scarcity of water 70 percent of phone alarms residents scam victims are young xi wants to Locals were spotted yesterday Most victims of a recent surge in work on at public water sources trying to phone scams were young people differences extract and store as much of the under the age of 35. Half of them with seoul precious liquid as possible were holders of university degrees P6 P2 P13

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Scholar HE value of retail sales Tin the second quarter highlights role of 2017 rose by more than 10 percent year-on-year to Q2 retail sales register of youth in MOP14.48 billion, the Sta- tistics and Census Service election (DSEC) noted in a statement 12 percent drop from published yesterday, but re- Kwong Kam Kwan, gistered a sharp fall of 12.2 Associate Professor from the percent from the first quar- Department of Government ter of this year. previous quarter and Public Administration of Meanwhile, the value of the University of Macau, said retail sales for the first half that the Legislative Assembly of this year came in at just election’s first-time voters have relatively little desire to under MOP31 billion, up by BLOOMBERG vote in the election. Kwong 10.8 percent year-on-year. noted that these first-time Watches, clocks and jewelry voters registered for voting at accounted for about 22 per- the end of last year, and that cent of the total value of re- after nine months since the tails sales, followed by good closing of said registration, in departments stores (14.8 their interest might have percent), adults’ clothing already faded away. He (12.1 percent), leather goods also stated that the sense of (12 percent) and goods in su- citizenship of people within permarkets (7.3 percent). Macau is relatively lower Starting from this second than in neighboring regions. quarter of 2017, DSEC will In Kwong’s opinion, tapping now use a new retail sales into the youth vote and volume index rebased to the encouraging young people period between April 2015 to participate in the election and March 2016. should be a key element of any After adjusting for price election candidate’s strategy. changes, the volume of re- tail sales rose by 10.5 percent year-on-year in the second

AP PHOTO quarter. Volume of retail sa- les for the first half of 2017 next quarter, between July just under 40 percent expect lers expect the retail prices increased by 10.7 percent and September 2017. Some the volume to remain steady. to stay stable year-on-year in year-on-year. 53.2 percent of surveyed re- Only 7 percent forecast an in- the third quarter. Some 27.8 DSEC also shared their ac- tailers anticipate a year-on- crease. percent expect a decrease cumulation of retailers’ com- year decrease in sales volu- Meanwhile, about 68 per- and just 4 percent predict an ments and outlook for the me in the third quarter, while cent of the surveyed retai- increase.

Lotus flower exhibition APDCGM celebrates anniversary, inviting 70 percent of open until Sep 17 phone scam 20 local artists victims under N exhibition titled 90th birthday of Pro- has published over 100 HE Macau Guia Cir- open on Saturday, Au- A“The Glamour of fessor Jao Tsung-I, the books and 1000 essays, Tcuit for Promotion gust 26 at the RITZ Bui- 35 Jao’s Lotus - Touring Macau Museum of Art opening numerous and and Development Asso- lding Gallery in Senado Exhibition of Lotus- held a special exhibition innovative fields of in- ciation (APDCGM) will Square at 6:15 p.m. and Seventy percent of the city’s themed Artworks by titled “Immortal Lotus” vestigation. be commemorating its will end on, September 6. phone scam victims are Professor Jao Tsung-I” at the Handover Gifts The artist advocates anniversary by hosting The second and larger young people 35 years old is currently showing at Museum of Macau. This the “synergy between two local art exhibitions exhibition will be held at or younger, according to the the Special Exhibition year, Macau once again art and academia” in the with the theme “Macau the Mount Fortress Cor- Judiciary Police (PJ). Until Gallery of the Hando- will pay homage to the art field and has dedi- Guia Circuit to the World ridor Gallery, which is now, local victims have lost ver Gifts Museum of scholar with this exhi- cated many of his latest Heritage of UNESCO”. situated on the eastern some MOP30 million to phone Macau. The exhibition bition. artworks to the lotus The association aims to slope of the famous his- scams in total, the police is one of the activities Jao Tsung-I is an in- flower, further using the promote the rise of Ma- toric site and is connec- informed. Nearly 50 percent marking the 100th bir- ternationally renow- artworks as a starting cau’s racing street circuit ted to the Tap Seac Squa- of the victims are holders of a thday of Professor Jao ned Chinese scholar. point to develop new te- as part of the territory’s re and St Lazarus Parish university degree. This year, a large number of phone scams Tsung-I. For over 70 years, he chniques. He takes the heritage. by the pedestrian path have been reported, especially The exhibition will has dedicated his stu- lotus flower as the ob- The two exhibitions will of the Historic Center of in March and from the showcase 39 sets of lo- dy and teaching to 13 ject of expression, sym- feature more than 20 lo- Macau. beginning of July until now. tus flower paintings by major areas including bolizing his constant cal artists, who will pre- The second exhibition From July 20 to August 22, the professor. ancient history, oracle exploration of painting sent works in a variety of will open on, September the PJ, the Customs Service, This is not the first bone script, silk and as an art and his conti- artistic media, including 16 at 6:15 p.m. and will and the Public Security Police time that Macau has bamboo manuscrip- nuous vitality. photography, painting, be on display until, Sep- Force received a total of 2,931 held an exhibition fea- ts, Confucian classics, The exhibition will run video, ceramics, jewelry tember 25. reports and inquiries from the turing Professor Jao religious studies, and until September 17. Ad- and installation. Admission to both exhi- public regarding phone scams. Tsung-I’s work. On the Chinese art history. He mission is free. The first exhibition will bitions is free. RM

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INEMATHEQUE Pas- ISITOR arrivals Csion has collaborated increased by 22.7 with Comuna de Han-Ian to percent month-to- BLOOMBERG bring “The Good, the Bad month to 2,917,953 and the Ambiguous - A Film inV July 2017 and increased by Noir Series” to Macau from 4.4 percent year-on-year, ac- September 9 to 24. The se- cording to the Statistics and ries will present to the pu- Census Service (DSEC). blic a total of 10 classic films Overnight visitors from Europe, the USA, Ja- (1,609,426) rose by 10.6 per- pan, South Korea and Hong cent year-on-year while sa- Kong. me-day visitors (1,308,527) ‘Film noir’ is a cinema- dropped 2.3 percent. tic term used primarily to Visitors from Mainland Chi- describe stylish Hollywood na increased by 9.6 percent crime dramas, which were year-on-year to 2,016,066 in Moreover, visitors from the minal (632,233) and the Tai- popular between the early neo-film noir. Some films July, with those travelling United States (16,169) and pa Ferry Terminal (412,624) 1940s to the late 1950s. include: The Maltese Fal- under the Individual Visit Canada (5,300) increased increasing by 4 percent and This genre is associated con (1941), highly-regarded Scheme (991,560) rising by year-on-year, while visitors 1.4 percent respectively. Vi- with a low-key, black-an- as the first film noir in the 12.8 percent. from Australia (6,430) and sitor arrivals by air grew by d-white visual style that has 1940s; Le Samouraï (1967), Mainland visitors mainly the United Kingdom (4,594) 15.8 percent year-on-year, roots in German expressio- starring French actor Alain came from Guangdong Pro- decreased. with those arriving at the air- nist cinematography, com- Delon (1967); China- vince (839,456), Hunan Pro- Analyzed by mode of trans- port increasing by 15.7 per- bined with elements from town (1974), directed vince (97,016) and Fujian port, visitor arrivals by land cent. French Poetic Realism, New by Roman Polanski; Old Province (84,239). increased by 3.8 percent year- In the first seven months of York style street photogra- Boy (2003) by Park Chan Visitors from Korea (74,129) on-year, with those arriving 2017, visitor arrivals totaled phy and detective novels. -wook, and The Secret (1979) surged by 42.6 percent, through the Border Gate ri- 18,482,256, up by 5.3 percent Six of the featured films by Ann Hui. while visitors from Hong sing by 3.1 percent. Visitor year-on-year. Overnight visi- are black and white pro- In addition, a talk tit- Kong (559,421) and Taiwan arrivals by sea increased by tors (9,706,921) rose by 12.6 ductions from the 1940s to led “There is a kind of film (102,990) dropped by 9.6 2.9 percent year-on-year, percent while same-day visi- the 1960s. The remaining - dark film” will be held on percent and 0.3 percent res- with those disembarking at tors (8,775,335) dropped by four are variations and September 9. LV pectively. the Outer Harbour Ferry Ter- 1.8 percent.

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reported varying levels of dama- ge. The Public Security Police For- ce reported that several associa- RENATO MARQUES RENATO tions and companies voluntee- red their equipment to help the bureau clean the city. The public works department has already inspected a few construction sites, with more than 30 in need of immediate repairs. Both the Macau Ferry Termi- nal and the Taipa Ferry Ter- minal have sustained damage. Limited ferry services are being operated at both terminals. The Civil and Municipal Af- fairs Bureau will collect dan- gerous and large piles of trash across the city, with different associations helping to collect small pieces of trash.

