). He was known, together of jobs that informed his writing, inclu- he said. access to wholesale goods, private business have with writers including John Osborne and ding bookseller’s assistant, farm laborer, Wesker’s other well-known plays include been buying basic supplies in retail outlets and Brendan Behan, as one of the “angry you- kitchen porter and pastry cook, as well as “Chips With Everything,” based on his ser- raising the prices to generate profit, leading to ng men” of the British stage in the 1950s service in the Royal Air Force in 1950-52. vice in the RAF, and “The Kitchen,” which widespread hikes in the cost of food and many draws on his days as a pastry cook. They household goods. State-run media said yesterday — though he dismissed the label. “I really do feel I missed out not going go that food and personal-service businesses that The playwright drew on his youth in east to university,” he told the BBC. “I just fai- were stories of ordinary people and real are either cooperatively run or rent space from London, where conversation, argument led exams. I didn’t even pass my English life. And he loved telling them well. the government will be able to buy goods at and song were woven into the fabric of dai- exams. When I write prose, I keep my fin- “He genuinely loved words,” his son prices 20 percent below retail. They will also be ly life. He loved the rhythms, the dialogue gers crossed that I’m writing it as I remem- Lindsay said. “That was really the joy.” able to do business with state-run importers, a and the thirst for knowledge gained just by ber having read it in good literature.” Wesker was knighted in 2006 for servi- potentially important new benefit that could give sitting around talking. In the stiff, upper-class world of British ces to drama. access to U.S.-made goods. The new measures also establish price caps on some goods bought “There were quarrels and they were up- drama in the 1950s, Wesker was part of a He is survived by his wife, Dusty, sons wholesale and sold privately, among them setting, but in a strange way there was so wave of new voices who took on all sub- Daniel and Lindsay, and a daughter, Elsa Cuban-produced soft drinks and beer, rum, much love around, it overshadowed the jects, the “kitchen sink” of drama. Toge- Hastad. cigarettes and chicken. State media said the distress,” he told the BBC’s “Desert Island ther with playwrights like Harold Pinter, Funeral arrangements are pending. AP measures would go into effect on May 2. 14.04.2016 thu
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He is still seriously ill in hospital. dmission (2D) 2.30, 6.30, 9.30 pm A : MOP10 (3D) 7.30 pm Students chanted Mr Dutschke’s name interspersed Enquiries: Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau (853) Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan with shouts of “Murderer Springer” - a reference to 2833 7676 Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, millionaire publisher Axel Springer. Emily Blunt Students blame Mr Springer’s papers for inflaming Language: English (Cantonese) public opinion against them and say the man who he ollection xhibition of ai ung ong T C E T F T Duration: 114min shot Mr Dutschke was influenced by views expressed Art House in a Springer publication. Time: 2pm-6pm daily (Except Mondays) Since the attack on Mr Dutschke students have Venue: Tai Fung Tong Art House, Calçada da Igreja been attempting to hinder distribution of Springer papers which include the mass circulation tabloid de S. Lázaro 7 Bild Zeitung. Admission: Free As huge traffic backlogs built up around the Kur- Enquiries: (853) 2835 3537 / 2834 6626 furstendamm police used water cannon and officers on horseback to disperse the protesters. More than 180 people were arrested. Peter Brandt, son of the West German foreign minis- ter, Willy Brandt, was among those detained. Offbeat Later there were clashes outside three police barra- 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE_ cks where marchers had gathered in anticipation of room 2 the release of some of those arrested. Country artists condemn LGBT 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm Student dissent has been growing for some time in laws, but labels silent Director: Dan Trachtenberg West Germany with the SDS organising sit-ins and Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman non-violent demonstrations. Several country music artists and songwriters have Language: English (Cantonese) However, more aggressive action has been taken Duration: 106min condemned proposed laws that critics say discriminate since the death in June last year of student Benno against LGBT people, but anyone looking for reaction from Ohnesorg. the record labels and production companies