elderly siblings hato, the city of solidarity hurricane brings epic face prosecution floods to houston Two siblings, a 73-year-old man Texas’s governor is and his sister, 68, are in trouble activating the entire Texas with police for spreading National Guard for search rumors related to the typhoon and rescue following P2 P4-5 P15

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Lebanon-Syria Islamic State militants and their families began leaving a border area between Lebanon and Syria yesterday as part of a negotiated deal to end the group’s presence there, Lebanese and Syrian media reported. An unidentified number of militants and their families headed in buses toward a town held by the extremist group in far eastern Syria, near the border with Iraq.

CHINA The Wanda Group yesterday denied a report by a U.S. website that its chairman was detained by Chinese authorities that prompted a plunge in the share price of a Hong Kong subsidiary. More on p10 AP PHOTO

THAILAND Interpol has issued an international request for the arrest of the billionaire heir to the Red Bull energy drink CHINA NEW LAW fortune, stepping up the hunt for the fugitive Thai playboy wanted in a 2012 hit-and-run incident that left a Macau might include national traffic policeman dead in Bangkok. More on p20 anthem education in schools P2,11 More on backpage 29.08.2017 tue

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WO local siblings, a 73-year- Told man and his 68-year-old Elderly siblings face possible sister, have been presented to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) for spreading rumors related to prosecution for spreading rumor the typhoon, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed yesterday at a poli- ce press conference. According to a PJ spokesper- man who, back in July, gave son, while conducting inspec- MOP40,000 to the suspect for

tions on online platforms, the PJ BLOOMBERG her to send to Phan’s daughter, found the two siblings spreading who is in Vietnam. rumors. Later on, Phan’s daughter re- The brother was initially taken ported to her mother that she to the police station for interro- had not received the money. gation. Phan then reported the situation During the investigation, the to the police. police found a message on the On August 21, the suspect was man’s Wechat account saying arrested, but denied having kept that the Macau government had the money. However, the police completely blocked information had already collected sufficient regarding five dead people who evidence to charge the suspect, had been found in a parking lot and forwarded her to the prose- located in Fai Chi Kei. cution authority. According to this rumor, four of the dead people were from one USURY VICTIM IS family. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT The rumor alleged that the go- Four mainland residents were vernment did not allow people arrested for illegally imprisoning a to know nor allow journalists to mainland woman in Macau, who report what had happened. The was later discovered to be an ille- rumor also urged whoever read it gal immigrant. The four arrested to spread the message. consisted of one woman and three During the investigation, the men, all between 20 and 30 years man admitted to the police that it old. had been his sister who sent him The victim, a 48-year-old the message. pend on office’s decision. If the excluded the possibility of more VIETNAMESE ARRESTED mainland woman, borrowed The sister was then taken to the MP decides to punish the duo, people being involved. FOR FRAUD HKD200,000 from the four for police in an continuation of the they will face a maximum of six The police authority also calls A 49-year-old Vietnamese wo- gambling purposes. Later on, she investigation. The woman said months in prison or a maximum the public not to resend informa- man has been arrested for kee- lost all the money she had bor- that a third party had forwarded penalty of 240 days of fines. tion relating to Typhoon Hato wi- ping money given to her by a rowed. the message to her. According to the PJ, this is the thout first confirming the authen- victim who wanted the money to Her travel documents were kept The two siblings sent the mes- first case in which people have ticity of the facts in order to avoid be sent to her daughter. The ar- by the four, who made HKD35,000 sage to at least six Wechat group been arrested for spreading ru- unnecessary panic and chaos, as rested woman, referred to by the in interest while the woman was chats, and to 30 private conver- mors related to the typhoon’s af- well as false assumptions. police as Mguyem, is a domestic gambling. The woman was then sations. termath. The authority also noted that helper in Macau. imprisoned in a hotel located in Having already been forwarded The PJ is currently investi- spreading fake information mi- The victim, named Phan, is Cotai. The case was reported to the to the MP, the sentence will de- gating the case, and it has not ght violate the law. a 43-year-old Vietnamese wo- police by a hotel employee.

Macau might include anthem education in schools HINA’S National Peo- tory that it be implemented teach them to understand According to Sonia Chan ple’s Congress (NPC) in Macau as a national law,” the history and spiritual and to Qiao Xiaoyang’s

C AP PHOTO Standing Committee yes- said Chan. connotation of it. previous response, the na- terday continued its review Last year, the local gover- Earlier, Qiao Xiaoyang, tional anthem should also of the draft laws on the na- nment also announced that a member of the Standing be featured in Macau’s pri- tional anthem, suggesting it had reached a consensus Committee of the NPC, also mary and middle school the inclusion of the national with mainland authorities pointed out that the anthem textbooks in case the an- anthem in the textbooks of to produce standardized law will be listed in Annex them law is eventually esta- both primary and middle textbooks, particularly for III of the Basic Law in both blished in Mainland China. schools, according to Xi- the study of history. Hong Kong and Macau. The latest draft suggests a nhua. The NPC further sugges- Qiao said that, in Hong maximum of 15 days of de- Previously, Sonia Chan, ted yesterday that the an- Kong and Macau, any legal tention, or a warning issued the Secretary for Adminis- them should be regarded as articles which can reflect by the police authority, if tration and Justice said that important content by pri- the state sovereignty, and anybody changes the an- “it is mandatory” for Macau mary and middle schools any territorial integrity, na- them’s lyrics or dishonors The draft also bans using where the anthem is being to implement China’s natio- within the curriculum of tional flag, national symbol, it while it is playing or being the anthem in private fune- played or sung should beha- nal anthem laws. patriotic education. and national diplomacy sung. rals or on other occasions ve solemnly and must not “I think that if a national Moreover, it says schools which reflect one country, The draft made it clear deemed unsuitable by au- display any behavior that anthem law is proposed in should organize students to should all be included in the that the anthem should not thorities. disrespects the anthem. the future, then it is manda- sing the anthem, as well as Basic Laws’ annex. be used in commercials. People attending events (More on p11) JZ

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committee of the CE, as its members mostly consist of the five secretaries of the exe- CCAC probes weather bureau over cutive. “The [new] committee is not enough,” he complained. “They cannot investigate by Hato forecast, mismanagement themselves. We want more commissioners and other Lynzy Valles practical and objective pro- experts to get into the com- gress in mind. mittee to really see what is HE Commission The association also called wrong with the system,” Ian Against Corruption for a formation of a group of added. (CCAC) has initiated society leaders across diffe- The government launched a an inquiry into the rent professions, to assist the committee yesterday to review Tprocedures of the Meteorolo- government in improving its its crisis response mechanism, gical and Geophysical Bureau crisis management, and re- following the disaster brought (SMG) for typhoon forecas- quested a mechanism in which by Typhoon Hato. ting and internal management important information could The committee aims to as- of the bureau, namely to de- be disseminated to the public sist the administration in termine the responsibility of swiftly. reviewing and creating cri- disgraced director Fong Soi “We are asking the CE to sis management projects to Kun over allegations of disre- open an investigation [into] respond to catastrophes, in- garding the Typhoon Predic- Fong Soi Kun because his re- cluding the improvement of tion Procedures. signation is not enough. […] works on meteorological fore- In a statement, the graft He needs to pick up the res- casting and the reinforcement buster says it has “received a An SMG chart obtained from the bureau’s website on Tuesday evening, August 22, ponsibility and not just re- of civil coordination protec- large number of complaints” the day before Hato struck. The chart shows Signal 3 was hoisted by that stage sign,” said Johnson Ian, vice tion. in which there are suspicions director of the association. Some of the listed competen- regarding the prediction of Ian lamented that Fong ser- ces of the committee include typhoons by the SMG, reques- reads, the investigators no- ciation handed a letter to the ved the government for some the promotion of a reasona- ting the intervention of the ted then, “some problems in office of the Chief Executive, 30 years and it would be ble distribution of resources CCAC to investigate any ille- typhoon forecasting procedu- calling for the government to inappropriate should no dis- and coordination between the galities or irregularities. The res and in the criteria adopted investigate the management ciplinary actions are taken, government and civil society, CCAC recalls that last year by the SGM as well as in the of the aftermath of Typhoon citing the untimely typhoon and to elaborate the general following Typhoon Nida, in internal management of the Hato, including an investiga- forecast signals leading up to plan of crisis management. which Signal 8 was not hois- service.” tion into Fong. Hato. The committee will also coor- ted, they investigated the One such group that called The association believes that As the group is calling for dinate general planning and weather bureau but “did not yesterday for an investigation it has the responsibility to the government to review the construction of the region’s detect any gross violation of into the bureau and its former urge the government to review law and its regulations on cri- infrastructure, and will con- legal provisions.” chief was the Association of the distressing lessons brou- sis management, it also con- duct public consultation until However, the statement Synergy of Macao. The asso- ght by Typhoon Hato, with demned the newly launched September 11.