It is heartbreaking that eight people died […] and more than 200 are injured. CHUI SAI ON Gov’t to issue compensation for The Health Bureau clarified that Kiang Wu Hospital and the Centro Hospital Conde de São Januário (CHCSJ) did not deceased, injured, damages sustain a severe shortage of wa- ter, although there was a period when the water supply was ru- Julie Zhu The city’s top leaders stood worked tirelessly at the frontline across the city, and the police ning low. yesterday during a minute of si- to get the city back to normal. force will increase inspections The bureau noted that it will HE government organized a lence to honor the eight people “We are expending all efforts to at casinos, in addition to help continue to conduct pest control Tpress conference yesterday who died during the typhoon. minimize the harm,” said Chui. providing backup support to in the city as infectious diseases to report the latest updates re- “It is heartbreaking that eight The city’s public departments frontline workers in cleaning up normally spread after natural garding Wednesday’s typhoon. people died in the typhoon and are permitting flexible day-off the streets. disasters. Led by Chief Executive Chui more than 200 are injured,” said schedules for civil servants who The police force will also issue Chui noted that the govern- Sai On, Secretary for Adminis- Chui. are in need of help, according to timely notifications in order to ment is expending “all efforts” tration and Justice Sonia Chan, The chief executive expressed Sonia Chan. prevent false rumors. to resolve the typhoon’s after- Secretary for Security Wong Sio his apologies to the public after Wong Sio Chak remarked that A few sports fields are dama- math, noting that it is the first Chak, and Secretary for Social saying that there are steps the Typhoon Hato was the strongest ged and will need several days time the Macau government is Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam, local government needs to take typhoon to strike Macau since to be fixed, Alexis Tam informed facing the consequences of such senior government officials re- in order to improve its response 1964. The security head said that at the conference. According to a strong natural disaster. “We ported on the latest updates to such disasters. all members of the security force Tam, the sports fields can only send our sincere apologies,” he from their departments. He praised residents who vo- had canceled summer holidays be used after Macau’s water su- said. A compensation scheme with luntarily took the initiative to and the relevant departments pply is resumed and the fields The Chief Executive also noted four categories is being coordi- help the city recover from the are now fully-staffed to confront are repaired. that the government “does not nated by the government, via disaster, and praised cleaning the aftermath of the disaster. Tam noted that several schools have enough time to calculate the Macao Foundation, for in- staff, firefighters, and police The Judiciary Police (PJ) might not be ready to open on economic losses,” and that their jured or deceased people, and officers, as well as others who will increase night inspections September 1, as campuses have “first task is the public’s safety.” household damage. Families of the deceased will be compensated with MOP300,000 each. Injured people who required hospital RENATO MARQUES RENATO treatment during the typhoon can apply for a maximum of MOP30,000 to cover their me- dical expenses. The owners of houses where damages have been recorded - including broken windows - can apply for a maximum of MOP30,000 in subsidies from the government. Evidence that the damage occurred during the typhoon will be required. In addition, households af- fected by the shortage of water and electricity will be granted a MOP2,000 reduction in their water and electricity bills. fri 25.08.2017

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S rescue operations continue after the Death toll rises to eight as passage of super- typhoon Hato, the numberA of casualties conti- nues to rise. Authorities have rescue operations continue confirmed another three dea- ths, which increases the pre- viously announced death toll from five to eight. The three new deaths, cau- sed by drowning, were dis- covered during the ongoing MARQUES RENATO search and rescue opera- tions in parking lots of four residential buildings and in several private business es- tablishments, the Civil Pro- tection Operations Center (COPC) informed. The official noted that the previous day, the floo- ded streets and parking lots made it very difficult to at- tend some of the calls for help. As such, it was impos- sible for the rescue works to be performed faster. In such situations, he noted that the COPC relies on the Customs Service (SA) to send teams of divers to perform underwater searches to find bodies of missing persons suspected to have drowned. A total of five bodies were uncovered this way. According to the latest upda- te, the Health Bureau’s (SSM) director Lei Chin Ion said that none of the 200 injured victims presented life-threa- tening conditions, although there were two cases consi- dered worrying as one victim presented a bone fracture and another a bleeding eye. Lei added that most of the injuries were caused by glass cuts and falling objects. According to the Civil Pro- tection authorities, as of yes- terday evening, a total of 432 incidents related to Typhoon Hato were registered, with the majority of them resul- ting from falling trees and objects from buildings. The COPC also registered a to- tal of nine cases related to the partial fall of scaffolding structures. Up until 11:30 a.m., traf- fic conditioners were used in several streets to facilita- te cleaning and repair ope- rations and the securing of Cotai Water Jet (HKIA-Tai- structures, which also led to pa) resumed at 10:15 a.m. Another typhoon may approach Sunday the temporary opening of the Ferry connections from Governador Nobre de Car- both companies between OME weather applications and storm mo- and also in Hong Kong. valho Bridge to private vehi- Macau and the mainland are Snitoring services are showing that another The website of Macau’s Meteorological and cles. still suspended. typhoon might start forming in the South China Geophysical Bureau contained no warnings of a According to information In a press conference on Sea on Saturday night. tropical depression as of last night. Hong Kong’s provided by TurboJet and Wednesday evening, the di- The typhoon, which is still technically a “tropi- Observatory shows the path of the Tropical De- Cotai Water Jet, ferry ser- rector of the Macau Meteo- cal depression” and is likely to be considerably pression means it is likely to pass by the city on vices between Macau (Ou- rological and Geophysical smaller and weaker than Typhoon Hato, is cur- Sunday morning. DB ter Harbor and Taipa Ferry Bureau (SMG) Fong Soi Kun rently projected to sweep into the Macau-Hong Terminal, respectively) and said that Typhoon Hato was Kong area, and either make landfall or subside in Hong Kong (Sheung Wan “a special typhoon to Macau. the Pearl River estuary. and Kowloon) were resumed The strongest one ever (since By 10 a.m., the typhoon is projected to be sou- WINDY.COM in the early hours of yester- we started to have records),” th of Hong Kong SAR, drifting along a westward day with some limitations. with wind speeds exceeding trajectory. At 1 p.m., the eye of the tycoon might As for connections to and 200 Km/h and an average be just kilometers southeast of Coloane. from the HK International wind speed recorded by seve- The eye is a region of mostly calm weather at Airport (HKIA), Turbojet ral weather stations of arou- the center of strong tropical cyclones. Strong was still suspended, while nd 140 Km/h. winds may still be felt on the Macau peninsula 25.08.2017 fri

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Residents raid fire hydrants in search of water

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ACAU experienced a wa- ter crisis yesterday which M MARQUES RENATO saw much of the city left without a stable water supply, even as the electricity provision was gra- dually restored. Due to the lack of an immediate response from authorities, residents were seen pumping water from fire hydran- ts, even though doing so is illegal. Local residents hurried to va- rious public water sources across the city to extract as much water as possible. They were first seen queuing up on some streets on Wednesday night, buckets in hand, appro- priating water. By yesterday after- noon, water raiding had become endemic on the streets and broa- dly discussed on social media. A group of people in the Costa area accessed water through a Ci- vic and Municipal Affairs Bureau garden hose which is normally used for watering plants. Others were spotted showering on the street. Macao Water Co., the city’s pu- blic water provider, issued a sta- tement yesterday with updates to the state of water supply in the territory. The company said that the city The Times attempted to con- In addition, two temporary wa- is facing “the worst situation since tact private water suppliers in the ter supply vehicles were tracking the establishment [of Macao Wa- territory but repeated calls went a circular route around the penin- ter], leading to the suspension of unanswered. sula to serve public demand. three water treatment plants yes- Subsequently, there were repor- The company did not specify terday.” ts that individuals were hoarding any emergency service provisions The public has been advised not water bottles and selling them for Taipa or Coloane. to use fire hydrants or firefighting at overpriced rates. Some repor- For the immediate future, Ma- hoses for their water supply as “it ts said two bottles of water were cao Water is asking the public could have negative effects on the selling for a combined price of to conserve as much accessible water pressure” and the company MOP150. water as possible. The company without power. Due to the cut in electricity su- could not guarantee the “quality Macao Water said its staff have urged the public to “reduce unne- “CEM is making every effort to pply, there were more than 60 of the water” for drinking purpo- been carrying out remedial works cessary use of water - for example, repair the power facilities dama- reports of people being trapped ses. since Typhoon Hato subsided to landscaping - in order to maintain ged by the floods and strives to inside elevators, according to the A source familiar with the mat- try to fix the “serious damage” to the water pressure.” restore the power supply to all coordinator of the Civil Protection ter told the Times yesterday “the the pump room and coagulation Part of the reason for the disrup- affected customers today,” the Operation Center. Of these, about water supply is very poor.” The system of the Ilha Verde Water tion of water services was a lack of company wrote in a statement one-third were resolved by buil- source advised keeping water at Treatment Plant. Late yesterday electricity available to the water yesterday. ding management services and 18 home but “beware of consump- afternoon, the provider said it treatment plants in Macau, cau- Almost the entire city was plun- cases were resolved by emergency tion without boiling [first]; the would seek to restore the water sed by the city-wide blackout on ged into temporary darkness services. water may be contaminated.” supply of the plant by the end of Wednesday. around midday on Wednesday At a government press confe- Some supermarkets and con- the day. Yesterday, the electricity supply as a power cable supplying elec- rence yesterday evening, there venience stores were out of stock The company also notified the was gradually restored to the city, tricity from Zhuhai was ruptured was no update on the other cases, of bottled water yesterday mor- public that it had set up six tem- but 30,000 CEM customers, lo- and storm clouds casted a shadow meaning some people might have ning. Empty shelves were an asto- porary supply points for water cated in areas severely damaged over Macau. The city relies on the been trapped in elevators for as nishing sight for many residents, distribution, however most of by the flooding, were still without neighboring mainland city for as long as eight hours. No further who had not experienced such a them were located in close proxi- power. In the early hours of this much as 80 percent of its total information has been provided on shortage within their lifetimes. mity to Avenida de Horta e Costa. morning, 20,000 customers were power supply. the situation.