on Nashville’s TRIVISA_ He was shot by a police officer during a demons- Music Row has heard only the sound of silence. room 3 tration against the visit of the Shah of Iran to Berlin. New laws in North Carolina and Mississippi have drawn 2.15, 4.00, 9.45 pm The SDS is part of the Extra-parliamentary Opposi- Director: Jevons Au, Frank Hui, Vicky Wong the ire of businesses and celebrities alike, with Bruce Sprin- tion group set up in 1966. Starring: Richie Jen, Jordan Chan, Ka Tung Lam gsteen and Bryan Adams canceling shows in those states. It consists of student associations, trades unions, Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) writers and other who believe there is currently no Legislation dealing with the treatment of gays, lesbians, bi- Duration: 97min sexuals and transgender people was vetoed by Georgia’s effective parliamentary opposition to the ruling So- cial Democrats. governor, but bills are still being considered in Tennessee ZOOTOPIA_ and South Carolina. room 3 Courtesy BBC News Numerous artists with ties to Nashville have denounced 5.45 7.45 pm the proposals here, which would ban transgender people Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore from using restrooms that don’t conform to their sex at bir- Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) n context th and would allow counselors to refuse services to LGBT Duration: 108min I people on religious grounds. Among them: Emmylou Har- Student leader Rudi Dutschke survived being shot but his ris, Billy Ray Cyrus and his pop star daughter Miley Cyrus, injuries contributed to his death in 1979. In 1969 the man who shot him, carpenter Joseph Bachman, and actor Chris Carmack of ABC’s “Nashville.” macau tower was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. Gretchen Peters, a singer songwriter who has written hits 24 Mar - 27 Apr He committed suicide while in prison. like Martina McBride’s “Independence Day,” said the bills The Berlin student unrest mirrored protests by young people being considered in Tennessee are deeply personal to her BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE_ around the world in the late 1960s. as the mother of a 31-year-old transgender man. 1.15, 4.00, 6.45, 9.30 pm In the US, young people demonstrated against the Vietnam “The people who are at risk are people like my son who Director: Zack Snyder war while in Paris students rioted over the “bourgeois” univer- would really be called out publicly, and anyone who is a Starring: Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane sity system and the “police state”. trans person knows that can escalate into a really dange- Language: English (Cantonese) However, by the early 1970s the German student movement rous situation,” she said. “I live in fear of that as a mother.” Duration: 153min was fractured and had lost much of its impetus and influence. thu 14.04.2016 th Anniversary
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Needing at least two goals FOOTBALL | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE to stay alive, Madrid started all-out on attack under steady rain, and it didn’t take long for Los Blancos to erase the first- Madrid reaches semis with leg deficit. About 10 minutes after Ra- mos struck the top of the crossbar with a header from Ronaldo decisive hat trick a corner, Ronaldo opened the scoring from close range after Dani Carvajal finished a long run through the right flank with a low cross into the area. AP PHOTO The ball appeared to deflect off a defender before reaching the striker for an easy finish from close range. The home fans among the crowd of nearly 80,000 were still on their feet when Ronal- do added the second, a header from the near post after a well- taken corner by Toni Kroos. The pace slowed down after the second goal and Wolfsburg, playing in the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time, had two good chan- ces to get back into the game just before halftime. A long-range shot by Brazilian midfielder Luiz Gustavo forced Keylor Navas to make a diffi- Tales Azzoni, AP Sports Writer the team win a game that was much we wanted this,” Zidane as the German club was consi- cult save in the 34th, and Bruno complicated. It was perfect.” said. “The fans were phenome- dered the weakest of the quar- Henrique missed a great chan- RISTIANO Ronaldo Ronaldo took his tournament nal today. We can only thank terfinalists and was making ce from inside the area in the came through for Real tally to 16 goals from 10 ga- only its second appearance in 37th when his shot was blocked Madrid again, scoring mes this season, one shy of the the Champions League. at the last moment. a hat trick to lead his Champions League record he In yesterday’s other match, “Today we were just a