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Hato also brought stories of solidarity and mutual help

Renato Marques a egg distribution business from fire hydrants, as the area had finally come out to open did not have any water or elec- T was mid-morning on the gate of his storage shed tricity supply at that time or Wednesday, August 23, to find nothing but mud and during the days that followed. when Typhoon Hato vio- destroyed goods, along with At the same time, information lently hit Macau, creating a flooded motorcycle that he started to appear on social ne- dreadful havoc for anything in used for the distribution. twork platforms about people PHOTOS BY RENATO MARQUES RENATO BY PHOTOS I its path. Almost all the areas Scratching his head the man, both in need and offering help, in the peninsula and islands who was over 60-years-old, and groups of volunteers were were significantly affected, whispered to himself in Can- starting to gather and discuss leaving some injured, some tonese “It’s OK.” Passing by where to go to lend a hand. dead, and a trail of destruction were some neighbors who In the Inner Harbor area, reaching an amount hard to asked how things were, while one of the areas most affec- comprehend. Houses to road lending a hand to pull some of ted by the flooding, fire servi- vehicles, from public to priva- the items piled by the entrance ce trucks were trying to make te facilities, as well as schools, out into the alley. their way into the alleys to hospitals and heritage sites all reach the calls for help of the suffered severe damage that go people trapped inside shops. beyond what the eye can see. There are They would not have arrived But that is the story that has stories of in time had it not been for the now many times been told, locals that helped out. Groups and is one of many others solidarity, of men spontaneously gathe- that rise from the mix of de- red around flooded cars that bris, dirty water, and domestic strangers were blocking the streets and waste that accumulated in the pulled them by hand to the pungent streets. helping sides of the streets, allowing However, there are also strangers, the rescuers enough room to others worth sharing; stories pass. The same was happening of solidarity, strangers helping love and care; in many other places across strangers, love and care; sto- town. ries of humans, and of great stories of In the following days the humanity. number of volunteers boomed, As soon as the waters lowe- humans, and of whether it was in associa- red to the sidewalk level, the great humanity tion with company-organized staff from Café Kam Ma Lon groups or even individual and located at Rua dos Mercado- through spontaneous actions, res, one of the streets formerly By the end of the same day, people from all nationalities, submerged in one meter of wa- the egg distributor was already locals and tourists alike, were ter, started to put their hands riding another motorbike bor- seen helping each other with to work, cleaning the coffee rowed off a friend and modi- all they could. Groups of stu- shop. In less than two hours, it fied on the spot, to restart egg dents from local secondary was reopened and back to “bu- distribution. and tertiary education were in siness as usual,” without one In the same alley, many great number and in good spi- single whine uttered by the neighbors were seen ente- rits side-by-side with soldiers workers. ring each other’s houses with from the People’s Liberation A few meters further down brooms and mops, and bucke- Army that were deployed in the alley, a resident who owns ts filled with water borrowed several areas of the city.

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Remembering Typhoon Hato

A leap-day’s morning after, The typhoon’s touches still remain: Uptorn trees, a tangled mess of branches Like shorn Medusa’s hair, Carelessly swept aside From the visage of streets.

Normally, typhoons clean things, but this one Has left dark glaciers of mud. Grim-grinning he hacked through windowpanes Shattered like raining hail. Most of our local typhoons are benign, But he drew blood and tears.

Now in our homes, no running water. Dreamily I buy up Fanta and Coke. I can drink but I cannot shower. I shudder to remember Hato’s hateful incursion Into our lives.

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Hato also brought stories of solidarity and mutual help Supermarket prices stable despite large demand In the corner of the Rua dos Faith was restored in a sec- Faitiões and Rua do Tarrafei- tor that has been on many oc- FTER Typhoon Hato Michael Lio, general mana- this is illegal,” said Lio. ro, also in the Inner Harbor casions addressed as a great Aleft several super- ger of Supermercado Seng “[If] we’re raising the price area, a local bakery was in the example of greed and “un- markets and convenience Cheong, which currently when everyone is in need of street distributing bread and lawful behavior,” with taxi stores with almost no bo- operates three groceries in water and food, it’s not good cakes to passers-by, specifi- drivers from both companies ttled water for sale, some the city, told the Times that for Macau,” he added. cally to elderlies. Not far away being seen throughout those stores took advantage of the supermarkets should prac- Supermercado Seng another group, organized days offering free cab rides shortfall in supply, selling tice social responsibility Cheong is one of the many under Macau Red Cross and for the stranded, while other drinking water at inflated and not take advantage of groceries in the city who en- local neighborhood associa- logistic professionals were prices. residents in times of cala- countered difficulties in the tions, was distributing bottled also seen offering transporta- Until Friday, many resi- mity. supply of products – parti- water house-by-house, kno- tion for flooded motorbikes to dents were still struggling “We’ve been in the busi- cularly during the first two cking on doors to offer help. a safe or fixing location. to find distilled water, while ness for over 50 years [and] days - due to logistic issues, Among neighbors the solida- some were charged at least it is not good to take advan- in addition to many other rity was also present. Within double the standard price in tage of people who are in traders, who also had their communication apps, conver- Faith was a few small stores. need. […] Actually in Macau premises flooded. sation groups were created to discuss issues among the also restored condominiums and to distri- bute tasks. Returning from in a sector work in local hotels, some that has been carried home small water bottles, leaving them behind on many at neighbors’ doorsteps as they made their way up the occasions stairwell. As water and electric su- addressed as a pplies were still not available great example for a good number of people, help from others, those more of greed and fortunate, was being offered all across social networks; a ‘unlawful place to shower, drinking wa- ter, food and even a place to behavior’ sleep were widely offered to all those in need. The work of all of these vo- With bottled water out of lunteers and authorities was stock in most of the super- also boosted by some local markets and convenience companies that offered their stores and some shop owners staff equipment such as tru- taking advantage of the situa- cks, water pumps, electric ge- tion to sell bottled water for as nerators and heavy machines much as MOP150, some local to help on the task of cleaning restaurants turned to Face- the streets. They also contri- book to inform the public they buted to the reestablishment had stock of the liquid to be of basic services and utilities. sold at regular prices, or even As the days go by, and basic to give away to those in extre- cleaning and fixing gets close me need. The same happened to completion, the calls for with food, with several stores help get less frequent. Howe- announcing the give-away of ver, we all still need to go out food boxes, restoring the ho- on the street and continue the pes of many in despair, and good examples of providing a restoring faith in shopowners helping hand to fix Macau, as doing the right thing. soon as possible. 29.08.2017 tue

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Int’l fireworks Water and electricity supply competition canceled The 29th Macao International Fireworks Display Contest, which was slated to begin on September 2, has been cancelled, reestablished, with exceptions following an official announcement. The government has announced that a number Renato Marques ported.” He noted that the of its organized cultural, recreational and supply of energy from CEM exchange-related activities will be cancelled OTH the water should be reaching virtually so that more resources can be allocated and electricity su- 100 percent of the popu- to the restoration work after the natural disaster. Meanwhile, the Macau Government pply have been MARQUES RENATO lation, with exceptions in reestablished to “particular cases” where the Tourism Office (MGTO) said that it has requested local travel agencies suspend their Balmost everyone, accor- problems affecting certain arranged tour groups in Macau until August ding to information provi- buildings were due to the 30. Since Typhoon Hato washed through the ded by persons responsible buildings’ own wiring sys- peninsula, MGTO has received 22 enquiries, for both utilities in a joint tem, which in specific cases complaints and suggestions regarding visitor press conference, where an were damaged and not yet itineraries, taxi and travel agency services, evaluation was given on the able to be repaired. and hotel room rates. current status after the pas- According to information sage of typhoons Hato and provided to the Times by Pakhar. in-field staff, such problems Senior’s Day set for Regarding the water su- stem from “specific parts” pply, Susana Wong, direc- that are different than tho- Chung Yeung tor of the Marine and Water se commonly in use by most Bureau (DSAMA) informed, of Macau’s systems and had September 9 in the Chinese calendar “Almost all Macau is back to to be ordered from abroad, (October 28 this year) has been set as Senior’s Day, according to a notice normal [in terms of supply]. which explains such a de- published in the Official Gazette. The Nevertheless there are 25 Susana Wong lay. announcement was published yesterday, buildings with problems.” The city experienced a and according to the notice signed by the She added that Macao Wa- tanker trucks. hygiene. cut-off in the supply of Chief Executive, took effect on August 18. ter services are following up The head of DSAMA also As for electricity, the head both electricity and water Senior’s Day will be held at the same time and dealing with these cases informed that four swim- of the Office for the Deve- after Typhoon Hato struck as Chung Yeung Festival, which falls on the individually. ming pool facilities have lopment of the Energy Sec- the territory last Wednes- ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and has For those residents that already reopened their tor (GDSE), Hoi Chi Leong, day. It took several days always been a mandatory public holiday in are still without water su- shower rooms to the pu- said that the latest typhoon, for the water supply to be Macau. The festival is traditionally used in pply, Wong said the bureau blic in order to provide Pakhar, “didn’t cause any restored for most of the Chinese culture to pay respect to the elderly. will provide help through assistance with personal important damage to be re- population.

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mic data releases due later this week, including China’s purcha- AP PHOTO sing managers’ index on Thurs- Expedia CEO day and U.S jobs data on Friday.