Daniel Beitler gh their Facebook page, with a ‘cleanup event’ HE Macau Red Cross Macau Red Cross on standby planned for this after- Tis on standby to pro- noon, starting at 3 p.m. vide disaster relief efforts drafted to import water Macao Water will solve A decision will be made some clothing to affected They will gather at the should Macao Water not from organizations ou- the situation satisfacto- early this morning on residents and home clea- HSBC near Red Market have the water situation tside of Macau that are rily.” whether to implement ning services to elderly to allocate teams to the under control by this prepared to help. “We have a contingen- the contingency plan. people city’s various districts. morning, the organiza- “We hope and believe cy plan in place to su- The Times also contac- Other organizations in The Times has also re- tion told the Times yes- that the water situation pply water to vulnerable ted the charity’s Hong Macau were assembling ceived reports of indi- terday. will improve by 9 or 10 people,” he continued, Kong branch who said volunteers to help with viduals taking it upon Joao Manuel Ambrosio, p.m. tonight,” said Am- “since we have already that they are keeping in other relief efforts, such themselves to clean the vice-president of directi- brosio yesterday. “We contacted organizations close contact with seve- as cleaning the streets. streets of debris and as- ve council of Macau Red haven’t taken any imme- outside Macau [who are] ral Macau organazitions. The Young Macanese sist the police and other Cross, said a contingen- diate action yet becau- prepared to answer our Hong Kong Red Cross Association is organizing public services on an ad cy plan has already been se we are confident that appeal.” has thus far provided a volunteer group throu- hoc basis. fri 25.08.2017

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The lawmaker stressed that the bureau’s problems and operations are highly important, not just for Weather bureau chief resigns SMG staff, but for the general pu- blic. Typhoon Hato has wrought massive damage to the city, lea- following heavy criticism ding to the absence of water and electricity to thousands of resi- Lynzy Valles The criticism continued this regions, was unprepared. typhoon warning signal, noting dents until yesterday. week after SMG predicted that a Si Ka Lon stated that the Civil that hoisting Signal 8 requires an In a press conference on We- HE long-criticized Me- maximum speed of 118 km/hour Protection Operational Center did average wind speed above 63 km/ dnesday night, Fong was ques- teorological and Geophy- was recorded for Typhoon Hato, not issue sufficient warnings in hour. tioned whether the bureau sical Bureau (SMG) yet only raised Signal 3 around 3 advance, noting that it failed to re- Back in October, SMG also in- downplayed the typhoon - cau- head, Fong Soi Kun, has a.m. Wednesday. mind residents to be prepared for correctly declared a Signal 8 for sing poor disaster coordination Tresigned from his post, following SMG then raised the tropi- storms. Typhoon Haima, when the wind efforts and responses. criticism from residents and cal cyclone signal to Signal 8 at speed on that day in Macau was However, the bureau head res- lawmakers regarding the bureau’s approximately 9 a.m. Wednesday weaker than forecasted. ponded, “We knew that there are failure to raise typhoon signals to morning, while Hong Kong had Fong has Fong this week has admitted some differences between [us] an appropriate level. already issued T8 by midnight the admitted that that his bureau’s forecast was “not and what the majority of the [wea- The announcement was made previous night. perfect,” and that it was “slightly ther] centers [predicted]. So, we last night by chief executive Chui Signal 10 was issued shortly be- his bureau’s wrong.” released some of the information Sai On at a press conference orga- fore midday; a warning that was Fong argued that the bureau in advance.” nized to update the public on the deemed too late for residents who forecast was could not compare the effects Fong said that despite issuing disaster relief measures of the go- were already on their way to work. of the typhoon in Hong Kong or the Signal 8 warning at 9 a.m., the vernment. Lawmakers this week also called ‘not perfect’ Zhuhai with Macau. information was available to the Chui said that the deputy di- for Fong’s resignation, with Ho Since August, residents have public as early as 6 a.m. rector of SMG will temporarily Ion Sang and Si Ka Lon saying Si considered that government been calling for Fong to resign Meanwhile, several netizens are operate as the bureau’s chief. He that “SMG did not perform their officials, who are criticized by the over his decisions, which also led slamming the bureau for failing said Fong had retired but was not predictive functions at all.” public, should be accountable for the Macau Civil Servants Associa- to coordinate with relevant autho- exempt from an investigation. Ho argued that Hong Kong and failures to meet their responsibi- tion, led by lawmaker José Perei- rities to disseminate safety mea- Residents have been slamming Zhuhai consistently predicted the lities. ra Coutinho, to submit a petition sures to citizens. Others criticize the bureau since August last year, destructive power of the typhoon In August last year, Fong rea- to the office of the chief executive the region for holding road cons- after it failed to raise Signal 8 the day before, while the MSAR, soned that the weather was not to launch an investigation into truction projects during the city’s when Typhoon Nida stuck Macau. which is in the middle of the two rough enough to justify the high SMG’s operations. typhoon season. 25.08.2017 fri

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YPHOON Hato has left Tat least eight people dead in Guangdong Province. Ac- cording to the Zhuhai go- vernment’s official announ- Eight killed in Guangdong cement and other mainland reports, four of the deceased were from Zhuhai, two were down, leading to power cuts from Zhongshan and one was in 680,000 households. Ei- from Jiangmen. It is not clear ght sewage treatment plants AP PHOTO where the eighth victim was also ceased operations. from. More than 130 flights were On the evening of August canceled at the Zhuhai air- 23, in Zhongshan, a man died port. after being crushed by a car In Shenzhen, the typhoon which was flipped over by the had severely injured two peo- force of the typhoon. On the ple as of 3 p.m., with an ad- same day, a woman died af- ditional 14 reporting minor ter being hit by a tree, also in injuries. Zhongshan. More than 300 flights were According to the official canceled at the Shenzhen air- Weibo account of the Zhuhai port. People’s Government’s news All trains had suspended office, as of 5 p.m. on Au- operations during the day of gust 23, two people had died the typhoon. in Zhuhai, 275 houses had According to a report by collapsed, and more than Sina Guangdong, the typhoon 2,000 hectares of land were formed a tornado in Guangxi devastated. Province, causing damage in Electrical and water su- Guangxi village and injuring pplies across the city went inhabitants. down in most areas. By 11 a.m. yesterday in In the morning of August 23, Zhuhai, 50 percent of the parts of the water treatment households were still expe- plants did not have electri- riencing a water shortage, city. By noon, 12 water plant and water supply for some factories in Zhuhai stopped 30 percent of the city’s hou- providing water, which affec- seholds were not expected to A man paddles a kayak along a flooded street in Guangzhou ted the supply of the resource resume that day. in three regions in Zhuhai. Several roads in Zhuhai site, and glass windows of washed back into the cities. rity, the Zhuhai government, By 4 p.m., 681 circuit were flooded. A tower crane many properties were sha- The Times contacted multi- and the city’s propaganda de- breakers were off, and 39 on the Hengqin financial is- ttered. In both Zhuhai and ple Zhuhai authorities, inclu- partments, but no further up- transformer substations were land fell from a construction Huizhou, seawater had also ding the fire services autho- dates have been released . JZ ad fri 25.08.2017 th Anniversary

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REAL ESTATE MATTERS Macau Under Pressure

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Anick Jesdanun, New York E-COMMERCE HOPPING by voice means giving orders to the Alexa assistant on Amazon’s Echo Shopping by voice on Amazon Sspeaker and other devices, even if your hands are tied up with dinner or dirty diapers. And next month, Walmart or Google device could cost you will start offering voice sho- pping , too, with the Google Assistant on the rival Home speaker. AP PHOTO Such voice shopping hasn’t really caught on yet, but if it does, look out — you might never know if it’s offering you the best deal. Because these devices can’t say much without tiring your ears, voi- ce shopping precludes some of the savvy shopping prac- tices you may have relied on to find the best bargains — in particular, researching products and comparing pri- ces. You’d be leaving much of the buying decision to Amazon, Walmart or other retailers.

