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PAULO BARBOSA PAULO DSEJ cancels classes WORLD BRIEFS on mild weather day AP PHOTO

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PHILIPPINES Mayor Rodrigo Duterte emerged as the top winner of Filipino elections. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. [pictured] may be elected vice president and come tantalizingly close to the seat of Children play close to the Nam Van lake yesterday power his dictator father afternoon. The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau Ferdinand Marcos lost (DSEJ) called off all classes yesterday morning due in a pro-democracy to a rainstorm warning while classes in kindergartens uprising 30 years ago. and primaries were cancelled all day. The weather And Manny Pacquiao is close to becoming was cloudy but mild during most of the day. Yester- a senator. More on p13 day’s episode is the latest among other wrong calls by DSEJ when cancelling school due to bad weather. More on backpage P5 MDT REPORT 11.05.2016 wed

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HE Malaysia Airlines flight CRISIS MANAGEMENT TMH370 which was carrying 227 passengers, predomi- nantly Chinese, mysteriously disappeared in March 2014. Despite the extensive search, Flight MH370 ‘no closure’ the plane is still missing, giving no closure to grieved families. The search for MH370 to date, says expert challenged the airline to de- velop numerous strategies to handle the incident, howe- a lot more of what we don’t ver several tactics couldn’t be know than what we know,” the applied as the aircraft is still director admitted. “There’s not unsearchable. much that we can tell them.” Vice President, Operations The airline also continues to Control Centre of Malaysia provide post-traumatic stress Airlines of Malaysia Airlines, assistance with local Chinese Fuad Sharuji was in Macau as part of a conference on cri- sis management. The crisis director for flights MH370 We had to and MH17 has told the Ti- mes about his role in the im- react to a lot of mediate response and crisis communication plan of the media about troubled airline, stressing that several strategies had conspiracy to be devised, ranging from theories “proactive to reactive.” “A lot of the strategies regarding couldn’t be applied so we had to change strategies MH370. And as we went along,” said Mr Sharuji on the sideli- so we were nes of the Asia Emergency more in reactive Management Conference Fuad Sharuji yesterday. “Mainly because mode. we had to react to a lot of me- for Malaysia Airlines, recalled Vietnam. He stressed that the returned them to their loved dia about conspiracy theories that the airline had collabora- search was fully coordinated ones,” explained the director. FUAD SHARUJI regarding MH370. And so we ted with the Malaysian gover- and undertaken by its govern- Sharuji admitted that they CRISIS DIRECTOR FOR FLIGHTS MH370 AND MH17 were more in reactive mode, nment team and its special for- ment. The Dutch government, struggled with the communi- so that makes it very, very di- ces and would go to the crash however, had a vital role in the cation strategy despite hiring fficult,” he added. site in Ukraine. investigation, recovery of re- a media consultant as several counselors from Beijing. Thou- Meanwhile the crisis direc- “The window given to us was mains and repatriation of pas- communications were to be gh the director claimed that tor admitted that the aircraft very slim. There was only a sengers in the crashed aircraft done in Mandarin. they have requested to stop the MH17, which was travelling good two hours to be at a crash MH17. Moreover, Malaysia Airlines family meetings, he revealed from Amsterdam to Kuala site because it was a war zone,” “As for the Dutch govern- had held daily family briefin- that the Chinese government Lumpur in July 2014 and was he said. ment, [they] contributed a lot gs for MH370 passenger’s re- has advised them to continue shot down, killing nearly 300 Conversely, Sharuji implied to the MH17 search, including latives for nearly two months with lesser frequency, resul- on board; was easier to handle that the Malaysian govern- tactical and criminal investiga- in Beijing, providing meals, ting in only once a month face- despite his claims of the “grue- ment was fully involved in the tion […] they helped carry all accommodation and medical to-face meetings. some” scenario. search for the MH370 missing of the nearly 9,000 personal assistance services. The airli- Sharuji also revealed that se- Sharuji, an Aircraft Mainte- aircraft, along with the support belongings [of the passengers] nes also established five family veral relatives have accepted nance Engineer who has over of around seven states inclu- and flew them to Holland. assistance centers in the area. compensation from the airli- 35-years experience working ding Australia, Singapore and Then we sanitized them and “The challenge is that there’s nes but admitted that many are still in deep grief, and some are still refusing to accept ex- planations from the airlines, as they strongly believe in the conspiracy theories regarding AEMC 2016 kicks off the plane’s disappearance. Nevertheless, the director HE three-day Asia Emergency Manage- bition Services Co., Ltd claims that AEMC of- told the Times that there were Tment Conference 2016 (AEMC) kicked fers the ideal platform to meet with experts certain departments in the air- off yesterday at The Venetian with the theme in the emergency management industry from line that didn’t function well “Prepare for Tomorrow, Today.” across the globe. during the search for the mis- Thirty-three international speakers from “The theme includes four areas,” Tong told sing aircraft in supporting and over 16 countries and regions will hold semi- the Times. “Prepare, prevent, respond and handling the crisis more effec- nars and panel sessions throughout the event. recover. […] We need to take precautions, we tively. Three workshops, which start today, aim to need to plan and assess, as this will help us “We never expected the light- allow attendees to gain practical insights that respond faster and recover better.” ning to strike twice, […] but we can directly be put into action in crisis mana- The conference also involves networking ac- had our business continuity gement, event security and social media crisis tivities and an expo featuring consulting com- plan and enforced the normal communications. panies and businesses showcasing emergency business plan to go on,” he ad- Wilson Tong, fairs director of Vertical Exhi- response kits and products. ded. Staff reporter

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PHILIPPINES 60pct of overseas voters AP PHOTO registered in Macau cast their ballots

VERSEAS Absentee pecially regarding the use of Most of the voters gave posi- Voting for the Phi- mobile phones inside the pre- tive feedback especially regar- lippine presidential cinct. People were repeatedly ding the ease with which they election ended on reminded that taking photos of could cast their vote, implied OMonday after a month-long ballots is an election offense. Valdez. The waiting period at voting period. The Consulate Maybe it is also because a lot of the polling stations was relati- General of the Philippines in people are just excited to vote,” vely short. Election workers stack ballot counting machines and other election materials for Macau is set to end the tallying the vice-consul added. The COMLEC decided that temporary storage a day after the country’s national elections of votes today. the overseas voting in Macau Only 60 percent of registered would be personal voting with TDM report, the tally of votes now that they have been] expo- Filipino voters cast their votes manual counting, which sug- will be held in four separate sed to the life abroad so I think at the consulate, according to gested the votes could only be rooms with witnesses including that prepares them to make be- Philippine vice-consul in Ma- People were tallied in the Consulate after a Macau-based Filipino priest, tter choices,” Mandia stressed. cau, Ira Valdez. the polls closed on May 9. Fr Joey Mandia, who is the edi- Mandia, who cast his vote in She stressed to the Times that repeatedly “We have accredited poll tor-in-chief of Macau’s weekly Hong Kong, added that voting there were no major problems watchers from various orga- Catholic newspaper “O Clarim.” in Hong Kong was automated during the month-long voting reminded that nizations and members of the Mandia told TDM that he unlike Macau, as the machi- period in the region, while all taking photos Filipino community that can has been actively engaging in ne would only accept a mini- queries were always immedia- witness the actual tallying. The political debates on social me- mum of 10,000 entries. Hong tely forwarded to the Commis- of ballots is members of the Special Board dia along with his fellow citi- Kong accounts for over 93, sion on Elections (COMELEC). of Election Inspectors at the zens. “It’s a different stage in 000 registered voters of the 1.3 When asked if there were vo- an election Consulate attended training our process of learning how to million overseas voters wor- ters who didn’t comply with the offense. in Manila and Hong Kong as be democratic. I think it also ldwide, while the region only election rules, she said: “There well,” revealed the vice-consul. shows a kind of maturity Over- had some 5,000 registered vo- were minor rule violations es- IRA VALDEZ Meanwhile according to a seas Filipino Workers [have ters. Staff reporter