CURRENCIES: to lead Uber The euro was at $1.1936, off earlier highs that took the cur- rency to its strongest level in more than two and a half years. The currency continued to rise after jumping Friday during Draghi’s speech. He didn’t ad- dress the financial health of the eurozone, but investors took that as a sign of confidence in the continent’s economy. A stronger euro makes European exports more costly for foreign A man wipes the sweat from his head while he looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, yesterday buyers. The dollar fell to 109.19 Dara Khosrowshahi Japanese yen from 109.36 yen on Friday. MARKETS XPEDIA CEO Dara Khosrowshahi MARKET VIEW: Ehas been named Uber’s top executive, “All of this is bad news for taking the difficult job of mending the dys- European stocks, particularly functional ride-hailing giant and turning World shares mostly the export-heavy DAX, and we it from money-losing behemoth to a pro- could see further moderation fitable company. for European stocks at the start Uber’s fractured eight-member board of this week,” said Kathleen voted to hire Khosrowshahi yesterday fall on euro strength, Brooks, research director at [Macau time], capping three days of mee- City Index. tings and the withdrawal of once-top can- didate Jeffery Immelt, former CEO and ASIA’S DAY: still chairman of General Electric, two US storm damage Japan’s benchmark Nikkei people briefed on the decision said. They 225 index ended practically un- didn’t want to be identified because the changed at 19,449.90 and Sou- decision had not been officially announ- Kelvin Chan, Hong Kong to 21,776.00 and broader S&P a gallon, while crude futu- th Korea’s Kospi lost 0.4 per- ced. 500 futures dipped 0.1 percent res were mixed. S&P Global cent to 2,370.30. Hong Kong’s Khosrowshahi has been CEO of Expedia ORLD stocks to 2,439.90. British markets analysts said about 2.2 million Hang Seng rose less than 0.1 since August of 2015. The online booking were mostly were closed for a holiday. barrels per day of refining capa- percent to 27,863.29 and the site is one of the largest travel agencies in lower yesterday city was down or being brought Shanghai Composite in main- the world. as the euro’s STORMY WEATHER: down by Sunday. land China added 0.9 percent He will replace ousted CEO Travis Kala- gainsW sent European shares Incessant rain from Harvey, to 3,362.65. Australia’s S&P/ nick and faces the difficult task of chan- lower and investors waited for which slammed ashore as a NO SURPRISES: ASX 200 shed 0.6 percent to ging Uber’s culture that has included se- damage assessments from Tro- strong hurricane late last week, The gatherings of central 5,709.90. Taiwan’s benchmark xual harassment and allegations of deceit pical Storm Harvey, which ba- has submerged much of Hous- bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyo- rose and indexes in Southeast and corporate espionage. Uber also is lo- ttered Texas’ refinery-rich Gulf ton and shut down Texas’s oil ming, was last week’s big econo- Asia were mixed. sing millions every quarter as it continues Coast and sent gasoline futures and gas industry. It’s unclear mic event but investors found to expand and invest in self-driving cars. spiking. how bad the damage is to facili- no surprises in speeches by Fed ENERGY: The company currently is being run by ties along the state’s Gulf Coast chief Janet Yellen and Euro- Benchmark U.S. crude fell 42 a 14-person group of managers and is wi- KEEPING SCORE: but preliminary signs indicate pean Central Bank chief Mario cents to $47.45 a barrel in elec- thout multiple top executive positions that European shares sank in early widespread losses, which will Draghi. There was nothing to tronic trading on the New York will be filled by Khosrowshahi. trading. France’s CAC 40 lost have big implications for the change investors’ expectations Mercantile Exchange. The con- He immediately will face troubles on 0.2 percent to 5,094.29 and U.S. economy and oil and gas that the Fed will continue to gra- tract added 44 cents to settle many fronts, including having to deal with Germany’s DAX shed 0.5 per- prices. Gasoline futures trim- dually raise interest rates and at $47.87 per barrel on Friday. multiple board factions that had once cent to 12,109.07. Wall Street med earlier gains but were still prepare to trim its $4.5 billion Brent crude, the international pushed Immelt and Hewlett Packard En- was poised to open lower. at their highest level this year, balance sheet. Investors were standard, rose 3 cents to $52.01 terprise CEO Meg Whitman. Several fac- Dow futures lost 0.2 percent up 4.4 percent to USD1.74 now looking ahead to econo- per barrel. tions of the board are suing each other. AP

China mixup shows risk of poor communication spooking market

HE capacity of China’s seen to be a weather vane for deliver new policy steps.” clarity on their thinking. The who’s speaking with autho- surging to 3.44 percent, Tcentral bank to surpri- People’s Bank of China poli- China’s central bank - latest came earlier this mon- rity. All central banks have which would have been the se markets is so great that, cy. While the central bank among the least transparent th, with a statement urging struggled with market gui- highest since April 2015. It last week, it left investors maintains a raft of more in major Asian economies investors not to focus too dance; still, by almost any came at an especially jumpy chewing over whether a traditional benchmark inte- as ranked by Bloomberg much on short-term con- measure, the PBOC remains time for investors, with po- data error was a policy sig- rest rates, it’s focusing more Intelligence - is known to cerns and saying a diverging among the least transpa- licy makers pushing rates nal. on market-based measures sometimes resort to surpri- pace of credit expansion rent.” higher as part of an effort to A closely watched Chinese these days, and traders are se market moves to com- doesn’t mean monetary po- The PBOC declined to reduce leverage in the finan- benchmark rate surged 55 keenly aware they need to municate policy. In June licy is losing steam. comment on faxed ques- cial system. Last week, the basis points at the open on expect the unexpected. 2013, it made no change to “The PBOC has made tions on how it plans to im- central bank drained a net Wednesday. While the Na- “The tricky thing about its goal of “prudent” mone- great progress in becoming prove communications with 330 billion yuan (USD50 tional Interbank Funding what happened Wednesday tary policy even as it drove more transparent and im- the market. The National billion) in open-market Center was cited as saying was that the open prices the overnight repo rate to a proving public communica- Interbank Funding Center operations, the most since later that the outsized pri- were surprising, but at the record in what was seen as tion,” said David Loevinger, - a central bank arm that June. It withdrew a further ce move was a mistake, the same time not impossible, a stress test for banks. It has managing director of emer- manages China’s money- 100 billion yuan yesterday. confusion shows the down- and this created the con- spread its influence to Hong ging-markets sovereign re- market trading platform - The 20-day moving average side to the monetary autho- fusions,” said Zhou Hao, a Kong’s overseas market as search at TCW Group Inc. doesn’t have a statement of the overnight repurcha- rity’s opaque use of inter- senior emerging-markets well, pushing offshore yuan and a former China spe- regarding the price changes, se rate is at 2.82 percent, bank tools to adjust liquidity economist at Commerzbank borrowing costs to improba- cialist at the U.S. Treasury. a media officer said in a text near the highest since April in the financial system. AG in Singapore. “Some ble levels to crush currency “Still, while there’s a lot of message. 2015. The seven-day weigh- Investors monitor gyra- participants tend to see a speculators. statements coming from The Aug. 23 spike in mo- ted average repo rate was tions in the one-week weigh- surprise move as a normal Policy makers have since various PBOC officials, it’s ney rates saw the seven-day at 2.89 percent yesterday. ted average repo rate as it’s way for the authorities to then taken steps to give more sometimes hard to discern weighted average repo rate Bloomberg 29.08.2017 tue

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WANG JIANLIN AP PHOTO Wanda denies website report its founder was detained Photo released by US Customs shows a tunnel exit with ladder inside in San Diego HE Chinese conglo- merate that owns