HOOKED ON AMAZON Amazon has had more than a year’s head start, and domi- nates voice shopping. Google introduced shopping to Home in February, letting people order essentials from more than 40 retailers like Target and Costco under its Google Express program. Its part- nership with Walmart means hundreds of thousands of items will be available to cus- tomers in late September. With websites and apps, many customers place items in the cart, but change their minds before completing the order, said Lauren Beitelspa- cher, a marketing professor at Babson College in Mas- sachusetts. Voice shopping provide more details. You can merchants. Track retail research firm in at the University of Hawaii in eliminates those intervening get a product’s average custo- But with Amazon’s voice Chicago. Maui, said Alexa can be a big steps. mer-satisfaction rating, but shopping, it’s back to what Jenny Blackburn, Amazon’s improvement over Amazon And with Amazon so far not specific reviews, even on the company’s representative director of voice shopping, Dash buttons — plastic gad- ahead, voice shopping with screen-equipped Echo Show recommends. Alexa can han- believes it will catch on once gets that can you place arou- Alexa is another way of get- devices. dle only a portion of Ama- people get used to it. nd the house and press anyti- ting you hooked on Amazon. Brian Elliott, general mana- zon’s full catalog, and its in- To get people started, Ama- me you need to reorder a spe- Although Amazon allows ger of Google Express, says teractions with shoppers are zon has been offering exclusi- cific item. But he doesn’t use some third-party ordering that with most affiliated re- constrained by the fact that ve deals through Alexa and a either Alexa or Dash for re- through Alexa, including piz- tailers, personalization oc- listening and speaking can be USD10 credit on the first or- curring items — he stocks up za from Domino’s and hotels curs as the assistant learns a lot slower than reading and der. For its annual Prime Day when his parents visit Costco through Kayak, general sho- shoppers’ preferences, but clicking. promotion in July, Amazon every few weeks. pping is limited to Amazon’s the integration with Walmart And while Amazon’s websi- gave voice shoppers a head To prevent inadvertent or- own store. If Alexa orders will happen more quickly. te won’t necessarily list the start of two hours. ders, like the widely circula- diapers for you just as you In some ways, shopping by cheapest option first either, Amazon says voice shopping ted report of a 6-year-old girl run out, for instance, Ama- voice assistant is a throwba- the alternatives are easier to has grown in the year-plus who had Alexa order a dol- zon locks in the order befo- ck to the days when you were view on a screen. it’s had it, though it wouldn’t lhouse and sugar cookies for re you have a chance to visit largely limited to what sales Justin Evans, an engineer release figures. “We’re really Christmas, Amazon lets you Walmart. representatives recommen- in Whitman, Massachusetts, just getting started with it,” set up a PIN you can recite to “You can’t get away from ded at a physical store. bought oatmeal and smart Blackburn said in an inter- the assistant. Amazon,” Beitelspacher said. Amazon’s website gives you plugs using Alexa to claim view. To boost comfort, Amazon “I don’t know if gimmick is a lot of information about exclusive discounts, but he promises free returns on voi- the right word, but [voice most products, from color prefers browsing and re- VOICE’S LIMITED RANGE ce orders; normally, Amazon shopping] is part of a strate- options and sizes to the spe- viewing products for general You can use Alexa for most charges a shipping fee for re- gy to be omnipresent in con- cific reasons other customers shopping. “I’m a less impulsi- items that come with free shi- turns unless the company’s at sumers’ lives.” hated a product you’re consi- ve shopper than I think their pping through Amazon’s Pri- fault. dering. You’re able to compa- target market is,” he said. me loyalty program, but Bla- That might not satisfy ASSISTANT IN CHARGE re similar items and choose ckburn said it works best for everyone. Los Angeles attor- Ask Alexa to buy something, something cheaper if you’re SHOPPING OUT LOUD products with “lightweight ney Pam Meyer, who bought and it presents you with so- willing to sacrifice some fea- Companies are aware that decisions,” such as batteries, some dog treats through Ale- mething you’ve bought befo- tures or take a chance on an voice shopping takes getting cat food and paper towels. xa to claim her $10 credit, re or an educated guess based unknown manufacturer. used to. “It’s not natural to Sure, Alexa can order you a said she’d want something on some undisclosed mix of And, of course, you can also shout out a purchase desire TV, but you’ll probably want like a cash-back guarantee price, satisfaction rating and compare Amazon’s prices and have it be fulfilled,” said to do some research first. when Alexa doesn’t offer the shipping time. Amazon won’t with those of other online Ryne Misso of the Market Nels Romerdahl, a student best price. AP 25.08.2017 fri

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Asia head Wong Chong Fatt and Mimi Ho, an ex- Monetary Authority of Sin- BLOOMBERG gapore official who oversaw securities and futures super- vision, have also joined the board, the records show. “As a matter of policy, MAS does not comment on our dealings with individual par- ties,” the regulator said in an emailed response. A repre- sentative for Apex declined to comment. Palm oil is the world’s most widely consumed vegetable oil, found in goods such as ice cream, instant noodles and lipstick. Indonesia and Malaysia are the world’s top producers of the agricultural commodity, and futures on crude palm oil are most ac- tively traded at Bursa Malay- sia Derivatives Bhd. About 850,000 contracts traded in July with open interest of 207,000 contracts, accor- ding to bourse data. The total number of all deri- vatives traded on exchanges globally reached 25.2 billion contracts in 2016, setting a new annual record, accor- ding to figures from FIA, an industry group. Apex said in an Aug. 14 le- tter to Singapore’s Accoun- ting and Corporate Regula- tory Authority that it was in the process of working with Beijing-backed Singapore bourse the city’s financial regulator to get a license as an appro- ved exchange. The company is majority- is said to get regulator’s nod owned by Eugene Zhu Yu- chen, a China markets vete- SIA Pacific Exchange city’s regulator, according to delivery will be in Malaysia Pte on Aug. 17, has also been ran who’s served as head of APte, has received in- the people, who asked not be and Indonesia. filling out its board, adding the China Financial Futures principle approval from the identified because the infor- Apex would be a new ri- KKR Inc. senior adviser Exchange and Dalian Com- Monetary Authority of Sin- mation is confidential. The val for Intercontinental Ex- Lim Hwee Hua as a direc- modity Exchange, as well as gapore to start a third deri- company, which has about change Inc. and Singapore tor, according to corporate president of Shanghai Pu- vatives exchange in the city, 40 staff, plans to open its ex- Exchange Ltd., who already filings. Lim was Singapore’s dong Development Bank. according to people with change with refined palm oil operate in Southeast Asia’s first female minister and se- Chinese hedge fund manager knowledge of the matter. contracts, the people said. biggest derivatives market. cond finance minister until Ge Weidong’s firm holds a Apex is now working on ge- The commodity will be pri- The firm, which changed its 2011. minor stake, according to fi- tting final approval from the ced in dollars and physical name from Asia Investment Former CME Group Inc. lings. Bloomberg

Family of abducted Chinese scholar speak of helplessness

amily and friends of a body has not been fou- veled with her to Cham- to sign an apartment lea- Chinese woman who nd. paign from China. She se. They believe Chris-

F AP PHOTO was abducted while stu- “Yingying is a kind, did not speak to repor- tensen lured her into his dying at the University optimistic, diligent and ters. car. of Illinois said this week brave girl,” Hou said. Zhang, the daughter of Christensen, 28, who they won’t give up on “She would not give up a working-class factory earned a master’s de- finding the missing wo- on anything or anybody driver from China, disa- gree in physics from the man. as long as there was a ppeared on June 9, just university this year, has The boyfriend of Yin- glimmer of hope. So we weeks after arriving at pleaded not guilty to the gying Zhang expressed will never give up on her, the Urbana-Champaign charges. frustration at the pace either.” campus in central Illi- Hou said Zhang’s fa- of the search. With the Hou said investiga- nois where she was doing ther walks to his daugh- missing 26-year-old wo- tors shared “good news” research in agricultural ter’s old apartment and man’s parents standing about the evidence sciences and was expec- stays there for hours. nearby during a news they’ve collected, but ted to begin work on her “I never asked him conference, Xiaolin no details and no break- doctorate in the fall. why. But I think this is Lifeng Ye (seated-center) is comforted by her son Xinyang Zhang, Hou said her family and through yet on where Brendt Christensen is the only way he has now left, and Xiaolin Hou, right, after a news conference at the I-Hotel in friends “feel helpless” Zhang may be. accused of kidnapping to cure his wound,” Hou Urbana, Illinois, this week because they don’t know During the news confe- Zhang in Urbana, 225 said. when their ordeal will rence, Zhang’s mother, kilometers southwest of The family has raised body, which Hou esti- private investigator yet end. Lifeng Ye, cried quietly Chicago. Investigators USD137,000 toward the mates may cost up to because it doesn’t want Authorities believe on the shoulder of her said Zhang was abduc- cost of a private inves- $1 million. He said the to interfere with police she’s dead, though her son, Xinyang, who tra- ted after she left campus tigator to find Zhang’s family hasn’t hired a investigation. AP fri 25.08.2017

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China criticizes US trade probe as protectionism; new sanctions on N. Korea

HINA’S Commerce Minis- try yesterday criticized a U.S.