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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES Report: Privacy probes IC to stage Macau slightly decrease Pavilion in Shenzhen HE Cultural Affairs Designers Limitada, Lea- HE Office for Perso- privacy did so mostly due to TBureau (IC) will thership Creation Ltd and Tnal Data Protection data security measures un- be organizing a Macau Follow Design Co. Ltd. (GPDP) released yesterday dertaken by themselves or Creative Pavilion at the The IC has been orga- its annual report on work because they were not qua- 12th China (Shenzhen) nizing the participation regarding its activities last lified to access or use cer- International Cultural of Macau’s cultural and year. tain kinds of information. Industries Fair to pro- creative sector in the Vasco Fong, co-coordi- Fong added that the mote the participation international fair since nator of GPDP, has shared amendment to the personal of Macau’s cultural and 2006. It has been invi- that 155 privacy probes data protection law will not creative entities. The pa- ting local cultural and were dealt with by the de- start this year because of vilion, which will be sta- creative entities to join partment. “complex procedures.” He ged at the fair between in the Macau Creative According to Fong, the said that the amendment May 12 and 16, aims Pavilion following its in- number has dropped by 39 of the personal data protec- to showcase and com- ception in 2010. compared to 2014, but 14 Vasco Fong (left) tion law will need to be dis- mercialize cultural and This year’s Macau Crea- more than in 2013. “It re- cussed in detail due to the creative products from tive Pavilion will be hos- flects that people still care eventually closed after pay- protection of personal data. different issues and fields. Macau, according to a ted in Hall 2, also known about their privacy,” says ment of fines. “Banks, travel agencies, in- Regarding the establish- statement by the IC. as the “Creative Living Fong. Moreover, the report surance companies and ca- ment of GPDP as an inde- This year, the design of Hall,” though the bureau However, 69 cases have shows that 66.7 percent of sinos can easily obtain data pendent department, Fong the pavilion will be fea- has not specified why it been dismissed by the the investigations were of from customers,” Fong ex- said that “plans and docu- turing multiple hues and would not be held in Hall GPDP due to inconclusive private entities, followed plained. ments are ready, now we irregular color patches, 1, the “Cultural Industries evidence. by individuals (27 percent) Approximately 1,834 in- are waiting for a schedule.” which the IC says are in- Hall” which is about twi- The department has also and public entities (6.4 per- quiries related to personal GPDP is organizing a pri- tended to “symbolize the ce the size of Hall 2. made 63 suggestions to the cent). The report discloses data protection issues have vacy protection activity, urban vitality of Macau The international fair, parties subject to complain- that incidents with private been received by the GPDP, from May 9 to 15, as a reac- in a distinctive way.” which opens tomor- ts for improvements in entities took place mostly representing a slight de- tion to the privacy protec- Some of the participa- row, will be held at the the use of personal data of within the gaming industry, crease compared to 2014 tion event organized by Asia ting cultural and creative Shenzhen Convention others, and it found that 28 a total of 27 cases compared and 2013, when 1,936 and Pacific Privacy Authorities entities from Macau in- and Exhibition Center. complaints had been wron- to the 16 in the retail indus- 2,276 were recorded res- (APPA). The promotional clude Native Ltd, JE Han- It is expected to attract gly addressed to GPDP con- try. Financial and commer- pectively. event includes a privacy dcrafts Co. Ltd, Casa de more than 2,000 exhi- sidering their content. Only cial industries as well as According to Fong, both promotion day and word Artesanato Nam Fan Lou, bitors from government 18 cases, which represent personal services are also groups and individuals that puzzles with prizes, among Soda Panda Product De- delegations, enterprises 8 percent of the total, were more likely to breach the experienced violations of other activities. Staff reporter sign, Mobiliário Urbano and organizations. ad wed 11.05.2016 17,442,096 page views in 2016

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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES of cases of kindergarten surprised, saying: “Is it WRONG CALL students who arrived raining?” He explained with their caregivers to that he had indeed heard IC to stage Macau the schools in the mor- rainstorm news on TV, ning unaware of the but that he thought it Pavilion in Shenzhen DSEJ cancels classes rainstorm warning (as concerned Hong Kong it was not even raining) and hence he still went to and were not even invi- school because he saw no ted to enter the school. A rain in Macau. on mild weather day security officer at the en- DSEJ told the Times trance of a local kinder- that it received no com- garten was left to inform plaints regarding what HE Education staff to take care of tho- parents that the school many regard as a wrong and Youth Affairs se kindergarten, primary day had been cance- call to cancel the school Bureau (DSEJ) school and special edu- led and that the infants day. called off all clas- cation students who have should return home. According to the SMG PAULO BARBOSA PAULO Tses yesterday morning arrived at the school until TDM reported on the website, the weather to- due to a rainstorm war- the situation is safe for case of an older student day is expected to be “fine ning while classes in kin- students to go home.” who had already arri- apart from cloudy pe- dergartens and primary The Times also knows ved to school and was riods.” schools were cancelled for the day. Despite some heavy showers during the mor- ‘DSEJ and SMG’s credibility ning, weather conditions had improved during the in handling weather events day. Some caregivers op- ted to take the classless has decreased’ students to play outside in public parks. AST month, the Times published a SMG and considered delays and suspen- According to TDM re- Lletter to the editor by reader Luke sions by the DSEJ to ensure the safety of ports, a warning was Lienau, that addressed the issue of Macau students and families transpor- raised by the Macau Me- DSEJ’s wrong calls when cancelling ting their children to school,” Lienau said. teorological and Geophy- school due to bad weather. “Following the incident back in Mar- sical Bureau (SMG) at Children play close to the Nam Van lake yesterday afternoon. The weather was cloudy but mild Our reader alleged that “SMG doesn’t ch in which a delay and suspension 06.39 a.m, advising that understand their own classification were issued inaccurately, despite the a rainstorm alarm would whole day, and middle vised at a tutoring center, systems” and that DSEJ lacks using fact that it was likely necessary given be issued later at 8 a.m. schools to call off classes adding that the school “reasonable caution when it comes to the potentially dangerous conditions, In SMG’s audio announ- only in the morning. where his son is studying student safety in these situations.” DSEJ and SMG’s credibility in han- cement, unstable weather However, some paren- even forbade students “There is an imperative need [for] ac- dling weather events has decreased,” with showers was annou- ts, who had already sent from entering the cam- curate and confident predictions by the he added. nced. SMG cancelled the their children to school, pus. He thought that the first alarm at 9:05 a.m, considered this to have school would take care of ad only to announce ano- been unnecessary. “Af- the children, as the DSEJ ther at 9.20 a.m., which ter 8 a.m, students are instructions apparently in turn was cancelled at already in school. What indicate. According to 14:35. effect could the rainstorm the bureau’s instructions, DSEJ then instructed all make?” questioned a fa- as posted on its websi- grades of preschool, pri- ther when interviewed te and broadcast on TV mary school and special by TDM. He noted that during bad weather days, education institutions he managed to arrange to “schools should keep the to call off classes for the have his daughter super- campus open and arrange

STATISTICS Population sees slight growth

ted in the first quarter of 2016, ade- crease of 198 (10.6 percent) quarter-to- quarter. Male births have risen to 870 BLOOMBERG and the sex ratio at birth stood at 109.6, corresponding to 109.6 male births per 100 female babies. The number of mortalities has increa- sed in the first quarter by 165 to a total of 650. DSEC attributes the increase to the cold weather earlier this year, thou- gh added that the top three underlying causes of death were neoplasms (230), diseases of the circulatory system (186) and diseases of the respiratory system (90). These three underlying causes were also the leading instigators of dea- th throughout last year. The number of non-resident workers HE total current population of have dropped by 210 quarter-to-quar- TMacau is 649,100 as at the end of ter to 181,436 as at the end of March. the first quarter of this year, marking Individuals granted the right of abode an increase of 2,300 people from the amounted to 339, a decrease of 55. New previous quarter, according to the new Chinese immigrants reached 2,695 in data released by the Statistics and Cen- the first quarter, up by 514 quarter-to- sus Service (DSEC). The female popula- quarter. tion of Macau accounted for 51 percent A total of 975 cases of marriage regis- of the total. tration were recorded in the first quar- A total of 1,664 live births were repor- ter, up by nine quarter-to-quarter. 11.05.2016 wed

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New Era provides bus driving licenses

New Era is organizing training courses to train more bus drivers, according to a report by Jornal Cheng Pou. The course is provided with hopes of alleviating the shortage of bus drivers. People who hold Macau resident identities and have either ‘C licenses’ or have three years of experience driving a private car with a ‘B license’ can apply. New era will initially pay for the students’ tuition fees, then, once Ben Lee the student obtains their D1/D2 license and completes one year GAMING of full-time work at the company, the tuition fee will be fully waived.

Man arrested Analysts united over negligible for sexual abuse of four-year-old effect of proxy betting ban daughter Daniel Beitler it used to be, Lee told the Ti- the Philippines and Cambodia.” “Whatever happens to the no- A retired 63-year-old civil mes. It has now moved to other VIP GGR in Macau amounted tional proxy [betting], it will pro- servant was arrested earlier AMING analysts are uni- areas in Southeast Asia where to MOP127.82 billion in 2015. bably be yet another continua- this week for allegedly having Gted over their prediction it seeks to serve the mainland If the estimated 5 percent loss tion of pressure for the junkets sexually assaulted his four- that the ban on proxy betting was equally applied to all the themselves, but it probably is not year-old daughter according to put into practice earlier this gaming operators this would going to be that significant for a report by Jornal Cheng Pou. week by the Gaming Inspec- amount to a total loss of around any of the [casino] operators,” The incident was first noticed tion and Coordination Bureau Most of this MOP6.4 billion to the industry. MGM China’s Chief Executive and reported to social workers (DICJ) will have a minimal ef- Even with “thin margins of Grant Bowie said last week. by the child’s mother, who had fect on casino operators. activity has around 12 to 13 percent,” the Catering exclusively to the married the suspect in 2001. As of Monday, new regula- estimated profit loss to the in- VIP segment, the junkets have On Thursday, the mother had tion, which was enacted by the already been dustry using the figures provi- been hit hard by President Xi found her daughter behaving MSAR, banned the practice of ded could constitute as much as Jinping’s anti-corruption cam- abnormally after arriving home proxy betting on Macau’s VIP moved offshore MOP800 million. paign, which has been effective from school accompanied by tables. VIP operations in the to other areas Secretary Leong also told re- at frightening away gamblers her father. The police reported city will now only accept bets porters on the weekend that the from the MSAR. that the man had allegedly from patrons who are physi- such as the new regulation conforms with Mainland China does not re- committed the crime at the cally present on the premises. existing legislation in other ci- cognize gambling debts, hol- back stairs of his house, having Ben Lee, an analyst from Ma- Philippines and ties where the gaming industry ding gambling as one of the touched the girl’s genitalia cau-based gaming consultancy, is well-entrenched. party’s six vices and officially before taking her home. Prior Cambodia. similar situations are reported iGamix, told the Times that he What the new regulation does outlawing it in areas other to have occurred five to six concurs that the impact to casi- BEN LEE represent, however, is another than Macau. With mounting times, but the suspect has no operators will be negligible. GAMING ANALYST distress signal for a flagging debts and no legal avenues for denied this accusation. “I believe that the impact is industry that had hopes earlier recuperating the debt on the likely to be minimal,” he told this year of a rebound or at least mainland, junkets are facing the Times. “Proxy betting only Chinese market. a bottoming-out. burdening financial pressure, CASBAA’s accounts for around five per- “The reason for the ban [on While the casino operators leading some analysts to spe- convention to be cent of VIP GGR [Gross Ga- proxy betting] has been to tigh- may survive relatively unsca- culate that they are conside- ming Revenue]. Given the thin ten something that has been a thed by the new regulation as ring relocating to friendlier held in Macau margins [of casino operators] bit of a grey area in the past,” he they increasingly eye the mass territories. of around 12 to 13 percent on said. “Again, the impact will be and mass-mass market, less can However, Ben Lee emphasizes Cable and Satellite Broadcasters this revenue, the loss will pro- minimal since most of this ac- be said for the junket operators that proxy betting also remains Association of Asia (CASBAA), bably be minimal,” Lee added. tivity has already been moved who have long been reported to “but a small component of their a non-profit media association On the weekend, Secretary for offshore to other areas such as be teetering on the edge. [junket’s] business in Macau.” serving the multi-channel audio-visual content creation Economy and Finance, Lionel and distribution industry, Leong, cast doubts over the pre- announced yesterday that its valence of the activity, saying that annual convention will be held in the purpose of DICJ’s policy was Macau for the first time. “We are “to be clear about the SAR Gover- ‘Nothing dramatic’ expected in delighted to announce that the nment’s stance on this issue.” 22nd CASBAA Convention will “It’s hard to verify whether mid-term review be held in Macau at Studio City, they’re really betting by phone,” from November 7 to 10, 2016,” the Secretary stated, but added HE mid-term gaming review will be made ties that have been offered to them. said the organization’s CEO that it was equally difficult to Tpublic today at a press conference sche- Gaming analyst Ben Lee told the Times that Christopher Slaughter. “It will verify the identity of the bid- duled for the afternoon. The report in its Chi- he is not expecting any drastic measures to be be the first time ever for CASBAA der when proxy betting occurs, nese version is over 200 pages in length and announced in the review. to hold an event in Macau. We or the source of the funding. It will outline the achievements of the city’s six “I am expecting nothing dramatic in terms are thrilled to be bringing the had previously been permitted gaming concessionaires, their involvement in of a report on the performance of the conces- region’s pay-TV industry together for the sake of “convenience.” the community and the extent of their non-ga- sions. I do however, expect that there will be to experience all that this exciting Proxy betting is also far less ming offerings. It will also examine the welfa- a significant focus on local employment in the city has to offer.” prevalent in Macau today than re of employees and the promotion opportuni- report,” he said. wed 11.05.2016