23 Chinese detained in T AP PHOTO Hollywood studio Legen- smuggling tunnel found dary Entertainment yes- terday denied a report in California by a U.S. website that its chairman was detained by Authorities in California say they have found a Chinese authorities that smuggling tunnel that carried dozens of people prompted a plunge in the across the border from Mexico into the United share price of a Hong Kong States. Agents detained 23 Chinese nationals and subsidiary. seven Mexican citizens they believe crossed into Wanda Group rejected as the U.S. illegally through the tunnel. Border Patrol “malicious slander” the re- agents discovered the crude tunnel described as a hole in the ground with a ladder inside it over port by Bowen Press that the weekend near San Diego’s Otay Mesa border Wang Jianlin was tempora- crossing. The San Diego Union-Tribune says agents rily detained in the eastern saw a group of men and women in the street who city of Tianjin last week and ran when the agents approached. Some people barred from leaving Chi- tried to get back into the tunnel. Authorities say the na. The Chinese-language tunnel may be an extension of an incomplete tunnel Bowen Press cited uniden- previously discovered by Mexican authorities. tified sources. Investors are unusually sensitive to reports about the status of Chinese busi- ness leaders following the AP PHOTO disappearance of a billio- Wang Jianlin naire in Hong Kong, reports that others have been ques- prominent of a group of Carmike Cinemas chain last ber to pay $1 billion for Dick tioned by authorities and Chinese companies that year. Clark Productions, which tighter government control have expanded aggressively That buying spree cooled produces the Golden Glo- over investments abroad. abroad in recent years, in- last year after Chinese re- bes and the “Miss America” Shares in Wanda’s hotel vesting billions of dollars in gulators tightened controls pageant. The seller, Eldrid- Lifeng Ye (seated-center) is comforted by her son unit traded on the Hong acquiring hotels, insurance over outbound investment. ge Industries, called off the Xinyang Zhang (left) Kong stock exchange fell companies, manufacturers The central bank governor deal in March, saying Wan- 10 percent following the of autos and robots and said in March that Beijing da failed to complete the Bowen Press report but par- other assets. needed to rein in excessive purchase. Family of abducted tially recovered yesterday Wanda bought Legendary spending on foreign enter- Financial markets were and were down 6.4 percent last year. It acquired AMC tainment and sports assets rattled in February by re- Chinese scholar speak of at midday. Wanda’s parent in 2012, becoming the wor- that he said did little to de- ports another billionaire, company is privately held. ld’s biggest cinema opera- velop China’s economy. Xiao Jianhua, was taken helplessness Wang is one of China’s ri- tor, and added the smaller Wanda agreed in Novem- from his Hong Kong hotel chest businesspeople, with by mainland police, thou- The suspect in the abduction of a University of a fortune estimated by the gh authorities have yet to Illinois scholar from China is scheduled to appear Wang is one of China’s in court for a pretrial status hearing. Lawyers for Hurun Report, which tra- confirm that. Executives of Brendt Christensen indicated before today’s hearing cks the country’s wealthy, richest people, with a fortune other companies also have that they’ll ask the federal judge overseeing the at USD30 billion. been detained or questio- case in Urbana to delay the trial date. It’s currently Wanda is one of the most estimated at USD30 billion ned. AP scheduled to start Sept. 12. Requests by defense attorneys for more time to go through evidence are common.Yingying Zhang disappeared June 9, weeks after arriving at the central Illinois The merger of She- diaries with shares tra- campus. The 26-year-old was doing research in nhua Group and Guo- ded on stock exchan- dian Group, both sta- ges in Hong Kong and agricultural sciences and expected to begin work BLOOMBERG on her doctorate in the fall. Investigators say they te-owned, comes as Shanghai. believe she’s dead. Her body’s hasn’t been found. Beijing is also trying Shenhua’s publicly Christensen is suspected of abducting her in Urbana to shrink a glut of coal traded subsidiary, while she was going to sign an apartment lease. production, but yester- China Shenhua Ener- day’s announcement gy Co., reported 2016 gave no indication profit of 24.9 billion One dead, 37 missing in whether the companies yuan (USD3.8 billion) would reduce output. on revenue of 183 Guizhou landslide Chinese regulators billion yuan. It also have arranged a se- operates power plants A landslide buried dozens of homes in southern ries of mergers in sta- and railways. China, killing one person and leaving 37 missing, te-owned industries Guodian’s main pu- the local government said. The side of a mountain in an effort to create blicly traded subsi- crashed down on the homes of 34 families on bigger, more efficient diary, China Guodian the outskirts of the city of Bijie around midday, and financially robust Power Co., reported the Guizhou provincial government said on Gov’t merging state- its microblog. It said rescue teams had been competitors. 2016 profit of 4.6 dispatched along with tents, blankets and other The one-sentence Ca- billion yuan ($707 emergency supplies. Mountainous Guizhou is one owned energy giants binet statement gave million). The parent of China’s poorest provinces and the provincial no financial details Guodian company government estimated losses at more than 5.1 or information about says it has a total of million yuan. There was no immediate word on the HINA’S govern- gest coal producer and te industry, which do- how public sharehol- almost 120,000 em- cause, although southern China has been battered Cment announced a major power utility minates the economy, ders might be affec- ployees and assets in recent days by a pair of typhoons bringing heavy yesterday it will com- as part of a marathon more efficient and pro- ted. Both Guodian and worth 803.1 billion rain that can saturate soil and destabilize steep land. bine the world’s big- campaign to make sta- fitable. Shenhua have subsi- yuan ($121 billion). AP tue 29.08.2017

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perior to the West, and popu- lar culture has been increasin- gly leveraged to stir patriotism Law draft threatens 15 days of among the younger generation for whom communism as a sys- tem has little meaning. The film Wolf Warrior II offering a bare- jail for improper anthem use knuckled take on Chinese na- tionalism became the country’s Christopher Bodeen, Beijing all-time box office champion this summer, taking advantage proposed Chinese AP PHOTO of a two-month blackout period law threatens those during which foreign films can- making inappropriate not be shown in Chinese cine- use of the country’s mas. nationalA anthem with up to 15 days in jail, state media repor- ted yesterday, amid a surge in Xi, China’s state-promoted patriotism un- strongest der President Xi Jinping. The draft legislation would leader in make it illegal to play the an- them at funerals and on other decades, has “improper” occasions, as well as to “maliciously” modify its appealed to wording or present it in a “dis- resurgent torted or disrespectful” way, the Xinhua News Agency said. nationalism Settings at which the anthem can be played include political by pursuing a gatherings, award ceremonies, strong military, flag-raising ceremonies, impor- tant diplomatic occasions and [economic] major sport events, Xinhua said. The draft was given a second expansion, hearing yesterday by the stan- ding committee of the National a muscular People’s Congress, China’s legis- foreign policy lature. Passage in a third hearing is required for it to become law. “The legislation governing the China’s national anthem, titled use of the national anthem is Xi, China’s strongest leader major powers. China recently Communist Party since 2012, “March of the Volunteers,” was feasible, necessary and of great in decades, has appealed to re- established its first overseas mi- has established a growing cult originally featured in a patriotic significance to foster and prac- surgent nationalism among the litary base in the Horn of Africa of personality that leans heavily play that ran during the nearly tice socialist core values and to public by pursuing a strong mi- nation of Djibouti and Chinese on his image as a patriotic leader 15-year struggle against Japan promote the patriotism-cente- litary, the vigorous expansion of companies have been scooping who brooks no slight to national that lasted through the end of red spirit of the nation,” Xinhua the world’s second largest eco- up overseas assets such as New dignity. World War II. Lyrics include quoted Zhang Haiyang, depu- nomy and a muscular foreign York’s famed Waldorf Astoria China’s entirely state-control- “Arise, ye who refuse to be sla- ty head of the legislature’s Law policy that frequently seeks to hotel. led media relentlessly promote ves, with our flesh and blood let Committee, as saying. confront the U.S. and other Xi, who has also led the ruling a view of China as morally su- us build our new Great Wall.” AP

HIGH HIMALAYAS China China, India to pull back troops from border confrontation India Nirmala George, New Delhi The breakthrough comes that had prompted India passe would be resolved just days before Indian to send its forces across through diplomatic talks, Bhutan NDIA and China have Prime Minister Narendra the border nearly three while China demanded Iagreed to pull back their Modi is to travel to China months ago. that India withdraw its troops from a face-off in for a meeting of BRICS An official of the Indian troops from Doklam be- the high Himalayas where leaders next month. The ministry said his country fore any talks could take A satellite image of high Himalayas where China, India and Bhutan meet China, India and Bhutan BRICS grouping compri- also planned to verify “in place. meet, signaling a thaw in ses Brazil, Russia, India, due course of time that Doklam is also claimed rest of the country. Chin plateau in the wes- the months-long standoff, China and South Africa. Chinese troops have also by the tiny kingdom of Relations between the tern Himalayas. India’s government said In Beijing, foreign mi- moved back.” Bhutan, but Beijing says it two Asian giants have of- Differences also remain yesterday. nistry spokeswoman Hua “Both sides have acted belongs to China based on ten been strained, partly over the presence of the India’s Ministry of Ex- Chunying told reporters maturely and have agreed an 1890 Chinese-British due to an undemarcated Tibetan spiritual leader, ternal Affairs said India that Chinese forces in to go back to the status treaty. border. the Dalai Lama, who fled and China had diplomatic the area had verified the quo,” said the official, The area, also popular- China claims some China in 1959 during a fai- exchanges in recent weeks Indian pullout and that who spoke on condition of ly referred to by Indians 90,000 square kilometers led uprising against Chi- over the situation on China will “continue to anonymity because he was as the “chicken neck,” is a (35,000 square miles) of nese rule. The Dalai Lama Doklam plateau in the eas- exercise its sovereignty not authorized to speak to narrow corridor that links territory in India’s nor- and the self-proclaimed tern Himalayas and both and uphold its territorial the media. mainland India with its re- theast and cites the re- Tibetan government-in- had agreed to “go back to integrity in accordance The confrontation, whi- mote northeastern states. gion’s cultural affinity exile have since been ba- the status quo” before the with the historical con- ch began in June when New Delhi’s concerns with Tibet as evidence that sed in the northern Indian standoff. ventions.” Indian troops moved in to about the Chinese presen- the area is part of what town of Dharamsala. Both India and China Hua said Chinese border stop China from construc- ce in Doklam stemmed it calls “southern” Tibet. China and India fought a said their troops would troops were continuing ting a road in the Doklam from fears that if China India says China occupies brief war in 1962, leading continue to patrol in the to patrol in the area, but region in Bhutan, was the was able to block the cor- 38,000 square kilometers to fears that the recent Doklam area as they did made no mention of their worst in decades. India ridor, it would isolate In- (15,000 square miles) of row could spiral out of before the face-off. road-building activities had insisted that the im- dia’s northeast from the its territory in the Aksai control. AP 29.08.2017 tue