little bit Cteam back to the semifinals of set in the 2013-14 season. He Manchester City reached the off,” Wolfsburg coach Dieter the Champions League with a remains the all-time leading I had said it semis for the first time with a Hecking said. “We deserved to 3-0 win over Wolfsburg yester- scorer in the Champions Lea- 1-0 victory over Paris Saint- get here, people will remember day. gue, now with 93 goals. was going to be Germain, advancing 3-2 on ag- our games. We improved as Ronaldo netted goals in the “He scored three goals when a magical night gregate. a team this season. I’m really 16th and 17th minutes, and the team needed him,” Madrid Madrid hadn’t reversed a first- proud.” then added a decisive third coach Zinedine Zidane said. and that’s what leg loss in the Champions Lea- Karim Benzema could have with a remarkable free kick in “He is special.” gue since the 2001-02 season, scored Madrid’s third just be- the 77th as Madrid overturned It was Ronaldo’s 40th hat tri- happened. when Zidane was still playing. fore halftime but the France a 2-0 loss in last week’s first leg ck for club and country, and the But the 10-time European striker wasn’t able to get a shot to win 3-2 on aggregate. sixth this season. We played champion came into the return away after receiving a pass from The Portugal striker delivered “For those who doubted Ro- with intensity match with high hopes thanks Carvajal in front of the goal. when Madrid needed a goalsco- naldo, he has vindicated him- to an impressive home record Ramos nearly found the net rer, sending a curling shot in- self again,” Madrid defender and the fans — having won 12 of its last 13 in the 66th, but his header hit between a couple of defenders Sergio Ramos said. “We need games at the Bernabeu with an the post and bounced back to in the Wolfsburg wall to earn him.” supported us a average of nearly five goals per goalkeeper Diego Benaglio, his team a place in the semifi- Several minutes after the final match. who just kept the ball from nals for the sixth straight sea- whistle, Ronaldo and the rest of lot. “It was sensational, from the crossing the line. son and avoid a major upset to Madrid players returned to the first minute to the last. When Benaglio had no such luck, CRISTIANO RONALDO the German side. pitch to show their appreciation the fans really get behind the though, with Ronaldo’s free “It was a perfect night,” Ro- to the fans who were still cele- team they are like another kick about 10 minutes later. naldo said. “I had said it was brating at the Santiago Berna- them for how they supported player,” Ramos said. “There Wolfsburg had lost an impor- going to be a magical night beu Stadium. us.” were people who thought the tant piece of its midfield when and that’s what happened. We “It was a special night, we An elimination by Wolfsburg comeback was not possible, but Julian Draxler had to be re- played with intensity and the started with tremendous inten- would have been embarrassing we managed the rhythm of the placed because of an apparent fans supported us a lot to help sity and showed our rival how for 10-time champion Madrid game well.” muscle injury in the 32nd.
EICESTER and its Lstriker Jamie Var- dy led the way in this Leicester, Vardy top AP Global Football 10 week’s Associated Press Global Football 10 after formance. Tottenham had to sett- drid to move three poin- the club moved closer to “Four years ago he was le for runner up to Lei- ts behind Luis Enrique’s associated press global football 10 the English Premier Lea- a stranger, but Jamie cester, despite beating side, which still tops the gue title with a 2-0 win Vardy is now the face of Manchester United 3-0 standings in Spain. PLAYERS TEAMS over Sunderland at the the day in the Premier on Sunday with three “Real Sociedad pro- 1. Jamie Vardy, 84 points. 1. Leicester, 85. weekend. League,” Manos Stara- goals in six minutes ved that it’s not just the 2. Andy Carroll, 77. 2. Tottenham, 81. Vardy scored two se- mopoulos of Dimocra- against Louis van Gaal’s likes of Real Madrid that 3. Divock Origi, 60. 3. Real Sociedad, 74. cond-half goals in a vic- tia in Greece said. “The side. can beat Barcelona with 4. Cristiano Ronaldo, 58. 4. Juventus, 65. tory that also guaran- forward, 28, scored twi- Real Sociedad takes a victory that has kept 5. Hatem Ben Arfa, 46. 5. Bayern Munich, 55. teed the surprise English ce against Sunderland third after its surpri- the race for the La Liga 6. Paul Pogba, 44. 6. Atletico Madrid, 49. leader a place in next and essentially takes se 1-0 victory at home title well and truly ali- 7. Geronimo Rulli, 40. 7. Wolfsburg, 40. season’s Champions Leicester to touching against Barcelona in the ve,” Marco Monteverde 8. Luis Suarez, 35. 