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NORTH KOREA’s top diplomat says President Donald Trump’s tweet that leader Kim Jong Un “won’t be around much longer” was a declaration of war against his country by the United States. Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told reporters yesterday that North Korea now has “every right” under the U.N. Charter to take countermeasures, “including the right to shoot down the United States strategic bombers even if they’re not yet inside the airspace border of our country.”

MYANMAR Officials said yesterday they have discovered at least 45 slain Hindus in three mass graves in the Southeast Asian country’s conflict-torn northern Rakhine state. The government blames Muslim insurgents for the killings, but international TIS University Fair: More local students media say there is no immediate way to verify the assertions. P7 MDT REPORT More on backpage looking at Australian schools 26.09.2017 tue

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Gov’t subsidy encourages local designers to pursue ambitions in the industry

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HE collections of two local Tdesigners, Akina Lei and San Lee, are currently being showcased at the Macau Fashion Gallery. The exhibition is part of the final phase of the “Brand Story – Ma- cau Original Fashion Exhibition”, which will end on October 1. Lei – who is also a personal image consultant, stylist to local artists and art and image director – entered the fashion industry in 2009 and launched her brand “Salut, ça va?” “I haven’t used my name to name my brand because I want ‘Salut, ça va?’ to represent their own kind of style, and not only me,” Lei said. Lee broke into the fashion industry shortly after in 2010, lau- Akina Lei San Lee nching his brand “Zics Design.” He also works as an interior designer. each other. Sometimes we join professional buyers from across Lee noted that the continuous According to both designers, together for some exhibitions or the region. support of the local government the fashion industry in the region some trade shows,” said Lee. The event was the first time ei- through the Macau Productivity has undergone massive changes, Echoing the same sentiments, We don’t ther designer had participated in and Technology Transfer Center citing the increasing support of Lei noted that all local designers such an exhibition, which provi- (CPTTM) encourages younger the government and the growing have different signature styles, consider other ded them opportunities to reach designers to remain in the indus- number of aspiring young desig- keeping the competition healthy. brands as clients outside Hong Kong and try. ners. The designers have previously Macau. “[The government] has some Although the two designers do said that it was far more challen- competitors, “We had more chances to [get projects where you can apply to not own pop-up stores, they cur- ging several years ago. They re- to] know some overseas buyers. get some funding to start your rently retail their products online ceived little support from public we’re all friends [The organizers] will [introduce career. They also organize some through social media platforms. entities, and faced difficulties ac- us to] professional and interes- events so we can go overseas be- Despite the growing number of quiring funding and sponsorship. in the industry ting buyers [for] a small mee- cause we cannot only rely on the local designers, both Lei and Lee According to them, funding for and we all share ting... and we can tell them our local market. We all need to ex- said that they do not see other local designers only became avai- story and our designs to let them tend our brand outside Macau,” designers as competitors as they lable a few years ago, making it our experience know more about local desig- said Lee. all receive support from the same easier for newcomers to enter the ners,” Lei shared. Through an open call and se- entities. market. and resources Lee also observed that local lections made by an adjudicating “We don’t consider other brands The two designers also showca- designers are eager to join the panel, six local designers were as competitors, we’re all friends sed their collections at the Cen- to each other. industry despite Macau’s small selected to participate in the in the industry and we all share terstage Hong Kong earlier this market, adding that “fashionable “Brand Story – Macau Original SAN LEE our experience and resources to month, an event which welcomed items” in the city are increasing. Fashion Exhibition.”

EDUCATION Editor’s Note: Due to a technical error at the printing house, yesterday’s UM awards scholarships to outstanding students paper edition of Macau Daily Times came out with HE University of duals. pment in Macau in the Chao Kuang Piu College The university said in several pages repeated TMacau (UM) re- In his speech, UM Rec- past three decades,” he – shared her experien- a statement that it had from a previous edition. cently awarded scho- tor Wei Zhao congratu- said. “I am very happy ces with the audience received a total of MOP4 Although we cannot be larships to outstanding lated the recipients and to see the students’ outs- and thanked the donors. million in academic pri- held accountable for this students at the UM expressed gratitude to tanding achievements in Hu Lizao, another se- zes and scholarships regrettable mistake, we Scholarship Presenta- the scholarship donors. various areas. cond-year student from from more than 50 ins- sincerely apologize to our tion Ceremony 2017. “The donations from During the ceremony, the FAH and a member titutions and individuals readers, sponsors and The 131 awardees re- various institutions and scholarship recipient Ho of Stanley Ho East Asia during the 2016/2017 friends for the inconvenience ceived scholarships individuals show recog- Pak Ki – a second-year College, gave a music academic year. More caused. Our website and our Facebook page were worth a total of MOP1.1 nition of the university’s student from the Faculty performance with a Chi- than 400 UM students unaffected by this problem. million, donated by 33 effort in promoting hi- of Arts and Humanities nese hammered dulci- received scholarships in institutions and indivi- gher education develo- (FAH) and a member of mer. the past year.

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Chan Meng Kam’s casino to open World Press Photo featured tomorrow

A new casino owned by entrepreneur in Macau until 2020 Chan Meng Kam under a SJM Holdings license is set to open tomorrow in Renato Marques temporary issues, daily life, the ZAPE district, GGRAsia reported general news, long-term pro- yesterday. The Red Dragon Casino HE Portuguese As- jects, nature, people, sports, will open in conjunction with an adjacent hotel. The Gaming Inspection

sociation “Casa de BARBOSA PAULO and spot news. and Coordination Bureau confirmed Portugal em Macau” The jury awarded prizes on Friday that it had received an (CPM) has just ex- across the categories to 45 application from SJM to operate a casino Ttended its partnership with photographers from 25 diffe- at the location. The opening comes days the World Press Photo (WPP) rent countries. These awards before the Golden Week holiday. organization to continue included the Grand Award - bringing the annual exhibi- World Press Photo of the Year tion, which features the best – for the Turkish Associated Chinese Orchestra photos in the press over the Press photographer, Burhan year, to the region until at Ozbilici, with the photo titled presents ‘Wind least 2020. “An Assassination in Turkey.” The association said it made The famous photograph de- Clusters’ concert a significant effort to ensure picts Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, an both locals and tourists can Aspect of last year’s WPF exhibition at Casa Garden off-duty Turkish police officer The Macao Chinese Orchestra will present the wind concert “Wind continue to enjoy the worl- who assassinated the Russian Clusters” at 8 p.m. on October 11 at the dwide event which costs EUR from the WPP are only in En- other editions, the exhibition ambassador, Andrey Karlov, D. Pedro V Theatre. In this concert, 18,000 each year (over MOP glish and Portuguese.” will not be displayed in Hong while he was speaking at an the orchestra will not only present 172,500) to hold. For this year’s edition, whi- Kong,” Soeiro said, noting art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, traditional solo wind and percussion Speaking about some hid- ch will open on Thursday at that Macau will be the most on December 19 last year. pieces, but also chamber music pieces den event costs, Diana Soeiro, Casa Garden, the CPM spent convenient location for fans The exhibition will be open imbued with ethnic elements, including involved with the organiza- over MOP180,000 in total. from Hong Kong to be able to to the public from between the chamber music piece “Al Laox” tion of CPM’s events, told the Diana Soeiro also added that see it. September 29 (Friday) until composed in the traditional style of Times: “We need to handle this year it is expected that This year, the WPP exhibi- October 22 (Sunday) at Casa the Dong ethnic group from Guangxi the translation to Chinese of the exhibition will see more tion received a total of 80,408 Garden at Praça Luis de Ca- Province. Tickets for “Wind Clusters” all the information related to than the 2,000 or so visitors images from 5,034 photogra- mões. Entry is free, and the are priced at MOP80 and MOP60. A 50 the exhibition, as well as the of previous editions. phers across 126 countries venue is open from Tuesday percent discount is offered for holders of photographs’ captions, as “We expect more people who submitted images in ei- to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 valid full-time Student Cards or Macau the materials that we receive this year since, contrary to ght different categories: con- p.m. Senior Citizen Cards.