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APANESE Internet INTERNET company SoftBank Group Corp., which is struggling to turn Jaround Sprint in the U.S., re- ported yesterday a 27 percent Softbank’s annual profit drops drop in profit for the fiscal year ended March 31, compa- red to the previous year. Tokyo-based SoftBank had a 27 percent on Sprint woes net profit of 558.2 billion yen (USD5.1 billion) for the fiscal year through March 2016. It SoftBank said Sprint re- online messenger and retail reported a 763.7 billion yen cently has shown signs of a businesses, he said. profit for the previous fiscal AP PHOTO turnaround. Chief Executive Son, who has opposed atomic year. It didn't give a fore- Masayoshi Son reiterated at power since the March 2011 cast, citing many uncertain a news conference at a Tokyo nuclear disaster in Fukushi- factors. It also did not break hotel his promise that the bad ma, northeastern Japan, is down quarterly results. news at Sprint was about to promising to package various Sales for the fiscal year that end and a revival would soon services for Japanese consu- ended in March totaled 9.15 begin. mers, such as mobile and In- trillion yen ($84 billion), up He pointed to the success he ternet access and electricity. nearly 8 percent on year. has had with the mobile busi- He acknowledged the elec- Although SoftBank's mobi- ness in Japan, which was dis- tricity business was barely le and broadband business mal in the beginning but now getting started, saying it was in Japan is not lagging, it is boasts an excellent reputa- his "life work" to promote re- not expected to grow in co- tion for cell-phone connecti- newable energy. ming years, so the company is vity. He said he would do the Son also said SoftBank mo- eyeing overseas growth. same at Sprint. bile connections came back Overland Park, Kansas-ba- "On my pride, I promise a up right after the recent quake sed Sprint, which SoftBank V-shaped recovery," he said. in Kumamoto, southwestern acquired in 2013, has pro- Son also stressed he was bul- Japan, because of the lessons mised to create a superior lish about investing in India the company had learned in network, offer competitive and other emerging markets, the 2011 disaster, and the in- prices and provide better ser- SoftBank founder and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son speaks during a news where he said entrepreneur- vestments the company has vices, but its revival will likely conference in Tokyo ship was thriving like the Si- made in infrastructure. take some time. licon Valley of the past. "The reliability of mobile SoftBank owns a stake in as well as Yahoo Japan. pper companion robot and Indian companies in whi- communication can help save Chinese e-commerce com- The first to offer the iPho- has recently entered the solar ch SoftBank has invested are lives," he said. "And we are pany Alibaba Group Holding ne in Japan, it sells the Pe- power business. growing, including games, No. 1 in the world." AP

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Elaine Kurtenbach, Tokyo PANAMA PAPERS to the resignation of Iceland's Prime Minister David Gunnlau- HE latest release of the na- gson after it was revealed he and Tmes of thousands of offshore his wife had set up a company in companies and other financial Offshore companies data the British Virgin Islands that data of the rich and powerful is had holdings in Iceland's failed spurring renewed calls to coun- banks. British Prime Minister ter corruption and tax evasion. David Cameron, who had cam- Japan's government spokes- spurs anti-graft moves paigned for financial transparen- man said yesterday that Tokyo cy, faced questions about shares plans to propose an action plan he once held in an offshore trust for combating graft at the sum- an anonymous source. set up by his father. The ICIJ re- mit of the Group of Seven rich Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief ported that associates of Russian industrial economies that will be AP PHOTO Cabinet secretary, said Tuesday President Vladimir Putin moved held later this month in Ise, Ja- that as host of the May 26-27 some USD2 billion through such pan. G7 summit, Japan hopes to in- companies. Putin's spokesman That follows various moves by clude proposals for combating dismissed the report. other countries to investigate or tax evasion, such as increasing Citing reporting credited to tighten oversight of such finan- disclosure requirements, in an consortium partners McClatchy cial dealings following the first attachment to the leaders' joint Newspapers, the Portland Busi- release last month of informa- declaration at the event's close. ness Journal and Fusion Investi- tion from what has been dubbed Ecuador's attorney general, gates, the ICIJ said Monday that the "Panama Papers." Galo Chiriboga, said Monday he Mossack Fonseca had files on D.S. Malik, a spokesman for planned to propose a joint in- dozens of Americans who have India's finance ministry, said vestigation into possible wrong- faced accusations of civil or cri- yesterday that India's income tax doing when he meets with his minal financial misconduct. authorities have sent notices to Panamanian counterpart later The high volume of dealin- all the Indians listed in the data- this month. gs — the firm set up more than base and would investigate each Ecuadorians named in the leak 100,000 offshore entities, such case based on their replies. include the attorney general, a as trusts and shell companies, The International Consortium former president of the central between 2005 and 2015 — may of Investigative Journalists bank and a former member of have made it difficult for Mossak made the fresh data on 200,000 the national intelligence service. Fonseca to keep track of all its entities available on its website Panamanian President Juan clients' backgrounds and activi- at 1800 GMT (2am, yesterday) Carlos Varela said his country ties, the ICIJ's report said. The database contains basic would share information and According to public records, corporate information about An activist displays a newspaper headlining on the ‘Panama Papers’ revelations cooperate with other jurisdic- among those who set up offsho- companies, trusts and founda- during a banking managers meeting, in Paris, France tions. re companies was a financier tions set up in 21 jurisdictions, ter to the ICIJ urging the organi- More than 13,000 offshore In reaction to the Panama Pa- sentenced in 2002 to prison for including Hong Kong and the zation not to publish the databa- companies and trusts were set up pers, New Zealand's government fraud. The firm also set up a com- U.S. state of Nevada. The data se, on the grounds it was "based in Samoa, population 200,000, last month appointed a tax ex- pany for six Americans who later was obtained from Panamanian on the theft of confidential infor- and nearly 10,000 in Niue, which pert to review its disclosure ru- were sued for running a Ponzi law firm Mossack Fonseca, whi- mation." has a population of just 1,200, it les for foreign trusts and says it's scheme, a type of financial fraud ch said it was hacked. Shell companies are often used says. Some of the trusts listed are open to considering changes. in which new money is used to Users can search the data and for legitimate purposes. But they no longer operational. Reports based on the documen- pay off earlier investors until the see the networks involving the also can be employed to eva- There are also more than 500 ts released in April quickly led scheme collapses. AP offshore companies, including, de taxes or to launder earnings entities listed under the juris- where available, Mossack Fon- from bribery, embezzlement and diction of the Cook Islands, po- seca's internal records of the true other illicit activity. The Group pulation 10,000, and more than 350 macau names unveiled owners. of 20 most powerful economies 600 in Singapore, population 5.7 The ICIJ said it put the infor- has agreed that individual go- million. A NEW list was released yester- leak disclosed to the public yester- mation online "in the public in- vernments should make sure au- The list for Hong Kong includes day by the International Consor- day. Among these are companies terest," noting that a mention on thorities can tell who really owns 51,295 offshore entities. tium of Investigative Journalists, related casino operators, real estate the list does not imply wrong- legally registered companies, but The initial release of the data revealing almost 350 Macau developers, law firm executives, and doing. The database omits infor- implementation in national law cache, first leaked to Germany's names unveiled as shareholders food and beverage organizations. mation and documents on bank has lagged. Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily, or directors of offshore companies Many of the entities are alleged accounts, phone numbers and The database has revealed how showed offshore holdings of 12 linked to Mossack Fonseca. to have established companies in emails. some tiny countries in the South current and former world lea- Twenty-five Macau-owned offshore the British Virgin Islands or the Mossack Fonseca said last week Pacific have been favored as pla- ders. Sueddeutsche Zeitung says companies were also named in the Bahamas, while others are based it had sent a cease-and-desist let- ces to set up offshore trusts. it was given the information by latest part of the Panama Papers in Jersey Island.