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INDONESIA tenced a second woman, Tu- VIETNAM tin, to three and a half years in prison for hiding information about the plot from authori- Dozens of bankers Woman sentenced ties. Police say Tutin helped to tried for graft radicalize Novi, encouraged her to become a suicide bom- OME 50 bankers were on trial to seven years for ber and introduced Novi to Syesterday in Vietnam’s capital of Solihin. Hanoi for alleged graft and misma- Prosecutors have requested nagement causing USD69 million in terrorism plot 15 years in prison for Solihin, losses. the alleged leader of a small The case is part of communist au- extremist cell in Central Ja- thorities’ efforts to tackle corruption. would-be suicide bomber va’s Solo city, and eight years Among those accused were Ocean was sentenced to seven for a fourth suspected mi- Bank’s former chairman Ha Van

A AP PHOTO and a half years prison for litant, Agus Supriadi. Their Tham and general manager Nguyen plotting to bomb a guard- verdicts are expected in mid- Xuan Son, who were accused of em- changing ceremony at Indo- September. bezzling $2.2 million and abuse of nesia’s presidential palace in Solihin previously told In- power in appropriating another $8.8 Jakarta, her lawyer said Mon- donesian TV that he married million. They were also accused of day. Novi as his second wife to fa- economic mismanagement. The lawyer, Kamsi, who cilitate her desire to become a Being convicted of embezzlement uses a single name, said that suicide bomber. carries the possibility of a death sen- her client Dian Yulia Novi, Novi said in a television in- tence. 28, will give birth within days terview after her arrest that At the time the bank was 20 percent and doesn’t plan to appeal. she learned about jihad on so- owned by state oil-and-gas giant Pe- Novi was arrested in Decem- cial media and was influenced troVietnam, where Son had previous- ber after police detected the Dian Yulia Novi (center) by articles written by Aman ly served as chairman. plot to bomb the ceremony, Abdurrahman, a radical cleric Another 44 senior Ocean Bank exe- a popular family attraction in due to the woman being in guilty of violating the anti- who police last week declared cutives were accused of abuse of the capital, Jakarta. the final days of her pregnan- terror law.” was the key suspect behind a power or economic mismanagement. She was among four suspec- cy. Prosecutors had sought a suicide bombing and gun at- Five executives from different com- ted militants that included “She planned to run close 10-year prison term for Novi, tack that killed eight people in panies were also named in the case. her husband, Solihin, arres- to the presidential guards a former migrant worker in Jakarta last year. The case was first brought to trial in ted one day before the plan- during the ceremony and Singapore and Taiwan. She admitted during her February, but judges asked police to ned attack. blow herself up with a pres- Kamsi said that Novi wasn’t trial that she took orders from investigate further and prosecutors A three-judge panel senten- sure cooker bomb,” said the aware of her pregnancy until Bahrun Naim, an Indonesian pressed for embezzlement charges to ced Novi on Friday immedia- presiding judge, Syafrudin several weeks after being ar- with the Islamic State group be added against the bank’s two for- tely after hearing the last pre- Ainor Rafiek, at the East rested. in Syria accused of orchestra- mer leaders. sentation from her lawyers, Jakarta District Court. “The In a separate trial at the ting several attacks in Indo- The trial is expected to last more shortening the usual process defendant has been proven same court, the judges sen- nesia. AP than three weeks. MDT/AP ad tue 29.08.2017

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small but growing AP PHOTO army of often elderly men and women re- gularly swing South KoreanA banners and scream outrage at the jailing of a wo- man they consider their spiri- tual mother: disgraced former President Park Geun-hye. They lash out against politi- cians, judges and a government they never wanted, against me- dia they accuse of lying to keep leftists, traitors and opportu- nists in power. The nation’s only way forward, they say, is the release and redemption of Park, the daughter of a slain anti-communist dictator and conservative icon. “What was it that she did so wrong? Why is there so much hate against her?” a tearful Jang Hyeong-ryeol, 48, said outside the courthouse where Park appeared Friday. “This country is not normal. It has lost all objectivity. It’s dying.” Park was stripped of her pre- sidential powers and jailed in March in South Korea’s biggest corruption scandal in decades. A photo of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye is seen with letters reading “Innocence, Release” on a supporter’s head band during a rally to call for her release in Seoul She could receive a lengthy pri- son term in a trial expected to reach a verdict in mid-October. SOUTH KOREA Pro-Park demonstrations re- main tiny relative to earlier protests that demanded her re- moval from office and brought millions into the streets. Her Jailed leader Park draws small supporters refuse to accept the possibility that Park may not be the selfless daughter of South Korea she has always portrayed but growing protests herself to be. The fury is the latest reminder of how deeply South Koreans Despite a heavy police pre- who consider her father, Park cated by Park Chung-hee.” used to run a record store and are split along ideological and sence, some protesters fought Chung-hee, a hero who lifted Park’s supporters feel North video rental shop before the generational lines, the result with pedestrians, but there the nation from the devasta- Korea adds urgency to their “internet killed them” in the of a long-simmering standoff were no reports of injuries. tion of the 1950-53 Korean War cause. early 2000s. with rival North Korea and the About 8,000 people protested, and rescued millions from po- Many of them call Moon, who Son looks most fondly on the lingering fallout from the con- according to a police officer at verty in the ‘60s and ‘70s, des- took office in May after winning era of Chun Doo-hwan, the mi- servative military dictatorships the scene who didn’t want to be pite a brutal record of civilian a presidential by-election to litary dictator who took power that ran the country until the named because he wasn’t au- oppression. replace Park, a “North Korea- in a coup shortly after Park late 1980s. thorized to speak to reporters. sympathizing leftist” who’s Chung-hee’s assassination Thousands of Park’s suppor- Three people died amid vio- persecuting Park because of a in 1979. Chun’s government ters marched in the capital, lent clashes between Park’s su- political vendetta. Their rallies bowed to massive protests and Seoul, on Saturday in their pporters and police on March What was it often rail against North Korea’s accepted free presidential elec- biggest gathering in months, 10 after Seoul’s Constitutional expanding nuclear weapons tions in 1987. waving South Korean and U.S. Court formally removed her that she did so program, the policies of libe- “For me, the Chun Doo-hwan flags. They shouted for Park’s from office. ral governments in Seoul that period was the best. Back then, release and urged a “dying” The angst is more than just wrong? Why is sought rapprochement with anyone could get good jobs if South Korea to “wake up.” political. Pyongyang in the 2000s, and they just put in a little work,” The latest rally was a reaction South Korea has a decaying there so much Moon’s desire to reach out to Son said. to a court ruling Friday that employment market, a wide- hate against the North despite a flurry of Dozens, sometimes hundreds, sentenced Samsung heir Lee ning gap between rich and poor missile tests. of Park’s supporters have been Jae-yong, the country’s most and arguably the worst elderly her? “We need to drive out the lef- appearing in front of the Seoul powerful businessman, to five poverty rate among developed tist dictatorship or this country Central District Court on the PARK SUPPORTER years in prison for crimes in- economies. Some experts see will be ruined,” Chung Kyung- days of her court appearances. cluding offering bribes to Park. the pro-Park demonstrations ae, 62, said during the march Many supporters who managed The protesters fear the ruling as driven by struggling older Park Geun-hye’s image of Saturday. She was repeatedly to win seats in the courtroom will work against Park in her people who feel marginalized selflessness for her country interrupted by a man who yel- were kicked out for chanting, own criminal trial. and cling to memories of the collapsed for many amid alle- led, “Kill the reds.” for giving Park military salu- “South Korea’s judicial sys- 1970s and ‘80s, when jobs were gations that she colluded with There’s also frustration over tes or for insulting courtroom tem has committed suicide,” easier to get under the aggres- a longtime confidante to take the economy. guards and reporters. Jung Mi-hong, a former televi- sive industrialization polices of tens of millions of dollars from “What did the leftists ever do The intensity of the protests is sion anchorwoman and one of authoritarian leaders including companies in bribes and throu- for this country?” 58-year-old expected to pick up in coming the rally’s organizers, shouted Park’s father. gh extortion, and allowed the Son Tae-ho said. “They did weeks as Park’s verdict nears. into a microphone as she stood The younger Park, 65, en- friend to manipulate state af- nothing. They just brought a As Park’s bus left the court for atop a van. “We need to take joyed a meteoric career as a po- fairs from the shadows. spoon to the table. Now they her latest appearance Friday, a stand against the North Ko- litician before being elected the But to her remaining suppor- have the power and are trying hundreds of supporters fanati- rea-sympathizing leftists who country’s first female president ters, Park remains the wronged to find and persecute every sin- cally waved South Korean and threw a person in jail when she in 2012. She convincingly beat “mother of the nation.” gle right-wing person like me.” U.S. flags and chanted “Presi- didn’t even take a penny in bri- her liberal rival, current Pre- Kim Jeong-hi, 71, said Park Son said he doesn’t have a re- dent Park Geun-hye” and “We bes, and show them once and sident Moon Jae-in. Her base couldn’t have taken bribes be- gular job and earns a modest love you Park Geun-hye.” for all who’s in control.” was conservative older voters cause she was “raised and edu- living off the stock market. He Some of them wailed. AP 29.08.2017 tue