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Renato Marques CRIME HE number of scams Tmaking use of the online mobile app “WeChat” and tar- Resident scammed more than geting Macau residents keep growing. Yesterday in a joint press conference, the Judiciary Police MOP1.8 million over WeChat (PJ) reported two more cases involving a man and women in the region. HKD1.75 million. by the PJ, a local resident aged Although using very different In the second case, a 30-year 28 is being charged over a theft modus operandi, the unrelated old man said that he met a wo- that occurred at a Cotai casino BLOOMBERG cases were responsible for los- man offering “sex services” arou- gaming table. ses amounting to over MOP1.8 nd 9.30 p.m. on September 22 According to the report, the million. through the same mobile app. man took the opportunity of In the first, a 30-year old Ma- They chatted and agreed to the distraction of a mainland cau woman who works in a Ca- meet in a shop near Kiang Wu Chinese tourist to steal all of his sino VIP room reportedly met a hospital. gaming chips, worth a total of man on WeChat near the end of A few minutes later (around HKD800,000, from the table, 2015. 10 p.m.) he received a message and immediately tried to flee the The resident was said to have from the alleged woman sta- scene. kept in regular contact with the ting that in order to pay for the All of his actions were spotted suspect until November 2016 “service” he would have to buy a by casino security who chased when he told her that he nee- total of MOP1,600 in online ga- and caught him still inside the ded to borrow money from her, ming credits cards (MyCard). gaming room, escorting him to saying that he was in the USA He accepted and sent her the the authorities shortly thereaf- and could not exchange RMB serial number and passcode of ter. there. the cards in a photo. He was presented to the Public At that time he asked the wo- While waiting to finally meet Prosecutions Office (MP) on the man to help him transfer a total the woman, he received a pho- charge of theft. of RMB70,000 into his accounts ne call from a man saying on WeChat and Alipay, assuring that he needed to get another her that he would return the MOP5,326 in credits from the money as soon as he physically same cards as a deposit that arrived in Macau. would be returned after the Construction manager charged It seems however that he had “service.” The man again paid other ideas, and between No- the amount requested and con- over deadly work accident vember 2016 and July of this tinued waiting. construction site manager has been for- case of abuse of trust by a worker of a Condo- year he requested several other At 1:10 a.m. another phone call A mally charged by the Public Prosecutions minium Management Company. loans totaling HKD1.75 million arrived from the same man, this Office (MP) over an accident that occurred on The worker, an Indonesian national (32) from the woman. time asking for his Macau ID June 18 on the site of the under-construction who has been working at the company sin- After the final money loan, the card information and another Grand Lisboa Palace. The incident claimed ce 2014, this August failed to deliver a large victim told the PJ that she recei- MOP7,989, which the man han- the life of one worker who fell from a working sum of money to the company related to the ved a phone call from a woman ded over. platform from a height of eight meters. collection of condominium fees. who claimed that she was the After the last call he waited According to the Judiciary Police (PJ) According to the complaint by the company girlfriend of the man, and that for about 2 hours until 3 a.m. spokesperson, the police force have conclu- formalized on September 21, the employee she had discovered their cor- when he finally noticed that he ded the investigation noting that they de- illegally appropriated a total of MOP240,000 respondence. Shortly after this had lost contact with the person, termined that the accident occurred due to that should have been delivered to the com- revelation, she ended the con- realizing then that he had been an order of the site manager to remove the pany accounts. versation. scammed which led to him to protection bar from the platform in order to Questioned by the PJ, the non-resident Following this, there was present a complaint to the PJ. facilitate the transport of materials. worker confessed but claims that the sum is approximately two months of Both cases are still under in- Due to the directive, the MP charged the only MOP89,000. non-contact from the man, at vestigation by the police but as manager over article 267 of the Macau Pe- She said she transferred the sum abroad, which point she decided to fi- in many other similar cases, the nal Code related to “Breach of Construction sending it to relatives back in Indonesia, nally present the complaint to chances of bringing these swin- Rules and Disturbance of Services” as well as but not giving any explanation as to why she the PJ on September 22. dlers to justice are slim. article 273, which pertains to cases of serious committed such a crime. The woman claims to have In an unrelated, though more consequences and death. She was presented to the MP on Septem- been scammed out of a total of common crime, also reported In an unrelated case, the PJ also reported a ber 23.

TOURISM Travel agency employment down 5.3 percent

total of 256 travel MOP6.3 billion respec- rose by 2.5 percent, 2 per- for three-quarters of the million) went up by 15.3 on-year. A agencies were opera- tively, up slightly by 0.5 cent and 15.6 percent res- sector’s expenditure, de- percent and 2.9 percent However, revenue of the ting in Macau last year, percent and 0.9 percent pectively year-on-year. creasing by 1.6 percent respectively year-on 138 travel agencies with according to information year-on-year. Gross value Owing to the growing year-on-year to MOP4.73 -year. less than 10 employees from the Statistics and added, a measure of the popularity of booking billion. Expenditure on With a decrease in the rose by 19.6 percent Census Service (DSEC). sectorial contribution to tickets online through passenger transport ti- number of visitors on year-on-year to MOP1.5 This was an increase of the economy, dropped by other travel websites, cketing (MOP1.78 billion) package tours as well as billion, half of which six from 2015. However, 1 percent year-on-year to revenue from passen- dropped by 6.4 percent, fewer outbound residen- (MOP752 million) was despite the increase in MOP944 million. Gross ger transport ticketing while that of package ts using the services of generated from passen- the number of agencies, fixed capital formation (MOP1.78 billion) regis- tours (MOP1.54 billion) travel agencies, receipts ger transport ticketing, the total number of peo- fell by 11.4 percent to tered continuous decline, and room reservations of the 16 travel agencies representing an increa- ple they employed de- MOP142 million. down by 6.2 percent year- (MOP1.13 billion) rose by with 50 or more per- se of 9.1 percent. Howe- creased by 239 to 4,246, Among the various re- on-year, although less 1 percent and 1.7 percent sons engaged slid by 7.4 ver expenditure by these a decrease of about 5.3 venue-generating ca- than the 18.1 percent year- respectively. percent year-on-year to groups grew by 19.1 per- percent. tegories, package tours on-year decrease seen in According to DSEC, MOP2.24 billion. Expen- cent to MOP1.52 billion, Revenue and expendi- (MOP2 billion), room 2015. operating expenses diture of these 16 travel with purchase of goods ture of travel agencies reservations (MOP1.12 The purchase of goods (MOP858 million) agencies amounted to and services and com- amounted to a combi- billion), and coach ren- and services and com- and compensation of MOP2.07 billion, down mission paid constituting ned MOP6.53 billion and tals (MOP977 million) mission paid accounted employees (MOP716 by 4.7 percent year- 88 percent. tue 26.09.2017 th Anniversary

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TIS’s seventh University Fair sees increase in participating institutions

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HE International School (TIS) held its annual University Fair yesterday, attracting some 57 Tuniversities, including top institutions in the US, Australia and the UK. This is an increase of 12 participating universities to the previous year. Held for the seventh time, six local high schools also visited the fair, along with the 70 Grade 12 students from TIS who are set to graduate next year. TIS Academic Counselor Jody Hubert said that her team has been working with students from Grade 9 to 11 to assist them in ca- tering to their students’ plans for university. General aspect of the fair Ryan Oshinomoto speaking with an university representative Unlike universities in Hong Kong and Macau, universities While the UK still remains po- dent from TIS, shared that the took a six-week summer architec- The student said that the fair gi- across the globe are already ac- pular in the minds of graduating fair is helpful for students who are ture program this year. ves students an idea of what they cepting applications for the 2018 students, with some 30 percent of undecided on which career path Grade 11 student Kyna Loughlin can expect of application processes academic year. TIS Grade 12 students applying to to pursue. shared that staying in Macau is when they reach their final year. Speaking to the Times, Hu- study there, the school has seen a The student said that the fair also not an option for him as he “There are things I wouldn’t bert noted that they have ar- significant drop of applicants for opens up options for students like looks toward studying abroad as know if [the] university fair didn’t ranged boot camps during the universities in the US. him, adding that meeting univer- a means to experience different happen. Overall it’s useful and summer for these graduating sity representatives or councilors cultures. I’m glad that other schools, not students. also assists them to plan for their just TIS, can get to participate in “For most students, we’ve alrea- There is an course options. it,” said the student. dy got them to start their univer- “Lots of people arae here to help “Macau is not an option. I’ve sity applications. We had a boot increase in you find your career choices,” said been here for 12 years now. Ma- camp before school starts, and local applicants the student. Macau is not cau is a small place; there’s not have them undergo the [appli- “I want to be an architect so here an option. I’ve much left to discover. I really cation] process quite early,” she to Australian they explain whether I want to want to go to country that is big said. pursue science-based engineering been here for and experience different cultu- When questioned which coun- universities or more design process-based. It res,” he added. tries are among the top choices opens up options,” he added. 12 years now. Loughlin is also looking at for the school’s graduating stu- Meanwhile, Canada has also The graduating student who joining summer programs abroad dents, she noted that Australia seen a significant increase in in- has been residing in the city since Macau is a next year. had seen a marked increase in interest this year, as the school has Grade 1 said that leaving Macau is small place; Local universities including the terest from local applicants. approximately 20 percent of the his first priority, implying that lo- University of Saint Joseph and “It’s very interesting for us. This graduating class applying to uni- cal universities are not an option there’s not the University of Macau also par- year Australia has the most num- versities in the country. for him. ticipated in the fair, along with ber of applicants; we’ve never had Most students are seriously con- Oshimoto aims to get accep- much left to several Hong Kong universities that number before. Around 40 sidering studying in local univer- ted at Cornell University, an Ivy including the University of Hong percent of graduating students sities but are eager to be accepted League school [a group of highly discover. Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic are applying to Australia,” said by top universities abroad. prestigious colleges and universi- KYNA LOUGHLIN University and the Baptist Uni- Hubert. Ryan Oshimoto, a Grade 12 stu- ties in the eastern US], where he GRADE 11 STUDENT versity of Hong Kong.