C AP PHOTO decision to launch a trade probe of Beijing’s technology policy as an attack on the global trading system and said it will “resolu- tely defend” Chinese companies. Trade groups welcomed Presi- dent Donald Trump’s Aug. 14 or- der to look into whether Beijing improperly requires companies to hand over technology as a condition of market access. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Li- ghthizer announced a formal in- vestigation this week. The action improperly applies U.S. law instead of international rules and is “the destruction of the existing international trade system,” said a ministry spokes- man, Gao Feng, at a news brie- fing. “We are strongly dissatisfied with this unilateral and protec- tionist practice and will take all necessary measures to resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese side and Chinese enterprises,” said Gao. Beijing requires automakers and other foreign companies in China to work through joint ven- tures, usually with state-owned partners. They often are requi- red to give technology to part- ners that might become compe- titors. Trump said in April he was se- nistration imposed sanctions on helping it to make money to su- nish if necessary the companies More than 20 percent of 100 tting aside trade disputes while 16 mainly Chinese and Russian pport those programs. in question. American companies that res- Washington and Beijing worked companies and people for assis- Chinese foreign ministry China has been “earnestly and ponded to a survey by the U.S.- together to persuade North Ko- ting North Korea’s nuclear and spokeswoman Hua Chunying on comprehensively” implemen- China Business Council, an rea to give up nuclear weapons ballistic missile programs and Wednesday told reporters at a ting U.N. Security Council sanc- industry group, said they were development. But American of- regular briefing that China oppo- tions on North Korea, and “our asked to transfer technology ficials have resumed criticizing The action ses unilateral sanctions and “the efforts are there for all to see,” within the past three years as a Chinese policy in recent weeks. long-arm jurisdiction taken” by Hua said. Washington says its condition of market access. Earlier in the week, China ur- improperly the U.S. against Chinese entities own sanctions are intended to Foreign business groups com- ged the U.S. to withdraw new and individuals. complement the U.N. ones, in- plain companies are being sanctions it imposed on Chine- applies US Among those sanctioned are cluding the latest ones which squeezed out of promising Chi- se companies that Washington six Chinese companies, inclu- were imposed after North Ko- nese markets or pressured to says are supporting North Korea law instead of ding three coal companies. rea tested two intercontinental hand over technology for electric as it carries out increasingly am- international Hua said Chinese authorities ballistic missiles last month that cars and other emerging indus- bitious missile tests. will follow their own regulations may be able to reach parts of the tries. On Tuesday, the Trump admi- rules and laws to investigate and pu- U.S. AP Xi says willing to work on differences with Seoul

HINESE President jing and Seoul, clo- tions, saying he “stands na. China is North Ko- power. after the newly-elected C Xi Jinping said se economic and tra- ready to join efforts rea’s biggest economic Beijing has retalia- Moon sent a special en- yesterday he’s willing de partners who have with Moon to consoli- partner and source of ted against Seoul over voy to Beijing in June to work with his Sou- maintained generally date political mutual diplomatic support and THAAD by suspending where he met with Xi th Korean counterpart friendly relations des- trust, properly address has come under heavy visits to South Korea and other leading offi- Moon Jae-in on ad- pite South Korea’s mi- differences, and push pressure to use its in- by Chinese tour groups cials in hopes of restar- dressing differences litary alliance with the for the stable and heal- fluence to rein in the and trips to China by ting high-level contac- between the two coun- U.S. thy development of bi- North’s missile and nu- South Korean enter- ts. tries following months The official Xinhua lateral relations,” Xi- clear activities. tainers. South Korean It wasn’t clear at what of angry rhetoric and News Agency quoted Xi nhua reported. Many analysts have businesses have faced point Xi and Moon mi- economic retaliation as saying he was willing Seoul and Washing- seen in China’s dogged boycotts, especially ght meet face-to-face, over Seoul’s deploy- to make “concerted ef- ton have argued that opposition to THAAD the Lotte conglome- although both coun- ment of a U.S. missile- forts” to improve re- the missile system is a drive to use its eco- rate, which provided tries usually send heads defense system. lations but did not aimed at North Korean nomic clout to bolster the land on which the of state to attend the Xi’s remarks came directly mention the aggression, while China its political influence missile shield is being Asia-Pacific Econo- in a message to Moon missile-defense system sees it as a threat to its in east Asia with an eye constructed and has mic Cooperation forum marking the 25th anni- known as THAAD. own security because it to reducing that of the stores in China. summit, being held in versary of diplomatic Xi stressed the impor- says its radar can peer U.S., long the region’s China, however, began Vietnam this year in relations between Bei- tance of bilateral rela- into northeastern Chi- dominant military to soften its tough talk November. AP 25.08.2017 fri

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banned from political office for five years. Thailand awaits verdict that The court cases and possible criminal conviction aside, Yin- gluck retains great popularity with her base. could send former PM to prison Millions, like farmer Gaysorn Petcharat, saw their incomes suddenly rise markedly. There Kaweewit Kaewjinda was money to buy luxuries and and Jerry Harmer, Bangkok to invest in their farms. AP PHOTO Now Gaysorn’s income has RIENDS and foes alike of dropped back sharply. But her Fformer Thai Prime Minis- loyalty to Yingluck is unwave- ter Yingluck Shinawatra are ring. anxiously awaiting a verdict today by the Supreme Court on charges she was criminally ne- Yingluck gligent in implementing a rice subsidy program that is esti- was ousted mated to have cost the govern- by a court ment as much as USD17 billion and could send her to prison ruling involving for 10 years. Supporters are expected to a nepotism appear outside the courthouse to show their backing for Yin- case shortly gluck, but the military govern- before the coup ment has threatened legal ac- tion against anyone who helps ejected her transport them to the scene. The verdict is generally seen government as a political judgment as much as a criminal one. The case “If you ask any farmer if they against Yingluck is the latest in like Yingluck, they all like Yin- a decade-long offensive against gluck because she was willing the political machine founded to help us,” she said, pausing and directed by her brother, from harvesting her field in former Prime Minister Thaksin Chachoengsao province outsi- Shinawatra, who was ousted in de Bangkok. a 2006 military coup for alle- “She did her best for us. All ged corruption and disrespect my life I’ve never sold rice at for the monarchy. such a good price as when she Thaksin, a telecommunica- was prime minister.” tions mogul, has been in sel- Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra receives flowers from her supporters on her arrival at the Supreme Court Yingluck denies the negligen- f-imposed exile since 2008 to ce charges. She told the court escape a prison sentence on a If the court rules not guilty, Instead, other rice-producing Yingluck ignored warnings of she was the victim of a “poli- conflict of interest conviction. “the generals will have egg on countries captured the market corruption in the subsidy pro- tical game” aimed at crushing The 2006 coup triggered years their face,” said Paul Cham- by selling at competitive prices. gram. the Shinawatra clan, first her of sometimes-violent battles bers, a political scientist at Na- Vietnam as a result replaced “I think the designer of the brother Thaksin, and now her. for power between his suppor- resuan University in northern Thailand as the world’s leading program did not think care- Some analysts agree, and be- ters, mainly the less well-off Thailand, since the military’s rice exporter. fully, did not understand the lieve the prosecution’s approa- rural majority who delivered reasoning for staging the 2014 The military government said functioning of the rice market, ch sets a dangerous precedent. him thumping election victo- coup was, in part, to rid the sys- Wednesday it expects by next particularly the world rice “I think it is clear enough ries, and his opponents, mainly tem of corrupt politicians. year to finally have sold off the market,” said Niphon Poapon- that politics is involved in the royalists, members of the ur- If she is found guilty, “then stockpile of 17.8 million tons of gsakorn from the Thailand De- Yingluck trial,” said Thitinan ban middle and upper classes, the generals will have to deal rice the subsidy created. It has velopment Research Institute, Pongsudhirak, director of the and the military, who in 2014 with what comes next and earned $40 million from the who gave evidence at the trial. Institute of Security and Inter- ousted Yingluck’s elected go- that could be a martyr figure,” sales but calculates the gover- “What they thought [about] national Studies at Bangkok’s vernment as they had her bro- Chambers said. nment lost billions because it was only the beneficial impact Chulalongkorn University. ther’s. The rice subsidy was a fla- couldn’t export at a price com- of the program, which is not a “I mean, this is a government Yingluck has appeared calm gship policy that helped Yin- mensurate with what it had surprise because I believe the that was elected in 2011 by a in the days leading up to the gluck’s party win the 2011 ge- paid farmers. hidden agenda of the policy was simple majority and it had a po- verdict, making merit at Bud- neral election. The government Yingluck already has been to win a landslide election.” licy platform led by the rice ple- dhist temples and reportedly paid farmers about 50 percent held responsible for about $1 Yingluck was ousted as prime dging scheme. The scheme led praying for a victory in Friday’s above what they would have billion of the losses in an admi- minister by a court ruling in- to losses probably, but on the ruling. received on the world market, nistrative ruling that froze her volving a nepotism case shortly other hand, if we use this ben- However the Supreme Court with the intention of driving bank accounts. before the coup ejected her go- chmark for other governments, rules, the junta is likely to lose up prices by warehousing the Prosecutors in the criminal vernment. Since then she has then we could have a lot of go- face, one analyst said. grain. negligence trial argued that been formally impeached and vernment leaders in jail.” AP

INDIA Top court says privacy is a fundamental right

NDIA’S top court ru- ponse to many petitions man rights group raised jee, a leading lawyer and day, a nine-judge bench of government’s efforts to Iled yesterday that pri- filed in courts questioning concerns about the risk of former attorney general the Supreme Court unani- make the ID card compul- vacy is a fundamental the validity of assigning a personal data being misu- of India. mously ruled that the ri- sory. The government will right of every citizen in a biometric identity card to sed. The ruling overturns ght to privacy is intrinsic now have to convince the landmark judgment that every individual. The go- “This is a very progres- two earlier decisions by to the fundamental rights court that forcing citizens could affect the country’s vernment has made the sive judgment that en- smaller benches of the Su- guaranteed by the Indian to give their fingerprint mammoth, unique identi- identity card mandatory dorses and protects the preme Court, which said Constitution. samples and a scan of ty card system. for all citizens to avail fundamental rights of the privacy was not a funda- The decision is being their iris is not a violation The verdict was in res- welfare benefits, but hu- people,” said Soli Sorab- mental right. On Thurs- viewed as a setback to the of privacy. AP fri 25.08.2017 th Anniversary