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FFICIALS released AP PHOTO more water Monday from Houston-area re- servoirs overwhelmed Oby Harvey in a move aimed at pro- tecting the city’s downtown from devastating floods, but the release risked flooding thousands more homes, and the nation’s fourth- largest city expected to get still more rain. Meanwhile, water rescues con- tinued, with authorities plucking 2,000 people from flooding in the city. At least 185 critical rescue re- quests were pending on Monday morning. The goal is to rescue tho- se people by the end of the day, Po- lice Chief Art Acevedo said. With rain falling unabated, Ace- vedo said there was nowhere left for the water to drain. “I’m not sure where the water is going because it’s just so much that we can’t really absorb more in the ground at this point,” he told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” Harvey, which made landfall Fri- day as a Category 4 hurricane and then lingered just off the coast as a drenching tropical storm, sent devastating floods pouring into Houston on Sunday. The rising water forced a mass evacuation of parts of the city and overwhelmed Water released from Houston rescuers who could not keep up with constant calls for help. As many as 50 counties are affec- ted by the flooding, Federal Emer- reservoirs to protect downtown gency Management Agency Direc- tor Brock Long said Monday. The though Sandy cautioned that the th of the storm would require FE- ter to safety. Others waded while second, help people across the sta- rain and floods have been blamed shelter had run out of cots and was MA’s involvement for years. carrying trash bags stuffed with te rebuild.” for at least two deaths. waiting for more to arrive. “This disaster’s going to be a their belongings and small ani- The mayor, a Democrat, defen- Emergency vehicles made up The Army Corps of Engineers landmark event,” he said Sunday. mals in picnic coolers. ded his decision, citing the risk of most of the traffic Monday in started the reservoir releases befo- The weather service warned that Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner sending the city’s 2.3 million inha- downtown Houston. The nor- re 2 a.m. Monday — ahead of sche- the flooding will get worse in the urged drivers to stay off the roads. bitants onto the highways at the mally bustling business district dule — because water levels were days ahead and that the floodwa- The deteriorating situation was same time. was virtually deserted. Many traf- increasing at a rate of more than ters will be slow to recede once bound to provoke questions about “If you think the situation right fic signals did not work and most 15 centimeters per hour, Corps Harvey finally moves on. the conflicting advice given by the now is bad, and you give an order businesses were closed. spokesman Jay Townsend said. Up to 51 centimeters of rain cou- governor and Houston leaders to evacuate, you are creating a ni- Residents living near the Addi- Officials in suburban Fort Bend ld fall in the coming days, on top before the hurricane. Gov. Greg ghtmare,” Turner said. cks and Barker reservoirs — which County issued mandatory eva- of the more than 76 centimeters Abbott urged people to flee from The Coast Guard deployed five were created to prevent flooding cuation orders late Sunday along some places have already seen, Harvey’s path, but the Houston helicopters and asked for additio- in downtown Houston — were the Brazos River levee districts as weather service Director Louis Uc- mayor issued no evacuation orders nal aircraft from New Orleans. warned Sunday that a controlled the river rose to major flood sta- cellini said Monday. and told everyone to stay home. The White House said President release would cause additional ge. The National Weather Service Rescuers were giving priority to The governor refused to point Donald Trump would visit Texas street flooding that could spill into predicted that the water could rise life-and-death situations, leaving fingers on Sunday. on Tuesday, accompanied by first homes. The rising water and con- to 18 meters, 90 centimeters abo- many affected families to fend for “Now is not the time to second- lady Melania Trump. tinuing rain put pressure on the ve 2016 records and what County themselves. And several hospitals guess the decisions that were Harvey was the fiercest hurrica- dams, which could fail if the pres- Judge Robert Herbert called an in the Houston area were evacua- made,” Abbott, a Republican, said ne to hit the U.S. in 13 years and sure is not relieved. “800-year flood level.” ted due to the rising waters. at a news conference in Austin. the strongest to strike Texas since Harris and Fort Bend county of- That much water would top the Some people used inflatable bea- “What’s important is that everybo- 1961’s Hurricane Carla, the most ficials advised residents to pack levees and carries a threat of levee ch toys, rubber rafts and even air dy work together to ensure that we powerful Texas hurricane on re- their cars Sunday night and leave failure, Herbert said. mattresses to get through the wa- are going to, first, save lives and, cord. AP in the morning. On Sunday, incessant rain co- “When the sun comes up, get vered much of Houston in tur- out,” said Jeff Lindner, a meteoro- bid, gray-green water and turned

logist for the Harris County Flood streets into rivers navigable only AP PHOTO Control District. “And you don’t by boat. In a rescue effort that re- have to go far, you just need to get called the aftermath of Hurricane out of this area.” Katrina, helicopters landed near The Red Cross quickly set up flooded freeways, airboats buzzed Houston’s George R. Brown Con- across submerged neighborhoods vention Center and other venues and high-water vehicles plowed as shelters. The convention center through water-logged intersec- was also used as a shelter for Ka- tions. Some people managed with trina refugees in 2005. By Monday kayaks or canoes or swam. morning, it had already reached Volunteers joined emergency half its capacity. teams in pulling people from their More than 2,600 people had homes or from the water. Autho- taken shelter there, said Ken San- rities urged people to get on top dy, a shelter manager for the Ame- of their houses to avoid becoming rican Red Cross. trapped in attics and to wave shee- Red Cross officials estimated that ts or towels to draw attention to the convention center can accom- their location. modate roughly 5,000 people, al- Long predicted that the afterma- 29.08.2017 tue

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Abstract Paintings from the MAM Collection urricane atrina Time: 10am-7pm (Last admission at 6:30pm, closed 2005 H K on Mondays) hits New Orleans ntil U : September 17, 2017 A DOG’S PURPOSE Venue: Macau Art Museum room 1 Hurricane Katrina is pummelling New Orleans with howling Admission: Free 2:30, 7:30pm Director: Lasse Hallstrom gusts and blinding rain, after sweeping ashore over the sou- Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 Starring: Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Brit Robertson thern Louisiana coast. Language: English The storm has knocked out power and submerged part of the low-lying city in up to 6ft (2m) of rising water. acao llustrated xhibition of ity Duration: 131min M I - E C Katrina has torn part of the roof of a stadium, where many Plans and Architectural Drawings from the THE ADVERNTURERS sought refuge. Macao Archives’ Collection room 1 Mississippi and Alabama are also being pounded by the vio- Time 4:30, 9:30pm lent storm, which weakened as it swept inland, but brought : 10am-6pm (Closed on Mondays) Director: Stephen Fung winds of 105mph (170km/h). Until: December 3, 2017 Starring: Andy Lau, Shu Qi, Zhang Jingchu The category-two storm flung boats onto Mississippi, floo- Venue: Archives of Macau Language: English ded roads in Alabama and swamped bridges in Florida. Duration: 131min Admission: Free The National Hurricane Center warned the Louisiana city would be pounded throughout Monday - and the potential Enquiries: (853) 2859 2919 storm surge could still swamp the city, which sits some 6ft (2m) below sea level. Debris - Works by Alexandre Farto aka “It’s capable of causing catastrophic damage,” director Max Mayfield warned. hils V “New Orleans may never be the same.” Time: 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays) Correspondents in the city say walls of water have been Until: November 5, 2017 running down the skyscrapers like waterfalls. Venue Palm trees have been felled, shops wrecked and cars hurled : Navy Yard No. 1 across streets strewn with shattered glass. Admission: Free A police officer told the BBC he had never seen anything like Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 it. “This is unbelievable,” Jonathon Carol said. Mayor Ray Nagin has said he believed 80% of the city’s HITMAN’S BODYGUARD 485,000 residents have heeded his order for a mandatory room 2 evacuation of the city. 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm Director: Patrick Hughes Courtesy BBC News Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman Language: English (Chinese) Duration: 118min In context THE BATTLESHIP ISLAND room 2 Hurricane Katrina caused unprecendented damage in states Offbeat 7:00, 9:30pm on the Gulf of Mexico. Up to 80% of New Orleans was flooded Director: Ryoo Seung-Wan after defensive barriers were overwhelmed. Starring: Hwang Jung-Min, So Ji-Sub, Song Joong-Ki Engineers fought to seal three big breaches in the city’s sys- isions ennsylvania couple sees Language: Korean & Japanese (Chinese & English) tem of canals and levees with tons of gravel dumped in place V . P Duration: 132min by truck and helicopter. Pumping-out began eight days after image of Jesus in baby’s sonogram Katrina struck. DORAEMON THE MOVIE 2017 Conditions for the tens of thousands of people who had sought shelter in New Orleans’ superdome quickly deteriorated. Wa- room A Pennsylvania couple says Jesus showed up in their 3 ter and food supplies ran short and sanitary facilities broke pm daughter’s sonogram picture, easing their concerns af- 2:30, 4:30 down. ter two other children were born with birth defects. Director: Atsushi Takahashi As scenes of desperation continued two days after the hur- Alicia Zeek and Zach Smith tell WPMT-TV (bit. Starring: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ohara, Yumi Kakazu ricane, a public health emergency declared and people were Language: Cantonese (Chinese) ly/2wqRJxx) they’re not especially religious. But they’re finally airlifted or bussed out to safety. Duration: 101min convinced the image to the left of their daughter’s head Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown resigned after claims of a slow response to the situation. is a bearded Christ. THE EMOJI MOVIE The economic impact of Katrina became clear in places like Smith calls the image of Jesus “distinct” and says, room 3 Biloxi, Mississippi, where the boat-based casino industry was “There’s another face looking at my daughter.” 2:15, 5:45, 7:30pm all but destroyed. Elsewhere, damage to refining facilities led Zeek’s first two children had problems at birth. A Director: Tony Leondis to a hike in oil prices. daughter was born with two thumbs on one hand. Her Starring: T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris The death toll did not reach the levels feared by some, but son was born with a cleft palate after a difficult delivery Language: English (Chinese) many lives - and livelihoods - were devastated. in which she and the baby almost died. Duration: 86min tue 29.08.2017 th Anniversary