New exhibition at the Lou ONE SHOT NEWS Lim Ioc Garden pavilion HE exhibition of that have taken place T works by artists of over recent years. Tho- the “Lou Lim Ioc Garden se selected paintings are Academic Encounter,” themed on landscapes, organised by the Cul- rocks, forests, flowers, tural Affairs Bureau, is birds, fish, insects as open to the public until well as portraits. The October 22 at the Chun calligraphies cover a va- Chou Tong Pavilion of riety of cultivated styles Lou Lim Ioc Garden. involving seal, clerical, The “Lou Lim Ioc Gar- and running scripts, as den Academic Encoun- well as some works com- ter” features a total bining calligraphy with of 60 pieces (sets) of painting. Chinese paintings and The exhibition is orga- calligraphies created in nized by four local art the encounter activities associations. A worker hangs lanterns to greet the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival in Macau. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on October 4 this year. 26.09.2017 tue

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Macau Service Complex Zhang appointed HK, to be built by Omas

HE new Service yesterday that the com- Macau Affairs Office chief TComplex for Eco- pany that won the bid is nomic Cooperation be- linked to the Ma family. HE mainland’s State Council tween China and Por- The bid was the fourth Tappointed on Friday Zhang tuguese-speaking coun- cheapest. Xiaoming as the director of the tries will be built by Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Of- Companhia de Constru- fice, replacing Wang Guangya. ção e Engenharia Omas, The The 54-year-old Zhang was for- Limitada for MOP692.8 complex will merly the director of the Liaison million (USD86.1m), ac- Office of the Central People’s Go- cording to the Land, Pu- be located vernment in the Hong Kong Spe- blic Works and Trans- cial Administrative Region. port Bureau (DSSOPT). next to the Departing from Hong Kong on The complex, whose Friday morning, the mainland’s construction was annou- Legislative China Daily reported that he ur- nced during the 5th mi- Assembly ged Hong Kong residents to belie- nisterial conference of ve in both Hong Kong and in Chi- the Forum for Economic building na, reiterating the stance taken by and Trade Co-operation President Xi Jingping during his between China and Por- The complex will con- visit on the 20th anniversary of tuguese-speaking Coun- tain an exhibition cen- the handover. tries (Forum Macau) in ter for food products His comments came just two October last year, will from Portuguese-s- days before Carrie Lam, Hong be built on land plots peaking countries, a Kong’s chief executive, told repor- C15 and C16 – an area business service center ters that Beijing was not seeking Zhang Xiaoming of around 14,200 squa- for enterprises from to tighten its political control over re meters located next the countries belon- the HKSAR. Chinese capital, adding that she from taking office when a legal to the Legislative As- ging to Forum Macau, According to Hong Kong’s EJ does not understand why the pu- interpretation from the mainland sembly building by Nam a training center, an Insight, Lam said that Beijing has blic has been so concerned about ruled their official oaths were -in Vam Lake. information center, an never wavered from upholding its it. valid. According to the DS- exhibition hall show- ‘One Country, Two Systems’ po- Hong Kong has been a thorn in Zhang joined the Hong Kong and SOPT website on Pu- casing Sino-Luso rela- licy toward to semi-autonomous Beijing’s side in recent years, as Macau Affairs Office in the 1980s blic Projects, the cons- tions and their cultu- region. mass protests led by vocal criti- as a junior official. He was promo- truction is estimated to res, and a room to stage Lam also said that the recent cs have taken to the streets. The ted to deputy director in 2004 and take almost two years exhibitions related to appointment of Zhang was not situation escalated late last year appointed director of the Liaison (600 working days). Macau’s urban develop- reflective of a crackdown from the after two lawmakers were barred Office of Hong Kong in 2012. Radio Macau reported ment. MDT/Macauhub ad tue 26.09.2017

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HINESE property stocks plunged in Hong Kong after a raft of mainland cities added housing cur- Chinese developers plunge as Cbs, wrong footing investors betting that the government’s next step would be to ease restrictions. Eight cities including Chongqing officials tighten housing curbs and Nanning rolled out curbs over the weekend, with most banning Osk Securities Hong Kong Ltd. home resales within two to three “In reality, home prices in some years of purchase, the official Xi- second- to third-tier cities may be BLOOMBERG nhua News Agency reported. stronger than the official figures.” Shanghai-based Tospur Real Es- The latest curbs over a span of tate Consulting Co. said six more only two days show the authorities’ may follow suit, without naming resolve and signal that home prices them. are ending across-the-board gains A Bloomberg Intelligence index and may become more closely of 22 developers tumbled 9.1 per- linked to cities’ economic funda- cent yesterday, the biggest decline mentals, Guotai Junan Securities’s in six years, taking some air out of Shenzhen-based analysts led by valuations for stock market stars Hou Like wrote in a report on Sun- such as China Evergrande Group day. and Sunac China Holdings Ltd., which have climbed fivefold and fourfold, respectively, this year. The nation is The latest wave of tightening comes only a week after official data on a city-by- showed home price gains in fewer Residential buildings stand in Hong Kong Chinese cities, fueling optimism city campaign that the authorities may be able to rein in house ported scrapping of a share place- smallest number of increases since of the tightening measures to limit additional property curbs. ment punctured investor euphoria January. At least 44 cities have imposed The industry is a focus of policy prices and toward the sector. The nation is on a city-by-city resale restrictions this year, Zhang makers ahead of a twice-a-decade Country Garden and China Ever- campaign to rein in house pri- Hongwei, a research director at Communist Party congress slated limit the risk of grande fell as much as 11.2 percent ces and limit the risk of bubbles. Tospur, wrote in a note. The cur- to begin Oct. 18, as leaders try to bubbles on Monday and Sunac as much as Since Friday, Xi’an, Chongqing, bs can not only reduce speculative cool prices without tanking the 9.4 percent. Nanchang, Nanning, Changsha, buying of homes but also prevent economy. Chinese developer stocks, which New-home prices, excluding go- Guiyang, Shijiazhuang and Wuhan sharp price declines that could tri- “Policy risk is back in focus in the had been the hottest part of Hong vernment-subsidized housing, gai- have tightened housing controls, gger systemic financial risk -- as run up to mid-October as inves- Kong’s market in recent weeks, ned in 46 of 70 cities tracked by the according to Xinhua. In Shijia- well as locking up investor cash tors watch whether more cities will slumped on Friday as S&P Global government in August, compared zhuang, buyers will be banned that could otherwise flow abroad follow suit in issuing new controls,” Ratings’ sovereign downgrade and with 56 in July, the National Bu- from reselling within five years. as the U.S. raises interest rates, said Toni Ho, an analyst with Rhb Logan Property Holdings Co.’s re- reau of Statistics said last week, the Click here for a story about some Zhang wrote. Bloomberg

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TIBET spread through numerous Ti- betan regions. Beijing has long imposed far stiffer security and travel Authorities to suspend foreign restrictions on Tibet than on other parts of the country, re- quiring foreigners, even those residing in China, to obtain visits until after party congress special permission to visit. Beijing says Tibet has been Christopher Bodeen, Beijing phone at the state-run Tibet The woman, who spoke on and Lhasa city tourist bureaus Chinese territory for more International Travel Service condition of anonymity be- rang unanswered. than seven centuries, but ISITS by foreigners to the in the local capital of Lhasa cause she was not authorized China routinely imposes many Tibetans believe they Vsometimes volatile Hima- said no foreigners would be to talk to the media, said she strict security measures arou- were essentially an indepen- layan region of Tibet will be issued special permits to visit had been told that all rooms nd sensitive political dates. Ti- dent nation for most of that suspended until the end of a until Oct. 29. The Commu- at Tibetan hotels where fo- bet has frequently been closed time. Some complain that major Chinese political mee- nist Party’s national congress, reigners are permitted to stay to tourists during anniversa- Chinese rule and an influx of ting in Beijing next month, a held once every five years, is had been booked by the go- ries of events such as 2008’s migrants are eroding Tibet’s tour operator said yesterday. due to begin Oct. 18 and is ex- vernment. deadly anti-government riots Buddhist culture and tradi- A woman who answered the pected to run about 10 days. Calls to the Tibetan regional that broke out in Lhasa and tional way of life. AP

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British lesbian The three-judge applied for a depen- whether the spou- APAN’S baby panda now has won a land- panel’s decision, dent’s visa but was se is heterosexual or has a name: Xiang Xiang, or