corporate bits emirates: profits up amid lower oil prices down fuel operating costs. nokia sees fall in q1 profits Net sales were 5.5 billion The Dubai government-ow- euros, compared with the 2.9 ned airline said revenue, howe- billion euros it reported a year ver, fell in 2015-2016 by four earlier. Combined net sales in percent to $23.2 billion from the period in 2015 would have $24.2 billion in 2014, mostly come in at 6.1 billion euros, because of a stronger U.S. Nokia said. dollar that impacted currencies CEO Rajeev Suri described in many markets where Emira- the revenue decline as disa- tes operates. ppointing and said the climate Emirates President Tim Clark remained “challenging” in mo- said that despite the drop in re- bile networks. He warned of venue, the airline’s fuel bill de- further cuts and layoffs as the creased to $5.4 billion over the company searched for savings last year, comprising around with the merger. He did not give 26 percent of operating costs, figures but said that layoffs had compared to 35 percent the begun globally, including in the year before. Still, fuel remains United States. the airline’s biggest cost. Nokia reported yesterday decline in earnings. Nokia’s share price fell 3 per- “The revenue fall has been a first-quarter net loss of 513 In the company’s first cent to 4.87 euros in afternoon well managed, let me say that. million euros (USD584 million) earnings report since the trading in Helsinki. It could have been a lot worse,” due to lower demand in mobile 15.6-billion-euro acquisition, Hannu Rauhala, senior The Middle East’s biggest air- 56 percent to USD1.9 billion in said Clark, who added that the networks as well as the impact Nokia said the loss compared analyst at Pohjola Bank, said line, Emirates, said yesterday the last fiscal year largely due company was also able to save of its acquisition of Alcatel-Lu- with a profit of 177 million eu- the result was much as ex- that its profits were up by about to lower oil prices that drove on its supply costs. cent, and warned of a further ros a year earlier. pected. wed 11.05.2016

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RAZILIAN oil BRAZIL Bcompany Petrobras has taken on a loan of USD1 billion earlier than planned from the Export-Import Bank Petrobras takes on loan from of China, the company said in a statement is- sued yesterday. the Exim Bank of China In the statement, the oil company said “nego- tiation of the definitive financing contract has begun, which brings forward the fund rai- sing plans for 2017.” The agreement is re- lated to contracts to supply equipment and services, already signed by Petrobras with Chi- nese suppliers, to meet the company’s projects included in the 2015- 2019 Business and Ma- nagement Plan. Last February, the company took on a loan of USD10 billion from the China Development Bank under a deal that includes the paying the debt off using oil deli- veries. This new loan is part of Petrobras’ strategy to di- versify its funding sour- ces, according to a state- ment on the company’s website. MDT/Macauhub

Delegation with officials from nine Chinese provinces, Hong Kong and Macau visits Portugal

delegation with represen- Tribuna de Macau. Macau services platform is not Gloria Ung also said that Por- for entrepreneurs who joined A tatives of the governmen- The executive member of the only intended for companies tugal is the first stage, and that the delegation. ts of the Great Pearl River Board of IPIM said the mis- but also for governments. at a later stage such visits may She noted that the coopera- Delta will travel to Portugal sion, which will include three The delegation of the Great be arranged every year to the tion protocols proposed by In- next June to explore busi- or four representatives of the Pearl River Delta, known as Portuguese-speaking coun- veste São Paulo and the Com- ness opportunities, said Glo- provinces of Guangdong, Fu- 9+2, plans to analyse invest- tries. mercial Association of Porto ria Batalha Ung, director of jian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, ment opportunities in trade and Ung said that during the re- Alegre, were due to be signed the Macau Institute for Trade Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou and deepen knowledge of the Portu- cent visit by a Macau mission in Macau when both institu- and Investment Promotion Yunnan and the special admi- guese experience in the area of to Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, tions travel to the territory (IPIM), according to Portu- nistrative regions of Macau environmental protection, in- in Brazil, there were proposals during the Macau Internatio- guese-language newspaper and Hong Kong, shows that the cluding the wind energy sector. for cooperation and business nal Fair. MDT/Macauhub

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opinion Views on China Christopher Balding, Bloomberg

Why China is prone to bubbles

Chinese markets have rarely looked more like Vegas casinos. In recent weeks, investors have dri- ven up trading volumes in China to astronomical levels, betting on everything from rebar to eggs. China traded enough steel in one day last month to build 178,082 Eiffel Towers and enough cotton to make at least one pair of jeans for every person on the planet. These commodity markets aren’t gyrating purely because Chinese are inveterate gamblers. Gover- nment policies have made China especially prone to asset bubbles. Even as some of those bubbles are carefully deflated, new ones are sure to emer- ge unless the policies themselves change. The issue is surplus liquidity - what’s been des- cribed as China’s “great ball of money,” which bounces from asset class to asset class as if in a pinball machine. Even Chinese leaders acknow- ECONOMY ledge it was their effort to fend off the 2009 global financial crisis that allowed that pile of money to grow to epic proportions. By now, credit and money growth has far outstripped any good opportunities China announces measures for investment in China’s real economy, which is hobbled by excess capacity. And the mismatch is getting worse: Total social financing, China’s broa- dest measure of lending, grew nearly four times as to boost sagging exports fast as nominal GDP last year. Money doesn’t sit still; all this increased liquidi- ty is flooding into real estate and financial assets. Last summer, that led to the boom-and-bust of the Joe McDonald, Beijing Cabinet promised more heavy losses. Also last month, Chi- Shanghai stock market. Now it’s driving up pro- bank lending, an increase The announcement na pushed back against its perty prices in top cities - Shenzhen real estate is HINA’S Cabinet has in tax rebates and support follows a Cabinet announ- trading partners, announ- up more than 50 percent in the past year - to levels Capproved measures to for export credit. cement last month promi- cing anti-dumping duties higher than in any U.S. metropolis other than New boost exports in a move Chinese exports contrac- sing to boost steel exports on steel from the European York. that might inflame tensions ted by 1.8 percent last mon- with bank loans and other Union, Japan and South Yet rather than retreating, the government is dou- with Western trading part- th compared with the same support. Korea. bling down on its strategy. In January, soon after ners that accuse Beijing of period last year and are In March, Washington Beijing will support com- drafting a new five-year plan that focused in part flooding their markets with down 7.6 percent so far this responded to a flood of low- panies in setting up foreign on the need to shrink industries such as steel and year. cost steel from China by an- distribution centers and coal, the government eased credit yet again, boos- steel and other goods at im- ting loan growth by 67 percent in January and 43 properly low prices. “The foreign trade situa- nounced anti-dumping ta- other sales infrastructure percent through the first quarter. The money was The announcement co- tion is complicated and riffs of up to 266 percent on and shifting some opera- meant to - and did - buy an uptick in GDP growth. mes as Beijing struggles to grim,” said the Cabinet sta- some Chinese steelmakers. tions abroad. But it’s also gone into new loans to zombie com- reduce a glut of goods in tement. “Promoting foreign Britain’s government As part of the campaign to panies as well as speculation in the commodity and an array of industries and trade to return to stability faces pressure to act af- reduce overcapacity, Chi- bond markets. reverse an export decline is important for economic ter Tata Steel cited low- na’s minister of human re- Officials have also maintained their firm grip on that threatens to cause po- stability and upgrading.” cost Chinese competition sources announced plans the economy, thus encouraging investors to focus litically dangerous job los- Beijing is trying to shrink when it announced plans in February to eliminate on government statements, rather than economic ses. Its efforts so far have bloated companies, many last month to sell money- 1.8 million jobs in coal and fundamentals, when deciding where to put their of them state-owned, in losing operations there that steel. Beijing announced money. Prior to the stock market peak in July 2015, prompted complaints by industries including steel, employ 20,000 people. a 100 billion yuan (USD15 top leaders were actively talking up the virtues of European and U.S. steel- equities and boasting of how high the Shanghai makers and others that it is coal, glass, cement and alu- Elsewhere in Europe, stee- billion) fund to help laid-off index could go. More recently, they’ve extolled the violating free-trading pled- minum in which supply ex- lworkers have protested in workers find jobs. virtues of home ownership and lowered down-pay- ges. ceeds demand. That has led Brussels outside the Euro- Plans for other industries ment requirements for some homebuyers. Ever In its latest measures, the to price-cutting wars and pean Union headquarters. have yet to be announced. AP since the government announced a raft of new infrastructure investments in December, prices of construction-related materials such as rebar and cement have shot up. MINING The government has tried to dampen speculation in commodities recently, by raising the fees and shortening hours for trading, and the measures Freeport-McMoRan sells mining stake for appear to be having some effect. But the only sure way for China to prevent new bubbles is to tighten USD2.65 billion to Chinese company credit, slow money growth and allow risk to price assets properly. If the government keeps stepping in to prevent falling prices and to bail out banks or REEPORT-MCMORAN Inc. other investors, the possibility of loss is discounted. Fwill sell its stake in TF Holdings The probability of an asset crunch like the ones Limited to a Chinese mining com- Japan experienced in the 1990s and the U.S. in pany for USD2.65 billion as it con- BIZJOURNALS 2009 remains low for now, in part because of all tinues to cut costs and sell assets in that liquidity. But the risks are rising every day. order to reduce its debt. Meanwhile, the money sloshing around the Chi- The sale to China Molybdenum Co. nese economy, trapped by increasingly tight capi- unloads its interest in one of the wor- tal controls, is putting inexorable pressure on the currency. Smart investors are looking to get out: ld’s largest copper and cobalt mines, The returns on offer inside China aren’t enough to located in the Democratic Republic blic of Congo for $50 million. The sale of its stake in TF Holdin- compensate for the risks of buying into what look of Congo. Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan gs is expected to close in the fourth like controlled markets and artificial prices. Freeport-McMoRan is also in negotia- is in the process of cutting about 25 quarter. It will use the proceeds to Sooner or later, if risks continue to build, there tions with China Molybdenum to sell its percent of its oil and gas workforce repay debt. will come a moment where the government will interest in Freeport Cobalt, including as part of a move that also involves Shares of Freeport-McMoRan fell lose the ability to prop up the yuan and to roll over the Kokkola Cobalt Refinery in Finland, selling assets. In a statement, the $1.11, or 9.4 percent, to $10.68 in af- loans indefinitely. In real life, the house doesn’t for $100 million and the Kisanfu Explo- company said it has moved to sell $4 ternoon trading. Its shares have fallen always win. ration project in the Democratic Repu- billion in assets since the start of 2016. 54 percent over the past year. 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The USS William P. Lawrence destroyer