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YOUR STARS THE BORN LOSER by Chip Sansom Aries Taurus

Mar. 21-Apr. 19 April 20-May 20 Getting others to cooperate with you The depth and breadth of your will be a piece of cake -- even though emotions for a certain someone you’ll secretly feel you have better will become quite evident over the things to do. You won’t consciously next few weeks. If you’re really be spinning a charming web, but your determined to be single, you can words will definitely be captivating. keep that up -- but it won’t be easy.

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May 21-Jun. 21 Jun. 22-Jul. 22 You’re going to be on the Don’t be surprised if you start feeling receiving end of some wonderful unusually introverted today. This attention, and you’re going to astral energy is way more intense be giving some out. This doesn’t lately, and it’s creating stress in your mean you’ll be so totally absorbed life. You’d rather crawl into bed and in romance. hide away from the world. SUDOKU WEATHER Leo Virgo MIN MAX CONDITION Jul. 23-Aug. 22 Aug. 23-Sept. 22 CHINA More than a couple of things are Today you might want to slide Easy Easy+ on your shopping list, and you’re on over to the slow lane. Tons of not willing to wait until tomorrow interesting stuff is going on now, Beijing 16 25 cloudy/clear -- and definitely not until next and if you don’t ease up on the Harbin clear week -- to have them, sale or no gas pedal and brace yourself, you 9 18 sale. may miss out. Tianjin 18 27 clear Urumqi 30 clear Libra Scorpio 19 Xi’an 18 22 moderate rain Sep.23-Oct. 22 Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 Lhasa 12 23 thundershower/cloudy After yesterday’s dilemma, and last You’ve been associating with this Chengdu 22 28 drizzle night’s sweetness, you’re not quite person for weeks now, and you sure what you’re feeling. But it is really feel at home with them. The Chongqing 27 35 thundershower/cloudy wonderful to be feeling something, good news is this person feels the Kunming 16 21 moderate rain isn’t it? Still, you’re wearing your same about you. So why not get rose-colored glasses again. together with them today? Nanjing 26 30 thundershower Shanghai 27 33 cloudy/heavy rain Sagittarius Capricorn Wuhan 26 34 cloudy/drizzle Hard Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Medium Hangzhou 27 34 cloudy/thundershower It’s one of those days -- one of those You thought you’d be dashing Taipei 27 35 cloudy romantic days when anything and around for days, trying to ditch Guangzhou moderate rain/shower everything will remind you of the that electric bolt of energy that 25 32 one you love. And you know how that hit you yesterday. Suddenly, as of Hong Kong 27 32 cloudy goes. You’ve certainly been around this morning, you’re feeling a little someone who’s in love. kinder and gentler.

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Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow 10 16 drizzle/moderate rain After the stress and tension of More love, romance, and passion Frankfurt 16 27 drizzle/overcast the past couple of days, you’ll be are on today’s agenda than you can happy to know you’re due for a handle. The stars are setting you up Paris 16 30 clear nice, relaxing day -- as long as you on several wonderful blind dates over London 15 28 cloudy/clear find someone delicious to hide out the next three weeks or so, making with. you quite the happy camper. New York 17 25 clear/cloudy

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FOOTBALL OCEANIA Soccer’s smallest region — Oceania — doesn’t have a gua- ranteed spot at the World Cup. Instead, the final two qualifica- World Cup qualifying: tion matches in the confedera- tion determine who will contest a playoff against a South American team for a place in Russia. State of play in Asia, Oceania New Zealand and the Solomon Islands meet in a home-and- RAN and Brazil, along away playoff on Friday and on with host Russia, are the Sept. 5. The winner could face only teams so far assu- AP PHOTO a daunting opponent in the in- red of a place at the 2018 ter-continental playoff against IWorld Cup. Three more Asian the fifth place team from South teams will secure their place America, with two-time World in the tournament draw in De- Cup winner Argentina currently cember over the next week as occupying that spot. qualifying resumes. “The time pressures of this With Iran already securing week are huge and unique,” New qualification from Group A, Zealand coach Anthony Hud- South Korea and Uzbekistan son said. “We only have our full are vying for the second auto- squad together for two and a half matic qualifying spot. In Group days before kick-off on Friday B, there is a three-way tussle night so every minute with the between Japan, Saudi Arabia team counts. This isn’t an excu- and Asian Cup champion Aus- se, it’s the opposite — it’s a great tralia to finish in the top two. opportunity for us.” The two third-place teams The New Zealanders qualified from each group will contest a by topping Group A of the con- playoff in October to determi- tinental tournament, with a win ne who goes into an intercon- and a draw against New Caledo- tinental qualifier against the nia and two wins over Fiji. fourth-place team in qualifying New Zealand lost an inter-con- from CONCACAF, the North tinental playoff against Mexico in and Central America and the 2014, missing out on a spot in the Caribbean confederation. World Cup in Brazil after going through the group stage in the GROUP A 2010 tournament unbeaten. After all the upheaval from New Zealand has injury pro- two recent losses that cost Uli blems as it prepares to host the Stielike his job as coach, South first leg against the Solomon Is- Korea has a one-point cushion lands. Captain Winston Reid, de- over third-place Uzbekistan fender Tommy Smith, midfielder and can secure a place in Rus- Marco Rojas and striker Shane sia with victory at home against Saudi Arabia players celebrate after winning the World Cup 2018 qualifying soccer match against Iraq Smeltz are all sidelined. unbeaten Iran on Thursday — Smeltz, one of the stars of New if Uzbekistan loses in China. rea and still has a chance to first time since 2006. Unbeaten Australia will be Zealand’s World Cup campaign Any other combination of re- qualify automatically, will play Japan leads the group with 17 without injured captain Mile in 2010, has been replaced by sults will leave the second spot Qatar on neutral territory in points, a one-point buffer over Jedinak. Tim Cahill, a veteran Wellington Phoenix forward Alex up for grabs when the South Malaysia on Thursday. China Australia and Saudi Arabia of three World Cups and 100 Rufer, the son of former All Whi- Koreans travel to Tashkent five and 2022 World Cup host Qa- — countries it will meet in its games for Australia, is hoping tes midfielder Shane Rufer. days later for its final group tar each need two wins from last two games in Saitama and his team can finally produce its All but two players on the So- game. the last two matches to stay in Jeddah, five days apart — and first win in Japan since 1969. lomons squad were picked from South Korea has qualified for the mix. seven points clear of the UAE. “I’m very focused on being the domestic competition. The the last eight World Cups, and The Japanese could secure prepared and making sure we Solomon Islands needed to beat former South Korea midfielder GROUP B qualification for a sixth con- are ready for such a big occa- Tahiti and Papua New Guinea to Shin Tae-yong has taken over Second-place Saudi Arabia secutive World Cup with a win sion,” Cahill said. advance. as coach with the sole aim of kicks off match day nine at the over Australia, but two losses Thailand hosts Iraq on Thur- All 32 World Cup slots will be se- extending that streak to nine. fourth-place United Arab Emi- or two draws over the six-day sday in a game between two ttled by November, ahead of the Fourth-place Syria, which is rates in a strong position to re- span could see them slip to teams which have no chance of tournament draw the following four points behind South Ko- turn to the World Cup for the third. making it to Russia. month in Moscow. MDT/AP