A J AP PHOTO mark legal challenge which overturned a rejected on the grou- gay cannot possibly fragrance. allowing her resi- lower court’s judi- nds that she was not be relevant.” Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike an- dency in Hong Kong cial review, caps a considered a spouse Hong Kong is home nounced yesterday that the as a dependent, in a years-long fight by and since then has to a sizable contin- 3-month-old giant panda is cal- ruling yesterday that QT and her partner spent her time in gent of expatriate led Shan Shan in Japanese, or could make it easier to be given the same Hong Kong on a tou- workers employed Xiang Xiang in Chinese. for gay couples to treatment as tens of rist visa. as bankers, lawyers, The name, whose Chinese move to the Asian fi- thousands of other Under the immigra- teachers, accountan- characters mean fragrance, was nancial center. expatriate workers tion policy, “each fo- ts, pilots and other chosen from more than 320,000 Hong Kong’s Court who are allowed to reign worker is only skilled staff. In a suggestions and was approved of Appeal found that bring their heterose- entitled to apply to sign of the case’s by Chinese authorities. the woman, identi- xual spouses to the bring one spouse to importance to Hong The Ueno Zoo in Tokyo fied only as QT, fa- former British co- join him or her in Kong’s financial says the panda is healthy and Female giant panda cub Xiang Xiang, or ced discrimination lony. Hong Kong,” one of community, 12 glo- growing rapidly. She now wei- Shan Shan on the 100th day since her birth, at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, last week from an immigration QT and her part- the judges, Justice bal banks and fund ghs 6 kilograms (13 pounds) department ruling ner married in a ci- Andrew Cheung, said managers including and measures 65 centimeters denying her the ri- vil partnership in in the ruling. “Whe- Goldman Sachs and (26 inches) long, nearly twice showed the fluffy black-and- ght to live and work England in 2011 and ther that spouse is Morgan Stanley as big as she was a month ago, white cub crawling, and some in Hong Kong becau- moved later that year of the same sex or threw their support according to the latest measu- teeth coming in. se the city does not to Hong Kong after different sex is nei- behind QT and sou- rement marking the 100th day Xiang Xiang was born on June recognize same-sex QT’s partner was ther here nor there. ght to present their since birth. 12 to the zoo’s resident giant marriage. offered a job. She In terms of quality, views to the court. AP Videos released last week panda, Shin Shin. tue 26.09.2017

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.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said yesterday that Washington is hoping for concrete US commerce secretary visits Uprogress during President Donald Trump’s planned trip to China amid rising trade and Korean peninsula tensions. Beijing ahead of Trump trip Ross met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the country’s top economic official, during a three-na- enormously our two peoples as tion Asian tour. Trump is due to vi- well as the whole world.” sit Beijing later this year and meet U.S. officials have been greeted AP PHOTO President Xi Jinping, who visited warmly [in China], Ross said, ad- the United States in April. ding that it “augers very well for “We hope there will be some the forthcoming visit between very good deliverables,” Ross said President Trump and President at the start of a meeting at the Xi. We are looking forward to a Zhongnanhai compound where very good session including a lot of Chinese leaders live and work in American CEOs.” central Beijing. That “would be the best single outcome for both countries,” Ross said. Ross is due Ross gave no details, but Trump has criticized China’s large trade to visit Hong surpluses with the United States and threatened to raise tariffs on Kong today and steel. He has ordered an investi- then travel to gation into whether Beijing im- properly pressures companies to Thailand hand over technology in exchange for market access. and Laos Chinese leaders have tried to head off punitive U.S. action Beijing is Ross’s first stop on a U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross meets Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Zhongnanhai state guesthouse in Beijing yesterday by emphasizing the benefits of Sept. 24-29 trip to Asia that will the world’s biggest trading rela- also include visits to Hong Kong, tionship. Bangkok and Vientiane, Laos. U.S. Embassy in China. stainless steel flanges for alleged would restrict some oil product “I think it is fair to say that our Ross also met yesterday with Vice Ross’s visit comes as the U.S. has unfair subsidies, the latest move exports to North Korea, as Trump common interests far outweigh Premier Wang Yang to discuss is- increased calls to reduce the trade after the U.S. Trade Representati- seeks to further isolate Kim Jong our differences,” said Li, the pre- sues including increased market deficit with the world’s biggest ex- ve began an investigation into Chi- Un’s regime. mier. “This important trade and access for U.S. firms, according to porting nation. Earlier this month, na’s intellectual property practices. Ross was due to visit Hong Kong economic relations has benefited the official Weibo account of the he announced a probe into China’s China last week announced it today. MDT/Agencies

Big Chinese cash bets put Vancouver Graft accusations made against casino in laundering probe Chinese insurance regulator

casino south of government took office “Reasonable grounds sinos and one of the A Vancouver favo- in July, told reporters. to suspect money laun- nation’s worst opiod BLOOMBERG red by wealthy Asian “I am making that re- dering activity through crises - has become a gamblers is under port public today.” the use of unsourced haven for hot money. scrutiny for potential Great Canadian Ga- funds has been confir- The number of sus- money laundering as ming Corp., the owner med,” the report said. picious transaction large amounts of cash of River Rock, said in a “While the patron may reports involving Van- Xiang Junbo flow through the Paci- statement late Friday be bona fide, the un- couver real estate have fic Coast city’s thriving that it strictly adheres sourced cash being spiked lately, Gerald corruption case against tural Bank of China Ltd., one real estate and gaming to all regulatory requi- accepted by the casino Cossette, director of AChina’s former insurance of the country’s top four com- industries. rements. may be associated with Canada’s anti-money regulator, the highest-ranking mercial lenders, and a former The British Columbia The report, conduc- criminal activity.” laundering watchdog, figure in Chinese finance to be central bank official. He was se- government released ted by an independent Most of the cash the Financial Transac- snared in a marathon anti-graft cretary of the China Insurance on Friday a previously investigator, examined flowing through the tions and Reporters crackdown, has been handed Regulatory Commission’s party confidential July 2016 cash transactions and casino was from clien- Analysis Centre known over to prosecutors, the coun- committee. report that had inves- play records over a ts referred to among as Fintrac, told repor- try’s anti-corruption agency The insurance industry has tigated the River Rock two-year period star- staff as “high roller ters in Montreal this says. been hit by complaints insu- Casino Resort after ting September 2013 Asian VIPs,” many of week. Xiang Junbo is accused of rers are engaged in reckless it accepted CAD13.5 at the luxury resort them non-residents or The watchdog has accepting “huge amounts of speculation in stocks and real million (USD11 overlooking the Fra- business people with been working with lo- money” in bribes and other of- estate. One life insurer has been million) in CAD20 ser River, about 12 interests in Vancouver cal realtors to identify fenses, the Central Commission banned from trading stocks, bills in just one month kilometers south of and China, the report red flags, he said. “For for Discipline Inspection said the chairman of another was in July 2015, capturing downtown Vancou- said. Cash believed to instance, how do you in a weekend statement. It said barred from the industry and the attention of B.C.’s ver. High-limit rooms be connected to illicit justify a student who he was expelled from the ru- others are under investigation. Gaming Policy and En- were staffed by em- activity would be de- buys a CAD5 million ling Communist Party, where Regulators have said one of forcement Branch. ployees whose first livered to patrons via mansion?,” Cossette he had been a member of the their goals this year is to forti- “I received a series language was either late-night drop-offs at said. Last year, when 376-member Central Commit- fy supervision of securities and of briefings that cau- Cantonese or Manda- the casino or just out- Eby was still an oppo- tee. insurance to reduce financial sed me to believe that rin. At times, patrons side the property. sition lawmaker, he Officials and managers at risks. our province could do would drop single cash The revelations identified CAD57.1 many state companies have The CCDI gave no details of more to combat mo- buy-ins of more than come amid growing million worth of re- been snared in the anti-cor- the case against Xiang but cited ney laundering at B.C. CAD500,000 at the concerns that Van- sidences bought by ruption drive launched by Pre- a wide range of offenses inclu- casinos,” B.C.’s new gaming tables without couver - a city that’s students reporting no sident Xi Jinping after he took ding “abuse of approval and su- Attorney General Da- disclosing the source home to multi- income in Vancouver’s power in 2013. pervision,” a possible reference vid Eby, whose New of funds, according to million dollar man- upper-crust district of Xiang, 60, is a former chair- to overlooking misconduct by Democratic Party-led the report. sions, glittering ca- Point Grey. Bloomberg man of state-owned Agricul- insurers. 26.09.2017 tue

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JAPAN AP PHOTO Abe says he will call snap election for parliament

Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo could help Abe extend his hold party. on power. His three-year term as Opposition lawmakers are APANESE Prime Minister party leader ends next Septem- scrambling to regroup. JShinzo Abe announced yes- ber, and he will have to fend off Earlier yesterday, Koike an- terday he will call a snap election any challengers from within the nounced the launch of a new na- for parliament’s more powerful LDP to remain prime minister. tional party that she will head, lower house for next month. “For Mr. Abe, now is the time. though she will remain as go- Abe said at a news conference He is taking advantage of unpre- vernor to focus on hosting the that he will dissolve the 475-seat pared opposition parties as he Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games chamber on Thursday when it seeks to prolong his leadership,” and other issues. convenes after a three-month said Yu Uchiyama, a University She said her Hope Party will be summer recess. The election is to of Tokyo politics professor. conservative and push for trans- be held Oct. 22. Support ratings for his govern- parency in government, women’s Support ratings for Abe’s go- ment plunged to below 30 per- advancement, elimination of nu- vernment have started to recent in July following repeated clear energy and other reforms. bound after attacks on him over parliamentary questions about Several parliamentarians, in- cronyism scandals faded during allegations that Abe helped his cluding defectors from the main the recess. Also, opposition par- friend obtain approval for a vete- opposition Democratic Party, ties are regrouping and unpre- rinary college. have announced their intention pared for an election. Opposition Recent media polls show the to join her party. lawmakers have said there is no support ratings recovering to “This is going to be a new force need to hold an election now. around 50 percent, helped by formed by members aiming to “I expect opposition criticism is parliament’s recess and a Cabinet achieve reforms and conservati- going to focus on [the scandals], reshuffle in August that removed vism,” Koike said. “We are going and it’s going to be a very difficult the defense minister and several to create a Japan where there is election,” Abe said. other unpopular ministers. hope for everyone that tomor- Analysts believe his ruling Libe- It’s a significant turnaround row will certainly be better than ral Democratic Party will retain from June, when the Liberal De- today.” a majority, but could lose the mocratic Party suffered a devas- The Democrats, which held two-thirds majority it holds with tating loss in a Tokyo city assem- power in 2009-2012, have lost its coalition partner, the Komei bly election to maverick Tokyo ground largely due to internal di- party. Still, a big enough victory Gov. Yuriko Koike’s new regional sagreements. AP

KOREAN CRISIS Trump’s travel ban unlikely to affect Pyongyang

VEN though Presi- vernment, led by dictator none are believed to be in United States issued 100 dent Donald Trump Kim Jong Un, disallows the United States. visas to North Koreans

E AP PHOTO has signed a proclamation most of its 24 million Reports say there is a last year. VOA, citing an imposing strict new res- people to travel to foreign dwindling number of analysis of visa records, trictions on visitors from countries including the North Koreans visiting said 52 of them were busi- North Korea and several United States, except in the United States amid ness or tourist visas while other nations, the move special cases like jobs that the standoff over the Nor- the rest were diplomats. is largely symbolic for the bring in foreign currency th’s nuclear and missile From March to June this North because not many or participation in spor- programs. year, the U.S. issued 18 vi- people from the country ting events. North Korea According a report last sas to North Koreans, ac- visit the United States. has tens of thousands of month by the Voice of cording to the report. The North Korean go- such workers abroad, but America broadcaster, the The figures were a sharp decrease from the period of 1997-2001, when more ad than 1,200 North Koreans acquired business or tou- Passengers board an Air Koryo plane bound for Beijing, at the rist visas each year, the Pyongyang International Airport (2015) VOA report said. The broadcaster said there’s no record of the Yemen. The U.S. will also against North Korea, in- whereabouts or activities bar the entry of certain cluding the suspensions in the United States of Venezuelan government of immigrant and non- those on business or tou- officials and their imme- immigrant visas of Nor- rism visas. But there are diate families. The chan- th Koreans, have come some North Korean go- ges will take effect Oct. 18. amid an escalating war vernment officials based But its impact on North of words between Trump in the North’s diplomatic Korea is expected to be and Kim. Last week, Kim mission to the United Na- minimal. called Trump a “mentally tions in New York. “It’s a symbolic measu- deranged U.S. dotard” In addition to North Ko- re. [...] North Korea won’t in response to Trump’s rea, Trump’s presidential probably make any res- threats to “totally des- proclamation, signed yes- ponse,” said analyst Hong troy” the North. Trump terday [Macau time], pla- Min at Seoul’s Korea Ins- later said Kim is “obvious- ces indefinite restrictions titute for National Unifi- ly a madman who doesn’t on citizens of Chad, Iran, cation. mind starving or killing Libya, Somalia, Syria and The latest U.S. moves his people.” AP tue 26.09.2017

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Firdia Lisnawati, Bali INDONESIA EARLY 50,000 people have fled the Mount Agung volcano on the Indonesian tourist is- Evacuations from Bali volcano Nland of Bali, fearing an imminent eruption as dozens of tremors rattle the surrounding region, officials said yesterday. swell to about 50,000 Waskita Sutadewa, spokesman for the disaster mitigation agency in Bali, said people have scatte- red to all corners of the island and AP PHOTO some have crossed to the neighbo- ring island of Lombok. Indonesian authorities raised the volcano’s alert status to the highest level on Friday following a dramatic increase in seismic activity. It last erupted in 1963, killing about 1,100 people. Thousands of evacuees are living in temporary shelters, sports cen- ters, village halls and with relatives or friends. Some return to the danger zone, which extends up to 12 kilometers from the crater, during the day to tend to livestock. Officials have said there’s no immediate threat to tourists, but some are already cutting short their stays in Bali. A significant eruption would force the closure of Bali’s international airport, stran- ding thousands. Villagers rest at an evacuee camp in Rendang, Bali, yesterday “It’s obviously an awful thing. We want to get out of here just to be safe,” said an Australian woman at “Officers continue to sweep the Bali’s airport who identified her- area and are appealing for people self as Miriam. to evacuate,” he said. Militant gets life in attack that killed child National Disaster Mitigation In 1963, the 3,031-meter Agung Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo hurled ash as high as 20 kilome- N Indonesian court yesterday sentenced Presiding Judge Surung Simanjuntak at the Nugroho said hundreds of thou- ters, according to volcanologists, Aan Islamic State group sympathizer to East Jakarta District Court said there was no sands of face masks will be dis- and remained active for about a life imprisonment for an attack on a church reason for leniency because of the defendant’s tributed in Bali as part of gover- year. Lava traveled 7.5 kilometers that killed a 2-year-old girl and injured three lack of remorse and previous conviction. nment humanitarian assistance and ash reached Jakarta, about other children. “The defendant deliberately attacked the that includes thousands of mat- 1,000 kilometers away. The attacker, Juhanda, who uses one name, church, although he knew that there were tresses and blankets. The mountain, 72 kilometers to was captured by locals after throwing a Molo- many children in the churchyard,” he said. “The chances of an eruption are the northeast of the tourist hotspot tov cocktail at Oikumene Church in Samarin- In a separate trial, Simanjuntak also senten- very high, but we cannot be sure of Kuta, is among more than 120 da, the provincial capital of East Kalimantan ced four co-conspirators — Supriyadi, Ahmad when it will erupt,” he said at a news active volcanoes in Indonesia. province on the island of Borneo, in Novem- Dani, Rahmad and Joko Sugito — to prison conference in the capital, Jakarta. The country of thousands of is- ber last year. terms ranging from six to seven years. He said not everyone had left the lands is prone to seismic upheaval Two-year-old Ade Intan Marbun died from All of the five had pledged allegiance to Isla- danger zone because they didn’t due to its location on the Pacific her burns. mic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi want to leave livestock, were unde- “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes Juhanda was previously convicted in 2011 and promised to carry out amaliyah, an Ara- restimating the risk or because of and fault lines encircling the Paci- for terrorism offenses but released in July bic term that is a byword for suicide bombing religious reasons. fic Basin.AP 2014. in militant circles, Simanjuntak said.