David Tweed weeks. U.S. Defense Secretary SOUTH CHINA SEA Ashton Carter visited an Ame- HE U.S. Navy sent its rican aircraft carrier in the third warship in less South China Sea on April 15, than seven months just after General Fan Chan- into China-claimed US warship challenges glong - China’s most senior mi- Twaters of the South China Sea litary official after President Xi as tensions rise ahead of an Jinping - toured Fiery Cross. international court’s ruling on China later refused the carrier the territorial dispute. island claims that hosted Carter, the USS The USS William P. Lawren- John C. Stennis entry to Hong ce, a guided-missile destroyer, Kong for a port call. yesterday sailed within the The US China Sea based on a 1947 Chi- China’s sovereignty and put The Chinese navy over the 12-nautical-mile territorial nese map known as the nine- staff and facilities on the is- past week carried out combat zone around Fiery Cross Reef, warship dash line, along with reefs and land at risk, Foreign Ministry drills in the South China Sea, a feature in the Spratly Islands atolls in the waters. An arbitra- spokesman Lu Kang said at a led by the Hefei, one of the where China has dumped hun- ‘threatened’ tion tribunal hearing the case briefing in Beijing yesterday. country’s most advanced mis- dreds of thousands of tons of China’s under the United Nations Con- The U.S.’s regular freedom-of- sile destroyers, according to sand and coral to create an vention on the Law of the Sea navigation operations since official Xinhua News Agency. island on which it has built sovereignty and is expected to make a ruling by 1979 were “a naked challenge” Five other vessels participated, an airstrip. The transit was a mid-2016. China has refused to the maritime order, he said. along with three helicopters “freedom-of-navigation” ope- put staff and to participate in the arbitra- Lu said Chinese naval ves- and dozens of “special warfare” ration by the U.S. military to tion, arguing that the tribunal sels followed, monitored and soldiers. demonstrate the right to fly facilities on the lacks jurisdiction and that such warned the U.S. warship. “The U.S. freedom-of-navigation ope- and sail through what it consi- island at risk, disputes should be settled bila- Chinese side resolutely oppo- rations challenged excessive ma- ders international waters and terally. sed it, and will continue to ritime claims of 13 countries, in- airspace. the Chinese The U.S. operation was carry out necessary measures cluding China, Indonesia, Malay- The reef is also claimed by first reported by the Wall Street to safeguard sovereignty and sia, the Philippines and Vietnam, the Philippines, which is con- Foreign Ministry Journal and later confirmed by security,” he said. in the year that ended Sept. 30, testing China’s claim to more said. the Pentagon. Military posturing in the wa- according to a Department of De- than 80 percent of the South The warship “threatened” ters has escalated in recent fense report. Bloomberg

Beijing hopes for progress with AP PHOTO new Philippine government

HINA said yester- nd development,” Fo- have for years accused Duterte’s election Cday that it hopes to reign Ministry spokes- one another of infringing should be good news work with the Philippi- man Lu Kang said at a on each other’s territory for Beijing, which is nes’ new government to daily news briefing. in the South China Sea, known to disdain out- resolve territorial dis- Lu said that while the which China claims vir- going President Benig- putes in the South Chi- two countries have a tra- tually in its entirety. no Aquino III over his na Sea, but insisted the ditional friendship, bila- Philippine President- legal challenges to Chi- onus is on Manila to teral relations have been elect Rodrigo Duterte na’s sovereignty claims lower tensions. “hit by major setbacks has said he would nego- and moves to streng- Beijing hopes the Phi- in recent years, due to tiate directly with China then security coopera- lippines will “meet Chi- reasons known to all” — on the dispute. Howe- tion with the U.S., a key na halfway, taking a reference to moves by ver, he’s also said that treaty ally of the Phili- concrete measures to the Philippines to assert if negotiations fail, he ppines. properly deal with the its claims and activities would sail to one of Chi- Although he has not as a socialist wary of the armed forces by saying disputes so as to put the by the U.S. challenging na’s newly built artifi- articulated an overall U.S.-Philippine securi- that communist rebels ties of the two countries China’s actions. cial islands and plant foreign policy, Duterte ty alliance. He also has could play a role in his back on the track of sou- Beijing and Manila the Philippine flag on it. has described himself worried members of the government. AP 11.05.2016 wed

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Xi Jinping congratulates Kim NORTH KOREA on new title

Chinese President Xi Jinping extended his Mass rally after congress AP PHOTO congratulations to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his new bolsters leader title of chairman of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, underscoring Eric Talmadge, Pyongyang traditional ties between

the communist neighbors FTER a ruling-par- AP PHOTO despite recent strains. ty congress in whi- Writing in his personal A ch leader Kim Jong Un capacity and as head of China's ruling Communist enshrined his hold on Party, Xi expressed hope power and his commit- that Kim's leadership would bring "new accomplishments in ment to developing nu- the cause of building socialism," China's official Xinhua News clear weapons, hundreds Agency reported. Ties between China and North Korea were of thousands of North "personally forged and carefully fostered by the two countries' Koreans celebrated with leaderships of the older generation and is a treasure for both a massive civilian parade sides," Xi wrote, according to Xinhua. China stands ready to yesterday featuring floa- work for further improvements in bilateral relations and to ts bearing patriotic slo- make "positive contributions to safeguarding peace, stability gans and marchers with and development in the region," Xi wrote. China fought for flags and pompoms. North Korea in the 1950-53 Korean War and ties were close Kim presided over the for decades afterward. However, North Korea has rejected parade and waved down China's calls for economic reforms and Kim has yet to visit to the crowd from his China, despite its status as the North's key source of financial "tribune of honor" on and diplomatic support. a balcony of the Grand People's Study Hou- North Korean parade participants wave decorative bouquets of flowers and carry their country’s Ex-army chief, who Seoul se, which overlooks the national flag as they march with different types of models of missiles at the Kim Il Sung Square square. North Koreans said was executed, is alive had been practicing roles toward the North if they de relations with other them access to the inter- are willing to work with countries, though he also national community that A former North in the parade and other Korean military events for weeks, and him. remained firm on what they've been denied for