WEIGHTLIFTING Sports court confirms Chinese AP PHOTO doping at Beijing Olympics

WO Chinese female Both tested positive for coaches and officials. doping cases have been Tweightlifters have lost GHRP-2, which stimula- Weightlifting risks being found and more than 25 their appeals against being tes production of growth dropped from the 2024 medals were stripped. Liu Chunhong of China displays her gold medal during the 2008 stripped of their 2008 Bei- hormone, in reanalysis Olympics due to longstan- Most involved steroids games jing Olympic gold medals last year of their samples ding doping problems, and used by athletes from the for doping. taken in Beijing. Liu also the International Olympic former Soviet Union repu- tes argued to CAS that the a section of the list relating The Court of Arbitration tested positive for sibutra- Committee has reques- blics. cases should be dropped to “hormones and related for Sport said yesterday mine, a banned stimulant. ted a “satisfactory report” The cases of Cao and Liu because GHRP-2 was not substances” applied in that the IOC was right to Because the cases were from the governing body involved a growth hormo- specifically named in the these cases. disqualify Cao Lei from the similar, the IOC discipli- by December. ne releasing peptide which prohibited list of substan- Even without three gold 75-kilogram class and Liu nary commission urged In retesting of samples could not be detected with ces published by the Wor- medals stripped from Chi- Chunhong in the 69-kilo the International Wei- from the 2008 Beijing the testing technology ld Anti-Doping Agency. nese lifters, the home team event at their home Sum- ghtlifting Federation to Olympics and 2012 Lon- available in 2008. The court’s single judge still won five of the 15 titles mer Games. investigate Chinese team don Olympics, about 50 The lawyer for both athle- accepted the IOC case that in Beijing. AP THE Racial content sweeps away Station Air quality BUZZ‘Gone With the Wind’ screening Roadside 15-35 Good A Tennessee theater has canceled a long-running The film was shown at the Orpheum on Aug. 11. screening of “Gone With the Wind” because of ra- This is the 34th straight year it has screened at the High cially insensitive content in the classic 1939 film. theater. Density 15-35 Officials at Memphis’ Orpheum Theatre have an- “Gone With the Wind” tells the story of the dau- Residental nounced that the film will not be shown during its ghter of a Georgia plantation owner during and Good summer movie series in 2018. Theater president after the Civil War. Area opinion Brett Batterson says in a statement that “the Or- Batterson tells the Memphis Commercial pheum cannot show a film that is insensitive to a Appeal a “social media storm” played a role in the Ambient 15-35 large segment of its local population.” decision. Good Our Desk DSMG SOURCE: Daniel Beitler THAILAND WORLD BRIEFS Mob justice Police say Interpol has INDONESIA A would- “The face of fear has neither eyes nor be suicide bomber was ears. It is blind and deaf to all but its own sentenced to seven and terrors.” (Victor Kelleher) issued notice for Red a half years prison for plotting to bomb a guard- What to make of the astonishing online changing ceremony at outrage to a seemingly innocuous inter- Indonesia’s presidential nal message at Galaxy Macau over the Bull heir palace in Jakarta, her weekend? lawyer said yesterday. The message, sent by an employee of More on p12 Galaxy Macau on Friday, requested vo- Jerry Harmer, Bangkok means they have been unable lunteers between the hours of 10 a.m. and to charge him. At the same

AP PHOTO YEMEN The Saudi-led 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday to NTERPOL has issued an time, Thailand’s statute of li- coalition battling rebels in “help clean up the Grand Resort Deck so Iinternational request for the mitations is removing what Yemen says an airstrike it can be reopened to the public as soon arrest of the billionaire heir to charges he can face. It has al- that killed at least 14 as possible.” the Red Bull energy drink for- ready removed one, and ano- civilians, including eight The public saw this as a substitute for the tune, stepping up of the hunt ther - leaving the scene of an members of a single street cleaning operations of countless for the fugitive Thai playboy accident - will disappear on family, was the result of a other companies and associations in the wanted in a 2012 hit-and-run the fifth anniversary of the of- “technical mistake.” city. They jumped to the conclusion that the resort operator was putting its swim- incident that left a traffic poli- ficer’s death, this Sunday. ming pool first and the city second. ceman dead in Bangkok. The last remaining charge — Under the banner of ‘corporate social Thai police spokesman Col. causing death by reckless dri- AP PHOTO responsibility’ - or public relations for tho- Krissana Pattanacharoen said Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya ving — has another 10 years se of us who can’t tell the difference – yesterday that his department to run. netizens condemned the gaming operator had been notified by the in- in foreign countries.” Since the crash, an AP in- for its mercenary cruelty, using adjectives ternational police network of The Red Notice goes out vestigation showed he was such as “heartless” and “unscrupulous.” the “Red Notice,” a worldwi- to all 190 Interpol member continuing to enjoy a luxury Some took great offence to this ‘busi- de request to find and provi- countries. Among other mea- lifestyle, globe-trotting in ness as usual’ message, regarding it as sionally arrest an individual, sures, it alerts border officials, private jets, snow-boarding BRITAIN-EUROPEAN a callous response to the most devasta- pending extradition. in theory making internatio- in Japan, going clubbing in Union Brexit negotiator ting and lethal meteorological disaster to Vorayuth Yoovidhya ski- nal travel more likely to result London and partying on the David Davis says Britain strike the city in recorded history. pped Thailand at the end of in arrest. In May, the authori- Formula 1 grand prix circuit wants to determine a But this act of internet vigilantism also future trade relationship April, just before authorities ties in Bangkok cancelled Vo- including posing for photos had no regard for the facts. Nobody cared with the bloc in lockstep that the operator had conducted its own issued an arrest warrant after rayuth’s Thai passport. with the Red Bull team’s sta- with obtaining an orderly disaster relief operations days earlier. he repeatedly failed to meet Vorayuth, 32, is a grandson ble of drivers. separation from it. The The mob had reached a verdict and they with prosecutors since the of the Thai co-founder of the In April, AP reporters traced EU, however, wants had found Galaxy guilty. September 2012 crash. He Red Bull brand, the world’s him to one of the family’s lu- to have “sufficient It took all of about 24 hours for Galaxy flew to Singapore on one of most popular energy drink. xury London homes, but he progress” on a clear Macau’s six-year-old social media page to the family’s private jets. His It’s believed he was at the refused to answer question. divorce first with Britain be reduced to rubble. trail has since gone cold. wheel of a Ferrari that struck Later that day he, his parents before looking at a future The public’s reaction caused a five-star “We have been informed a policeman on motorbike and a cousin hurriedly left the relationship. rating system on Galaxy Macau’s Face- that Interpol has issued a Red patrol on a main road in cen- address with a train of bagga- book page to plummet from an average of Notice on the Red Bull heir, tral Bangkok and dragged ge. SPAIN The pro- 4.8 stars to 1.0, the lowest possible score independence ruling on the social media platform. To achie- and we now have to wait to him under its wheels. The The handling of the case has coalition in Catalonia ve this, not only did about 8,000 reviews see what kind of responses we car then sped off, leaving the led to bitter criticism of the is submitting a bill to have to be removed by their authors in get from member countries,” officer to die at the scene. Po- police and prosecutors, and the regional parliament a matter of hours (leaving just 90 or so Krissana said. “We have been lice followed a trail of oil and accusations that the wealthy, that aims to serve as a remaining!), but also some 27,000 nega- working on this case and pur- brake fluid to the Yoovidhya’s well-connected family has in transitional constitution tive reviews had to be posted at the same suing it using all means, and luxury family compound on a effect been exempted from should a controversial time. this Red Notice is what we nearby side road. justice. vote to secede from Something is suspicious about the who- can do when we believe that His failure to keep appoint- Police have insisted they are Spain succeed. le ordeal. The coordination involved here it’s possible that he is hiding ments with prosecutors working to find him.AP and the sense of unanimity suggests that this attack might not be as innocent as it AP PHOTO seems. And next on the mob’s hit list appears THE to be Pacha Macau after an online rumor surfaced yesterday about an “offensive AP Photo/Tim Ireland statement” concerning Typhoon Hato. DECISIVE MOMENT Whether there is any truth to it is too early to tell, but a statement has already been issued denying that it represents the GUATEMALA Two views of the company. days after prosecutors And what about Sands China? Will they announced they would be boycotted because of shift-scheduling seek to lift Guatemalan allegations against some of their proper- President Jimmy Morales’ ties that may have resulted in some em- immunity, he ordered the ployees working too many hours? expulsion of the head of People are understandably upset by the a highly praised U.N. anti- events that unfolded last week and in the corruption commission absence of real political accountability, and plunged into a faceoff scapegoating is to be expected. with the nation’s top court But the mood of Macau netizens, in their and the international zealous reaction to anything they find of- community. fensive, is creating a highly repressive atmosphere where people are afraid to COLOMBIA’s largest speak out lest they, or their company, be- rebel movement has come the victim of online harassment. initiated the launch of its The mob rules with the heart and has no political party, vowing regard for facts. That’s why ‘mob justice’ to upend the country’s is not a type of justice; it is a distortion traditional conservatism of it. with the creation of Notting Hill. Costumed revellers perform in the Notting Hill Carnival in London, yesterday. The carnival an alternative leftist has been held every year since 1966 and is one of the largest festival celebrations of its kind in Europe. coalition.