PHILIPPINES tically resolved. That “prompted personnel The Department of Foreign on board the navy vessel to Affairs in Manila said a Phi- fire warning shots and when Foreign Secretary assures Vietnam lippine navy patrol vessel the navy personnel boarded encountered six Vietname- the fishing vessel, they found se boats fishing within the two dead Vietnamese fisher- of fair probe on dead fishermen country’s exclusive econo- men,” the department said, mic zone about 34 nautical adding five other Vietname- HE Philippine gover- gation. se fishermen who were taken in Manila was the one autho- miles off Cape Bolina in the se fishermen surrendered Tnment said yesterday a Cayetano talked to Minh, into custody by Philippine rized to speak on the issue. Philippine province of Pan- and were taken into custody. Vietnamese fishing vessel who also serves as Vietnam’ authorities will be treated Still, the deadly incident gasinan. The security official told initiated “very dangerous deputy prime minister, well and could be accessed underscores the danger that Such zones extend 200 AP the Vietnamese vessels maneuvers” and slammed during a meeting at the Uni- anytime by Vietnamese offi- lurks due to overlapping nautical miles where a coas- were using powerful lights to into a Filipino navy boat ted Nations in New York. cials, who are being updated territorial claims in a region tal state has internationally attract fish off Bolinao town. during a chase, prompting its “We would like to offer our on developments. where competition is heavy recognized exclusive rights The use of lights for that pur- sailors to fire warning shots sympathies over the unfor- A Philippine security of- for fish, oil, gas and other to fish and exploit other sea pose is prohibited under Phi- then later found two Vietna- tunate loss of life and give ficial told The Associated maritime resources. In 2013, resources although foreign lippine law. mese dead on the vessel. you our assurance that we Press on Sunday that the Philippine coast guard per- ships could pass through. The Filipino navy person- Foreign Secretary Alan Pe- will conduct a fair and tho- incident unfolded closer to sonnel opened fire and killed The Filipino sailors chased nel “followed the rules of ter Cayetano informed his rough investigation into this the Philippine coast and was a Taiwanese fisherman on the Vietnamese fishing ves- engagement, including iden- Vietnamese counterpart, matter,” a Department of not related to the main ter- board a boat that sailed in sels, one of which “initiated tification protocol and use of Pham Binh Minh, of the dea- Foreign Affairs statement is- ritorial disputes farther out waters between the northern very dangerous maneuvers radio and public address sys- dly encounter that occurred sued in Manila quoted Caye- in the South China Sea. The Philippines and Taiwan, that resulted in it slamming tem,” the official said, adding early Saturday off the nor- tano as telling Minh. official spoke on condition of sparking protests in Taiwan. into the left front and left cen- that the Vietnamese fishing thwestern Philippines and Cayetano assured Minh anonymity because the De- Taiwan imposed sanctions ter of the Philippine patrol boat was towed to Pangasi- assured him of a fair investi- that the five other Vietname- partment of Foreign Affairs before the row was diploma- vessel,” the department said. nan afterward. AP 26.09.2017 tue

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IRAQ “We will take measures to safe- guard the nation’s unity and pro- tect all Iraqis,” he added. In a strongly worded state- Kurds vote in referendum on ment, Turkey said on Monday that it doesn’t recognize the referendum and declared its results would be “null and void.” independence from Baghdad Turkey’s Foreign Ministry called on the international com- Susannah George & Balint Szlanko, “Today we came here to vote munity and especially regional Irbil in the referendum for the inde- countries not to recognize the pendence of Kurdistan,” he said. AP PHOTO vote either and urged Iraq Kur- RAQI Kurds were casting “We hope that we can achieve in- dish leaders to abandon “utopic Iballots yesterday in Iraq’s Kur- dependence.” goals,” accusing them of endan- dish region and disputed ter- The Kurdish region’s president, gering peace and stability for ritories on whether to support Masoud Barzani, also voted early Iraq and the whole region. independence from Baghdad in on Monday morning at a polling The ministry reiterated that a historic but non-binding vote station packed with journalists Turkey would take all measures that has raised regional tensions and cameras. At a press confe- to thwart threats to its national and fears of instability. rence in Irbil on the eve of the re- security. On Saturday, Turkey’s More than 3 million people are ferendum, Barzani said he belie- parliament met in an extraor- expected to vote across the three ved the vote would be peaceful, dinary session to extend a man- provinces that make up the Kur- though he acknowledged that the date allowing Turkey’s military dish autonomous region, as well path to independence would be to send troops over its southern as residents in disputed territo- “risky.” border if developments in Iraq ries — areas claimed by both Ba- “We are ready to pay any price and Syria are perceived as natio- ghdad and the Kurds, including for our independence,” he said. nal security threats. the oil-rich city of Kirkuk — ac- The referendum is being car- Initial results from the poll are cording to the Independent High ried out despite mounting oppo- expected on Tuesday, with the Elections and Referendum Com- sition from Baghdad and the in- official results to be announced mission, the body overseeing the ternational community. later in the week. vote. The United States, a key ally At his press conference, Bar- Lines began forming early in of Iraq’s Kurds, has warned the dum, demanding on Sunday that ghdad on Sunday night, Iraqi zani also said that while the re- the day at polling stations across vote will likely destabilize the all airports and borders crossings Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ferendum will be the first step in Irbil, the Kurdish regional capi- region amid the fight with the Is- in the Kurdish region be handed said that “the referendum is un- a long process to negotiate inde- tal. Tahsin Karim was one of the lamic State group. The Iraqi cen- back to federal government con- constitutional. It threatens Iraq, pendence, the region’s “partner- first people to vote in his Irbil tral government has also come trol. peaceful coexistence among Ira- ship” with the Iraqi central go- neighborhood. out strongly against the referen- In a televised address from Ba- qis and is a danger to the region.” vernment in Baghdad is over. AP ad tue 26.09.2017

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GERMANY everyone who voted for AfD and previously voted for us,” Tauber said. “To do that, we have to con- front AfD clearly and show that we have the better answers.” Merkel faces tricky ‘Jamaica’ AfD won 94 seats in the new parliament — but long-standing splits inside the party emerged on Mon- day, as one of its most prominent coalition option to form gov’t figures announced that, “after long reflection,” she wouldn’t join Geir Moulson, Berlin combination, called a “Jamaica” the AfD caucus, and walked out coalition because the parties’ co- of a news conference with fellow ERMAN Chancellor AP PHOTO lors match those of the Caribbean leaders. Angela Merkel was em- nation’s flag, hasn’t been tried in a Party co-chairwoman Frauke barking yesterday on national government. Petry has been sidelined by other a complicated quest to Merkel faces lengthy talks to se- leaders over recent months after Gform a new government for Eu- cure an alliance with parties that urging her party to exclude mem- rope’s biggest economy and find have a tradition of mutual sus- bers who express extremist views, answers to the rise of a nationalist, picion as well as differences on with the aim of attracting modera- anti-migrant party. issues including migration, Euro- te voters. Sunday’s election left Merkel’s pean financial policy and the auto Petry said she wants to make conservative Union bloc weake- industry’s future. the party ready for government ned after a campaign that focused At the same time, she faces pres- in 2021, while others have made squarely on Germany’s leader of sure from conservative allies for an clear their priority is no-holds-bar- the past 12 years. However, the effective response to the third-pla- red opposition. result leaves no other party able ce finish of the nationalist Alterna- “We should be open about there to lead a new government, and not conduct coalition talks, be- Germany has no tradition of mi- tive for Germany, or AfD, which being differences of substance in Merkel herself lacks any obvious cause voters have decided that the nority governments, and Merkel entered parliament for the first AfD,” Petry said. “An anarchic par- internal challenger. Social Democrats’ place is in oppo- has already made clear she doesn’t time after a campaign that cente- ty [...] can be successful in opposi- The center-left Social Democrats sition.” want to try that option — which red on harsh criticism of Merkel tion, but it cannot make voters a — Merkel’s partners since 2013 in “All of us, all the parties have the would in any case be a tall order, and her 2015 decision to allow in credible offer for government.” a “grand coalition” of Germany’s responsibility of giving this coun- as her bloc has only 246 of the new large numbers of migrants. She left without taking questions. two traditionally dominant parties try a stable government,” Peter parliament’s 709 seats. AfD took voters from Merkel’s Other leaders continued calmly — vowed to go into opposition af- Tauber, the general secretary of That means the only politically bloc and to a lesser extent from the with their news conference. ter a heavy defeat. Merkel’s Christian Democratic plausible option is a three-way Social Democrats, while also mo- “I’d like to apologize in the name Caucus leader Thomas Opper- Union, told ZDF television. “And a coalition with the pro-business bilizing large numbers of people of my party,” co-chairman Joerg mann doubled down on that ple- coalition can only be successful if it Free Democrats and the tradi- who didn’t previously vote. Meuthen said. “This wasn’t dis- dge Monday, saying that “we will is able to make compromises.” tionally left-leaning Greens. The “Of course I want to win back cussed with us.” AP

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n context It took about 66 million years, but a duck-billed creature has I finally won recognition as California’s state dinosaur. The agreement was finally signed in December 1984. Gov. Jerry Brown announced over the weekend the signing of Control of the colony was handed over to the Chinese at midnight on 1 a bill making Augustynolophus (Aw-gus-tin-o-lo-fus) morrisi the July 1997 after a spectacular ceremony. official dinosaur of the Golden State. Prince Charles and Chris Patten - the twenty-eighth and final governor of Hong Kong - left the island on the Royal Yacht Britannia. Fossilized remains of the duckbilled creature that lived anywhe- A TAXI DRIVER re from 100 million to 66 million years ago have been found only They left a population with mixed feelings about the incoming regime room 3 and Hong Kong’s Democratic Party already protesting against what it in California. 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45pm saw as the loss of democracy. Several other states and Washington, D.C., also have official Director: Jang Hoon The Provisional Legislative Council, lead by Tung Chee-hwa and dinosaurs. Starring: Song Kang-ho, Thomas Krestchmann, Yoo Hai-jin picked by Beijing, was sworn in almost immediately after the hando- California has more than 30 state insignia including a state li- Language: Korean(Chinese & English) ver, replacing the previous elected body. chen — lace lichen — and a state fabric, denim. Duration: 137min tue 26.09.2017 th Anniversary