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economically. It is rapidly deve- loping its southernmost state of Johor, which faces Singapore, Ship collision exposes to vie for investment. Johor al- ready has a large container port that has lured away clients from Singapore’s bustling port with Southeast Asian territorial spat lower costs, and a sprawling regional oil and gas complex is underway in the state. HE collision between Puteh, which also means white The overlapping claims appa- the USS John S. Mc- rock — to Singapore in 2008, rently haven’t hurt search and Cain and an oil tanker AP PHOTO but handed another rocky out- rescue efforts for missing sailo- has exposed a lon- crop nearby to Malaysia. Earlier rs. Divers have found some re- Tg-simmering dispute between this year, Malaysia reignited the mains in flooded compartments Singapore and Malaysia over dispute with a fresh bid to re- of the McCain, which is docked which country should control a view the court’s decision. at Singapore’s naval base, but 60-meter wide guano-encrusted Relations between the two the Navy has not disclosed spe- outcropping at the edge of the countries have often been pri- cifics. South China Sea. ckly since they split in 1965 after It is unclear which country Malaysia and Singapore both a brief union following the end will oversee the investigation. say the accident happened in of British colonial rule over what Singapore has released maps their territorial waters because was then called Malaya. Despite to support its assertion that the of the competing claims to Pe- strong economic, social and se- collision happened in its territo- dra Branca. Barely an island, curity ties, relations are often rial waters. the rocks are home to utilitarian influenced by economic rivalry A senior official from Malay- structures including a commu- Republic of Singapore Air Force personnel conduct a search and rescue operation and mistrust. sia’s Marine Department, which nications tower meant to rein- for missing U.S. sailors over waters east of Singapore Located at the southern tip of is in charge of probing ship colli- force Singapore’s claim and peninsular Malaysia, Singapore sions, told The Associated Press lapped by waters often fouled by ching Singapore on a routine rous ships. is a speck next to its neighbor that marine officials are wai- mini oil slicks in one of the wor- port call. And both claimed to “The subtext of both Singapo- yet has flourished to become a ting for further advice from the ld’s busiest shipping lanes. be the coordinator of the search re and Malaysia’s search and regional economic powerhouse country’s mapping department. Despite being devoid of char- and rescue effort for 10 missing rescue efforts is about asserting and a global financial center. Its Adm. Scott Swift, comman- ms, the islet is a major political Navy sailors. and staking their claims to the position at the eastern end of the der of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and economic prize for both Malaysia has deployed four disputed areas,” said Eugene Malacca Strait, a key waterway has praised both countries for countries. warships, multiple boats and Tan, associate professor of law for global trade, has given the their help. At a press conferen- Singapore and Malaysia were aircraft along with more than at the Singapore Management predominantly Chinese city eco- ce in Singapore on Tuesday, he quick to help when the guided 500 personnel, while Singapore University. nomic and strategic importance. dodged questions about which missile destroyer and oil tanker contributed five helicopters, five The International Court of Muslim-majority Malaysia, country is in charge, saying that Alnic MC collided early Monday aircraft, more than 300 person- Justice awarded Pedra Branca despite its much larger popula- the focus was on finding the sai- while the U.S. ship was approa- nel including divers and nume- — known in Malaysia as Batu tion and land area, lags behind lors. MDT/AP

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for the current threat level.” It was not clear what the na- AP PHOTO AP PHOTO ture of the threat to the con- cert was, or if the band’s name played any role in the threat. It was not clear what the SWITZERLAND nature of the 8 missing after threat to the mudslide concert was,

Police said eight people were or if the band’s still unaccounted for in a Swiss Alpine valley yesterday, a day name played after a mudslide and rockslide any role in the hit a small village near the Italian border. The village of Bondo, threat about 130 kilometers north of Milan, was evacuated as the slide In an interview with British hit Wednesday morning. Police newspaper The Guardian last in Graubuenden canton (state) year, band members said they said buildings were damaged, and chose the word Allah, Arabic images from the scene showed a trail of destruction left by a river for God, because they were seeking a “holy sounding” name of mud and stone. They initially Police officers stand behind a cordoned-off area in Rotterdam said that there were no injuries. and did not realize it might cau- However, police said Thursday that se offense. they haven’t been able to reach “We get emails from Muslims, eight people who were believed to NETHERLANDS here in the U.S. and around the have been in the Bondasca valley at world, saying they’re offended, the time of the slide — nationals of but that absolutely wasn’t our Germany, Austria and Switzerland. intention,” lead singer Miles Six of those people have been Michaud told the newspaper. reported missing by relatives, none Police detain suspect “We email back and explain of them children. why we chose the name, and mainly they understand.” SUDAN in concert terror threat According to their website, the band was scheduled to play in Russian diplomat Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday Mike Corder, Rotterdam ter Spanish authorities tipped In a statement, police said the night. found dead Dutch police about a possible man, who was detained soon A Spanish counterterrorism UTCH police investigating threat to the show. after the concert was called off, official said Spain’s Civil Guard Sudan’s foreign ministry says Da terror threat that promp- The suspect was “in custody was possibly drunk and will be received “an alert indicating the Russia’s ambassador to the African ted the cancellation of a concert and will be questioned about questioned later Thursday. possibility of an attack in a con- country has been found dead in by an American rock band in the threat in Rotterdam,” poli- Explosives experts checked cert that was going to take place his residence in Khartoum. In a Rotterdam arrested a 22-year ce said in a statement, adding his van and found nothing in Rotterdam.” statement carried by the state-run -old man in the early hours of that they conducted a thorou- suspicious beyond the gas ca- The Civil Guard shared the SUNA news agency, the ministry Thursday (Central European gh search of his home. Dutch nisters, according to the police said Ambassador Mirgayas information with Dutch autho- Shirinsky died Wednesday and Summer Time). police do not generally release statement. rities Wednesday and was in- offered its condolences to the Spokesman Roland Ekkers identities or other details of A search of the man’s home vestigating the threat, said the government and people of Russia. told The Associated Press the suspects in criminal investiga- “uncovered no link with the ter- source, who spoke anonymou- The ministry praised Shirinsky’s man was detained by a team tions. ror threat ... at the Maassilo,” sly because the Civil Guard is diplomatic efforts while in office in the province of Brabant, a Meanwhile, police said the police said. “The man, a repair still probing the threat. but offered no details on the sprawling region south of Ro- driver of a Spain-registered man, had an explanation for the The Dutch counterterror coor- circumstances surrounding his tterdam. The exact location of white van carrying a number of gas canisters that will be inves- dinator has not changed the death. Shirinsky, who was in his the man’s detention was not gas canisters that was stopped tigated today.” country’s threat level as a result 60s, had been in the Russian immediately released. Wednesday night close to the Dutch Counterterror Coordi- of the scare in Rotterdam. The diplomatic service since 1977 and Los Angeles band Allah-Las Maassilo concert venue is un- nator Dick Schoof commended threat is listed as “substantial,” had previously served in Yemen, called off its concert in Rot- likely to be a suspect in the the police action on Twitter, the fourth step of a five-level Saudi Arabia and Rwanda. terdam Wednesday night af- threat probe. saying it was “alert, appropriate scale. AP

YEMEN Thousands back try’s ambassador would -running proxy war. return to Tehran. Qatar There was no imme- ex-leader Qatar restores ties with pulled its ambassador diate reaction from the in early 2016 after Saudi Arab nations boycotting Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis Arabia’s execution of a Qatar. On Wednesday, have rallied in Sanaa in a public Iran amid regional crisis prominent Shiite cleric the Central African na- show of support for a former sparked attacks on two tion of Chad announced president amid rising tension ATAR restored full found its land, sea and air Coates Ulrichsen, a re- Saudi diplomatic posts it would close its embassy between his loyalists and Shiite diplomatic relations routes cut off by its nei- search fellow at the Ja- in Iran, a move to show in Doha, accusing Qatar Houthi rebels, components of the Q with Iran yesterday, dis- ghbors over Doha’s poli- mes A. Baker III Institute solidarity with the king- of trying to destabilize it rebel alliance fighting a Saudi-led regarding the demands of cies across the Mideast. for Public Policy at Rice dom. from neighboring Libya. coalition in the country. Thursday’s rally brought together some Arab nations now locked However, the move co- University who lives in Since the diplomatic The diplomatic crisis be- 300,000 Yemenis to the capital to in a regional dispute with mes just days after Saudi Seattle. “It could very dispute with Arab nations gan when Bahrain, Egypt, celebrate the 35th anniversary of the the energy-rich country Arabia began promoting well be calculated toward began in June, Iran has Saudi Arabia and the Uni- founding of the Popular Conference that it lessen its ties to a Qatari royal family reinforcing the point that sent food shipments to ted Arab Emirates cut ties Party of former President Ali Tehran. member whose branch of Qatar will not bow to this Qatar. Shiite power Iran to Qatar over allegations Abdullah Saleh. Saleh’s supporters In announcing its deci- the family was ousted in a regional pressure placed also has incorporated the including it funding ex- said in a statement that the party sion, Qatar did not men- palace coup in 1972. upon it.” crisis into its regular cri- tremists and being too will evaluate its partnership with the tion the diplomatic crisis “Qatar has shown it is Qatar’s Foreign Mi- ticism of the Sunni-ruled close to Iran. Qatar long Houthis, referring to a recent power roiling Gulf Arab nations going to go in a different nistry announced early Saudi Arabia, part of the has denied funding extre- struggle between the two factions. since June, when Qatar direction,” said Kristian Thursday that the coun- two Mideast powers’ long mists. MDT/AP fri 25.08.2017