AP PHOTO chief who Seoul had participation is conside- Though big on pomp the North claims is its some time now," Earnest said was executed red mandatory. and visuals intended to right to develop and pos- said. is actually alive and "We had been prac- inspire awe, the congress sess a nuclear arsenal for Evans Revere, an ex- in possession of ticing every other day was first and foremost a self-defense. pert on Northeast Asia several new senior- for this event," said Yun means for Kim to solidify How North Korea can and a former senior Sta- level posts, the Song Hua, a 25-year-old his standing as the sole do both is a question te Department official, North's state media medical student at Kim leader of the party and mark. said the message out of said yesterday. Il Sung University. "I'm formalize the positions Its nuclear program Pyongyang was that nu- The news on Ri proud to be able to par- of those he trusts. Tho- has brought a heavy pri- clear weapons are a per- Yong Gil marks yet ticipate in an event like se include Ri Yong Gil, a ce in sanctions that stifle manent fixture in North another blunder this with our leader here senior official South Ko- growth. After its most Korea's security posture for South Korean intelligence officials, who have often gotten with us." rea's intelligence agency recent test, which Pyon- and the announcement information wrong in tracking developments with their rival. The two-hour parade had previously said had gyang claims was of its it would not use nuclear It also points to the difficulties that even professional spies started off with a 30-mi- been executed. first hydrogen bomb, weapons unless its sove- have in figuring out what's going on in one of the world's most nute speech by Kim Yong But by calling a congress sanctions are at their reignty was threatened closed governments. Ri, who was considered one of North Nam, the head of North — something his father, toughest level in 20 years was an attempt to seek Korean leader Kim Jong Un's most trusted aides, missed Korea's parliament and Kim Jong Il, never did — and the nation is facing legitimacy as a nuclear- two key national meetings in February. Seoul intelligence nominal head of state. Kim demonstrated what increasing isolation from armed state. officials later said that Kim had him executed for corruption Foreign journalists in may also be a leadership even China, its Korean "It's hard to take any- and other charges. Kim has reportedly overseen a series of Pyongyang for the con- style more like that of War ally, with whom tra- thing positive from this. killings, purges and dismissals since he took power in late his charismatic grand- de is essential. The overwhelming mes- 2011, part of what foreign experts call an attempt to tighten his gress had to gather hours grip on power. The South's report on Ri's execution seemed earlier, at 5:30 a.m., to father, national founder The mixture of what sage is that they have to be bolstered later in February when Pyongyang's official go through strict securi- Kim Il Sung. Kim Il Sung seemed to be overtures doubled down on the Korean Central News Agency confirmed Ri had lost his job ty screening. They had worked through party for better relations with a nuclear issue," he said. by describing someone else as chief of the North Korean to surrender all telepho- organs more than Kim hard line on Pyongyang's "I don't think the inter- military's general staff. nes and communication Jong Il, who preferred right to keep a nuclear national community is devices, which is typical using his own network of deterrent did not resona- going to accept that or whenever foreign media trusted individuals to get te much in Washington work with that." Chairman's younger sister cover an event where things done. or Seoul. "The difficult thing for gets new post during congress Kim Jong Un is present. Kim Jong Un spoke se- South Korean officials [U.S.] policymakers is, The four-day congress veral times during the quickly wrote it off as where do you go from North completed Monday was congress — including nothing new and nothing here?" said Victor Cha, Korean the authoritarian coun- one speech that lasted they could accept. an expert on North Ko- AP PHOTO leader try's first since 1980, be- three hours and has ai- White House spokes- rea at the Center for Stra- Kim Jong fore Kim was even born. red repeatedly on the man Josh Earnest said at tegic and International Un's The body of more than North's state-run tele- a press briefing Monday Studies who served as a younger 3,400 delegates endor- vision. He announced a that Washington is more top White House official sister is sed his nuclear and eco- new five-year plan for the focused on North Korea's on Asia policy under Pre- among the nomic policies, promo- economy, the first made actions than its words. sident George W. Bush. officials ted his favored officials public since the 1980s, "Once North Korea de- "If it was ever unclear who to show that improving monstrates a commit- that they were not going won new and gave him a new title posts at the country's ruling-party congress. The state-run of party chairman. the nation's standard of ment to coming back to give up their nuclear Korean Central News Agency reported yesterday that Kim Yo Kim told delegates the living, which has fallen into compliance with weapons, they have Jong was named a member of the Workers' Party of Korea's North would not use its far behind its neighbo- those international obli- made it crystal-clear that Central Committee during the congress that ended Monday. nuclear weapons first ring China and rival Sou- gations, the United Sta- they're not going to," he Kim Yo Jong has served as a vice department director with unless its sovereignty is th Korea, is one of his top tes and the rest of the said. "Can we still talk the Central Committee, which is among the party's leading threatened and hinted priorities. international community about denuclearization, bodies. Believed to be in her late 20s, she frequently appears he was willing to work To do that, he stressed would be prepared to en- or do we aim for a freeze at her brother's public events, standing out amid elderly male with countries that had that North Korea must ter into negotiations with and a cap? It's a tough si- officials. previously been hostile strive to build better tra- them and begin to give tuation." AP wed 11.05.2016

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Bullit Marquez & Jim Gomez, PHILIPPINES Davao City

OON after it became apparent from election results that Rodrigo Du- At parents’ tomb, next terte would be the next Spresident of the Philippines, he drove at 3 a.m. yesterday to a ce- President shows softer side metery to visit his parents’ tomb. And there he wept. Gone was the rough, tough- talking, vulgar personality that voters had seen in stump spee- AP PHOTO ches and campaign rallies over the last three months. At that moment it was an emotional son seeking blessings from his paren- ts for a monumental task ahead. He had come a long way from being the problem child who of- ten got into trouble and even was kicked out of school. “Help me Mom,” he said in the local Bisaya dialect as he sobbed quietly in front of his parent’s tomb. “I’m just a nobody.” The display of emotion, caught on video and photos and posted on Facebook, showed a starkly different man from the Duterte that critics have dubbed a “but- cher” for advocating the murder of drug traffickers and other cri- minals. A former lawyer and prosecu- tor, Duterte has been the mayor of Davao city for 22 years. Mon- Leading presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte visits the tomb of his late father Gov. Vicente Duterte at San Pedro Memorial Park day’s presidential election was his first foray into national poli- strategy to attract voters. te’s spokesman, speech writer When accused of killing 700 year that trapped him for hours. tics. “That’s part of the game. You and campaign manager told The people, he countered that the fi- He later apologized. His campaign manager says the know in Philippine elections you Associated Press. “The jester, the gure was closer to 1,700. That did not diminish his popu- brash image, the obscene jokes, have to act like a comic, you have jokes. That’s part of the game.” Perhaps it is his brashness and larity in a country where about the outlandish promises that be- to find ways for you be in the If it was a game, the crowds politically incorrect behavior that 80 percent of the 100 million came the Duterte persona were a headlines,” Peter Lavina, Duter- certainly played along, despite appealed to voters fed up with people are Catholic. the risque jokes. One of his most years of forked-tongued politi- His father was the governor of controversial statements was cians. Davao province and his mother a about an Australian missionary “People in Davao love him be- schoolteacher. In one of his cam- Marcos Jr. asks that unofficial who was gang-raped and killed cause he has one word, princi- paign speeches, he said his best by inmates in a 1989 jail riot. ples,” Lavina said. friend was Jesus because whe- VP vote count be halted “I was angry because she was Duterte is a devout Christian, never he did mischief his strict raped, that’s one thing. But she although he says he’s no longer mother would make him kneel HE late Philippine dic- was so beautiful, the mayor shou- a Catholic. During the campaign, with arms outstretched in front Ttator Ferdinand Marcos’ ld have been first, what a waste,” he alarmed the country’s Catho- of a statue of the crucified Christ. son, who is running for vice AP PHOTO he said. When Australian diplo- lic bishops by cursing Pope Fran- Yesterday, in the middle of the president, called yesterday mats protested, he told them to cis for causing a monstrous traf- night, he went back to his mother. for a stop to an unofficial vote “shut up.” fic jam during a Manila visit last This time as the president-elect. AP count that shows his rival has He has told people that at age overtaken him. 71 he needs Viagra to perform Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” with his mistresses because he Marcos Jr.’s campaign said is separated from his wife. And Boxing great Pacquiao close it sent an urgent request to on occasion, he has referred to the Commission on Elections both outgoing President Benigno Vice presidential candidate Sen. to Senate win to halt a tally released by an Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr Aquino III and Pope Francis as a accredited citizen’s group, “son of whore,” a popular Phili- saying the results showed Official results won’t be re- ppine insult. OXING great Manny “an alarming and suspicious leased for at least another two “Well that is his style in Davao, Pacquiao appears AP PHOTO B trend” contrary to indepen- weeks. The Philippines elects in every election. That’s why he to have won a seat in dent exit polls and the cam- the president and vice presi- can capture the crowd for two to the Philippine Senate, paign’s estimates, according dent separately. three hours, because he has this according to unofficial re- to his adviser, Rep. Jonathan Robredo, a lawyer for the penchant for storytelling, cra- sults. dela Cruz. poor and the widow of a well cking jokes and even laughing at Pacquiao has garnered If Marcos wins, that would -loved politician, has denied his own self,” Lavina said. more than 15 million vo- put him a step away from the cheating. But one thing he was not joking tes, with about 93 percent presidency 30 years after his She thanked her supporters about, Lavina said, was his pro- of precincts reporting father was ousted by a public at a news conference yester- mise to eliminate crime, one yesterday. That places uprising amid plunder allega- day but said the count was of the three “evils,” along with Congressman Manny Pacquiao him eighth among candi- tions and widespread human not yet over. She asked all corruption and poverty, that the dates for 12 Senate seats, rights abuses. to remain calm and respect Southeast Asian nation is ba- and nearly 3 million votes ahead of the candidate in 13th place. His rival, Congresswoman whatever results come out of ttling. Official results are days away. Leni Robredo, was ahead by what she said were clean and Duterte has promised to but- He cast his vote Monday in his home turf of southern Sa- 200,000 votes, putting her orderly elections. cher all criminal suspects inclu- rangani province. He had bounced back in polls after losing half a percentage point ahead She promised full support ding drug lords and dump their support in February over remarks he made about same-sex of Marcos as of yesterday, for Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, bodies into Manila Bay to fatten marriage. according to the unofficial who has cemented his lead the fish. He does not deny that Pacquiao had said people in same-sex relations are “worse count. Earlier counts had in the Philippine presidential he ordered extrajudicial killings than animals.” He apologized to people hurt by his comments Marcos in the lead. election, in case she wins. of suspected criminals as mayor. but made it clear he opposed gay marriage. 11.05.2016 wed