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MACAU SQUASH OPEN 2017 flawlessly, awing the crowd at the squash center. Abouelghar was able to maintain a level of control over opponent Saurav Double Egyptian delight as Ghosal that made the game look easy. In just one moment was Ghosal in the lead – the first point of the game – and he Abouelghar and Gohar win would not lead again. After dropping the opening T was a double Egyptian de- first game; King with her oc- point, the Egyptian star raced Ilight as second seeds Moha- casional holds and soft cross through the next eleven points med Abouelghar and Nouran court backhands and Gohar in succession for the lead. He Gohar took top honours at the with her power play and rare followed this up with the next rain-interrupted finals of the soft touches in the front. It was six points in the second game. Macau Squash Open 2017. close up to 7-7, before Gohar Saurav won back two points Rain caused general disrup- raced the next four points for a and drew a loud applause from tion to the tournament, but two-game lead. the crowd. stopped just in time for the Both players traded points But after that, it was back to women’s final. Halfway throu- once again in the third, with Mohamed controlling the T gh the first game it came back neither initially taking more and sending Saurav all over the with a vengeance and there was than a two-point lead. But fi- court. In a befitting end to the no other option but to move nally, Gohar made a break- game, Mohamed leapt high into play back to the squash center through to steal the game. air for a soft forehand volley across the peninsula. “I think I’ve had five gold drop that ended so delicately in According to a press release events where I’ve been runner the front. The third game conti- issued yesterday by the Macau up. To win today, it’s a big thing nued in much the same fashion, Squash Association, the women for me. Not so much beating taking Abouelghar just 29 mi- started with a high tempo with Joelle [King], but it’s like a vic- nutes in total to win his second Joelle King and Nouran Gohar tory against myself. I was a little USD50,000 event. eager to be in front and taking nervous when play was stopped “It wasn’t as easy as it looked the ball as early as possible. The earlier. It’s not something I am in there. Saurav has been arou- first couple of points were close, used to dealing with. It nearly nd for a long time and his skills with both taking turns to lead happened in China also, but to- are second to none. When I up to 3-3. New Zealand’s King Nouran Gohar (left) day, play actually moved back. heard we were moving back then had a lucky bounce on her Joelle was leading then and here, I thought it’s a good thing serve to budge ahead that was that affected me in a positive for me as the glass court is a followed by a nick. She got ano- center. cial first game 13-11. way. I’m really happy with the lot more dead, so it’s better for ther two points to 7-4. The rain Once back at the squash cen- The second game saw both way I stayed focused mentally Saurav’s shot making,” said came pouring during the next ter, it seemed that Gohar adap- players continue to demons- tonight.” Macau Open champion Abou- rally and a quick call was made ted quicker and she drew level trate their respective styles in In the men’s, second seed elghar. This is a great start to to move play back to the squash before going on to take the cru- a broad continuation from the Mohamed Abouelghar played the season for me,” he added. ad tue 26.09.2017