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VENEZUELA Latin America where Odebrecht and other Brazilian construction companies operated. Hours later Ortega’s replace- ment, Tarek William Saab, told re- Ousted prosecutor accuses porters in Venezuela’s capital that the accusations “lacked validity” and should presented to Venezue- Maduro of corruption lan authorities. Saab called Ortega a “world tou- rist” who had been pushed out be- Peter Prengaman, Rio de Janeiro Group Grand Limited and TSE cause of her own infractions. Arietis seeking comment were not Even if Ortega possesses strong ENEZUELA’S re- AP PHOTO returned. evidence, however, it’s not clear cently ousted chief pro- Late Wednesday, Cabello said whether it could hurt Maduro’s secutor accused Presi- that Ortega’s accusations were just administration, which is already dent Nicolas Maduro an attempt to draw attention away alienated from many of the re- andV several allies on Wednesday of from the corruption investigations gion’s countries. participating in acts of corruption, she and her husband face in Ve- While Brazil shares information saying she would turn over proof nezuela. with other countries related to the that would help other countries In a statement, Odebrecht said “Car Wash” investigation, authori- prosecute. her allegations were “not true.” In ties say they leave the prosecution Venezuela’s government quickly particular, the company denied of foreign nationals to justice offi- fired back, accusing Luisa Ortega Ortega’s allegation that Odebrecht cials in those countries. Diaz of “grave moral and ethical had received money for projects Ortega’s visit to Brazil, Latin infractions.” Venezuela’s ousted Chief Prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz attends a meeting of that had been halted. America’s most populous nation Ortega spoke during a meeting of Mercosur trade bloc prosecutors “Currently 11 projects are un- and largest economy, came a day Mercosur trade bloc prosecutors derway [in Venezuela], and not after Maduro claimed that she in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia. law to protect itself.” pany that Venezuela had contrac- one has been abandoned despite was working with Washington to Ortega was removed by a new, Ortega said she had evidence ted to provide basic foodstuffs. an economic crisis that has redu- damage his administration and pro-government constitutional implicating Maduro and other top She said Group Grand Limited ced investments in infrastructure said Venezuela would ask for an assembly in early August after officials in corruption involving was registered in Mexico under across Latin America,” said the international arrest warrant for breaking with Venezuela’s socialist Brazilian constructor Odebrecht the names Rodolfo Reyes, Alvaro statement. Ortega. It wasn’t immediately government. and other companies. Pulido Vargas and Alex Saab, but Odebrecht has been at the center known if that had been requested She fled abroad with her hus- Ortega told reporters after that Maduro was the real owner. of the massive “Car Wash” pro- or if it would be considered. band, whose arrest was ordered by the meeting that Maduro loya- “It’s impossible for cases to be be in Brazil involving kickbacks Mercosur has suspended Ve- the country’s supreme court. list Diosdado Cabello received investigated in Venezuela,” said for contracts. Over the last three nezuela due to the crisis there. “I want to denounce, in front of USD100 million from Odebrecht Ortega, adding that she was pro- years, dozens of Brazil’s top politi- Brazil’s foreign minister, Aloy- the world, a grave situation in Ve- via a Spanish company called TSE viding documentation to the Uni- cians and businessmen have been sio Nunes, told Globo News that nezuela: that of excessive corrup- Arietis, which was owned by cou- ted States, Brazil, Colombia and jailed, including former Odebrecht Ortega would be “immediately” tion,” Ortega said. “Because of that sins of Cabello. Spain. CEO Marcelo Odebrecht. granted asylum if she asked for it. reason, [Maduro’s administration] She also claimed that Maduro Ortega’s claims could not be im- The investigation has led to pro- Ortega has not signaled that she is violating the constitution and was the owner of a Mexican com- mediately verified. Emails sent to secutions in several countries in would. AP ad 25.08.2017 fri

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cinema this day in history Friday cineteatro 13:00 TDM News (Repeat) 24 Aug - 30 Aug 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 14:50 RTPi Live 18:50 The Brazilians (Repeated) 19:40 Soap Opera (PT) 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) 21:00 Miscellaneous 21:15 Miscellaneous 22:10 The Brazillians 23:00 TDM News 23:30 Portuguese Movie 01:15 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) A DOG’S PURPOSE 01:50 RTPi Live room 1 2:30, 7:30pm Director: Lasse Hallstrom 1944 Paris is liberated aturday S Starring: Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Brit Robertson as ermans surrender 10:40 Comedy Language: English G Duration: 131min 11:10 Blaze Riders After four years under German occupation, Paris is 11:35 Chefs THE ADVERNTURERS now free. 12:30 Miscellaneous room 1 Last night, the French 2nd Armoured Division under 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 4:30, 9:30pm General Philippe Leclerc was the first Allied force to en- 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast (PT) Director: Stephen Fung ter the city, greeted by loud cheers from Parisians after 15:00 Miscellaneous Starring: Andy Lau, Shu Qi, Zhang Jingchu Language: English many days of fighting between the Resistance and the 16:20 Soap Opera (PT) Duration: 131min German occupiers. 19:20 Miscellaneous The new Free French wireless station reported the 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) German commander of the Paris region, General Die- 21:00 Portugal in 150 Seconds trich von Choltitz, signed a surrender at Montparnas- 21:10 Drama (PT) se station in front of General Leclerc and Colonel Rol, 22:10 Miscellaneous commander of the Forces Francaises de l’Interieur (FFI 23:00 TDM News ) in the Paris region. 23:30 Miscellaneous Colonel Rol praised the Resistance forces that fou- 00:35 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) ght the occupying Germans and opened the way for the 01:10 RTPi Live Allies to enter the capital. At 1900 local time, General Charles de Gaulle - leader Sunday HITMAN’S BODYGUARD of the Free French who has been living in exile in London room since the Fall of France in 1940 - entered the city. 10:35 The Last Treasure 2 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm In a broadcast to the nation from the Hotel de Ville he 11:00 Sunday Mass (Live) Director: Patrick Hughes said: “I wish simply from the bottom of my heart to say 12:00 Miscellaneous Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman to you: Vive Paris!” 12:30 Miscellaneous Language: English (Chinese) “We are here in Paris - Paris which stood erect and 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) Duration: 118min rose in order to free herself. Paris oppressed, downtro- 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast dden and martyred but still Paris - free now, freed by 14:50 Zig Zag the hands of Frenchmen, the capital of Fighting France, 17:40 Brainstorm France the great eternal.” 18:25 Miscellaneous He said the French could now stand up as a great wor- 19:35 Soap Opera ld power and would not rest until the enemy had been 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) defeated on its own territory. 21:00 Miscellaneous This evening French, American and Senegalese troops 22:00 Vidago Palace marched triumphantly down the Champs Elysee to ecs- 23:00 TDM News tatic cheers of Parisians, young and old. 00:20 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) THE BATTLESHIP ISLAND But celebrations were brought to a swift halt by sniper 00:55 RTPi Live room 2 7:00, 9:30pm fire from German troops and French Fascists. Director: Ryoo Seung-Wan The battle for Paris is not quite over and tonight, as Starring: Hwang Jung-Min, So Ji-Sub, Song Joong-Ki the French 2nd Armoured Division reached the Porte Language: Korean & Japanese (Chinese & English) d’Orleans district in the south of Paris, the FFI are still Offbeat Duration: 132min fighting German soldiers and taking prisoners. Earlier today, Canadian and British forces joined up with American troops on the left bank of the River Seine south of Rouen. AP PHOTO And on the French coast, Honfleur has been captured by the Allies. In the south of France, Americans have taken Cannes and Grasse, the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes.

Courtesy BBC News DORAEMON THE MOVIE 2017 room 3 n context 2:30, 4:30pm I Director: Atsushi Takahashi Once the Allies, under General Dwight D Eisenhower, had Starring: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ohara, Yumi Kakazu landed in France in June, many groups of Parisian workers Bourbon, pizzas and now spaghetti Language: Cantonese (Chinese) went on strike as they sensed the Allied approach. Duration: 101min An uprising began on 19 August and young Frenchmen built sauce cover Arkansas roads barricades and shot at German soldiers. Raoul Nordling, the Swedish Consul General to Paris arranged a ceasefire and also It’s a smorgasbord on Arkansas highways, with the persuaded General Choltitz to disobey Hitler’s orders to de- third food spill in as many weeks. stroy the French capital. A truck driver distracted by a GPS unit crashed near General Eisenhower was reluctant to march on Paris and en- the intersection of U.S. 278 and Arkansas 24 at Cam- gage his forces in running street battles, but he finally relent- den Monday and spilled a truckload of spaghetti sau- ed and allowed General Leclerc’s 2nd Armoured Division to ce. On Aug. 2, a tank car filled with bourbon crashed enter the city first. on Interstate 40 in eastern Arkansas and motorists on The day after liberation General de Gaulle led a parade down Interstate 30 had to leave the highway at Little Rock the Champs Elysees with General Leclerc all the way to Notre on Aug. 9 after a truck accident left frozen pizzas sca- THE EMOJI MOVIE Dame. He braved sporadic sniper fire inside the cathedral ttered about. room 3 itself from pockets of German resistance that remained. Camden police Sgt. Cory Sanders said the spaghetti 2:15, 5:45, 7:30pm Colonel Rol’s real name was Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, a sauce truck was headed to Dallas about 3 a.m. when Director: Tony Leondis Communist leader of the Resistance in Paris. His signature its driver became distracted, then overcorrected and Starring: T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris appears alongside Leclerc’s on the German surrender docu- rolled over after crossing the center line of the hi- Language: English (Chinese) ment to recognise the Resistance’s efforts. ghway. Sanders said the driver suffered minor injuries. Duration: 86min fri 25.08.2017 th Anniversary