8. Real Madrid, 30. League. He takes player distance of the miracle Spanish league. The re- of News Corp. Australia 9. Miroslav Klose, 29. 9. Paris Saint-Germain, 28. of the week for his per- of winning the title.” sult allowed Atletico Ma- said. 10. Fernando Torres, 25. 10. Liverpool, 23. THE US troops, Philippine police in bar Station14.04.2016Air quality thu th Anniversary BUZZ brawl face sanctions Roadside 40-60 20 Moderate American troops involved in a bar brawl with tol during the confrontation. Filipino policemen face possible disciplinary sanc- The U.S. military said in a statement that “any High tions in an incident earlier this month that the potential misconduct of U.S. service members Density 50-70 Philippine military says has no bearing on ongoing is completely unacceptable” and will be dealt Residental large-scale combat exercises by the treaty allies. with by the troops’ home unit. It did not give Moderate Philippine military spokesman Capt. Celeste details of the incident nor identified the troops Area opinion Frank Sayson said the April 2 scuffle in western involved. Palawan province was a misunderstanding that Sayson said the incident would not affect Ambient 30-50 was settled amicably. A Youtube video showed Balikatan, referring to the name of the joint mi- Good SOURCE: DSMG SOURCE: Views on China one of three Filipino policemen drawing a pis- litary exercises by U.S. and Philippine troops. Lulu Yilun Chen & Shai Oster, Bloomberg OUT OF INDIA WORLD BRIEFS Beauty obsession drives hina selfie app s billions C ’ AP PHOTO valuation British royal couple China’s love affair with physical beauty is hel- ping to fuel a selfie-editing app’s valuation of goes on wildlife safari USD3 billion. INDONESIA Ride-hailing Meitu Inc. is shooting for at least that much app Uber launches a in its latest funding round, according to people motorbike taxi service familiar with the company, a target that would in the Indonesian capital
make it one of China’s 10 largest private star- AP PHOTO where Southeast Asian tups and eclipse household-names like Yelp rivals Go-Jek and Grab Inc. are already battling for It’s banking on China’s growing pre-occupa- dominance. Jakarta is tion with ideals of comeliness, a passion that’s one of the world’s most inspired countless Internet memes and a sur- congested cities and ge in cosmetic surgery. Meitu’s apps help 270 motorbike taxis ordered million monthly active users slim faces, leng- from a smartphone then legs and otherwise spice up their online app have exploded in popularity in the past appearance - essential among image-obses- 18 months as a way sed social media mavens. to beat snarled traffic. “I never post a photo online without using Mei- “UberMotor” service tu first,” said 26-year-old accountant Pan Nana would provide cheap and from Qingdao, who’s used the app for more reliable transportation for than six years to streamline body parts and hundreds of thousands of conceal acne. “It’s the first app I’ve ever used people. to beautify selfies and I haven’t come across another that has as many functions.” INDIA Tiny bone Meitu, founded in 2008, arrived at an opportu- fragments carry a world of ne time. Social media use exploded in the wake significance and perhaps of years of hyper-economic expansion, while closure for at least one foreign entertainment helped popularize new American family who ideas of attractiveness. That ardor surfaced lost a loved one over this year through well-publicized social media the mountains of India frenzies, including an online dare encouraging in World War II. During a women to cover their waists with a sheet of A4 solemn ceremony, U.S. paper - thus proving they’re skinny. In the same military members pay vein, another challenge involved touching belly final respects to what buttons by wrapping an arm behind their backs. they believe may be the remains of one to two crew Meitu’s suite of apps can help. They allow Britain’s Prince William (left) and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge members from a B-24 people to adjust their photos in almost every bomber that crashed on conceivable way and with a single touch, from ched in 2015. ved Tuesday evening at a supply run from India to lightening complexion (fairness is considered Wasbir Hussain & Anupam China over the Himalayan attractive in China) to adjusting height and Nath, Kaziranga National Park The royal couple was the 12-cottage jungle re- Mountains. slapping on virtual make-up. joined by a park official sort where they stayed, The startup, backed by IDG and Qiming Ven- FTER a night of tra- acting as a guide on a and were entertained by ture Partners, is raising about $200 million in its ditional music and tour across dirt tracks, a presentation of traditio- A AP PHOTO latest round of