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RESIDENT Donald Trump’s criticism of Trump’s criticisms spark players who kneel during the national anthem Psparked angry protests around the National Football League more protests at NFL games Sunday, as about 200 players sat, knelt or raised their fists in de- fiance. A week ago, just six players protested. AP PHOTO Most NFL players on Sunday locked arms with their teammates — some standing, others kneeling — in a show of solidarity. A handful of teams stayed off the field until after “The Star-Spangled Banner” to avoid the issue altoge- ther. As he prepared to board Air For- ce One to return to Washington from New Jersey, Trump said the players protesting the anthem were “very disrespectful to our country” and called again on owners to stop what he considers unpatriotic displays in America’s most popular sport. “This has nothing to do with race,” Trump said. “This has to do with respect for our country.” The president’s attack on athle- tes turned the anthems — usually sung during commercials — into must-watch television shown live by the networks and Yahoo!, which streamed the game in London. In some NFL stadiums, crowds booed or yelled at players to stand. Several New England Patriots players kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans There was also some applause. The NFL and its players, often at odds, used Sunday’s anthems ted before the Raiders-Redskins Trump said to loud applause Fri- gland and one of Trump’s most he tried to gray-area Nazism and to show unity. One of Trump’s game, the final one of the day and day night at a rally in Huntsville, ardent supporters, called it “an KKK members as being fine peo- biggest supporters in the NFL, not far from the White House in Alabama. honor and a privilege to stand ar- ple, I had to take a knee.” Patriots owner Robert Kraft, joi- Landover, Maryland. All but a “I’m a son of a queen,” Falcons m-in-arm unified with our players The National Hockey League’s ned the chorus when he expres- handful of Raiders sat on their defensive lineman Grady Jarrett during today’s national anthem” reigning champion Pittsburgh sed “deep disappointment” with bench and seven Redskins took a said. in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Penguins announced Sunday Trump. knee while their teammates stood Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady The issue reverberated across they’ve accepted a White House “I like Bob very much. He’s my arm-in-arm along with owner was among the New England Pa- the Atlantic, where about two invitation from Trump. The Pen- friend. He gave me a Super Bowl Dan Snyder and president Bruce triots who locked arms in solidari- dozen players took a knee during guins said they respect the office ring a month ago. So he’s a good Allen. ty in Foxborough, Massachusetts. the playing of the U.S. anthem at of the president and “the long friend of mine and I want him to In Chicago, the Pittsburgh Stee- Aaron Rodgers did the same with Wembley Stadium. tradition of championship team do what he wants to do,” Trump lers stayed in the tunnel except his teammates in Green Bay. “We stand with our brothers,” visiting the White House.” said. “We have great people re- for one player, Army veteran Ale- “Standing with locked arms is Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs Before Game 1 of the WNBA Fi- presenting our country, especially jandro Villanueva, who stood ou- good, kneeling is not acceptab- said. “They have the right and we nals in Minneapolis on Sunday, our soldiers our first responders tside with a hand over his heart. le. Bad ratings!” Trump tweeted knelt with them today. To protest, the Los Angeles Sparks left the and they should be treated with Both the Seahawks and Titans Sunday. non-violent protest, is as Ame- floor while the Minnesota Lynx respect. […] And when you get on stayed inside until after the natio- rican as it gets, so we knelt with stood arm-in-arm. The Sparks re- your knee and you don’t respect nal anthem was over in Nashvil- them today to let them know that turned to a chorus of boos when the American flag or the anthem.” le, a throwback to the pre-2009 we’re a unified front.” the song was finished. The protests started more than NFL when teams, not the league, Jaguars owner Shad Khan and Trump also mocked the league’s a year ago when former San set pre-game policy regarding We felt like players on both teams who were crackdown on illegal hits, sugges- Francisco 49ers quarterback Co- players standing on the sideline President not kneeling remained locked ar- ting the league had softened be- lin Kaepernick refused to stand for the anthem. m-in-arm throughout the playing cause of its safety initiatives. during the anthem as a protest A handful of NFL players had Trump’s speech of the anthem and “God Save The Kahn, who was among the NFL of police treatment of minorities. been continuing Kaepernick’s Queen.” No players knelt during owners who chipped in USD1 This season, no team has signed protest this season, but that was an assault the British anthem. million to the Trump inaugura- him, and some supporters believe ballooned Sunday following “Me taking a knee doesn’t chan- tion committee, said he met with NFL owners are avoiding him be- Trump’s two-day weekend rant. on our most ge the fact that I support our mi- his team captains before kickoff cause of the controversy. It began with the president calling cherished right, litary, I’m a patriot and I love my in London “to express my support A handful of white players didn’t for NFL protesters to be fired and country,” Bills linebacker Lorenzo for them, all NFL players and the stand Sunday, but the vast ma- continued Saturday when he res- freedom of Alexander said. “But I also recog- league following the divisive and jority of those actively protesting cinded a White House invitation nize there are some social injus- contentious remarks made by were black. for the NBA champion Golden speech. tices in this country and today I President Trump.” State Warriors over star Stephen wanted to take a knee in support Among the strongest criticisms Defensive star Von Miller was VON MILLER among the large group of Denver Curry’s criticism. DENVER BRONCOS of my brothers who have been of the president Sunday was this Broncos who took a knee in Buf- The president’s delving into the doing it.” from Saints coach Sean Payton: falo Sunday, where Bills running NFL protests started by Kaeper- In Detroit, anthem singer Rico Alexander said he’ll go back “I’m disappointed in the com- back LeSean McCoy stretched nick brought new attention and Lavelle took a knee at the word to standing for the anthem next ments that were made. I think we during the anthem. angered many players who took “brave,” lowering his head and week. need a little bit more wisdom in “We felt like President Trump’s one insult as a personal attack on raising his right fist. In Nashville, “I just wanted to show them that that office,” he said of the White speech was an assault on our their mothers. anthem singer Meghan Linsey, I was with them today, especially House. “I want that guy to be one most cherished right, freedom “Wouldn’t you love to see one of took a knee as she finished sin- in the backdrop of our president of the smarter guys in the room of speech,” said Miller, who nor- these NFL owners, when some- ging. making the comments about our and it seems like every time he’s mally steers clear of politics and body disrespects our flag, you’d Jets Chairman and CEO Chris- players, about their mothers,” opening up his mouth it’s some- social issues. say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the topher Johnson, whose brother, Alexander said. “And then you thing that is dividing our country Dozens of more players protes- field right now. Out! He’s fired,’” Woody, is the ambassador to En- put that in conjunction with how and not pulling us together.” AP THE Philippines accepts Malaysia’s Station Air quality BUZZ rejection of ASEAN statement Roadside 13-35 Good The Philippines said yesterday it respects Malay- ASEAN, which prides itself in its unity and decisions sia’s decision to dissociate itself from a statement on by consensus. High Myanmar’s Rakhine state issued by Foreign Secre- Manila said the Philippines, as ASEAN chair, is- Density 13-35 tary Alan Peter Cayetano as chairman of the Asso- sued the statement taking into account sentiments Residental ciation of Southeast Asian Nations. of others in the 10-member regional bloc and after Good Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said extensive consultation with Malaysia. Area opinion this weekend that Malaysia was dissociating itself The ASEAN chairman’s statement condemned from the statement because it misrepresents the “the attacks against Myanmar security forces” and Ambient 20-540 reality of the situation, omits reference to Rohingya “all acts of violence which resulted in loss of civilian Good SOURCE: DSMG SOURCE: Our Desk Muslims as one of the affected communities and lives, destruction of homes and displacement of lar- Daniel Beitler was not based on consensus — a rare public spat in ge numbers of people.” WORLD BRIEFS Bureaucracy and the ‘rule of three’ Airbnb launches NYC AP PHOTO Bureaucracy is equally as astonishing and stifling in Macau, as it seems to be everywhere else in the world. tours with Sarah Or at least that’s what I thought until very recently. I assumed that bureaucracy was pretty much the same the world over, but maybe made slightly worse Jessica Parker Nearly 50,000 in Macau by the not unusual instances of unprofes- INDONESIA sionalism. people have fled the Mount Agung volcano What I mean by unprofessionalism is mainly sta- on the Indonesian tourist ff members – usually customer service reps – not island of Bali, fearing an AP PHOTO knowing or pretending not to know the answers imminent eruption as to the most basic of enquiries. Sometimes, they dozens of tremors rattle answer you anyway, though the tone in their voice the surrounding region. suggests far from 100 percent confidence. Indonesian authorities I am told that the six months-plus lead-time nee- have raised the volcano’s ded by some government institutions to process an alert status to the highest application is warranted by a backlog of thousands level following a dramatic of other applications. In which case, why is it so diffi- increase in seismic activity. More on p13 cult to recall the circumstances of those other applications and advise on specific requirements? RUSSIA The U.N. human I follow a ‘rule of three’ when trying to extract in- rights office said in a report formation from customer service representatives: 1. yesterday that Russia is Call up a representative and ask what is required. 2. violating international law Call another representative, ask what is required and in Crimea by imposing verify any discrepancies. 3. Repeat step 2. Russian citizenship on its This helps to avoid turning in a pink form only to be people and deliberately told you need a yellow one. transferring hundreds of When I first arrived in Macau, I learnt this the hard prisoners to Russia. way. For one application, I downloaded an official U.S.-backed form from the institution’s website, completed it and SYRIA forces in eastern Syria turned it in to the application center. But the staff say Russia bombed their member told me that my form was outdated and positions yesterday in a could not be accepted. I hadn’t realized that the de- Sarah Jessica Parker major natural gas field partment’s website was update-free since 2004, but they recently captured the staff member I rang up didn’t tell me that either. from Islamic State Like many others, I quickly became resigned to the Beth J. Harpaz tainly had a nice walk on pand to 150 experiences militants. The two sides headaches of Macau’s bureaucracy… and complai- the High Line or just strol- citywide, from “secrets are racing to defeat the ned about it often. But then, only a few months ago, I IRBNB is launching led the streets of the East of the subway” to a walk militants and snap up oil had a revelation of sorts when attempting to navigate local tours and other Village or Midtown East.” through New York’s “tat- and gas fields, fueling A fears of conflict. the bureaucratic landscape of my home country. experiences in New York She decided on Blooming- too history.” My rule of three, born out of practicality in Macau, City this week, with one dale’s because it’s “an ico- Prices for experiences in was tested to its limit in Britain. It’s not that custo- listing promising “an nic destination” where she other markets range from mer service representatives weren’t helpful; they unforgettable shoe-sho- hopes to “be of service” under $10 to more than AP PHOTO just didn’t know the correct procedure but offered pping experience” led by in helping her guests pick $100, depending on loca- an opinion anyway. Each rep that I contacted had a a New Yorker whose bio out the perfect footwear. tion and what’s offered. different, but ‘assured’ perspective on how to file the describes her as “an ac- The ballet, she added, is Hosts get 80 percent of application and the required supporting documents. tor, producer, busines- “one of the great cultural the fee, Airbnb the rest, Then there is the fact that some UK government swoman ... and a proud experiences anybody can except for the social im- websites have no direct contact information listed. New Yorker.” have” in New York, whe- pact experiences, where Instead, they charge concerned applicants the equi- That host is Sarah Jes- ther they live here or are 100 percent goes to cha- TURKEY-IRAQ Turkey is strongly opposed to the valent of about MOP60 per email enquiry, only to sica Parker. Each parti- visiting. rity. referendum Iraqi Kurds are cipant will get a pair of Parker’s listing is one of Fans of the HBO series reply with a one-line answer. Did that answer your holding on whether their question? No? Feel free to send us another email. shoes from her SJP Col- several Airbnb “social im- “Sex and the City,” whi- semi-autonomous region We foreigners forget how lucky we have things in lection at Bloomingdale’s, pact experiences” being of- ch Parker starred in, still should seek independence Macau, and the locals and mainlanders are – thank- with a stop at the depart- fered in New York by cele- seek out places around from Baghdad. The Turkish fully – happy to show us another way. ment store’s Forty Carrots brities for charity. Others New York where the show government, which has I recall one instance, around two years ago, when cafe for frozen yogurt be- include former NFL player was filmed. “There’s so been fighting a Kurdish I needed to apply for a tourist visa at a consulate in fore the guests head off to Michael Strahan taking much of the city that I re- rebel insurgency for more Macau. I arrived with the required paperwork com- the ballet. guests golfing at Chelsea call from the many years than three decades, has plete, only I had forgotten to bring with me a pass- The listing for Parker’s Piers to benefit St. Jude of shooting on the stree- threatened economic and military action. More on p14 port-sized picture to affix to my application. Oct. 6 experience will go Children’s Research Hos- ts,” Parker said. Did she With only an hour or so to go before closing time, I live today, with four spa- pital, and actor Ansel El- consider taking guests on ROMANIA’s ruling party decided to ask a security officer at the consulate for ces bookable at USD400 gort leading a visit to his her Airbnb tour to Mag- yesterday backed two the closest place to have such a picture taken. each, first come, first ser- Brooklyn neighborhood to nolia Bakery in Greenwich ministers who have been The security officer, who was stationed in a small ved. The money will go to benefit Americares hurri- Village, where a famous named in a criminal inquiry security office at the consulate’s entrance, motioned the New York City Ballet, cane relief efforts. cupcake-eating scene was into allegations of abuse for me to walk around to his side of the desk and step where Parker is a board Airbnb has been offering shot? “You know what,” of office during a land into a tight storage cupboard, no more than 60cm member. experiences in other cities she said with a laugh, “it transfer. wide. I hesitated… but complied, and the security Parker said in a phone since November as part of didn’t even occur to me.” officer pulled down a white backdrop and took a pic- interview with The Asso- a larger “trips” platform. Airbnb is primarily GERMANY Chancellor ture of me with his phone. ciated Press that she gave It’s now in 40 marke- known for vacation rentals Angela Merkel defended an election campaign Feeling rather sheepish and possibly the butt of a lot of thought to making ts worldwide, including around the world. Officials that left her conservative sure that her tour “speaks Barcelona, Havana and in many cities have critici- a joke, I was told by the security officer to wait for bloc in first place but a little while. Less than 15 minutes later and about to the very colorful iden- Tokyo. A handful of New zed the company, saying significantly weakened as MOP100 lighter, someone dropped off four, profes- tity that is New York. We York experiences have its short-term rentals are she embarked yesterday sional-looking passport-sized photos. could have gone to MOMA been listed since March, reducing long-term hou- on what could be a lengthy Now that’s economic diversification. or the Whitney or walked all in Harlem, but the trips sing options for residents quest to form a new through Chinatown or cer- rollout this week will ex- and forcing prices up. AP government. More on p15