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Bassem Mroue, Beirut SYRIA WO airstrikes struck a northwestern Syrian town yesterday, killing at least 10 people, wou- Activists: New airstrikes Tnding many others and kno- cking out the dome of a mos- que, opposition activists said. The air raids on the town of kill at least 10 Binnish in the northwestern province of Idlib came hou- rs after a fragile and limited The extremist Nusra Front cease-fire in the nearby city of and its more powerful rival the Aleppo and its surrounding AP PHOTO Islamic State group, are not in- countryside was extended for cluded in the cease-fire agree- the third time, for another 48 ment that was brokered by hours starting at 1 a.m. yester- Russia and the U.S. day morning. Just hours before the gover- The Britain-based Syrian Ob- nment announced the cease- servatory for Human Rights fire, the United Sates said that said the death toll is expected to a new agreement with Russia rise as some of the wounded are would replace localized, piece- in critical condition. The Local meal cease-fires in Syria with Coordination Committees said a revived, nationwide truce. It some of the wounded have not was not clear if other announ- been identified. cements regarding cease-fires A Facebook page known as the in the rest of the country would Coordinators of the Revolution follow. in the city of Binnish posted the The Observatory also reported photo of a wounded child with that IS launched an offensive blood stains on his face, saying in the northeastern province he was referred to the intensi- of Hassakeh where the extre- ve care unit in the town of Bab mists have lost large swaths of al-Hawa near the border with territory in the past few months Turkey. The posting said the in battles with predominantly child will be referred to a hos- Kurdish fighters. pital in Turkey and added that It said the attack near the for- he has no adult to accompany Zurayk, an opposition activist se killed included a local rebel stronghold, is in Idlib province, mer-IS stronghold of Shadda- him — asking any relatives based in the nearby Jabal al- commander of a faction linked which borders Turkey. deh began with two suicide at- who identify the boy to come Zawiya region. “The situation is to the ultraconservative Ahrar Jaish al-Fatah, or Army of tacks that targeted the U.S.-ba- forward. appalling in this region because al-Sham militia. The militia is Conquest, last week launched cked Syria Democratic Forces. Another photo posted on the of daily massacres.” part of the Jaish al-Fatah coali- a wide offensive near Aleppo, The Observatory and the Facebook page showed at least The LCC said the warplanes tion, made up of several groups capturing the village of Khan LCC also reported intense three dead bodies in dark blue were Syrian while the Observa- including al-Qaida’s branch Touman and killing dozens of clashes between IS and gover- bags placed on a pavement. tory said it wasn’t clear if they in Syria known as the Nusra fighters including 13 members nment forces near the T4 air “Most of the 10 people killed were Syrian or Russian. Front, and other jihadi militias. of Iran’s elite Revolutionary base in the central province of were passersby,” said Muayad The Observatory said tho- Binnish, a Jaish al-Fatah Guards. Homs. AP

TURKEY Ankara accused of violating rights of Kurds, Syrians

URKEY came under placed Syrians after their Kurdish towns where mi- investigate allegations Tscrutiny yesterday camps near the Turkish litants and youths linked that security forces used for alleged human rights AP PHOTO border had been attacked to the outlawed Kurdistan massive and dispropor- violations committed by on April 13 and 15. Workers’ Party are active. tionate forces contribu- security forces against The report could not in- “While Turkey has a ting to the destruction of Kurds in the southeast dependently be verified duty to protect its popula- communal infrastructure and Syrian refugees by The Associated Press. tion from acts of violence, and private property, as trying to enter the coun- Turkey maintains that it it is essential that the au- well as mass displace- try, with two organiza- has an open-door policy thorities respect human ment of locals. tions calling for investi- toward migrants, althou- rights at all times while Zeid noted that many gations. gh new arrivals are rare. undertaking security or other districts in the sou- Human Rights Wat- “Firing at traumatized counter-terrorism opera- theast remain largely sea- ch claimed that Turkish men, women, and chil- tions,” Zeid said. led off due to the high se- border guards have in dren fleeing fighting and The Turkish govern- curity presence. the past two months Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner indiscriminate warfare is ment had not responded “In 2016, to have such a killed five Syrians who truly appalling,” said Ger- positively to U.N reques- lack of information about were trying to cross into cused border guards of Syrian refugees, does not ry Simpson, senior refu- ts to visit the region and what is happening in such Turkey, and called on the shooting and beating shoot at asylum-seekers. gee researcher at Human collect information, he a large and geographi- country to investigate the asylum-seekers and at The official cannot be Rights Watch. added. cally accessible area is reported use of excessive least one smuggler. It said named because of regu- The U.N. human rights The U.N. wants to inves- both extraordinary and force by soldiers. that five refugees — inclu- lations that bar civil ser- chief, Zeid Raad al-Hus- tigate reports that more deeply worrying,” he said. Separately, the U.N. hu- ding a child — were killed vants from speaking to sein, said he has received than 100 people were “This black-out simply man rights chief urged and 14 others were wou- journalists without au- reports of unarmed civi- burned to death in the fuels suspicions about Turkey to allow investiga- nded in March and April. thorization. lians, including women town of Cizre while shel- what has been going on. tors to probe allegations A Turkish Interior Mi- Human Rights Wat- and children, being deli- tering in basements sur- I therefore renew my call of violations committed nistry official denied that ch also urged Turkey to berately shot by snipers rounded by security for- for access for UN staff by Turkish security forces the incidents cited by Hu- reopen its border to all or from military vehicles ces, who are also accused and other impartial ob- in their campaign against man Rights Watch had Syrian asylum-seekers, in the course of security of carrying out arbitrary servers and investigators, Kurdish rebels. occurred and insisted claiming that Turkish operations in southeas- arrests, torture and other including civil society or- New York-based Hu- that the country, which border guards blocked tern Turkey. Those ope- types of violence. ganizations and journa- man Rights Watch ac- is home to 2.7 million thousands of fleeing dis- rations focused on mainly The U.N. also wants to lists.” AP 11.05.2016 wed

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RUGBY FOOTBALL | TRANSFERS No new caps or Bayern starts rebuilding squad Halfpenny in Wales tour with Sanchez, Hummels squad to Nesha Starcevic, Frankfurt New Zealand AYERN Munich has AP PHOTO started to rebuild its Renato EAVING out Leigh Hal- squad as coach Pep Sanchez is Lfpenny was the hardest Guardiola prepares to decision, Wales coach War- Bleave after three seasons. dynamic, ren Gatland said yesterday in Bayern brought in Borussia naming his squad for the ru- Dortmund captain Mats Hum- a good gby tour of New Zealand next mels yesterday and signed an month. 18-year-old rising Portuguese tackler, and It was easier not to pick any star to one of the richest con- a technically new caps. tracts in Bundesliga history. “It’s not the place to blood The moves come one week skilled youngsters,” Gatland said. after Bayern was eliminated “You want to go there with in the semifinals of the Cham- midfielder as much experience as you pions League by Atletico Ma- need.” drid, the third consecutive sea- who’ll add even There’s experience in spa- son Bayern has gone out at the more strength des, with the 35 players ave- penultimate stage against Spa- raging more than 30 caps nish opposition. Bayern’s head coach Pep Guardiola to our team. each. They have three shots at But Bayern then went on to becoming the first Wales side capture an unprecedented four- the cup to Dortmund and ce- — scorer of Germany’s winning KH RUMMENIGGE to beat the All Blacks in New th straight Bundesliga title and lebrate with Dortmund fans in goal against Argentina in the Zealand. can complete a domestic double a huge party,” said Hummels, World Cup final two years ago. He made his Portugal debut They also have a pre-tour in the German Cup final against who spent more than eight Like Lewandowski in 2014, in March, and has two caps. He match against England at Dortmund on May 21, Guardio- years in Dortmund. “I will give Hummels will play his final has a chance to be in the Por- Twickenham on May 29 so la’s final match in charge. my best for it, like my teamma- match for Dortmund against tugal squad for the European they don’t go on tour under- Guardiola is leaving to join tes.” his new club. Two years Championship next month. cooked. Wales, second to Manchester City and will be re- Hummels was on the Ger- ago, Bayern beat Dortmund 2-0 “He rates as one of the most England in the Six Nations, placed by Carlo Ancelotti. many squad that won the 2014 in the German Cup final. talented young players in Eu- leaves for New Zealand the Hummels, who grew up in World Cup in Brazil — scoring The second arrival, Renato ropean football,” and the- next day. Munich and was groomed the winner against France in Sanches, is costing Bayern Mu- re was “big-name interna- Halfpenny has not played in Bayern’s junior sides, will the quarterfinals — and has nich at least 35 million euros tional competition” to sign since September, when the sign a five-year deal once the been a key player for Dort- ($40 million), with the Bundes- him, Bayern said in a statement star fullback ruptured the an- customary medical is comple- mund, which will finish runner- liga champion possibly spen- on its website. terior cruciate ligament in his ted. The two sides gave no fi- up to Bayern in the Bundesliga ding an additional 45 million It said he passed a medical in right knee in the last warmup nancial details of the transfer, when the season concludes on euros depending on perfor- Munich on Monday. for the Rugby World Cup. He but German media estimated Saturday. mances, such as becoming Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz had more surgery on the knee it to be worth 38 million euros Bayern ran out of trained de- FIFA player of the year or get- Rummenigge said the club had last month, setting back his (USD43.3 million). fenders in the second half of ting a slot on his national team. been following Sanches for a recovery at his Toulon club. Calling the move a “not an the season through injuries and His contract runs through long time. Bayern edged out This week, Toulon owner easy decision,” Hummels said Hummels will be a welcome ad- June 2021. Benfica in the quarterfinals of Mourad Boudjellal suggested he would like nothing better dition to the squad. Sanches came through Benfi- the Champions League. Halfpenny might be fit for the but for Dortmund to lift the He will be the third Dortmund ca’s junior ranks, and made his “Renato is dynamic, a good French Top 14 playoffs, which German Cup. player to leave for Bayern in first-team debut in the Portu- tackler, and a technically skil- don’t finish until June 24, the “Before I return to my home- recent seasons, after striker guese league last October. He led midfielder who’ll add even day before Wales’ third and town in the summer, we have a Robert Lewandowski and atta- has 59 appearances, two goals, more strength to our team,” last test against the All Blacks. big common goal: to again take cking midfielder Mario Goetze and earned broad acclaim. Rummenigge said. AP Boudjellal reportedly said if Halfpenny was picked by Wales and missed the playo- ffs, then he wouldn’t pay him. Gatland said Halfpenny was Berlusconi dealing with Chinese investors for AC Milan sale on their standby list but woul- dn’t be considered for a callup without matches under his ILVIO Berlusconi’s holding company place. belt. He was running, added Fininvest has agreed to negotiate exclu- Berlusconi took over Milan in February