funding, the people familiar with dance, The Duke and the tall grasslands and thick nal Bihu dance. The As- the matter said, requesting not to be named be- evergreen forest. samese New Year of Bihu cause the matter is private. It’s also planning an Duchess of Cambridge, They met a group of fo- began yesterday, a time overseas initial public offering as soon as this headed out in a jeep yes- rest rangers and wildlife of song, dance and mer- year, with Hong Kong a possible listing destina- terday into the wilds of MIGRANT CRISIS The tion, one of the people said. remote northeast India wardens at an anti-poa- ry-making among most European Union’s Meitu joins a bunch of startups playing off the for a wildlife safari to ching camp inside the of the state’s 31 million president says he is country’s newfound mania. SoYoung Technolo- see rhinos, elephants and 480-square-kilometer re- people. concerned about an gy (Beijing) Co., a developer of an application more. serve, which is also home The prince tried to play increase in the number that helps users find plastic surgeons based on to other endangered spe- a traditional bamboo jaw of migrants arriving from Dressed in cotton ca- Libya, as the EU focuses location, is raising $50 million in its latest finan- suals and wearing local cies including swamp harp, a vibrating reed ins- cing round, the company said in March. on sending people back Assamese hand-woven deer and the Hoolock gi- trument, between his lips. to Turkey. EU Council Meitu completed its third round of investment gamochas, or scarves, bbon. “I need some more practi- President Donald Tusk in 2014, gaining a cumulative amount of $360 V.S. Bhaskar, a top As- ce,” he told the group of said that “the numbers million and a valuation of $2 billion from backers around their necks, the British royal couple sam state government musicians. of would-be migrants in such as Innovation Works, founded by Kai-Fu Libya are alarming,” and Lee, the former China head for Google Inc. Its looked relaxed as they sat official, said the royal The couple have already couple saw rhinos, wild visited Mumbai and New that member countries apps have already been installed on more than in the back of the open should be ready to help 900 million mobile devices. It’s consistently jeep driving through park boars, buffalos, hog deer Delhi on a weeklong tour Italy and Malta should they topped photo and video app rankings on Apple during the hot and humid and a variety of birds. of India. Today they will call for it. More than 15,000 Inc.’s App Store in China this year, according to morning, local resident “They enjoyed the trip make a one-day trip to migrants have crossed the data provided by market researcher App Annie. Ranjit Rajak said. quite a lot. They were neighboring Bhutan. Mediterranean from Libya Meitu’s using its latest round to expand into fa- Prince William and his very happy,” he said. William and Kate will to Italy in March. cial recognition and smartphones, as it partners wife, the former Kate Prince William asked then head back to India, with Foxconn Technology Group to expand in ’s prime minister Middleton, spent several the forest rangers about where they’ll wind up FRANCE Southeast Asia and India. The company is says he’d favor a ban on the conservation challen- their tour with a visit to targeting 5 million smartphone shipments for hours at the Kaziranga Muslim headscarves in 2016, Meitu Chairman Mike Cai said in an in- National Park in hopes ges they face, he said. the Taj Mahal, retracing universities, prompting terview last year. of drawing attention to The rangers told him the steps of a 1992 visit criticism from within his the plight of endangered that the poachers were to the monument of love own government. In an animals, including the using sophisticated auto- by William’s mother, the interview with the daily matic weapons, whereas late Princess Diana. Liberation, Prime Minister park’s 2,200-population Manuel Valls said France BLOOMBERG of a rare, one-horned rhi- the forest guards had old The couple are traveling should “protect” French nos. rifles, which were being without their two children Muslims from extremist The animals are under upgraded, Bhaskar said. - 2 1/2-year-old Prince ideology. He said the threat from wildlife poa- Prince William carried George and 11-month-old headscarf, when worn chers and habitat loss. Al- a khaki golf cap to shield Princess Charlotte. They for political reasons, ready this year, six rhinos himself from the hot sun, had taken George to Aus- oppresses women and is wildlife officials said. tralia with them in 2014 not “an object of fashion have been killed for their or consumption like any horns, after 20 were poa- Will and Kate had arri- on their last royal tour. AP other.”