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VEN Roger Fe- AP PHOTO derer finds it all a little surpri- sing. EAfter going 4 ½ years without collecting a ma- jor championship, now firmly in his mid-30s, he heads into Monday’s start of the U.S. Open with a chance to win his third such trophy of 2017. “I mean, I have a hard time thinking I could win three Slams in one year. It just sounds totally surreal to me,” Federer said in an interview with The Associated Press. “But I’ll prepare myself This Sept. 8, 2008 file photo shows Roger Federer kissing the championship trophy after winning at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York the best way possible, so that I will have the best chance to really excel TENNIS | US OPEN there in New York.” Yes, Federer is most certainly back. All the way back. He’s back in Federer says 3rd major of the field at Flushing Meadows after sitting out the hard-court tour- nament a year ago while year would be surreal taking off the last half of the season to let his sur- gically repaired left knee rest of the season. So ration for the U.S. Open. he said. by winning a couple of Federer continued, with heal. And he’s back in the is 2014 runner-up Kei Yes, time marches on, “People who’ve been Slams this year. So it’s a hint of a smile. “So I role of Grand Slam title Nishikori, because of a even for Federer, al- waiting for me to come extremely special times. hope I can keep this le- favorite after winning hurt wrist. though it doesn’t really back strong, maybe one I’m aware of that. I know vel up and then maybe the past two majors he That trio of top-10 seem as if that’s the case more time, I’ve given it’s just only bonus, wha- good things can conti- entered, the Australian players is following Fe- at the moment. them even more now tever is about to come,” nue. We’ll see.” AP Open in January and derer’s example. Ski- “He’s been playing Wimbledon in July. pping the Rio de Janeiro amazing tennis,” said Is he playing as well as Olympics, the U.S. Open 20-year-old Alexander ad — or perhaps better than and other tournaments Zverev, considered the — ever? allowed him to return to sport’s “Next Big Thing.” “I don’t know. It’s hard the ATP Tour refreshed “He pretty much won to tell. It doesn’t really and reinvigorated, not every single big tour- matter to me. I would to mention fully fit. nament he played this hope that I’m a better The payoff? He is 35-3 year,” added Zverev, player today, just [by] with five titles this sea- who defeated Federer in virtue of time that’s gone son. the hard-court final at by and I’ve had time to Montreal this month. practice and train and all That was the last time that stuff,” he said with Yes, Federer was in action; a sigh. “But better? In a he tweaked his back and way I would hope so.” Federer withdrew from a tuneup Federer turned 36 on is most in Ohio the following Aug. 8, making him ol- week. der than all but two men certainly If his back is problema- to have ever won the tic at Flushing Meadows, most important tennis back. it could stand in Fede- tournament held in the rer’s way. Otherwise, he United States, an event “The long break last could be the last man first held in 1881. year really helped him. standing there for the He will be facing a de- He (went) a little bit first time since winning pleted draw in New York away and looked at his last of five consecu- as he seeks his first title everything from the ou- tive U.S. Open titles in there in nearly a decade . tside again. It gives you 2008. Three-time major a little bit of distance,” That would please Fe- champion Andy Murray, said Severin Luthi, one derer, of course. But recently replaced at No. of Federer’s coaches. “In what he really derives 1 by Rafael Nadal, has general, I know with him satisfaction from lately been dealing with a sore that if he takes a break is his aggressive style on hip and hasn’t played and if he’s fresh, happy court. since Wimbledon. Nei- to play, motivated ... “I like the way I’m ther has 2014 U.S. Open that’s one of his biggest playing. I’m playing champion Marin Cilic, strengths.” going forward. I’m going sidelined by a foot blis- The day before bea- for it. I’m not holding ter. ting Cilic in the final at back. I’m playing the Reigning U.S. Open the All England Club to kind of tennis I like to champion Stan claim his eighth Wimb- play, personally, myself. Wawrinka, who had ledon championship and And I’m not, like, doing knee surgery, and 2016 19th at a major overall — everything only for suc- runner-up Novak Djoko- both records for a man cess. I’m actually letting vic , whose right elbow is — Federer sat down with it fly off my racket. And injured, are out for the Luthi to discuss prepa- that makes me happy,” THE Real Madrid in Champs League Station Air quality BUZZ group with Dortmund, Tottenham Roadside 20-40 Good Real Madrid’s route to retaining the Cyprus is a recent quarterfinalist. Champions League title looks a lot like last “Heroes are made in groups like these,” High year’s. Only tougher. 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Are they ne- “couple of excited people ver too big for us because we are especially at 1 o’clock in the morning” anointed, especially resilient, or do we just trust but said if there’s any blame that the authorities have safeguarded our well- to be placed, the buck stops AP PHOTO being? with him. This time Macau’s complacency, it’s faith in its The lottery initially said security and emergency management systems brought it to its knees. An explanation we are a convenience store in likely to hear is that this one was just too big, Watertown had sold the even for us. winning ticket. A few hou- rs later, it announced it had Many were quick to blame the government – Migrants in a for not communicating swiftly enough resulting made a mistake, and that ITALY Rome piazza threw in poor souls becoming stranded in carparks co- the winning ticket was sold rocks, bottles and ming home too late; being ill-prepared without across the state at the Pride gas cans at riot police supplies of water or food; with no windows taped. Station & Store in Chicopee, using water cannons The government was blamed for failing to baton in Western Massachusetts. to clear out about 100 down the city, for over-reliance on interconnec- Sweeney says the lottery mostly Ethiopian and ted utility systems and insufficient back-up. CTM had not yet heard from the around 2:30 a.m. that a ner of Handy Variety have Eritrean asylum-seekers must be congratulated for maintaining commu- winner. convenience store in Water- said she is happy and emo- yesterday as part of nication even while other public utilities failed. a security operation Angry also are those that doubt the moral inte- He said the Chicopee sto- town, near Boston, had sold tional after learning her sto- re will receive $50,000 for the winning ticket. re sold it. harshly criticized by grity of businesses who opportunistically attemp- humanitarian groups. ted to profiteer. Stories were told of bottles of selling the winning ticket, he But shortly before 8 a.m., Kamaljeet Kaur, who owns water usually sold for MOP8 priced at $20, $75 the lottery said it had made Handy Variety in Water- said. Alerted or even $200. Hotel rooms have been adverti- NETHERLANDS He said the store in Wa- a mistake, and that the town, Massachusetts, said by a detailed tip from sed at over MOP9,000 per night. Examples of tertown did sell a ticket that winning ticket was sold she was getting ready to Spanish colleagues, morally corrupt practices swiftly hit the airwaves. won a $1 million prize. across the state at the Pride come to work yesterday Dutch police arrested Pictures of casinos illuminated in all their Massachusetts State Lo- Station & Store in Chicopee, morning when her husband a man early Thursday shining glory while the rest of Macau was plun- ttery officials have correc- in Western Massachusetts. told her. and questioned him on ged into black-out darkness told of contrasting The lottery did not say how Reporters descended on suspicion of preparing worlds in this one tiny region. ted the site where the sin- an attack on a concert Where there are examples of limits to human gle winning ticket for the the error was made . the store hours before it ope- in Rotterdam by an experience and imagination, there are also many Powerball $758.7 million ja- It said the store in Water- ned around 6:30 a.m. American rock band. who have filled the gaps. Where there have been ckpot was sold to Chicopee, town did sell a ticket that The jackpot is the largest More on p18 people complaining and waiting for the govern- not Watertown. won a $1 million prize. grand prize won by a single ment to do or say something, there are others The Massachusetts Sta- Earlier, before learning lottery ticket in U.S. his- who have simply got out there and done what te Lottery had announced about the mess up, the ow- tory. MDT/AP they could do to help. When there were those AP PHOTO bemoaning the heat, relieved as they switched on precious electricity to cool themselves, there were others ferrying buckets of water from street times square by rodrigo hoses to their neighbours. Macau has a renewed faith in their police, fire- men and security services seen working toge- ther to clear the shallow-rooted trees and debris BRAZIL Environmentalists are strewn across the region and coming to aid of the condemning a decree many in need. The resilient old folk got up early by Brazilian President the next morning to clear their neighbourhoods. Michel Temer allowing Companies put volunteer teams together to su- mining in the heart of the pport the clean-up, and all sorts of individuals Amazon. The measure were begging to know how they could help. strips protection from Aside from the public security services, the a national reserve best coordinated efforts seemed to be commu- between the northern nity based. By yesterday, the Macao New Chi- states of Para and nese Youth Organisation had over 500 student Amapa and clears the and young volunteers across 5 areas of Macau way for the private cleaning up. Their calls for backup and support mining sector to explore were welcomed and enthusiastically acted upon. the forest. For these civic minded individuals, compla- cency is not in their vocabulary, and their ethics Colombian are strong. Thus, we are reminded of the many VENEZUELA TV network Caracol has worlds in our little community. May this extraor- been taken off the air in dinary event prompt us all to be a little bit better, Venezuela a day after a little more civic minded, a little more imagina- President Nicolas Maduro tive and wise, and pressure our leaders to be delivered a scathing the same. rebuke of Colombian media. More on p19