AP PHOTO S Gatland, who was conscious sively with a group of Chinese investors for 1986 and presided over its most successful of not putting Halfpenny the possible sale of a stake in AC Milan. era as the team won 28 trophies, including in the middle of a dispute Without naming the Chinese investors, eight Serie A titles and five European Cups. between club and country. a statement on Milan’s website yesterday However, Milan’s form has dipped in re- Wales was keen to keep its re- said that a “memorandum of understan- cent years and the Rossoneri have not won lationship with clubs “as posi- ding” had been signed between the parties Serie A since 2011. tive as possible.” to open the negotiations. Unless Milan passes sixth-place Sassuolo In that regard, he expected The exclusive negotiating deal will last for this weekend, the squad will fail to qualify the other two France-based 45 days, and a 500 million euro (USD570 for Europe for a third consecutive year. players, lock Luke Charteris million) offer for 70 percent of Milan is being When Sinisa Mihajlovic was fired last mon- and midfielder Jonathan Da- discussed, the Gazzetta dello Sport reported. th, replacement Cristian Brocchi became Mi- vies, to join the squad after The 79-year-old Berlusconi has discussed lan’s fifth coach in little more than two years. the England game. selling Milan with several parties recently. Still, Milan can capture a trophy when it Others were picked carrying Last year, he came close to selling a 48 per- faces Juventus in the Italian Cup final later injuries, including captain cent stake in the club to a Thai investor, this month. Sam Warburton, lock Alun Bee Taechaubol. Milan has discussed plans to build a new Wyn Jones, and prop Samson Bologna FC’s Amadou Diawara of Guinea (left), and AC With the Serie A season ending this stadium but nothing definitive has been Lee. AP Milan’s Keisuke Honda of Japan weekend, Milan is languishing in seventh presented. AP THE Climbers nearing Everest summit Station11.05.2016Air quality wed th Anniversary BUZZ after 2 years of disasters Roadside 30-50 20 Good Climbers are making good progress on Mount Gyanendra Shrestha, who is stationed at the Everest and the first group could reach the sum- base camp, said the last camp at South Col has High mit as early as tomorrow, following two years been set up and the route to the summit was Density 35-55 of disasters on the world’s highest mountain, a being fixed yesterday. Residental mountaineering official said. The South Col, or Camp 4, is located at about Moderate Nearly 300 foreign climbers and their guides 8,000 meters altitude and is the last place for Area opinion are attempting to reach the 8,850-meter sum- climbers to pause before they try to reach the mit. summit. Tents there have basic gear, supplies Ambient 30-50 Nepal Mountaineering Department official and oxygen cylinders. Good Made In Macau DSMG SOURCE: Jenny Lao-Phillips WORLD BRIEFS The Age of Impatience Royal Botanical PANAMA PAPERS The Everywhere we go these days we seem investigative journalists who to hear two words: 快啲…快啲…快啲 “Fai Gardens: Mixed report first reported the contents Di… Fai Di… Fai Di” (meaning faster, faster, of the Panama Papers made faster). From lining up at the supermarket yesterday the names of cashier, to entering buses, to eating in a res- 200,000 offshore companies taurant, everyone seems to be in an extreme on the world’s plants available in a searchable hurry. We all know that patience is a virtue, database, which includes but like any other kinds of virtues, it is easier HK, Macau entities and said than put into practice. This trend of ina- people. More on p8 bility to wait has been spread even into this

AP PHOTO The acting speaker once serene little town of Macao. BRAZIL of the lower house has It is normal for human beings to seek ins- annulled last month’s tant gratification, but the definition of ‘ins- vote on presidential tant’ is getting shorter. impeachment, pushing Express delivery for online orders takes back the process against around 3 days for products to be delivered embattled President Dilma to Macao from the other side of the world, Rousseff. The reversal by but 3 days is becoming too long. There are Waldir Maranhao puts the those who are willing to pay hundreds of impeachment process back dollars for the delivery of a book that cost on track. about the same just because they cannot wait to read it. MEXICO A federal judge With the increasing speed of Internet con- has ruled that the extradition nection, and the shorter time for downloa- of drug lord Joaquin “El ding materials, a website that responds in Chapo” Guzman can 3 seconds is considered too slow. We have move ahead. But the almost forgotten the time when it took 5 mi- country’s Foreign Relations nutes to connect to the Internet, not to men- Department must still tion the time when there were no emails, approve it and the defense can appeal. and it took weeks to send a letter to a friend abroad. And soon, we may forget that food USA With auto buyers in the takes time to cook. Perhaps that is why more U.S. and across the world Japanese restaurants have opened in my switching like mad from cars neighbourhood: salmon sashimi is way fas- to SUVs, we may be in a car ter to make than baked salmon, profit margin recession. Sales of cars of may even be higher, and most importantly, it any size are down from last meets customer demands – fast. Carlos Magdalena, botanical horticulturist looks towards the flower of Paphiopedilum Rothschildianum, an year, and the only small car Being fast, quick and efficient is the third endangered plant with growing sales is the biggest challenge faced by SME owners, all-new Honda Civic. Older after the usual rent and staffing issues. Gregory Katz, London than 80 scientists. Here and land-use patterns. models will have to rely Customers are demanding not only faster on discounts and adding are some of its findings: It also seeks to pinpoint service but quicker results as well. Accor- features for the same price locations where botanis- ding to some beauty center owners, they report billed as the The report estimates to survive. survived only because of a group of old A first comprehensi- there are 391,000 vascu- ts should focus collec- customers. They failed to attract new custo- ve look at world’s plants lar plant species known to tion efforts to boost food GERMANY Authorities mers from the younger generation because finds a planet slowly being science, with an average security and find plants say they are doubtful as to they could not provide customers with tigh- ravaged by changing land of 2,000 new ones being that can adapt. whether the suspect in the ter, smoother and three shades fairer skin use, mostly conversion of discovered and named It is too early to accu- stabbing of four people at a tone in an hour. station near Munich can be forests to agriculture to each year. rately judge the impact held criminally responsible. The same problem is faced by owners of feed a growing popula- Brazil, with its vast rain- of climate change, Wil- Police said yesterday that small F&B outlets who claimed that custo- tion, and climate change. forests, has led the way in lis says, but the report the man said in questioning mers are demanding not only their coffee be The “State of the World’s the last decade with the finds most of the world’s that he had taken his shoes delivered as soon as they place their order, Plants” study is designed highest number of newly ecosystems have expe- off because “he felt bugs they don’t even seem to give the chef time on his feet that had caused to cook their food. Customers are deman- to provide a baseline for discovered species. rienced a greater than 10 percent change in land- blisters and were generating ding so much in efficiency that quality has annual reports that will That sounds encoura- intense heat.” He says there become a victim in this age of impatience. measure how many plant ging, but a daunting 21 cover in the last 10 years, are indications that the man Chefs cannot prepare their food to their best species are being disco- percent of global plant due to changes in land may have taken drugs, and because of the shorter time customers are vered, and how many are species are currently use and climate change. that may have contributed giving them to cook. Waiters and waitresses being lost forever. threatened with extinc- Studies by a research to the suspect’s confused are not given enough time to recommend “The positive is we’re tion, the report finds, as institute in Colombia in- state. special items or offer friendlier and more still discovering lots of habitat is gobbled up for cluded in the report es- courteous service to their customers. Even new plants, about 2,000 human use. tablish timelines for the businesses with minimum customer interac- each year, new plants for The new study documen- loss of certain foods in AP PHOTO tion, such as the small old-style convenien- Africa, finding that up to ce stores, are complaining that customers food, for fuel, for drugs,” ts 31,128 plant types put demand cashier service in seconds. An old said Kathy Willis, scien- to a specific use, mostly 30 percent of land used lady who has been running a small local ce director at the Royal for medicine (17,810 for growing maize and shop for years claimed that running the shop Botanic Gardens at Kew. plant species used in the bananas won’t be viable is getting stressful because young people “On the negative, we’ve pursuit of good health), by the end of the century. The 69th Cannes wouldn’t let her take time to calculate the CANNES seen a huge change in but also for human food, The figures for beans are Film Festival gets under way price for their purchase, and kept rushing land cover, mainly driven animal food, fuel, mate- even higher, with 60 per- today; six months after the her. “Fai Di! Fai Di! That’s what I hear every by cultural activity, with a rials and other things. cent of the land likely to November terror attacks in day now” said the shop owner grumpily. little bit of climate change Plants provide many of be unfit for that purpose. central Paris that killed 130. As entrepreneurs are busy spending all in there as well.” the building blocks used But some crops — parti- This year, films by Pedro their efforts in enhancing efficiency, ser- cularly yams and cassava Almodovar, Sean Penn, vice processes become more robotic. It is The goal, she said, is for textiles and construc- — are found to be much Kean Loach and Asghar not surprising that there is not much space to better understand the tion materials. Farhadi are among those for differentiation. While local entrepreneurs factors driving these ne- The study found “signi- more resilient, making competing for the coveted stressed the importance for innovation and gative changes — and to ficant gaps” in the collec- them important candida- Palme d’Or. Stars including service differentiation for their businesses to change them to protect tion of DNA data and spe- tes for more research and George Clooney, Kristen survive, they simply have no time to inno- more plants from extinc- cimens from many parts investment as the world Stewart, Charlize Theron, vate or differentiate. Even if they do, cus- tion. of the world that would copes with mounting food Julia Roberts and Gerard tomers have no time to try new things, for The report by one of the hinder efforts to preser- insecurity as population Depardieu are due to climb the famous red-carpeted quality service is now a luxury we cannot world’s leading research ve plant diversity in the rises and productive land afford (time) to enjoy. steps outside the Palais, institutions involved more face of changing climate dwindles. AP Cannes’ main movie venue.